We anglers enjoy fishing from all sorts of craft – kayaks, jon boats, sportfishing yachts, and everything in-between – but fishing from a Jet Ski still raises eyebrows. This is a shame, because while Jet Skis certainly have plenty of […]
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Amberjack have a well-deserved reputation for pulling like your line was attacked to a Mack truck, and earn the nickname “reef donkeys.” In fact, few fish fight as hard as jacks. They also have a less-than-stellar reputation as a food
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Traditionally most anglers fished for flounder with bait, but as times have changed so have the preferences of many fishermen. Today, vertically jigging for flounder with soft plastics gives bait a run for its money in the popularity contest. Why?
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If you want to rack up big numbers of Spanish mackerel, generally speaking you’ll want to troll with small spoons behind diving planers. But, what if you’re a light tackle angler who enjoys a good fight? What if you’d much
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If you fish for long enough, it’s inevitable – sooner or later, you’ll snag a seagull. What now? Once you reel a squawking, flapping, kicking gull into the boat, the most important thing is to grab a rag or towel
So You Snagged a Seagull. What Now? Read More »
Few fishing endeavors are more fun than tying into redfish on light tackle and soft plastics, and this is an incredibly effective way to target this species. Apply these simple tips, to give your catch rate a boost. Make sure
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There was once a time when virtually all offshore boats carried fighting chairs, and you fought big game while sitting in a bucket harness. Thanks to the advent of smaller, faster, ocean-capable center consoles, those days are long gone. Since
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NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,334 square miles, or equivalent to more than four million acres of
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You’re planning to take a kid fishing? Sweet! Nothing’s better than seeing a kid’s eyes light up at their first catch, and you’ll feel great knowing you’ve helped mint a new angler. But when you’re taking kids fishing a slight
Tips for Taking Kids Fishing – and Having FUN! Read More »
Kayak fishing is incredibly popular, as are stand up paddleboards, known as SUPs. And sure, you can fish from an SUP too. But truth be told these are better suited for paddlers, not casters. For the most part they require
Every year (except 2020, thanks to Covid-19) fishing industry insiders gather for the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, or ICAST, fishing tackle show. This show isn’t open to the public, but naturally, we at Texas Fish & Game attend
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You probably already love duck hunting with your best friend – your dog – but do you take him or her fishing, too? Dogs of all sorts love fishing and being on boats, and it’s more fun to bring them
Dogs Love Fishing, Too! Read More »
Fishing is not always as simple as it seems, but you can essentially boil it all down to stopping at the tackle shop to pick up some bait, and then hitting the bay or ocean, right? Heck no! Serious anglers
Three Bait Disasters: Avoid These, if you Want to Catch Fish! Read More »
Ask 10 different offshore anglers the best way to rig ballyhoo, and you’re likely to get 10 different answers. But ask them the easiest way that actually works, and many will probably mention bait springs. Bait springs, or ballyhoo springs,
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When it comes to finding pelagics relatively close to shore, peanut dolphin are the best game in town. You never know just where they’ll show up, but any time you’re in water over 60 or so feet deep and you
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More and more saltwater anglers are getting into kayak fishing every season. It’s no wonder why – kayak fishing is exhilarating, effective, good exercise, and comparatively speaking a lot more affordable than fishing from a larger boat. And as more
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Do the biggest speckled trout live in the Gulf? In my opinion they do. I have seen huge trout coming from the short rigs out of the Sabine and Cameron area and talk with several anglers along the coast who
Biggest Trout Live In the Gulf? Read More »
The new Habitat and Angler Access Program (HAAP) will award grants to develop and increase shoreline and bank fishing access as well as restore and enhance fish habitat in Texas’ public inland waters. August 20 is the deadline to apply
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Spot don’t get no respect. Sure, they’re small. No, they aren’t hard to catch. And it’s true that they won’t top the list of culinary delights for very many of the anglers out there. But spot have one redeeming factor
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The bucktail is as old as the wheel (maybe older) and is about as low-tech a fishing lure as you can find. Yet it’s also shockingly effective. Bucktails work just as well today as they did in the days of
Bucktails: They NEVER go Out of Style! Read More »
