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
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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 »
Maneuvering boats on hot billfish, potent tuna, and lightning-fast wahoo (pelagics) is a task that some professional captains are very good at. But most recreational anglers – and plenty of pros – don’t do it very well. The problem? Usually,
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WATCH: CCA Texas Advocacy Director Shane Bonnot uses multiple tools and methods to demonstrate how to REMOVE the tag from a tagged redfish before you release it and claim your prize. Remember, this year’s CCA Texas STAR Tournament Inshore Division
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DOA Lures founder Mark Nichols knows a thing or two about speckled trout. Having created numerous lures that have caught literally millions of trout from Florida to Texas including the DOA Shrimp and DOA Bait Buster, Nichols is as meticulous
DOA Lures Founder Talks Speckled Trout Read More »
The Billfish Foundation maintains the largest private tag and release database in the world, with 260,000 records by 150,000 anglers. In 2020 alone, TBF anglers and captains tagged, released, or recaptured 7,000 billfish and tuna across the world. Of
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Ever wonder how a big fish gets big? It obviously takes age and genetics, but there are other factors that anglers can learn that will help them figure out where and how to catch the biggest of any particular species. Let’s take a look
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If you have a saltwater fishing boat that you want to use at a moment’s notice, you may want to keep it at a marina rather than trailering it around. Some marinas offer dry stack storage, which works well for
Boat Lifts: Good or Bad for Your Fishing Boat? Read More »
You want to catch more cobia like this? You enjoy sight fishing more than any other form of angling? We’re with ya – and these five tips will help make you a more effective sight-caster. Stay on top of tackle
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Everyone knows that when you’re fishing the shallows, you can be completely stealthy using a trolling motor… right? Well, sort of, but not necessarily. One thing many people forget about is that a trolling motor can actually make plenty of
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The Billfish Foundation maintains the largest private tag and release database in the world, with 260,000 records by 150,000 anglers. In 2020 alone, TBF anglers and captains tagged, released, or recaptured 7,000 billfish and tuna across the world. Of these
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When most anglers think of mako fishing, they naturally envision chum slicks, huge baits on circle hooks, and long cable leaders. As they should – if you want to target these apex predators chumming is the best way to do
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Surf fishing may not always be the most productive style of fishing in the world, but it can be incredibly enjoyable and relaxing. And every now and again you can get lucky – very lucky. Any time you wail a
Landing Big Fish in the Surf Read More »
The massive coastal freeze that hit Texas in February killed more than four million fish. Speckled trout, especially mature fish, were killed by the tens of thousands from Upper Laguna Madre to the Mexico line. That area happens to coincide
Did Freeze Kill Potential State Record Trout? Read More »
Habitat restoration is often defined as repairing damage to habitats, usually damage caused by humans. The goal is to bring back natural ecological function to the habitats for the benefit of the species that depend on them. Common examples include
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The water was perfectly calm. Occasionally, a light breeze would stir up a ripple but there was no wave action to speak of and the waters were unusually clear. As we pulled up to a weedline that had built up
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Nearly four million finfish were killed during the 2021 Texas Winter Storm. Non-recreational species constituted 91 percent of the total mortality in numbers, and spotted seatrout dominated the remaining 9 percent of game species that were impacted by this historic
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