Each February for 19 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for abandoned crab traps left to foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines, “ghost fish,” and create unsightly views. To date, […]
TX Crab Trap Removal Dates Set Read More »
Where is the next world record speckled trout likely to live? What about the Texas state record? Will it be broken? Join Chester Moore in the conclusion of a three-part series on trophy speckled trout as he looks at record
World Record Speckled Trout! Plus An 11-Pound Sand Trout! Read More »
Ever wondered how fast speckled trout grow and what factors go into making a trophy-sized fish? How about the movements of trout in and out of a bay system? Then you need to hear this super in-depth interview with Shane
The Mysterious Life Of Speckled Trout Read More »
AUSTIN- Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID – 19 pandemic, the commercial fishing industry is now able to apply for funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill was passed by Congress in
COVID-Related Grants Available Read More »
News flash: electric trolling motors aren’t just for bass fishing anymore. Well, okay, unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few decades you already knew that. But here’s what you might not be aware of: between some
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Trophy speckled trout are the most prized inland sportfish on the Texas Gulf Coast. Catching these elusive and quite quirky fish can be a challenge so anglers need all the information they can get to score on that lifetime super-sized
Trophy Trout Strategies Revealed Read More »
On Tuesday we talked about getting electric trolling motors on large saltwater boats, but as trolling motors have developed for larger and larger boats, there have been developments at the opposite end of the spectrum: electric outboards, for small boats.
Fishing with Electric Outboard Read More »
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) rolled out a new online tool this week that should make it easier for anglers, energy companies, and state agencies to reef obsolete platforms and related structures in the Gulf of Mexico where
New Database Save Marine Habitat Read More »
Recreational fishing may get displaced by aquaculture/mariculture if we don’t give current government plans close scrutiny. NOAA/NMFS, federal Fishery Management Councils, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environment Protection Agency are focusing on and providing federal funding for aquaculture/mariculture.
New Aquaculture Might Harm Your Catch Read More »
At the end of 2019, The Billfish Foundation announced the Juvenile Billfish Project. The Juvenile Billfish Project was created with our friend Dr. Freddy Arocha to fill the massive gap in knowledge of the early lives of billfish. Billfish have
Tracking Juvenile Billfish Worldwide Read More »
We anglers definitely over-complexify things sometimes. Quite often, actually. Will it really make that big a difference if you tie a Bimini Twist, versus a modified Albright? If you choose 8/0 hooks instead of 10/0? If you use a 15-foot
KISS Mahi-Mahi Fishing Read More »
Ribbonfish are some bizarre looking creatures. They look more snake-like than fish-like, a 30-incher doesn’t even hit one pound, and their sharp teeth are barbed for maximum killing ability. As a result of their less than appealing appearance, most anglers
Don’t Call Those Ribbonfish “Trash” Fish! Read More »
NOAA upgraded its flagship ocean and sea ice operational forecast system — the Global Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (Global RTOFS). Version 2.0 introduces a high-resolution ocean data assimilation capability to the forecast system for the first time. Global RTOFS provides
NOAA Upgrades Offshore Forecast Read More »
Most anglers fish for grouper with bait, but jigging for grouper is also quite effective. And it has some significant advantages, particularly when you’re drift fishing over craggy structure. Not only will the jigs catch fish, you’re a lot less
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There’s no denying that traditional popping cork fishing is effective for catching speckled trout. Does it always work? Of course not. But when the usual “pop-pop-pause… pop-pop-pause…” isn’t working, that doesn’t mean you should ditch the rig. The next time
Strange Cork Tactics that Work Read More »
Wait a sec – trolling, for cobia? Yes, cobia. Few anglers target this species by trolling, and far more often we sight fish or chum for them. It is possible to go after cobia on the troll, though, and in
Trolling for Cobia Read More »
People often mistakenly assume that environmental decline and the loss of fisheries that goes with it occur gradually. So if a problem is seen, like algae blooms or fish kills, we can use these events as warnings and correct the
Is Mega Algae Bloom Coming To Florida Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (S. 906) to phase out large-scale driftnet fishing in federal waters off California. Authored in the Senate by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Shelley Moore
Bill Would Save Swordfish Read More »
The Houston Fishing Show originally scheduled for March has been rescheduled. We hope you and your family are doing well and surviving in 2020; this has been an unexpected year to say the least. We appreciate your patience through these
Houston Fishing Show Rescheduled Read More »
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement agents are seeking leads for an illegally killed black bear in St. Mary Parish. LDWF agents were alerted about a dead black bear off of Log Bayou Rd. on Nov. 9 near Centerville.
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