Late winter along the coast is a season of patience. The water is still cool, the bait is scattered, and most anglers have shifted their focus offshore or upriver. But during a stretch of warmer weather—especially after several calm, sunny
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Most anglers picture redfish waving copper tails across a flooded marsh or cruising a knee-deep flat under a summer sun. But when winter settles in and north winds start stacking water out of the bays, a different opportunity quietly develops
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Late winter and early spring can be some of the most productive times of year to catch speckled trout along the Texas coast. Water temperatures are still cool, bait is beginning to move back into the bays, and trout are
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The Houston Fishing Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center will feature a special seminar by Chester Moore, Editor-In-Chief of Texas Fish & Game and founder of the Gulf Great White Sharks Society. Moore’s seminar, titled “Giant Sharks of
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Billfish are not an oddity in the Gulf- they are a documented and managed part of the offshore ecosystem, including waters off Texas. What often deserves more attention is how and where these species occur in the western Gulf, and
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For the past 24 years, countless volunteers band together in February to search the Texas coastline for abandoned crab traps. The abandoned traps can foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines, and create unsightly views. In addition, lost or abandoned fishing
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This year marks more than 30 years since one of the most celebrated catches in Texas saltwater fishing history, the day Jim Wallace forever changed the way anglers viewed speckled trout in the Lone Star State. On February 6, 1996,
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Winter fishing around short rigs off the Texas and Louisiana coast is about stability. When bay temperatures drop and fronts cycle through, many game fish move just offshore to find consistent water temperatures and dependable structure. Short rigs in 20
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Few fish on the Texas coast are more overlooked than big black drum. They don’t draw crowds like oversized redfish or flashy pelagics, but the anglers who know them understand just how impressive these fish can be. Black drum pushing
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The Aransas Bay Complex is at its most honest in February. Cold fronts have thinned the crowds, water temperatures are at their seasonal low point, and fish behavior is no longer scattered or random. For anglers willing to slow down
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Winter speckled trout fishing is a patience game. As water temperatures drop, trout slow down, feed less aggressively, and become far more selective. This is when slow-sinking soft plastics, especially classic Corky-style baits, go from niche tools to essential cold-water
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Winter is one of the most overlooked but productive seasons for tuna fishing in the Texas Gulf. While many anglers focus on summer runs, experienced offshore crews know that colder months often bring less pressure, stable fish, and aggressive bites
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Winter surf fishing on the Texas coast rewards anglers who understand that cold water doesn’t shut fish down—it simply concentrates them. Whiting, sand trout, Gulf trout and black drum all remain active in the surf zone through the colder months,
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The Gulf of Mexico has a way of keeping its secrets just beneath the surface. Sometimes those secrets surface briefly — not with a fin slice or a splash — but with a satellite ping. That was the case when
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Along the Texas coast, winter sends many anglers to the couch. Shallow surf goes quiet, bay flats empty out, and cold northers convince people that speckled trout simply stop biting. In reality, trout don’t disappear — they relocate. One of
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The Gulf Great White Shark Society is asking for help from the public, offshore workers, anglers, divers, and mariners to document great white shark sightings in the Gulf—past or present. For decades, reports of great white sharks in the Gulf
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Winter along the Texas coast strips fishing down to fundamentals, and nowhere is that more apparent than fishing from the bank along ship channels. There’s no boat to reposition, no trolling motor to save a bad decision. You pick a
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking for public input on a proposed update to the rules governing commercial party boats — vessels that carry more than six passengers for hire on Texas inland waters. While the proposal
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When anglers debate where the next Texas state-record speckled trout will come from, the discussion often centers on personal experience or recent hot bites. A more reliable way to approach the question is to look at historical records, long-term production
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Organize Your Fishing Gear: Essential Home Storage Tips and Tricks Home storage for fishing gear is one of those things we tend not to think about, until it’s too late. Chaotic reels, tangled rods, and loose lures. It’s a
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