Sword Fight!
You may have to run 75 or more miles out into the Gulf, employ special rigging and techniques, and spend all day staring at a solitary rod tip, but if you can win a battle with a swordfish you can
Podcast: Fishing Gear Innovations Making Waves – Live in Venice, Louisiana with Various Guests
Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or listen right here! On this live on-location show, Denis Breaud, John Pisa, Zack Brown and (later in the show) Instagram celebrity Nicole Spenc (https://www.instagram.com/nicole_spenc/) join Dustin Warncke at a media event in Venice,
Lure Colors for Tuna
Few fish present as great a challenge as yellowfin tuna. If you want a fight that will have you dripping with sweat, arms aching and blisters forming on your hand at the reel crank, these beasts will make it happen.
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Bluefish in the Surf
Bluefish are an excellent species to catch in the surf, and while many may feel this fish isn’t a top target, in fact bluefish are under-rated. These fish fight hard, and as long as you don’t freeze them, taste great,
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Fish Stocks Near Record High
NOAA released the 2018 Status of U.S. Fisheries Annual Report to Congress that details the status of 479 federally-managed stocks or stock complexes in the U.S. to identify which stocks are subject to overfishing, are overfished, or are rebuilt to
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High Tide Flood Days Rises
Coastal communities across the U.S. continued to see increased high tide flooding last year, forcing their residents and visitors to deal with flooded shorelines, streets and basements — a trend that is expected to continue this year. The elevated water
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3 Cool New Fishing Tools
I am angry. I mean, I am really pi**ed off, furious, and livid, because Shimano dared to replace the Stradic FK with the new Stradic FL. Yeah, yeah, I know, this latest version incorporates a bunch of the high-end features
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Gearing Up For Finicky Flounder Bite
Flounder Run In 2011 I took part in an epic challenge to catch 100 flounder in five days on artificial lure only. It was called the Fall Flounder Run and it was all done from the bank. I was able
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Mackerel on the Fly
I’m no fly fishing sharpie, but guys who are step aboard my boat every now and again. And one of those that impressed me the most lately was a guy named David, who’s a Grim Reaper for fish with a
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Think Small For Fall Flounder
The fall flounder run is set to kick into high gear. Flounder are already starting to trickle from the marsh down into the channel and out toward the Gulf of Mexico.There has not been any big movements but migrations always
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Speckled Sea Trout Tactics: The Retrieve
A true story: there were five very experienced anglers aboard a boat creeping through the shallows with an electric trolling motor, hitting Spot-Lock when points with current or a trough came into casting range. All five were throwing similar plastics,
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Don’t Overlook River Reds
A good portion of my fishing the last few years has been fishing for reds in rivers north of bay systems. And it was not always by preference. I love the reds, but would prefer fishing the bays. Brutal winds
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CCA Opposes Corpus Channel Deepening
Citing concerns for the region’s aquatic resources, CCA Texas is opposed to the Port of Corpus Christi’s proposed Channel Deepening Project (CDP), permit application number SWG-2019-00067. The full public notice, proposed plans and alternative analysis can be found HERE. The location
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Sawfish Recovery Put In Spotlight
The goal of the Endangered Species Act is to protect and recover listed species until the point they no longer need the protections afforded by the Act. After the smalltooth sawfish was listed as an Endangered species in 2003, NOAA
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Proposal Could Increase Shrimp Trawling
OAA Fisheries is currently taking comments on a proposal from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council that would allow an increase in the amount of commercial shrimp trawl fishing effort in the northern Gulf of Mexico. If fully implemented, Shrimp Amendment
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Podcast: Sunscreen and What You May Not Know About Skin Protection in the Outdoors with Guest Keith Pittman
Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or listen right here! On this show Dustin sits down with Keith Pittman from Reeler’s Shield and Outdoor Tech Wear to talk about skin protection while enjoying the great outdoors. There are many things
5 Tips for Catching Amberjacks
Amberjacks may not be the best tasting fish in the world, but you’ll have trouble convincing anyone who’s tussled with a reef donkey that this species isn’t among the hardest-fighting in the sea. Want to set your sights on amberjacks?
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Circle Hooks or J Hooks for Dolphinfish?
Which is better when fishing for dolphinfish: circle hooks, or J hooks? This is a question I’ve gone back and forth on for years, but have finally been able to draw some solid conclusions. When you’re catching “chicken” dolphin (in
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What do fish hear?
I recently had an awesome opportunity to go fishing with one of the world’s foremost experts on how fish hear: Dr. Arthur Popper, from the University of Maryland. He’s spent an entire career focusing solely on how fish hear things,
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Essential Fishing Gear: A Hairbrush?!
When you think about critical fishing gear, a hairbrush is probably just about the last thing in the world going through your mind. I know that was the case with me – until last week. I was fishing with a
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