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April 28, 2020
fishing alone

Social Distancing While Fishing

Good news, people – fishing is an ideal social distancing activity! Don’t forget, most fishing rods are around six feet in length so if you can make a side-armed cast without whacking anyone in the head, […]
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April 23, 2020

Major Beach Fishing Areas Reopened

Beach areas in the unincorporated areas (Bolivar Peninsula) of Galveston County have been reopened. The beaches will continue to be heavily patrolled by law enforcement to ensure social distancing requirements are being adhered to. The unincorporated […]
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April 22, 2020

Fishing, Hunting Could Expand

Continuing the Trump Administration’s significant efforts to increase recreational access on public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced today a historic proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across more […]
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April 14, 2020
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Tips For Fishing With Soft Crab

Soft crab (or for that matter, any crustacean that has shed) makes an excellent bait for any number of species. Fish not only have an easier time eating it as opposed to hard shell crab, but […]
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April 9, 2020

Gulf Red Snapper Season Set

AUSTIN- The private recreational angler red snapper season opens Monday, June 1, 2020 for a projected 63-days in federal waters. Red snapper fishing is open year around in state waters. The season length is based on […]
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April 9, 2020
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Five Tips for Bottom Fishing

No, bottom fishing isn’t the most “sporting” way to fish. It’s not the most artful, nor the most challenging. In fact, many anglers turn up their noses at the idea of dropping baits on top-and-bottom rigs. […]
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April 7, 2020
spadefish angler

Change the Game, With Spadefish

Sure, we love our reds and our snappers and our specks, but sometimes you just want to try fishing for something different. Looking for a change of pace? If so, spadefish make a nifty target. This […]
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April 1, 2020

Great Whites Headed To Texas?

In 2005, Tide magazine published an article I wrote about great white sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Entitled “Jaws in the Gulf”?” it won a first-place prize in the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association Excellence In Craft competition […]
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March 18, 2020

TPWD Flounder Hearing Postponed

Amid growing public health concerns, the March meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission previously scheduled for March 25-26 has been canceled. All agenda items have been postponed until the May meeting. This […]
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March 12, 2020
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Fishing for Swordfish in Broad Daylight

Few anglers ever get to go after swordfish, even in they have a boat capable of making those long runs far out into the ocean where these billfish live. Why? Because historically most have been caught […]
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