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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Winter red snapper fishing in Texas state waters doesn’t get the attention it deserves, but for anglers willing to brave cooler weather, it can be one of the most reliable times of year to put quality fish in the boat.
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Winter speckled trout fishing in Texas can be highly productive if anglers adjust tactics to changing weather patterns. Trout behavior in winter is driven largely by water temperature, and short warm spells versus prolonged cool spells require different approaches. Understanding
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Catching winter redfish in Texas ship channels requires understanding how colder weather, deeper water, and tidal movement change the fish’s behavior. When temperatures drop, redfish concentrate in deeper, more stable environments—making ship channels one of the most consistent places to
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has voted to allow an Atlantic menhaden catch that will not leave enough menhaden in the water for striped bass. Catch was set at 186,000 MT, when scientists said that a quota of 108,000
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For decades along the northern Gulf Coast, anglers have shared stories of monster speckled trout—fish so long and heavy they seem more at home around nearshore reefs and rigs than in shallow bays. While most specks spend their lives inside
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference in Fernandina Beach, FL, to announce Florida‘s plan to take over management of red snapper off the state’s Atlantic Coast. The Governor, alongside Roger Young, the Executive Director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Few setups are as reliable for catching speckled trout as a popping cork paired with a shrimp imitation. This combination is simple, effective, and versatile — it can be cast long distances, fished over shell or grass without snagging, and
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission passed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to modify the commercial menhaden -pogy- fishery buffers off the Louisiana coast. This action will reduce the existing buffer areas from ½ mile to ¼ mile from the
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The 2025 recreational red snapper season in federal waters will close at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, making this the longest federal red snapper season since 2007. Saltwater anglers enjoyed 173 days of offshore red snapper fishing along the
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Recent research shows that more great whites enter the Gulf of Mexico during fall and winter than previously believed. As cooler water pushes into the region, satellite-tagged white sharks are increasingly being documented traveling through the Gulf and along the
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Texas’s bays & beaches are vital to our economy and outdoor traditions, supporting millions of jobs and billions in revenue. However, microplastic pollution, especially from local plastic production, can threaten marine life, public health, and our industries. The influx of
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Early fall along the Texas Coast is supposed to bring a hint of cool air and a few north winds to stir the bays. But some years, summer just won’t let go. The tide lines bake under a relentless sun,
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On November 7, 1984, David Deuel caught the IGFA all-tackle world-record red drum from the surf at Avon on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. The fish weighed 94 pounds, 2 ounces (42.69 kilograms) and measured 57 inches long with a 38-inch
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Along the Gulf Coast, from the marshes of Louisiana to the bays of Texas, a quiet shift is about to ripple through the fishing community. Both states are preparing to enforce their annual flounder closures, temporary bans designed to protect
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October on the Texas Upper Coast is all about transitions. Shrimp are migrating, fronts are rolling through, and anglers are shifting from summer surf patterns to fall bay strategies. Yet hidden in plain sight up rivers and in the big
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When the first cool mornings of October touch the Texas coast, anglers know it’s time to start thinking about flounder. Few fish mark the change of seasons quite like these flat ambushers, and for many fishermen, fall flounder runs are
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Along the Texas coast, slicks are one of the most dependable clues an angler can use to locate feeding speckled trout and redfish. A slick appears as a shiny, oily patch on the water’s surface — created when predators regurgitate
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