Texas Fish & Game

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June 17, 2016

Take it to the Bank

Gulf Coast Bank Fishing Hotspots Not all anglers have boats. That is something Texas Fish & Game has known for a long time, which is why we include “Bank Bite” locations on most of our coastal […]
June 14, 2016

2016 19th Annual Blue Wave Boats Owners Tournament

2016 19th Annual Blue Wave Boats Owners Tournament Dates: July 22 & 23 Location: Galveston Yacht Basin Registration: http://bluewaveboats.com/owners/owners-tournament/register-for-the-owners-tournament/   Blue Wave Boats is having their 19th annual owners tournament at the Galveston Yacht Basin on July […]
June 13, 2016

Slimers and Hardheads

Saltwater Cats are More Popular than Ever It did not take long to figure out what was on the other end of the line. At first I thought it might have been a shark because it […]
June 8, 2016

$1 Million Artificial Reef to Enhance Texas Coastal Marine Habitat

“Keeping it Wild” reef near Port O’Connor to be largest in Texas waters Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) and Coastal Conservation Association Texas are partnering with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to create the […]
June 3, 2016

SEA San Antonio Summer Slam Fishing Tournament

Redfish Bay Boat House to host SEA Summer Slam Tournament on July 23, 2016 Come join the San Antonio Chapter of the Saltwater-Fisheries Enhancement Association (SEA) for the Summer Slam Fishing Tournament.  The tournament will be […]
June 3, 2016

Saltwater Strangeness

When I was around five years old my late father, Chester Moore, Sr., had his own mysterious aquatic encounter. While fishing with a friend on Conway Bayou on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River, a […]
June 2, 2016

Fishing action is always good at the piers

The question that was posted on recent fishing forum asking fellow saltwater anglers what their favorite fishing piers are along the Texas coast. In Corpus Christi Bob Hall and Red Dot were listed as good piers, […]
May 24, 2016

Offshore Oasis (TFG Throwback – 1995)

Offshore grasslines bring out a smorgasbord of surface fishing action by Larry Bozka You’d have thought someone had plugged the fish’s tail into a 220 socket. The bull dorado stopped, angrily puffed its gills and, anticipating […]
May 18, 2016

Kings of the Sabine Bank (TFG Throwback – 1995)

The Sabine Bank is a 40-mile stretch of prime summertime kingfishing habitat by Robert Sloan Twelve miles off the Sabine Jetties, Ron Jaap and I were completely mesmerized with a giant ling that kept surfacing beside […]
May 17, 2016

Catching Spring Reds

There are more redfish in Texas bay systems than there have been in more than 30 years. In fact, some areas are so thick with reds, anglers have a hard time catching legal-sized fish. No, I […]