Black drum are perhaps the most underappreciated fish on the Texas Gulf Coast. They fight hard and taste good and during the winter drum fishing can be outstanding. Black drum are scavengers and readily take bait. […]
It’s time to catch sheepshead. Texas coastal waters are filled with these hard-fighting, excellent tasting fish that get little respect despite the aforementioned attributes. These fish congregate in the greatest numbers in our jetty systems and […]
Among all the different sorts of fishing gear out there, landing nets probably come in dead last for generating awe-inspiring gasps or impressing your fellow anglers. Rods and reels we covet, but nets? Not so much. […]
Night fishing can be a ton of fun, and it can also be incredibly effective. In fact, at many times of the year the night bite can be better than the action during daylight. If, that […]
Catching big black drum on a kayak is a hoot – those hefty bruisers take you for a serious sleigh ride, and few inshore fish grow as large as these drum. No, they won’t tail-walk and […]
If you enjoy light tackle angling in saltwater, there will come a day when an unexpected beast of one species or another attacks your lure or bait, and you’ll be faced with a battle in which […]
Last week we dove into a topic that should get any light tackle angler excited: catching black drum on jigs. This is, of course, not the most common way for folks to target drum – fishing […]
Black drum may not be the prettiest fish in the world, but they certainly fight like a bulldog and their potential to get big certainly makes them an interesting target. Most folks who target them specifically […]
When it comes to catching black drum, one of the toughest challenges to surmount is hauling a black in through the surf. Surf fishing has a number of difficult aspects – weather may be an issue […]