December 22, 2015

Fish records set, trout fishing good along the coast, and dove season reopens

In the past couple of weeks there has been a record crappie caught at Lake Fork, a probable state record channel catfish, a 37.54-pounder also caught at Fork, and a giant largemouth caught by a 13-year-old […]

December 16, 2015

Galveston Bay oyster problem

A series of natural and man-influenced events have rocked Galveston Bay oyster harvest, as well as other Texas coastal locations. According to a recent article in the Houston Chronicle, the first blow was Hurricane Ike in […]

December 15, 2015

Saltwater Tales: A Worthy Read

How many times have I clogged up this blog with a book review? Um… never. And truth be told, that’s because it’s pretty dang rare I run across a book I like so much I really […]

December 3, 2015

Giant Salvinia found in Lake Fork

Giant Salvinia, the floating, aquatic fern originally from South America, has been confirmed present in Lake Fork in Chaney Branch, likely introduced by a contaminated boat or boat trailer at the boat ramp. Texas Parks & […]

November 29, 2015

Late fall and winter fishing techniques along the middle coast

Here are some tactics that Capt. Levi Price is beginning to employ that should work through the winter, depending on how much cold the angler can take. The report covers Aransas Pass, Port Aransas, Rockport and […]

November 29, 2015

White goat spotted at Franklin Mountain State Park

Over the past two months Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff have received numerous calls about a white goat seen roaming the side slopes of Trans Mountain Road in the area known as Smugglers Pass. TPWD […]

November 29, 2015

Red Tide continues to dissipate in the Gulf

Reports of red tide and/or fish kills continue to dissipate in the Gulf of Mexico. Discolored water associated with red tide was reported in Corpus Christi Bay but there were no reports of aerosols or dead […]

November 26, 2015

George H.W. Bush, Billy Murray, and Gary Yamamoto will be inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame

A former United States president, a noted bass fishing educator, and one of the most innovative designers of soft plastic lures will join the current 59 members when they are formally inducted into the Bass Fishing […]

November 25, 2015

Texas rainbow trout stocking

Beginning in late November and continuing through March, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will stock nearly 300,000 hatchery-reared rainbow trout at more than 140 sites across the state. Many of the fish stockings will […]

November 10, 2015

Red Tide status …

Port Aransas area: The TAMU Image Flow Cytobot at the UTMSI Pier in Port Aransas continues to report very low to low concentrations of red tide. Water samples collected last week by the Texas Department of […]

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