November 1, 2014

Flounder gill net survey results

In the Aransas Pass area, gill net surveys on flounder are producing positive results. “We had a nice cold winter last year. We saw good recruitment of juvenile young flounder. We are just half way completed […]

October 31, 2014

Cedar Bayou is open again

Cedar Bayou, which runs from the Gulf to Mesquite Bay is again open along the Texas middle coast. Up until 1979 Cedar Bayou allowed fish, crabs and shrimp to pass from Mesquite Bay into the Gulf […]

October 29, 2014

Flounder bag limit changes Nov. 1

The new flounder daily bag limit, two fish, goes into effect Nov. 1 and continues through the 30th. Fish can be taken only by rod and reel. The move is a result of a […]

October 28, 2014

THEY ATE THE FISH-CAM – Got Bait? III is Mahi-Mahi Mayhem

Mahi-mahi fishing can get quite chaotic, and when we were shooting the third episode of Got Bait? the chaos was just plain out of control. The dang fish tried to eat our underwater fish-cam. We had […]

October 26, 2014

Redfish moving with the tides in Matagorda West Bay

“I was out in (Matagorda) West Bay wading in about calf deep water, and the tide started moving around 8 – 9 a.m.,” reports Matagorda fishing guide, Tommy Countz (281-450-4037). By noon is was ripping […]

October 26, 2014

Redfish are on the move

Good redfish action is reported in Dickinson, Burnett, and Scott Bays located in the north end of Galveston Trinity Bay. Galveston East Bay is also producing good catches of redfish along the north shoreline. “It’s unusually […]

October 23, 2014

The birds are working

“The fantastic fall fishing that everybody likes to do is on at Sabine Lake,” says Capt. Bill Watkins. “I have similar reports from my friends over in Trinity Bay. In East Galveston Bay anglers are […]

October 22, 2014

Fishing is kind of weird

Capt. Mike O’Dell reports that he’s catching fish, but it’s kind of weird. O’Dell fished the Upper Laguna and Redfish Bay last weekend. “Kind of weird…everything is a month or six weeks behind what it […]

October 21, 2014

In the Corpus area, look for clear water

Capt. Randy Best reports that heavy rains over the past weekend made fishing a little tough. Best fishes from Corpus Christi south to the Land Cut and north to Seadrift. He predominantly fishes using a […]

October 7, 2014

White Marlin, and Unmitigated Bragging

If you’re a dad, you know that sometimes, you just can’t keep yourself from bragging about your kids. Well, sorry folks, but I just can’t help but let a little fatherly pride drive this blog, today. […]

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