Texas Fish & Game

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February 25, 2014

Researchers to track southern flounder mortality

This May, a team of researchers will begin tagging Southern flounder in the New River, hoping to follow their migratory patterns and learn more about where the fish spend their time. But the meat of the […]
December 18, 2013

Micro Flounder (photo)

Just had to post an update with this pic sent in awhile back by Shane Bonnot of Sea Center Texas. He shot this while they were harvesting the fish for the Sabine stocking. It’s a perfect […]
December 11, 2013

Dreaming BIG for flounder

I’ll never forget the first big flounder that graced my eyes. Flopping in the shallow waters of the southeast side of Bessie Heights Marsh, it had my Zebco 808 tested to the max and my heart […]
December 4, 2013

Menhaden mimickers are the key

Flounder like tiny menhaden. If you are seeing a lot of flounder striking the surface and “rolling” as I like to call it but cannot get them to hit, switch to tiny shad imitations. I caught […]
November 27, 2013

Gear For the Fall Flounder Run

Flounder Run In 2011 I took part in an epic challenge to catch 100 flounder in five days on artificial lure only. It was called the Fall Flounder Run. I was able to catch 102 flounder […]
November 20, 2013

Flounder Q&A

Here are a few questions I have been asked about flounder that seem to pop up frequently. Enjoy and feel free to send me any of your questions.  Q: What do you consider a “trophy” flounder to be? A: […]
November 6, 2013

Remember Tides Are Like Waves

Judging from questions I get from readers, tides cause more confusion among coastal anglers than any other subject does.  One of the questions I hear most often goes something like this: “I saw where the low […]
November 6, 2013

Turn in flounder poachers!

I’m a live and let live kind of guy. To tell the truth there are times I probably let people get away with a little too much on certain things in world of fishing and hunting […]
October 30, 2013

Flounder Gear Test Results

eginning with this entry, I will start producing quarterly product reviews and recommendations for flounder anglers. These are products I have personally used, abused and tested in the field and I know will work great for […]
October 23, 2013

Flounder with golden spots (photos)

The 2009 Flounder Revolution (R) Angler of the Year Chris Dial caught an amazing flounder a couple of years back. “I went out and caught a beautiful 19 3/4″ flounder that was showered in gold. I wish it would […]