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September 7, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Black Drum on 12 Test, Released

Wade fishing in Pachary Flats Upper Laguna Modre -caught this over size black drum on 12 lb test line. Fish was released after a fellow fisherman used my cell phone to get this picture.
September 7, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Good day in Port O’Connor

Full limit of trout in Port O’Connor, Texas.
September 7, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Sean with his speck

Sean Hagans catches this speckled trout while kayak fishing at the Texas City Dike.
September 7, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Kaylee’s Redfish

5 year old Kaylee caught this slot red all by herself
July 27, 2016

Louisiana Tidal Water – Public or Private, Fishable or Keep Out

South Louisiana anglers are watching as the tidal waters are becoming off-limits to common folk, thanks to complicated Louisiana laws that allow landowners to claim tidal waters as private. For decades, Louisiana anglers have been watching […]
July 21, 2016

The Flounder are Thick …

The big sow trout of the Lower Laguna Madre has pretty much run the course, but Capt. Joel Ramos says there are still some big trout hanging around. Most of the trout have already dropped their […]
July 15, 2016

July Can Provide Some Easy Pickins’ at San Antonio Bay

Capt. Chris Martin, who fishes the San Antonio Bay area,  says fishing can really be good out in the surf in July and August. “Try your luck at throwing top water bait. Start your day out […]
July 8, 2016

CCA Action Alert – Toxic Waste Threat to Galveston Bay

What would you think if there was a toxic waste site leaking harmful dioxin into the bays and estuaries where you fish and crab? The bad news is that there is just such a site already […]
July 1, 2016

Galveston East Bay Fishing: Did you not get the message?

Fishing guide, Bryan Brawner says Galveston East bay is the only place where there is any saltwater. Trinity is blown out, Galveston is blown out, and it’s bad around the jetties. The fishing in East Bay […]
June 29, 2016

Freshwater runoff doesn’t affect the bite that much in Matagorda Bay

Does freshwater runoff affect the Matagorda Bay system? “The west end East Bay salinity almost never changes,” says long time Matagorda fishing guide, Tommy Countz. “First time I ever seen this,” continued Countz, “drift fishing down […]