Most anglers fish for grouper with bait, but jigging for grouper is also quite effective. And it has some significant advantages, particularly when you’re drift fishing over craggy structure. Not only will the jigs catch fish, you’re a lot less […]
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There’s no denying that traditional popping cork fishing is effective for catching speckled trout. Does it always work? Of course not. But when the usual “pop-pop-pause… pop-pop-pause…” isn’t working, that doesn’t mean you should ditch the rig. The next time
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Wait a sec – trolling, for cobia? Yes, cobia. Few anglers target this species by trolling, and far more often we sight fish or chum for them. It is possible to go after cobia on the troll, though, and in
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So, your dog likes to go fishing? Mine, too. Actually, all the dogs I’ve owned have quickly adapted to being on a boat, and (at least, as far as I can tell) greatly enjoy fishing trips out onto the bay.
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Sea robins are one of those weird species that gets no respect. Sure, they look strange. No, they aren’t number-one on anyone’s target species list. But these odd little critters have a lot more to offer than one might expect.
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If you enjoy night fishing with regularity, you probably know exactly what you’re seeing in this somewhat cryptic picture: fish that have been attracted to green lights. Many of us who enjoy night fishing know that the greenie is a
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There’s a chill in the air, water temps have dropped, and you’ll need to bundle up to go fishing? That doesn’t mean warm-loving species like speckled sea trout have to come off the target list. In fact, fishing for specks
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Many folks feel like arming a boat with joystick controls is sort of cheating. But from a saltwater angler’s perspective, forget all about the ease of docking, slow-speed maneuvering, and boat handling in general. The bottom line: running a saltwater
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You may remember that a while back, we noted that you can certainly you find plenty of blue catfish in brackish water, as well as in freshwater, in many areas along the Gulf coast. Par for the course is, as one
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No one likes getting tangled, but it’s all part of the fishing game. That said, you can minimize the number of tangles you get, by taking these five simple tips into account. Whenever you’re using a lure that spins (most
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Many anglers who troll for Spanish and king mackerel employ in-line planers, but few seem to use planers for other fisheries – and this can be a mistake. Planers aren’t just for the macks, but in fact are effective for
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Whether you’re working a grass-bed in the shallows for specks or bouncing a jig along the bottom for flounder, you probably stare at your box of jig heads and wonder: which one is the best pick? It all boils down
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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 you’re out-gunned and under
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No one’s going to dispute the effectiveness of trolling, but in many cases, this tactic requires having a knowledgeable crew aboard. You have a time window to fish, and no one to go with? Then you may well find yourself
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Recently I went fishing with a buddy on a blustery evening, with winds strong enough that we knew we’d be staying in protected backwaters. There were lots of little puppy drum around and we were fishing for fun rather than
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I’ll admit it right up front: I am not an incredibly good kayak angler. I spend most of my time on larger boats, and my kayak fishing experience is quite limited. I do know a few true kayak fishing sharpies,
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Artificial reef sites boost fishing opportunities for everyone. That’s one of the reasons why the TPWD has a public reefing program, which allows citizens, organizations, and corporations to deploy reef materials under TPWD guidance. I recently had the opportunity to
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Big bull reds may be outside the slot limit and therefore present a catch-and-release fishery, only, but there’s not an angler out there who wouldn’t agree that experiencing the tussle these fish put up is well worth the effort it
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Most people think of sailfish as a Florida fish, but in truth plenty get caught in the waters of the Gulf off Texas every year. That “plenty” could be “plenty more,” too, if more anglers focused in on catching sails.
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