Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

January 10, 2023

Will There Ever Be Another Record Flounder?

Herbert Endicott caught the current state record southern flounder in Sabine Lake in 1976. That fish weighed 13 pounds. The photo you see here is the original skin mount of that record fish that now resides […]
March 10, 2022

Louisiana Proposes Fall Flounder Closure

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) has dopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to set an annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder from October 15 through November 30 of […]
December 22, 2021

Warmer Water Linked To More Male Flounder

If southern flounder live in warmer water during a critical window of early development, a higher percentage become male – more than 90 percent in some cases – research from North Carolina State University found. Having […]
July 29, 2021

Six Tips For Late Summer Flounder

Right now can be a challenging time to catch them as they seemingly lie dormant during summer’s hottest days but you can catch them. Here are a few tips. Small Diet: Big flounder can eat bigger […]
December 12, 2019

CCA Examines Flounder Problems

Officials with the Coastal Conservation Association have published an in-depth article on their perspective of the current and ongoing flounder issue. We have published it in its entirety below. One of the most popular fish on […]
December 5, 2019

Fish Slow For Flounder During Winter

For lure fishermen it is crucial to realize natural trumps flashy during winter months for southern flounder. This is something I learned with trial and error and in the coming weeks winter will arrive and with […]
November 12, 2018

Wardens Bust Two Men with 105 Flounder

Flounder poaching is real! We addressed that issue here in an article last month and had some feedback suggesting flounder poaching was not really a problem. I hate to be right but this story from Jefferson […]
July 9, 2018

Finding Flounder With Your Eyes

Flounder Shades Greetings fellow flounder fanatics! For many years I went without wearing premium sunglasses. I would either buy a $9.95 pair or not wear shades at all. Several years back my cousin Frank Moore and […]
February 17, 2018

Golden Flounder & Other Oddities

Ever caught a southern flounder that has golden spots. Chris Dial did just that during the early days of my Flounder Revolution project. And it was not the only one we came across that had this […]
November 8, 2017

Hit and run flounder-flounder that keep going (video)

Ever have a flounder hit your bait and then take off? Most hit and sit. Some hit and run. This videos gives you an idea of why they do this and how you can use it […]