August 2026

Hannah Encinia & Aj Castro San Jose Island - 25" red — Hannah Encinia & Aj Castro

Stella Smalley Dewberry Island - 24" redfish — Stella Smalley

Sean Dominguez San Leon, off Peepaws Pier - 28" red — Sean Dominguez

Sunny Torres Shoalwater Bay - 30" redfish — Sunny Torres

Lisa Jenkins Dewberry Island - 27.25" redfish — Lisa Jenkins

Noel Cruz Lower Laguna Madre - 28" trout, caught on a big poppa pearl down south lures — Noel Cruz

Dylan Clark Laguna Madre - 28" 8 lb trout — Dylan Clark

Kelly Sockwell Shoalwater Bay - 24" redfish — Kelly Sockwell

Hunter Callis Lower Laguna Madre - 28" 5.5 lb trout — Hunter Callis

William Dane Perkins Bastrop Bayou - black drum — William Dane Perkins

Zac Hession Mansfield - 28" 7 lb trout — Zac Hession

Albert Barrientes Galveston Bay - 22" trout — Albert Barrientes

Corey Sumbera Port Mansfield - 30+" 8.55 lb personal best trout! Caught on Strawberry Wine Down South Lures — Corey Sumbera

Colt Wing Upper Laguna Madre - 36" black drum — Colt Wing

Jareh Martinez Port Isabel - 28" trout — Jareh Martinez

Luis Matagorda - 34" 11 lb first red drum! — Luis

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Wild Duck Crostini

Wild Duck Crostini

By Pam Johnson

Many coastal fishermen are also avid waterfowl hunters. Wild duck; mallard, pintail, gadwall, wigeon, and teal, can be highly delectable...

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