Everett Johnson

Everett Johnson

September is Beach Cleanup Month All Along the Texas Coast

Everybody loves Texas beaches and here’s your chance to show your favorite beach some real Texas love. September 23 is...

August Options

Humans are fickle by nature, fishermen even more so. We can’t wait for summer but too soon we gripe about...

11th Annual Port Mansfield East Cut and Beach Cleanup

Miller and Kathie Bassler, along with a crew of 220 volunteers have scored another great success in cleaning the Mansfield...

Tag! You Win!

What do you do when friends invite you offshore during snapper season? Well, when the seas are predicted to be...

Does Catch and Release Really Work?

I got into a discussion recently with a fellow that challenged vehemently whether catch and release was a viable conservation...

Two Can Be Better Than Six – A Case For Single Hooks

As early as we learned to count we were taught that six is bigger than two. Sometime shortly thereafter we...

Trash Blows – Boy Does It Ever!

Last month I reported on an organization that is doing an amazing work in Aransas County, helping restore the communities...

More Solutions to the Grass Problem

Biologists describe seagrass as the foundation of the estuarine food chain; a linear network of links in a food web...

Wanton Waste

Got quite a shock a couple of weeks ago. I was headed to town and at the intersection of Lane...

Get Ready for Red Snapper and Potentially Harmful Desal Discharges

Red snapper anglers have much to celebrate as a projected 97-day season gets underway in federal waters on June 1,...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.

Recipe of the month

Soft-Shell Crab Po’ Boys

Po’Boy style seafood sandwiches are always a treat no matter whether you use shrimp, oysters, or fresh catch-of-the-day fish fillets. ...

Julio’s Tortilla Chip Crusted Fish Fillets with Sweet Corn Medley

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Stepped Up Stock Enhancement, Conservative Management, and A Whole Lotta Lettin’ ‘Em Go!

Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine April 2026