Offshore Fishing

Tag! You Win!

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

Beat the Heat!

August is easily one of the best months to fish the Texas coast. The heat is on and not just...

Hit It and Quit It

When the temperatures get hot the fish go deep. Not all, but many seek cooler water and/or swift currents. I...

Offshore Season Kicks Off

The big story this month is definitely red snapper. TPWD has announced a projected 82-day federal water season for private...

Winter Gulf Platforms

February is a tough month along the coast, but if there is one sure deal out there, it's tying up...

Another Sight-Fishing Game

Generally, when you think sight-fishing you think shallow, but that isn't always the case. The next two or three months...

Shortest Snapper Season But Still Plenty of Opportunity

The big news this month is the opening of the gulf red snapper season in federally-regulated waters beyond nine miles....

Artificial Reefs Badly Needed

It's no secret that Texas is woefully short of artificial reefs offshore, whether in blue water or within sight of...

Snapper Woes and a Dilemma

Options for this summer's short joke of a snapper season were still being hashed over at press time. At one...

Stay Flexible

Our modus operandi for many years along the upper and middle coast has always been to see what the day...

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