10 Years Later: A Review of the Impact of the 5-fish Bag Limit for Spotted Seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre
In 2007, Dr. Larry McKinney, who was the Director of the TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division at the time, wrote a...
TP&W Field Notes
The Bottom-line on Texas Sharks
Sharks: if you’ve spent time on the water in Texas bays or the Gulf of Mexico, odds are you have...
Assessing the Impacts of Hurricane Harvey on the Fisheries of the Aransas Bay System
On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a category four storm in the small fishing community of Rockport....
Who’s that Lady?
Have you ever cast out into the flats or surf, felt a hard tug followed by a thrashing of water,...
Scuttlebutt at the Boat Ramp
Like many of you, in the summer of 2016, I spent a lot of time enjoying the great outdoors at...
The Booming Texas Snook Population: Coming Soon To A Bay Near You?
If you’ve ever caught a snook in Texas, you’re among a select group of anglers. Fishes in the snook family...
Spotted Seatrout of Sabine Lake
Along the Texas coast, spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, are arguably the most highly sought after game fish, and the anglers...
Is That a Hatchery Fish?
While fishing in Texas bays you may hear an angler say about a catch, “That’s a hatchery fish.”Not to spoil...
Keeping Your Ear to the Ground: How SONAR is used to Monitor Aquatic Habitat in Texas Bays
The fishfinder has become standard instrumentation on even not-so-modern fishing boats. Colorful displays steadily advance across the LCD consoles of...
Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program
Lost fishing gear including fishing line, nets, and various types of traps represents 10% of marine debris littering the bottoms...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
Recipe of the month
Easy Shrimp Mozambique
Zesty shrimp in a saffron and garlic-based sauce.
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
¼ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup water...
