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...
TP&W Field Notes
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...
Release the Kraken!
The latest Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) artificial reef ship project happened earlier this year.The Kraken was released on...
Stow it. Don’t Throw It.
If you have ever enjoyed a day of fishing along the Texas coast, then you know the thrill you experience...
Restoration on Dickinson Bayou
This story begins in Dickinson Bayou, a water quality impaired watershed, located along the upper Texas coast within the Galveston...
Shoal Grass – A Texas Underwater Treasure
The next time you’re wading or paddling through your favorite fishing spot along the Texas coast, take a closer look...
Of Drones and Datasets: Glimpsing the Underwater World from the Sky
It’s a crisp and cool January morning on Redfish Bay. Tides are seasonably low (about a foot below normal) and,...
iSnapper Smartphone App – Get it! Use it!
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in cooperation with the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at Texas A&M University-Corpus...
Feeling the Squeeze – Trends in Red Snapper
I have spent many years fishing in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for red snapper. Some of this fishing was...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
Recipe of the month
Capt. Robert Peel’s Red Snapper with Seafood Stuffing
We want to thank Capt. Robert Peel of Texas Fins and Feathers for sharing this recipe. We invited friends for...