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RFA Reacts to Gulf States’ Red Snapper Management Plan

In response to the March 13 announcement by fisheries management agencies from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, the Recreational Fishing Alliance has issued a press release praising the five state effort: March 17, 2015 – The five states bordering the Gulf of Mexico-Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas-have pulled together in an effort to […]

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Gulf States Unveil Solution to Red Snapper Management

In a move long-awaited by the recreational fishing and boating community, the directors of the state fish and wildlife agencies from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas announced an agreement for state-based management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper, which in recent years has experienced increasing privatization of this public resource and decreasing recreational fishing […]

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New Texas Blue Marlin Record

A new Texas state record for blue marlin was set this weekend at the Bastante John Uhr Memorial Billfish Tournament in Rockport, Texas. Legacy Fishing team angler Richard Richardson landed the big blue while fishing with Captain Kevin Deerman. The marlin weighed in at 972.7 pounds, more than 96 pounds heavier than the previous state […]

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GMFMC Requests Emergency Rule for 11-Day Red Snapper Season

From the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council: After receiving a briefing on a recent court decision in response to a legal challenge on management of the recreational component of the red snapper fishery, the Council took actions to prevent the recreational sector from exceeding its quota in 2014 and beyond. For the short-term, the […]

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Despite Wind, Solid Action in Texas

The wind is up this weekend around the Upper Texas coast, blowing around 10-20 out of the Northeast, but we’re getting good reports from around Galveston, Rockport, and Freeport from anglers hitting the water any way. Galveston anglers are reporting good catches of of sheepshead and some drum around the jetty. There are also some […]

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Texas Parks Tackle Loaner Program

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has initiated a great new Angler Education Tackle Loaner Program. This program loans fishing equipment just like a library loans books. Individuals can borrow rods, reels and tackle boxes with hooks, sinkers and bobbers for up to 7 days of fishing. All you need to do is go to […]

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NYT on Texas Sportfishing Restrictions

The New York Times ran a story today  (by way of The Texas Tribune) about increases in recreational saltwater fishing limits. The article, which is worth reading, specifically addresses the move Parks and Wildlife made last week to impose further restrictions on spotted trout and flounder fishing. From the article: “In November, during flounders’ spawning […]

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Galveston Bay Flounder Still Around

By this time in the winter, the flounder have usually moved out of Galveston Bay and taken their annual migratory trip to the Gulf of Mexico. But, Saltwater Nation Anglers are reporting that they are still catching flounder in the Bay and in the ship channel. The running assumption is that the warm water has […]

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Great Tournament Event

Saltwater Nation anglers have just alerted us to a great event that was held this past weekend on South Padre Island, Texas: The South Padre Island Walk for Women 8th Walk for Women Bay Fishing Tournament. The tournament was just one part of a weekend full of fundraising and awareness-raising events. We hear that a […]

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Restocking Redfish and Trout in the Lonestar State

Richard Moore of CBS affiliate Action News 4 in the Texas Rio Grande Valley posted a story today about fisheries management in southern Texas. According to Moore, Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologist Dr. Scott Walker released about 80,000 trout fingerling and 250,000 red drum fingerling into the Lower Laguna Madre at Port Mansfield. Texas has […]

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Huge Swordfish Caught in Texas

Texas angler Brian Barclay fishing with Booby Trap Fishing out of Surfside Beach, Texas yesterday boated what looks to be a new Texas State Record swordfish.  The 107 inch, 493 pound fish stands to beat out the previous state record of 341 caught in January, 2011. Barclay fought the fish for more than four hours. […]

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Judge Rules in Favor of Texas and Louisiana Suit

In April, Inventive Fishing reported that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department had partnered with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to file suit in United States District Court in Brownsville, Texas to dispute the emergency regulation enacted by the National Marine Fisheries Service on February 8, 2013 despite objections from Florida, Texans, and […]

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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to Hold Meeting

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced today that its Standing Special Mackerel and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees will meet May 29 – 31, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. The meeting will address benchmarks for Spanish mackerel, King mackerel, cobia, and red snapper. For more information, call the GMFMC at 813-348-1630 or download […]

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Texas and Louisiana File Suit Together

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has announced that it has joined with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to file suit in United States District Court in Brownsville, Texas in order to dispute an emergency regulation enacted by the National Marine Fisheries Service on February 8, 2013 despite objections from Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. […]

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Shane Wilson and Fishing’s Future

Shane Wilson, Founder and Chairman of Fishing’s Future [Image from: http://fishingsfuture.org/shanewilson ] Congratulations to Shane Wilson, founder and chairman of the non-profit organization Fishing’s Future for another successful fishing event in South Padre Island, Texas. As Wilson explains: “I created an organization to put kids and parents back together. Our clinics run through 20 minute […]

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