Six and One-Half Dozen Big weather revisited us starting with what I call “an inbetweener” on Thursday. Hitting the water Thursday with guests found mild winds early and scattered fish. An “inbetweener” is a setup of winds and water conditions that don’t provide any “go to pattern”. It can be a day where water conditions […]

Pescado Grande June 28-29 The Rojo Classic The Rojo Classic tournament is open to all anglers. We will have our captains’ meeting on Friday evening, May 31st and will launch all boats from The Sanctuary at safe daylight Saturday morning, June 1st. The tournament is an artificial only, live weigh-in tournament with all fish to […]

Fishermen are reminded that federal waters are closed to recreational red snapper fishing until June 1, 2013. Therefore, the recreational harvest and possession of red snapper in federal waters off all Gulf of Mexico states is prohibited until June 1, 2013. Beginning June 1, 2013, federal waters throughout the Gulf of Mexico will open with […]

Texas Sea Grant oversees this effort to reduce monofilament in the environment by educating the public about the problems caused by monofilament line left in the environment, and encouraging recycling through a network of line recycling bins and drop-off locations. Monofilament is thin, often clear, and is difficult for birds and other animals to see. […]

The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on May 23 until a still-to-be determined time in July. “The purpose of moving the closure date this year is tied to when the shrimp are projected to leave the bays,” says TPWD’s coastal fisheries science […]