We Were the Water Warriors by Bob Lindsey *dedicated to Wade Wilburn Wadin’ barefoot thru the water Shufflin’ feet thru the sand Shinin’ a Coleman Lantern thru the cold Flounderin’ on the front beach. Wade and I were water warriors, Spears ready, thrusting at shadows That were seldom, flat fish Nestled in the sand. We […]

The weatherman has been busy counting the fronts that have been passing. We are seeing frontal systems about 3 times a week. Of course the north winds keep the tides low and the bay water stirred up. Between the fronts we do get a day or two of southerly wind. The bays are giving up […]

As my alarm clock rings violently I stumble as I make my way to slap its noise off. It’s 2:30 in the morning and I will be serving the duck hunters their scrumptious breakfast before they head off to pepper their limit of Pintails, Redheads and possibly some tasty Teal. Talking with them over their […]

TPWD releases video on the oyster season shutdown due to red tide. A fresh Video News Release is now available on our FTP site. One of the longest outbreaks of Red Tide in Texas history may be letting up in some areas along the coast but not in time to save this season’s $30-million dollar […]

This year marks the 11th anniversary of TPWD’s Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program, which since 2002 has led to the collection of more than 29,000 wire mesh traps, primarily on the mid and upper coast. Starting Feb. 17 and continuing through Feb. 26, all Texas bays will be closed for crabbing. Any traps left in […]