Monday, Nov 20, all snapper fishing in state-controlled waters, which extend nine miles into the gulf, will be illegal. The season will resume Jan. 1. “While we are disappointed to close state waters earlier than we had hoped, the pattern of prolonged federal seasons highlights the success of Texas’ state-managed red snapper fishery,” said TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division Director Robin … Click Here to Read More
AUSTIN- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will close red snapper fishing in state waters on Monday, Nov. 20, at 11:59 p.m. until January 2024. Federal waters remain closed until the summer. “While we are disappointed to close state waters earlier than we had hoped, the pattern of prolonged federal seasons highlights the success of Texas’ state-managed red snapper … Click Here to Read More
A group of sports fishermen caught a blue marlin last month weighing more than 1,000 pounds in the Gulf of Mexico. The anglers landed the giant fish, which measured 145 inches long, around 160 miles southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana, after having departed from the Orange Beach Marina in Alabama, aboard the 55-foot sportfishing vessel known as Best Trait. Once … Click Here to Read More
The King is putting more restrictions on the peasant serfs!! AUSTIN – On March 23, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved all the proposed changes to the saltwater fishing regulations. These changes are focused on matching federal regulations to streamline both enforcement and compliance issues. The following changes to the 2023–24 Statewide Recreational Fishing Proclamation have been adopted by … Click Here to Read More
Check this out! A shiver of sharks was caught feeding about 15 miles off the coast of Venice, Louisiana, last month shocking a group of nearby fishermen in search of yellowfin tuna. Dillon May, who recorded a video of the sharks thrashing in the water, told social media video service Storyful that he was on a friend’s fishing boat with … Click Here to Read More
North Carolina – Anglers fishing for bluefin tuna catch an almost 600-pound thresher, three times larger than the current state record. Records are broken all the time. This one was demolished. Steven Viltoft, of Southport, North Carolina, blew away the state record for common thresher shark with a 589-pound, one-ounce fish caught off Oak Island on January 10. The previous … Click Here to Read More
A 12-year-old boy from Massachusetts caught a great white shark on Tuesday while deep-sea fishing with his family off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. Campbell Keenan, of Southampton, MA, was with Fort Lauderdale Fishing Charters when he caught the 11-foot female great white weighing about 500 pounds. “I’ve never actually seen one in person before, so it was shocking to … Click Here to Read More
Fisherman missing after going overboard while hooking ‘huge’ tuna on fishing trip Editor Note: Probably had a stand up harness on with the drag on the reel extremely tight! Always have a rope or cable secured to the reel or harness, anchored to the boat when going after big fish! Also know how to operate the reel you are using!! … Click Here to Read More
A father and son team from North Carolina will have a story to tell, and the North Carolina record books will have a new entry to make after the pair of anglers hauled in 560-pound swordfish off the coast of the Tar Heel State late last month. Michael Tickle, 38, and his son Kelson, 13, made the reportedly record-breaking catch … Click Here to Read More