This article presents information on some fishing boats. The Shallow Sport 20 we tested is no newcomer to Texas waters, having been around since the mid-1970s. Its hull is a quadrilateral double tunnel, in...
Do you like shallow water fishing, and in particular flats fishing? Many fishermen in Texas do, and if you’re one of them, or just interested in this type of fishing, you know that some boats and kayaks are more suitable than others for it, and some less. The purpose of this websit...
Surrounded by towering cliffs, the lake is the base of many on-water adventures. You can zip around by water skiing or wakeboarding, or simply cast a reel into the water and try your luck. For those without their own watercraft, you can rent boats in the park. On dry land, you’ll ...
"This would be the first spring deal, the first real weekend for fishing," he said. The spill site is 700 yards offshore from the Texas City dike. A crane and several small boats could be seen at the cleanup site, and dozens of trucks were at a staging area along the beach. The c...
Just to the east is the Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, which attracts 50,000 to 70,000 birds to shallow mud flats that are perfect foraging habitat. Fewer than 10 oiled birds had been found and sent to a wildlife rehabilitation center as of Sunday afternoon, the Coast Guard said. The ...
The lake is deep, the water is clear (closer to the dam), and there are lots of coves, sandy beaches, campgrounds, resorts, restaurants, and more to enjoy. The topography surrounding the lake varies from gently sloping flats to rocky and precipitous cliffs and steep wooded hillsides. The ...
Look southeast across the marshy flats to where Linnville stood until Comanches swept through in 1840 and routed the two hundred inhabitants (the survivors settled Port Lavaca). Birds like this sparsely populated stretch of bay, and handsome roseate spoonbills scour the water with metronomic ...
King had been running his steamboats up and down the Rio Grande for five years and was eager to see Corpus and the country on the way. What he saw were miles of sand flats and then, north of what is now Raymondville, a vast and trackless sea of grass sprinkled with little copses ...
There was very muddy conditions, lots of shallow and muddy waters all the places I wasted to go was out with a pedal boats etc. Do I just go to the dark side and get a solo skiff? Na! I just love to paddle TOO much! But I do want options so I will check this new offering ...
Second takeway is that lower water levels concentrate fish or at least move them out of the cordgrass and onto and into the flats and lakes. Lately, the water level has been extra high with the bull tides of fall plus the persistent easterly flow. Historically, here in Freeport any drop ...