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The latest Texas Fishing Report for selected locations around the state as provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The Fish and Boat Commission is monitoring invasive rusty crayfish that act like gladiators as they try to take over native ...

BY JOE BALOG March brings a transition in the West Volusia outdoors, as we cycle into stable weather and the return of the ...

Huge bass released and bite improved at Eastman Hensley, Alan Vang reported. Don Pedro king salmon hitting, Monte Smith said.

Manatee's best waterfront restaurants for burgers, beers, and Old Florida charm has closed after nearly 70 years in business.

A friend of mine once left his boat at a marine dealer for an extended period for repairs — while it was safe inside the shop’s locked yard, and he kept the boat covered, he didn’t count on a ...

SARASOTA, Fla (WSNN) — An iconic Suncoast bait & tackle shop is closing for good after more than 50 years in business. Annie’s Bait & Tackle shop is a staple in the village of Cortez.

SARASOTA, Fla (WSNN) — An iconic Suncoast bait & tackle shop is closing for good after more than 50 years in business. Annie’s Bait & Tackle shop is a staple in the village of Cortez. For many years, ...

The Carpenter’s Boat Shop, a nonprofit boatbuilding apprenticeship program in the Lincoln County village of Pemaquid, named an interim director who brings a background in wilderness medicine ...

Manatee County commissioners say Annie’s Bait and Tackle shop, which has been around since the 1950s, is closed until further notice after being damaged in last year’s storms but add that there is a ...

In these situations, you just cast the bait out and drag it in ... so you can get the fish out of the cover and haul them on into the boat. A 7-foot heavy-action or a 7-foot, 3-inch medium ...