LEGACIES: WALT KITTELBERGER Meet a fishing guide who 
"hunts" fish in Laguna Madre ... on Passport to Texas 
Legacies ... 
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Laguna Madre, with it's clear, clean water, is less than one 
meter in depth, making it ideal for wade fishing. And Walt 
Kittelberger, a fishing guide from Port Mansfield, knows 
just what to cast for.

"The two most popular species are spotted sea trout and redfish. Both 
of these are game fish that are good looking, good to eat, and offer 
you a good fight. And they're not always easy to catch, so there's 
always that challenge. 

"Fishing Laguna Madre ... a lot of people have compared it to a synthesis 
between hunting and fishing. Where most bays, because of a lack of water 
clarity you kind of chunk a bait out and you wait until your rod starts 
to move. Where, the kind of fishing we do in the Laguna Madre, you take 
your rod and you stalk the flats looking for fish, and then you may cast 
directly to the fish. So, it's a different kind of game, and it's a game 
that more and more folks are liking to play."

Kittelberger understands the angler's role in conservation 
of water and wildlife resources, and encourages others to 
take it to heart.

That's our show for today ... produced in cooperation with 
the Conservation History Association of Texas ... visit 
them at texaslegacy.org ... for Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.