JUNE MAGAZINE PREVIEW: Get ready to tackle saltwater angling with TPW Magazine ... and Passport to Texas.
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PTT from TPWD and the Sport Fish Restoration Program

The June issue of TPW magazine celebrates saltwater angling. Managing editor, Louie Bond is here to tell us more.

A lot of saltwater fishermen go out for the big three fish, which are the speckled trout, the red fish and the flounder. But, as Larry Bozka points out this month, unpredictability is the essence of saltwater fishing. According to Bozka, it's like a big piņata out there. You know, these fishermen spend a lot of time and money looking for the big three, and they think they know what they've got once their hook starts to bob a little bit, but frequently they don't know; it's just very unpredictable. So, this month, Bozka's looking at all of the other fish out there in the sea, and there are quite a few interesting ones. He looks at the Atlantic croaker, which is more than just bait for speckled trout; they actually grow pretty large themselves. We have the sound trout, which are not as big as the speckled trout, but more plentiful. We have gulf king fish and sheep's head (they're both really tenacious fighters and they'll give you a lot of play), and a lot of fun -- and the Spanish mackerel. And so, any of these fish put up a good fight, they're really great eating, they're just as much fun as the big three, and, heck, part of the fun is the mystery of what is on the end of your hook. :60

Thanks, Louie. Find links to saltwater fishing information at passporttotexas.org.

That's our show ... with support from the Sport Fish Restoration Program ... working to increase fishing and boating opportunities in Texas ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.