BULL RUN: A running of the bulls that you won't see in 
Spain ... details are ahead on Passport to Texas

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What are big and plentiful and ready to give anglers a 
good fight?

07 -- Large schools of mature red drum - male and female - 
aggregating near gulf passes to spawn.

Bill Balboa is ecosystem leader for Galveston Bay. Late 
summer through fall, bull redfish -- called bulls because of 
their size, not gender -- between 28 and 50 inches long, 
swarm near shore during a Texas style running of the 
bulls.

20 -- They call them bulls for a reason, and it's because they're 
very strong fish; they don't give up easily. So generally most 
anglers are going to fish for bull reds in the surf using what I 
would consider typical surf tackle -- which is a little bit heavier 
rod and reel, because what they can expect is a lot of long runs 
from this fish. They pull very hard. Much like a bull would pull if 
you had it on a rope.

You can reel in these bull redfish all along the coast, but 
if you really want to get a workout, head north of 
Matagorda Bay.

08 -- A lot of bull red fishing occurs in Sergeant up off of 
Freeport; Crystal Beach and Bolivar, in that area, and off of 
Sabine Pass. 

That's our show ... made possible by the Sport Fish and 
Wildlife Restoration Program ... working to increase 
fishing, hunting, shooting and boating opportunities in 
Texas. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 






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