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Miles Willcox (9) in the middle catches his first redfish that went 41″ and 36 lbs. on Thanksgiving Day 2023. He needed his brother Mason (11) & sister Mila (7) to help him hold up this heavy hammer. Caught in Dularge, Louisiana

Lexie Holmes & Lilly Vanderveen brought in the 17.25″ spec Sunday while sailing the canals of Padre Island with Billy Holmes (Lexie’s Dad) near Whataburger in Corpus Christi.

Capt. Brian Barrera with a gag grouper he caught and released while fishing out of South Padre Island, TX. Please see Kelly Groce’s article of on page 16 for more on this catch.

Tim Freeman with his birthday bull redfish caught on October 3rd on the King Ranch Shoreline. Live shrimp under an Alameda cork, in 4′ of water.

Lewis Garcia caught and released this 30″ snook at the South Packery Jetties while free lining live shrimp.

Donny Fritz from San Antonio with a 36″ red caught on Padre Island National Seashore with guide and Saltwater Angler Magazine contributor, Jeff Wolda of Padre Island Light Tackle Adventures.

Like it or not, (and for everybody I know – not!) Hurricane season is here. The heat wave has turned the gulf waters into a warm soup that is a magnet for tropical storms.

Robert Benavidez III caught this 29″ redfish on his birthday fishing trip with Captain Joey Farah. Upper Laguna Madre with a Down South plastic.

Capt. Reanna DeLaCruz with a 32″, 9lb trout caught in Baffin Bay on a Texas Custom Lure Night Stalker Top Water.

Hollis Lanham (9) fishing near an inlet near Carancahua Lake. Did everything on her own and landed that bad boy!

Keegan Rowe and his mother Codie are proud of this 27″ redfish he caught along some oysters reefs in Dead Man’s Hole with Capt. Joey Farah.

Full time fishing guide out of Matagorda and Waterloo Rods Pro Staffer, Capt. Brett Sweeny, caught and released this 9.5 lb speckled trout using a Rapala Skitter Walk topwater.