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Fishing February 9, 2012  RSS feed
 

Big catch
      This 38- inch drum was caught recently by Jessie Telford of Oregon. She was fishing with her husband, Rick Telford, along the bulkhead at Charlie’s Pasture.
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Hog Island catch
      Chuck ‘Big Fish’ Buus of Montana poses with a nice catch of redfish caught on plastics at Hog Island flats. He was fishing with some of his best fishing friends on Thursday, Feb. 2.
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Red tide gone
     The months-long red tide bloom appears to be over. Cold weather helped, but it’s been recent rain along the Texas coast that has cut the algae levels back to normal or near normal, according to Meridith Byrd, a marine biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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FISHING REPORT
Winter catches looking good
     Red tide levels throughout the Texas coast have dropped dramatically in recent weeks, so much so that a marine scientist said she was ready to declare an end to the algae bloom that persisted up and down the state’s shore for about four months, beginning in September. (See related story, this issue.)
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Great mako
      This 206-pound mako shark was caught on Monday, Jan. 30, aboard the Alpha Omega. Anglers are Kevin Haller, from left, Capt.
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Crab traps to be cleared from bays
     The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is looking for some crab trap trappers. The department will start its 11th annual abandoned crab trap removal program, which is aimed at removing abandoned traps from Texas bays, on Friday, Feb. 17.
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Great trip
      Lolita Haines and friends fished a 12-hour trip on Wednesday, Feb. 1, aboard the Pelican with Capt. Clint Clark out of Deep Sea Headquarters.
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