Captain L.G. Boyd, left, and researcher Sepp Haukebo are catching fish as part of a grant to better understand what chemical pollution ends up in Galveston Bay during storms and flooding events. The ...

GALVESTON BAY — Sepp Haukebo’s fishing line pulled taut as he stood on a boat in front of the Texas City refineries and reeled in a 15-inch trout. He wrapped it in a Ziploc, sealed it and labeled it ...

If Galveston's beaches don't impress you, maybe its fishing will. Fishing Booker, an online booking company that helps find fishing destinations, recently ranked Galveston as the second-best fishing ...

It's "big ugly" season, anglers. During late winter and early spring, the larger breeding bull drum congregates by the hundreds in deep channels and bays along the jetties in the Gulf of Mexico. For ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The CCA Texas STAR Fishing Tournament is currently still underway in the Galveston Bay but with a few changes in its format this year. In years past, 60 tagged redfish were ...

Above is a common spotted sea trout, sometimes called a speckled sea trout; “speck” for short. Feisty, crafty, and tasty, Gulf Coast anglers love them. In Texas, speck are closed to commercial fishing ...

A plane from Mexico was on a medical mission on Monday when it crashed into Galveston Bay, and two men on the water that day ...

The family had set out to a fishing trip on an 18-foot boat around noon Monday when an already foggy day thickened, cutting ...

Over in west Galveston Bay, I chatted with one of my neighbors, and he reported catching keeper-size specs on Confederate Reef. Nathan Novelli was out all weekend, and caught redfish ...