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 ...

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 ...

Oystermen will once again be prohibited from fishing in part of Galveston Bay starting next week, this time because the bivalves being harvested from the area are too small. The Texas Parks and ...

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 ...

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

The Alvin Sun is Brazoria County’s first and oldest newspaper and was established on August 8, 1890 as the Alvin News. In 1892, it became the Alvin Sun and was published weekly for many years.

Editors’ note: As we approach our fiftieth anniversary, in February 2023, we will, every week, highlight an important story from our past and offer some perspective on it. Stephen Harrigan was born in ...

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 ...