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Four Boat Ramp Projects, Two on Texas Coast, Receive Grant Funding

Posted by: Larry Bozka on February 18th, 2008

Every time you buy fishing tackle, every time you fill your boat with fuel, you are contributing to the betterment of the Texas outdoors. Thanks in part to those contributions, the Lone Star State is about to witness the construction of four new boat ramps … two of them on the Texas Coast.
You may never […]

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Atop a Kayak, “Getting Away” Needn’t Entail a Distant Journey

Posted by: Larry Bozka on January 16th, 2008

It doesn’t happen nearly as often as we might prefer, but once in a great while (maybe there was a blue moon up there), even if only a few times during the unpredictable month, Upper Galveston Bay can be a beautiful place in the middle of January.
There is something about viewing the water and shores […]

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Texas Clipper South Padre Island Artificial Reef Sinking Postponed to Nov. 16

Posted by: Larry Bozka on November 14th, 2007

This just in from Tom Harvey and Aaron Reed of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. If you love to fish offshore, specifically out of South Padre Island, Texas, you’re going to love this current bit of news:
AUSTIN, Texas - A ship with three lives - World War II troop transport, New York City luxury […]

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Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Set For This Weekend, Oct. 6 - 7

Posted by: Larry Bozka on October 1st, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas — America’s largest free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors takes place Oct. 6-7 at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department headquarters in Austin. The event includes a number of new offerings this year, while bringing back dozens of the popular activities which draw more than 35,000 visitors from across the state each fall.
“Texas […]

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Yes, Henry, there’s a reason you have to buy a license.

Posted by: Larry Bozka on February 25th, 2007

Dear Henry:
I’m glad Mrs. Bozka picked up the phone, called me and put you on the line with me. You’re the third kid in your class, just in the last six weeks, who has wanted to know why you have to spend money for a fishing license.
I know you work hard, and you don’t make […]

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