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Dr. Larry McKinney Leaves a Sterling Legacy at TPWD

Posted by: Larry Bozka on May 8th, 2008

It was with mixed emotions that I learned of Dr. Larry McKinney’s departure from the ranks of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. I have worked with Dr. McKinney on a great many print and broadcast stories over the past two decades, and without exception, he exhibited a degree of candor and integrity that is […]

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“Stationary Downrigging” Affords a Calculated Deep-Water Angling Edge

Posted by: Larry Bozka on May 2nd, 2008

I covered this topic in an issue of Salt Water Sportsman last fall, and have gotten enough requests for the info that it arguably merits another look.
The subject?
A handy little technique that I simply call “stationary downrigging.”
Most fishermen, understandably, equate downriggers with trolling. “Controlled-depth fishing” is the name of the game, but unknown to many, […]

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Surfside Marina Now Open to Sport Fishermen

Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 24th, 2008

SURFSIDE, TX – If you have driven over the Surfside Bridge lately, you’re bound to have seen it. As you’re heading toward Surfside Beach, cresting the bridge, to your right is situated a brand-new (and really big) facility that has changed the face of sport fishing amenities on the Upper Texas Coast.
 My friend and video […]

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Red Snapper Town Hall Meeting Slated for April 25 at UH Clear Lake

Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 17th, 2008

This just in from veteran Gulf charterboat skipper Capt. Charles Foster of Blue Chip Charter Services of Sargent, Texas. Capt. Foster has been running Gulf trips for 27 years, and for the past 15 has been headquartered out of Sargent.
Capt. Foster and his wife (and, for all practical purposes, “co-captain,” seeing as how she can […]

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Flat-Out Fishing Returns to Lake Jackson Saturday, February 9

Posted by: Larry Bozka on February 3rd, 2008

I have, for several years, had the privilege of emceeing the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Upper Coast Flat-Out Fishing Seminar in Lake Jackson. This year marks the series’ fifth event, and the fourth at which I have been a presenter and emcee. Based on the continued interest and participation in seminars past, next Saturday, […]

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