Wade
and Kayak Fishing on the Upper Coast of Texas
by Ray Crawford
Perfect Paperback from Texsas Coastal Fishing Books LLC
ISBN: 0974225320
The book gives detailed directions on walk-in wading spots as well
as places to launch a kayak or other small boat. It covers Sabine Lake
and the Galveston Bay system, down to the Brazos River. Satellite photos,
aerial photos, and site photos are included as well as maps and driving
directions. |
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Wade
and Kayak Fishing the Coastal Bend of Texas
by Ray Crawford
Perfect Paperback from Texas Coastal Fishing Books LLC
Media Published: 2007-
ISBN: 0974225312
This book covers every possible legal place a person could drive up
to and wade fish or launch a kayak in the Coastal Bend of Texas. It covers
San Antonio Bay, Aransas Bay, Red Fish Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, and Upper
Laguna Madre. |
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Fishing
Yesterday's Gulf Coast (Gulf Coast Books, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Corpus
Christi)
by Barney Farley
Paperback from TAMU Press
ISBN: 1603440461
Renowned fishing guide Barney Farley worked the Texas coastal waters
out of Port Aransas for more than half a century. In these stories and
reflections, Farley imparts a lifetime of knowledge about fish--silver
trout, sand trout, speckled trout, redfish, ling, catfish, jack, kingfish,
you name it--and gives advice about how to fish, where to fish, and when
to fish.
Perhaps no one could chronicle the changes in sport and commercial fishing
along the Central Texas Coast more ably and more passionately than Farley.
When he came to Texas in 1910, he reported that he could get in a rowboat
and using only a push pole, make his way "to the fishing grounds and catch
a hundred pounds or more of trout and redfish" in a few hours. A couple
of years later, the shrimp trawlers arrived. As they plied the Gulf in
increasing numbers, they depleted the shrimp populations in the bays, and
Farley watched the fish move farther and farther offshore, following their
ever more elusive food source.
From his perspective in the mid-1960s, Farley was not satisfied simply
to lament the disappearance of once-abundant species. He also strongly
voiced his views on the need for conservation. Many of the problems he
identified are still with us, and some of the solutions he prescribed have
since been adopted.
This book is both an appealing reminiscence and a cautionary tale. Anyone
who cares about fishing and the health of the Gulf's waters will find an
authoritative and completely engaging voice in Barney Farley. |
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Hide,
Horn, Fish, and Fowl: Texas Hunting and Fishing Lore (Publication of the
Texas Folklore Society)
Hardcover from University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 1574413201
What would cause someone to withstand
freezing temperatures in a cramped wooden box for hours on end, or stand
in waist-high rushing waters, flicking a pole back and forth over and over--in
many cases with nothing whatsoever to show for his efforts? Why is it that,
into the twenty-first century, with the convenience of practically any
type of red meat or fish available at the local supermarket, we continue
to hunt game and fish on open waters? The answer is that no matter how
sophisticated we think we are, no matter how technologically advanced we
become, there is still something deep within us that beckons us to "the
hunt."
This desire creates the customs, beliefs, and rituals related to hunting--for
deer, hogs, and other four-legged critters, as well as fish and snakes,
and other things that perhaps aren't physically alive, but capture our
interest as much as the prey mentioned above. These rituals and customs
lead to some of our most treasured stories, legends, and practices. This
volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society includes serious,
introspective articles on hunting and fishing, as well as humorous tall
tales and "windies" about the big ones that got away--all lore that reminds
us of that drive that calls us to become predators again. |
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Texas
Safari: The Fishing Guide to Texas
by Gayne Young
Paperback from John M. Hardy Publishing Co.
ISBN: 0979839165
Texas Safari: The Fishing Guide to Texas is the complete guide
to fishing in and offshore of the Lone Star State.
It is the only guide that includes:
a) Profiles of all major fresh and saltwater game species
b) Information on the major rivers, lakes and bays in addition to material
on coastal and offshore fishing
c) Information on guides, private lakes and resorts
d) Sidebar articles on historic fishing trips, equipment, and invasive
species as well as details on health and safety on and around the water
Texas Safari: The Fishing Guide to Texas will prove to be the
one guide that fishermen will take to the water again and again. |
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Glory
of the Silver King: The Golden Age of Tarpon Fishing (Gulf Coast Books,
sponsored by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
by Hart Stilwell
Hardcover from TAMU Press
ISBN: 1603442677
A tribute to a fish, a sport,
and a time now past . . .Through a series of chance encounters over several
years, fishing guide and journalist Brandon Shuler unearthed multiple drafts
of a nearly finished manuscript by an almost forgotten Texas sports writer,
Hart Stilwell. Titled "Glory of the Silver King,"the manuscript vividly
captured the history of tarpon and snook fishing on the Texas and Mexico
Gulf Coast from the 1930s to the end of Stilwell's life in the early 1970s.Stilwell
was a seasoned outdoors journalist with a passion for salt-water fishing.
Now, with Shuler's careful research, editing, and annotation, this lost
manuscript has found new life as both an entertaining "fish tale" and a
historical snapshot of a region's natural heritage. It successfully conveys
the thrill of fishing for these once abundant species at the same time
it tracks--and laments--the rise, decline, and eventual fall of their fisheries
in Texas (which Shuler is able to report are now experiencing a rebound).In
a personal and informative introduction, Shuler paints a portrait of Stilwell
and tells the story of the discovery and evolution of the manuscript. He
also provides a look into his own life as an angler and writer, creating
a connection with Stilwell that gives the work authenticity and relevance.Anglers
will delight in Stilwell's rollicking prose. Environmentalists will appreciate
the book's lesson in ocean conservation. For all who live on or near the
Gulf Coast, Glory of the Silver King reintroduces a forgotten literary
treasure and a magnificent fish that once filled the waters at our favorite
coastal retreats."Hart Stilwell was a world-class raconteur and storyteller.
His unpublished manuscript on the glory days of coastal fishing became
an underground legend, passed around like a sacred totem for decades. Editor
Brandon Shuler has revived Stilwell's folksy charm and penetrating insights,
and the result is this engaging and important book."--Steven L. Davis,
curator, The Wittliff Collections
(20101001) |
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Fly
Fishing the Texas Coast: Backcountry Flats to Bluewater
by Phil H. Shook, Chuck Scates
Paperback from Pruett Publishing Company
ISBN: 0871088886
The Texas coast is an angler's saltwater paradise and this guide describes
the most productive flats, estuaries, shorelines, and surf for the sport.
Also included is information on fish species, gear, rod and line weights,
as well as important fly patterns. 40 black & white photographs, 15
maps. |
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Fly
Fishing the Texas Coast: Backcountry Flats to Blue Water
by Phil H. Shook, Chuck Scates, David Sams
Paperback from Pruett Publishing Co.
The
Bay Shrimpers of Texas: Rural Fishermen in a Global Economy
by Robert Lee Maril
Paperback from Univ Pr of Kansas
Fishing
Yesterday's Gulf Coast (Gulf Coast Studies, No. 3)
by Barney Farley, George S. Hawn, Larry McEachron
Hardcover from Texas A&M University Press
Freshwater
Fishes of Texas
by Earl W. II Chilton
Paperback from Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept
Fishing
Texas: An Angler's Guide
by Russell Tinsley, Nancy McGrowan
Paperback from Shearer Pub
1989
Plugger:
Wade Fishing the Gulf Coast
by Rudy Grigar, W. R. McAfee
Hardcover from Texas Tech University Press
Saltwater
Strategies: Pat Murray's No-Nonsense Guide to Coastal Fishing
by Pat Murray
Paperback from Texas Fish & Game Publishing Co.,
LLC
Texas
Shrimpers: Community, Capitalism, and the Sea
by Robert Lee Maril
Hardcover from Texas A&M University Press
1983
Skillet
and Trophy Fishing Texas
by Curtis Morris
Paperback from Nel Mar Pub
1989
Saltwater
Fly-Fishing : From Maine to Texas
by Don Phillips
Paperback from Frank Amato Publications, Inc.
Fishing
the Golden Waters of the Texas Gulf Coast
by Capt. Mike Fossati, Infinity Publishing
Paperback
