Drift Fishing Reveals Tactics From Texas Coasts To Sabine Lake
The article explores drift fishing across Texas waters from the Golden Crescent to Sabine Lake. It details sea anchors or drift socks to slow boats, notes anglers like Hugo Ford and Mike Holiday using two socks, and highlights how sound, trolling motors, and drifting patterns help cover water. Captains emphasize quiet movement to avoid spooking fish and describe areas such as Baffin Bay flats, Matagorda Bay, and the Causeway Reef as productive drift zones.
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Golden Crescent
Texas
America
Laguna Madre
Baffin Bay
Hugo Ford
Yarborough Flats
Ford
Mike Holiday
Stuart, Fla
Holiday
Matagorda Bay
Lynn Smith
Port O’connor
Sabine Lake
Calcasieu Lake
Causeway Reef
Gulf Coast Outdoors Report Fishing and Waterfowl Status
North Sabine to Matagorda bays report trout and redfish action fair to good on plastics live shrimp and spoons with jetties and flats yielding better bites. Waterfowl seasons wrap with green wing teal mallards and snow geese still present. cold fronts could boost late hunting opportunities.
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North Sabine
South Sabine
Causeway Reef
Bolivar
Rollover Bay
Trinity Bay
East Galveston Bay
West Galveston Bay
Texas City
Moses Lake
Freeport
Quintana
Christmas Bay
East Matagorda
Matagorda
Port O’connor
Pringle
Panther
San Antonio Bay
Texas
Anahuac
High Island
Jefferson County
Rockport
Eagle Lake
el Campo
Port O'Connor
Houston
Olin Honored For Impact On Texas High School Football
Riley lauded Olin for elevating Texas high school football including organizing the states 7 on 7 competition which AEL won two state titles and the Bayou Bowl. At Lee Ganders, Olin's teams won five district titles and made nine playoff trips since 1992. He and wife Martha have six children and one grandchild.
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Olin
Riley
Houston
Texas
AEL
Lee
Ganders
Hall of Famers Shine As Moon Aikman Madden Lead Inductions
The Hall of Fame announced six new inductees for Canton with Warren Moon and Troy Aikman highlighted among the class. Moon emphasized breaking racial barriers as the first Black quarterback elected, while Aikman credited coaches and teammates. Madden received praise for his coaching, broadcasting, and video game impact, and Wright and Carson were noted as veterans of the process.
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Canton
Ohio
Aikman
Moon
Dan Marino
Steve Young
John Elway
CFL
Houston
Minnesota
Seattle
Kansas
Emmitt Smith
Irvin
Madden
Wright
Cowboys
Deacon Jones
Carson
Hawaii
New York Giants
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