Fishing News in Galveston Pleasure Pier, TX

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The Ultimate Fluke Rig

2/28/2025 by Param Bhatia

By Louis Chemi. You don’t always need live bait to catch a mess of summer flounder. Fred Chemi was the ultimate flounder pounder, fishing every summer weekend for as long as I remember. My dad fished with sand eels and squid in Long Island Sound. He used mummichogs and squid in… SEE MORE

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World Record Cobia Caught Off Australia

2/18/2025 by Param Bhatia

By sportfishing.com. The 175-pounder outweighs the current IGFA record by 40 pounds. A 175-plus-pound record cobia — the largest caught on rod and reel ever recorded — wouldn’t have made it to the boat if the angler had listened to his captain. “It was a great catch by the young… SEE MORE