Texas Marine Fish Species. Rhyne reported on this based on data from importers in a research article titled. Live shrimp use ranged from 587 oftrips in the upper Laguna Madre to 36 of trips in Sabine Lake.
To learn more about each species simply click on the name in the index below. We focus on recreationally and commercially important fish species of the Gulf of Mexico. Artificial bait use ranged from 400 oftrips in the lower Laguna Madre to 170.
These fish beginning with the Red Drum are our primary targets while fly fishing the Texas flats.
There is currently a daily bag limit of 2 and a minimum size of 27 inches. Live shrimp use ranged from 587 oftrips in the upper Laguna Madre to 36 of trips in Sabine Lake. They tend to prefer squid flying fish tunas mackerels jacks halfbeaks ribbonfish and other fish that swim near the surface but theyre not above taking their meals near the bottom if it comes down to it. Believe it or not Texas also offers some great fishing for billfish especially for blue marlin and sailfish.
