TPWD told MySA that the Coastal Fisheries Division staff was notified of multiple social media posts from the public of a fish kill on Spring Bayou late Friday into early Saturday, August 26. A fish ...

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On Monday, Donnie Tidwell reeled in a 9-foot, 300-pound shark from the shoreline at Matagorda Beach. The Brazoria resident said it was his biggest catch from a beach shoreline in his more-than 10 year ...

Matagorda Beach offers miles of uncrowded sandy paradise a little over three hours from Austin. Of all the Texas beaches, Matagorda is probably the least overused public shoreline other than the ...

Experts say you are more likely to get hit by lightning than be bitten by a shark, but it's still the talk of a couple beaches this holiday weekend. One was caught near Crystal Beach. The other was ...

A fish and wildlife technician with Texas Parks & Wildlife's Coastal Fisheries hauled in a monster alligator gar in Matagorda Bay, about 90 miles south of Houston. The leviathan was released back into ...