Port Mansfield News

Red tide is still present in the gulf. Thata s according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials who conducted a second aerial view of the coast.

State parks officials on Wednesday were continuing to monitor "red tide" blooms along the state's southern coast, a month after the algae that causes it began killing fish and causing breathing problems.

My gaze was focused on a seagrass meadow that stretched nearly to the horizon. And I maintained this watch from the tower of John Todd's Redfish Line Majek.

We caught several trout and redfish on topwaters while wading, but I did better after switching to soft plastics in Peyton's Bay near the Arroyo Colorado.

Rain kept many anglers off of the water Thursday, but the precipitation was welcome.

Pssed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen, TX. Born November 20, 1919 to Nettie A. Snell and T.M. Snell in League City, Texas.

Pssed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen, TX. Born November 20, 1919 to Nettie A. Snell and T.M. Snell in League City, Texas.

Pssed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen, TX. Born November 20, 1919 to Nettie A. Snell and T.M. Snell in League City, Texas.

9, 1980, Hurricane Allen makes landfall at Port Mansfield, causing two deaths and millions of dollars in damages in Nueces County.

South Texas may be a hunter's paradise, but the saltwater fishing is just as world-class. In Episode 4 of "Hook Shots," Joe Cermele fights some seriously windy conditions both offshore in the Gulf and on the flats of Lower Laguna Madre to show you everything Port Mansfield, Texas, has to offer an angler, from grouper to gator seatrout.

A potential killer lurks in the brackish waters of bays, estuaries and along Gulf of Mexico beaches during the summer.

A Sector Corpus Christi watchstander first received a call at 9:30 a.m., yesterday, reporting the discovery of tar near the Mansfield channel.

Watchstanders at Sector Corpus Christi received a call July 27, 2009, reporting the discovery of tar near the Mansfield channel.

Guide Mark Talasek reported near-limits of flounder on the south shoreline on the incoming tide.

The call came in about 6 a.m. that three people were on board the boat that was sinking about 50 nautical miles away from Corpus Christi, Petty Officer Nayo Gallegos said.

I walked the South Padre Island beach this morning, from about Marlin Street down to where Schlitterbahn is, and I didn't find any oil floating in the water or any oil or tar on the beach that would qualify as a ball or glob.

I'd been shuffling my feet along the hard bottom when the toe of my boot caught the outer rim of a small depression, causing me to stumble slightly.

Each year, more and more people turn out...that means more and more space is needed! This year, the 19th Annual Texas Hunter's & Sportsman's Expo promises to continue to wow hunters, anglers, and sportsmen alike! This is a fabulous opportunity to save $ on trips, equipment, meet guides, enjoy wild game tasting, and possibly win a door prize! ...

A Los Fresnos man accused of selling non-existent hurricane insurance policies to Valley Baptist Health System appeared in federal court in Houston Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on Monday rescued a man believed to be having a heart attack from a barge 20 miles off the Port Mansfield coast, officials said in a statement.