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Wallace was the angler who broke the state record for speckled trout in Baffin Bay in 1996 with a monster 33.13-inch 13 pound, 11-ounce sow. Stay up-to-date on operations adjustments and temporary closure of TPWD offices, state parks, recreation facilities and water access points due to COVID-19. The current record in the International Game Fish Association’s relatively new length-record program, designed to encourage catch-and-release, stands at 79 inches… any personal information to the agency.Content of this site copyright Texas Parks and Wildlife Department unless otherwise noted. This spring expectations were that the state record speckled trout would be caught-either on Sabine Lake or in Lower Laguna Madre probably near Port Mansfield. The heaviest speckled trout in the Texas record books weighed 15.60 pounds and was caught by Bud Rowland with a fly rod and a home-made crab-like fly that’s about as big as a silver dollar. Please follow guidance from local authorities, Your contact information is used to deliver requested updates or to access your subscriber preferences. In Texas, the record spotted seatrout caught was 37.25 inches and 15.6 pounds. In fact there were several stories floating around that the record actually was caught here on Sabine Lake, however they are not true. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recognizes fishing excellence through its Angler Recognition Program. The program maintains state record lists for public and private waters and water body records for all public lakes, rivers, and bays.
Junior Anglers (under 17 years of age) compete in a separate division. state records for selected categories. Arguably the best big trout fisherman ever,” said longtime guide and friend Jim Leavelle. Stay up-to-date on operations adjustments and temporary closure of TPWD offices, state parks, recreation facilities and water access Children under 13 years of age must have a parent/guardian's consent before providing
Wallace's state record 13-pound, 11-ounce speck, Stedman's 12-1/4-pounder and Seller's 11-pounder are career fish that oddly enough were hooked within minutes of each other on February 6, 1996 as these anglers waded Baffin Bay south of Corpus Christi on the lower Texas coast, casting the hottest big trout baits on the Texas Gulf Coast - "Corky's." Others surmised it might come from East Matagorda Bay. Children under 13 years of age must have a parent/guardian's consent before providing This replaced the record trout Jim Wallace caught in 1996 in Baffin Bay that weighed 13 pounds, 11 ounces.