David Esslinger and a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on Thursday. They were on Carson Deer’s offshore boat, Catillac, a 46-foot catamaran. The crew was rigged ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Port Arthur man and his friends reeled in their 'white whale' last week, well in this case a massive bluefin tuna that one would be forgiven in mistaking for a whale. The Bluefin ...

A Texas fisherman may have landed a new state record after reeling in a “giant” 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. David Esslinger set out with a crew of friends at 6 a.m.

Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are floating rafts with underwater netting used by fishing vessels to attract tuna. A recent study estimated that between 2007 and 2021, 1.41 million dFADs ...

Don’t tell my bass club mentors, my editors or my colleagues on the Board of Directors of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, but I’ve been cheating on my first love for five years, and I don’t intend to ...

David Esslinger and crewmates pose with an 884-pound bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Galveston, Texas. Screengrab from Facebook post by David Esslinger. A Texas fisherman may have landed a new ...