Coast Guard urges safe practices for anglers

Coast Guard urges safe practices for anglers
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department are urging the public to heed risks and enact recommended safety practices when fishing along Texas coasts and waterways. So far in 2021, 19 people have drowned while fishing in or near Texas waters, nine of whom were wade fishing, or fishing on foot in shallow waters. Twenty-two people died fishing in 2020, nine of whom were wade...