Bite Me - A Texas Saltwater Fishing Podcast

Bite Me - A Texas Saltwater Fishing Podcast

The next best thing to being on the water is listening to the Bite Me podcast. Hosted by longtime Texas saltwater fishing legends John Lopez, with Capts. Scott Null, Dean Thomas and Caleb McCumber, it offers the best in inshore and offshore saltwater fishing insight.

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May 5, 2026 67 mins

+ How recent winds and rains affected fish behavior.

+ Feeding Frenzy RSVP link is live!

+ Best advice and methods fishing live and dead bait.

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+ Best “told ya” moments

+ What to throw when they’re eating small crab

+ Turning those blow-ups into bites

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  • You may not know what you know: Strategizing that next move.
  • When it’s actually a pattern.
  • Why actual and predicted tides are so different.
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  • From Boone Touts to Corkys, DOA Shrimp, Mirrolures and everything in-between, we dig in. And what's next?
  • A speckled trout season closure? What it could look like, effects and impact.
  • Getting’ a little sharky out there. What it means.
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  • Things you didn't know about your captains.
  • The bad days. The really bad days. Handling them, responding and stories
  • It’s big tide time. How to take advantage.
  • WWSD? WWDD? WWCD?
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  • Chris Bush joins in with a deep-dive on the unique, proven “mid-strolling” technique.
  • The captains’ best “UConn moments” in fishing
  • Big trout roaming among slot size.
  • WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?
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+ Is "mid-strolling" a thing? + Know your streaks. + How much technology is too much?

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+ People actually paid money for a study on the dolphin-fisherman relationship.

+ An earlier snapper season start.

+ Hoo-boy, that wind. Now, let’s find good water.

+ Oft-forgotten places that can be terrific fishing. We share.

+ Is Costa still king?

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* Some "scientific" theories on heat and high water temps.

* Is the beachfront open for business?

* When will they learn? More tournament cheating.

* When trout move and when they are around structure.

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March 3, 2026 68 mins

+ The bitter and better about taking kids fishing.

+ Strategizing the next several months of unpredictable winds: What to throw. Salinity swings. Wind-driven bites. Fishing the windward or leeward side.

+ Scattershooting Gulf Coast fishing news: Bob Hall Pier, a "superboat" for TPWD and we lost a great one.

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+ Staying true to your goal.

+ Patterns the captains noticed this week.

+ The most memorable fight you ever had with a fish.

+ It’s looking like a great weekend to get out.

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February 17, 2026 70 mins

* Capts. Scott, Dean and Caleb with a unique look into Port O'Connor, East Matagorda and the Coastal Bend.

 

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  • Taking advantage of the low tides. And we’re not just talking fishing.
  • Restoration or resignation? The Gulf’s oystering issue at a crossroads.
  • Mitchell’s Cut getting a much-needed makeover.
  • Other things you wish could get done in the waters we fish.
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  • Newsdump: A fish kill? Catching the exact same fish three times. And the Boat Show had it licked.
  • Happy February: Taking advantage of weather windows.
  • Best setups for memorable kids trips.
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  • The dumbest "noble" thing you've done on the water.
  • The risky side of booking a guide sight-unseen.
  • Can fish really be “lure-shy?”
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+ Dumb boaters. And all that it entails.

+ The one that got away, but shouldn’t have.

+ Just how bad is the oystering problem on the Gulf Coast?

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+ Formulating a gameplan when wind direction constantly changes.

+ Seeing Whooping Cranes just got a lot easier.

+ Why sometimes the bite is aggressive and sometimes it’s not.

+ How the boys would play the double-hookup dilemma.

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  • How to approach fishing spots when it’s crowded.
  • Tipping guides … Lopez knows. Really.
  • What are you most anal about on your boat?
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  • When persistence pays
  • Up-close look at what marine shield film can do
  • Inside free-dive spearfishing
  • The Mother Of All Boat Ramp Confessionals
  • Wanna help Anglers Anonymous stock its shelves?
  • Getting the most out of your electronics

 

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  • If you could bring back one fishing “toy” from your youth.
  • Wading shorelines with lots of bait activity.
  • Best tips targeting big trout this time of year … including for the boatless.
  • How to approach working birds to keep the bite active.
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