Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

June 25, 2014

Big flounder

Taylor Holland age 12 caught this 4.23 lbs. flounder while fishing in Matagorda bay, during the little salty’s fishing tournament .
June 25, 2014

TF&G Reader Story: How Fast is a Cheetah? Check Out This Video

Cheetah at Mukuni Big 5 Safaris, Victoria Falls, Zambia from Texas Fish & Game Magazine on Vimeo. TF&G readers Jennifer, Rob, Grace, and Mitchell Cooksey sent us this video from their recent trip to Mukuni Big […]
June 25, 2014

Wildlife Officials Attempt to Capture Shark in City Park Pond

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —Wildlife workers are trying to catch a shark in Brevard County, however it’s not in the ocean but in a park pond. “It’s not often you hear about a shark at a park. […]
June 25, 2014

Fishing for lionfish off Louisiana’s coast: GW Fins chef Tenney Flynn and others take aim at an invasive species

The first lionfish came into view on our second dive of the morning. It was hovering inches above a horizontal beam. Zebra striped with feathery fins splayed out in a showy display, there was no mistaking […]
June 25, 2014

22lb striper

Caught this 22lb striper while prefishing on texoma
June 25, 2014

‘Giant Ants’ With Jaws Like a ‘Bear Trap’ Spread in the U.S.

An invasive insect with mouthparts like those of a “bear trap” has quietly spread in the southern United States with little notice for the last several decades. “The fact that some of these species are spreading […]
June 25, 2014

Does USDA Need Submachine Guns? Republicans Look to Demilitarize the Government

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and other House Republicans are proposing steps to take heavy weaponry out of the hands of federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, whose Office of Inspector General has put out […]
June 25, 2014

BLM Doubles Down on Texas Land: It’s Ours for ‘Planning’

MCALLEN, Texas—U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze responded to the April letters from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) about the Red River land dispute between the federal […]
June 24, 2014

Tarpon Alley

The peak of summer tarpon fishing is upon us. Tarpon can be fished year-round, but its peak season is from early July to October Capt. Mike Williams (www.galvestonguides.com) says if you want to catch a tarpon […]
June 24, 2014

Another gator record broken in Mississippi – this time at 741-pounds it’s the states heaviest and longest

Mississippi’s state record for the heaviest and longest alligator has been broken once again – less than a week after the previous records were smashed. Beth Trammell of Madison took the title for Mississippi’s heaviest alligator […]