Texas Fish & Game

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May 19, 2016

Using Your Noodle for Catfish

More Passive — but fun — Ways to Catch Cats It is often said that there is more than one way to skin a cat. I’m not so sure about all of that. But what I do know is there […]
May 17, 2016

Catching Spring Reds

There are more redfish in Texas bay systems than there have been in more than 30 years. In fact, some areas are so thick with reds, anglers have a hard time catching legal-sized fish. No, I […]
May 11, 2016

Ground Game for Catfish

Bank Fishing Strategies for Boatless Anglers story by TF&G Staff with Chad Ferguson Anglers bound to fishing for catfish or any other species from the bank have limitations. Let us be honest here and recognize there […]
May 3, 2016

Bass vs. Bucks

As Texas’s Water Needs Spur a Land Grab for New Reservoirs, a Boon for Anglers May Become a Bust for Deer Hunters by Matt Williams Water is fast becoming a very valuable commodity in Texas as […]
May 2, 2016

Freshwater Kayak Fishing

Yakking for Bass and other Freshwater Action story by Greg Berlocher Not much more than a decade ago, the only boats sighted around lakes and major reservoirs were bass boats, ski boats and johnboats, with the […]
April 29, 2016

Trout X Files

The Truth About Catching Trophy Fish is Out There… story by Chester Moore Despite being the most sought-after species on the Texas coast, many of the facts about the lives of speckled trout and the tactics that […]
April 28, 2016

F.L.E.X ability

5 Keys to Catching Trophy Crappie Program Developed by Chester Moore Four years ago, I developed a system for targeting big fish of any kind. It is called F.L.E.X. Fishing® and it involves a scientific, systematic approach […]
April 12, 2016

How Trout Puke Can Help You Catch More Fish

The regional management plan of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) sheds light on an often-misunderstood part of speckled trout behavior: feeding. It shows that one researcher examined stomach volumes and concluded that spotted seatrout […]
March 28, 2016

Hunting Hogs with “Silencers”

Hunting Hogs, Exotics & Predators with Suppressed Firearms Most serious hog hunting takes place at night, and anyone who has hunted at night knows that a rifle shot seems much louder than during daylight hours, when […]
October 4, 2014

Targeting Trophy Trout

  John N. Felsher Everyone hears stories of novice anglers throwing something ridiculous and landing a trophy speckled trout. Sure, that happens occasionally, but so does winning $100 million in a lottery. Just don’t count on […]