Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

July 6, 2017

Backing Line on your Baitcasting Reels

I recently fished a weekend tournament with some guys that I duck hunt with, but have not fished with at all.  It is always neat to see how other people from other states rig their gear.  […]
June 29, 2017

Schooling Bass – Part 2

Last week we went over the ins and outs of schooling bass behavior and pursuing them. Now, we are going to dive head first into my favorite ways to catch them.  Some of my methods are […]
June 22, 2017

Schooling Bass – Part 1

As summer rocks on, you will start to see more and more schooling activity on just about any lake or reservoir in Texas.  For the most part, bass fisherman don’t get to see much feeding action, […]
June 15, 2017

8 Tips to Keep Your Fish Alive This Summer

It is mid to late June in Texas, and the temps are in the high 80’s to mid 90’s depending on where you live in the state. That means the water is warming and it is […]
June 8, 2017

Hydrowave: Smoke & Mirrors or The Real Deal?

It seems that every few years something busts onto the bass fishing stage that is loved and hated by fisherman.  The Hydrowave was and is just that, loved and hated.  I know the Hydrowave has been […]
May 30, 2017

Alton Jones Classic Bass Fishing Tournament

The Alton Jones Classic Bass Tournament is scheduled on June 17th, 2017 and will be taking place on Lake Waco at the Twin Bridges boat ramp. You can learn more about this event here or even register […]
May 18, 2017

Points – More than meets the eye

Just about every magazine article, blog or TV show will mention points at some time or another.  Points are in every body of water that you fish.  They may be long tapering points, or very small […]
May 4, 2017

Fishing the Shad Spawn

For those of us that followed the Bassmaster Classic a few weeks back at Lake Conroe, we saw several pros do quite well fishing the shad spawn.  We saw Edwin Evers targeting sea walls, throwing a […]
April 27, 2017

Fishing “Spots, Holes & The Juice”

All of us bass fisherman have certain “spots & holes” that we like to fish.  These are areas that we have caught fish at in the past and believe in. The question is how did you […]
April 13, 2017

Fishing the Spawn and Post Spawn

It is mid to late April and this has been a very unseasonably warm spring.  So the bass are slightly ahead of where they would normally be in the spawning cycle. The Bassmaster Elites just finished […]