Texas Fish & Game Magazine
February 2017
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FISH & GAME PHOTOS
Speckled Trout East Galveston Bay Whitetail Foard County Speckled Trout Chocolate Bayou Redfish Coleman County Redfish Galveston Redfish Galveston ...
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OPEN SEASON by Reavis Z. Wortham
Candles D elbert P. Axelrod, better known as Stinkfoot, came struggling through the doors of Doreen’s 24 HR Eat Gas Now Cafe with his arms around ...
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THE BASS UNIVERSITY by Pete Robbins
Pitching for Bass in February F resh out of high school, Gary Klein moved from California to Texas to begin his bass fishing career, largely because ...
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OUTDOOR DIRECTORY
TEXAS FRESHWATER Lake Amistad Lake Texoma DFW Metroplex TEXAS SALTWATER Upper Texas Coast Mid Texas Coast Lower Texas Coast Louisiana HUNTING South Texas ...
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TEXAS TASTED
Boudin Chops This recipe is great for entertaining and tastes just as great as it appears on the plate, I use Venison Boudin, but regular ...
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TEXAS TESTED
Go Deeper with Sonar I am a bank fisherman. I spent years fishing out of a boat but began from the bank and after getting ...
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FISH & GAME GEAR
End-to-End Storytelling with Cloud-Connected HERO5 Cameras GoPro, Inc. unveiled new products and services that dramatically simplify the process of capturing, editing and sharing engaging content, ...
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INDUSTRY INSIDER
Fisherman’s Lodge on the White River Texas anglers wanting to try their luck at catching rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout need only to make ...
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TEXAS GUNS by Steve LaMascus
The Ruger Hawkeye in 6.5 Creedmoor I recently wrote an article on the 6.5 caliber cartridges. In it I mentioned the 6.5 Creedmoor. I have since ...
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THE PRACTICAL ANGLER by Greg Berlocher
Speed Perch I t has been said that Caesar Augustus disliked the month of February so much that he shortened it to 28 days, just so that ...
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TEXAS BOATING by Lenny Rudow
Rigged for the Hunt S ome of us have a dedicated boat (or boats) both for fishing and hunting, but not everyone is fortunate enough ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Lower Coast
Depth Charges O ne of my favorite ways to antagonize my Michigan in-laws is to send a picture of me and Sandie fishing in the middle ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Rockport
Cold Meanderigs H ow do you get up and motivate yourself to fish in the cold?” I was asked one VERY cold February morning? I have ...
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COASTAL FOCUS: Upper Mid Coast
February’s Trophy Trout A lot of Coastal Anglers who are fortunate enough to be able to fish on a regular basis often manage impressive catches of ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Matagorda
Conditions for a Good Day in Three Locations I t was mid-February and the water temperature was 59°F. Jeff Wiley and I waited until late afternoon to ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Galveston
February Is A Month To Pause And Consider E very indication as I write this is that 2017 will begin a “brave new world” for citizens of ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Sabine
Fish Deeper, Warmer Water in February F ebruary has found us and there are lots of folks who are waiting as patiently as possible for ...
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THE DEPT. OF CONSERVATION
WMA Whitetail Research D eer hunting operations making use of the Managed Lands Deer Permit system will be able to continue hunting through February, while most ...
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TEXAS HOT SHOTS
Whitetail San Saba Whitetail Glasscock County Hybrid Lake LBJ Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest [button title=”GO ...
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THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE
More on Night Vision N ew night vision products are being introduced at an ever-faster pace, which is good news. Even better news is that prices ...
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THE TF&G REPORT
Mulefoots and Other Strange Hogs of Texas For all practical purposes the hogs we hunt are sus scrofa but there are a number of regional ...
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THE CAT FILES
Profiles of Texas Catfish Recently the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) has taken a renewed interest in catfish. A big part of their strategy ...
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BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo
Memories of a Hunt I t was opening day of bow season and dawn found me perched in my tree stand as I waited for another ...
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OCELOTS OF SOUTH TEXAS by Chester Moore
Pint-Sized Leopards Appear to Be Returning to Texas Wildlife biologists in December trapped an ocelot kitten at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, just east of ...
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10 THINGS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING AND THE GULF COAST by Chester Moore
Flounder are moving into bays along the Gulf Coast right now. In a super slow fashion, they are coming through the jetties and filtering into ...
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TEXAS BLUE DEVILS by Chester Moore
The Lone Star State’s Mysterious Exotic El Diablo!” “El Diablo!” A man came screaming through a South Texas work camp at night frantic and pointing ...
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TEXAS SALTWATER by Calixto Gonzales
A Chance to Heal M y wife thought I was nuts. You’re going fishing? NOW?” “Yes,” I said as I grabbed a rod and stuffed lures ...
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FRESH WATER TIDES by Steve Schaffer
How Coastal Floods Affect Saltwater Fishing The Texas coast is prone to experiencing freshwater deluge every few years. Last year represented some of the most ...
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TEXAS FRESHWATER by Matt Williams
Reeling in Some Sense in a Fishing Report I f you’re an avid reader of this magazine and others like it, chances are you’re a sponge for ...
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THE FLORIDA TEXAS STOCK EXCHANGE by Matt Williams
—story by Matt Williams I’m not sure when I caught my first Florida-strain largemouth bass, or one with traces of the fast-growing gene in its ...
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NUGENT IN THE WILD by Ted Nugent
Ethics…When No One is Watching T he glorious Michigan bowseason had been blazing along ferociously for just 20 days. Well, maybe not actually blazing everyday, and ...
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COMMENTARY by Kendal Hemphill
Cafe Ingratitude G rowing up in a central Texas family that ate meat at almost every meal, a large percentage of it wild, I was entirely ...
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PIKE on the Edge
Breaking the Bass (and Buck and Speck…) Ceiling F ebruary, since it’s the month of Valentine’s Day, seems an appropriate time to churn some fresh discussion ...
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DOGGETT AT LARGE by Joe Doggett
The Phases of Angling I t’s been said that a serious angler goes through four phases during a fishing career. As time passes, I’m inclined to ...
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Feeding The Need For Hunting, FIshing
Feeding the Need I have always craved any connection to the outdoors. Without hesitation as a little boy, I would ask my mom to take me ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Love for ‘The Drive’ I am writing this in response to your page-9 article entitled “The Drive” in the December 2016 issue of TF&G. Your ...
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INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves
A Word for Our Sponsors I ncome from sponsors has been the lifeblood the media business since the earliest newspapers. A penny a copy turned a ...
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TEXAS FISH & GAME Staff
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