Texas Fish & Game Magazine

August 2017

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FISH & GAME PHOTOS

Redfish Port Aransas   Turkey Williamson County   White Bass Richland-Chambers   Bass Brazos County   Catfish Lake Somerville   Black Drum Port Isabel   ...
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OPEN SEASON by Reavis Z. Wortham

Targeting Sportsmen S portsmen are being targeted. It’s probably fitting, somehow, that those who spend valuable time squinting through scopes are in turn, in the crosshairs ...
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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 TESTED

Redfish Throat Salad Whenever we go bay fishing, catching redfish is always a good time. They filet well, and are great on the half- shell. ...
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FISH & GAME GEAR

Scent-Safe 45L & 90L Duffel Bags Being scent-free will increase the success of every hunt.  That’s why the folks at Hunters Specialties developed Scent-Safe bags ...
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INDUSTRY INSIDER

NWTF Banquet Set for August 24 in Conroe The Montgomery County Texas Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host their first Annual NWTF ...
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TEXAS GUNS by Steve LaMascus

My New ‘Custom’ Rifle S ome time ago I purchased an old, but extremely well kept Remington Model 721 (The forerunner of the Model 700), in .270 ...
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THE BASS UNIVERSITY by Pete Robbins

Bertrand Goes ‘Old School’ in Late Summer A rizona pro Josh Bertrand is a self-described “fishing nerd.” He has mastered multiple niche techniques and seems ...
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THE PRACTICAL ANGLER by Greg Berlocher

Late Anglers Can Find Shallow Summer Bass T he equatorial heat of July and August drives water temperatures to their highest readings of the year and ...
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TEXAS BOATING by Lenny Rudow

Three Safety Blunders Many Boaters Make B oating safety is, of course, paramount to all of us who head out onto the water. Truth be told, ...
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SPECIAL SECTION

The fall hunting and fishing season is just around the corner.  In Texas the action never really ceases even with hunting as we have year-round ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Lower Coast

A Bit of Variety A s strange as it may sound, August can become pretty mundane. Trout and redfish have been in their summer patterns for ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Baffin Bay

Summer Bliss on Baffin Bay I t’s the dark before the  dawn of a peaceful summer day on the Texas Coast. Another pick-up truck begins the ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Aransas to Corpus

Redfish + August A s of the deadline for the August issue, the Upper Laguna Madre/Corpus Christi Bay area and Aransas Pass has given up two ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Rockport

Ten Mistakes Coastal Anglers Often Make T article is in response to the many questions I am asked about fishing on the Texas coast. “Captain Mac, ...
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COASTAL FOCUS: Upper Mid Coast

Red Hot August Action W e have been fortunate enough these past few months to be able to take advantage of some great trout action. With ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Matagorda

Let’s Fish the Beach W hen the water temperature in the bay climbs to near 90°F, fish act like people on hot and humid days; they ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Galveston

The ‘Dog Days’ of August? Y es, August is so hot in Texas that the dogs prefer to stay in the shade and not move around ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Sabine

Fishing Top to Bottom on a Sweltering Sabine A s we settle into what is typically our hottest month here on Texas’s northernmost stretch of coastline, we are ...
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THE DEPT. OF CONSERVATION

Dove Hunting in Texas Keeps Getting Bigger T exas ranks NO.1 in the entire country for dove hunting, including the overall numbers taken of mourning doves ...
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THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE

Inside The AR-15   I have grown fond of the AR-15 rifle in the various roles it has come to play for American shooters. It ...
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TEXAS HOT SHOTS

Bass Ray Roberts Speckled Trout Port Aransas Turkey San Saba   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest ...
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THE TF&G REPORT

Mysterious Black Whitetails Roam Texas Reader Charlie Hennigan sent in these images of a black deer he encountered near Luling, TX. At first glance (on ...
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BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo

Words of Wisdom L ive every day like it’s your last and one day you will be right!” My Mother used to tell me that all ...
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Saving Texas Oysters by Shane Bonnot

Anglers and Conservationists Rally to the Defense of Oyster Reefs on the Texas Coast Texas oysters have been the subject of much discussion for many ...
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TEXAS SALTWATER by Calixto Gonzales

Fully Expo’d T he sportsman’s life can be a difficult one. Logistics can be our ruination. In order to practice our pastime the way we want ...
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Super Exotics by TF&G Staff

Remember “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous?” Host Robin Leach would narrate an inside look at the homes and lives of the super rich, super ...
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TEXAS FRESHWATER by Matt Williams

Shadow Captains O ne of most debated aspects of night fishing for bass during the summer months is moon phases and the mountain lore around it. ...
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Kayaks for Kids By Dustin Warncke

Kayaks and other small watercraft continue to grow in popularity with people of all ages, and they are one of the easiest and most affordable ...
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Strange Creatures of Texas’ Coral Reef

The place is a true wonder of nature. Some call it a national treasure. It is certainly a place anyone who desires to learn about ...
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Unleaded Dove? By Matt Williams

Texans Will Fire 25 Million Shotgun Shells at Dove this Season. Thats a lot of Lead. Too Much? We Texans love our scatterguns. But we ...
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COMMENTARY by Kendal Hemphill

What Would Wiggie Think? H e was a small, dried-up, looking old man with steel gray hair and black-framed glasses thicker than Coke bottle bottoms. I ...
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NUGENT IN THE WILD by Ted Nugent

The Lyme Epedimic Clock is Tick-Tick-Ticking T he two brothers lived to deer hunt. It was a major annual family ritual like no other. Like most ...
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PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike

A Good Checklist is the Procrastinator’s Friend A s a proscrastinator, I’ve missed a few deadlines in my time, including the one for this column. Please forgive me, ...
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DOGGETT AT LARGE by Joe Doggett

Know Your Snakes D uring this past spring I  received three emails showing images of dead snakes. Each snake appeared well and truly hammered, limp and broken ...
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EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore

Forgotten Sea T he water was perfectly calm. Occasionally a light breeze would stir up a ripple, but there was no wave action to speak of ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Saving Sea Turtles While at Aransas Pass reader Greg Jackson noticed a sea turtle in trouble. Saving Sea Turtles “A boat washed this green sea ...
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INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves

Branding Irony A s a media company in this Brave New World of digital everywhereness, texas fish & game is engaged in a constant effort to ...
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