Speckled Trout Port O’Connor   Catfish Lake Conroe   Rainbow Trout Medina River   Crappie Lake Lavon   Redfish Galveston   Feral Hogs San Saba ...

One Icy Day W rong Willie came around the pop-up trailer, buttoning his coat. The skies were dark and gray. “There’s no electricity.” “Probably the ice ...

Merry Christmas I Cannot believe it’s that special time of year once again. I am not talking about opening day. This is December and that means ...

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What are your memories of Christmas as a child? I don’t remember many Christmas presents I received as a child. Sure, I remember the X-Wing ...

Lully-Pop T here is a lull in fishing on the Texas coast during December. Deer hunting rules the state. Most anglers have put away their boats ...

Trout & Ducks T h magical combination of fishing and duck hunting in December is perfect for the outdoor adventurer on Baffin Bay. While you fish, ...

Shrimp Tail Story W hen my family and I to Houston in the 1970s, the first chance I had to try my luck with artificials along the ...

The Eye… of Tears I t was not a question of if, just when. Those who live in the Rockport area knew this in spite of ...

Mid-Coast Winter Transition D ecember 21 is this year’s first official day of winter. Bay water temperatures, however, usually start dropping well before that which instinctively ...

Fishing Heaven D ecember this year is supposed to be warmer than normal, but the whole earth is warmer than normal, and that seems to be the ...

The Gift of Good Weather T exas coastal fisherman often get new fishing gear for Christmas. If they have been really good boys and or girls, ...

Christmas Cleaning and Fishing D ecember is a great time to take care of some much-needed fishing-related business that doesn’t necessarily involve the use of a ...

Redfish Bastrop Bass Bayou Land   Tripletail Galveston   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest [button title=”GO ...

Coyotes Are Making Headlines From numerous news reports of predation on pets and livestock to photos and videos posted all over social media showing the crafty ...

Year-Round Monster Bass Hunt After more than 31 years of collecting and spawning 13 pound or larger “lunker” largemouth bass, the Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

Should You Get a Stepped Hull Boat? S teps in the hull bottoms of boats are nothing new, with the concept dating back to the early ...

A Good Way to Get Wet Feet in a Tournament I f you’ve been thinking about trying your luck in bass tournament fishing, but have yet ...

There’s More to Waterfowl than Meets the Eye How many times have you argued with your friends in the blind about which duck species is ...

Finding the Right Gift for the Archer in Your Life The realm of crossbows has expanded in so many wonderful ways in the just the ...

When winter sets in across eastern Texas, Jack Frost sends water temperatures on area lakes into a gradual nose dive. That’s when paper mouth junkies ...

Dancing a Different Jig F or years, jigs were a mainstay of offshore anglers up and down the Texas Gulf Coast. Deepwater anglers knew that the ...

It’s time to catch sheepsheads. Texas coastal waters are filled with these hard-fighting, excellent tasting fish that get little respect despite the aforementioned attributes. These ...

Rattling Up a Crafty Old Buck Fit, fit, ffffeeeeeeeeeeeeee!” I hissed, then slammed my rattling forks together with a loud crash and immediately started meshing ...

A Christmas Story A cold north wind took advantage of the opportunity when I opened the back door of the house, swirling into the warmth of ...

Be A Wildlife Army of One T here is a vast, stunning, towering, soul cleansing forest in the swamplands of southern Michigan that an uppity guitar ...

One Gun, Two Guns, Three Guns, Four… A friend who doesn’t own a gun and has never fired a gun (who is still a friend despite those ...

Double Up M ost ducks are remarkably fond of water. Come to think of it, so are most fish. This happy coincidence provides an abundance of ...

‘Twas the nIght Before Christmas (at Duck Camp) (This fun rendition of the holiday classic has become a tradition for me every year since my ...

Hurricane Coverage Thanks to you guys for the amazing Hurricane Harvey coverage. Some of the things you brought up were things no one else in ...

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