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Mandarin & Sherry Glazed Pork Tenderloin PORK TENDERLOIN is a delicate cut of meat that pairs well with the bold taste of our Mandarin Orange Serrano ...

The New Hammered Kastmaster Simply Hammers Big Fish Already an icon in the fishing world for catching fresh and saltwater species of nearly all varieties, ...

South West International Boat Show Gears Up for Spring Show THE REGION’S LARGEST in-water boat show allows buyers to see boats in their element. The ...

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE BOXES above the ...

PINEY WOODS   LOCATION: Lake Fork HOTSPOT: Running Creek GPS: N 32 54.354, W 95 30.8939 (32.9059, -95.5149) SPECIES: Largemouth Bass BEST BAITS: Light Carolina ...

UPPER TEXAS COAST LOCATION: East Galveston Bay HOTSPOT: Hanna’s Reef GPS: N 29 28.471, W 94 43.251 (29.4745, -94.7209) SPECIES: Speckled Trout BEST BAITS: MirrOlure ...

Bar Talk M ARCH MAY BE A TRICKY MONTH. With a colder than normal winter finally winding down, more moderate weather begins to settle over the ...

March… Time for Trophy Speckled Trout W HAT ARE THE TWO MONTHS that historically produce the longest and heaviest pre-spawn trout that, this year, may go ...

March… Time for Trophy Speckled Trout I T’S THAT TIME OF YEAR when the quest for big speckled trout is here again in the Upper Laguna ...

Against the Wind T HE NORTHER HIT my house at 3 a.m. It was what we Texans call a “Blue Norther.” The temperature dropped 40 ...

Caution… The Water May Be Slick I T’S MARCH AND IT’S TIME to fish the slicks! In past discussions regarding fish slicks, we have talked about ...

Planning a Fishing Trip Y OU AND YOUR FISHING friend have been getting your tackle and boat ready and looking forward to a day on the ...

Good Things Appear on The Horizon! I N BRAZORIA COUNTY, where I live, our County Judge says the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey will take several years ...

The Potential of March I T IS MARCH. The windy month with all the potential. There’s no doubt that some of the most memorable days we’ve ...

Speckled Trout Texas City     Whitetail Loma Alta       Rainbow Trout Guadalupe River   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out ...

Hurricane Harvey Cleanup Begins on Coastal WMAs HURRICANE HARVEY DEPOSITED record-breaking amounts of rain on Texas, displacing people and wildlife while damaging homes, businesses and ...

Texas Outdoor Nation Feature Story WHAT IS THE GREATEST TROPHY a turkey hunter can bag in the United States? Is it the Grand Slam with ...

A Look at Varmint Calibers [dropcap font=”” size=”1″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]I I have written about predator rifles herein a couple of times, but never about ...

The Whitetail Acre M ight want to grab your fly rods!” I told Josh and Jake. “Bluegill should be biting. Put them behind the seat ...

HOG HUNTING is done chiefly on private land in Texas. Millions of acres of public land in Texas offer zero to marginal hog hunting opportunities.  ...

Why should I Bowfish? I CAN’T GET ENOUGH BOWHUNTING, and I can’t get enough different types of bowhunting. That’s why years ago, I turned to the ...

Kayaks Help Hardcore Carp Anglers Find Success IT FEELS LIKE YOU’RE HOOKED TO a freight train with an attitude when you set the hook on a ...

Five Spinning Rod Strategies for Specks, Reds and Flounder Spinning reels and rods are popular on the Texas Coast for rank and file anglers seeking ...

March is Prime Time for Spawning Slabs The black bass may be king in Texas, but you’d never know it by striking up a conversation ...

ShareLunker Gets a Facelift J UST IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T heard, the Toyota ShareLunker program run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is now ...

Our Best Defense [dropcap font=”” size=”1″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]I N MY 20 YEARS as an outdoor writer, one of my great pleasures has been meeting ...

“Throw right there.” That’s what I told my wife Lisa as we trolled up toward a point of the northern shoreline of Willow Bayou. She ...

Another Year of the Deer D EER. THOSE BEAUTIFUL, spectacular, always fascinating deer. I have a funny feeling that if you’re reading this here Uncle Ted ...

A Winter’s Wade [dropcap font=”” size=”1″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]A s any coastal wader who knows a 51M MirrOlure from a Corky Fat Boy will ...

Killing Manatees T he hunting industry doesn’t have the guts to face the deep and serious poaching problem in the United States. At least I ...

Confusing Subscription Cancellation I respectfully decline the renewal of your magazine. I have come to realize that you have endorsed the antler measurement of 13-inch ...

Archival Footage  W hen we made the move last year to our new office, we brought with us more than 1,200 cubic feet of archives. ...

Volume 34, Issue 11 March 2018 In this issue: Crappie on the March; Finding Spring Flounder; Carp in a Kayak, Why should I Bowfish?: Public ...