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August 2019

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FISH & GAME PHOTOS – August 2019

Bluegill Private Pond Shark Galveston Catfish Lake Conroe Redfish Neches River Sheepshead Undisclosed Whitetail Graham Freshwater Fishing Conroe Bass Sam Rayburn Whitetail Baffin Bay Bass ...
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OUTDOOR DIRECTORY – August 2019

TEXAS FRESHWATER Lake Texoma DFW Metroplex TEXAS SALTWATER Upper Texas Coast Mid Texas Coast Lower Texas Coast HUNTING South Texas   [button title=”< PREV” link=”https://wp.me/p4qAjM-YDQ” ...
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SPECIAL SECTION – READY FOR THE FALL – August 2019

THIS YEAR IS NOT JUST any year for hunting and fishing. For me, it’s the beginning of a new journey of conservation through hunting and fishing ...
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SPORTSMAN’S DAYBOOK-Tides & Prime Times – August 2019

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the ...
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HOTSPOTS: Freshwater – August 2019

PINEY WOODS • • • SPOTLIGHT • • • Location: Caddo Lake Hotspot: Alligator Bayou GPS: N 32 43.1699, W 94 5.424 (32.7195, -94.0904) Species: ...
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HOTSPOTS: Saltwater – August 2019

UPPER TEXAS COAST • • • SPOTLIGHT • • • Location: Galveston Trinity Bay Hotspot: Sun Gas Wells GPS: N 29 38.858, W 94 54.2 ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Lower Coast – August 2019

Dawn Patrol THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST, most notably from Aransas Pass at the top to the Coastal Bend, to Brazos Santiago (“The Arms of Saint James”) ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Baffin Bay – August 2019

Primetime Heat THE HOT SUMMER on the Texas coast is prime time for sight casters and fly fishermen, especially on uncrowded Baffin Bay. It’s covered in ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Aransas to Corpus – August 2019

The Shark Mystique A NEWS RELEASE recently reported that Mark Stock, a Florida angler, landed what he said is a record class tiger shark on April ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Rockport – August 2019

Dead Right AT THE TIME OF the writing of this article, a kayak fisherman was tragically killed in the bay waters of this area. The incident ...
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COASTAL FOCUS: Upper Mid Coast – August 2019

Stay Cool in August IT’S SORT OF FUNNY that as hot is it is out on the water this month; summertime is when there are more ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Matagorda – August 2019

Reading the Surf IN AUGUST WE GET MORE days when conditions allow us to get out into the surf and fish without being tumbled by waves, ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Galveston – August 2019

Try To Stay Cool In ‘Hot’ August Fishing AUGUST IS A “MIX” MONTH of sorts for anglers on the upper Texas coast. Warm water is ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Sabine – August 2019

Get Acclimated ANOTHER AUGUST HAS FOUND its way to Texas’s uppermost bay system. With it comes some of the hottest fish catching action and hottest ...
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TEXAS HOT SHOTS – August 2019

Striped Bass Lake Tawakoni Red Snapper Gulf of Mexico Blackbuck Real County   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS ...
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THE TF&G REPORT – August 2019

TF&G Editor Honored For Bear Conservation TEXAS FISH & GAME Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore was honored by the Press Club of Southeast Texas for his “Be ...
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OUTDOOR NATION – LINE DRIVE – August 2019

When Fluorocarbon Counts FISHING LINE IS A HIGHLY overlooked part of fishing. Anglers will sometimes debate whether they need to use a braided or monofilament, ...
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THE BASS UNIVERSITY by Pete Robbins – August 2019

The Dean Goes Up a Creek for Bass WHEN THE MERCURY approaches or even surpasses triple digits, Texas bass can go into a funk. Just ...
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HEAT STROKE – August 2019

10 Tips to Keep You from Overheating in the Outdoors THE SUMMER MONTHS ARE HOT! That is no surprise to Texans – especially in the ...
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DIGITAL BONUS: PRODUCTS TO HELP STAY COOL IN THE OUTDOORS by Dustin Vaughn Warncke

[info_box title=”DIGITAL BONUS” image=”” animate=””]   [heading tag=”h2″ align=”center” color=”#ffffff” style=”lines” color2=”#ffffff”]Products to Help Stay Cool in the Outdoors[/heading]   For the August issue, Dustin ...
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TEXAS TACTICAL by Dustin Ellermann – August 2019

Holosun 530G IT’S NO SECRET that a quality electronic optic for your defensive rifle can easily cost upwards of $600. However Holosun offers a line ...
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BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo – August 2019

Get Ready, Get Set, Hunt! WOW! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Hunting season is finally right around the corner. Bow season begins next month, and rifle ...
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WHITE-WINGS IN TEXAS – August 2019

I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER my first experience with white-winged doves. I was in the company of a great friend who is no longer here to hunt ...
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TEXAS BOATING by Lenny Rudow – August 2019

How Wide Is Your Boating Safety Margin? THERE WAS A TIME when outfitting your boat with high-tech safety gear was prohibitively expensive. Those days, thankfully, ...
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THE GRAY FIN EXPRESS – August 2019

THE SNOOK WAS WHIPPED. I was wading waist-deep along the edge of a channel in the (aptly named) Shark River country of the Everglades. The ...
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BIG HORN HEROES – August 2019

How Hunters are Saving America’s Sheep AT TEN THOUSAND FEET, the world seems radically different than it does below. This is especially true for someone ...
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PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike – August 2019

Fishing Lure Rehab IF YOU WAIT LONG ENOUGH, old almost always becomes new. That’s true with haircuts, cars, baseball bats—and fishing lures. As a fisherman ...
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EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore – August 2019

Feral Hogs Invade the North SEEING A FERAL HOG in thick snow was surreal to me. I had seen thousands in swamps, cactus thickets and rocky ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – August 2019

Bass Eat Bass Just read your article in the May 2019 issue of Texas Fish & Game Magazine (“Texas Freshwater” by Matt Williams).  The title ...
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INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves – August 2019

Getting Schooled AS THIS ISSUE GOES TO PRESS, we will be in Fort Worth at the Texas Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention. Then, as ...
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TEXAS FISH & GAME Staff – August 2019

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BACK COVER: Convergent Hunting Solutions – August 2019

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INSIDE COVER: Progressive – August 2019

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ISSUE COVER – August 2019

In This Issue: Big Horn Heros  •  Getting Ready for a Big Fall  •  Pause for Jaws on the Grayfin Express  •  Avoiding Heat Stroke ...
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