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May 22, 2012

The Eyes Have It

The giant American bison was 75 yards across the slope of the stunning South Dakota hillside. My Lakota guide had directed me to make the final stalk on my own, and the Great Spirit of the […]

May 21, 2012

Flounder “hit and run”? (video)

Have you ever had a flounder hit your lure hard and start running with it? This video will explain why and also let you know why you need to work over the area where you got […]

May 18, 2012

Frontier Pro-4X 4×4: small truck with big performance

Mid-size pickup trucks have become an almost endangered specie, at least in the US. Truck makers like Ford, GM and RAM are trying to drive their business to full-size models. Their logic is that, by discontinuing […]

May 17, 2012

Prepare Your Hunt NOW

Once we got the foodplots in, we took down more than 40 treestands and goundblinds all across our sacred hunting grounds. Springtime isn’t just about house cleaning, turkey and bear hunting and planting crops, and in […]

May 16, 2012

Micro Jigs for flounder (video)

I am starting to get questions about using micro jigs for flounder. After we ran a piece on them in TF&G and I have been talking about them for the last 18 months at my Flatfish […]

May 15, 2012

The Good, The Bad, and The Skunked

Thursday morning, nothing. Another long, tedious Thursday afternoon, and more nothing. A rather prolonged Friday morning set, nothing. And so it went for seventeen mornings and seventeen afternoons, in game rich wildlife grounds, with the right […]

May 14, 2012

Windy topwater trout?

Last week TF&G Publisher Roy Neves and I had the great pleasure of fishing with Capt. Kevin Callam out of Rockport. The wind was blowing 25 plus miles per hour so we started off fishing cut […]

May 10, 2012

Blacktip sharks on topwaters (video)

Ever catch a shark on a topwater? I have and let me tell you it is super fun. Awhile back while fishing with my friends Jason Laughlin and Jimmy Owens we came across vast numbers of […]

May 10, 2012

Retention & Recruitment: The Future of Hunting In America

I spent a great day in Fort Collins Colorado with Colorado and Wyoming wildlife professionals, biologists, scientists, game wardens and other dedicated conservationists. As the invited guest speaker at their annual event, they requested I address […]

May 8, 2012

Carolina Rig/Faux Shrimp (video)

One of the most infrequently used yet highly effective lure setups for specks, reds and flounder is a soft plastic shrimp on a Carolina rig. Check out this quick video clip to see the incredible action […]

May 8, 2012

Escort SmartMirror Live gives radar detector a real boost

I have often said that I won’t recommend a product that I haven’t tested myself, but today I am making an exception. The Escort SmartMirror has received so many accolades that I had to share it with […]

May 8, 2012

Let The Spirit Take You

“Things get a little crazy, in this day and age. “The concrete jungle warfare, got everybody in a rage. “And I sure like my rock and danger, “I crave my rock-n-roll, “But when I get my […]

May 6, 2012

Spincast reels for flounder (video)

I get lots of questions from novice anglers about using spincast (think Zebco) reels for flounder fishing. The following video addresses the advantages and disadvantages. Chester Moore

May 2, 2012

Live Mud Minnows (Trout Achille’s Heel?)

Secret Trout Bait Mention croaker and trout in the same sentence and you will certain segments of the fishing community FREAKED OUT. Apparently croaker are so good for catching big trout they should be banned. Well, […]

May 1, 2012

May 2012

April 30, 2012

Remember Orlando Wilson? (video)

Does anyone remember Orlando Wilson? Growing up you had the Big 3 anglers (Dance, Houston, Martin) and then you had Orlando Wilson. He was known for his fun-loving attitude and for catching lots of bass. I […]

April 30, 2012

First It was Kids Hunting and Shooting, Now They Are After Farm Kids

The days of a kid coming home from school to grab his .22 or .410 and head down to the creek bottom to pot a few squirrels are gone, legislated away by the mindless nannycrats and […]

April 28, 2012

Shemane “Queen of the Forest” Crossbow Antelope

The sonic bombast emanating from our little SpiritWild Ranch bunkhouse was ferocious. A couple of MotorCity Madmen were unleashing a torrent of maddeningly intense all American rhythm and blues rock-n-roll to die for as Derek St. […]

April 27, 2012

USFWS Harrasses Gibson Guitar Co.–over Wood

With a veritable arsenal of Gibson guitars and 6,500 flamethrowing concerts under my belt, so far, I have turned the skulls of millions of fun musical gluttons to a fine dust over the past 50 years. As […]

April 25, 2012

The Infamous Alaska Bear: The plain truth

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Not a day goes by where an American outdoorsman doesn’t confide in me that due to the increasingly complex, illogical hunting and fishing regulations across the nation, that it […]

April 25, 2012

Bigger (live) bait equals bigger bass!

A couple of years ago my wife Lisa and I took our friends Rion and Cythia Carlos fishing. Well, things were slow on the saltwater front so we ended up heading back and taking them fishing […]

April 23, 2012

WD-40 for fishing?

Over the years I have heard numerous people claim they knew someone who sprayed WD-40 on their fishing lures to attract strikes. I have never actually heard anyone admit they used it themselves but it seems […]

April 23, 2012

RAM introduces new 1500 for 2013

It’s a rarity for a new truck to be unveiled at the New York Auto Show — usually that honor is reserved for events like the State Fair of Texas. The production scheduling for the 2013 […]

April 22, 2012

Senator Reid’s Pony Express

I’m embarrassed for the great state of Nevada. Really. Senator Harry Reid is about as sharp as a bag of Nevada desert sand. He obviously doesn’t believe in President Lincoln’s advice: Better to remain silent and […]

April 19, 2012

Five Tips for Boating with Kids

If you’re like me, your favorite fishing and hunting buddies are your own kids. My two 12 year old boys join me on virtually every trip through the inlet, into the marsh, and onto the bay. […]

April 18, 2012

Target “coves” at jetties

If you are seeking redfish at jetty systems look for “coves”. This is what I call areas that are where the rocks are sort of spread out in awkward fashion and form a round area with […]

April 16, 2012

Record TX trout eaten? (photo)

The latest outdoors urban legend is circulating the Internet. The photo you see attached has been emailed all over the place and as the story goes the angler in the photo caught the fish on the […]

April 15, 2012

5 Tips for Kayak Fishing

There are a lot of reasons why kayak fishing has become so popular in recent years: it’s relatively inexpensive, it’s effective and in some cases even more effective than fishing from other types of boats, and […]

April 14, 2012

GM to discontinue Chevy Avalanche

Yesterday, General Motors announced plans to discontinue the Avalanche after the 2013 model year, not with a whisper but a bang. First introduced as a 2002 model in 2001, more than 580,000 have been sold in […]

April 13, 2012

Ft. Worth Pate Swap Meet is third largest auto swap meet in the US

It’s the 40th year for the Pate Swap Meet and for vehicle do-it-yourselfers this is the one-stop shopping destination for parts, and everything that goes with them, including already- restored vehicles and those that can be your […]

April 12, 2012

Are Crappie Texas’ smartest fish?

Crappie Brains Are crappie the smartest fish we deal with in Texas on a regular basis? In my opinion the answer is “no” but they are certainly near the top of the list. In fact, the […]

April 11, 2012

Gonzo for Grinnel!

The April edition of TF&G features a story I wrote called Never Grin at a Grinnel. I love catching big, tough grinnel and right now is a great time to catch them in East Texas. As […]

April 9, 2012

Best fishing advice?

What is the best fishing advice you have ever received or that you can share with others? I posed this question to four-time Bassmaster Classic Champion Rick Clunn once and his answer resonated in a big […]

April 4, 2012

Catch Spanish Mackerel!

The Spanish mackerel have arrived at the jetty systems along the Texas coast. Last week my father and I had an amazing trip catching many mackerel on the Texas and Louisiana side of the Sabine Jetties. […]

April 2, 2012

No fishing zones in Texas?

Did you know that between Sabine Lake and the Aransas Bay complex there are more than 200,000 acres of no fishing zones? Yes, I am talking about federally enforced no fishing zones. The Sabine National Wildlife […]

April 1, 2012

April 2012

March 30, 2012

Unattended Lines: Sail and Throw Lines

This is a continuation of my March edition feature “Unattended Lines”. In that article we covered freshwater and saltwater trotlines as well as juglines. Now it is time to examine two other types of lines. Sail […]

March 28, 2012

Trout around docks?

Do you catch many trout around docks, riprap and boat launches? I have done well at night with lights attracting trout to docks but have put little effort toward these areas otherwise. What are your experiences? […]

March 28, 2012

2013 Ford Super Duty Platinuim joins luxury ranks

When Ford introduced the F-150 Platinum Edition in 2009, it became an immediate hit with truck buyers who could afford it and didn’t need the power and towing capacity of a Super Duty. This month the […]

March 26, 2012

No Fishing Zones (Another spot bites the dust)

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about no fishing zones and the reality of the situation we are looking. While doing some research I found this story over at sportsmenslink.org that somehow got lost in […]

March 21, 2012

Biggest obstacle to fishing?

What is the biggest obstacle to fishing for you? What is the one thing that keeps you from fishing or makes it difficult? Finance? Access? Distance from fishable water? Please share […]

March 20, 2012

Strategic Vision cites F-150, Super Duty, Durango

There are numerous companies that rate trucks for just about anything but one that evaluates some very practical traits is California-based Strategic Vision. (Yes, I know it’s Califoria, but get past it.) They have just released […]

March 15, 2012

TX best catfish lakes pt. 4: Texoma

It goes without saying that Lake Texoma is one of if not the best location to catch a monstrous blue catfish. It produced the “Splash”, the 121.6-pound state record bagged by angler Cody Mullenix in 2004 […]

March 14, 2012

TX best catfish lakes pt. 3: Toledo Bend

(This is the third installment in our series on Texas’ best catfish lakes.) Toledo Bend is an excellent place to catch big flatheads, especially in two key locations, the extreme northern and southern parts of the […]

March 13, 2012

Voluntary Recalls: 2005-9 Toyota Tacoma

If you are the owner of a 2005 thru 2009 Toyota Tacoma pickup, your truck is undergoing a voluntary recall for a steering wheel assembly problem. Due to the design of the steering wheel spiral cable […]

March 13, 2012

TX best catfish lakes pt. 2: Lake O’ The Pines

(This is the second installment of a series examining Texas’ best catfish lakes.) Fans of the channel cats should definitely give scenic Lake O’ the Pines a try. This old reservoir by Texas standards is known […]

March 11, 2012

TX best catfish lakes pt. 1: Livingston

(This is part 1 of a three part series on Texas’ best catfish lakes. Enjoy!) Livingston is the best all-around producer of catfish in East Texas. The fish there are plentiful and grow to enormous sizes […]

March 8, 2012

Protected: Want to see Ford Super Duty unveiling?

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March 7, 2012

Fishing Questions and Answers, Pt. 2

This is the second installment of our reader fishing Questions and Answers. Q: Are buffalo (fish) and gaspergou the same fish? I have never caught either but hear about them all the time. A: Buffalo are […]

March 5, 2012

Fishing Questions and Answers, Part 1

It is a tremendous blessing to get tons of feedback here at Texas Fish and Game. Every year at this time as anglers begin to get out on their favorite lakes and bays across we get […]

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