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Texas Fish & Game February 2020
January 24, 2020
In This Issue: Catching Monster Bass • Happy Valentine’s Spawn • A Texas World Record Speckled Trout? • Finding a Proper Backpack for Fishing • Real Hog Attacks • Plus: New Fish & Game Fishing Forecast […]
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January 24, 2020
Published by Texas Fish & Game Publishing Co., LLC. TEXAS FISH & GAME is the largest independent, family-owned regional outdoor publication in America. Owned by Ron & Stephanie Ward and Roy & Ardia Neves. PUBLISHER Roy and […]
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January 24, 2020
The Art of Forecasting ONE OF THE MOST important aspects of outdoor pursuits, especially fishing, is the ability to accurately predict the future. Like high-stakes gamblers and Wall Street speculators (which, come to think of it, […]
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January 24, 2020
Turkey Questions DEAR CHESTER, I follow your work on turkeys closely and have a question about these great game birds. How would you rank taking a wild turkey with a bow in comparison to other game […]
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January 24, 2020
An Open Letter To Animal Apologists I LOVE ANIMALS. Besides being a lifelong hunter and angler, I have always had companion and guard dogs. My wife Lisa and I run a small zoological facility with more […]
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January 24, 2020
Listen Up, Choir IF TEXAS WANTS to retain its hunting heritage and rightful reputation as a hunter-friendly state, its sportsmen must reacquaint themselves with how to conduct themselves on other people’s land. Up front, I know that […]
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January 24, 2020
February Spawns are Not Uncommon on Texas Lakes TEXAS BASS PRO Tommy Martin of Hemphill likes to remember that spring-like morning back in the winter of 2013. It was February 7 and the weather had been […]
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January 24, 2020
Crews Gives ’Em a Little Lip in February A RAT-L-TRAP may be the longstanding power fishing technique for Texas largemouths in February, and a swimbait is the newly stylish way to tempt big ones. Nevertheless, when […]
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January 24, 2020
FLY FISHERMEN Carl “Bud” Rowland caught the current official state record speckled trout May 23, 2002 in Lower Laguna Madre. It weighed 16 pounds and measured a monstrous 37 inches. This replaced the record trout Jim […]
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January 24, 2020
Hone Your Casting Skills & Pick the Right Spots CATCHING MONSTER BASS is not an accident. Sure, some newbies are blessed to somehow hook into a 10-pounder while they’re pulling out a backlash at the back of […]
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January 24, 2020
Resolve to be a Better Boater WELCOME TO 2020, folks! With a new year rolling in, it’s a good time to look at what we did right on our boats in 2019, what we did wrong, and […]
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January 24, 2020
Finding the Proper Backpack for Fishing WALKING IN AND around the rocky Nueces and Llano Rivers is a risk-for my gear. I’m a bit of a bull in a china closet (more like a Cape buffalo) […]
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January 24, 2020
Law Enforcement Precision Rifle Course RECENTLY I WAS invited to sit in at the local county’s precision rifle course. This course is designed to train and qualify county deputies to carry a precision rifle to use in […]
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January 24, 2020
Never Give Up! WELL, ANOTHER DEER hunting season has come and gone, and I can only hope that you had more luck than I. This year, I decided I would shoot a big buck, only. It was […]
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January 24, 2020
Attacks and Close Calls with Feral Hogs FERAL HOGS are increasingly becoming not only a nuisance across Texas, but a deadly threat as evidenced by the recent killing of a woman near Anahuac. In light of […]
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January 24, 2020
CWD Found in Free-Ranging West Texas Doe CHRONIC WASTED DISEASE (CWD) has been detected in a free-ranging, 5 ½ year-old white-tailed doe between Del Rio and Amistad Reservoir, making it the first confirmed case of the […]
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January 24, 2020
February A Time of Coastal Awakening SABINE LAKE & PASS WITH THE intensity and frequency of the cold fronts peaked-out during the traditional, coldest month of Southeast Texas winter, it’s no wonder that coastal fishing is pretty […]
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January 24, 2020
Trophy Bass Season Ready for Kickoff Reported by TF&G STAFF FEBRUARY IS WHEN trophy bass anglers start getting serious, as the pre-spawn activity begins on Fork, Conroe, Rayburn and other big largemouth lakes. Look for the […]
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January 24, 2020
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 TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the […]
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January 24, 2020
Death of a Blacktail THE SACRAMENTO RIVER in northern California is magnificent. With cool waters running from the Klamath Mountains in the shadow of magnificent Mount Shasta it flows over smooth, gray stones along wooded shorelines. As […]
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January 24, 2020
Grilled Boneless Leg of Lamb THIS IS AN AWESOME recipe that is great at any time of the year. The Jalapeno Kiwi Jelly dipping sauce is a perfect complement to the delicate but earthy flavor of […]
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January 24, 2020
TEXAS FRESHWATER Lake Texoma DFW Metroplex TEXAS SALTWATER Upper Texas Coast Mid Texas Coast Lower Texas Coast HUNTING South Texas
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January 23, 2020
Axis Deer San Antonio Crappie Lake Houston Black Drum Undisclosed Flounder Rockport Flounder Port Bolivar Redfish Sabine Lake Redfish & Trout Galveston Bay Whitetail Rusk County Whitetail Harrison […]
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