January 24, 2020

CAN TEXAS EVER PRODUCE A WORLD RECORD TROUT? – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

CATCHING MONSTER BASS – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

TEXAS BOATING by Lenny Rudow – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

PACKING IT IN – February 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) […]

January 24, 2020

TEXAS TACTICAL by Dustin Ellermann – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

HOG 911 – OUTDOOR NATION – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

THE TF&G REPORT – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

FORECAST CENTER: Saltwater – February 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 […]

January 24, 2020

FORECAST CENTER: Freshwater – February 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 […]