Texas Fish & Game

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October 2, 2013

Patrick Sebile’s innovative crankbait (video)

Fishing lure innovator Patrick Sebile has done it again. HIs D&S Crank (Deep and Snagless Crankbait) breaks the mold for bass baits, providing snagless performance in the brushiest Texas Timber.

October 2, 2013

Visual Clues For Flounder Fishing

Flounder Fishing Visual Clues Greetings fellow flounder fanatics! For many years I went without wearing premium sunglasses. I would either buy a $9.95 pair or not wear shades at all. Several years back my cousin Frank […]

October 1, 2013

Can Fish Smell?

How They Actually React to Lure Scents By JOHN N. FELSHER My dad used to say, “Companies make lures to catch fishermen, not fish.” True, every year, companies spend millions of dollars developing new “can’t-fail” scented […]

October 1, 2013

Blind Date with a Duck

Blind Date with a Duck – October 2013 Hunters Find Many Options to Hide from Waterfowl Story and Photos by John N. Felsher Many Texas duck hunters sit comfortably in pit blinds sunk into rice field […]

October 1, 2013

Covering your Bass

The Basics of Fishing Shore Cover by Matt Williams It is no secret that bass are cover nuts. Find some grass, brush, lily pads, lay down logs, boat docks, piers or other assorted forms of cover, […]

October 1, 2013

Snakes And Other Hunting Season Surprises

Avoiding Snakes And Other Biters Be careful where you sit in bow (or squirrel) season. Also be careful where you climb and when you crawl on the ground tracking that buck after the sun sets. Although […]

October 1, 2013

Pontoon Boats for Fishing?

Pontoon boats don’t exactly strike most of us as hard-core fishing machines; they can’t handle rough seas, they can’t probe the shallows, and many aren’t what you’d call “high performance,” but I’ve run across at least three pontoon fishing boats lately […]

October 1, 2013

Racing stripe crappie? (video)

Ever seen one of these?

October 1, 2013