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January 27, 2015

Stunning blue hue as algae lights up Hong Kong harbor

Hong Kong (CNN)The stunning photo shows a shimmering blue shoreline with the bright lights of Hong Kong in the distance. The fluorescent blue glow is natural lighting powered by an algae bloom of Noctiluca scintillans, commonly known […]
January 27, 2015

Dan Patrick: Open carry lacks support ‘at this point’

There are not enough votes in the Texas Senate to pass legislation allowing Texans to openly carry handguns, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday. Legalizing open carry is a high priority for many gun-rights advocates, and […]
January 27, 2015

How to Hot-Rod a Fishing Lure

Do you modify your fishing lures, to make them more effective? If so, you need to know about hot-rodding. And if not, well, you should. In one episode of the Got Bait? fishing series, we show how […]
January 26, 2015

Wading shorelines for the big trout

What lure should you be tying on the end of your line for big trout? Guide Paul Marcaccio (281-788-4041) suggested the MirrOlure 5 inch shad or the Bass Assassin 5 inch shad, but his favorite is […]
January 26, 2015

How to Throw Knives [VIDEO]

Earlier we covered throwing tomahawks, and even special forces shovels.  And now here is how I teach the kids at camp how to throw knives: Get the knives we use at Marksman Camp here.
January 26, 2015

TPWD Proposing Adjustments to Bass and Gar Fishing Regulations; Commercial Crab and Finfish Rules

AUSTIN —Fisheries staff with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are considering adjustments to bass length limits on several lakes, a change in alligator gar bag limit on Falcon Lake and clarifications to commercial crab and […]
January 26, 2015

Texoma Blue Cat

57 pound Blue cat caught on Lake Texoma with shad from the bank on Jan. 23,2015.
January 26, 2015

big momma

Chris Arriola caught this big girl early morning on buzz bait working it very slow near boat ramp!!! What a fight!!
January 26, 2015

Coast Guard intercepts Mexican fishermen poaching in South Texas waters

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Coast Guard interdicted a Mexican fishing crew attempting to poach red snapper in South Texas Saturday night. At approximately 7 p.m. Saturday, the crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Amberjack sighted […]
January 26, 2015

TPWD Proposing Changes to Turkey Hunting Regulations

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering closing spring eastern turkey hunting in 11 East Texas counties, restructure the season in two other counties and extend the youth-only fall turkey season. The recommendations […]