2016

Tempt Deep Water Crappie with Vertical Jigging When crappie go deep to escape temperature extremes, anglers sometimes need to spoon-feed finicky fish.  In deep water, crappie might not chase baits far or aggressively, but they may hit something dangling in […]

The swamps, marshes and waterways of Texas are loaded with snakes. In most cases, every dark-colored snake encountered in these realms is labeled a “water moccasin” or “cottonmouth.” In reality, the vast majority are simply nonvenomous watersnakes or even other

A Writer’s Heroes O ne of the great perf I have as a writer is that I get to speak to students about my writing and my experience as a writer. Considering how the suits in Austin have completely mucked up the teaching

Wild Bill   It seems like an ocean of rough water has passed beneath the bridge, but it’s finally smooth sailing for Billy Ray Williams. My life-long mentor, confidant and fishing partner passed away on the eve of Easter 2016.

No animal symbolizes the marshes of coastal Texas better than the American alligator. Once an endangered species, the population rose enough to open a hunting season in 1984 and now thanks to solid management by the Texas Parks & Wildlife

Redfish Classic Kicks Off in Texas The Elite Redfish Series “Redfish Classic” held at the City of Orange Boat Ramp in April showed that Texas has what it takes when it comes to redfish and redfish anglers. Texan Clark Jordan

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Spider-Man   This piece is not actually about Spider-Man. It is about something that one of the characters in the first Spider-Man movie said. Spidey was talking to his uncle and the uncle told him “With great power comes great

Private Property I f there is a downside to hunting in the Lone Star State, it relates to access, with roughly 97 percent of lands resting in private hands. That being said, it’s hard to overlook public hunting locales in Texas—with

Time For a Saltwater Getaway T EXTHERE Text Is anyone paying attention to the number of boats being dragged down the highway? From before dawn till late afternoon, even into the night, people are making tracks to their favorite destinations. And

Another Texas Summer L et there be no doubt  about it—June is SUMMER on the upper Texas Coast. Although temperatures are mild compared to late summer days, it will already be getting serious. Anglers need to exercise care in exposure to both

Listen for the Sound of… No Sound K nowing when to change your location or lure is one of the challenges anglers have. Last June I went to the south shore of West Matagorda Bay with Jeff Wiley and my wife,

Summer Sucks E verything in life seems to be pretty much on a schedule. We always plan on Thanksgiving in November, Christmas in December, and taxes by mid-April. From the perspective of the fishing world, things are not that much different.

Losing Ourselves I f you are inclined to think this article is about how to get yourself (unlost), then think again. There are no navigation tips here or special NAV apps for one’s cell phone Instead, this is an article about

A Touch of Pink W hen prevailing winds begin blowing out of the southeast and help smooth out near-gulf waters, every angler’s attention should turn to the school of rock, as in the rocky jetties that bookend the passes up and

The Need for More Speed M aybe you’re a tournament bass angler, and every second counts. Perhaps there’s a thunderhead on the horizon, and you need to get home ASAP. Or, maybe you just plain like going fast. Whatever the reason,

Skills Can Start Early O ver the past several months I have had the pleasure of fishing with multiple talented young bass anglers as they compete in tournaments specifically designed for high school fishermen (and women). As a matter of fact,

The 6.5mms T he 6.5mm—.264 in American parlance —has been popular in Europe. This has been especially true in the Scandinavian countries, since before the turn of the 20th Century. The Swedes use 6.5x55s, which we consider to be marginal

The Father’s Day Gift for Every Sportsman It’s a passion that all anglers and hunters share, developed though years of triumphs and failures out in the field or on the water.  For most, those experiences define them as Sportsmen, and

Easily Mount Your Trophies Euro-Style SkullHooker has revolutionized the way hunters can display their European skull-mount trophies with its affordable, stylish and easy do-it-yourself bracket system. No matter what your trophy may be the Skullhooker’s patented Little Hooker and Big