The region’s largest in-water boat show adds second show in Fall 2016! The South West International Boat Show, the largest in-water boat show in the Southwest, and the premier sail and power show for new and pre-owned vessels, will hold […]
The 8th Annual South West International Boat Show Announces 2016 Shows Read More »
Hunting hogs with night vision and thermal imaging gives you a great advantage over the super invasive and smart prey. I’ve been able to use a PVS14 night vision monocular setup for a while and recently was able to give
Night Vision and Thermal Hunting – Quick Impressions Read More »
Arthur Majors holding his 8lbs Black bass caught on a homemade white spinnerbait from Lake Sommerville. Caught 2/13/2016
Somerville Black Bass Read More »
Rey Ruiz/Calaveras Lake, San Antonio Texas/ Fishing for Cats this Red latched onto my line. His brother also hooked onto my friends line and the fight was on. Unfortunately my friends line broke off 20 away from the boat but
Rey Ruiz/Lake Austin/ This 36 plus Lbs. Tank took a approx. 10 minutes to reel in from 30 feet below using 12 Lbs. line. Normally the biggest thing out there are White Bass and Carp. To my surprise it was
Rey Ruiz and Sean Kohlmeyer/ Lake Austin, 360 Bridge. Caught on 4Lbs mono. Raining and 30 degree weather. We were the only boat on the water. Crazy? Maybe….or just Hooked!
Triple Bass on 4Lbs Mono Read More »
When Shimano announced that they were coming out with a new Stradic line, I was a bit apprehensive. My favorite reel for casting and jigging is a Stradic 3000, and honestly, I didn’t want them to change a thing. Then
Shimano Stradic C3000HG: YOWZA!! Read More »
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker season is off to a slow start. The program began in October and there’s just one entry so far, a Sam Rayburn Lake 13.2-pounder caught Nov. 2 by Ray Euper of Lufkin.
What’s happened to the ShreLunkers (13 + lb bass)? Read More »
South Texas’ deer hunting is unique in that large ranches are managed for producing big whitetail bucks through carefully regulated harvests of mature deer, culling of deer, and feeding of protein and minerals. Many ranches have their own set of
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For all practical purposes, modern trophy management for whitetail deer began in Texas. Three decades ago, owners of large ranches implemented practices that they felt might improve the quality of the deer they were seeing. Today, these efforts have come
Whitetail Vacation: Affordable Deer Management Hunts in Texas Read More »
Toledo Bend continues to produce big bass. The biggest bass in the Toledo Bend Lake Association Lunker Bass Tournament so far since Jan. 1 is Louis Slaughter’s 13.15 lb trophy caught 02.02.16. In second place is John Dickerson’s 12.39 lb
Toledo Bend yielding big bass Read More »
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program’s Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration Project is moving along to completion. When completed it will return this area to a productive natural habitat with enhancements for recreation. Planning for this $5.3 million project began
Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration Project is moving along to completion Read More »
I have been creating disastrous tangles, breaking fishing rods, falling off of the boat, and hooking myself, friends, and family, for decades. If there’s a mistake to be made while fishing, chances are I’ve made it. And if I haven’t,
Mistakes Anglers Make – Don’t Do This! Read More »
10 pound bass caught and released in Jacksonville, Texas
All About that Bass Read More »
15 year old jason gandy went fishing with his uncle and caught a big alligator gar in san saba, tx
first alligator gar Read More »
I was all packed and headed toward the beach. Got my rods out and waited. it took about 15 minutes for the first bull red to hit. While scrambling for a quick catch and release, I found that I
The effort to preserve the largest known herd of white deer in North America took a blow this week when an aerial census revealed that the herd had lost over half its numbers since 2008. For decades, the white deer
North America’s Largest White Deer Herd Suffers Dramatic Decline Read More »
Largemouth bass: Anglers who fish in the near-coastal fisheries of four counties in the southeast corner of the state, or the Sabine River downstream from Toledo Bend Reservoir will see a new definition of “legal” largemouth bass if a proposed
Travis McKee and Leroy Navarro, were winners of the Baffin Classic, with a reported weight of 21.87 lbs. Second place winners had 21.03 pounds. Round two of the Classic is this weekend. McKee said he and Navarro have been fishing
“Hard headed and patient” Read More »
