March 2017

There are a passel of good ways to catch crappie. On a scale of one to ten, soaking shiners or casting jigs around brush piles has to rank right near the top. This holds especially true from summer through much

Takin’ It To The Bank O ne of the biggest misconceptions  in fishing is you need a boat of some kind to get off the bank to catch fish—especially the big ones. I call it a misconception because that’s exactly

The State Has Approved the Use of Poison for hogs Control. Right or Wrong? Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced a rule change in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) that classifies a warfarin-based hog lure as a state-limited-use pesticide. 

I wasn’t feeling any pain, yet. I was numb and enraged in my adrenaline high, still feeling the sharp sting of fear and anger. There I was, flat on my butt in a prickly pear cactus with a 10mm auto

Though redfish are year-round hitters, with the warmer weather, there is even more potential for some action-packed fishing in Texas. Captain Chris Martin, owner of Bay Flats Lodge on San Antonio Bay, provides his best tips for successful half shell

The long and Short of It S o, the bass anglers Sportsman Society has decided that beginning this past January, tournament anglers may use rods up to 10 feet long, up from the long-standing eight-foot limit. The rule, C8 to be

The Growing Reputation of Texas Calvin Carter It’s all about conservation. It’s about inspiring people to take care of our precious wildlife resources.” Those are the words of Calvin Carter, a man many call a “wildlife artist extraordinaire.” And I

I Thought I Saw a Sea Snake? It emerged from a weedline that covered the edges of the 18-mile light out of Sabine Pass. “It had white/bluish and black bands and came from under the weeds and then swam to

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Nostalgia for a ‘Favorite’ M ost of us who grew up  in the first half of the 20th Century, remember our first gun fondly. For many of us that first gun was a Stevens Favorite. The Favorite was a lever-action, falling-block,

Texas Big Bass I t’s big bass time in Texas,  which means plenty of photos of big fish will be shared on social media near and far. I always enjoy inspecting pictures of big fish, especially lunker largemouth bass, those

Sabine’s Hotspots W armer air and water temperatures are gradually becoming the rule rather than the exception as the spring season slowly but surely begins to take hold of the Texas Gulf Coast. With the arrival of April, anglers across

April Brings More Than The Easter Bunny W ith the prospect of a mild winter again and rainfall levels more normal than in recent years, April should see the start of serious fishing action on our part of the Gulf

Fishing in Off- Colored Water O n April 25th, 2016, I was trying to figure out where my wife Janet and I could go fishing. We had received about three times the normal April rainfall, and most of the rain had

Spring Into Change F or many coastal anglers who don’t live close to the water, a lot of decisions have to be made by a number of different people whenever a plan is being put together for a fishing trip. You,

Banking It I t’s true most of us who  have a boat rarely give a thought to fishing from the shoreline. We have, we believe, graduated to the next level and shall never return to beating the banks for fish.

Try Holly Beach for a Gift of Speckled Trout A pril seems tailor- made for anglers who want to get out, get some sun and warmth, and catch a few cooperative fish to boot.  Water has stayed around the 75 degree

Rapid Changes I f you’ve been keeping tabs  on marine electronics in the past five or six years, you might have noticed that the pace of technological advancement is now so rapid, what was brand-spanking-new today is completely obsolete tomorrow.

Tumbling Dice M ore big trout will be caught on the Texas coast in April and May than during any other two-month span of the year, but predicting springtime coastal weather is a crap shoot. Seasoned anglers know that conditions will

Finesse Fishing Heavy Cover With Mark Daniels B ass university instruction Mark Daniels Jr., a veteran of the FLW Tour and now a rookie on the Bassmaster Elite Series, learned to fish on the California Delta. Although some Texans may quibble