2017

Fishing Off the Grid I f technology and our fascination with it continue racing each other into the future, young fishermen may wind up someday spending more time pressing buttons than making casts. Apps are great, but don’t discount the […]

Wow! That Deer Season Sure Was FUN! I slept in this morning, no,  really. It wasn’t storming, I wasn’t ill, not feeling particularly lazy or tired, but I simply slept in this morning, March 1, 2017 for the 1st time since

A Bloody Hog Battle T exas currently faces a  polarizing debate over the use of the anti-coagulant warfarin to try to control the skyrocketing population of wild feral hogs in the Lone Star State. The recent presidential election seems like

Texas Offers Hope for the Salvation of an Endangered Species It is the most valuable wildlife commodity in the world. Fetching up to $60,000 a pound on the black market, rhinoceros horn is coveted greatly by millionaires in Asia who

Texas bass anglers are blessed with a wide range of great fisheries in just about every geographic region of the state.  To hear David Burman of Orange tell it, the brackish and saltish back waters that are the Sabine and

Vibrio: a Serious Saltwater Threat You may remember the uproar from last year about flesh-eating bacterium” found in the coastal waters of Texas. Well, it is that time of year again. Vibrio. That’s what we’re talking about. Found in brackish

Tips for Taking the Big Flatfish Prize in CA’S Annual Tourney It’s time for the CCA STAR tournament. Each year the Flounder Division is one of the most hotly contested categories on both the adult and youth (scholarship) side. The

Pretty in Pink T heres no disputing that jetty systems hold fish. The combination of solid, multi-leveled structure, tidal flow, access to deeper water, and variety of forage make them natural magnets for speckled trout, redfish, flounder, snook, mangrove snapper, sheepshead, assorted

Giant Flatheads of North Texas The flathead catfish, also known as the “yellow cat”, is a good example of a humble fish that can grow to gigantic sizes and put up a fight that can wear you out but leave

Free-Ranging Axis Thriving in the Texas Hill Country The axis deer may be the most beautiful deer species on the planet. Known as “chital” in its native India, axis are the number one prey species of the Bengal tiger, and

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The Buffalo Slayer M ost people would agree that the side-hammer Sharps buffalo rifle is an icon of the Old West. There is no doubt that over a decade, buffalo hunters used the side-hammer Sharps and other rifles to kill buffaloes

Passing the Torch A ttracting youths and novice hunters to outdoor and sporting traditions is vital to the passing of the torch to those who will be the next stewards of our wild places. One way the Texas Parks & Wildlife

The Magic Month of May T he magical month of May has arrived and the entire Sabine Ecosystem should begin to open itself up to anglers seeking plenty of rod bending options. We now find ourselves in a period of transition from

May is Indeed Magical T he changing of the seasons demonstrates as much as anything else the wonders of the natural world—even on the upper Texas coast where those changes can sometimes be difficult to actually pin down. There is

Rafts of Mullet W hen the wind comes from the west, southwest, or northwest, it turns the water brown in East and West Matagorda Bays. This makes for challenging fishing. It is possible to find a spot with fairly clear water,

May Trout Waders Need to Make Their Own luck W hen you wade-fish the coastal regions of Texas, speckled trout are available to those who put forth the effort to locate such prizes. In doing so, however, it is important for

Instead of Gratitude, All I Got Was an Attitude T he call came at 6pm, Thanksgiving Day. It was a desperate plea for help. Their boat had run aground and they were stranded in Carlos Bay. The wind was picking up

Tide Runners Move Back into the Bays B y the end of May, we are  moving into early summer fishing and hot temperatures. Plug in the GPS settings for Estes Flats, North Mud Island, Hog Island, and Dagger Island or