March 2019

Spring Squirrels and More DID YOU KNOW THERE IS a spring squirrel season, May 1 to 31 in 51 East Texas Counties? That’s right, hunters have an opportunity for some of the finest small game hunting to be found anywhere. Also, […]

Gobble, Gobble IT’S TURKEY TIME IN TEXAS! As far as this writer is concerned, turkey season could not come fast enough. As the years creep up on me and I become a little older—I mean a little more “distinguished”—I find

IWI Galil ACE 7.62×39 SURE, AR15s ARE COOL. But everyone has one. Or maybe you are an AK47 type guy. But AK47s can be a little lacking in the ergonomic, accessory mounting and accuracy department. IWI thought the same thing,

Not a Bison, Not Even Tasty Like A Bison, but Legal to Bowfish. And… They Get HUGE BOWFISHING FOR BUFFALO is a blast! However, don’t get the buffalo fish—the subject of this article—confused with that bovine behemoth, the Great Plains bison,

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A Two Part Story. Watch for part 2 in May. CAREFUL…Do not step on any dry cedar limbs, and do not step on any rocks that might slide or make any kind of noise!” cautioned Jackie Murphy as we started

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Take a Southward Heading AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SPRING invades the Texas coast with the arrival of April, warmer air and water temperatures gradually become the rule rather than the exception. Anglers across this great state are blessed with more

April Often the Beginning of Good Times to Come APRIL USUALLY BEGINS our coastal spring, with warm enough days for more comfortable, as well as more productive fishing. Of course, the more time we can spend fishing, generally the better the

Proper Preparation SOME OF THE PREPARATION that I do prior to a fishing trip is to make sure the hooks are sharp and the stringer (for wade and kayak fishers) is not tangled. I check for nicks in the leader and

Spring Into Big Trout Action TYPICALLY, WHEN PEOPLE think of saltwater fishing along the Gulf of Mexico they envision adventures consisting of some of the larger offshore species such as grouper, kingfish, tarpon, and even sharks. For the light-tackle enthusiast, however,

Reunion of Memories THEY WERE CLIENTS WHO had fished with me for more than 20 years. It was a father-son thing for them, passionate anglers, plain good folks who knew my style of fishing. Aside from getting bait occasionally, they did

Red Snapper Study to Include $250 Tags ALOT OF PEOPLE THINK April is a magical month. Anglers are checking their boats, motors, and trailers to make sure everything is ready to go. Fishing reels are cleaned, new line is put on

The Allure of Alazan Bay ACRES AND ACRES of uninterrupted grass cover the shorelines of Alazan Bay creating the most unspoiled and untouched body of water on Baffin Bay. It’s a mysterious place that feels like nothing much has changed for

No Holds Bar-ed APRIL ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE a new beginning on the Lower Laguna Madre. Spring tides push warm water back into the system, and push water temperatures up to that magic 70 degrees. This warms the blood of winter-weary trout

UPPER TEXAS COAST LOCATION: East Galveston Bay HOTSPOT: Tide Gauge GPS: N 29 28.179, W 94 41.941 (29.4697, -94.6990) SPECIES: Speckled Trout BEST BAITS: Live Shrimp under a popping cork CONTACT: Capt. Caleb McCumber 832-451-9989 calebmccumber@gmail.com www.captcaleb.com TIPS: “Live shrimp,

PINEY WOODS   LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn HOTSPOT: Five Fingers GPS: N 31 7.914, W 94 7.71 (31.1319, -94.1285) SPECIES: Largemouth Bass BEST BAITS: Senkos, top water frogs CONTACT: Mike Knight 936-635-2427 notechmike@hotmail.com www.easttxfishingguide.com TIPS: April 2019 has the potential

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the RIGHT TAB BELOW, which

Alone in a Crowd “IT WAS A GOOD LEASE,” I said over my shoulder to the Hunting Club membership riding in the truck with me. Doc took up the front passenger seat, while Woodrow, Wrong Willie, and Jerry Wayne squished shoulder-to-shoulder

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