2019

THE SNOOK WAS WHIPPED. I was wading waist-deep along the edge of a channel in the (aptly named) Shark River country of the Everglades. The shining silver and yellow fish weighed five or six pounds, small for the region, but

How Wide Is Your Boating Safety Margin? THERE WAS A TIME when outfitting your boat with high-tech safety gear was prohibitively expensive. Those days, thankfully, are long gone. In fact, there’s a slew of gear on the market today that

I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER my first experience with white-winged doves. I was in the company of a great friend who is no longer here to hunt and fish or drink a beer with me. Jerry Simmons and I arrived in Uvalde

Get Ready, Get Set, Hunt! WOW! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Hunting season is finally right around the corner. Bow season begins next month, and rifle season is not far behind—although, I am. By now, I usually have my bow sighted

Holosun 530G IT’S NO SECRET that a quality electronic optic for your defensive rifle can easily cost upwards of $600. However Holosun offers a line of optics that I’ve found to be both reliable and affordable. I covered the Holosun

[info_box title=”DIGITAL BONUS” image=”” animate=””]   [heading tag=”h2″ align=”center” color=”#ffffff” style=”lines” color2=”#ffffff”]Products to Help Stay Cool in the Outdoors[/heading]   For the August issue, Dustin talks about a feature he wrote for the magazine this month on avoiding heat stress

10 Tips to Keep You from Overheating in the Outdoors THE SUMMER MONTHS ARE HOT! That is no surprise to Texans – especially in the “dog days” of summer. It is vitally important to stay cool and hydrated this time

The Dean Goes Up a Creek for Bass WHEN THE MERCURY approaches or even surpasses triple digits, Texas bass can go into a funk. Just like during the coldest periods of the year, they’re effectively shocked into inactive, and they

When Fluorocarbon Counts FISHING LINE IS A HIGHLY overlooked part of fishing. Anglers will sometimes debate whether they need to use a braided or monofilament, but only the most savvy anglers make the distinction between using monofilament and fluorocarbon. Monofilament

TF&G Editor Honored For Bear Conservation TEXAS FISH & GAME Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore was honored by the Press Club of Southeast Texas for his “Be Texas Bear Aware” public service announcements that run on Newstalk AM 560 KLVI. The goal

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Get Acclimated ANOTHER AUGUST HAS FOUND its way to Texas’s uppermost bay system. With it comes some of the hottest fish catching action and hottest temperatures of the year. To say “it’s hot” on Sabine in August is truly an

Try To Stay Cool In ‘Hot’ August Fishing AUGUST IS A “MIX” MONTH of sorts for anglers on the upper Texas coast. Warm water is great for bringing just about all of our popular sport and food fishes into active

Reading the Surf IN AUGUST WE GET MORE days when conditions allow us to get out into the surf and fish without being tumbled by waves, and under the right circumstances, the fish are there. When the wind is light, water

Stay Cool in August IT’S SORT OF FUNNY that as hot is it is out on the water this month; summertime is when there are more people doing it than any other time of the year. Vacation time and the seasonal

Dead Right AT THE TIME OF the writing of this article, a kayak fisherman was tragically killed in the bay waters of this area. The incident is still under investigation but from early indications it appears the kayaker was hit by

The Shark Mystique A NEWS RELEASE recently reported that Mark Stock, a Florida angler, landed what he said is a record class tiger shark on April 25 while fishing off Marco Island, Florida. The creature measured 14½ feet. The current Florida

Primetime Heat THE HOT SUMMER on the Texas coast is prime time for sight casters and fly fishermen, especially on uncrowded Baffin Bay. It’s covered in shallow, clear, grassy shorelines and long strips of sand up tight against its banks. It’s

Dawn Patrol THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST, most notably from Aransas Pass at the top to the Coastal Bend, to Brazos Santiago (“The Arms of Saint James”) at the mouth of the Lower Laguna Madre has long been the haven of the

UPPER TEXAS COAST • • • SPOTLIGHT • • • Location: Galveston Trinity Bay Hotspot: Sun Gas Wells GPS: N 29 38.858, W 94 54.2 (29.6476, -94.9033) Species: Speckled Trout Best Baits: Live Croaker or Shrimp Contact: Capt. Ralph Frazier