2020

A Letter of Hope SPRINGTIME IS DEFINITELY here and the warmer temperatures are a welcome sight to all. Not only are these warmer temps a good thing concerning Covid 19, but they also make fishing much easier for the average […]

Operation: Covert-19 IT WAS THE Archduke Ferdinand moment in the ongoing struggle for hunting and fishing access and opportunities. Just as the assassination of the Archduke was the first domino that fell in the game of death and chaos called

Cool Down and Be Thankful AT THIS WRITING, first week of April, there are jurisdictions in Texas where fishing is prohibited. Mostly, these boat-ramp barricades and no-cast zones were enacted by smaller communities and towns across the state, especially along

Great White Sharks Expand Westward in the Gulf IN 2005, Tide magazine published an article I wrote about great white sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. “Jaws in the Gulf?” was honored in the Texas Outdoor Writers Association Excellence in

Expanded Snapper Season Opens In Federal Waters THE PRIVATE recreational angler red snapper season opens Monday, June 1, 2020 for a projected 63 days in federal waters. Red snapper fishing is open year-round in state waters. The season length is

Palaniuk Looks for Texas ‘Tweeners’ in Early June JUNE IS A TIME of transition for the transitory largemouth bass of Texas. They’ve left the shoreline areas where they fulfilled their reproductive duties. However, they’re not yet all the way out to

Digital Switching on Boats: Want It? Need It? DIGITAL SWITCHING SYSTEMS have become common on high-end fishing boats over the past few years, but not everyone thinks this is a good thing. Should you consider owning a boat that has digital

Texas Hunters are Tapping the Power of Deer Hunting Cooperatives DEER AND DEER HUNTING have come a long way in eastern Texas over the years. Back when I first moved here in the early 1980s, not many hunters shot does, and

A Highly Contagious Virus is Killing Wild Rabbits in West Texas TEXAS PARKS and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has received test results confirming that Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) was diagnosed in a wild black-tailed jackrabbit in Lubbock County and a wild cottontail

The Best Time to Scout AS I SIT TO write my column for June, the entire world is trying to cope with the coronavirus, which has now reached pandemic levels. Many infectious control doctors have given us their expert opinion

Another Look at the Diablo AMERICAN GUN CRAFT is now producing “The Diablo” double barrel 12 gauge shotgun pistols. That’s right—pistols. Not only that, but they ship right to your door with no federal infringements such as a form 4473 or

Federal Government Proposes Opening Vast Acreages of Public Land to Hunting and Fishing U.S. SECRETARY of the Interior David L. Bernhardt has announced a historic proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities. Continuing the Interior Department’s significant efforts

Game Wardens Encounter Hawks in Stores and More THIS IS HAWKWARD: A Hardin County game warden was at the Beaumont District Office when he received a call from the manager of the local Office Depot store. The manager said they

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June Sets the Tune for Upper Coastal Fishing SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN. It’s time to flip another page on the calendar. Things are heating up quite nicely

Bass, Crappie, Hybrid Action Heats Up Reported by TF&G STAFF Email us at ContactUs@fishgame.com •  •  • •  •  • Location: Caddo Lake Hotspot: Bird Island Area GPS: N 32 40.6206, W 94 5.0219 (32.6770, -94.0837) Species: Largemouth Bass Best Baits:

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

The Bighorns of Texas’ Elephant Mountain THERE IS SOMETHING about Elephant Mountain that desert bighorn sheep love. I have heard that over the years through conversations with biologists and various wildlife officials but not until I was at the top

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