During an event on March 19, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and East Foundation officially approved a Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement to aid in the recovery and reintroduction of the secretive ocelot to south Texas. This landmark agreement continues progress toward ocelot
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During standard spring electrofishing sampling on Lake Concordia on March 11, 2024, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists were shocked to find one particular fish in their samples, a 49.5-inch Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) weighing in at a
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The “Internet of Things,” or IoT as it’s called, now includes everything from doorbells to dishwashers and is forecast to encompass over 20 billion connected devices by 2025. One of those many machines might be your boat. And though it
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The National Deer Association and the Southeast Deer Partnership announce the premiere of “WildTail: America’s Wildest Conservation Success Story.” Narrated by country music star Dustin Lynch and featuring Steve Rinella from MeatEater, the documentary takes viewers on the incredible journey
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Researchers put a camera tag on a great white shark. As they watched the shark during a 24-hour period, they were shocked when the huge shark took quite a bit of time chasing a small flounder. A scientist from the
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Legacy Class ShareLunker 668 from O.H. Ivie was just caught, weighed in at 13.14 pounds, and submitted by angler Keith Hall of Granbury, TX. Since there are 10 ShareLunkers already donated by anglers from O.H. Ivie for selective spawning and
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Recently published research from scientists at Texas A&M, partly funded by Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, provides information important for the management of juvenile tarpon habitats in Texas, and builds on our understanding of adult tarpon migrations. Juvenile Tarpon in Texas
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In This Issue: STAR Search: Winning Strategies for CCA S.T.A.R. • The Lairs of Giants: Best Lakes for Big Catfish • Wire Your Boat into the “Internet of Things” • Sci-Fly Surf Tactics • Wild Hogs that Maul and Kill
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Friends for Wishes Brings Fishing for Wishes to the Coastal Bend for the 3rd year. Fishing tournaments can be held for a plethora of reasons. When looking at fundraising tournaments they can be for individuals, families, conservation, scholarships, and more.
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During its March 28 meeting, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission approved a tag system for harvesting oversized spotted seatrout. This new tag will allow anglers to harvest one oversized spotted seatrout greater than 28 inches with the purchase of
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Call them ling, cobia, crab-eaters, or whatever you’d like, there’s no doubt that these hard-fighting, top-tasting fish are a prime target for anglers. Chumming is one way to get them, but many anglers prefer sight-casting or trolling when they’re going
Three Top Lures for Ling Read More »
It might seem surprising how little headway diesel outboards have made in the marine marketplace, especially considering the enhanced reliability, torque, and efficiency diesels provide. Weight and size have always been their main barriers, but in today’s world of 1,000-pound
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I admit I’m no fly fishing sharpie, and though I’ve tried fly fishing many times I always quickly gravitate back to my spinning gear. That’s mostly because I’ve never found it necessary to make it harder to catch fish –
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