2025

LAKE CONROE HAS LONG BEEN celebrated as one of Texas premier big bass lakes, and for good reason. It’s a magnet for Houston-area anglers chasing trophy largemouth bass and other species, making this 22,000 acre reservoir iconic…

ARTICLES THAT PROFESS to offer a number of ways to get better at something I care about always attract me. From cooking to running, if it has three or four defined tips, I am going to read it. I honestly think that is why I like writing similarly focused articles about trout and redfish fishing so much. Often a few focused tips can give someone something new to work with, and possibly more importantly, it gets them into a mindset of improvement. The tips, tactics and items are valuable, but getting a mindset of improvement is priceless in mastering whatever you are pursuing…

TODAY’S OUTBOARDS have the potential to run with about the same reliability as a modern automobile, which is a huge blessing for anglers and hunters. Note, however, the use of the word “potential.” Naturally, to get this sort of reliability out of an engine you have to maintain it properly and follow all of the manufacturer’s recommended regular service…

BOW FISHING IS A THRILLING combination of archery, fishing, and hunting which offers those who brave the waters with a bowfishing bow a unique opportunity to target species such as carp, gar, shad, buffalo among other non-game fish species…

REAVIS Z. WORTHAM stands as a distinguished voice in the realm of storytelling, seamlessly weaving his talents as a novelist and columnist into an impressive literary legacy. Best known for his critically acclaimed Red River Mystery series and the high-octane Sonny Hawke thrillers,

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) asks hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts in South Texas to monitor for animals affected by New World Screwworm (NWS) after a recent detection in Mexico.

EARLY SPRING is in the sights of fishermen up and down the coast and we are all anxiously awaiting more and more angling opportunities to slowly begin to pop up. Knowing full well that we have no idea what type of weather conditions we’re going to have from week to week, we are excited about the warm, comfortable days that will be mixed in with some late winter-type conditions…

WELL, HERE WE ARE AGAIN going into the Spring and hoping for good weather and light winds to help make our time out on the water more enjoyable. But often, it is usually windy this time of year and always seems to be blowing on the weekends when most of us can get out! Springtime brings on some great fishing and the return of lots of people to the bays to enjoy their Spring Break on the water…

I’M DEFINITELY A FAN of the warmer months. Hibernation during the winter is not my favorite time of the year. My desired wardrobe consists of shorts, t shirt, and flip-flops. I will growl when I have to walk out of the house with a coat. There is a limited amount of maintenance that can be done on your equipment before boredom begins to set in.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR and winter trout fishing is loud and proud on the Texas coast. It felt as if summer would never end last year, and the new year hit us with a historic cold front that brought a 35+ degree air-temp drop and 40mph north winds within 12 hours. Fortunately, this is an extreme and not something we deal with often…

UPPER LAGUNA MADRE by Capt. Richard Thompson Not Out of the Woods LISTEN: (4 min, 19 sec)   WHO SAID WE ARE OUT of the cold months? We aren’t quite out of the woods yet, as we still have these late

SPRING IS IN THE AIR with heavy winds and a late front or two. Get your gear in order and your boats serviced! It is time to start fishing! With the spring rise in tide and heavy southeast winds to sustain it, the red fish will be plentiful and trout breeding. If you’re not excited, then I don’t know how to help you…

BAFFIN BAY IN MARCH AND APRIL can be an exciting time, but it can also be a blowout as far as weather goes. In South Texas, Mother Nature can be unpredictable. An unanticipated cold front can roll in and turn plans upside down in no time.

MARCH AND APRIL CAN BRING great opportunities for both trophy hunting and meat hauling and filling up the icebox. For most of March I am either drifting or wading. When fishing the flats, in attempt to catch giant trophy, like speckled trout and hard pulling redfish, I like using artificials like jigheads with your favorite soft plastic lure…

Upper Texas Coast HotSPOTLight: Christmas Bay •  •  • LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop Bay HOTSPOT: Cold Pass GPS: N 29 4.834, W 95 8.335 (29.0806, -95.1389) Christmas/Bastrop Bay: Cold Pass SPECIES: Speckled Trout BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, mullet TIPS: Fish soft plastics

Reported by TF&G STAFF More Hotspots Available in the 2024 Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas www.FishGame.com/fishgamegear   CURRENT WATER LEVELS • • • East Texas HotSPOTLight: Lake Conroe •  •  • LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin HOTSPOT: Monticello Cove GPS:

The following tables contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel.

IT WASN’T A big fire, really. Well, I guess that depends on what you call big. It started out small, and wasn’t my fault, no matter what one individual might say. All we wanted to do was fry some catfish we’d caught that afternoon. I’d considered cooking it like we used to do when I was a kid by dumping some lard in an old wash pot propped on three bricks with a real wood fire under it, but that seemed like too much trouble…