Toledo Bend Reservoir in East Texas was front and center again with its second Legacy Class entry of the 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program collection season. The Toyota ShareLunker program is a cornerstone of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) […]
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The Hunt Fish Podcast Summit once again brought together some of the most passionate voices in hunting, fishing, and conservation for a multi-day gathering dedicated to storytelling, collaboration, and celebrating the outdoor community. Hosted at the Pintail Hunting Club in
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CCA Texas recently approved $1,367,000 in funding to support coastal conservation, law enforcement support, public outreach, and habitat restoration across the Texas Gulf Coast at its February 2026 State Board meeting. Approved proposals include: $1,000,000 — Carlos Reef Oyster Restoration
CCA-TX Approves More Than $1.3 Million In Conservation Funding Read More »
The 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program collection season reached double digits with 11 Legacy Class entries on Thursday and Saturday afternoon thanks to Lake Tyler and Lake Fork. Lake Tyler was back on the board for the second consecutive year while
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Straddling the Sabine River along the Texas-Louisiana line, Toledo Bend Reservoir remains one of the most consistent big-bass lakes in the nation. At roughly 186,000 acres with more than 1,200 miles of shoreline, it has the size to intimidate newcomers
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The first warm breath of a Texas spring doesn’t just stir the redbuds and rattle the sycamores along a creek bank—it flips a switch for crappie anglers across the state. Somewhere between the last blue norther and the first stretch
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During the prespawn period, bass begin transitioning from deeper wintering areas toward shallow spawning flats. Finding these fish consistently often comes down to understanding their migration routes and using modern fishing electronics to identify the key stopping points along the
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O.H. Ivie is back on the board with its second Legacy Class ShareLunker of the 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program collection season Saturday evening. O.H. Ivie, the reigning lake champion for the most Legacy Class largemouth bass over the past six
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Hunters can expect to see an abundance of two and three-year-old gobblers for the 2026 spring turkey season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) recorded good production through summer turkey surveys in 2023, 2024 and 2025. After another year
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Wade fishing along the Middle Coast of Texas is one of the most effective and exciting ways to target speckled trout. From the shallow grass flats to scattered shell reefs, anglers who leave the boat and get in the water
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 26 for the following proposed changes to the 2026-27 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: Migratory Game Bird Regulations Change the South Zone dove hunting season structure during the first segment
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There are two species of catfish commonly caught in coastal waters of Texas: the gafftop and sea catfish, more commonly known as hardhead. These fish certainly do not run in the same crowd as tarpon and speckled trout, but they
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From the sugar-white beaches near Destin to the deeper green water off Pensacola, anglers know these shores can produce serious fish. Bulls, tigers and hammerheads have made the Panhandle a destination for land-based, catch-and-release shark fishing. Watch the video here.
Great White Sharks Caught in the Surf-In the Gulf! Read More »
Angler success during the 2026 white bass run could boil down to spring rains across portions of the state, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists predict. Some areas are seeing good water levels and flows, but timely rainfall will
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When late winter sunlight starts warming the shallows, Lake Conroe shifts gears. Big female largemouth leave their deeper winter timber and begin sliding into the creeks and pockets to stage for the spawn. With miles of standing timber, defined creek
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Late winter along the coast is a season of patience. The water is still cool, the bait is scattered, and most anglers have shifted their focus offshore or upriver. But during a stretch of warmer weather—especially after several calm, sunny
Are There Speckled Trout At the Jetties Now? Read More »
On a humid stretch of prairie behind the subdivisions and beach houses of Galveston Island, something unexpected moves through the cordgrass at dusk. Locals call them coyotes. Officially, that’s what they are. But genetically, many of these canids are something
Texas Coyotes — 70% Red Wolf? Galveston Ghost Wolves Read More »
The R100 National Archery Tour will return to Conroe, Texas April 10–12, offering another opportunity for archers in the region to participate in this well-known 3D archery event. The shoot is listed on the official R100 schedule and is presented
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges caution as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)- bird flu- continues to circulate among wild birds in Amarillo and Lubbock. Detected in all 50 states across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, HPAI is a
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A dire wolf has been brought back through modern genetic science and I sat down with the company executive overseeing the project to understand exactly how it happened. And it happened in Texas. In this in-depth interview, we discuss dire
Extinct Dire Wolf Brought Back In Texas? Read More »
