Alligator gar have quietly become one of the most sought-after freshwater game fish in Texas. Once misunderstood and often labeled as “trash fish,” these prehistoric giants are now recognized for what they truly are — living relics that can exceed […]
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Most anglers picture redfish waving copper tails across a flooded marsh or cruising a knee-deep flat under a summer sun. But when winter settles in and north winds start stacking water out of the bays, a different opportunity quietly develops
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Late winter and early spring are about intercepting bass during seasonal movement. Water temperatures are climbing, bait is shifting, and big prespawn females are positioning along migration routes. Success during this window isn’t just about lure choice but also about
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The American Sportfishing Association has issued a call to action on red snapper management. The Atlantic red snapper population is the healthiest it has been in recent history. Despite this, federal management has only rewarded anglers with a few weekends
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I can still see it as clearly as if it happened yesterday. I was only about 23 years old, sitting in a shoot-through ground blind on the King Ranch with Keith Warren who was filming our turkey hunt for his
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Out on the Colorado and Concho rivers near Eden, O.H. Ivie Reservoir has quietly transformed into one of Texas’ most talked-about bass fisheries. What began as a regional water supply has become a global destination for anglers chasing giant largemouths
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Listen to the Article: IF YOU’VE EVER WANTED to catch the biggest largemouth bass of your life, late winter in Texas is one of the best times to make it happen. From mid-January through early March, many Texas lakes enter
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Late winter and early spring can be some of the most productive times of year to catch speckled trout along the Texas coast. Water temperatures are still cool, bait is beginning to move back into the bays, and trout are
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The Houston Fishing Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center will feature a special seminar by Chester Moore, Editor-In-Chief of Texas Fish & Game and founder of the Gulf Great White Sharks Society. Moore’s seminar, titled “Giant Sharks of
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Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir, located just north of Abilene, is back on the board with its second Legacy Class ShareLunker while Toledo Bend returned to the Toyota ShareLunker stage for the third consecutive collection season. The Toyota ShareLunker program is
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Most people assume a hunting knife is the same thing as a survival blade. They’re not. Purchasing the incorrect knife for the job is a rookie mistake you don’t want to make while out in the wilderness. Each tool is designed with entirely different tasks in mind. When you understand the differences below, you’ll make a smarter choice for your gear.
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February is supposed to feel like winter in Texas. Cold fronts, stiff north winds, and slow fishing are the norm. But every year, a few stretches of unseasonably warm weather change the entire script. When the sun stays out, water
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Billfish are not an oddity in the Gulf- they are a documented and managed part of the offshore ecosystem, including waters off Texas. What often deserves more attention is how and where these species occur in the western Gulf, and
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For the past 24 years, countless volunteers band together in February to search the Texas coastline for abandoned crab traps. The abandoned traps can foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines, and create unsightly views. In addition, lost or abandoned fishing
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Every few years, stories of black cougars make the rounds again — sightings in the brush, a shadow crossing a ranch road, somebody swearing they saw a jet-black mountain lion in the timber. It’s a fascinating campfire tale. Check out
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This year marks more than 30 years since one of the most celebrated catches in Texas saltwater fishing history, the day Jim Wallace forever changed the way anglers viewed speckled trout in the Lone Star State. On February 6, 1996,
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The Houston Fishing Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center will host a special seminar by Chester Moore, Editor-In-Chief of Texas Fish & Game and founder of the Gulf Great White Sharks Society. Moore’s seminar, titled “Giant Sharks of the Texas Coast” is set
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The 2025 Toyota ShareLunker season rewrote the record books again thanks to 469 anglers who entered a record 1,071 lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the year from 93 Texas public waterbodies. The total included 714 in the Bass
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The 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program kicked off its 40th anniversary season this past week at O.H. Ivie Lake and Lake Alan Henry. Legendary reservoir O.H. Ivie has produced 59 Legacy Class largemouth bass over the past six years, and at
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Spend enough time in the hunting world and you’ll learn something pretty quickly: the woods don’t just grow animals—they grow stories. Over the years, I’ve seen and heard just about everything. Hunts advertised for “Vietnamese mountain hogs.” Rumors of exotic
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