In This Issue: Sparking a New Flounder Revolution • New Regs for Texas Catfish • A Squirrel Hunting Comeback  •  Lake Conroe: Hot Bass, Scalding Catfishing  •  The Guns of Little Big Horn

Published by Texas Fish & Game Publishing Co., LLC. TEXAS FISH & GAME is the largest independent, family-owned regional outdoor publication in America. Owned by Ron & Stephanie Ward and Roy & Ardia Neves. PUBLISHERS Roy and […]

It’s as if Rand McNally Fished WE HAVE BEEN PUBLISHING our annual fishing atlas, aptly titled TEXAS lakes & bays, since 1988. In its earliest editions, TL&B modestly presented maps and profiles of all the major bay […]

Kudos to LaMascus Your article at fishgame.com on defining power was exactly what some of us were thinking, but not sure how to say. Thank you for putting your experience and insight into plain English. I […]

Remember ‘The Forgotten Sea’ (and the Flounder) LOOKING DOWN THE DECK of the New Buccaneer, I could see rods doubled over. Virtually all of them. We had hit a pocket of snappers that was pretty epic. I […]

Freshwater Strategies: Crappie CRAPPIE ARE LITTLE SLICES of angel food cake with fins. Few things that swim taste as good, and most are more difficult to catch. I caught dozens of crappie before ever fishing for them […]

Why TPWD has Radically Changed Catfish Regs LISTEN UP, Texas catfish junkies. Changes in harvest regulations on the tasty whiskered fish could soon be coming to a lake near you. Fisheries scientists with the Texas Parks and […]

Flounder Revolution is Back, with a New, More Inclusive Format THERE MAY BE NOTHING more impressive on the Texas Gulf Coast than seeing a big saddle-blanket-sized flounder slide into your net. That experience has two points […]

How Fun New Rimfires and Abundant Bushytails are Fueling a Squirrel Hunting Revival “The flesh is sweeter, where the creature has some chance for its life; for that reason, I always use a single ball, even […]

Testing the FK BRNO 7.5K PSD WHAT IF YOU COULD wield the firepower of a rifle in your handgun? That’s what FK BRNO set out to accomplish when they designed the 7.5 FK cartridge. To fill the […]

Let Turkey Season Begin IT WAS PRE-DAWN. It was still dark, and it was opening day of turkey season. The cool morning air surrounded me as I sat against a tree on the edge of a green […]

Lake Conroe: Famous for Bass, Legendary for Catfish LAKE CONROE IS synonymous with catfish. Yes, hosting events like the Bassmaster Classic and Toyota Texas Bass Classic have put the spotlight on its super-sized, lunker largemouths. The […]

Covid Chaos at the Ramp MOST OF US HAVE HEARD so dang much about Covid-19 at this point that when we see this disease’s name in print, our eyes glaze over. We long for the day when […]

Bird Goes with Moving Baits on the Highways TWO DECADES AGO, Cody Bird established himself as one of the best sight fishermen not just in Texas, but in the world. Homing his craft onto north Texas lakes […]

MY PHONE RANG. It was Rodney Doersam, an old buddy who now runs the gun shop at Oasis Outback, the big sporting goods store, gun shop, and restaurant in Uvalde, www.oasisoutback.com, 830-278-4000. “Steve! Drop whatever you […]

Program Ensures Poachers Will Pay DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC), the Boone and Crockett Club announced its plans to lead a long-term Poach & Pay campaign against poaching. Through […]

Mixed Stringer Aransas Pass Red Snapper Port Mansfield   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest    

Spring Brings Fishing Action to a Slow Boil Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com WITH THE SPRING SEASON slowly but surely beginning to take hold of the Texas Gulf Coast, warmer air and water […]

Bass, Cats, Crappie & Sandies on the Move Reported by TF&G STAFF     Email us at ContactUs@fishgame.com     •  •  • LOCATION: Lake Conroe HOTSPOT: Main Lake GPS: N 30 28.992, W 95 35.064 (30.4832, […]

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 […]

Delta Waterfowl Asks, ‘Where Are the Ducks?’ A WATERFOWLING CONTRADICTION has emerged in recent years: While three of the past five USFWS Waterfowl Population Status Reports have estimated record  breeding duck populations and good production, many southern […]

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Acid Indigestion THE HUNTING CLUB membership seated in the round corner table of Doreen’s 24 HR Eat Gas Now Café was unusually quiet. For once no one was complaining about the wind, the humidity, or Doreen’s coffee. […]

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In This Issue: Sparking a New Flounder Revolution • New Regs for Texas Catfish • A Squirrel Hunting Comeback  •  Lake Conroe: Hot Bass, Scalding Catfishing  •  The Guns of Little Big Horn