2105MayJun

In This Issue: Frozen! What Happens After the Thaw? • Striper Lake Rankings • Feral Hogs in the Night  •  Post-Freeze S.T.A.R. Strategies  •  Outdoor Plan for Mom’s and Dad’s Days … [button title=”Return to CONTENTS Page” link=”https://fishgame.com/2105-may-june-2021-issue/” target=”” align=”” icon=”” […]

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Flounder Revolution Texas Fish & Game magazine posted on their Facebook page, “send us photos of kids with their first flounder” so I did, and they sent her a neat token & sticker to promote flounder conservation.  Hailey caught her

Young Artist Inspired by Wild Turkeys WILD TURKEYS ARE FAST on their feet and often flee from danger by running instead of taking to the air. They can however fly quite fast and as each box opened on a private tract

Snakes on a Trail “Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail…” SO GOES THORTON BURGESS’S classic children’s tale. Regrettably, if the Bunny Trail happens to be winding through the deep South Texas brush, Peter’s next hippety-hop might land him

Coastal Impact of the Killer Freeze WINTER WEATHER that hit during the week of February 14, 2021 led to fish kill events on the entire Texas coast. If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature

RECOGNIZING THE EXTRAORDINARY impact of the recent winter storm, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Texas 2021 S.T.A.R. Tournament will feature a significantly revised format. The speckled trout, flounder, sheepshead and gafftop divisions have been removed entirely from this year’s tournament. The

Top 5 Lakes for Texas Striped Bass STRIPED BASS won’t win any statewide popularity contests in these parts, but there are a handful of Texas lakes where Morone saxatilis kicks butt, takes names and grabs plenty of attention along the

Coastal Mapping Systems USING THE BEST SYSTEMS can help you cruise directly to the hotspots—and then catch more fish. Any discussion of coastal mapping for anglers should certainly start with the Texas Lakes & Bays Atlas. We’ve been publishing this

Controlling Feral Hogs with Thermal Technology THERMAL HOG HUNTING is an adrenaline-filled adventure all hunters should try at least once. Texas is plentiful in hogs, but finding them in a Pineywoods thicket presents a true test for a hunter. Feral

Spring is a Season of Preparation “SPRING IS BORING!” proclaimed my son-in-law, Lance Tigrett, in a loud voice. “Bucks are just starting to show antlers. Fawns are still young and small so you cannot tell whether they are bucks or

Follow Bass to Beds Before Summer IN MAY AND JUNE, all but the smallest percentage of Texas bass have completed the spawn, but many haven’t yet moved out to their true summering haunts. It’s an in-between stage that can be confusing,

AS MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S DAYS approach, many will be thinking of the best gifts for their outdoors-loving mothers and fathers. How about starting them on a slam quest? There are various slam quests where anglers and hunters pursue numerous species

Warming Water Ups the Ante for Anglers Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com AS WE EASE INTO the late spring and early summer months on Texas’s upper coast, we are blessed with vast amounts of pretty, warm

May and June Good for Consistent Conditions Reported by TF&G STAFF [info_box title=”CURRENT LAKE LEVELS” image=”” animate=””] [heading tag=”h2″ align=”center” color=”#ffffff” style=”lines” color2=”#ffffff”]EAST TEXAS[/heading] LAKE CAPACITY CURRENT PERCENT FULL As of 3/30/2021 (Acre Feet) (Acre Feet) Addicks  -n.a.-  -n.a.- -n.a.-

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 RIGHT TAB BELOW, which

Lazy O Ranch Sweet Chipotle Chicken THE TEXAS GOURMET’S Sweet Chipotle Season All is a delightfully spicy and sweet rub for ribs and chicken and tastes great on baked sweet potatoes, fries, and deviled eggs. This recipe was created by

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