Texas Fish & Game November/December 2023

In This Issue: Secrets of True Texas Trophy Hunters  •  Fly Specks: Chasing Trout with Topwater Poppers  •  Pronghorns: The Forgotten Texas Game Animal  •  Mount Up! 5 Steps to a Proper Trophy Mount  •  Water […]

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Ghosts of Issue Past LISTEN: (7 min, 42 sec)   WE’VE BEEN TRIPPING THROUGH our memories lately as we count down the issues left before next May and the 40th anniversary of Texas Fish & Game. And […]

Newsletter Kudos I WANTED TO THANK YOU for the very diverse and timely coverage in the Fish & Game Report. I look forward to getting it every week and always learn something new. Thank you for […]

Hard Facts for Rapidly Changing Times LISTEN: (5 Min, 53 Sec)   “Time flies on wings that just get stronger.” THAT LINE FROM RONNIE JAMES DIO’S EPIC song “My Eyes” always stuck with me but now it […]

Trout Conservation, as Easy as Riding a Cycle LISTEN: (5 Min, 24 Sec)   WE’VE HEARD MUCH LATELY about cycles. Climate cycles, financial cycles, bicycles (which are awesome for deer hunting; maybe another time). For this […]

Tips from Hunters Who Bagged Big Free-Ranging Whitetail Bucks Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (6 minutes, 53 seconds)     TEXAS DEER HUNTERS are constantly looking for that silver bullet — a fool-proof game plan […]

How Modern Communication Tech Can Save Your Life Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (6 minutes, 25 seconds)   GETTING LOST IN THE WILDERNESS is one of the most frightening things a person can experience. Exposure […]

Duck Counts are Down, But Hope is Still Alive TF&G Staff Report LISTEN: (7 minutes, 56 seconds)   THE BREEDING POPULATION of ducks declined 7 percent this spring, while pond counts dropped by 9% compared to last […]

Texas’ Forgotten Game Animal Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 42 seconds)   “I had no idea Texas had pronghorns.” THAT EMAIL ARRIVED in my inbox after an edition of my Higher Calling Wildlife […]

The Season of Dreams has Arrived for Hunters by LOU MARULLO | TF&G Hunting Editor LISTEN: (5 minutes, 32 seconds) IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, and this young hunter was with some of the most experienced bow […]

Chasing Trout with Poppers on the Fly Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 54 seconds)   THERE ARE FEW THINGS more exciting than catching a speckled trout on a topwater. Seeing the big, beautiful yellow […]

Throwing Out the Boat Building Rule Books LISTEN: (5 minutes, 10 seconds) ASSUME makes an… There was a time when boats were simple. Go back far enough in time and hulls were no more than a […]

Preserving the Memory: 5 Steps to Ensuring a Proper Trophy Mount Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (5 minutes, 8 seconds)   THERE IS AN ARMY of deer hunters in Texas. Most will be out in […]

Start Your Own Christmas Tradition with a Fishing or Hunting Quest Special Report by TF&G Staff LISTEN: (6 minutes, 32 seconds)   THE GREATEST GIFT the world has ever been given is celebrated as carolers sing […]

Tippmann’s .22LR AR is a Blast to Train With LISTEN: (3 Min, 52 Sec) AR STYLE RIFLES are easily the #1 best selling model rifle in America.  Of course, these are most often chambered in 5.56x45mm […]

The Cold and Wet LISTEN: (6 minutes, 44 seconds) “THESE STEPS DON’T look safe.” Dawn was half an hour away as I peered through the darkness at Wrong Willie who was standing on the wooden steps […]

SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com Fishing is Cool Again LISTEN: (2 Min, 47 Sec)   COOLER WATER FISHING has made its way to Sabine. During the months of November […]

GALVESTON Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com Season of Holiday Cheer LISTEN: (3 Min, 15 Sec) HARD TO BELIEVE it’s already the Holiday season and looking back on this year it’s been full of […]

MATAGORDA Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com A Long, Hot Wait for Relief LISTEN: (2 Min, 14 Sec) SCORCHING SUMMERTIME TEMPERATURES have given way to brisk fall northers. Three mile lake in east bay […]

COASTAL BEND FISHING Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON Email Richard Thompson at RandKCoastalOutfitters@gmail.com Online: RandKCoastalOutfitters.com The Four Signs of Big Trout LISTEN: (4 Min, 3 Sec)   I WANT YOU TO PICTURE this, sitting back and remembering […]

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com Baffin Gets a Breath of Fresh Air LISTEN: (2 Min, 26 Sec) WINTER IS NEARING and the waters of Baffin Bay are finally […]

LOWER LAGUNA MADRE Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com Snook, Snapper & Sleeping In LISTEN: (2 Min, 53 Sec) NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER… it’s time to put the big gear down (for the […]

HotSPOTLight: UPPER TEXAS COAST •  •  • LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop Bay HOTSPOT: Cold Pass GPS: N 29 4.901, W 95 8.136 (29.0817, -95.1356) SPECIES: Flounder BEST BAITS: Live bait, jigs SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas […]

Reported by TF&G STAFF HotSPOTLight Email us at ContactUs@fishgame.com •  •  • LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin HOTSPOT: Cypress Dam GPS: N 33 3.467, W 95 8.281 (33.0578, -95.1380) SPECIES: Catfish BEST BAITS: Liver, worms SOURCE: Texas Lakes […]

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 […]

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 […]

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In This Issue: Secrets of True Texas Trophy Hunters  •  Fly Specks: Chasing Trout with Topwater Poppers  •  Pronghorns: The Forgotten Texas Game Animal  •  Mount Up! 5 Steps to a Proper Trophy Mount  •  Water […]