Texas Fish & Game Magazine

January/February 2024

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ISSUE COVER – January/February 2024 Promotional

In This Issue: Can the Ivie Hype Hold Up? • Outfit a Kayak on a Tight Budget • Edwards Plateau Turkey in Peril • Saltwater ...
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APTITUDE OUTDOORS by Paul Fuzinski

Flyfishing: Beyond the Myths LISTEN: (5 min, 50 sec)   FLY FISHING, often shrouded in myths and misconceptions, has been a topic of debate for many. ...
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FISH & GAME PHOTOS

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FISH & GAME HUNTING CENTER

CWD Detected at Kerr Deer Research Center TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) biologists have reported a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in ...
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SPORTSMAN’S DAYBOOK-Tides & Prime Times – February 2024

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 ...
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SPORTSMAN’S DAYBOOK-Tides & Prime Times – January 2024

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 ...
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FORECAST CENTER: Freshwater Hotspots – January/February 2024

CURRENT LAKE LEVELS Source: Water Data for Texas Reported by TF&G STAFF HotSPOTLight Email us at ContactUs@fishgame.com •  •  • LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin HOTSPOT: Monticello ...
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FORECAST CENTER: Saltwater Hotspots – January/February 2024

HotSPOTLight: UPPER TEXAS COAST •  •  • LOCATION: Freeport HOTSPOT: Swan Lake GPS: N 28 58.098, W 95 16.446 (28.9683, -95.2741) SPECIES: Redfish BEST BAITS: ...
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LOWER COST FOCUS—Lower Laguna Madre

LOWER LAGUNA MADRE Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com Big Trout & Redfish LISTEN: (2 Min, 22 Sec) JANUARY AND ...
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LOWER COST FOCUS—Baffin Bay

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com   Fat Winter Specks LISTEN: (2 Min, 35 Sec) IT IS ...
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MIDDLE COAST FOCUS—Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI Reported by CAPT. JAKE WHEELIS The Winter Games Begin LISTEN: (2 Min, 19 Sec)   AS WINTER GETS IN FULL SWING, it can be ...
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MIDDLE COAST FOCUS—Aransas/Upper Laguna Madre

Aransas Bay-Upper Laguna Madre Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON Epic Times on Aransas LISTEN: (3 Min, 17 Sec)   IT’S A STELLAR AND TRULY EPIC time ...
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MIDDLE COAST FOCUS—Port O’Connor

PORT O’CONNOR Reported by CAPT. KIM GOULDEN Tips for Big Winter Trout LISTEN: (2 Min, 59 Sec) IT IS TIME for winter trout fishing in the ...
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UPPER COAST FOCUS—Matagorda

MATAGORDA Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com The ‘Good Ole Days’ LISTEN: (2 Min, 13 Sec)   NOTHING IS LIKE IT used to ...
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UPPER COAST FOCUS—Galveston

GALVESTON Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com Put Winter Weather to Work LISTEN: (3 Min, 03 Sec)   COLD TEMPERATURES, windy conditions, fog, ...
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UPPER COAST FOCUS—Sabine

SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com Patience in the Cold   LISTEN: (2Min, 58 Sec)   ONE OF ...
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TEXAS HOT SHOTS

AMBERJACK Gulf of Mexico Whitetail Buck Newton County   Spotted Bass Dallas Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo ...
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THE TF&G REPORT

Rainbow Stockings to Continue in New Year LISTEN: (8 Min, 56 Sec)   THE ANNUAL TEXAS WINTER TRADITION of rainbow trout stocking returns to waterbodies ...
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Sci-Fly Specks

Taking a Sci-Fly Approach to Speckled Trout Fishing Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 42 seconds) hile launching our kayaks into a small ...
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TEXAS FRESHWATER by Matt Williams

New World Record Gar… on Six Pound Line! LISTEN: (6 min, 33 sec) FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE HEARD, one of the world’s oldest and ...
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TEXAS WHITETAILS by Larry Weishuhn

Managed Lands Deer Permits LISTEN: (3 Min, 42 Sec) IN RECENT YEARS, more and more landowners and hunters have started taking advantage of our Texas Parks ...
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The Late Chase

Forgotten Late Season Whitetail Opportunities Feature Story by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (2 minutes, 16 seconds)   THE GENERAL WHITETAIL ONLY SEASON will be over just ...
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Gobblers on the Plateau

As Harvest Numbers Dip, Researchers Study Threats to Rio Grande Turkey in the Edwards Plateau Region Feature Story by DAVID GLADOWSKI LISTEN: (6 minutes, 31 ...
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GOING COASTAL by Kelly Groce

A Very ‘Snooky’ Year LISTEN: (4 Min, 43 Sec) SNOOK ARE AN ELUSIVE FISH especially here in the lone star state and only a select few ...
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Saltwater Strategies: Part One in a Year-Long Series

Tactics for Catching Big Winter Trout Feature Story by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (5 minutes, 51 seconds) WINTER FISHING CONDITIONS can be challenging. With constant water ...
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Kayak on a Budget

I Bought An Inexpensive Kayak… Now What? Feature Story by PAUL FUZINSKI LISTEN: (5 minutes, 41 seconds)   FOR MANY OF US, the allure of ...
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Can the Ivie Hype Hold Up?

How Long Can the Bass Legend Keep Cranking Out Lunkers? Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (7 minutes, 32 seconds)   IT’S NO SECRET that ...
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DOGGETT AT LARGE by Joe Doggett

Echoes on the Wind LISTEN: (6 Min, 10 Sec) WITH A PAIR OF SEVENS draped over my sagging shoulders, I am well and truly embedded in ...
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EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore

Hunter-Conservationist Movement Gains Seam LISTEN: (6 Min, 15 Sec) HUNTER-CONSERVATIONIST is a term used within the hunting community to describe those who hunt with great ethics ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Doggett Stirs Harrowing Memory I READ JOE DOGGETT’S article on the various mishaps over the years with shotguns (read it twice actually). It reminded me ...
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INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves

Political Fatigue and the Appeal of Fish & Game LISTEN: (6 min, 17 sec)   RECOUNTING TEXAS FISH & GAME’S forty year history in recent issues ...
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PAGE ONE: Progressive

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TEXAS FISH & GAME Staff

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 ...
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INSIDE BACK COVER: Capital Farm Credit

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INSIDE COVER: MinnKota

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BACK COVER: Suzuki

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