Texas Fish & Game Magazine

March/April 2024

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ISSUE COVER – March/April 2024

In This Issue: Destination: Bass (Lunkers on the Edge of the Piney Woods) • Crazy But Real Spring Flounder Strategies • Sci-Fly Tactics for Big ...

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INSIDE BACK COVER: Texas Hunter Products

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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 FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves

The Fisherman Deal: Clash of the Texas Outdoor Titans LISTEN: (6 min, 08 sec) IN EARLIER LEGS of this trip we’ve been taking down memory lane, ...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for Your Commitment I WANTED TO DROP YOU a note to say thanks for your great coverage of hunting and fishing in Texas. Your ...

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EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore

You Matter LISTEN: (5 Min, 13 Sec) QUIET, CLEAR NIGHTS in the Texas Hill Country are beautiful. There’s a certain sense of peace in the ...

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PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike

Back Where I Belong, Wallowing in Wet Rice LISTEN: (6 Min, 15 Sec) IT HAD BEEN A WHILE since my most recent goose hunt when, ...

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Your Map to Whopper Spring Crappie

Your Map to Whopper Spring Crappie Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (7 minutes, 49 seconds) IT NEVER FAILS. Each March, as water temperatures ...

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Crazy… But Real Strategies for Spring Flounder

Saltwater Strategies, Part 2 Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (6 minutes, 55 seconds) AS SPRING BLOSSOMS on the Texas Gulf Coast, large numbers ...

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Destination: Bass

Consistent Lunker Catches have Put Lake Conroe on the Map as a Big Bass Destination Feature Story by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (6 minutes, 06 seconds) ...

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TEXAS BOATING by Lenny Rudow

Goodbye, Anchor! LISTEN: (5 minutes, 26 seconds) WE BOAT ANGLERS love to hate anchors. They clang and bang, making a fish-spooking racket. They chip fiberglass and ...

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The Great Game Comeback

A Journey into the North American Model of Conservation Feature Story by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (3 minutes, 00 seconds) THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL OF CONSERVATION ...

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BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo

Call of the Wild Turkey by LOU MARULLO | TF&G Hunting Editor LISTEN: (5 minutes, 41 seconds) SPRING IS HERE and with it comes the promise ...

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Fitness for the Outdoors

Getting Physical on the Water and in the Field Feature Story by PAUL FUZINSKI LISTEN: (3 minutes, 32 seconds) THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS of both hunting ...

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TEXAS TACTICAL by Dustin Ellermann

What to Do When Your Pistol Optic Fails LISTEN: (3 minutes, 14 seconds) LOVE IT OR HATE IT, pistol mounted optics are more mainstream ...

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Sci-Fly Bass

Innovative Fly Tactics for BIG Pond Bass Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 42 seconds) POND BASS FISHING with fly gear might ...

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THE FISH & GAME REPORT March/April 2024

TPWD Ends Pursuit of Fairfield Park Property LISTEN: (4 Minutes, 01 Seconds) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will no longer pursue acquisition of ...

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HOT SHOTS

Black Drum Trinity Bay • • • Pheasant Kansas Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest ...

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UPPER COAST FOCUS: Sabine—March/April 2024

SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com Springing into Action LISTEN: (2 Min, 58 Sec) SPRING IS ...

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UPPER COAST FOCUS: Galveston—March/April 2024

GALVESTON Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com The Fun of Exploratory Fishing LISTEN: (2 Min, 47 Sec) GROWING UP AS ...

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UPPER COAST FOCUS: Matagorda—March/April 2024

MATAGORDA Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com No Time to Hibernate LISTEN: (2 Min, 37 Sec) I HOPE EVERYONE is doing ...

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MIDDLE COAST FOCUS: Port O’Connor—March/April 2024

PORT O’CONNOR Reported by CAPT. KIM GOULDEN The Role of the Rod LISTEN: (4 Min, 48 Sec) WITH SPRINGTIME CLEARLY in our sights, fishermen ...

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MIDDLE COAST FOCUS: Aransas to Upper Laguna—March/April 2024

Aransas Bay-Upper Laguna Madre Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON A New Fishing Season LISTEN: (3 Min, 00 Sec) SPRING HAS SPRUNG, and we ...

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MIDDLE COAST FOCUS: Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI Reported by CAPT. JAKE WHEELIS Blow Ups, and More Blow Ups LISTEN: (3 Min, 1 Sec) FIRST AND FOREMOST, let’s talk about ...

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LOWER COST FOCUS: Baffin Bay—March/April 2024

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com The Three Baffins LISTEN: (2 Min, 27 Sec) I ...

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LOWER COST FOCUS: Lower Laguna Madre—March/April 2024

LOWER LAGUNA MADRE Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com Counting Sheep and Big Trout LISTEN: (2 Min, 23 ...

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FORECAST CENTER: Saltwater – March/April 2024

HotSPOTLight: UPPER TEXAS COAST • • • LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop Bay HOTSPOT: Arcadia Reef GPS: N 29 1.734, W 95 12.574 (29.0289, -95.2096) SPECIES: Flounder BEST ...

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FORECAST CENTER: Freshwater – March/April 2024

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