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January 29, 2024

TPWD Considering a “Trophy Tag” For Speckled Trout

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission approved proposed rule changes to bag and size limits for spotted seatrout during its Jan. 25 meeting. We reported on that yesterday but incase you missed it, here […]
January 29, 2024

Texas Teens Leading The Charge Advocating For Conservation

This past summer, I attended a camp like none other I had ever attended – the South Texas Buckskin Brigade – an experience that not only deepened my understanding of whitetail deer but also sparked a […]
January 29, 2024

TPWD Approves Trout Bag Limit Changes

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) approved changes to speckled trout regulations according to a report from the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA). They changed the daily bag limit from 5 fish to 3 fish and […]
January 29, 2024

O.H. Ivie Doubles Down On Sharelunkers

O.H. Ivie Reservoir continued its reign as a top largemouth bass lake in the world Monday night when it produced not one but two Legacy Class ShareLunkers. The entries were the second and third overall of […]
January 23, 2024

The 2024 Feral Texas Outdoors Varmint Hunt

A unique and exciting hunting subculture has grown in popularity in recent years. In predator hunting, the predator becomes the prey, and the hunter becomes the hunted. Eager predator hunters hide under the veil of night […]
January 23, 2024

Wire2Fish Coffee Supports Fisheries Conservation

Have you ever been disappointed with the coffee you are served or make? Or do you want something more robust without the bitter aftertaste? Are you interested in purchasing products that support environmental causes, like clean […]
January 23, 2024

Try These Black Drum Fishing Tips

Black drum are perhaps the most underappreciated fish on the Texas Gulf Coast. They fight hard and taste good and during the winter drum fishing can be outstanding. Black drum are scavengers and readily take bait. […]
January 23, 2024

Feds Announce Possible Grizzly Restoration

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a public scoping period to consider options for restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem. The Service will assess the potential impacts of proposed restoration options in an […]
January 23, 2024

Gulf Losing Key Fish Habitat

Decommissioned oil platforms and other offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico play a key role in fisheries production and saltwater fishing opportunities according to the Teddy Roosevelt Outdoor Partnership. “These decades-old structures offer highly productive […]
January 22, 2024

A Look Back At The 2023 Sharelunker Season

The 2023 Toyota ShareLunker season was a memorable one, thanks to the 346 anglers from across the nation who entered 497 lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the year from 89 Texas public waterbodies. The […]