There is something different about a truly giant catfish. Big largemouth bass get the spotlight. Trophy trout earn magazine covers. But anglers who have tangled with a massive blue or flathead catfish understand there is another level of freshwater power […]
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Bass anglers have long relied on electronics to “run the pattern” — finding the exact depth, structure, bait, and conditions holding fish, then duplicating it across an entire body of water. That same approach works extremely well in saltwater ship
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Reports have surfaced for years of something that shouldn’t exist in the Gulf of Mexico—highly venomous sea snakes, far outside their known range. In a 2018 account from Higher Calling Wildlife, an experienced angler described a strange encounter near an
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Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore and founder of the Gulf Great White Shark Society received multiple honors at the Texas Outdoor Writers Association Excellence in Craft Awards held in Rockport, Texas May 2. For the second year in
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Warmer weather across Texas means more time outdoors and more encounters with wildlife. Spring and early summer are also when many species give birth and raise their young, which can lead to confusion when animals appear to be alone. Each
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AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is aware of recent public interest regarding the transport of Mexican gray wolves through the state. We want to clarify that no Mexican gray wolves have been released in Texas, nor
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The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters will open May 22 rather than the typical June 1 opening. This change was made to provide a longer window for saltwater anglers to enjoy coastal fishing and include the
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Lake Texoma is one of the most diverse fisheries in Texas and Oklahoma, and it’s built around one main driver—bait. Threadfin and gizzard shad are everywhere, and that supports everything from striped bass to catfish. Programs like Yamaha’s Rightwaters campaign
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Summer striper fishing on Texas lakes is mostly about understanding conditions and adjusting to them. The heat changes where fish can live, and if you ignore that, you’ll struggle no matter how good your gear is. Across lakes like Lake
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There’s one name in the saltwater world that just about everybody recognizes. You see it on the back of a truck at the ramp, on a sun-faded T-shirt at a bait stand, or stretched across a mural in an airport,
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A new study shows that interactions between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are driven by wolves stealing prey killed by cougars and that shifts in cougar diets to smaller prey help them avoid wolf encounters. The study, published
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) game wardens are seeking the public’s help in gathering information on a mule deer fawn killed with a blowdart in Roundup. Wardens and the Musselshell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint from the
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The first time I saw a jack crevalle hit a topwater, it was in the Chandeleur Islands, and it left an impression that still sticks with me. The water was slick calm that morning, with nervous schools of mullet flipping
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ATHENS – The 2026 Toyota ShareLunker collection season didn’t disappoint during its 40th Anniversary celebration with an incredible 18 Legacy Class ShareLunkers submitted from 10 different public lakes across the state of Texas. Two waterbodies logged their first Legacy Class
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Proponents of the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions Act continue to gather the necessary signatures to place the proposal known as Initiative Petition 28 on the November ballot in Oregon according to officials with Delta Waterfowl. This
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The first “pop” echoed across the rip-rap like a cork against a drum, sharp and deliberate, the kind of sound that makes a flounder pay attention. The first time I really figured this pattern out was in Blacks Bayou, north
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-1 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, April 21st. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low abundance of
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On a warm spring day, my friend Thad Daly and I headed out to the Sabine River and surrounding marshes in search of flounder and redfish, planning to cover both the brackish Louisiana side bayous and a few stops on
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There’s a moment every bass angler knows. It’s when the pieces start to line up—the depth, the cover, the kind of bank, the way the wind is pushing. Maybe it starts with one good fish, maybe two. Then another comes
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Reporting a tagged fish might feel like a small task in the moment, but it plays a big role in the bigger picture of fisheries conservation. Across the country, research institutions, wildlife agencies, and conservation groups run tagging programs to
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