Winter fishing around short rigs off the Texas and Louisiana coast is about stability. When bay temperatures drop and fronts cycle through, many game fish move just offshore to find consistent water temperatures and dependable structure. Short rigs in 20 […]
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The first thing you notice on a Texas reservoir in winter is how still it feels. Boat traffic thins out, the wind has teeth, and the water takes on that cold, heavy look that convinces most anglers the bass have
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Few fish on the Texas coast are more overlooked than big black drum. They don’t draw crowds like oversized redfish or flashy pelagics, but the anglers who know them understand just how impressive these fish can be. Black drum pushing
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The Aransas Bay Complex is at its most honest in February. Cold fronts have thinned the crowds, water temperatures are at their seasonal low point, and fish behavior is no longer scattered or random. For anglers willing to slow down
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Winter is when jetties separate the hopeful from the committed. Cold fronts, gray water, and shorter days push plenty of anglers off the coast, but the bull redfish don’t disappear. In fact, some of the largest redfish of the year
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Winter speckled trout fishing is a patience game. As water temperatures drop, trout slow down, feed less aggressively, and become far more selective. This is when slow-sinking soft plastics, especially classic Corky-style baits, go from niche tools to essential cold-water
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Winter is one of the most overlooked but productive seasons for tuna fishing in the Texas Gulf. While many anglers focus on summer runs, experienced offshore crews know that colder months often bring less pressure, stable fish, and aggressive bites
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For decades, stories of unusually large wildcats have circulated across the southern United States. Hunters, landowners and rural residents have described animals far bigger than a bobcat, sporting tufted ears, long legs and an unmistakable presence. Many of these sightings
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When the Houston Safari Club Foundation convention opens on Friday, Jan. 23, it will begin a three-day gathering that blends hunting opportunity, education and conservation funding into one of the most influential outdoor events in Texas. The annual convention runs
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Winter surf fishing on the Texas coast rewards anglers who understand that cold water doesn’t shut fish down—it simply concentrates them. Whiting, sand trout, Gulf trout and black drum all remain active in the surf zone through the colder months,
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A recent Texas Fish & Game Facebook post about the legality of drone fishing quickly filled with comments, highlighting just how divided and passionate anglers are about the issue. The discussion stemmed from questions surrounding whether anglers can legally use
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The HSCF Worldwide Hunting Expo & Convention is set to take place January 23–25 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center in The Woodlands, Texas. The event runs across those three days and is open to the public.
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The Gulf of Mexico has a way of keeping its secrets just beneath the surface. Sometimes those secrets surface briefly — not with a fin slice or a splash — but with a satellite ping. That was the case when
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January 1 launched the 40th season of the Toyota ShareLunker Program, another major milestone for Texas’ highly acclaimed and storied largemouth bass selective breeding and stocking program. Since 1986, anglers from throughout the state and nation have gone fishing on
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Along the Texas coast, winter sends many anglers to the couch. Shallow surf goes quiet, bay flats empty out, and cold northers convince people that speckled trout simply stop biting. In reality, trout don’t disappear — they relocate. One of
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Before you read any further, watch the video below. It breaks down one of the strangest trail-camera captures to surface in recent memory — a hog that doesn’t look like what most Texas hunters expect to see roaming the brush.
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The Gulf Great White Shark Society is asking for help from the public, offshore workers, anglers, divers, and mariners to document great white shark sightings in the Gulf—past or present. For decades, reports of great white sharks in the Gulf
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Winter along the Texas coast strips fishing down to fundamentals, and nowhere is that more apparent than fishing from the bank along ship channels. There’s no boat to reposition, no trolling motor to save a bad decision. You pick a
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking for public input on a proposed update to the rules governing commercial party boats — vessels that carry more than six passengers for hire on Texas inland waters. While the proposal
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When anglers debate where the next Texas state-record speckled trout will come from, the discussion often centers on personal experience or recent hot bites. A more reliable way to approach the question is to look at historical records, long-term production
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