The first clue wasn’t a fish breaking the surface. It was a nervous patch of water just off a main-lake point on Lake Conroe. Thousands of threadfin shad flickered beneath the surface, moving as one giant silver cloud. Suddenly the
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There’s something honest about bank fishing the Texas coast. No tower boat. No long runs offshore. Just you, a rod, some tide movement, and the hope that a redfish or trout is cruising close enough to make your drag sing.
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There’s something primal about night fishing along the Texas coast. The daylight crowds disappear. The heat finally breaks. The marshes breathe differently after dark, and every sound seems amplified—the slap of mullet against the surface, the distant rumble of thunder
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Texans will soon have a new place to explore the beauty of the Hill Country thanks to the acquisition of almost 54,000-acres in Edwards and Kinney counties. The property, which will become Silver Lake State Park, is Texas’ second largest
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Texas Game Wardens have filed 74 charges against a New Braunfels man accused of illegally killing at least 13 white-tailed bucks in Comal, Hays and Bexar counties between the fall of 2024 and through late summer 2025.
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Have you heard the story about jaguars released in South Texas? We have the real story on Dark Outdoors the podcast.
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There’s nothing better than watching a healthy fish kick away strong after the release. Whether it’s a chunky largemouth bass exploding on a topwater bait or a copper-colored redfish tailing across a coastal flat, those moments are what keep anglers
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The marsh was waking up before sunrise. A light southeast breeze pushed across the spartina grass while shrimp snapped along the shoreline like tiny firecrackers. Somewhere farther back in the flooded marsh, a redfish pushed a wake through water barely
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EL PASO — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Franklin Mountains State Park has grown a leg, gaining 1,054 acres to the east through a new land acquisition. “I am excited about this acquisition,” said superintendent Cesar Mendez, “which extends
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A viral social media graphic claiming a 12-foot alligator garfish made an epic journey up the Trinity River is spreading rapidly online, To verify the claims, I contacted Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) media branch directly. According to TPWD
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Back in the day, most of my hog hunting around Southeast Texas involved sitting on the edge of a field with a rifle and a red-filter light. That setup worked, and honestly it still does in plenty of situations. We
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Cocaine sharks are real! In this interview on the award-winning Dark Outdoors® podcast environmental engineer and science communicator Dr. Tracy Fanara explains what scientists are actually discovering about sharks, pharmaceuticals in the ocean, and how chemical exposure could be affecting
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reminding visitors to take extra precautions in bear country following recent bear incidents in several national parks. Spring and early summer are periods of increased bear activity on many National Wildlife Refuges. Bears
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Ghost ships are not myths. They are real vessels—found drifting without crews, washed ashore on remote coastlines, or discovered floating silently in open water with no clear explanation of how they got there. In this episode of the award-winning Dark
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There’s something unforgettable about standing knee-deep in the Gulf surf at daylight and hearing a speckled trout explode on a topwater lure. Surf fishing for trout along the Texas coast combines simplicity with excitement. There are no marsh drains, docks,
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Bull sharks have a reputation as one of the most dangerous sharks in the world. But what if they’ve been blamed for attacks they didn’t commit? In this video, we take a closer look at shark attacks that were quickly
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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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