There is no Texas fishing destination quite like South Padre Island. With Lower Laguna Madre on one side, the Gulf of Mexico on the other and quick access to the Brownsville Ship Channel and South Bay there are many angling
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission announced Friday it will hold a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. June 10 to consider acquiring through condemnation a 5,000-acre property in Freestone County that includes Fairfield Lake and Fairfield Lake State Park. Texas Parks
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Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore win big at the Press Club of Southeast Texas awards last Friday in Beaumont. Moore took first place in five categories and placed in six others for work in broadcast, writing and social
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After 23 years of defending the Closed Zones off the U.S. East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) just shared its options in Amendment 15 to open the Zones again to pelagic longline fishing. It
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The cult classic Southern Comfort sent chills down the spines of outdoors lovers when it debuted in 1981. On this episode, hear a real life story that’s just as scary as the movie. Plus, we interview Lou Marullo about encountering a bloody,
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Each year on the first Saturday in June, anglers across the state pack their tackle boxes and get their fishing poles ready for the Texas tradition of Free Fishing Day. This year, Free Fishing Day lands on June 3 and
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For just the second time in its young history, the Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX will head to Possum Kingdom Lake June 3-4 — and while Texas angler Mark Pendergraf thinks the bass might be in a postspawn funk
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Partners in Mexican wolf conservation are pleased to announce the successful fostering of 16 genetically valuable Mexican wolf pups this spring. The pups traveled from four captive facilities across the country and were placed into six wild dens in eastern
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AUSTIN—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received notification of a new case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a free-range white-tailed deer in Bexar County. TPWD will implement disease containment measures and provide recommendations on mitigating disease transmission in the city
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From The Billfish Foundation… For years, we have all heard about the amazing fishery and waters in Magdalena Bay, Mexico. From the hookups of doubles, triples, and quads of striped marlin with daily releases in the triple digits, it is
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Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is pleased to welcome Chase Burroughs to the BTT Youth Ambassador Program. BTT’s first Youth Ambassador from Texas, Chase Burroughs lives in Houston, where he was introduced to fishing by his parents at a young age. He regularly
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During Thursday’s public meeting, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously voted to authorize Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) executive director to take all necessary steps to purchase approximately 5,000 acres in Freestone County including Fairfield Lake State Park. The
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Alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) are large, freshwater turtles that live in large rivers from Texas to Florida. They are listed as threatened in several states, and more information about their populations is needed. Sampling the animals can be a challenge. Alligator snapping
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A Texas based company managed by craftsman with over 30 years of combined experience is now offering cabins to the hunting and fishing enthusiast. Mobile cabins ranging from 1 Bedroom 1 Bath to 3 Bedroom 3 Bath can be dropped
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We all know fishing specific kayaks are expensive. Some models start at anywhere from $600 all the way up into the $3,000 to $5,000 dollars in price. They have pedals, rod holders, some even have trolling motors, but I would
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Would you like to help a young boy realize his dream of fishing the flats of Florida? Higher Calling Wildlife is working on that right now. Higher Calling Wildlife® is an outreach of Texas-based Children’s Kingdom Ministries that takes teens
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Reader Becky Kaminsky reached out to us about a very unusual buck her husband Gary killed. “Gary harvested a 10 point buck that was 17 inches wide and 196 pounds,” she said. “As the pictures note there was a large
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The best way for recreational fishers to release red snapper and red grouper caught in the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico — and physically traumatized from the pressure change experienced during the ascent — is to use a
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The 2023 red snapper fishing season for vessels with a federal for-hire reef fish permit is 85 days in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The season for federally permitted for-hire reef fish vessels will open at 12:01 a.m.,
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