Heather Bryan

The Chipmunk and the Conservation Calling EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS. At least that’s what I was taught growing up in the Lone Star State. Driving through the steep, winding roads in the Trinity-Klamath National Forest, however, made me realize […]

Ponds THE WATER WAS MOSSY GREEN and the shoreline was budding with the promise of new spring. The chartreuse spinnerbait landed with a flat splat just beyond a cluster of stickups. The pulsing blades stirred a faint wake, clipping the smooth

BASS FISHING’S VERSION of March Madness may not be in full swing just yet, but it won’t be long. It’s a bewitching phase of the game that beckons armies of bass toward the shallows where they’ll choose partners, build spawning beds

Hammerheads, Tigers and Other Sharks that Swim in Our Surf LAST SUMMER, Robstown angler Poco Cedillo and his partners caught a nearly 900 pound hammerhead in the Texas surf. He and his team typically tag and release sharks, but this

SPINNING TACKLER IS THE most misunderstood kind of fishing equipment that is easily accessible to anglers. Most anglers own spinning gear, but perhaps not many understand all of the benefits of using it. That’s a shame because there are huge

Alligator Gar Regs JUST IN CASE you haven’t heard, more restrictive regulations for the Trinity River alligator gar fishery and possibly others may soon come down the pike if the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has its way. Alligator gar are

You Can Take It with You MANY AN ANGLER has a dream boat. Whether it is the tournament ready 22-foot bass boat with the Batmobile cockpit and free racing helmet, the shallow-running bay/flats hybrid with modified tunnel-vee hull, or the go-fast

Grab More Gobblers with these Decoy & Calling Strategies TEXAS IS HOME TO THE LARGEST population of wild turkeys in America. This is due to an enormous population of Rio Grandes (500,000) along with scattered easterns and a handful of

I’m Making a List “ARE YOU COMING THE WEEKEND?” I asked my grandson Jake. “Got a list of things we need to get done before we get too far into spring,” I told him. “Want to build a new ground blind

Odd Bullet Performance MANY YEARS AGO I was hunting deer in some rugged hills west of Uvalde. We had seen one particularly large buck in a rugged, brushy canyon that ran west from a small, clear creek. On this day we

Deploying Remote Control Aircraft to Catch More Fish DRONES ARE BEING USED by anglers more and more as they become more and more common. Today, using one to boost your catch rate at the beach is a smart—and fun—tactic. A drone

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT bass tournaments, images of high performance bass boats come to mind, as they speed across a lake to get to that remote hot spot. Those high performance boats need a huge amount of money for basic

CWD Containment Expands, Includes Sika and Red Deer THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three white-tailed deer in Medina, Dallam, and Hartley Counties, and in three mule deer in Hudspeth, Hartley, and

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March Brings Happiness MARCH IS HERE and I could not be happier. It is one of the most exciting months of the year for me, hands down. When it comes to spending time outdoors it is hard to beat the month

Good Things On The Near Horizon MARCH IS STILL A transition time on the upper Texas coast, with water temperatures just beginning to warm enough to encourage fish feeding activity. Inshore fishing will be slow, for the most part, for popular

Overcoming Challenges MARCH IS A CHALLENGING MONTH to fish, and in 2019 NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is predicting a wetter than normal March for the bays of Texas. This will add to the usual challenges, but that is the

Deep Secrets for Specks MANY FOLKS ASSOCIATE the month of March as being the time when things begin warming back up after several months of bitter cold. Although it’s true that the spring solstice takes place near the middle of this

Dangerous Water ONE OF MY FAVORITE fishing tactics is wade fishing, especially when I am by myself. However, as a fishing guide I pretty much discourage wade fishing for my clients for two major reasons: 1) Putting an angler in