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Fronts= Shrimp= Fish F inally, with the arrival  of October, fall is officially here and we can begin shifting our attention to fishing techniques that go hand in hand with the ever-increasing cool fronts that will begin to blow in […]

October is Always a Festival O ctober is always an interesting month on the upper Texas Coast, and can be a very busy one. Hunting seasons for squirrel, dove, and other species are opening—even archery and youth only deer seasons. High

Try the North Side A fter putting my boat on the trailer, I talked with Jim Sides from Palacios Paddle Sports, a kayak fishing guide service. Jim had just put his kayak on his truck after fishing in Carancahua Bay. He

Coastal Spoon Feedin’ G enerally speaking, water temperatures begin a slow decline throughout October and November as the total amount of daily sunlight decreases and the number of periodic northerly-influenced frontal passages increases. These cold fronts will push cool, dry air

Things Forgotten, Things remembered T he trip I was told was a special needs trip. I had fished these clients many times before and so I found it a little strange I was contacted by the daughter instead of the gentleman who

Legends of the Fall T wo things recommend October as a prime fishing month for coastal fishermen. First, milder weather and its cooling temperatures make offshore fishing a prime enhancement to the redfish and trout that put on the feedbag during

Texas offers many great hunting and fishing opportunities beginning this month. For the outdoors lover who likes to do it all there is plenty of chances to hunt in the morning and fish in the evening or vice verse. A

Mate for a Day H ave you ever wondered what it would be like to mate on a charter fishing boat for a day? We find out. I’m squeezing the poop out of a dead fish. Literally. I pinch the fish’s

Bass for Fun, Cats for Food T he most popular game fish in Texas—and basically the entire United States (arguably the world)—is the bass. Entire billion dollar industries (think bass boat) have been built around chasing little green fish because they are

Benefits of High Velocity I was recently helping a rancher friend thin out the aoudad population on his ranch. He is raising trophy whitetails and the aoudad and wild hogs were keeping the deer away from the feeders. Aoudads are one

  New Service a Dream for Sportsmen and Guides Dream Sporting Trips has launched the first service designed to benefit sportsmen and guides alike. Why should fun be hard work? Shouldn’t finding a hunting or fishing trip be easy? If

Baked or Grilled Stuffed Flounder Flounder! No, we are not talking about that pudgy fraternity pledge in the movie Animal House. We are speaking of that flat, spotted, strange bottom-hugging fish known as the Southern Flounder. For most of the

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Little Lake, Big Bass J ust in case you haven’t heard, Nacogdoches bass angler David Rabalais reeled in a world-class largemouth at Lake Naconiche back in July.  Rabalais caught the 14.12 pounder from the 692-acre reservoir on July 29 after making the

A Halloween Story T he hunting club was gathered in the round corner booth of Doreen’s 24 HR Eat Gas Now Café on a stormy Halloween eve. We were waiting for the wives and kids to return from taking the grandkids

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