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Sabine’s Hotspots W armer air and water temperatures are gradually becoming the rule rather than the exception as the spring season slowly but surely begins to take hold of the Texas Gulf Coast. With the arrival of April, anglers across

April Brings More Than The Easter Bunny W ith the prospect of a mild winter again and rainfall levels more normal than in recent years, April should see the start of serious fishing action on our part of the Gulf

Fishing in Off- Colored Water O n April 25th, 2016, I was trying to figure out where my wife Janet and I could go fishing. We had received about three times the normal April rainfall, and most of the rain had

Spring Into Change F or many coastal anglers who don’t live close to the water, a lot of decisions have to be made by a number of different people whenever a plan is being put together for a fishing trip. You,

Banking It I t’s true most of us who  have a boat rarely give a thought to fishing from the shoreline. We have, we believe, graduated to the next level and shall never return to beating the banks for fish.

Try Holly Beach for a Gift of Speckled Trout A pril seems tailor- made for anglers who want to get out, get some sun and warmth, and catch a few cooperative fish to boot.  Water has stayed around the 75 degree

Rapid Changes I f you’ve been keeping tabs  on marine electronics in the past five or six years, you might have noticed that the pace of technological advancement is now so rapid, what was brand-spanking-new today is completely obsolete tomorrow.

Tumbling Dice M ore big trout will be caught on the Texas coast in April and May than during any other two-month span of the year, but predicting springtime coastal weather is a crap shoot. Seasoned anglers know that conditions will

Finesse Fishing Heavy Cover With Mark Daniels B ass university instruction Mark Daniels Jr., a veteran of the FLW Tour and now a rookie on the Bassmaster Elite Series, learned to fish on the California Delta. Although some Texans may quibble

The Magnum .30s T he first .30 Caliber was an American invention. In 1913, firearms inventor and designer, Charles Newton, of .250-3000 Savage fame, developed a large-cased, non-belted, .30 caliber for gunsmith Fred Adolph. He initially called it the .30 Adolph

In-Water Boat Show Gears Up for Spring The region’s largest in-water boat show allows buyers to see boats in their element The Southwest International Boat Show, the largest in-water boat show in the Southwest, and the premier sail and power

Scope Out Skeet’s New Tournament Series Rods  Eagle Claw Wright & McGill proudly introduces the completely redesigned Skeet Reese Tournament Series rod line, featuring the first to market 10-foot telescopic rods designed specifically to meet the new 2017 B.A.S.S. rules. 

Headline Salmon and Shrimp Croquettes This is one of my mom’s recipes that she made as I was growing up. I have added some of my own touches to the original, but they are great served warm or cold right

Catch and Release I stood there at the tailgate of my pickup with a fishhook buried in my bottom lip and still another in my thumb. But I can explain.  I’d been looking for a tiny bream hook for my