Listen Up, Choir IF TEXAS WANTS to retain its hunting heritage and rightful reputation as a hunter-friendly state, its sportsmen must reacquaint themselves with how to conduct themselves on other people’s land. Up front, I know that presenting this piece to

February Spawns are Not Uncommon on Texas Lakes TEXAS BASS PRO Tommy Martin of Hemphill likes to remember that spring-like morning back in the winter of 2013. It was February 7 and the weather had been unseasonably pleasant across eastern

Crews Gives ’Em a Little Lip in February A RAT-L-TRAP may be the longstanding power fishing technique for Texas largemouths in February, and a swimbait is the newly stylish way to tempt big ones. Nevertheless, when Virginia pro John Crews

FLY FISHERMEN Carl “Bud” Rowland caught the current official state record speckled trout May 23, 2002 in Lower Laguna Madre. It weighed 16 pounds and measured a monstrous 37 inches. This replaced the record trout Jim Wallace caught in 1996

Hone Your Casting Skills & Pick the Right Spots CATCHING MONSTER BASS is not an accident. Sure, some newbies are blessed to somehow hook into a 10-pounder while they’re pulling out a backlash at the back of the boat. But those

Resolve to be a Better Boater WELCOME TO 2020, folks! With a new year rolling in, it’s a good time to look at what we did right on our boats in 2019, what we did wrong, and what we need to

Finding the Proper Backpack for Fishing WALKING IN AND around the rocky Nueces and Llano Rivers is a risk-for my gear. I’m a bit of a bull in a china closet (more like a Cape buffalo) so my camera gear

Law Enforcement Precision Rifle Course RECENTLY I WAS invited to sit in at the local county’s precision rifle course. This course is designed to train and qualify county deputies to carry a precision rifle to use in the line of duty.

Never Give Up! WELL, ANOTHER DEER hunting season has come and gone, and I can only hope that you had more luck than I. This year, I decided I would shoot a big buck, only. It was just a personal choice.

Attacks and Close Calls with Feral Hogs FERAL HOGS are increasingly becoming not only a nuisance across Texas, but a deadly threat as evidenced by the recent killing of a woman near Anahuac. In light of this and other reports

CWD Found in Free-Ranging West Texas Doe CHRONIC WASTED DISEASE (CWD) has been detected in a free-ranging, 5 ½ year-old white-tailed doe between Del Rio and Amistad Reservoir, making it the first confirmed case of the disease in Val Verde

February A Time of Coastal Awakening SABINE LAKE & PASS WITH THE intensity and frequency of the cold fronts peaked-out during the traditional, coldest month of Southeast Texas winter, it’s no wonder that coastal fishing is pretty far down on a

Trophy Bass Season Ready for Kickoff Reported by TF&G STAFF FEBRUARY IS WHEN trophy bass anglers start getting serious, as the pre-spawn activity begins on Fork, Conroe, Rayburn and other big largemouth lakes. Look for the fish to start moving

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the RIGHT TAB BELOW, which

Death of a Blacktail THE SACRAMENTO RIVER in northern California is magnificent. With cool waters running from the Klamath Mountains in the shadow of magnificent Mount Shasta it flows over smooth, gray stones along wooded shorelines. As I made my way

Grilled Boneless Leg of Lamb THIS IS AN AWESOME recipe that is great at any time of the year. The Jalapeno Kiwi Jelly dipping sauce is a perfect complement to the delicate but earthy flavor of the lamb. Ingredients •

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