Did you know Texas coastal waters are home to three species of trout? THE LARGEST AND BY FAR  the most popular trout species in the Coastal Gulf is the spotted sea trout (Cynoscion nebulosis) and it is most often called

Giants of the Inner City ARE FERAL HOGS new coyote? In other words, have they become the latest large wild creature living quite cozily within the city limits of the largest cities in Texas and beyond? The answer is “yes”.

Red Wolf Rediscovery: Ancestral Genes Found Alive In Texas THE RED WOLF (CANIS RUFUS) HAS been rediscovered along the Texas Gulf Coast. Or at least its essence has proved to survive long-thought extinction. A collaborative effort of Princeton, Trent University, University

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Less Is More In November IF I HAD TO PICK the one-month that is as close to a guarantee for loading the ice chest goes, it would have to be November. Several factors help me arrive at this conclusion. For

Fishing Down? NOVEMBER IS SORT OF a “Middle Month” for Texas coastal fishing. This is really our fall season, compressed quite a bit. The heat of summer is in the very recent past, and has often reached well into September.

Make a Wish Month AS AN ANGLER, if you could choose the most desirable conditions for your upcoming trip, what would those conditions be? For most of us they would be—white shrimp moving out of the bays to go offshore and

Warm Trout Hunting in November SEASONED COASTAL ANGLERS know from experience just how cold some of November’s nights and mornings can be. And, November anglers know that this means there may very well be some rather chilly boat rides across open

Can We Move On? THIS ARTICLE IS GOING TO UPSET some people and hopefully be a relief to others. As I made my way through Houston Texas to attend my daughter Michelle’s Ironman competition (yes, I am very proud of

Artificial Reef Basically a Net-Less Aquaculture IN THE SEARCH for great fishing spots, 13 miles northeast of the South Padre Island Jetties, is a massive handmade reef, RGV Reef. Some offshore Corpus Christi/Port Aransas anglers have already fished the reef.

Seasons Converge SUMMER, FALL, AND WINTER all converge and keep outdoorsmen guessing as Texas starts its dive into the cold weather portion of the year. Getting ready for winter means digging through the mini-Academy stuffed in the garage, looking desperately

Hidden Treasure FLOUNDERS ARE A HIT AND MISS proposition on the Lower Laguna Madre this year. The tasty flatfish can be maddenly scarce to find, and sometimes you can limit out with fat three-pound doormats in a morning. November is an

UPPER TEXAS COAST LOCATION: Sabine Lake HOTSPOT: Black Bayou GPS: N 29 59.866, W 93 45.182 (29.9978, -93.7530) SPECIES: Speckled Trout BEST BAITS: MirrOlure Provoker soft plastics CONTACT: Capt. Bill Watkins 409-673-9211 4097862018@sbcglobal.net www.fishsabinelake.com TIPS: “We will probably have a

PINEY WOODS LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn HOTSPOT: Parker Creek GPS: N 31 9.8879, W 94 11.622 (31.1648, -94.1937) SPECIES: Largemouth Bass BEST BAITS: Jerkbaits, shad imitating reaction baits CONTACT: Mike Knight 936-635-2427 notechmike@hotmail.com www.easttxfishingguide.com TIPS: November at Sam Rayburn is

Guns, Gear & Grub HUNTING SEASON IS UPON US. At the beginning of the season, families are still making the decision on whether to take their kids hunting for the first time. Much can be said about this, but perhaps

Good Old Reliable Leather AS PLASTIC AND KYDEX becomes all the rage for holster construction, let us not forget that tried and true leather still does a bang up job at securing your handgun.  This DeSantis Osprey holster gives both

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

Textron Introduces New Vehicles TEXTRON OFF ROAD side-by-sides is introducing three new vehicles as part of its Model Year 2019 lineup. Joining the Havoc X are the Havoc and Havoc Backcountry Edition, and the Wildcat XX receives more horsepower and

Inspired by Commercials THE HUNTING CLUB membership stood amid the cedar and mesquite trees that defined our lease just outside of Austin. Doc slipped his hands into his pockets and shrugged. “I’m not going to drive my new truck through this.”

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