Big blue
55lb 3ft 6 inch high fin blue, caught on the Trinity river in midway at night, caught on cut shad with Abu Garcia 5500 on a 7ft all-star, fish was weighed and measured then released!
4 yr old catches a big one
My son (4 years old in this picture almost 5 now) loves fishing. So every chance we get he begs me to take him fishing and so we will load up and go to the local church pond. This catch
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Record Speckled Trout Is Still Out There
This spring expectations were that the state record speckled trout would be caught-either on Sabine Lake or in Lower Laguna Madre probably near Port Mansfield. Others surmised it might come from East Matagorda Bay. In fact there were several stories
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Duck Stamp Theme Will Celebrate Waterfowl Conservation
Duck Stamp The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the theme of the 2019-2020 Federal Duck Stamp will be “Celebrating our waterfowl hunting heritage.” This theme requires entrants in the 2018 Duck Stamp Contest to include one or
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Game Wardens Crack Down On Illegal Commercial Fishing on Mexico Line
Game Wardens In Action Texas game wardens recently wrapped up a crackdown on illegal commercial fishing trade along the Texas-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley, citing nearly two dozen retail fish dealers for a variety of seafood industry related
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Tale Of a 14-Foot Hammerhead And More Shark Stories
In 1992 when I started writing professionally during my freshman year in college, interest in sharks was minimal among fishermen although I do remember some anglers specifically targeting big hammerhead sharks out of Galveston and Sabine Pass. We will have
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Wild Wish Awakens Conservation Calling (By Chester Moore, Jr.)
Wild Wish Sea turtles have always been her favorite animal. Their life in the ocean, beauty and even their awkwardness put them at the top of the animal kingdom for high school senior Reannah Hollaway. So when I overheard a
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Did You Know These Weird Creatures Live In Your Back Yard?
Moles Most of mammals we see where I live Southeast Texas would be considered of the common garden variety. They are certainly not weird in any way. Whitetail deer, raccoons, opossums and squirrels are the most frequently seen creatures that thrive in
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Black Fin Beat Down
Nansen pelagic showdown of blackfin tuna, tilefish, kingfish and a heck of a good time and a sore crew
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Topwater Tips for Post Spawn
I have yet to meet a bass angler that doesn’t love the sight and sound of a largemouth bass engulfing a topwater lure. It is like watching a great white shark crush a seal during shark week. It just does
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LifeSaver: Budget Body Armor Test
Budget steel armor plates are attractive due to their low price, but being a steel target shooter I know how dangerous spalling can be at short range. Just check out my video of when I shot an AR500 target over
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Party Boat Fishing Tips
Party Boat Time Fishing on a party boat can be a ton of fun, and lead to a cooler full of dinner. But it has its ups and its downs. On the positive side, it allows you to get out
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Podcast: Interviews Live from the NRA Show in Dallas with Guests Jay Duncan, Tina Jones and Mike Mooty
In this episode, live from the Dallas, Texas NRA show, Dustin sits down with Jay Duncan from Crosman and they talk about airguns, the Pioneer Airbow and the new hunting laws going into effect in September allowing hunters to use
Podcast: NRA Show Coverage in Dallas: Optics, Ammo, Airguns and More with Host Dustin Warncke
On this episode, host Dustin Warncke is back in action at the NRA Show in Dallas, Texas and he talks about airguns, optics, ammo and a new product designed to keep everyone safe in the field or at the range.
Podcast: Live at the NRA Show in Dallas, Dustin’s Turkey Hunt, the 2nd Amendment and More with Host Dustin Warncke
In this solo show, Dustin travels to the NRA and talks about 2nd Amendment supporters, his recent turkey hunt, the NRA Show this week as well as and airguns and crossbows. Stay tuned to our show for more Texas Fish
Stingray
I caught a huge stingray in Matagorda, Texas. It took 20 minutes to bring him in. The line broke when I was coming onshore but was able to stop the stingray from going further. My nephew, Mason, gave me his
Kayak Redfish
Caught this 26” beast of a Redfish on the Laguna Madre on a Super Spook Jr (bone) back in 2017
A Look At “Counterfeit Copperheads” And Other Snakes
Copperheads Or Not During this past spring I received three emails showing images of dead snakes. Each snake appeared well and truly hammered, limp and broken and bloody. One was a hognose snake. One was a broad-banded water snake. One
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Father and son fishing trip
Our catches from a day offshore out of Galveston aboard the Capt. John
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