Catfish from Creeks and Bar Ditches SMALL CREEKS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES (bar ditches) can hold a surprising number of catfish. In fact, when looking for places to go catfishing, these smaller bodies of water generally go unutilized by all but

When a Kingwood Pastor’s Boat Suffered Major Damage Rescuing Hurricane Harvey Flood Victims, His Dealer and the Manufacturer Stepped Up WHEN THE FLOODWATERS OF HURRICANE HARVEY inundated the Kingwood area Mark Barnhill knew he needed to take action. Being the Care

THE CONVERSATION COULD NOT have been more cloak and dagger if it were on the pages of a Hollywood script. We were in the basement of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the SHOT Show where small companies show their

Improvements Underway at J.D. Murphree WMA Ducks Unlimited and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) completed a project in early December to improve more than 1,500 acres of important marsh habitat on the Salt Bayou Unit of J.D. Murphree

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April Brings Consistency to Sabine W EATHER PATTERNS AND CONDITIONS become slightly more stable and predictable in April, so the translation here on Sabine Lake equals plenty of opportunity. With the exception of some pretty intense winds (which will occasionally give

Getting Ready for Spring! [dropcap font=”” size=”2″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]T HE WINTER OF 2017-18 saw more cold weather on the upper Texas coast than had been around for a few years. We experienced not only freezing temperatures—although brief—but one event

Where Are They? [dropcap font=”” size=”2″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]I N THE MONTH OF APRIL, water temperatures are typically between 70°F and 80°F. This stimulates the fish to feed and move. Sometimes you find the fish in the backwaters, sometimes they

Early-Season Tactics for Mid-Coast Flounder [dropcap font=”” size=”2″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]A NGLERS CAN OFTEN LOCATE speckled trout and redfish almost every month of the year along our section of the Texas coastline. However, saying the same thing about being able

One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure [dropcap font=”” size=”2″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]W HEN SANFORD AND SON  was created, I am pretty sure they let my Dad write the script. He threw nothing away, and many folks had lots of laughs

Tried and True: The Popping Cork T HE POPPING CORK/SHRIMP COMBO is undoubtedly the most used technique along the coast to catch speckled trout. Why? Because it features one of a speck’s favorite foods, and it’s easy to use for a

A Magic Combination on Baffin Bay [dropcap font=”” size=”2″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]T HERE’S ON BIG REASON that the April guide’s calendars at BBR&G fill up first. Historically, it’s the month that will produce the heaviest trophy trout caught all year

April Showers Bring… Trout [dropcap font=”” size=”2″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]I T’S BEEN A CRAZY WINTER. Fronts blowing sometimes twice, even three times a week have made the weather, and anglers, pretty squirrelly. The more stable weather of April is a

UPPER TEXAS COAST LOCATION: East Galveston Bay HOTSPOT: Van-Ta-Un Flats GPS: N 29 32.794, W 94 45.805 (29.5466, -94.7634) SPECIES: Speckled Trout BEST BAITS: Topwaters and soft plastics CONTACT: Capt. Paul Marcaccio 281-788-4041 captpaul@gofishgalveston.com gofishgalveston.com TIPS: “Van-Ta-Un flats has a

PINEY WOODS LOCATION: Lake Livingston HOTSPOT: The Pocket | Off the River Channel GPS: N 30 55.662, W 95 15.054 (30.9277, -95.2509) SPECIES: Largemouth Bass BEST BAITS: Texas rigged Watermelon Seed or June Bug creature baits, Texas rigged June Bug

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

A Texas Hill Country Sporting Paradise JOSHUA CREEK RANCH, located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, is nestled on an isolated stretch of the pristine Guadalupe River and Joshua Creek – just 45 minutes northwest of the San Antonio area.

Texas Style Cajun Jambalaya WHETHER YOU ARE AT THE FISHING CAMP, the deer lease or just at home and wanting to make something good without breaking the bank, this is a great dish to cook up. Jambalaya is one of

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