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,
COASTAL FOCUS: Upper Mid Coast Read More »
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.
COASTAL FORECAST: Rockport Read More »
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
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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.
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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
THE PRACTICAL ANGLER by Greg Berlocher Read More »
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 BASS UNIVERSITY by Pete Robbins Read More »
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
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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
SHOT show: Time to Talk Turkey O nce again, I was invite to attend “The Greatest Show on Earth!” No, I am not talking about the circus. I am talking about the 2017 SHOT Show that took place in Las Vegas
BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo Read More »
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
OPEN SEASON by Reavis Z. Wortham Read More »
I fell in love with the wacky rig many years back, as I was experimenting with different presentations and trying to catch some highly pressured bass. What I found out is the wacky rig will flat out catch um, when
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In a continued effort to boost a struggling mule deer population in parts of the Big Bend region of far West Texas, 98 female mule deer were recently relocated from Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and one private ranch
Big Bend Mule Deer Restoration Effort Advancing with Partners Read More »
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-16 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning Saturday, March 25, 2017. This closing is based on samples recently collected by TPWD in response to concerns expressed by
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Canis lupus monstrabilis Ever heard of it? Chances are you have not. Oh, wolf fans will be familiar with the Canis lupus part but “monstrabilis”? It is the name of the now extinct “Texas Wolf” a species recognized in 1937 and considered
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Check out this impressive footage of a hog cull using an ATV and laser equipped shotgun in North Texas. If you have ever tried to shoot from a moving vehicle (safely and legally of course) you can respect the skill
Insane Hog Eradication Using an ATV and Shotgun Read More »
Ok, I have watched the OCT gentleman have the interaction with Houston PD several times. I have my own spin on both sides, and want to share them here to hopefully help you to see things perhaps in a way
Practical Tactical- Don’t be “THAT GUY” Read More »
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My son got two good Tom’s Saturday evening 3-18-17 at his Grandpa’s land. He called them in with a phone app, as soon as I dropped him off and walked away he hit the yelp call and they came out
Texas Hotshots – Turkeys Down! Read More »
