January 25, 2016

BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo

Cold Season have to say that for me, February is the worst month of the year. The rut is over, whitetail hunting is over, and unless you are after exotics or hogs, hunting is over—period. All that’s […]

January 25, 2016

BASS RUSH

Catching Largemouth in a Current Not all Texas bass are caught in reservoirs. In fact, not even all major bass tournaments are held on reservoirs as evidenced by two very successful Bassmater Elite Series events in […]

January 25, 2016

COMMENTARY by Kendal Hemphill

Peace on Earth t’s working The terrorism, I mean. You can’t watch the news, or go on Twitter or Facebook, or have a conversation, without hearing one side or the other of how we should be […]

January 25, 2016

SPECIAL SECTION

East Texas Needs More Turkeys The Pineywoods region of Texas has long been a bastion of wildlife, harboring some of the best deer hunting and duck hunting in the state. However, one outdoor pursuit that seemingly […]

January 25, 2016

THE RAIN EFFECT

The big rains that fell across much of Texas last spring and summer brought utter devastation to parts of the landscape and wrecked countless lives as it caused historic flooding that washed out roadways, breached dams […]

January 25, 2016

SONIC BRINE

Down & Side Imaging in Saltwater Imaging sonar systems may have first been introduced as a way of catching more bass, but they’ve proved their worth in saltwater, too. In this day and age if you […]

January 25, 2016

MATCH THE HATCH FOR SPECKLED TROUT

Speckled trout are finicky creatures. All fish have periods of aggressive biting and lockjaw but in terms of inland saltwater fish in Texas, specks are the most confusing, especially the larger ones This is especially true […]

January 25, 2016

TEXAS FRESHWATER by Matt Williams

Giant Salvinia Finds Its Way to Fork t’s hard to imagine that one knucklehead could change the face of what is arguably the most storied bass lake in all of America in a matter of seconds, but […]

January 25, 2016

TEXAS SALTWATER by Calixto Gonzales

Decompression ishing can be a high pressure endeavor. Tournament anglers don’t fish just to have fun. They MUST catch fish—usually the largest of the targeted species—to have a chance of winning, or at least finishing in the money. […]

January 25, 2016

FISH & GAME PHOTOS

Last November we put out a call for game camera and hunter kill photos of monster hogs and the response has been phenomenal. Photos are still coming in and one thing is certain. There are plenty […]

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