Flounder fishing during the summer ain’t easy. In fact, it can be quite challenging as the bite seems to turn off in many areas, but the reality is you can still catch them if you think differently. Here are a
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) seeks public comment for a proposed Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for six aquatic species in the Trinity River basin. The 10-year agreement with the Trinity River Authority of Texas would address the conservation needs
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Would you like to catch peacock bass and species like bonefish and tarpon in Florida? I can’t think of an angler that would pass up such an opportunity, including me who has pursued those species several time in the last
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Western landscapes recently impacted by wildfires are receiving $7.8 million in forest restoration treatments. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation allotted $330,000 in 2023 grant funding to help recover habitat for elk, mule deer, moose, pronghorn antelope, sage grouse, turkey and
Wildfire-Charred Forests Get Boost From Elk Activists Read More »
Light conditions are often less than perfect while fishing. During the peak heat of summer for example, bass like to hang just along the shade line and during rainy periods run-off greatly distorts visibility. This is magnified early in the
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If you’re targeting toothy critters, you’ll often need to work with wire leader. And, this stuff can be tricky. In fact, many anglers simply hate the stuff. If you know how to work with wire, however, it’s no tougher to
This summer, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine kicks off its fourth annual Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (GOSH). Participants can choose from 35 locations in seven regions for chances to win prizes from Buc-ee’s, Whole Earth Provisions Co., the Texas Historical Commission and more.
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Texas speckled trout fishery is at a crossroads. Post freeze of 2021, attitudes and even regulations of speckled trout have been impacted along the Texas Coast. We would like your opinion on a few key questions of speckled trout to
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People are turning up missing at alarming rates in America’s national parks, forests and in other public wild lands. Delia D’Ambra iis an investigative journalist and host of the Park Predators podcast and has been studying the issue since she
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NOAA Fisheries announces implementation of the final rule for Amendment 54 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. When Rule Will Take Effect: Regulations for the commercial sector catch limits become effective June 15,
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The first year of a National Deer Association program has seen improvements on more than 300,000 acres of public hunting land in six states that will increase hunting access, improve wildlife habitat, and aid hunter recruitment. Our “Improving Access, Habitat
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Hurricanes and other major flooding events can create migrations of wildlife. There is no question storms move snakes. Floodwaters push up debris that snakes pile on and they get a free ride sometimes dozens of miles inland. The area being
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Hords Creek Lake in Coleman County as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels, signifying that an established, reproducing population is present in the lake. Staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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A female Mexican wolf was successfully translocated back into the wild in Arizona on June 7, 2023. Female wolf 2754 was captured in northern New Mexico in January and temporarily held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) Sevilleta
Mexican Wolf Recaptured After Traveling 500 Miles Read More »
Promar and Ahi USA are proud partners of Kids Can Fish, a non-profit organization created by a girl named Caroline. Kids Can Fish strives to inspire all kids and families to enjoy the passion of fishing together. In 2021, a
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The expected El Nino has emerged, according to scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. In the monthly outlook released today, forecasters issued an El Nino Advisory, noting that El Nino conditions are present and are expected
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High salt levels in the bays and nearshore Gulf along with calm days when anglers can actually access the surf, jetties and short rigs has produced some at least slightly unusual catches. Although pompano are caught annual on the Upper
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When I meet game wardens I often ask if I can speak with them about the dangers they have faced in the line of duty. When I asked this question of a warden at a wildlife banquet a couple of
Murder, Missing People & Mysteries In This TX National Forest Read More »
Topwater Tactics Topwater explosions are about as exciting as it gets for most anglers. Whether you’re fishing the marshes for speckled sea trout, targeting reds in the shallows, or casting to docks in a lake, few things get the adrenaline
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Extreme snowfall last winter across central and eastern North Dakota has set up the state for good duck production this spring. Results from North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual breeding waterfowl and wetland survey reveal good to excellent conditions
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