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April 12, 2016
A 2.5 HP engine may not get many headlines, but this new mini-might from Suzuki is worth paying attention to. Why? Simply put, because it’s just about the lightest gasoline-fueled outboard around. At 30 pounds – […]
April 12, 2016
The regional management plan of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) sheds light on an often-misunderstood part of speckled trout behavior: feeding. It shows that one researcher examined stomach volumes and concluded that spotted seatrout […]
April 11, 2016
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the nationwide distribution of more than $1.1 billion in revenues generated by Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts. All four states in the Service’s Southwest […]
April 8, 2016
Wildlife officials monitoring Lake Conroe found a huge lake resident during routine sampling this year. A 52-inch Blue Catfish weighing at least 60 pounds turned up in the gigantic catching device known as a “gill net.” […]
April 8, 2016
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Sabine River Authority continue the battle to contain or wipe out giant salvinia on Lake Fork. The plant was first discovered in November of last year in Chaney Branch. […]
April 5, 2016
Federal authorities seized 488 illegally caught red snapper amounting to nearly 17,000 pounds. “If you have somebody going out there and stealing 5,000 pounds of red snapper in one day, two days, they’re taking away from […]
April 5, 2016
In a nutshell, the following are changes to the 2016-17 regulations: FISHING Freshwater fishing… Minimum length for largemouth bass in the Sabine River below Toledo Bend Lake has been changed from 14 to 12 inches. Saltwater […]
April 5, 2016
There was a time when asking this question was downright silly. For anyone who ran a boat big enough to waters distant enough, yes, having two outboards was a must. Many of us who owned smaller, […]
