Texas Fish & Game

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September 27, 2022

TPWD Needs Help With Freshwater Habitat

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division requests ideas from angling organizations, local governments, non-governmental organizations, river authorities and tribal organizations on freshwater fish habitat and shoreline-based angler access improvement projects to be […]
February 1, 2022

More Mega Bass Entered In Sharelunker

The 2022 Toyota ShareLunker season had a hot start in week one thanks to a pair of Legacy Lunkers from reigning fishery champion O.H. Ivie. In week two, Lake Daniel made history by producing its first […]
October 27, 2020

Bassmaster Fest Coming To Fork

The Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest (TBTF) is heading back to Lake Fork for the second year in a row, bringing world-class bass fishing, shopping, and a variety of outdoor activities to Texas’ most iconic bass fishing […]
November 28, 2018

Choosing Lure Color: Water Color Matters

I recently had a fascinating crappie fishing experience, which reinforced the importance of carefully considering lure color  in relation to water color instead of grabbing what merely looks attractive to the human eye. Before we can […]
October 10, 2018

Podcast: Fall Largemouth Bass Strategies, Catfish Tactics, Striped Bass Fishing and More with Guest Matt Williams

On this episode, Dustin sits down with Matt Williams, TF&G columnist and freshwater fishing expert. We talk about the fall and winter fishing season, the big shake-up between Bassmaster and Major League Fishing and pro-bass anglers, […]
May 24, 2018

Big Vs. Small: Which Baits For Summer Bass?

Summer Bass Summer is in full swing in Texas and sometimes the bass simply won’t cooperate.  Most bass fisherman will fall into one of two categories- Big Baits or Little Baits for these picky summer bass. […]
April 11, 2018

Podcast: Frio Ice Chests and Hunting and Fishing with Texas Boys Outdoors with Guest Jeff Brandes and Roy Crush

In this weeks show we visit with Jeff Brandes, owner of Frio Ice Chests as well as Roy Crush from the Texas Boys Outdoors TV Show. This is the first time the show has taken on […]
March 1, 2018

TPWD Proposes Changes to 12 Public Lake Largemouth Bass Regulations

Simplifying largemouth bass regulations at 12 public lakes highlight this year’s list of proposed freshwater fishing regulation changes. The potential changes are intended to increase recreational opportunity, make regulations less complex, promote enforcement, and provide for […]
February 6, 2018

Marsh Fishing Tactics: Scoring in Brackish Water

Fishing in brackish water is like Christmas morning for me. You never know what you’re going to catch and, whatever it is, It usually makes me smile.  Also, whatever bites your lure is going to be […]
December 6, 2017

Podcast: Fishing the Louisiana Marsh and Jug Fishing for Catfish

On this episode, Dustin rides solo again for another show. He talks about a recent fishing trip to Delacroix, Louisiana and fishing the brackish water of the marsh in that area. Dustin also covers each sponsor […]