Did you know that between Sabine Lake and the Aransas Bay complex there are more than 200,000 acres of no fishing zones? Yes, I am talking about federally enforced no fishing zones. The Sabine National Wildlife Refuge on the TX/La. […]
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Do you catch many trout around docks, riprap and boat launches? I have done well at night with lights attracting trout to docks but have put little effort toward these areas otherwise. What are your experiences? Any luck? Any tips?
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about no fishing zones and the reality of the situation we are looking. While doing some research I found this story over at sportsmenslink.org that somehow got lost in the shuffle last fall.
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It is a tremendous blessing to get tons of feedback here at Texas Fish and Game. Every year at this time as anglers begin to get out on their favorite lakes and bays across we get many questions on fishing
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I celebrate the catch of a big bull redfish at the Sabine Jetties. Chester Moore
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Check out this major upgrade to the classic Super Spook topwater. Chester Moore
Super Spook Upgrade? (video) Read More »
Wow. It does not get more “real world” than this. Check out this interview I conducted with the amazing Ronnie Hindsman after he outfished everyone in our boat. Oh, I forgot to mention, he lost his arms in a terrible
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I am a big fan of using crankbaits to search out big bass and last year at the ICAST Show in Las Vegas I got to talk with lure innovator Patrick Sebile about a unique crankbait he invented. They just
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I recently got to check out Sam Rayburn reservoir firsthand and took some time to explain why these kinds of droughts can actually offer advantages for anglers. Chester Moore
Reservoir Droughts: An Advantage? Read More »
Check out this video clip of yours truly talking with Juan Martinez at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center about a 16-pound bass caught at Caddo, which is Texas’ only natural lake. Oh and you get a good look at the bass
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Check out this video clip of yours truly talking with Juan Martinez at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center about a 16-pound bass caught at Caddo, which is Texas’ only natural lake. Click here to see the video. Chester Moore
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In part three of our video series on the flounder bite, find out why some flounder hit your bait and run with it. Chester Moore
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Catching big largemouths on crankbaits is an art and one that is more challenging to master than many other techniques. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mark Menendez gives some super advice on deep cranking for bass that just might have you
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Back by popular demand is a video clip showing exactly why you should wait at least 10 seconds after a flounder hits a live bait like a mud minnow or finger mullet. Thanks to Jeff Kaiser of the University of
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The Jan. 2012 edition of Texas Fish & Game contains an article written by yours truly entitled Topwater Vs. Slow Sinkers. It asks the question which of these lures is best for catching big speckled trout and gets into some
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Here’s another quick tip before we take off for Christmas. Whacky worms are not something many anglers fish in ponds and when they are not often seen they can be killer even for big fish. My buddy Chris Houghton is
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Just a quick tip today. On highly pressured ponds fish plastics weightless and use things they have probably never seen. I have very little success on standard worms on pressured ponds but creature baits and lizards will get the job
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I do a lot of pond fishing and during the winter it is one of my primary outdoors pursuits. There are big fish to be caught during this period and I have developed a system for catching quality fish. This
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Have you ever caught redfish on crab imitation lures? Crabs are the primary prey species of redfish and there are several quality redfish-based crab lures on the market but they don’t seem very popular. I have caught some bull reds
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Have you ever noticed the weather forecaster call for 5-10 mile per hour winds and when you hit your favorite fishing hole found it to be much higher? What about those times you head offshore expecting 2-3 foot seas and
Real wind/wave code finally cracked! Read More »
