What is the best fishing advice you have ever received or that you can share with others? I posed this question to four-time Bassmaster Classic Champion Rick Clunn once and his answer resonated in a big way. “The great mistake […]
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The Spanish mackerel have arrived at the jetty systems along the Texas coast. Last week my father and I had an amazing trip catching many mackerel on the Texas and Louisiana side of the Sabine Jetties. Contrary to popular opinion
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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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This is a continuation of my March edition feature “Unattended Lines”. In that article we covered freshwater and saltwater trotlines as well as juglines. Now it is time to examine two other types of lines. Sail lines are a rarely
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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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What is the biggest obstacle to fishing for you? What is the one thing that keeps you from fishing or makes it difficult? Finance? Access? Distance from fishable water? Please share Chester Moore
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It goes without saying that Lake Texoma is one of if not the best location to catch a monstrous blue catfish. It produced the “Splash”, the 121.6-pound state record bagged by angler Cody Mullenix in 2004 and continues to yield
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(This is the third installment in our series on Texas’ best catfish lakes.) Toledo Bend is an excellent place to catch big flatheads, especially in two key locations, the extreme northern and southern parts of the reservoir. The northern area
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(This is the second installment of a series examining Texas’ best catfish lakes.) Fans of the channel cats should definitely give scenic Lake O’ the Pines a try. This old reservoir by Texas standards is known for producing lots of
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(This is part 1 of a three part series on Texas’ best catfish lakes. Enjoy!) Livingston is the best all-around producer of catfish in East Texas. The fish there are plentiful and grow to enormous sizes and there are lots
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This is the second installment of our reader fishing Questions and Answers. Q: Are buffalo (fish) and gaspergou the same fish? I have never caught either but hear about them all the time. A: Buffalo are a type of suckerfish
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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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Sometimes in the real world you catch some bizarre stuff. Check out this weird flounder caught by angler Kirk Blood. Have you ever caught one like this?
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What is your biggest bass? Don’t hold back if its not a legit monster. I just want to know what your biggest bass and celebrate the chance we all have to catch these amazing fish. Mine was a nine pound
Want flounder? Well, they are starting to trickle into the bays and due to increasing numbers we had more than unusual in the bays this year. There is an important key for flounder most of the year and that is
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Swimbaits are great for catching bass but actually one of my favorite methods for them has nothing to do with swimming. Try sight casting them to bass and let them flutter down to the fish. If the fish seems disinterested,
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We’ve been getting lots of questions about the controversial “Alabama Rig” that has caused such a stir in the bass fishing world. Last fall I had the honor of fishing with legend Jimmy Houston in the U.S. Reel Pro Am
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Sometimes the best thing about fishing are the cool creatures you see on the water. Check this one out.
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I celebrate the catch of a big bull redfish at the Sabine Jetties. Chester Moore
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