Texas Fish & Game

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July 29, 2017

Punch the “Hay” for Hidden Lunkers

It is all about available cover. Large Texas reservoirs have many coves, fingers and shorelines and in any given area the best cover will be the area that draws in the bass, particular during the late […]
June 29, 2017

Schooling Bass – Part 2

Last week we went over the ins and outs of schooling bass behavior and pursuing them. Now, we are going to dive head first into my favorite ways to catch them.  Some of my methods are […]
June 22, 2017

Schooling Bass – Part 1

As summer rocks on, you will start to see more and more schooling activity on just about any lake or reservoir in Texas.  For the most part, bass fisherman don’t get to see much feeding action, […]
May 18, 2017

Points – More than meets the eye

Just about every magazine article, blog or TV show will mention points at some time or another.  Points are in every body of water that you fish.  They may be long tapering points, or very small […]
May 4, 2017

Fishing the Shad Spawn

For those of us that followed the Bassmaster Classic a few weeks back at Lake Conroe, we saw several pros do quite well fishing the shad spawn.  We saw Edwin Evers targeting sea walls, throwing a […]
April 27, 2017

Fishing “Spots, Holes & The Juice”

All of us bass fisherman have certain “spots & holes” that we like to fish.  These are areas that we have caught fish at in the past and believe in. The question is how did you […]
March 21, 2017

Texas Hotshots – 6 year old lands HUGE first fish

While on spring break this weekend at Lake Conroe, my 6 year old daughter Ava caught her first fish. It was a 22″ Largemouth Bass. I did not have a scale, but it was around 6 […]
March 9, 2017

First Toyota ShareLunker Caught From Lake Naconiche

Angler Larry Mosby caught the second Toyota ShareLunker of the 2017 season Feb. 28 from Lake Naconiche near Nacogdoches. ShareLunker 567, a 13.06 pound largemouth bass, is the first ShareLunker from the lake to be submitted […]
February 20, 2017

First 2017 Toyota ShareLunker Collected at Marine Creek Lake

Fort Worth angler Ryder Wicker caught the first Toyota ShareLunker of the 2017 season Feb. 10 at Marine Creek Lake. But this wasn’t the only “first” he checked off the list – this particular fish outweighs […]
October 26, 2016

Sharelunker: Secrets of Giant Fall Bass and More

The Toyota Sharelunker season annually begins Oct. 1 and that is when state officials accept donations of bass weighing 13 pounds or more. Looking at the Sharelunker records you can see that early fall has been fairly successful for those huge fish. Looking […]