Texas Fish & Game

Tagging fish is a long-standing method of tracking movements and monitoring the overall health of. a fishery. Christopher McKinley of Bay City has serious concerns about the speckled trout population along Texas’ coast and decided to […]

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Relentless™ Perpetual Edge™ Fillet Knives is the world’s first knife that sharpens as you cut. History of Cut For centuries, bladesmiths focused on improving the blade’s rate of wear. By making the blade as hard as […]

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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to change the red drum size limit from a 16-inch minimum size limit and a 27-inch maximum size limit to an 18-inch minimum […]

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Headlines across the nation reveal there are many dangers in the great outdoors these days. From feral dog attacks to psychos targeting campers and hunters, there are plenty of reason to proceed with caution. Here are […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is increasing public fishing and paddling opportunities in the state thanks to the addition of two leased river access sites through the River Access and Conservation Area (RACA) program. The […]

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The following is from the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA Texas) in regards to a major project involving the Matagorda Bay area. The Texas Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA Texas) understands that the U.S. Army […]

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Concepts are an effective way to undertake what seem to be overwhelming and larger than life endeavors. These concepts can be anything from understanding fish habitat and ecology to having a basic idea of how different […]

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AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Biologists evaluate the biological, social and economic impacts when determining the […]

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The folks with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s public hunting program launched the agency’s 2023-24 menu of drawn hunts around the July 4 holiday.  As always, there are a passel of low cost, high quality […]

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A pack of feral dogs nearly killed a hunter in a recent, terrifying incident. The man received nearly 300 puncture wounds and lacerations in an epic life and death struggle. Before his attack, a pair of […]

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This is the time of year lots of anglers along the Texas coast are fishing the jetty systems. The bull redfish run is about to begin and there are still lots of sharks, a few tarpon […]

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With the dove season opener just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to turn our attention to our gear, and that means taking a look at your hunting vest or bird belt.  And thinking about […]

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Conditions for breeding ducks remain largely promising, however, Delta Waterfowl’s wetland monitoring system indicates that conditions declined in some key regions during the critical month of May. On the U.S. side of the prairies, moisture levels […]

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Last week, a special group of kids ascended into the mountains of Colorado to photograph wildlife. The goal was to use photography to raise awareness to wildlife conservation and Texas Fish & Game has been kind […]

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A new petition filed with NOAA/NMFS by environmental organizations calls for extreme vessel measures in the Gulf of Mexico to protect the recently discovered Rice’s whale according to officials with The Billfish Foundation. The petition calls […]

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Flounder fishing during the summer ain’t easy. In fact, it can be quite challenging as the bite seems to turn off in many areas, but the reality is you can still catch them if you think […]

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) seeks public comment for a proposed Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for six aquatic species in the Trinity River basin. The 10-year agreement with the Trinity River Authority of Texas would […]

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Would you like to catch peacock bass and species like bonefish and tarpon in Florida? I can’t think of an angler that would pass up such an opportunity, including me who has pursued those species several […]

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Catfish can grow shockingly large, and while they do tend to be larger in freshwater, they get plenty big in tidal waters, too. Interestingly, the record for blue catfish (42.78 pounds), channel catfish (7.44 pounds), and […]

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Many anglers – myself included – absolutely love catching redfish on light tackle and soft plastics. When a red hits a soft plastic jig it often slams it like a freight train, jigs are effective in […]

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