Fly Fish Texas Expo Coming to Athens Feb. 24

Fly Fish Texas Expo Coming to Athens Feb. 24

ATHENS – The Fly Fish Texas Expo is back for the 18th year with a jam-packed day of activities, classes, demonstrations and vendors 9 a.m….

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Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Nacogdoches

Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Nacogdoches

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries staff found a total of 30 acres of invasive giant salvinia in multiple locations at Lake Nacogdoches Feb. 5….

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New Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year Award Reflects Critical Role To Protect Woods, Waters, Wildlife

New Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year Award Reflects Critical Role To Protect Woods, Waters, Wildlife

Nomination Submissions Due May 15 Texas Game Wardens can spend months investigating and building cases against lawbreakers who shoot endangered whooping cranes, poach white-tailed deer,…

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Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2018

Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2018

AUSTIN – Each February for more than 15 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for…

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Gulf Council Advances Proposals for States to Manage Red Snapper

Gulf Council Advances Proposals for States to Manage Red Snapper

Sportfishing industry believes that states’ management will benefit red snapper conservation and fishing access Alexandria, VA – February 1, 2018 – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) applauds today’s vote by…

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About the February 2018 Cover

About the February 2018 Cover

Artist Mark Ray let his passion for coastal fishing inspired a career as a self-taught marine wildlife artist. Offshore billfish and other pelagics, as well…

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Chasing Whites

Chasing Whites

Statewide fishing forecast, hot spots and tactics for the white bass run. Story and Photography by Matt Williams You can have those Broadway musicals and…

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Ins & Outs of Drains

Ins & Outs of Drains

How and when to fish these travel corridors for more specks, reds and flounder. Story and Photography by Robert Sloan Every bay on the Texas…

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Scrappy Tugs along the Granite

Scrappy Tugs along the Granite

Sheepshead, black drum, and sand trout provide plenty of action when other species become difficult to catch. Story and Photography Nate Skinner Perhaps the best…

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Time of Extremes

Time of Extremes

In a transition month anglers have to do things different from day to day in order to be consistently successful. Story and Photography by Danno…

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