Sports 471
Flounder Closure Set To Begin
The Texas flounder season is closes Nov 1 – Dec 14 The season has been closed next door in Louisiana for two weeks. An annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder from October 15 through November 30 of each year was finalized in 2022. We didn’t want these dates to slip
The Great Paddle-Tail Rigging Debate
Fish with paddle-tail lure long enough, and sooner or later someone will say “hey, you put your paddle-tail on upside-down.” So, which way is that paddle supposed to face, up, or down!? Is that paddle meant to face up, or should it face down? An exhaustive look at manufacturer recommendations and the lures themselves shows
Scaredy-Cat Speckled Trout
You may remember that I spent a good deal of last year observing a black drum’s behavior (see Black Drum Observations) in a very large aquarium. Well, that super-cool fish unfortunately met his demise when he attempted to eat one of his cohabitants, a large eel. The phrase “bit off more than he could chew”
EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore
SOME OF THE FUNNIEST moments of my life have happened in the great outdoors. In the last issue, I shared one of my funniest moments: I thought a poodle I encountered on a stream in Montana was a grizzly. But by the time this issue hits subscribers, we will be in the midst of a
PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike
FORGIVE ME FOR BELABORING a disheartening point, but I miss the Texas coastal prairie in its waterfowl-attracting prime. Its peak of staggering spectacle spanned some 40 years, a rock-solid run starting roughly in the late 1960s and continuing through the turn of the century. It encompassed a huge chunk of Texas along I-10 roughly between Sealy
COVER STORY: Bucks on a Budget
Making the Current Economy Work for Your Hunting Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE HUNTING AIN’T CHEAP. This is especially true in Texas where 97 percent of the land is privately owned and instead of getting a public hunting permit or special tag to hunt, you have to pay for a season lease, day lease or
MIDDLE COAST FOCUS—Port O’Connor
Reported by CAPT. KIM GOULDEN Fall/Winter Fishing in Our Sights IT’S ALMOST HERE! WE’RE SO CLOSE! Fall/winter fishing is squarely in our sights. Anglers up and down the Texas coast are dusting off waders and jackets to enjoy some of the best saltwater fishing of the year. If you like fishing in the summer, you
MIDDLE COAST FOCUS—Upper Laguna Madre
Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON Mother Nature Chills Out MOST MORNINGS DURING this time of year we feel like kings and queens of the bay as we find ourselves all alone on the islands and shallow flats along the shorelines, as if we own all this vast beautiful water system. This description describes the scenario perfectly
FORECAST CENTER: Saltwater – November/December 2024
HotSPOTLight: Anahuac on Trinity Bay LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop BayHOTSPOT: Wildlife Refuge ShorelineGPS: N 29 3.633, W 95 12.185(29.0606, -95.2031) Christmas/Bastrop Bay: Wildlife Refuge Shoreline SPECIES: FlounderBEST BAITS: Live bait, topwaters, soft plasticsTIPS: Fish topwaters early, then live shrimp, finger mullet or soft plastics . . . LOCATION: Galveston BayHOTSPOT: Red Bluff FlatsGPS: N 29 35.953, W
FORECAST CENTER: Freshwater – November/December 2024
CURRENT WATER LEVELS HotSPOTLight: Lake Nacogdoches LOCATION: Lake Bob SandlinHOTSPOT: Monticello CoveGPS: N 33 4.718, W 95 2.994(33.0786, -95.0499) Lake Bob Sandlin: Monticello Cove SPECIES: CatfishBEST BAITS: Liver, prepared baitTIPS: Cast onto the sand and retrieve across the grass; dawn through morning. . . . LOCATION: Brandy Branch ReservoirHOTSPOT: Boat Ramp PointGPS: N 32 26.354,
SPORTSMAN’S DAYBOOK-Tides & Prime Times – November 2024
See the original article: https://fishgame.com/2024/10/sportsmans-daybook-tides-prime-times-november-2024/
Free Day Use Entry At State Parks Coming Up
On Nov. 3, visitors will get free day-use entry at all Texas State Parks in honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023’s centennial celebration. “Any day in a Texas State Park is a good day,” said Rodney Franklin, Director of Texas State Parks. “I hope this continued event from our centennial
