Editorial

One Plan for All Bays?

Our coast stretches nearly 400 miles and includes seven bay systems. We find a river mouth estuary, Sabine Lake, on...

Scoping Meeting Etiquette

Public scoping meetings are part of the process used by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department when considering revisions to...

Trout and Flounder Back in the Crosshairs

The TPWD commissioners meeting happened a little over a month ago and word travelled fast. But if you haven't heard,...

Strange How We Change

Evolve may be a better descriptive term for the point I will try to make here but, since it is...

November - Gem of a Fishing Month!

November's reputation for great angling is founded upon great weather and water conditions, and definitely bolstered by the number of...

Blessed or Cursed?

Lyrics of the Oak Ridge Boys' 1980 hit keep running through my head "Trying to love two women is tearing...

When are the Good Old days?

My normal routine includes corresponding with fishermen of all walks and ages on an almost daily basis. Quite often they...

Tackle and Gear Junkies Beware!

The TSFMag crew just returned from ICAST and I am pleased to report it was quite a show. American Sportfishing...

Greatest Dad’s Day Gift

By the time this issue reaches you Father's Day 2013 will be several weeks in the rearview, none-the-less, the tale...

June on the Texas Coast

No doubt about it; June is an awesome for saltwater fishing in Texas.Hardcore grinder-types may disagree, preferring instead the cooler...

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