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West Texas Lake Produces First Toyota ShareLunker Legacy Class Bass Entry of 2020

4.36 Pound Largemouth Bass Caught at Alan Henry Reservoir Near Lubbock AUSTIN – Just days after being blanketed in snow, West Texas lake Alan Henry…

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Buffalo Soldiers Program Celebrates 25TH Anniversary with Founders Event, New Museum Exhibit

AUSTIN— In honor of Black History Month, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Buffalo Soldiers program celebrated its 25th anniversary with a founder’s event and…

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Texas Game Wardens Bite Down on Shark Finning Offenders in Houston, Dallas

AUSTIN— Texas Game Wardens are filing several Class B misdemeanor charges on 10 restaurants and markets in the Houston and Dallas area for selling shark…

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About the March 2020 Cover

March is “classified” as a transition month along Texas’ coast.  Waterfowl is still sometimes observed winging their way overhead while water temperatures will tempt anglers…

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Texas Trophy Trout Hot Spots

Pro’s pointers on where to find and catch big yellow mouth speckled trout. Story and photography by Robert Sloan The heaviest speckled trout in the…

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Bucks From Above-2019

TOJ’s Whitetail Editor shares images and stories of the best bucks observed last season. Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin Each fall and early winter…

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Available Warmer Weather Coastal Options

Tips for more consistent Spring action for specks, reds and flounder. Story and photography Danno Wise March starts a period of warmer weather and warmer…

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A Call For Lunkers

Anglers loan 13 pound and larger Texas-caught bass to the state agency for spawning and genetics research. Story and photography by Matt Williams The lunker…

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Falling In Love With The .22 — Again

Story by Tom Claycomb III The .22 is like the .30-06, it just keeps hanging in there and surviving. It has withstood the test of…

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Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2020

AUSTIN —Each February for 18 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for abandoned crab traps…

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