WAILUPE BEACH, OAHU -- As he skulked along the shore with his steely gaze on the translucent shallows, Ollie Owens somewhat resembled a bear looking for its next scaly feast in an Alaskan stream. The veteran fly fishing guide was intently studying the water, hoping it would give up...
KEY WEST -- The Florida Keys are the epitome of angling paradise, and at the end of road rests the quaint hamlet of Key West, famed for colorful characters, amazing history and the best fishing most of us may ever have the pleasure to experience.
The southernmost city in the...
The nilgai antelope is right at home in deep South Texas.
These current residents of the brush country are descendants of the first “blue bulls” from southern Asia that were transplanted on the famed King Ranch in the 1920s and 1930s, and their numbers have steadily grown from a few...
Texas bass fishing is way ahead of the pack.
And you can thank biologists and even Mother Nature for helping our state harbor the best largemouth angling in the country.
Bassmaster Magazine recently released its list of the best 100 U.S. bass lakes and Texas again led the way with nine...
Caesar Kleberg knew a thing or two about capitalizing on an opportunity.
One of the truly great conservationists of the past century – and not just in Texas – Kleberg’s legacy included leaving the King Ranch better than he found it and helping to promote sustainable land use that would...
Spring on the Texas Gulf Coast is a time of plenty for hunters and anglers alike.
Thanks to a temperate climate that other portions of the state lack, March, April and into May provide better weather conditions conducive to pursuing numerous fish species from trout, redfish and flounder in the...
BIRTHRIGHT, Texas – Just west of this hamlet nestled among the sprawling thickets of Texas' post oak prairie sits the best fishery you’ve never seen.
It has only been two decades since Cooper Lake in Delta and Hopkins counties was impounded, but in that time the 19,000-acre reservoir on the...
The debate about the top Texas fishing holes could fill hours of discussion around the coffee shop, but there’s one thing everyone can agree on: It’s tough to go wrong with almost any of these fantastic bodies of water in prime months.
Our state waters harbor some of the best...
The debate about the top Texas fishing holes could fill hours of discussion around the coffee shop, but there’s one thing everyone can agree on: It’s tough to go wrong with almost any of these fantastic bodies of water in prime months.
Our state waters harbor some of the best...
From under my rain suit, I can tell the window has closed.
Mother Nature is in control, no doubt about it.
Eerie crackles spring forth from unseen hiding spots in the ghostly gray followed by a monstrous boom that carries near and far. Puffs of black stitched with creepy green hues...