November 28, 2025
Texas’ Hunting and Fishing Newspaper Since 2004
Volume 22, Issue 7
Poor split
The mullet run along Padre Island National Seashore is providing bait and fishing action for surf anglers this month. Photo by Conor Harrison, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Mixed bag bonanza PINS anglers catching warm-weather species By Cory Byrnes
For Lone Star Outdoor News Padre Island National Seashore fishing has been excellent but localized. “If you went to Mansfield on Sunday, it went ballistic,” said surf angler and rod builder Nick Meyer with Breakaway Tackle. “If you were at Fish Pass on Sunday, there were jackfish everywhere. Down south, the reds were stacking up against the jetty. Tarpon were being caught, pompano, and everything.” The mild start to the fall has, however, delayed the pompano run. It has also meant anglers have been able to target a larger variety of species later in the season than normal. No matter the target, anglers should focus on fishing a south wind.
Setting up a smaller spread has helped some waterfowl hunters early this season, as warmer temps haven’t pushed many migrating ducks into Texas during the first split of the season. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Hunters wait on birds By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News
It’s been tough sledding for Texas duck hunters through the first split of the season which ends Nov. 30 in both the North and South zones.
Unseasonably warm weather and a lack of cold fronts in November have left many birds still up north, where food and water remain open and available with no snow cover. On the coast, the action has been better in the afternoons, according to local guides. “Our season started off really
good,” said Port Aransas owner/guide Chris Cremeen with Texas Gulf Duck Hunting. “It has since slowed down with the 80- to 85-degree days. We have ducks around, especially redheads. I am sitting in the blind right now and we passed a raft of 3,000 to 4,000 redheads on the way here. It’s tough to scout
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our area because we have so much traffic and pressure from hunters and anglers that keep birds moving.” Cremeen said they had a good variety of birds early in November with the early cold front, with some pintail, teal and ringnecks pushing down, but many of those have since departed. Please turn to page 24
Increased action Bass bite on power plant lakes improving By Nate Skinner
Anglers are taking advantage of the increased action from largemouth bass on reservoirs that serve as cooling lakes for power plants across Texas, especially on the occasional cool fronts that have rolled in this November. While some bass are starting to
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move shallow on the power plant lakes, larger concentrations of fish continue to be caught in deeper water. Fayette County Reservoir fishing guide Rick Denton said some bass are beginning to feed up shallow, while larger numbers of fish still remain in deeper water near structure. “The best bite up shallow has been taking place during the early morning hours,” Denton said. “How long it lasts varies from day Please turn to page 17
Anglers are starting to key in on power plant lakes as winter approaches. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
HUNTING
FISHING
Rut report (P. 4)
East Texas bass (P. 8)
Deer hunters chasing different phases.
Patterns lagging behind due to weather.
New hunters (P. 4)
Texas vs. Louisiana (P. 8)
LSON Foundation opens doors to outdoors.
Trout regs different for neighbors.