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NACOGDOCHES — Water level is two inches high and stained. Water temp in the mid-70s. Fishing guide Stanley Gresham says bass are fair to good in skinny water using Texas rig plastics, weightless senko ...

The Texas rig just might be a bass angler’s best option for early summer action. There are limitless options of bait styles you can put on your hook, and depending on the size of your bullet weight, ...

Water level is 1.39 feet high and fairly clear. Water temperature in the upper 70s. Crappie guide Blake Oestreich says fishing has been excellent using jigs and minnows around brush piles and old ...

A group of United States lawmakers have proposed tweaking federal law that allows offshore oil and gas operators to transform ...

Drilling activity snapped a three-week downturn, holding steady this week. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its weekly U.S. rig count was unchanged at 539 rigs, down 47 rigs or 8% from ...