A freshwater fishing icon passes, FFS bans and a new lake opens to the public

It’s been an eventful year for Texas hook and bullet crowds. Among other things, we saw the opening of the first new major public reservoir in more than three decades, the introduction the first medicated feed to combat parasites in quail and an IGFA rule change that just about guarantees the much-hallowed largemouth bass world record of 22 pounds, 4 ounces will never be broken.

Here is a review of some of the top outdoors stories of 2024:

Bois d’ Arc Opens