It's another great month for hiking and backpacking. Explore Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Sabine, or Angelina National Forest, all northeast of Houston. Partake in the 22nd annual Texas Wilderness Powwow at Angelina's Caney Creek Recreation Area, April 20-22, which includes 15 guided hikes through a proposed new recreation area called Longleaf Ridge. Stranded More dolphins get stranded in springtime along the state's coastline than in any other month. The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network has a greater need for volunteers than ever.
Volunteers can work at the rehabilitation center or gather data on stranded marine mammals.
Land a Lunker April is the last month in which white bass migrate upstream in reservoirs, narrow creeks, and bayous to spawn. Dates near the full moon offer the best chance to land a lunker in shallow upstream areas. Try small-jig fishing or crankbaits. Lake Houston and Lake Conroe are closest, but Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend Reservoirs are renowned for big bass. Houston's Big Bass Fishing Club has fishing reports, meetings, and tournaments.