When I was asked to write about my work protecting our water resources for your magazine I started to reminisce, actually attempt to remember, the first fish I ever caught. My fish story is like all the others it includes fibbin’. You know the Texas tradition, family...
Last year left many fond memories for those anglers who took advantage of the low water conditions on Sam Rayburn. Stockpiles of big fish seemed to be found in every pocket on the lake. A 20lb stringer of bass might not even get you a check in a one day tournament....
As a guide on Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend, I see a lot of people out on the water. Some are weekend anglers and others are locals who fish on a regular basis. Surprisingly there is a common link to many of these fisherman. Most all of my clients also share in this...
ATHENS— The 29th season of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Toyota ShareLunker program will begin October 1. Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the...
AUSTIN – The 2015 Toyota Texas Bass Classic – an event which draws the world’s top professional bass anglers — has been set for Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, at Lake Fork. “After a world-record setting event in 2014 we are very excited to return to Lake...
Night work by fisheries biologists sheds light on honeyholes ATHENS—In reservoirs scattered throughout Texas, under the black skies of cool, fall nights, loud generators drone and bright lights beam from strange-looking boats built to transmit electrical current into...
ATHENS, Texas- National Fishing and Boating Week will start this weekend with a big splash at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens with their annual National Fishing Day celebration. Children 12 and under will receive free admission and free fishing will be...
AUSTIN – Fish are biting as the weather warms up, and many Texans are eager to get outdoors to reel in bass, catfish, redfish and other sport fish. With 15 Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes stocked with catfish and more than 70 Texas State Parks with fishable waters, finding...
2013 South Texas 5 Team Bass Tournament Schedule January 13, 2013 – Falcon – Registration at Falcon Lake Tackle February 10, 2013 – Amistad – Registration at Angler’s Lodge March 10, 2013 – Falcon – Registration at Falcon Lake...
Attend an Angler’s Choice tournament early one Sunday morning, before the flight numbers are called, and witness which brand of boat dominates the field. If you have been there, you know. If you have not, I will let you in on the secret; it is a Skeeter....
January 6-15, 2012 – Reliant Center Houston, Texas The 56th Annual Houston International Boat, Sport & Travel Show is the largest Outdoor Show on the Gulf Coast. It’s your opportunity to join tens of thousands of boating, camping and outdoor enthusiasts in...
February 26, 2012 – Falcon – Weigh-In at Beacon Lodge South Texas 5 is a non-profit bass fishing team tournament series located in south Texas. Contestants must pay a one-time Membership Fee of $30.00 per person. All Membership Money will be added to the...
If you are into bass fishing,then you in a fishing adventure that has a long history that would interest you.If you don’t know may i tell you that bass fishing started in late 18th century and it has continues till date. It actually started as people search for...
Olney, MD-(November 24, 2011) A new type of scent has been in the works since November 2010 when the founder of the company first tested it himself on his home waters in Maryland, and then had it tested in Kansas for black Crappie, then had it Tested in Texas,...
Combs Outlasts Mike Iaconelli in Sudden Death Fish-Off CONROE—The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), the world championship of professional bass fishing, had to go into overtime to crown a champion. Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas, outlasted Mike Iaconelli of...
AUSTIN – A new state law from the recent legislative session will require mandatory boater education for more people in Texas starting Sep. 1, a move supporters say will save lives and make crowded waters safer. According to a legislative report by the state’s...
ATHENS—We’re into the final stretch for anglers to qualify for this year’s Toyota Texas Bass Classic on Lake Conroe October 28—30, and it’s going to be a showdown on all three tours. This month has three major tournaments on the three tours that send pros to the...
Bow and rod-and-reel anglers will remove excess carp to aid native aquatic vegetation restoration ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries staff has partnered with the Texas Bowfishing Association (TBA) and the Texas BASS Federation Nation...
Bass fishing heats up in summer, but extra effort is required by tournament anglers to maintain the health of their catch this time of year. Dissolved oxygen is the single most important factor for keeping bass alive, and an understanding of factors that affect oxygen...
Tournament anglers encouraged to consider oxygen injection in livewells ATHENS—The hotter the weather, the more difficult it is to keep bass in livewells healthy, especially during tournaments, when heavy limits of fish may be held for several hours until weigh-in....