14.57 Pound Toyota ShareLunker Largemouth Bass Caught at Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth AUSTIN – Angler Zach Sypert of Bedford caught the first Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2019 Toyota ShareLunker season out of Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth Jan. 26. The 14.57 pound, 27 inch largemouth bass is the second 13 […]
FLIPPIN, Ark. (January 3, 2019) – Ranger Boats is providing additional incentives for potential boat buyers this year with the announcement of its 2019 retail sales promotions. With limited-time-only offers geared for both fiberglass and aluminum customers, qualifying purchases will receive benefits up to $2,950 in combined retail value for eligible models. For freshwater fiberglass […]
Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 1.65’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow. Sam Rayburn Texas Bass Fishing Report December 2018
Water murky; 71–75 degrees; 0.07′ high. Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics, Rat–L–Traps, and crankbaits in 10–25 feet. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp. Texas Bass Fishing Report
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I was surfing through the Internet the other night and happen upon some information that I think you readers will find very interesting. Bass Anglers Sportsman Association (B.A.S.S.) listed some memorable events that have taken place during the past twenty-five years. Here are a few…. 1967 – Ray Scott conducts the All American Bass Tournament […]
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 reunion on Lake “So and So”, ours was […]
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 fact. They […]
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 fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program. Fish will be picked up by […]
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 Fork in 2015,” said Lenny Francoeur, tournament […]
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 the water to catch fish. Crews from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries district offices use […]
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 available for the whole family from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free […]
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 a place to fish in Texas is easier […]
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 Tackle April 28, 2013 – Choke Canyon – Registration Bass Inn (tentative) May 26, 2013 – […]
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. According to Angler’s Choice tournament directors, thirty percent […]
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 exploring all that is fun in the great outdoors. The 2012 Houston Boat […]
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 Championship Fund. Entry Fee is $140.00 per team which includes Big […]
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 food in the south of the United […]
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, Maryland, Kansas, and Oklahoma where the […]
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 Pittsgrove, New Jersey, in an unprecedented sudden death fish-off. Both anglers caught record-setting three-day totals 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 Advisory Panel on Boating Safety, the primary cause of boating deaths […]
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 annual TTBC: the Professional Anglers Association Tournament Series, […]
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 (TBFN) to conduct a grass carp removal tournament on Lake Conroe Saturday and Sunday July 9 and 10. […]
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 levels will better enable anglers to keep their fish alive. […]
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. “Dissolved oxygen is the single most important factor for keeping bass alive,” said Randy Myers, […]
AUSTIN – The Llano River in Texas has been named one of 10 “Waters to Watch” for 2011 in the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The watch list doesn’t necessarily indicate waters in trouble, but points to those that will benefit from strategic conservation efforts to protect, restore or enhance them, thus providing models for […]
Going into May the lake is about 8ft below high pool and it looks like unless we have a real gully washer it will continue to drop. In the summer we can lose a half- inch or more a day through evaporation plus the amount of water that is released at the dam. No telling […]
ATHENS — A recent cooperative effort between Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD Inland Fisheries management staff, the City of Waco, Cameron Park Zoo, and some local scouts from China Spring deployed new fish habitat into Lake Brazos on Wednesday. Twenty fish attractors primarily composed of bamboo from nearby Cameron Park Zoo were sunk near […]
ATHENS—Faron McCain of Sweetwater went fishing at O.H. Ivie Reservoir April 14 intending to catch a big largemouth bass on her spawning bed, and he did just that. What he did not expect was to catch the same fish that was last year’s new lake record, when it was caught by Jerry Bales of Hico […]
As the new owners and operators of Crazy Bear Lodge we would like to offer you our warmest greetings. After enduring a devastating fire that nearly swallowed the lodge whole, Crazy Bear is stronger than ever. We were very fortunate to escape without any damage, mostly in part to the fact the fire fighters were […]
Bass Grabbers Bank Tournament Trail 2011 is looking for more competitors! BassGrabbers is looking for more people to join in our 3 hour once a month bank fishing tournaments in various areas in the north Texas region. We have three divisions to fish in ponds, streams, lakes. All have four events each per year. There […]
BassGrabbers Bank Fishing Tournament Trail is looking for competitors!! A 3 HOUR ONCE A MONTH BANK FISHING TOURNEY IN VARIOUS PLACES IN NORTH TX IS LOOKING FOR MORE COMPETITORS! VISIT WWW.BASSGRABBERSTRAIL.COM. THREE DIVISIONS TO FISH IN OR YOU CAN FISH ALL THREE. CHAMPIONSHIP AT END OF YEAR. READ MORE INFO ON WEBSITE
Bass fishing on Caddo Lake is great with water temps ranging in the low to mid 60’s water color is stained to clear the main lake bite has been the best for me there are a lot of bites to be had fishing windy points of islands and main lake points in 2 to 4ft […]
Replace with lead in paragraph. Include key phrase. Bass fishing is incredible right now on Caddo with the spawn heating up lot of male Bass shallow some females we are catching have already spawned but most females are staged up on the weed lines out off of the banks and holding on single trees off bank […]
ATHENS—Christopher Wright proved again Saturday, January 15, what has become obvious to anglers: O.H. Ivie is the hottest bass lake in Texas right now. Wright caught Toyota ShareLunker 507 from the lake while fishing in a tournament. Using a swim bait, Wright was fishing in 75 feet of water when the 13.83-pound bass took the […]
The weather has been frigid these past few days as Texas experienced a cold blast of snow, sleet, and ice in most areas of the state. I was able to escape the brunt of the storm as I headed south to begin pre-fishing for the FLW Ever-Start tournament at Choke Canyon. The weather here is […]
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Fishing has been good at both Lake Fork and Lake Monticello the past couple of weeks. With the weather and water cooling off, I have been splitting trips between the two lakes. The action on Monticello has been best early on most days with Fork being the afternoon option of choice. Fish can still be […]
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ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin accepting entries into the Toyota ShareLunker program October 1, 2010. 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 fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) […]
ATHENS, Texas—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s annual Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament awarded about $3,000 in donated prizes to winners Saturday. The tournament awards prizes for the heaviest stringers of sunfish and for the biggest sunfish. Prize packages went to the top 10 teams in addition to the big fish award. A total of 57 teams […]
AUSTIN – Aquatic plants offer both beauty and functionality in landscaping and aquaria, and the use of algae to produce biofuels has recently received increased attention. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to ensure the introduction of any non-native aquatic plants, including algae will not harm the state’s natural resources. In an effort to […]
ATHENS—The 2010-2011 Toyota ShareLunker season start is only six weeks away—hard to believe in this August heat—but the big bass are already biting on Lake Fork. Fishing in 20 feet of water off a main lake point, Cameron Burnett boated a 14.44-pound largemouth July 31. “It was about 8:45 p.m., just before dark,” Burnett said. […]
Choke Canyon Texas Bass fishing. Saturday Afternoon 14 August 2010 at 1315 while trying to find our way out of the sun, i saw small tree limb hanging over the water and under it saw some bait fish jump. I pitched a 6 inch white fluke with black flakes and a hammer tail, up on the bank […]
July 2010 Toledo Bend Fishing Report North End Toledo Bend Guide Service & Lake Cottages 936.368.7151 www.toledobendguide.com Most fish caught this time of year will be caught in deep water other than early morning, late evening or at night. To be successful in catching these deep- water fish a good understanding of the “Thermocline” is […]
Bass Fishing on Mallard Lake has been great! The has not stopped the fishing. Last 2 weekends the kids have caught 5lb’ers on up to 11lb ‘ers off of the dock! more reports to come
Mattern Guide Service on Sam Rayburn,Palestine, and Lake Fairfield Hello Everybody, Jerimiah 15: Verse 16: Thy Words were found, and I did eat them; and thy Word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart; For I am called by Thy Name, O LORD GOD of Hosts. SAM RAYBURN: Kevin Baxter with a […]
Take the Bait: The Bass Brigade Leadership Camp for HS students! Apply NOW!By Robert Brumbaugh It will yield a summer experience that will feed an interest that will last a lifetime. It’s hard to find a camp for high school students that is not just about having fun at an outrageous price. This summer, why […]
Wanted you all to know about this new tournament exclusively for fly fisherman targeting largemouth bass. It is on May 8, 2010 at Lake Fork and they\’re looking for a record bass caught by fly rod. They are planning seminars, casting contests, and prize drawings so it should be fun. More details at www.bassonthefly.org.Get a […]
The fishing is getting hot at Lake Fork right now with warmer temperatures finally arriving and water temperatures increasing to a range adequate for the annual spawn to take off. This is a relief after all the dismal cold days that we have had this winter. I can’t remember a year that I wore thermal […]
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