State Offers Integrated Solution to Hydrilla Dilemma AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has unveiled a multi-faceted plan to manage the intrusion of hydrilla, an exotic aquatic plant that officials say caused several hundred thousand dollars...
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Mercury OptiMax 200XS Outboard Sets 102.099 MPH World Speed Record
Mercury OptiMax 200XS Outboard Sets 102.099 MPH World Speed Record –McClain Breaks 200 EFI Outboard Kilo Speed Record by More Than 1.143 MPH –OptiMax 200XS is the World’s Fastest 200 h.p. Low-Emissions Outboard –Record Set On First Set of...
Pond Management Seminar
Pond Management Seminar ATHENS, Texas — Small pond owners, or those who want to be, have an excellent opportunity to learn more about small pond management at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center on Nov. 9. From 9 a.m.-3 p.m., TFFC is hosting a pond management...
Classic World Championship of Women’s Bass Fishing Slated
Classic World Championship of Women’s Bass Fishing Slated The WBFA Tour has chosen lake Eufaula as the site for their fifth Classic World Championship. Lake Point Resort will serve as the venue for housing and all functions of the weeklong event, scheduled for...
Help Society: ‘Take A Kid Fishing”
Help Society: ‘Take A Kid Fishing” This time every year people everywhere are making resolutions for the new year. We say that we are going to cut back on our spending, spend more time with family, slow down and enjoy life more, and the list goes on and...
Travel Mate Pack Rod Kits
Travel Mate Pack Rod Kits Shakespeare’s new Travel Mate® Pack Rod Kits are perfect for the angler on the move. Whether it’s for backpacking, camping, hiking or just to keep in the car, these quality combos with durable, hard body carrying case will always...
Jay Yelas Wins 2002 BASS Masters Classic
Jay Yelas Wins 2002 BASS Masters Classic KENNESAW, Ga. — Yamaha/Skeeter pro Jay Yelas, whom many say is the perfect ambassador for bass fishing, added the sport’s most sought-after honor to his list of accomplishments Saturday by winning the 32nd 2002 CITGO...
1997 Arkansas River BASS Central Division
1997 Arkansas River BASS Central Division Anxiously awaiting the first tournament of the 96-97 B.A.S.S. Central Division season on the Arkansas River reminds me of my first B.A.S.S. event. My first event was this same tournament last year on the Arkansas River and...
Night Bass Fishing
Night Bass Fishing Being a very popular lake for fishing and water skiing, Lake Conroe receives quite a bit of pressure throughout the summer. As fishermen, we know that fishing is usually better during the week when there less boat traffic on the lake. The fish are...
Attempting Razor Sharp Consciousness
Attempting Razor Sharp Consciousness There are so many levels of awareness that a person can achieve through bass fishing. A weekend angler or even an angler who rarely bass fishes can attain close relationships with bass, nature, and his/her surroundings. A serious...
Circular Bass Fishing
Circular Bass Fishing It’s not the Sports Illustrated magazine of bass fishing that BassMaster is. It’s not the how to or the when and where that is usually portrayed in other bass fishing magazines. It is an in depth look at the heart, mind, and soul of real bass...
Little Things
Little Things So many of the “little things†in bass fishing are overlooked by anglers. They still catch bass because they do enough things right to overcome the things they may not do completely right. Over time a bass fisherman develops a confidence in his...
Another Lesson Learned
Another Lesson Learned Last month I fished the Alabama BassMaster Eastern Invitational on Lake Guntersville. I had never been to the lake but I knew that it had aquatic vegetation in the form of milfoil and coontail. Driving to Alabama I was putting together some...
Back to the Beach
Back to the Beach Late Summer and early Fall mark a time of year that sends us in new directions. The change of season sends many of us to the woods scouting in preparation for the up coming deer season. This time of year I get little break from my freshwater guiding....
Boat Show Basics
Boat Show Basics The January Boat Show is one of the biggest sport shows of the year. Just about every boat manufacturer is represented by a Houston dealer at the show. Also fishing guides from all over the world will be on hand with information on guided fishing and...
Rig’N Up For The Big Ones
Rig’N Up For The Big Ones The tip of the fishing rod bounced twice, and then headed south. The hook was set, and Keith Kocurek of Pier 45 Marine in Houston let out a whoop. “Fish On!! Fish On”!!, he cried out to fellow fisherman Darren Landry. But...
A Wish Come True
A Wish Come True A few weeks ago in the late afternoon while I was re-spooling one of my fishing reels my wife had yelled down to me in the cellar and said that I had a phone call. Right in the middle of my winding I had asked her who was on the phone to which she...
Creme Lure Company – An Industry Legend
Creme Lure Company – An Industry Legend It doesn’t matter if you are new to fishing or a sage angler with many trips under your belt; odds are you have used a product made by Crème Lure Company of Tyler, Texas. Nick Crème made the first plastic worm...
Choosing the Right Saltwater Guide
Choosing the Right Saltwater Guide Whether you want to learn about a new bay or you just love to fish and don’t want the hassles associated with owning a boat, fishing with a professional guide can be both a pleasant and rewarding experience. There are many...
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. All In A Night’s Work — A Calhoun County game warden recently worked in the Port O’Connor area starting one evening until...