East Texas Winter Fishing

A chilly but beautiful day to be on the water.  Bright blue sky's, brisk breeze, and fish needing little enticement to get the hook!  Bill picked Lake Palestine for today's adventure.  We trolled with deep diver lures due to the colder water temperature.  Bill was ready to head towards coffee and land, with his limit of fish, after only a couple of hours on the water.

Happy Thanksgiving

Today is about more than food, so I'd like to take this opportunity to give my thanks to everyone that's gone fishing with me so far this year.  I've had a blast!  I'm also thankful for my wife, who gets up at 4:00 am to make my lunch and always makes sure I have enough water in my cooler.  I need to give thanks to the Game Wardens who make sure that the places I fish are safe for myself and the people in the boat with me.  I'm especially grateful for my job; being outdoors, teaching new fishing techniques, showing kids different kinds of fish and how to tell them apart.  So get back to your family, turkey, and pie......And be thankful!

Lakes Still Have Water

I've had a number of calls regarding the level of our local lakes.  Yes... you can still fish both Lake Palestine and Sam Rayburn... You may have to use a different boat ramp than the one you 're used to, but there is still water to be found! And still fish to catch!

Labor Day on Sam Rayburn

Today is one of those days where it's not all about fishing.... We spent the morning trolling and casting for large mouth bass and stripers... By lunch time the wind got up so bad that they decided they'd rather spend the rest of the afternoon at Rattlesnake Island.  It was their idea of a perfect ending to a long holiday weekend.

A Good Morning Fishing

Went out on Lake Palestine with three generations of fisherman! We caught 1 catfish, 2 black bass, and 37 white bass.... not bad for 4 hours of fishing!  I spent time fishing with Austin (he's 12), and left his dad and grandad to fish to themselves...Austin caught just as many fish as they did.  After cleaning the catch, Austin was wore out and ready for the ride home to Dallas!

Bass are on Fire!

Took out a family from Houston on Lake Palestine for a half day.  The fishing was a little slow until the sun hit the water, then we hit schools of white bass left and right!  When you have a limit of 25 white bass per person, it doesn't take long to get alot of fish!  So grab a rod, and let's go catch your limit!

Hot and dry in East Texas!!!!

The lakes are low but the stripers and bass are on fire at Sam Rayburn. The 4th of July was a busy weekend, but it seemed like everyone I saw was having the time of their lives!  Becareful out there and watch for lake dangers such as sand bars and stumps. Where you used be able to cruise,  you'll now run into any number of obstacles due to the lower water levels in all of our East Texas lakes.  Be sure to use your sunscreen and to re-apply often.  Most importantly...... KEEP HYDRATED!!!!!  I love to see people outdoors enjoying themselves.