Fishing Reports

Fishing Article, 12 Jan. We are approaching the white bass spawning season. The whites (sand bass) have begun to school up at the mouths of creeks feeding into lakes and will soon go up those creeks to spawn. The usual trigger is the full moon of February, but water flow and water temperature are also determinants. This year the February full moon will be early, coming about the 4th, so unless there is a significant warming trend then, water flow and temperature will probably make the fish mo...

Fishing Article, 22 June. I often talk to people who are using the "remote" fishing techniques, trot lines and jug lines. These are very effective ways to fish for catfish and other non game fish, and are relatively easily done.

The trot line is a horizontal line which can be anchored from the shore, from a tree stump in the lake, or from a float out in the water. This line can have up to 50 hooks and cannot use metallic stakes at either end. Often a 3 or 4-float setup is used out in op...

Fishing Article, 26 Aug. It's time for new licenses. Texas fiscal year, 1 Sept through 31 Aug, which governs the outdoor seasons and permits, is upon us once again. That old license expired on Monday night, and must be replaced before you go out with a fishing rod, shotgun, gig, rifle, bow, jug or trot lines, trap, or noodling gloves to capture Texas wildlife.

A review of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual, the booklet you get when you buy your license, doesn't show any change...

Article, 12 Sep. Popular on Lake Palestine, and many other East Texas lakes, are jug lining and trot lining. Both of these involve using unattended set lines, to be periodically checked for fish, and then either rebaited and reset or brought in. The following is a summary of the rules for these, as found in the "Outdoor Annual", published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for each license year, as applied to fresh water only. There is also another method in the regulations, referred...

Fishing Article, 27 Aug.  Note: I'm re=posting this, it was mis filed the first time. It's time for new licenses. Texas fiscal year, 1 Sept through 31 Aug, which governs the outdoor seasons and permits, is upon us once again. That old license expired on Thursday night, and must be replaced before you go out with a fishing rod, shotgun, gig, rifle, bow, jug or trot lines, trap, or noodling gloves to capture Texas wildlife.A review of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual, the booklet yo...