Archive for Bass Fishing

Bass Management for Better Fishing, Pond Management

Bass Management for Better Fishing, Pond Management

February 27, 2012 No Comments

Most pond and lake owners want ways to improve their bass fishing. For those looking to grow bigger and better bass, your ship may have come in. Private bass pond managers will get a behind-the scenes look at how Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries biologists monitor fish populations and care for trophy ...

Texas ShareLunker Bass of 2011

Texas ShareLunker Bass of 2011

May 3, 2011 No Comments

The Toyota ShareLunker fishing season as set by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ened and in was a good run. Some really big bass were produced out of many Texas lakes. In addition, the ShareLunker bass program hit a milestone, concluding its 25th anniversary. Over the past quarter century, a total of 523 fish bass ...

Big Bass Caught at O.H. Ivie Reservoir

Big Bass Caught at O.H. Ivie Reservoir

April 16, 2011 No Comments

Bass fishing at O.H. Ivie has been pretty good over the past few years, and the lake has produced a number of ShareLunker bass over that time. And now, it’s produced another big largemouth bass! Angler Faron McCain of Sweetwater, Texas, went fishing at O.H. Ivie Reservoir in mid-April intending to catch a big largemouth ...

Bass Fishing at Lake Fork Still AWESOME!

Bass Fishing at Lake Fork Still AWESOME!

April 5, 2011 No Comments

The state of Texas known for great bass fishing, but the crown jewel of Texas’ largemouth bass fishery is still Lake Fork. Sure, the Toyota ShareLunker Program entries from Lake Fork have been overshadowed this year by reservoirs in other areas of the state, but the Lake Fork Trophy Bass Survey’s eight year history shows ...

Lake Austin Bass Fishing Heats Up!

Lake Austin Bass Fishing Heats Up!

March 7, 2011 No Comments

Lake Austin is not the first lake that comes to mind when an angler thinks about catching big bass, but the urban lake has really been on a run lately, producing more some big ole bass! In the past month three Texas ShareLunkers have come out of this lake, located adjacent to Austin. The 16.03-pound ...

Bass Fishing at O.H. Ivie Lake

Bass Fishing at O.H. Ivie Lake

January 24, 2011 No Comments

The bass fishing at O.H. Ivie Reservoir has been phenomenal over the past 12 months, and Texas anglers are taking notice! In the last year, the lake has produced 14 ShareLunker bass weighing more than 13 pounds! And as for anyone that has spent some time on the water knows, that is some serious bass ...

Guadalupe Bass Restoration Initiative

Guadalupe Bass Restoration Initiative

January 5, 2011 No Comments

I grew up catching Guadalupe bass in the beautiful waters of the Texas Hill Country over 20 years ago. Even then, I found it strange how the Guadalupe bass, native to these clear-water rivers, co-existed with largemouth bass that I believed were stocked in these waters–or at least found themselves there otherwise. After all, largemouth ...

Good Fishing for Toyota Texas Bass Classic

Good Fishing for Toyota Texas Bass Classic

October 12, 2010 No Comments

Bass fishing can be really good at Lake Conroe, but nobody knows that better than Brian Snowden, winner of this year’s Toyota Texas Bass Classic world championship at Lake Conroe. Snowden won for catching a lot of bass, with a 3 day catch of 48 pounds, 4 ounces! He defeated the second place finisher by ...

Toyota Texas Bass Classic Gears Up

Toyota Texas Bass Classic Gears Up

September 30, 2010 No Comments

Who doesn’t love bass fishing? I don’t know anyone—especially when you can have fun catching bass and have the opportunity to win some awesome money and prizes! Yep, it’s time once again for the Toyota Texas Bass Classic! This fishing tournament is a Professional Anglers Association-sanctioned event and it will return to Lake Conroe from ...

TPWD Sharelunker Program Kicks Off

TPWD Sharelunker Program Kicks Off

September 26, 2010 No Comments

The ShareLunker program kicks off on October 1 in Texas each year, so that means Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will begin accepting those big bass entries into the Toyota ShareLunker program October 1, 2010. If you plan on being the first for this go around, grab your fishing gear and be on the ...

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Bass Management for Better Fishing, Pond Management

Most pond and lake owners want ways to improve their bass fishing. For those looking to grow bigger and...

Texas Coastal Fishing Requires Seagrass Protection

The Texas Gulf Coast is well known for providing quality fishing opportunities for a variety of game fish. An...

Alligator Gar Smuggling

Summer time in Texas means it’s time to waste the evenings away fishing for fun, and maybe even a...

Growing Texas Sized Bass: Fish Stocking and Good Genes

Bass fishing in Texas is almost as big as the state itself! With that said, it’s no wonder Texas...

Guadalupe Bass Stocked in Llano River

The Llano River has always had a fond place in my heart. As a young boy I would fish...

Texas ShareLunker Bass of 2011

The Toyota ShareLunker fishing season as set by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ened and in was a good...

Llano River Fishing, Habitat on Watch

One of Texas’ premiere kayaking and fishing rivers has found itself among the top national waters to keep an...

Catfish Stocking in Houston Lakes

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced that they will be making Texas fishing even better. Beginning the week...

Big Bass Caught at O.H. Ivie Reservoir

Bass fishing at O.H. Ivie has been pretty good over the past few years, and the lake has produced...

Catfish Stocking to Begin in DFW

Catfish are fun to catch and they a some kind of good eatin’ when fried just right. This is...