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Current Texas Fishing News:

Bud Sharelunker -- 2009 Season Has Started -- With more than a month having passed in the 2008/2009 Budweiser ShareLunker Program, only 1 fish has been entered to date.  A program that showcases bass fishing in Texas, the ShareLunker program has stocked our Texas lakes with brood from some of the best bass caught throughout the state.  Keep tabs on this program because as we roll into the new year the numbers of entries should increase.
 

Rainbow Trout Stockings around the state -- Texas is not known for its rainbow trout fishing but TPWD has a program that provides every angler a chance to bring home some of these tasty little balls of muscle.  Starting in December, rainbow trout are stocked in small lakes and ponds throughout Texas to open fishing opportunities for all those in possession of a Texas freshwater fishing license.  These trout stockings are a great opportunity to take a kid fishing and share the experience.

Texas Fishing Locations:

Columbia Lakes Sporting Club -- As you crest the levee and gaze of the calm waters of this 300 acre private lake it immediately stirs the desire to cast that first lure.  The initial impression of this pristine environment is amplified once out on the lake and fishing.  Simply being on the lake is sufficient to calm even the most ragged of nerves but the amazing fishing on this lake ensures that all of the worries of the daily grind simply disappear.  FULL STORY

Fishing Tips & Stories:

Fishing the Split-Shot Rig -- "Ok... give me a split shot."  Amazingly, I started getting hookups and boating fish.  I could cast with more accuracy than the weightless and I guess my bait was penetrating the reeds a lot better than before.  Now we were both catching fish at about the same rate and all was well.  I went out the next day and bought me a pack of split shots.     FULL STORY

Fishing Texas Power Plants -- I never will forget the first time I fished a power plant lake.  I didn't realize what I was really learning that late January afternoon casting from the shores of Bryan City Lake.  The brief lessons I learned there will stick with me for the rest of my life.    FULL STORY

Texas Summer Night Fishing -- Growing up, I spent the majority of my summers on the Texas coast.  We fished for trout under the lights in the bay and gigged for flounder in the passes.  This was a ritual we followed almost nightly.  Fishing under the lights was always one of those things that kept the excitement flowing.  The sounds of trout popping the surface, little shad bounding from the water in a perfect circle attempting to flee from the ravaging predators.
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Spring Sand Bass Creek Run -- Every year in the spring, the sand bass move up the main creeks and rivers from the main lakes that they spend the majority of the year in.  This is the time that they are prime pickins for shore fishing.    FULL STORY
 

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Cooking Fish:

I have heard all the excuses from those who claim that they do not like the taste of fish.  It always amazes me when I hear this and I take it as a challenge.  Over the years, I have changed the perception of many consumers with my method of cooking fish.  I have been cleaning and cooking fish since I was a youth and the years have taught me one valuable lesson.  Great tasting fish starts long before the fillets hit the oil.  The following article gives my insight on cooking fish and fish preparation prior to the actual cooking of the fish.
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