I just got back from a great crappie fishing trip on Sam Rayburn reservoir with my good friend and guide Roger Bacon. We experienced some interesting conditions today and although the fish bit, we had to finesse them a bit to get them to commit. Check out the video to … Continue reading
Fishing new water/catch BIG catfish (photo)
Recently I fished a pond I have not fished in a long time. This pond was covered with water from the Sabine River drainage during Hurricane Ike and some of its largemouth bass population was scattered and immediately after the storm there were lots of crabs and even some shrimp … Continue reading
Carolina rigs great for shrimp imitations (video)
A soft plastic shrimp imitation looks great on a Carolina (fish finder) rig and although they are not utilized frequently in this fashion they can help you catch lots of fish. I first learned of the method from DOA Lure’s founder Mark Nichols when he whacked flounder using it fishing … Continue reading
Spoonbill catfish? (video)
Ever heard of a “spoonbill” catfish? Well, if you haven’t that is probably because there really is no such variety of catfish. However, there is another fish that is often called a spoonbill catfish: the paddlefish. These cousins of the sturgeon are present in Texas and are illegal to harvest. … Continue reading
The 1/3 rule of jetties
This is the time of year lots of anglers along the Texas coast are fishing the jetty systems. The bull redfish run is about to begin and there are still lots of sharks, a few tarpon and some trout to be caught at the rocks from Port Isabel to Sabine … Continue reading
Sharks on topwaters! (video)
Catching any fish on topwaters is fun, but catching sharks on the surface? It’s freakin’ awesome! This short clip shows a huge school of small blacktip sharks behind our boat at the Sabine Jetties. I’ve seen this happen before and had limited topwater success but this time we cheated a … Continue reading
Wear shades, catch more fish (video)
Polarized shades are an underutilized tool in the quest for quality. Chester Moore talks why they are so important and what got him to make them a mandatory part of his repetoire.
How “smart” are bream?
We think of bream as being super easy to catch because they congregate in such large numbers but are their “smart” bream? The bigger breeders with the best genetics of all fish in my opinion are much harder to catch (probably throughout their life cycles) than others and have a … Continue reading
Never ignore roseau cane
Along the Gulf Coast, anglers frequently miss out on some of the most consistent action by ignoring roseau cane. It is the type of cane that is most common south of the Interstate 10 corridor and that is commonly used as material for camouflaging duck blinds. If you look closely … Continue reading
Golden croaker on steroids!? Cool! (Video)
Bull redfish are the most easily accessible powerhouse fish for saltwater anglers. And while many overlook or consider them to be “gold croaker on steroids” I absolutely adore them. I caught the big fish in this video today at the Sabine Jetties while testing out some new tackle and experimenting … Continue reading
