BACKWATER CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND
With the Backwater Challenge Tournament set for this weekend, a lot of spectators as well as competitors were more than a little
Category: Local Fishing: Capt. Dickie Colburn
With the Backwater Challenge Tournament set for this weekend, a lot of spectators as well as competitors were more than a little
CATCHING CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
The weather could go to pot by the weekend, but thus far
scattered thunderstorms have not lasted long and runoff has not been
a
IT’S O.C.A.R.C TOURNAMENT TIME
If you haven’t had an opportunity to do any scouting of late, I would recommend targeting something other than bass in the
COULD HAVE BEEN WETTER
I had just dropped my wife’s SUV off at Sabine Ford to be serviced and was standing in the rain waiting for her to pick me up
CATCH OF THE DAY
Seven-year old Sarah was well into her third bottle of diet Dr. Pepper and ready to call it a day at 8:30 in the morning. The
MISTAKEN IDENTITY POOR EXCUSE
Unfortunately, the weekly Sabine River Shootouts take place every Tuesday afternoon and I send in my column at noon the same
CATCHING CRAPPIE MORE THAN GOOD LUCK
Two recent trips in search of more crappie fish fries confirmed what I suspected to be the case. In order to consistently catch
LESS RAIN EQUALS MORE FISH
Many years ago I became acutely aware of the fact that the word “good” is relative and used bridge the broad divide between “bad
FISH EARLY OR LATE
I didn’t realize that the 20 mph wind that had forced us to fish the more protected bayou had completely died until I picked up a
KIDS STEAL THE SHOW
In all honesty, the real reason we were crossing the Intracoastal early Saturday morning was that the drive would culminate with
MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND
The S.A.L.T. Club will host their 45^th Annual Memorial Classic Fishing Tournament this weekend and several changes in the current
BAD WEATHER AND GOOD TOURNAMENTS
With local tournaments scheduled for the next three weekends, area anglers are keeping their fingers crossed and one eye on Toledo
AREA HIGH SCHOOL ANGLERS EARN HIGH MARKS
The SETX high School bass fishing championship hosted on Rayburn this past weekend marked the end of another very
BIG PAYDAY ON RAYBURN
Bass fishermen covered up every square inch of concrete large enough to
park a boat trailer as a massive crowd invaded Jasper
AN INEXPENSIVE BITE TO ENJOY
“We were throwing chartreuse beetle spins without the harness and blade and just catching the heck out of goggle eye and
NEVER ABANDON A PROVEN WINNER
“I don’t know about Rayburn, but the spawn is definitely winding down here on T-Bend,” said James Hughes.If anyone would
ALL NEWS IS OLD NEWS
Regardless of how quickly you hear or read any fishing report it is still old news.That is not to say that gathering any
LOCAL HIGHSCHOOL TEAMS DO WELL
While local saltwater anglers continue to struggle with the trout bite on Sabine Lake, their freshwater counterparts are
THE SPAWN IS ON
“When do you think the big bass will move up shallow to spawn on Toledo Bend,” asked the young man standing at the counter
HUDSON DUPES RECORD SPOT
Capt. Dickie Colburn
For the Record
Catching fish is not simply a matter of being in the right place at the
right
ONLY TIME WILL TELL
“We’re not catching any fish……..got any suggestions?” I was on the water when that call came in last Thursday and I wasn’t