This year is flying by fast.  Hard to believe it is summer.  It is also a great time of year to get the kids on the water and fill the freezer.  Fishing has continued to be good on Ray Roberts.  Have done well at Possum Kingdom, as well.  The white bass have been very consistent so far.  Won't be too long and they will be schooling on top.  The black bass are moving to their summer spots off shore already.  Should be a good summer.  Lets just hope it isn't too hot of one.

2022 has started off to be a really good year.  Hoping it continues.  Choke Canyon was a lot of fun in January.  Was colder down there this year, but it didn't hurt the bite for some big fish.  Ray Bob has been fishing pretty good this spring, despite the crazy winds.  We all complain about the wind, but man this year has been horrible.  My Skeeter seems to handle it just fine though.  I still have a few dates left open in May and am about half booked in June.  Here are a few pics from this spring.  I post way more on my Instagram and Facebook pages.  Give them a follow.

Has it really been that long?  Sorry haven't made a report in a while.  I'm still here and still as busy as ever guiding.  2020 was a tough year for us all.  2021 turned out to be a really good year, up until Nov.  Had to shut it down early this year.  I know a lot of my clients know I had prostate cancer and had to have surgery Nov 3rd to remove my prostate and surrounding items.  They feel they got it all, but time will tell.  Dr Lee was fantastic.  I wanted to make a report with just some of the bigger bass of 2021.  Can't post all the pics.  I do also post pics on my Facebook and Instagram  pages for my guide service.  I'm looking forward to a really good 2022.  Starting off the year again down on Choke Canyon for a little over a month.  Then back to Ray Roberts in time for that fun jerkbait bite, that produces so many big fish for us.  Already booking up pretty good for the spring, so don't wait to long to book.

This year has flown by. It has been a really busy year for me as well. Thanks to all of my customers. I haven't posted a report in a while. Make sure you follow me on Facebook and Instagram. I post way more content on there now.

I would say the fishing on Ray Roberts this year has been pretty good. At times this lake can still kick our butt and make me scratch my head, mainly with the black bass. The fishing is really good right now, when we can find a day without a front coming thru or raining. Both the black bass and especially the white bass are biting good. Catching some giant white bass right now.

With Christmas right around the corner, I wanted to remind everyone I do have Gift Certificates available.

I can't believe it is already the middle of June. Man this year is flying by. I have had a really good spring and early summer. Of course sometimes the lake wins, but most days it has been a lot of fun. The lake is still 4 feet high, but they are dropping it. The summer bite is really taking off. The bass are moving deep and the sand bass will schooling on top before too long. Great time to book that summer fishing trip to fill the freezer and put the kids on a bunch of fish.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="0" padding_bottom="14"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The bass fishing this year on Ray Roberts has been very good. At times it has been fantastic. It has been fun for sure. I hope it continues the rest of the year. The lake is in really good shape. The lake is at normal pool and we have some grass growing again in the lake. Here are some of the pics from the better fish we have caught this spring.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][qode_advanced_image_gallery type="grid" enable_image_shadow="no" number_of_columns="three" space_between_items="large" images="456,457,458,459,460,461,462,463,464,465,466,467,468,469,470,471,472,473,474,475,476,477,478,479,480,481,482,483,484" image_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="0" padding_bottom="14"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I couldn't have asked for a better start to the 2019 season.  Had a great 3 1/2 weeks at Lake Falcon.  Did have a couple slow trips down there with the big cold fronts we got, but boy did we finish strong.  Come home and Ray Roberts has been great.  Again I couldn't be more please with how 2019 has started.  I have had 4 customer catch a bass over 10lbs already.  2 of those being there first ever double digit bass and personal best.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]David with his first every 10 was at Falcon and man look at the gut on this fish.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Sam had never fished Lake Falcon.  I picked him and his partner, David, up at the Laredo airport and we got on the water for a few hours of afternoon fishing.  2 hours later he got an 11lb beast.  What a start to their great trip.  He also got a 7lbr for his first fish the next morning.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]That same morning Sam's fishing partner David had never got a double digit bass.  Well about an hour after Sam got the 7, David got his first ever 10lb bass.  Awesome!  I may have been more excited than him, if that is possible.  These two guys have been fishing with me for probably 15 years.  I was so pumped for David.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Daniel had never fished Falcon before as well.  He got this awesome 9.3lb bass off a bed.  Yes we did some sight fishing at Falcon.  That lake isn't know for that, but we did.  So much fun watching him catch his first ever bed fish.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]So fast forward to getting back to Ray Roberts.  Had a new customer, Will.  Supper nice guy and to be honest probably the biggest man I have ever fished with.  He is also a super cool guy.  Fun to fish with and he knows what he is doing.  Had him two days in a row.  We had a great first day, figured would be tough to beat.  Was I wrong.  He landed this gaint.  12lbs 4oz.  Awesome fish. He had a 7 the day before too.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]I had the pleasure to fish with Don yesterday.  A cold damp day.  He is 84 years young and still going strong and a joy to share the front deck with.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Make sure you check my Facebook and Instagram pages for up to date reports and pics.  Looking forward to a great 2019.

I also have my 2018 Ranger Z521C for sale.  My new boat should be here in a week or two.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="0" padding_bottom="14"][vc_column][vc_column_text]What a wet fall it has been.  The lake is 5.93 high.  We only have two ramps open.  Isle du Bois state park, and the private ramp in the back of the marina.  You can launch at the private marina ramp for $5.  Hopefully they open the gates back up soon.

The good news is, it hasn't messed up the fishing.  The black bass, sand bass and catfish are biting really well.  I haven't crappie fished, so no report on them.  The black bass like to get shallow this time of year, and now they have a ton of cover to get in.  It is a target rich enviroment, for fishing shallow.  Been catching them on a variety of baits.  Lots of soft plastics, but spinnerbaits, frogs and traps are working well at times.

The sand bass are stacked up on the main lake on their normal deep ridges and humps.  They have been a little shallower on them than normal.  20-25 feet has been best last couple weeks.

My bird poop catfishing is in full affect.  Been having some decent luck and the big ones are starting to show up.  Fun stuff if you haven't ever done it.

Make sure and go follow my guide service instagram and facebook pages.  I post a lot more on there now.

Here are some highlight pics from the last couple months.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][qode_advanced_image_gallery type="grid" enable_image_shadow="no" number_of_columns="three" space_between_items="large" images="497,498,499,500,501,502,503,504,505,506,507,508,509" image_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="0" padding_bottom="14"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Can't believe in just a few weeks Reese will be back in school. Summer has flown by. Fishing has been pretty good this summer as well. The lake is a little low 1.20 feet. With the heat and how dry it has been, I think we are in pretty good shape.

This is a great time to get the kids out on the water before school. The white bass have been biting really good the last couple weeks. Some days the schooling action is crazy and days where it isn't, it hasn't been a problem to catch some big ones on slabs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][qode_advanced_image_gallery type="grid" enable_image_shadow="no" number_of_columns="three" space_between_items="large" images="511,512,513,514,515,516,517" image_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="0" padding_bottom="14"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The bass fishing has been ok for some bigger fish this summer.  The numbers haven't been there, but that is pretty normal for this time of year.  We have been catching most of them out deep, here in the last few weeks.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][qode_advanced_image_gallery type="grid" enable_image_shadow="no" number_of_columns="three" space_between_items="large" images="520,521,522,523,524,525,526,527" image_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_top="0" padding_bottom="14"][vc_column][vc_column_text]What a busy spring. Falling down on the job of updating my fishing report on here. I seem to post more pics on my facebook page, than here lately. Ray Roberts is in really good shape right now. We are just a little above normal pool. The water clarity is really good, finally. We even have some grass coming back. The bass fishing has been off and on, it seems all spring. We had some crazy weather in March and April. Didn't stop us from putting some really good fish in the boat. I have even ran some trips out to Possum Kingdom this spring and done well. One thing I really like about that lake is you can still fish it, in a big strong wind. So some of the days with crazy winds we ran out there. Also, I like the fact you never know when you will hook up with a big striper on a bass bait. Thats always fun. Looking forward to the rest of May and June. Right now I have 12 days left open in June.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][qode_advanced_image_gallery type="grid" enable_image_shadow="no" number_of_columns="three" space_between_items="large" images="529,530,531,532,533,534,535,536,537,538,539,540,541,542,543,544,545,546,547,548,549" image_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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