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Flooding Will Change The Game Locally
Prior to the recent flooding, I thought that conditions could not have been much tougher for the teams fishing the second of four tournaments in the Sabine Redfish Series last... — Updated 5/20/2021
Higher Water Changing The Bite
Not that it is something new for the teams that show up every Tuesday afternoon to compete in the Sabine River Shootouts, but it looks as though they will have to add even more rain to the already challenging conditions this... — Updated 5/11/2021
Too much wind forces anglers to adjust
In all my years on the water I would have to think hard to remember ever having this much wind for this long during the spring. It has just absolutely howled for nearly a month... — Updated 5/4/2021
Flounder Taking Up The Slack
It comes as no surprise that it coincides with the opening of the Game Reserve, but nonetheless, the flounder catching is currently getting most of the attention. The size of the fish has been above average and the numbers are... — Updated 5/4/2021
A Year To Remember
Regardless of what lies ahead for the LCM team of Gavin Cooper and Justin James, this has been a year of bass tournament fishing that neither will ever forget. Simply qualifying... — Updated 4/27/2021
Sherlock Breaux in the Creaux's Nest
MAYOR McDONALD HONORED AT LUNCH BUNCH By Dave Rodgers Justice took a lunch break in Orange Wednesday to honor the longtime leadership of retiring West Orange Mayor Roy McDonald. No... — Updated 4/20/2021
Flounder Bite Steadily Improving
Few, if any other, fishing organizations are as attuned to the needs and future for not only their members, but the resource as well. Having said that, it has been a stressful year for the CCA. The pandemic limited the fund... — Updated 4/20/2021
Hats Off To Orange County
Last weekend’s Bassmaster Elite tournament held out of the Orange Public Boat Ramp could best be described as a happening. Mother Nature did her part, every volunteer did their part and record crowds packed the park all four d... — Updated 4/13/2021
It's Show Time At The Boat Launch
Outside of not even leaving the dock, the single biggest impediment to consistent fishing success is getting in a rush to get it done. One of our better local bass fishermen was... — Updated 4/6/2021
Slight Change In Tactics Helps
I don’t think that we are quite there, but it is evident that the spawn is at the very least in the final stages on both Rayburn and Toledo Bend. Smaller males and females can be s... — Updated 3/30/2021
Heavier Bass Equal More Scholarships
Surprise, surprise….the LCM bears dominated yet another SETX high school bass tournament on Rayburn Saturday and it resulted in well-earned paydays for several of their teams. T... — Updated 3/23/2021
Spawn Still Going Strong
The LCM bass club has dominated the southeast Texas high school circuits this year and they were at it again last weekend. As if to say, "We just like Rayburn a little more," the cl... — Updated 3/16/2021
What A Weekend
I cannot recall ever getting as many reports of personal best bass as I did this past week and most of them were caught either Saturday or Sunday.Of the reports I received, six... — Updated 3/9/2021
It's not for everybody
True trophy trout, like this one Carlin Leavelle caught, pushing 10 pounds and 30 inches long are what saltwater fisherman dream about. You ever wonder what a 64 pack of Crayola... — Updated 3/2/2021
Area Anglers Thawing Out
I have seen enough pictures of dead fish over the past couple of days to last me a lifetime.We lost some fish in the immediate area, but nothing compared to the devastation along... — Updated 3/2/2021
Better late than never
Thankfully, there are those occasions when not finding what you are looking for is a good thing. Partly because it was comfortably warm enough for the first time in over a week and... — Updated 2/23/2021
Time to thaw out
I knew before Jay even answered the phone that he and Laura were either freezing their behinds off in their trailer on Toledo Bend or had optedto ride the record freeze out with the... — Updated 2/17/2021
It's not for everybody
You ever wonder what a 64 pack of Crayola crayons, 31 flavors of ice cream at Baskin Robbins, or bags of assorted candy have in common? The answer is they offer something for... — Updated 2/17/2021
Bears dominate on Rayburn
BEARS DOMINATE ON RAYBURN The LCM bass club took advantage of the ideal conditions last weekend and again dominated the top ten in the second of five SETX High School events. While... — Updated 2/9/2021
Fresh And Saltwater Bite Improving
The combination of some seriously low tides and a little more north wind than needed are keeping Sabine Lake clarity on the muddy side, but the trout are apparently adapting to... — Updated 2/2/2021
Catching Big Bass No Accident
The early morning call from Jay was a little unexpected as I had not heard from him in over a year. “News travels slowly up here, but Lisa just told us about your Mom. Our neighbor... — Updated 1/26/2021
Sherlock Breaux in the Creaux's Nest
THE WAY I SEE IT Well, its come down to inauguration day, January 20, 2021. It really seemed like it was a long time getting here. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. becomes the 46th President of... — Updated 1/19/2021
Billie Jean Whitaker Colburn, 93, Orange
Billie Jean Whitaker Colburn, 93, of Orange, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2021. Due to COVID restrictions, a private family celebration of life will be held at First... — Updated 1/19/2021
Colder weather making it tough
“I think we can get the boat in the water, but I don’t know if we can get it out,” said Cade Sensat as he and his fishing partner, Gail Livingston, took one more look before tryin... — Updated 1/12/2021
Trophy Fish No Accident
Okay….you only have 359 days left in 2021 to catch the largest bass of your life and you are burning one of them today. The game changed for bass fishermen in 1986 when limits were reduced to protect the resource and ever since t... — Updated 1/5/2021
