Scott Baker The unpredictability of the Texas weather, along with the frigid temperatures we’ve experienced during the last couple months, has kept most anglers off the water. So, while we weren’t out fishing, we sure were dreaming of fishing and looking back at the fall fish fry celebrated by the RR Fishing Club. Let’s clarify—fried…
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Clubs & Classes, November 2023
What? Join the Fishing Club? You’ve Gotta Be Kidding!
Clubs & Classes, September 2023
Fishing Club Catching Striper, One Cast at a Time
Scott Baker For the most part, the natural habitat for the striped bass (or striper) is salt water, spending most of its life in the ocean. But this bass also migrates into fresh water streams and rivers to spawn during springtime. There are very few freshwater bodies where stripers can successfully spawn and live, with…
Front Page, June 2023
Time ‘Fries’ for the Fishing Club
Scott Baker Catfish from Lake Ray Roberts, Squaw Creek Reservoir, and Lake Tawakoni. The fish have been caught and filleted, side dishes are all planned, and the oil is ready for the propane heaters. It must be Fish Fry time for the Robson Ranch Fishing Club! No one knows who the first person was who…
Clubs & Classes, April 2023
Fishing Caddo Lake—Shallow Waters and Deep History
Scott Baker We all have particular reasons for visiting our favorite lake, river, or even the stock pond on the back forty. Yet, there’s something ethereal that draws us to Caddo Lake, the perfect place to whet our appetites for fishing, sight-seeing, wildlife viewing, bird watching, nature photography, or just enjoying the glide of a…
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Fishing Club Casts Their Troubles Away
Scott Baker Rockport is a well-kept secret in the larger world of fishing, but the Robson Ranch Fishing Club knows this area well for its incredible fishing year round. It’s especially nice, because it lacks the large crowds found in more popular launches, and it sits right in the middle of the best redfish (drum)…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Of Fish, Ghosts, and Trees with Knees
Scott Baker Having no knowledge of Caddo Lake, the Fishing Club embraced the challenge of exploring new waters. The bayou’s shallowness, slow-moving current, and abundance of fish piqued our interest. Our quest, largemouth, white, and yellow bass as they gang up and feed heavily on shad for the upcoming winter. At the crack of dawn,…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Get Hooked on the Fishing Club
Scott Baker For the most part, the natural habitat for the striped bass (or striper) is salt water, spending most of its life in the ocean. But this bass also migrates into fresh water streams and rivers to spawn during spring time. There are very few freshwater bodies where stripers can successfully spawn and live,…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
It’s Drum Time on the Texas Gulf Coast
Scott Baker Rockport is a well-kept secret in the larger world of fishing, but Texas anglers know the area well. This coastal town hosts a diverse fishery with a number of resident game fish and some surprising migratory species that cruise through the local waters including trout and flounder. Oh, and don’t forget the drum…
Front Page, May 2019
A beer-battered bridge connects the Fishing Club
Scott Baker There’s a natural gap between people in any community. We build our lives around differing hobbies, interests and social activities. We have our universe of friends, they have theirs. Sometimes it all seems galaxies apart. Then, along comes the RR Fishing Club. Boom, there it is, a point of instant communion and a…