Tag: Fishing Club

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…

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)…

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,…

Get Hooked on the Fishing Club

Fishing-itis—they got it “reel” bad

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,…

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…

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…

Fishing is fun… catching is better

Scott Baker We headed to Lake Ray Roberts, a favorite target for panfish fishermen, after the spring run to catch the feisty white bass which offer some exceptional summer angling action. The majority of the larger reservoirs in Texas are chock full of white bass (or sand bass or sandies), and we wanted to sample…

Rise and shine – It’s fishing time

Scott Baker Among the many species of fish native to the Lone Star State is crappie and Lake Ray Roberts is one of the prime lakes for some really good fishing encompassing over 25,000 acres with a lot of submerged vegetation. So, with a growing empty spot developing in our freezers, we headed out to…

Fish stories told here…some true!

  Scott Baker Lake Whitney, located on the Brazos and Nolan Rivers about two hours south of Denton, offers top-notched angling for striped bass. Never ones to pass up a good fishin’ hole, 15 members of the RR Fishing Club traveled down south for an overnight excursion. At normal pool level, Lake Whitney covers 23,000…

Big winter-time blue cats

Scott Baker What would you rather do this winter? Clean your reels? Or tie into a giant freshwater fish the size of a small deer? Wanting a little excitement and a chance to catch a fish of a lifetime, members of the Robson Ranch Fishing Club headed out to Lake Tawakoni in early March. Few…