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 is also able to migrate into freshwater streams and rivers to spawn during spring time. There are very few freshwater bodies where stripers can successfully spawn…
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…
Scott Baker Temperatures in the low 40s, winds up to 15 mph, overcast skies, dense fog with 100-yard visibility and constant rainy drizzles. Nope, we’re not talking about the East Coast in winter. We’re talking about Rockport in January for the RR Fishing Club’s annual fishing excursion on the intercoastal waterways along the Texas Gulf…
Scott Baker When you think about smallmouth bass, the Great Lakes come immediately to mind, followed by clear natural Northern lakes, Rocky Mountain streams and big mid-South reservoirs. But the state of Oklahoma — land of shallow, muddy water lakes where largemouth have long reigned supreme? Not so much. Well, it’s time to change your…
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 is able to migrate between fresh and salt waters and comes into fresh water streams and rivers to spawn during spring time. The ocean is where…
Vicki Baker Vacationers don’t just go to Galveston for the sandy beaches and warm waters. They come to catch red snapper, one of the true gems of Texas deep sea fishing. Heavily concentrated in areas within 20 to 40 miles off the coastline, they are one of the most popular game fish in the Gulf…
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…
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…
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…
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…