Normally by June weather patterns have begun to stabilize and light to moderate winds persist. Not in 2014. Sure, we have had some “good” days, but as a whole fishing has been a challenge. Here is a rundown of the past two weeks from Sabine to Port O’Connor:
These days a chance of rain in the forecast rearranges people’s lives. Remember when it used to rain? We grabbed an umbrella and went about life normally. We still went to school. We drove in the rain.
Love it or hate it, if you fish south of the swing bridge in Sargent, fewer speckled trout will be hitting the grease come Sept. 1.
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“Give me a call when you get on some fish.”
Break out the short sleeves and sun block. Spring is here.
What’s the chance of Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow this week at Gobbler’s Knob?
The first pintail decoy I tossed across the shallow Wharton County pond Tuesday morning, bounced and slid across the ice. The first group of real pintails that worked the same pond at sunrise did the same thing.
What began as a solid first split of duck season in the South Zone has turned into a lackluster second half of the season.
• NORTH SABINE: Redfish are fair to good at the discharge canal on peeled shrimp. Black drum are fair around rock groins. Sand trout are good in the deep holes on shrimp.
• NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good in the river on live shad. Redfish are fair to good around marsh drains on the outgoing tide.
Rest Texas coastal ponds, prairies and marshes for 14 days, throw in an Arctic cold front and watch the ducks appear. Open the second split of duck season on a full moon, and watch ducks sit for most of the morning.
The piercing shrill of 1500 birds sounded off as the truck lights shined on their shallow roost.
It’s hard to get excited about a day on the water, much less the boat ride to the bay, when the wind and water is so chilly.
• NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp. Trout are good over mud and shell.
Soaking rains and unseasonably frigid autumn temperatures have been tough on the extremities, but you won’t hear any Texas waterfowlers complaining.
With Thanksgiving upon us, here are a few things that put a smile on my face:
We finally got it - a cold front.
Wednesday afternoon I rode the Pierce Ranch looking for spots to hunt for the coming days. What I saw was a jaw-dropping amount of ducks - more waterfowl than I can remember ever seeing in a 25-year span of hunting.
Friday afternoon a received a weather alert on my phone advising thick smoke from wildfires in Jefferson County.
Despite it saying fall on the calendar, most fish and fowl have been in warm weather mode until the recent cold front blew through this week.
• NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh with high tides.
North winds blew, thermometers dropped, windows opened and everyone smiled. Tides receded, waters cooled and the fish went nuts.
If the first week of fall is a barometer of what Texas anglers can expect for the remainder of the season, spool up new line and check your drag, it could be an awesome autumn.
• NORTH SABINE: Redfish are good in the marsh with high tides. Tides are well above normal. Drifters have worked slicks for trout and redfish on plastics and topwaters.
Since a lot of good things happened to the La Porte Bulldogs last year, it’s hard to remember that they came very close to losing their home opener last season to the Clear Brook Wolverines.
A win is a win is a win.
Bulletin board material doesn’t always translate to wins on the gridiron, but it sure did Friday night in Crosby as the Cougars scalded 4A powerhouse Nederland 56-35.
Johnathan Giles showed first hand why he is a standout quarterback for the Elkins Knights. The junior passed for three touchdowns while rushing for three more scores as Elkins beat Dayton 55-13 in both teams season opener on Friday night at Hall Stadium.
• NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair in the river on live shad. Redfish are good in the cuts and drains leading to the marsh on shrimp and jigs tipped with shrimp.
This summer I attended a wonderful camp coordinated by the Texas Brigades.
DAYTON – After a two-hour weather delay that started at halftime and Barbers Hill leading by a couple of touchdowns, the Eagles came out of the delay and scored four touchdowns in a little more than a quarter to put away the Dayton Broncos 42-6 on Friday afternoon at Houston Methodist Field …
A late struggle offensively did in the Robert E. Lee Lady Ganders basketball team in a 40-30 home loss to South Houston on Wednesday.
In a year where so many things haven’t gone right for so many people, Tim Finn and Shannon Carter have got it right.
BH heads to Dayton; Crosby close to crown
The Goose Creek Memorial boys basketball ran into a buzzsaw Tuesday afternoon.
The Barbers Hill basketball teams completed a sweep of Robert E. Lee this past weekend.
Crosby creeps closer to district title
Nicole Price of Robert E. Lee softball signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her career at Rogers State University in Oklahoma. Price, who’s parents are Margarita and Dylan Price, has been playing softball since she was six-years-old. “I feel extremely blessed to have finally been…
The Barbers Hill volleyball team, coming off an unbeaten District 21-5A title and led by a mostly underclassmen roster opened up the Region 3 bi-district playoff round Thursday at Pasadena High School and couldn’t overcome a stellar defensive effort by Texas City.
Robert E. Lee football is heading to the playoffs for the first time in a long while.
The Barbers Hill volleyball team, coming off an unbeaten District 21-5A title and led by a mostly underclassmen roster opened up the Region 3 bi-district playoff round Thursday at Pasadena High School and couldn’t overcome a stellar defensive effort by Texas City.
Update 10 a.m., Nov. 19:
Michael Williams has resigned his post as the head volleyball coach at Goose Creek Memorial High School, Goose Creek CISD officials confirmed Tuesday.
For the Goose Creek Memorial and Robert E. Lee football teams, it’s quite simple: Win and they are in the playoffs.
The Barbers Hill Eagles are back in the District 12-5A II title hunt and 7:30 p.m. Friday it could be something to be definitely considered after Nederland comes to Mont Belvieu.
This time the Goose Creek Memorial boys basketball team wasn’t going to make things interesting for the other team.
The Goose Creek Memorial girls volleyball team moved into the postseason on the heels of a nice run of play following another win Friday.
When hard times hit the Goose Creek Memorial football team’s defense early in the season, senior Brice Lane stepped up and made the selfless move of lending a hand.
Much is written about hunting gear. Off-road trucks and four-wheelers get plenty of ink – maybe even more than rifles.
GCM rallies from early deficit to increase postseason chances
A historical season usually means a team has some really good players on it and that was more than the case with the Sterling High School tennis team.
The Goose Creek Memorial volleyball team secured its place in the Region 3 bi-district playoff round Tuesday with a 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-20) win over Texas City in Baytown.
A season removed from seeing all three of the Baytown high school fails to make the postseason, all of the programs are now in the same district with hopes of claiming one of four prized bi-district playoff spots.
Goose Creek Memorial is still in the playoff hunt and now they need to take their game to another level.
It was the best version of a Jekyll and Hyde, week-to-week performance that Barbers Hill football could ever want,
For two years in a row, the Anahuac Panthers wrapped up a season with a 5-5 record, are heading to the Class 3A I playoffs and once again will face off against Crocket in the Bi-District round of the playoffs.
Edwin Egans enters his 21st year coaching at Crosby and this year his boys basketball team could be one of the better ones he’s put out on the hardwood.
By Alan Dale
Volleyball, Girls hoops roundup
All it took was a little bit of room and Mason Duke saw the opportunity the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots had waited for almost all of Friday night.
A year ago, a revamped basketball roster for the Barbers Hill boys went into battle with just one senior and the results were pleasantly surprising.
The Goose Creek Memorial is on the doorstep to qualify for the Class 5A Region 3 bi-district playoffs.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team saw its historic season come to an end Friday when it was defeated 10-1 by hosts A&M Consolidated in College Station during the Class 5A Region 3 semifinals. Sterling, the region’s No. 4 team, fell to the top-ranked squad but not before the mixed doubles …
All three Goose Creek CISD girls basketball teams took a loss on opening night Friday.
GCM wins late, ends 2-game skid at expense of city rivals
The Goose Creek CISD girls basketball programs are looking to new eyes and vision behind the minds of three young coaches.
Sam Houston State University will be the scene Monday when the Class 5A Region 3 cross country championships take place with plenty of high hopes on the line.
Barbers Hill sophomore girls basketball guard Dalanna Carter has transferred from the school. Barbers Hill head girls coach Bryan Harris confirmed Thursday Carter, the reigning District 21-5A Most Valuable Player, had left school Monday.
REL wins behind late, frenzied rally; Crosby unbeaten in district
When it looked like the Goose Creek Memorial volleyball team was down and out and rivals Sterling were inching closer to a tie in the season series and a bi-district playoff spot, things changed in a hurry.
The second chapter of the battle of Baytown football is ready to kick off 7 p.m. Friday at Stallworth Stadium with the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots ready to even their ledger while the Sterling Rangers hope to make a fine introduction.
When the Sterling Rangers tennis team hits the courts at College Station Friday, it will be a swing into history.
Crosby coming off a big win a week ago while the Barbers Hill Eagles aim to bounce back from a tough defeat.
Two new coaches step into the sideline spotlight
A win in Kirbyville was enough to clinch Anahuac’s second straight Class 3A-I playoff spot in the same number of years under head coach Greg Neece.
The girls basketball season is once again ready to tip off and hope for a COVID-19 free season.
Weekend volleyball wrap
Quail season opened October 31 and runs until February 28. But good luck on finding birds, according to TPWD’s annual quail forecast issued in late October.
A young Barbers Hill tennis team was able to find its way past Galveston Ball in the bi-district round, 11-8, early in the week to catapult itself into the area round at home Thursday against Lamar Fulshear.
The Sterling Rangers may not have secured one man for the head basketball coaching position but they may have ultimately found the best man for the position.
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