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.
It was just nice to get back on the football field.
David C. Holland, a former Ross S. Sterling High School track and field athlete was nominated in 2019 by The Baytown Carver High School Recognition & Preservation Society and is the first Ranger track athlete to be inducted by the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (…
Barbers Hill baseball players Raithen Malone and Simon Larranaga decided to seize their futures in a time where that can easily be thrown for a loop thanks to COVID-19.
By Alan Dale
It’s time to see some pads popping as a number of area teams get a chance to see how things are shaping up on the gridiron for the upcoming season as scrimmages dot the landscape over the next few days.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team moved to 2-0 in District 22-5A and 3-2 overall as it rolled past crosstown rival Goose Creek Memorial 19-0 on its home courts Tuesday afternoon.
It was a night of win after win for area teams and a special one for the new Barbers Hill and former Goose Creek Memorial volleyball coach Tuesday.
GCM wins in coach's debut; BH coach wins 200th
The Sterling High School volleyball team may have lost a lot of senior experience from a year ago, but there is no mistaking the Lady Rangers’ talent this fall.
By J. Warren Singleton
Last week I wrote about deer season calamities -- things that go wrong, causing a bad day of hunting.
Mart romps past Anahuac 46-14
Casey Veen made her mark at Goose Creek Memorial and now she hopes to take her game to another level as head volleyball coach at Barbers Hill.
Now it’s a step up to the big time for the Anahuac Panthers.
A new era of Baytown Christian Academy volleyball has begun as Delany Boyd has stepped into the head coach’s chair this fall.
The girls cross country season has had plenty of challenges to get off and running, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic keeping teams from their normal workout routines.
The cross country season is set to launch today and many area athletes welcome the idea of getting back on the course after six months of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
There is no challenge Robert E. Lee head tennis coach Brandon Funderburg shies from.
Sterling tennis takes two decisions; AHS volleyball ends win streak
Football is back with some familiar sights.
It was quite the journey for former Sterling High School baseball player Blake Russell.
Hunting has been significant in my life.
COVID-19s presence noticeable on and off the field as Panthers fall at home
Anahuac High School football finally got to kick off its season Friday night and did so under a new way of doing things.
Goose Creek CISD tennis programs from Sterling and Goose Creek Memorial have plenty of reasons for optimism this campaign.
It looks like Houston Raceway Park in Baytown may be in position to crown a champion this fall.
It is quite a tale of opposite expectations and statuses when discussing the plans and goals of District 21-5A team tennis rivals, Barbers Hill and Crosby.
What can the Anahuac Panthers do for an encore?
After two years of working as the Goose Creek CISD assistant athletic director, Lee Martinez, is moving into the big chair.
The Anahuac Lady Panthers volleyball team moved to 4-4 this campaign with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-18) sweep of hosts High Island Tuesday evening.
The Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge will close the Champion Lake Day Use Area today to conduct repairs for the spillway also called ‘The Rocks.’ It will be closed throughout the day and will reopen Thursday.
It’s said that the only ones who try to predict Texas weather are fools or Yankees. The closest I came to growing up in the North was spending my formative years in north Jefferson County, Texas. So, if I’m talking about the weather, that pretty well defines me.
After eight years leading the Goose Creek CISD athletic department, Dr. Bernard Mulvaney is moving into education administration as the new principal at Highlands Junior School.
The Anahuac High School Panthers football team may have to wait another week for a season opener, but they have gained an awesome challenge.
With Labor Day coming up this weekend that means only one thing:
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin the Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process today.
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson has reached the pinnacle of success in both high school and college football.
The first season for Baytown Bobcats basketball may have been pushed back a few months, but the team is full steam ahead in terms of putting a management team in place.
As Hurricane Laura sent area residents into scurry mode school districts locked down and closed up shop for a few days.
It will be a landmark weekend as college football gets underway.
Ava Martinez continues to roll through the sand volleyball circuit. The 11-year-old Baytonian teamed up with Claire Canon (left) of Houston and took second place at the Austin Sports Center Back-to-School Tournament. The team went 3-2 to qualify for the gold bracket. There they won their op…
It was supposed to be the week when high school football began for most Class 4A-1A teams, but Hurricane Laura got in the way of all that.
Randi Rupp-Hennigan is just glad to finally play some softball.
It’s hunting and fishing license renewal time. All current licenses expire on August 31. Next Monday at Midnight, you’ll need new ones unless you have a fishing license that’s good for a year from the date you bought it.
That’s more like it.
It’s been a long preseason for the Anahuac Panthers cross country program, but that’s not a bad thing for head coach Ashley Sherman.
They actually got back into playing a football game – kind of – and the Anahuac High School Panthers came away on the defensive and loved every minute of it.
Grant Doggett is continuing to tear up golf courses no matter where he goes.
Earlier this week the Goose Creek Memorial football team halted workouts and any contact among players and coaches after a player tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
It’s tough enough as it is to take over a new program as a head coach, even harder for a first time ever during a historic pandemic.
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