New Mexico Fly Fishing Blog

Lake Conroe Dive Team The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department Dive Team is one of the best group of divers in the state. It is a unique organization made up of 32 members, all of whom have full-time jobs which they leave when a crisis develops. The head of the Dive...

Do you know where the white bass are in Lake Conroe? Well, if you’re looking for some help to answer this question, I have two words for you: BILL CANNAN. Bill Cannan has been a guide on Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston for over four years. He hails from Conroe and now...

Eisenhower State Park Eisenhower State Park lies on the southernmost tip of Lake Texoma near Denison. The park was named for the former President of the United States who hailed from Denison. The park offers excellent boating, fishing and camping opportunities. Lake...

Hydrilla Harvesters Manage Bass Fishing Habitat Hydrilla is an exotic plant that multiplies to a point where it can choke a lake, killing other native plants and whole fish populations. It also becomes a nuisance to boaters, water-skiers and swimmers. Developers...

Mike Hood Propellors Mike Hood has built quite a reputation in Houston as the man to see about a boat propeller. He is well known to both sal*****er and freshwater fishermen and boaters. Mike has been repairing boat propellers for 30 years. He opened Mike Hood’s...

Mexico Trophy Bass Fishing at Lake Huites Mexico’s newest fishing lake is now open and reporting catches of 100 to 300 bass per day, bass ranging from two to eight pounds. Located in the Mexican state of Sinaloa east of the city of Los Mochis and one a half hours...

Kidfish - Take a Kid Bass Fishing Kidfish events have had a great impact on urban youth in our state since it began holding its events in July of 1994. The program is designed to give all children the opportunity to participate in the sport of fishing. It is of vital...

Pat McCarty Publisher, Web Designer, Bass Fishing Pro A multi-talented guy like Pat McCarty is the kind of guy you ‘d be lucky to meet in your lifetime. A tournament angler for 20 to 25 years, Pat is also one of the best fishing guides East Texas has to offer and the...

TBBU’s 1997 Houston Gala Texas Black Bass Unlimited is a non-profit organization that exists for the future of Texas lakes. For three of the past four years, the Houston chapter of TBBU has raised funds to aid the Houston area lake determined to be in the most need....

1996 Texas Black Bass Unlimited Fishfest and Gala It’s almost here! The 1996 Texas Black Bass Unlimited Fishfest and Gala will take place at Sam Houston Race Park on May 4. This date will coincide with the annual Derby Day at the racepark. It promises to be a great...

The TBBU / TABC Merge Publications You may have heard rumors about the merger between the Texas Association of Bass Clubs (TABC) and Texas Black Bass Unlimited (TBBU) recently. The truth of the matter is that the two organizations have combined interests in producing...

The TBBU ’99 Houston Gala The Texas Black Bass Unlimited ’99 Houston Gala will be held October 23 at the Humble Civic Center in Humble. This year, TBBU will be raising funds for S.M.A.R.T., an organization derived to help all the fishing organizations work together to...

The TBBU Houston Galas A Texas Black Bass Unlimited Houston Gala is held whenever the conservation group sees the need to raise funds for the aid of Houston area lakes. For three of the past four years, the Houston chapter of TBBU has raised funds to aid the Houston...

Find Great Things at Stow-A-Way in 1994 Stow-A-Way Marina is ready to provide another year of marina services for the fisherman, boater and other lake lover. Nancy Richardson, President and co-owner of Stow-A-Way, and her husband, Jerry, are eagerly awaiting the...

Rinker’s Spring ‘95 Rinker’s Boat World demonstrated its ‘95 line on February 25-26 at Del Lago Marina. The show was open to the public and boaters came from Houston, Dallas and New Orleans to see what the boat dealer is offering this year. Twelve of Rinker’s boats...

Lake Conroe Restores Aquatic Habitat The Lake Conroe Restocking Association, the Lake Conroe Marina Association, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department are continuing their efforts to improve fisheries habitat at Lake Conroe. Working...

Bassmaster Casting Kids State Champion Wesley Russell was born a fisherman. His father, Don, gave him a rod-and-reel when he was born and destiny was fulfilled when Wesley recently became the Texas State Champion of Bassmaster Casting Kids at the age of six. The...

Summer Patterns Showing Early Going from Winter to Summer without having much of a Spring seems to be a common subject among fishermen. The intricate patterns of Springtime fishing were blurred by the prevailing twenty to thirty-five mile per hour winds that blew from...

Southern Bassin' Southern Bass Tournament Association is relatively a new around here and it sure has caught on to anglers in Texas and Louisiana. The association was introduced to the public at the Houston Summer Boat Show of 1993 and fishermen did not hesitate to...

Texas to Get New Harvester Ed Parten, Randy Kindler, Ray Scott and several other local fishermen recently held a telephone fundraising campaign to raise money for the Tennessee Valley Authority for the rent of their Mechanical Harvester used on Lake Bastrop to...

Sunshine Kids/Houston F.I.S.H. Tournament The Sunshine Kids held their fishing tournament on Saturday, August 6, at Stow-Away Marina. The Sunshine Kids is a national non-profit organization for children with cancer. They offer a variety of activities to the children,...