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A largemouth bass recently caught in Downtown Austin might just be a new state record. On Wednesday, Austin resident Willie Pipkin reeled in a largemouth bass weighing 14.05 pounds with a 27.75-inch ...

LEESBURG — With eight wins and three Fishing Clash Angler of the Year titles under his belt, Jacob Wheeler has been off to an ...

He says he’d gone out Tuesday and was sight-fishing along the shore of Barton Creek, a crystal-clear stream that flows into Lady Bird Lake near Zilker Park in the middle of the city. He spotted a bass ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are forecasting that this spring will be prime white bass fishing season in ...

Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing ... Bass are good on most of the lake now. Spawning in the warmer water and pulling up in the cooler water. Weightless senkos, spinnerbaits and Texas ...

Sometime around the turn of the new year, Texas bass ... first generation of bass in a lake historically perform the best. Look at what Fork did over its first 10 years of fishing.

In preparation for an upcoming Texas High School Bass Association tournament, Sorrells has been fishing Richland-Chambers to get to know the lake better. On Sunday, he returned to the lake.

Bass are slow on crankbaits and trick worms ... Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing Lake Palestine.

Anglers in East Texas can look forward to a promising white bass fishing season this spring, thanks to heavy fall rains, ...

Fishing is a popular sport in Texas. With all the lakes, across the state, it's easy to find a good spot to cast your line. One lake southwest of the Athens area has put itself back in the ...