Tag Archives: Freshwater

East Texas Bass’in

Posted on April 12, 2011 by David Leake
Me & Hog Johnson's Grandma

Super friend and loyal supporter, Ron Gard, invited me to his stellar property east of town for some serious bass fishing action on Friday.  It is gorgeous Spring mornings on the bass pond that help remind me why living in … Continue reading →

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New Toys at Tailwaters!

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Bart Larmouth
Stormfront divided interior pockets. Photo by: Bart Larmouth

Well, Snowmageddon 2011 hasn’t slowed the influx of new items here at the shop. We have two new toys that just showed up: First is the Ross F1 reel, that we’ve been waiting oh-so-patiently for – Ross’ most high-tech reel … Continue reading →

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Mayfly Monday Pics

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Bart Larmouth
A Isonychia female dun in the missionary position. Little does she know that she'll be on top later. Photo by: Jeff White

My good buddy (and Somethin’s Fishy Regular) Jeff  White sent me some AWESOME bug pics from my home waters in NE Pennsyltucky – the Delaware. Very cool insect shots, make me miss home!

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Bass & Bream Edition

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Bart Larmouth
......not to be outdone, Dad whacks a big one. Photo by: G-Man Hays

Now that the warmer weather is here, it seems everybody is getting out and chasing fish in our local ponds and lakes -  here are a few pictures to celebrate some of our warm water friends…….

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Brazos Buffalo

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Bart Larmouth
Bill Seals holds a huge Brazos Buffalo. Photo courtesy of: Bill Seals

Shop regular (and our favorite curmudgeon) Bill Seals had a fantastic day out on the Brazos river yesterday, catching a multitude bass, culminating in a monster Smallmouth Buffalo. These guys are basically freshwater Permit, and hooking one is enough of … Continue reading →

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Tying Jefe's Messy Craw

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Bart Larmouth
Step 7. Photo by: Jeff White

One of my best friends and fishing buddies Jeff (el Jefe) White has developed (amongst all his other crazy, softtex-high-induced patterns) a crawfish streamer that is like no other. Dubbed the “Messy Craw,” it looks like a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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BROKEN BOW / LOWER MTN. FORK IS OPEN!!!

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Bart Larmouth

After the supreme disappoinment of no Broken Bow fishing until December, we were elated to receive word from Rob Woodruff that the Lower Mountain Fork in Oklahoma is back in business! The Army Corps of Engineers has decided to only … Continue reading →

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Brazos Bushwhacking

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Bart Larmouth
The amazing creation sprung from Brent's imagination. Photo by: Matt Jones

Brent, Matt and I went out to the Brazos River below Possum Kingdom Dam on the 11th, and while we didn’t whack a ton of stripers as we had intended, we certainly had a good time walking through eye-high brush … Continue reading →

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Nice Clouser Review from Joel Hays

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Bart Larmouth

Friend of the shop and carp-guru Joel Hays had a nice review of the new TFO Clouser rod series on his blog this week – click HERE to check it out!

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Kamchatka, Russia 2009

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Brent Boone
Generator Room. Photo by: Brent Boone

Wednesday August 5, 2009 I’m about to embark on my second trip to Kamchatka in search of the ever elusive 30” rainbow trout.   Although the idea of 24 hours in the air isn’t exciting, the big Kamchatka Rainbow is definitely … Continue reading →

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