Bass

Lake Austin has received plenty of attention in recent years as the 1,600-acre body of water has become among the top largemouth bass fishing locales in Texas. The lake produced Toyota ShareLunker 548 on Wednesday when Round Rock angler Colin Pack landed the bass while fishing in a Texas Tournament...

Donnie O'Neal, an avid bass angler from Pflugerville, has a big fish tale that's almost too hard to believe. Good thing he had a picture to prove it. O'Neal was fishing on lunker largemouth hot spot Lake Austin on April 28, hoping to find a 13-pound bass to enter into the...

Bass fishing can be the most exciting form of angling around, but on the toughest of days, it also can be the most aggravating. Finicky fish can be frustrating, and rightly so. Most anglers expect their tried and true methods to boat big loads of bass, but sometimes things just...

There's a vast difference between "fishing" and "catching." That statement is especially true for bass anglers. Even if you've got the time and money to put in the days needed to truly get on a pattern, fishing typically is done a whole lot more than catching. For the weekend warrior, knowing...

The midday landscape on the back side of Mustang Island was sweltering. The horizon danced and bubbled as the heat index rolled well above triple digits. I was in the danger zone. The paddle that seemed so feathery under the early morning clouds and in the cool breeze at dawn had been...

Lake Austin has been a lunker largemouth bass hot spot in recent years and it only added to its stellar reputation Feb. 21, producing another 13-pound trophy for the Toyota ShareLunker program. Robert Whitehead, of Austin, caught the 13.19-pound bass while fishing in 5 feet of water on the upper...

Texas is home to the best bass fishing in the country. That's a statement anglers in the Lone Star State long have been able to take to the bank, but actually quantifying it has been tough in the past, especially considering other notable largemouth locales including Florida and California arguably have...

Now that most folks have their sights squarely set on hunting pursuits, boats of all shapes and sizes have been put up or stored for at least a few months. However, a few simple tips can help prevent any problems when big bass, trout and redfish time rolls around...

In the fledgling years of professional bass tournaments, most guys were hoping to catch enough fish so they could pay their bills to make it to the next event. Today, the sport has sprouted albatross wings and soared to garish new heights that even the greatest optimist couldn't have...

MUSTANG ISLAND -- No matter what the square said on the calendar, school was in session. The surface in the summer shallows popped and squished as horse mullet zoomed back and forth amid stands of waving seagrass and sandy potholes dotted with the occasional oyster shell or crab. The rising...