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Its always been hit and miss for me there. When I do go down there I try to fish the GSU canal. Sometimes you can catch it right.

I have not heard. If you dint do anygood there, try Texas bayou. You go down 87 past the 4 way stop in Sabine pass. At the dead end, turn right and go to the bridge. A few years ago, I caught 17 specs in 15 minutes.

Noodles are mainly for catfish......I think. Depending on the creek flow, you may be chasing them down the creek. Lizards or worms work well on spawning beds, but you would have to find them. Your best bet (IMO) would be to go along the bank and cuts with a white 1/4 ounce spinner bait. Work the banks that have small cuts and creeks or drains around. You should do well. Also, the bends (were the creek turns) are usually deeper water, so fish the bank around there. Bass like deep water available to run for safety. Good luck and let us know!

Its best to catch and release during spawn. I usually don't keep females, only males. I will only keep enough for a couple meals. I will not sight fish and purposely catch bass unless they are VERY big. Then I catch and release. Raider, read some articles on the Bass spawn. They do bite. They like nothing near their bed while spawning. You can't just decide to go catch that 6 pounder. It takes persistence and a loonnnggggg time!

I bet tvc184 would be a blast to drink with.................of course we would all have designated drivers ;D

Well, I had fun. Fishing was not as good as I hoped. Friday night, nothing! Saturday, about 5, 1 fish keeper. Sunday was better with about 12 fish. 3 keepers. The boat traffic Saturday was horrible. I counted 12 boats in one small cove. A lot of bank beaters which disturbs the fish trying to spawn. The bass are beginning to spawn, but I still think in 3 weeks it will be at its best. Who knows??

OK Peeps, After my kids baseball practice(Friday sucks for a practice day BTW) going back to the lake. Gonna try some night fishin tonight. Tomorrow, its fish all day for the spawn. This warm week the bass should be rockin!!

I'm sitting at Keith Lake right now and it looks good but I don't know if the fish have moved in yet. With this warm weather, it shouldn't be long. I talked to a guy a couple of days ago that was going out in Sabine Pass and he said that he has limited on reds at Texas Bayou twice in the last week. My favorite spot is the mouth of the cut(lake side) that goes to the intracoastal. Have picked up lots of flounder and specs there!! Good luck TVC!

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Keith Lake might be good near Sabine pass. Port Neches park you could go up Bessie heights, just watch out for the current. Deep in Sabine Pass past Texas Bayou on the bay side is shallow and several people wade fish there. You could also bring kayak. Just be careful, Texas Bayou and Keith Lake all have serious currents sometimes. You may end up in the gulf if your not carefull. Around Port Arthur, you could possibly put in at Taylor's Bayou and fish around there. Not sure what the storm did to the fishing.

OLgabe, did you graduate from TJ? If so, what year?

Memorial will never resemble, carry on or be Thomas Jefferson. It's basically a new school..........who knows what the future brings??

Now, That was FUNNY!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

As I am sitting here frying fish, I thought I would give you guys a fishing report. I went to Toledo Bend this weekend KNOWING I was going to freeze. The bite was fair. I came home with 5 good fish. All around 2.5 - 3 pounds. The fish was taken Saturday and Sunday. A buddy that lives up there caught 9 bass in 3 hours Friday. All from 3 to 7 ft of water. The cold front is what he blamed for my 5 fish weekend. My fish were caught 4 to 12 ft. If the wind would have stayed under 20 mph, I could have caught more. I was very limited to where I could fish AND because of that the areas that were protected from the wind caught a lot of pressure.

TJ was awesome. Look at the history of all their sports! They started screwing up when they changed the name! >

I second that!

I will agree that it should be more but I always wonder when people speak of the money vs the risk. I don't think the risk compared to pay is the problem. It is pay period with the risk almost meaningless in my opinion. What it be worth the risk for $45,000? $55,000? How many people would say that they don't want to risk dying for $35,000 but will be more than happy to risk dying for $55,000? After four years the game wardens are making about $50,000 per year. For the people that don't want the risk (and I truly understand that), the pay would seem to me to be a non-issue. I think a person that wants in law enforcement is more than willing to accept the risk at any cost but can't raise a family comfortably on $35,000. The risk isn't the issue. Paying the bills is. I actually may agree with you. In the 80's I worked for an ambulance service making $4.25 per hour. I LOVED that job. However, during my 8 years I risked my life several times. More than once I showed up at the scene of a murder(shootings or stabbings) only to find the suspect still there. Just an example of some of the risk/situations we were put in, and believe me, there were many more. My "reason" for leaving was risk versus pay. After reading your comments, I guess it was just pay. If they would have doubled my salary I would of probably stayed. Good post TVC184!!

sounds good to me.........as long as I can run to Buck Bay 8)

Why exactly are you posting to this forum? You say you are educated, but making a blind comment about a kid you don't know is stupid. And as was said before,........Diamond, congratulations on your kids' acheivements...

I thought this was a sports forum, my mistake! My kid makes good grades and enjoys sports. I guess he can walk and chew gum!

yup

I do agree with that!

the hardest thing to accept for some of us is to watch kids leave their hometown team and go play for another district The kids should listen to the coach..... and the parents(if they want to talk to the coach) should do so in private without the kids knowledge. I think it's a life lesson with the kids. If he or she is not playing enough, the kid should ask why, correct, and perfrom well enough that the coach notices and the kid EARNS the spot..........IMO

I thought about applying years(and I mean YEARS ago), but the money was not worth the risk. Think about it, most people you talk to have a gun! The risk doesn't change with a pay increase. Does more money make it worth the risk? Yes............To risk your life making $35,000?? For some people that is their calling, for me I want to see my kids when I get home. Don't get me wrong, I respect what they do just don't like the pay scale versus the job description.

When is this going to happen?? I would be happy to help............