Montgomery ISD Fishing Team: Double Duty In March, the MISD Fishing Team pulled “Double Duty,” by competing in two tournaments.  The first one was the Texas High School Bass Association Houston Division Tournament at Lake Conroe on Saturday, March 23rd.  The second was the Bass Federation event held on Sam Rayburn Sunday, March 24th. Both events saw students from both Montgomery and Lake Creek High Schools having tremendous success. At Lake Conroe, the Team was able to defend their THSBA Houston Division Crown, by handily defeating the other 20 High Schools in the Division.  Thi ..read more

Livingston Fishing Report: May 2024 Normal Lake Level – 131.0’ Current Lake Level – 131.4’ Release  –  cfs 23,000 Water Temperature –72- 78’ Water Clarity – Upper River channel muddy, mid lake clearing, lower lake clear, upper creeks tea color FISHING FORECAST:  May is White Bass on structure month on Lake Livingston. Summer patterns are now setting in and it is time to use your electronic fish finders and GPS. Best days are when the wind lays. Look for White Bass to be stacking up on mid lake and lower lake humps.  Eleven-fifteen foot depths will now provide great action ..read more

Black Bass:  This is the time of year where a good number of bass will still be in their spawn.  Plastic worms and lizards are good bait choices fished in the backs of protected coves in 1’-5’ of water.  Spinner baits and shallow running crank baits are other good bass catching baits as well.  In some areas where water might be clear you can see bass on their nests.  You will need a good pair of sunglasses to see these fish, but once you spot a good bass on their nest it is great fun trying to catch them and watch how a bass reacts to your bait. Crappie:  Some cra ..read more

Lake Livingston Fishing Report: April 2024 Normal Lake Level 131.0’ Current Lake Level 131.8’’ Water Temperature 59˚- 65˚ Release – cfs. 18,000 Water Clarity – Upper River channel muddy, mid lake clearing, lower lake clear, upper creeks tea color FISHING FORECAST:  April is Blue Cat month on Lake Livingston. Time to “Bang the Bulkheads”. Conditions are shaping up for the annual Blue Cat spawn.  Look for shad on the bulkheads early morning at first light and the hungry Cats will be there. Crappie will be shallow now providing great action.  Black Bass and Whites are in post spawn ..read more

Shell Yeah!  Support Our Troops with Crawfish & Country at The 4th Annual Peel for a Purpose Crawfish Festival Mark your calendars and get ready to peel for a purpose! The 4th Annual Peel For A Purpose Crawfish Festival, proudly sponsored by Moffitt Services, is happening on April 13th at Sam Houston Race Park. This delicious event benefits Boots For Troops, a non-profit dedicated to uplifting the morale and mental well-being of our deployed service members. Boots For Troops goes above and beyond by sending personalized care packages, including new boots, to those defending our freedo ..read more

Derek’s Fishing Adventures: Brandon Belt Tournament Lake Conroe My two friends Parker and Garrett came to stay with me this weekend for the Brandon Belt tournament on Lake Conroe.  Parker and Garrett were on a team and Stephen, my boss and I were on a team.  Several of my friends fished in this tournament that I had fished with in prior years. Day 1: After blastoff Stephen and I drove off into the orange and yellow sunrise heading to our first spot of the day.  In the first 5 minutes of pulling up, I caught our first keeper on a Chatterbait.  A couple of minutes went by and ..read more

Divisions of SJRA – Woodlands Division Situated in the southern part of Montgomery County, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Woodlands Division offers wholesale water supply and wastewater treatment services to The Woodlands’ population exceeding 100,000 residents. This is accomplished through the financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of three regional wastewater treatment plants, a wastewater conveyance system equipped with numerous lift stations, five water plants, 38 water wells, several elevated and ground storage tanks, and extensive miles of wastewater collection and p ..read more

March 2024 Lake Livingston Fishing Report FISHING FORECAST: Conditions are shaping up for the annual White Bass run. Females should be moving up the river and creeks stacking up in deep holes to spawn. The males will come first and then the females heavy with eggs. March is the peak of the spawn.  Look for Black Bass to move shallow on the nest as water temperatures rise.  Crappie will be shallow now providing great action.  With the right conditions falling into place March is the month to be on Lake Livingston. Lake Livingston consists of over 90,000 acres of water and 450 mil ..read more

Fishin’ Hole Nature: Winter Bird Rafts – A Collective Harmony A large winter bird raft starts hunting on Lake Livingston. “Birds of a feather flock together”.  That’s the saying, but it’s not always the case.  Bird behavior in winter can be very different than in summer, and some of the wonderful winter spectacles on East Texas lakes are the large flotillas of different bird species that come together to hunt.  This is called a bird raft, and can be seen from December through March.  These rafts are often made up of cormorants, white pelicans, gulls and terns, and all these ..read more

March 2024 Lake Conroe Fishing Report Black Bass:  March is when Lake Conroe lunkers start prowling around looking for a suitable place to dump their eggs.  Most of these fish can be found in the back of protected coves and creeks where the water will be the warmest during this period.  Many of these coves have different types of cover, such as boat docks, rocks and grass beds, which are good areas to concentrate on.  You can cover a lot of water by casting a rattletrap or spinner bait.  Once you locate some good bass beds, try casting Texas rigged worms and lizards to ..read more