We are halfway through the first month of 2021 and are still being plagued by COVID-19, but I have some good news concerning our beloved Lake Conroe.
Fish are being stocked that we have sorely needed. There are …
LeBlanc: Fine tune your rods, hooks and lures
Fishing rods can be one of the most abused products that you can find almost anywhere, with the possible exception of screw drivers. Screw drivers are used for chisels, scrapers, pry bars, and even screw drivers. Fishing rods a…
OUTDOORS: LeBlanc: Hard-learned tips concerning reel drags
I know many people are really getting excited about the upcoming hunting seasons and are waist deep in preparations. There is so much to do and so little time.
I believe the “so little time” is a symptom of our …
OUTDOORS: LeBlanc: Tips for fishing during hot weather
I can tell that summer is here because the outside temperature causes me to look for my way out of the sun and under the big oak tree over my back deck. Either that, or the air-conditioning comfort of my home by about 11 a.m.
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OUTDOORS: LeBlanc: Crappie are hot commodity, but large bream are just as good
Panfish — whether you call them, sunfish, perch, bream or whatever — are some of the most populous freshwater fish in this great state of ours. Once you catch them, especially the fish that weigh more than one pound, the fillet…
LeBlanc: The impact of fishing during the spawn in Lake Conroe
Once again we are getting into the spawning season for the fish in Lake Conroe and I once again am receiving questions about taking fish at this time of year, especially black bass off of the nest, so once again I will address …
OUTDOORS: LeBlanc: Lake Conroe health, restocking and ShareLunker Finals
The Toyota ShareLunker Program has wrapped up for 2019, and I had an opportunity to speak with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist Nike Harbison and technician Carl Vignali at the Snook TPWD office about the health of…
OUTDOORS: The importance of stocking crappie in Lake Conroe
Well folks, here we are going into another new year. Many have pledged to eat healthier, lose weight and start exercising, and we mean well. We know it should be done, but in reality we mostly fall back into our old habits in j…
OUTDOORS: LeBlanc: Catfish are fun to catch and good to eat
Here on Lake Conroe one of my favorite fish to catch, both for fun and for the table, is catfish. I am not the only one who feels that way. If you don’t believe me, just take a look at all of the catfish bait that is available …
OUTDOORS: Christmas gift ideas for anglers and hunters
Christmas gift ideas for the angler and hunter are almost endless, but you need to be able to discern the good from the junk.
Some are totally useless and designed for the person who wishes to get a gift for the…
LeBlanc: Trying to find the right fishing line can be a challenge
An angler can walk down the fishing line aisle of any tackle shop and instantly become totally confused and possibly end up walking away empty handed, babbling, or just throw up his hands, grab a spool, and walking away hoping …
OUTDOORS: LeBlanc: Fishing in this heat can be a challenge
If there is any doubt about summer being here, just stick your nose outside the door, and it might melt right off of your face. However, and that is a big however, temperatures are nothing too unusual for Texas at this time of …
Lake Conroe to be stocked with 13,000 largemouth bass fingerlings
This projected sunny weather and an influx of fish should make for the perfect fishing trip to Lake Conroe this weekend.
The lake will be stocked with 13,000 largemouth bass fingerlings Wednesday, according to a release from t…
LeBlanc: Fishing is more than rods, reels and lures
It is the time of year again when the weather is really beautiful, the temperature is moderate both day and night and even some folks who have never held a fishing pole are starting to get the core call to go fishing. Feeling t…
OUTDOORS: LeBlanc: Crappie stocking among Lake Conroe happenings
This is the time of year when the climate in Southeast Texas starts to settle down to the kind of weather I really like and becomes the pattern for about six months or so. What I enjoy is warm temperatures and a little humidity…
LeBlanc: Fishing, Hunting, and Shooting Participation is Up
The latest statistics regarding hunting and fishing sports are out and to the chagrin of some the shooting and fishing sports have grown substantially in participation as well as financial importance to the national economy.
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LeBlanc: New fishing lure introduced at ICAST
Every summer, ICAST has their big to do over in Florida and fishing people from all over the world go to see the new goodies in the fishing world, so as you can imagine the lure companies come out with all kinds of new lures…
Why Lake Conroe is full of monster fish
There are monsters lurking in Lake Conroe.On March 20, biologists with Texas Parks and Wildlife caught a 42-inch blue catfish during a survey of the lake.In 2016, the same team photographed a 52-inch beast that is likely still there, waiting for the ri…
LeBlanc: Toyota ShareLunker Program Debuts Mobile App
I guess that every bass angler in the great state of Texas has by now heard of the changes made to the ShareLunker Program that started January 1, 2018. In case you haven’t let me highlight for you the new four new classes in the updated program.Lunker…
LeBlanc: The impact of bass taken from the nest
We are rapidly approaching the spawning time for black bass and just about all species of fish in Lake Conroe. I have even heard rumors, but not seen, bass that were caught and had eggs already and it is only early February.The…
LeBlanc: What fishing means to our area and country
I believe that everyone in Montgomery Counties will have to agree that the constructions of the reservoir known as Lake Conroe has been a great asset and major contributor to the strong, positive economic growth of our area since it was compl…
LeBlanc: How to identify white bass
Last week I received an email from Clayton Lemmons who with his family has recently moved to Walden. He sent me some pictures of a fish and said he thought it was a white bass and asked me if I could identify it for sure. For those who read t…
Florida black bass stocked in Lake Conroe
The Seven Coves Bass Club assisted the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in stocking more than 600,000 Florida strain black bass fingerlings in Lake Conroe over a two-week period earlier this month.
The fingerlings were placed mainly in the…
LeBlanc: Top ten bass lakes in Texas
Today I thought I would approach the subject of bass fishing lakes in the great state of Texas and see how our lake, Lake Conroe, shapes up against the others.
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