A few days ago I was at one of my favorite hangouts, the Orange boat ramps. I saw a man backing his boat to the water, since he was by himself, I went over to see if I could help. After launching his boat we talked a while, he even invited me to go fishing with him. If that isn’t southern hospitality, then I haven’t seen any before.

Well I was at the ramps again today, when the same gentleman came back from fishing. He wasn’t by himself, his daughter was fishing with him. The man’s name is Jim Taylor and his daughter is Stephanie Taylor. Jim lives in Orange and Stephanie lives in Oangefield. They caught a couple of nice redfish.

Jim used to fish at the lakes in east Texas often. The biggest bass he has caught so for is an 8 pounder, but dosen’t go the lakes much any more. That’s OK, Jim and Stephanie both like fishing the river. They said they most always can catch something in the river, and you can’t always predict what’s on the line when they set the hook. Both the redfish were caught on a chatter bait. Stephanie also caught a bass on the same bait. Stephanie has also caught a 75 pound gar, at the the Orange ramps, fishing from the bank. Nice catch Stephanie.

Jim gets to fish about two times a week. Stephanie fishes as often as she can too. She really enjoys fishing with her dad. Stephanie’s enthusiasm for fishing is contagious. Jim fishes out of a Triton TR 186 powered by a Mercury Optimax 150 horse motor. Nice rig Jim. Maybe one day I will get to take you up on that invite to fish with you. Good luck to both of you.

It has been a pretty long time since I posted anything on this board. The reason is, with all the rain we have had, Toledo Bend releasing very much water, the river has been at flood stage, and one cold front after another, the fishing hasn’t been too hot in the river. I’m sure some have caught fish, I just haven’t ran across them.

Today I was hanging out at the Orange ramps, hoping someone would come in with some fish, and someone did! I had the pleasure to meet Billy and Linda Mills. They had a nice stringer of redfish, and a drum. Billy and Linda live in Orange. They told me they are just getting back into fishing, after being away from it for about eight years. They mainly fish the river and Sabine lake.

Billy and Linda used to do a lot of surf fishing at the beach. They have caught redfish at least 42 inches long, thats a lot of fish. Linda has caught a five pound flounder,” a real floor mat”, and mighty good eating too. Billy said Linda was giving him lessons today, since she caught most of the fish. They were fishing out of a very nice Hydra-Sports center console powered by a 200 horse Johnson. It was a pleasure to meet such nice folks. I am sorry Billy and Linda, only one picture turned out. But it is a big one! Good luck!!

This area was devestated, by Hurricane Ike, about a year ago. The Bridge City area was hit very hard. Since the storm the city has recovered remarkably well. Today I went to a place in this area, that I haven’t seen in a long time. I went to Bailey’s old fish camp, it wasn’t there any more. This area was under 5 to 6 feet of water during the storm. I went to the last bridge before the old fish camp site and stopped.

People were fishing there, so I got out of my truck to see if anyone had caught anything. No one had caught a thing, that is, until I met Patrick Jones Sr. and Patrick Jones Jr. Patrick Sr. had a nice alligator gar that was 4 feet long. That gar had a mouth full of very big, sharp teeth! Patrick used a 12 inch mullet for bait, and landed the gar, using an Okuma T50 reel spooled with Berkley Big Game 50# test line, mounted on a very stiff rod. Both Patrick Sr. and Jr. have lived in Orange all their lives. They always fish brackish water, usually about three times a week. The way Patrick likes his gar cooked is fried, or in a Cajun dish called “coubilion” not sure how to spell it, but it’s sure good. The biggest gar Patrick has caught is 6’3″ long and weighed 163 pounds, and was caught from the bank. I think before it’s all said and done, he will beat that. Stay after them Patrick.

I was hanging out at one of my favorite places today, the Orange boat ramps. I was talking to some nice folks along the bank, when I noticed a boat pulling into the ramps. I decided to walk over and ask if they caught any fish. When I asked if they caught any, one of them replied,  “Just one“.  About that time I noticed a BIG tail sticking out of an ice chest. I knew it was a big red fish!

The four anglers are ( from left to right)  Jim, Shine Malvo, Freddie Malvo, and Ollie Williams. They are related, and all live in Orange, except Shine, who lives in the Houston area.

Since Shine came to visit they all decided to take the boat out for a little fishing. That turned out to be a great decision. They were in the Rainbow Bridge area, using dead shrimp for bait, when this fish was caught. It is a 36″ red fish!!  That’s 3 FEET of FISH!  I think, Shine caught it, although I am not sure. (If  I am wrong, forgive me guys). They fish mainly salt water. Shine said that he likes fishing here and will be back.  Good!  I hope to see you on your next trip!  Nice fish guys, keep up the good work!!!

Greene Boat & Motor is very excited about Bass Cat’s all new 21′ bass boat, the Jaguar!  This boat is huge and will make a perfect bass boat for the big waters of our country.  A lot of time and hard work has gone into producing this boat and it is, by far, the best 21′ bass boat on the market.

The new Bass Cat Jaguar is built has an all-fiberglass hull and is built with care and expertise like all of the Bass Cat products.  The boat is rated for a 350 hp but a 250 hp is suitable for most applications.  This boat will run between 68-73 MPH with a 250 hp motor.

Greene Boat & Motor is very excited about Bass Cat’s all new 21′ bass boat, the Jaguar!  This boat is huge and will make a perfect bass boat for the big waters of our country.  A lot of time and hard work has gone into producing this boat and it is, by far, the best 21′ bass boat on the market.

The new Bass Cat Jaguar is built has an all-fiberglass hull and is built with care and expertise like all of the Bass Cat products.  The boat is rated for a 350 hp but a 250 hp is suitable for most applications.  This boat will run between 68-73 MPH with a 250 hp motor.

Read more at:

Greenboats.com:  Bass Cat’s New 21 Foot Jaguar

This is what its all about!