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with Rick Smith and Billy Conway. Welcome to our website. We update our content almost daily. Send us your stories, photographs, tournament news and articles. Check out our CALENDAR for the latest Central Texas Tournament dates.
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On the Dock can be heard weekly on the following radio stations:
Fridays 5-6pm KTEM 1400AM or on the web at www.myktem.com
Wednesdays and Fridays 6:15pm KNCT 91.3FM
Saturdays 6-7am KRXT 98.5FM
Also catch our articles weekly in the Killeen Daily Herald, The Waco Citizen, The Cove Leader Press, The Belton Journal and The Troy Country Sun
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Hey Guys-don't forget Valentine's Day this Sunday!!!
Dead Fish Grill is having a great special and then maybe she will take you fishing on Lake Belton?
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© (c) Photo Courtesy Calliham Store
Choke Canyon Sends 15-Pounder to Toyota ShareLunker Program
ATHENS — Another South Texas reservoir that has benefited from rains several years ago is kicking out big bass.
On February 6 Richard Flores of Seguin pulled a 15.09-pound largemouth from Choke Canyon Reservoir while flipping a 10-inch plastic worm in 12 feet of 57-degree water. That fish is now Toyota ShareLunker 478.
Flores’ fish continues a string of big bass that is significant. Of the seven fish entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program so far this year, three have weighed 14 pounds or more and one more than 15 pounds. Average weight of the entries thus far this season is 13.9 pounds.
Last season the average weight of five fish entered through mid-February was 14.19 pounds. That average was swelled by a 15.45-pound lake record from Choke Canyon and a 15.93-pound lake record from Lake Conroe.
In the 2007-2008 season only one fish had been entered by mid-February, a 13.06-pounder from Lake Conroe. In the 2006-2007 season the five fish entered by mid-February averaged 13.34 pounds.
Flores took his fish to the Calliham Store, an official ShareLunker weigh and holding station, to await pickup. The fish was 26.5 inches long and 21.75 inches in girth.
Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at
(903) 681-0550(903) 681-0550 or paging him at
(888) 784-0600(888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass and a recap of last year’s season, see www.tpwd.state.tx.us/sharelunker. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.
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Alert!! Bass Champs headquarters moved to Cedar Ridge Park due to high lake levels at Lake Belton.
Fishermen are reminded to use extreme caution on all area lakes due to debris being washed down river from the flood waters.
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The U.S. Corps of Engineers has closed most ramps and parks on Lake Waco due to high water. Airport Beach Park ramp should be open by late Friday the 5th of Feb. Use caution! If you are attempting to visit a marina on Lake Waco, please them call first as some roadways are partially blocked with debris.
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Bud Light Trail Temple Division Results for Lake Stillhouse Hollow on January 30th (click here)
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Alert!!! 2 of Us cancelled due to weather and lake conditions on Saturday January 30th on Lake Stillhouse Hollow
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Latest in boating-Maybe we are fishing with the wrong bait!
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Lake Alert! Saturday the 30th of January four tournaments, Bud Light Trail, FAN, Two of Us and CAST are all scheduled on Lake Stillhouse Hollow. I do not recall every having four tournaments on this lake at the same time so it may fish a little crowded. If you are fishing one of these trails arrive a little early (be careful of the tournament rules) as some ramps may be crowded. If you are not fishing one of the tournaments then Lake Belton is producing some 9 pounders.
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The Bud Light Trail will offer tournament day registration at the Bell County Expo in Belton and at Stillhouse Hollow Marina beginning at 5:00 AM Saturday the 30th for anyone who failed to pre-register. For complete information you may contact
469-955-7808 469-955-7808
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Heart of Texas Bass Anglers-Fayette County Results
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Media Lake Stillhouse Hollow-17 Jan. 2010
Daniel Barnes & Gerald Pobril 29+ lbs
Media Bass on Lake Stillhouse Hollow
17 January 2010
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TuffMan 2010 Championship Standings
| Place | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | Fish | Big | Weight |
| Qty | Bass | ||||
| 1 | R. CRAWFORD | R. WARREN | 2 | 7.93 | 9.83 |
| 2 | J.SMITH | P.CARMAN | 1 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| 3 | B.CONWAY | D.WILLS | 2 | 7.08 | 8.52 |
| 4 | E.LOGGAINS | L.LOGGAINS | 1 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| 5 | C.GILBERT | C.GILBERT | 3 | 6.55 | |
| 6 | T.ELLIOT | B.HIXSON | 2 | 4.70 | |
| 7 | J.GUERRA | P.STOKES | 2 | 4.26 | |
| 8 | R.MILLER | B.GINEWICZ | 1 | 4.14 | |
| 9 | K.CARTER | J.STONE | 1 | 3.90 | |
| 10 | J.LESSMAN | J.MADDOX | 1 | 3.38 | |
| 11 | A.MCADAMS | A.MCADAMS | 1 | 3.18 | |
| 12 | C.GUTHRIE | J.SCOTT | 1 | 2.74 | |
| 13 | J.PITRUCHA | J.DEWALD | 2 | 2.65 | |
| 14 | C.CLOVER | D.CLOVER | 1 | 2.00 | |
| 15 | D.DILDINE | F.FORBES | 1 | 1.99 | |
| 16 | L.BENNETT | B.BREWER | 1 | 1.75 | |
| 17 | J.MCBRIDE | M.JARVIS | 1 | 1.62 | |
| 18 | C.WHITED | F.FISHER | 1 | 1.61 | |
| 19 | S.MEADS | R.THOMPSON | 1 | 1.56 | |
| 20 | J.SHELTON | M.GARRETT | 1 | 1.49 | |
| 21 | P.GRIMM | J.MORSE | 1 | 1.46 | |
| 22 | D.RIDLEY | K.LOVETT | 1 | 1.44 | |
| 23 | D.THOMAS | P.GARZA | 1 | 1.30 |
Thanks to our friends at www.ttz1.com for the great article and photographs!
Ryan Warren and Ryan Crawford of Gatesville
Winners of the 2010 TuffMan Championship held on Lake Stillhouse Hollow
Go to www.ttz1.com for full details.
Central Texas Boat Show News Release
Central Texas Boat Show Fact Sheet
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Belton Dam to undergo repairs beginning in January
U.S. Corps of Engineers News Release
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ShareLunker #474 Caught on Lake Falcon
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The crew of the Maiken sailboat sail through floating stones and see an island formed!
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Important Notice-Warning-Freezing Weather Winterize Now!!
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Two bass tournaments on Lake Belton Saturday, December 5th. Why stay home by the fire place when you can be fishing and freezing with friends on Lake Belton?!? Check out ABA and Gatesville Opens at Calendar.
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Lake Belton Christmas Boat Parade of Lights-Saturday the 28th of November from 6pm-8pm. Parade Route
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BLORA Nature in Lights Trail is now open from 5:30pm to 11:00pm nightly.
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Yamaha Game Changer (click here)
Specifications (click)
Yamaha introduces new 4 stroke technology. Rick visited the Yamaha test facility in Bridgeport, Alabama and got to test drive these new engines. Here are his initial thoughts: Yamaha F250
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WINTERIZATION ARTICLE (CLICK HERE)
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Rick & Billy are now on KNCT 91.3 FM every Wed. and Fri at 6:15pm, KTEM 1400 AM every Fri. from 5-6 pm and KRXT 98.5 FM every Sat. from 6-7 AM with the latest boating and fishing reports. Also check out our weekly newspaper articles every Thursday in the Killeen Daily Herald, the Belton Journal, the Waco Citizen, the McGregor Mirror and every Monday in the Troy Sun. If you have a radio staion or newspaper that you would like to have On the Dock, please let us know and we will contact them.
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Fort Hood Tragedy on 5 November 2009
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of our military family. If you wish to help financially then read the following message:
Our Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter, Association of the US Army (AUSA) has set up a Community Response to 11/5 Fund for those wishing to make monetary donations to help support the families of the victims involved in yesterday's shooting here on Fort Hood. Please make checks payable to:
The Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter
Association of the US Army
ATTN: Community Response to 11/5
P.O. Box 10700
Killeen, Texas 76547
Tax ID # 530193361
Thank you!
Ron Taylor
President
Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter, AUSA
Ph# (254) 532-2493 (254) 532-2493 (254) 532-2493 (254) 532-2493
Email: ron.taylor@fhnb.com
Voice for the Army! Support for the Soldier!
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BUD LIGHT TRAIL
The Bud Light Tournament Trail dates have been released for 2010 and circuits have been added bringing more lakes to local fishermen. For complete trail information stop by Marine Outlet of Temple, go to www.budlighttrail.com or call their hotline at 972/832-4584 972/832-4584.
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Tuesday Night Championship
Lake Stillhouse Hollow
1 November 2009
Fisherman Weight # Winnings
William Vickers 11.41 lbs 5 $2,000
Dean Alexander 9.57 lbs 5 1,300
Charles Guthrie 9.49 lbs 3 675
Adrian Barnes 8.06 lbs 5 400
Scott Meades 7.91 lbs 5 262
Henry Neimiec 5.40 lbs 1 800 Big Bass
Congratulations to Chuck Guthrie for an excellent series. Also to Scotty Gover for his assistance.
Photographs can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/31247538@N05/sets/72157622713997406/
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Gone Fishing for Kids Championship Lake LBJ 25 Oct. 2009
Bill Guzman of Leander takes big bass, a 10.3 Large mouth, and heaviest stringer winning a total of $3,000 including big fish.
Bill Guzman shows off his two largest fish.
Photos posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/31247538@N05/sets/72157622541696047/
Video of the Saturday night concert at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkmrWfJnq3c
courtesy of Ken Milam of the Zone 1300 AM
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TuffMan Q2 on Lake Belton
24 Oct. 2009
The top 12 qualifiers are as follows:
- Clayton Carver / Joshua Brown 15.86lbs. $2,500
- Keith Honeycutt / Sam Jones 13.06lbs. $1,500
- Sophal Korng / Rodney Gaskill 12.37lbs. $1,200
- Ronny Maynard / Eddy Maynard 11.79lbs. $1,000
- Darrell Newman / Billy Ficke 11.58lbs. $ 850
- Dan Wills / Billy Conway 11.58lbs. $ 850
- Billy Rowe / Bubba Petrich 11.51lbs. $ 600
- Travis McCollough / Kenneth McCollough 11.28lbs. $ 500
- Ronnie Trower / Bret Stafford 11.26lbs $ 400
- Jerry Richard / Jeremy Richard 11.01lbs. $ 300
- Jeff Pitrucha / Jason Dewald 10.94lbs. $ 300
- Markus Morace / Leland Smith 10.45lbs. $ 0
1st Place Big Bass Markus Morace / Leland Smith 7.31lbs. $ 763
2nd Place Big Bass Mark Beckman / Tommy McKay 5.45lbs. $ 327
Billy Conway & Dan Wills proudly display their qualifing catch.
More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/31247538@N05/sets/72157622546644761/
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Fishing for Freedom Results
Tournament on Sat. 10th of October
The Central Texas Marine Association held its fourth annual Fishing for Freedom bass tournament on Lake Belton on Saturday. 230 teams were registered for the event which matched boaters from throughout the United States with soldiers who had requested the opportunity to fish. 114 teams weighed in a total of 232 bass for a total of 464.64 pounds giving an average fish weight of 2 pounds.
The standings of the top eleven teams are as follows:
Gary Klein and Clayton Caver had five fish for a total stringer weight of 15.6 pounds giving them first place. They won a brand new bass boat, motor and trailer.
Bill Guzman and Tamar Jones caught four fish for a total weight of 14.22 pounds. They also had the largest fish caught at 6.67 pounds. They finished in second place.
Third place went to Eric Emerson and Lawrence Roach with five fish for a total of 13.89 pounds.
Ed Whaley and David Hartshorn took fourth place with four fish weighing in at 9.98 pounds.
Fifth place finishers were Lannie Baggett and Dwayne Moorehouse with four fish for a total weight of 9.77 pounds.
In sixth place was the team of Danny Stewart and Paul Boschung with three fish at 9.29 pounds.
Chris Baker and Chris Garcia caught three fish for a sack weight of 9.23 pounds and took seventh place for their efforts.
In eighth place was the team of Bubba Petrich and Richard Delgado with five fish for 8.64 pounds.
Roy Reid and Carl Blom finished ninth and also had five fish for a weight of 8.53 pounds.
In tenth place was the team of Douglas Martin and Brent Blair with two fish weighing a total of 8.47 pounds.
The final place to win cash money was the eleventh place finishing team of Noe Aguilar and Virgil Brown with four fish at 8.27 pounds.
All fish caught were released back into Lake Belton.
Central Texas Marine Association president, Rick Smith, said that this year’s tournament was one of the most successful ever and wishes to thank all the businesses that donated prizes, money and volunteers to make this event such a success. The tournament would not have been possible without the boaters coming together to give of their time to offer this free fishing trip to honor our military heroes.
Compete results are posted at www.fishingforfreedom.org.
Fishing for Freedom 2009 Bass Tournament
We have loaded most of the photos the team placements on www.fishingforfreedom.org. Videos of the banquet and tournament are at www.ttz1.com.
The Bud Light Tournament Trail dates have been released for 2010 and circuits have been added bringing more lakes to local fishermen. For complete trail information stop by Marine Outlet of Temple, go to www.budlighttrail.com or call their hotline at 972/832-4584 972/832-4584.
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River City Bass Club 33rd Annual Open on Lake Belton.
Click on http://www.flickr.com/photos/31247538@N05/?saved=1 to see the photos from the River City Bass Club 33rd Open on Lake Belton fished on Sunday the 18th of Oct. 2009.
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What We Do
Rick & Billy are two friends that love all things boating and fishing. They have taken their passion for the Texas outdoors and made it their mission to share it with everyone else. Each week they offer a Blog of what is happening in Central Texas plus they have three weekly radio shows. One show is on KNCT 91.3 FM PBS on Wednesday and Friday at 6:15 PM,then every Friday at 5:00 PM on KTEM 1400 AM, and Saturday mornings at 6:00 AM on KRXT 98.5 FM. You can also catch them live on the web at www.myktem.com every Friday from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
News Flash:
08/27/09 The U.S. Corps of Engineers has announced that Jim Hogge boat launching ramp on Lake Georgetown is closed due to drought conditions. Other ramps may follow suite unless we get substantial, sustained rains. Contact the lake office at 512/810-9046 or e-mail Olen Burditt at olen.r.burditt@usace.army.mil.
08/28/09 The U.S. Corps of Engineers has announced that Jim Chapman Lake office is closing the Cooper Dam for repairs. This temporary closure begins 08/31/09 and the dam should reopen 09/16/09. Tira boat ramp will remain open and the public will continue to have access via cR 4795. The Doctor's Creek Unit of Cooper Lake State Park will also remain accessible via FM 1529 from Cooper. Some minor traffic delays may be experienced. For further information contact 903/945-2108 or visit www.swf.usace.army.mil.
Billy's Operation Game Thief Skeeter Bass Boat
Nissan and Ranger make the perfect couple
Call Us Today!
Do you have a boat or motor problem? Wonder what is biting on any of the Central Texas Lakes? Got a weekend off and wondering if their is an open fishing tournament in the area? What parks and ramps are open? What are the lake levels. Then e-mail us:
Need an immediate answer call our toll free number 866-397-5934 during normal business hours from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Saturday.
On the Dock
4410 S. GENERAL BRUCE DR.
Temple, TX 76502
ph: 254-773-9931
fax: 254.773.4111
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