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TP&W Fishing Reports
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09/10/15 09:44 PM
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Bob Landry
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I have heard that they collect a year or so worth of fishing reports and just recycle the same reports over and over. Can anyone verify this?
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/10/15 10:39 PM
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KutTail71
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Wouldn't be surprised. I've seen some "reports" that were not even close. Lake level, water clarity way outdated!
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/10/15 11:47 PM
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Smithaven
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I have heard that they collect a year or so worth of fishing reports and just recycle the same reports over and over. Can anyone verify this? Definitely not true. The reports are done under a contract for TPWD by a private agency which collects current reports from its sources. Some of the sources are marina operators and others who depend upon the fishing public for a living. Those people are going to understandably be reluctant to report the fishing is lousy. On the whole the reporters try to give an accurate report, and if the reports are consistently poor in quality the reporters are replaced. There is a time lag of about a week in the process which accounts for some of the problems. By the way, the owners of this forum are also the people who do the reports. I think they do a good job and we should be grateful for them.
. Seventy five years of chasing the elusive sunfish.
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/11/15 01:11 AM
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grout-scout
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Sure seems like recycled info to me as well, they are like broken records.
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Smithaven]
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09/11/15 03:14 AM
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rexmitchell
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I have heard that they collect a year or so worth of fishing reports and just recycle the same reports over and over. Can anyone verify this? Definitely not true. The reports are done under a contract for TPWD by a private agency which collects current reports from its sources. Some of the sources are marina operators and others who depend upon the fishing public for a living. Those people are going to understandably be reluctant to report the fishing is lousy. On the whole the reporters try to give an accurate report, and if the reports are consistently poor in quality the reporters are replaced. There is a time lag of about a week in the process which accounts for some of the problems. By the way, the owners of this forum are also the people who do the reports. I think they do a good job and we should be grateful for them. Interesting so when the government shutdown for over a week and basically every COE lake was closed, how is it that the fishing reports kept on a coming from those lakes?
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/11/15 04:24 AM
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cephusjoe
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Yup they are rarely right, maybe in the spring.
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/11/15 11:34 AM
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slim1
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Those reports are terrible. Last year they were reporting the fishing was great on Cooper. Finding schools on the humps and catching catfish on trot lines. The truth was the lake was so low all boat ramps was closed and no one was out on the water. Don't believe everything you read.
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/11/15 05:16 PM
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DCmac
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Can't say anything about TX reports. Will say about Okla reports that 99% of the time they look like pure BS from my perspectve. May be TX isn't much different.
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/11/15 08:00 PM
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T Bird
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Not a big TPWD fan. Have seen no TPWD improvements in our 2 local fisheries in 12 years.
Okie by birth, Texan by choice. USAF "Thunderbirds" Alumni 1985-1989
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/11/15 10:29 PM
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Bugzout10
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Lake Brownwood good 50 weeks out of 52
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/12/15 02:34 AM
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RodBreaker CWill
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Funny how they always say crappie fishing is good on Lake Conroe and that is a JOKE
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
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09/12/15 07:33 PM
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Bayou Burner
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Funny how they always say crappie fishing is good on Lake Conroe and that is a JOKE Keep thinking that... More fillets for my freezer. Start fishing in mid January, choose a creek and you'll slay 'em.
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/14/15 03:39 PM
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R.J.E.
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Yep and they say Lake Granger is always clear, I've been fishing that lake since it was impounded and it's never been clear. I also notice that they try to push the same lures, sounds like someone has their hand in the cookie jar!!!
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/14/15 03:42 PM
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txmark1959
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Just got to take them with a grain of salt....they just seem the same A Lot
Mark Cooper Onalaska Texas
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Re: TP&W Fishing Reports
[Re: Bob Landry]
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09/14/15 04:57 PM
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ChuChu1
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I asked TP&W why Lake Texana never had a report, and they replied they get reports from marinas, fishermen, and mostly guides and there wasn't anyone at Texana that would report. And as expected, guides and marinas are going to say it's good because that's their business. TP&W did say if someone is interested in reporting each week, they would welcome the help.
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