Feb-March 2010 Lake Fork and Hawkins







When boredom borders insanity, you might as well rip a DD22 through 5ft stumps and grass


This grinnell engulfed a goldfish, and for a few seconds I thought I had hooked a SAL




Rarely go a trip on Hawkins without encountering a pickeral

Had no idea there were pike in east Texas. Very cool.

Chain Pickeral are not pike but a much smaller southern relative. They are very agressive and very fun to catch!

Yep, and because Hawkins is so clear you can sight fish them with ultralight tackle for fun. Mostly though we catch them as a result to burning a small spinner bait or lipless crank while LMB fishing.

When I was in college we camped over there and fished Hawkins and Holbrook and caught a few Chain Pickerel.