Belton Lake Fishing Guide Archives - Holding the Line Guide Service

He Needed to Do 2 Things Well … and Did! — 104 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, April 23, I fished an annual birthday fishing trip with long-time client Matt Laakso from the Austin area. I always enjoy having Matt out as he is a hunting, fishing, and shooting enthusiast and has a liking for efficiency. Whenever we wrap up our trip, he always books ahead for his…

Final Day of 13-Month Study on Stillhouse White Bass – 47 Fish

CLIENTS: On this rainy, cool mid-April morning, I welcomed aboard the father-and-son team of Tom Wilson Sr. and Tom Wilson Jr. — both U.S. Army veterans of the Field Artillery branch. They run their own boat — an 18′ pontoon — on Stillhouse and wanted to use this trip as a calibration of sorts to…

Final Day of 13-Month Study on Lake Belton’s White Bass – 61 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, April 15, I conducted the last of 13 sampling efforts on Lake Belton in support of a study being conducted by Temple College in an effort to quantify the differences in the size and weight of the white bass populations in this lake versus that of Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir. Joining me…

Low Light = Light Bite – 55 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, April 14, I fished with returning guests Dr. Jim Wood and Sky Sparks. The two became acquainted when Dr. Wood practiced in the wound care field and Sky was (and still is) a medical scribe in the Killeen area before Dr. Wood retired several years ago. The two have kept in…

Rising Water, Solid Bite – 100 Fish on Hazy Eyes @ Belton

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, April 13, I fished with Mr. Rick Vincent and his family including his wife, Angela, and his daughter, Christie, all of whom had fished with me before. Then, joining me for the first time was Christie’s husband, Ruben Solis. Today was a great day for two reasons. First, I got to…

The Spawn is On! – 108 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Friday, April 10, I fished with returning father-and-son team Tom and Barrett Nichols. Although the family is originally from California, Tom resides north of Austin looking after his elderly mother. Barrett, who now works out in Montana in the Bozeman area, flew in this weekend to spend some time with family here…

With a Name Like “Bass”, You’ve Got to Fish Well — 85 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, April 9, I fished with Mr. Jerry Bass, an octogenarian now residing in Temple, Texas. Jerry and I first got acquainted when I made an error in piecing together an order he had made from my WhiteBassTools.com website. Jerry was gracious in accepting my offer to make things right and we…

Cookie Cutter Conditions- 78 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, April 8, I fished with first time guests John B. and Margaret B. from here in the Temple – Belton area. The two first met through their shared interest in cycling. Both are U.S. Army veterans – John served one enlistment as an infantryman, and Margaret is a 1984 graduate of…

The Devil’s in those Subtle Details of Technique – 72 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, April 7, I fish with first time guests, Nathan Saucier and his friend, Jimmy Bailey. The two fellows are both retired and are friends from First Baptist Church in Georgetown, Texas. Nathan has served in both lay ministry and vocational ministry through his lifetime, and Jimmy retired after many years with…

Fishing 101 (and 102) – 102 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, April 6, I fished with a nice, young, married couple, neither of whom had ever been fishing before — Kevin and Alex Noriega. He was raised near San Antonio and she near Katy, Texas. They have three kids, ages two, four, and almost six, and were hoping to pick up enough…