Category: Falcon
Here’s Oldham’s Tilapia Color for Falcon
Didja hear about the Bass Champs derby on Falcon last month where 45.52 pounds won it (5 fish) – and 43.80 was 2nd? If not, yep, you’re reading right. A 9+ average – guys were culling 7-pounders! Must…go…to…Falcon…. The winning team of Jaime Buitron and Terry Oldham used two baits to catch that huge string: [...]
Falcon Gun Battle Kills 13
Luckily no fishermen or Americans involved, though the Mexican Navy did lose one. From CNN.com:
Falcon Fishermen Packing Heat
Texas’ Falcon Lake has entered the realm of infamy thanks to crazy drug-related shootings and killings, but you can’t keep bassers away from basses. Bassers may be crazy but they’re not stupid, so seems like some are packing heat in their boats. You have to read these highlights from a Houston Chronicle article – literally [...]
76-Yr-Old Gal Winning Falcon Derby
What happens when people get shot on a lake? Lots of people stop going, which apparently is what’s happened at Falcon in Texas. What’s the solution? Showing folks how safe it is, which is what a bunch of ladies called the Falcon Lake Babes are doing
Another American Shot at Falcon Lake
Did you hear about the recent incident involving another American, a bass fisherman, that was shot while fishing Falcon lake? No? Hmm, that doesn’t make any sense. The jetski tragedy was all over national news. Why didn’t this situation get that kind of run? Because it has nothing to do with Falcon’s infamous drug pirates, [...]
My Falcon Dilemma
Holy hawg bass, Batman! Did you guys see the new, 15.63-pound, Lake Falcon record largemouth? Giant. Toad. Slob. Bassosaurus. Swamp donkey. Brush brute. Whatever your favorite word for a ginormous bass of a lifetime is, insert it here. I’ve fished Falcon several times. It’s a magical place. Yes, it’s just as good as all the [...]
Falcon Lake Shooting Questioned
Apparently Mexican officials are questioning the pirate attack that presumably killed David Hartley of Colorado. Rolando Armando Flores Villegas, the local Tamaulipas State Police commander charged with the search for Hartley, questions whether the shooting occurred because his investigation has found no evidence such as the jet ski Mr. Hartley was riding. (Huh? Because pirates [...]
Falcon Pirates Cross the Line
Earlier this year reports of Mexican pirates on famed Falcon Lake spurned a barrage of corny pirate jokes. Mexican pirates on a bass fishing lake? How could you not joke about it? No one is laughing now. The pirates raised the ante considerably this weekend when a vacationing Colorado couple were chased on their jet [...]
