Adventure Outdoors Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 18

FINDING TIME TO DO WHAT WE LOVE IS TOUGH. 16 Fall 2016 Adventure Outdoors Especially if we love to fish, because anyone who is ever baited a hook before knows, fishing takes up a lot of time. A good fisherman is built on patience, simplicity, and technique. When it comes to bass fishing in the fall, we like to think of it as a kick-off season – parallel to football! – because, during this time of year, bass are aggressively feeding to fatten up for the winter months. The fall is when bass fishing really becomes a contact sport. The first question could easily be: Where do I go to find these hungry bass? Well, according to Bassmaster’s research for the “Best Bass Lakes of 2016,” it is no surprise that the Toledo Bend Reservoir ranked number one in the nation. This is the first time in the history of the poll that the same lake has earned the number one spot two years in a row. If you have never had the pleasure of fishing here, you will need to know that Toledo Bend straddles the borders of Louisiana and Texas on the Sabine River. Therefore, it is the responsibility of both the Texas and the Louisiana Wildlife Departments.