Summer Shootout at Inks Lake

Boerne Bass Club members and families at the Summer Shootout tournament at Inks Lake

With the dog days of summer setting in, it can be a grind to do just about anything in the heat. With no breeze to push away the humidity, you can be sweating through your shirt by 9 a.m. – and that is not the most pleasant feeling. But there was one more official fishing … Read more

The Perfect Weekend in Boerne, Texas

Bald cypress trees along a spring-fed creek in the Texas Hill Country near Boerne

Boerne is getting bigger and drawing more attention each year. People flock to our town on the weekends from all over the country – and even the world – making their way down the Hill Country Mile and stopping at the local watering holes and eateries. Denise and I often sit on the porch swing … Read more

Passion and Christ

Boerne Bass Club youth fishing team with sponsor boat Ron Hoover Kendall County Texas

Passion and Christ Each time, just before I turn the lights off, I stop and stare. Her uniform is clean and ready for inspection. Belly full of fuel, weapons stowed, and hatches battened down for the haul. She’s ready for battle. The time I spend in my shop prepping the boat for the next round … Read more

The Pecos River and The Starlight Canvas

Man in a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses holds up a large bass beside a kayak in a shallow, green river canyon scene.

I have done my best to explain how unforgiving the terrain is. I have emphasized the uncomfortable fact that there is only one way in and one way out. Rain or shine, cold northern winds or hot, stale summer air, we have no control. The realities of an excursion like this have been conveyed to … Read more

Devils In The Fall

Hunter Mazour standing beneath a star-filled night sky along the Devils River in Texas

This was going to be a unique trip in a few ways. Instead of our standard four-day float, we will only be camping one night and fishing two half days. How? Why? Good questions. Through some river relationships we have developed, we got an offer to camp on some premier private land. This stretch, about … Read more