Houston Fishing Show coming March 5-9

Anglers across Texas should be looking to head to Houston next week for the 39th Annual Houston Fishing Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Along with hundreds of booths, attendees can attend seminars and talk to industry leaders.

Since inception, the Houston Fishing Show has served as a launching pad for some of the sport’s most significant innovations. Tubular fiberglass rods, free-spool reels and monofilament lines were barely introduced then, and the only thing electronic on the average fishing boat might have been a transistor radio.

This year’s show will be larger by some three dozen exhibits — among hundreds — and better than its predecessor, as always has been the case for the tens of thousands of fishermen who walk the aisles in search of new ways to do perform the simple but important act of catching fish.

And when they’re not handling this nearly endless selection of gear, they’ll be talking the subject with old friends and new, guides and outfitters and men and women who all share deep passion for bent rods and tight lines.

Texas’ economy continues to outpace that of the nation, and that’s been good for the tackle industry. Companies large and small continue to bank on Houston’s Fishing Show, literally and figuratively, as the premier place to introduce their latest product lines.

39TH ANNUAL FISHING SHOW SEMINAR SCHEDULE

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

3:30 P.M.       Wayne Vinton – Fishing Lake Somerville and Freshwater Fishing Tactics

4:15 P.M.       Jimmy West – Everything You Need to Know About Fishing Galveston

5:15 P.M.       Mickey Eastman, Radio Personality and Billie Kocian – Fishing with

                       Artificials and Tips from the Pro’s

6:00 P.M.       Tommy Countz – Spring Fishing in Matagorda

6:45 P.M.       Will Kirkpatrick – Pre-Spawn Bass

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

1:00 P.M.            Gary Gray – Springtime Trophy Trout in Port O’Connor

2:00 P.M.            Ryan Waguespack – Improving Your Bass Fishing Success

3:00 P.M.            Ray Sexton – The Art of Fishing with Live Croakers

4:00 P.M.            Scott Null – Sight Casting for Reds

5:00 P.M.            Cajun Phil Broussard – Fishing for Reds and Specs in Lake Calcasieu

5:45 P.M.            Steve Coffee – Trout Fishing Galveston Bay

6:30 P.M.        Ben Paschal – Texas Fly Fishers – Fly Fishing Laguna Madre

7:15 P.M.              Will Kirkpatrick – Spawning Bass

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014

1:00 P.M.              David Woods – Shark Fishing 101

2:00 P.M.            Nathan Gray and Ted Clough – Fishing the Galveston Bay Complex

3:00 P.M.            Ron Higgins – Springtime Bass Patterns and Techniques                      

4:00 P.M.            Tom Adams – Fishing Lake Calcasieu          

5:00 P.M.            Bob Leonard – Live Bait Fishing In Galveston Bay

5:45 P.M.            Phil Ortiz – Flounder Pounder – Flounder Fishing                    

6:30 P.M.            Patrick Lemire – Casting Wahoo Bombs for Kingfish, Wahoo, Ling and

                        Assorted Others

7:15 P.M.            Steven and Alan Pereyra – Fishing the Galveston Bay Complex

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014

10:30 A.M.            Gary Gray – Wade Fishing in Port O’Connor                       

11:15 A.M.            Jimmy West – Fishing Galveston Bay                         

12:00 P.M.            Capt. Sally and Aubrey Black – In Pursuit of THE Record

                        (Trophy Trout – Baffin Bay)

12:45 P.M.            Tommy Countz – Matagorda Spring Fishing

1:30 P.M.            Chester Moore – Texas Fish & Game – Top Secrets Strategies For

                        Galveston/Sabine Monster Trout

2:00 P.M.            *** KIDS FISHING CLINIC WITH FREE TACKLE BOXES ***

                        SPONSERED BY PLANO, FISHING TACKLE UNLIMITEDAND 2 OF US

                        BASS CLUB – (located in the designated casting area)

2:30 P.M.            Ron Higgins – How to Choose Lure and Color Selection for Bass Fishing

3:15 P.M.            Alan Pereyra and Mike Cacciotti – Live and Artificial Bait Fishing in Galveston Bay           

4:00 P.M.            Mike Jeffcoat – Fishing Venice Louisiana – Inshore and Offshore

4:45 P.M.            Jeff Herman – Kayak Fishing Fundamentals

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2014

10:45 A.M.            Brett Hodges – Texas Fly Fishers – Fly Fishing Techniques

11:30 A.M.            Jimmy West – Fishing Galveston Bay

12:15 P.M.            Jeff Herman – Kayak Fishing Fundamentals

1:00 P.M.            Cecil and Nathan Gray – Drift Fishing Galveston Bay

1:45 P.M.            Lynn Smith – Fishing Tactics in Port O’Connor

2:00 P.M.            *** KIDS FISHING CLINIC WITH FREE TACKLE BOXES ***

                        SPONSERED BY PLANO, FISHING TACKE UNLIMITED AND 2 OF US

                        BASS CLUB – (located in the designated casting area)

2:30 P.M.            Ryan Waguespack – Improving Your Bass Fishing Success

3:15 P.M.            SEMINAR FINALE – Mickey Eastman, Radio Personality and Billie Kocian  Fishing with Artificials and Tips from the Pro’s