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Volunteers with the Jasper County Emergency Corps are credited with possibly saving the lives of two boaters caught in an approaching storm Monday on Lake Sam Rayburn, with one clinging to a piece ...

234 anglers in Division Two were out at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Due to high winds on Thursday and expected severe weather on Saturday, executive tournament director Hank Weldon said they cut ...

One of the biggest bass caught so far in East Texas this year, was reeled in by a member of the Hemphill Hornet Bass Club ...

SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas — A man recently bagged a monster bass on an East Texas lake. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Zack Fogle reeled in a Legacy Class ShareLunker that weighed 13 ...

Sam Rayburn really showed out with parades of mega ... The 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season rolls to a close March 31, and Lake O.H. Ivie near San Angelo is on track to become the ...

The Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce says sponsorships are available for the upcoming Independence Day in the Park which will be on Saturday, July 5th.

Zack Fogle of White Oak kicked the day off when he reeled in 13.11-pound ShareLunker 678 at Sam Rayburn, followed by Jason James of Whitehouse who landed 13.20-pound ShareLunker 679 at Lake Tyler.