Edwards operates a shing guide business on Lake Conroe, helping clients catch sh and clean them.
LAKE CONROE FISHING SEASONS While Lake Conroe is good for shing year-round, here are the di erent types of sh that are caught throughout the seasons.
Spring Summer Minimum size to keep sh:
Fall
Winter
BUSINESS FEATURE
Owner Collin Edwards leads shing trips highlighting a variety of sh. (Photos by Maegan Kirby/Community Impact Newspaper)
Lake Conroe FishingAdventures Owner aims to bring good memories, catches to clients L ake Conroe Fishing Adventures consists of one man and his boat, but with passion and some help from his brother, owner Collin BY MAEGAN KIRBY
6"
12"
18"
24"
Yellow bass: none
White bass: 10"
“I like seeing other people happy. You know, to see them catch sh and enjoy the time on the water kind of ful lls the job for me,” Edwards said. Edwards said the desire to create memories for other people comes from his own love for shing and being outdoors. “We try to give everybody a great time, a great memory, because ... even whenever I was grow- ing up as a kid, I have the great memories of my grandfather going shing and you know, having a great time and spending time on the water and the excitement of catching sh,” Edwards said. With di erent shing seasons on Lake Conroe, Edwards said the area is good for a variety of sh at all times of the year. Edwards said the pandemic did negatively a ect business, but he is optimistic for the future. “[Business] really slowed down quite a bit, maybe 60%-70%,” Edwards said. “It did put a little bit of hurt on us. We still were able to run trips, but it de nitely has a ected us, and it’s luckily getting better.”
Hybrid striped bass: 18"
Edwards said his goal is to create memories on the water for customers, much like the memories he had as a kid. Edwards started Lake Conroe Fishing Adventures in 2019 but paused the business to pursue a job o er. While he graduated from Southern Methodist University with a mechanical engineering degree, Edwards said the job was not working out the way he wanted, so he decided to follow his passion. He returned to Lake Conroe Fishing Adventures full time in February. Lake Conroe Fishing Adventures is a shing guide business helping visitors to Lake Conroe nd, catch and clean sh. Edwards said he prides himself on catching his own live bait, and he also cleans the sh for customers to take home right after the trip is over, which other shing guides may not do.
Cat sh: 18" ( athead)
Crappie: 10"
SOURCES: COLLIN EDWARDS, TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Lake Conroe FishingAdventures Serves Lake Conroe Call for appointment 817-371-1946 www.facebook.com/lakeconroe shingadventures Hours: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. (daily)
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CONROE MONTGOMERY EDITION • MAY 2022
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