1. Jeffski
    - Texas City Dike

    Details: Gafftopsail Catfish

    I took my daughter out to Texas City Dike at sunrise. She hooked up the food chain, starting with shrimp and ending at a Gafftopsail. I fought a huge Black Drum ...more to within 20 feet and it spit the hook. No, really.

  2. Jeffski
    - Friendswood Ponds

    Details: Channel Catfish with a nightcrawler

    Channel cat caught with nightcrawler at Centennial Park, Friendswood, TX. Look for the shadows in late afternoon and cast to the deep parts.

    1. Surf_Monkey 0
      Good tip. Thanks!
  3. Jeffski
    - Friendswood Ponds

    Heads up if you take the kids to fish Centennial Park in Friendswood, TX. This Cottonmouth showed up when the catfish I caught was thrashing on the way in. It patrolled ...more in front of me while I tried to release the fish. as soon as it went in, the snake attacked and took it under.

    1. Swamp Mafia 0
      Nice DBWS
    2. Collin Collin 0
      No. Water snakes don't possess venom glands. I've seen them on fish too. They try to constrict and/or wear down their prey until they are weak enough to ...more consume @Pabucks
    3. Jeffski 0
      I don't know. The bite was in the side. The fish stopped moving in 2-5 minutes. The post was to try and help someone stay safe.
    4. Steve Toth 0
      Minutes.
    5. Steve Toth 0
      @FISH_FEST do water snakes inject small amounts of venom in fish? I noticed one attacking a trout last weak and it had a death grip on its neck while the trout ...more was still fighting strong for about 20
    6. Jeffski 0
      Thanks! I'm not a reptile expert. I just saw the fish immobilized within a couple minutes of being bit and assumed. I'm glad you told me.
    7. Collin Collin 0
      texas definitely has its fair share of snakes haha. I've never come across a live rattlesnake but have seen a few cottonmouths and countless water snakes @Pabucks
    8. Steve Toth 0
      Occasional rattlesnake but very rare.
    9. Steve Toth 0
      I don't know what they look like since we don't have them. @FISH_FEST but I am pretty good at identifying northern water snakes from copperheads which are ...more the only major one in my area. With an
    10. Collin Collin 0
      Reptile identification is very important for fishermen, wildlife safety, and their own safety
    11. Collin Collin 0
      @Jeffski @Pabucks
    12. Collin Collin 0
      That is not a Cottonmouth. It is a Diamond Back Water Snake, completely non venomous and in my own personal experiences not aggressive at all, maybe if you hook ...more or try to grab then maybe another story
    13. Steve Toth 0
      Thank god we don't have cotton mouths
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  4. Jeffski
    - Friendswood Ponds

    Heads up if you take the kids to fish Centennial Park in Friendswood, TX. This Cottonmouth showed up when the catfish I caught was thrashing on the way in. It patrolled ...more in front of me while I tried to release the fish. as soon as it went in, the snake attacked and took it under.

  5. Jeffski
    - Friendswood Ponds

    Details: Channel Catfish with a night crawler

    This was the fifth one in about 2 hours before sunset. I fished the shadows, near the reeds.

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