Welcome to our new websites!

Posted: October 23rd, 2008 by Bill Dance

Welcome to our new websites, www.billdanceoutdoors.com and www.billdancewaters.com.  I hope you enjoy our Blog and Post Your Catch areas that we designed to interact with many of you.  You will also find an area to view videos from Bill Dance Outdoors and later in the year we will add new shows from Bill Dance Saltwater TV which will start airing on the Outdoor Channel in January of 2009.  Also, you may not know about billdancewaters.com which will provide you information on our Bill Dance Signature Lakes and Fishing Destinations.  If you are looking for a public lake to fish or a residential or resort community to visit or live, our projects surely will help you find great waters to fish!  For the latest products and services that I use every day, please visit our Partners & Products sections.  We even provide you a quick link to purchase Bill Dance endorsed products and equipment.

Now…let’s talk fishing!  Just recently, I returned from my annual trip to Venice, Louisiana where I fished with my ole buddies Roland Martin and Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris. We fished together 2 days and managed to get a really good show with Johnny catching his biggest redfish ever – a 25 pounder. In the two days we filmed, we caught close to 150 fish ranging from 5 to 30 pounds despite 20 to 25 mph southeast winds.

The next two days when the wind calmed considerably, I fished with my buddy Mike Frenette who guides out of Venice, www.venicefishing.net.  We hammered the big reds with a lot of fish in the 20 to 30 pound range with some up to 35 pounds. Most of these were caught on 7-foot medium action spinning rods with poppin’ corks. It simply amazes me how this area consistantly produces tremendous numbers of redfish. What a great fishery! I recommend it highly year round.