The Fishing Team irregulars are at work in this episode, as Matthew Bey takes advantage of Wisconsin’s Free Fishing Day along with nephew Shel and father Sheldon. Fishing along the shores of Monona Bay in Madison, they clean up on bluegills, an

Ep52: White Bass Fishing at Colorado Bend

Apr 14th, 2021 15m 28s

A That Wasn’t That Bad recorded as fishing team leaves Colorado Bend State Park with a cooler full of white bass. They talk about a beautiful carp and the surprisingly long hike to the campsite. This episode edited by MatthewThe post Ep52: Whi

Ep51: White Bass Run at Shaffer’s Bend

Mar 26th, 2021 19m 9s

The fishing team go up to Shaffer Bend Recreation Area above Lake Travis to hook up on the white bass run. Two That Wasn’t That Bad strung together to make an entire TWTB super-episode! Three TPWD certifications earned on these two trips! Excit

Ep50: 106 Fish

May 15th, 2020 26m 15s

Fishing Team starts off season 3 after a long hiatus of recording with an ambitious scheme to catch a hundred fish in a day! We’ll gloss over whether that was going to be a hundred fish each, or a hundred fish total, but 106 fish is pretty much

Ep49: Bey’s Fourth Cert

May 10th, 2020 16m 7s

The epic quest for TPWD elite status nears its stunning conclusion, as Matthew lands a certificate-worthy rainbow trout. This is an only That Wasn’t That Bad episode, so you don’t have to listen to Matthew drop his phone in the water several ti

Ep48: Port Aransas Bank Fishing

Mar 27th, 2020 20m 38s

This special all That Wasn’t That Bad episode follows the inshore fishing trip Jamey and Matthew took to Port Aransas in December 2019. They describe catching fish off the pier in Bayside, the Caldwell Pier in Port A, and the sheepshead off the

Ep47: Lake Travis EDM

Mar 20th, 2020 35m 42s

Lake Travis is a party lake, so Fishing Team tackles it in this episode with a party state of mind. They put to the test Matthew’s crazy scheme to use a tarp and a waterproof bluetooth speaker playing electronic dance music. Also a special “tha

Ep46: Hula Hut Carp

Dec 1st, 2019 24m 36s

This episode finds Fishing Team (aka Jamey and Matthew) in the canoe out at their secret honey hole for carp and catfish. Just kidding, they’re sitting right next to the Hula Hut restaurant in plain view of everyone. In fact, Jamey gets a stand

Ep45: Lady Bird Lake in Summer

Oct 18th, 2019 24m 42s

It’s the high heat of the summer, and for some reason Jamey and Matthew are out in the canoe on Lady Bird trying to catch some stuff. There’s a few small fish caught and a conversation about Rapala and Champagne tastes. That Wasn’t That Bad tap

Ep44: The Cichlid Cert

Sep 22nd, 2019 11m 20s

So this episode doesn’t have the best sound quality. We might have just scrapped this one, but early on, Matthew catches a certificate-sized Rio Grande cichlid, cane poling it right out of Lady Bird Lake. This episode marks the first time Fishi

Ep43: Fishing in the Danger Zone – Colorado River Guadalupe Bass

Sep 8th, 2019 37m 17s

Our Fishing Team goes to the Colorado River near Austin, hunting the state fish, the Guadalupe bass. Not to spoil anything, but from the pics you can see that they did indeed catch a Guadalupe. As Matthew and Jamey were a bit giddy from a live

Ep42: County Line BBQ Grass Carp

Aug 30th, 2019 35m 48s

It’s a last minute and poorly executed after-work trip to the County Line BBQ, which sits on a spur of Lake Austin. Fishing team takes advantage of fishes’ love of BBQ bread and hooks up on grass carp, catfish, and plenty of sunfish. It’s the l

Ep41: Jamey’s Big Dang Carp

Aug 24th, 2019 20m 48s

A bit of a spoiler, this is the episode where Jamey catches a great big carp. He’s already got his Big Fish Award for it, and he’s very proud of himself, you can be sure. Also included in this episode, Las Trancas tacos and a torta. If there’s

Ep40: Do You Believe in Life After Lake Travis?

Aug 12th, 2019 38m 14s

Our intrepid fisherguys take it to Lake Travis at Sandy Creek Park to try and catch something, anything they could call a trophy. It doesn’t quite go that well, but it also doesn’t go that poorly. There are tilapia sightings, fish in the hand,

Ep39: Southeast Metropolitan Park Odyssey

Jul 15th, 2019 19m 9s

Even people who have spent years in Austin don’t know that just past the airport there’s a county park with beautiful hiking trails and oddly productive pond fishing. Jamey and Matthew go to Southeast Metropolitan Park and they find plenty of f

Ep38: Walter’s Back Door to Paradise

Jun 14th, 2019 25m 49s

The gentlemen of fishing, Jamey and Matthew, take the long way to Lake Walter E. Long and take a stab at catching some largemouth bass and crappies. The long-anticipated giant cichlids don’t show, but they do get to weather close-quarter shotgu

Ep37: Fish in the Sea, Shel

May 25th, 2019 25m 3s

Jamey sits this episode out, but in his place is budding super-fisherman and nephew to Matthew, Shel. They go crabbing and catch a bunch of blue crabs using chicken backs on a string, and then Shel loses Matthew’s phone. You won’t want to miss

Ep36: Live Podcast Taping Fish Fry

May 22nd, 2019 10m 44s

You might ask yourself, how can a fishing podcast have a live taping in front of an audience of its fervent fans? Well, Jamey and Matthew have been saving all those white bass and that one tilapia they caught, and they unleashed it on their pub

Ep35: Fayette Spinners

May 16th, 2019 19m 19s

Jamey and Matthew brave the wind and vultures of Lake Fayette and manage to bring in some bass. Nothing says spring like some pre-spawn bass action!The post Ep35: Fayette Spinners appeared first on Last Cast Podcast.

Ep34: Camp Tejas White Wonderland

Apr 7th, 2019 18m 30s

Jamey and Matthew travel to the north for a hatefully early trip to the Georgetown environs to target white bass. Afterward, they fail to get a seat at Monument Cafe and visit Burger University for the second time instead. Attached photo bears

Ep33: Bass-mom

Mar 20th, 2019 16m 57s

Special guest, Matthew’s mom, AKA Squamous McShannity, joins fishing team for an epic That Wasn’t Bad from Reimers Ranch in Travis County. The final score includes a few white bass from the beginning of the run. Also pictured, white bass roe mi

Ep32: Yegua Yahoos

Mar 16th, 2019 23m 35s

The white bass runs begins with a trip to the legendary Yegua Creek at the head of Lake Somerville. Jamey and Matthew start by walking a mile across a flood plain before getting to the fishing spot. Fishing snacks are taken at Mel’s Diner in Gi

Ep31: A Lake Best Served Cold

Mar 14th, 2019 27m 19s

Fishing team tackles Lake Walter E. Long in the midst of winter cold. Matthew tries to explain to Jamey what a dam is, and Jamey doesn’t give a damn, because he catches all the fish and just rubs his success ruthlessly in Matthew’s face. Matthe

Ep30: Bastrop in Winter

Feb 15th, 2019 21m 27s

Despite misgivings from a previous visit, Jamey and Matthew visit the misty tepid waters of Lake Bastrop on a cold and hatefully early morning. Matthew is kept warm by some gas station coffee with the pecan taste especially inherent in the sout

Ep29: Bey’s Hybrid

Feb 9th, 2019 8m 14s

Fishing team has a few technical difficulties which means this episode is short and sweet, focusing on Matthew’s triumphant catching of a hybrid striped bass. Which was well worth the wait. Jamey and Matthew take lunch at their favorite Central