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Big bass baron Bags 24 over 10 pounds
By Craig Nyhus
Volume 12, Issue 5
Hunters ready for deer movement
Lone Star Outdoor News
By Craig Nyhus
When it comes to catching 10-pound bass, Richard M. “Dick” Hart may have no equal in Texas. The longtime Dallas angler credits lots of time on the water and the quality of the waters fished for his success. “I’ve caught 24 or 25 over 10 pounds,” Hart said, who turned 86 years old on October 16. “I didn’t keep track for a long time.” Hart is known in Texas circles for being a major reason the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens is such an attraction. He led the fundraising efforts for the building that bears his name, along with Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops. Hart also was inducted into TFFC’s Hall of Fame in 2006. Hart’s pursuit of large bass spans decades. His best day, though, came in January of 1993 when he landed a 13 1/2-pound bass, his largest, on a Bass Assassin. “On that day my five best fish totaled 49 1/4 pounds,” he said. “The 13 1/2 pounder was part of that, the rest were 9 or 10 pounds.” While most of the big fish were landed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, his most recent 10-pounder came in June of this year. “I caught him out of lily pads,” Hart said. Hart’s go-to lure? “The majority of the big bass I caught were on a Senko,” he said. “I also caught Please turn to page 21
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TOPS IN TEXAS: Richard M. Hart fishes nearly every week, and, since he turned 86 earlier in October, that’s a lot of fishing. He has caught and released either 24 or 25 largemouth bass weighing more than 10 pounds, a feat no other Texan may have accomplished. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Nothing excites deer hunters more than cool fronts and the upcoming rut, and many are hoping to see more deer movement as we head toward November and the opener of the general season. David Britt of Carthage helped organize the East Texas Bowhunters Association and is an avid bowhunter in East Texas. “We’re not seeing a lot of activity,” he said. “It’s slow right now. There have been some nice ones killed around here lately, though.” Britt said some persistent archers have done well, and there are some signs of change. “I’m seeing some activity, although not what I would like to see,” he said. “We have lots of acorns on the ground and it’s been very warm. But we do have bucks chasing does already, kind of a prerut thing, and the bucks aren’t in bachelor groups like it was a month ago.” Britt said the rut normally begins in midNovember in the region. “The elements change so often around Please turn to page 5
CONTENTS Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 28
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Matagorda County to get H2O for waterfowl LCRA releases are first in 3 years
The following conservation groups are urging Texans to vote “Yes” on Proposition 6, the Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment, either by early voting (October 21-November 1) or
for waterfowl for the last three years due to drought and low levels in the Highland Lakes. Last year, a partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Ducks Unlimited and private landowners pro-
vided more than 22,300 acres of shallow water for waterfowl and shorebirds across the Gulf Coast. This year, thanks to LCRA and private landowners, fallow fields and moist-soil units were flooded in late summer using downstream run-of-river water that originated below Mansfield Dam. No water from the HighPlease turn to page 7
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Pintail and wigeon heading south this fall will see a welcome sight as the head into the Texas midcoast rice prairie. There will be more available habitat due to collaboration between the Lower Colorado River Authority, private landowners and Ducks Unlimited. LCRA has not provided water
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HUNTING
Y.O. Ranch sold New owners back in business By Mark England
Lone Star Outdoor News
FAMILY FEUD OVER: After years of squabbles, the Y.O. Ranch resort, with new owners, is getting back to scheduling hunts and tours. Photo by Y.O. Ranch Headquarters. Photo by Y.O. Ranch.
The recent sale and reopening of the famed Y.O. Ranch’s resort west of Kerrville is an improbable venture. The former owners — descendants of Capt. Charles Schreiner, a Texas Ranger who built one of Texas’ most famous ranches on 560,000 acres
back in 1880 — haven’t been able to agree on anything in years. And the new co-owners, Byron and Sandra Sadler, who will act as “working partners,” already have their own nearby hunting ranch, the Two Dot. This week, though, the renamed Y.O. Ranch Headquarters reopened for hunting, wildlife tours and corporate re-
treats on 5,300 acres the Sadlers and their silent partners, Lacy and Dorothy Harber of Denton, bought from the Schreiners for reportedly more than $12 million. “We should have the new fences and roads in,” said Debbie Hagebusch, who is staying on as tourism director. “The new owners also removed a bunch of ce-
dar. You don’t realize what you have until you get all that stuff out. I’ve been here 13 years and I’m in awe of the way this place looks now.” The Y.O. Ranch resort shut down earlier this year as Schreiner family members argued over how to end their partnership. The once mammoth ranch was down to 27,000 acres as it was. Please turn to page 19
Guide becomes hunter
Super-wide pronghorn gets his attention
Conservation groups, rhino hunter sue Delta Airlines Delta’s refusal to ship “Big Five” trophies under fire By Lone Star Outdoor News
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Wayne Weimers usually guides hunters in the Trans-Pecos regions of Texas for pronghorns, mule deer and aoudad. Something he saw this season, though, turned him into the hunter. “A rancher had taken a photo of the pronghorn and he showed it to me before the season,” Weimers said. “He said the animal was really hard to find and he hardly ever saw him. I imagine with those wide
horns he couldn’t fight so he stayed out of sight.” Weimers knew right away he wanted to be the hunter instead of the guide. “I had seen one like that about 15 years ago,” he said. “I was short on money that year so I didn’t hunt it. I’ve been kicking myself in the butt ever since. “This year, I fixed that.” It took the rancher and Weimers three hours to find the buck. “We found him with two small bucks, two does and
three babies,” Weimers said. After he made the shot, Weimers was even more impressed with the animal. “He was bigger than I thought,” he said. “He is 27 inches across from tip to tip, and 15 inches in length. What causes the horns to grow out instead of up? “I’m 99-percent sure it’s genetic,” Weimers said. “They shed that sheath every year so it’s not like a whitetail where an injury could cause it.” Walt Cook is a clinical associate professor at Texas A&M Please turn to page 7
UNIQUE TROPHY: Once he heard about this pronghorn buck, Wayne Wiemers, owner of Alamito Guide Service knew it was his turn to become the hunter. The distance between the tips of the buck’s horns was 27 inches. Photo by Jeff Dobbins.
Conservation Force, other conservation groups, and Corey Knowlton sued Delta Airlines to compel an end to Delta’s embargo on the transport of certain hunting trophies. The suit was filed October 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The suit seeks a declaration from the court that the embargo is illegal and an injunction that would require Delta resume the shipment of trophies of “The Big Five,” consisting of cape buffalo, lion, leopard, elephant and rhinoceros. Delta’s announcement that it would no longer ship “Big Five” trophies came on August 3, after a media uproar over the alleged illegal killing of a lion in Zimbabwe known to some as Cecil. Other airlines, including American Airlines, followed suit later. Dr. Walter Palmer, of Minnesota, has since been cleared of any wrongdoing by Zimbabwean authorities. Knowlton also received media uproar after purchasing a white rhinoceros hunt at the Dallas Safari Club annual convention in 2014. The total purchase price was $350,000, $250,000 of which came from Knowlton. All of the monies went to Namibia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism, but it cannot use the funds until Knowlton’s trophy has been imported into the U.S. Knowlton hunted the animal with in May, but has been caught in the backlash of Delta’s decision, and Delta has refused to ship the trophy back to the U.S, although a permit for the hunt was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The suit claims the decision denies the Ministry the ability to expend these much-needed conservation funds. Joined in the suit are Dallas Safari Club, Houston Safari Club, the CAMPFIRE Association (a group that benefits 770,000 families including 2.4 million children, whose largest source of income is from American tourist safari hunters) and the Tanzania Hunting Operators Association. The suit claims the embargo of nondangerous cargo violates Delta’s duty as a common carrier that is required by law not to discriminate against passengers or cargo. Please turn to page 7
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here, the deer are tough to pattern,” he said. “Wind, moon, rain, the pattern changes week to week. I guess it’s a typical deer season in East Texas.” Britt has passed on some young bucks and plans to shoot a doe later in the season. “I’m still waiting on an older, bigger buck,” he said. While many of the South Texas Managed Lands Deer Permit ranches prefer to wait until late October or November to begin their hunts, a group of young hunters went on a bow hunt with the Lone Star Bowhunters Association at First Point Bowhunting Ranch in Maverick County, thanks to Houston Safari Club and the Texas Game Warden Association. Typical of South Texas, temperatures were near 90 degrees and, inside the bow blinds, were much hotter. The young hunters arrowed one 8-point buck, one spike, one doe and a javelina. One Collin County hunter arrowed
the buck of a lifetime on family property in an area that is slowly becoming a suburb of Dallas, but he went silent after photos of the deer found the way to hunting forums. “People were using Google Earth and trying to figure out exactly where he was, and some accused him of hunting at a game farm,” a friend of the hunter told Lone Star Outdoor News. “Someone even called the game warden, and he came out and everything was good. There are some good deer in pockets of Dallas and Collin counties.” On MLDP ranches, some have braved the heat and bagged some great bucks while others are just getting started. “We’re kicking it off this weekend,” said Donovan Kypke at the Keystone Ranch in Frio County. “Our bucks are still grouped up, and we are really excited about the antler production. There are some 4-year-old deer that look incredible — it will be hard telling people they can’t shoot them.”
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Award of Excellence Delta Waterfowl has lost two of its most passionate supporters in the last year, Dennis Blevins of Longview and Ed Clarke of Dallas. Both men were members of the Delta Waterfowl Board of Directors. Before his passing, Clarke had created a memorial fund in Blevins’ name that would support a research student. Both families have agreed to rename the fund the Ed Clarke and Dennis Blevins Award of Excellence. The goal is to award a deserving research student annually in perpetuity. —Delta Waterfowl
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land Lakes was used, and idled canals were mowed, sprayed, and cleaned out to conserve water and facilitate efficient delivery. “Thanks to heavy rains this year, the river is in better shape than it has been in some time, and LCRA worked closely with landowners in the Gulf Coast Division and DU to provide this critical water for wildlife,” said John Hofmann, LCRA executive vice president of water. Ducks Unlimited solicited landowner participation in the program and, with help from TPWD, utilized funding from the NFWF-managed Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund to incentivize landowners who paid the canal maintenance fee and purchased water with up to a $1,500 reimbursement. “Critical water for the lower Mid-Coast rice prairie wetland complex arrived just in time for the September teal season,” said DU Conservation Outreach Biologist Kirby Brown. “With the lack of rice farming, lack of supplemental irrigation water and limited winter precipitation during the drought, there are now generations of waterfowl that don’t identify the Texas Mid-Coast as a place to winter. It is critical we work together towards a solution to provide wetland habitat on the Texas Mid-Coast rice prairie.” –Staff report
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University College of Veterinary Medicine, and he also worked in Wyoming for 23 years, often with pronghorns. When Cook viewed the photo of Weimers’ pronghorn, he was taken aback. “When they are wide we typically think it is a genetic trait,” Cook said. “I’ve never seen anything like this before. That is really unique. It’s quite symmetrical, so I would tend to think it is a genetic trait.”
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The suit also alleges that hunting in Southern and Eastern Africa is responsible for protecting the most wildlife habitat, providing the largest share of operating revenue for wildlife departments, underwriting antipoaching efforts and contributing critical benefits and incentives to local people. “Without hunting most wildlife and habitat will disappear,” said John J. Jackson III, President of Conservation Force, the lead plaintiff in the suit. “Above all, the attitudes of local people ultimately determine the survival of these species. Hunting provides the incentives for local people to tolerate dangerous wildlife.” The suit claims Delta is treating legally acquired trophies as if they were contraband. “Delta is a common carrier,” the suit states. “It cannot discriminate against cargo, the African people, or game — much less to further the agenda of extremist animal rights organizations. And worse, the embargo deprives Big Five species of essential conservation funding and support.” Delta has not issued a response to the suit.
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FISHING
Fish cookies Baker creates outdoor-themed treats By Jillian Mock
For Lone Star Outdoor News
TASTY ART: Dusty Marmolejo of Ingleside makes sugar cookies that look so much like marlin, redfish or kingfish that customers hesitate to eat them — at first. Photos by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
North, Central Texas crappie still in main lakes
Dusty Marmolejo has created a delectable new way to celebrate that big bull redfish. A South Texas southern belle, she is celebrating the one-year anniversary of her home pastry business, Sugarbelle Sweets, this week. Her cupcakes, sugar cookies and cakes are homemade from scratch, expertly decorated and decadently iced. Yes, she can make a perfect Disney princess cake for your daughter’s birthday or spooky jack-o’-lantern cookies to celebrate Halloween. But she has cornered the market on something a little more unique; fishing and hunting-themed pastries. It may sound odd at first, but for Dusty these sweets are a natural outcome of all her passions. For starters, she grew up baking with her grandmother. “I loved spending time with her ever since I was little bitty,” she said. “I would choose going to my grandma’s house over going to a friend’s house.” As her intricate frosting work shows, Dusty is also an artist and grew up painting with her artist mother. Wildlife was one of her favorite art subjects because she enjoyed fishing and hunting with her dad. “It is my favorite thing to do,” she said. “I shot my first deer when I was 6 or 7 years old and I always loved it.” After years of baking for family and friends, Dusty decided to go pro last October. She started depicting fish, deer or outdoor scenes in frosting when a customer was trying to find something sweet but “manly” for her husband. In Ingelside, where Dusty is based, the concept quickly caught on among the sizable fishing community. Please turn to page 16
A familiar face at Clem’s Marina
Owner up early every morning for 20 years
By Ike Lee
For Lone Star Outdoor News The crappie fishing is improving around the central and northern parts of Texas, with the prime time coming in a few months. Guides and fishermen are seeing positive signs showing up in boats in Texas lakes. “It’s been hard lately to catch keepers, but we took home 30 fish today,” said guide Weldon Kirk who fishes at Lake Somerville. Kirk said the difference could be seen in the past week. “Last week, we took out 10 dozen minnows, and only came home with five keepers. Today, I took a guest out on the lake, and we caught 30 keepers. We did well about 12-feet deep around brush piles, and we used a gray jig with a blue tail.” Kirk said the fish have yet to move into the creeks. “We found them in the open lake around the marina and brush piles,” he said. “Here, they won’t be up near the creeks and coves from December through April. Then we won’t have to worry about keepers.” C. Wayne Nolan fishes every day, and spends a lot of time on Lewisville Lake. “I don’t spend all day out there,” he said. “I am out from about 7 to 11 a.m, and I caught 25 keepers the other day, the largest was 2 pounds.” Nolan relies on his own brush piles around the lake, and has been Please turn to page 19
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For Lone Star Outdoor News Fishermen looking for live bait in Corpus Christi see a familiar face each morning at Clem’s Marina.
Sharon Gohlke, the owner and strategic mastermind behind Clem’s Marina, has spent the last 20 years getting up early to build a successful bait business based on family commitment, reliability, and asset diversification. Please turn to page 17
LIKE SEEING A FRIEND: Sharon Gohlke, left, pictured with her mother, Violet, and her daughter, Nicole Gerlach, has been greeting customers each morning at the bait business in Corpus Christi since 1995. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Croaker run in full swing
Pair overcomes mishap to win Toyota owners tournament For anglers Lenny Francoeur of Rogers, Arkansas and Taylor Gleghorn of Houston, it was a bad start at Toledo Bend Reservoir. Arriving at the start of the Toyota Bonus Bucks Owners tournament, they discovered the trolling motor propeller on their boat was broken. “We had been fishing deep, so with a broken trolling motor, we wondered if we would even be able to fish,” Francoeur said. After a quick phone call to B.A.S.S. tournament director Chuck Harbin, their prayers were answered in the form of Toledo Bend fishing guide Darold Gleason, who offered to drive his own spare trolling motor prop to the team. The duo made the effort worthwhile, catching a 23.5-pound limit of Toledo Bend bass and winning the $5,000 grand prize. The pair fished deep, using Strike King 6XDs in Tennessee Shad, and landed four big bass in a 20-minute feeding window. Francoeur and Gleghorn also are the leading organizers of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic. —Toyota
Flood damages to reservoirs total $30 million in North Texas The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District estimated spring flooding caused $30 million in damages to the 25 flood-risk management reservoirs operated by the district. The tally came following evaluations and safety assessments of damages caused by the floods from the heavy rains in May and June of this year. A record 10 of the 25 flood-risk management reservoirs operated by the district went into surcharge operations. Twentythree of the lakes retained floodwater preventing an estimated $7 billion in downstream damages. Most of the damage was to roads, recreational facilities and associated maintenance to the electrical and plumbing operations. High pool levels caused serious environmental impacts at many of the lakes. Some dams and associated outlet works also experienced flood-related impacts. —USACE
NOT JUST BAIT: Croaker reach eating-size in the fall and are aggressive feeders, often hitting a piece of shrimp cast off of a jetty or pier. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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F or L one S tar O utdoor N ews The croaker along the Texas coast are usually the subject of intense debate regarding whether the fish should or should not be used as bait. The fish, in the drum family, grow fast, though, and in the fall and winter, can make for fun fishing. “I’ve lived in Corpus Christi for over 20 years and I just can’t eat them,” said fisherman Windle Gillette. “I know they are a drum fish, and in the same family as a red, but if you are going to give me
one, make sure I think it’s a redfish.” Gillette’s nephew, Scot Stevens, born and raised in Corpus Christi and now a student at the University of Texas, is not as hardened in his opinion. “I remember when Uncle Windle used to take us to a jetty and let us catch them just to keep us busy,” Stevens said. “My buddies and I cook them now. In the fall we come down for a visit and go out and catch croaker for dinner — they are perfect in a pan over a bonfire on the beach.” Scot says he and his friends find croaker in the fall in particular spots on Please turn to page 16
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Bass numbers good, size tougher
Sandies on fire
LAKE FORK — Although only four “overs” (largemouth bass exceeding 24 inches) were landed by the more than 1,000 anglers at the Berkley Big Bass tournament on October 17-18, many reported catching large numbers of smaller fish. Three different anglers reported catching more than 50 bass in the tournament, and some of those cashed checks or received prizes, but they didn’t get the trophy bass (and winning boat) they hoped for. Water temperatures are still near 80 degrees.
LAKE LIVINGSTON — The white bass fishing is hot on Lake Livingston, according to guides at Lake Livingston Adventures. “The fishing just doesn’t get any better than it does right now,” LLA posted on 2coolfishing. com. The fish are biting best in the morning and evening. Drifting for catfish also has been working on the lake. Water temperatures are still near 80 degrees. To contact Lake Livingston Adventures, call (936) 327-6930.
Grass back on the border LAKE AMISTAD — Guide Kurt Dove said hydrilla and pondweed are again abundant on the lake, and water temperatures have dropped into the upper 70s. Frogs are working in 1- to 3-feet of water, with flukes working when frogs don’t. Carolina rigs in deeper water (12 to 18 feet) are working near ledges or grass edges. To contact Kurt Dove, call (830) 719-3648.
ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 76–82 degrees; 1.89’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to jigs, Texas rigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on chartreuse nightcrawlers. AMISTAD: Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 28.16’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, soft plastics, and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs, crankbaits and minnows. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 15–30 feet. ARROWHEAD: Water off-color; 77–82 degrees; 1.39’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, chatterbaits and Senkos. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers. ATHENS: Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 1.93’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and rod and reel. BASTROP: Water stained; 80– 84 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse/black crankbaits and soft plastics. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and liver. BELTON: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 1.24’ low. Black bass are good on spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and summer sausage. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 2.20’ low. Black bass are good on hollow-body frogs and Texas-rigged creature baits in watermelon red. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines. BONHAM: Water lightly stained, 77–82 degrees; 2.66’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics near shallow cover. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs around brush piles in 10–12’. Catfish are fair on prepared baits. BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are very good on liver and shad near the pier. Redfish are fair downrigging spoons near the dam. Channel catfish are fair on liver, shrimp, cut bait and cheesebait. BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained, 76–80 degrees: 4.54’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters. Crappie are good on brush piles on minnows and white jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines. BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 2.06’ low. Black bass are very good on top-waters
and shaky heads. White bass are good on jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good over brush piles in 6–12 feet. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait over baited holes. BUCHANAN: Water murky; 79– 83 degrees; 12.57’ low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin plastics, lipless crankbaits and watermelon flukes along ledges. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait. White bass are fair trolling Shad Raps and jigging plastic swim baits through shad schools along the river channel. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Channel catfish are good on liver and stink bait. CADDO: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are fair on hollow-body frogs around grass mats and pads near creek channel bends in Big Cypress area. White and yellow bass are fair on minnows. CALAVERAS: Water stained. Striped bass are good on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good downrigging spoons with green grubs between the crappie wall and the dam in 15–20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, shrimp and shad near the railroad trestle. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 3.02’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters along grassy banks early and late. Striped bass are fair trolling crankbaits over and around humps. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke grubs and jigs in 15–25 feet early. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 76–81 degrees; 2.29’ low. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits and white spinner baits near docks. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 22.77’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and watermelon spinner baits. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp and punch bait. COLEMAN: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 7.53’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait. COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees in main lake, 92 at hot water discharge; 1.75’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastic worms in 6–8 feet. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs in 10–12 feet at Coletoville Bridge. Channel
and blue catfish to 15 pounds are fair on juglines baited with live perch. CONROE: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 1.78’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Carolinarigged soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and liver. FALCON: Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 18.48’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp, minnows, stink bait and cut bait. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on cut shad, nightcrawlers and shrimp over baited holes. FORK: Water lightly stained; 77–81 degrees; 2.28’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws in green pumpkin along main lake points and shallow docks. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs near the bridges. FT. GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed Carolina-rigged soft plastics, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are very good on stink bait and liver. GRANBURY: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 0.91’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver. GRANGER: Water clear; 80–84 degrees; 0.21’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastic worms and jigs upriver. White bass are good on slab spoons over humps and ridges. Crappie are very good on chartreuse tube jigs in 5–12 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with Zote soap. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 77–80 degrees; 0.38’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, top-waters and small plastic swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 1.66’ low. Black bass are good on frog spinner baits and motor oil flukes. Crappie are good on live minnows in 12 feet. Blugill are good on live minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited perch. HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-col-
or; 74–82 degrees; 19.69’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad. JOE POOL: Water stained; 77–81 degrees; 0.68’ low. Black bass are good on spinner baits and top-waters. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 78–82; degrees; 0.81’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. LAVON: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 3.87’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. LBJ: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.76’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, watermelon jigs and shad lipless crankbaits around docks and laydowns early. White bass are fair on jigs and minnows at night. Crappie are fair to good on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers, liver and stink bait. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 0.47’ low. Black bass good on shallow crankbaits, top-waters and Texas-rigged worms in watermelon. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on prepared bait. LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 81–85 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are very good on spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on spooks. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are fair on minnows and shad. MONTICELLO: Water lightly stained; 84–89 degrees; 0.07’ low. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, hollow-body frogs and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait. NASWORTHY: 1.72’ low. Black bass are fair to good on chatterbaits and Texas rigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers. NAVARRO MILLS : Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 1.26’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in 10–14 feet. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 74– 83 degrees; 45.17’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters
early, later switching to flukes, Texas rigs and finesses jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair to good on live bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 76–80 degrees; 2.00’ low. Black bass are fair on spinner baits and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 74–82 degrees; 1.67’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, chatterbaits, drop-shot rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and nightcrawlers. PROCTOR: Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and nightcrawlers. RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 77–81 degrees; 2.91’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, swimjigs and small swimbaits rigged on jigheads. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 76–80 degrees; 0.23’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, bladed jigs and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 77–80 degrees; 1.48’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged worms and top-waters. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on shad and slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 2.25’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes. Bluegill are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 0.25’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait and liver. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 1.52’ low. Black bass are good on craw-colored soft plastics and crankbaits.
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Page 14 White bass are fair on crankbaits and slabs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and nightcrawlers. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 76–81 degrees; 1.76’ low. Black bass are slow on hollow-body frogs and black buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 3.26’ low. Black bass are fair on shaky heads, top-waters and small crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on Pencil Poppers. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared baits. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 4.30’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms, spinner baits and deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bluegill are good on crickets and nightcrawlers in 5–10 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shrimp and nightcrawlers. TRAVIS: Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 15.44’ low. Black bass are fair on white grubs and chartreuse worms in 15–25 feet. White bass are good on smoke grubs and jigging spoons. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and cut perch. WHITNEY: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 2.73’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and punchbait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 77–81 degrees; 3.99’ high. Black bass are fair on hollow-body frogs, bladed jigs and black/blue flipping jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.
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One boat sinks, but spearfishers keep going By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Most of the competitors were surprised David Ramsey and his friends fished the second day of the Rigs & Reef Spearfishing Classic on October 16-17. Although the Corpus Christi resident helped organize the event, on the first day, one of two boats in his group sunk. “We got underway around 7:30 a.m. and followed our partner boat offshore,” Ramsey said. “We tied off and did one good dive and got some good fish.” When the boats were headed to the second rig, it seemed the vessel was riding bow high.
“We ran the bilge pumps and noticed overboard discharge and engine issues,” Ramsey said. “We went to the next rig and figured it was better to be clipped off rather than disable adrift. We got clipped to the rig and called our partner boat to tell them we had engine issues and set a noon radio check.” After three of the four divers entered the water, the fourth noticed water on the back deck and let Ramsey know. “I swam back of boat looking for any obvious hole or crack still couldn’t figure out where water was coming from,” he said. “Then he said we got water in the forward compartment.” Please turn to page 26
DISASTER AVERTED: This 24-foot Bayliner sunk unexpectedly took on water and sunk during a spearfishing tournament, but due to good preparation and communication between boats, there were no injuries and the items in the boat were recovered by the divers, who returned to fish the event the next day. Photo by David Ramsey.
New movable docks on Buchanan Lake Buchanan fishermen and boaters have one major problem that has persisted over the years — lake access. The fluctuating water levels make entry and exit tough in times of heavy rains and in times of drought. The Lake Buchanan Conservation Corp., known for its efforts in stocking more than 8 million hybrid striped bass fry in the lake, extending boat ramps and creating fish structure, has taken steps to alleviate the access issue. The first of three movable aluminum docks to be placed on Lake Buchanan was rolled into the water on Shaw Island on October 13. This dock, as are the other two yet to be placed, are funded by the LBCC, and donated to the Lower Colorado River Authority with approval of land access by Llano County. One of the remaining two docks will be placed at Llano County Park and the other at Burnet County Park, both within the next month. The cost of the total project will exceed $18,000 and will be borne by LBCC. —LBCC
Guadalupe County warden to head training of cadets Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Kevin Frazier has been promoted to be the lieutenant instructor of the training academy in Hamilton. Frazier will supervise the training of new cadets, as well as organize the training for game wardens across the state, he said. Frazier was stationed in Zapata County for his first three years as a warden, and transferred to Guadalupe County in 2005. —Staff report
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER DEER FEEDER WAS PRIME DOVEHUNTING SPOT While on patrol, Terrell County Game Wardens Arnold Pinales and James Kilty made contact with a group hunting next to a deer feeder that was drawing in dove. Hunting migratory birds over baited area cases are pending. NO FISH, BUT FISH SHOCKER FOUND A landowner reported several persons shocking fish on the Red River. Red River County Game Warden Josh Bonney received a call from the Sheriff’s Office and responded. He also contacted wardens in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Bonney arrived at the river as the subjects were coming out on the Oklahoma side. A description of the vehicle was relayed to McCurtain County, which stopped the suspect’s vehicle. No fish were found but a shocking device was confiscated. DUO OVER THE LIMIT ON DOVE Wood County Game Warden Derek Spitzer and Rains County Game Warden Dewaine Noble caught two subjects with 20 doves over the daily bag limit. Cases and restitution are pending. A SIP OF WINE TO MAKE SURE PRIEST WOULD LIKE IT Val Verde County Game Wardens Andrew Banda and Isaac Ruiz were on patrol and sitting at an intersection when they observed the driver of a passing vehicle taking a drink from a bottle of wine as he drove by. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver was asked about the open container of alcohol in his possession. The story he gave was that he was on his way to meet with his priest because he was going to be an altar server
CAMO A BETTER OPTION FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA Wharton County Game Warden Scott Blackburn worked dove hunters in a field that had been commercially leased for the opening weekend. The opening day proved to be very good, and almost every hunter in the morning harvested their daily bag limit. One individual Blackburn checked was dressed as Captain America, wearing flag shorts and a Captain America T-shirt. The man harvested 15 birds opening morning. Blackburn checked the same field that afternoon and Captain America was still there shooting dove. that morning and was going to provide the wine as a gift. The reason he took a drink on the way was because he wanted to see what flavor the wine was. Case pending for open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
TANK DAM BAITED, SHOOTERS OVER LIMIT While viewing a suspected baited area, LaSalle County Game Warden Ryan Johnson and Dimmit County Game Warden Gene Fernandez heard some shots nearby and decided to conduct a check. Upon arriving to a tank dam, three individuals were standing on top of the dam hunting dove. After making contact, it was determined that one of the hunters was over his daily bag limit of mourning dove, another was hunting without a license and all three were hunting over a baited area. A sack of milo was found in the back of their vehicle and milo was found to be spread everywhere around the hunters. The man without a hunting license was found to have a warrant for child neglect and was taken to the LaSalle County Jail. Two other hunters were checked across the
Blackburn contacted him and asked how the afternoon was going. “Going great, I have about 10 birds already,” the man said. Blackburn then asked how he did that morning. After a brief pause, he realized Blackburn was the same warden from earlier. The man asked Blackburn how he remembered him, and Blackburn advised him that he had only met one super hero that day. Twelve birds were seized and three other individuals were cited for being over the daily bag limit. A total of 38 birds were seized.
fence on the neighboring property and one was found hunting with an unplugged shotgun. Cases and civil restitution pending.
WHO SHOT THE EXTRA BIRDS? McCulloch County Game Warden Zack Moerbe checked two hunters on a remote tank. The first hunter had five doves over his bag limit and said he had picked up several birds that he didn’t shoot. After a quick lesson about not commingling birds, the second hunter was checked and was also several birds over his limit. Citations were issued for daily bag limit and nine dove were seized. DEER DECOY NOT SHOT, INSTEAD RUN OVER BY VEHICLE The TPWD deer decoy was set up in Sabine County by Sabine County Game Warden Doug Williams and San Augustine County Game Warden Lee Hall. The wardens observed a vehicle pass the decoy, turn around and used their headlights to shine on the decoy. After several seconds, the vehicle left. Within 15 minutes, another vehicle pulled up and ran
Check social media for fishing spots Wondering where to go on a last-minute fishing trip? Check social media, and you may want to “like” Lone Star Outdoor News Facebook page. On October 20, the page showed that not everyone is thinking of hunting, and anglers wanting to get out might head to the Hill Country rivers for Guadalupe bass or to the coast for bull reds. Mike Ford of Detroit was at Baffin Bay with his wife, Lori, and landed a 45-inch bull redfish on the morning of October 20 with Cast N’ Stay on Baffin Bay, and the couple has been having good luck with trout as well. Alvin Dedeaux of Alvin Dedeaux Fly Fishing has been guiding river anglers on one of the four Hill Country rivers he fishes. His customers are catching good numbers of the Texas state fish, the Guadalupe bass, on top-waters. Guide Ryan Wags of New Braunfels also posted good catches. They don’t share their fishing spots, though. —Staff report
the decoy over. Two males quickly jumped out at the decoy. The wardens performed a stop and discovered another individual in the back seat of the vehicle. The subjects said they wanted to capture a live deer. Multiple drug paraphernalia and open containers were in the vehicle. Multiple citations issued.
A BAD PLACE TO SELL CRAPPIE FILLETS Upshur County Game Warden Mark Frayser was out scouting on an ATV when he received a call informing him that a man was selling crappie across the street from the wardens’ office, located inside the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office. Frayser headed to the office, pulled into the parking lot and spotted the suspect moving a cooler in the trunk of his vehicle. Upon contact, the suspect admitted selling crappie. Twentyfour quart bags containing 174 crappie fillets were seized. Citations and civil restitution filed. TEAL HUNTERS USED CORN AROUND DUCK BLIND A report of baiting of migratory wa-
terfowl was received by Henderson County Game Wardens Dustin Balfanz and Chad West. The wardens located the duck blind, in a slough attached to Lake Palestine, and found two hunters in the blind. A very visible pile of corn was located behind the blind as well as floating and submerged in the water nearby. The wardens asked the hunters about the bait and received the reply of “We did not know it was baited and if we did we would not have hunted it.” Citations were issued.
PATIENT WARDENS REWARDED Aransas County Game Wardens Richard “Marty” Martin and Laura Peterek, after waiting for five hours, stopped a fishing group that finally came in with 15 flounder over the legal limit. Cases and civil restitution pending. TOO MANY MOURNING DOVE, QUAIL DURING SPECIAL WHITEWING SEASON Atascosa County Game Wardens Derek Iden and Brian Scott were checking dove hunters in the Special Whitewing Area when they encountered a hunter cleaning six mourning dove. Scott saw the man toss something in the brush as they drove up. Iden found two quail carcasses in the hunter’s pile of cleaned birds. The hunter denied killing the quail although he was hunting alone. Iden located two quail breasts in the brush where Scott saw the hunter throw something. The hunter was cited for exceeding the daily bag limit of mourning dove and for possessing quail during closed season. REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000. CALL (800) 792-4263
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Trout heating up as water cools GALVESTON BAY COMPLEX — While coastal fishermen are waiting for the water to cool a few more degrees to spark the speckled trout bite, Capt. L.B. Boyd had a stellar weekend in Galveston Bay. “The wind stayed down until midmorning and the trout bite was great,” he said on 2coolfishing.com. Boyd’s customers landed limits of fish up to 5 pounds before lunchtime. To contact Capt. L.G. Boyd, call (409) 770-3567.
Bull reds off piers TEXAS GULF COAST PIERS — The bull redfish are still being caught off of piers up and down the coast. The Galveston Fishing Pier reports the big reds being landed daily. At the Oso Pier in Corpus Christi, bull reds along with
NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp. Flounder are good on shrimp, shad and scented plastics at the mouths of bayous. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Redfish are good at the jetty on live bait and cracked crabs. Flounder are good on scented plastics around marsh drains. BOLIVAR: Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on plastics. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront. TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on soft plastics. Redfish are fair to good on the east shoreline on top-waters. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and large Gulf trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish and
flounder are fair to good in the marsh around drains on shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfish and flounder are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and shad. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good on top-waters for waders working the shorelines. TEXAS CITY: Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in Moses Lake on shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Bastrop Bay. Bull redfish are good around Surfside and at the Quintana jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout and flounder are fair to good on muddy shorelines on soft plastics. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good on
whiting, black drum and pompano are biting, and at Pirate’s Landing Fishing Pier in Port Isabel, reds along with some big black drum have been landed. To contact the Galveston Fishing Pier, call (409) 974-4383. To contact the Oso Pier, call (361) 906-0042. To contact Pirate’s Landing Fishing Pier, call (956) 943-3663.
Good October offshore OFFSHORE PORT ARANSAS — The last 12hour trip out of Deep Sea Headquarters in Port Aransas resulted in catches of 126 blackfin tuna, while the last 48-hour trip saw 23 yellowfin and 67 blackfin tuna. The bay trips, to the jetty when it’s calm enough, have seen customers reel in smaller sharks, a few kingfish and whiting. To contact Deep Sea Headquarters, call (361) 749-5597.
sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are good on live shrimp at Shell Island, Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Mad Island on the incoming tide. PORT O’CONNOR: Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad. Trout are good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay on live shrimp. Trout are good in Pringle Lake on Norton Sand Shad. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the channel on free-lined shrimp. Redfish are good in Redfish Bay on mullet and crabs. Bull redfish are good in the Lydia Ann Channel and around Mud Island on shrimp and crabs. PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair at Shamrock Cove and Pelican Island on top-waters and scented plastics. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits. CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfish are good in the surf on mullet and shrimp. Trout are fair
for waders working mud and grass on spooks and scented plastics. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and plum plastics around rocks and grass. Trout are good while drifting deep rocks on plum plastics. Flounder are good in the Land Cut on scented plastics and jigs tipped with shrimp. PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are good while drifting pot holes on top-waters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the spoils on small top-waters and gold spoons. SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are good in Airport Cove and on the Gas Well Flats on plastic shrimp. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and along the beach. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are good over potholes and grass flats on scented baits and top-waters. Redfish and flounder are fair to good in Cullen Bay on scented plastics.
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“I started doing the fishing- and huntingthemed cookies and those seem to be the top seller,” she said. As with hunting and fishing itself, the popularity of specific outdoor themes varies with the season. “The highest demand thing especially all through the summer is fishing,” Dusty said. “But now it’s all about hunting.” Since dove season opened in September, she has completed “seven different orders from people just for dove cookies.” Sugarbelle Sweets are so popular that Dusty, who makes everything by hand and completely by herself, barely keeps up with demand. She doesn’t have a website but between social media (Sugarbelle.Sweets on Instagram or ilovesugarbellesweets on Facebook) and her personal network, she has so many orders that she turns down anywhere between five to 10 orders per week. Based out of her home, she
has a bakery display setup and mixes work with raising her 2-year-old son. The recipe for her success isn’t just the concept but the execution. Before decorating, Dusty experiments with homemade recipes made with “the best of the best of products,” she said, along with generous amounts of butter. It pays off. “I hear they taste as good as they look,” Dusty said. Once out of the oven, the second creative phase begins. “I try to do it as natural as possible and make it look like they’re actually fishing or hunting,” she said, adding that she researches each new project to get the movement, atmosphere and gear just right. Whether it’s saltwater fishing or gearing up for deer season, her customers keep coming back for a Sugarbelle Sweets treat. Photo by Erich Schelgel
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“On May 1, 1995, mom and dad bought the marina for my brother, actually,” Gohlke said as she manned the store’s register at 5:30 a.m. “He was in college and he dropped out and then it became my baby. Daddy did the repairs, mom did the book work, and we built the business that way.” Wilbert Gohlke passed away two years ago and Violet Gohlke “can’t do book work any more,” but Sharon says she will always keep the picture on the marina website as the three original owners standing together on the front steps. She keeps the business running, and thriving, in their name and has new generations of family members to help out. “The grandkids, my nieces, and nephews, just about every one of them did their
high school years down here helping the store.” Long-standing family ownership has established Gohlke’s store as a reliable source of quality live bait in the community. This reputation fosters valuable relationships between Clem’s and anglers like Patrick Buchanan, who runs Laguna Charter Company out of Clem’s Marina. “Because there is the whole long established kind of thing as a bait retailer, they have a lot of connections and are consistent in having baits,” Buchanan explained, “That’s why a lot of the guides continually go to Sharon because they know she’ll have it on a daily basis.” It is not easy to reliably source demanded baits on a regular basis,
as the bait market is inherently unpredictable. “The bait business is a strange thing; every day it’s different,” Gohlke said. She pointed out supplies are highly dependent on uncontrollable factors such as weather, annual precipitation trends, tides, and even the moon cycle. To combat these tendencies, Gohlke has cultivated a Rolodex of local suppliers for every type of live bait, from shrimp to croaker to mullet, and sources dead bait and more exotic offshore baits from markets in Houston and Florida. She has also “built more tanks and has more holding power” than other area stores so she can stockpile difficult to find baits and maintain a consistent supply of popular species.
In addition to a reliable bait strategy, Gohlke has invested time and money into more controllable factors, like quality facilities and angler relationships. “We’re doing so well because the company is diversified,” Gohlke continued, listing the many facets of the business. Clem’s runs events, like a big drum tournament starting in February, boasts quality infrastructure in the form of boatlifts and a well-maintained fishing pier, and Gohlke is constantly making new improvements — she recently installed green lights for night fishing off the docks. Gohlke also lets guides run their business out of the marina for free and Clem’s benefits with bait sales and exposure to new potential clients. “Those customers usually come
back, like imprinting, when they’re in the area to go fishing they come to our pier or buy bait.” The only thing that might hold Gohlke back is a hurricane, which she fears is “overdue” in Corpus and can (as it has in the past) wipe away the valuable pier. “We have loyal people and I work hard at it,” Gohlke said humbly. “I still care but I’m getting tired,” she added with a short laugh. Weary as she may be, anglers like Buchanan hope she and the rest of the Gohlke family run the marina for many years to come. After 20 years of hard work, Sharon’s commitment, consistency, and reliability has made Clem’s Marina a cornerstone in the bait and marina business in Corpus Christi.
DSC announces chapter system Dallas Safari Club, a globally focused hunting conservation organization based in Dallas, announced the launch of a chapter affiliation program. Under the new chapter program, like-minded conservation groups without geographical ties to the organization will be eligible to seek local DSC chapter status and be an influential part in achieving DSC’s vision of a society that values wildlife, engages in its conservation, and understands and supports the role of well-regulated hunting in the sustainable use of wild resources. Since its start in 1982, DSC has functioned as an independent organization located in Dallas. As news of the club’s successful efforts spread, so too did its membership ranks, which swelled to more than 6,000 members around the world by the start of 2015. “Over the last four years, DSC has given grants totaling more than $5 million to directly support its mission statement of conservation, education and protecting hunters’ rights,” DSC Executive Director Ben Carter said. “DSC’s leadership role in the conservation world combined with our consistent membership growth and record-breaking convention attendance figures led to a lot of membership interest from groups outside the Dallas area. We’re excited to begin the process of adding those groups to the DSC family.” The announcement of DSC’s chapter program comes as the organization continues preparations for its “Conservation” convention, which will run January 7-10 at the Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. —DSC
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James McAda landed this blackfin tuna on September 8 aboard the Fish & Fun II. He was jigging by a shrimp boat.
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Sydney Slay, 10, took her first mourning dove ever with her dad, Matt, on opening weekend in Woodson County with her cut-down Beretta A400 28-gauge.
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That’s when the Sadlers, who made their fortune starting and selling a specialty contracting company catering to petrochemical companies, and the Harbers, who count numerous banks and marinas among their business interests, stepped up to buy the “working part” of the ranch, which includes a lodge with 40-foot ceilings, a dining hall called the Chuckwagon, 13 cabins and a swimming pool with a swim-up bar. “We’re already booking hunts,” Sandra Sadler said. “The archery season for whitetail starts this month and there are exotics such as axis and blackbuck antelope. There’s also wildlife tours and we plan to have corporate retreats, weddings, all kinds of activities. We’re moving full steam ahead.” Talk to the Sadlers, however, and it quickly becomes clear that all the hard work being done and millions of dollars being spent to renovate the Y.O. are about more than the cost of doing business.
Two words sum it up: “Charlie Three.” The late Charles Schreiner III was a larger-than-life character who celebrated the centennial of the day his grandfather acquired the ranch by “riding Ranger, his giant pet longhorn steer with 4-foot horns, into the great hall of his ranch’s main lodge,” according to the New York Times. “Byron and I bought our first piece of property here in 1989,” Sadler said. “Charlie Three sold it to us. Then he built our first house for us. All on a handshake. We were really good friends. We want to preserve the ranch’s history. We also want to preserve Charlie Three’s history. He was instrumental in saving the longhorn, and he was the one who first brought exotics to Texas. He was just very innovative.” News of the sale and reopening of the resort has excited people across Texas, said Hagebusch. “We are getting calls from everywhere,” she said. “There are a lot of people who Please turn to page 27
EXOTICS: Visitors to the Y.O. Ranch Headquarters may see the Pére David’s deer, nearly extinct in its native China, but thriving in Texas exotic ranches. Photo by Y.O. Ranch.
HSC grant supports mule deer restoration Houston Safari Club has provided a grant to support the El Carmen Project’s restoration of sustainable populations of mule deer to an area in northern Coahuila, Mexico and the southern Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. This mule deer restoration project will include the transplant of approximately 100 mule deer from the Pilares brood facility and release into the Casa Blanca/Cerro Salado area of El Carmen. These deer will supplement an existing but drought depressed population of mule deer in the area, and will ultimately form an interconnected population with herds on the opposite side of the Rio Grande and Texas/Mexico border. Extensive wildlife and habitat restoration work is underway with mule deer transplants onto the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area and El Carmen Land and Conservation Company, LLC properties (CEMEX, USA and the Cuenca Los Ojos Foundation). —HSC
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having success in depths from 15 to 18 feet. “If you work, put them out, and enter them into your GPS, you are gonna catch fish,” he said. Nolan also has been catching slabs near the marina, and has been using a jig with a lead weight and Slab Bandits that look like a tadpole. “Crazy Angler out of Tyler makes a great looking worm bait,” he said. “It’s what I prefer to use.” Nolan said the crappie will head to the creeks in the North Texas lake in about a month, as the fish move to the creeks, weedbeds and shoreline shallows when water temperatures dip to around 65 degrees. Similar Internet reports were received from Lake Waco, where the action was best early in the morning over brush piles in 10to 12-feet of water, with the fish moving deeper later in the morning.
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Cabela’s Outdoor Fund supports wildlife conservation camps Through a partnership with the South Carolina Waterfowl Association and the Boone and Crockett Club, Cabela’s Outdoor Fund gave $64,000 to the Camp Woodie Fellowship Program, involving two weeks of study at the SCWA Wildlife Education Center in Pinewood, South Carolina and at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch near Choteau, Montana. Students will interact with wildlife professionals and learn about careers in wildlife and fisheries conservation. —Boone and Crockett Club
Arkansas youth elk hunters take bulls A pair of 15-year-olds scored big during the first weekend of youth elk hunting in Arkansas. Tyler Bostic of Conway and Braiden Burzynski of Newport both harvested a bull elk. Bostic scored with a 6x6 elk on Bearcat Hollow Wildlife Management Area in Searcy County. Burzynski took his 6x5 elk on Gene Rush Wildlife Management area in Newton County. Arkansas’ public lands youth only elk hunt was October 3-4 with a second hunt set for November 7-8. There are three
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Pheasants to be released in Ohio More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released at 25 Ohio public hunting areas this fall to provide additional hunting opportunities across the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The ODNR Division of Wildlife will be releasing pheasants on October 23 and 30, prior to the small-game weekends for youth hunters. Ohio’s small game hunting season begins November 6, with pheasant releases to take place November 5, 13 and 25. The daily bag limit is two rooster (male) birds only. —ODNR
FLW changes tournament rules FLW will add two FLW Tour Invitational tournaments in the fall of 2016. Other rule changes include allowing competitors to fish in their own wrapped boats on all four days of competition, with no sponsor exclusivity. Payouts for the winner of the Forrest Wood Cup will be reduced from $500,000 to $300,000, while FLW Tour entry fees will increase by $200 per event. Co-anglers will not be able to advance to the Forrest Wood Cup, but there will be a payout for Co-angler of the Year, with first place receiving a boat and motor. The top five co-anglers will be able to compete in the new invitationals. —FLW Outdoors
INTERNATIONAL No charges against dentist for killing lion Zimbabwe officials will not press charges against dentist Walter Palmer of Minnesota for killing the lion that became known as Cecil in July. Officials said Palmer’s papers “were in order” and that he did not know he was committing any offense. The hunt received International attention after it emerged that Cecil was an attraction among visitors to the Hwange National Park and was wearing a tracking collar as part of an Oxford University research project. —Staff report
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More 10-pounders than anyone in Texas? Continued from page 1 them on a spinner bait and Bass Assassin.” Hart isn’t just a bass fisherman, though. On a 1986 trip to Nuyukuk Lake in Alaska, he caught an 6 1/4-pound Dolly Varden on a 8-pound tippet, a world record that stood for five years. Hoping to catch a record on the trip, he had the scale he has used ever since certified. The retired banker and former president of InterFirst Bank Dallas has a fishing routine that leads to so much time on the water. “I usually go every week with my wife, Gloria, she’s a pretty good worm fisherman, although we skipped some of the hot weeks this year,” Hart said. “My enthusiasm for being uncomfortable is a little less than it has been in the past — I’ve fished in snow, rain and intense heat.” Although retired for more than 20 years, Hart still goes to the office each morning — until Thursday, that is. “I go to the office until noon, have lunch with friends, and head out in the afternoon and we fish Friday and Saturday,” he said. “We come back Saturday evening.” Hart said the lakes he fishes have much to do with catching big bass. “I do virtually all of my fishing in private waters,” he said. “It’s a definite advantage, it makes the percentage go up. Plus I’ve been retired for 20-plus years — I can fish a lot.” Still, landing 24 or 25 10-pounders requires skill, and Hart said there are a few keys in addition to fishing waters with big bass. “Fish repeatedly and learn and know where the bigger fish may be,” he said. “Know the lake you are fishing — play the odds and stay
with it.” Hart does have a few superstitions, albeit fishingrelated. “I like to catch a fish on my first cast,” he said. “It tells me I’ve located a spot that holds bass.” Over the years, he’s landed four fish that top 11 pounds, one over 12 and the biggest that topped 13 pounds. Does he hog the front of the boat and make the first casts into the best spots, as some of his friends suggest? “There have been six or eight 10-pounders caught in my boat that weren’t caught by me,” he said with a smile. “The biggest was a 12-pounder caught by a friend at the bank; he was using a red Rat-L-Trap over coontail in the spring.” ANOTHER GIANT: Dick Hart shows one of the bass he has caught and released Hart doesn’t consider that weigh more than 10 pounds. With two dozen such trophies, Hart may be the himself on a par with top only Texan to reach this milestone so many times. Photo by Steve Pennaz. anglers, calling himself a “serious recreational fisherof spending a lot of time on the water. man.” “It’s a lot of days and a lot of casts,” he said. “I have fished with a number of pros and “The percentage of catching a big fish is still guides,” he said. “It makes me appreciate not that good when you think about the numhow good they can be. But I’m pretty good at ber of casts over the years. smelling fish.” “I have been blessed, but you still gotta fish Hart knows the odds of catching a really big and you still gotta catch ’em,” he said. bass are still low, and sometimes it’s a matter
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HAZE AEROSOL DEER ATTRACTANT: Mossy Oak BioLogic has introduced a new deer attractant in its Addiction line of products. The aerosol delivers buck urine, doe urine or doe-inheat scent particles that attach to vegetation and travel through the air to attract deer while covering human scent. Haze Buck Urine (shown) is designed to draw in the big bucks looking to prove dominance; it’s particularly effective during prerut or all season to create or refresh scrape sites. During the rut, the Haze Doe in Heat draws the bucks with the scent of a doe in estrus. Postrut is the time for Haze Doe Urine, since it attracts bucks even after the rut, but it also works all season as a cover scent that calms the herd. The aerosols can be used in combination for an even more effective lure, such as using the doe urine as a cover scent and herd calmer while using the buck urine on the scrape sites. A 4-ounce can sells for about $8. (800) 622-9662 www.addictionattractants.com
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BANDIT 200: This crankbait by Lurenet can be used for multiple species, including bass, walleyes, crappies and other gamefish. The lure dives to almost 8 feet on 10-pound line. It has a rounded diving lip that ensures the lure runs true each time it is cast Available in a variety of color combinations, the 2 inch-long lure costs about $7.
360RB REEL: Duckett Fishing’s reel has a onepiece diecast machined frame with a heat-treated Duralumin handle plus carbon composite side covers and carbon drag washers. Its wider spool makes it easier to cast and control. The reel, which comes in three models (5.3:l, 6.3:1 and 7.1:1), has an MSRP of $249.99
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2015 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Oct.-Nov. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2015 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Oct.-Nov. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
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2:03 8:17 2:51 9:05 3:39 9:53 4:30 10:44 5:25 11:39 6:23 12:09 7:25 1:11 8:29 2:15 9:32 3:18 10:31 4:18 10:26 4:14 11:17 5:05 Q ----- 5:51 12:22 6:33
2:30 8:44 3:18 9:32 4:07 10:21 4:58 11:12 5:53 ----6:52 12:38 7:54 1:40 8:57 2:43 9:59 3:45 10:58 4:44 10:52 4:39 11:40 5:28 12:02 6:13 12:44 6:54
07:26 07:27 07:28 07:28 07:29 07:30 07:31 07:31 07:32 07:33 06:34 06:35 06:35 06:36
06:43 06:42 06:41 06:40 06:39 06:38 06:37 06:37 06:36 06:35 05:34 05:33 05:32 05:32
4:10p 3:06a 4:54p 4:11a 5:38p 5:18a 6:23p 6:25a 7:10p 7:32a 7:59p 8:39a 8:52p 9:44a 9:46p 10:46a 10:42p 11:43a 11:38p 12:34p 11:33p 12:20p NoMoon 1:02p 12:27a 1:40p 1:20a 2:16p
2:09 8:22 2:57 9:10 3:45 9:59 4:36 10:50 5:30 11:45 6:29 12:14 7:31 1:16 8:35 2:20 9:37 3:23 10:37 4:24 10:32 4:19 11:22 5:10 ----- 5:56 12:27 6:38
2:36 8:49 3:24 9:38 4:13 10:27 5:04 11:18 5:59 ----6:58 12:43 8:00 1:45 9:03 2:49 10:05 3:5 11:03 4:50 10:57 4:45 11:46 5:34 12:08 6:19 12:49 7:00
07:35 07:36 07:37 07:38 07:38 07:39 07:40 07:41 07:42 07:43 06:44 06:45 06:45 06:46
06:45 06:44 06:43 06:42 06:41 06:40 06:39 06:38 06:37 06:36 05:35 05:35 05:34 05:33
4:18p 3:10a 5:00p 4:16a 5:43p 5:24a 6:26p 6:32a 7:12p 7:41a 8:01p 8:49a 8:52p 9:55a 9:46p 10:57a 10:42p 11:54a 11:38p 12:45p 11:34p 12:31p NoMoon 1:11p 12:29a 1:49p 1:23a 2:23p
Amarillo
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2015 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Oct.-Nov. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2015 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Oct.-Nov. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
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2:16 8:29 3:04 9:17 3:52 10:06 4:43 10:57 5:37 11:52 6:36 12:21 7:38 1:24 8:42 2:27 9:44 3:30 10:44 4:31 10:39 4:27 11:29 5:17 ----- 6:03 12:34 6:45
2:43 8:56 3:31 9:45 4:20 10:34 5:11 11:25 6:06 ----7:05 12:50 8:07 1:53 9:10 2:56 10:12 3:58 11:10 4:57 11:04 4:52 11:53 5:41 12:15 6:26 12:56 7:07
07:39 07:39 07:40 07:41 07:42 07:42 07:43 07:44 07:44 07:45 06:46 06:47 06:48 06:48
06:56 06:55 06:54 06:53 06:52 06:51 06:50 06:50 06:49 06:48 05:47 05:46 05:46 05:45
4:23p 3:20a 5:07p 4:25a 5:51p 5:31a 6:36p 6:38a 7:23p 7:45a 8:13p 8:52a 9:05p 9:57a 10:00p 10:58a 10:55p 11:55a 11:51p 12:46p 11:47p 12:33p NoMoon 1:14p 12:41a 1:53p 1:33a 2:28p
2:29 8:42 3:17 9:31 4:05 10:19 4:56 11:10 5:51 ----6:49 12:35 7:51 1:37 8:55 2:41 9:58 3:44 10:57 4:44 10:52 4:40 11:43 5:31 12:05 6:17 12:48 6:59
2:56 9:10 3:44 9:58 4:33 10:47 5:24 11:38 6:19 12:05 7:18 1:04 8:20 2:06 9:23 3:09 10:25 4:11 11:24 5:10 11:17 5:05 ----- 5:54 12:28 6:39 1:10 7:20
07:58 07:59 08:00 08:01 08:02 08:03 08:04 08:05 08:06 08:07 07:08 07:09 07:10 07:11
07:03 07:02 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57 06:56 06:55 06:54 06:53 05:52 05:51 05:50 05:49
4:40p 3:29a 5:21p 4:36a 6:03p 5:45a 6:45p 6:55a 7:30p 8:05a 8:18p 9:14a 9:08p 10:21a 10:02p 11:24a 10:58p 12:20p 11:55p 1:11p 11:51p 12:56p NoMoon 1:36p 12:47a 2:12p 1:42a 2:46p
Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.
Sabine Pass, north Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Time 1:07 AM 1:37 AM 2:07 AM 2:37 AM 3:07 AM 3:39 AM 4:10 AM 12:06 AM 1:06 AM 1:35 AM 1:59 PM 3:06 PM 6:32 AM 12:01 AM 12:28 AM
Port O’Connor Height 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.4L 1.5L 1.5L 0.3L 0.5L 1.1L 1.7H 1.6H
Time 6:58 AM 7:37 AM 8:18 AM 9:01 AM 9:45 AM 10:31 AM 11:19 AM 4:42 AM 5:11 AM 4:29 AM 10:33 PM 11:24 PM 10:23 AM 6:44 AM 6:56 AM
Height 1.1L 0.8L 0.5L 0.2L 0.0L -0.2L -0.2L 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.8H 1.7H 1.3H 1.0L 0.8L
Time 12:40 PM 1:52 PM 2:55 PM 3:54 PM 4:52 PM 5:49 PM 06:50 PM 12:09 PM 1:01 PM 12:58 PM
Height 1.6H 1.8H 2.0H 2.1H 2.1H 2.1H 2.1H -0.2L -0.1L 0.1L
4:15 PM 11:46 AM 12:50 PM
0.6L 1.4H 1.4H
Time 6:52 PM 7:50 PM 8:44 PM 9:35 PM 10:24 PM 11:14 PM
Height 0.6L 0.7L 0.8L 1.0L 1.1L 1.3L
7:55 PM 9:07 PM 9:24 PM
2.0H 1.9H 1.8H
5:20 PM 6:16 PM
0.7L 0.8L
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 1:10 AM 1:40 AM 2:07 AM 2:34 AM 3:07 AM 3:42 AM 4:15 AM 12:51 AM 2:03 AM 1:59 AM 1:59 PM 5:38 AM 6:02 AM 6:23 AM 12:06 AM
Height 1.9H 1.9H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.5L 1.6L 1.5L 0.5L 1.4L 1.2L 1.1L 1.7H
Time 7:04 AM 7:39 AM 8:19 AM 9:08 AM 10:00 AM 10:49 AM 11:34 AM 4:46 AM 5:15 AM 4:43 AM 9:53 PM 8:22 AM 10:13 AM 11:37 AM 6:39 AM
Height 1.1L 0.8L 0.5L 0.3L 0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 2.0H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 0.9L
Time 1:00 PM 2:20 PM 3:34 PM 4:32 PM 5:22 PM 6:14 PM 7:17 PM 12:22 PM 1:15 PM 1:09 PM
Height 1.7H 1.9H 2.1H 2.2H 2.3H 2.3H 2.3H 0.0L 0.1L 0.3L
Time 7:04 PM 7:55 PM 8:55 PM 10:05 PM 11:03 PM 11:53 PM 8:22 PM 9:15 PM 9:02 PM
2.2H 2.2H 2.1H
2:51 4:14 5:36 12:38
0.6L 0.8L 0.9L 1.5H
10:46 PM 11:30 PM
1.9H 1.8H
6:20 PM
1.0L
Height 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4L 0.4L 0.5L 0.5L 0.6 1.2L 1.6H 1.5H 1.4H
Time 6:56 AM 7:06 AM 7:29 AM 8:09 AM 9:02 AM 10:00 AM 2:47 AM 8:50 PM 9:46 PM 10:39 PM 11:27 PM 9:12 AM 6:29 AM 6:47 AM 7:09 AM
Height 1.2L 1.0L 0.8L 0.6L 0.5L 0.4L 1.5H 1.8H 1.8H 1.7H 1.7H 1.2H 1.1L 1.0L 0.9L
Time 12:10 PM 1:17 PM 2:25 PM 3:39 PM 4:48 PM 5:58 PM 10:55 AM
Height 1.5H 1.6H 1.7H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 0.4L
Time 6:59 PM 7:54 PM 9:06 PM 10:22 PM 11:29 PM
4:25 10:37 12:06 1:08
0.8L 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H
Height 2.0H 1.9H 1.8H 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 1.5L 1.6L 0.2L 0.3L 0.5L 0.7L 1.2L 1.1L 1.8H
Time 7:52 AM 8:00 AM 8:11 AM 8:36 AM 9:13 AM 9:55 AM 3:32 AM 3:53 AM 9:33 PM 9:38 PM 10:28 PM 11:08 PM 9:35 AM 11:06 AM 06:54 AM
Height 1.3L 1.1L 0.9L 0.6L 0.3L 0.2L 1.7H 1.7H 2.2H 2.2H 2.1H 2.0H 1.3H 1.4H 1.0L
Time 12:10 PM 1:30 PM 2:42 PM 3:49 PM 4:53 PM 5:55 PM 10:41 AM 11:31 AM
Height 1.6H 1.8H 2.0H 2.1H 2.3H 2.3H 0.1L 0.1L
Time 6:34 PM 8:01 PM 9:19 PM 10:31 PM 11:39 PM 7:01 PM 8:15 PM
2.3H 2.3H
3:34 PM 5:01 PM 12:20 PM
0.8L 1.0L 1.5H
11:38 PM
1.9H
6:18 PM
1.1L
Height 1.4H 1.3H 0.8L 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 0.0L 0.0L 1.6H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H
Time 11:41 AM 12:04 PM 5:27 AM 5:41 AM 5:56 AM 6:11 AM 11:58 PM
Height 0.9L 0.8L 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.6H
Time 3:57 PM 5:27 PM 12:29 PM 12:57 PM 1:30 PM 2:09 PM
Height 1.2H 1.3H 0.6L 0.4L 0.2L 0.1L
Time 11:12 PM
Height 0.6L
6:46 8:00 9:13 10:31
1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.6H
4:40 4:48 6:03 7:14 8:16 10:30 10:51
0.1L 0.2L 0.3L 0.4L 0.6L 0.8L 0.7L
PM PM PM PM
Height 0.8L 1.0L 1.1L 1.3L 1.4L 1.5L
Time 12:27 AM 12:50 AM 1:13 AM 1:38 AM 2:02 AM 2:26 AM 12:42 AM 11:49 AM 12:55 PM 2:09 PM 3:16 PM 6:31 AM 12:03 AM 12:24 AM 12:29 AM
PM AM PM PM
7:35 PM
5:37 PM 6:33 PM 7:19 PM
Height 0.9L 1.0L 1.2L 1.3L 1.4L 1.8H
0.9L 1.0L 1.0L
Freeport Harbor Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Time 12:57 AM 1:27 AM 1:55 AM 2:21 AM 2:47 AM 3:10 AM 12:46 AM 1:54 AM 12:24 PM 12:20 PM 1:18 PM 2:21 PM 6:22 AM 6:32 AM 12:01 AM
Time 5:10 AM 5:16 AM 12:12 AM 1:11 AM 2:13 AM 3:20 AM 2:53 PM 3:43 PM 1:28 AM 1:48 AM 2:46 AM 3:23 AM 3:46 AM 3:55 AM 3:46 AM
Time 8:29 PM 10:11 AM 10:24 AM 10:57 AM 11:41 AM
Time 5:36 AM 4:24 AM 3:41 AM 3:15 AM 3:11 AM 3:29 AM 4:03 AM 4:48 AM 5:41 AM 5:38 AM 6:38 AM 7:39 AM 8:45 AM 10:04 AM 2:09 AM
Height 0.7H 0.6H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.8H 0.8H 0.8H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.6H 0.6H
Time 8:32 AM 10:10 AM 11:13 AM 12:08 PM 1:01 PM 1:52 PM 2:44 PM 3:34 PM 4:24 PM 4:12 PM 4:57 PM 5:37 PM 6:09 PM 6:33 PM 7:39 AM
Height 0.7L 0.6L 0.5L 0.5L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.5L 0.5L 0.6L
Height 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.3L 0.2L 0.3L 0.5L 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 0.9L
Time 7:12 AM 7:31 AM 8:02 AM 8:40 AM 9:21 AM 10:05 AM 10:52 AM 3:20 AM 10:04 PM 11:47 PM
Height 1.1L 0.9L 0.7L 0.5L 0.3L 0.2L 0.2L 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H
2:39 4:00 6:16 11:02
0.6L 0.7L 1.0L 1.0H
1:23 2:20 3:18 3:15 4:10 4:58 5:40 6:14 6:43
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
Height 0.9L 1.1L 1.0L 0.8L 0.7L
Time 2:52 6:51 8:36 10:18
PM PM PM PM
Height
Time
Height
1.1H 1.2H 1.3H 1.4H
9:25 PM 10:23 PM 11:26 PM
1.0L 1.1L 1.3L
0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.6L 0.6L 0.7L 0.8L 0.8L 0.9L
Time 12:11 PM 3:01 PM
Height 0.7H 0.6H
Time 8:52 PM 9:04 PM
Height 0.5L 0.6L
11:51 AM
0.6H
6:45 PM
0.5L
Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Time 12:33 AM 12:48 AM 1:12 AM 1:39 AM 2:06 AM 2:32 AM 2:58 AM 1:00 AM 12:29 PM 12:23 PM 1:23 PM 12:35 AM 12:12 AM 12:09 AM 6:33 AM
Time 11:19 AM 12:53 PM 2:19 PM 3:39 PM 4:54 PM 6:06 PM 7:20 PM 11:39 AM
Height 1.2H 1.3H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 0.2L
Time 6:32 PM 7:46 PM 8:52 PM 9:53 PM 10:53 PM 11:55 PM
PM PM AM AM
8:56 AM 1.0H 6:10 PM 0.9L
Height 0.7L 0.8L 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 1.3L
8:38 PM 1.5H
5:10 PM 0.8L 11:17 PM 1.1H
South Padre Island Height 0.8L 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 1.4L
Rollover Pass Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Height 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.3H 0.6L 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H
Port Aransas
San Luis Pass Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Rockport
Time 5:24 AM 5:00 AM 3:25 AM 2:18 AM 1:50 AM 12:30 PM 12:54 AM 1:59 AM 2:51 AM 2:31 AM 2:54 AM 2:53 AM 2:55 AM 3:06 AM 3:14 AM
Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Time 1:12 AM 1:24 AM 1:36 AM 1:45 AM 1:51 AM 1:51 AM 10:49 AM 11:39 AM 12:31 PM 12:28 PM 1:30 PM 2:39 PM 3:52 PM 12:10 AM 12:08 AM
Height 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.4L 0.5L 1.3H 1.2H
Time 7:18 AM 7:35 AM 8:04 AM 8:39 AM 9:19 AM 10:03 AM 7:40 PM 8:59 PM 10:21 PM 10:33 PM 11:25 PM 11:57 PM
Height 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.0L 0.0L 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H
Time 6:41 AM 7:17 AM 9:23 AM 9:32 AM 9:57 AM 10:28 AM 11:06 AM 1:16 PM 11:58 PM
7:17 AM 6:46 AM
Height 1.0L 0.8L 0.5L 0.3L 0.1L 0.0L 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.4H
Time 11:44 AM 1:28 PM 2:51 PM 4:06 PM 5:16 PM 6:27 PM
Height 1.2H 1.3H 1.4H 1.6H 1.7H 1.7H
0.9L 0.8L
9:57 AM 12:11 PM
0.9H 1.0H
Height 0.3L 0.2L 0.1L 0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.5H
Time 12:31 PM 12:36 PM 3:32 PM 7:23 PM 8:06 PM
Height 0.3H 0.3H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4
11:33 PM
0.4H
11:23 AM 12:07 PM 12:44 PM
0.3H 0.3H 0.3H
Time 6:48 PM 7:58 PM 9:06 PM 10:13 PM 11:23 PM
5:01 PM 6:04 PM
Height 0.6L 0.7L 0.9L 1.0L 1.2L
0.7L 0.8L
East Matagorda
PM PM PM PM PM AM AM
2:14 PM 4:37 PM
0.9H 0.9H
PM PM PM PM
9:09 PM 9:56 PM
0.7L 0.8L
Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Time 4:07 AM 1:16 AM 12:26 AM 12:43 AM 1:09 AM 1:46 AM 12:18 AM 3:49 AM 2:02 PM 2:30 PM 12:25 AM 12:52 AM 1:13 AM 12:16 AM 12:36 AM
3:04 5:20 6:16 6:44 7:11
PM PM AM AM AM
0.1L 0.1L 0.3L 0.2L 0.2L
Time 6:49 PM 9:25 PM 9:49 PM 9:53 PM 10:11 PM
Height 0.2L 0.2L 0.3L 0.3L 0.4L
6:01 PM 6:24 PM 6:42 PM
0.1L 0.1L 0.2L
Texas Coast Tides
Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
Date Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6
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INDUSTRY Xpress Boats new product line
New game calls
Xpress Boats of Hot Springs, Arkansas recently introduced its 2016 product line at xpressboats.com.
NMMA acquires ASA’s consumer shows
OUTDOOR PUZZLER
The new Flextone FLX50 and FLX100 are perfect for the predator hunter who is on the go, or for a landowner simply wanting to get after the coyotes with a reasonable investment.
By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 30
Marlin gets new editor
The National Marine Manufacturers Association acquired the rights to American Sportfishing Association’s four consumer shows: the Chicagoland Fishing Travel & Outdoor Expo, the Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sportshow, the World Fishing & Outdoor Exposition and the Saltwater Fishing Expo.
Andrew Cox has been named editor-inchief of Marlin.
Real estate site update Sports Afield Trophy Properties, a source for the outdoor enthusiast’s recreational property needs, has launched an all-new, updated website at sportsafieldtrophyproperties.com.
New VPs at Swanson Russell Photo contest deadline soon Swanson Russell announced the promotion of Katie Sands and Tony Sattler to vice president in its Lincoln office. They also join the agency’s Officer’s Council.
Steiner selects PR agency Steiner Optics of Greeley, Colorado., selected Gray Loon Marketing Group as its agency of record for public relations. Gray Loon Marketing Group is located in Evansville, Indiana.
Winchester Safes expands Winchester Safes held a Grand Opening of its automated production facility in Fort Worth. The new fabrication equipment raises the gross potential output to more than 600 safes per day.
Target maker purchased
The International Hunter Education Association deadline for entering the Second Annual IHEA-USA Photo Contest is October 31.
100K donation Glock donated $100,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
Stephens appointed as GMO Liberty Suppressors announces the appointment of Richard Stephens to the position of general manager of Operations.
Source Group picked
ACROSS
Honor Defense announced it has selected Source Outdoor Group, of Gainesville, Georgia, to be its marketing firm.
BIGshot Archery, LLC acquired the production, product technology and marketing rights to Master Archery Targets, a Pennsylvania-based target company.
25 years of good work
Cabela’s gives $1M to Sportsmen’s Alliance
Sellmark builds trail
Cabela’s announced a $1 million donation to the Sportsmen’s Alliance and Foundation. Through Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, which began in 2010 and is largely funded by retail customers who round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, the grant will support the Sportsmen’s Alliance mission of protecting and advancing hunting, fishing and trapping in all 50 state legislatures and at the federal level.
WU supports Wild Harvest Initiative Whitetails Unlimited has committed $50,000 to support the Wild Harvest Initiative, a multi-year study designed to quantify the annual harvest of wild game and fish in the United States and Canada.
FOR THE TABLE
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Tread Lightly celebrated its 25th Anniversary in Washington, D.C.
Sellmark Corporation will begin development of its new “Talking Trail” on its property in Mansfield.
Coghlan gets McNett Coghlan’s Ltd. has completed the acquisition of McNett Corporation, a leading provider of outdoor gear and accessories to recreation and defense industries.
SCI registration open Registration for the 2016 Safari Club International Hunters’ Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada is now open. The convention is February 3-6, 2016.
Catfish creole 1 pound catfish fillets, cut into 1-inch cubes 1/4 cup oil 1/4 cup flour 1 cup hot water 1 lb. medium shrimp, shelled and deveined 1/2 cup chopped parsley 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 1/2 tsps. salt 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, more or less to taste 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 1/2 tsp. thyme 2 bay leaves 2 lemon slices, seeded
3 cups cooked rice Tabasco sauce In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Blend in the flour, stirring constantly until brown. Add the water and cook until thick and smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients, except the rice and stir together. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes or until the fish starts to flake. Remove the bay leaves and lemon slices. Serve over the rice in individual bowls. Sprinkle on Tabasco sauce if desired. —backwoodsbound.com
1. A gun part 4. A good trailer on a jig 6. Lab, setter, beagle 9. A flightless bird 10. A good bear trap bait 11. A cinnamon ____ 12. A trout 13. Roe, ova 15. Consider this when reeling in a catch 16. Very large deer 18. Grow to 10-feet long in Everglades 19. Sound made by wild turkeys 22. A type of fly lure 24. Cloth used to sharpen hooks 27. Large game of the plains 30. Long-legged shorebird 32. A method of fishing 33. To lose the antlers 34. The wingshooter’s helper 37. Trapping gear 38. The _____ fin tuna 42. The wild sheep 44. Act of fish hitting the bait 45. A kind of bow 46. Fish to be 47. Female Dall 48. A wild turkey sound
DOWN 1. A valued part of some game 2. The burrow dweller 3. A good lure color 4. Wild turkey sounds 5. A wanderer of habitats 6. A reel device to tire a fish 7. The gander 8. To follow a fresh game trail 13. Field area with quail 14. The ____-winged teal 17. Pack day’s catch in this 20. Quail young 21. A great adventure 23. Feature of the wild boar 25. A group of noisy turkeys 26. A type of fishing lure 28. A bass 29. A wigeon hunter is a _____ shooter 31. A bear food source 35. A group of pheasants 36. The ______ retriever 39. Home of a trout 40. Stream fishermen do this 41. A freshwater catch 43. A by-product of burned powders 45. Code for a type bullet nose
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Ramsey jumped on the boat and got on the radio. “We started throwing anything that floats in the water and got in touch with the Coast Guard and told them our position and that we had people onboard with life jackets. Within two minutes the boat flipped over on top of me and the other diver.” The divers surfaced, took a head count and started consolidation of flotation, and within minutes, their partner boat and Coast Guard help arrived. “We saved all gear after an hour of diving and Sea Tow salvaged the boat,” Ramsey said. “We were over 60 feet of green, clear water. All we lost was a Go Pro and a pair of Costas — we even saved the fish.” After the nightmarish few hours, some might think the group wouldn’t consider heading out on the second day of
the tournament. They returned, though, and had another good day of spearing cobia, black drum, sheepshead, spadefish and one jack crevalle. “I finished in second place,” Ramsey said. The tournament proceeds benefited the Rigs to Reef Program, and samples from the fish were taken for research being done by Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. While he waits to hear why the boat took on water and sunk, Ramsey had words of advice for other divers heading offshore. “Always run with two boats offshore,” he said. “And always have the right gear and good radio communication and work as a team — people can learn from other people’s hardships.”
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New crappie condos at Lake Waco The Friends of Lake Waco, Tri Beta, a biology volunteer group from Baylor University, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department installed 55 “crappie condos” under the Twin Bridges on State Highway 6 to provide cover for fish and make them more accessible to low-tech boaters. The condos are made by bamboo, taken from Cameron Park along the Brazos River, placed into plastic buckets full of concrete. The condos are designed to be accessible to small craft and people without GPS, according to TPWD biologists. —Staff report
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love this place.” Many expressed themselves on the Y.O.’s Facebook page. “We know you are going to take YO not only back to its beauty but keep it as it should be kept,” wrote Sandra Radeleff Linton of Bryan. Merryl Redding of Harper was jubilant: “SO happy this historic place will be restored and preserved. I have so many wonderful memories out there.” The Sadlers and Harbers hope to add to that legacy. They plan to build additional cabins, a restaurant as well as a museum honoring the Y.O. Ranch. “We plan to put the museum in Charlie Three’s house, which is spectacular,” Sandra Sadler said. “He had a gun room that is pretty wellknown, for example, and we’re going to try to redevelop some of that.” The Sadlers downplay any diplomatic skills involved in acquiring the property from a family still fighting in a state district court over how to divvy up the historic ranch’s remaining acreage. “They are all friends of ours,” Sadler said. “They’ve had their problems, but they aren’t going to let them fall over onto the Y.O. Ranch Headquarters.” Visitors to the reopened resort will find a moving tribute to Charlie Three — a new riding longhorn named Cowpoke. Photo by Y.O. Ranch
Sportsman Channel drops show amid federal poaching charges “The Syndicate,” a hunting television show, was suspended by the Sportsman Channel after the program’s host and nine others involved in the production were charged in a federal poaching investigation at a national preserve in remote northwest Alaska. Prosecutors said more than two dozen grizzly bears, moose, caribou and Dall sheep were illegally killed in the Noatak National Preserve near Alaska’s northwestern coast. The illegal kills ended up on the show and the hunts were edited to appear they were legal, authorities alleged. The show’s host, Clark W. Dixon, 41, of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, was charged in U.S. District Court in Fairbanks with two felony violations of the Lacey Act. Dixon is accused of taking a grizzly bear for a fee in 2010 without being a licensed and registered big-game hunting guide. He’s also charged with conducting an illegal outfitting operation since 2009. —Staff report
Gander Mountain opens in Laredo A grand opening ceremony for the new Gander Mountain store in Laredo began October 22 and will go through October 25. The first 1,000 customers through the doors each day will receive a scratch-off card with each card being a winner of prizes including gift cards and coupons. The new store is located at 2301 NE Bob Bullock Loop in Laredo. —Gander Mountain
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