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July 22, 2016
Volume 12, Issue 23
Making lures the old-fashioned way
Buying bait with food stamps?
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News John Hale has worked alongside fellow bass angler and lure maker Lonnie Stanley for more than 30 years. Now he is running the company, and to make it more successful, he is reaching back to some of the ways lures used to be made. Robert and William Hale, John’s brothers, started in the plastic bait industry with Hale’s Craw Worm in the 1970s. “It became the number one crawfish bait in the world,” John said. The company grew and was sold to Stanley Jigs years ago. “My brother William has been designing baits for years,” John said. “When the opportunity came to buy out Lonnie’s partners, my brothers took it.” In 2013, Hale Lure bought the majority of Stanley Jigs. Lonnie Stanley still works at the Huntington plant, now as a part-owner. John runs the day-to-day operations of the company, now called Hale Lure, LLC, dba Stanley Jigs. Not much has changed be-
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tween the two friends, though. They are still constantly trying to out-fish each other in between kidding with each other and developing new lures.
“We still work together and fish together all the time,” John said. “We’re just trying to expand on the plastics line. The new Big Nasty and Little Please turn to page 13
Four steps to more quail
CONTENTS Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10 Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 16 Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 20 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 22 Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 23 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 24 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 26
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Fish on the Texas coast long enough and you may hear a story similar to this: A San Antonio angler stood in line recently to buy bait at a Port Mansfield shop. The person ahead of him at the counter had Red Bull, some frozen shrimp, mullet and a bait bucket. How it was bought surprised the angler. “It appeared to be paid for with a Lone Star Card,” he said. Lone Star Outdoor News contacted the bait shop, where a clerk disputed the allegation. “No, you can’t buy bait with the Lone Star Card,” she said. “It’s not allowed.” State law forbids using food stamps to buy bait or fishing equipment, a spokesman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission confirmed to LSON in an email. “This is not something that is allowed in Texas or any other state, with the exception of Alaska,”
ON-THE-WATER TESTING: John Hale has helped develop and manufacture Stanley lures for more than 30 years. Hale, at 74, recently fished with LSON on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. He was so focused on fishing, we had to beg him to go in for lunch. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Reel Bounty wins Poco Bueno Lands 547-pound blue marlin By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News HELPING QUAIL: Bobwhite quail have to consume a lot of food per day to remain healthy. Most of the birds’ food is insects, followed by seeds. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Lone Star Outdoor News Kelly Reyna, the quail professor at the University of North Texas, dispelled a few quail myths at his seminar presented at the Texas Wildlife Association annual con-
scales. Fishing times during the tournament were from 6:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. on July 15, and 6:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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INSIDE
Time Sensitive Material • Deliver ASAP
By Craig Nyhus
The Reel Bounty with Capt. Kirk Elliott won the Poco Bueno, held July 15-16 out of Port O’Connor, with a 547-pound blue marlin. Just before the winning billfish was hooked, the team had caught their first blue of the day, weighing 406 pounds. Those two marlin turned out to be the heaviest of the tournament — both caught at first light on the first day, and the first to come to the
HUNTING
Toxic feed for hogs
Drawn hunt changes
Research ongoing on toxicant. Page 4
Outfitted hunts new this season. Page 4
WINNING BOAT: The Reel Bounty runs wide open at the annual Poco Bueno tournament. The boat caught the heaviest blue marlin. Photo by Berkeley Fondren, @austindrones.
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FISHING
Bluegill from shore
Record ling
Anglers landing nice-sized fish. Page 8
Fish topping 80 pounds caught during Deep Sea Roundup. Page 9
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HUNTING
Shinnery acorns abundant in parts of West Texas By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News West Texas hunters have noticed their good deer and great quail populations. Some others, who examine the habitat, are seeing two other things, namely a bumper shinnery acorn crop and weeds that are overshadowing the native grasses. In Stonewall County, the hunters noticed an abundance of the acorns. Also, there was a lack of grasses, different from last year when grasses were abundant, due to the tall weeds. With the acorn crop, the hunters wondered if the deer would even have to move to eat. The acorn crop could keep
the deer away from traditional corn feeders. Calvin Richardson, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife leader in West Texas, said the response of shinnery is often a delayed reaction to wet weather. “It’s kind of similar to pecans,” he said. “They tend to do really well the year after a rainy year — they go to root, replenish their reserves and put forth the fruit.” Deer love the acorns and quail like the cover of the diminutive trees. “For deer, it will be a substitute carbohydrate,” Richardson said. Sand shinnery oak grows in deep, sandy soils in the lower Texas Panhandle,
Permian Basin and TransPecos regions, and rarely exceed 3 feet in height, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Deer and quail also forage on the leaves, buds and catkins. The leaves contain 7 percent protein and the buds contain 15 to 20 percent protein. Richardson has noticed the abundant weeds that stunt the grass in parts of his region. “There is very little grass because the weeds are so tall,” he said. “It happens especially in very sandy soil, but in areas where there was grass last year, it will still be there; it’s just overshadowed by the weeds.” The biologist said not to
worry, as the summer heat is here, and will knock the weeds back. “The grass will take off then,” he said. Richardson said despite the two previous wet years, he’s back to hoping for thunderstorms each week or so out west. “Our ground is getting pretty crispy now,” he said. “I think we got far enough into the year for the deer, as two-thirds of their antlers are developed — they ought to be better than average this year. We have great quail reports, landowners are seeing lesser prairie chickens and we have a bump in pheasant numbers, too.
BUMPER CROP: The small shinnery oak produces big acorns for its size, and they are a favorite food for deer. A big crop may make it less likely that the deer will come to corn feeders this fall. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Killing hogs with feed Oral toxicant research making strides By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News After nine years of research and study, this month researchers moved one step closer to an approved toxicant, sodium nitrite, which kills feral hogs without affecting other species. It will be some time, though, before the toxicant could be legalized. “Step one has been submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency,” said John Kinsey, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. “After a 16-month review, we expect we will get an experimental use permit and test it in the field — we are planning tests on six to eight sites in three or four states.” Kinsey presented the progress at a seminar held at the Texas Wildlife Association annual convention, and described the joint research of TPWD, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and researchers from Australia and New Zealand, using pens at the Kerr WMA. Contraceptives were looked into by the researchers, but were determined to be too inefficient. “They have to be injected,” Kinsey said. “If you’re going to shoot a hog with a dart gun, you might as well use a .30-06.” A LONG ROAD: Researchers Sodium nitrite is are studying sodium nitrite, the toxicant most a substance that will kill hogs when added to their likely to eventually feed, but it will take years for be approved. studies to be complete and “It works by a prothe toxicant to be approved. cess called methePhoto by David J. Sams, moglobinemia — it Lone Star Outdoor News. Please turn to page 21
Outfitted dove hunts part of drawn hunts this season Lone Star Outdoor News Dove hunters drawn for public hunts have complained over the years about a lack of dove or dove habitat in many areas. This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
is making available a new type of drawn hunt for dove hunters. TPWD has entered into cooperative agreements with four dove-hunting outfitters to purchase 120 individual hunts for the first days of the dove sea-
son. According to Justin Dreibelbis, public hunting program director at TPWD, the hunts will be held in some of Texas’ best dovehunting areas, with two outfitters in Uvalde, one in Pleasanton and one in
Young County. Applications for these dove hunts are $10 on TPWD’s drawn hunt online system. “Since moving our drawn hunt application process entirely online two years ago, we’ve seen a huge inPlease turn to page 19
BETTER CHANCE: TPWD has purchased 120 hunts from outfitters that will be a part of the online-only drawing system this season. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
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TWA recognizes volunteers Several volunteers received recognition at the awards luncheon held during the Texas Wildlife Association annual convention in San Antonio. The Volunteer of the Year was presented to Tina Hendon and Morgan Buab of the Tarrant Regional Water District. “These volunteers led more than 30 field days where they teach kids about the life of a river and erosion,” said TWA CEO David Yeates. The Sam Beeson Conservation Leadership Award was presented to Linda Campbell, who worked 11 years with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and 21 years with Texas Parks and Wildlife Association, where she served at the program director for private lands and public hunting. Campbell also is a TWA volunteer and huntmaster. Former TWA president Greg Simons
received The Ray Murski Friend of Wildlife Award. The owner of Wildlife Systems brought fundraising to a new level, Yeates said. Texas Speaker of the House Joe Strauss gave the keynote address, Linda Campbell emphasizing strides made by the Texas Legislature in eminent domain, water and state park issues. “Almost every drop of water in Texas falls first on private property,” Strauss said. “With rapid growth, comes change. We don’t want to see Texas covered in concrete.” —Staff report
Weatherby award winner announced Kenneth Barr has been named the 2016 Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award winner. Barr raises pears and wine grapes in Northern California, has a love for the land and an incurable passion for hunting. Barr grew up in Northern California hunting on the family farm and taking small game, feral hogs and blacktail deer. He eventually moved to Lake County, California, where he purchased his first pear orchard, and grew and expanded his acreage into a successful agricultural business. He began sheep hunting in 1991 in British Columbia, and between 1997 and 1998, took 12 different species of wild sheep in a single 12-month period. Barr has hunted in 52 countries; extensively in North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe, including trips to South America and the South Pacific. He has achieved the Grand Slam of North American Sheep (3x), the Ovis World Slam (3x), the Capra World Slam (2x), the Triple Slam (2x), the Capra Super Slam 30, the Ovis Super Slam 30, and the Super Slam of North American Big Game. He has received the 2008 SCI Hunting and Conservation Award, the 2012 Conklin Award, the 2012 Ullmann Award - Magnum, the 2014 SCI International Hunter Award, the 2015 OVIS Award and he was a 2015 Pantheon recipient. A life member of the NRA, Wild Sheep Foundation, Grand Slam Club/Ovis, SCI, Mule Deer Foundation, Wild Sheep Foundation Summit, Barr is a strong believer in wildlife conservation and education. He sponsors antipoaching programs in Africa as well as several local conservation programs. Other finalists for the award were Craig Boddington, Larry Higgins, Pepe Madrazo, Jim Shockey and Dr. Doug Yajko. The award will be presented at the 60th annual Weatherby Awards banquet on January 4, 2017, held at the Omni Dallas Hotel. —Weatherby Awards
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Building quail Continued from page 1
vention. “It just takes rain.” “I’ve heard that one, especially over the last two year,” Reyna said. “But we lost half our quail in 1996 from historic ranges, and studies in 2003 and 2010 showed their range dropped significantly again.” “It just takes good habitat.” To meet the needs of 60 kcal/day, a “It’s partially true, but you still need quail to raise quail,” Reyna said. bobwhite quail must eat: In his time at the Denton university where he is executive director of UNT Grasshoppers Quail, Reyna has visited more than 300 ranches in Texas, and has come up with four main areas to consider to Kernels of corn achieve what he termed “making quail great again.” Milo seeds 1. Balance the predators “One ranch killed just about every Wheat seeds coyote, skunk and bobcat,” Reyna said. “It caused the predators to change, the Ragweed seeds wood rats, ravens and other secondary predators thrived. You may want to Grass seeds keep some of the apex predators (coyotes and bobcats) around.” 2. Provide ample cover “There needs to be escape cover, usually woody cover,” Reyna said. “It is often 40 degrees cooler in there. Also, you need brooding cover with forbs for diversity of insects, nesting cover (usually little bluestem). You need 300-500 clumps of grass per acre for quail.” 3. Connectivity Reyna has spent years studying quail corridors. “The quail need to be able to move across the ranch and from ranch to ranch. Rotational grazing is the best way to accomplish this.” In the spring and fall, collect data (call counts and habitat evaluation) in 800-meter circles that don’t overlap. Quail don’t migrate far, generally staying in a 30- to 125-acre range. 4. Food “Quail mainly eat insects,” Reyna said. “Do the windshield test on your ranch. If your windshield keeps collecting bugs, you have enough insects. But from October until April, quail are out looking for food. They need 60 kcal/day to stay healthy. Supplemental feeding by mowing circles or routes through the ranch and using these to broadcast feed into the adjoining cover can help reach the goal of one quail per acre on your ranch. A good supplemental feed appears to be cracked corn mixed with milo.”
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FISHING
Bluegill from the bank By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Chuck Dewey retired after 37 years with the Universal City Police Department. Now a security consultant, he fishes several days each week. His favorite is chasing bluegill from the bank. “I target sunfish,” he said. “Not many other people do. But I catch a lot of other fish — you’d be surprised what else I catch.” Most of his fishing is done on foot, from the bank. His favorite lake is Lake Dunlap, but heading to area rivers gives him the most satisfaction. “I prefer the bank,” he said. “You get in the middle of nowhere where you don’t hear anything but birds, you see a lot of wildlife and the water is crystal clear on the rivers.” His fishing techniques are simple, usually a nightcrawler or Power Worm threaded on a hook connected to an ultralight spinning rig. “I target drop-offs and brush,” Dewey said. “If I see a spot that looks good, I cast to it.” Recently, the Rio Grande cichlids have been the target. “I fished a couple of Hill Country creeks searching for Rios and I found them,” Dewey said. “I lost count after catching 20, and some of the fish were 10 and 11 inches long, they were close to large rocks and low overhanging tree limbs in 2- to 3-feet of water close to running current.” On Lake Dunlap, he has been landing the redbreast sunfish. “In the morning, I caught about 30 and all of them were in the 8- to 9-inch range and full of fight,” Dewey said. “The fish were holding in 5- to 8-feet of water by a drop-off.” Bluegill enthusiasts, although fewer in number, are having success landing the late-spawning, hard-fighting fish. On Lake Conroe, Spooley posted on the Texas Fishing Forum that he had a good morning of fishing near the shoreline in 5 feet of water.
SMALL BUT FUN: A simple presentation with a nightcrawler on a hook and a good pair of boots are all that is required to pursue bluegill in Texas lakes and rivers. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Water primrose invading ponds
Slow down, catch more fish with a drift sock
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Texas pond owners are familiar with new aquatic vegetation that seems to appear each spring in wet years. Some are OK, while others create problems. Creeping water primrose looks pretty at first, with bright yellow flowers, but it grows fast, mats at the surface, sends runners to deeper water and has thick, almost woody PRETTY BUT DENSE: An invasive plant originally from South bases. Harlan Nichols, a fish- America, water primrose can overtake large portions of ponds, eries biologist at Pond requiring chemical treatment to remove. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News. Kind in Gainesville, said their customers are seeing much more of the an aquatic rake, but it’s back-breaking nonnative, invasive plant this year, as wet years like this present work and it’s tough to get it all. If it is a very small pond, it can work, though.” perfect conditions for the plants. The usual method of treatment is “Ponds are filling up and staying full,” he said. “Usually the fluctuating through chemicals. “In larger ponds, we suggest treating water levels knock the primrose back. The plants grow in dense stands, im- it with a glycophosphate plus a surfacpede bank access and paddling — they tant. The chemical is basically an aquatcan even impede the ability of cattle or ic-friendly Round Up — it’s the best and horses from getting to the water. When most effective ways of treating it.” If the plants are limited to a small we verify it is water primrose, we treat area and can be kept under control, it.” Treatment options for the plant are there are some benefits. “It is good nursery habitat for juvelimited. “Grass carp or tilapia really don’t nile fish to avoid predators,” Nichols eat it,” Nichols said. “You can remove said. “But most people can’t manage it, it mechanically by pulling it up with so we suggest planting native plants.” Please turn to page 19
DRIFTING THE WIND: Anglers along the Texas coast are used to windy days, especially this summer. Many use a drift sock to cover the coastal water more slowly. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News It was another one of those windblown days on the Middle Laguna Madre and Capt. Mitch Richmond had his customers on fish, but his boat was on such a fast drift they were only getting shots at a scattering of trout on each run. “I can fix that,” said Rich-
mond, who has 10 years of guiding experience on the Lower Laguna Madre. “We’re going to move back up to where we started and put out a drift sock. That should slow us down enough to make more casts and catch more of these trout.” Richmond says he doesn’t leave the dock without a drift sock. He guides out of GetA-Way Adventures Lodge in
Port Mansfield, a region of the Texas Gulf coast that gets a lot of wind. “The use of a drift sock is very important just about anywhere along the Texas coast,” Richmond said. “It’ll slow my boat down enough so that we can fish, instead of drift at a very fast pace.” Richmond uses a drift sock with a 60-inch opening. “It’s rigged up with a bridle Please turn to page 16
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Record ling at Deep Sea Roundup
HUGE LING: This 80.1-pound ling (cobia) is the largest ever caught in the Deep Sea Roundup. Tommy Temple of Odem caught it aboard the Dirty Deeds with Capt. Robert Elizondo, Tom Peterson and Daric Maddox. Photo by Murray Judson, Port Aransas South Jetty.
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For Lone Star Outdoor News Odem angler Tommy Temple went from owning a pontoon boat, to buying a 38foot Hatteras, to catching a tournament record ling at the 81st Port Aransas Boatmen’s Deep Sea Roundup. And it all happened during the course of two years. The former race-car driver, who owns a Corpus Christi trucking company, now plans to take what he calls his motley crew to compete in as many fishing competitions as time, weather and funding will allow. “When I first got the boat I couldn’t even drive it away from the dock,” Temple said. “I didn’t know how. I didn’t grow up fishing. So I bought the boat on Friday and on Saturday I started looking for rods and tackle at pawn shops.” Temple hired a captain and crew and entered last year’s Deep Sea Roundup, but did not weigh in a single fish. Since then, he’s used the 1985 sport fisher with twin diesels to entertain family, friends and business clients. Temple said the Deep Sea Roundup is a good fit for him. The Roundup, originally named the Texas Tarpon Rodeo, is regarded as the granddaddy of saltwater contests. It’s a more relaxed tournament than most, with a vintage, family atmosphere. Organizers say the wholesome tone fits well with the community and the event’s grand tradition of raising funds for local youths. For decades, the Port Aransas Boatmen nonprofit has distributed about $20,000 annually to high school graduates for help with college expenses and for technical school fees and career training. Money from the tournament also funds projects such as a summer reading program, Operation Graduation, the lighted Christmas boat parade, the Boy Scouts, shop equipment for the high school and a local soccer program. Anglers who compete in the Roundup are not in it for the money. That’s because there are no cash awards, unless you count the relatively small amounts won in the big-fish pots. Anglers compete mostly for prestige, family pride or bragging rights. Temple said that’s fine with him. His record ling, which weighed 80.10 pounds, was the talk of the tournament. The previous record caught in 1995 weighed 74.2 pounds. Temple caught his first-place fish at an undisclosed location, but did say several other boats were fishing the same submerged structure. The biggest ling weighed in the previous day also was caught there, he said. It weighed 64 pounds. When Temple first spotted the impressive ling, he didn’t recognize it for what it was, so he hesitated to throw a bait. Two smaller ling were swimming with it. “It was so big I thought it was a shark,” Temple said. “And I thought the smaller ling were suckers (remoras).” The fish ignored Temple’s first offering, but engulfed a live perch on his second Please turn to page 14
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“They were caught as fast as I could get the bait in the water,” he said. USMC_Guy made a quick stop at Tyler State Park with his oldest daughter. “We fished off the three piers at the park, using a cork and drop-shot with nightcrawlers,” he posted. “We caught about 30 to 40 sunnies, mostly bluegill.” One of the fish topped 11 inches in length. From the bank, access is generally easier and the fish are easy to find if you keep moving. “All you need to do is throw your stuff in the truck and go,” Dewey said. “Wear some good boots, though, I wear tactical boots. They are rugged, comfortable and do well in the brush.” And you can land some big fish. In September of 2011, Dewey landed a 2.02-pound Cichlid from Lake Dunlap, the Texas state record. Later, he was contacted by the International Game Fish Association. “They said they didn’t have a cichlid that big and encouraged me to submit it,” Dewey said. “I did, and six months later, I had the world record.”
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Last-minute tagged redfish Not too late to register for CCA STAR Last year, Joe Contreras of Corpus Christi made plans to go fishing with a friend the Friday before Labor Day. Then his friend backed out of the trip. Contreras was about to go back home, but decided to check the tide for bait. The finger mullet were in close, so he caught some and waded into the surf to go fishing. Down to his last mullet after landing several ladyfish, he made one last cast. A few minutes later, his cork was gone and he set the hook. The redfish was covered with grass, but one piece of grass wouldn’t come off of the fish. It wasn’t grass, it was a CCA tag covered in moss. Contreras weighed in his tagged redfish at Roy’s Bait & Tackle. He passed his polygraph test and took home a 2015 loaded Ford F-150 “Texas Edition” XLT SuperCab, pulling a brand new 23’ Haynie BigFoot boat rigged with a Mercury 150L Pro XS OptiMax motor and Coastline trailer prize package last October. “I’m glad I went fishing that day,” Contreras said. If you’re headed to the coast between now and Labor Day (September 5), it’s never to late to sign up for the 2016 CCA Texas STAR Tournament. More than 50 tagged redfish are still out there swimming and four truck/boat/motor/trailer prize packages and five boat/motor/trailer prize packages are still available to win in the Texas Ford Dealers Redfish Division. To register go to startournament.org or
BIG WINNER: Joe Contreras fished just before the end of the CCA STAR tournament last season, and landed this tagged redfish four days before the event ended on Labor Day. He won a truck, boat and trailer. Photo from CCA STAR.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 87 degrees; 2.2’ low. Black bass are good early on topwaters, later schooling and can be caught on rattle-back spoons up to 50 feet deep. Crappie are fair at night under lights. Catfish are fair on juglines. AMISTAD: Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 23.85’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, top-waters, and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 85–89 degrees; 0.69’ low. No reports on black bass. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on worms and stink bait. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.09’ low. Black bass are slow Carolina-rigged flukes and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines. BELTON: Water murky; 78–82 degrees; 24.04’ high. All species are slow. BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.14’ low. Black bass are fair on shad-pattern deep-diving crankbaits and Carolinarigged worms. BONHAM: Water lightly stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.60’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, Texas-rigged worms and deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on brush piles in 10–12 feet. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait. BRAUNIG: Water murky. All species are slow. BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are good on redbug and watermelon top-waters, jigs, and perchcolored crankbaits in 4–6 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. BUCHANAN: Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon flukes, Texas-rigged watermelon worms, and top-waters off secondary points early. Striped bass are fair on small crankbaits and spooks early. White bass are fair trolling minnow baits over brush piles. Crappie are good on
minnows and crappie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait. CADDO: Water stained to muddy; 85–91 degrees; 0.65’ high. Black bass are fair on hollow-body frogs and weightless Senkos. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 78–82 degrees; 1.80’ high. Black bass are slow. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.42’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and craws on docks with brush. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad. CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 21.60’ low. Black bass are fair on small crankbaits and soft plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are slow. COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 99 degrees at the hot water discharge, 88 degrees in main lake; 0.10’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms and crankbaits in 8–10 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live perch and cut bait in 8–10 feet. CONROE: Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 0.32’ low. Black bass are good on dark spinner baits and small lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and chicken livers. FALCON: Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 28.80’ low. Black bass are good on crank-
baits off points. Crappie are good on live minnows over rock piles. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and cut bait. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Channel
and blue catfish are slow. FORK: Water stained; 85–91 degrees; 0.71’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigged flukes, flutter spoons and deep-diving crankbaits. White and yellow bass are fair on minnows and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are fair on topwaters, chatterbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky. Black bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits, lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. GRANBURY: Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 0.12’ low. Black bass are slow. GRANGER: Water murky; 78–82 degrees; 1.50’ high. Black bass are slow. GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 85–90 degrees; 7.26’ high. Black bass fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics and black buzzbaits. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 87–91 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are good on black and dark green soft plastic worms. Crappie are good on live minnows. Bream are good on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 85–90 degrees; 0.81’ low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits and topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 84–90 degrees; 0.46’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits and deep-diving
crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 3.01’ high. Black bass are good on football jigs and Carolina-rigged worms. White bass are fair on slabs. LAVON: Water stained; 86–90 degrees: 0.07’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, wake baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LBJ: Water stained; 79–83 degrees; 0.62’ low. Black bass are fair on small topwaters and watermelon jigs in 8–16 feet early. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 15 feet. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 2.33’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits and drop-shot worms. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 0.19’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on slabs, troll tubes, and pet spoons. White bass are good on slabs, troll tubes, and pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows over structure. Blue catfish are good on shad. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 88–93 degrees; 0.73’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. MONTICELLO: Water stained; 86–92 degrees; 0.18’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. NASWORTHY: 84–89 degrees; 1.05’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas
rigs, jigs and wacky rigs. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 78–82 degrees; 5.85’ high. All species are slow. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 34.02’ low. Black bass are fair to good on weightless flukes, jigs, medium-running, shadpattern crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live bait. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 10.85’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, crankbaits and jigs. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.32’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off-color; 84–90 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are fair on wacky rigs, Texas rigs, jigs and dropshot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on splitshot weighted live minnows. White bass are fair to good on Road Rooster Tails. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers. RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are good on football jigs, small plastic swimbaits and medium crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are slow. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 85–91 degrees; 1.21’ high. Black bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits, football jigs and Carolina-rigged flukes. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 84–90 degrees; 0.35’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature
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baits and top-waters. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 1.13’ high. Black bass are fair on lipless and dark crankbaits. White bass are good on minnows and small spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles in 20–25 feet. Bream are good on nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait and cut bait. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 13.50’ high. Black bass are slow. TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 87–91 degrees; 0.06’ high. Black bass are good on hollow-body frogs, flipping jigs and Texas-rigged craws on docks and lilly pads. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 85–89 degrees; 2.34’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 0.21’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms and small crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. TRAVIS: Water murky; 81–85 degrees. All species are slow. WHITNEY: Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 5.01’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair. —TPWD
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Guiding from an airboat By Craig Nyhus
using frozen shrimp— it’s not as tough — the perch steal them.” After the five-fish black drum limit was Capt. Greg “Hodge” Hodsdon lives in Port reached, the guide switched tactics. Aransas and guides fishermen out of Rockport, “The redfish are roaming the inside grass usually launching his airboat from Goose Is- lines,” Hodsdon said. “We’ll toss cut mullet at land State Park. them.” He knows the boats are loud, but likes how It worked, as three keeper reds were in the they get to out-of-the-way places. boat before he had time to bait the four rods “We try to stay out of the way,” he said. “We on the boat. usually fish where only the airboats can get The adventure of the boat ride, though, is a in and try to run where we aren’t in anyone’s customer favorite. way.” “The kids love it,” Hodsdon said. “They Originally from Scarborough, Maine, he are noisy, but everyone wears earmuffs. Some started coming to Texas durpeople don’t like them at the ing the winter beginning in boat ramp and when we have 2009. A homebuilder and to run across open water. duck-hunting guide, not “The people that really like Favorite activity other than much was happening in them are the people that are fishing or hunting? Maine during the winter, so riding on them.” “Golf, pretty much anything he came to guide duck huntLori Walther of Victoria and outdoors.” ers at the Port Bay Hunting her husband, David, fished a Favorite fish to catch? and Fishing Club. few hundred yards away with “Redfish.” Now, with his soon-to-be Capt. Chet De La Garza. Favorite fish to eat? (August 20) wife, Molly, emThe couple owns their own “Salmon.” ployed as a nurse in Corpus bay-fishing boat, but decided Favorite duck to hunt? Christi, the couple is in Texas to give airboats a try. “Wigeon or pintail. Not to stay. “It was the most fun I’ve redheads.” Hodsdon operates Heads or ever had on a guided trip,” Tails Guide Service, guiding she said. “The ride was great, fishermen to the back lakes for black and red and we went to areas you could never get to drum and he’ll guide duck hunters this fall. on a boat — we could never fish back here in On a recent trip into Sand Lake to the north our boat.” of Goose Island State Park, schools of black Hodsdon said he enjoys how the 10 or so drum roamed as fishermen from a half-dozen area airboat captains work together. airboats landed limits. Some passed directly “They have been real good to me,” he said. beneath the airboat. “They helped me outfit and repair the boat, we “This is airboat alley — the drum have been share where we have been fishing, and someback here for a month. You can see them by all times we work together while on the water to of the nervous water,” Hodsdon said as he put keep a school of drum between us.” a shrimp on a hook. A cast of the shrimp ahead of the school reCapt. Greg “Hodge” Hodsdon sulted in one of two things, a black drum or a Heads and Tails Guide Service missing shrimp. Hotguideservice.com “It has been so windy, the shrimpers haven’t (207) 756-0432 been able to get out,” he said. “We have been
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A NICE RIDE: Capt. Greg Hodsdon guides fishermen and duck hunters out of Rockport. The black drum and redfish have been biting in the back lakes up the coast from Goose Island State Park, areas boats are unable to reach due to shallow water. Photos by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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on July 16. The boats left Port O’Connor at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening (July 14) and started fishing Friday morning at 6:30 a.m. At 6:45 a.m., the Reel Bounty was hooked up, and by 9:30 the crew had caught a pair of prized marlin with a combined weight of 953 pounds. “We caught the first one and the crew got together, held hands and thanked God for that marlin,” Elliott said. “We hooked that one at 6:45 a.m. and had it in the boat at 7:29. We were hooked up with the second, and heaviest marlin, at 8 a.m. and had it in the boat at 9:30.” Andy Hollen was the angler on the 547-pounder, and he had his work cut out for him from the get-go. “Both of those fish were crazy,” Elliott, a two-time winner of the Poco, who along with his dad, Capt. Jack Elliott, has fished this tournament for 47 years, said. “They were fat, mean fish that were jumping and going wild.” At one point Elliott turned the boat and was running 15 knots toward the heaviest marlin. The crew was fishing around the Nancy Rig, 119 miles out in about 3,000 feet of water. There were lots of blackfin tuna on the surface, which was the ticket to success. “We were trolling a five-lure spread with no teasers,” said boat owner Tony Annan. “The winning lure was a Soft Head that
we call a Bob Marley, because it leaves a good smoke trail. It was black, orange and white. We had prefished that area and went back for the tournament.” Elliot said they were trolling the spread of lures at 7 knots. The water temperature was 84 degrees, and with so many blackfin tuna in the area they had hit the right water at the right time. The third heaviest marlin was caught by the Smooth Move with Capt. Brian Phillips at the helm. That one weighed 348 pounds and was caught on a live blue runner. They fished the Perdido Rig about 150 miles out in 8,000 feet of water. They were fishing four live baits at a time, with three up and one down. The heaviest tuna weighed 176.5 pounds. It was caught 200 miles offshore around the Gunnison Rig in 5,000 feet of water, on a live blue runner about 12 inches long. The heaviest dorado weighed 26.5 pounds and the best wahoo was 63 pounds. Last year, the heaviest top three blue marlin weighed 575, 574 and 508 pounds. The Texas state record blue marlin weighed 972.70 pounds, and was caught on July 11, 2014 on live bait. The IGFA world record blue weighed 1,402 pounds, 2 ounces, and was caught off of the Brazil coast in February, 1992.
Major League Fishing gets top ratings Major League Fishing, a made-for-television bass fishing competition featuring the country’s top professional anglers, celebrates its 5-year anniversary this summer with news it has become the No. 1 fishing show in the nation. According to Nielsen ratings, MLF’s 2015 Summit Cup championship first-quarter 2016 airing on CBS attracted more than 1.1 million viewers to make it one of the highest-rated fishing shows on TV. Also in the first quarter, MLF was rated Outdoor Channel’s overall No. 1 program. In 2016, MLF has more than 500 hours in programming airing on four networks, including World Fishing Network and Fox Sports 2, along with CBS and Outdoor Channel. MLF’s unique format features a live-action style of broadcast during which all competitors know how well each is doing real time via in-boat iPads. Since every competitor has a cameraman and live microphone in the boat, viewers get to experience the strategies and emotions of them all. The inaugural competition was held on Texas’ Lake Amistad and aired in 2012 on Outdoor Channel. Since then, MLF has produced 138 original hours of TV programming. —MLF
FLW Tour coming to Texas WINNING TEAM: The crew of the Reel Bounty, led by Capt. Kirk Elliott, bottom center, with the first- and second- place marlin they caught in the Poco Loco tournament. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
The FLW Tour will make its first stop in Texas in 2017. The professional anglers will be headed to Lake Travis February 16-19 for the event, hosted by the City of Jonestown and the Austin Sports Commission. The six-event schedule was announced on July 14 in Orlando, Florida. The announcement of the location of the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup will be made at the conclusion of this year’s championship on August 7. —FLW Outdoors
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER WARDENS HELP OUT DALLAS POLICE Texas game wardens and other law enforcement agencies paired up with Dallas police officers during routine patrol while multiple funerals of fellow officers were occurring or being planned following the July 11 shootings in Dallas where five officers were killed. AIRBOAT COURSES COMPLETED Texas game wardens participated in a 40-hour airboat operators course in East Texas. Airboats are an important part of the fleet and are utilized extensively during resource conservation enforcement in marshlands and shallow waterways as well as search and rescue operations during floods and natural disasters. DISCARDED FISH FOUND, VIOLATORS CHARGED Along Mustang Creek, Wharton County Game Warden Chris Bird came across a large quantity of discarded (cleaned) catfish and one alligator gar, measuring close to 7 feet in length, illegally dumped on a county road. After a brief investigation that entailed social media and several interviews, Bird located the suspects. The suspects confessed to illegally dumping the fish carcasses and that the fish had been unlawfully caught at the coast on an illegal trotline without a saltwater tag. A citation for the illegal trotline and a warning for the illegal dumping were issued. DRIVER FLIRTS WITH OFFICERS WHILE DRUNK Limestone County Game Warden Mark Anderson and a game
MAN CAUGHT SNARING DEER A ranch hand reported snares being used along neighboring properties that were catching deer. Wharton County Game Warden Chris Bird completed interviews of landowners, ranch hands and hunters. He then called local stores and received a list of names of persons who had recently bought
warden cadet were refueling at a local gas station when a car with three females drove up and began flirting with the officers. The driver exhibited several signs of intoxication including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, impaired judgment and delayed motor skills. Field sobriety tests were performed and the driver was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. MAN SPOTTED SNAGGING CATFISH Nacogdoches County Game Warden Randy Stovall cited a subject for illegally taking fish on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Stovall observed a man snagging flathead catfish using an 8-foot gaff. The fish were donated to a needy family. SHOOTING SNAKE FROM COUNTY ROAD ILLEGAL In Bailey County, Game Warden Andrew Banda was patrolling a rural county road for trespassing complaints when he made contact with a pickup that was stopped
snares. On the list was the name of a person Bird had already interviewed. With this information and other evidence, the man admitted to snaring several deer, claiming he was targeting feral hogs. Cases and civil restitution pending.
in the middle of the public roadway. He discovered the driver had stopped to shoot a snake from the roadway. The shooter was charged with hunting from a public roadway, discharging a firearm on a public roadway and no hunting license. COASTAL WARDENS CHECKING FISHERMEN Game Wardens Oscar Castaneda, Rocky Corona, Roy Martinez and Steven Cantu conducted land and boat patrol within the Port Mansfield area. The wardens found multiple violations, including the harvesting of fish without a fishing licenses, possession of undersized fish and taking game fish with a cast net. Seven fish were seized. Cases and civil restitution are pending. MAN ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING PRONGHORN AT NIGHT Game wardens from Lubbock and surrounding counties arrested a man for multiple violations includ-
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ing shooting and killing a pronghorn at night, and waste of a game animal. The incident occurred during Memorial Day weekend in Yoakum County. Isaak Harms, of Seminole, was riding in a vehicle with several occupants hunting and shooting hogs. Harms was allegedly hunting with a rifle which included a thermal imaging sight. The man reported seeing and shooting at a group of hogs when they came across the pronghorn. He then shot the pronghorn. WARDENS INVESTIGATE TWO BOAT ACCIDENTS WITH FATALITIES Two deadly boating accidents occurred this month. On Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Todd Cross of Orange County died after the boat he was driving struck an island near the Twin Dikes boat ramp. Casey Thibodeaux, also of Orange County, suffered serious head injuries and two children were also injured. Jasper County Game Warden is investigating the crash. According
to reports, the boat was traveling across the lake and struck an island near Rattlesnake Island where several boating accidents have happened this year. In April, three Lumberton residents were injured when their boat struck the same island. On Lake Fork, game wardens found the body of a man who drowned after being thrown from a boat on July 9. Hopkins County Game Warden Jarrod Bryant is investigating the accident. A witness said she saw a boat going very fast when it turned, throwing the driver and a passenger out of the boat. Bryant said the driver told them he made a sharp turn and hit a wave before they were ejected. GOOD TIME FOR A BOAT INSPECTION On Buffalo Springs Lake, three game wardens were conducting water safety inspections when they smelled the odor of burning plastic. The wardens discovered a fire had started in the engine compartment of the vessel that they were inspecting. The wardens extinguished the flames with their fire extinguisher, avoiding injury to themselves or other parties on the vessel. The operator was cited for not having a serviceable fire extinguisher on board.
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Nasty jigs are out. We went back to original hand-tied skirts on them.” The company’s newest top-water lure, the Poppn’ Toad, is about to hit the market, and Hale is going back to basics in manufacturing the lures, making shorter runs that keep the inventory costs low, a tactic some lure companies are returning to. “We make them here in our plant and can run them in smaller batches,” John said. “We don’t have to have them made overseas in huge quantities. I can run them at the same time I’m running the Ribbits — I’ll run few hundred Poppn’ Toads and then go back to the Ribbits that we run 10,000 at a time.” The Poppn’ Toad, now available in five colors, is a new floating, hollow-body frog that has the popular features of the top-selling Ribbit and Top Toad hollow-body frog. It has the advantages of a popper plus the action of the Ribbit legs, and the hollow, collapsible body allows for an efficient hook set with the company’s Double Take hook. What’s next in line for Hale Lure? “We are working on a creature bait,” Hale said. “We did a lot of thinking outside the box. It’s different from anything else out there, the fish hold onto it better. It will be called The Bug, it looks like a big-old bug.” Hale expects both of the new lures to be big hits. “We’re going back to some of the stuff that worked,” he said.
NEW OFFERING: The Poppin’ Toad from Stanley Jigs is in production. Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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attempt. The fight lasted about 25 minutes, mainly because he backed off on the drag to prevent breaking the line. He used an Avocet reel attached to a Breakaway rod, with coaching from fishing guru Lee Little, along with Tom Peterson on deck and Capt. Robert Elizondo.
“I’d never caught anything like this before,” Temple said. “Heck, I’d only been fishing for about a year. But I’d watched two episodes of Wicked Tuna the night before and I wasn’t going to let this one get away.”
Deep Sea Roundup results: BIG PRIZE: Joe Contreras of Corpus Christi stands with the truck, boat and trailer he won after catching a tagged redfish last season. Photo from CCA STAR.
your local Academy Sports + Outdoors. Don’t miss the boat (or the truck and boat). This summer, there have been a few tagged redfish caught, so far, but only one person, Jeff Myers of Houston, has been confirmed a winner. Last year, 10 redfish wearing tags were caught, but only five anglers claimed prizes. The others were not registered. Other fish can net big rewards in the tournament. STAR contestants who catch the largest speckled trout in the north, central and southern regions of the Texas Coast will each take home the legendary Mowdy 22 V, powered with a Suzuki DF150 4S motor and Coastline trailer. STAR blue water anglers who land the heaviest kingfish, dorado and ling (cobia) in the Offshore Division will each win the awesome Polaris Ranger Crew 570 EPS UVs in Polaris Pursuit Camo each with a Big Tex 35sa Trailer. In the Inshore Division, the Shoalwater 19’ Cat boat, Mercury 115 ELPT 4S motor and McClain trailer will also be given to the anglers for netting the biggest flounder, gafftop and sheepshead. The STAR Scholarship Divisions also offers 10 college scholarships in $25,000 and $50,000 increments. STAR participants, ages 6-10, who catch the largest flounder, sheepshead or gafftop will each be awarded a $50,000 college scholarship. Participants, 11-17 years of age, who catch the largest flounder, sheepshead or gafftop as well as the largest speckled trout in each of the three Texas Coast regions (north, central and south) will each be awarded a $25,000 college scholarship. Youngsters ages 6-17 years old in 2016 are eligible for a bonus drawing that will net one lucky youth a $25,000 college scholarship even if the participant never wets a line. There is nearly more than a month left in this year’s tournament, and, like Contreras, you might be the lucky last-minute winner. Sign up at ccamembership.org. For a list of weigh-in stations and leaderboard updates, visit startournament org.
Offshore Division Grand Champion: Reed Ruschhaupt, of Dallas, aboard the Right Rigger. Runner-Up: James Thuleen, of Granite Shoals, aboard the Backlash. Bay-Surf Division Grand Champion: Javier Castillo, of Bishop. Runner-Up: Nate Forbes, of Aransas Pass. Junior Offshore Division Grand Champion: Holden Ersch, of San Antonio. Runner-Up: Kolby Scott, of Aransas Pass. Junior Bay-Surf Division Grand Champion: Carson Collins, of Port Aransas. Runner-Up: Thomas Ramsden, of Port Aransas. Billfish Release Team Champion: The Got ’M On out of Boerne. Runner-Up: the Doc Holiday out of Houston.
Top Woman Angler: Carolyn Cantu, of San Antonio. Fly Fishing Division Biggest Redfish: Troy Utz, of Houston, 5.30 pounds; Charles Kaffie III, of Corpus Christi, 5.10 pounds. Biggest Trout: Wes Thomas, of Corpus Christi, 2.70 pounds; Charles Kaffie III, of Corpus Christi, 1.40 pounds. Piggy Perch Contest Boys 5 and younger: most piggies caught, Bronc Cunningham; largest piggy, Kole Scott; smallest piggy, Jake Hamilton. Girls 5 and younger: most, Kate Zahn; largest, Katie Maspero; smallest, Riley Collins. Boys 6 and older: most, Gavin David; largest, Nicholas Hamende; smallest, Myles Holder. Girls 6 and older: most, Bella Moser; largest, Makayla Kellan; smallest, Presley Hernandez.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good in the cuts and drains leading to the marsh on shrimp and scented plastics. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good while drifting the reefs on live shrimp and top-waters. Drifters have been working slicks and pods of shad. BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Gamblers and Down South Lures. Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass on live bait. TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair on deep shell on soft plastics. The bay is beginning to get saltier with the absence of runoff from Trinity River. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on purple and plum Lit’l Johns, Down South Lures and Bass Assassins. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout, redfish and black drum are fair to good on the reefs off the channel. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for tarpon, kingfish and ling. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs on live shrimp and croakers. Trout are good on the edge of the Ship Channel on croakers and shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and MirrOlures. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Trout, Spanish mackerel and sand trout are good at the jetties on soft plastics and shrimp. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. Redfish are fair to good while drifting deep shell. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on top-waters and live shrimp in Oyster Lake and Crab Lake.
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PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on topwaters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout are fair to good at the jetty on croakers and live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Trout are good on small top-waters while wading sand and grass. Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free–lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island. PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Redfish are good around Pelican Island on top-waters and live shrimp. Offshore is good for kingfish, ling, dorado and tuna. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp and scented plastics under a popping cork. Trout are fair to good while wading reefs in Nueces Bay. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters around rocks and grass. Trout are fair to good on the King Ranch shoreline on croakers, top-waters and plum plastics. Redfish are fair to good at Yarborough on soft plastics and gold spoons. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on top-waters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes and on live bait around East Cut. Offshore is good for ling, dorado and kingfish. SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good in South Bay on shrimp and plastics under rattling corks. Redfish and a few kingfish have been caught at the jetty. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Redfish are good on small Super Spooks and SkitterWalks in Cullen Bay and Laguna Vista. —TPWD
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so that I can close down the mouth so it won’t get down in the grass,” he said. “It’s also got a float built into the top edge so it’ll open and stay on the surface without fouling.” Where to tie the sock on the boat is another consideration. “Every boat is different in its drift,” Richmond Photo by Robert Sloan. said. “I run a 23-foot Dargel Kat, and it gets the best drift with the line from the sock tied off to the middle cleat. On other boats, you can tie it off the stern cleat or even the bow. There is also the option of using two drift socks at one time.” The length of line from the boat to the sock also can be important. A long line is more likely to get tangled in fishing line. “Mine is tied to a 6- to 8-foot section of line,” Richmond said. “That way I can pull it in quickly.” Dr. Curtis Thorpe, an orthopedic surgeon in Beaumont, loves to fish offshore. His favorite fishing machine is a 36-foot Contender. While drifting over structure for snapper and grouper he often uses a drift sock. “It’ll definitely slow you down,” Thorpe said. “That’s especially helpful when we’re bumping jigs over a mud lump, a reef or maybe a wreck. The main thing offshore is to select a drift sock that won’t collapse, sink or spin. Most of the time we use one with a 72-inch opening.” One of the more popular drift socks is the Lindy Wave Tamer. Designed to eliminate drift sock problems even for large fishing boats, they have a spring-open design and surface flotation for easy deployment and a hassle-free retrieval. They are built to stabilize and slow your boat in windy conditions, as well as give you more precise control when fishing over structure like oyster reefs or along channel drops.
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replied Bryan Black. “The federal government granted special approval for designated areas in Alaska to allow individuals who rely substantially on hunting and fishing for food to use SNAP benefits to do so.” Still, such anecdotal stories regarding misuse of food stamps continue to pop up. The complexity of the law might be a contributing factor. A clerk at Port Mansfield’s Harbor Bait and Tackle, which doesn’t accept the Lone Star Card, reflected some of the confusion. “I know you can’t buy things like toilet paper or dry goods with one of those cards,” she said. “But bait are fish and you can buy fish with food stamps. But I really don’t know.” A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which decides what can be purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds, told LSON that he knows of no rampant misuse of food stamps to buy bait. “Frankly, this is the first time I’ve heard of it,” he said. SNAP benefits can be used to buy meats, fish and poultry, according to a list of approved purchases provided LSON. The list specifically notes that seafood is an eligible item. As to why someone can use food stamps to buy fish but not to buy bait to catch fish, the USDA spokesman said, “I can’t answer that. We do consider foods to be for consumption. Bait is to be fished. But if you look down the list, there’s not even food that can be consumed on the premises on the list.” Although an individual isn’t supposed to buy bait, he or she could make do with store-bought frozen shrimp for bottom fishing. Freshwater anglers after catfish fre-
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Hugo Flores II caught this 14.5-pound catfish on June 29 at the Lobo Creek Ranch in Webb County.
Erica Clarke, 20, passed on younger bucks for three seasons before taking this 7-point buck on the Abraxas Ranch in San Patricio County. She was using a Tikka T3 Lite in .243 and a Nikon Prostaff 3x9 scope, making the shot at 125 yards.
Wyatt Schiflett, 14, of Katy, landed this red drum on a friend’s birthday fishing trip out of San Leon.
Retired Lt. Gen. Leroy Sisco took this gemsbok in a spot-and-stalk hunt.
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8:28 9:25 10:23 11:19 ----12:42 1:34 2:25 3:15 4:06 4:57 5:48 6:40 7:31 8:22
2:15 3:13 4:10 5:06 6:02 6:55 7:48 8:39 9:30 10:20 11:11 12:01 12:27 1:19 2:10
06:34 06:34 06:35 06:35 06:36 06:37 06:37 06:38 06:38 06:39 06:40 06:40 06:41 06:41 06:42
08:19 08:19 08:18 08:18 08:17 08:17 08:16 08:15 08:15 08:14 08:13 08:13 08:12 08:11 08:10
10:21p 9:15a 11:02p 10:17a 11:43p 11:19 NoMoon 12:21p 12:24a 1:24p 1:07a 2:27p 1:52a 3:31p 2:41a 4:32p 3:34a 5:32p 4:29a 6:27p 5:28a 7:18p 6:27a 8:05p 7:26a 8:48 8:24a 9:27p 9:20a 10:03p
1:55 2:53 3:50 4:46 5:41 6:34 7:26
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Time 6:43 AM 12:07 AM 12:54 AM 1:45 AM 2:45 AM 3:57 AM 12:50 AM 2:00 AM 2:55 AM 3:42 AM 4:23 AM 5:01 AM 5:36 AM 6:09 AM 6:41 AM
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Time 12:15 PM 7:17 AM 7:50 AM 8:24 AM 9:00 AM 9:39 AM 5:22 AM 6:48 AM 7:57 AM 8:50 AM 9:34 AM 10:14 AM 10:54 AM 11:35 AM 12:18 PM
Height 0.9L 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.2L 1.3L 1.3L 1.3L 1.2L 1.2L 1.1L 1.0L 0.9L
Time 4:58 PM 1:07 PM 2:04 PM 3:03 PM 4:02 PM 5:01 PM 10:25 AM 11:18 AM 2:14 PM 1:11 PM 2:05 PM 2:57 PM 3:49 PM 4:41 PM 5:38 PM
Height 1.3H 0.8L 0.6L 0.4L 0.1L -0.1L 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H
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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 7:25 AM 12:24 AM 1:11 AM 2:01 AM 2:49 AM 3:39 AM 12:51 AM 1:58 AM 3:12 AM 4:07 AM 4:43 AM 5:16 AM 5:49 AM 6:25 AM 7:06 AM
Height 1.6H 0.0L 0.2L 0.4L 0.7L 1.0L 1.4H 1.5H 1.6H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 1.6H
Time 12:49 PM 8:01 AM 8:28 AM 8:43 AM 8:58 AM 9:21 AM 5:24 AM 6:52 AM 7:42 AM 8:40 AM 10:16 AM 10:58 AM 11:31 AM 12:06 PM 12:46 PM
Height 0.9L 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.2L 1.3L 1.3L 1.3L 1.2L 1.1L 1.0L 0.9L 0.8L
Time 5:10 PM 1:38 PM 2:24 PM 3:08 PM 4:00 PM 5:08 PM 9:51 AM 10:33 AM 11:37 AM 12:44 PM 1:44 PM 3:11 PM 4:20 PM 5:03 PM 5:43 PM
Height 1.3H 0.7L 0.5L 0.3L 0.1L -0.1L 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H
Height 0.0L 0.1L 0.3L 0.5L 0.7L 1.0H 1.1H 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 0.3L
Time 8:00 AM 8:32 AM 9:03 AM 9:31 AM 9:58 AM 6:26 AM 7:39 AM 8:31 AM 9:20 AM 10:10 AM 10:56 AM 11:34 AM 12:08 PM 12:42 PM 7:40 AM
Height 1.1H 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 0.9L 1.0L 1.0L 1.1L 1.1L 1.1L 1.1L 1.0L 1.0L 1.0H
Time 1:56 PM 2:54 PM 3:43 PM 4:34 PM 5:32 PM 10:26 AM 10:55 AM 11:33 AM 12:27 PM 1:21 PM 2:11 PM 3:03 PM 4:01 PM 4:58 PM 1:22 PM
Height 1.6H 1.5H 0.1L 0.4L 0.7L 1.0L 1.4H 1.6H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 1.5H
Time 1:48 PM 2:02 PM 7:54 AM 8:20 AM 8:45 AM 9:09 AM 6:59 AM 6:38 PM 7:32 PM 8:24 PM 9:13 PM 11:49 AM 12:13 PM 12:40 PM 1:07 PM
Height 1.0L 0.8L 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.1L -0.4L -0.5L -0.5L -0.4L 1.2L 1.1L 1.0L 0.9L
Height 0.1L 0.2L 0.4L 0.6L 0.9H 1.0H 1.1H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H -0.2L -0.2L -0.1L 0.1L 0.2L
Time 11:07 AM 11:14 AM 11:22 AM 11:31 AM 5:57 AM 9:21 AM 9:32 PM 10:33 PM 11:32 PM
Height 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 0.8L 1.0L 0.0L -0.1L -0.2L
9:17 AM 9:51 AM 10:17 AM 10:31 AM 10:31 AM
1.4H 1.3H 1.2H 1.1H 1.1H
Time
Height
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1.2H 1.1H 1.2H 1.3H
6:16 PM 7:06 PM 7:53 PM 8:44 PM 9:40 PM 10:31 PM 11:13 PM 11:52 PM
-0.3L -0.4L -0.4L -0.4L -0.4L -0.3L -0.1L 0.0L
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Reducing hog numbers Continued from page 4
reduces the ability to send oxygen to tissues and suffocates the hog from the inside,” Kinsey said. “It’s a humane death, the hog walks off and essentially goes to sleep and dies within an hour.” There were some hurdles with the substance, though. “It doesn’t handle moisture well, and it tastes terrible so the hogs wouldn’t eat it,” Kinsey said. “We coated it with a substance similar to what an Advil is coated with to eliminate the taste and smell aversion.” The substance is not species specific, so if other animals ingest it, they will suffer the same fate. “A bait station would need to be light, durable and portable,” Kinsey said. “And they have to be nontarget species-proof.” The researchers have tested three types of feeders, and a trough-type feeder that opens only for hogs seems to work the best. “We used specialized feeders,” Kinsey said. “The hogs lift the panel to the trough with their snout, and we use a 35-pound magnet so a raccoon can’t open it. Whitetails can’t open them, either.” Kinsey said other feeders have been developed, including one that uses voice-recognition software to detect pigs, and then opens the door to the feed. The software is programmed to recognize other sounds as negative, and will not open. The hogs have to figure out how to open the feeders, though. “About half of the pigs figured it out,” Kinsey said. “With the longer troughs, the others come after one hog gets the gate to open. “Now, they are using facial-recognition software.” Secondary exposure also must be evaluated. “We need to know whether animals that eat the dead hogs will be affected,” Kinsey said. “We have done testing on coyotes and they weren’t affected. The next tests will be on vultures.” In order to obtain registration of the toxicant with the Environmental Protection Agency, the substance and use needs to control lethality, secondary hazards must be assessed and a delivery device must be developed. The lethality study was accomplished by using a standard diet in the pens, followed by a placebo and finally the toxicant. “We achieved 93 percent mortality in the first test and it improved after that,” Kinsey said. Once field-testing is complete, another 16-month review will follow. “It’s not going to be out tomorrow,” Kinsey said. “But we want to make sure we didn’t miss anything.” One known problem with the trough-feeders is their use in bear habitat, encompassing much of the Southeastern U.S., where feral hogs also are abundant but the bears are strong enough to access the feed. “That’s going to be a problem,” Kinsey said.
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Flower Gardens may expand The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed expanding the boundaries of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Options range from keeping the status quo to expanding the sanctuary up to 935 square miles to better manage and protect important habitat and cultural resources and provide more opportunities for research and restoration. NOAA’s preferred option would expand the sanctuary 383 square miles to include an additional 15 banks, located from 70 to 120 miles offshore and comprised of reefs and bottom features that provide habitat for fish and other biological resources in the Gulf of Mexico. Protections within the sanctuary allow for commercial and recreational fishing by hook and line only; shrimp trawls, longlines, spear guns, and other fishing gear are prohibited. Additionally, anchoring any vessel is prohibited. —NOAA
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DATEBOOK MAY 28-SEPTEMBER 5
Coastal Conservation Association CCA Texas Star Tournament (713) 626-4222 startournament.org
JULY 22-24
Texas Hunters & Sportsman’s Expo McAllen Convention Center (956) 664-2884 texashunterassociation.com
JULY 27-31
Bastante Billfish Tournament Rockport (361) 205-0789 rockporttournament.com
JULY 28
Ducks Unlimited North Houston Dinner Shirley Acres (281) 541-9263 ducks.org/Texas
JULY 29
North Texas Sporting Clay Classic Dallas Gun Club, Lewisville (800) 277-1647 National Wild Turkey Federation South Central Regional Rendezvous Marriott Solana, Westlake (817) 437-3014 nwtf.org Modern Outfitters Grand Opening 1632 Irving Blvd. (469) 248-3626 modern-outfitters.com
JULY 29-30
Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament Chamber of Commerce Pavilion (956) 944-2354 portmansfieldchamberofcommerce.com
JULY 30
Mule Deer Foundation Conservation Celebration Bass Pro Shops, Grapevine (817) 565-7121 muledeer.org Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Texas Gulf Coast Banquet Knights of Columbus Hall, Alvin (713) 299-3059 rmef.org Ducks Unlimited Denton Sporting Clays Tournament Fossil Pointe Sporting Grounds (817) 368-1300 ducks.org/Texas Texas Dove Hunters Association Pullin’ for Kids Sporting Clays Shoot Texas Premier Sporting Arms, Sealy texasdovehunters.com
AUGUST 3
Houston Safari Club Monthly Meeting Red Oak Ballroom, Houston/CityCentre (713) 623-8844 houstonsafariclub.org Ducks Unlimited Rice Belt Banquet El Campo Civic Center (979) 541-6152 ducks.org/Texas
AUGUST 3-7
Texas International Fishing Tournament South Padre Island (956) 802-3475 tift.org
AUGUST 4
Delta Waterfowl North Houston Banquet Houston Distributing Company (281) 914-8954 deltawaterfowl.org
Ducks Unlimited Allen Banquet Cross Creek Ranch, Parker (214) 770-3551 ducks.org/Texas Dallas Safari Club DSC 100 Volunteer Kick-Off Party DSC Office (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
AUGUST 5
Coastal Conservation Association Bay City Banquet Bay City Civic Center (979) 241-1294 ccatexas.org
AUGUST 5-7
Texas Trophy Hunters Association Fort Worth Extravaganza Fort Worth Convention Center (210) 529-8500 ttha.com
AUGUST 6
Coastal Conservation Association Galveston Banquet Moody Gardens Convention Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Ducks Unlimited Santa Fe Dinner Jack Brooks Park (409) 925-4349 ducks.org/Texas National Wild Turkey Federation Pineywoods Banquet Lufkin Civic Center (936) 465-7516 nwtf.org Delta Waterfowl Longview Banquet Maude Cobb Activity Center (903) 399-2900 deltawaterfowl.org
AUGUST 9
National Wild Turkey Federation Frisco Banquet Stonebriar Country Club (214) 693-0024 nwtf.org
AUGUST 10-14
Texas Legends Billfish Tournament Port Aransas (409) 739-4088 txlegends.com
AUGUST 11
Quail Coalition San Antonio Banquet San Antonio Shrine Auditorium (210) 884-3712 quailcoalition.org DSC Conservation Society Truluck’s Happy Hour dscconservationsociety.org
AUGUST 11-13
Texas Deer Association Annual Convention JW Marriott Hill Country (512) 499-0466 texasdeerassociation.com
AUGUST 12-14
Texas Trophy Hunters Association Houston Extravaganza NRG Center (210) 529-8500 ttha.com
AUGUST 13-14
Texas State Rifle Association NRA Level 1 Shotgun Coach School Bass Pro Shops, Grapevine (512) 426-1329 tsrafoundation.com
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PRADCO hiring marketing leader
The Board of Directors of Plano Synergy announced the appointment of David E. Dudick as chief executive officer. Dudick was most recently SVP/president of General Mills, Canada.
PRADCO Outdoor Brands is seeking a senior marketing leader in its hunting division, which includes the Moultrie, Summit, Knight & Hale, and Code Blue brands.
Brunswick acquires aluminum boat maker Brunswick Corporation acquired Thunder Jet, a designer and builder of heavy-gauge aluminum boats.
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By Aaron Anderson, For Lone Star Outdoor News
MarineMax seeks general manager MarineMax is seeking a general manager for its premier location at Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas.
Dick’s obtains Sports Authority assets Dick’s Sporting Goods will acquire the intellectual property assets of bankrupt Sports Authority, along with 31 of the store leases.
C&H Lures sold AFW is acquiring the assets and branded names of C&H Lures. The C&H retail operation will continue in Jacksonville, Florida under the new name “Salty World Outfitters.”
Vanguard celebrates 30 years Vanguard, maker of camera and shooting accessories and sporting optics, is celebrating 30 years in business and 16 years in the outdoor industry.
Premier Marine hires VP Pontoon manufacturer Premier Marine promoted Dave Grovender to vice president of operations.
Thomas joins Aguilla Texas Armament & Technology and Aguila Ammunition announced the addition of Patrick Thomas, the former national sales manager at Rio Ammunition, as the companies’ new director of sales.
Navico being acquired Navico, the parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands, is being acquired by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Altor Fund IV.
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Catfish sweet potato cakes 4 catfish fillets Salt 3 sweet potatoes 1 russet potato 1/2 bulb roasted garlic, mashed 1 egg, beaten 1 tbsp. fresh tarragon, chopped 1 egg, beaten 1 cup panko breadcrumbs Olive oil Fresh tarragon or cilantro Lime Mayonaisse 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 lime, zested 1 tbsp. lime juice (Combine ingredients and chill) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season catfish fillets with salt. Lightly spray a small baking dish with vegetable oil. Place fillets in dish and bake for 15-
20 minutes or until done. Let cool and flake. Peel and chop potatoes. In a medium boiler, cover potatoes with water and add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until potatoes are soft. Drain. Mash potatoes in a large bowl and set aside to cool. When cool, add garlic, egg and tarragon; gently fold in catfish flakes. Shape into 3-inch cakes. Dip in beaten egg, then in breadcrumbs. Chill cakes in the refrigerator 30-60 minutes to firm them. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry cakes until golden brown. Place on paper towel to drain. Top with a teaspoon of lime mayonnaise and garnish with a sprig of fresh tarragon or cilantro. —The Catfish Institute
Venison sausage breakfast pie 1/2 pound venison sausage 1/2 pound breakfast sausage (spicy is good) 1 tbsp. butter 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/2 cup chopped onion 4 eggs, beaten 1/2 pound Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded 1 cup heavy cream Salt and pepper 2 9-inch pie shells, baked
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in a large frying pan and sauté the mushrooms and onions for about 5 minutes. Drain and put aside. Brown the sausage mixture and set aside. Mix the sausage, mushrooms, onions, cheese, beaten eggs, cream, and salt and pepper. Spread evenly into the pie shells and bake for about 30 minutes. —Ohio DNR
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NATIONAL N.J. ban on trophy imports challenged Five New Jersey hunters, the Garden State Taxidermist Association and the Conservation Force have sued the state of New Jersey, challenging that state’s recent ban on the “possession, import, export, transport and processing of hunting trophies of the African ‘Big Four’ (elephant, leopard, lion and black rhinoceros).” The lawsuit alleges the ban is preempted by Section 6(f) of the Endangered Species Act and infringes on their right to import and subsequently possess Big Four hunting trophies which are authorized by “federal permits and regulations, the Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).” The new law was initially vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie, who suggested changes to the law. After the changes were made, Christie signed the measure, which became law on June 1. —Conservation Force
Sheep tags in Idaho The Idaho Fish and Game Commission released two 2017 bighorn sheep tags, one for lottery and one for auction. The lottery tag was awarded to Idaho Wild Sheep and the auction tag was awarded to the Wild Sheep Foundation. The two groups will market the 2017 tags as fundraisers with proceeds going to benefit Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s bighorn sheep research and management. The lottery drawing for the 2016 tag will be held on July 27. The lottery tag, first released in 1992, has raised more than $1.1 million to support solving problems between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep, and funding research to speed recovery of bighorn sheep populations limited by pneumonia. —IFGC
Musky record in Minn. It may be called “the fish of 10,000 casts,” but on June 25 it took five casts for an angler to set Minnesota’s first catch-andrelease state record for muskellunge. Andrew Slette of Hawley was fishing with a top-water lure when he hooked a 56 7/8-inch long muskellunge on Pelican Lake in Otter Tail County. Fishing with him was Josh Karch, who also caught and released a 52-inch muskie that day. The fish is Minnesota’s first catch-andrelease state record for muskellunge. —MNDNR
Ruffed grouse numbers up Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were up 18 percent statewide this year compared to last year, according to a survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Ruffed grouse populations tend to rise and fall on a 10-year cycle and counts this year are typical of what we expect during the rising phase of the cycle, which we are seeing now,” said Charlotte Roy, DNR grouse project leader. Ruffed grouse populations are surveyed by counting the number of male ruffed grouse heard drumming on established routes throughout the state’s forested regions. —MNDNR
Record cobia in Maryland The Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirmed that Emma Zajdel, 9, of Ocean City, has set a new state fishing record with a 94.6-pound cobia. On June 30, Emma Zajdel and her father, Ed, were trolling two lines off of their boat when a line went tight. Emma had a fighting belt on and landed the fish after a 20-minute
battle. The fish was 66.5-inches long. Emma is 52-inches tall. The previous state record was 79 pounds, set in 2014. —MDNR
Snapper advisory panel to be set The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is accepting applications for membership on a newly created Ad Hoc Red Snapper Private Angler Advisory Panel. The charge of the panel is to develop fair and effective ways to mitigate the derby fishing occurring in the private angler component of the red snapper fishery. The panel will meet by January 2017. Applications must be received by August 5. —GCFMC
Bourne wins Homer Circle award Wade Bourne, journalist, broadcaster and host of “Wired2Fish/Hunt Radio,” received the 2016 Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award from the Professional Outdoor Media Association and the American Sportfishing Association. The award was presented July 12 during the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST. Over the past 10 years, Bourne has hosted/ co-hosted Ducks Unlimited TV on the Outdoor Channel and Pursuit Channel. He hosted the weekly hunting/fishing adventure series Advantage Outdoors TV on The Nashville Network for seven years. He is Editor-at-Large for Ducks Unlimited magazine and Senior Writer for Bassmaster. He has also authored six books. Bourne is a 2003 inductee into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame and a 2005 inductee into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. —ASA
Refuge hunting, fishing to expand U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe announced the agency is proposing to expand hunting and fishing opportunities at 13 national wildlife refuges across the United States. This includes migratory bird, upland game, big game hunting and sport fishing. Hunting for elk is proposed for the first time in designated areas of Baca National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado, as well as in expanded areas of Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge and Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, both in Colorado. The proposed rule also includes opening sport fishing of state-regulated species for the first time at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge in South Dakota, and expanding areas available for sport fishing at Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge in Indiana. In addition, the proposal modifies existing refuge-specific regulations on more than 70 additional refuges and wetland management districts throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. In Texas, the proposal would expand migratory game bird hunting on Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge and include big game hunting on Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, which is already open to upland game hunting. —USFWS
World record archery score Braden Gellenthien broke the Men’s Compound 50-meter world record at the USA Archery Outdoor Nationals. Braden used Easton X10 arrows and the Contour CS stabilizer to post a 718/720 score, bettering the world record set by Mike Schloesser. Gellenthien took home the top spot at the USA Archery Outdoor National Championships. —USA Archery
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