June 23, 2017 - Lone Star Outdoor News - Fishing & Hunting

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June 23, 2017

Texas lakes have fish, lack habitat

Volume 13, Issue 21

Port M serving up reds, trout

By Mark England

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By Robert Sloan

As Texas’ reservoirs age, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has had one dedicated funding mechanism to deal with fish habitat restoration — sales from its bass conservation license plates.

However, $30,000 or so only goes so far in a state with 188 major reservoirs: those with a normal capacity of 5,000 acrefeet or larger.

But help may be on the way after Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 573, in which the Legislature authorizes TPWD to spend money raised from the sale of the Freshwater Fishing Stamp for purposes other than maintaining its fish hatcheries, specifically habitat restoration.

The stamp brings in more than $6 million annually. How much of that will go to refreshing reservoirs across the state remains to be seen.

“It’s not stipulated in the bill,” said Craig Bonds, head of Inland Fisheries. “Frankly, it’s too early to discuss what it means long-term. It hasn’t been determined. All this bill does is open up some opportunities for us to pursue in the future.”

TPWD until now has had to be creative trying to ensure the renown of Texas’ fisheries.

Besides the license plate funds, it’s depended on grants from groups such as the Friends of Reservoirs. A $20,000 grant from the group helped build rock piles at Lake Austin to improve fish habitat.

For Lone Star Outdoor News It’s the classic angler’s choice on the Laguna Madre flats out of Port Mansfield. Drift the flats, wade the various shallow sand bars, sight-cast at the Land Cut or fly-fish for tailing reds along the spoil islands — anglers have so many options and more water than anyone can ever fish.

“We’ve got a lot of fishing options,” said Mike Sutton, who owns and operates Getaway Adventures Lodge in Port Mansfield. “But lately it’s been a test to hit the right spot at the right time. Some of the best fishing for trout is along isolated sand bars and structures from here to the Land Cut. At dawn, it’s doing best with topwater lures fished in about 2 to 3 feet of water. But as the sun hits the water and things

heat up, we’ll switch over to soft plastics and ease out to deeper water. Right now about 90 percent of the trout are caught on plastics fished with 1/8-ounce jig heads in 3 to 4 feet of water.”

A popular lure choice on the Laguna flats right now is a Kwiggler Ball Tail Shad in electric sunrise or the Mansfield margarita. Sutton said they are rigging those tails on 1/8-ounce Kwiggler spring lock jig heads. But if fishing really shallow over grass, he recommends a 1/16-ounce jig head.

Reds have been tougher to pin down on the open flats. However, the area down around Peyton’s Bay and the spoil islands a few miles south of the Mansfield channel have been giving up good numbers of tailing reds feeding on shrimp. This is where wading or using a polling skiff Please turn to page 11

Redfish have been abundant around the spoil islands a few miles south of the Port Mansfield Channel.

Isolated sand bars and structure have been best for speckled trout. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

From complex to simple

Texas negotiates snapper extension

Using exposed turret scopes

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez

By Craig Nyhus

Frustration with the shortest federal red snapper season on record prompted Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials to cut a deal to extend the private recreational snapper season in federal waters this summer while preserving the state’s fall snapper season.

Texas and the other Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is housed within the U.S. Department of Commerce, had to agree unanimously in

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Lone Star Outdoor News Looking through the reticle of a modernized scope can be overwhelming. Lines everywhere, both horizontally and vertically, aren’t always confidence building. Customers and retailers may get con- Once learned, the new style of scopes like the Nikon Black line can be simpler and easier to use. Photo by fused.

When the new Nikon Black David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. line of scopes came out, their sales rep group in the area, brought in Eric Omans, of Stretchin’ Owens Outdoor Sales, did something the Limits Long Range Shooting about it.

Academy, to train the team.

Knowing customers would need The line of scopes says so long to to be educated about the new and the days of the holdover on marks or different equipment, owner Waylan circles on the reticle. In the end, it Owens got his team together and simplifies long-range shooting.

While recreational anglers are enjoying an extended federal summer snapper season, there’s a chance the entire season could be canceled in 2018. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

order for the plan to move forward.

Two options were on the table, one that would add 27 days over two-day weekends and another that would add 39 days over three-day week-

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Locals feel lake is tops in state this year.

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Rick Snipes to receive recognition.

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When seas calm, trout cooperate.

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HUNTING Fresh food movement and hunting proving to be compatible

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Lone Star Outdoor News

Locavore, sustainable agriculture, foodie — the terms bring to mind images of yoga-loving millennials trying to save the planet.

But, perhaps surprisingly, this foodbased movement could be the gateway into hunting and fishing for many urbanites that were never introduced to the outdoors.

The locavore movement is the idea that

eating locally grown, produced and harvested food is a healthier alternative than purchasing food produced on factory farms and better for the planet.

The back-to-nature concept merging with the traditional pastimes of shooting wild game or catching fish is giving rise to some unlikely pairings.

One entrepreneur who is on the cutting edge of the sustainable food movement has big plans for a mixed-use village 20 minutes outside of Austin that will cater to people who find it just as appealing to

practice marksmanship as yoga.

Nicholas Vedros, a filmmaker from Los Angeles who now lives in Austin, said he and his wife, Hannah, a professional chef, have 26 acres under contract to build Altra Outdoors. Vedros envisions it as the most progressive outdoor industry retail experience seen to date. Altra will be anchored by a firearms and fishing store with food and entertainment in the mix, he said.

The goal is to create a nonpolitical environment comprised of “both liberal and

Chef Hannah Crow Vedros creates game dishes such as this plate of venison meatballs. The urban idea of eating natural, healthy foods presents an opportunity to introduce consumers to hunting. Photo

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New gun shop more than a name

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Kyle Moeller is known for his custom work on firearms and other materials. He’s best known, though, for his giant red beard.

When he decided to open his own business in 2016, naming the business was easy.

Red Beard Gunworks, located on Hwy 181 in his hometown of Portland, specializes in Cerakote (a ceramic coating), machine work, gunsmithing and precision custom riflemaking.

“I went to college in Arizona for digital design,” Moeller said. “I was going to make games, but I ended up designing one gun after another.”

He returned to Corpus Christi and worked at a gun shop. That’s where he started doing coating work about five years ago, later starting a side business he called Red Beard Cerakote.

“There was no one in the area doing it to the extent I was,” he said.

Kyle Moeller found his niche customizing rifles and handguns. Red Beard Gunworks specializes in a ceramic coating process called Cerakote. Photos by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Moeller had a good friend who is a machinist and competitive shooter, and along with help from an investor the new shop became a reality on Dec. 10, 2016.

“It’s a custom shop and small retail shop,” Moeller said. “We wanted to be more servicebased for a lot of the people around here.

We’ve built a pretty good customer base.”

Along with repairs and gunsmithing, they build precision rifles, both in the AR and hunting styles, often with custom logos or color schemes.

The Cerakote work has taken off, and not just for rifles and handguns.

“People like to accessorize guns just like they do their motorcycles and cars,” Moeller said. “We do work for rifle makers out of Dallas and Houston, and I have done car parts, intake exhausts, and a lot of coolers.”

Many of the gun customers desire the coating to protect from the enemy of the Texas coast — rust.

“We do more black coatings than anything, especially on shotguns, rifles and handguns,” Moeller said. “And we coat a lot of knives for custom knife makers.”

The biggest retail seller goes back to the name, and the beard.

“I’ve had this big beard since before Duck Dynasty started,” Moeller said. “It took awhile to grow the thing. Now, my customers just call me Red Beard.”

On a whim, T-shirts sporting a man with a red beard were developed to help with branding.

“We sell the crap out of the shirts,” Moeller said.

One outdoor bill flies with Texas Legislature, others fall short

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Lone Star Outdoor News

Texans will be able to hunt coyotes and feral hogs from a hot air balloon this fall — giving hunters a novel way to kill varmints.

The Texas Legislature’s 85th regular session passed House Bill 3535, which allows for coyotes and feral hogs to be harvested from a hot air balloon, but several other notable outdoor bills fell short of becoming law.

The balloon bill, sponsored by State Rep. Mark Keough, R-Woodlands, was signed by the governor and will become law Sept. 1.

But so far, no one’s indicated to the bill’s sponsor that they are going to try it, said

Ruth Mesta, legislative director for Keough.

Bradley Burkett, an avid hog hunter, chuckled when told about the new law.

“It sounds kind of funny. Hogs run real fast. I don’t know if a balloon could keep up,” he said, adding he will keep hunting hogs on solid ground.

The idea for the bill followed the logic that if it’s legal to hunt varmints from a helicopter, then why not let folks shoot them from a hot air balloon.

According to Keough’s camp, the law simply offers another tool for hunting destructive wild hogs. Hogs have also wised up to the sound of helicopters and avoid them. A hot air balloon would be much quieter and not scare them away.

“It’s just another option,” said Mesta.

House Bill 550 came close to passing, but an amendment was attached to it that killed it. The bill would have required a sound-producing device for self-propelled boats. The concern was that Texas law needed to align with U.S. Coast Guard regulations by requiring kayak, canoe, and other nonmotorized vessel operators to have a whistle, air horn or other device that could be heard at least half a mile away.

The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Ryan Guillen, D-Rio Grande City, was meant to protect millions of dollars in federal funding flowing to the state. However, it received a lot of pushback because many Texans don’t take kindly to federal regulations.

“Because this legislature chose to remain out of compliance with federal water safety regulations, nearly $4 million in federal boater safety funding is now on the line at a time when park system funding has also been slashed. Too many Texans have lost their lives on our coast, rivers, and lakes for safety education and training to be rolled-back now. My hope is that the feds have mercy on us and choose not to deny us these resources,” wrote Guillen in response to LSON questions.

Other bills that didn’t quite make it included Senate Bill 722, authorizing TPWD to recoup costs associated with the popular MLDP program, and House Bill 1988, mandating motorized boat operators to engage kill switches.

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The $100 best friend Maverick

June 24, 2004 – May 31, 2017

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Chris Swift used to make annual trips hunting and guiding waterfowlers in Alaska and Canada, before returning home to guide in Texas. In 2004, he was introduced to Maverick.

“I had just returned home from Alaska and was in between dogs,” Swift said. “A friend called who had two white labs for sale for $200. I took a dove wing and saw the dog.

I said I would take him, but I only had $100 and needed an hour to go get the money.”

The friend turned him down.

“He said he had been there all day and he took the $100,” Swift said.

Swift was guiding for well-known outfitter Larry Gore at the time, and he was training a dog named Doc. “I took Maverick along on some of the hunts, and we got the truck stuck,” Swift said. “The customers were pass shooting at some geese and one dropped a blue goose.”

The hunters asked Swift where the little white dog was going, and Swift learned he was about to have a great dog.

“He took off and drug that goose back by the wing,” he said.

For several years, Maverick made trips to Canada while Swift was guiding with friend Ward McGee, where most of the hunting was

in grain fields with the hunters in layout blinds. Not a pup anymore, Maverick weighed in at 85 pounds.

“He hunted in the layout blind with me,” Swift said. “He would head out for the bird and jump over the hunters’ blinds.”

While guiding at the Pierce Ranch with outfitter Bill Sherrill, Maverick had a run-in with a sandhill crane.

“We usually used leashes in areas we had cranes,” Swift said. “But we were hunting in an area that didn’t have cranes, until one came by and a hunter smacked him.”

Maverick, as usual, was off and running. After 20 minutes, he still wasn’t back.

“I headed that direction and here came Maverick,” Swift said. “He had his eyes closed — the crane was pecking him — I thought I had a blind dog coming back. But there was just some blood on his ears, we cleaned him up with a bottle of water.”

Swift was most impressed with Maverick’s drive.

“I really started appreciating it when I stopped guiding,” he said.

On one hunt, a mallard dropped well into heavy, 8-foot reeds.

“Where is your dog going?” the hunter asked.

“He’s going to get your duck,” Swift replied.

Five minutes later, the pair heard the dog pounce and the bird was returned.

Maverick was part of the family, and when Swift’s son, Cooper, was born, Maverick was there to greet him.

“I had an 85-pound dog licking my day-and-a-half-old son in the face,” Swift said.

In addition to waterfowl hunting, Maverick hunted pheasants, dove and quail and made trips to North and South Dakota, Saskatchewan and Arkansas.

“I really enjoyed watching him work and use his nose,” Swift said.

“He had such confidence when we would send him after a bird. If a wood duck sailed off into the trees, we would count it as part of our limit because we knew he would find it.”

Maverick was in Swift’s wedding with his groomsmen, sporting a tuxedo collar. But like all great dogs, Maverick’s hunting time came to an end, and he died shortly before his 13th birthday.

“He died on his bed, and my wife and I were there,” Swift said.

His hunters kept Maverick’s memory alive, though.

“I was getting calls and receiving photos from guys from over the country saying what a great dog he was,” Swift said.

“I’ll never have another dog like that — and I’ve had some good ones.”

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Renowned quail hunter, land manager and dog handler Rick Snipes was named the recipient of the 2018 T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award by Park Cities Quail.

The award will be presented at PCQ’s annual event on March 8, 2018.

Snipes has been described as “the consummate quail hunter” and “the Renaissance Man of the wingshooting world.”

Growing up in North Carolina, he witnessed the decline of one quail population, and eventually secured a hunting lease in Texas. He liked the lease so much, he eventually bought the 6,000-acre ranch. Since then, he has been managing for quail and raising English setters.

After 2009, Snipes became concerned about the Texas quail decline and the lack of a correlation to habitat and rainfall totals. Later, he became president of the board of Photo by Russell Graves directors that oversees operations of the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch in Roby.

Now chairman of the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation, Snipes is committed to the cause of quail conservation, avocating “outside the box” approaches to solving the problem of quail decline, including research on disease and the effect of parasites on quail.

“No one I know better personifies upland hunting as an art form than Rick Snipes,” said outdoor writer Tom Davis. “Rick Snipes encapsulates everything I’ve been trying to say in 35 years of writing about gun dogs and bird hunting.”

Mobile quail lab to debut Texas Tech University’s Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory is rolling out a new Mobile Research Lab June 27.

The dedication of the laboratory will be held at the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation in Roby. It will include a demonstration of the molecular techniques used to quantify or detect parasite DNA in both wild bobwhite quail and insect intermediate hosts.

The Mobile Research Laboratory is being deployed for surveillance capability of parasitic nematode infections in wild quail in the Rolling Plains ecoregion of West Texas.

Sponsors include Park Cities Quail, the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the Cross Timbers, Big Covey and San Antonio chapters of Quail Coalition, and the Smith South Plains automobile dealership which provided a Ford F150 4x4.

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FISHING

Pros advise against letting long runs shortchange hearing Alton Jones and his son both wear custom earplugs when moving across lakes to protect from hearing loss. Photo from Alton Jones.

By Mark England

Lone Star Outdoor News Alton Jones Jr. wears custom-fitted earplugs when he barrels across lakes in search of his next largemouth. He calls them a “competitive advantage.”

“Fishing is all about decision-mak-

ing,” said Jones Jr., a Lorena resident who won the 2016 Bass Pro Shops Central Open. “If I get to my spot and all I have to focus on is my next move, rather than my ears ringing, it can make a difference in whether I get that one big bite.”

The moderate hearing loss suffered

by his father — Alton Jones, the 2008 Bassmaster Classic winner — influenced his decision, Jones Jr. said. It had gotten to where conversations in loud public places proved frustrating for both men.

“We jokingly called it selective hearing,” he said. “After he got tested, we Please turn to page 19

When to fish the surf

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News The first couple of weeks of June the weather was off-the-charts wacky. The north wind was blowing just about as much as the southerly breeze. That’s not all bad — just a little unpredictable. A north wind sets up a flat surf and based on early reports this should be a banner summer for catching trout in the first and second guts along the coastal beachfront.

“Getting a cool front through Texas is kind of strange during June,” said Bobby Andrews. “But it set up some good catches of trout in the surf. That was kind of unexpected. I fish at Surfside Beach a lot. On one morning we drove over the big Surfside bridge and could see that the surf was flat and green to the beach. We drove towards San Luis Pass and waded a stretch of flat surf and caught easy limits of trout. It was a blast.”

Guide Charlie Paradoski said the second week of June they had a few great days in the surf. Two were with a north wind. One Please turn to page 17

When the surf is calm, especially with a light northerly wind, trout may be caught by surf-fishermen in the first and second gut. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Whitney proves to be striper fishing hotspot

By Mark England

Lone Star Outdoor News Ignore that fishing report from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that lists striped bass fishing at Lake Whitney as “slow,” lake guides strongly advise.

“I’d say that this year, Lake Whitney is probably the number one striper lake in the state,” said guide Johnny Campbell. “Boat limits are pretty much the norm and almost everything you catch is a keeper.”

Guide Pat Small’s sigh was audible over the phone.

“They always say that,” he said. “It’s like they just copy and paste their fishing report every week. Right now, Whitney is doing better than Texoma, in my opinion. They lost a large bit of fish to the flood.

As good a striper population that Lake Whitney has, there probably won’t be a bad time to go fishing here this year.”

For the record, TPWD officials note that its fishing reports are done by a third party. And, by most accounts, striper fishing is rebounding at Lake Texoma. However, there’s no question that Texoma saw a huge amount of its striper stock escape into the Red River below Denison Dam after flooding there in 2015.

Lake Whitney has endured flooding, too, in recent years.

“The funny thing is that the flooding helped us,” Campbell said. “It pushed a lot of fish from Possum

Project to restore coastal waterfowl and fish habitat

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez

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Good size and good numbers of striped bass are being caught on Lake Whitney, especially on humps, old roadbeds and along the edges of river channels. Photo from Pat Small.

Kingdom and Granbury to us.”

Campbell said stripers can be found all over the place at Lake Whitney, which covers 35 square miles and has 225 miles of shoreline. Many anglers consider Whitney one of Texas’ more beautiful lakes with its clear waters and limestone cliffs.

“We’re finding them on humps, old roadbeds and the edges of river channels,” Campbell said. “There’s still some top-water action going on. It will probably last until it gets into the 90s every day. That’s when Please turn to page 21

Backers of a large-scale marsh restoration project along the Texas coast are trying to secure Deepwater Horizon funds to finish it.

Plans to restore the Chenier Plain marsh in Jefferson At stake is the County are in the works. Photo from LJA Engineering. health of the Chenier Plain Branick spent his boyhood marsh along the Jefferson County Gulf Coast hunting and fishing around the that supports wildlife important marsh and wants to preserve to Texas hunters and anglers the area for future generations such as redfish, founder, trout to enjoy.

“I didn’t want to see that and waterfowl, according to advocates. It is considered one of marsh disappear,” he said.

For the past four or five years, the western hemisphere’s larghe has been working on drawing est migratory bird flyways.

Jefferson County Judge Jeff attention to the restoration of Please turn to page 14

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Improving economy fuels boat sales in Texas

The Fly-Fisher’s Craft Coffee table book examines fly-fishing history

By Shannon Drawe

For Lone Star Outdoor News Darrel Martin’s “The Fly-Fisher’s Craft” is a beautifully illustrated coffee table book that has a ton of information about fly-fishing. It includes precise drawings, historical artwork and photographs, all doing a great job of documenting the history of fly-fishing, along with current methods of tying flies.

As a coffee table book, there is no shortage of words in “The FlyFisher’s Craft.” Much of the information is directed at the details of tying flies, and the book does a good job of separating and detailing the sections of a tied fly.

For fly-fishers and fly-tiers who think they have seen ev-

erything, this book could prove them wrong. There are numerous historical illustrations you likely have never seen before. Also, many of the drawings, plates, and photographs of tools and methods used to make wood rods and even fly-fishing hooks are very unusual.

There’s just enough of everything about fly-fishing in Martin’s book to entice someone to pick it up off your coffee table and not close it — once they discover it’s more than a book about fishing.

If you want to please the flyfisher in your life, “The Fly-Fisher’s Craft” is a great choice for a fly-fisher who thought their library of fly-fishing books was already complete.

“Fly-Fisher’s Craft - The Art and History,” by Darrel Martin, is available from Skyhorse Publishing and at online book retailers.

Photo by Shannon Drawe

Give a Heart for J D Green benefit tournament The Bassmasters of East Texas and the North East Region will put on a benefit tournament for J D Green at Lake Palestine on July 16. The tournament entry is $50 per team and it will be a 25 percent payback to the top five finishers.

For conservation purposes and to provide assistance to Green, this will be a two-fish tournament. There will be a separate $20 big-fish pot that will pay back 100

percent to the top 3 big fish (70 percent -20 percent -10 percent).

Green is a lifetime B.A.S.S member and has been a charter member of Texas Bass Nation. He has fished with the Bassmasters of East Texas for 25 years (original member), fished in 14 Top Six BASS Nation tournaments, and marshaled the first set of B.A.S.S Elite events here in Texas.

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Green is a small business owner of Southern Outlaw Tattoo in Tyler, and this will be his second heart transplant. He had his first transplant in 2014 and has suffered from protein rejection but fished until recently in both B.A.S.S Nation Team and Regional events. He is 59 years old and a father of five children. ­—Bassmasters of East Texas

Texas was second in the nation for boating sales last year, according to a new National Marine Manufacturers Association report that further indicated nationwide numbers were at their highest in a decade.

According to new data from the 2016 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, unit sales of new powerboats increased 6 percent in 2016, reaching 247,800 boats sold nationwide, and are expected to increase an additional 6 percent in 2017 — a trajectory NMMA anticipates to continue through 2018.

“Economic factors, including an improving housing market, higher employment, strong consumer confidence, and growing disposable income, are creating a golden age for the country’s recreational boating industry,” said Thom Dammrich, president of NMMA. Demand continues to grow across nearly all powerboat segments. Outboard boat sales, which represent 85 percent of new traditional powerboats sold, and include pontoons, aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats, as well as small fiberglass cruising boats, were up 6.1 percent in 2016 to 160,900 units.

Sales of new ski and wakeboard boats, used for popular water sports such as wakesurfing and wakeboarding, saw a double-digit increase, up 11.5 percent to 8,700 boats. New personal watercraft sales rose 7.3 percent to 59,000 craft, and jet boats, smaller fiberglass boats that use jet engine technology to propel the boat, saw a sales increase of 8.7 percent to 5,000 boats.

Sales of yachts (33 feet and longer) saw gains of 3.5 percent, reaching a seven-year high of 1,715 units in 2016.

Annual U.S. sales of boats, marine products and services totaled $36 billion in 2016, an increase of 3.2 percent from 2015.

Leading the nation in sales of new powerboat, engine, trailer and accessories in 2016 were the following top three states: • Florida: $2.5 billion, up 5 percent from 2015 • Texas: $1.4 billion, up 5 percent from 2015 • Michigan: $868 million, up 9 percent from 2015 —NMMA

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear on the main lake, stained up the river; 76 degrees; 3.28’ low.

Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 77–81 degrees; 32.05’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon and green/pumpkin crankbaits and soft plastics in 18–20 feet.

Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on trotlines and jug lines baited with live perch.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 73–79 degrees; 0.91’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs, drop-shot rigs and shallow-running crankbaits.

Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows around structure.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 81–84 degrees; 0.32’ high.

Black bass are fair on Texasrigged craws, buzz frogs and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair.

BASTROP: Water stained; 75– 79 degrees. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin soft plastics.

Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, minnows and stink bait.

BELTON: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.47’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stink bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 0.45’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, white buzzbaits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water lightly stained; 79–82 degrees; 3.00’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, shallow crankbaits and Texasrigged soft plastics around rocks, docks and secondary points.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around the bridges and dam. Catfish are good cut bait and frozen shad, shrimp and chicken liver.

BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds.

Striped bass are slow. Redfish are good down-rigging near the jetty and dam. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp, cut bait and cheese bait near the dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained, 78–81 degrees: 0.04’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, weightless flukes and square-billed crankbaits in shad patterns. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

White bass are good on slabs.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and spinner baits over grass, and on watermelon red worms with chartreuse tails around docks. Hybrid striper are good on shad in Hybrid Alley. White bass are fair on jigs off lighted docks at night.

Crappie are fair on minnows in 8–15 feet. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

BUCHANAN: Water stained;

76–80 degrees; 0.49’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on watermelon flukes, white crankbaits and Texas-rigged watermelon stick worms in 4–8 feet early. Striped bass are good on lipless crankbaits and plastic swim baits. White bass are fair on plastic swim baits in creeks.

Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on goldfish and perch upriver.

CADDO: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 1.05’ high. Black bass are fair on black and blue jigs, black buzzbaits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines with cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water murky.

Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good down-rigging silver and gold spoons and live bait along the crappie wall in 10-20 feet.

Channel catfish are good on cheese bait and nightcrawlers near the railroad trestle. Blue catfish are fair on liver and cut bait.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.22’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters, watermelon flukes, and stick worms around flooded bushes. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on clear grubs and watermelon crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs in standing timber. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp. Yellow and blue catfish are good on goldfish and perch upriver.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 79–83 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are fair on top-water poppers, Texas-rigged craws and white buzzbaits.

White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 21.32’ low.

Black bass are good on green/ pumpkin soft plastics and white/chartreuse spinner baits.

Crappie are slow. Drum are fair on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with perch.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 0.16’ low. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits.

Hybrid striper are fair on live shad.

Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 20–30 feet.

Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 95 degrees at the hot water discharge, 84 degrees in main lake; 1.23’ low. Black bass are good on white crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch and shad.

CONROE: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.07’ high.

Black bass are fair on chartreuse

and watermelon Carolina-rigged soft plastics and spinner baits.

Striped bass are fair on chrome spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on stink bait, nightcrawlers and shrimp.

FALCON: Water murky; 76–80 degrees; 32.97’ low. Black bass are fair on shallow-running crankbaits on the north end of the lake. Striped bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp under birds.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon/red Carolina-rigged soft plastics off points, and on top-waters and buzzbaits early. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut shad.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 81–84 degrees; 0.12’ high.

Black bass are fair on Texasrigged craws, buzzbaits and hollow-body frogs. White and yellow bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 75–79 degrees; 0.46’ high. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits early, later switching to lipless crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits and watermelon/white crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp and cut bait.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.02’ high.

Black bass are good on Carolinarigged soft plastic worms and lizards, and on shad-colored crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, chicken livers and frozen shrimp.

GRANGER: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 0.26’ high.

Black bass are fair on spinner baits in willows upriver. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs in 5-15 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad and prepared bait in 5-12 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait upriver.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 78–81 degrees; 1.20’ high. Black bass are good on Texasrigged worms, squarebilled crankbaits and top-waters.

White bass and hybrid bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

GREENBELT: 30.85’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs, lipless crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 0.16’ high. Black bass are very good on Carolina-rigged and wackyrigged white or red stick worms

and red frogs. Crappie are very good on live minnows over brush piles. Bream are fair on live worms off piers. Channel and blue catfish are good on live worms, chicken livers off piers, and on trotlines baited with shad.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 74–78 degrees; 0.41’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to square-billed crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows around cover. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 82–85 degrees: 2.47’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, hollow-body frogs and weightless worms. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 81–84 degrees: 0.44’ low. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, buzzbaits and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.71’ low. Black bass are fair on motor oil worms, watermelon top-waters and watermelon/red stick worms in 6-12 feet. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows and watermelon jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 0.54’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, squarebilled crankbaits and top-water poppers. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.46’ high.

Black bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on pet spoons, trolling tubes and slabs.

Crappie are excellent on minnows. Blue catfish are very good on cut bait and shad.

MACKENZIE: 73.57’ low.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 81–86 degrees; 0.16’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows.

MEREDITH: 59.73’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs, chatterbaits and dropshot rigs. Bream and channel catfish are being caught in good numbers.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.25’ high.

Black bass are good on hollow-body frogs, deep-diving crankbaits and stick worms.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

NASWORTHY: 73–78 degrees; 1.17’ low. Black bass are fair to good on drop-shot rigs, finesse jigs and Texas rigs. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.42’ high. Black bass are good on silver lipless crankbaits in Liberty Hill Park, and on shallow-running crankbaits near the dam.

White bass are fair on slabs over humps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs off docks early.

Channel catfish are good on stink bait in 4–5 feet.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 73– 79 degrees; 33.43’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs and Senkos. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 74–80 degrees; 8.26’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs and top-waters. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

Catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 0.36’ high. Black bass are fair on black and blue jigs, squarebilled crankbaits and top-waters.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs and topwaters White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off-color; 72–78 degrees; 0.11’ high. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs, shallow-running crankbaits and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs and inline spinners. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 0.61’ high.

Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 79–82 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, top-water poppers and walking baits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 78–81 degrees; 0.16’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, Carolina-rigged creature baits and football jigs.

White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 80–83 degrees; 0.28’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, buzzfrogs and buzzbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.49’ high.

Black bass are good on white spinner baits and dark soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on

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silver and gold spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs over baited holes in 2025 feet. Bream are slow. Catfish are very good on trotlines baited with liver and cut bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 75–79 degrees; 0.32’ high.

Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair trolling slab spoons near the dam. White bass are fair trolling slab spoons near the dam.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on punch bait, and on juglines baited with cut shad.

STAMFORD: Water stained; 71–77 degrees; 1.08’ high.

Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs and stick worms.

Crappie are fair to good on live minnows around cover. White bass are fair to good on Rooster Tails. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut and live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 74–78 degrees; 0.82’ high.

Black bass are good on white spinner baits and watermelon/ red soft plastics. White bass are good on slabs and minnows.

Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on dough bait, chicken livers and chicken blood bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 81–84 degrees; 1.56’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws flipped in flooded bushes and docks, and fair early on black buzzbaits and hollow-body frogs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 79–82 degrees; 2.07’ high.

Black bass are fair on top-water poppers and medium crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Striped bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.15’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Bream are slow. Catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 1.44’ low. Black bass are good on plum worms and smoke grubs in 10–25 feet.

Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on chrome spoons and white grubs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on blood bait and shrimp in 25–40 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky.

Black bass are fair on shad. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.67’ high.

Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on top-waters and live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

—TPWD

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Boat insurance – if you don’t have it, get it

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Boat owners know anything and everything relating to boating can happen on any given day, on or off the water.

The No. 1 claim on boats is hitting an obstruction or some sort of floating debris. Next up is an injury. Somebody slips on the boat or is getting on or off.

And, there are al- Boat insurance offers protection from costly repairs or medical expenses. ways thieves lurking Spending $900 a year can protect a motor and boat worth upward of that want to steal $60,000. Photo by Robert Sloan. tackle, coolers or the entire boat, motor er unit. Replacement of that is anywhere and trailer. from $3,000 to $4,000. Hull repairs can “A lot of people don’t have boat insur- go from a few hundred bucks to several ance because they don’t think it’s worth thousand dollars in a hurry. the money,” said Tommy Hardegree with It pays to read the fine print on your the Siegeler Insurance Agency. “It’s re- boat owner’s policy. For example do you ally pretty simple logic. You can spend have on-water towing coverage? $700 to $900 a year for good boat insur“Many boat insurance policies today ance and pretty much be covered for just offer some kind of on-water towing enabout anything that can happen. Or you dorsement that provides a level of towing can take a chance, get in a bind, and lose and assistance for routine breakdowns or a lot of money in a hurry when your boat soft ungroundings,” said Scott Croft with and motor is worth upwards of $60,000.” BoatUS. “It’s important to know how you Case in point. On June 14, three guys will be able to use that coverage includleft the dock in their new boat and mo- ing who provides the service and does the tor in Port Mansfield. About 20 minutes company have 24-hour dispatch service. later the boat was upside down, they were Also know when you will have to pay for without lifejackets and very lucky anoth- a tow out of pocket and be reimbursed.” er boat came along and saved them from Croft said half of boat sinkings occur complete catastrophe. Sadly, they had at the dock. Usually that’s when a plug no boat insurance. It was a loss of about is not used. Who pays for that? It’s in the $65,000. fine print.

“Boat insurance covers a lot,” Harde“Always check out the boat trailer fine gree said. “Other than just something like print,” Croft advised. “Not all boat insura lower unit, insurance can cover a hit ance policies automatically provide boat from a stingray and even Vibrio Vulnificus. trailer coverage so be sure to check. Also One of my clients got vibrio last summer. find out if there are geographic limits on We covered his $5,000 deductible, and his where you may trailer the boat. Note that health insurance covered the rest.” if you have an accident while towing, it When it was all said and done the total is your boat policy that pays to repair or on that case was well over $225,000. replace the trailer, but any third-party Mark Vanepps is a sales manager with damage your trailer causes to property or Gallagher Charter Lakes boat insurance. injuries to people is covered under your They are the fourth largest in the nation. auto policy.”

“The most common thing we cover is Charter Lakes has been insuring recrereplacing or repairing a lower unit,” he ational fisherman and tournament ansaid. “Boat theft is way up there, too. glers for 30 years. Before you sign off on There are boat wrecks, sinking, fire and boat insurance ask about the following even lightning strikes. We cover it all coverage features: physical damage; disfrom recreational, guides and commer- appearing deductible; fishing equipment; cial. Something that a lot of boaters aren’t liability; medical payments; towing and aware of is the number of injuries that oc- emergency assistance with the boat and cur on boats. Most involve a slip and fall.” trailer.

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics.

Trout are good in the river on live shad and scented plastics.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters when the water clears. Redfish are good in the marsh and under birds.

BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft plastics.

Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are good at Rollover Pass in the evening on the outgoing tide.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for while working deep shell around the wells on MirrOlures, Lil’ Johns and Bass Assassins.

Redfish are good on live bait around the reefs and in the marsh.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on live bait and glow plastics. Trout are good on the south shoreline on She Dogs and Corkies.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout, sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good on MirrOlures and live shrimp at San Luis Pass.

Offshore is good for red snapper and kingfish in state waters.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on April Fool’s Reef on live shrimp and croakers.

Trout are good in the ship channel on live bait and plastics.

FREEPORT: Trout are good in the surf and at the jetty on live shrimp and croakers.

Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell when the winds allows. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. Sand trout are good over deep reefs on shrimp.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are good on scented

plastics and live shrimp in Oyster Lake and Crab Lake.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair to good on top-waters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp.

Trout are fair to good 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 fair around Pelican Island on shrimp. Offshore is good for red snapper and kingfish in state waters.

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 crabs.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and soft plastics around rocks and grass.

Redfish are good in knee-deep water and on the flats on shrimp, scented plastics and gold spoons.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on small top-waters and live shrimp. Offshore is good for red snapper and kingfish in state waters.

SOUTH PADRE: Redfish and trout are good along the sand and grass flats in South Bay. Tarpon are fair around the passes and jetties on mullet and pogies. Snook are fair on shrimp in the channel and while wading with top-waters over mud.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp and in Airport Cove. Trout are good on the deeper edges and flats in Laguna Vista on top-waters, DOA and live shrimp.

—TPWD

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to tap into the action on flats that are 1 to 2 feet deep.

“We’ve been finding tailing reds from the Mansfield channel and south towards the shoreline along the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge,” said guide Ben Paschal. “That’s a good option throughout most of the day.

I’m mostly looking for tails under hovering gulls.”

Running the Mansfield channel up to the Land Cut allows anglers to double down on both reds and trout.

“That’s a very good way to sight-cast to reds and trout,” said Nate Skinner. “I fished Nate Skinner recently landed this 27-inch speckled trout at Port there last week, and it was Mansfield, using a pink and silver Skitter Walk. Photo by Robert game on for trout to 7 pounds, Sloan. and lots of reds.”

His best trout was caught on his first cast one morning with a pink and silver Skitter Walk. Skinner made a cast along the edge of the grass where it drops off into the cut.

“I made a couple of cranks with the reel handle and she blew up on it,” he said. “Some days the reds are easy to catch in the cut, but we had a couple of days recently when they wouldn’t eat anything.”

One pretty good option to check out is the fishing along the King Ranch shoreline north of Mansfield. That can be good for both reds and trout. But that’s usually an early bite. Veteran guide Ted Springer recommends wading that shoreline at first light with a Super Spook Jr. in a spectrum or clown color pattern.

“What I usually do is run the shoreline and look for mullet,” Springer said. “That’s not always a guarantee of fish, but it’s a good start. Lately the trout have been about 20 to 50 yards off the shoreline.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER WHILE THE OWNER’S AWAY A game warden was on his way home from work near Bay City when he noticed a pair of four-wheelers driving around a private ranch working spotlights. He called another warden for backup and together they gathered up what turned out to be eight individuals and their hog dogs. Allegedly, a neighbor who knew the hunters told them that the ranch owner was out of town and wouldn’t be around. The warden contacted the rancher, who indicated that he would be getting with him to file charges on the group once he returned home.

MACKEREL BAIT A Matagorda County game warden was checking an offshore sport fisherman and found several frozen undersized Spanish mackerel.

The fisherman stated that he had purchased the fish for offshore bait from a seafood dealer in Matagorda, who turned out to be the same business owner who received numerous citations for the same violation when wardens inspected his place of business a few weeks earlier. The warden contacted the business owner and questioned him about the possible possession of any more undersized mackerel.

The dealer admitted to having more and led the warden to a freezer where he had 256 illegal undersized mackerel stored. Citation and approximately $1,700 in civil restitution are pending.

SHOCKING DISCOVERY A Trinity County game warden received a call from a bass fisherman who found a gill net in a creek off the Trinity River. Wardens located three illegal nets the next day and also discovered a fishing camp not far from the net locations. At the camp, several holding baskets

SPOTTING THE TRUTH Harris County game wardens were patrolling Lake Houston late one night by jonboat looking for hunting and fishing violations. The wardens observed three people spotlighting the bank of an island near Luce Bayou by boat. The boat circled and spotlighted the whole island. Once the boat began to leave the area, the wardens turned on their lights and conducted a vessel stop. The front passenger had a bow, the driver had a .22 rifle with a flashlight crudely taped to the muzzle, a spotlight and corn all over the front floor of the boat. The boat also had no lights, lifejackets or vessel registration. The individuals said they were just looking for raccoons, alligators and other animals. The wardens followed

and stringers were found with fish inside. Some of the fish were dead and rotten. The wardens located a boat in the water at the camp but were unable to make contact with anyone. Two days later, wardens made contact with three individuals at the camp. A fish shocker was found in the boat. The three fishermen were identified and 17 citations and warnings were issued including no Texas fishing license, fishing by illegal means and methods, running illegal trotlines/ jug lines, and failure to keep fish in edible condition.

ONE TOO MANY Game wardens were patrolling the Sabine River when a call came in from a fisherman regarding a boat repeatedly driving back and forth at high rates of speed near the city bridge. Wardens notified the Gladewater Police Department and officers were able to locate and shut down the boat until the wardens could arrive to investigate.

The operator was identified and later acknowledged consuming

the boat back to one passenger’s house nearby.

The two adult suspects were separated and interviewed. One admitted that they were driving around spotlighting deer. The other individual denied any type of hunting despite having a bow with him on the boat. It was discovered that he was in fact a convicted felon. He gave consent to a search of his vehicle where wardens found the truck contained a loaded .30-06 hunting rifle as well as 4.4 grams of methamphetamine. He was then arrested for possession of a controlled substance as well as the unlawful carry of a firearm by a felon. The other suspect was cited and released.

“three or four beers” — then said he was “too drunk to drive a boat.”

The subject failed field sobriety tests and was arrested by the wardens for boating while intoxicated.

The blood test lab results and case are pending.

TURTLE RELEASED Brazoria County game wardens seized a 300-foot gill net found set in Christmas Bay. Approximately 150 fish were caught in the net, as well as a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle.

The turtle was released alive.

ABSENTEE OPERATOR Tyler County game wardens observed personal watercraft motoring without any occupants near Rattlesnake Island on Sam Rayburn Lake.

The wardens then saw an individual swimming from the watercraft.

Wardens were able to stop the watercraft before it crashed into rocks along the island. Wardens identified the operator and, after a short interview, became concerned the man was potentially intoxicated. The man admitted to drinking two beers

and later added he also smoked marijuana. The subject was booked into Jasper County Jail on boating while intoxicated charges.

NO SUPPORT While on enhanced patrol of Lake Amistad during Memorial Day weekend, a Val Verde County game warden arrested a fisherman for an outstanding warrant for criminal nonpayment of child support – he owed $17,000. The subject was booked into the Val Verde County Jail.

UNDERSIZED CATCH A Willacy County game warden cited a subject for possession of untagged oversized red drum and fishing without a valid license.

Later that night, the warden made contact with two other fishermen, and they were each in possession of two undersized black drum. Cases and restitution pending.

RATTLED A call from an informant was received from a Jasper County game

warden that an individual in San Augustine County was in possession of a timber rattlesnake inside a residence in a fish tank. The Jasper County warden relayed the information to a San Augustine game warden who executed a search warrant for the residence and discovered the timber rattlesnake along with drug paraphernalia. The snake was released and cases were filed.

SNAPCHAT VIDEO LEADS TO ARREST A game warden in Shelby County received information that occupants in a truck were night hunting on the county road behind his house.

By the time the warden arrived, the vehicle had already left the immediate area. The warden met with the informant where he viewed a SnapChat video of four men with rifles and spotlights in the truck bragging that they were out spotlighting.

Two hours later, dispatch advised that there was a man with a gun at a nearby gas station threatening individuals. The warden was first on scene and was able to disarm and secure a pistol from the man’s back pocket. When asked what the man was doing, he explained that the guys in the gas station had shot in front of his house, and he had chased them to that location.

Ironically, they were the same four men the warden was looking for and had seen in the video earlier. The gunman was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and multiple hunting charges were filed against the four men.

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the Chenier marsh, which could die from too much salinity. The impact of a dying mash would mean less protection from hurricanes and a reduction in wildlife, which would hurt hunters, anglers and the local economy.

“It would have a dramatic economic impact,” he said.

“The marsh environment has gotten too The Keith Lake fish baffle was installed to reduce the salt water flow. Photo from saline.”

LJA Engineering.

The marsh has sustained damage both Ecosystem Project Leader, said that’s a comman-made and natural over the years. mon misconception among some locals.

Branick said photos from 2005 show the “We have no plans to close that off,” he marsh image as green and lush with onesaid, adding there were no plans to turn the acre ponds. In current photos, the marsh area into a lake for duck hunters either. appears browner and the small ponds have Rezsutek said the goal is to stabilize the turned into a 20-acre lake. vegetation, which is being harmed by large State and federal groups, including Ducks swings in salinity. The plants are the basis Unlimited and the Jefferson County Engiof the food chain for the entire estuary. If neering Department, began collaborating the plant life dies off, animals, waterfowl, in 2000 to save some of the deteriorating finfish and shellfish would be impacted, he coastline. The Salt Bayou Watershed Restosaid. ration Plan seeks to prevent salt water from Branick added that the next step is to indestroying the 139,000-acre marsh comstall two siphons to transport fresh water plex along the coast. from north of the Intracoastal Waterway So far the project has completed two critinto the Salt Bayou watershed to restore ical pieces of restoration work — a baffle hydraulic flows that push saltwater out of restricting salt water in the Keith Lake fish the marsh system. Another part calls for pass, and a 17-mile beach berm built by the dredging and pumping offshore sand to reTexas General Land Office to prevent saltbuild the dunes and beaches in or around water over-wash from small Gulf storms.

McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge. So far, But the remaining work is costly.

3 miles of the 20 miles of coastline has Branick’s county doesn’t have the funding, been completed. The remaining 17 miles is so he is urging citizens to speak up to seanticipated to cost approximately $45 milcure money from the Deep Water Horizon lion. funds.

Branick said funding from Deepwater However, not everyone is convinced that Horizon is critical for the completion of the the project will benefit all sportsmen. work. A $10-million portion of the grant is Capt. Randy Foreman, a guide in Sabine taking public comments until June 30 by Lake area near Port Arthur, fears the project emailing rcomments@tceq.txas.gov. is geared to benefit duck hunters. He ques“We are in permitting and could begin tions whether Keith Lake will eventually be as early as this fall,” Branick said, adding cut off from the saltwater, meaning a loss the beach dune restoration project could for anglers and a gain for duck hunters. be completed within six months, and the Michael Rezsutek, Texas Parks and Wildsiphons could take 10 months. life Department’s Upper Coast Wetland

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ends. Both of these options involve closing state and federal waters during the week.

In addition, the second option would have required some if not all of the fall state red snapper season to be closed.

The good news is that after talking it through, officials decided that the state’s fall season could remain open while adopting the three-day weekend option.

The three-day weekend framework began June 16 and runs through the first weekend of September. Red snapper harvest will be closed in state and federal waters Monday through Thursday, with exceptions being July 3-4 and Sept. 4. Fishing for red snapper in the fall in state waters will remain in effect.

Texas had been leaning toward the twoday option after anglers expressed concern during public hearings about giving up fall fishing in state waters.

“We’re excited, but this isn’t a fix,” said Shane Bonnot, advocacy director the Texas Coastal Conservation Association.

Bonnot said the other Gulf Coast states backed the idea of allowing Texas a fall season if the three-day option was agreed upon.

Texas anglers were mixed on the entire idea of trading in state days for federal days. Those on the upper coast were more

in favor of it because there’s not a lot of snapper in state waters, but many anglers on the lower coast were against it because red snapper fishing is good in state waters.

The new agreement does not affect the recreational season for anglers who fish from charter and party boats. That season, which is underway, runs through July 19.

While the plan is only for the 2017 season, Robin Riechers, director of TPWD’s coastal fisheries division, said there is the potential it could change the 2018 season as well.

Bonnot added that the chances are extremely high that the 2018 federal red snapper fishing season will be closed all together and that the closure may stretch into 2019 if the data shows anglers exceeded the allowed quota in 2017.

“We want to move toward state management,” Bonnot said.

Those in the fishing community feel changes need to be made in light of a greatly improved red snapper numbers over the years. The Texas Legislature also got into the fray, passing a bill encouraging the U.S. Congress to allow Texas to manage the fishery out to 200 nautical miles because officials feel Texas can efficiently manage it while offering more fishing opportunity.

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Jerry Jimenez, 64, took three toms in less than an hour in San Patricio while on a hunting trip with his brother, Ronnie. The gobblers where harvested between 40 and 70 yards using a .270 Ruger American with a Nikon scope.

James Gautreaux caught and released this great catch while surf-fishing the upper Galveston area.

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Stephen Rodriguez’s nephew Grayson bagged his first turkey at 14 yards while bow hunting on the LNB cattle ranch.

Conor Harrison, former LSON managing editor, caught a skipjack while fishing in the Bahamas. Yellow-eyed snapper were also plentiful during the trip.

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Surf-fishing for trout Continued from page 8

was on an afternoon run with a slight southeast breeze.

“Fishing the surf is usually good in June, but not like we’ve seen lately,” he said. “I think we’re in for some above-average runs for trout in the surf.”

Paradoski is based out of Matagorda. They run through the jetties there and head south towards the Port O’Connor jetties. It’s almost all fishing from the boat. But occasionally, on a really flat day, they will opt for wading.

Most of the guides out of Port O’Connor prefer to run the surf in a boat. Last summer, the trout showed up in the surf in pretty good numbers toward the last week of June. The options of running the surf are diverse out of POC. Anglers can run out of the jetties and head north toward Matagorda, or head south toward Pass

Cavallo.

“You never know where the trout are going to be in the surf,” said Mike Barnes, who grew up fishing POC. “The main thing is to find baitfish and birds. The best thing that can happen is that you run up on a bunch of pelicans diving into the surf with baitfish scattering everywhere. That pretty much guarantees a good trout bite.”

The surf from Pass Cavallo is good for about 25 miles south, well past the lighthouse. About 15 miles past the lighthouse is the old Darlington wreck. It’s another good place to find trout.

You can use a variety of live baits and lures in the surf. Guide Dodd Coffey said his go-to bait in the surf is a live croaker.

“I like to fish lures in the surf,” he said. “But when I’ve got custom-

ers with me it’s easier to fish croakers or live shrimp. On most days a live croaker is best.”

Some of the most proven lures in the surf are jigs. A Yum Money Minnow in pearl/chartreuse rigged on a 1/4-ounce Assassin screw lock jig head is good. A 5-inch Shad Assassin in an opening night color pattern is a great option. But you can also tap into some awesome top-water action at first light. A bone/silver or chrome/ blue Super Spook Jr. will draw some pretty good blowups.

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The surf isn’t always smooth enough to fish. But, when it’s flat and green to the beach, it’s definitely worth the run.

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Sabine Pass, north Date Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26 Jun 27 Jun 28 Jun 29 Jun 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7

Time 4:37 AM 5:27 AM 6:17 AM 7:08 AM 12:15 AM 1:08 AM 2:05 AM 3:07 AM 4:20 AM 12:58 AM 2:10 AM 3:05 AM 3:49 AM 4:24 AM 4:54 AM

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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 5:13 AM 6:01 AM 6:48 AM 7:39 AM 12:18 AM 1:09 AM 2:05 AM 3:10 AM 4:25 AM 12:49 AM 2:11 AM 3:17 AM 4:13 AM 4:56 AM 5:30 AM

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Time 12:34 AM 1:23 AM 2:17 AM 3:13 AM 4:13 AM 5:16 AM 6:23 AM 12:27 AM 3:30 AM 6:11 AM 7:32 AM 8:28 AM 9:14 AM 12:09 AM 12:41 AM

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Time 5:30 AM 6:21 AM 7:13 AM 8:04 AM 12:03 AM 12:54 AM 1:45 AM 2:37 AM 1:58 AM 9:46 AM 10:09 AM 5:30 AM 6:07 AM 6:37 AM 5:41 AM

Time 12:47 PM 1:35 PM 2:27 PM 3:22 PM 1:55 PM 3:00 PM 4:05 PM 5:02 PM 5:49 PM

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South Padre Island Time

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Rollover Pass Date Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26 Jun 27 Jun 28 Jun 29 Jun 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7

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San Luis Pass Date Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26 Jun 27 Jun 28 Jun 29 Jun 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7

Rockport

Time 10:32 AM 11:23 AM 12:42 AM 1:37 AM 2:29 AM 3:17 AM 3:58 AM 4:30 AM 11:30 AM 10:58 AM 10:14 AM 10:15 AM 10:25 AM 10:26 AM 9:57 AM

Date Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26 Jun 27 Jun 28 Jun 29 Jun 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7

Time 5:55 AM 6:52 AM 7:47 AM 8:35 AM 12:01 AM 12:54 AM 1:49 AM 2:46 AM 3:50 AM 2:25 AM 3:58 AM 4:54 AM 5:41 AM 6:23 AM 7:01 AM

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Time 1:17 PM 1:09 PM 12:08 AM 1:11 AM 2:29 AM 3:09 AM 3:38 AM 4:00 AM 4:18 AM 2:10 AM 5:29 AM 5:51 AM 6:29 AM 8:52 AM 9:25 AM

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Texas Coast Tides

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Protecting hearing Continued from page 8

came to find out there was a reason for it.”

Long runs across lakes at speeds of 60-70 mph did the damage, his father believes.

“Stick your head out the window while driving on the highway, and you’ll get an idea of what we’re exposed to,” said Jones, also of Lorena. “It’s well over 100 decibels.”

Long runs are common in pro angling, where the competition is fierce.

“Three to five times a day I’ll make a long run, usually longer than 10 minutes,” Jones Jr. said. “Some days I’ll travel 180 miles total.”

The head of the audiology program at the University of Texas at Dallas said the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health puts the safe listening period for a sound in the range of 100 decibels at 15 minutes.

“And that’s assuming that period is once a day,” said Dr. Colleen Le Prell.

Jones Jr. said for years he ignored the ringing in his ears after long boat runs, considering it to be “normal.”

“I learned it was the furthest thing from normal,” he said. “It’s your body telling you that you’re hurting yourself.”

Ringing in the ears is called tinnitus and can last for minutes or hours. It can be temporary, depending on how long one is exposed to such loud noises.

“When you repeat those injuries day after day, then there’s the potential those injuries will become permanent,” Le Prell said.

She advocates using earplugs to prevent hearing loss. Those cheap foam earplugs available at drug stores offer surprising protection. They can be iffy, however.

“They can be very effective at bringing the noise level down,” Le Prell said. “The biggest problem is that many people don’t use them correctly. They often don’t push them far enough into the ear.”

Both of the Joneses wear custom-fitted

earplugs — made by Miracle-Ear, a sponsor.

A mold is made by injecting soft silicone into the ear canal. Cotton is first inserted, however, to protect the tympanic membrane. After it sits for a few minutes, the hardened mold is removed and sent to the manufacturer.

“The earplug is perfectly fitted to the individual user and has the potential to be more comfortable, particularly if a person’s ear canal is very small or very curvy,” Le Prell said.

She said fittings range from $25-$100, while earplugs go for $150 and up.

Jones swears by his earplugs but fellow pros are slow to emulate him.

“There are 108 anglers on the Elite Series,” he said. “I only know of the two of us, me and my son. So about 2 percent.

Some wear earmuffs, which provide some protection. And some is better than none.”

Father and son both wear their earplugs on lanyards when fishing.

“I put on my life jacket, start the engine and put on my earplugs,” Jones said. “It doesn’t cost me any time on the water. I hope more anglers will come to see that protecting their hearing is as important as protecting their skin. It’s about quality of life.”

His son compares it to wearing a seatbelt.

“It takes nothing out of your day, and it protects you,” he said. “Do it before it’s too late.”

Jones also now wears a hearing aid while fishing. As with his son, it’s all about gaining a competitive advantage.

“I’ve been in tournaments where I caught an extra bass because I heard it explode out of the water behind me, or I heard seagulls breaking on baitfish being driven to the surface a quarter-mile away,” he said. “I know that time without my hearing aid can mean missed opportunities.”

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Command stop pointing dog 36. The slippery swimmer 29. fish big enough to take home 37.

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Leica Sport Optics is seeking a digital marketing specialist/ administrator in its Allendale, New Jersey office.

H&K hiring sales manager Heckler & Koch is seeking a national sales manager who will be responsible for supervising the sales of all distributors of major accounts and managing U.S. sales representatives.

Calandro receives NWF award The National Wildlife Federation recognized David Calandro, a recent college graduate from Joplin, Missouri, as its National Conservation Youth Leader of the Year.

GSM buys Bullseye GSM Outdoors acquired Bullseye Camera Systems, a maker of longrange target cameras.

Crosman acquired, names CEO Crosman Corporation has been acquired by Compass Diversified Holdings, and named Robert Beckwith as its chief executive officer.

New CEO at Hodgdon Hodgdon named Steven M. Kehrwald as its new president and CEO.

Marketing job at CSF The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation is seeking an entry-level marketing and communications assistant.

Product manager for dog-training accessories SportDOG Brand is seeking a senior product manager at its office in Knoxville, Tennessee.

HSM hires rep group HSM Ammunition named Bentley-Scott Marketing to represent the company in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi.

Cattrano joins Confluence

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Stuffed wild duck 2 young, plump wild ducks, cleaned Parsley, grapes, apple wedges 2 small onions, chopped 1 cup chopped apple, unpeeled 1 1/3 cups water 6 tbsps. melted shortening or bacon drippings 2/3 cup orange juice 2/3 cup chopped celery Salt Rub cavity of each duck with 1 tsp. salt. Combine celery, chopped apple, and onion;

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—North Carolina Cooperative Extension

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Again, using different mustards (whole grain, Dijon, yellow) and different beers will affect the outcome in good ways.

1 1/2 pounds fish fillets 1 beer 1 egg 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup mustard Dredge: 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups unseasoned breadcrumbs Oil or lard for frying

Make a batter with the beer, the half cup of flour, egg and mustard, then refrigerate. Season the fillets with salt. Dredge the fish first in flour, then dip in the batter, then dip in the breadcrumbs, making sure the fillets are evenly coated with the crumbs. Refrigerate until ready to fry, or up to 2 hours. Fry in hot 375-degree oil until golden, then drain well on absorbent paper. Serve immediately with your preferred condiments.

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Campbell has two words for you: “Circle hooks.”

“Circle hooks are the best thing to happen to live bait,” he said. “It eliminates the need to set the hook, which not everyone can time right. Even the pros can’t always do it. Nearly 99 percent of the time, when the fish hits a circle hook, it will end up hooking itself through the top lip. All you need to do is when the rod goes down in the water, pick it up and start cranking.”

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conservative outdoor activities,” complemented by great food and beverage experiences.

“In doing this, we believe we can tap into the urban core and give customers the opportunity to see what they might enjoy but have never tried,” according to marketing literature.

Vedros said his research shows that roughly 67 percent of the population is open to or fine with hunting and fishing, so long as it’s conducted ethically. That middle ground is Altra’s targeted consumer.

The plan is to open the site’s doors before the summer of 2018.

Vedros himself is a convert to hunting and fishing and feels like there is potentially a large pool of clientele who would enjoy it. While his wife had grown up around hunting, he had never experienced it. Now he and his wife hunt all over the world. For Vedros, hunting was a life-altering experience.

“I felt like a part of me was asleep. I realized our society had been removed from a part of who we are,” he said. “If you want to rejuvenate hunting and fishing … we need to teach a lot more adults.”

Vedros isn’t the only one sensing an opportunity. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hosts wild game and fish cooking classes at local Central Market stores, which are known for providing organic food.

Cecilia Nasti, producer and host of the Passport to Texas Radio Series for TPWD, said she has been coordinating the cooking classes since 2011. She sees them as a way to increase awareness about hunting and possibly add to its ranks.

Taking wild game allows people to have an intimate connection with their food.

The misconception is people simply hunt for sport, she said.

“You’re clear about taking an animal’s life, so you don’t waste that life,” she said.

“They’re not bad people because they hunt.”

Heidi Bailey, a biologist out of Van, goes to some of the classes to help answer questions about the game or fish. It’s a mixed bag, with some classes being full of hunters while others are without even one.

Most of the outdoor neophytes who approached her at the classes are interested in fishing, but some want to try public hunting or hunting feral hogs. Most are from ur-

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the stripers will move into deeper water.”

Small, too, reports finding stripers along channel edges.

“When you find them there, they’re there to feed,” he said. “We’re catching them as fast as they come up.”

Live bait, shad, is Small’s bait of choice.

“With live bait, you’ll get limits every day,” he said. “With top-waters or jigs, you may catch ’em one day and not the next.”

Campbell primarily uses downriggers to chase stripers. If you prefer live baits, shad is the go-to live bait, he said. Bream and perch are good, too.

Guides will furnish what live bait you need at Lake Whitney, if you go that route.

Those flying solo may need to brush up on fishing for bait. The lake’s big marina, Lake Whitney Marina, got socked by a tornado in January and still hasn’t opened.

The marina has been a flooding victim, too, in recent years. So, once again, owner Jerry Anderson is rebuilding.

“I’m kinda disappointed in myself,” he joked. “I thought I was smarter than that.”

As far as tips for catching stripers, Small recommends hiring a guide at least the first time you go to Lake Whitney in order to learn the lake — as well as get a look-see at what techniques are working.

“Fishing is an ever-changing game,” he said. “You have to keep up.”

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“That’s a gateway into the hunting side of it,” Bailey said. “I’m reaching folks I otherwise wouldn’t reach.”

Another factor is that most of the wild game dishes are more flavorful than many expect.

“I think a lot of people are just blown away by how good the food is,” she said.

Steve Hall, Hunter Education coordinator for TPWD, said the back-to-the-land movement seems like a natural segue into hunting.

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As Hall points out, hunters and anglers have long embraced the idea of putting fresh, natural meat and fish on the table.

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Improving habitat for fish Continued from page 1

And the agency received about $5 million from the Legislature to deal with invasive aquatic species like giant salvinia plaguing many fisheries. TPWD also raises vegetation at its Athens’ facility to plant at various reservoirs.

Significant annual dedicated funding is needed to address the enduring habitat needs of Texas’ reservoirs, however, said Jeff Boxrucker, head of the Friends of Reservoirs.

He noted that even if a lake has a great spawn, it can be for naught if there’s not suitable habitation to allow fingerlings to escape prey fish.

“We’re looking at needing 20 to 40 percent cover, according to studies done by biologists like South Dakota State’s Brian Graeb,” Boxrucker said. “No way a fisheries biologist can make that happen in one year. Basically, it’s an ongoing effort.”

Several states have been pioneers in securing guaranteed funding to address habitat rehabilitation at lakes and reservoirs.

Boxrucker pointed to Iowa, where the Legislature approved dedicated funding 10 years ago. Funding has averaged $8.2 million annually, according to Iowa officials.

“Before, the DNR and partners would save up to try to tackle a project at a time,” said George Antoniou, coordinator of the Lake Restoration Program for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “A stable funding source has allowed a number of projects around the state to move forward at the same time.”

States such as Colorado, Nebraska and New Mexico have gone a different route.

They require most hunters and anglers to buy annual habitat stamps.

New Mexico pioneered that funding

model back in 1986. It produces about $900,000 annually for the state, according to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s website. More than $26 million has been raised since the habitat stamp was first sold. A current project includes channel improvements, habitat restoration and stream-bank stabilization in a section of the Rio Bonito River in the Sierra Blanca Mountains to prepare it for the stocking of native trout.

States that improve their fisheries get paid back quickly, according to Boxrucker.

“Nebraska has shown that angler use of their rehabbed lakes is four times greater than at lakes that have not been rehabbed,” he said.

Doubtful that Texas legislators would ever be persuaded to devote serious money to restore the state’s fisheries, Boxrucker long advocated that TPWD officials tap funding earmarked for its hatcheries.

TPWD officials, however, are reluctant to discuss the topic.

“Stocking fish is an important tool in our toolbox to manage the fish population,” said Dave Terre, Inland Fisheries director of management and research. “So is habitat restoration.”

Boxrucker understands state officials treading lightly on the subject.

“If you cut stocking there’s going to be a public outcry,” he said. “States have to do their homework and explain it to the public. Anglers still think that if you stock 100,000 bass in a lake, you’re going to have 100,000 bass to catch. The truth is you’re never going to stock your way out of bad habitat.”

Expo returns to Rio Grande Valley The 27th Annual Texas Hunters/Sportsman’s Expo, coined the Original, the Only, the Best Show in the Rio Grand Valley, is coming back to the new McAllen Convention Center July 21- 23.

“We have had solid crowds over the past 26 years, and the show’s attendance continues to grow each year,” said Justin Curl, who directs the show with his brother, Chris. “It really gets better each year.”

The three-day event will draw several thousand hunting and fishing enthusiasts and visitors from both sides of the Texas/Mexico border.

“We have items for everyone and a variety of exhibits to enjoy,” Justin said. “This is the only show of its kind south of San Antonio and North of Monterrey, Mexico.”

The show features guides and outfitters from across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Africa, booking hunts for trophy whitetail, big game, exotics, bear, nilgai, moose, elk, mule deer, turkey, quail, dove, waterfowl, trophy bass and saltwater fishing trips and more.

Manufacturers and dealers will be on hand offering special show prices on hunting blinds, feeders, gun safes, custom knives, hunting vehicles, ATVs, boats, fishing rods and reels, camouflage, ranching equipment, tractors, hunting accessories and more.

Not just for the hunter, fishing guides and camps will be on hand as well to book that fishing trip of a lifetime. Tackle and rods will be specially priced, along with huge boat displays, all at special show prices. Looking for a new RV? A huge display will help you decide.

Entertainment for the whole family will be at this year’s show, including Frank Addington, “The Aspirin Buster,” showing his unique archery skills, Joe Martin’s Snakes of Texas, trophy exotic and whitetail exhibits, a taxidermy display, wildlife artists, door prizes and a CCA boat raffle.

“This is a show the entire family can enjoy,” Justin said. “There is something here for everyone, and children under 12 get in free.”

To learn more, call (956) 664-2884 or visit texashunterassociation.com.

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Cutthroat trout are on the move

Anti-bear trashcans available

Cutthroat trout are migrating out of the Strawberry reservoir and up the Strawberry River to spawn. The river runs past the visitor center at Strawberry and into a fish trap and egg-taking facility the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources operates behind the visitor center.

The Strawberry Reservoir is just off U.S. Highway 40, about 25 miles southeast of Heber City. Fishing is allowed in the reservoir but not the tributaries at this time.

—UDWR

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Seminole County are teaming up to provide bear-resistant trashcans to county residents at discounted rates.

The FWC awarded Seminole County a $200,000 BearWise grant to help reduce prices for residents living within the Urban Bear Management Area (west of Interstate 4).

—FWC

MINNESOTA

Summer rockfish season open

Pheasants Forever acquire Hogan WMA

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—PF

MASSACHUSETTS

Outdoor company earns public’s trust Bass Pro Shops, a leading national retailer of outdoor gear and apparel, has been named one of “America’s Most Reputable Companies” by Forbes magazine in recognition of the public’s trust in the organization.

The achievement is based on a national study compiled by The Reputation Institute – a well-established reputation management consultancy based in Boston – that measured 800 leading companies by gauging the perceptions of nearly 43,000 respondents familiar with them. Bass Pro Shops ranked 19th on the list of 100 nationally distinguished companies, ranking above such other iconic national brands as Disney, Home Depot, Marriott, Harley Davidson, FedEx, and others. The recognition is based solely on direct feedback from consumers. Firms were not invited to apply for the award.

—Bass Pro Shops

MONTANA

Wolf population still strong Wolf numbers in Montana remained healthy in 2016 and more than three times the federally mandated minimums. Montana’s annual wolf report shows a minimum of 477 wolves were counted for 2016. This is down from 536 wolves counted in 2015, but doesn’t necessarily reflect a reduction in wolf numbers, but rather a reduction in counting effort. Included in this number is a minimum number of 50 breeding pairs. This compares to a minimum count of 32 breeding pairs in 2015, and 34 breeding pairs in 2014.

—Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

KENTUCKY & TENNESSEE

Five convicted in waterfowl case Five Kentucky and Tennessee residents paid more than $10,000 in fines and restitution after pleading guilty in Fulton District Court to charges resulting after joint investigations by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Special Investigations Unit officers and conservation officers looking into illegal waterfowl hunting guides.

The last two cases were resolved May 30.

SIU and conservation officers from the First Law Enforcement District in western Kentucky say the five also forfeited $16,400 in firearms and equipment and lost hunting privileges for a total of 16 years.

—KFW

MARYLAND

Anglers wanting to get in on this year’s striped bass fishing season have more areas to fish starting June 1.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the official opening of the summer/fall striped bass season with no exclusions on where anglers can catch the state fish.

All areas of the Chesapeake Bay, including tidal rivers and tributaries, are now fair game.

—MDNR

NEBRASKA

Mountain lion kills calf Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officials have confirmed that a male mountain lion killed a calf near Hay Springs in Sheridan County.

The owner of the land where the calf was killed contacted Game and Parks officials on May 30 after finding the carcass. Game and Parks representatives examined the carcass and immediate vicinity the following day. The landowner and Game and Parks officials worked together to identify and euthanize the offending animal in accordance with the agency’s Mountain Lion Response Plan.

This is the second confirmed instance of livestock depredation in Nebraska by a mountain lion in modern times. The first took place in Blaine County in the spring of 2014.

—NGPC

LOUISIANA

Blueprint for coastal restoration approved Louisiana’s State Legislature passed a resolution approving the 2017 Coastal Master Plan, the state’s blueprint for coastal restoration and protection activities. The master plan prioritizes $50 billion in coastal restoration and risk reduction activities over the next 50 years to address the state’s increasingly severe land loss and sea level rise.

Local and national conservation groups praised both the Legislature for its oversight and approval of the plan as well as the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for developing a comprehensive, science-based vision for how the state can realistically address future environmental challenges.

—Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition

CCA Louisiana partners to build “Big Jack’s Reef” Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana, Shell Oil, Building Conservation Trust (CCA’s National Habitat Program), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Lotte Corp., Road Rock Recycling and DLS Energy will begin construction on a new artificial reef, to be named “Big Jack’s Reef” in Calcasieu Lake this month.

The reef will be named in honor of the late Jack Lawton Sr., a renowned and beloved businessman and philanthropist from the Lake Charles area, and a founding member of CCA Louisiana and the Lake Charles CCA Chapter.

The new reef will be built using a combination of recycled whole and crushed concrete, placed across 5-6 acres in a newly permitted reefing area. The material will be arranged in a strategic pattern to maximize tidal flow over the reef and to create elevation contours. This method has proven to be particularly effective in recent reef projects completed by CCA. —CCA

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JUNE 24

Texas Deer Association American Wildlife Spectacular TDS Austin Savannah texasdeerassociation.com Ducks Unlimited Texas State Convention Sugarland Marriott Town Center (806) 598-9400 ducks.org Lone Star Bowhunters Association 43rd Annual Awards Banquet and Expo The REC of Grapevine (817) 682-3809 lonestarbowhunter.com

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Texas Shootout 3rd Annual Bass Champs tournament (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com Ducks Unlimited Wise County Gun Raffle Rooster’s Roadhouse, Decatur (940) 255–5034 ducks.org

JUNE 28-JULY 2

70th Annual Freeport Host Lions Club Fishin’ Fiesta Freeport Municipal Park fishinfiesta.com

JUNE 29

Coastal Conservation Association Matagorda Bay Chapter Annual Banquet El Campo Civic Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

Ducks Unlimited Parker County Sheriff’s Posse, Weatherford (817) 907-3403 ducks.org National Wild Turkey Federation Southeast Texas Chapter Banquet Rockin’A Café, Beaumont nwtf.org

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JULY 8

National Wild Turkey Federation San Jac Strutters Banquet Jones Campus, Coldspring (936) 628-1401 nwtf.org

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Coastal Conservation Association Southwestern Chapter Banquet Willie DeLeon Civic Center, Uvalde (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

Texas Dove Hunters Association Rio Grande Valley Hunters & Sportsman Expo, McAllen texasdovehunters.com Texas Hunters/Sportsman’s Expo McAllen Convention Center (956) 664-2884 texashunterassociation.com

National Wild Turkey Federation Blunt Spurs Banquet Knights of Columbus Hall, Palestine (903) 229-3883 nwtf.org

JULY 25

National Wild Turkey Federation North Texas Upland Game Bird Chapter Banquet The Courses at Watters Creek (972) 496-1141 nwtf.org

JULY 21-22

Trophy Game Records of the World 39th Annual Awards Banquet Inn of the Hills Resort and Conference Center, Kerrville (830) 315-4868 trophyrecords.org

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John Uhr Memorial Billfish Tournament Rockport rockporttournament.com

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Houston Safari Club Dinner and Topgolf (281) 406-3176 houstonsafariclub.org

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Testing exposed turret scopes Continued from page 1

But not before some learning — and a quick course in math.

Minutes of angle (MOA) or millradians (MIL), are both measurements of arc. It become simple to make distance adjustments once one becomes familiar with how to adjust at various ranges.

The turret allows the shooter to quickly dial to the distance of the shot.

MOA is what most U.S. hunters are familiar with, and can roughly be calculated as a 1-inch variance at 100 yards (actually 1.047), 2 inches at 200 yards, etc. MIL is based on the metric system.

The calculations are more complicated with many more decimals, and even Pi was used, a term the seven shooters hadn’t heard since high school, making their eyes gloss over.

“If you weren’t in the military, a range expert, or if you aren’t from Europe, go with the MOA scope and forget about the MIL,” Omans said. “If you tell me the temperature in Celsius and tell me distances in centimeters, MIL is for you.”

For hunters, shooting at long distances is the ultimate confidence booster.

“We aren’t trying to teach you to shoot animals at 700 yards,” Omans said. “We’re teaching you to have complete confidence at 300 and 400 yards.”

Brent Vogler of Abilene sells the scopes across West Texas, and said two goals were accomplished by the training and shooting.

“We learned and better understood the MOA and MIL systems,” he said. “All of us were somewhat familiar with it. We can now better explain it to consumers when working shows and promotions. Often it’s as simple as asking the customer whether their rangefinder is set in yards or meters. If they say meters, we’ll sell them a milrad (MIL) scope.”

The second goal involved running the new scopes through the ringer.

“We all fired several hundred rounds,” Vogler said. “You justify a product by going out and testing it. I was most impressed with the tracking ability of the scope.

We went back and forth from 100 to 800 yards all day for two days and never had an issue with the scope shifting off of zero — and you always know a click is a click.”

The team shot Montana Rifles, six in 6.5 Creedmore and one in .300 Win Mag. Being able to use the crosshairs to line up a distant target is a big selling feature of the scopes, but holdovers aren’t eliminated.

“It’s very multifaceted,” Vogler said. “You can use the crosshairs or use the hash marks as a BDCtype reticle. I still know the hash marks stand for a certain distance, and in a quick scenario, I can use one of the hash marks and hold over for windage. It’s the best of both worlds.”

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“It gives you the number of clicks needed for your gun and bullet,” Vogler said. “It beats having a cheat sheet with the information on the gun stock or wearing an arm band like a high school quarterback.”

Omans said the app and scopes make the guns super-accurate.

“You make the adjustments, put the crosshairs on the target and pull the trigger,” he said.

“The more you get into precision shooting, the more you want to use the additional information and dial to that specific yardage.”

There is one Achilles’ heel of long-range shooting, though.

Wind.

“It’s the killer,” Vogler said.

“Where we shot, it felt like there was no wind, but it was open terrain at 800 yards, and the wind was full value. We had to hold at 1-2 MOA even though it felt calm.”

Omans said even if you study the grass and trees between you and the target, sometimes the best judge of the wind effect is a test shot.

“You can see where the wind takes it and hit it with the second shot,” he said. “You can have the best of everything and the wind can still mess you up.”

Omans recommends owning good quality optics and using good shooting fundamentals, but said shooting the rifle will tell

you more than anything.

“You can spend $6,000-$7,000 on equipment, go on a $50,000 sheep hunt and buy $10,000 worth of clothes and gear,” he said. “But you’re still relying on a $2 bullet. If you have the time and money for the hunt, I hope you make the time to shoot 20 or 30 bullets at different distances.”

Sales representatives for Nikon Sport Optics test the Nikon Black scopes and learn how to best communicate the scopes’ operation to dealers and consumers. Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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