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Breaking through on CWD
Reds bending rods By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Redfish have been pulling for plenty of anglers fishing the Laguna Madre and Baffin Bay, and southward to South Padre Island. Success has come to those both wading and drifting. The reds are stacking up along shallow flats during the early morning hours before staging in deeper water later in the day. Spoons, soft plastics, top-water plugs and flies have all rendered strikes. Stacy Todd said she has been spending a lot of time focusing on the waters near the mouth of Baffin Bay with her friends, Chris Saunders and Garrett Reeves. “I’ve had the most luck throwing a gold spoon,” she said. “Most of my success at catching redfish has come from playing the wind and the sun.” Todd has been stalking redfish while wading shallow sand flats anywhere from shin to knee deep, early in the mornings. “My approach on the flats early in the day has been to walk the shallows in a way that allows me to cast with the wind and use the rising sun to my advantage to see where the fish are staging,” she said. As the sun rises higher into the sky, the reds are moving off of the flats into waist-deep water. “We have been catching bigger fish during the midday hours when they begin stacking up in deeper water,” Todd said. “The best action has occurred during an incoming tide.” Most of the reds have been from 20 to 25.5 inches, and Todd said the fish have been willing to strike the spoon on a straight-andsteady retrieve. “On days when the reds have been a lit-
A new study sheds light on deer that are more resistant to chronic wasting disease. Photo by James Richard.
Study identifying core genes By Craig Nyhus
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weather windows with southeast winds. “Channels and guts in between spoil islands have also been excellent for redfish lately,” Long said. “It seems like every little gut between spoil islands is good for at least a few reds. Red and white or chartreuse soft plastics have been the ticket in these areas.”
A new study at Texas A&M University found that genetic variations in white-tailed deer can be used to produce accurate predictions for the risk of susceptibility to chronic wasting disease. Dr. Christopher Seabury with the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences led the study, and called the findings “the first novel strategy for reducing the prevalence of CWD.” The study, Accurate Genomic Predictions for Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. White-Tailed Deer, probed chromosomes to see if they were
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Stacy Todd, of Corpus Christi, caught this redfish while stalking a shallow flat and chunking a gold spoon near the mouth of Baffin Bay. Photo by Chris Saunders.
tle more finicky, a more erratic retrieve with twitches and pauses has worked better,” she said. Capt. Preston Long has found plenty of redfish in Baffin Bay. White top-waters worked over bellybutton-deep grass flats with sand pockets have rendered the most bites during
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Time is right for big ling By Robert Sloan
Capt. Bill Platt landed this 61-pound ling on a Spanish sardine. Photo from Bill Platt.
At times, ling can seem to disregard logic, especially when they swim out from the shade of a rig and right up to your boat. “One of the craziest things I’ve ever seen was the day a ling, probably weighing about 40 pounds or so, came up out of nowhere and attacked the anchor rope buoy,” said angler Terry Davis. “We were about 32 miles out of Sabine Pass and fishing around pipe stands in
30 to 50 feet of water. We ended up catching that ling on a silver and white Super Spook. After hitting the float on the anchor rope, it just kind of stuck around our boat. I’ve never seen anything like that.” Other times, the unpredictable cobia will show up out of nowhere, see the boat and hightail it down into the depths, never to be seen again. “Over several decades of chasing ling I’ve seen them show
up, and then mysteriously disappear,” said Capt. Bill Platt. “Usually when they see the boat and disappear, they won’t come back around. But you never know. That’s why it’s so important to keep a couple of pitch baits handy.” When a ling comes into view, Platt said it’s time to throw something to them as soon as possible. “That’s when you’ll more than likely get them to hit something. My biggest ling weighed about 91 Please turn to page 11
Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10
HUNTING
FISHING
Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12
Fawns ahead of schedule (P. 4)
Largemouth landings (P. 8)
Some say dropping early.
Athens hot, other lakes good.
Exotics for those in need (P. 6)
Tournaments resume (P. 8,9)
Exemption makes legal to process, donate.
Redfish, bass events take place.
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Fawns dropping early Some hunters, biologists think so By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Ray Roberts Lake State Park posted a photo of a fawn on the ground May 1, nearly a month early in North Texas. Other reports of earlierthan-normal fawn observa-
tions came in from the Hill Country. And hunters remember the significant cold snap from October 2019 and observations of an early rut, causing them to wonder if that’s the reason. Are the fawns dropping early this year? Alan Cain, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s deer program leader, isn’t so sure.
“It doesn’t surprise me that people are seeing some,” he said. “In Travis County, I got a call about a fawn toward the end of April.” Cain said there always are some fawns born early. “You’ll have does starting to get bred in mid-October, and that would put them on the ground around the first of May,” he said. (The gestation
period for white-tailed deer is 201 days.) “But they are seeing more fawns in the Hill Country.” Cain said according to a breeding chronology study, in places like North Texas, 90 percent of the fawns are on the ground by June 15. “When the breeding occurs it can be fairly spread Some ranch managers and biologists think fawns are being born out, though,” he said. “In the ahead of schedule this year. Photo by James Richards. Please turn to page 17
Public land turkey hunts Low WMA participation, record eastern turkey harvest By Nate Skinner
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Kelsy Beauchman waits and hopes a tom will come into range during a drawn public hunt on the Pat Mayse WMA. Photo by Brian Burrows.
Most drawn hunts for Rio Grande turkeys on Wildlife Management Areas across the state had low attendance from hunters, with low to moderate success rates. Most of this could be attributed to the hesitation from hunters to travel in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But harvests for eastern turkeys on public grounds in East Texas that are open all season long were at a record high. According to Jason Hardin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s turkey program leader, Texas averaged 30 birds harvested on public lands in eastern turkey counties from 2017-2019. “We had 35 harvests of eastern turkeys on public lands in East Texas this year, with record harvest numbers in Newton County,” Hardin said. “Newton County has some of the last remaining National Forest lands open to public hunting all season long in East Texas.” Increased harvests also occurred on Caddo National Grasslands in Fannin County, which only averaged six birds harvested from the 2017-2019 seasons. “Grayson County has averaged eight birds per year from 2017-2019, but it is currently sitting at 10 for this season,” Hardin said. TPWD’s Ryan Reitz said the Kerr WMA offered 10 Rio Grande turkey hunting permits this year. “We had three drawn hunters show up,” he said. “All three hunters were covered up with jakes during their hunts. Each of them harvested a bird and had a blast.” According to the project leader for the Chaparral WMA, Whitney Gann, no turkey hunters showed up to hunt the Chaparral this season; and Hardin said none of the drawn hunters showed up for the first drawn turkey hunt on the new Powderhorn WMA in Calhoun County. At the James E. Daughtrey WMA, TPWD’s Samuel Frantzen said there were two turkey hunts held. Please turn to page 15
Challenge nets 46 banded collared dove Lone Star Outdoor News The Texas Banded Bird Challenge completed its second year in January. In the 2019-2020 season, 46 banded birds were reported, with 12 harvested by hunters that were entered in the contest. Last year, the first year of the Texas Dove Hunters Association program, there were 16 bands reported of which four were qualified entries. The BB Challenge is more than a membership drive and fundraiser, though. For three years, data will be collected and analyzed by a biologist looking for consistent patterns in
the Eurasian-collared dove, including distances traveled and whether they tend to return to the area where they were trapped or released. The goal is to learn more about the migration patterns and habitat preferences of the birds. A total of 1,300 birds were trapped, banded and released all over the state of Texas by members of the TDHA release team. A phone number and band number are on each band. “One of the harvested birds reported traveled 286 miles from where it was released before being harvested,” said TDHA Executive Director Bob-
by Thornton. “Another bird was harvested this past season only about 1/2 mile from where it had been released in 2018.” Open to all licensed hunters, the opportunity to harvest birds with TDHA bands increased when 800 additional Eurasian-collared dove were banded and released in August of 2019, bringing the total of banded birds in the field to 1,300. “The bands don’t expire from one year to the next, increasing the odds each year of harvesting one of these birds with a TDHA band,” Thornton said. The season-long contest is
open to anyone who hunts dove in Texas. This year’s challenge ran from September 1, 2019 to January 23, 2020. If a hunter harvested one of the birds with a TDHA band and was entered in the Texas BB Challenge before harvesting the bird, they were eligible to win one of many prizes. The winner of the Outfitters Division receives a trophy trout fishing trip in Baffin Bay. The First Flight Youth Division included a hunting trip for one youth and an adult as well as a $1,000 scholarship for a high school student wanting to at- The numbers of banded Eurasian-collared dove were tend college. Neither prize in up in the TDHA’s Banded Bird Challenge in the event’s second year. Photo from TDHA.
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A protein feeder should be near cover and water, and the feeding area should be large enough to keep groups of deer calm, approximately 60 feet.
Lone Star Outdoor News Now is the time many deer hunters and managers are establishing protein feeder sites for deer. According to feed and feeder manufacturers, the ideal location for protein feeders provides the deer with ample room to approach and utilize the feeder, while allowing easy access to and from their desired habitat. “When you use hog panels, 12 panels in a circle gives you 60 feet across the pen,” said Scott Hohensee with Purina Animal Nutrition. “Studies (the late) Dr. Larry Varner did with Purina showed that was enough room to allow the social pecking order to occur and for each of the deer to get feed.” Hohensee said the design is all about reducing stress at the feeder location. “If it’s smaller, you aren’t efficiently feeding your deer,” he said. “And if it’s larger, you’re wasting money on hog panels.” The design of the feeder is also important. “When deer stick their noses in a tube, you want them to be able to see what’s going on around them,” Hohensee said. Where to put the feeders should be considered carefully. According to Texas Hunter Products, a feeder manufacturer based in San Antonio, a good idea is to print a satellite map of the area and mark deer trails, water sources, roads and other features of the property. “The bottom line is place protein feeders close to water and cover where the deer will feel protected and have the ability to leave the area quickly and undetected,” the company said. Hohensee agreed. “It’s all about reducing stress,” he said. “A buck, all year long except during the rut, does three things: drink, eat and sleep. If the feeder is next to cover and a water source, and not in the middle of a field, the deer doesn’t have to roam far to get those needs met.” When determining the number of protein feeders, according to research from Dr. Varner, about 20 deer can feed per location per night. Since bucks are in bachelor groups most of the year, feeder locations should allow for each deer to get feed before the group starts walking off. Finally, make the feeder site a safe haven for the deer. “Don’t have them visible from a blind or hunt them,” Hohensee said. “Don’t associate danger with a feed pen.”
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Few people knew it was illegal to process and donate exotic animals, but an exemption allows it until January. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Largemouth cooperating on Athens Medina, Gibbons Creek open for anglers
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Joe Spurgin brought in this largemouth from Lake Athens. He said the spring season has been phenomenal. Photo from Joe Spurgin.
Bass anglers are finding success fishing main lake points, open water and even bed-fishing where water temperatures remain on the cooler side. Winds are calming down, too, as cold fronts lack power as they breeze over the state, making more consistent conditions for good bites on all kinds of baits and locations. Joe Spurgin has enjoyed consistent fishing three times a week at Lake Athens, both from open water and at post-spawn bank spots. A final round of howling winds gifted Spurgin and his wife with productive trips in early May, using weightless worms around grassy beds. “Weather patterns have had very little effect on the bite,” Spurgin said. “The water is already above 70 degrees. My wife and I fished on a blowing north wind last week and caught a 7-1/2, 6-1/2, and a bunch of 3-pounders. It doesn’t seem to matter, at this
point, which way the winds are coming from or if there’s a cold front or not.” Anglers may move out to calmer banks when southerly winds pick up, but fish will still be out and about, Spurgin said. Similar East Texas bass hotspots like Lake Fork might allow for top-water strikes all day before rising temperatures make bites more common during morning and evening hours. Spurgin called the spring season at Lake Athens “a phenomenal success.” Distancing restrictions have paused fishing activity at some lakes. Jim Gallagher, of Jim’s Tackle in Lakehills, said boat ramp closures had all but stopped visiting anglers at Medina Lake, northwest of San Antonio, until they opened up again. “The people that have waterfront property and boats still in the water have done well,” Gallagher said. “So far this year, late March into April, there were two double-digit fish caught out here, and that’s pretty unusual.” The spring season also left little rain for Medina, which now sits around 14 feet lower than normal. The lake has not produced many large bass for some time, Please turn to page 12
Redfish competition brings 100 teams By Nate Skinner
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worth it,” Bautista said. “We had a great turnout, which I think was due to a lot of folks want-
It was great to see that many teams participate, not to mention catch heavy sacks in those kind of conditions.” GRS staff had the lines for the check-in and weigh stations spaced out in a way that allowed everyone to keep their distance. “The weigh-in line actually moved pretty fast and the event went off without a hitch,” Bautista said. The winners for both divisions were determined by whichever teams weighedin the heaviest combined stringer of two redfish within the legal 20-28 inch slot. The top three teams in the GRS Boaters division all had weights topping 16 pounds, and the top three teams for the Fortune 500 division all weighed in sacks that surpassed the 15-pound mark.
After having to reschedule its first event in April, the Galveston Redfish Series kicked off the tournament trail season with the Gulf Coast Complete/Wright Transmission Open on May 9. Clint Barghi and Aaron Stillwagon topped the 86 teams competing in the GRS Boaters division, while Leslie Gourley Jr. and Jessica Blalock beat 14 other teams in the Fortune 500 division. Brutal conditions greeted the anglers as strong northeast winds topped 20 mph. The event’s live weigh-in was held outdoors at Jackie’s Brickhouse in Kemah, where 40 of the 86 teams in the GRS Boaters division weighed in, while only six of the 15 Fortune 500 teams brought fish to the scales. The majority of redfish weighed in were caught in protected areas in less than 3 feet of water. GRS tournament owner and director, Sal Bautista, said the event was a big win Capt. Tim Young weighs a 9-pound redfish he landed for the Upper Coast fishing during Galveston Redfish Series tournament in high winds. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor community. “It took a lot of effort and News. moving parts to hold the tour- ing to get out, go fishing, and nament weigh-in while taking be a part of something like this the necessary safety and sanitary that would make them feel like precautions, but it was definitely things were returning to normal.
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Snook fishing near the border
Before leaving to join the Navy, Carlos Andrade caught this 37-inch snook in the Brownsville Ship Channel. Photo by Capt. Brian Barrera.
New Navy recruit lands 37-incher By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Carlos Andrade and his brother, Angel, recently signed up to join the Navy. On a going-away gift trip from Capt. Brian Barrera, Carlos landed a 37-inch snook in the Brownsville Ship Channel. Catching a snook anywhere along the Texas Gulf Coast is something most anglers never experience. But fishing for snook is better than many people might think. The prime water for snook is from Port Mansfield down to the Port Isabel jetties.
One of the top snook guides on the Texas coast is Capt. Brian Barrera. “It’s pretty common for us to target and catch snook from about now through October,” said Barrera. “Some of the bigger ones have come from the Brownsville Ship Channel. But South Bay and the jetties are good, too.” Barrera’s favorite lures for snook include top-waters and a shrimp or croaker soft plastic. “That 37-inch snook ate a D.O.A. 3-inch shad in a Texas Croaker color pattern,” the guide said. “Super Spooks are good topwater plugs. But one of my favorites is a pink/silver Shimano Coltsniper Walk 110F Hi-Pitch.” Barrera starts out fishing with a Please turn to page 16
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Bass tourneys resume Anglers back in action Lone Star Outdoor News Media Bass may have held the first sizeable bass-fishing tournament after numerous events were canceled across the state due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The trail’s tournament in April was held at Cedar Creek Lake, hosted by the City of Log Cabin. Tournament organizer Gordon Stauffer said safety measures were put in place and fishermen observed social distancing throughout the event, including the weighin. With 45 teams, boats launched every 15 minutes, 10 at a time. The Dallas Bass Hookers, the oldest predominantly African-American bass club in Texas, held events in May, including at Lake Ray Hubbard on May 16. Fishing in what he called a “monsoon,” Chris Fayson, along
with his partner, Michael Sparks, won the event with 18.62 pounds, including the big bass of the event at 7.85 pounds. The team used brush hogs and blue fleck worms, Fayson said. Bass Champs also held its first event in months at Lake LBJ, where 165 teams competed. Precautions included trailering being allowed, online registration with no required check-in, a limited number of anglers in line for the weigh-in, no additional on-stage contests, and no awards ceremony. Pat Amick and 15-year-old Connor Hague, both of Boerne, won the event and $20,000 with 18.47 pounds. Rusty Reedy, of Spring Branch, and Gary Bourn, of Bulverde, finished second with 17.6 pounds, winning $6,000. In third place was Chase Meier, of Comfort, and Tyler Roy, of Fair Oaks, with 17.31 pounds. The team won $2,250.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 62 degrees; 1.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are very good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 76-77 degrees; 44.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, creature lures and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 1.70’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water plugs, stick worms, crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. ATHENS: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.39’ high. Largemouth bass are good on weightless worms, chatterbaits and bladed spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared bait. Sunfish are excellent on cutworms. AUSTIN: Water clear; 74 degrees; 0.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, buzzbaits and plastic worms. Sunfish are good on cut worms and corn. Catfish are good on cut bait. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.28’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits and Texas-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits, especially at night. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.93 high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and Carolina-rigged worms. White bass are excellent in on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.31’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striped bass are good on live bait and slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 72-76 degrees; 0.24’ high. Largemouth bass are good on stick worms, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms, cut bait and shiners. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and top-waters. Red drum are good on crawfish and tilapia. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green and brown plastic worms, jerk baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons and live bait. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
Channel catfish are excellent on prepared baits, live and cut bait. CADDO: Water stained; 68-71 degrees,1.63’ high. Largemouth bass are excellent in shallow water on plastic creatures and frogs and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are very good on jigs and small crankbaits. Catfish are excellent on prepared baits and live bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 74 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastic worms. Red drum are excellent on crawfish and tilapia. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 75 degrees; 3.04’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on square-billed crankbaits, jerk baits and plastic lizards. Striped bass are good on main lake humps on jigs and topwaters baits. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees, 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs and Texasrigged plastic worms. Hybrids and white bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 74-75 degrees; 18.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs. Catfish are fair in deep river channels on live bait and cheese bait. CONROE: Water stained; 76 degrees; 1.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and small minnows. COOPER: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.13’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms and creature baits, crankbaits and plastic frogs. White bass are good on slabs, jigs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows in standing timber. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 4.68’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits. White bass are fair on spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs in grass early, then crankbaits and plastic worms. White bass are excellent on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait and punch bait. FALCON: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 40.85’ low. Largemouth bass are very
good on crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are excellent in deeper brush piles on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and prepared baits. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, buzzbaits and crankbaits. Sunfish are very good on worms, corn and crickets. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. FORK: Water lightly stained; 69-75 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are excellent on plastic worms, top-waters and chatterbaits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. GRANBURY: Water clear; 67-73 degrees; 0.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, spinner baits and Texas-rigged creatures. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on earthworms, cut bait or live bait. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.34’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Carolinarigged creatures. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and chrome slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 68-73 degrees; 1.84’ high. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits and square-billed crankbaits. White bass are excellent on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.00’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/white spinner baits, crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are excellent on earthworms. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.14’ high. Largemouth bass are excellent on Texas-rigged lizards, jerkbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good beneath bridges on jigs and minnows. Catfish are excellent on fresh cut bait and stink bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.78’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, frogs and Carolina-rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and juglines on nightcrawlers, shiners and cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 72-75 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, top-waters, plastic lizards and frogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on jigs and slabs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.70’ low.
Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic creatures and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 71-74 degrees; 0.64’ high. Largemouth bass are very good on crankbaits, spinner baits and Texas-rigged creatures. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs around brush piles and bridges. Catfish are good on cut bait. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and creature baits. Crappie are very good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 73 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and earthworms. MEREDITH; Water stained; 63 degrees; 47.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on light-colored plastic worms, spinner baits and jigs. Walleye are good on crankbaits. Crappie are very good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Sunfish are fair on jigs and crickets. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water clear; 74 degrees; 0.19’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows around the marina and timber. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 62 degrees; 9.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water clear; 72-76 degrees; 0.23’ high. Largemouth bass are excellent on Texasrigged soft plastic creatures, swimbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around bridges and marinas. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad, chicken liver and prepared baits. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 60- 63 degrees; 0.42’ low. Largemouth are good on plastic worms, crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad. PROCTOR: Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.18’ low. Large-
mouth bass are excellent on Carolina-rigged creatures and swimbaits. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. RAVEN: Water stained; 7374 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and plastic worms. Sunfish are fair on crickets and cutworms. RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 75 degrees; 0.09’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on crankbaits, plastic worms and top-waters. White bass are excellent on swimbaits, slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are excellent near bridges, brush piles and marinas on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.30’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic creatures, crankbaits and swimbaits. White bass are excellent on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 0.03’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on crankbaits, swimbaits and frogs. White bass and hybrids are excellent on jigs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait in shallow water. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.56’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, weighted worms and spinner baits. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water clear; 75 degrees; 0.07’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on plastic frogs and worms, crankbaits and jerkbaits. White bass and hybrids are excellent on white or chrome slabs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and Carolina-rigged soft plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are very good on live and cut bait. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.13’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, plastic worms and square-billed crankbaits. White bass and hybrid stripers are excellent on swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on live bait and cut bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 76 degrees; 4.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on tube baits, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait
n Saltwater reports Page 16 and live bait. TEXOMA: Water stained; 69 degrees; 0.94’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic creatures, swimbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass and white bass are excellent on live bait and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on cut bait and minnows. TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; 0.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots and walking baits. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles and in the shadows of timber. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water clear; 75 degrees; 8.72’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on wacky worms, top-waters and square-billed crankbaits. White bass are very good on jigs, crankbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. TYLER: Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.34’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged creatures and and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. WACO: Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, silver or white crankbaits, plastic frogs and jerk baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait. WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 74 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and lizards, jerkbaits and plastic frogs. Hybrid stripers are good on slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms and prepared baits. WHITNEY: Water clear; 69-74 degrees; 2.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, top-waters and plastic worms. White bass are excellent on jigging spoons and slabs. Stripers are excellent on jigging slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 5.49’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and Texas-rigged red worms. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are excellent on cut bait, live bait and blood bait.
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Finding cobia Platt said one of the best baits you can use to catch big ling is a 1-ounce silver spoon rigged up with a 4/0 straight shank hook. He’ll then place a Spanish sardine on the hook. “A 4- to 5-inch silver spoon will get the attention of a cruising ling all day long,” he said. “But top-water lures are good, and jigs tipped with a live or dead mullet or ice fish are good, too, along with big, live shrimp. The main thing is to have a pitch bait ready at all times.” The live bait can be fished at all depths around rigs, wrecks and buoys. “One thing you don’t want to do is pass up an anchored shrimp boat,” Platt said. “Ling especially love to hang out in the shade of a big shrimper that’s been culling the night’s catch.” The Texas state record cobia, or ling, weighed 108.44 pounds and was 71 inches long. It was caught on May 9, 1988 in the Gulf of Mexico by Michael Albanese.
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Capt. Marcus Haralson, a Laguna Madre fly-fishing guide, has been focusing on periods of strong incoming tides during the morning hours to fool reds. “Getting super skinny early and keying in on the movement of bait has been the best approach early in the mornings,” Haralson said. “Over the last few weeks, I have been encountering plenty of reds while fishing the edges of flats and islands where bait has been forced into by the tide.” Fly patterns mimicking small blue crabs and shrimp have been enticing picky redfish to bite. “In the afternoons, the fish have been moving to deeper water with turtle grass in the 2- to 3-foot range,” he elaborated. “Larger flies in a mullet pattern with a white or white and gray color combination have produced the best results in deeper water.” Lower Laguna Madre guide Capt. Travis Galloway landed this redfish while fly-fishing skinny water on the Laguna Madre. Photo by Capt. Marcus Ruben Riojas has been finding good Haralson. redfish numbers from the waters between Port Mansfield and South PaGuide Jason Storm has been targeting dre Island. Gas well flats and flats north of redfish on the flats around South Padre Isthe saucer area have been two of his main land in about 18 inches of water with tophotspots. water lures. “Pearl colored soft plastics rigged on a “The edges of spoil islands have also 1/4- to 1/8-ounce jig head have been work- been holding plenty of reds,” Storm said. ing the best,” Riojas said. “I’ve been focus- “When they won’t bite top-waters, I’ve ing on color changes in about 2- to 2-1/2 been catching them on soft plastics rigged feet.” on a 1/16-ounce jig head.” Most of the redfish action has come With the strong winds that have been while drifting and covering water. gusting, Storm has been finding the most “Shallow sand flats with less than 2 feet fish around color changes and anywhere of water also have been loaded with reds that is holding green water. during the first few hours of the day,” Rio“Most of the reds are in the 24- to 28jas said. “We’ve been finding some small inch range, and there are a few pushing 35 schools of reds on the sand flats. Most of inches or so,” he said. the fish are in the 24- to 27-inch range, and we are occasionally catching some oversized fish.”
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pounds,” said Platt, who is best known for winning kingfish tournaments from the Texas Gulf Coast to Florida and Alabama. “That one took a live hardtail. We’ll usually stop at a rig and load up with live bait like hardtails. They also will jump all over a small live blue crab.” The hardtails are usually caught on Sabiki rigs with multiple hooks. “That way you can catch them three and four at time,” Platt said. “It’s usually best to work as a team. One angler to catch them, one to unhook them and one to put them in a livewell.” Another good live bait option is a pinfish. “I don’t like to leave the dock without a box full of live pinfish,” said Robert Anderson, who likes to target big ling this time of year. “We’ll use a live bait trap around a boat dock to catch several dozen pinfish the night before heading out. They are tough and stay alive for hours in a livewell with good circulation.”
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER STOCKING UP ON SANDIES Game wardens were checking fishermen along the Brazos River below Lake Granbury when they located a group of individuals fishing in a secluded area of the river. The group was in possession of 105 undersized striped and sand bass. All involved were issued citations and their equipment was seized. The fish were donated to a needy family. WRONG TIME FOR PHEASANTS Two individuals decided to do some illegal road hunting for pheasant in Hockley County. A local game warden caught up with the suspects, obtained a full confession and located a fully feathered pheasant concealed inside a BBQ pit. WARDEN RESCUES KAYAKERS A Nueces County game warden responded to a 911 call about several kayakers who were overturned and were swept away from their kayaks. The warden launched a patrol vessel and rescued two young men. THAT’S A BIG SHRIMP Aransas, Refugio and Goliad County game wardens patrolled the Gulf of Mexico for commercial shrimping vessels. The wardens conducted a stop and found three red snapper in the vessel’s freezer. The captain was cited, and fish were seized. EASTERN TURKEY HUNTING VIOLATIONS While patrolling for turkey hunters in Red River County, game wardens came across a camp where a hunter killed an illegal turkey, a bearded
BUYING LICENSE AFTER THE HUNT When investigating a stolen boat in Hardin County, a game warden uncovered a social media post by one of the individuals he was investigating from 2019, showing his fiancé posing with a harvested white-tailed doe. Using the license verify app, he discovered the fiancée had purchased her hunting license on the same day of the post, but at 7:03 p.m. in Silsbee. The deer was killed in Real County. The couple claimed they had purchased their hunting license before they had gone on their weeklong trip to the Hill Country and denied
eastern turkey hen. It was also determined the man’s wife killed a turkey the previous day. She did not have a current hunting license and used tags from her previous year’s hunting license. Appropriate charges were filed. LOST TURKEY HUNTERS LOCATED Two lost turkey hunters called 911 in Schleicher County, saying they stayed out too late and couldn’t find their vehicle. The game warden contacted the hunters by cellphone, but the men didn’t know their location. They had been shown where to park by an out-of-town guide to whom they paid cash and only knew a first name. The warden and two deputies responded to the location where the 911 call was made, but the hunters had departed. The law enforcement vehicles turned on their emergency lights and sirens. At 12:45 a.m. the hunters found cell service and called back. Even-
buying the license upon their return. The warden went to the local Walmart where the license was purchased and had a loss prevention manager look up the transaction. As expected, the video showed the couple together in Walmart in Silsbee at 7:03 p.m. purchasing a hunting license. After showing the couple pictures of themselves with the date and time stamps from the store, they admitted to buying the female’s license after they returned from their trip. Citations were issued and civil restitution is pending.
tually, the hunters could hear the sirens and walked to the warden’s location. At approximately 2 a.m., two tired and dehydrated turkey hunters emerged from the woods. The hunters had gone through an unlocked, shared neighboring gate thinking it was a pasture gate. The hunters were delivered to the guide at 3 a.m. SNEAKING IN TO PRIVATE WATER After calls from a landowner regarding people trespassing to fish, a Red River County game warden deployed a cellular camera, and four subjects were caught. Fishing without landowner consent charges were filed and the fish were returned to the water.
THERMAL ROAD HUNTING Smith and Red River County game wardens heard what they believed to be high-powered rifle shots from a rural area. While preparing to investigate, one of the wardens received a phone call from an individual who witnessed shots fired from a vehicle in the roadway. The wardens responded and located two individuals equipped with thermal imagery and numerous firearms. They admitted to shooting feral hogs and utilizing the thermal imagery from the roadway.
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN A Red River County game warden caught a repeat offender illegally baiting eastern turkey. The man was hunting over a heavily baited
SHARK FIN SOUP FOR SALE Two Harris County game wardens noticed a restaurant advertising shark fin and shredded chicken soup on its online menu for
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associated with disease risk or retention. Studying 802 white-tailed deer, all of which had been exposed to CWD with 294 testing positive for the disease and the remaining 508 showing a “non-detect finding,” Seabury said researchers looked into more than 200,000 genotypes. “We establish predictions like we have done with cattle, fish and chickens,” he said. “Then we can establish a GEBV (genomically established breeding value). Seabury said 70 percent of the risks of CWD in whitetails can be explained by genetics. “CWD is highly heritable,” he said. “It’s also polygenic (influenced by multiple genetic differences). “Trait variation is often influenced by naturally occurring genetic differences at more than one gene, and some of those differences can influence a trait more than others,” Seabury told Lone Star Outdoor News. “This is precisely the case for differential susceptibility to naturally acquired CWD in white-tailed deer.” The study examined millions of genetic combinations with DNA from the deer, and utilizes a computer model created to “train” itself to produce a rating of the animals based on the risk of getting CWD. “We can create animals with a highly reduced susceptibility through selective breeding,” Seabury said. “We will be able to rate the animals at a facility and we can sequentially reduce the risk enough to reduce prevalence of the disease.” Patrick Tarlton, executive director of the Texas Deer Association, said the study is the biggest breakthrough in genetic technology to
date, and not just for captive-bred deer. “For breeders, this allows us to genetically select animals that are more resistant to CWD,” he said. “Over time, this will allow the captive community to select for resistance, ensuring that our animals are less likely to spread CWD on the landscape.” Can the research be applied to free-ranging whitetails? Seabury pointed to a potential example from last season, when anthrax wiped out deer and other animals in portions of the Edwards Plateau, leading to several relocations of animals. He said when TTT (trap, transport and transplant) methods are used to replace deer herds, you could replace them with lower risk animals. “You also could study deer in an area, and if an area of the state had higher numbers of low-risk animals, you could TTT from there,” he said. Mitch Lockwood, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Big Game Program director, said the agency helped fund the study, and Lockwood has been involved in the design of the study, with management implications in mind. “I’m very excited about the potential, and other geneticists are too,” Lockwood said. “Dr. Seabury’s methodology is really sound.” Tarlton was excited for breeder deer to be part of the solution, instead of being associated as part of the problem. “Relocation and restocking programs can be initiated to ensure the restarted populations are less impacted by CWD,” he said. “The idea that deer populations can go extinct due to CWD would be a thing of the past.”
area which had occurred numerous times in years past. Charges were filed for hunting eastern turkey over bait.
And Lockwood said the study shows practical implications for the free-range populations. “It can help tell us as an agency how we can focus our attention and resources,” he said. “If one area of Texas tends to be more resistant, we could do less surveillance there compared with somewhere at the other end of the spectrum.” Seabury said future work is required to fine-tune the study’s findings. “We’ll need to find the best animals, breed them and then test them with exposure to CWD,” he said. “Then we will compare them with lower-scoring animals.” Lockwood agreed, saying the second and third phases of the research are beginning, and it’s too early to put the cart before the horse. “The good news is it doesn’t matter what the cause is — something people have argued about for years,” he said. “You take DNA from the deer, put it through the model and it will give you a value that will help managers make decisions.” Further study results are likely “a few years away,” Tarlton said. “We hope to have commercial testing for the resistance genotypes by the end of the year,” he said. “That means we can breed animals this coming fall that are more resistant than generations before. That will start the clock. This is not an immediate light-switch, but we are definitely light-years ahead of where we have been with this disease over the past 50 years.” Additional support for the study came from Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
$24.95. The wardens went to the restaurant to inspect aquatic resources and invoices. The wardens found what appeared to be frozen shark fins inside a freezer. The owner said she was cooking the soup for personal consumption. The warden located more shark fin in another freezer, but the owner said it also was for personal consumption. A menu on the table, though, listed shark’s fin soup for sale. All of the fins were seized and charges are pending. BIG GROUP SNEAKS ON PRIVATE LAKE, KEEPS 19 BASS A trespassing call was received of three vehicles parked in an area surrounded by Luminant Mining Property. Game wardens located five unoccupied vehicles and tracked the occupants to a private lake. Five adults and two juveniles were fishing without landowner’s consent and attempting to hide an ice chest with 19 largemouth bass. The suspects were escorted off the property and were issued citations for fishing without landowner consent.
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Gallagher said. Anglers can still find largemouth now that the lake is open to visitors, but continued bouts of high pressure systems bringing blue skies to the clearwater lake are pushing the fish into deeper water. Gallagher recommends fishermen go deep with crankbaits, paying careful attention to color choice for clearwater. “Most people don’t fish clearwater well,” Gallagher said. “Downsize and hope for cloudy, overcast days. Never throw anything big- Myra Spurgin caught this bass while fishing with her husger than 7 inches, band, Joe on Lake Athens. Photo from Joe Spurgin. ever. If you’re throwaround lake points will work best ing crankbaits, throw something as bass congregate. kind of natural-looking. Chrome “The squarebill bite has been blue or chrome black is naturalsolid, also,” Hubble said. “And looking, as are shad patterns and dipped plastics that imitate shad baby bass patterns. Very seldom and bayfish have been good — will a fire tiger pattern work Senkos and Flukes and things like around here because of the clear that.” water.” Hubble said fish will look for COVID-19 also held up activity the shade and cover around for Gibbons Creek, a former pownorthern portions of the shallow er plant reservoir and a hidden lake as the water heats up, but gem for bass fishing. Although he found good activity following access returned April 24, the lake the winds in late April. is limited to weekend fishing. “I’ve caught 6 and 7 poundWhite bass and largemouths ers flipping shallow into the are beginning to school togethwoods whenever winds turn to er at Gibbons Creek, according the north,” Hubble said. “But a to Luke Hubble, of Pancho and good all-around pattern is shad Lefty’s Guide Service in Bryan. imitations running off main lake He said typical shad patterns points. They’ve been solid.”
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Marketing agency for GPO German Precision Optics retained marketing agency with JES Marketing for the western United States. ACROSS 1. Cloth used to sharpen hooks 3. Used for insulation in jackets, sleeping bags 5. A bullet encased in a plastic jacket 10. The bass tourament official 12. A shark species 13. The call of the elk 14. A quail species 15. Fish not at the surface or on the bottom 20. An outboard manufacturer 21. The tournament fisherman at the back of the boat 25. Most popular dog breed 27. A binocular brand 28. A blacktail deer in Alaska 30. A North Texas reservoir (two words) 32. The two-legged gun rest 33. A ___ is required to hunt waterfowl (two words) 34. A shooting sport (two words)
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Marine conservation awards The Center for Sportfishing Policy honored Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross with its Jack Lawton Jr. Conservation Award, and Yamaha Marine President Ben Speciale with its Eddie Smith Manufacturer of the Year Award.
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Turkey public, drawn hunts
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“For the youth spring turkey hunt, we had six youth hunters show up and two turkeys were harvested,” he said. “During the adult spring turkey hunt, we had six hunters show up and four birds were harvested.” According to the project leader for the Muse WMA, Devin Erxleben, all of the drawn turkey hunters canceled. And Chip Ruthven, who leads the Panhandle WMAs, said less than half of the region’s drawn hunters showed up. “All of the hunters that came out saw birds, but there was only a 38-percent success rate at the Gene Howe WMA, while the Matador WMA had a zero percent success rate,” Ruthven said. Two drawn turkey hunters who made it out were Dallas residents, Kelsy Beauchman and Brian Burrows. They were drawn for a turkey hunt at Pat Mayse WMA. Beauchman said they scouted the area that they would be hunting the weekend before their hunt took place, and they found plenty of turkey sign, which left them feeling optimistic. “Unfortunately, some tornadoes moved through the area a few days before our hunt,” she said. “When we arrived, we found a lot of trees knocked over and we weren’t sure what that
would mean as far as harvesting a bird was concerned.” The couple heard some birds gobble on the second morning of their adventure, and tried to close the distance as much as they could. “We had them calling back to us, but we quickly ran out of real estate,” Beauchman said. “It was clear that the birds were on the private property adjacent to the WMA.” At one point, Beauchman said they finally had a tom coming toward them from the private property, so they got into position to be ready in case the bird came across the property boundary. “I finally got a glimpse of him, and it seemed like he was about to walk right at me, onto the WMA, when a squirrel moving around in the tree above me broke a tree branch,” she said. “The branch fell to the ground, and it spooked the tom, which quickly ran off out of sight. That was the closest we got to a turkey on our hunt.” Even though she didn’t get to harvest a turkey, Beauchman said it was still one for the memory books. “I really wanted to get close to a turkey and have him gobble at me, and that’s exactly what I did,” she said. “It was incredible.”
the Youth division had a qualified entry this year. 2019 winners: Polaris Ranger: Jimmy Carter Scimitar Horned Oryx Hunt: Michelle Davis Ultimate Dove Hunting Package: Shawn Sayers TDHA Custom Fire Pit: David Machac TDHA Custom Frio Cedar Ice Chest: Frank Messina TDHA Lifetime Membership: Taylor Smith Trophy trout fishing trip: Geri Keller of Nooner Ranch Ultimate Gun Rest: Carlos Fernandez, Arnaud Guillard, Mark Etheredge, Orlan Zepeda, Marco Rangel and Edward Yim Early Bird Prize: TDHA logo CZUSA Supreme Field shotgun: Cody Martin Social Media Promo Prize: Chama Chair: Juan Ochoa
Social Media Promo Prize; Ultimate Gun Rest: Adam Glazener All 46 hunters that reported bands received a 1-year membership to Texas Dove Hunters Association. The top prize was the chance to win a new truck provided by Hoffpauir Auto. Unfortunately, the bird with the winning number was not harvested. Each year more birds will be trapped, banded and released in Texas. Hunters must enter annually in order to be eligible to win. The entry fee is $20, and entries go on sale beginning June 1 at bandedbirdchallenge.org or by calling TDHA at (210) 764-1189. Sponsors of the 2019-2020 TBBC included Hoffpauir Outdoor Superstore, Record Buck Ranch, CZ-USA, Baffin Bay Rod & Gun Club, Frio Ice Chests, Bird Down Brand, Chama Chair, Chippewa, Blake Jones Designs and Cowboys Wild Game Washer.
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Hoof disease detected in elk The first case of a potentially crippling hoof disease was detected in two Roosevelt elk from a herd in Del Norte County. Treponeme-associated hoof disease, commonly referred to as “elk hoof disease,” can cause deformed, overgrown and otherwise damaged hooves. The lesions and resulting deformities are painful and lead to limping, lameness and even death as observed in other states. When the disease is severe, elk may become too weak to graze, fight off other infections or escape predators. TAHD was first identified in elk from Washington state in the 1990s, and also has been detected in Oregon and Idaho. —CDFW
MISSOURI
Turkey harvest numbers Turkey hunters checked 38,730 birds during Missouri’s 2020 regular spring turkey season, April 20 through May 10. Young turkey hunters also harvested 2,724 birds during the 2020 spring youth season, April 4 and 5, bringing the overall 2020 spring turkey harvest to 41,454, up from 38,795 last year. —MDC
SOUTH DAKOTA
Record largemouth A largemouth bass caught on the Rosebud Indian Reservation broke a 20-year state record. Matthew Dunham, of Rosebud, caught the largemouth bass weighing 9 pounds 5 ounces, in Indian Scout Lake. The previous largemouth bass state record was 9 pounds 3 ounces, caught in 1999 in the Rollins Game Production Area gravel pit. —SDGFP
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Duck stamp to celebrate hunting The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized changes to the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp to further recognize the significant role that sportsmen and women play in conserving migratory waterfowl. The Service is requiring artwork submissions to include one or more elements that is consistent with “celebrating our waterfowl hunting heritage.” By requiring this theme, the Service is recognizing the role of hunters as the primary contributors in raising over $1.1 billion for waterfowl habitat conservation through the sale of duck stamps. —USFWS
NEBRASKA
Applications open for conservation officers The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is seeking to add new conservation officers. Conservation officers protect the state’s natural resources and help keep the people who use our state parks and other public lands safe through the enforcement of fish, wildlife, boating and park laws; and also are state peace officers. The application deadline is May 29. —NGFP
IDAHO
Super hunt applications due The deadline to apply for the first of two drawings for Super Hunt tags is May 31. The hunts are available for deer, elk, moose, pronghorn, and one Super Hunt combo, which includes one tag for each of those species. —IFWD
NORTH DAKOTA
Gruesome moose poaching The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is looking for information in relation to a moose poaching case that took place this spring. Five adult moose — three cows and two bulls — were fatally shot between April 25 and 30 about six miles southwest of Dunseith. One of the adult moose, a large cow, was pregnant with three calves, two of which were cut out of her. A $2,000 reward has been offered for any information which leads to a conviction. —NDGFD
ARKANSAS
Program for rice farmers The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications from rice field owners to enroll in its expanded Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement program. Landowners may receive as much as $150 per acre annually while still maintaining the current production of rice fields by following post-harvest guidelines and allowing permit-based hunts during waterfowl season on their properties. Now in its third year, the AGFC’s WRICE program has been awarded a grant from the National Resources Conservation Service’s Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. The grant will boost the program to the tune of $2.1 million, distributed during the next three years to participating landowners. —AGFC
LOUISIANA
Hit and run boating incident Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents arrested four Thibodaux men on May 14 for their involvement in an alleged hit and run boating incident. On May 2, two 20-foot aluminum boats collided with three people in one vessel and two in the other. Agents arrested Trent Becnel, 29, for felony hit and run and other violations. Agents also arrested Lucas J. Becnel, 56, Patrick J. Morvant, 53, and Keith Morvant, 47, for accessory after the fact of felony hit and run. The three people in the other vessel and the passenger in Trent Becnel’s vessel all required medical aid and were transported to hospitals. All four have since been released. Felony hit and run brings up to a $5,000 fine and 10 years in jail. Accessory after the fact of a hit and run carries up to a $500 fine and five years in jail. —LDWF
Aaron Stillwagon (left) and Clint Barghi won the first event of the Galveston Redfish Series while fishing protected waters off of the ICW south of Galveston Bay. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 76-77 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on shrimp when wind subsides. TRINITY BAY: 79 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good wading shorelines or drifting reefs on artificials. Flounder are fair on mud minnows around the rocks. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 76 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on shrimp around the jetties and in the surf. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 76 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on shrimp. Sheepshead are fair on shrimp.
TEXAS CITY: 76-77 degrees. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on shrimp. Redfish are fair over the flats on live bait. Flounder are good on live bait around the jetties and rocks. Black drum are fair on blue crab. FREEPORT: 76 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp. Black drum are fair on blue crab. Redfish are fair to good on shrimp. Flounder are good around the rocks on mullet. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 76 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on shrimp in channels around grass mats. Black drum are fair on blue crab. Redfish are fair on soft plastics around reefs and shorelines. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 76 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp in channels and around grass mats. Black drum are good on blue crab or shrimp. Redfish are good on live bait. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks.
PORT O’CONNOR: 76-77 degrees. Trout and redfish are very good on red/white artificials and black spoons. Black drum are fair on blue crab or shrimp. Flounder are good around the jetties on shrimp or mud minnows. ROCKPORT: 79 degrees. Redfish are fair on shrimp or mullet around flats and edges. Speckled trout are fair on mullet or shrimp. Flounder are fair on mullet. Black drum are fair around grass beds on blue crab or shrimp. CORPUS CHRISTI: 79 degrees. Redfish are good on live mullet on a jig head. Speckled trout are good on darker-colored paddletail lures. Flounder are good on mullet or shrimp around the rocks. BAFFIN BAY: 80 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good in shallower water on darker-colored artificials. Flounder are good on mud minnows around rocks. PORT MANSFIELD: 80 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on top-waters, live shrimp, scented plastics and willow tails in the flats.
SOUTH PADRE: 77 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on mullet and shrimp imitations. Redfish are good on the flats. Black drum are fair to good on blue crab. PORT ISABEL: 78 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on shrimp. Redfish are good on live bait around grass flats. Flounder are good on fresh shrimp or mullet. Black drum are fair on blue crab and shrimp around vegetation. —TPWD
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rod and reel designed for speckled trout fishing, when targeting smaller snook in the 2- to 5-pound class. But if the big ones come calling, he’ll switch over to a heavier line and leader, something like 30-pound braid with a 40-pound leader. Guide Steve Ellis has been fishing for South Texas snook for years. “There are more snook from Port Mansfield on down south than most people realize,” Ellis said. “One of the very best places to find them is at the Mansfield jetties. A couple of years ago I was easing along the jetties on my trolling motor and looked down in the clear water and saw a big school of snook. There must have been 50 fish right there along the rocks. During the warm water months, like from now through September, you could snorkel along the jetties and see lots of big snook. And they will hit top-water lures and jigs, specifically paddletails that imitate what they eat, like shrimp and croaker.” Ellis said there are specific areas where you can just about always find some snook.
“Some of those areas are Corpus Christi Bay, the Packery Channel jetties, Aransas jetty and back bay areas where you have drains, sloughs and spillways,” he said. “Fishing at night is when you can hook up with the heavier snook. Two of those areas are the Brownsville Ship Channel and the Port Mansfield Harbor. Fishing top-water lures under a full moon can be really exciting.” The snook are often jumpers. “If you hook them, they are going to jump,” Ellis said. “That is what is so unique about catching them.” For the most part snook fishing is a catch-and-release deal. The daily limit is one with a minimum length of 24 inches and a maximum length of 28 inches. The state record weighed 57.50 pounds, and was caught on Jan. 1, 1937 in the Gulf of Mexico by Louis Rawalt.
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D.J. Rouse and Jordan Booth: 16.42 pounds. Barghi said the days leading up to the event were quite frustrating for him and his partner, and that the thought of winning the tournament’s $6,500 top prize was not at the forefront of their minds. “I had been having
some issues with my boat the entire week before the event,” Barghi said. “Two days before the tournament, I found out that I had an issue in the lower unit of my motor and would need a new lower unit in order for the boat to run.” Barghi’s friend and boat manufacturer, Brian Little
of Sabine Skiffs, let Barghi and Stillwagon borrow one of his skiffs for the event. The GRS includes a series of four tournaments and teams are awarded points for how they place in each event. Barghi and Stillwagon have won the GRS Anglers of the Year title twice before, and
know what it takes to achieve the award. “The trick is being able to land two great fish when it matters most,” Barghi said. “Many teams landed one awesome red during this first tournament, we were just lucky enough to land two of them.”
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Dropping early Continued from page 4
Crosstimbers region, breeding occurs as early as October 15 and as late as December. You always have some stragglers on either end.” Consulting biologist Macy Ledbetter said he believes the fawns are dropping early, though. “The have been early the last two years, actually,” he said. “I have been backdating fetuses from late-season harvested does for a few years, and breeding season is definitely getting earlier. The same thing is going on with wild turkey in the North Zone. Much of the breeding is over by the time the season gets going.” Ledbetter didn’t think the 2019 October cold snap was a major factor. “A lot of it has to do with the female body condition,” he said. “As deer management and habitat improves, we are producing bigger and healthier bodies. A body in peak performance will do better, cycle earlier and generally be more successful. The cold weather does increase
deer daytime activity so we see more deer and may prolong breeding to some degree.” Either way, Cain said earlier breeding and earlier fawns tend to bode well for both the doe and the fawn. “The does get time to recover because the fawns are on the ground before it gets so hot,” he said. “There is more rainfall, more nutrition for the mom and more milk for the fawn. Although it is pretty dry in South Texas this spring.” Come hunting season, the young deer born earlier will be larger, making distinguishing young bucks from does more difficult. “It gets tougher to tell the button bucks from the does,” Cain said. If reports of 40 to 50 early fawns came in, Cain said it would make him scratch his head a little. “It could be since people are home more this year, they are seeing more fawns than they usually do,” he said.
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
New
First
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Last
May 22
May 29
June 5
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Solunar Sun times Moon times
Houston
Dallas
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 01 Mon 02 Tue 03 Wed 04 Thu 05 Fri
22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu
5:35 11:46 6:23 12:11 7:17 1:03 8:14 2:00 9:14 3:00 10:15 4:01 11:14 5:01
5:58 12:10 6:48 12:36 7:43 1:30 8:41 2:28 9:42 3:28 10:42 4:29 11:41 5:28
06:24 06:23 06:23 06:22 06:22 06:21 06:21
29 Fri
----- 5:58
12:11
6:24
06:21 08:27 12:49p 1:46a
30 Sat 31 Sun 01 Mon 02 Tue 03 Wed 04 Thu 05 Fri
12:38 6:50 1:27 7:39 2:12 8:25 2:57 9:10 3:42 9:56 4:32 10:46 5:26 11:40
1:03 1:52 2:38 3:23 4:09 5:00 5:55
7:16 8:04 8:50 9:35 10:23 11:14 -----
5:29 11:41 6:17 12:05 7:11 12:58 8:08 1:55 9:08 2:54 10:09 3:55 11:08 4:55 ----- 5:52 12:32 6:45 1:21 7:33 2:06 8:19 2:51 9:04 3:37 9:50 4:26 10:40 5:20 11:35
5:52 6:42 7:37 8:35 9:36 10:37 11:36 12:05 12:57 1:46 2:32 3:17 4:03 4:54 5:49
12:04 12:30 1:24 2:22 3:22 4:23 5:22 6:18 7:10 7:59 8:44 9:30 10:17 11:08 -----
06:24 06:24 06:23 06:23 06:22 06:22 06:22 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:20 06:20 06:20
08:11 08:12 08:12 08:13 08:13 08:14 08:14 08:15 08:16 08:16 08:17 08:17 08:18 08:18 08:19
6:28a 8:22p 7:08a 9:19p 7:53a 10:16p 8:44a 11:12p 9:39a NoMoon 10:39a 12:04a 11:42a 12:51a 12:47p 1:35a 1:52p 2:15a 2:56p 2:52a 4:01p 3:28a 5:07p 4:05a 6:15p 4:43a 7:23p 5:25a 8:31p 6:12a
06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:19 06:19 06:19
08:23 08:23 08:24 08:25 08:25 08:26 08:27 08:28 08:28 08:29 08:30 08:30 08:31 08:31
6:29a 8:34p 7:08a 9:32p 7:52a 10:30p 8:42a 11:25p 9:38a NoMoon 10:39a 12:17a 11:43a 1:04a 1:55p 3:02p 4:08p 5:16p 6:25p 7:35p 8:44p
2:24a 3:00a 3:34a 4:09a 4:46a 5:26a 6:12a
San Antonio
Amarillo
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 01 Mon 02 Tue 03 Wed 04 Thu 05 Fri
22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 01 Mon 02 Tue 03 Wed 04 Thu 05 Fri
5:41 11:53 6:30 12:17 7:23 1:10 8:21 2:07 9:21 3:07 10:21 4:08 11:21 5:07 ----- 6:04 12:44 6:57 1:33 7:46 2:19 8:32 3:03 9:16 3:49 10:02 4:38 10:52 5:33 11:47
6:05 12:17 6:55 12:42 7:49 1:36 8:48 2:34 9:48 3:35 10:49 4:35 11:48 5:35 12:17 6:31 1:10 7:23 1:58 8:11 2:44 8:57 3:29 9:42 4:16 10:29 5:06 11:21 6:02 -----
06:37 06:37 06:37 06:36 06:36 06:36 06:35 06:35 06:35 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34
08:22 08:23 08:24 08:24 08:25 08:25 08:26 08:26 08:27 08:27 08:28 08:28 08:29 08:29 08:30
6:42a 8:34p 7:22a 9:31p 8:07a 10:28p 8:58a 11:23p 9:53a NoMoon 10:53a 12:15a 11:56a 1:03a 1:01p 1:47a 2:05p 2:27a 3:10p 3:05a 4:14p 3:41a 5:20p 4:18a 6:27p 4:57a 7:36p 5:39a 8:43p 6:26a
5:55 ----6:43 12:31 7:37 1:24 8:34 2:21 9:34 3:20 10:35 4:21 11:34 5:21 12:07 6:18 12:58 7:11 1:47 7:59 2:32 8:45 3:17 9:30 4:02 10:16 4:52 11:06 5:46 -----
6:18 7:08 8:03 9:01 10:02 11:02 ----12:31 1:23 2:12 2:58 3:43 4:29 5:20 6:15
12:30 12:56 1:50 2:48 3:48 4:49 5:48 6:44 7:36 8:25 9:10 9:56 10:43 11:34 12:01
06:38 06:38 06:37 06:37 06:36 06:36 06:35 06:35 06:35 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:33 06:33 06:33
08:48 08:49 08:50 08:51 08:51 08:52 08:53 08:53 08:54 08:54 08:55 08:56 08:56 08:57 08:57
6:45a 9:00p 7:23a 9:59p 8:06a 10:58p 8:56a 11:53p 9:52a NoMoon 10:54a 12:44a 11:59a 1:30a 1:06p 2:11a 2:14p 2:48a 3:22p 3:22a 4:30p 3:55a 5:40p 4:28a 6:50p 5:04a 8:02p 5:43a 9:11p 6:27a
Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.
Sabine Pass, north Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 5:17 AM 5:54 AM 6:35 AM 7:21 AM 12:11 AM 12:59 AM 1:54 AM 2:55 AM 4:04 AM 5:16 AM 12:56 AM 2:10 AM 3:13 AM 4:10 AM 5:04 AM
High Island Height 1.86H 1.89H 1.89H 1.86H -0.17L -0.10L 0.01L 0.15L 0.33L 0.53L 1.46H 1.67H 1.86H 2.00H 2.06H
Time 10:43 AM 11:18 AM 11:54 AM 12:34 PM 8:16 AM 9:18 AM 10:18 AM 11:06 AM 11:43 AM 12:13 PM 6:28 AM 7:36 AM 8:39 AM 9:36 AM 10:30 AM
Time 2:29 PM 2:34 PM 2:44 PM 3:01 PM
Height 1.45H 1.48H 1.51H 1.54H
Time 10:13 PM 10:49 PM 11:28 PM
Height -0.12L -0.17L -0.19L
5:19 PM 5:51 PM 6:29 PM 12:39 PM 1:05 PM 1:30 PM 1:57 PM 2:24 PM
1.20L 0.93L 0.60L 1.54H 1.54H 1.54H 1.56H 1.57H
8:04 PM 11:16 PM
1.23H 1.27H
7:09 PM 7:50 PM 8:33 PM 9:16 PM 10:01 PM
0.24L -0.09L -0.37L -0.55L -0.63L
Time 2:14 PM
Height 1.65H
Time 9:44 PM
Height -0.03L
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 5:34 AM 6:11 AM 6:50 AM 7:34 AM 8:25 AM 12:19 AM 1:18 AM 2:25 AM 3:36 AM 4:51 AM 12:40 AM 1:57 AM 3:06 AM 4:08 AM 5:05 AM
Height 2.34H 2.41H 2.46H 2.47H 2.46H -0.10L 0.01L 0.16L 0.35L 0.60L 1.77H 2.08H 2.37H 2.61H 2.74H
Time 12:10 PM 10:15 PM 10:49 PM 11:30 PM
Height 1.60L -0.12L -0.16L -0.15L
9:23 AM 10:20 AM 11:07 AM 11:45 AM 12:16 PM 6:18 AM 7:59 AM 9:24 AM 10:36 AM 11:45 AM
2.43H 2.39H 2.31H 2.19H 2.03H 0.87L 1.10L 1.30L 1.46L 1.58L
Height 1.89H 1.96H 2.00H 2.02H 2.01H -0.24L -0.15L -0.00L 0.21L 0.46L 1.26H 1.54H 1.80H 2.01H 2.14H
Time 9:40 PM 10:09 PM 10:44 PM 11:24 PM
Height -0.11L -0.19L -0.24L -0.26L
9:32 AM 10:18 AM 10:58 AM 11:31 AM 11:59 AM 6:27 AM 8:10 AM 9:52 AM 8:51 PM 9:33 PM
1.98H 1.92H 1.82H 1.69H 1.53H 0.70L 0.91L 1.07L -0.44L -0.55L
6:38 PM 6:42 PM 12:43 PM 1:07 PM 1:26 PM 1:41 PM 1:55 PM
1.19L 0.90L 1.87H 1.74H 1.66H 1.63H 1.65H
11:04 PM
1.50H
7:01 7:32 8:10 8:51 9:33
0.54L 0.17L -0.17L -0.41L -0.55L
PM PM PM PM PM
Time 5:37 AM 6:20 AM 7:05 AM 7:52 AM 8:42 AM 12:10 AM 1:03 AM 2:05 AM 3:18 AM 4:46 AM 12:28 AM 1:57 AM 3:12 AM 4:18 AM 5:19 AM
Time
6:52 PM 6:49 PM 12:21 PM 12:38 PM 12:48 PM
Height
0.89L 0.65L 1.37H 1.25H 1.18H
Time
Height
10:34 PM
1.05H
7:07 PM 7:35 PM 8:11 PM
0.34L 0.03L -0.24L
Port O’Connor Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 11:16 AM 12:17 AM 12:50 AM 1:30 AM 2:16 AM 3:10 AM 4:10 AM 5:14 AM 6:16 AM 7:15 AM 4:46 AM 7:00 AM 8:34 AM 9:37 AM 10:32 AM
Time 3:27 AM 3:54 AM 4:31 AM 5:21 AM 6:17 AM 7:12 AM 8:04 AM 8:51 AM 9:32 AM 10:00 AM 9:42 AM 1:31 AM 1:59 AM 2:33 AM 3:13 AM
San Luis Pass Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 6:48 AM 7:38 AM 8:39 AM 9:49 AM 12:25 AM 1:18 AM 2:14 AM 3:13 AM 4:15 AM 5:28 AM 12:46 AM 2:32 AM 4:02 AM 5:14 AM 6:16 AM
Height -0.09L -0.16L -0.18L -0.15L -0.08L -0.01L 0.06L 0.15L 0.30L 0.91H 1.01H 1.16H 0.03L -0.18L -0.32L
Time 10:17 AM 10:52 AM 11:43 AM 1:00 PM 4:12 PM 4:32 PM 4:32 PM 4:27 PM 4:25 PM 9:29 AM 11:09 AM 12:54 PM 7:27 AM 8:39 AM 9:28 AM
Height 1.54H 1.56H 1.53H 1.49H 1.45H 1.43H 1.39H 1.33H 1.27H 0.51L 0.73L 0.93L 1.32H 1.47H 1.56H
Height 1.33H 1.39H 1.42H 1.43H -0.11L -0.07L 0.00L 0.11L 0.25L 0.42L 0.94H 1.07H 1.24H 1.38H 1.48H
Time 10:18 PM 10:55 PM 11:37 PM
Height -0.03L -0.09L -0.12L
10:52 AM 11:40 AM 12:13 PM 12:28 PM 12:31 PM 12:29 PM 6:58 AM 8:31 AM 10:02 AM 9:26 PM 10:07 PM
1.43H 1.40H 1.34H 1.25H 1.16H 1.08H 0.62L 0.80L 0.95L -0.32L -0.41L
Time
11:18 PM 4:27 PM 4:34 PM 4:43 PM 2:31 PM
Time
7:18 PM 7:27 PM 12:33 PM 12:44 PM 12:57 PM
Height
0.79L 1.22H 1.18H 1.15H 1.06L
Height
0.76L 0.56L 1.04H 1.03H 1.04H
Time
Height
11:32 PM 11:53 PM
0.55L 0.28L
4:51 PM
1.13H
Time
Height
10:45 PM
0.88H
7:47 PM 8:14 PM 8:48 PM
0.31L 0.06L -0.16L
Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 2:48 PM 12:18 AM 12:53 AM 1:34 AM 2:22 AM 3:17 AM 4:22 AM 5:35 AM 6:42 AM 7:40 AM 2:03 AM 5:22 AM 8:07 AM 9:45 AM 10:48 AM
Height 0.41H -0.02L -0.05L -0.06L -0.07L -0.06L -0.03L 0.01L 0.06L 0.13L 0.29H 0.33H 0.38H 0.44H 0.47H
Time
Height
2:53 PM 3:18 PM 3:51 PM 4:22 PM 4:46 PM 4:51 PM 4:38 PM 4:13 PM 2:48 PM 8:33 AM 9:30 AM 10:48 AM 11:34 PM
0.43H 0.46H 0.48H 0.49H 0.48H 0.46H 0.41H 0.36H 0.33H 0.22L 0.30L 0.37L -0.10L
Height 0.99H 1.05H 1.11H 1.15H -0.18L -0.15L -0.09L 0.02L 0.16L 0.34L 0.51L 0.89H 1.03H 1.15H 1.22H
Time 9:59 PM 10:36 PM 11:17 PM
Height -0.09L -0.14L -0.17L
12:04 PM 1:11 PM 2:17 PM 3:07 PM 12:14 PM 11:21 AM 11:36 AM 7:52 AM 9:03 AM 10:23 AM 9:52 PM
1.16H 1.15H 1.09H 1.00H 0.88H 0.84H 0.85H 0.67L 0.82L 0.96L -0.37L
Height 1.46H 1.53H 1.57H 1.60H 1.61H -0.34L -0.26L -0.13L 0.07L 0.31L 0.58L 1.16H 1.37H 1.56H 1.68H
Time 9:26 PM 10:03 PM 10:44 PM 11:30 PM
Height -0.22L -0.30L -0.35L -0.36L
11:21 AM 11:56 AM 12:10 PM 12:01 PM 11:46 AM 11:37 AM 7:40 AM 7:45 PM 8:28 PM 9:14 PM
1.58H 1.51H 1.38H 1.22H 1.08H 0.99H 0.83L -0.34L -0.55L -0.66L
Time
8:46 9:02 1:49 1:44 1:49
Height
PM PM PM PM PM
0.29L 0.20L 0.34H 0.36H 0.40H
Time
Height
Time
Height
11:17 PM
0.31H
9:34 PM 10:11 PM 10:52 PM
0.10L 0.01L -0.06L
Port Aransas Height 0.78H -0.11L -0.15L -0.17L -0.18L -0.17L -0.13L -0.05L 0.07L 0.22L 0.43H 0.58H 0.72H 0.83H 0.89H
Time
Height
11:53 AM 12:54 PM 2:15 PM 3:10 PM 3:48 PM 4:13 PM 4:23 PM 4:17 PM 3:43 PM 8:14 AM 9:38 AM 10:41 PM 11:25 PM
0.81H 0.84H 0.87H 0.89H 0.88H 0.83H 0.75H 0.63H 0.52H 0.40L 0.56L -0.11L -0.20L
Time 4:30 PM 4:46 PM 5:10 PM 5:39 PM 6:11 PM 6:41 PM 7:01 PM 7:02 PM 6:39 PM 6:18 PM 5:33 PM 4:29 PM 4:19 PM 4:23 PM 4:32 PM
Height 1.09H 1.13H 1.16H 1.17H 1.17H 1.15H 1.10H 1.02H 0.94H 0.87H 0.84H 0.88H 0.96H 1.03H 1.08H
Time
9:20 PM 1:03 PM 11:50 AM
Height
0.37L 0.49H 0.57H
Time
9:28 PM 10:01 PM
Height
0.19L 0.03L
Nueces Bay Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 1:31 AM 1:58 AM 2:31 AM 3:10 AM 3:59 AM 5:09 AM 6:28 AM 7:28 AM 8:21 AM 2:43 AM 4:51 AM 6:08 AM 12:16 AM 12:42 AM 1:13 AM
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 6:26 AM 9:30 AM 10:18 AM 11:07 AM 12:00 AM 12:44 AM 1:28 AM 2:15 AM 3:06 AM 4:25 AM 6:33 AM 1:35 AM 3:24 AM 4:38 AM 5:49 AM
7:08 PM 7:22 PM 11:59 AM 12:22 PM 12:40 PM
0.57L 0.34L 0.88H 0.93H 0.98H
Time
Height
11:31 PM
0.79H
7:50 PM 8:25 PM 9:06 PM
0.09L -0.12L -0.28L
South Padre Island Height 0.21L 0.17L 0.13L 0.10L 0.07L 0.05L 0.06L 0.10L 0.20L 0.34L 0.49L 0.44L 0.29L 0.18L 0.11L
Time
Height
Time
Height
Date May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5
Time 6:27 AM 7:20 AM 8:23 AM 9:31 AM 10:32 AM 12:19 AM 1:13 AM 2:10 AM 3:13 AM 4:27 AM 5:57 AM 1:51 AM 3:28 AM 4:49 AM 5:59 AM
Time
6:26 PM 6:37 PM 11:30 AM
Height
0.60L 0.28L 0.98H
Time
Height
11:58 PM
0.96H
7:07 PM
-0.05L
Texas Coast Tides
Height 1.30L 1.37L 1.44L 1.49L 1.82H 1.77H 1.72H 1.67H 1.62H 1.57H 0.73L 0.92L 1.09L 1.24L 1.35L
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