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July 10, 2020
Volume 16, Issue 22
Star-spangled snapper
Conventions, expos affected by restrictions
For the first time in 44 years, Horace Gore won’t be scoring the bucks entered into TTHA’s annual deer competition during the extravaganzas, since the group canceled its 2020 events. Photo from TTHA.
TTHA cancels, TDA to go virtual By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News A spike in coronavirus infections in the state has taken a toll on summer conventions and hunting shows. Gov. Abbott’s new orders increasing restrictions on public gatherings brought plans for some events to a halt. Texas Trophy Hunters Association The Texas Trophy Hunters Association had been planning for its three extravaganzas set in Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth. According to TTHA President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Keith, plans had been made to create room for guests at the shows, including spacing exhibitor booths six feet apart and eliminating some of the attractions that gather people in one area. However, the changes were too much to continue with the extravaganzas this year and, on July 3, each event was canceled for the first time in 44 years. “In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and various public health regulations, and out of concern for the well-being of attendees and exhibitors, the Texas Trophy Hunters Association has made the unprecedented decision to cancel its Hunters Extravaganza shows for 2020,”
Cody Sekula, 14, caught this red snapper while fishing with his family and friends 15 miles off Port Mansfield during the July 4 holiday weekend. Anglers over the weekend reported good numbers of snapper caught offshore. The New Buccaneer’s Capt. Matt Smith guided a 12-hour deep sea trip and returned with 184 red snapper, 11 vermilion snapper, one king mackerel and 11 sharpnose sharks near Galveston. 2k2L Outdoors caught a five-man limit and said the wind had died down, according to their post on Instagram. Photo by Jason Sekula.
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Fishing the summer pattern Different lakes have bass doing different things By Robert Sloan
Bass anglers tend to hit the water early in summer, hoping to find aggressive fish before the heat sends them deep. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
You hear it all the time, the largemouths are in their summer pattern. But what does that mean, and does it mean the same thing across the state? “There’s really no such
to cool off and avoid lots of fishermen. In Central Texas on Richland-Chambers Reservoir, bass fishing is good, and getting better, according to guide Thurman Selman. He said the lake is at pool level and the water clear with a surface temperature in the lower 80s. “Some of the best fishing of the day will be at dawn,” Selman said. “What you want to do is fish the grass Please turn to page 19
Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10
HUNTING
FISHING
Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12
Waterfowl history (P. 4)
Hot cats (P. 8)
Sawyer outlines Texas hunting by images.
Fish in post-spawn mode.
The best combination (P. 4)
Tournaments fall off (P. 8)
Foundation teaches most efficient arrows, broadheads.
Events move dates, cancel.
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thing as a standard summer pattern, because no two lakes are alike,” said East Texas guide Bonita Staples. During the summer months in Texas, many successful bass anglers rig up with soft plastics and fish deep water. But there are other options. One is to fish the first couple of hours of daylight, or the last couple of hours in the evening. And, there is always night fishing, if you really want
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HUNTING
Seeking the most arrow penetration
Rob Sawyer, with his black lab, Matagorda Mattie, spent years collecting age-old images depicting waterfowling in Texas. Photo from Rob Sawyer.
Sawyer pens third book on Texas waterfowl hunting history By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Texas waterfowl hunting history author and enthusiast, R.K. (Rob) Sawyer, has written his third book and it’s hot off the press. The oversized hardback, coffee table-style book, Images of the Hunt: A Photographic History of Texas Waterfowling, unlike his other works, uses imagery more than words to tell the story. “The book covers Texas waterfowl hunting history from about 1898-1990, and it mainly focuses on coastal areas of the state, along with the rice belt,” said Sawyer. “It really encompasses the total package of the history of waterfowl hunting in Texas. The images in the book depict the lengths that hunters went to in order to find success in the field, the means of transportation they used, advancements in technology over time, and the changes in waterfowl species found in Texas throughout the years.” Sawyer’s passion for waterfowl hunting began at an early age along coastal Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He came to Texas in 1992 by way of Virginia, coastal Florida and Louisiana. “I collected historical books on waterfowl hunting in the other states I had lived and hunted in,” he said. “When I got to Texas, I realized that there was not a single book written about the state’s waterfowl hunting history, and I wanted to change that.” In 2008, Sawyer decided to take on the project of documenting the history of Texas waterfowl hunting himself. His first book, A Hundred Years of Texas Waterfowl Hunting, was published in 2012. It was followed shortly by his second piece, Texas Market Hunting, in 2013. After his second book was published, Sawyer spent several years collecting photographs now found in his new book. The book is composed of about 420 photos, 258 pages, and six chapters. The chapters include, The Birds and the Land, Getting to the Field, Home Afield, The Hunt, After the Hunt, and Lone Star Conservation. Within these chapters, readers will find images that reveal everything from the camps and clubs where sportsmen stayed, to the gear and firearms they used, along with the birds they harvested and all other notable Please turn to page 5
The Ashby Bowhunting Foundation recommends the best setup of arrows and broadheads to reduce wounding rates. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Foundation educates bowhunters on most efficient equipment By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News There is no worse feeling for a bowhunter. The shot was good, but the animal moved to the noise of the string. Shot placement wasn’t exactly where the hunter wanted it to be, and the arrow struck bone. After a long search, the animal was lost. The Ashby Foundation is seeking to educate bowhunt-
ers on the use of equipment most likely to reduce wounding rates. Dating back to the early 1980s, Dr. Ed Ashby began studying arrow lethality. Ashby’s study in the Natal Province of South Africa is regarded as the most extensive formal evaluation of broadhead performance on game animals, and led to the legalization of bowhunting for big game in South Africa. Ashby’s research resulted in empirical findings in arrow lethality, revealing terms called the 650-grain heavy bone threshold, the 19% FOC
(Forward of Center) threshold, and the effectiveness of single-bevel broadheads on breaking bone as well as increasing soft tissue damage. When starting out, many bowhunters are advised to shoot light arrows with light broadheads so they get faster arrow speeds, higher kinetic energy numbers and flatter trajectories. The problem, according to Ashby Bowhunting Foundation President Roby Nielson, is that they often also get poor penetration. The “light-and-fast” approach gained popularity in the target-shooting arena.
“The craze started with shooting the lightest arrow we can, so it gets downrange as fast as possible,” Neilson said. “Some hunters bought off on it, because speed sells. The problem was, wounding rates went up.” Neilson had read some of Dr. Ashby’s research, and decided to try to get it out to the bowhunting public. “I talked to manufacturers who were following his guidelines,” he said. “Then I met Dr. Ashby and the idea came up to form a foundation. We wanted to educate bowhunters to use the right equipment Please turn to page 6
Helping anti-poaching efforts Programs get dollars in the field By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Dallas Safari Club and DSC Foundation recently launched the Hunters CARE (COVID Anti-poaching Relief Effort) program, with the aim to expeditiously deploy funds to on-theground anti-poaching efforts. The pandemic has impacted international hunting, especially in Africa. The hunting season, effectively lost, has left hunting operators with limited or no income to maintain their anti-poaching presence. “Everyone recognizes the significant impact that COVID has had around the world from financial strain to loss of employment,” said Corey Mason, DSC’s executive director. “The same is true across the African continent in which hunters’ dollars have not flown
to Africa. As unemployment has increased, so has the need for people to head to the bush to try to feed their family.” In a short period of time, DSC has granted $130,000 to anti-poaching efforts in nine African countries (Bostwana, Cameroon, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia). “Our goal was to get dollars into the field quickly,” Mason said. A number of anti-poaching teams were able to remain employed in the field.” DSC Foundation’s complimentary effort, called the COVID-19 AntiPoaching Relief Fund, solicits donations for general anti-poaching support and invites directed donations for specific programs. “We’ve received donations as high as $40,000 and as low as $25,” said DSCF Executive Director Richard Cheatham. “And 100-percent of the donations are being distributed and Please turn to page 5
An effort by DSC and DSC Foundation is putting money in the African field to help combat poaching during the pandemic. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Stopping pet odors with one drop Lone Star Outdoor News Nilodor has been creating odoreliminating solutions since 1954, including products for pets. But the Ohio company’s newest addition might be the solution for those who question the dog being in the truck — or in the bedroom. The One Drop Odor Eliminator, part of the company’s Mossy Oak Sporting Dog line, is made of an essential oil formulation that “removes bad odors from the air by chemically modifying the structure of the odor molecule so you can’t detect it,” the company said, claiming odor neutralization happens with one drop. “I have had sporting dogs since I was a kid and have always been a duck dog person,” said Mario Friendy, a hunter and podcast host. “The duck dog smell or odor definitely is a problem. The only thing I have found that eliminates that odor is the One Drop Odor Eliminator. I use it now on the kennel pads, dog beds in the house, the truck and anywhere else odors are strong.”
Mornings spent retrieving ducks in a muddy pond can result in a smelly truck, dog bed or bedroom for the dog’s owner. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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disbursed into the field.” Thusfar, DSCF has granted funds to 12 operators. The number of acres protected by the programs exceed 19 million acres, and the number of scouts able to continue in their employment totaled 446. “It’s been really successful and well received,” Mason said. Arthur Baisly with HHK Safaris in a Zimbabwe concession totaling 800,000 acres, operates an anti-poaching unit. “At the moment, with no clients and no income, half of scouts were off with no pay,” he said. “We were able to reinstate the scouts and get the effort back to normal and help the community.” Individuals may support the Hunters CARE program by making a tax-deductible donation at dscf.org.
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Waterfowling days Continued from page 4
aspects of Texas waterfowl hunting history. Sawyer kept the text found in each chapter to a minimum. It simply serves as a synopsis of the topic of each chapter’s focus, allowing the photos to do the rest. The shift in the availability of a variety of species of waterfowl in Texas from the late 1800s to the late 1900s is one of the main themes readers can take away from the images in the book. Photos from the early period of this time frame show impressive numbers of swans, mallards, canvasbacks and Canada geese. Images from the middle period document hoards of snow geese and pintail over rice. Late period photos reveal a decline in geese along the Texas coast, and mass influxes of teal, shovelers and cranes. Another key theme in the final chapter, entitled Lone Star Conservation, is that Texas was at the forefront of the battleground for waterfowl conservation. Sawyer said this chapter focuses on the evolving waterfowl conservation efforts and movements, as well as the controversies that went along with them. These efforts and movements included game laws, the transitions from the use of lead shot to steel shot, early short-stopping observations of specific waterfowl species and the purchase of private lands for public use. “Rob Sawyer has nailed it again, his new coffee-table book of old historic duck hunting photos from Texas brings light to the good old days,” said Lone Star Outdoor News’ founder David J. Sams. “Turning the thick pages and seeing these black and white images from the past keeps you turning and turning. I find it very interesting how the harvested birds were displayed, on a boat or a truck or even a pole. Waterfowl that have not been seen on the coast for years appears in the large format images. The poses and clothing are interesting, as are the women waterfowlers, in dresses no less, and their stylish hats of the past.”
Rob Sawyer’s new book walks readers through Texas’ waterfowling history through images. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Sams noticed a photo of John Winters’ hunting ledger from 1918-1919. “I can imagine the talk, just like today, “What happened to all the ducks? As you view it, you imagine the cold fronts and the great shoots, followed by poor shoots the next day. Sound familiar? 102 years ago — about the same as today,” he said. One can see transportation was a big deal, and traveling to a marsh or a bay was always made easier by some new invention. It’s apparent how proud hunters were of their new automobile. “There are too many interesting details in these photos to look at all in one day,” Sams said. “It is going to take me a year to study these and learn and wonder.”
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Increasing success Continued from page 4
and bring the loss rates down as low as possible.” Arrow penetration factors are the key, Neilson said. Based on decades of research, most led by Dr. Ashby, an arrow/ broadhead combination that weighs at least 650 grains and has Forward of Center advantage, with great shot placement, will be lethal. “It is normally accepted that the ideal total arrow and broadhead weight should be around 10 grains per pound of bow weight,” said Todd Smith, an archery hunter and foundation board member. “So 45- to 50-pound bows, which I shoot, would be matched with 450- and 550-grain arrow and broadhead setups, respectively. Those arrows, tipped with cuton-contact broadheads work well. Until they don’t.” Smith became a student of Dr. Ashby’s research. “It seemed so easy,” he said. “Just switch to a sharp, single-bevel broadhead, make sure my total combined arrow and broadhead weight was at least 650 grains, and put as much of the weight in the broadhead to increase the FOC percentage to at least 20 percent.” The Ashby Bowhunting Foundation was founded in 2017 with a goal to provide information to achieve the highest possible success rate and reduce the wound/ nonrecovery rate of big game to the lowest level possible. Through a program of continuing research,
the Foundation seeks to find the most lethal arrow setups, taking into account all possible hits under real hunting conditions and controlled testing. The results of this testing will be made available to the global bowhunting community free of cost. The foundation has partnered with agencies and hunting conservation groups to help spread its message, including the Houston Safari Club Foundation, the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa, Dallas Safari Club and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, where materials and education are provided for use in hunter education. Dr. Ashby’s findings are actually a positive for smaller hunters unable to draw back big, heavy bows, even when pursuing heavier game. “It means they have arrow setup options which offer a penetration potential exceeding that of a bowhunter using a much heavier draw-weight bow, when the heavier bow shooter employs a commonly used, less efficient arrow setup,” Neilson said. “As long as the very fastest of arrows travel not much over 250 fps, and most less than 200 fps, and animals move faster than the arrow, no archer can guarantee where his shot will hit,” Ashby said. “We each owe it to the animals we hunt to use equipment capable of making a clean kill when things don’t go just as we planned. The goal of every bow-
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A comparison chart of weight needed to ethically harvest an animal
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hunter should be to achieve the most penetration possible on an animal, with the intent of a full passthrough.” Kyle Chambers, pro shop store manager at Cinnamon Creek Archery in Roanoke, said he is a believer in the heavier-arrow theory when it comes to big-game hunting.
“It has its place when you’re going after the big stuff,” he said. “As far as everyday usage for whitetail and pigs, the heavy arrow mentality isn’t really necessary, though. In traditional archery it’s more applicable also, because the arrow travels slower.” When hunting whitetails and
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DSC convention moves to February By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News The 2021 Dallas Safari Club convention has moved from January to February. The new dates, Feb. 11-14, come after concerns regarding travel, especially international travel, to and from the event that brings in exhibitors and attendees from around the world. The decision was made after discussions and feedback from exhibitors, sponsors and other conservation groups that hold events in the first few months of The Dallas Safari Club convention is moving from January to each year. February of 2021. Photo from DSC. “It has been a lot of balls in the air,” said DSC’s Executive Director Corey Mason. “We’ve had continuing conversations for some time.” The event uses the bulk of Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and the Omni Dallas Hotel, two significant obstacles to a change in dates. “The convention center had these dates come available when another convention pulled out,” Mason said. “There has been a lot of shuffling with other events and conventions, especially ones that rescheduled from earlier in the year.” Mason said the decision came after conversations with people from several continents. “We reached out to hunting associates and long-term exhibitors,” he said. “The overwhelming consensus was that we should move the dates.” Mason said he is hoping fewer travel restrictions will exist come February, both internationally and domestically. “We know the move creates issues for some people,” he said. The convention now will be held a week after the Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada, compressing the time international exhibitor will have to stay in the U.S. The dates do conflict with the current schedule of the Western Hunting Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah. “That is unfortunate,” Mason said. “We do have some exhibitors that go to both shows. We reached out to all of the other groups to discuss the schedule.” Mason said he is staying positive. The new dates will give the convention the best chance to be successful on all fronts. “Our head isn’t in the sand,” he said. “We don’t even know what next week looks like, but people have been very supportive.” And schedules for other events could change as well. “I don’t know anyone who is operating on Plan A,” he said.
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FISHING
Pandemic sinks some fishing tournaments
Tyler and Nick Hill, of Rio Hondo, brought the first fish in at the weigh-in at the Big Dog Status tournament in Port Mansfield. Other tournaments have been postponed or canceled due to increased restrictions. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
Others hoping new dates will save events By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News One of the newest and largest fishing tournaments in the lower Texas Gulf Coast is the Big Dog Status. It started as a family-type an-
nual event in Port Mansfield until it grew to have up to 130 boat entries competing for the largest and heaviest individual flounder, speckled trout and redfish as well as the heaviest stringer. One of the reasons behind its success was because some of its organizers work at Rio Grande Valley automobile dealerships which, in turn, became the tour-
nament’s biggest sponsors. The 14th annual tournament was scheduled to be held June 7, but its organizers decided early this year to reschedule the tournament to April 18, this time at Jim’s Pier on South Padre Island. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the Big Dog Status to move dates again, this time back to Port Mansfield.
The one-day tournament was held Sunday, June 18, but three days earlier, Willacy County Judge Aurelio Guerra issued an order prohibiting concentrations of more than 100 people. Tournament organizers agreed the show must go on. Instead of the usual 120-plus entries, only 26 boats were allowed to compete. Each team
of anglers received a brown bag lunch across the boat ramp at the Mansfield Marina, were required to keep a social distance of six feet during the weigh-in, where there were no people watching. Later, the winners came back to pick up their trophies and prizes. There was no social gathering, no meals served, no silent auction and no music — all thanks to Please turn to page 20
Catfish in feeding mode
Croaker still the top live bait option for summer trout
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Post-spawn patterns are trending across Texas lakes, rivers and creeks for catfish across the state. Anglers have been catching plenty of eating-sized channel, yellow and blue cats. Some larger blue catfish and flatheads have been making an appearance as they are beginning to pull off of their beds. On Lake Texoma, guide Trey Franklin said what was a fairly slow catfish bite has picked up significantly over the past week. “The post-spawn bite is definitely getting underway as the larger fish are coming off of the beds,” he said. “Most of the larger catfish are still in relatively shallow water, and our best success for targeting them has occurred in 8 to 12 feet near the mouths of creeks.” Franklin caught a 42-pound
The use of croaker as live bait isn’t without controversy. Some fishermen love it, others don’t. But the live bait rules when it comes to catching speckled trout on Texas bays and in the surf during the summer months. On any given weekend thousands of croakers are sold at bait camps, dolled out by the dozens at a price of about $1 each. And fishermen better get to the bait stand at first light — they sell out in a hurry. “We carry other live baits like shrimp and finger mullet,” said Jim Stelle likes fishing with artificial lures, but often Ronald Jenkins, who switches to live croaker in summer. Photo by Robert
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Trey Franklin caught this 42-pound blue cat on Lake Texoma on a cut shad. Photo from Trey Franklin.
blue cat recently while drifting over 9 feet of water on a cut shad. He also landed another 30-pounder about 15 minutes later in the same area. “Flats along channels have also been pretty productive,” he said. “There have been plenty of 1- to 3-pound blues and yellows hanging out in 30 to 40 feet of water. The best way to target them is to drift an area with
punch bait using a Carolina rig.” At Eagle Mountain Lake, guide Chad Ferguson said the postspawn bite for catfish in the northern region of the state is getting better by the day. “The most consistent bite has been in deeper water,” Ferguson said. “We’ve been catching a lot of channel cats in the 1- to 5-pound range in about 10 to 28 feet of water.” Please turn to page 11
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Lone Star Outdoor News Last September, alligator gar regulations were revised, requiring the reporting of fish harvested from public freshwater and saltwater waterbodies (other than Falcon International Reservoir) within 24 hours of harvest on the My Texas Hunt Harvest mobile app or online. Additionally, anglers seeking to keep a big alligator gar (more than 48 inches) on the Trinity River from Dallas to I-10 in Chambers County had to obtain special authorization through a random draw to harvest a large alligator gar, and had to follow new regulations to report their catch. The 150 anglers chosen could use any legal means or method to take an alligator gar over 48 inches day or night. Otherwise, a 48-inch maximum length limit was put in place. With nearly 10 months of information, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries Director of Information and Regulations Ken Kurzawski said a good amount of information has come in. “The first year, since it was a pretty new concept for our anglers, we didn’t know what to expect,” he said. “But the first month, we had 126 fish reported, and now we have 870.” Kurzawski said Choke Canyon Reservoir had the most fish reported. “We knew there was a good population down there,” he said. “And sometimes a group of anglers is better at reporting than others.” Kurzawski said the Nueces River had a number of fish reported, along with the Brazos River and the Anahuac area in Chambers County.
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Chasing big stingrays
Anglers report 870 alligator gar catches By Craig Nyhus
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There were a few surprises. “Delta Lake in Hidalgo County, northeast of Edinburg, had 44 fish reported,” Kurzawski said. Most of the fish reported, at 66 percent, were caught by rod and reel, while 26 percent came from bowfishing. “And there were a few caught on juglines and trotlines,” Kurzawski said. On the Trinity River, reports of 41 harvested fish came in, but interestingly, no reports from anglers with the special harvest authorization keeping a fish longer than 48 inches. “I’m sure there were large fish caught and released there,” Kurzawski said. Saltwater anglers know about the populations in some of the Texas bays. “The bay populations just kind of hang in the marshes, and seem to reproduce more frequently,” Kurzawski said. “And the situation is similar at Falcon (where a five-fish limit remains) and Choke Canyon. Information on length of the alligator gar was gathered, but not weight. About 36 percent were less than 4 feet in length, and the percentages dropped as the lengths increased,” Kurzawski said. “But there were some 8- and 9-footers.” The data is sought for the fisheries management team to gain a better understanding of the species’ distribution, sizes, and numbers to help manage for quality fishing in the future. “It will be nice to have a few years more information so we can establish some trends,” Kurzawski said. “And, we’re looking to see if there are some places we haven’t focused on where they are catching a lot of fish.”
Rick Wilkenfeld caught and released this 147-pound stingray near the Texas City Dike with help from his buddies. Pictured are Rick Wilkenfeld and his son, Cannon (back left), Chad Knape and his son, Brodie (front left), and Jeremy Kauffman (right). Photo from Rick Wilkenfeld.
Monster caught, released near Texas City Dike By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News The mascot for Texas City High School is the Stingaree, a play off of the word
stingray, which can be found swimming in the waters of Galveston Bay that surround the Texas City Dike. The rays inhabit the estuarine waters of the Upper Coast locale, but the size to which these creatures can grow to might surprise some. Texas City resident and angler, Rick Wilkenfeld, knows about the stingrays that live around the Texas City Dike. He Please turn to page 11
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 78 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good in the early morning on spinner baits, plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 46.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are good and aggressively schooling. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water plugs, deep-diving crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. ATHENS: Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and shaky heads. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms, cut bait and prepared baits. Sunfish are excellent on cutworms. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are fair near vegetation and in Angelina River structure on jigs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are excellent on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastics, silver crankbaits and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on earthworms, cut bait and live bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, crankbaits and blue or purple Carolinarigged worms. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. BENBROOK: Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.72’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.13’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, swimbaits, crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms, live bait and chicken livers. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 80-84 degrees. Red drum are good on crawfish and tilapia. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic worms. White bass are good on minnows and jigs.
Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic creatures and deep-diving crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are excellent on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Channel catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 81-84 degrees; 0.57’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic creatures and frogs, top-waters and jerk baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared and live bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 82-84 degrees. Red drum are good trolling live bait in deeper water. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 83-88 degrees; 1.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, skirted jigs, plastic worms and spinner baits. Striped bass are good vertically jigging slabs and striper jigs. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water plugs early and shaky heads, tubes and wacky rigs later in the day. Hybrids and white bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and rooster tails. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 82-84 degrees; 19.15’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, top-waters and soft plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on dough balls, live bait and cheese bait. CONROE: Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and shad-imitating smaller crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.30’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs, jigs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 4.58’ low. Largemouth are fair on top-waters, crankbaits, jigs and worms. White bass are fair on spoons and small spinner baits.
Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.34’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, plastic frogs and crankbaits. White bass are excellent on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait and punch bait. FALCON: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 37.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged flukes and deepdropping jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad and nightcrawlers. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Sunfish are good on worms and crickets. Catfish are good on prepared baits. FORK: Water lightly stained; 83-85 degrees; 0.39’ low. Largemouth bass are good on blue plastic worms, bladed jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are excellent on earthworms, cut bait and live bait. White bass are good on slabs, spoons and swimbaits. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad, chicken livers and prepared baits. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 81-85 degrees; 5.30’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are excellent on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 82-86 degrees; 0.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and stick worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on juglines on perch. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.15’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are good on deep points. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.41’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good beneath bridges on minnows. Catfish are excel-
lent on fresh cut bait and chicken livers. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.14’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, swimbaits, and wacky-rigged worms. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, chicken livers and cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.15’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on jigs, spinner baits and slabs. Catfish are good on live bait and chicken livers. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on stick worms, swim jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 1.2’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastic worms and spinner baits. White bass are excellent on slabs and small crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and chicken livers. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on green jigs, weighted worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. MEREDITH: Water stained; 79 degrees; 48.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Walleye are good slow-reeling with crankbaits, live worms and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. NASWORTHY: Water stained; 78 degrees. 0.95’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers and live bait. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 78 degrees; 10.17’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits and plastics worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, swimbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on jigs
and minnows. Hybrid striped bass are good on slabs and live bait. White bass are good on jigs and slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad, chicken livers and prepared baits. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 75-78 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on small crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged creatures, jigs and crankbaits. Hybrid striped bass are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are excellent on swimbaits, slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good near bridges, brush piles, and submerged trees on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and prepared baits. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 1.25’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and swimbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on swim jigs and slabs. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jigs and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 82-85 degrees; 0.02’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, blue or purple plastic worms and 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. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 81-86 degrees;
n Saltwater reports Page 19 2.89’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head worms, swimbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass and white bass are good on live bait and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on cut bait, live bait and chicken livers. TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 82-83 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on wacky rigs, square-billed crankbaits and top-waters. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are fair on live shiners. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 82-86 degrees; 11.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged red plastic worms, top-water plugs and crankbaits. White bass are good on swim jigs, crankbaits and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. WACO: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Sunfish are very good on cutworms or crickets. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on black plastic worms and lizards, diving crankbaits and spoons. Hybrid striped bass are good on slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. WHITNEY: Water clear; 83-87 degrees; 1.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are excellent on jigging spoons and slabs. Striped bass are good on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 2.76’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and chatter baits. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows Catfish are excellent on cut bait, live bait and chicken livers. —TPWD
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has caught and released at least one stingray topping 100 pounds each year for the past decade. Wilkenfeld landed his most recent catch at the beginning of the month, and the beast weighed in at 147 pounds. “I target large stingrays every summer while competing in local tournaments,” Wilkenfeld said. “It’s become a tradition with my dad and some of my friends, and it’s something I look forward to every year.” Wilkenfeld said fishing for big rays is all about timing and until one decides to bite, the process can be fairly uneventful.
“It’s all about setting up in the right spot and waiting for them to show up and feed,” he said. “Sometimes it can get pretty boring, especially when the tide is weak and they aren’t biting. But once they take a bait, the battle is on.” Wilkenfeld caught the 147-pounder in the late afternoon while anchored in one of his favorite locations off the end of the Texas City Dike along the Galveston Ship Channel. “Rays tend to like depth changes, and we were anchored off the edge of a hump in about 15 feet of water,” he said. “I was using a
large live mullet for bait.” About 15 minutes earlier, Wilkenfeld had a run on his bait, but the fish let go. Looking back, he thinks it was the same fish and it just spit the mullet. “When I hooked the fish, the run was unlike most stingray hits,” he said. “It occurred at the tail end of the incoming tide, and the water wasn’t really moving much. When they strike, they typically peel line off the reel and it’s not uncommon to have to come off of anchor and chase the fish.” Wilkenfeld was able to hook this ray, fight it, and get it into his
boat in less than 10 minutes. “That rarely happens,” he said. “I think it was due to the fact that there wasn’t a whole lot of current to deal with.” Wilkenfeld’s buddy, Chad Knape, was able to use a fly gaff to hoist the ray into the boat, by catching it at the tip of its nose, avoiding any serious injury to the fish. From there Wilkenfeld and Knape removed the barb from the ray’s tail and placed the fish in a plastic swimming pool on the deck of the boat. Their friend, Jeremy Kauffman, used the washdown hose on the boat to fill the pool up with water and keep the
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ray submerged in water so that it would remain healthy. “After we got the ray situated into the plastic pool with water, we ran in to the base of the Texas City Dike to weigh her,” Wilkenfeld said. “Once she was weighed, we quickly slipped her into the water, and she splashed and swam off with ease.” Wilkenfeld said several other local anglers have also dialed in the big stingray game over the years. “I’ve heard of a few other rays weighing over 120 pounds caught so far this summer,” he said.
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Preston Garber landed this catfish while fishing with Chad Ferguson on Eagle Mountain Lake. Photo by Chad Ferguson.
Occasionally, Ferguson has been finding some larger blue catfish, from 8-10 pounds, alongside the channel catfish. “There hasn’t really been any rhyme or reason as where the fish have been concentrating,” Ferguson said. “Some days they are stacking up along ledges and dropoffs, and on other days they have been suspended in open water. I’ve just been covering ground and finding them using my sonar unit. Once you find them, they’re pretty easy to catch on punch bait.” Abilene resident, Shane Davis, has been using his kayak to pursue catfish on Lake Fort Phantom Hill. He’s been catching mostly channel cats up to 18 inches in length. “Punch bait has been pretty consistent for drawing strikes, but lately I’ve been using larger cut bait in hopes of coaxing a large blue cat into biting,” Davis said. Davis said the blue catfish bite is picking up, and recently he’s caught several in the 20 to 24-inch range. “Most of the blues have been marked up and real skinny, as if they just finished spawning,” he said. “They definitely seem to be pulling off of the beds.”
Most of the success Davis has experienced has occurred in water depths of 10 feet or less near the mouths of creeks. “The best action has been taking place early in the morning and late in the evening, about two hours before sunrise and within about two hours after sunset,” Davis explained. “Interestingly enough, the larger blue cats I’ve caught lately have actually come off of smaller bait offerings, for whatever reason.” Clint Seager has been spending his time targeting catfish along Buffalo Bayou near the Memorial area of Houston. He’s been catching flatheads in the 9 to 13-pound class while fishing from the bank. “Various cut baits fished along the bottom on a Carolina rig have been working well, and some of the best action has occurred at night,” Seager said.
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER DEER MEAT IN THE FREEZER, CARCASS IN BACKYARD A white-tailed deer and a feral hog were shot on commercial property in Williamson County. Wardens obtained a felony search warrant on a residence, and wardens located a .410 shotgun with 15 boxes of ammo, three deer antlers and dear meat in the freezer. A whitetail deer carcass also was dug up in the backyard. The suspect’s girlfriend was stopped and questioned. She said she dropped off her boyfriend at the property and he shot a whitetailed deer and a feral hog. A felony arrest warrant was issued for the suspect. BEAR IN THE BACKYARD A bear was reported and photographed in Titus County, by a resident from the back porch. A game warden and biologist responded. The bear was one of five bears in northeast Texas this year. NOODLING WITH SNAG POLE After receiving a report of illegal fishing activity on Lake Palestine, a Smith County game warden observed two hand-fishermen using an 8-foot snag pole under a neighborhood boat ramp. The men had one 45-pound flathead in a cooler and multiple poles, hooks and clamps in a rod box. Citations were issued for illegal means and methods. The fish were released. NOODLING THE BRAZOS Hill County and Bosque County game wardens were preparing to patrol the Brazos River when an airboat approached with two oc-
WATER RISING, CAMPERS BROUGHT OUT Bastrop County game wardens and search and rescue team members rescued two groups of campers on the Colorado River at approximately midnight. Ongoing rain caused the river to rise and endanger the campers’ location on one of the islands. Using a jetboat, the wardens made two runs up about
cupants. The occupants, a male and female, stopped the airboat along the shoreline of the park and entered the river to swim. As a warden watched the subjects with binoculars, it appeared to him that they may be noodling. The subjects left in the airboat, only to return to the shoreline just below the treeline where the wardens were staged. As the male subject walked in the water on the shoreline it was evident that his pole had a hook on it. As the wardens approached, the subject dropped the pole, but admitted that he was noodling. Charges for illegal means and method were filed. WARDEN ASSISTS WOMAN WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD A Hays County game warden observed several vehicles suddenly take evasive action to leave their lane of traffic. As the vehicles cleared, he observed a petite, elderly woman slowly walking in the middle of the road. The warden activated the emergency lights on his patrol vehicle and shut down traffic. He then assisted the woman out
7 miles upriver to get the campers and essential gear. The rest of the equipment was moved to high ground on the island in an effort to save it for the outfitter. The first group consisted of a couple, their teen-aged daughter and two dogs with the second group contained seven college students.
CAST-NETTER CAUGHT AGAIN A man was reported cast-netting game fish from a boat in Lake Walter E. Long. Travis County game wardens and stopped the boat for creating a hazardous wake. A water safety check revealed multiple equipment shortages and the operator had previous illegal means/ methods and equipment violations. The man admitted to not having a fishing license and cast-netting 11 perch, two shad, one blue catfish and four largemouth bass. All deceased fish were seized and civil restitution filed.
of the roadway and placed her into his patrol vehicle. The woman was not wearing shoes and her socks were covered in stickers. She was disoriented and had a difficult time answering questions. The Buda Fire Department arrived and checked her vitals. A short time later, the woman’s grandson drove up and asked if the officers had located his grandmother. The woman suffers from dementia and this was not the first time she walked out of their home. The woman was released to her family. LIVE CRAWFISH FOR SALE A Harris County game warden made contact with an individual attempting to complete the sale and delivery of several hundred pounds of live crawfish in an unmarked trailer. The subject had been operating illegally within the county for several months, having likely sold and delivered several thousand pounds of crawfish imported from Louisiana or through other local vendors without documentation. Citations and cases pending.
suspect to be armed. After approximately five minutes, a warden spotted the suspect walking on the top of a tank dam. The wardens and DPS officers converged on the suspect, where he was taken into custody without further incident. The suspect had a pistol on his person. ROADSIDE OYSTERS A Goliad County game warden received a tip about an individual selling aquatic products along the roadside. The warden responded and found the individual attempting to sell shucked oysters in unmarked containers. The oysters were seized and a case was filed against the subject for Class A misdemeanor charges. A SHOCK WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR An alligator was roaming inside the Bay View Immigration Detention Center in Cameron County and a staff member stepped on its tail while exiting his vehicle. A Cameron County game warden, with assistance from staff members from the center, removed and relocated the 10.5-foot alligator.
WARDENS HELP FIND SUSPECT IN THE WOODS A suspect ran from police and caused several accidents in Bell County. The suspect crashed through a fence and as the officer approached the vehicle because the driver refused to exit, he took off running into the woods. Bell County game wardens responded to assist in the search. Officers searching the vehicle located an empty gun box in the truck and believed the
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Ford Stewart, 10, of Prosper, caught this redfish on live shrimp off a dock in Salt Lake near Rockport. He was fishing with his father, Jon.
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Abby Floyd caught this bass on her first cast on a private pond in Shackelford County.
Milo Garner, 6, caught this 5-pound bass with a 10-inch Texas-rigged black worm with a chartreuse tail on a ranch close to La Grange.
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New directors at CMP The Civilian Marksmanship Program named two new state directors, Tom Headrick of North Dakota and John Becker of Texas.
Sales exec at Jackson Brad Taylor was named vice president of sales by Jackson Adventures.
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DOWN 2. The primitive muzzleloading rifle 3. An exotic mussel 4. TPWD’S inland fisheries director 5. A two-dimensional decoy 9. A Central Texas reservoir 10. The weight that attaches directly to the line (two words) 11. A zigzagging trail up a mountain 13. The reflex strike from a bass 16. Henderson’s county 17. The number of fish you can keep 18. Bag used by hiking hunters to carry food 20. A minnow species 21. A Texas lake with walleye 22. The animal in a group that watches for danger 23. A type of tent 24. Fishing boat type often used in Mexico 25. Used to push the bullet down the barrel of a muzzleloader 26. Rocks piled up along the bank 29. Rio Grande City’s county 30. The big grouse
Rep groups for Lucas Oil Lucas Oil Outdoor Line signed Ferguson-Keller and Frontier Sales & Marketing Group to represent territories in the central part of the United States.
Consuegra named president of Arcus Arcus Hunting, owner of Tink’s, Dead Down Wind, Ramcat, Trophy Taker and Rack One, named Corey Consuegra as president.
Marketing VP at Walther Jens Krogh was named the vice president of marketing and product development at Walther.
Minor joins American Baitworks Doug Minor, formerly of Strike King, was named president of American Baitworks.
Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News
FOR THE TABLE *email LSON your favorite recipe to news@lonestaroutdoornews.com.
Lemon pepper butter trout Speckled trout fillets Lemon Pepper Salt Lemon pepper seasoning Herbed butter (garlic, Parmesan, basil) Olive oil Fillet the fish and set aside. Lightly season with salt, pepper and lemon pepper. Heat skillet to medium high heat. Melt enough herbed butter to fill the bottom of the pan add to supplement or sub with olive oil. Cook 3-4 minutes per side. Make sure there is enough oil or butter when you flip to the other side so the fish won’t stick. Plate and serve with whipped mashed potatoes and asparagus. Garnish with lemon juice and extra butter.
Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Schedule changes Continued from page 1
TTHA announced. Keith said ongoing communication with the host venues revealed that the scheduled 2020 shows would not be feasible under the current conditions. Texas Deer Association TDA’s annual convention, originally set for Aug. 14-15 at the JW Marriott Hill Country and Spa in San Antonio, will not be held in person. The group, after an emergency board meeting on July 2, made the decision not to hold the event that typically brings up to 700 people to evening banquets and auctions. “We have a full plan for a virtual convention and a virtual auction,” said Executive Director Patrick Tarlton. “We still want to have the show, but unfortunately, circumstances dictate we have to do it virtually this year.” Tarlton said planning has begun for the virtual events, and the new dates are expected to be in late September.
Texas Wildlife Association TWA switched its plans to a virtual convention a few months ago, and the events are taking place this week. The group’s Private Lands Summit was offered online, and seminars were made available for viewing July 7. Auctions began July 6 and will end July 11, all conducted through a computer app. Texas Hunters & Sportsmen’s Expo The popular Rio Grande Valley event was originally set for July 24-26, and organizers still plan to hold the expo, just at a later date. The Expo is now set for Aug. 21-23 at the McAllen Convention Center. Deer Breeders Corp DBC’s annual convention is set Aug. 28-29 at they Hyatt Regency Hill Country in San Antonio. Executive Director Tim Condict said the convention is on as scheduled.
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
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2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON July Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON July Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu
10:38 11:23 ----12:25 1:04 1:43 2:24
17 Fri
3:07 9:20
18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
3:54 4:45 5:39 6:37 7:37 8:37 9:35
10:33 4:22 11:18 5:07 ----- 5:50 12:20 6:30 12:58 7:09 1:37 7:49 2:18 8:30 3:01 9:14 3:48 10:01 4:39 10:53 5:34 11:48 6:32 12:17 7:31 1:17 8:31 2:18 9:29 3:17
10:54 11:38 12:00 12:40 1:20 2:00 2:42 3:27 4:15 5:07 6:02 7:00 7:59 8:57 9:55
4:43 5:28 6:10 6:50 7:30 8:11 8:54 9:40 10:29 11:21 12:17 12:46 1:45 2:44 3:42
06:27 06:28 06:28 06:29 06:29 06:30 06:30 06:31 06:32 06:32 06:33 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:35
08:24 08:24 08:23 08:23 08:23 08:22 08:22 08:22 08:21 08:21 08:20 08:20 08:19 08:19 08:18
NoMoon 11:34a 12:23a 12:27p 12:52a 1:18p 1:20a 2:11p 1:50a 3:04p 2:22a 3:59p 2:58a 4:57p 3:39a 5:55p 4:26a 6:54p 5:19a 7:50p 6:19a 8:43p 7:22a 9:31p 8:28a 10:15p 9:35a 10:54p 10:41a 11:31p
4:28 5:13 5:56 6:36 7:15 7:54 8:36 10:07 10:59 11:54 12:23 1:23 2:23 3:22
10:59 11:44 12:06 12:46 1:25 2:06 2:48
4:49 5:33 6:16 6:56 7:36 8:17 9:00
06:26 06:27 06:27 06:28 06:29 06:29 06:30
3:33
9:45
06:30 08:34 3:39a
4:21 5:13 6:08 7:06 8:04 9:03 10:01
10:35 11:27 12:22 12:52 1:51 2:50 3:48
06:31 06:32 06:32 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:35
08:36 08:36 08:36 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:34 08:33 08:33 08:32 08:32 08:31 08:31 08:30
12:02a 12:30a 12:58a 1:25a 1:53a 2:24a 2:59a 4:25a 5:18a 6:17a 7:22a 8:29a 9:37a 10:45a
11:38a 12:32p 1:25p 2:19p 3:14p 4:10p 5:09p 6:08p 7:07p 8:04p 8:56p 9:43p 10:25p 11:03p 11:38p
San Antonio 2020 July
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10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
10:45 4:35 11:30 5:20 ----- 6:02 12:32 6:42 1:11 7:22 1:50 8:01 2:30 8:42 3:13 9:26 4:00 10:14 4:51 11:05 5:46 ----6:44 12:30 7:44 1:30 8:43 2:30 9:42 3:29
11:06 4:56 11:50 5:40 12:12 6:22 12:52 7:03 1:32 7:43 2:12 8:24 2:54 9:06 3:39 9:52 4:28 10:41 5:20 11:34 6:15 12:29 7:12 12:58 8:11 1:57 9:10 2:57 10:07 3:55
06:41 06:41 06:42 06:42 06:43 06:43 06:44 06:44 06:45 06:45 06:46 06:47 06:47 06:48 06:48
08:35 08:35 08:35 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:33 08:33 08:33 08:32 08:32 08:31 08:31 08:30 08:30
12:06a 12:36a 1:05a 1:33a 2:03a 2:36a 3:12a 3:53a 4:40a 5:34a 6:33a 7:36a 8:42a 9:49a 10:54a
11:47a 12:40p 1:31p 2:23p 3:16p 4:12p 5:09p 6:07p 7:05p 8:02p 8:55p 9:43p 10:27p 11:06p 11:43p
Amarillo
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON July Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
10:59 4:48 11:44 5:33 12:02 6:16 12:46 6:56 1:24 7:35 2:03 8:15 2:44 8:56 3:27 9:40 4:14 10:27 5:05 11:19 6:00 ----6:57 12:43 7:57 1:43 8:57 2:44 9:55 3:43
11:20 ----12:26 1:06 1:46 2:26 3:08 3:53 4:41 5:33 6:28 7:26 8:25 9:23 10:21
5:09 5:54 6:36 7:16 7:56 8:37 9:20 10:06 10:55 11:47 12:43 1:12 2:11 3:10 4:08
06:41 06:41 06:42 06:42 06:43 06:44 06:44 06:45 06:45 06:46 06:47 06:48 06:48 06:49 06:50
09:02 09:02 09:02 09:01 09:01 09:01 09:00 09:00 08:59 08:59 08:58 08:57 08:57 08:56 08:55
12:25a 12:52a 1:18a 1:44a 2:11a 2:41a 3:14a 3:53a 4:39a 5:32a 6:32a 7:37a 8:46a 9:55a 11:04a
11:57a 12:52p 1:47p 2:42p 3:38p 4:36p 5:36p 6:36p 7:35p 8:31p 9:23p 10:09p 10:50p 11:26p NoMoon
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 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Time 1:27 AM 2:15 AM 3:10 AM 12:12 AM 1:32 AM 2:28 AM 3:11 AM 3:48 AM 4:22 AM 4:56 AM 5:31 AM 6:08 AM 6:44 AM 7:19 AM 12:29 AM
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Time 9:25 AM 9:57 AM 10:24 AM 4:21 AM 5:50 AM 7:28 AM 8:46 AM 8:07 PM 9:39 AM 9:57 AM 10:24 AM 10:59 AM 11:42 AM 12:34 PM 7:53 AM
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Time 3:42 PM 4:27 PM 5:05 PM 10:45 AM 10:59 AM 11:04 AM 11:01 AM
Height 0.91L 0.71L 0.51L 1.24H 1.22H 1.22H 1.25H
Time 7:48 PM 10:20 PM
Height 0.97H 0.97H
5:40 6:16 6:52 7:29
0.30L 0.10L -0.09L -0.25L
12:05 PM 12:56 PM 1:48 PM 2:44 PM 3:46 PM 5:00 PM 1:32 PM
1.36H 1.42H 1.46H 1.48H 1.44H 1.36H 0.86L
8:47 PM 9:29 PM 10:11 PM 10:55 PM 11:41 PM
-0.49L -0.55L -0.55L -0.49L -0.34L
6:31 PM
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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 9:04 AM 2:01 AM 3:10 AM 12:13 AM 1:26 AM 2:22 AM 3:09 AM 3:50 AM 4:26 AM 4:59 AM 5:32 AM 6:06 AM 6:41 AM 7:17 AM 7:53 AM
Height 1.77H 0.62L 0.91L 1.40H 1.61H 1.81H 1.98H 2.12H 2.22H 2.29H 2.33H 2.32H 2.26H 2.15H 2.00H
Time 4:07 PM 9:35 AM 9:59 AM 4:50 AM 6:52 AM 6:31 PM 7:04 PM 7:40 PM 8:18 PM 8:58 PM 9:39 PM 10:22 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 2:03 PM
Height 1.06L 1.66H 1.56H 1.15L 1.32L 0.01L -0.16L -0.31L -0.45L -0.55L -0.60L -0.56L 1.51L 1.39L 1.18L
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3:40 PM 4:57 PM 6:25 PM
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8:03 AM
1.58H
2:40 PM
0.93L
6:07 PM
1.05H
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Time 12:59 PM 12:02 PM 11:13 AM 8:28 PM 8:47 PM 9:13 PM 9:47 PM 10:27 PM 11:13 PM 11:59 PM
Height 0.62H 0.57H 0.57H 0.14L 0.07L 0.00L -0.06L -0.11L -0.17L -0.23L
Time
Height
Time
Height
8:20 PM
0.24L
1:15 2:42 3:49 5:01
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0.91H 0.86H 0.77H 0.63H
Height 0.04L 0.15L 0.27L 0.38L 0.27L 0.18L 0.11L 0.05L -0.01L -0.07L -0.13L -0.17L -0.19L -0.16L -0.08L
Time 5:42 PM 4:22 PM 4:07 PM 3:49 AM 3:02 PM 2:36 PM 2:42 PM 3:04 PM 3:37 PM 4:17 PM 5:01 PM 5:46 PM 6:27 PM 6:24 PM 5:38 PM
Height 0.73H 0.69H 0.68H 0.40H 0.70H 0.75H 0.81H 0.86H 0.91H 0.96H 0.99H 0.99H 0.96H 0.87H 0.77H
10:12 PM
1.22H
5:38 PM 6:03 PM
0.40L 0.19L
1.57H 1.52H 1.45H
11:08 PM 11:59 PM
-0.42L -0.16L
Height 0.77L 0.60L 0.42L 0.24L 1.09H
Time 7:27 PM 9:31 PM 11:40 PM
Height 0.83H 0.84H 0.97H
Time 12:53 AM 1:32 AM 2:18 AM 3:53 AM 1:34 AM 2:40 AM 3:25 AM 4:05 AM 4:43 AM 5:20 AM 5:57 AM 6:33 AM 7:06 AM 7:36 AM 12:03 AM
6:00 PM
0.06L
Port Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Time 3:30 AM 3:30 AM 1:20 AM 10:30 AM 9:43 AM 9:17 AM 9:24 AM 9:48 AM 10:22 AM 11:05 AM 11:58 AM 12:45 AM 1:29 AM 2:11 AM 2:52 AM
Time 7:47 AM 8:11 AM 8:05 AM 12:11 AM 12:05 AM 12:29 AM 12:57 AM 1:30 AM 2:07 AM 2:51 AM 3:41 AM 4:31 AM 5:20 AM 6:04 AM 6:44 AM
Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Time 1:43 AM 2:15 AM 2:39 AM 10:34 AM 10:32 AM 5:37 AM 5:30 AM 5:51 AM 6:23 AM 7:01 AM 7:44 AM 8:28 AM 9:02 AM 12:07 AM 1:00 AM
Time 1:19 PM 1:26 PM 6:22 AM 9:39 PM 10:06 PM 10:38 PM 11:16 PM 11:59 PM
Height 1.07H 1.03H 0.59L 0.08L -0.07L -0.20L -0.28L -0.35L
Time 8:49 PM 9:00 PM 1:19 PM
Height 0.63L 0.45L 0.99H
Time 11:09 PM
Height 0.66H
9:17 PM
0.26L
11:25 12:09 12:35 12:37 12:30 12:28
AM PM PM PM PM PM
1.42H 1.40H 1.35H 1.30H 1.23H 1.18H
7:12 PM
0.79L
10:10 PM
0.92H
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Time
Height
6:02 PM 6:14 PM
0.48L 0.34L
10:40 PM
0.56H
9:18 AM 9:21 AM
1.09H 1.01H
3:24 PM
0.76L
6:19 PM
0.84H
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Time 4:02 PM 11:05 AM 11:14 AM 8:49 PM 9:02 PM 9:21 PM 9:49 PM 10:26 PM 11:10 PM 11:56 PM
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Time
Height
8:48 PM
0.17L
3:49 4:40 5:35 6:49
0.49H 0.48H 0.45H 0.39H
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Time
Height
4:53 PM 5:32 PM
0.49L 0.34L
11:51 PM
0.66H
10:36 AM
0.98H
7:21 PM
-0.06L
10:06 AM
0.85H
1:46 PM
0.84L
5:02 PM
0.92H
Height 0.04L 0.26L 0.49L 0.95H 0.97H 1.11H 1.26H 1.38H 1.46H 1.52H 1.54H 1.51H 1.44H 1.31H -0.19L
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Time
Height
Time
Height
4:50 PM 4:37 PM
0.57L 0.40L
8:42 PM
0.61H
8:54 AM
1.17H
2:18 PM
0.97L
4:48 PM
1.01H
Time
Height
Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Time 3:18 AM 2:52 AM 1:34 AM 11:23 AM 11:21 AM 10:17 AM 9:33 AM 9:58 AM 10:40 AM 11:57 AM 2:51 PM 12:41 AM 1:25 AM 2:06 AM 2:47 AM
PM PM PM PM
Time
Height
Time
Height
Port Aransas
Nueces Bay Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
San Luis Pass
Height 0.17L 0.37L 0.63H 0.98H 1.07H 1.22H 1.33H 1.40H 1.43H -0.39L -0.43L -0.43L -0.40L -0.29L -0.10L
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Time 5:27 AM 6:02 AM 2:41 AM 12:49 PM 10:06 AM 9:56 AM 10:03 AM 10:19 AM 10:44 AM 12:51 AM 1:45 AM 2:33 AM 3:17 AM 3:58 AM 4:41 AM
Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Time 1:29 AM 1:47 AM 1:47 AM 1:55 AM 10:01 AM 10:23 AM 6:00 AM 6:39 AM 7:32 AM 8:34 AM 9:33 AM 10:23 AM 11:08 AM 3:39 PM 12:32 AM
South Padre Island Time
Height
Time
Height
6:57 AM
0.36L
3:54 PM
0.68H
Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Time 12:43 AM 1:19 AM 1:51 AM 9:18 AM 8:54 AM 4:22 AM 4:52 AM 5:31 AM 6:14 AM 6:59 AM 7:45 AM 8:27 AM 8:59 AM 9:10 AM 12:08 AM
Texas Coast Tides
Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
Date Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 86.5 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp on incoming tides. TRINITY BAY: 84-85 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good under birds and wading flats on shrimp.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: 84-85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good along the shorelines and near the jetties on shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 85-87 degrees. Speckled trout are good in deeper structure and oyster reefs on top-waters and soft plastics. Redfish are good when schools are found.
TEXAS CITY: 86-87 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on live bait or soft plastics. Black drum are fair on blue crab around vegetation. FREEPORT: 83 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair around shell and marsh on shrimp. Flounder are good around the rocks on mullet. Black drum are fair on blue crab. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 83 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good wading grass beds on top-waters and soft plastics. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 83 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good wade-fishing with top-waters and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on blue crab. Redfish are good on shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: 83-84 degrees. Speckled trout are good on soft plastics behind a popping cork and live bait. Redfish are good on soft plastics and shrimp.
ROCKPORT: 84-86 degrees. Redfish are good on top-waters in black or white/red. Speckled trout are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Black drum are fair on blue crab and shrimp. PORT ARANSAS: 85 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are good on shrimp, ball tails and top-waters. Black drum are fair on blue crab.
BAFFIN BAY: 86-87 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live bait and dark-colored soft plastics. Flounder are good on live bait or artificials around the rocks. PORT MANSFIELD: 84 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on paddle tails and scented plastics under a popping cork. SOUTH PADRE: 85-86 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on spoons, MirrOlures, top-water plugs and soft-plastic tails. PORT ISABEL: 82-84 degrees. Redfish are good along the shorelines on shrimp. Speckled trout are fair to good on live bait. Snook are good in Brazos Santiago Pass. Black drum are fair on blue crab.
CORPUS CHRISTI: 84-85 degrees. Speckled trout are good in the surf on shrimp. Redfish and speckled trout are good at Sunset Lake and Bob Hall Pier are good on live shrimp under a float.
—TPWD
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that’s about 2 feet under the water’s surface. Both spinner baits and top-water lures will work. I prefer a spinner bait in white and chartreuse. Or you might fish a swim jig with a white head and chartreuse tail. That’s a good pattern for fishing both early and late in the day.” Most anglers and guides agree the bass tend to head to deeper water as the sun heats things up. Selman prefers fishing shaded areas around boat docks and extended points as the day rolls on. “I don’t tend to fish too much past about 10 a.m. during the summer,” he said. “It gets hot in a hurry. But that’s when the bass are pretty active around boat docks. Another good option is to fish extended points where you have about 15 feet of water. That’s where a DD-22 crankbait is good. A good color pattern is green, blue and orange. That’s a good imitation of a bream.” Selman also said to try a Caro- Deep grass holding bass can bring bites from feeding largelina rig on points with rocks and mouths. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. big trees. “Fishing a football jig over and around the rocks is a good way to catch some of the bigger bass,” he the dam.” said. “Two of the best colors are black and In East Texas, lakes are looking good and blue or white, purple and plum.” the bass fishing is pretty consistent. On Lake Amistad in South Texas is about 46 most of the lakes the surface water temfeet low with a water temperature hold- perature is in the low to mid 80s and water ing in the mid to upper 80s. Fishing deep- levels are just a few inches low. One of the running cranks above brush piles is a good most productive lures on Sam Rayburn and summer pattern here, along with worms Toledo Bend is a frog worked over holes in and jigs in vegetation and over rocks in 15 the hydrilla. to 25 feet of water. Phil Brannan, a pro staffer with Shimano Guide and pro angler Kurt Dove said the and G. Loomis, does a lot of bass fishing on best fishing at dawn will be over hydrilla, East Texas lakes. His advice is to go with a points and drains. His advice is to tie on a top-water early, then move to jigs and soft walk-the-dog top-water in bone. plastics as temperatures inch up into the “At dawn, you don’t want to fish a top- 90s. water too fast,” he said. “I’ve been getting “On Sam Rayburn, Fork and Toledo more bites by working a top-water with Bend I will fish bladed jigs and top-water four or five turns of the reel, then stopping lures early,” he said. “A good top-water is it for about two to three seconds. A lot of a Whopper Plopper in shad or gold. I’ll the bites will come when the lure is sitting use that lure early and for schooling bass still.” throughout the day.” As thing begin to heat up under a glaring Brannan also looks for the thick hydrilla sun, Dove fishes rocks in 12 to 14 feet of for summer bass, where he ties on a jig and water that drops off down to 60 to 80 feet. craw. “The deep grass will be holding bass at “During the summer months I really like about 12 to 14 feet,” he said. “Rocky points to fish at night,” he said. “Most of the time in 15 to 25 feet of water will be good. One I’ll be fishing in 15 to 20 feet of water on of the best lures will be a Texas rig. Some a funnel point with a jig or some sort of of the better areas to fish will be around plastic on bottom.” markers 4 through 6 on the Texas side of The summer pattern might be fickle, the lake. San Pedro Canyon is good. An- but it’s often more predictable than other other area is the mouth of the Devil’s River. times of year. While many anglers head in That’s where you can use a drop shot or to avoid the scorching sun, others head to Ned Rig to catch both largemouths and the shade or find heavy cover. smallies. That’s also a good tactic to use at
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works at a bait camp on Bolivar Peninsula. “But croaker are especially popular during the summer months. They will catch trout, big trout, when shrimp won’t.” Jim Stelle has been fishing the Texas Gulf coast for decades. And during the summer months he specializes in fishing croaker for trout. “Once you learn how to fish a croaker the numbers of trout you’ll catch will increase a lot,” he said. “I like to fish with lures, but when I’m out to catch a fast limit of five trout I’m going to be fishing with croaker. It’s not as easy as a lot of people think. Sometimes the bite is so subtle you don’t even know what’s go- Despite the price, croaker tends to sell out quickly at ing on. The trick is to understand coastal bait shops. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star the bite. Once I feel a bite, I’ll Outdoor News. bring the rod tip down to the waa cast, and hold the rod tip high. When I ter, and wait about five seconds before feel a bite, I’ll lower the rod and click the setting the hook.” reel into free spool for several seconds A long rod is important, for distance, before setting the hook.” especially when you don’t use a weight Stelle said he’ll go through about three to fish croaker. Stelle’s go-to rig is a 7 1/2- dozen croaker in two to three hours of foot rod with a medium action. It’s seat- fishing. ed with a baitcasting reel that’s spooled “Each croaker stays alive for about 10 with 17-pound test monofilament line. casts,” he said. “I’ll hook them under the The tag end of the line is knotted to a anal fin. When a croaker hits the water, swivel. On the opposite end of the swiv- it’ll swim towards the bottom for safety. el is a 3-foot leader. The tag end of the By hooking them behind the anal fin I leader is attached to a 5/0 Kahle hook. can pop the rod tip and they will swim “The rig I normally use is without a up, into the zone where trout are feedweight,” Stelle said. “Also, I don’t use ing. That’s usually when I’ll get the most a rattle. If I’m going to be casting into bites. Also, I like to use croaker that are the wind, I’ll attach a 1/4- to 1/2-ounce 4 to 5 inches long. The bigger ones will barrel weight above the swivel. Without catch bigger trout.” a weight I’m basically free-lining the croaker. The bait is the weight. I’ll make
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Adolfo Vasquez’ redfish with 31 spots earned him $1,215 at the Big Dog Status tournament. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
COVID-19. J.R. Rodriguez, the tournament director, said he wished things would have been different, but was forced to follow the rules that hit them within days of the tournament. “We would like to thank our sponsors,” he said. “We will be back next year.” The pandemic is also impacting other fishing tournaments in this part of the Gulf Coast. It forced the postponement of the 46th annual Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament from July 29-Aug. 2 to Oct. 8-12, providing things do not get out of hand between now and then. “The Port Mansfield COC believes this pause will allow our community, medical experts and public officials the time needed to address this pandemic,” the
event organizers said in a release. Also, the 37th annual Willacy County Young Farmers Fishing Tournament, was canceled due to concerns over the pandemic. Originally scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend, the tourney was rescheduled for July 24-25. However, the board of the organization decided to call it off, hoping for a better 2021. The 81st annual Texas International Fishing Tournament is still on schedule for July 29-Aug. 2. Cristine Collier, the TIFT tournament director, said the tournament will be held, adding there will be some changes made, including limited seating during the viewing, no socials and no banquet during the award ceremony on the last day of the tournament.
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers issued a reward to John Morris, a Montana horseman who captured images of a pilot using a private helicopter to access a fishing hole in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Morris’ photos resulted in the pilot’s conviction, qualifying him for a monetary award. Morris was hunting black bear by horseback in the upper South Fork of the Flathead Valley when he saw a low-flying helicopter land on a gravel bar and two individuals fishing. Morris approached the individuals, informed them they were breaking the law, and photographed the helicopter, including its identification number. He later turned over the information to the Forest Service. —BHA
Grizzly attacks biologist A biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was attacked by a grizzly bear in the Centennial Valley. The individual suffered bite wounds but is expected to recover fully. While working on a sage grouse monitoring project on Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the biologist heard a noise in the sagebrush and turned to see two grizzly bears in a close-encounter situation, approximately 80 to 100 yards away. One bear stood up, and the other charged the biologist. The biologist deployed bear spray at the charging bear and throughout the attack until the attacking bear ran away with the other bear. The biologist began leaving the site while reporting the incident to other USFWS staff, who came and helped the individual get medical attention. The biologist was treated and released. The biologist’s report indicated the bears may have been young siblings around three years old. —USFWS
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NWTF lays off 50 The National Wild Turkey Federation laid off more than 50 staff, citing a catastrophic loss of revenue caused by COVID-19 and the resulting halt of fundraising events. Chief Executive Officer Becky Humphries said fundraising events are ramping up again and online fundraising efforts are continuing. “We still have a steep hill to climb to recover from the effects of the pandemic, and we have a major goal ahead of us to raise at least $5 million by the end of August,” she said. —NWTF
ALABAMA
Remington Arms headed to bankruptcy again Remington Arms, America’s oldest gun-maker, reportedly is preparing for bankruptcy and in discussions with the Navajo Nation to buy its assets out of bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal reported that Remington is preparing for its second bankruptcy proceeding in two years. The
company also filed in March 2018 with more than $950 million in debt. According to WSJ sources, negotiations are taking place with the Navajo Nation to be the lead bidder to purchase the assets out of bankruptcy. —Staff report
IDAHO
State-record cutthroat Tom Weadick, of Coeur d’Alene, landed a new catch-and-release state-record Westslope cutthroat trout. Weadick caught the 21-inch cutthroat while fly-fishing the North Fork Coeur d’Alene River on June 19. Westslope cutthroat trout are native in tributaries to the Columbia River Basin from central and northern Idaho northward into British Columbia. —IDFG
OKLAHOMA
Potential world-record paddlefish The world record for paddlefish taken with rod and reel will likely fall to a 146.7-pound Oklahoma fish snagged at Keystone Lake on June 28 by James Lukehart, of Edmond. The massive fish was confirmed as the official new state record, beating the previous record of 143 pounds set just over a month ago by Jeremiah Mefford, of Kiefer. Mefford is a fishing guide, and Lukehart was his client when he snagged the paddlefish. The standing rod-and-reel world-record American paddlefish, taken from a Kansas pond in 2004, is listed at 144 pounds. The largest American paddlefish on record, taken by a spearfisherman in Iowa in 1916, reportedly weighed 198 pounds. Under the guidance of officials from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the fish was released and monitored after official measurements were taken. —ODWC
ALABAMA
Clear Lake tops best bass lake list California’s Clear Lake was named the Best Bass Lake of the Decade by Bassmaster magazine. Clear Lake has never topped the list of best bass lakes until this year. However, in the past decade, California’s largest natural lake has also never ranked below 10th and has been the top-ranked western fishery for the past three years. The top ten: 1. Clear Lake, California 2. Lake Guntersville, Alabama 3. Lake Erie, New York/Ohio/ Pennsylvania/Michigan 4. Lake St. Clair, Michigan 5. Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, California 6. Toledo Bend, Louisiana/Texas 7. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas 8. Falcon Lake, Texas 9. Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 10. Lake Okeechobee, Florida Lake Fork finished 16th in the rankings. —Bassmaster
QDMA, NDA combine The Quality Deer Management Association and the National Deer Alliance announced a joint venture that unifies their two organizations. The groups said the venture will result in a single, modernized outfit able to serve deer, hunters and the industry more effectively. —QDMA
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