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Volume 11, Issue 19

Biting like cats and dogs

NICE RED: Brittney Domaschk of Rockport landed this redﬁ sh during the Babes on the Bay tournament in Rockport. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Bay full of babes

Annual Rockport event draws 1,130 women By Craig Nyhus

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STAREDOWN ON THE DOCK: Catfi sh anglers are bringing home good numbers of fi sh this month by targeting fl ooded vegetation. For dogs like Maggie waiting at the dock, the fi sh are a welcome sight and a chew toy to play with. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Even with an accident causing the closing of the Copano Causeway as teams tried to return for weigh-in, the 16th annual Babes on the Bay Jim Ehman Memorial Fishing Tournament wrapped up May

Catfish turn on as flooded vegetation draws fish to shallows By Jillian Mock

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CONTENTS Classiﬁeds . . . . . . . . Crossword . . . . . . . . Freshwater Fishing Report For the Table . . . . . . . Game Warden Blotter . . . Heroes. . . . . . . . . . Outdoor Datebook . . . . Saltwater Fishing Report . Sun, Moon and Tide data .

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A rainy spring in Texas has created optimal conditions for catching catfish on Lake Fork and Lake Tawakoni. “The new water running in here is making it better than probably normal,” said Tony Pennebaker of Thunder Cove Guide Service. “The catfish are biting pretty good.” Although still 2.02 feet low, the rainwater has flooded previously dry vegetation in Lake

Tawakoni, creating new feeding grounds for hungry catfish. Pennebaker reports the fish are primarily biting in the shallow water in the newly flooded (green) willow trees.” Another important factor is the rising water temperatures, which has the catfish getting ready to spawn. “I am catching a lot of male channel cats making beds,” Pennebaker said. Although water temperatures are around 75 degrees, a warming trend is still needed to

bring on the spawn, which triggers when the water hits about 85 degrees. Rains have been so impressive that Lake Fork is more than full for the first time in years and “the highest it’s been since they installed the pump station that feeds water to Dallas,” according to Stan Kuhn of Stan Kuhn’s Lake Fork Guide Service. Kuhn described similar catch rates at Lake Tawakoni. Please turn to page 11

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By Conor Harrison Rain Creek Ranch Manager Kyle Nunn had never laid eyes on the axis buck that walked out May 8 in front of Snyder hunter Wade Pinson. “It was a state of awe for all of us,” Nunn said. “We are still trying to get over it. We were blind hunting, sitting on a trail, and we had several axis bucks come in, even other nontypical axis.” Nunn determined the buck, still in velvet, was tipped-out and about ready to shed his velvet, so the decision was made to let Pinson harvest the animal. “Wade made a great shot and the deer went down very quickly,” Nunn TINES AND MASS: Snyder hunter Wade Pinson admires the axis buck he said. “Once this deer was down, we all harvested earlier this month. Photo by Kyle Nunn.

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Turkey movement

Dewey still alive

Four-year study on Rio’s movements yielding interesting results. Page 4

First-ever cloned deer still living at Texas A&M’s vet school. Page 4

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caught our breath and the tape measure came out.” Nunn said he had no idea the buck lived on the 3,000-acre, low-fenced portion of Rain Creek Ranch, which is located between Brady and Menard. “We contacted a scorer with SCI to come out and officially score this animal,” Nunn said. “We were thinking it was going to be good. At 35 inches wide and having a double drop, we knew this was an axis deer that may be rated high in the record book. We took animal to cleaning shed, gutted it, cleaned him up and posed him in the cooler so we could take plenty of pictures.” The buck scored 174 1/8 inches. Please turn to page 21

Three in a row

Anecdotal evidence suggests rays becoming Del Rio pro wins three Rayovac FLW tournaments in a row. more numerous in coastal bays. Page 8 Page 15

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Interesting ﬁndings Four years into turkey movement study, trends revealing themselves

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The study began in 2011, when biologists placed small backpacks with a GPS tracking device on the backs of turkeys in Stephens County. The goal was to learn about the movements of Rio Grande turkeys, and the data has been pouring in ever since. Even with a massive fire that engulfed much of the turkeys’ range around Possum Kingdom Lake, followed by several years of excessive drought, the turkeys have proven resilient, and biologists have learned some interesting facts about turkey movement. “We are in the fifth year of looking at movement ecology of the Rios in the Cross Timbers region,” said Dr. Bret Collier, the lead biologist of the study. “We have been working with Texas Parks and Wildlife Please turn to page 7

WHERE ARE THEY HEADED? Turkey biologists ﬁ t a Rio Grande turkey with a tracking device nearly four years ago in Stephens County. The information learned is surprising biologists on several fronts. Photo by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

From first hunt to lease, new gun Father, son join hunting ranks after Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation outing

LEARNING AS THEY GO: Braeden and Vincent Prejean came to South Texas last season for their ﬁ rst taste of hunting with the LSON Foundation. Several months later, they have a new lease and a new riﬂ e to break in for next season. Photos by Vincent Prejean.

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LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Braeden Prejean and his father, Vincent, have come a long way since a friend asked a question about hunting last October at the Lone Star Outdoor News Wild Game Supper, a fundraiser for the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation. The friend, Pete Quinterro, asked how to nominate someone for a hunt. After sharing a lot of information, the father-son duo from Little Elm was at a South Texas deer lease for Braeden’s first hunt. The hunt wasn’t disappointing, as Braeden made perfect shots on a white-tailed buck, a feral hog and a javelina. The 15-year-old son and father, a nonhunter, were hooked. In early May, the father reported in by text message that the pair has been practicing on the skeet range with their shotguns, were now members of a deer lease in Baylor County, and Braeden was the proud owner of a new rifle. “Just wanted to update you on our progress to becoming hunters,” Vinnie wrote. “Braeden and I have gone together on 550-acre all-year lease.” A group of five friends joined together to take over the available lease, and

Braeden will be expected to help, although at his young age, he didn’t have to pay. “He’s gonna work his butt off though,” Vincent said. Vincent sought guidance for the rifle purchase, and the pair recently made their choice. “I bought Braeden a Ruger American .308 with a Leupold VX-1 9x40 scope at Ray’s Sporting Goods,” he said. “We are very excited about the upcoming deer season and we can’t thank you enough for all you did for us!” During the 2014-2015 hunting season, the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation introduced more than 40 new hunters, both young and not so young, to deer hunting. Developing these new hunters was made possible by generous contributions by our corporate sponsors, Cabela’s Outdoor Fund and the Texas Deer Association, and by the numerous individual contributions made to the foundation. If you are interested in helping to provide hunting opportunities to more people like Braeden and Vincent and creating new hunters for upcoming seasons, please contact Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation at (214) 361-2276 or visit lsonews.com/lson-foundation. Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Texans attend North American Deer Summit

By Craig Nyhus

LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Representatives from across the deer-hunting landscape gathered May 6-7 at the 2015 North American Deer Summit, held in Louisville, Kentucky. The Summit, in its second year, was hosted by the National Deer Alliance and preceded the annual convention of the Quality Management Deer Association. Nearly 300 people attended the meeting, with the stated goal being to develop specific strategies, timelines and goals geared toward addressing the key issues facing today’s deer populations. Texans attending the conference included Warren Bluntzer of Wildlife Pharmaceuticals, Ben Carter of the Dallas Safari Club and Jenny Sanders of Texans for Saving our Hunting Heritage. The attendees voted on what they felt were the major issues to be addressed related to deer, and the Summit identified key issues as hunter recruitment and retention, political influences on hunting, landscape change and habitat loss, the public’s perception of hunting and the captive deer industry. “Through the collaboration of deer conservation organizations, hunters, landowners, state/federal agencies, industry leaders, outdoor media and other stakeholders, specific actions were identified to address these threats which are endangering our deer-hunting heritage,” the National Deer Alliance said in a press release. Please turn to page 6

Dewey still alive World’s ﬁrst-ever cloned deer still alive and well at Texas A&M’s vet school By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

More than a decade ago, the world’s first white-tailed deer was cloned at Texas A&M University. Following Dolly the sheep, Dewey the deer was a marvel of modern science. And 11 years later, he’s still alive and well, being spoiled at the same wildlife center where he was raised. “Dewey is fine,” said Dr. Mark Westhusin, a professor at the school and one of THE GOOD LIFE: Dewey, the world’s fi rst cloned deer, lives in Please turn to page 27

a pen near Texas A&M. Photo by Mark Westhusin.

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DU putting money toward Texas marshes Ducks Unlimited has been awarded five North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants to support its restoration efforts along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. More than $4.6 million in NAWCA funding will be combined with nearly $10 million in partner funding to restore more than 21,800 acres in coastal Texas and Louisiana. These projects will provide high quality foraging habitat capable of supporting more than 70,000 ducks throughout the winter. “The coastal prairies of Texas provide some of the most critical waterfowl habitat on the continent. Unfortunately, this habitat and all of its values to wildlife, fisheries and people are disappearing,” said DU Director of Conservation Programs Jerry Holden. “We are battling a long-term crisis in coastal marsh loss exacerbated by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and the selection of these grants reflects a national understanding of that importance.” Gulf Coast wetlands protect nationally important infrastructure for energy and shipping industries and provide critical waterfowl, fisheries and cultural resources. “While our focus is waterfowl habitat, it’s important to remember DU’s conservation work makes a huge difference for all wetland dependent species, especially people,” Holden said. — DU

Pair arrested for killing alligator A Texas Game Warden investigation sparked by social media posts on Facebook detailing the killing of an 11-foot alligator has resulted in the arrests of two Killeen men. Texas game wardens arrested Bradley Gillis, 26, and James Haff, 33, on Class A misdemeanor charges for taking wildlife resources without landowner consent. The pair was booked into the Bell County Jail. Bond was set at $7,500 each. Game wardens in Bell County learned about the killing of a large alligator along the Lampasas River above Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir, including alleged details and photos on Facebook. Wardens then used the same social media outlet to solicit information from the public. The game warden Facebook post garnered statewide news media attention, as well as numerous tips from the public that helped in the investigation. — TPWD

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Department, along with private landowners and on public lands at the LBJ Grasslands. We really got to watch an interesting component when the PK fire happened. There have been some amazing results when we look at the GPS.” Collier said a surprising result of the study has been to see how hens choose a nest site. “Most hens, about 75 percent, never see their nest site before they lay an egg,” he said. “Some move almost a mile and lay their egg that day. The hens don’t seem to look at a habitat before they lay eggs. We have seen turkey movement is very much tied to riparian corridors in the Cross Timbers region. If you don’t have those corridors, you probably don’t have turkeys.” Collier said jake dispersal was something they have also been following. “We haven’t seen the dispersal we thought we would see,” he said. “They just seem to hang out. But, a lot of hens will disperse. They’ll move, and then five or six days later, we’ll find them five miles away on a nest.” TPWD’s regional leader, Kevin Mote, said after almost five years and a lot of time and effort, he hopes the study is proving beneficial. “There are so many things we are looking at and learning,” Mote said. “One of the main questions we had was, ‘How will the turkeys repopulate after the fire? What was the effect of the drought?’ In the LBJ Grasslands, we wanted to know how the birds utilize the fragmented habitat.” Mote said the turkeys stayed away from the “moonscape” caused by the fire until rains hit several years later. “They avoided the moonscapes almost entirely, except hen with young poults that couldn’t walk through the thick grass,” Mote said. “We got the rains, and the birds returned quickly. These birds are covering more ground than we thought. They aren’t searching out an area with a nest site in mind. It looks like they wander around aimlessly until they plop down and nest.” Collier said the study has also focused on how gobblers react to hunters. “We’ve hunted birds we knew were in the area,” Collier said. “We thought they would leave an area when hunting pressure was high, but we found they stay in the same areas. They just hunker down and do not move at all.” Collier said researchers also believed hens had to nest near food and water and travel back and forth every day. That hasn’t been the case. “The amount of area a hen moves while on the nest is very small,” he said. “We’ve found it is about three acres. That is a very small percentage of their home range. It would be the equivalent of a person staying in the bathroom of their house for days at a time. They do not leave for food and water, sometimes for five days at a time.” Hens prefer woody bushes to nest. But, too much brush can serve as a deterrent. “If you have a line of cedars on your property, the birds will see this as a barrier and won’t cross,” Collier said. “We found that birds were ignoring parts of the LBJ Grasslands because it was too thick. They hang out in improved pastures because they can see and they can walk. We changed our strategy and began opening those areas up and turkeys are now piling in there. We now have tons of birds in the area.” Mote said they are still seeing high mortality of turkeys in the study area, but so many hens nesting ensures good future numbers. “Predators, smaller habitat blocks, feral cats and domestic livestock can all have an affect,” he said. “This species relies on numbers, so many hens have to pull of a successful brood to keep numbers up.”

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Heavy rains help Texas lakes, despite flooding By Craig Nyhus

LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Everett Reynolds has fished Lake Ray Roberts since opening day in 1990, and he started guiding on the lake north of Denton 12 years ago. Last year, the lake was more than 7 feet low. Now, he can’t fish. The ramps are closed due to high water, as heavy rains have the lake 7 feet above normal pool. “It will be good for the fish,” he said. “This won’t do anything but help the lake. The fishing for crappie and sand bass had become tough, since we lost a lot of our shad a few years ago. The bass fishing has been good, though.” Many North and East Texas lakes are reporting similar stories. Lewisville Lake is 5 feet from spilling over as of May 13, which hasn’t happened since 2007, according to the Corps of Engineers. Ray Roberts’ spillway has never been engaged, but it is 6 feet from spilling over. Nearly all East and Southeast Texas lakes are now above conservation pool, the level where the lakes are considered full. While heavy rains and flooding caused hazardous conditions for many, the water was a welcome sight for lakes to the west and south.

Possum Kingdom was very low last year, and 14 feet low in April. Now it is 4.55 feet low and rising. Lake Proctor, near Comanche, had been essentially inaccessible and is now only 3.55 feet low. Other lakes to the west and south haven’t fared as well. O.H. Ivie Reservoir, south of Lubbock sits at 12.8 percent full, more than 47 feet low. Twin Buttes Reservoir at San Angelo sits at 8 percent full and is more than 47 feet low, despite slightly higher-than-average rainfall totals so far this year. “It’s been spotty, but there is positive news,” said Spencer Dumont, TPWD regional director. “Alan Henry and Lake Leon filled up. Lake Brownwood went up 2.5 feet and another boat ramp opened. Lake Proctor came up, it was really low.” While the Panhandle lakes and lakes around Wichita Falls did well, the spout turned off in the San Angelo area. “The storms seem to start around Abilene and go east,” Dumont said. “But all it takes is the right combination to finish it off.” Choke Canyon Reservoir in McMullen and Live Oak counties was only 26 percent full and 25 feet low on May 19. “It’s catching some water,” Dumont said. “But most of the heavy rains that hit Corpus Christi didn’t stretch over there.”

Getting slimed Green goop affecting coastal anglers By David Sikes

FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS There’s an unwelcome visitor creeping into Texas bays. Most anglers recognize it as pond scum. Biologists call it filamentous green algae. And everybody considers it a nuisance. Colonies of these fibrous slimy strands that foul any lure or bait that passes through it most likely rode in on recent freshwater inflows or were sparked to bloom by fertilizer from nearby crop fields, said Jason Ferguson, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries biologist stationed in the Lower Laguna Madre. Anglers in Port Mansfield recently dealt with mats of the algae in an otherwise clear tide in Payton’s Bay across the bay from the remote harbor community. In addition to agricultural fertilizers, natural nutrients also may promote its growth, said Faye Grubbs, TPW’s Upper Laguna Madre ecosystem leader. “We’ve caught it in our nets from the south shore of Baffin Bay to the JFK Causeway area (Corpus Christi),” Grubbs said. “We tend to see it around nutrient-rich areas like bird rookeries. It tends to die off once the nutrient source dissipates.” Grubbs said the scum can tolerate a wide range of salinity levels. She’s found it in salinities as high as 55 parts per thousand milliliters to 35 ppt. Sea water is usually about 35 ppt. According to the Aquatic Biologists Inc. website (www.aquaticbiologists.com) filamentous algae, while generally considered a nuisance, can provide some benefits in small amounts. ABI is a pond management company. In ponds, the algal blooms can provide cover for small organisms such as snails, aquatic insects and other animals that fish eat. It also can provide protection for small fish and newly hatched fry and form the base of the aquatic food chain. In large enough quantities where thick mats reach the surface, its fibers can trap oxygen, which can result in areas of depleted oxygen and kill fish. This level of inundation mostly occurs in small, static freshwater ponds. “It’s fairly ubiquitous along the coast,” said TPW’s Perry Trial, Coastal Fisheries regional director for the lower coast. “If you’ve observed a recent dramatic increase in abundance of it locally, then I suspect it was washed in the by rains and won’t be around long-term.”

TOUGH FOR LURES: Filamentous green algae has the consistency of wet mucus, and is a headache for anglers throwing lures in many bays this month. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

Catching fire Del Rio pro makes history, wins three straight FLW tournaments By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

HOLDING UP A WINNER: Del Rio angler Ray Hansleman has set new records by winning three Rayovac FLW tournaments in a row this spring. He credits the mental part of his ﬁ shing for getting zeroed in and closing the deal. Photo by FLW.

Ray Hanselman is having a pretty good spring. The longtime Amistad guide and 30-plus year tournament veteran has been on a roll never seen before in the Rayovac FLW Series — winning three straight tournaments. In fact, nobody had ever won two in a row before Hanselman’s run. It began on his home lake of Amistad in early February, when Hanselman used local knowledge to bring 50 pounds, 14 ounces to the scales after three days of fishing. He carried the momentum from that win on to Sam Rayburn Reservoir in early April, when he beat the second-place angler by more than 7 pounds to claim another victory. Hanselman topped it off the final week in April

on Lake Texoma, when he battled high, muddy waters to cruise to the victory by 12 pounds — his third straight win. “I am pretty blessed,” Hanselman said. “It’s been overwhelming. The past three or four years, I have been fishing really consistent — being in the lead going into the final day or in the top 10. I’ve been working on the reasons I hadn’t been able to seal the deal. It came down to the mental aspect for me. I just began to really believe in what I was doing and stay committed.” Hanselman said once he stopped worrying about things he couldn’t control, he began finishing tournaments. “I felt good on Amistad,” he said. “I thought I could get a top 5 going in, but I got two or three good bites and ended up winning. On Sam Please turn to page 11

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STILL BITING: Many guides and anglers near Galveston Bay are reporting a solid redﬁ sh bite, even though fresh water is streaming into the bays from inland creeks and rivers. Head to the southern end of the bay complex for the best ﬁ shing this month. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

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FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS On the Texas coast and in the Galveston Bay area, anglers are about to catch prime time for redfish. “Redfish are out there 12 months a year,” explained veteran angler Capt. Sammy Flores, contrasting redfish with other saltwater species like Spanish mackerel and sharks that migrate with the changing seasons. “It’s all based on water temperature, and this is a good time of year, because the temperature is still going up and you’ve got lots of bait swarming the jetties.” According to Capt. Bobby Elliott of “SPEC” Some Action Adventures out of La Porte, “Water temperatures are around 74, 75 degrees right now, although with all this rain it may have dropped a couple of degrees.” Capt. Mike Williams has been fishing the Galveston Bay complex so long he can estimate the best redfishing season down to the day. “Best month of the year for redfish is November; the second best is the 22nd of May to the 22nd of June.” Even with the slightly cooler-than-normal temperatures for this time of year and the above-average rainfall, south Texas captains do not expect the flow of freshwater into TroKar_LoneStarOutdoorNews_Ad_May2015.pdf 1 5/4/2015 4:56:33 PM

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Cats in 15 feet down south LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI — The catfish bite has been solid on Lake Corpus Christi this month, with jugliners and rod and reel anglers having good success catching plenty of blue cats in the 2- to 5-pound range. According to multiple angler reports, the cats are biting off rocky points, with areas near the state park producing good numbers. Rocky bottom, or sand bottom with no mud, has been holding fish. For bait, cheesebait, dead shrimp and cut bait are working, along with bluegills less than 4 inches. The yellow catfish bite has also been decent, with some bigger fish up to 18 pounds reported. The water temperatures are in the low 70s and the lake is 100-percent full.

Flooded vegetation key LAKE FORK — The largemouth bass bite is on at Lake Fork this week, according to multiple anglers and fishing guide Andrew Grills. Grills has been finding fish in flooded timber, as there is an abundance of new water opened up thanks to the rain. “The lake is full and the big bass are biting,” Grills said. “We’ve had great success over our past three trips for bigger fish. With abundant flooded vegetation everywhere you look, it can be a challenge pinpointing the fish, but once you find them, they are stacked.” Grills has been throwing big swimbaits for bigger bass up to 10 pounds. Along with

ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 48–55 degrees; 9.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on chatterbaits, Texas rigs, jigs and drop-shot rigs. ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 68–73 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, Senkos and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs under a slip cork AMISTAD: Water murky; 65–69 degrees; 28.77’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits, topwaters, spinner baits and soft plastics. ATHENS: Water stained; 72–75 degrees; 1.75’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on hollow-body frogs and topwater poppers. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. BASTROP: Water stained; 67–71 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, and soft plastic worms and lizards. BELTON: Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 10.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms and spinner baits in coves. White bass are good on minnows and light colored jigs. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. BOB SANDLIN: Water murky; 73–77 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are good on flipping jigs and creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. BONHAM: Water stained, 72–76 degrees; 0.65’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits, chatterbaits, jigs and soft plastics. BRAUNIG: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are excellent on liver and perch near Dead Tree Point, and down-rigging spoons near the

dam and jetty. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cheesebait. BRIDGEPORT: Water stained, 72–75 degrees; 14.80’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on black buzzbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 69–73 degrees; 9.50’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad-colored spinner baits and Bass Hogg jigs, and on watermelon Grande Bass Finesse worms in coves. BUCHANAN: Water murky; 64–68 degrees; 29.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, wacky-rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks and JDC Skip–N–Pop top-waters in creeks and pockets in 3–6 feet. CADDO: Water stained to muddy; 73–77 degrees; 3.15’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on square-billed crankbaits and spinner baits. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs near the dam, and on chicken livers and shad near the dam and power lines. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 64–68 degrees; 9.75’ low. Largemouth bass are good on JDC spider Grubs, pumpkinseed Whacky Sticks on jigheads, and grape Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along 8–15 foot break lines. CEDAR CREEK: Water stained to muddy; 72–77 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged craws and tubes near shallow cover. CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 64–68 degrees; 27.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/white

and chartreuse/blue spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. COLEMAN: Water clear; 62–66 degrees; 17.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic lizards, spinner baits and jerkbaits. COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 75 degrees in main lake, offline at hot water discharge; 0.40’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and crankbaits. CONROE: Water murky; 65–69 degrees; 0.99’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/blue spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits in 5–15 feet. Striped bass are slow. FALCON: Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 21.59’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on spinner baits and crankbaits. FAYETTE: Water stained. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse shallow running crankbaits and watermelon Carolina-rigged soft plastic worms along grass edges. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 66–71 degrees; 15.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, flukes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows in 2–8 feet. GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon and crawfish-colored crankbaits and spinner baits. GRANBURY: Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 0.57’ low and rising. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms and lizards, lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. GRANGER: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 1.43’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l

good size, the fish are being caught in good numbers. The water temperatures are between 73 and 76 degrees. To contact guide Andrew Grills, call (903) 6381170.

Fishing high water LAKE TEXOMA — The rains have brought the border lake to flood stage this month, but some anglers are still having success for big stripers, even with the influx of water. According to guide Brian Prichard of Stripers Inc., on the Texas Fishing Forum, the pressure is down and the bite is on. “Yes, we’re still fishing and, yes, the fish are still biting,” Prichard said. “The big fish seem to all be back from the spawn and are roaming about the deep water, and deep water is everywhere. I’ve been having my best luck fishing on anchor just ahead of the mud line and calling the fish to me by beating the water. We’ve been bringing home around 20 to 30 fish on average, per trip, and we’ve been catching most all of our overs, as well. One of the best things about the flood is that it will reduce the boat traffic and thus the pressure on the fish, so it should allow for some fantastic fishing this season.” To contact Brian Prichard, call (903) 815-1609. — Conor Harrison

Fishies on points and windy shallow roadbeds. GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 72––76 degrees; 8.79’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on Texas-rigged worms and craws. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.44’ high. Largemouth bass to 3 pounds are fair on purple soft plastic worms and chartreuse spinner baits. HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 66–71 degrees; 29.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on shallow-running crankbaits, Texas rigs and chartreuse or white spinner baits. JOE POOL: Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 3.02’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on spinner baits and square-billed crankbaits. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained to muddy; 73–76; degrees; 2.91’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and large topwaters. LBJ: Water stained; 63–67 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits, chartreuse creature baits, and pumpkin JDC Skip–N–Pop top-waters in 8–18 feet. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 71–74 degrees; 6.51’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow and medium crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 64–68 degrees; 0.98’ high. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on black lipless crankbaits and Zara spooks. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 75–84 degrees; full. Largemouth bass are good on hollow-body frogs and Texasrigged craws.

MONTICELLO: Water clear; 71–75 degrees; 0.47’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Reaction Innovations Sweet Beavers and hollow-body frogs. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 66–72 degrees; 45.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs, weightless Grande Bass Rattlesnakes and buzzbaits. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 67–72 degrees; 25.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on chatterbaits, Texas rigs and splitshot-rigged flukes. PALESTINE: Water stained; 71–74 degrees; 2.53’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on Texas-rigged creature baits and finesse jigs. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 66–72 degrees; 6.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on spinner baits, Texas rigs, weightless Senkos and finesse jigs. PROCTOR: Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 5.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and spinner baits. RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 72–76 degrees; 0.49’ low. Largemouth bass are good on small swimbaits and Yellow Magic top-waters in yellow frog. Crappie are good on minnows. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained to muddy; 71–74 degrees; 7.02’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on Texas-rigged worms and top-waters near shallow cover. Crappie are fair on minnows. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 71–74 degrees; 1.30’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow crankbaits and topwater poppers. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 63–67 degrees; 3.58’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms and lizards in 1–4 feet, and on Carolina-rigged lizards and

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Page 14 french fries on main lake flats. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 64–68 degrees; 5’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on black/blue lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 13.14’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon and cotton candy soft plastic worms and lizards. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 64–68 degrees; 0.30’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits, crankbaits and spinner baits. TRAVIS: Water murky; 64–68 degrees; 50.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good on smoke grubs, watermelon soft plastics and Brush Hogs in 10–20 feet. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 71–76 degrees; 1.78’ high and fluctuating. Largemouth bass are slow on hollow-body frogs and bladed jigs near shallow cover. Crappie are good on jigs. — TPWD

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“They are biting really good right now and we are catching them in about 2 to 3 feet of water,” Kuhn said. On Lake Fork, catching catfish in the shallows means anglers are seeing more cats between 1 and 5 pounds — the optimal size for keeping and eating. “I normally catch my bigger fish in the summer months when I’m fishing straight down for them,” Kuhn explained. For anglers looking to get out on the water this month, Kuhn has had success this season with J Pigg Stinkbait casting it out under a cork near the grass line. “I’ve already cleaned more than 270 fish this month — all channels,” Kuhn said. “Fork is a channel cat lake.” Over on Lake Tawakoni, Pennebaker specifically mentioned using shad bait and stink cheesebait, but noted the fish are not particularly picky right now. “Pretty much whatever you want to use, they’re pretty much hitting it,” he

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said. According to Kuhn, even the wind poses a fishing advantage for anglers when the catfish are concentrated in the shallows. “If it is windy and they are up shallow, they bite better,” he said. “Today, we fished the windy shorelines, cast on one spot and never had to move. In two hours, we caught the 25-fish limit.” This will change after the fish spawn and warmer water temperatures move the catfish back into deeper water, which will require anglers to take a straight down approach once more. Even dedicated bass fishermen have noticed the conditions right now are optimal for catfishing. “I don’t catfish,” Mark Stevenson explained, “but I imagine the catfishing is good with the lake full. Moving up shallow trying to spawn with all this new water, they should be really easy to catch.”

PLENTY OF FISH: Anglers are ﬁ nding lots of ﬁ sh between 1 and 5 pounds in the shallows this month. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Rayburn, I was flipping in the jungle and I managed to keep two or three fish a day that other guys broke off. Fishing like that, you can’t let a lost fish bother you.” Hanselman arrived at Texoma a week before the tournament to get in six days of practice, and was met by rain and muddy, red water. “The day I got there it flooded,” he said. “I had a general idea of where I wanted to be. When I got there, it had red water flowing through it. Most guys didn’t even mess with it, but I just kept checking those spots and those blood red spots began to clear. On Tuesday, I got a few bites and thought, ‘Huh.’ I was mainly throwing white spinner baits and frogs. I caught a 5-pounder in practice and pretty much realized I had that pattern to myself.” Hanselman said the field keyed in on sight-fishing in clear water, and the few boats that did pull into the coves he was working fished it fast and left. “There weren’t many fish in there,” he said, “so you really had to pick it apart slowly. It all came together.” On the final day, Hansleman had a limit by 1:30, and knew someone was going to have to catch 27 or 28 pounds to beat him. “I caught those fish and took my time getting back to the weigh-in,” he said. “Once I won, there were a few times during the 8-hour drive back home where I got a little emotional. I didn’t even turn the radio on. The timing just worked out on every lake this year. Those are some great anglers I’m fishing against, and I have all of the respect for them.” Hanselman will fish the series championship on the Ohio River in October. He also has his sights set on one more big event. “My goal is to make it to the Forrest Wood Cup,” he said. “To fish for that kind of money would be really cool.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER MAN CAUGHT SELLING FISH ONLINE Titus County Game Warden Jerry Ash cited a man who sold fish using an online garage sale site for not having a commercial finfish license. The man sold four red snapper and 60 tilapia from his home. TRUCK, BOAT TRAILER SINK AFTER TRUCK PUT IN REVERSE AT BOAT RAMP At the Lake Monticello boat ramp, a man attempting to put his boat on his trailer allowed his grandchild to drive his truck. The grandchild accidently put the truck in reverse and both the truck and trailer went into the lake. Titus County Game Warden Jerry Ash responded and both the vehicle and trailer were completely underwater. A second child asleep in the back seat was safely removed from the vehicle before it sank. BOATERS DON’T FOLLOW WARDEN’S INSTRUCTIONS WELL At the Nueces River, Real County Game Warden Clint Graham approached three subjects who were about to launch a 12-foot aluminum boat to go fishing. Graham checked the subjects for lifejackets and the owner of the boat said they did not have any. The group was told they needed to get lifejackets if they were planning to put the boat on the water. One of the subjects stated they would go and see if the store nearby sold lifejackets. Graham left the scene to continue his patrol, and as he was driving across the bridge he noticed the subjects had launched the boat and were paddling downstream. Graham turned around, walked

DOUBLING DOWN ON STOLEN VEHICLES Delta County Game Warden Chris Fried received a call from a Delta County Sheriff’s deputy stating a farm truck had been stolen and was stuck on a county road. The deputy needed assistance getting to the vehicle due to the muddy conditions. Fried used his 4x4 truck to locate the stolen vehicle and, when he arrived, he discovered the suspect had also stolen a tractor valued at $450,000. The tractor was used in an attempt to pull the truck out of the mud, but both truck and tractor were stuck. through the brush and made contact with the subjects again. Upon contact, the owner of the boat said, “We thought you had left so we decided to launch the boat anyway, even though you told us to get lifejackets.” CLAIM THAT DEAD DEER WAS ROADKILL DEBUNKED A police officer observed subjects that had a freshly killed doe in the bed of their truck. They told the officer the deer was road kill, but they had spotlights and a .17 HMR rifle with them in the truck. The officer called Atascosa County Game Warden Derek Iden, who responded and learned the driver and three passengers went for a road-hunting adventure and one of the passengers shot the doe at 1 a.m. from a public road. Several charges were filed and the venison was donated. MAN WITH UNDERSIZED FISH IN COOLER ON BICYCLE STOPS TO EAT, MEETS WARDEN Aransas County Game Warden Richard “Marty” Martin was called out late in the evening about a subject keeping undersized fish. The caller gave a good description of the subject and his

Numerous beer cans and witness statements were collected and a potential suspect was identified. Fried and two Delta County sergeants went to the suspect’s home and located a Ford Ranger that had been recently stuck in the same area. In the bed of the truck were beer cans that matched the ones found at the scene. After a short interview, the suspect admitted to using the tractor but denied taking the farm truck. Charges for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle are pending.

location. Martin found the subject’s bicycle parked outside a restaurant and went inside. He asked the subject if he could speak with him about the fish in his ice chest on his bicycle. The subject was issued a citation for possession of one undersized redfish and one undersized sheepshead. WARDENS ASSIST IN SEARCH, RESCUE OF KAYAKERS ON PECOS RIVER Two juveniles were reported missing on the Pecos River. Val Verde County Game Wardens Andrew Banda and Isaac Ruiz, along with K-9 Turbo, responded to the river crossing. The two young boys had gotten into a kayak wearing shorts and T-shirts with no supplies except a lifejacket and paddled downriver. The boys had planned on paddling into a deeper pool within sight of the crossing and the picnicking family. When the boys failed to return, family members searched several miles of shoreline without any sight of the boys before the wardens were called. Due to the rough terrain and deep canyons along the Pecos River, a decision was made to call in a

helicopter to aid in the search. However, heavy thunderstorms and high winds in the area prevented a Customs and Border Protection helicopter from reaching the area that afternoon. The search continued into the night with wardens, Border Patrol agents and Sheriff’s deputies searching together without success as the temperatures dropped into the low 50s. Game Wardens Aaron Willoughby, Allison Hatten, Tyler Stoikes, Chris Amthor and Arnold Pinales arrived with additional kayaks and ATVs to assist with the search. At approximately 7:30 the next morning, the CBP helicopter was able to fly the area and found the kayak about five miles downriver. The CBP crew found the boys, who had used a hunting blind for shelter during the night. The boys were cold and hungry but otherwise unharmed. They were flown out of the canyon and returned to their families. TEST DRIVE PRECEDES RIDE TO JAIL Around midnight, Callahan County Game Warden James Brown was parked off the roadway when he noticed a pickup truck commit several traffic

violations. Then, much to his surprise, the truck stopped in front of his patrol vehicle. Brown made contact with a male and female occupying the truck. They explained they had just purchased the truck and were taking turns test-driving it. The female driver had a warrant for her arrest and was transported to jail. ATHLETIC TRAINER USES DAM FOR WORKOUT, POT-SMOKING SPOT After sundown, Delta County Game Warden Chris Fried was sitting above the recently opened spillway on Cooper Lake watching for fishing violations. He observed two men running from the bottom to the top of the dam. One of the men was wearing a weighted workout vest and the other was telling the man his list of credentials as an athletic trainer. The two ran back down the spillway only to return 15 minutes later stopping within 50 yards of the warden. During their rest break, the trainer lit a marijuana cigarette and passed it to his client. As Fried approached and asked about the marijuana, both men denied smoking, despite the smell. After a short discussion, the trainer admitted to eating the marijuana as the warden approached. REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD UP TO $1,000. CALL (800) 792-4263

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Gigging is good PORT O’CONNOR — The flounder gigging has been good to very good in the bays around Port O’Connor, according to Capt. Shawn Harvey of Go Floundering. Harvey said the influx of fresh water is helping the bays and the flounder. “Flounder have been nice and steady with full limits each night — when it’s not storming,” Harvey said. “Tides have been running on the high side lately, allowing us to float into otherwise too-shallow areas to escape the winds at times. Things are shaping up for a real good season this year. Lots of fresh water and plenty of bait in the shallows is giving us the right fuel for healthy flounder.” To contact Capt. Shawn Harvey, call (361) 781-2161.

Holding over shell GALVESTON BAY COMPLEX — The big trout are all over the Galveston Bay complex, according to multiple captains. Capt. Blake Sartor of Galveston Trophy Charters is one of those captains who has been catching trout holding over shell this month. “The trout fishing is steady across the bay from east to west and they’re holding over

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh with the swollen tides. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. Sheepshead are good on live shrimp tight to the rocks. BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Tidal Surges and top-waters. Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on soft plastics, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Best fish have come from the wells when the wind allows. Redfish are good on live bait around the reefs. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum plastics. Trout are good on the south shoreline on She Pups, MirrOlures and Soft–

Dines. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair on live bait over reefs and under birds. Trout and redfish are fair to good trout on top-waters. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on April Fool’s Reef on live shrimp and croakers. Black drum and redfish are good on reefs Moses Lake on shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and MirrOlures. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good in the back lakes and marshes on mullet and shrimp. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good on

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shell reefs,” he said on 2coolfishing.com. “Most days, we’re enjoying a good bite throughout the morning with live shrimp working the best, but top-waters early on are still producing. As the water gets warmer, the fish will move out to some of the deeper spots and live croaker should take over as the hot bait.” To contact Capt. Blake Sartor, call (832) 385-2012.

Good when you can fi sh ROLLOVER PASS — According to the fishing reports from Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp near Rollover Pass, the fishing has been good for a variety of species when the wind and storms don’t chase anglers off the water. “High winds kept the pass roiling, but a few anglers were able to break the ice by catching some nice specks, mainly on the bay side,” according to the report. “Bay waders were able to pick up a few flatfish on the flood tide — the surf was too rough for surf waders, but some anglers were kept busy fighting huge drum to 50 inches.” Other fish being caught included bull reds, flounder and smaller black drum. To contact Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp, call (484) 560-9323.

sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are good on top-waters and live shrimp in Oyster Lake. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on top-waters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats. PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Redfish are good around Shamrock Island on mullet and shrimp. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good on topwaters around rocks and grass. Trout are good at night in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Redfish are good in knee-deep water on the flats on Scented plastics and gold spoons. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on natural baits. SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are good from in South Bay and on the flats on live bait and soft plastics under popping corks. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp and topwaters. Trout are good on the deeper edges and flats in Laguna Vista on top-waters and live shrimp. — TPWD

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Babes on the Bay

Stingray drills angler

16 with 388 teams and more than 1,130 women competing in what is described as the world’s largest women’s fishing tournament. Team Mean Gills competed in the NonGuided Any Bait division, and spent the morning searching for fish. “We had a great spot early,” said boat driver Brandon Ayers. “There were several other boats that wanted to get in there, but the reds didn’t cooperate.” The morning of fishing resulted in only a hardhead and a stingray. Then the clock struck noon and the reds came out to play. Team member Niccole Corrigan was the first to bring in a 24-inch redfish, then Ashley Venegas and Brittney Domaschk followed with similar-sized fish. Unfortunately, only one keeper trout was landed by the team, but they still headed to the weigh-in where Aransas County Game Warden Marty Martin measured and weighed their fish. “The girls knew they didn’t have enough to win a prize, but they were excited to weigh in and get pictures taken,” Ayers said. “In the past few years we’ve had different kinds of trouble; last year Niccole slashed her foot on oyster shell and we had to head into the emergency room.” The team finished 48th out of 232 teams in the division. An influx of fresh water pouring in the day before the tournament resulted in some teams’ regular spots being unproductive, especially when looking for trout, while others found big numbers of fish. Rains the previous afternoon turned the Rockport Festival Grounds into a muddy mess, but it didn’t deter the crowd, most either wearing rubber boots or spraying water walking with their flip-flops. The tournament didn’t go without controversy, as a motor vehicle accident on the Copano Causeway caused it to close, keeping teams from returning for the weigh-in and causing extensions of time to be given. It sparked complaints and an explosion on

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the event’s Facebook page. “It’s hard to believe people get so upset,” one team member said. “It’s a fun event and we’re here to have fun.” In the Artificial Guided division, team Let the Good Times Roll guided by Capt. Jeremy Griffis only caught six fish all day hoping to weigh in three trout and one red. With three trout in the box and only an hour left of fishing time, his wife, Aimee, landed a 6.98-pound redfish on a plastic shrimp behind a popping cork. Thanks to the fish, the team won the overall and biggest redfish categories in the division. The Guided Any Bait category came to a familiar end, with two teams battling it out and first and second place being a repeat of last year. Team Croaker Soakers, led by Capt. Mike Patterson, won the division, and team Show’n Tail, with Nonnette Sajdak, Tonya McLeod and Tammy Cozart, led by Capt. Brian Holden, followed in second.

Babes on the Bay top teams: Guided, Any Bait 1. Croaker Soakers 2. Show’n Tail 3. Outta Line Non-Guided, Any Bait 1. Rell N Reds 2. Rods N’Thongs 3. Beer Bait & Ammo Non-Guided, Artificial 1. Completely Artificial 2. Reel Fish Dogs 3. Pink Snappers Guided, Artificial 1. Let the Good Times Roll 2. Jeff’s Jewels 3. Tackle Town

TAKING OUT THE STING: Hydrogen peroxide is poured into a wound caused by a stingray’s barb. The barb hit an artery, and could have actually helped reduce the chance of infection because of all of the bleeding. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor news.

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LSON’s David J. Sams has been wading the bays of Texas since he was a boy. But his first shot from a stringray came recently near Port Mansfield as he was preparing to jump into the boat after wading for big trout. “I don’t think I stepped on it,” said Sams, who was wearing wading boots. “I felt three quick flutters and then bam — it felt like someone stuck a fillet knife into the side of my foot.” Sams jumped into the boat, removed his boots and waders and saw blood — lots of it. The barb appeared to hit an artery in the foot, and the ray actually might have saved Sams from further infection, since the area around the wound drained quickly. Please turn to page 26

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Reds biting in lower Galveston Continued from page 9

STILL SOME BIG ONES: Bigger redfi sh are still being caught in good numbers in bays and many coastal jetties, and guides report the fi sh aren’t picky when it comes to eating a lure. Squid, mullet, shad and all kinds of artifi cials are picking up bites. Photo by LSON.

the Galveston Bay Complex to greatly influence the quality of redfish conditions, although it may influence where anglers go to find the fish. “Most of the fishing has been in the lower half of the bay system, and the major runs will be in the jetties or the beach front,” Williams said. For the angler unwilling to jockey with other boats for position at the jetties, Elliot recommends Jones Lake and West Bay for redfish in May. “You need to take a number out there, there are so many boats,” Elliot said. Because redfish are not bothered by high concentrations of freshwater, he also asserted “the shipping channel is (probably) still holding a pile of redfish.” As far as what to use to catch the fish right now, conventional wisdom holds true for this time of year. “Number one for redfish is live shrimp,” said Williams. “They’re not picky,” added Flores. “They’ll eat cut bait, and they’ll eat artificial bait — squid, mullet, shad. They’ll eat anything.” If opting for artificial, Williams suggests a 1/2-ounce gold Johnson sprite or anything strawberry and white. “Redfish love the color strawberry. It is their favorite color,” he said. As the Texas coast moves through late spring, it is the time to move on redfish. Captain Sammy Flores articulated the feeling nicely. “To me, it’s just a good time of the year when everything is really thriving,” he said.

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Buchanan, Kircus win Bass Champs on LBJ Burnet anglers Jason Buchanan and Terry Kircus have had a pretty

good run on Lake LBJ this spring. The pair won their second Bass Champs Central Region tournament of the season Saturday, topping more than 180 teams to win over $20,000 and the Anglers of the Year title with 24.5 pounds. “This doesn’t bother me one bit,” Buchanan said laughing, when called for an interview after he and Kircus’ win. “I don’t mind giving interviews after a win. LBJ has been very good to us.” The pair started out with a later draw around number 100, but quickly found the fish on their favorite grasslines. “We mainly just fished grass — main lake mostly — and a few brush piles,” Buchanan said. “The fish bit for us all day long. We had a limit in about the first 15 minutes and went from there. We caught about 30 keepers throughout the day, all on 7-inch Senkos and 10-inch worms — all big stuff. We fished mostly between 7 and 14 feet deep.” The pair figured they needed 18 or 19 pounds to win Anglers of the Year, so that was their first goal on the day. Catching more than 24 pounds to claim the winning share of the $54,200 was just icing on the cake. “We were pretty excited about our weight,” Buchanan added. The pair won the season-opening Central Region tournament on LBJ with 23.35 pounds, and followed that up with a third-place finish on Lake Belton and a ninth-place finish on LBJ in April. In second place, the team of Dean Alexander, Georgetown, and Thomas Martens, Jonestown, caught 23.37 pounds to cash a $3,750 check. In third place, the team of Brian Mater, Austin, and Phil Warren, Manchanca, caught a 9.92-pound kicker to finish in third place and win $2,750, plus an additional $5000 from Coast and Under Armour for Big Bass of the tournament. — Bass Champs

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Lodge manager keeps anglers happy By Craig Nyhus

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SERVICE WITH A SMILE: Sandra Garza greets hungry anglers after a day out on the waters around Port Mansﬁ eld. One of her specialties is enchiladas verdes, chicken enchiladas with green chile sauce. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Returning to the fishing lodge from a day on the water, anglers are ready to relax, maybe have a drink, and eat. What welcomes them when they return is what keeps them coming back. The smell of great food cooking in the kitchen takes away the aches and pains, and memories of lost fish, embedded hooks and sore shoulders drift away. When people think about their stay at a fishing lodge, they may or may not remember the fish they caught, but anglers definitely remember the experience, the food and the hospitality. A day of below-average fishing and blustery winds might send them another direction on their next trip if the amenities aren’t up to par. At Get-A-Way Adventures Lodge in Port Mansfield, General Manager Sandra Garza makes sure the memories are pleasing — and clients are returning. And the woman can fish. She has won and placed in several saltwater fishing tournaments, including kayak tournaments, and made the cover of Lone Star Outdoor News earlier this year with her personal best 30-plus inch trout. At 5 feet, 2 inches tall, she sneaks in and out of the kitchen and guests don’t know she’s there. After the meal, she disappears, leaving the guests to relax in the lodge, in the outdoor pavilion, or, if they haven’t had enough fishing for the day, cast a line to the green light off of the pier. Garza, whose husband, Ruben, guides fishermen out of the lodge, has been general manager for the relatively new owner, Mike Sutton, for two years, and has previous experience at a ranch and working part-time at the lodge before Sutton bought it. “She’s the best damn cook and the hardest working hand in Port Mansfield,” Sutton said. “I don’t know what I would do without her.” Last week’s menu at the lodge included two of Garza’s signature dishes, grilled ribeyes and the fan favorite, enchiladas verdes. “It’s chicken enchiladas with a green chili sauce,” she said. Another lodge favorite is her lasagna that anglers described as the best ever. “It’s just lasagna,” Garza said modestly. Where did she learn her cooking skills? “From my mom and whatever I picked up along the way,” she said. “I don’t have any formal training — I never thought I would be cooking for a living. “And I have a good taste tester at home.” In the two years Sutton has owned the lodge, his updates to the lodge have transformed the feel to that of a true fishing camp. Guests at Get-A-Way are impressed with the low-key hospitality at the lodge, and Garza attributes her hospitality skill to her upbringing. “I was just raised right,” she said. “I like to make sure everyone is happy. I want everyone to come here and enjoy themselves.” If the guests weren’t entirely happy, after dinner, the dessert seals the deal. “They like the tres leches cake,” Garza said. Lone Star Outdoor News’ founder David J. Sams had the dessert on a trip in early May. “I have had this cake all over the world, and this one is the best I’ve ever had,” he said. “She knows how to put just the right amount of cream in it, where the cake doesn’t come out too soggy.”

OUTDOOR PUZZLER ACROSS 1. A deer’s favorite food 4. Used to wash out gundog’s eyes 9. A perch 10. A fish to be 11. Short for the king of ducks 12. A duck 14. Constructing a fly lure 15. The eagle is one 19. A good bluegill bait 20. Act of scanning area for game 21. Good to have in a blind 25. Large lake trout 28. Forward of a gun barrel 29. A male elk 30. A large plains game

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Swamp bottom hash 1 1/2 pounds venison, cubed 1 large onion, chopped 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 carrots, chopped 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 tsps. Season-All sea soning 4 tsps. Worcestershire sauce Hot sauce to taste Salt and pepper Oil Flour 2 cups cooked white rice

Place venison, onion, potatoes, carrots and celery in a pressure cooker. Cover with water. Add the SeasonAll, Worcester and hot sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and pressurize for 25 minutes. Strain meat out of the broth and allow to cool. Cover bottom of a large skillet with oil and heat over medium heat. Don’t use too much oil. Shred the meat by hand and add to the hot oil. Lightly flour and stir until nice and brown. While meat is frying,

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34. A herd’s move to new area for food 36. A sight on a barrel 37. Term for the leader on a fly rod 38. A deer DOWN 1. A group of geese 2. Term for a wounded game or fowl 3. To lose an antler 4. A grouse 5. A part of a fishline 6. The grommet on a flyrod 7. Term for tiring a fish to land it 8. Some material in large nests

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Lawsuit filed

Nontypical axis

Animal rights group sues USFWS to stop Namibian black rhino hunt

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POSED FOR THE CAMERA: The big axis has a unique spread of 35 inches, as well as double droptines and plenty of mass. Photo by Kyle Nunn.

“We now have to wait 60 days and redo and deduct 2 percent (off the final score) for being in velvet. But even with that, we still believe he will be the new number one free range nontypical axis,” he said. Pinson did not wish to be interviewed for the article, but Nunn said there are still several big nontypical axis bucks on the property, and other hunters have taken several scoring high in the record book. “We took a deer out here the year before last that was a huge nontypical, but the hunter actually scored him as a typical,” Nunn said. “Most of our nontypicals have stickers, but the buck Wade shot is just a freak with double droptines.” SCI was contacted about the buck and said paperwork has yet to be submitted and they could not comment on animals that had not been submitted for their record books.

The animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop a Namibian black rhino management hunt purchased by hunter Corey Knowlton at a 2014 Dallas Safari Club auction. DSC auctioned the hunt in 2014 on behalf of the Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism. The auction generated a record $350,000. All proceeds were earmarked for rhino conservation in the African nation, and held in escrow pending U.S. approval of an import permit that would allow the hunter to bring home the taxidermy from his hunt. That permit was recently approved after U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists conﬁrmed the beneﬁts to rhino populations. The hunt would be used to remove an older, nonbreeding, black rhino bull known to decrease productivity and increase mortality of its herd, while the $350,000 would fund law enforcement efforts to thwart indiscriminate rhino killing by poachers. PETA’s lawsuit could postpone

the hunt as well as the funding for rhino protection. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria by Norfolk-based PETA, alleges that the wildlife service is sanctioning a massive loophole in the Endangered Species Act. The law allows exceptions in the import or export of endangered species when granting a permit aids the species’ survival. “Next time you hear about poachers slaughtering rhinos in Namibia, thank PETA,” said Ben Carter, executive director of DSC. “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reviewed the biological and financial benefits of this hunt, and agreed the end results would be beneficial to rhino populations. Now it all could be stopped or delayed by a wrong-headed lawsuit. I hope rhino herds in Namibia can hang on a bit longer while we’re fiddling around in court.” According to AP reports, PETA compared the hunt to child trafficking. “It’s almost like auctioning off a child on the black market and say-

ing it’s OK because the some of the money is going to an anti-trafﬁcking group,” said PETA Foundation Counsel Delcianna Winders. The USFWS had previously said it permitted the importation of the rhino trophies because Namibia has a comprehensive strategy in place to protect black rhinos, and the money paid to that country will support those efforts. During a public comment period opened as part of the USFWS’ review of the import permit application, DSC sent a formal letter urging approval. The letter outlined the science and logic behind the planned management hunt. However, Carter says, if PETA’s lawsuit is successful, Namibia can simply sell the hunt to a nonAmerican, someone who isn’t affected by U.S. court decisions or laws. Namibia is allowed by international treaties to sell up to ﬁve rhino management hunts per year. In the past, its self-sold permits have fetched far less than $350,000. — Staff report

Funding grants available for target range construction, improvements Target range and recreational shooting facilities looking to expand or improve their operations, grants are now available through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to help fund construction and enhancements to shooting or archery ranges. TPWD, with support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Assistance, administers a targetrange grant program to provide funding for qualifying applicants from both the private and public sectors who open their shooting facilities to the public and offer hunter education. Grants are awarded annually in three grant cycles, with deadlines of June 15, October 15 and February 15. Go to TPWD’s website for more information. — TPWD

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NATIONAL Commercial shark season closed in Louisiana The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that effectively immediately, commercial fishing for large coastal sharks is closed in Louisiana waters. The National Marine Fisheries Service also closed commercial fishing for large coastal sharks in Gulf of Mexico federal waters earlier this week. The season will remain closed in state and federal waters until Jan. 1, 2016, when the season is scheduled to reopen. During the closed season, all commercial harvest, possession, purchase, exchange, barter, trade, sale or attempt to purchase, exchange, barter, trade or sell large coastal sharks or their fins is prohibited. The season for the commercial harvest of small coastal sharks in Louisiana waters remains open at this time. — LDWF

Hunting permits could be cut in Northern states

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Wildlife regulators in Northern states are implementing or considering deep cuts to hunting permits after a tough winter killed off many of the deer herd. Severe winters are perilous for deer because they risk running out of fat reserves and dying. A winter of heavy snow and bitter cold may have resulted in increased mortality rates from the upper Midwest to New England. In Maine, biologists are recommending a cut of 23 percent to the state’s deer hunting permits. In Vermont, the number of antlerless deer permits is being cut nearly in half. In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, deer hunting could be halted altogether. “This last winter was one of the worst that I can remember. I suspect that we lost a lot of deer,” said David Trahan, executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine. “Although it’s disappointing to see permits go down, I would have to agree.” Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists are recommending the state issue 28,770 “any deer” permits, which allow hunters to harvest bucks or does. The cut would come a year after the state reduced permits from 46,710 to 37,185, a 25-percent cut that was also motivated in part by winter die-offs. — Portland Press Herald

Missouri turkey harvest up The Missouri Department of Conservation reported turkey hunters checked 43,991 birds during Missouri’s 2015 regular spring turkey season April 20 through May 10. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 897 birds checked, Texas with 858, and Saint Clair with 771. Young turkey hunters ages 6 to 15 years harvested 4,441 birds during the 2015 spring youth season April 11 and 12, bringing the overall spring 2015 turkey harvest to 48,432. The 2014 overall spring turkey harvest was 47,605 birds. The 2015 overall spring harvest is the fourth consecutive increase since 2011, when the combined youth and regular season harvest was 42,226. — MDC

Maryland to issue 365-day licenses Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law a bill that authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to issue recreational fishing licenses for 365 days from the date of purchase, rather than for the calendar year. Created by Senate Bill 666/House

Bill 785, the new law takes effect Oct. 1. “By giving anglers the added value and flexibility of choosing their annual license’s start date, we expect they’ll spend more days on the water, which will benefit Maryland businesses associated with the sport fishing community, such as tackle shops and charter boats, as well as the food service, fuel and hotel industries,” said DNR Secretary Mark Belton. Currently, recreational fishing licenses are good for a calendar year. As a result, Marylanders who purchase fishing licenses late in the year often buy short-term threeor seven-day licenses, which cost less, but limit their options for going out. — MDNR

Poachers targeting salmon thanks to drought California wildlife officers patrolling the Sacramento River recently cited six suspects for unlawfully taking and possessing juvenile salmon, and using the young fish as bait to target sturgeon. All of the suspects initially denied use of salmon as bait, but wildlife officers were able to reel in their lines and show them the dead salmon on their hooks. The alleged poachers worked during the early morning hours under the cover of darkness and focused their effort on sandbars on the Sacramento River in Yolo and Sacramento counties. The sandbars were recently exposed due to drought conditions. “During this time of year, juvenile salmon are migrating downstream to the Delta and are vulnerable to this type of poaching as they seek shelter from prey fish close to shore,” Delta Bay Warden Byron Trunnell explained. “Salmon season is closed on the Sacramento River, and nets are not an authorized method of take for game fish in inland waters.” — CDW

Test results in from snow goose die-off In mid-March, approximately 2,200 migrating lesser snow geese were found dead in eastern Idaho at the Mud Lake and Market Lake Wildlife Management Areas while on their way north to their nesting grounds in the western Arctic. Biologists suspected avian cholera because outbreaks of avian cholera are common among snow geese during spring migrations. At least one bird examined in the field showed symptoms consistent with cholera. A total of 24 birds were randomly selected and sent to the Idaho Fish and Game Wildlife Health Lab for further testing. Lab results were inconclusive for avian cholera but indicated some of the tested birds died from zinc phosphide poisoning. Zinc phosphide is a compound used in rodenticides to control voles and other rodents that damage crops. Avian cholera may have played a part in the die-off but to what extent is unknown. — Idaho Fish and Game

McPhail wins gold at World Cup USA Michael McPhail of Darlington, Wisconsin works and trains at the home of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in Fort Benning, Georgia. On May 17, he won a gold medal, an Olympic quota and nearly broke a world record for Men’s Prone Rifle at the International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup for Rifle and Pistol. McPhail finished .4 points away from tying the world record in winning the qualification round with 631.9 points. Fellow American Matt Emmons of Browns Mills, New Jersey also had a strong qualification round, finishing in second place with a score of 628.2. Emmons had won gold and an Olympic quota at the most recent ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup of the season in Changwon, South Korea in April. — USA Shooting

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Shooting, raising money at HSC sporting clays shoot By Craig Nyhus

LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS With 300 shooters, a one-of-a-kind rifle built by disabled veterans and pleasant weather for a change, the Houston Safari Club’s second largest fundraiser raised more than $100,000 for the group’s youth education and military warrior support programs. Held at the Greater Houston Gun Club, all shooters were able to compete at one time, and the entire group completed shooting in 2 1/2 hours, said Executive Director Joe Betar. “We had a few high school teams that competed,” Betar said. “Those youngsters were serious competitors. A few disabled military groups also shot.” Team Montealegre won first place in the A Class division with 423 targets, made up of Keith Talley, Paul Montealegre, who also was the top HSC member shooter, Forrest Montealegre, who topped all of the juniors in the field, and Troy Mouret. The second place team, Last Call, managed 418 targets, with members Diego and Jaime Duerte, Paolo Margio and Julio Montolongo. The top three overall shooters were Zach Kienbaum, Keith Talley and Diego Duerte. The top female shooter was Desi Edmunds, and Sergio Trejo was the top veteran shooter. The one-item auction featured a rifle built by the Patriot Warrior Foundation. The one-of-a-kind AR-rifle was built entirely by disabled SHOOTING FOR OTHERS: Competitors in the Houston Safari Club sporting clays shoot raised more than $100,000 for youth education veterans and injured soldiers who participate in HSC shoots. and military support programs. Photo by Houston Safari Club. “The rifle sold for $4,500,” Betar said.

iSnapper App reports catch Recreational fishermen can help secure the long-term sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico’s red snapper fishery by using iSnapper, a new mobile application launched May 11. Created by the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, iSnapper allows anglers to easily and securely report their catch, providing researchers with access to accurate data about how private fishermen are impacting the numbers of the coveted sportfish. The mobile app is available in app stores now for iOS and Android, and will soon be available on Windows. This year’s red snapper season begins June 1 and will last just 10 days. — CSSC

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases Houston

2015 A.M. May-June Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 01Mon 02Tue 03Wed 04Thu 05Fri 06Sat 07Sun 08Mon 09Tue 10Wed

10:15 11:07 11:56 12:19 1:01 1:41 2:20 2:59 3:39 4:21 5:07 5:58 6:52 7:50 8:50 9:51 10:50 11:48 12:16 1:07

9:50 10:44 11:33 ---12:40 1:20 1:58 2:37 3:16 3:57 4:42 5:32 6:25 7:23 8:23 9:24 10:24 11:21 ---12:41

3:38 4:32 5:22 6:08 6:51 7:31 8:09 8:48 9:27 10:09 10:55 11:45 12:12 1:09 2:09 3:10 4:10 5:08 6:03 6:54

4:03 4:55 5:44 6:30 7:12 7:52 8:31 9:10 9:50 10:33 11:20 ---12:39 1:36 2:36 3:37 4:37 5:35 6:29 7:20

First

Last

Full

May 25

New

June 9

June 2

June 16

Solunar Sun times Moon times SUN Rises Sets

6:25 6:24 6:24 6:23 6:23 6:23 6:22 6:22 6:22 6:21 6:21 6:21 6:21 6:21 6:20 6:20 6:20 6:20 6:20 6:20

8:10 8:11 8:11 8:12 8:13 8:13 8:14 8:14 8:15 8:15 8:16 8:16 8:17 8:17 8:18 8:18 8:19 8:19 8:20 8:20

Dallas

MOON Rises Sets

10:37a NoMoon 11:31a 12:14a 12:24p 12:54a 1:16p 1:30a 2:07p 2:05a 2:59p 2:39a 3:50p 3:13a 4:43p 3:47a 5:37p 4:24a 6:33p 5:03a 7:30p 5:45a 6:31a 1:01a 9:21p 7:22a 10:14p 8:17a 11:04p 9:16a 11:50p 10:17a NoMoon 11:19a 12:35a 12:22p 1:17a 1:25p 1:59a 2:28p

2015 A.M. May-June Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 01Mon 02Tue 03Wed 04Thu 05Fri 06Sat 07Sun 08Mon 09Tue 10Wed

10:21 11:13 ---12:24 1:07 1:47 2:26 3:04 3:44 4:27 5:13 6:03 6:58 7:56 8:56 9:56 10:56 11:53 12:22 1:13

9:56 10:49 11:39 12:00 12:46 1:26 2:04 2:42 3:21 4:03 4:48 5:37 6:31 7:28 8:28 9:29 10:29 11:27 ---12:47

3:44 4:38 5:28 6:14 6:56 7:36 8:15 8:53 9:33 10:15 11:00 11:50 12:17 1:15 2:15 3:16 4:16 5:14 6:09 7:00

4:08 5:01 5:50 6:35 7:17 7:57 8:36 9:15 9:56 10:39 11:26 ---12:44 1:42 2:42 3:43 4:43 5:40 6:35 7:26

SUN Rises Sets

6:24 6:24 6:23 6:23 6:22 6:22 6:21 6:21 6:21 6:20 6:20 6:20 6:20 6:19 6:19 6:19 6:19 6:19 6:19 6:18

8:22 8:23 8:23 8:24 8:25 8:25 8:26 8:26 8:27 8:28 8:28 8:29 8:29 8:30 8:30 8:31 8:31 8:32 8:32 8:33

MOON Rises Sets

10:38a 11:33a 12:27p 1:20p 2:12p 3:05p 3:58p 4:51p 5:47p 6:43p 7:40p 8:37p 9:33p 10:25p 11:14p NoMoon NoMoon 12:43a 1:24a 2:05a

NoMoon 12:24a 1:03a 1:39a 2:12a 2:45a 3:18a 3:51a 4:27a 5:05a 5:46a 6:32a 7:22a 8:17a 9:16a 10:18a 11:22a 12:26p 1:30p 2:34p

San Antonio 2015 May-June 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 01Mon 02Tue 03Wed 04Thu 05Fri 06Sat 07Sun 08Mon 09Tue 10Wed

A.M. Minor Major 10:03 3:51 10:56 4:45 11:46 5:35 12:07 6:21 12:53 7:03 1:33 7:43 2:11 8:22 2:49 9:00 3:28 9:40 4:10 10:22 4:55 11:08 5:44 11:57 6:38 12:24 7:35 1:22 8:35 2:22 9:36 3:23 10:36 4:23 11:34 5:21 12:05 6:16 12:54 7:07

P.M. Minor 10:28 11:20 ---12:31 1:14 1:54 2:33 3:11 3:51 4:34 5:20 6:10 7:05 8:03 9:03 10:04 11:03 ---12:29 1:20

Major 4:15 5:08 5:57 6:42 7:25 8:04 8:43 9:22 10:03 10:46 11:33 ---12:51 1:49 2:49 3:50 4:50 5:47 6:42 7:33

SUN Rises 6:38 6:37 6:37 6:37 6:36 6:36 6:36 6:35 6:35 6:35 6:35 6:34 6:34 6:34 6:34 6:34 6:34 6:33 6:33 6:33

MOON Sets Rises Sets 8:22 10:51a NoMoon 8:23 11:45a 12:27a 8:23 12:38p 1:06a 8:24 1:29p 1:43a 8:25 2:21p 2:18a 8:25 3:12p 2:52a 8:26 4:03p 3:26a 8:26 4:56p 4:00a 8:27 5:50p 4:37a 8:27 6:46p 5:16a 8:28 7:42p 5:59a 8:28 8:38p 6:45a 8:29 9:34p 7:36a 8:29 10:26p 8:31a 8:30 11:16p 9:29a 8:30 NoMoon 10:30a 8:31 12:03a 11:33a 8:31 12:48a 12:36p 8:32 1:30a 1:38p 8:32 2:12a 2:41p

Amarillo

2015 A.M. May-June Minor Major

22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 01Mon 02Tue 03Wed 04Thu 05Fri 06Sat 07Sun 08Mon 09Tue 10Wed

10:16 11:10 11:59 12:21 1:06 1:46 2:24 3:02 3:42 4:23 5:08 5:57 6:51 7:49 8:49 9:50 10:50 11:47 12:18 1:07

4:04 4:58 5:48 6:34 7:17 7:57 8:35 9:14 9:53 10:35 11:21 ---12:38 1:35 2:35 3:36 4:36 5:34 6:29 7:20

P.M. Minor Major

10:41 11:33 ---12:45 1:27 2:07 2:46 3:25 4:05 4:47 5:33 6:24 7:18 8:16 9:16 10:17 11:16 ---12:42 1:33

4:29 5:21 6:10 6:56 7:38 8:18 8:57 9:36 10:16 10:59 11:46 12:11 1:05 2:02 3:02 4:03 5:03 6:01 6:55 7:46

SUN Rises Sets

6:39 6:38 6:38 6:37 6:37 6:36 6:36 6:35 6:35 6:34 6:34 6:34 6:34 6:33 6:33 6:33 6:33 6:32 6:32 6:32

8:48 8:49 8:49 8:50 8:51 8:51 8:52 8:53 8:53 8:54 8:55 8:55 8:56 8:56 8:57 8:58 8:58 8:59 8:59 9:00

MOON Rises Sets

10:55a 12:07a 11:50a 12:49a 12:45p 1:27a 2:02a 8:10p 2:33p 2:35a 3:26p 3:06a 4:20p 3:38a 5:15p 4:11a 6:11p 4:45a 7:08p 5:22a 8:06p 6:03a 9:04p 6:48a 9:59p 7:38a 10:51p 8:33a 11:40p 9:33a NoMoon 10:35a 12:25a 11:40a 1:07a 12:45p 1:47a 1:51p 2:26a -2:56p

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 01 Jun 02 Jun 03 Jun 04 Jun 05

Time

Height

12:49 AM 0.0L 1:39 AM 0.2L 2:34 AM 0.4L 3:35 AM 0.6L 4:44 AM 0.8L 12:58 AM 1.3H 1:58 AM 1.4H 2:45 AM 1.5H 3:25 AM 1.6H 4:01 AM 1.7H 4:35 AM 1.8H 6:10 AM 2.0H 7:01 AM 1.9H 12:02 AM -0.1L 12:49 AM 0.0L

Time

8:51 AM 9:49 AM 10:43 AM 11:27 AM 12:02 PM 5:54 AM 6:59 AM 7:54 AM 8:40 AM 9:19 AM 9:55 AM 11:41 AM 12:33 PM 7:54 AM 8:51 AM

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty

San Luis Pass

Date Time May 22 12:34 AM May 23 1:21 AM May 24 2:10 AM May 25 2:56 AM May 26 4:44 AM May 27 12:36 AM May 28 1:52 AM May 29 3:00 AM May 30 3:54 AM May 31 4:34 AM Jun 01 5:08 AM Jun 02 5:43 AM Jun 03 6:25 AM Jun 04 7:24 AM Jun 05 8:18 AM

Freeport Harbor Date Time May 22 12:06 AM May 23 12:51 AM May 24 1:38 AM May 25 2:29 AM May 26 4:11 AM May 27 5:53 AM May 28 1:16 AM May 29 2:39 AM May 30 3:28 AM May 31 4:09 AM Jun 01 4:47 AM Jun 02 5:23 AM Jun 03 6:00 AM Jun 04 6:41 AM Jun 05 7:25 AM

Rollover Pass

Date Time May 22 4:42 AM May 23 5:52 AM May 24 7:04 AM May 25 8:10 AM May 26 2:03 AM May 27 3:33 AM May 28 5:00 AM May 29 6:23 AM May 30 7:09 AM May 31 12:14 AM Jun 01 12:39 AM Jun 02 1:11 AM Jun 03 1:48 AM Jun 04 2:30 AM Jun 05 3:17 AM

1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 0.9L 1.0L 1.1L 1.1L 1.2L 1.2L 1.3L 1.4L 1.8H 1.7H

Height 0.0L 0.2L 0.3L 0.5L 0.7L 1.2H 1.5H 1.4H 1.6H 1.7H 2.1H 2.0H 2.0H -0.1L 1.9H

Time 9:11 AM 9:50 AM 10:30 AM 11:12 AM 11:53 AM 5:53 AM 7:11 AM 7:35 AM 8:20 AM 9:34 AM 11:30 AM 12:22 PM 1:40 PM 8:27 AM 1:38 PM

Height 1.9H 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.5H 0.9L 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 1.3L 1.3L 1.3L 1.3L 1.9H 1.3L

Height 0.2L 0.3L 0.5L 0.6L 0.7L 1.0H 1.0H 1.1H 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H

Time 9:33 AM 10:18 AM 11:01 AM 11:32 AM 11:45 AM 6:16 AM 7:10 AM 8:01 AM 9:07 AM 10:15 AM 9:41 PM 10:13 PM 10:46 PM 11:22 PM

Height 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 0.8L 0.9L 1.0L 1.0L 1.1L 0.1L 0.0L -0.1L 0.0L

Height 0.0L 0.2L 0.4L 0.6L 0.5L 0.7L 1.5H 1.4H 1.6H 1.7H 1.8H 1.9H 2.0H 2.0H 1.9H

Time 9:11 AM 10:01 AM 10:42 AM 11:12 AM 11:51 AM 12:22 PM 7:47 AM 8:33 AM 9:42 AM 8:34 PM 9:05 PM 9:38 PM 10:16 PM 10:57 PM 11:43 PM

Height 1.8H 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 0.0L -0.1L -0.2L -0.3L -0.3L -0.2L

Height 0.4L 0.5L 0.6L 0.8L 1.0H 1.3H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 0.4L 0.3L 0.2L 0.2L 0.2L 0.2L

Time 2:30 PM 3:10 PM 3:27 PM 3:17 PM 9:09 AM 10:47 AM 11:49 AM 11:55 AM 12:53 PM 7:56 AM 8:47 AM 9:43 AM 10:46 AM 11:54 AM 12:56 PM

Height 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 0.9L 0.8L 0.9L 1.1L 1.1L 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H

Time 6:33 PM 6:32 PM 6:43 PM 12:30 PM 12:54 PM 1:14 PM 1:33 PM 1:50 PM 2:09 PM 3:57 PM 4:27 PM 1:35 PM

Time 3:15 PM 6:28 PM 6:45 PM 6:57 PM 12:25 PM 1:06 PM 12:37 PM 12:47 PM 1:11 PM 3:21 PM 4:03 PM 4:36 PM 2:37 PM 4:43 PM

Time

6:33 PM 6:49 PM 11:56 AM 12:13 PM 12:31 PM 12:43 PM 12:41 PM

Time

Height 1.1L 0.9L 0.8L 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.6H 1.5H 1.4L

Height 1.2L 1.0L 0.9L 0.7L 1.4H 1.6H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.3L 1.4H

Height

0.8L 0.9L 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H

Height

Time 9:43 PM 11:37 PM

Height 1.1H 1.2H

7:02 PM 0.6L 7:27 PM 0.4 L 7:55 PM 0.2L 8:26 PM 0.1L 9:00 PM -0.1L 9:35 PM -0.2L 11:17 PM -0.2L 4:50 PM

1.4H

Time 5:31 PM

Height 1.3H

9:24 PM 11:10 PM

1.1H 1.1H

7:06 PM 7:44 PM 7:52 PM 8:24 PM 9:04 PM 10:55 PM 11:37 PM 11:10 PM 5:05 PM 12:34 AM

0.6L 0.2L 0.2L 0.1L -0.1L -0.3L -0.2L -0.3L 1.4H -0.2L

Time

Height

10:07 PM

0.9H

7:12 PM 7:39 PM 8:08 PM 8:39 PM 9:09 PM

0.6L 0.5L 0.3L 0.2L 0.1L

Time

Height

6:27 PM 6:53 PM 7:11 PM 12:52 PM 12:08 PM 12:07 PM

0.8L 0.9L 0.7L 1.4H 1.2H 1.2H

11:00 PM 11:50 PM 8:14 PM 7:33 PM 7:51 PM 8:10 PM

1.0H 1.3H 0.8 L 0.4L 0.3 L 0.1L

Time

Height

Time

Height

10:07 PM 3:07 PM 4:00 PM 4:16 PM 3:55 PM 4:17 PM 1:53 PM 2:55 PM

0.9L 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2L 1.2L

10:34 PM 10:50 PM 11:20 PM 11:51 PM

0.8L 0.7L 0.5L 0.5L

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ROCK CREEK CHEST PACK: UMPQUA’S compact chest pack has a fully-supported back panel with shoulder straps built into the pack for allday comfort. The pack holds two large fly boxes, up to eight tippet spools, leader and floatant. It also offers a Velcro fly patch and a hemostat tool sheath. Made from durable nylon, the 5-inch by 9-inch pack features an internal organizer, a stretchable mesh accessory pocket, and external stacked pockets. It costs about $60.

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AB3 BOLT-ACTION RIFLE: Browning is expanding its AB3 bolt-action rifle line to include short action calibers, which will include the .243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, .308 Winchester in 22-inch barrel lengths. The .270 WSM and .300 WSM-chambered models will have 23-inch barrel lengths. The rifle features a bolt lock override button that allows shooters to unload the firearm while leaving the top-tang safety in the on-safe position. The 60-degree bolt lift is fast to operate and easily clears optics when cycling. The steel receiver has a matte blue finish and is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. Other features include a free-floating, hand-chambered barrel with target crown, a removable box magazine, sling swivel studs and more. The rifle sells for about $600.

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More rays in low salinity Continued from page 15

Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Sams was none-the-worse for wear after a little hydrogen peroxide and soaking his foot in a bucket of hot water with Epsom salt back at the lodge. Although nothing has been proven definitively, anecdotal evidence suggest stingrays are becoming more numerous in Texas’ bays, with bag seine samples showing higher numbers of Atlantic rays in shallow water during years when salinity levels are low — like this one. “There is no hard evidence of a population growth,” said Dr. Matt Ajemian at the Harte Research Institute in Corpus Christi. “However, there does seem to be a population flux and in the past 20 years, their numbers do seem to be increasing. But, there isn’t any data analysis on their populations.” Ajemian said Sams was most likely hit by an Atlantic stingray, which grow to 2 feet. “You have a better chance of stepping on one in a bay than in the surf,” Ajemian said. “There is actually a small-scale fishery developing for the rays because shark anglers want them as bait — they are the most common species eaten by sharks.” According to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lower Laguna Madre biologist Jason Ferguson, the rays’ overall population numbers have remained steady for the past four or five years if you look at TPWD’s gillnet surveys. But, the bag seine studies show a different trend. “The bag seine data shows we had the highest concentration of Atlantic rays on record,” Ferguson said. ‘There is a correlation between high Atlantic ray numbers and years with low salinity levels. They spawn in the spring before the water warms up. They do come into shallower water when we have low salinity levels, and our bag seines are located very close to the shoreline, so that could be why we see more of them in low salinity years.” Sams said anglers who fish a lot in the coastal bays are going to get hit at some point. “You can take every precaution — wearing boots, watching where you step or staying in the boat— but it’s going to happen when you least expect it,” he said. “This incident won’t stop me from wading — I want to jump right back in the water, but this time I’m wearing stingray guards.”

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Dewey grew to a monster buck Continued from page 4

researchers on the cloning project. “He turns 12 this summer.” Dewey was born in what the state terms an exhibitors pen, not a scientiﬁc breeders pen, which means his sperm could never be used for further breeding, but the school cloned several more deer from Dewey’s original strand of DNA. “We made a few more fawns,” Westhusin said. “We had Dewey II, III and IV. Dewey didn’t look exactly like the buck we cloned him from, but he had a lot of the same characteristics.” Dewey grew his best sets of antlers when he was between the ages of 7 and 9. Those scored around 235 inches. He lost inches the past few years, but still topped the 200-inch mark at 10 years old. “He always had 20-plus scoreable points,” Westhusin said. “The breeder where we got the cell line from had several other deer that looked just like Dewey, and then one that was a typical 10-pointer. They all had the same genetic potential, so it just shows that the environment has a lot to do with growing antlers.” Westhusin said the research team spent several more years cloning deer until the company they were licensed through sold the intellectual property rights for cloning deer to another company, which shut Westhusin’s team down. “They purchased the exclusive rights for cloning deer, so we had to stop,” Westhusin said. “Companies can license the technology out for certain things and still maintain their rights. When the rights were sold, we had to stop.” Westhusin said cloning remains difﬁcult to accomplish, and the demand, especially

Photo by Mark Westhusin.

for white-tailed deer, has diminished since breeders have high-tech breeding operations to grow huge bucks without the use of clones. “When a breeder can grow a 400-inch deer, they don’t need cloning,” he said. “It would have to be a really special buck these days for someone to want to clone it. But, the technology does have a lot of value for conservation.” Westhusin cited cheetahs as an example of an animal that could beneﬁt from the genetic diversity cloning allows. “Cheetahs had a huge die-off in Africa,” he said. “To the point where there were very few left in certain populations and inbreeding became a problem. Scientists could store cells now, and in 10 to 20 years, if the population needed diversity, you could clone from those stored cells and enhance the species. “It has tremendous potential for conservation purposes.”

Try BoatLanes for easy navigation Saturday, June 27th, 2015 at Joshua Creek Ranch

AVOID THE STUMPS: Anglers looking to run several Texas lakes with conﬁ dence should look at BoatLanes for easy navigating, especially now with many trees and stumps submerged with higher water levels. Photo by LSON.

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

When professional bass angler and Lake Fork guide Lance Vick won the Texas Toyota Bass Classic in 2008, he had a thought after the tournament. “I was thinking, ‘Where did I run?’” he said. “I began thinking about an idea to help anglers who might not know the lake get around. I’d have people hire me as a guide just so they could learn where to run on Lake Fork. I began wondering how I would go about it. Eight or nine years later, here we are.” Vick and his wife, Lori, designed BoatLanes, a downloadable program for anglers to purchase online and plug into their Lowrance or Humminbird units. The download is designed to be used in conjunction with traditional mapping cards and gives exact boat lanes to run on the lake. Lake Fork, Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Toledo Bend Reservoir are currently available. “The number one issue we hear about is people not understanding how to use and read their electronics properly,” Vick said. “We put tutorials right on our website to assist anglers.” Vick said many of the current boating lane bouys have sunk or moved, providing only guidelines of where to run, at best. “I go out and map the lanes myself,” Vick said. “We sell the individual cards and a tri-lake combo.” Anglers have found the card invaluable, especially fishing a lake for the first time or prefishing for a tournament. “I only have one word to describe the chip — wow — that is absolutely incredible,” said Perry Powell. “This is the first time I have run that lake with confidence that I was in a boat lane. I would give my left arm to have a chip like this on some of the other lakes in our area.” “I went to Toledo and stayed at Cypress Bend,” said Tomball angler Eddie Payne, who also praised the system. “I had only been on the lake with someone else last year for a couple of days, and prior to that I fished the far north end over 25 years ago. We put in on Thursday, and once I got the tracks where the overlay was clear on my Humminbird, we were off. Your product was dead-on. With the lake as low as it is, for someone like me to run and fish the lake without getting lost made me feel much safer on the water.” The program costs between $20 and $30 per lake, and can be ordered at Boatlanes.com.

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DATEBOOK MAY 22

Texas Dove Hunters Association 2nd Annual TDHA Texas Tea Shootout Windwalker Farms, Stanton (210) 764-1189 texasdovehunters.com

MAY 29

Operation Game Thief Clay Stoppers Shootout Westside Sporting Goods, Katy (512) 389-4381 ogttx.com

MAY 29-31

MAY 23

Coastal Conservation Association Dean Ash Memorial Baffin Bay Shootout Fishing Tournament Kaufer-Hubert Park, Loyola Beach (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Houston Chapter Big Game Banquet Houston Marriott Westchase (281) 389-0488 rmef.org

MAY 23-24

Dallas Safari Club Members Only Event Greystone Castle (972) 980-9800 biggame.org

MAY 28

Ducks Unlimited Houston Spring Banquet Bayou City Event Center (713) 685-5835 ducks.org/texas Coastal Conservation Association Laredo Chapter Banquet Location TBD (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

Texas Fly Fishing Expo New Braunfels Civic Convention Center txflyfishexpo.com

MAY 30

Ducks Unlimited Dripping Springs Banquet Hog Heaven (512) 496-8333 ducks.org/texas

JUNE 2

Houston Safari Club Monthly Meeting Houston Racquet Club (713) 623-8844 houstonsafariclub.org

JUNE 4

Ducks Unlimited Hays County Banquet Texas Old Town, Kyle (512) 294-7428 ducks.org/texas

JUNE 5-6

Texas Deer Association Brush to Bay Invitational Fishing Tournament Bluff’s Landing Marina, Corpus Christi (361) 207-0980

JUNE 6

Dallas Safari Club Summer Fun Shoot Elm Fork Shooting Range (972) 980-9800 biggame.org

Best in state

JUNE 7

Cinnamon Creek Ranch Shoot out at Cinnamon Creek (817) 439-8998 cinnamoncreekranch.com

JUNE 10-14

U.S. Helice Association 2015 North American Championships Dallas Gun Club ushelice.com

JUNE 12

Ducks Unlimited Lone Star Flyway Shoot American Shooting Centers, Houston (713) 724-2237 ducks.org/texas

JUNE 12-13

Texas Trio Classic Fishing Tournament Matagorda Harbor (210) 602-9842 texastrioclassic.com

JUNE 12-14

Great Outdoors Expo Horseshoe Pavilion, Midland (806) 253-1322 goetx.com

JUNE 13-14

JUNE 18

Coastal Conservation Association Centex Chapter Annual Banquet Waco Convention Center (254) 405-1300 ccatexas.org Coastal Conservation Association Alvin/Pearland Annual Banquet Knights of Columbus Hall, Pearland (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

JUNE 19

Cenikor 18th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot Dallas Gun Club (817) 270-4272 cenikor.org Nustar Energy 8th Annual Casting for a Cause Tournament Port Aransas (210) 240-0145 castingforacause.org

JUNE 20

Meals on Wheels Erath County Sporting Clay Fun Shoot Rough Creek Lodge, Glen Rose (254) 965-3510 erathmow.org

JUNE 25

Tejas Bowmen June ASA Shoot (361) 774-7059 tejasbowmenarcheryclub.com

Ducks Unlimited Alvin Chapter Banquet Alvin Knights of Columbus (281) 923-2398 ducks.org/texas

GGA Productions Outdoor Expo Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth (817) 659-9249 ggaproductions.org

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

TPWD closes alligator gar fishing on portion of Trinity River Due to flooding conditions on the Trinity River, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart-

ment is temporarily prohibiting fishing for alligator gar in portions of the river between the Highway 31 Bridge near Trinidad and the Highway 7 Bridge near Crockett. TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith issued the emergency order on Tuesday, May 12, to temporarily prohibit taking or attempting to take alligator gar in order to protect spawning alligator gar, which is a species of conservation concern in the Trinity River. The order takes effect immediately and will remain in effect for not more than 30 days and can be rescinded before that date if conditions warrant. While the order is in effect, anglers cannot fish for or harvest alligator gar in the Trinity River and flooded backwaters in the reach of the river specified above. The temporary prohibition does not affect alligator gar fishing in parts of the state other than those areas of the Trinity River detailed above. Typically, alligator gar do not spawn every year. Research data indicate alligator gar in Texas have the greatest chance at spawning successfully if the creation of preferred spawning habitat (the seasonal inundation of low-lying areas of vegetation) occurs in late spring through early summer. Because the conditions for spawning do not exist on a regular basis, and because spawning occurs in shallow waters where numerous gar can be concentrated in one area, alligator gar are extremely vulnerable to harvest during spawning. — TPWD

TALENTED KIDS: The best ﬁ sh artists in the state took top honors at this year’s State-Fish Art Contest, including this catﬁ sh drawn by Kriti Sinha from Irving. Photo by TPWD.

The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, headquarters for the Texas division of Wildlife Forever’s State-Fish Art Contest, has announced the Texas division winners for 2015. In the K-3 category, winners are: First Place, Madeline Terry of Brownsboro; Second Place, Ruhaani Badve of Flower Mound; Third Place, Diya Hegde of Irving. In the grades 4–6 category, winners are: First Place, Rachel Maughan of Keller; Second Place, Charlotte Berkenbile of Southlake; Third Place, Yiwei Shen of Coppell. In the grades 7–9 category, winners are: First Place, Candice Ma of Sugar Land; Second Place, Gwenyth Amacher of Colleyville; Third Place, Joseph Boyd of

Keller. In the grades 10–12 category, winners are: First Place, Kriti Sinha of Irving; Second Place, Bailee Ryals of Warren; Third Place, Emily Shirey of Keller. Texas artists and their families will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens on June 13. First-place winners will advance to the national level and compete against winners from other states. One outstanding piece of artwork each year is selected for the Art of Conservation Award, and a commemorative stamp featuring the artwork is produced for sale. Proceeds from sales of the stamp are used to fund conservation projects. — TPWD

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FINE GUNS Patrick Willoughby-Mccabe has opened his new store in Albany, Texas Stop by and see what it has to offer 140-144 S. Main Street Albany. Call for an appointment (469) 759-6146

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COTTONSEED FOR SALE Approx 200, 50-lb. bags stacked in barn. Must pick up, no delivery. 5 miles south of Carrizo Springs. Call (214) 361-2276 Ask for David.

SOUTH AFRICAN LEOPARD HUNT A client has canceled and I have a leopard tag available in South Africa. The Leopard hunt will take place in the Mpumalanga Province, about 2 hours drive from our lodge at Lion Creek Safaris. Email: WKNOX@LIONCREEKSAFARIS.COM

UMBRELLA RANCH 4200 acres in northwest Kimble County. Remote. Electricity & Water available. Hunting Rested Last Year. Protein Feeders & Pens already set up. Drop Tine Genetics. Other leases also available. For info CALL (325) 456-0130

SOUTH PADRE FISHING Reds, Trout, Flounder, Snook. Everything supplied but food and licenses. Multiple trip discounts. Call Capt. Thomas for details or CDCT12005@aol.com. CustomSportsAnglers.com (956) 551-1965 SABINE LAKE FISHING Trout, flounder, reds. Captain Randy’s Guide Service running multiple boats. Check for specials at www.fishsabine.com (409) 719-6067

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SPANISH IBEX CAPE Full body Southeastern Spanish ibex cape for sale. Replace your old mount with a rare, hard to find, perfect condition cape. Call Gary at Rhodes Brothers Taxidermy (830) 896-6996

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COLORADO RIVER FISHING Located in east Austin on the north bank of the Colorado River,  Latitude: 30.256179 Longitude: -97.634178 1-acre leased-access fishing, boating, and camping area. It offers 225 feet of bank access and serves as a boat launch, and overnight campground. Call for rates (512) 2890750. 1.23.15TPWD

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