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Pronghorn doing well in Panhandle; struggling in Trans-Pecos region

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

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Billfish nursery Studies along coast show large numbers of juvenile billfish.

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Falcon struggling Low lake levels, high pressure makes fishing tougher.

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GOOD BUCKS IN THE PANHANDLE: The Panhandle should see more tags issued this year, and TPWD biologists think the harvest could yield some good bucks after decent rainfall this past spring and summer. Photo by Conor Harrison, LSON.

Texas hunters will do well to look north this hunting season when searching for a trophy pronghorn.

Populations in the Panhandle are doing well, and biologists expect more tags to be issued this season.

“In the Panhandle, the pronghorn population is doing fine,” said Calvin Richardson, district leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “We received some good moisture this past winter and spring. Pronghorn

rely on forbs more than any other big game animal, and they were able to take advantage of the forb abundance through June.”

Richardson said the hunting prospects this season should be very good. “(The hunting prospects) are good to excellent,” he said. “The Panhandle supports as many or more pronghorn than it has in decades.

Winter and early spring moisture has set us up for an above-average year regarding horn growth.”

Richardson added that more permits could be available this season.

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White bass for all

❘❚ HUNTING

Young and old finding high levels of success

Does arrow speed matter?

Are the best hunting bows also the fastest?

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By John Keith

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White bass are ferocious feeders, and it doesn’t take a seasoned fishing veteran to experience the action firsthand.

“Like every other cast we would catch them,” said 10-year-old Ethan Jones of Paris, who recently fished with his dad, David, on both Pat Mayse and Cooper lakes. “White bass are pretty fun to catch, and we did catch a lot at Pat Mayse.”

Ethan ranked the lakes for other anglers looking for good action.

“Pat Mayse is like a five, and Cooper is like a seven or eight,” he said.

Ethan’s dad agreed.

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BULLISH REDS: While fishing with Capt. Scott Sommerlatte, Noah Thompson and Jacob Rockwell hooked this big bull red along with several others last week. Top fly-fishiing guides are putting their clients on plenty of big reds, along with finding increasing numbers of slot fish. Photo by Scott Sommerlatte, for LSON.

Hungry reds hammering flies

By John Keith

Lone Star outdoor newS Anglers who want to catch a red on something besides croaker or artificials should tie on a fly for redfish.

Guide Scott Null has been seeing the reds schooling up and ready to eat in West Bay. “They’ve finally podded up and it’s been really good,” he said. “We’re starting to get some good tailing schools and some small schools of slot fish.”

Null said the fishing had been a little slow, but the last few weeks showed an improved bite with an increase of shrimp in the marsh.

“There’s a lot of fish in the marsh, and they’re chasing more shrimp than mullet,” he said. “There are also some big singles popping mullet against shorelines.”

Following cues from the fish, Null has been having luck with any fly that looks like a shrimp.

Upper coast solid, areas of midcoast struggling “The early morning has been real good, but they’ve been holding together pretty good even during the day,” he said. “If they’re feeding, they’re eating anything that looks like a shrimp.”

Down the coast around Corpus Christi, guide Joe Mendez is also seeing the reds starting to school.

“I’d have to say this year might have been a little bit slower than years past, but the last month has been picking up,” he said. “Usually July, August, even into October, you’ll get these fish schooling up — just look for the schools.

“More than likely they’ll be in a little bit deeper water, between 24 and 36 inches.”

Mendez said there are a few factors that can influence the success a fly-fisherman has, includ-

ing sunlight, water clarity, and a wind that isn’t too strong.

“The other thing is the skill level of the caster,” he said. “I’ve been in groups of fish where we’re just surrounded by them, and somebody may just not have the skill to get the fly out there.”

Mendez has good luck with flies like the Clouser minnow, but also finds that throwing a Dupree spoon can make a difference in certain situations.

“It’s a little bit harder to cast, but say you have a cloudy day and aren’t really seeing the fish and you have a high tide,” he said. “It really improves your chances blind-casting because it really gives off a lot of flash.”

In Rockport, guide Chuck Naiser is dealing with redfish numbers lower than he is accustomed to seeing this time of year.

“It is an extremely poor crop of redfish we have in this bay,” See REDS, Page 17

See WHITE BASS, Page 22

FUN FOR ALL AGES: Reports around the state, from both adult and junior anglers, are touting good levels of success for white bass, like this one caught by Andrews angler Morgan Cook.

Photo by Steve Fogle.

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TPWD for sale?

By Mark England

Lone Star outdoor newS With its marketing budget slashed, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department found a way to generate plenty of free publicity.

It’s among the first state agencies soliciting corporate sponsorships to help defray costs — joining Virginia’s transportation department, which is trying to sell naming rights to its roads and bridges.

Texas’ appeal hasn’t gone unnoticed. Stories have run in publications ranging from The Washington Post to the Sioux City Journal.

But the Dallas Observer may have captured TPWD’s quandary best.

It superimposed the caption “Your Ad Here” over a photo of a whitetailed deer.

Even occasional critics, though, realize TPWD’s plight.

“They’ve been put in this position because of the Legislature’s refusal to properly fund the agency,” said Ken Kramer, director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. “Texas Parks and Wildlife isn’t left with many good options at this point.”

TPWD is upbeat about trying to dampen the effects of having its budget slashed by $114 million (17.6 percent). Its marketing director said the agency looks forward to working with corporations to “leverage” each other’s strengths to benefit state parks and wildlife areas.

“We have millions of customers who are interested in the outdoors and conservation,” Darcy Bontempo said. “There are a lot of corporations that would love to align with that.”

However, TPWD officials want to dispel any notions that game wardens will be placarded like NASCAR racers or you might end up hunting and fishing at the WinStar World Casino Wildlife Management Area.

“This is not about putting billboards in state parks,” Bontempo said. “Our mission comes first.”

Corporations must pay a minimum of $100,000 to use the agency’s logo or its brands — such as “Life’s Better Outside.”

On its website, TPWD touts the potential customers available to sponsors: Texas state parks are visited by 7.7 million people annually; approximately 1 million people buy a hunting license and 2.3 million people a fishing license every year; and even notes that 70,000 people are fans of the agency’s Facebook page.

The more money a corporate partner contributes, the more “exclusivity” it will enjoy — such as advertising on the TPWD website, and securing full-color ads in Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine and radio spots on “Passport to Texas.”

In the mid-2000s, there was an effort to privatize national parks. A spokesman for Rep. Ryan Guillen, D-Rio Grande City, said the new law permitting corporate partnerships is “absolutely not” an attempt to move in that direction.

Guillen responded in an email to LSON that he wanted to help TPWD meet its budget shortfall.

“With Texas Parks and Wildlife facing budget cuts last session, I drafted House Bill 1300 with the intent of granting TPWD flexibility to use in its fundraising methods, therefore providing the agency with more opportunities to generate much-needed revenue,” wrote Guillen, chairman of the House See TPWD, Page 7

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HUNTING

Wooden wildlife Man finds niche creating fish, animal art

By John Keith

Lone Star outdoor newS Knock on wood, but Darrin Potter’s work with cypress and cedar is a big hit with hunters and anglers.

“I go to the swamps in Louisiana to get wood, most of which was cut after the Civil War and has been drifting for a couple of hundred years,” he said. “I also have access to a lot of these private ranches, and I go hiking in the morning and pick out some cedar.”

The Kerrville artist said his craft has been completely selftaught over the course of 25 years and was helped along by his experience in taxidermy.

“There is no driftwood carving school,” he said. “My background in taxidermy has allowed me to see the work finished before I even start.”

Potter turns the wood he finds into anything from redfish to lions or elk, and he knows what the DARRIN POTTER piece will be before he even begins to carve into it.

“I start with a piece that looks like what I want it to ultimately be,” he said. “A piece that’s going to make a good buffalo is not going to make a good marlin.

“I carve into it, trying to leave it as original as I can, and paint it.”

Potter said the uniqueness of each piece is what differentiates his work from other wooden carvings.

“If someone wants something everyone has, they can go to Pier 1 and grab a wooden elephant off the shelf,” he said. “Everything I do is one of a kind.”

Anne Bradley, owner of Artisans at Rocky Hill in Fredericksburg, is one of four galleries that currently showcase Potter’s art.

“I bought a piece of Darrin’s art before I ever represented him as a gift for my husband,” she said. “Darrin loves to go fishing, and my husband does too.”

Bradley said the artwork is the only one with coastal themes she has successfully been able to sell in the gallery.

The piece she purchased was a redfish’s tail coming out of the water.

“I never know what he’s going to show up with; every one of his pieces is different,” she said. “We have a buffalo on cypress, an elk on cypress and an owl on juniper.”

Patrick O’Brien of the Eagles’ Nest Gallery in Kemah said the artwork carries popularity with more than just male hunters and anglers.

“Naturally it’d be popular for hunters or fishermen, but because of the design and color, women in here like it too,” he said. “Our biggest problem is we can’t get enough of it.”

O’Brien said he appreciates the artist as much as the art.

“He’s got that background in hunting and fish taxidermy, so he knows the bodies of the animals,” he said. “He’s somebody you’d want to go on a hunting trip with.”

And according to Potter, he stands behind every piece he creates.

“I put a 500-year warranty on everything.”

The quick and the dead, or is it?

Speed not the biggest factor when choosing a hunting bow

SPEED IS OVERRATED: This bow shoots about 270 feet per second, which is fast enough to harvest most big game animals, like this bushbuck. A smooth, quiet bow should be more important to hunters. Photo by Conor Harrison, LSON.

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Some of the advertisements these days for hunting bows share a clear message — faster is better.

“Our bow shoots 350 feet per second.”

“Buy this bow and beat any arrow speed on the market.”

“Tell your hunting buddies you shoot faster than they do.”

But does a superfast bow really equate to a better hunting bow? No, say many of the experts.

“Typically, when a new archer comes in, the first thing they talk about is speed,” said Gunther Hays at Cinnamon Creek Archery in Roanoke.

“Bow manufacturers push speed, but a lot of that is in an unrealistic setup. Something like a 30-inch draw length set at 70 pounds.”

Hays said 28 inches is the average draw length.

“Most hunting setups use a medium-weight arrow and will end up in the 285-feet-per-second range,” he said. “That is plenty fast enough.”

When touting speed above all else, bow manufacturers use a very aggressive cam setup that is tough to draw, not as smooth to pull back and makes the bow loud when the arrow is released — all negatives in a hunting situation.

“If speed is your number one feature, we try and tell a client about the pitfalls,” Hays said.

“A good hunting rig should be easy to draw, forgiving and quiet. That doesn’t translate to speedy.”

And just because a hunter has a high draw weight on their bow

doesn’t mean the bow automatically will be faster.

“We had one customer that wanted an 80-pound bow because he wanted to shoot 400 feet per second,” Hays said.

“But a higher poundage doesn’t mean more speed. With the correct arrow weight — heavy — an 80-pound bow will shoot 285 feet per second, but it will have a ton of kinetic energy. The correct arrow weight will make a big difference.”

Joey Muller, a professional bow tech at The Bow Zone in Spring, said there will always be guys who want to shoot the fastest bows, but he sees the industry moving away from speed and going toward efficiency in the future.

“I actually went to an academy at the Mathews’ facility recently,” Muller said. “They are testing next year’s model right now. One of the store owners asked, ‘When are we going to see a 400-feet-per-second bow?’

They said they’ve been able to make a 400 bow for years, but efficiency was where they are looking now.”

Muller said hunters need two things, a smooth draw and less vibration, to reduce noise.

“Hunting is much more stealth than speed,” he said.

“Most hunters are looking for smooth and quiet over speed.

We also prefer heavier arrows that have a lot of kinetic energy.

“But you are always going to have the guys that want the fastest-shooting bows.”

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Rhode, Hancock, Gray capture gold GOLDEN GIRL: U.S. Olympic shooter Kim Rhode set a record by being the first US athlete to medal in five Olympic games when she won the gold in Women’s Skeet in London.

Rhode almost shot the Olympics' first perfect score, but missed one shot to score a 99 out of 100. Vincent Hancock took the gold medal in Men’s Trap, scoring 148 out of 150. Katy native and defending Olympic gold medalist Glen Eller, a favorite going into the Men’s Double Trap, finished in 22nd place. Also, U.S. shooter Jamie Gray won the gold medal in the women’s rifle 50-meter three-position and Matt Emmons captured bronze in the men’s rifle 50-meter three-position. Photo by Sommer Wood, thecmp.org

Weatherby award presentation moves to Dallas Safari Club The Weatherby Award, considered the most prestigious honor in the hunting and conservation world, will be presented as part of the Dallas Safari Club convention and expo beginning in 2014.

Weatherby Foundation International last week finalized a 10-year agreement to join DSC’s annual convention in Dallas.

“We’re thrilled to welcome the Weatherby Award as part of our annual convention and expo,” said Ben Carter, DSC executive director. “The addition of the Weatherby Award to our convention is a highlight event and brings another layer of tradition and esteem and attraction.”

The DSC event is held the first Thursdaythrough-Sunday in January at the Dallas Convention Center and Omni Dallas Hotel. The first Weatherby Award presented in conjunction with DSC will be Jan. 8, 2014.

— Staff report

Deputy Executive Director Gene McCarty to retire Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Deputy Executive Director for Administration Gene McCarty has announced his retirement effec-

tive Aug. 31 after 34 years of state service.

McCarty’s career began as a fish and wildlife technician in a fish hatchery, and he rose through the ranks over the years to play an integral role in shaping department policy on a wide range of issues.

McCarty’s conservation achievements include the key leadership role he played in the implementation of the shrimp license buyback program in 1995.

— TPWD

Quail outlook decent “This year appears to be one of recovery for Texas quail, although it will take one or two more consecutive years of favorable conditions to get the state up above average,” said Robert Perez of TPWD. “Prior to the breeding season, numbers were down from the previous year's poor conditions in the two major quail hunting regions of the state, south Texas and the Rolling Plains. Pockets in south Texas and in the central coastal prairies held fairly good carry over.”

Quail do not need as much rain as crops of corn, so there was strong breeding activity in response to the rain events early and a lot of calling activity that began as early as April in some places, continued Perez. Brood reports began in late May. — Quail Forever

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Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

The new law concerns some wildlife organizations, such as the Dallas Safari Club.

“We understand Texas Parks and Wildlife is under a budget crunch,” said Lance Phillips, head of DSC’s PAC. “But we don’t want to see the agency become beholden to corporate sponsors.”

Phillips questioned the clout that big sponsors might have.

“What if Ford Motors became the largest corporate donor? Would that mean we’re going to see

Texas Parks and Wildlife employees driving around in Ford trucks? That’s the kind of thing we wonder about.”

Executive Director Ben Carter said transparency is DSC’s main concern.

“When private enterprise sponsors a government agency, you’d like to know how that is going to work.”

TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith stated he believes agency safeguards will address such concerns.

He added that TPWD won’t do business with corporations seeking to wield undue influence.

“I am confident in the

Duck season framework, bag limits set The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service has announced proposed season dates and bag limits for the upcoming Texas waterfowl season.

A 74-day season was proposed for the Central Flyway, of which Texas is the southernmost point.

The proposed frameworks also include a full season on pintails with a two-bird daily bag limit nationwide, and a full season on canvasbacks with a one-bird daily bag limit.

Texas representatives on the Central Flyway Council had asked USFWS for an increase in the daily bag limit of redheads from two to three and removing the daily bag limit on snow, blue and Ross’s geese. The USFWS declined the recommendations.

The Central Flyway season frameworks are: Ducks: Duck season frameworks are between Sept. 22, 2012 and Jan. 27, 2013. The daily bag limit would be six ducks, with species and sex restrictions as follows: five mallard, no more than two of which may be females; three wood duck, two pintail, two redhead, one mottled duck and one canvasback. Mottled ducks may not be harvested during the first five days after the beginning of the regular season in Texas.

The possession limit would be two times the daily bag limit. In the High Plains Mallard Management Unit (roughly west of the 100th Meridian), a 97-day season is proposed, and the last 23 days can start no earlier than Dec. 8, 2012. A 74-day season is proposed for the remainder of the Central Flyway.

Geese: States may select seasons between Sept. 22, 2012 and Feb. 17, 2013 for dark geese and between Sept. 22, 2012, and March 10, 2013, for light geese.

East-tier states would be able to select a 107-day season for Canada geese with a daily bag limit of three. For white-fronted geese, easttier states would be able to select either a 74-day season with a daily bag limit of two birds or an 88-day season with a daily bag limit of one bird. In the West-tier, states may select a 107-day dark goose season with a daily bag limit of five birds.

In the Western Goose zone of Texas, the state would be able to select a 95-day season with a daily bag limit of five dark geese (including no more than one white-fronted goose).

For light geese, all states would be able to select a 107-day season with a daily bag limit of 20 and no possession limit.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has yet to set concrete season dates. They will do so at the Aug. 30 commissioner’s meeting.

Check LSONews.com for updated season dates.

—Staff report LSONews.com

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FISHING

Understanding larval billfish Ear bones reveal migration patterns

By John Keith

Lone Star Outdoor News Researchers are catching young billfish, some less than .20 of an inch in size, to understand where the marlin and sailfish caught in Texas come from.

“Surprisingly, they all start off really small,” said Dr. Jay Rooker, professor and McDaniel Chair of the Marine Fisheries Department at Texas A&M-Galveston. “The smallest we catch are 3 to 4 millimeters, and the biggest ones in our nets are 20 to 25 millimeters.”

Once researchers catch the fish in the net, a variety of information can be pulled from the fish by extracting the otolith ear bone.

“You can pull an ear bone out and count up the rings like you would with a tree,” he said. “Say that individual fish is seven days old — you could count seven rings.”

Other pieces of information are compared so scientists can learn how to best take care of the billfish population, which equals more fish for anglers.

“We’re doing a lot of life history studies, with distribution and abundance and where we find them,” Rooker said. “We relate this to oceanographic features so we can identify suitable nursery habitats.”

Rooker said they do catch marlin, but the majority are sailfish.

“We started sampling from Texas over until Louisiana, and have found we tend to get the highest concentrations of catches right on the western margin,” he said. “Our catch of sailfish is higher than other areas that are supposed to be good spawning areas.”

Dr. Benjamin Walther, assistant professor at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, said the process is lethal, but provides invaluable information to understanding the species. Part of the research aims to see where exactly the fish are spawning — whether that be in Texas waters or the Atlantic.

“We can’t put a tag on larval billfish, so

BABY BILLFISH: These fish, which can grow to weigh hundreds of pounds, are caught and studied when they’re as small as 0.15 inches in size. Photos by Dr. Jay Rooker.

the otolith method can be very powerful,” he said. “It turns out that when fish live in different bodies of water they have different chemical compositions, and some of those signatures are recorded in the otolith.

“The signature of their birthplace is stamped into the otolith for life.”

According to Walther, the information is bene-

ficial for anglers because it is extremely important for the effective management of the species.

“You need to know what it is you’re managing, and if you’re managing mixed stock you need to take account of the fatality and fishing done in the whole area,” he said. “Understanding those kind of mixing dynamics is extremely

important for a good management plan.”

Walther said the information compiled may be shared with conservation groups to help the species management, such as the Coastal Conservation Association of Texas.

Robbie Byers, of the Texas CCA, said they are not currently funding larval billfish research, but said the information does help the association.

“We can use that information on what laws to support,” Byers said. “We are certainly involved in pelagic research, but as far as billfish larvae here in Texas, we aren’t right now.”

Young angler takes Port M tourney

OFFSHORE BATTLE: This blue marlin was brought to the boat by 13-yearold Reaghan Bryant during the Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament.

Bryant released the billfish after taking pictures. Photo by Daniel Bryant.

13-year-old boats two marlin in one day

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Reaghan Bryant knows what it takes to catch a big fish.

The 13-year-old South Padre Island resident has followed her dad, Daniel, on many fishing adventures both in the bay and offshore.

But offshore trolling in search of billfish is her favorite, and after the 38th Annual REAGHAN BRYANT Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament the last week of July, it is easy to see why.

Bryant cleaned up in the offshore division categories after she boated a white and a blue marlin during the tournament.

“I have fished a bunch, and I’ve caught one fish bigger than the two I caught during the tournament,” she said. “I was sitting upstairs when the fish hit. I jumped down the stairs and got into the chair. Then they handed me the rod and the fight was on.”

Bryant fought the fish for about five minutes before getting it to the boat, taking a picture and releasing both fish.

“The white didn’t jump very much, but the blue jumped a lot,” she said. “People told me I had won the tournament, but I wasn’t sure. I was just really excited.

“I couldn’t have been happier.”

Turns out, the people on the boat with her were correct — Bryant took first place in the overall, grand champion in the offshore division and first place in the blue marlin division.

“It was kind of ironic,” said Daniel Bryant. “We had a friend register us for the tournament and my kids and wife were the only ones (from our family) registered. It was really rough and I had to bribe (Reaghan) to go a little bit. Right off the bat we hooked the white marlin. By 9:30, we also had the blue mar-

lin.”

Both billfish hit artificial lures.

“We fish all of the local tournaments as a family,” Daniel Bryant said. “It is very rewarding for me as a dad. The days of watching your children come and go fast. It’s our time together out there.”

Other winners in the tournament included: Largest overall: Flounder: Ernesto Hinojosa; 5 pounds, 3 ounces Redfish: Mario Garcia; 8 pounds, 4 ounces Trout: Marsh Steussy; 8 pounds, 2 ounces Women’s Bay most pounds: Hillary Gillin; 23 pounds, 11 ounces Men’s Bay most pounds: Anthony Monjaras; 28 pounds, 1 ounce Junior Bay most pounds: Gordo Garza; 26 pounds, 11 ounces Texas Grand Slam: Anthony Monjaras; 28 pounds, 11 ounces Bay Division grand champion: Anthony Monjaras; 28 pounds, 1 ounce Offshore most points: Reaghan Bryant; 1,100 points Offshore most released: Perry Newby; 600 points

LOW WATERS: Falcon is extremely low at the moment. The low water, combined with high pressure, is making the lake fish very small.

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Falcon bass tough at the moment Low lake levels and high pressure dominating

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Falcon International Reservoir has been called the best bass lake in the country by more than one angler this year.

But all of that attention, combined with the lowest lake levels in years, has made for some challenging fishing this summer.

Falcon guide Tommy Law, who caught the lake record bass last year, said the fish are still there, you just have to work a lot harder to get them.

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Texas Municipal Power Agency weighing options on Gibbons Creek Reservoir

By John Keith

Lone Star Outdoor News Rumors have been circulating by word of mouth and online postings about the possibility that Gibbons Creek Reservoir near College Station may restrict access for five months a year, starting in September.

David Godfrey, general service manager for the Texas Municipal Power Agency, which is responsible for running the Gibbons Creek plant, said it is a case of turning speculation into supposed fact.

“There is no intention of closing it down;

nobody likes that idea,” he said. “There are some other things we can look at first, and I’ve come up with four options — closing isn’t one of the four.”

There are some months where visitation to the reservoir is substantially lower than other months, Godfrey said, which does cause a problem with the cost-effectiveness of keeping staff out on the lake, and could lead to changes in the lake’s hours.

“There are a couple of months when visitation is next to none,” he said. “You look at it and say, ‘Is it worth it to keep the park open during that

Directors of Big Bass Mania being investigated Michael McCloud Sr. and Michael McCloud Jr., directors of the Big Bass Mania fishing tournament held in June on Sam Rayburn Reservoir, are being investigated for multiple charges, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens.

Capt. Tom Jenkins of TPWD said his office is currently conducting an investigation into “some stuff on it.”

Jenkins would not comment on an ongoing investigation, but said his office had received multiple phone calls from angry anglers who

time frame, when you could better utilize the employee in other operations?’

“At this point, no decision has been made as to the operating hours of the park.”

Byron Back, who guides on Gibbons Creek as well as Lake Conroe, said he was not aware of the claims being made, but his service would not be drastically affected if the closing or shortened hours were implemented.

“It wouldn’t hurt me much,” he said.

“If it’s in the summer it wouldn’t bother me one bit — people don’t want to fish much when it’s scalding hot

or it’s freezing.”

Other anglers who use the lake aren’t as indifferent about the fate of the reservoir.

“In the winter time I like it because you can get on all the humps out there,” said angler Robert Russell of Spring. “If it were to close, I would definitely be affected — it’d be less options for me.”

Russell said he would support an effort to increase promotion of the reservoir instead of shutting it down during the winter months.

“It’s a pretty decent lake at that time, and you can get on the crappie.”

claimed tournament officials misled anglers.

Both McClouds promised anglers a $125,000 payout, hourly prizes for big fish and proceeds going to wounded warrior projects. Anglers were told more than 500 people had registered to fish the tournament, but only 91 took part, prompting McCloud to cancel the hourly payouts and only give $10,000 in cash prizes. No money was donated to charity. The winner of the tournament received $5,000.

Jenkins said his investigation would be completed this week, and he would pass on his findings to the Jasper County District Attorney’s office.

—Staff report

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT More fish, more boats LEWISVILLE LAKE — The white bass and hybrid action is running at full blast, according to Flower Mound angler Randy Barfknecht, and the opportunities are all over the lake.

“We don’t know where to go, because they’re everywhere,” he said. “The health of the fish is phenomenal — we’re catching more bigger and keeper-sized fish.”

Barfknecht was having luck with slabs in Tennessee-shad color, as well as with lipless crankbaits. He is seeing the heat of the summer play a role in dictating the fish behavior.

“It seems the hotter it is and the more calm the water is, the bigger the schools are,” he said. “There are a lot more fish this year, but we’re also seeing a lot more boats.”

Making the moves SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR — Guide Lynn Atkinson has been hitting the reservoir and figuring out the bass.

“The shallow top-water bite has been slow with a few small fish and one nice fish now and then,” he said. “They are in small bunches here and there, but once you find them you can have a heck of a lot of fun.”

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 82–90 degrees; 6.98’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on topwaters early, midday switching to Texas rigs, deep-diving crankbaits, jigs and drop-shot rigs.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 87–90 degrees; 25.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastic worms in 4–14 feet.

ARROWHEAD: Water off-color; 83–88 degrees; 9.01’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, Texas rigs and lipless crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and Rooster Tails.

ATHENS: Water clear, 85–91 degrees; 2.50’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on Texas-rigged craws in green pumpkin or black neon around docks (bite is fairly consistent throughout the day).

Night fishing is improving. Crappie are good on minnows.

BASTROP: Water stained; 87–91 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and shallow-running crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and stinkbait.

BELTON: Water clear; 84–88 degrees; 1.50’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms early.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 86–91 degrees; 3.81’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on medium crankbaits in 6–8’.

Deep-water brush piles are best later in the day using football jigs or Carolina rigs. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines or juglines with soap and nightcrawlers.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits and soft plastic worms in reeds. Striped bass are fair on shad and perch off points near the pier. Redfish are good on shad and silver spoons.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 85–91 degrees; 8.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shaky heads around deeper docks and along break lines between docks. Crappie are fair on minnows near bridges.

White bass are good on slabs.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 85–89 degrees; 12.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red crankbaits and spinner baits over brush piles in 15–20 feet. White

bass are good on pet spoons and small crankbaits at night. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 15–25 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 24.28’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon topwaters, white jigs, and weightless Texas-rigged blue flake plastics in 10–20 feet early. Crappie are good on minnows and crappie jigs over brush piles. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.

CADDO: Water stained; 86–92 degrees; 0.44’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to Texas-rigged soft plastics in green pumpkin.

White bass and yellow bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

CALAVERAS: Water clear.

Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits near the dam. Redfish are good downrigging spoons, and on live bait near the crappie wall.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 5.56’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon plastics, tequila sunrise flukes, and white/chartreuse crankbaits off points in 5–10 feet early. Smallmouth bass are good on dark soft plastics and tube jigs on main lake points.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 88–91 degrees; 14.06’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastic worms.

COLEMAN: Water lightly stained; 83–87 degrees; 17.03’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on dark lipless crankbaits and crankbaits.

Hybrid striper are good on shad.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

COLETO CREEK: Water fairly clear; 1.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and top-waters.

CONROE: Water fairly clear; 87–91 degrees; 2.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are good on green striper jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 86–91 degrees; 2.47’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early. Texas-rigged soft plastics are producing later in the day but afternoon bite is still slow. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad over main lake humps. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait.

FALCON: Water clear; 88–92 degrees; 37.89’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and spinner baits in 10–20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait.

FAYETTE: Water stained.

Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and lipless crankbaits early and late.

FORK: Water clear; 87–93 degrees; 2.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flutter spoons, Carolina rigs and football jigs in deeper water. Midday bite has been better. Yellow bass are good on smaller spoons along creek channel bends in deeper water.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 88–92 degrees; 2.56’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse Carolina-rigged soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are good on minnows and silver striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs.

GRANGER: Water clear; 88–92 degrees; 0.57’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on Stanley Wedge Tail Minnow jigs around standing timber at the mouth of the river and Willis Creek.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 86–91 degrees; 3.39’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged green pumpkin finesse worms and shaky heads around main lake points in 6’–10’ — fish being caught from deeper brush piles as well. Top-waters along main lake points are good early (best bite is in 4–8 feet). Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

GREENBELT: Water stained; 84–90 degrees; 37.65’ low. Largemouth

The bass are hitting on crankbaits and spinner baits but, according to Atkinson, anglers may have to travel to find the bite.

“Covering a lot of water is the key here to finding some active fish,” he said.

“The hydrilla is very spotty. There have been some fish out on the creek channels and long points.

“The crappie fishing has been fair, with some nice fish coming in.”

To contact Lynn Atkinson, call (979) 220-0251.

Small but steady GUADALUPE RIVER — Angler Anglers around the San Antonio section of the river are reporting good bass and panfish action.

Smaller bass are staying very active near areas of stronger current, with the larger bass staying closer to the bank and often hanging underneath shade. Spinner baits thrown by structure, such as fallen logs, are bringing a lot of bites.

Other anglers fishing nightcrawlers are reporting a good Rio and bluegill bite when displaying the bait next to brush piles in water from 3 to 8 feet deep. Other fish that aren’t holding to a brush pile are getting caught near the bank.

— John Keith

bass are good on top-waters early and late, midday switching to jigs, Texas rigs and shaky heads.

Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 86–90 degrees; 0.34’ low.

Largemouth bass to 5 pounds are fair on white spinner baits and Junebug worms near the dam and the marina. Bream are good on live worms over grass beds. Blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch, and on nightcrawlers on rod and reel.

HUBBARD CREEK: 84–90 degrees; 15.6’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters early and late, midday switching to DD22s, Texas rigs, jigs and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 87–93 degrees; 3.75’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged worms — crankbaits are also productive around riprap. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns.

LBJ: Water clear; 87–91 degrees; 0.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon Whacky Sticks, perch-colored top-waters, and Bleeding Shad lipless crankbaits in 5–15 feet early.

Striped bass are good on white striper jigs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over brush piles.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 85–89 degrees; 0.29’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on slabs, white striper jigs and troll tubes.

MARTIN CREEK: Water fairly clear; 86–92 degrees; 4.66’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin Carolina-rigged worms and football jigs in deeper water. Catfish are good on prepared bait and minnows.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 84–91 degrees; 41.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, midday switching to jigs, spoons, medium- to deep-diving crankbaits, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. White bass are

good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 83–89 degrees; 16.01’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters and buzzbaits early and late, midday switching to jigs, Carolina rigs and Texas rigs.

Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows over brush piles.

Catfish are good on chartreuse nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 86–92 degrees; 0.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics near shallow cover and docks — best bite is later in the day near thicker cover. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and live shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 83–90 degrees; 6.37’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs, DD22s and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on top-waters early and late, midday switching to slabs and Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 89–93 degrees; 2.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are very good on minnows and Li’l Fishies.

Crappie are good on minnows.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 86–92 degrees; 1.82’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and football jigs around deeper brush piles. Medium-diving crankbaits along riprap points are catching fish also. Crappie are good on minnows and Road Runners. White bass are good on humps in 17–23 feet with hybrids mixed in. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 86–91 degrees; 1.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on 12-inch plastics in Montezuma’s Revenge color fished near deep drop-offs in 20–25’. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on COE brush piles. White bass are excellent on clear Heddon Torpedoes around schooling fish. Good success on 1-oz. slabs working around

■ See Saltwater fishing reports: Page 16 humps and points in 28’–32’, after the schooling action is over.

Catfish are good on punch bait over baited holes.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 86–91 degrees; 1.61’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on green pumpkin finesse worms fished on shaky heads around docks. Slow presentation is best.

Carolina-rigged soft plastics and black/blue football jigs around deep brush piles have also been effective. White bass are good on slabs and live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 0.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and lipless crankbaits.

Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shad.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 2.10’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers and nightcrawlers.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 86–91 degrees; 1.19’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on medium crankbaits along main lake points. Smaller jigs and Carolina rigs in 8–12 feet are effective.

Some fish are being caught early on top-waters. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 2.64’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on redbug and Junebug soft plastic worms and spinner baits.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 87–91 degrees; 41.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails and white grubs.

Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles.

Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and fresh cut perch.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

—TPWD

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Neches River access above Lake Palestine to be improved It’s easy to tell when the white bass are making their annual spring run up the Neches River above Lake Palestine — cars and trucks line both sides of the highway where Texas 31 crosses the river just east of Chandler, and tackle-laden anglers scramble across the busy four-lane divided highway.

“It’s a dangerous situation. Someone could get killed out there,” said Richard Ott, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries biologist.

The problem is the property adjacent to the river north of the Texas 31 bridge is privately owned. This has caused a dilemma for anglers wanting to cash in on the white bass run. Do they trespass to not miss the run, or find a boat to fish in the river, which is public?

But help is on the way, thanks to TPWD, the City of Chandler, the Texas Department of Transportation, Henderson County and the East Texas Woods and Waters Foundation.

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a very good sport and has allowed anglers to access the riparian zone,” Ott said. “He has even provided a low spot in the fence for them to cross. The real fly in the ointment has been parking, which has traditionally been limited to highway right-of-way.”

Work will soon begin on a new public access area north of the highway that could eventually connect with the existing parking lot, boat ramp and park on the south side.

Included in the new area will be a nearly oneacre parking lot, an information kiosk and a canoe and kayak launch.

“This section of the river has always been a diamond in the rough for the City of Chandler,” said John Taylor, assistant city administrator. “This project will not only improve angler and boater access to this very scenic stretch of the Neches River, it will bring more visibility and awareness to this great natural asset. It will also mean that people entering and leaving Chandler will pass through a natural gateway with a park on both sides of the highway.”

Work is expected to begin on the project by the end of September and be completed in time for the white bass run next spring.

—Staff report

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“We are lake-level wise sitting at 262.67 (feet, nearly 40 feet below normal),” Law said.

“It has been a long time since I have seen it this low. This fishing is challenging at times, but if you stay at it, you will still be rewarded.

“At this level, the lake is fishing small and you are just going to have to work the hell out of a spot to catch three or four good fish — not like last summer when you could catch 30.”

Law said the better numbers of bass were coming from spinning baits, but the crankbait, jig bite and big plastics are pro-

ducing the bigger fish.

“The jig bite is really coming around and will just get better and better in the days to come,” he said. “I am throwing it more and more each day.”

Law said fishing pressure was still an issue on the busy lake.

“The lake is still seeing lots of traffic, and with lower lake levels and all of that pressure, it will still pay a toll of Falcon,” he said. “But Falcon will still be the best lake in the country for quality fish.”

Because of the low water level, many anglers reported

seeing underwater hazards at places in the lake that normally don’t have any.

McAllen angler Tony Johnson said he fished the lake recently and had luck on deeper lake points throwing a spinner bait and drop-shotting worms.

“This was a lot of traffic out there, but we managed to mark a few spots away from the crowd and had a decent day,” he said. “It’s pretty hot down here, but the fish are there if you look in the right spots.

“Our biggest was a 7-pounder.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER MORE BWI ADVENTURES At Clear Lake, Harris County Game Wardens John Rao, Timothy Holland, Kevin Malonson and Waller County Game Warden Kevin Glass contacted a boat in the Kemah Channel without lights. The Kemah Channel was extremely busy with boaters watching a fireworks show. The water safety inspection also found the small boat to be three life jackets short. Glass observed the vessel's captain had slurred speech and red bloodshot eyes and he smelled alcohol from the operator’s breath. Glass asked the operator when he had his last drink. The man promptly answered, “Right here.” During sobriety tests, the man had problems understanding simple instructions, and at one point, Glass had to reach out and tap the man on his life jacket to get him to open his eyes and look straight ahead, allowing Glass to proceed with the instructions on a task.

It was decided that the captain was intoxicated and he was placed under arrest. Malonson cited a passenger for public intoxication.

SHRIMPERS HAD NO SHRIMP, BUT PLENTY OF OTHER FISH Aransas County Game Warden Elizabeth “Libby” Balusek, Dewitt County Game Warden Mike Hoffman, and cadets Natali Mejia and John Compton apprehended a commercial shrimp boat in Aransas Bay that was displaying bay plates and was in possession of approximately 3,000 non-game fish and not a single shrimp. The captain of the boat also had his bait plates on board and was advised he would be cited and given the opportunity to correct matters.

The captain decided not to correct anything. Citations were issued and

MAN KEEPS DEER DURING DROUGHT, GETS TICKET Game Warden Douglas Volcik patrolled to a subject’s residence in McLennan County reported to have a deer in a pen. Volcik gained information of the whereabouts of the deer from an anonymous complainant.

When Volcik asked the subject where the deer was, the subject stated in a pen in the barn. The man said he had picked the deer up last year during the drought

the entire load of non-game fish was removed from the live wells and released back into the water.

ROAD HUNTER BURNS DEER CARCASS, BRINGING MORE CHARGES In January, Sabine County Game Warden Sam Smith caught a man in violation of multiple Class C hunting violations. In the subject’s back yard, Smith found the burned carcass of a white-tailed deer. After a lengthy investigation, the subject admitted to burning the deer carcass to avoid getting caught by the game wardens.

The deer that was burned was shot from a major highway. The case was presented to the grand jury and the man is charged with tampering with evidence — a state jail felony.

HIDING UNDER TRAILER DIDN’T MAKE PROBLEMS GO AWAY Red River County Game Warden Benny Richards was on patrol when he observed a small car towing a toy wagon down the highway.

As Richards passed by the car, he noticed it did not have an inspection sticker or a registration sticker on the front windshield. When Richards approached the vehicle at a private driveway, the driver exited the vehicle, crawled underneath the trailer

because he didn’t think it would survive, and he didn’t know where the momma was located. The subject helped Volcik put the deer in a large dog kennel, and the deer was transported to a deer rehabber who told Volcik that the deer appeared to be malnourished. The subject was issued a citation for unlawfully possessing a live game animal. Case pending.

and refused to come out. The threat of the use of pepper spray caused him to surrender. The VIN number had been removed from the vehicle and it was displaying license plates from another vehicle.

who were crappie fishing on Lake Bridgeport. Noticing the looks of dread when she asked to see in the ice chest, Nixon discovered numerous undersized crappie and catfish.

Cases and civil restitution pending.

WARDENS LOCATE INJURED HIKER IN DAVIS MOUNTAINS Region 1 District 4 Game Wardens Derek Rogers, Anthony King, Zach Moerbe, Andrew Banda and Capt.

Jim Porter were called to assist with the search for an elderly man who had gone on a hike in the Davis Mountains and failed to return home.

The subject was found late the next day with substantial injuries received from a fall and was flown by helicopter to the hospital in Alpine.

WARDEN’S HOOK REMOVAL EXPERIENCE HELPFUL While returning from night patrols, San Patricio County Game Warden Albert Flores was flagged down by a motorist. The male driver had stuck his finger deep with a treble hook. The options were go to the ER or try the string-to-hook shank method. The fisherman, with his 10-year-old son watching, allowed Flores to assist him with the string method. The hook was removed and wound was treated with advice given to keep it clean and get it checked.

The fisherman was very happy and impressed with how well the string method worked. Flores has used this method many times — several times on his own kids.

MUDDERS CAUGHT IN WMA WETLANDS Titus County Game Warden Jerry Ash responded to the White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area “Hill Hole” regarding illegal off-road vehicles.

Upon arrival, Ash caught an ATV and a full-sized pickup mudding in the WMA wetlands. Citations were issued.

BAD DAY TO KEEP SMALL FISH Wise County Game Warden Penny Nixon checked two retired men

UNLICENSED CRABBERS GET PINCHED Refugio County Game Warden Raul “Pinky” Gonzales responded to a call at the Bayside Sloughs area.

Two subjects were crabbing, but their vehicle needed to be moved

from the roadway. A DPS trooper made contact with the subjects and inquired about moving the vehicle.

Both subjects were very uncooperative and did not have proper identification. Gonzales arrived and inquired about fishing licenses for the two ice chests full of crabs the subjects had caught. Both subjects admitted to not having valid licenses and one subject had three outstanding warrants. One subject was arrested and citations were issued to cover all other violations.

ROAD HUNTERS SHOOT TWO FAWNS A report of road hunters was made to Comanche County Game Warden Mike Alexander. Alexander and a patrol deputy stopped a truck on a county road with two 17-yearold subjects riding on the cab and shining a spotlight. There were two spotted fawns hidden in the back of the truck that the subjects admitted to shooting with a .22 rifle. The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle had a suspended driver’s license.

All three were charged with hunting from the road, hunting out of season and civil restitution on the deer.

TRESPASSER NABBED BY OWN GAME CAMERA Williamson County Game Warden Joel Campos had been conducting an investigation regarding trespassing with a deadly weapon. The suspect had put up a game camera, and Campos viewed several pictures of him corning the field and holding a rifle. Campos met with the suspect for a second interview, and the man confessed to rifle hunting on a property without the landowner’s consent this past deer season. The individual was booked into Williamson County Jail.

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“We are in the process of allocating permits right now,” he said. “We issued just over 1,000 permits in the Panhandle last year.

We expect to issue approximately 1,100 permits this year. This includes 12 to 13 permits available through the Public Hunt drawing.”

Richardson said the best herd densities were located near Dalhart, but many areas hold limited numbers of bucks.

“A few quality bucks can be found in just about every herd unit due to excellent nutrition available to most herds in the Panhandle,” he said.

Farther south, the outlook isn’t so good.

“Due to last year’s drought and continued problems with the Haemonchus worms, the pronghorn population decreased again this year in the Trans Pecos,” said Jason Wagner, TPWD biologist in Pecos County. “We are not expecting much of a pronghorn season this year in the Trans Pecos. Most landowners in Presidio, Jeff Davis, and Brewster counties are concerned about the population decline in the Trans Pecos and don’t want to hunt them this year.

“Pronghorn permits will probably be limited to Culberson and Hudspeth Counties where populations can withstand some harvest.”

Wagner said hunters should expect the best hunter success in Hudspeth County, which historically produces good bucks and will have a limited number of permits available.

Fawn recruitment is up across the state, with some areas reaching 30 percent.

“Fawn crops were down last year, 17 percent, but very little adult mortality occurred during

Map by TPWD.

the brutal drought,” Richardson said. “Fawn crops are substantially better this year — 39 percent in the northeast Panhandle, 23 percent in the northwest Panhandle, and 35-40 percent in the southern herds in Borden County and west of Lubbock.”

Dr. Louis Harveson of the Borderlands Research Institute said the Trans-Pecos region received 5 inches of much needed rain the last week of July, and the pronghorn are slowly recovering from the drought.

“This year, fawn weight is almost double what it was last year,” Harveson said. “We are seeing about 10 to 20 percent recruitment in the Trans Pecos. Last year we saw about 5 percent. We need 30 to 40 percent for three years to get out of the dumps.”

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Scattered reds, blacktips thick PORT O’ CONNOR — Scouting and a little knowledge of the area is needed to catch the redfish right now, according to fly-fishing guide Tom Horbey.

“I’ve been able to get on them, but they’ve been on diverse places, and you couldn’t go very many places and get them,” he said. “There were sporadic, single fish coming up, and we got some pretty good shots and did good on small reds.”

One fish in abundance is the blacktip shark.

“There’s a ton of little baby blacktips; they’re just all over the place,” Horbey said. “There’s an abundance of them.”

To contact Capt. Tom Horbey, call (361) 983-2263.

Fish potpourri FREEPORT — Conroe angler Kenneth Jackson has been catching an assortment of fish at the two nearest rigs out of Freeport.

“We caught a variety. Most of the fish we caught were on ribbonfish free-lined,” he said. “We caught some horn bellies (skipjack), which is what we then caught the ling on.

“Everyone was catching king mackerel, one right after another.”

Dead shrimp worked to catch some sharks, and a few stingrays were also caught. Lane

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair under birds on plastics and shrimp. Redfish are good in the cuts and drains leading to the marsh on shrimp and jigs tipped with shrimp.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good while drifting the reefs on live shrimp and soft plastics. Trout, sheepshead and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on live shrimp and shad.

shell pads on shrimp and mullet. Redfish are good on live bait around the reefs and at the spillway.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and live bait. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

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

Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

Trout are fair in Christmas Bay on live shrimp over reefs.

Offshore is good for tarpon, kingfish, dorado and ling.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working wells and

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair on the reefs on live shrimp and

croakers. Trout are fair along the edge of the Ship Channel on croakers and shrimp.

Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and mullet.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Bastrop Bay. Trout, Spanish mackerel and sand trout are good at the jetties on soft plastics and shrimp. Offshore is good for sailfish, kingfish, dorado and ling.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. West winds have plagued drifters.

snapper were also biting on a crappie jig. Jackson is used to the fish being more spread out in the area than they seem to be right now.

“It seems the fish have kind of congregated around the rigs more, and they’re very active,” he said.

Jackson also said he’s been pulling in some mahi-mahi on grass lines.

Trout star of the show PADRE ISLAND — Croaker has been the ticket to pulling in the trout, according to Corpus Christi fishing guide Len Girard.

“We’ve been doing very well on trout,” he said. “We’ll switch over to piggy perch when the croaker get too big.”

Girard said he isn’t seeing a ton of redfish, but he is seeing their numbers start to increase and had some recent action on his latest trip.

“We found a few redfish and some mangrove snapper,” he said. “Their appearance had slowed down, but they’re starting to show up a little bit more.”

He expects the trout action to continue to improve.

“It’s going to get better for them coming into September.”

To contact Capt. Len Girard, call (361) 563-9806.

— John Keith

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp in Oyster Lake and Crab Lake. Giggers have taken half–limits of flounder.

PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Redfish are fair on live bait in Saluria Bayou.

good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Trout are fair around Shamrock Cove on top-waters, piggies and croakers. Offshore is good for kingfish, ling and dorado.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp and croakers.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free–lined shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet and shrimp around Dagger Island and in South Bay.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair on top-waters and croakers around rocks and grass near the Land Cut. Trout are fair to good on the King Ranch shoreline on croakers, topwaters and plum plastics.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout and redfish are fair on top-waters

around sand and grass near spoil islands. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes and sight–casting to shallow water. Offshore is good for red snapper and kingfish in state waters.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair in South Bay on shrimp and plastics under rattling corks.

Tarpon, redfish, kingfish and trout have been showing at the jetty.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp and DOA Shrimp under a popping cork.

Snook are good around the Brownsville Ship Channel on shrimp and scented plastics.

— TPWD

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Hunters provide 600,000 servings of venison This year, the Texas Hunters for the Hungry program provided 153,082 pounds of venison to nearly 100 organizations that serve low-income people across Texas.

That is more than 600,000 servings of lean protein in the diets of those who may not have had meat for a while. The program, administered by the Texas Association of Community Action Agencies, Inc., has exceeded 9 million servings of venison over the last two decades.

Hunters for the Hungry is thankful to the hunters and participating meat processors for helping alleviate hunger in their local communities. For most food pantries and the families they serve, meat items are hard to come by and relatively expensive. Because venison donations are distributed free of charge, it helps stretch both the food assistance organization’s and the family’s budgets by not having to buy meat.

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he said. “They are not in their traditional spots; they’re not schooling.

“The bottom line is there aren’t any damn redfish.”

Naiser still plans to continue targeting the reds and hopes for a change in conditions to draw more fish into his area.

“We will get some fish in here at some time, maybe after the next tropical storm — we need some water in here,” he said. “We need a storm tide but we don’t need a storm, and when it falls, hopefully it’ll bring them in.

“You’ve got to call a spade a spade, and the fish are somewhere, but they’re not in the bay. My feelings are they’re in the Gulf.”

Guide Scott Null, (281) 450-2206 Guide Joe Mendez, (361) 877-1230 Guide Chuck Naiser, call (361) 729-9314

Galveston angler catches rare scene with camera Houston angler Jeremy Chavez recently headed to Galveston Bay for a fishing trip.

He caught more than a few trout and redfish, though. Chavez noticed a unique scene along the shoreline — hundreds of redfish stacked up close to shore.

“I found an area where a few hundred redfish were continually nosing the shoreline, dead still, waiting for a meal,” he said. “Then they would explode on what they were eating — sometimes coming completely out of the water. This happened for about three hours.

“After I caught a few fish, I picked up my camera and snapped away for a couple hours.”

The redfish looked to be feeding on small mullet and crab.

To see more of Jeremy’s photos, go to LSONews.com.

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REVO WINCH REEL: The Abu Garcia Revo Reel, which was named the best Freshwater Reel at the 2012 ICAST product showcase last month, is a light and compact low-profile reel. The Revo Winch is one of six models in the Revo line. The Winch reel is about 19 percent lighter than its predecessor with an upgraded brake system. According to the company, it is perfect for crankbaits and is best matched with the company’s Veritas Winch rod series. The Winch Reel features a low speed of 5:4:1 gear ratio with brass gears and a drag system that provides up to 24 pounds of smooth drag. The reel sells for about $200.

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The pack has an adjustable shoulder harness and a padded waist that will help securely and comfortably carry heavy loads. The Pathfinder Pack is compatible with a series of accessory pockets that will hold such gear as a binocular, a camera or a set of turkey calls. Also available in Realtree AP, the pack sells for just under $100.

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Sun | Moon | Tides Texas Coast Tides Sabine Pass, jetty Date Time Aug 10 3:51 AM Aug 11 3:31 AM Aug 12 3:24 AM Aug 13 3:26 AM Aug 14 3:35 AM Aug 15 3:49 AM Aug 16 4:05 AM Aug 17 4:22 AM Aug 18 4:39 AM Aug 19 4:55 AM Aug 20 5:10 AM Aug 21 5:24 AM Aug 22 5:36 AM Aug 23 12:33 AM Aug 24 1:27 AM

Height 2.3H 2.4H 2.4H 2.5H 2.5H 2.5H 2.5H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.2L 2.5L

Time 4:40 PM 5:28 PM 6:12 PM 6:52 PM 8:16 AM 8:05 AM 8:27 AM 9:01 AM 9:40 AM 10:23 AM 11:10 AM 12:01 PM 12:59 PM 5:47 AM 5:54 AM

Height 0.1L 0.0L -0.1L -0.2L 2.3L 2.2L 2.1L 1.9L 1.6L 1.2L 0.9L 0.5L 0.2L 2.5H 2.6H

Galveston Bay entrance, south jetty Date Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24

Time 5:06 PM 4:18 AM 4:11 AM 4:13 AM 4:22 AM 4:36 AM 4:52 AM 5:09 AM 5:26 AM 5:42 AM 5:57 AM 6:11 AM 12:15 AM 12:59 AM 1:53 AM

San Luis Pass

Date Time Aug 10 5:08 AM Aug 11 4:48 AM Aug 12 4:41 AM Aug 13 4:43 AM Aug 14 4:52 AM Aug 15 5:06 AM Aug 16 5:22 AM Aug 17 5:39 AM Aug 18 5:56 AM Aug 19 6:12 AM Aug 20 6:27 AM Aug 21 12:30 AM Aug 22 1:11 AM Aug 23 1:55 AM Aug 24 12:17 AM

Freeport Harbor Date Time Aug 10 1:52 AM Aug 11 2:38 AM Aug 12 3:11 AM Aug 13 7:22 PM Aug 14 4:03 AM Aug 15 4:24 AM Aug 16 4:43 AM Aug 17 5:01 AM Aug 18 5:19 AM Aug 19 5:36 AM Aug 20 5:52 AM Aug 21 12:15 AM Aug 22 1:16 AM Aug 23 2:59 AM Aug 24 3:31 PM

Height 0.1L 1.9H 2.0H 2.0H 2.0H 2.0H 2.0H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.4L 1.7L 2.0L

Time

Height

10:55 AM 12:04 PM 1:08 PM 2:12 PM 3:20 PM 4:34 PM 5:56 PM 7:27 PM 9:09 PM 2:02 PM 3:11 PM

2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.3H 2.3H 2.3H 2.3H 2.4H 0.0L -0.2L

Time

Height

Time

Height

5:54 PM 6:38 PM 7:18 PM 8:42 AM 8:31 AM 8:53 AM 9:27 AM 10:06 AM 10:49 AM 11:36 AM 12:27 PM 6:23 AM 6:34 AM 6:41 AM

0.0L -0.1L -0.1L 1.9L 1.8L 1.7L 1.5L 1.3L 1.0L 0.7L 0.4L 2.0H 2.0H 2.1H

11:42 AM 12:51 PM 1:55 PM 2:59 PM 4:07 PM 5:21 PM 6:43 PM 8:14 PM 1:25 PM 2:28 PM 3:37 PM

1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 0.2L 0.0L -0.1L

Height 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.1H 0.6L 0.9L 1.0L 1.2H

Time 6:02 PM 6:50 PM 7:34 PM 8:14 PM 9:38 AM 9:27 AM 9:49 AM 10:23 AM 11:02 AM 11:45 AM 12:32 PM 6:41 AM 6:53 AM 7:04 AM 2:49 AM

Height 0.0L 0.0L -0.1L -0.1L 1.1L 1.1L 1.0L 0.9L 0.8L 0.6L 0.4L 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2L

Height 1.5H 1.6H 1.7H -0.1L 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.4H 0.8L 1.1L 1.3L -0.1L

Time 4:52 PM 5:46 PM 6:37 PM

Height 0.1L 0.0L -0.1L

8:04 PM 8:42 PM 11:10 AM 11:08 AM 11:14 AM 11:32 AM 12:00 PM 6:07 AM 6:18 AM 6:16 AM

-0.1L -0.1L 1.2L 1.1L 0.9L 0.8L 0.5L 1.4H 1.3H 1.4H

Time

Height

12:12 PM 1:21 PM 2:25 PM 3:29 PM 4:37 PM 5:51 PM 7:13 PM 1:23 PM 2:21 PM 3:24 PM 7:11 AM

1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 0.3L 0.1L 0.0L 1.3H

Time

Height

3:39 AM

1.7H

1:50 PM 2:59 PM 4:06 PM 5:16 PM 6:31 PM 12:39 PM 1:27 PM 2:24 PM

1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 0.3L 0.1L 0.0L

Time

Height

7:29 PM -0.2L 8:04 PM -0.1L 8:39 PM 0.0L 9:14 PM 0.2L 9:51 PM 0.5L 10:28 PM 0.9L 11:08 PM 1.3L 11:49 PM 1.8L 11:00 PM

2.6H

Time

Height

7:55 PM -0.2L 8:30 PM -0.1L 9:05 PM 0.0L 9:40 PM 0.1L 10:17 PM 0.4L 10:54 PM 0.7L 11:34 PM 1.1L 9:56 PM 11:47 PM

Time

1.9H 2.1H

Height

8:51 PM -0.1L 9:26 PM -0.1L 10:01 PM 0.0L 10:36 PM 0.1L 11:13 PM 0.2L 11:50 PM 0.4L 8:44 PM 10:26 PM

1.1H 1.2H

4:33 PM -0.1L Time

Height

9:20 PM 9:59 PM 10:40 PM 11:24 PM

0.0L 0.1L 0.3L 0.5L

7:53 PM 9:25 PM 11:09 PM

1.5H 1.6H 1.7H

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Moon Phases New

Last

August 17

August 10

Port O’Connor Date Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24

Time 8:01 AM 8:12 AM 8:34 AM 9:07 AM 9:44 AM 10:17 AM 10:25 AM 12:03 AM 12:37 AM 1:07 AM 1:34 AM 1:51 AM 6:27 AM 6:33 AM 6:51 AM

Rockport Date Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24

Time 10:12 AM 10:59 AM 11:50 AM 12:40 PM 1:26 PM 2:10 PM 12:05 AM 12:39 AM 1:08 AM 1:29 AM 1:32 AM 7:42 AM 7:40 AM 8:03 AM 8:47 AM

Houston Time 7:00 PM 7:55 PM 8:53 PM 9:49 PM 10:39 PM 11:24 PM

Height -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L

9:58 AM 9:46 AM 8:10 AM 7:22 AM 6:35 AM 3:56 PM 4:53 PM 5:59 PM

0.6H 0.5H 0.5H 0.5H 0.6H 0.1L 0.0L 0.0L

Height 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.0L 0.0L 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.3H 0.3H 0.4H 0.4H

Time 8:11 PM 9:04 PM 9:56 PM 10:44 PM 11:27 PM

Height 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L

2:56 PM 3:54 PM 5:26 PM 8:47 AM 8:05 AM 4:35 PM 5:29 PM 6:25 PM 7:24 PM

0.3H 0.3H 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H 0.1L 0.1L 0.0L 0.0L

Height 1.6H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.6H 1.5L 1.8L 2.1H

South Padre Island Date Time Aug 10 4:05 AM Aug 11 3:58 AM Aug 12 4:18 AM Aug 13 4:38 AM Aug 14 4:52 AM Aug 15 5:03 AM Aug 16 5:10 AM Aug 17 5:16 AM Aug 18 5:20 AM Aug 19 5:22 AM Aug 20 5:20 AM Aug 21 12:04 AM Aug 22 12:59 AM Aug 23 2:15 AM Aug 24 12:12 AM

August 31

August 24

Height 0.6H 0.6H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.0L 0.1L 0.2L 0.4L 0.5L 0.7H 0.8H 0.9H

Port Aransas, H. Caldwell Pier Date Time Aug 10 2:19 AM Aug 11 3:05 AM Aug 12 3:39 AM Aug 13 4:06 AM Aug 14 4:27 AM Aug 15 4:43 AM Aug 16 4:55 AM Aug 17 5:06 AM Aug 18 5:15 AM Aug 19 5:22 AM Aug 20 5:25 AM Aug 21 5:25 AM Aug 22 12:53 AM Aug 23 2:14 AM Aug 24 12:09 AM

Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. F=Full Moon, N=New Moon, Q=Quarter > = Peak Activity. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.

Full

First

Height 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.3H 1.2H 1.1H 0.7L 1.0L 1.2L 1.5H

Time 4:28 PM 5:26 PM 6:19 PM 7:05 PM 7:47 PM 8:27 PM 10:06 AM 10:14 AM 10:35 AM 11:04 AM 11:39 AM 12:22 PM 5:17 AM 4:49 AM 3:16 PM

Height 0.1L 0.0L -0.1L -0.1L -0.2L -0.2L 1.3L 1.2L 1.1L 0.9L 0.7L 0.5L 1.7H 1.8H 0.1L

Time 4:31 PM 5:27 PM 6:18 PM 7:03 PM 7:45 PM 8:24 PM 9:54 AM 9:59 AM 10:20 AM 10:49 AM 11:26 AM 5:14 AM 5:02 AM 4:31 AM 3:07 PM

Height 0.0L 0.0L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 1.3L 1.2L 1.0L 0.8L 0.5L 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H -0.3L

Time

Height

Time

Height

1:20 PM 1:48 PM 2:24 PM 3:07 PM

0.5L 0.4L 0.3L 0.2L

4:33 PM 7:17 PM 11:07 PM

0.5H 0.5H 0.5H

Time

Height

Time

Height

2012 Aug 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed > 16 Thu > 17 Fri N 18 Sat > 19 Sun > 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri Q 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 12:12 6:24 12:58 7:10 1:42 7:55 2:27 8:39 3:11 9:24 3:56 10:08 4:42 10:54 5:29 11:41 6:18 12:06 7:09 12:57 8:04 1:51 9:01 2:48 10:00 3:47 11:01 4:46 ----- 5:46 12:29 6:44 1:24 7:39 2:17 8:31 3:07 9:20 3:55 10:07

Dallas

2:26 PM 3:38 PM

0.2L 0.1L

Time

Height

12:44 PM 2:10 PM 3:30 PM 4:51 PM 6:19 PM 8:00 PM 1:13 PM 2:11 PM

1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.6H 1.7H 0.4L 0.2L

Time

12:14 PM 1:47 PM 3:11 PM 4:35 PM 6:05 PM 12:10 PM 1:02 PM 2:01 PM

7:59 PM

Time

0.2H

Height

9:05 PM -0.13L 9:44 PM 0.1L 10:25 PM 0.4L 11:09 PM 0.7L 11:57 PM 1.1L 10:01 PM

1.9H

Height

Time

Height

1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 0.2L 0.0L -0.2L

9:04 PM 9:45 PM 10:28 PM 11:14 PM

0.0L 0.1L 0.3L 0.5L

7:47 PM 9:51 PM

1.3H 1.3H

2012 Aug 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed > 16 Thu > 17 Fri N 18 Sat > 19 Sun > 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri Q 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 12:18 6:30 1:03 7:15 1:48 8:00 2:32 8:45 3:17 9:29 4:01 10:14 4:47 10:59 5:34 11:46 6:23 12:11 7:15 1:03 8:09 1:57 9:07 2:54 10:06 3:52 11:06 4:52 ----- 5:51 12:34 6:49 1:30 7:44 2:22 8:37 3:12 9:26 4:00 10:13

San Antonio

2012 A.M. Aug Minor Major 10 Fri 12:25 6:37 11 Sat 1:10 7:22 12 Sun 1:55 8:07 13 Mon 2:39 8:52 14 Tue 3:24 9:36 15 Wed > 4:08 10:21 16 Thu > 4:54 11:06 17 Fri N 5:41 11:53 18 Sat > 6:30 12:18 19 Sun > 7:22 1:10 20 Mon 8:16 2:04 21 Tue 9:14 3:01 22 Wed 10:13 3:59 23 Thu 11:13 4:59 24 Fri Q ----- 5:58 25 Sat 12:41 6:56 26 Sun 1:37 7:51 27 Mon 2:29 8:44 28 Tue 3:19 9:33 29 Wed 4:07 10:20

Amarillo

2012 A.M. Aug Minor 10 Fri 12:38 11 Sat 1:24 12 Sun 2:08 13 Mon 2:53 14 Tue 3:37 15 Wed > 4:22 16 Thu > 5:07 17 Fri N 5:55 18 Sat > 6:44 19 Sun > 7:35 20 Mon 8:30 21 Tue 9:27 22 Wed 10:26 23 Thu 11:27 24 Fri Q 12:02 25 Sat 12:55 26 Sun 1:50 27 Mon 2:43 28 Tue 3:33 29 Wed 4:21

OUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen ACROSS 1. A feeding drake is called a _____ 4. Term for a deer’s tines 8. A shooter’s aid 9. Diameter of a bullet or shell 10. A position in hunting game 11. Field area favored by quail 13. A fly-fishing bait 14. The formation flyers 15. A breed of setter 19. Predator trapped for the fur 21. A bear scent 22. A type of fishing lure 23. The trapper’s interest 24. Axis are classed as this 26. A fuel for camp stoves 28. Shells that fail to fire 30. A blue or spruce 32. An animal hideaway 33. A species of bass 34. The ____ snapper; food fish

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Used for bait at times The archer’s weapon Habitats for some fish The female bear A beaver project

DOWN 1. A salmon

2. An easy to erect tent 3. Cloth used to sharpen fishhooks 4. Concealment for small game 5. Another name for the largemouth 6. Furs, pelts

Solution on Page 22 7. A riverbank mammal 8. A code for a type bullet 12. A duck hunter’s lure 13. This will spook game 16. Used to fry fish over open fire 17. Angler name for a really large bass 18. A good bait for spring bass 20. The white weasel, valued furbearer 22. Small one is called a “dink” 23. Small one is a good bullhead bait 25. A fish species 27. A species of trout 28. Procedure to push game to hunters 29. A source of deer food 31. The gear that brings in a catch 32. Carp seldom bite on these 35. Deer can do this to escape danger 37. An animal resting place

Major 6:50 7:36 8:21 9:05 9:50 10:34 11:20 ----12:32 1:23 2:17 3:14 4:13 5:12 6:12 7:09 8:05 8:57 9:46 10:33

P.M. Minor 12:36 1:22 2:07 2:52 3:36 4:21 5:06 5:53 6:42 7:34 8:29 9:27 10:28 11:29 12:00 12:58 1:53 2:45 3:34 4:20

Major 6:48 7:34 8:19 9:04 9:49 10:33 11:18 12:05 12:30 1:22 2:16 3:14 4:14 5:15 6:15 7:13 8:08 8:59 9:47 10:33

SUN Rises Sets 06:45 08:06 06:46 08:05 06:46 08:04 06:47 08:03 06:48 08:02 06:48 08:01 06:49 08:01 06:49 08:00 06:50 07:59 06:51 07:58 06:51 07:57 06:52 07:55 06:52 07:54 06:53 07:53 06:53 07:52 06:54 07:51 06:54 07:50 06:55 07:49 06:56 07:48 06:56 07:47

MOON Rises Sets 12:41a 2:40p 1:24a 3:31p 2:11a 4:21p 3:02a 5:08p 3:56a 5:52p 4:52a 6:34p 5:50a 7:13p 6:49a 7:50p 7:49a 8:26p 8:50a 9:03p 9:52a 9:42p 10:56a 10:23p 12:01p 11:08p 1:06p NoMoon 2:10p NoMoon 3:11p 12:54a 4:07p 1:52a 4:58p 2:54a 5:44p 3:57a 6:25p 4:59a

P.M. Minor Major 12:42 6:54 1:27 7:40 2:13 8:25 2:57 9:10 3:42 9:54 4:26 10:39 5:12 11:24 5:58 12:10 6:47 12:35 7:39 1:27 8:35 2:22 9:33 3:20 10:33 4:20 11:35 5:20 12:06 6:21 1:04 7:19 1:59 8:13 2:51 9:05 3:39 9:53 4:26 10:38

SUN Rises Sets 06:46 08:16 06:47 08:15 06:47 08:14 06:48 08:13 06:49 08:12 06:49 08:11 06:50 08:10 06:51 08:09 06:51 08:08 06:52 08:07 06:53 08:06 06:53 08:05 06:54 08:04 06:55 08:02 06:55 08:01 06:56 08:00 06:57 07:59 06:57 07:58 06:58 07:56 06:59 07:55

MOON Rises Sets 12:40a 2:53p 1:23a 3:44p 2:10a 4:34p 3:00a 5:20p 3:55a 6:04p 4:52a 6:44p 5:52a 7:22p 6:52a 7:58p 7:54a 8:33p 8:56a 9:08p 10:00a 9:45p 11:05a 10:25p 12:11p 11:09p 1:18p NoMoon 2:23p NoMoon 3:24p 12:52a 4:20p 1:51a 5:10p 2:53a 5:54p 3:57a 6:34p 5:01a

P.M. Minor Major 12:49 7:01 1:34 7:47 2:20 8:32 3:04 9:17 3:49 10:01 4:33 10:46 5:19 11:31 6:05 12:17 6:54 12:42 7:46 1:34 8:42 2:29 9:40 3:27 10:40 4:27 11:42 5:27 12:13 6:28 1:11 7:26 2:06 8:20 2:58 9:12 3:46 10:00 4:33 10:45

SUN Rises Sets 06:58 08:18 06:59 08:17 06:59 08:16 07:00 08:15 07:01 08:14 07:01 08:14 07:02 08:13 07:02 08:12 07:03 08:11 07:03 08:10 07:04 08:09 07:05 08:08 07:05 08:07 07:06 08:05 07:06 08:04 07:07 08:03 07:07 08:02 07:08 08:01 07:08 08:00 07:09 07:59

MOON Rises 12:54a 1:38a 2:25a 3:15a 4:09a 5:06a 6:04a 7:03a 8:03a 9:03a 10:05a 11:08a 12:13p 1:18p 2:22p 3:23p 4:20p 5:11p 5:56p 6:37p

Sets 2:52p 3:44p 4:33p 5:20p 6:05p 6:46p 7:25p 8:03p 8:39p 9:16p 9:55p 10:36p 11:22p NoMoon 12:12a 1:07a 2:06a 3:08a 4:11a 5:13a

P.M. Minor 1:02 1:48 2:33 3:18 4:02 4:47 5:32 6:19 7:08 8:00 8:55 9:53 10:54 11:55 12:26 1:24 2:19 3:11 4:00 4:46

SUN Rises 07:03 07:03 07:04 07:05 07:06 07:06 07:07 07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:12 07:12 07:13 07:14 07:15 07:15 07:16 07:17

MOON Rises 12:56a 1:39a 2:25a 3:16a 4:11a 5:09a 6:10a 7:11a 8:14a 9:18a 10:23a 11:29a 12:37p 1:44p 2:49p 3:51p 4:47p 5:36p 6:19p 6:57p

Sets 3:19p 4:11p 5:00p 5:47p 6:30p 7:09p 7:46p 8:20p 8:54p 9:28p 10:04p 10:42p 11:25p NoMoon 12:14a 1:08a 2:07a 3:09a 4:14a 5:19a

Major 7:14 8:00 8:45 9:30 10:14 10:59 11:44 12:31 12:56 1:47 2:42 3:40 4:40 5:41 6:41 7:39 8:34 9:25 10:13 10:59

Sets 08:41 08:39 08:38 08:37 08:36 08:35 08:34 08:33 08:32 08:30 08:29 08:28 08:27 08:25 08:24 08:23 08:22 08:20 08:19 08:18

FOR THE TABLE Coconut crumbled mahi mahi 2 pounds mahi mahi fillets skinned and boned Flour 2 eggs Oil to fry 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 cup desiccated coconut SAUCE 2 mangoes skinned and flesh removed 2 tbsps. brown sugar 2 tbsps. chopped fresh basil — use Thai basil if you can get it 1 clove garlic

Splash white wine Ground black pepper to season Touch of soy sauce Process sauce ingredients until smooth. Set aside.

Flour fish, combine crumbs and coconut. Dip fish in beaten eggs and coat with crumb mixture. Press crumbs into fish. Chill fish for one hour to set coating.

Shallow fry two minutes per side.

Drain and drizzle with sauce.

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Dove tetrazzini 1 1/2 cups boned dove breasts 3 tbsps. butter or margarine 3 tbsps. onion, chopped 1/3 cup mushrooms, sliced 1 1/2 cups dove broth 2 tbsps. cornstarch 2 cups thin spaghetti 1 cup parmesan cheese 1/2 cup crumbled, crisp bacon Melt butter in saucepan; cook

onions and mushrooms over low heat until tender. Add dove broth and cornstarch and stir until thickened. Add dove and spaghetti.

Heat mixture until bubbling, stirring frequently. Turn into baking dish and top with parmesan cheese and bacon. Place under broiler until cheese melts.

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“It’s been picking up, and it’s doing great right now,” David Jones said.

“Cooper is hot and has got the sand bass.”

The elder Jones said they trolled around until they found the shad feeding on top of the water, then started getting bites throwing slabs and lipless crankbaits.

Tom Overman, 15, and Luke Overman, 12, of Arlington, also found good populations of white bass while fishing with guide Mark Parker on Richland Chambers Reservoir recently.

“You can easily catch your limit of fish early in the morning before it gets too hot, because the action is amazing,” Tom said. “Fishing can be tough this time of year, but if you find the fish, you can easily catch your limit.”

Luke said to take advantage of the early morning bite, because the action started slowing down by 7:30 a.m.

“Make sure that if you feel the slightest tap, set the hook,” Luke said.

The brothers had their best luck casting toward schools they could see surfacing, with 1 1/2-ounce slabs in chartreuse.

“You had to let the spoon hit the bottom, then pull your rod up and let it down like a jigging action,” Tom said.

“The fish often bite on the fall of the slab,” Luke added.

Keith Bounds of Plano found the white bass on Lake Lavon, and kept at them for three and a half hours.

“As soon as daylight hit, the shad started grouping up and the white bass were waiting for them,” he said.

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“I had two lures tied on and was catching double after double.”

Bounds said the double-lure setup can really up the excitement when you find a feeding school of white bass.

“It’s already chaos in there anyway, and they see two lures in there and they just go wild over it,” he said.

Bounds was presenting a tail spinner on one side, with a curly-tailed artificial shad with a 1/4-ounce jig head on the other.

Even when the surface action slowed down, Bounds said the white bass will still bite on slabs allowed to sink down deep.

“The fishing is finally getting better than it has been,” he said. “It’s finally turning on out there at Lavon.”

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HEROES Auburn University student WILL HUTCHISON caught this 7-pound bass in mid-July in a private lake in Comanche County. Will was using a gold spoon when the big boy hit.

CAMDEN MCCULLOCH, 12, of Frisco took these two animals — a Hawaiian Ram and a Spanish billy goat — with a .243 and a .30-06 while hunting with his dad, Loch, on the Big Island of Hawaii in June.

RYAN MCKILLIP, 15, of Carrollton caught this 11.4-pound lunker in East Texas this summer. Ryan said the big bass hit hard and, after a five-minute fight, he landed the fish before taking pictures and releasing it.

VIDALINA MEDINA caught these two bass — 19 inches and 16 inches — in the Brazos River near Waco on live minnows.

Temple physician DAN EICKENHORST caught these two nice black drum in early July in Redfish Bay. Dan was sight-casting using frozen shrimp.

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YVONNE MILLER of Murphy with her first whitetail buck, a 203-inch monster from Wisconsin, taken on Sept. 19, 2011 with guide Gary Nelson of Wildrivers Whitetails.

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