Tops in taxidermy
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Volume 6, Issue 21
Josh Kelly is making a name for himself as a fish taxidermist. Page 7
Technical striper fishing
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STRIPED PREDATOR: Fishing for striped bass is hot at Texas lakes. Anglers are bringing in high numbers of the fish, which patrol open water and grow to large sizes. Here, Doug Jones holds one caught at Lake Texoma. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Wardens marry Karin Bailey and Robert Apple swore to love each other — and enforce the law. Page 4
Teaching hunter ed Stepping to the head of the hunter safety class requires experience and passion. Page 4
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■ Fish friends: Two teachers spend their summers on Lewisville Lake. Page 6
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Spill affecting Texas No crude has come ashore in Texas, but Texas businesses are feeling its effects. Page 6
High-tech lures
By Thomas Phillips
Lure makers are turning to advanced engineering for new models. Page 6
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When all his lines were baited and in the water, Lake Texoma guide Jay Staley pulled out his striper call.
Then, without a warning, the calling began. Repeatedly he thrashed the water with a worn-out fishing rod, imitating a feeding frenzy on the surface. The technique helps attract the curious predatory fish. If striped bass are around, they often come running to check out the disturbance. Waiting for a pack of fish to move in, Staley keeps his eyes on his rods and his fishfinder. Soon after, rod tips started twitching, and fish were
on. “You can beat the water and that screen’ll turn black,” Staley said. The screen did not turn black this day in mid-June, but Staley still helped his anglers catch a limit of stripers apiece, as he has done every day he fished for two weeks. On this day, Staley had 20 fish in a cooler by 8 a.m., including one measuring 22 1/2 inches long. In addition to his water-beating attractant, Staley uses a hand-
Fly rod in one hand, receipt book in other
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Private leases for public hunting a bargain for state
Former sales rep returns to coast, sets up shop For most of the last decade, Dave Hayward traveled about 50,000 miles a year selling Orvis products and trying out a different fishery nearly every day. After being let go as a sales rep by Orvis this past year, Hayward is significantly cutting down on his travel and settling in the one place he loves the most — the Texas Gulf Coast. “It’s been great to move to the coast,” Hayward said. “Getting back to the redfishing and the occasional big fish is what I love to do.” Hayward’s new gig is running the Swan Point Landing fly-fishing shop in Rockport. He had been talking to Swan Point about carrying Orvis before he became victim of a set of layoffs, so it was a natural fit. But this is by no means his first
ful of other techniques for catching Texoma stripers. When anchored, he fishes at different depths. To hit the target depth, he lets out the right amount of line by one of two methods. For one, he pulls line from the reel by hand. The distance from the reel to the first eye on the rod is about 2 feet, so making 20 pulls of line from the reel to the eye would equal about 40 feet.
SHOP BOY: Dave Hayward sells fly-fishing gear, teaches casting lessons and supports the coast from Swan Point Landing fly shop in Rockport, which he manages. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
When it’s all said and done, Texas gets a pretty good price for the private land it leases for hunting. Most hunters in Texas will pay about $10 per acre for hunting land, but Texas Parks and Wildlife pays about $5 for small-game tracts, according to figures from the state. A couple of quick numbers: • 114,418 acres of private land leased • $310,326 paid for private land leases Those numbers can be broken down: • 50,298 acres of private land leased for small game hunting (at a price of $255,276) • 64,180 acres of private land leased for big game hunting (at a price of $50,000) Permits for big game hunts on private land are distributed in drawings held every year. Next hunting season, the state will have 191 permits available. That number breaks down See PUBLIC HUNTING, Page 25
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HUNTING
Mr. and Mrs. Game Warden — two tie the knot Young officers hope to work from same duty station someday
By Thomas Phillips LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
MARRIED: Game Wardens Karin and Bobby Apple pose on their wedding day. Photo by Todd Bailey.
The most important vows Karin Bailey and Bobby Apple ever exchanged were uttered on their wedding day. The second most important vows came before that: when they raised their right hands and swore to enforce the fish and game laws of the state of Texas. On May 22, Game Warden Karin Bailey became Game Warden Karin Apple when she married Robert, who is also a game warden. “I knew early on that he was the guy that I was supposed to marry,” Karin said. “Early on” was soon after they met. Robert,
31, was a cadet at the game warden academy, and Karin, 29, who became a game warden in 2008, was stationed in Harris County. As part of their training, cadets are sent on field trips to different regions around the state. For one field trip, Bobby was sent to Houston. He rode along with Karin and one of her partners while patrolling coastal waters. “We laugh about it now because on the surface that weekend, there was nothing between us at all,” Karin said. But something happened. Karin thought he was cute, and Bobby tried to stay in touch. When he returned to the academy, he sent Karin an e-mail asking if he could ride along again on his next days off.
Bobby graduated from high school in Spring, and his parents still live in the area. So he was spending his free time there. “I could kind of feel that he was interested,” she said. “I found out that he was single, and that was good news.” When he came down, they did their ridealong, and Karin tried to arrange dinner for them and other game wardens. The other wardens turned them down, leaving Karin and Bobby to dine alone. A casual dinner turned into dating. “The relationship grew, and I realized she was the one,” Bobby said. See MARRIED, Page 15
So you want to teach hunter ed Extra learning, strong desire required to be an instructor By Nicholas Conklin LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
Texas needs more certified hunter education instructors. Increased interest in outdoor activities along with course requirements has led to the need for more instructors. But those interested need to jump a few hurdles above and beyond the student course to become an outdoors instructor. Beyond the student course, a would-be instructor must pass an instructor course and meet one-onone with a game warden. The instructor session builds upon the lessons taught in the student course, while implementing vital technical knowledge that the educators must pass on. Prospective instructors are not required to pay for the two-day course, which consists of an 8-hour classroom session where technical aspects of teaching are reviewed. A training instructor supervises eight of the hours while the remaining four hours are completed over the Internet. Luke Leissner, a Texas Parks and Wildlife certified hunter education instructor, said the purpose of the training course is to find those individuals who are passionate about the outdoors, and willing to pass that passion and knowledge on. “Its about getting kids involved with the outdoors,” Leissner said. “I spent a ton of my life hunting and fishing, and I just want to help kids to get involved.” The classroom portion of the course focuses on the requirements
TEACHING: Jerry Colliver, right, leads a hunter education class in a field exercise earlier this month in Euless. Colliver has a passion for education, teaching hunter safety classes and programs in firearms use. Photo by Thomas Phillips, Lone Star Outdoor News.
that the state has for its teachers. “You learn what’s required by the state,” Leissner said. “You learn aspects of firearm and archery safety and everything that’s required to certify students.” After taking the instructor course, the prospective instructor completes an application that determines the person’s experience and motivation in becoming an educator. Jerry Colliver, an instructor in the Dallas area, said his motivation behind becoming an educator was to provide a safe environment for those who wish to hunt.
“The reward is that we know there are going to be less hunting accidents,” Colliver said, “and to make sure that it is done in the safe and correct manner.” An applicant then undergoes an interview process with a local game warden. A four-page application and background check through the warden is the final step in gaining certification. Steve Hall, the director of hunter and boater education for TPW, said the final step ensures the candidate is the proper person to be educating youths in Texas.
Colliver said that part of his teaching responsibility is to inform the public on the role hunters play in wildlife management and to dispel any inaccurate stereotypes that surround the sport. “The days of the old redneck shooting from his truck are gone; we try to get away from that type of image,” Colliver said. “We’re educated people, and we’re trying to bring a higher level of professionalism to the sport.” Colliver and Leissner became instructors because of their interest in firearms, hunting and the outdoors. Colliver has stretched his teach-
ing to include many of the National Rifle Association instructor courses and the concealed handgun instructor course. Leissner is also a certified bowhunter education instructor. More than 33,000 students take hunter education each year, and it is offered in each county of the state. In 2009, the program reached more than 43,000 students, 70 percent of whom were under the age of 17. The student educational course became mandatory for most hunters in 1988, which spawned the need for more instructors. The class costs $15 per person.
Texas brothers accused of federal wildlife violations By Bill Miller
FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Two brothers from East Texas are accused of running an illegal guide service in Kansas for white-tailed and mule deer, and violating federal wildlife laws by bringing illegally hunted antlers across state lines. James Bobby Butler Jr., 41, and Marlin Jackson Butler, 35, are charged in a 23-count federal indictment of violating the federal Lacey Act. The act outlaws the deliberate transport across state lines of illegally taken wildlife or animal parts. In this case, the parts were antlers and
Man allegedly brought antlers across state lines after illegal hunts for Kansas trophies
capes destined for a Texas taxidermist. Federal officials declined to say anything about the case beyond a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. “We have to keep our comments for the courtroom at this point,” said Jim Cross, spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Wichita, Kan. “I think the potential penalties give you a way to evaluate the seriousness of the charges.”
If convicted, the brothers could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for Lacey Act violations, according to the DOJ statement. But the indictment also includes three obstruction charges against James Butler, which can bring up to 20 years in prison, the DOJ said. The brothers live in Martinsville, according to the indictment, which is about 15 miles east of Nacogdoches. They could not
be reached for comment. The indictment was handed up May 25 by a federal grand jury in Wichita. The 28-page document alleges that from 2005 to 2008, the brothers ran a guide service called Camp Lone Star near Coldwater, a small community in the southwest portion of Kansas. Camp Lone Star was located in Deer Management Unit 16, “a unit known for its ‘trophy class’ deer,” the indictment stated. What size trophies? According to the indictment, a client from Arnaudville, La., in November 2005 shot See VIOLATIONS, Page 22
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MARSH HUNTING: A new study says the Gulf Coast marshes cannot support as many waterfowl as it could 50 years ago, according to Ducks Unlimited. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Study: Coastal marshes losing ability to support waterfowl Carrying capacity is down in last 50 years A group of researchers along the Gulf Coast say the loss of coastal wetlands during the past 50 years have reduced the capacity of coastal marshes to support wintering waterfowl, according to Ducks Unlimited. The Gulf Coast Joint Venture’s study area included coastal marshes from Mobile Bay, Ala., to Corpus Christi. Scientists used a measure called duck-energy-days (the dietary energy needed to sustain a single duck for a single day)
to estimate how much food would be required to support population goals set forth by the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Their calculations revealed that under the assumption of a 150-day winter period, coastal marshes in these areas satisfy energy demands of 2.9 million fewer ducks and geese than what they likely did during the 1970s. In southeast Louisiana alone, coastal marsh food resources may support 1.3 million fewer waterfowl than what is targeted by GCJV population objectives. “We’ve known for years that coastal habitat See WATERFOWL, Page 25
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FISHING
Spill affecting Texans
Concerned callers want reassurance from fishing guides By Thomas Phillips LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
No crude from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the Louisiana coast has come ashore in Texas, but Texas fishing businesses are still feeling its effects. “It’s kind of slowing down, but there for a while, we were probably getting 40, 50 calls a day,” said Brenda Owens, a manager at Capt. Kelly’s Deep Sea Headquarters in Port Aransas.
The oil scare has resulted in Customers, hearing news reports about oil in the Gulf of Mexico, three lost charters for Deep Sea Headquarters, Owens said. are concerned about their The company takes deepplanned fishing trips. They sea fishing trips off the want to know if their fish ■ Venice fishing: coast, usually going 30 to and the water are OK. 36 miles south. Fishing is closed in most Texans say The customers said the waters around southeast- fishing is good where it’s open. oil spill was the reason ern Louisiana, but it’s wide LSONews.com they canceled, Owens said. open on the Texas coast. But that reason might be The oil spill, large though it a good excuse for canceling a trip is, is still many miles away. “They have told us basically 400,” Owens said. See OIL SPILL, Page 26
Two friends share time on Lewisville Lake chasing hybrids, whites
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OIL-FREE: Fishing on the Texas coast has been unaffected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but some businesses are feeling the pinch from it. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Summer schools
By Thomas Phillips LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
When school lets out for summer, two North Texas pals go fishing, ready to put the classroom behind them for a few months. Steve Fogle and Art Kinney fish three, four, sometimes five days a week until the first bell rings again for the fall semester. Although they carry on like teenagers while they’re on the water, the pair have more experience in front of the blackboard than behind a school desk. Kinney and Fogle share a common occupation as teachers at Lewisville schools. But it’s other Lewisville schools that brought them together — schools of predatory hybrid and white bass in Lewisville Lake. “This sounds just like one of those matches made in heaven: We met at the boat launch,” said Fogle, 62. The men were both fishing fanatics before they met, and fishing provided the setting for them to meet. Kinney, 52, kept seeing Fogle on the water, and one day they started talking at the ramp. They found out they were both teachers, and their friendship was sealed. “It’s fun to go out with somebody that’s got the same interests,” Kinney said. While they are casting slabs and Sassy Shad for bass, talk also turns to something they don’t share in common: politics. One’s a Democrat, and one goes GOP. Mention Sarah Palin’s name, and there will be more fighting in the boat than with fish in the water. They form opinions and defend them. They solve problems and have answers to
FISH FRIENDS: Steve Fogle, left, and Art Kinney met at a boat ramp at Lewisville Lake and have been friends for a few years. They share a common bond of being teachers in Lewisville. Photo by Thomas Phillips, Lone Star Outdoor News.
today’s problems. “But nobody seems to ask us,” Kinney said. “Maybe they can’t find us because we’re fishing.” Both have boats, and they take turns using
them. That’s about the only thing that changes from one day to another. They have never fished another lake together. “I think we’re just too lazy to hook the
boats up and actually drive someplace else,” Fogle said. And other species don’t fear their hooks: See TEACHERS, Page 24
High-tech lures creating a buzz — literally — among anglers Humming, blinking, stinking baits, and one that’s hard to break, are catching on and catching fish By Mary Helen Aguirre LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
Innovation is slowly muscling its way into what has historically been a low-tech industry. Some pioneering lure makers are turning to science to build what they feel is a more effective product. And they are slowly carving out their niche in the more than $900 million per year lure, fly and artificial bait market. Kenneth Andres, who helps coordinate the American Sportfishing Association’s annual ICAST new products showcase, describes these innovative lures as a small segment in the lure industry that seems to be a growing trend at ICAST shows. “We love to see the innovations,” Andres said. “It allows the industry — especially the international market — to see what we’re doing here.” One product that made a spectacular splash when it was introduced at the new products
ADVANCED WEAPONRY: The BioPulse lure system combines electronics, shape and chemicals to attract fish. Photo by Lili A. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
showcase in 2008 is the BioPulse Lure System by Connecticut-based Mystic Tackleworks Inc. The company began selling the eagerly awaited crankbait in December to good response from anglers. Greg Mitchell, the founder and chairman of Mystic Tackleworks, describes the lure as the product of “pure science.” Based on the chemosensory neurobiology of fish, the lure system incorporates an inter-
nal scent-dispersal system, ultraviolet light technology, a miniature electronic circuit and polymeric feeding stimulant foam. In short, the lure emits the sounds, the scents, the tastes and the visual stimuli that fish are hardwired to detect. “It stands on the shoulders of giants,” Mitchell said, referring to the scientists who contributed to the design. In addition to leading researchers from Loyola, Louisiana State
and Queens universities who specialize in the sensory systems of fish, Mitchell also relied on materials scientists affiliated with such leading-edge institutions as MIT. Named as ICAST’s best hard lure in 2008, the BioPulse also recently won the Pitney Bowes Award for the most promising new technology in Connecticut. Mitchell, who serves as the chief science officer of his company, says the next step is to take all that technology and minimize it even more. In the works is a smaller lure designed for bass anglers that will be out in 2011. Then there are those science-based products designed to enhance a fisherman’s favorite lure. The CAGI Sonic Attractor, for example, is not a lure. Rather it is a sound-emitting device with a range of about 300 feet that attaches about 12 to 18 inches in front of the lure. See HIGH-TECH LURES, Page 22
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BASS MASTER: Josh Kelly and his father share a studio in Rockwall. The son grew up watching his father work and has become highly regarded in his own right. Photo by Shannon Drawe, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
Not taxidermy — artwork Rockwall taxidermist captures essence of fish in his work By Shannon Drawe
FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS You may not know him, but in taxidermist circles he’s known as a “Black Knight.” His name is Josh Kelly, and the young taxidermist from Rockwall is making waves in the increasingly artistic world of fish taxidermy. Organized competitions between taxidermists are one of the measures of their creativity, and according to Josh’s father, Ron Kelly, “a Black Knight is one of those guys who comes out of nowhere, an unknown, and they come in and win everything,” changing the standards for creativity and artistic style. The art of fish taxidermy has changed quite
a bit since the old “fish on a board,” and that’s where artists such as Josh have the advantage. “The rocks flow. The weeds flow. The base flows with it, like a fish in a current,” Josh said. Ron Kelly has been a full-time taxidermist since 1979 and remembers how he used to bring Josh into the studio to play while he worked. “He used to sit on my lap,” Ron said. “I would give him an airbrush to play with, or a cardboard fish to paint ... he was 5 or 6.” “By the time I was 11, I was working in the shop, and by the time I was 16, I was painting fish,” Josh said. Now, he is combining replica fish with contemporary art, and it’s becoming the popular thing as Josh is beginning to set the standards, Ron said. “I love the detailing and airbrushing, so I specialize in fish, and there aren’t that many people out there who just do fish,” Josh said. “I have a lot of abstract art around my house where I use See TAXIDERMIST, Page 15
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HOT BITES LARGEMOUTH BASS
COLEMAN: Very good on Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits and chartreuse soft plastics. FALCON: Very good on shallow running crankbaits and large Texas-rigged soft plastic worms. ATHENS: Good on topwaters early, midday switching to Texas rigs and drop-shot rigs. BELTON: Good on spinnerbaits and topwaters. COOPER: Good on buzzbaits early and late, midday switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Senkos.
WHITE, HYBRID, STRIPER
ARROWHEAD: White bass are excellent on jigs and small crankbaits off windswept points and along the dam with some surface action. RAY HUBBARD: White bass are excellent on topwaters and Rooster Tails. GRAPEVINE: White bass are good on topwaters, Humdingers and slabs. GREENBELT: White bass are good on live bait and chrome jerkbaits.
CATFISH
FORK: Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut bait and frozen shrimp. NAVARRO MILLS: Blue catfish are excellent on trotlines baited with perch. RAY ROBERTS: Catfish are excellent on prepared baits in 2-4 feet. BASTROP: Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and stinkbait. BUCHANAN: Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch. CANYON LAKE: Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines upriver. GIBBONS CREEK: Catfish are very good on stinkbait, cut bait and frozen shrimp.
CRAPPIE FORT PHANTOM HILL: Good on minnows and jigs. GRANGER: Good on chartreuse jigs in 5-12 feet.
ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; .02’ low. Black bass are good on live bait, shad-colored spinnerbaits or crankbaits and green pumpkin soft plastics suspended in timber, with topwater action along brush lines and rocky points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait. AMISTAD: Water clear; 81 degrees; 1.56’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters, small and medium crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and big Red Fins. White bass are fair on crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheesebait, shrimp and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on droplines and throwlines baited with live perch. ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 83-88 degrees; 0.36’ low. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared bait. BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. BELTON: Water clear; 80 degrees; 2.16’ low. Hybrid striper are good trolling RatL-Traps and on live shad in coves. White bass are fair on minnows under lights at night. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are good on crawdads and perch. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines and juglines.
Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and chrome RatL-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows. No reports on catfish. on soft plastic frogs early, later switching to Texas rigs, chatterbaits and jigs. White bass are good on Little Georges, Rooster Tails and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Crappie are fair. Catfish are good on prepared bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 82 degrees; 3.19’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and large soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait in 5-12 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. COLEMAN: Water murky; 80 degrees; 7.77’ low. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad near the park and the store. Crappie are good on minnows and Li’l Fishies at night. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and chicken livers.
shad and prepared bait in shallow water. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and goldfish. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 83-88 degrees; 0.27’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics in the shallows. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and under docks. Catfish are fair. GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 30.96’ low. Black bass to six pounds are good on shad-colored RatL-Traps, spinnerbaits or buzzbaits along grass lines, pumpkin/chartreuse soft plastics and live bait along timber and in grass pockets. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait, white spinnerbaits or green pumpkin jigs. Walleye are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 88
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BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 82 degrees; 5.63’ low. Black bass are good on white buzzbaits, perch and craw-colored crankbaits and redbug and watermelon seed worms. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishie,s small Rat-L-Traps and shad-colored crankbaits. Crappie are good on Li’l Fishies and tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait over baited holes in 10-15 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch. BUCHANAN: Water murky; 80 degrees; 9.07’ low. Black bass are good on white buzzbaits and jigs, watermelon topwaters and weightless Texas-rigged purple flake Whacky Sticks in pockets and points in creeks in 5-15 feet at first light. Striped bass are fair. White bass are fair. Crappie are good on minnows and crappie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dip bait. CADDO: Water murky; 84-88 degrees; 0.47’ high. Black bass are fair to good on wacky rigs, weightless Yum Dingers and jigs around cypress trees. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on chartreuse Road Runners. Catfish are fair to good on red wigglers and cut bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 80 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs between the dam and the crappie wall and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are excellent down-rigging spoons in 10-20 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, cheesebait and shad. Blue catfish are excellent on liver and cut bait. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 78 degrees; 1.27’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Flukes, Texas-rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks and white crankbaits off points along flooded weeds and trees in 2-6 feet at first light. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on root beer grubs and craws and watermelon red tubes on ball jigheads. Crappie are fair. Channel catfish are slow. CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 83-89 degrees; 0.14’ high. Black bass are good
O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 20.03’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, shadcolored crankbaits and spinnerbaits and live bait worked along grass lines and timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and chrome crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on shad-colored soft plastic jerkbaits. Channel catfish are good on live and prepared bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 83-88 degrees; 1.19’ high. Black bass are fair to good on chartreuse spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shad pattern shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are fair to good on topwaters and Little Georges. Catfish are fair. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 81 degrees; 1.13’ low. Black bass are good on Senkos, white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits in mid-lake pockets along Caddo Creek, Cedar Creek and Bee Creek. Crappie are fair. White bass are good on live bait, silver crankbaits and jigging spoons during early morning hours and at night under the dock lights. Stripers are good on shad-colored crankbaits along the southern lake points. Catfish are good on shad.
BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 83-88 degrees; 0.23’ low. Black bass are good on Carolina rigs, drop-shot rigs and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers. BRAUNIG: Water stained; 80 degrees. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on liver and perch off points near the pier. Redfish are excellent on perch, shad and silver spoons. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait and cheesebait near the dam.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 84 degrees; 6.91’ high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits along the banks in Liberty Hill Park. White bass are good on medium diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs at Crappie Point and in Liberty Hill Park. Channel catfish are good on minnows and stinkbait.
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Trout are good on topwaters worked over shallow rocks. Trout are good for waders working plastics over sand and grass. Redfish have been found in knee-deep water on small topwaters. CONROE: Water fairly clear; 0.28’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Carolina-rigged soft plastics, crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are good on silver/gold striper jigs. Crappie are fair. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver and bait shrimp. COOPER: Water off-color; 82-87 degrees; 1.14’ low. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on Rooster Tails and Little Georges. Hybrid striper are good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair. FALCON: Water clear; 81 degrees. Striped bass are slow. FORK: Water fairly clear; 82-88 degrees; 0.2’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early and late and midday on Senkos, drop-shot-rigged finesse worms and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs under the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared baits. FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 78 degrees; 4.53’ low. Black bass are good on shad-colored spinnerbaits and live bait with topwater action early and late. White bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Catfish are good on bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue/black tube jigs. GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.50’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon gold Carolina-rigged soft plastics, crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair. White bass are fair. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, chicken livers and frozen shrimp. GRANGER: Water clear; 78 degrees; 2.02’ low. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps along shallow main lake roadbeds. Blue catfish are good on
degrees; 0.62’ high. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on watermelon seed soft plastic worms and frogs in 8-16 feet and chrome Rat-L-Traps near the islands in 13 feet. Crappie are fair on live minnows around structure near the dam and pump station in 18-23 feet. Bream are good on live worms off piers and over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are very good on trotlines baited with stinkbait and cut shad in 25 feet. JOE POOL: Water off-color; 84-87 degrees; 0.33’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, wacky rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Little Georges and Road Runners. Catfish are fair. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 83-88 degrees; 1.45’ high. Black bass are fair to good on Pop Rs early, later switching to Texas rigs, chartreuse/white spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. LAVON: Water stained; 84-89 degrees; 1.14’ low. Black bass are fair on dropshot-rigged finesse worms, topwaters and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits. LBJ: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.42’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, weightless watermelon red Whacky Sticks and Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps along riprap on seawalls, docks and water willows. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 83-89 degrees; 0.65’ low. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair. Catfish are good on prepared bait over baited holes. MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 85-92 degrees; 0.11’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to
RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 82-88 degrees; 1.37’ low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Carolina rigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridges and in the marinas. Hybrid striper are fair to good on live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 82-88 degrees; 0.45’ low. Black bass are good on Carolina-rigged lizards in 4-8 feet. Crappie are good under the 3002 Bridge on minnows. White bass are good, but sporadic on Humdingers. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.80’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair. Catfish are good on trotlines. TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 82-88 degrees; 0.27’ low. Black bass are fair on Senkos, Texas-rigged lizards and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and topwaters. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on prepared and cut bait. TEXOMA: Water off-color; 81-88 degrees; 0.74’ low. Black bass are fair on dropshot-rigged finesse baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles and around bridge columns. Striped bass are good on live shad. Catfish are good on live and cut shad.
SALTWATER SCENE NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good under rafts of shad on topwaters. Trout are good while working deep shell on plastics. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and topwaters. Sheepshead are good on live shrimp tight to the rocks. BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Sand trout are fair to good on shrimp in the Intracoastal. TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout, redfish and flounder are good at the spillway on live bait. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum plastics. Trout are good on the south shoreline on topwaters and plastics. Trout are good in the channel on croakers. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout, sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Redfish are good in the back lakes. Tarpon are beginning to show on the beachfront. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout, redfish and Spanish mackerel are fair to good on shrimp at the jetties. Trout, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on reefs in Christmas Bay. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Trout are fair on the shorelines for waders. Redfish are fair in Lake Austin on live shrimp. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on topwaters and live shrimp in Oyster Lake. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on topwaters 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 in the deep guts on the outgoing tide. PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Redfish are fair to good on the East Flats and around Dagger Island on shrimp and Gulps. Red snapper, kingfish and ling are good offshore.
TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 81 degrees; 2.80’ low. Black bass are good but small on redbug and watermelon red soft plastic worms and crankbaits in the boating lanes. Striped bass are fair. White bass are fair. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/green tube jigs over baited holes in 20 feet. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are good in the surf on croakers.
TRAVIS: Water murky; 81 degrees; 3.49’ low. Black bass are good on bone topwaters, red shad worms and smoke grubs in 12-28 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and fresh cut perch.
SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are fair to good around Gas Well Flats and South Bay on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Tarpon are showing at the pass. Trout are good on TTF Flats Minnows behind spoils.
WHITNEY: Water fairly clear; 2.90’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair to good on down-rigged live baits. White bass are fair. Crappie are fair. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, stinkbait and live bait.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Trout are good on the deeper edges and flats in Laguna Vista and Airport Cove on topwaters and live shrimp.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters on the edge of the channel and around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while wading shallow flats on small topwaters and Gulps. Offshore is good for red snapper, kingfish and ling.
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FLAT FIGHTER: Flounder have been taking shrimp-tipped jigs and other lures on the upper coast. Anglers are targeting them and catching them while fishing for other species. Photo by Scott Sommerlatte, for LSON.
No need to wait until November for flounder Flatfish being caught mixed in with trout, reds
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Flounder have a sneaky way of biting baits typically reserved for redfish and speckled trout. Although the flounder bite is most popular during the fall, summer time can be a prime fishing time for them as shrimp are prevalent. Randy Foreman, who guides on Sabine Lake and surrounding waters, has found fair numbers of flounder. Foreman has caught flounder in 4 to 9 feet
of water along points and jetties. Most have been caught on plastic baits in pumpkinseed and chartreuse and with jig heads rigged with artificial shrimp. Foreman’s most recent trip netted 11 flounder near points at Sabine. He also caught flounder in Keith Lake and in Johnson Lake and to the south near East Bay. “We have been catching a lot of the smaller fish,” Foreman said. “But the bigger ones we’re catching are healthy, and they’re eating good.” Weather has caused difficult fishing for Foreman as he has been forced to switch fishing grounds and adapt to less than favorable conditions. See FLOUNDER, Page 20
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER DANCE, DANCE, DANCE ALL THE WAY TO JAIL While patrolling Lake Amistad, Val Verde Game Warden Roger Nicholas and Terrell County Game Warden Kenneth Stannard observed a boat coming from a cove. The driver of the boat was standing up, dancing and chugging a beer all at the same time. The boat was stopped, and after a water safety check, a few float tests were administered. The driver was taken to shore where he failed to pass a sobriety test and was arrested for boating while intoxicated. CADET SMELLS SOMETHING FISHY ON BANK ANGLER While patrolling the Bosque River, Coryell County Game Warden Andrew Alexander and Game Warden Cadet Brad Clark made contact with two people fishing from the bank. When one of the people went to his vehicle to retrieve his fishing license, Clark detected a strong smell of marijuana. Alexander was notified, and after a search of the vehicle a large bag of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were seized. POACHERS’ MISDEEDS WERE PLAIN AS DAY For five months, Angelina County Game Wardens Phillip Wood and Tim Walker investigated poaching on the Neches River. Ultimately, the wardens saw two people emptying a hoop net in front of them on the river at the back of a hunting club. Both people were charged with possession of a net in prohibited waters, taking fish by illegal means and methods, and undersized catfish. WARDENS DESCEND ON LOUNGING ROAD HUNTERS While loading their boats at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Angelina County Game Warden James Barge, Nacogdoches County Game Warden Randy Stovall and Tyler County
Spearfishing technique draws attention, tickets Williamson County Game Warden Joel Campos received a report about possible illegal activity at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown. Six men were allegedly spearing game fish. Campos could not see them
from land so he walked the river, trying to remain concealed at the same time. Campos observed three of them swimming with goggles and spears. When he confronted them, none had a fishing license. All
three men said they were fishing for carp. No evidence indicated game fish were in their possession. The men received citations, and their equipment was confiscated. Other charges are pending.
Game Warden Bill Zappe received a call about road hunting. The wardens responded from two different directions and stopped a vehicle. Three people were sitting in lawn chairs in the bed of the truck with rifles and spotlights.
Fork. Upon inspection of their fish, Pellizzari found eight undersized channel catfish and an undersized crappie. Citations were issued for the undersized fish.
County Game Warden Kevin Frazier used his boat to rescue a female from her home on McQueeny Lake. Comal County Game Wardens Brent Satsky and Michael McCall, and Wilson County Game Warden Jesse Garcia assisted sheriff’s officers with rescue operations. One fatality was attributed to the flooding. Outfitters and campsites along River Road near New Braunfels received the most damage from the flood waters. Numerous travel trailers, vehicles, camping equipment and personal belongings were washed away by the flash flood.
BOYS LEFT EVIDENCE OF APPARENT POACHING Throckmorton County Game Warden Shea Guinn headed to an area lake one morning and discovered someone had dumped two deer, two cottontails and one bobcat out on a vacant lot. The violators were two local young men, and charges were to be filed. SOLO ANGLER HAS TOO MANY CRAPPIE Game Wardens David Pellizzari and Dewayne Noble were patrolling Lake Gilmer checking boats for water safety and fishing violations. While checking a fishing boat with one man, they found he had 26 undersized crappie and 38 total. Several charges are pending. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER AFTER WRECK While on his way home, Upshur County Game Warden David Pellizzari drove up on wreck involving a deer. While waiting on a trooper to arrive, Pellizzari noticed the registration on the boat the driver was pulling had expired in March 2009. Pellizzari asked where the vehicle’s occupants had been, and the driver said they had been fishing at Lake
NO LICENSE: NO CATCH, NO KEEP Refugio County Game Warden Danny Kelso arrested two people at Cavasso Creek with a mixed bag of several undersized speckled trout, redfish and black drum. Neither person had a fishing license. Four cases were filed. THREE BOATERS, ONE LIFE JACKET A call came in to Chambers County Game Wardens Bobby Jobes and John Feist and Harris County Game Warden Susan Webb about an overturned boat on Galveston Bay. With the aid of a victim’s cell phone, the wardens were able to locate and rescue the two males, one female and one dog. The victims had been in the water for about four hours and the female was the only one who had a life jacket on. SPRING FLOODING BLOWS OUT GUADALUPE Heavy rains caused flash floods June 9 on the Guadalupe River west of Canyon Lake Dam in Comal County and in Seguin, Guadalupe County. Comal County Game Warden Jake Scott rescued an individual whose truck stalled in high water after driving around barricades at a low-water crossing. Guadalupe
WARDEN HELPS EASE HIKER’S PAIN WHILE HELP IS EN ROUTE Game Warden Jim Porter responded to a call for assistance in Madera Canyon after an 18-year-old man fell from high bluffs. The man had been hiking near the top of the mountain. After the fall, he had a severely crushed leg and other injuries. The man was given first aid and morphine on the side of the mountain and then carried in a basket to an ambulance at the bottom of the canyon. MAN WANTED TO FISH TOO BAD AT CHILDREN’S EVENT At a fishing derby for children in Lubbock, Scurry County Game Warden Mel Reed and Hale County Game Warden Mark Collins were assisting and noticed one adult who kept trying to participate in the children-only event. The man ignored other sponsors and was causing
problems with others trying to enjoy the event. Reed and Collins asked the man several times to leave the children’s fishing equipment alone. After many attempts, the man was asked for identification. A computer check revealed active warrants for his arrest. The man was arrested and transported to jail.
FAST ACTING PROBABLY SAVED PERSON Game Wardens Jared Self and Chris Sanchez were on patrol at Red Bluff Reservoir when they were asked to assist with an unresponsive male. The game wardens notified Pecos emergency medical service workers (about 40 miles away). After a quick assessment, a decision was made to transport the individual to meet EMS on the road. When they met, EMS worked for about 20 minutes stabilizing the individual before transporting him to the hospital. It was later learned that the outcome may not have been the same had 30 or 40 more minutes expired before contact with medical personnel. AIRBOAT CRASHES ON BRAZOS; CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION One man died and two other boaters were injured when an airboat crashed on the Brazos River. Preliminary observations indicate the driver of the airboat possibly had a heart attack or another medical emergency as he was traveling up the river and lost control of the airboat. The airboat went into trees, pinning the driver and one of the passengers in the boat. A third person was able to free the other passenger, and together they pulled the driver’s body from the boat. The victims called friends who had another boat, and all three were taken back down river to an ambulance. Hamilton County Game Warden Ronnie Yates and Coryell County Game Warden Andrew Alexander were among the first responders.
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HEROES NICK SITHIHAO of Dallas caught this 20 1/2-pound striper on the Red River below Lake Texoma. He was using a green/yellow jig and fishing on the Oklahoma side of the river.
TAYLOR HUGHS, 4, caught this sunfish while fishing with his father, Mike, in Frisco.
REMY MORADO of Weslaco caught this 30-inch speckled trout in about 16 inches of water.
MICHELE ROBINSON caught a 31-inch, 12 1/4-pound redfish in the Lower Laguna Madre while sight-fishing.
MASON WRIGHT, 11, harvested his first buck in Austin County in the Hill Country on opening weekend. Mason’s mother, Lisa, taught him how to skin the deer.
DILLON CRAIN, 10, of Burnet harvested this 6-year-old, 125 Boone and Crockett eightpoint buck in Menard County using a .243 at 80 yards the day before Thanksgiving. ROB DYKEMAN harvested this aoudad at the Dutch Mountain Ranch near Brackettville.
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Fishing News in Brief Guadalupe bass stocked at state park Texas Parks and Wildlife stocked Guadalupe bass into their namesake river June 15. But instead of stocking fingerlings, TPW unloaded lunkers. The deposited fish were brooders whose tour of duty at A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery had come to an end, according to the state. The fish were large by Guadalupe bass standards. The average length was 12 inches, and the heaviest fish weighed 2 pounds, 2 1/2 ounces. The state record Guadalupe bass weighed 3.69 pounds and was caught Sept. 25, 1983, at Lake Travis by Allen Christenson. — Staff report
Blakelock wins at Toledo Bend Bart Blakelock of Lake Charles, La., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds June 19 to win the FLW American Fishing Series Texas Division tournament on Toledo Bend. His three-day total of 15 bass weighed 66 pounds, 2 ounces. Blakelock earned $21,943. “Everything went my way today,” said Blakelock, who posted his first FLW Outdoors victory. “I was so shook up I couldn’t hardly speak on stage. I just thank the good Lord and my fiancé and my kids for putting up with me being gone from home. As a kid, I always wanted to fish a big circuit and win a big event.” Blakelock said he caught the majority of his large fish on a peanut butter and jelly-colored Stanley Bugeye jig but also fished a Texas-rigged Junebug-colored NetBait 10-inch finesse worm as well as Firetiger Norman DD22 and shad-colored Lucky Craft crankbaits. Rounding out the top five were
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Wayne Ebarb of Many, La., (second); Lamonte Loyd of Gilmer (third); Jeremy Guidry of Opelousas, La., (fourth); and Ryan Pinkston of Center (fifth). — FLW report
SFA wins college FLW tournament The Stephen F. Austin team of Robert Platt of Orange Park, Fla., and Ryan Watkins of Nacogdoches won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Texas Division event June 19 on Toledo Bend with six bass weighing 19 pounds, 1 ounce. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split evenly between the university and the university’s bass fishing club. The win also helped them advance to the Texas Division Regional Championship. “We started out deep first thing in the morning and never got shallower than 19 to 25 feet all day long,” said Watkins, who is a junior kinesiology major. “We fished the north end of lake where there are a bunch of ridges and brushpiles. We threw a Rapala DT16 shad-colored crankbait and alternated that with an 11-inch NetBait soft plastic worm and a Red Bug-colored Zoom Trick Worm. Watkins said the weather was perfect for the event, with just enough wind to keep the team cool. “You know, the best thing about today was not winning the money,” said Watkins, who won the 2009 College Fishing event on Toledo Bend. “The best thing was winning backto-back tournaments. It’s been a long time since I won back to back. It means a lot to me and adds a lot of credibility to my career and is always fun. But to do it at this level makes it that much sweeter.” Rounding out the top five were LSU, Lamar, Baylor and LSU-Shreveport. — FLW report
BIG BITE: Shiann Kobger caught 21 sunfish using worms June 19 at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve in Plano during a children’s fishing derby. Young anglers came together to fish in the 800-acre preserve, hosted by the city of Plano with help from Century Bass Club. Club members volunteered their skills to help children spend time fishing with their parents. With the club members’ help, the children held their rod tips up and watched for their bobbers to go under the water. Parents also learned some fishing tips from the club. As the day warmed up, the fishing improved, and the parents were pleased that they could share a fun day fishing with their kids. Photos and story by Lili A. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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WALL HANGERS: Josh Kelly specializes in reproducing fish his clients catch. The Rockwall man is following in the footsteps of his father, noted taxidermist Ron Kelly. Photo by Shannon Drawe, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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airbrush, and I do art for restaurants and orders from places like Bass Pro.” He was about 18 when he started having his own clients. Now at 25, his father is sending more clients his son’s way. “I’ve had Josh do several things for me,” said Eddie Rhodes of Garland. “He does nothing but great work. He gets something done, and I’ve got something else for him. I have had work from other people in the past, and what impresses me the most is the way he can get detail — he just did everything right on.” Working from pictures and measurements, Josh was able to create a replica of a peacock bass for Rhodes that he called “exceptional.” “He’s done all kinds of fish for me, and right now he’s working on a paca (another variety of peacock bass) for me,” he said. Josh gets requests for a large variety of fish as well, ranging from huge Texas alligator gar to tiny exotic fish. “I did a fish that was an inch long, caught by scuba divers in 200 feet of water,” Josh said. “It was an extremely rare fish the size of a paper clip.” He plucked a boar hair to do the detail painting on that fish. “That same week I did a 9-foot marlin as well,” he said. The two main fish he reproduces are largemouth
bass and peacock bass. Although Josh has made a splash in the world of fish taxidermy, his father still gets the calls for the exotic jobs like his upcoming trip to Brazil this week, to mold the newly recognized IGFA world record peacock bass caught in March. “I am going down with Emu Outfitting to mold that fish, and in the past I’ve been to Alaska, Dubai, Mexico and Africa to do our work. Over the years, I’ve done work from all 50 states,” Ron said. The Internet has opened things up for Josh’s business. “I counted 30 states that I had orders from last year, and I recently did a peacock bass for someone in Cuba,” he said. Josh and Ron try to match the exact fish, with molds in quarter-pound increments. They can also work from photographs to get the coloring and match the unique characteristics on fish — down to the fins being jagged where a piranha may have taken a bite out of it. Their studio has fish molds stored everywhere, with original bass molds up to 22 pounds, a world record bluegill of 5 pounds, and even a 5-pound crappie. Now they are concentrating on giant alligator gar molds — including rubber mouth molds to duplicate the teeth exactly. Josh’s art isn’t going unnoticed by the taxidermy industry either. In 2009, he placed first at the Texas Taxidermy Association show, first at the national show and first at the world show — all on the professional level.
As their relationship grew, the couple wanted to keep a low profile. Karin wanted to be seen as a game warden, not a female game warden. Being in a relationship with another game warden would shine a light on her being a woman. For Bobby, it was about not being treated differently at the academy. “We kept it quiet for a long time, but out it came,” Karin said, adding, “There was no way I could completely keep it inside.” Her close partners knew, and some of his fellow cadets knew. It was not until almost his graduation that their superior officers knew. Their bosses have not been against their marriage, they said. “Both of our captains came to the wedding,” Karin said. “They support us.” Said Bobby: “As long as we’re doing our job, they’re happy.” When he graduated the academy, Bobby’s superiors assigned him to Delta County, in northeast Texas. He’s still there today, and has a twoyear obligation to fill before changing duty stations. To spend time together, the couple commute on their “weekends” — two days off in a row. They have coordinated their days off to spend time together. The 300-mile drive cuts into that time. They make it work by taking turns driving. “We both know that the shortterm struggle or sacrifice is going to be worth the long-term benefits of being together,” Karin said. They hope to be closer together someday. Game wardens are required to live in the county they cover. Karin and Bobby want to live near their families in Harris County (her parents live about a mile from his). That means waiting for an opening in the Harris County office. If that happens, they will have the option of working together, they
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said. They will also have the option of working separately. “I don’t see us every day being hip to hip,” Bobby said. If they do share the same duty station someday, they won’t be the first. Two other couples are Texas game wardens. Brandi and Derek Reeder are posted in Rockport. Susan Webb and Kevin Creed are Karin’s co-workers in Harris County. Webb and Creed sometimes work together, said their supervisor, Capt. Albert Lynch. “They both enjoy what they do and work as a team with everybody else,” Lynch said. The Apples, Lynch said, do the same. “They’re both taking care of their business,” he said. When they aren’t checking shotguns for plugs or shrimp boats for illegal harvest, the Apples like to fish. Bobby co-owns a boat with his father. They fished offshore on their honeymoon in Cancun, where they caught snapper, amberjack, triggerfish, barracuda and 3 1/2 bonitas (a shark chomped one mid-fight). Bobby also brought in an 80-pound grouper. “It was like a Volvo coming out of the water,” Karin said. So what’s it like being married to another game warden? For one, they have someone to talk shop with, they said. They trade advice and bounce ideas off each other. Karin pointed out that although they graduated from the academy at similar times, they had different instructors and, therefore, slightly different training. They also turn off their law enforcement sides, Karin said, and function like normal people. But then they drive over a bridge, see a shrimp boat and start talking like partners. “It’s fun to be able to share that kind of stuff,” Karin said. “They don’t look at you like you’re crazy when you’re talking about size limits of fish and stuff like that.”
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DATEBOOK Through Sept. 6 Coastal Conservation Association State of Texas Angler’s Rodeo Fishing tournament www.startournament.org
June 25-26 Texas Wildlife Association WildLife 2010 25th anniversary celebration Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio (800) 839-9453
June 25 Texas Ducks Unlimited State convention Omni, San Antonio (325) 236-6726 jwhite@ducks.org
June 26-27 Central Texas Hunting, Fishing & Outdoor Expo Travis Country Expo Center, Austin 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (210) 832-8444
June 26 Kingsville Delta Waterfowl Fundraiser Lakeside Pavillion (519) 733-9691 Amarillo Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser The Country Barn Steak House (806) 353-7343 rgroy@aol.com Alamo Fly Fishers Port Aransas North Jetty Trip (210) 479-3062 info@alamoflyfishers.org
Montgomery County Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser Lone Star Convention Center, Conroe (936) 756-1707 moconwtf@yahoo.com
June 29 Woodville Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Zs Fillin Station, Woodville (409) 429-6268 ythomas@ducks.org
July 7 Sam Houston Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser Veterans Conference Center, Huntsville (936) 291-7300 Dallas Safari Club YPG Happy Hour Veritas Wine Room, Dallas (972) 980-9800
July 8-11 75th annual Deep Sea Roundup Fishing tournament with proceeds benefiting Port Aransas youth www.paboatmen.org
July 8 Dallas Woods and Waters Club Monthly meeting Johnny Glass speaks about how to catch giant bass Sheraton North Dallas Hotel (214) 570-8700 Dallas Safari Club Wine Pairing Dinner Chamberlain’s Steak and Chop House, Addison (972) 980-9800 bkimmel@biggame.org
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Texas Trophy Hunters Association Hunters Extravaganza Alamodome, San Antonio (877) 261-2541
Dallas Safari Club Fort Worth Regional Meeting Home of Dave Fulson (972) 980-9800
Allen Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Swingin’ D Ranch, Parker (214) 385-6026
July 9 Sam Houston Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Veterans Conference Center, Huntsville (936) 291-7300
July 10-11 Alamo Fly Fishers Fence Lake Kayak Fishing Trip (210) 479-3062 www.alamoflyfishers.org
July 15 Dallas Safari Club Monthly meeting Double Tree Campbell Center, Dallas (972) 980-9800 bkimmel@biggame.org
July 16-17 Texas Bighorn Society Roundup Renaissance Hotel, Dallas (806) 762-0555 www.texasbighornsociety.org
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July 23-25 Texas Hunters & Sportsman’s Expo McAllen Convention Center, McAllen (956) 664-2884 txhuntasso@aol.com
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July 24 Alamo Fly Fishers Port Aransas North Jetty Trip (210) 479-3062 info@alamoflyfishers.org Cinnamon Creek Ranch 2010 Bowhunters Classic shoot Roanoke (817) 439-8998 tracy@cinnamoncreekranch.com
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Blackland Prairie Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser The Outlets at Hillsboro (254) 855-1175
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Texas International Fishing Tournament South Padre Island Convention Center (956) 943-8438 www.tift.org Deer Breeders Co-op Convention and deer auction La Torretta Del Lago, Conroe (866) 972-5001 www.deerbreedersco-op.com
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Dallas Safari Club Introduction to muzzleloading DSC Pavilion (972) 980-9800 www.biggame.org
August 6-8 Texas Trophy Hunters Association Hunters Extravaganza Reliant Center, Houston (877) 261-2541
August 6 Paseo Del Norte Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser Sunland Racetrack and Casino, El Paso (915) 845-2388 tomhansen@elp.rr.com
August 7 North Texas Chapter Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Fundraiser Embassy Suites, Grapevine www.northtexasrmef.org Pecan Bayou Roost Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser Grand Starz Hall, Brownwood (325) 643-2700 rporter65@gmail.com
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“The last two weeks we have been fishing with nothing but wind,” Foreman said. “Basically, were having to fish all the cuts and points and get up against the bank.” Guide Steve Davis said that like most other fishing the wind plays a major role in determining an angler’s catch each day. “The wind kind of dictates everything right now,” Davis said. “The shrimp are just about done with their spawn, and they’re moving out of the marshes.” The area around West Galveston Bay has been affected by the wind causing spotty catches in the area. Marshy areas have proven to be good flounder grounds, especially with the high winds that have plagued the area. Chris Samuels, who fishes West Galveston Bay and nearby lakes, said that because of past hurricanes, much of the natural habitat for the flounder has been decimated. “All the shores we used to fish have
really taken a beating,” Samuels said. “Now it’s just so hit and miss, but you’ll have a good day here or there.” Most of Foreman’s flounder have been caught while targeting other species. “Sometimes we will catch six or eight (flounder),” Foreman said. “To target flounder, you have to fish some different kinds of places. I have caught them mixed in with redfish while fishing on the banks and drops.” Davis has found similar success while fishing with quarter-ounce and eighth-ounce jigs. He tips most of his jig heads with artificial minnows and shrimp in white and chartreuse. Smoke and pearl-colored artificial bait has also proven effective when tipped with shrimp. One of the largest flounder caught along the coast this summer belongs to Anthony Dommert of Corpus Christi. His 6-pound, 8ounce flounder was caught using red and white artificial bait. Norbert Barrera of Santa Fe also caught a large one this summer. Barrera’s fish weighed 6 pounds.
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WFN programs to center on oil spill
The Wild Sheep Foundation spent $2,844,286 in conservation, education, research and advocacy programs during its 2009-2010 fiscal year, which ends June 30, according to the foundation. Most of the money — $2,402,940 — went to state, provincial and tribal agencies through the sale of special permits and tags. Proceeds from these funds support wildlife conservation and habitat improvement primarily benefiting wild sheep and other mountain ungulates. It also supports all wildlife. “This is an incredible missionfocus accomplishment during the most challenging times I’ve experienced in 20-plus years professionally in this industry,” said Gray N. Thornton, the foundation’s president and CEO. — Wild Sheep Foundation report
The World Fishing Network will use all of its airtime and programming June 30 to help support recreational anglers affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the network. The on-air campaign will provide coverage of the impact of the spill on recreational and commercial fishing in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The aim is to raise awareness of the impact the spill is having on the fishing industry and to raise money for organizations providing aid and support to those most negatively impacted by the disaster. Throughout the day, WFN will direct viewers to donate to the WFN Gulf Oil Spill Fisherman’s Fund. — WFN report
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Developed by NASA physicist Jim Hair, the Sonic Attractor is designed to match the frequency range that fish recognize as dying or distressed fish. Judi McGee is president of the Wyoming company CAGI Outdoor Products, which she launched in 2006, the same year the Sonic Attractor won the top spot in ICAST’s terminal tackle category. She says the device is sold in 21 countries and sells especially well in Sweden and South Africa. She acknowledges business could be better here, where the Sonic Attractor tends to do best among salmon, trout and mackerel anglers. CAGI markets its product in various colors, but McGee recommends the “clear,” based on the premise that the device should be heard, not seen. One company that has built a devoted following is Pro-Troll Fishing Products, the maker of the EChip. Pro-Troll, which is based in California, has been around since 1978. About five years ago, it rolled out its EChip line. Company President Dick Pool, who also is a mechanical and industrial engineer, says the technology is centered on the electro-reception used by fish to detect nerve pulses. His EChip is a tiny tube that houses a stainless steel ball and a proprietary crystal. When the ball moves back and forth, striking the crystal, it emits an electrical pulse that matches the nerve pulse of swimming baitfish. That electrical pulse travels just a few feet. The fish are still initially attracted by the motion of the lure; however, the EChip motivates the fish to keep moving closer. Pro-Trolls makes more than 800 products, including numerous lures that use the EChip and five EChip kits — his top-dollar sellers — that allow anglers to incorporate the technology into their own lures. Pool also licenses his technology to other lure makers, including Predator and
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Mustad. “We’re doing very well, but still haven’t tapped the biggest part of the market,” Pool said. What will it take to sell anglers on the effectiveness of these sciencebased lures? Sometimes, just one try. Professional guide and pro-angler Randy Pringle was a nonbeliever right up to the day he used a lure with advanced technology. The Salida, Calif., fishing guide says he set up two almost identical lines, except his lure had an EChip and his client’s did not. “I caught three fish to his one,” said Pringle, who works out of the California Delta, a waterway abundant in bass. So he traded rods with his client, who then proceeded to catch about three fish to his one. Nowadays, Pringle’s tackle box includes Persuader jigs or Persuader spinnerbaits, with the EChips. “This is another component that will increase the opportunity to catch more fish,” Pringle said. “I want that step up from the average bait.” Another recent entry into the marketplace is the IronClad lure, a softbait that owes its strength to the biotech industry. Ben Hobbins, C.E.O. and president of Lake Resources Group, Inc. of Wisconsin, just wanted a stronger softbait so he wouldn’t have to replace his soft plastic lure so often. Tim Oswald and his team at the Polymer Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin helped realize Hobbins’ vision by designing a micro tube of polymer mesh. The microfibers reinforce the soft plastic like rebar strengthens concrete. The result? A softbait that can withstand almost 100 pounds of force without breaking. Hobbins, whose IronClad line includes worms, shrimp, tubes and shads, has since found a siliconebased material that biodegrades in the water. His greener IronClad lure was named a 2009 Popular Science Invention Award winner.
BIOPULSE LURE SYSTEM The science: Based on the chemosensory neurobiology of fish, the lure system incorporates various elements that stimulate the different senses of a fish. The know-how: After adding the feeding stimulant foam, fish the crankbait like you would normally fish one. The cost: $33.96 for a saltwater or freshwater kit. mystictackleworks.com IRONCLAD SOFTBAITS The science: A soft plastic material was reinforced from within with microfibers — much like rebar strengthens concrete — to create a softbait that can take almost 100 pounds of force without breaking. The know-how: Be sure the hook pierces the biometric membrane so that it can lock onto the softbait. The cost: $5.99 to $6.99 for a two-pack. lakeresourcesgroup.com ECHIP KITS AND E-LURES The science: Based on a fish’s electro-reception, which tells it what and where to strike, the EChip is a microchip that emits electrical impulses that replicate the voltage discharged by live bait. The know-how: Professional angler Randy Pringle suggests rocking the lure to activate the EChip. Otherwise, proceed as usual. The cost: Five different EChip kits, including a three-pack for $16.49; lures vary in price. protroll.com SONIC ATTRACTOR The science: The device emits a sound that matches the frequency range to which fish respond. The know-how: Attach the device about 12 to 18 inches in front of favorite lure; usually used in trolling or drifting. The cost: $10. cagioutdoorproducts.com
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Butler guided a Houston client who killed an eight-point whiteContinued from Page 4 tailed buck. That should have a 160-class buck with two drop been the end of his hunt, but he later killed a mule deer “in excess tines. Also, the government has of his bag limit.” Other clients were allowed to served notice that it will seek the forfeiture of numerous high-scor- kill deer with permits for Units ing mounts from the brothers 10 and 14, not Unit 16 where they — both shoulder and European were actually hunting. Also, the brothers referred their style. A few scored 120 to 140 Boone clients to a taxidermist in Texas, and Crockett, but many are much which subsequently brought anthigher, including one at 235 7/8, lers and capes across state lines — and that’s where according to the federal law was broindictment. ken. James Butler hanThese illegal The indictment dled the leasing of hunting practices charges James Butler several ranches for allowed guided with 18 Lacey Act Camp Lone Star, violations, while his which, accordhunters to kill brother is charged ing to the indictmore deer than with conspiracy to ment, gave “access they could have violate the act and to approximately 50,000 acres.” lawfully, thereby 12 Lacey Act violaClients were resulting in more tions. On the obstruccharged $2,500 to guiding fees and tion charges, the $3,500 for guided tips. indictment alleges bow hunts and about $5,000 for — Federal indictment that James Butler rifle hunts, accordagainst two Texas men in April 2009 tried to conceal evidence ing to the indictin the case by telling others to ment. But the document also asserts destroy six white-tailed shoulder that the Butlers violated Kansas mounts and to lie to investigagame laws by killing deer “in tors. The document also accuses excess of annual bag limits,” hunting deer without permits him of lying to agents of the U.S. and using permits “for the wrong Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming he was never paid for services deer management unit.” The government also claims at Camp Lone Star and that he that hunting was allowed with knew nothing about illegal activ“prohibited methods such as ity there. In addition to the brothers’ trospotlighting” and “firearms durphy mounts, the government has ing archery season.” “These illegal hunting prac- indicated it wants to seize gear tices allowed guided hunters to from them. Included are a spotlight, a meat kill more deer than they could have lawfully, thereby resulting saw, parts of robotic deer decoys, in more guiding fees and tips,” a GPS device, night-vision binoculars, a Kodak Easy Share camera, the indictment stated. Kansas game law allows hunt- five trail cameras and a Knight ers only one antlered deer permit muzzleloader. The officials have requested per year, the indictment stated. But, in September 2005, James that the trial be held in Wichita.
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HYBRID LESSONS: Lewisville teacher Art Kinney holds a hybrid bass caught at Lewisville Lake. Photo by Thomas Phillips, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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no largemouth bass or catfish for them. “We pretty much limit ourselves to hybrids and sand bass,” Fogle said. Fogle likes to go for hard-fighting hybrids. Kinney chases sandies all over the lake. “Art will spot four splashes half a mile away and head over there to fish,” Fogle said, ribbing his friend. During the school year, Kinney teaches science to seventh-graders at Briarhill Middle School. He grew up in Hawaii and has been teaching 18 years. He has a wife at home and two grown children, including a son who will soon depart for a third tour in Afghanistan. Fogle teaches fifth grade at a Lewisville school and has been teaching for 38 years. Both of their fathers were in the military. For Fogle, that meant living throughout the East Coast and Gulf states as a child. Like their fathers, both men also served in the military.
They do most of their fishing during summer break. When the school year rolls around, they head back to class. The fish, however, keep biting. When they can, Fogle and Kinney fish after school. Their friendship doesn’t extend much beyond the lake. Some days, it just doesn’t work out for them to be on the water. So every now and then they’ll meet for coffee at the boat ramp, “like old men do,” Fogle said. Some days, they shouldn’t be on the water, Kinney said. The weather sometimes makes it “borderline stupid” to be out. But, then, the fish keep biting. “Some of our best days have been some of the worst conditions,” Kinney said. Conditions have been good lately, and so has the fishing. They often drift the open water and cast shad imitations. Sometimes they troll. When a fish hits, the fight is on, and both men enjoy the fun. “There’s nothing like when that pole goes down,” Kinney said.
His other technique is to let the bait sink to the bottom and then crank the reel, counting the turns, until the desired depth is reached. He prefers using live bait, which he threads on a Carolinarigged circle hook. Finding bait at Texoma has been difficult this spring because of an extensive cold-related die-off of shad. Under normal conditions, Staley would wake up at 1 a.m. to go catch bait and prepare for his trip. Nowadays, he sleeps in until 4:30 a.m. because he either buys bait from a fish farm or catches it the day before at Lewisville Lake, more than an hour’s drive south. Normally this time of year, stripers at Texoma would have stopped preferring live bait, Staley said. When that happens, he casts slabs, lets them sink to the bottom and burns them in. Those days might not come this summer. “I think we’re going to be on live bait the rest of the year,” Staley said. The stripers have also changed
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their techniques. Usually when one hits live bait, Staley said, it will make a hard charge at the shad, ram it and stun it. The fish will return moments later and take the bait. For the angler, that means the rod tip will sharply dip once and return to straight. When the fish returns and takes the bait, the rod tip points down and stays down. Now, the rod tip bounces more delicately as the fish take softer bites, Staley said. “They’re like crappie,” he said. At Lake Buchanan, guide Fermin Fernandez has been catching 14 or 15 keepers and an equal number of undersized fish each trip. The keepers have averaged 4 to 7 pounds. “We have numbers,” Fernandez said of his home lake. Fernandez has specific techniques he deploys to find fish. Mostly, that means knowing the lake geographically and knowing its behavior. “With striper fishing, it’s not about how many lures you have in your box,” Fernandez said. “It’s usually about being able to find them.” More specifically, it’s about being able to find them where they are biting, he said. Stripers will swim at
all depths, but they often feed at a certain depth. “There’s always a magic depth that they’re going to feed in,” he said. “Now, that magic depth will change.” To find the right depth boils down to fishing for them and trying different things. If they are not feeding at 45 feet, he will try 40 feet. “Its just fishing them to find out,” he said. “We’re not always right, and sometimes we have to guess.” Finding the proper depth is more difficult than finding the proper location, said Fernandez, who also uses live bait on a Carolina rig. At Buchanan, the stripers follow patterns from one day to the next and one year to the next. Fernandez keeps hot spots programmed into his GPS on his boat. He tries those places but adapts if necessary. The fish are always on the move, he said, but generally they stick to the same areas most of the time. “With striper fishing, at least in our lake, it’s more of, I guess, remembering what you did the few days before and reapplying it,” he said. “And sometimes you’ve got to change things around a little bit.”
BEAT IT: Jay Staley pounds the surface of Lake Texoma earlier this month, hoping to attract striped bass. Photo by Thomas Phillips, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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loss and degradation have been slowly reducing the Gulf Coast’s capacity to support wintering waterfowl,” said Mike Brasher, Gulf Coast Joint Venture biological team leader. “However, no study had quantified the consequences of coastal marsh loss to waterfowl food availability.” The GCJVs study estimated the amount of habitat required to support winter waterfowl population objectives and compared that to the available habitat. “Basically, we asked how many acres of marsh it takes to feed a desired number of waterfowl, then compared that to what is presently on the landscape,” Brasher said. The study “represents a significant step in developing quantitative coastal marsh restoration objectives for waterfowl,” Brasher said. “But the sobering fact is that these results suggest Gulf Coast marshes may presently be unable to support historic populations of wintering waterfowl,” he said. GCJV partners, which include government and non-governmental organiza-
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into one permit for pronghorn, 55 for buck white-tailed deer and 135 for antlerless or spike white-tailed deer. Competition for those permits is fierce. For the 2009-10 season, 3,596 hunters applied for a similar number of permits. The odds of winning a permit are about one in 20 if a person applied for each one. Several permits are popular, however, and might have several hundred applicants each. Applying for big game hunts on private land costs $3 per application. On top of that, the permit — if won — costs $80 to $130, depending on the length of the hunt. The big game hunts are negotiated in terms of hunter positions, not acreage leased. To explain, TPW pays about $500 per buck hunter and $250 per doe or antlerless-deer hunter. For a pronghorn, the payment is between $1,000 and $2,000 each. Under the big-game leasing, TPW becomes a middleman of sorts. After the drawing, the hunter works with the landowner in a controlled hunt. The landowner tells the hunter what to harvest, where to hunt and any other pertinent details. “We’re basically picking the hunters for the landowner,” said Kelly Edmiston, a TPW specialist in the public hunting program. The arrangement with the private landowner is not made as an exchange of access to a certain amount of land for a certain price. That’s the case with small-game leases. For small-game property, TPW pays about $5.08 per acre. On that property, hunters don’t have to draw permits. The Annual Public Hunting Permit grants hunters the right to access the private land set aside for small game hunting, plus several hundred thousand acres of public land where hunting is allowed. It costs $48 per person. “That allows people to go with no reservations to the land that we have open,” said Linda Campbell, who runs TPW’s public hunting program. The 50,298 acres of private land Texas leases for small game hunting is on 138 separate pieces of property, each requiring a separate lease. Each lease has unique terms, which might include provisions for how the land is managed. For instance, a landowner might be asked not to plow his field until after dove season. The state also has leases with other large entities. The leases are for five to 10 years, and they are for land owned by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sabine River Authority, Campbell Crown Pine and Luminant. Their price for the long-term leases is $435,000 per year total. Instead of payment, the state performs $200,000 worth of habitat improvement for the Corps of Engineers property. The revenue from APH Permit sales is about $1.5 million, which goes to fish and wildlife management and law enforcement, Campbell said.
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tions, consider conserving coastal marsh a high priority throughout the region, said Dr. Tom Moorman, DU’s director of conservation programs for the Southern Region. “We believe significant progress toward reversing and eliminating waterfowl foraging deficits will require large-scale restoration projects such as river diversions and sediment delivery projects,” Moorman said. Projects of that magnitude are in the hands of state and federal entities. In the meantime, conservation partners continue to strategically deliver local-scale restoration and enhancement projects to minimize further declines in waterfowl carrying capacities. Joint ventures are regionally based, biologically driven, landscape-oriented volunteer partnerships of private, state and federal conservation organizations dedicated to the delivery of habitat conservation important to priority bird species. The GCJV spans the coastal portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Its mission is to advance the conservation of important bird habitats within the GCJV region. — Ducks Unlimited report
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time to run a shop. Hayward moved to Houston in 1980 hoping to get a job in the environmental impact division of the oil business, but didn’t have much luck. After finding his way into the Houston Orvis store, he switched his focus. “I literally had an Orvis catalog under my mattress before a Playboy,” he said. He was hired on with the shop in 1981 and became manager in 1985. He ran that store, and helped with the openings of stores in Dallas and Austin until 1998. After two years of fishing in California, Hayward came back to Orvis as a sales rep. “I liked being a sales rep, but I missed day-to-day interaction with the customers,” Hayward said. “I like teaching fly-casting and watching people get better. It was always a kick in Houston, and I think I can make a difference with some of the guys down here too.” The current fly-fishing manager for the Orvis store in Houston, Marcos Enriquez, said Hayward running the Swan Point shop in Rockport is the “perfect peg being in the right hole.” “He’s always promoting the Texas coast,” said Enriquez, who was brought into the Orvis world by Hayward and considers him a men-
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tor. “He introduced a lot of guys who never thought about fishing down here to the Texas coast. I’m talking about guys from Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee — and, of course, Texas.” Hayward said introducing people, especially Texans, to fly-fishing on the Texas coast is one of his favorite parts of the job. “I’d like to think we played a part in getting people to put up their 5weight rods and pick up an 8-weight rod and fish in their backyard, essentially,” he said. “A lot of our customers used to not fish locally, but the middle coast is just perfect for long rods.” In addition to selling merchandise — the shop carries Orvis, Sage, Tibor, Hatch and Patagonia, among others — and introducing anglers to Gulf fly-fishing, Hayward hopes to use the shop to help educate people on how to treat the flats so that flyanglers can enjoy them, too. “We’ve got a couple groups here that are really looking for some lowimpact education on ways to get people to realize that the water we need to sight-cast at our fish is not the water they should be showing” their buddies how shallow their boats will run, he said. “Leaving a flat the same way you found — not leaving a trace — that’s what it comes down to.” Hayward’s time at Orvis, which ended on good terms, prepared him well to complete all of the above.
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where other reasons might be the undeclared motive, she said. Individual customers on the company’s party boats have also canceled, Owens said, though she did not have a count on that side. Concerned customers are calling from all over. A person might assume that Texans and residents of Gulf Coast states might better understand the size of the Gulf and how far Texas is from the spill. But that’s not the case, Owens said.
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TEACHABLE MOMENT: Dave Hayward, right, gives a casting lesson earlier this month near his fly-fishing shop in Rockport. The former Orvis sales representative has been fishing throughout the world and recently settled on the Texas coast. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for LSON.
Enriquez said Hayward still “bleeds Orvis green,” and while he’s a great store manager and voice for the
“A lot of people within a three-hour drive are calling,” she said. The cancellations from Louisiana have not translated into more business for Texas. Two calls have come in to Deep Sea Headquarters from anglers who had trips booked for Louisiana that were canceled, Owens said. But they did not rebook with Deep Sea Headquarters. One lodge on the Texas coast has a plan — to help its comrades in Louisiana — if that happens. Redfish Lodge, near Rockport, wants to donate 10 to 15 percent of the trip price from
sport, at his core, he’s just an exceptional angler. “This guy’s got game,” Enriquez
anglers who rebook with Redfish Lodge after canceling in Louisiana to the lodge where they had planned to stay, said co-owner Melissa Rogers. “We just wanted to give back to the lodges that we were inadvertently getting business from,” Rogers said. The idea is to help someone in need, she said. “Our goal is not to promote ourselves,” she said. “But the next hurricane — when it’s our turn to lose business — we just help each other out.” A few anglers have called, but none have
said. “I love him because he knows a lot, but I hate him because, damn, he’s good.”
rebooked a trip yet, Rogers said. She suspects that hopeful Louisiana anglers who have trips booked for later in the summer are waiting to see what happens in the meantime. If the spill worsens or fishing closures remain, they might start calling to rebook, she said. Rogers has spoken to other fishing outfitters about her plan, though no arrangements or other plans have been set in stone, she said. “It was very informal and very much my own thing,” she said. Redfish Lodge has not had cancellations of its own, Rogers said, though some callers have asked if trips will be affected.
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MOON Rises 8:03p 8:50p 08:24 10:09p 10:41p 11:11p 11:39p NoMoon 12:07a 12:36a 1:07a 1:41a 2:21a 3:08a 4:02a 5:04a 6:11a 7:22a 8:33a 9:41a
Sets 5:28a 6:23a 9:32p 8:18a 9:14a 10:08a 11:01a 11:52a 12:45p 1:38p 2:35p 3:34p 4:36p 5:38p 6:39p 7:37p 8:29p 9:16p 9:57p 10:35p
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A.M. Minor Major 4:55 11:09 5:48 ----F 6:40 7:32 1:21 8:23 2:12 9:11 3:01 9:58 3:48 10:42 4:32 11:25 5:15 ----- 5:57 12:28 6:39 1:10 7:22 1:55 8:08 2:42 8:57 3:34 9:49 4:29 10:45 5:28 11:43 6:29 12:14 7:30 1:16 8:30 2:17
P.M. Minor Major 5:22 11:36 6:14 12:01 12:28 7:05 7:56 1:44 8:45 2:34 9:32 3:22 10:18 4:08 11:02 4:52 11:45 5:35 12:07 6:18 12:50 7:01 1:34 7:47 2:21 8:34 3:11 9:25 4:04 10:19 5:00 11:16 5:59 12:14 6:58 12:43 7:58 1:44 8:57 2:44
SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises Sets 06:19 08:37 8:17p 5:24a 06:20 08:38 9:04p 6:21a 12:53 06:20 08:38 9:44p 06:20 08:38 10:20p 8:17a 06:21 08:38 10:51p 9:15a 06:21 08:38 11:19p 10:11a 06:21 08:38 11:46p 11:05a 06:22 08:38 NoMoon 11:58a 06:22 08:38 12:12a 12:52p 06:23 08:37 12:39a 1:47p 06:23 08:37 1:09a 2:45p 06:24 08:37 1:42a 3:46p 06:24 08:37 2:20a 4:49p 06:24 08:37 3:06a 5:52p 06:25 08:37 3:59a 6:54p 06:26 08:36 5:01a 7:51p 06:26 08:36 6:09a 8:42p 06:27 08:36 7:21a 9:26p 06:27 08:36 8:34a 10:06p 06:28 08:35 9:45a 10:42p
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P.M. Minor Major 5:29 11:43 6:21 12:08 12:35 7:12 8:03 1:51 8:52 2:41 9:39 3:29 10:25 4:15 11:09 4:59 11:52 5:42 12:14 6:25 12:57 7:08 1:41 7:54 2:28 8:41 3:18 9:32 4:11 10:26 5:07 11:23 6:06 12:21 7:05 12:50 8:05 1:51 9:04 2:51
SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises Sets 06:35 08:36 8:15p 5:41a 06:35 08:36 9:02p 6:37a 1:00 06:36 08:36 9:44p 06:36 08:36 10:21p 8:32a 06:36 08:36 10:54p 9:27a 06:36 08:36 11:24p 10:21a 06:37 08:36 11:52p 11:14a 06:37 08:36 NoMoon 12:05p 06:38 08:36 12:20a 12:57p 06:38 08:36 12:49a 1:51p 06:38 08:36 1:20a 2:47p 06:39 08:36 1:55a 3:46p 06:39 08:36 2:35a 4:48p 06:40 08:36 3:22a 5:50p 06:40 08:36 4:16a 6:52p 06:41 08:35 5:18a 7:49p 06:41 08:35 6:25a 8:41p 06:41 08:35 7:36a 9:28p 06:42 08:35 8:46a 10:09p 06:42 08:34 9:55a 10:47p
P.M. Minor 5:43 6:34 12:48 8:16 9:05 9:53 10:38 11:22 ----12:28 1:11 1:55 2:42 3:31 4:24 5:21 6:19 7:19 8:18 9:17
SUN Rises 06:34 06:34 1:13 06:35 06:35 06:35 06:36 06:36 06:37 06:37 06:38 06:38 06:39 06:39 06:40 06:40 06:41 06:41 06:42 06:43
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2010 A.M. Jun-Jul Minor 25 Fri > 5:16 26 Sat > 6:08 27 Sun F 28 Mon > 7:53 29 Tue > 8:43 30 Wed 9:32 01 Thu 10:18 02 Fri 11:02 03 Sat 11:45 04 Sun Q 12:04 05 Mon 12:48 06 Tue 1:30 07 Wed 2:15 08 Thu 3:03 09 Fri > 3:54 10 Sat > 4:50 11 Sun N 5:49 12 Mon > 6:49 13 Tue > 7:50 14 Wed > 8:51
Major 11:29 ----7:01 1:41 2:32 3:21 4:08 4:52 5:35 6:17 6:59 7:43 8:28 9:17 10:09 11:05 ----12:34 1:36 2:38
Major 11:56 12:21 7:26 2:04 2:54 3:42 4:28 5:12 5:55 6:38 7:22 8:07 8:55 9:46 10:39 11:36 12:34 1:04 2:04 3:04
Sets 09:04 09:04 06:34 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:02 09:02 09:02 09:01 09:01
MOON Rises Sets 8:45p 5:39a 9:31p 6:35a 09:04 10:10p 10:45p 8:34a 11:15p 9:32a 11:42p 10:29a NoMoon 11:25a 12:07a 12:19p 12:32a 1:14p 12:58a 2:11p 1:26a 3:10p 1:58a 4:12p 2:36a 5:16p 3:20a 6:20p 4:14a 7:22p 5:16a 8:18p 6:25a 9:08p 7:38a 9:51p 8:52a 10:29p 10:04a 11:03p
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ACROSS 1. Consider this when fishing 4. A member of the weasel family 7. Several methods of this 9. A saltwater food fish 10. A grouse species 11. A species of freshwater fish 12. Sometimes caught on trotlines 14. A code for a type bullet 15. Acute sense a deer has 17. A tackle-busting fighter fish 19. Describes some bullets 21. Added to lake water for drinking 23. Group of shots in shoot contest 25. A species of goose 27. Deer stand locale for still hunting 28. The _____ Walton League 29. A very large bass species 30. The ring _____ pheasant 31. A sea duck 34. Trapper’s interest 36. Brings catch into the boat 38. The area for hunting 39. Act of game having young 41. Line grommet on a fish rod 42. A game bird 43. The trap DOWN 1. Also called a bowfish 2. The _____horn 3. A brand of cow call 4. Prevents easy removal of an arrow 5. Movement of an arrow in flight 6. A missed shot 7. Young bear 8. A freshwater food fish 13. A grouse species
A.M. Minor Major 4:50 11:03 5:42 11:55 F 6:35 7:27 1:15 8:17 2:06 9:06 2:55 9:52 3:42 10:36 4:27 11:19 5:09 ----- 5:51 12:22 6:33 1:05 7:17 1:49 8:02 2:37 8:51 3:28 9:43 4:24 10:39 5:23 11:38 6:23 12:09 7:24 1:11 8:25 2:12
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2 cups of cooked turkey, diced 2/3 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper 2 red apples, cored and diced 2/3 cup of celery, sliced 1/2 cup of walnuts, chopped
Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add turkey, apples and celery; toss to coat well. Cover and chill. Just before serving, sprinkle with walnuts. — National Wild Turkey Federation
Tim’s Baked Fish
16. A very rare deer species 17. Name for a large crappie 18. Where the waders fish 20. To seek out food 22. The long-legged fisherman 24. Act of fish hitting a hook 26. Name for the whitetail of the north 29. To dress a game afield
32. To move game toward the hunters 33. The ethics of hunting and fishing 35. Indian name for deer 37. Part of the antler 38. Teeth reveal this on some game 39. A gun association 40. Hunters give this TLC
1 pound catfish, crappie or bass fish fillets 1 stick salted butter, cut lengthwise into four pieces 1 medium onion, diced 1 carrot, sliced 4 or 5 small red potatoes, cut into quarter-inch cubes 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced 1/2 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 lemon, cut in half 4 tablespoons sweet white wine (or white cooking wine) Garlic salt to taste Salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash and prepare vegetables. Trim stems from mushrooms and peel carrots. Leave skin on potatoes.
Slice carrots, celery and mushrooms quarter-inch thick. Form a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil into a pan shape, folding edges up so liquid cannot escape. Put fish fillet in center. Place sliver of butter next to fish. Put 1 1/2 to 2 cups of the vegetable mixture on top of the filet. Pour wine on top, then sprinkle with garlic salt, pepper and table salt. Squeeze half of lemon over top. Wrap foil around fish and vegetables, overlapping edges and sealing tightly to help avoid leaks. Bake for one hour. The recipe also works well for campfires, although the cook should check the fish for flakiness after half an hour to see if it is done. — Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
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Large hunting club robbed in East Texas An 18,000-acre hunting club in Polk and Tyler counties was robbed earlier this month, with thieves making off with about $100,000 in equipment, according to TV station KTRE. Jerry Isaacks, who works at the Camden Hunting Club, said seven camps at the club were raided. Stolen were two utility vehicles, three all-terrain vehicles, a pickup, chainsaws and generators and hunting gear. “It makes you sick at your stomach,” hunter Don Franklin told KTRE. — Staff report
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DSC, artist to aid animal organizations Wildlife artist John Banovich and his Banovich Wildscapes Foundation recently partnered with the Dallas Safari Club to help generate funding for and awareness of conservation needs in wild places of the world. Proceeds from select Banovich works is supporting organizations dedicated to research, habitat conservation and education to benefit wildlife and people. Current efforts are focused in Africa and Siberia. Three organizations are working on conservation crucial for mountain nyalas, lions and Amur tigers. “I started the Banovich Wildscapes Foundation as a way to give something back to the world that has given so much to me,” said Banovich. DSC is a major contributor to Banovich Wildscapes Foundation and the host of an annual expo that provides the artist with a premier venue for exhibiting art to the public. “Dallas Safari Club is dedicated to a future where people can see special places and special animals — not just in classic works of art, but in real life,” said DSC Executive Director Ben Carter. “The end result of this partnership and all of its promotional components is meaningful, on-theground conservation in some of the world’s last great wildernesses.” — Dallas Safari Club report
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