March 11, 2016 - Lone Star Outdoor News - Fishing & Hunting

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March 11, 2016

Volume 12, Issue 14

Amistad down but not out More vegetation helping the bass, bait

By Craig Nyhus

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BIG SOW: Chase Clark broke the 30-inch barrier with this speckled trout landed near Baffin Bay. Photo by Chase Clark.

Trophy trout boom, or better information sharing?

Lone Star Outdoor News On March 5, Tony Muscat caught the trout of a lifetime. While fishing with Capt. Chad Peterek, he landed a trout measuring 31 inches and weighing nearly 11 pounds on a Boga Grip.

According to Peterek’s Facebook page, the trout crushed a Skitterwalk top-water.

At the Texas BASS Nation Club Team Top Six Tournament on Lake Amistad, most of the top bass club anglers in the state struggled to find quality bass. A few teams, though, compared notes after two days of practice and found a pattern.

Lone Star Outdoor News’ Mike Hughs fished on the Century Bass Club team, which finished second, trailing the H.O.T. Bass Assassins. The Seven Coves Bass Club finished third.

“There is an old water line on points and secondary points,” Hughs said. “The line holds both brush and grass, and the fish were hanging out along the edges of that. You could fish it from either side, but we found the outside edge was better.”

Tournament Director Nick Carraccio said the event combined 28 teams of six anglers each for both bragging rights for the top club in the state, and also a qualifier for the state team that will fish in the BASS Nation Regional Championship.

“A front came through the first day of practice and shut the fish down,” Carraccio, who fishes Amistad frequently, said. “But you could tell the anglers that found the fish found them pretty well. We had a 6 pounder the first day and a 7 the second day — the fish were just starting to move up.”

IMPROVING BITE: Lake Amistad produced some good bass for some tournament anglers, like Jason Geesey of The Colony, right, and the lake is recovering from drought years and more grass and brush is present. The fish grow more slowly on the border lake than at other locations, according to TPWD biologists. Photos by Mike Hughs, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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CONTENTS

Selling sheds

Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10 Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 16

Antlers have value at any age

Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 20 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 22 Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 25

By Craig Nyhus

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 26

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DOLLARS FOR ANTLERS: Manufacturers of chandeliers, lamps and furniture pay up to $10 per pound for antlers found by hunters and landowners. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Hunters and landowners often extend their hunting season by hunting for antlers. Many are kept at the ranch, hung on the outside of the barn or placed on a coffee table.

Not as many know the sheds have value and can be sold — even the ones that were missed last year and remained on the ground.

Del Benedict at Hill Country Antler Art creates chandeliers, lamps, chairs, tables and candelabras using the antlers, and he buys them from people who collect them and bring them by his shop in Fredericksburg.

“I buy everything,” Benedict said. “The good, the bad and the ugly.”

Antlers are graded by how old they are, and some antler buyers use the 1234 scale while others use ABCD. The cracked and usually chalky antlers are usually 3 years old, hence the G3 grade.

“And G4 is pure junk,” Benedict said, “but still usable.”

HUNTING

Toms are gobbling

Water and whitetails

Spring turkey season begins this month in parts of Texas.

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Research shows importance of water sources.

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FISHING

Tying flies with friends Toledo is still hot Groups gather to share stories, learn techniques.

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Record numbers of double-digit bass landed.

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Quail season one for the ages Lone Star Outdoor News Listening to the accounts of quail hunters from this season is a lesson in superlatives.

“Incredible.”

“Unbelievable.”

“Best-ever.”

“Unreal.”

Younger quail hunters under the age of 18 probably shot their first wild quail this season. Old-timers remembered the good-old days fondly instead of sadly.

At the Park Cities Quail banquet on March 3, the upbeat conversations took some unexpected turns.

“We saw so many coveys that we just stopped hunting for the day,” one member said.

“My dogs were out of shape,” another responded. “They hadn’t seen wild quail in their lives.”

Landowners who were asked by the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch to predict the quality of their season were again asked to describe their season after it was over.

“I was a little low, my preseason prediction of 9.5 was indeed low. If ever there is going to be a 10 on this ranch it occurred this year. It rivals or maybe exceeds my memories of 1987-88. Remarkable to me is the number of birds, and the large coveys still being encountered in mid-February.”

—P. Melton, Fisher County “The rearview mirror observation was pretty darn close to the forecast, about a 9 or 10. Really good. Although no commercial hunts were done due to the lack of bird dogs, observation showed probably the best population we’ve ever had. Now if we can get some good rains again this year, things might get back to normal. I do believe broomweed played an extremely important role. How could a predator of any kind, both ground or avian, get to the birds in all that thick cover? They all had an excellent chance for maturing.”

—Rob Hailey, Shackelford County.

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A MEMORABLE SEASON: Quail hunters are raving about the 2015-2016 season, calling it one for the record books. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Spring turkey season First live testing for CWD takes to begin Expect good numbers of adult, juvenile birds Lone Star Outdoor News M.D. Shurley at the X-S Ranch in Sonora County said turkey hunters shouldn’t have much trouble finding birds in his part of the state.

“They are all over the place,” he said.

Similar reports have been received from areas around George West and Goliad, where the numbers of birds, usually good, rival the most ever seen by landowners.

Hunters may have one difficulty, though. JAKES ABUNDANT: Spring turkey hunters are expected to see lots of juvenile birds this season, With grass and veg- and the young toms tend to be in larger groups than the mature birds. Photo by Lone Star etation high and green, Outdoor News. with more rain received “We dropped a net on 34 jakes,” he said. “There this week, they may be looking at only a red neck wasn’t a hen or adult tom in the bunch. There will and head coming to the call, leaving little chance be lots of juvenile birds this year, which can be fun to age the bird. or frustrating. For young hunters, it should be a Jason Hardin, Upland Game Bird specialist with blast.”

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said everyIf you’re just seeing the heads of the birds, Harthing looks good for the spring turkey season. din’s recommendation was to look to see if there “It’s looking green and we have more rain comare more birds. ing,” he said. “We didn’t have much of a winter.

“If you see a big group of birds, chances are they It’s lining up to be a pretty good season, and anare jakes,” he said. other good season for nesting hens.”

Hardin said a good nesting season can translate When netting turkey this year, Hardin said last into a good hunting season. year’s good nesting season was evident.

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Deer farmer, state senator and agencies form plan to clear herd

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News The actions of a somewhatstubborn landowner may help pave the way for the planned use of live testing for chronic wasting disease in captive deer.

Mike Wood was caught between a rock and a hard place after deer tested positive for CWD at Texas Mountain Ranch in Medina County.

“We had one animal that came from the index herd that did not get tested,” Wood said of his facility in Kaufman County. “The doe left the index herd before the positive-testing deer were even born. The doe died due to complications when giving birth, well before any deer tested positive.”

The lack of testing of this doe resulted in the loss of movement status for the herd managed by Wood and Art Browning.

“We were shut down,” Wood said. “I put a timeline together and shared it with them, all of the information was available on their software (TWIMS). They still wanted me to kill 20 more deer than I had in my pens to get cleared.”

Unwilling to do that, Wood

TONSIL TEST: Veterinarian Scott Bugai takes a tonsil biopsy from a deer as part of the first-ever live testing of deer for CWD to potentially remove a hold order placed on a deer breeder. Photo by Mike Wood.

called his state senator, Bob Hall of Edgewood.

“He did his own research,” Wood said. “Then he called TPWD for a meeting.”

Wood and Sen. Hall met with TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith and Wildlife Director Clayton Wolf.

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Water sources for deer

Study shows importance when using supplemental feed

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News How important are water sources to white-tailed deer? For landowners using a supplemental feed program, very — according to a study conducted by Hunter Brooks at Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.

Deer get water from three types of sources,” Brooks said. “There is ‘free water,’ described at standing water from rains, streams, ponds and water troughs; “preformed water,” water that is in vegetation the deer consume, and ‘metabolic water,’ water from the breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins in the body.”

Brooks examined ear-tagged deer in two, 200-acre South Texas enclosures with one water trough and one feeder in each. One enclosure held 60 deer, the other 20, helping to study the effects of deer density on water needs.

Trail cameras were placed by each water source (the trough was replaced with a bucket on a livestock scale).

The images were reviewed from January through August of 2015.

“The scales didn’t work well,” Brooks said. “They didn’t work in the environment with rains, et cetera.”

Brooks was able to estimate the water consumed per second by the deer, and time the deer as they drank, and came to some expected conclusions, but also some unexpected data.

“If you feed, you need to increase water sources,” he said. “Supplemental feed is low in water content, and

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Stretch of highway renamed after fallen warden Young County commissioners, Joseph Marshall Evan’s family, Texas game wardens, State Sen. Craig Estes, State Rep. Drew Springer and TXDOT workers gathered to honor fallen Game Warden Joseph Marshall Evans.

State Highway 16 South from the city limits of Graham to the county line has been dedicated as the Texas Game Warden Joseph Marshall Evans Memorial Highway. The new sign will be placed along the dedicated stretch of highway.

Evans died after being involved in a car accident in Young County in 1965. He was a native of Wichita Falls and born on May 22, 1928. Evans graduated from Wichita Falls High School, attended Midwestern State University and enlisted in the U.S. Navy after college and served from 1950-54. He graduated from the Texas Game Warden Training Academy in 1962.

—Staff report

GETTING A DRINK: Research by graduate student Hunter Brooks showed that white-tailed deer have increased water needs when supplemental feed is used. Brooks presented his findings in San Antonio at the Deer Associates Meeting held by the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

may cause an increase in water needs.

If 25 percent of the deer’s diet is feed, there is a 26 percent increase in free water consumption.”

Differences in deer density weren’t overly significant.

“The density didn’t affect the consumption for bucks or does age 6 1/2 or less,” Brooks said. “Older bucks did drink more, and older does drank less.”

Brooks noted that the bucks drank more than the does in general, but that the season affected how much water was consumed by does.

“The older does drank more water in the spring and summer,” he said. “Water is more important for does during

the times of gestation and lactation.”

Brooks found that water was most important for older deer.

“The older deer seemed to be more susceptible to environmental factors, whether density or season.”

Hunters may not be surprised at the time of day when deer most often visited the water source.

“They came in at last light most often,” Brooks said. “Usually when it was nearly dark — after any shooting light. Deer did come in during the middle of the day when it was really hot — I think it was just a matter of them needing water.”

There was a lot of variation between deer visiting the water source.

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Banner year for quail Continued from page 4

“Been hunting quail 50-plus years, the last 10 in West Texas. Hunting south of Snyder, saw more large coveys of blues and bobs than I have ever seen.”

—R. C. Phillips, Scurry County “I am glad to say way too low.

I think my prediction was for a 5, should have been a 7 or 8. Biggest surprise is the size of the coveys; some are 20 to 25 birds. I think we will have a good carryover so let’s pray for spring rains.”

—G. Allen, Archer County Could it happen again next year?

“It’s possible, said Robert Perez, the Quail Program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “Reports throughout the season were good, everybody saw birds and good covey sizes all the way to the end of the season.”

Perez said with a strong base of birds, spring rains are the main component for a strong season next year.

“Where we see that, we’ll have good production and we’ll hear calling males in the field, coveys will break up First Wild Quail: With the abundance of birds this season, and the birds will pair up for breed- many youngsters got their first shot at a wild quail in Texas. ing,” he said. “Where we don’t see any Photos by Lone Star Outdoor News. rain, the numbers will fall off.”

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he said. “Then it’s time to try to call in a tom.”

The season for eastern turkey in East Texas begins April 15 in 15 counties. Birds released in areas of East Texas are doing well, though, Hardin said.

“We had good production,” he said. “This year we had new birds pair up with the older birds that were stocked in previous years almost immediately.”

The Angelina National Forest was completely stocked this year, and a total of 200 easterns were relocated to Texas.

“At the Angelina National Forest, we are studying them with the University of Georgia to see how they react to prescribed burns,” Hardin said.

“The birds need a fair amount of open landscape, especially so the poults can get enough bugs.”

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FISHING

Tying one on Fly-fishermen meet across state to make flies

Black drum running

By Shannon Drawe

For Lone Star Outdoor News Every week, groups of fishermen hit the roads all across Texas just to get together and tie flies. Many have been doing it for years.

In Grapevine, the Roadkill Round Table group has been meeting at Bass Pro Shops every Wednesday night since the store opened, and traces its roots back about 15 years before that. Dave Etgen, who used to work in the store’s fly-fishing department, is retired, but still bellies up to the vise with friends and strangers every week at the same place and time. He estimated the group’s meetings to be in its 35th year.

“We have actually had a lot of people pass on over the years,” Etgen said, but noting there are several young, talented fly-tiers that make it every week.

Two such youngsters, 10-year old Weston and 14-year-old P.J., are neighborhood friends whose parents deliver them to Bass Pro every Wednesday, and patiently wait, or shop while they learn new fly patterns under the leadership of the flyfishing department’s Josh Lowen.

Weston has been tying flies for about a month and has yet to catch a fish on one of his own flies, but his friend P.J. has been tying about a year and caught a bluegill on a fly he tied.

Lajan Barnes just recently began attending the Roadkill Round Table in Grapevine

Big Fun: Spring break is the perfect time of year to catch a large black drum as they make their run from the Gulf to the bays. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

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LEARNING FROM OTHERS: Groups of people ranging in age from 8 to 80 gather across Texas to tie flies and share techniques, like the Roadkill Round Table that meets each week at the Grapevine Bass Pro Shops. Photos by Shannon Drawe, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Each year, anglers have a chance to catch a monster — and they can do it from a boat, pier, jetty or bulkhead.

When the waters warm and the days get longer, the large black drum make a run from the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico through the Intracoastal waterways on their journey to the shallow bay systems along the Texas coast to spawn.

March is the prime month, and avid anglers, winter Texans and spring breakers toss a big sea lice or cracked crab in hopes of bringing in a fish that can weigh up to 50 pounds.

Some favorite spots include the Texas City Dike, Sea Wolf Park Pier, Sylvan Beach Pier, Aransas Pass Fin & Feather Pier and the Port Aransas Jetty.

The key is to be fishing near a channel or pass the black drum move through, and get your bait to the bottom. Often, 4- to 8-ounce weights are used. Heavy line and a stiff rod help bring the beasts in, and using circle hooks helps to keep the hook in the fish’s jaw.

“They are running like crazy,” said Beverly at Redfish Charters in Rockport. “We are catching them on cracked crab and sea lice. We also are finding good numbers of puppy drum, which is a little more unusual.”

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One more try

After a long day of fly-fishing in the Lower Laguna Madre, Charles Brook of Sugar Land takes one last try from Jim’s Pier at South Padre Island before the sun disappears over Port Isabel. Photo by Shannon Drawe, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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March begins with double-digit bonanza

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When the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Replica Program began in 1992, where a fiberglass replica is given to those anglers catching a 10-pound or larger bass, it’s doubtful organizers thought they would be dealing with eight doubledigit bass in two days.

It happened on March 4 and 5.

The Toledo Bend Lake Association, who took over the program in 2005, identifies weigh-in stations on both the Texas and Louisiana side of the lake to help encourage anglers to release the fish to spawn again.

On March 4, Johnny Watkins of Sulphur, Louisiana caught a 10.20-pound bass, which was the 79th bass in the program for the May LOADS OF LUNKERS: Toledo Bend Reservoir’s reputation as the top 2015 to May 2016 year. On bass-fishing lake in the country continues. Six bass weighing more than the same day, Adam Rock- 10 pounds were turned in to the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Replica weiler of Luling, Louisiana Program on March 5. Photo by Toledo Bend Lake Association. caught an 11.15-pound largemouth that qualified for the program.

March 5 was even busier.

Paul Miller of Lafayette, Louisiana landed a 10.19-pound bass. Kacy Fisher of Opelousas brought in a 14.16-pound lunker. Darold Gleason of Leesville, Louisiana caught a 10.78 pounder. The bass landed by Steven Rockweiler of Luling, Louisiana weighed 11.4 pounds, and another bass brought in by Michael Richard of Sulphur, Louisiana weighed 11.54 pounds.

Texans weren’t left out on the lunker Saturday, when Milton Babcock of Orange caught his 10.64-largemouth.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: 2.06’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 57– 61 degrees; 24.66’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, jerkbaits, soft plastics, spinner baits, and swimbaits. White bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons and live minnows.

Catfish are fair on cheese bait, shrimp, and liver over baited holes.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.49’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws and swimjigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and trotlines.

BASTROP: Water clear; 60–64 degrees. Black bass and crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on live bait, frozen shrimp, liver and blood bait.

BELTON: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 0.07’ high.

Black bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are fair on minnows.

Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 53–56 degrees; 0.34’ high.

Black bass are fair on spinner baits and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow.

BONHAM: Water muddy, 52–56 degrees; 0.06’ high.

Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows around the bridges. Catfish are slow.

BRAUNIG: Water stained.

Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics along shorelines and over structure.

Striped bass are good on chicken livers and spoons.

Redfish are good on live perch and tilapia. Channel catfish are very good on shrimp, liver, and stink bait. Blue catfish are fair on chicken livers, shrimp, stink bait and nightcrawlers.

BRIDGEPORT: Water stained to lightly stained, 53–56 degrees: 0.14’ high. Black bass are fair on medium diving crankbaits and small soft plastic swimbaits on jigheads.

Crappie are good on minnows.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 55–59 degrees; 0.03’ low.

Black bass are fair on crawcolored crankbaits, chartreuse/ blue spinner baits and watermelon soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on white tube jigs and minnows

over brush piles. Catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 6.94’ low.

Black bass are fair on green pumpkin jigs, top-waters and wacky-rigged watermelon red stick baits. Striped bass are fair on live bait and white bucktail jigs. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines.

CADDO: Water murky; 54–57 degrees; 2.00’ high.

Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, bladed jigs and spinner baits.

White and yellow bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on rod and reel with prepared bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained.

Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastic worms and grubs around reed beds along shorelines. Striped bass are good on chicken livers, shad and spoons. Redfish are good on perch and shrimp on the bottom. Channel and blue catfish are very good on nightcrawlers, shad and liver.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 0.05’ high.

Black bass are good on green pumpkin stick baits and grape worms along break lines.

Striped bass are fair trolling crankbaits. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on live bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.01’ high.

Black bass are fair on swimjigs and spinne rbaits. White bass are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on

slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 22.96’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnow-tipped jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and blood bait.

COLEMAN: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 4.49’ low.

Black bass are good on spinner baits and dark soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Crappie are slow.

Catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 68 degrees in main lake;

0.60’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits, soft plastics and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows in 10–20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and liver.

CONROE: Water murky; 56– 60 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics in 10–20 feet.

Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and watermelon tube jigs.

Catfish are fair on stink bait and shrimp.

FAIRFIELD: Black bass are fair flipping into reed beds.

FALCON: Water murky; 58– 62 degrees; 16.45’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on minnows, frozen shrimp, shad and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on white and white/chartreuse spinner baits, and on pumpkinseed worms along the outside edges of breaks. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad and shrimp over baited holes.

FORK: Water stained; 54–58 degrees; 0.28’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are slow.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 45–52 degrees; 0.28’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and frozen shrimp.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 0.02’ high.

Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms with white tails. White bass are fair on pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait.

GRANGER: Water clear; 56–60 degrees; 0.69’ high.

Black bass are fair on white spinner baits around standing timber. White bass are good on spinner baits upriver. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs in coves and sloughs. Blue catfish are good on live bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 61–65 degrees; 0.25’

high. Black bass are very good on green/watermelon seed soft plastic worms, chartreuse spinner baits and shallow-running crankbaits in 6–16 feet.

Crappie are very good on live minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chum bait from piers.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 47–55 degrees; 14.18’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, lipless crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

LBJ: Water stained; 55–59 degrees; 0.66’ low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits, chartreuse creature baits, and pumpkin top-waters on flats.

Striped bass are slow. White bass are good vertically jigging under birds. Crappie are fair on live minnows and white jigs. Channel catfish are slow.

Yellow and blue catfish are fair on live bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 53–56 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged creature baits and spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs and minnows.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 57–61 degrees; 0.86’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and crankbaits.

White bass are good on minnows, soft plastics, and spec rigs in the upper creeks. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on perch and shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 75–82 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are fair on swimjigs, Texas-rigged craws and weightless worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water lightly stained; 58–63 degrees; 0.68’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits and worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair.

NASWORTHY: 43–54 degrees; 1.33’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs.

Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 48–54 degrees; 46.36’ low.

Black bass are fair on Senkos with a 1/16-ounce bullet weight, Texas rigs, jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 44–53 degrees; 15.32’ low.

Black bass are fair on drop-

shot rigs, Texas rigs and jigs.

Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chartreuse nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.52’ high.

Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits and swimjigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off-color; 48–57 degrees; 0.14’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinner baits, drop-shot rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and nightcrawlers.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 56–60 degrees; 0.73’ high.

Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 52–56 degrees; 0.17’ high. Black bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are

fair on trotlines and cut shad.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.17’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows.

Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 55–59 degrees; 0.20’ high. Black bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits, soft plastics and soft jerkbaits over grass in 3–10 feet. Crappie are good on live shiners, and on pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on juglines baited with prepared bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 0.64’ high.

Black bass are fair on green pumpkin spinner baits and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and chicken livers.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 55–59 degrees; 0.21’ high.

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White bass are fair on minnows in 10–20 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10–22 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 51–56 degrees; 2.18’ low.

Black bass are good on spinner baits, weightless worms and umbrella rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs on brush piles. Striped bass are fair on slabs and minnows.

Catfish are slow.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 56–60 degrees; 0.30’ low.

Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and shallow-running crankbaits in 6–12 feet. Crappie are good on black/chartreuse jigs. Catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 55– 59 degrees; 3.05’ low. Black bass are very good on white grubs and watermelon Senkos in 10–20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows, pumpkin crankbaits and white grubs. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 10–20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and fresh cut bait in 20–40 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs and chartreuse soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and hot dogs.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 54– 58 degrees; 2.25’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs.

White bass are fair on silver spoons and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and frozen shrimp.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water muddy; 54–57 degrees; 27.47’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

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Big comeback launches Evers to Classic title

Three Texans finish in top 10

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Edwin Evers of Talala, Oklahoma was sitting in third place going into the third and final day of the Bassmaster Classic at his home state’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, trailing the leader by more than 6 pounds.

A nearly 30-pound bag of fish changed that, as Evers won the event by more than 10 pounds over his regular-season roommate and fellow Oklahoman Jason Christie, who led the first two days of the event featuring 50 qualifiers.

Evers boated up the Elk River to land all of the big bass on an Andy’s Custom Jig. His total on the final days was 29 pounds, 3 ounces, the biggest bag of the tournament for any angler. His largest fish of the day was 6 pounds, 13 ounces.

“It was a magical day,” Evers said. “I waited until the time got right to go into the river. It wasn’t right the first two days. Today it got right.”

Evers fishes the lake often, but the trip up the river wasn’t one of his usual haunts.

“I’m so familiar with the bottom end of this lake,” he said. “I don’t normally fish the end I TOP TEXAN: Todd Faircloth of Jasper finished fished — I tried to approach it as a new lake.” sixth in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic. The Evers ended the three-day event with 60 event was won by Edwin Evers of Talala, Oklapounds, 7 ounces. Christie followed with 50 homa. Photo by Seigo Saito, B.A.S.S. pounds, 2 ounces, and Aaron Martens of Leeds, Alabama finished third with 46 pounds, 5 ounces.

Todd Faircloth of Jasper was the top Texan, finishing sixth with 44 pounds, 15 ounces, and former champion Alton Jones of Lorena ended seventh with 42 pounds, 8 ounces.

Keith Combs of Huntinton finished ninth with 40 pounds, 13 ounces. Thomas Martens of Jonestown missed the 25-angler cut after day two by one ounce. Albert Collins of Nacogdoches also missed the cut.

In the end, it was Evers’ day.

“I’ve been dreaming about this since I was a kid,” he said.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER GROUP SHOOTS ONE AXIS, RUNS OVER ANOTHER Three subjects shot an axis deer from the roadway while being observed by Uvalde County Game Warden Dennis Gazaway. After stopping the vehicle, another axis doe was found in the group’s possession. The subjects admitted running over the doe with their vehicle. Cases pending.

ROAD HUNTERS TAKE BIG BUCK While patrolling with Deputy Game Warden J.D. Beesen, McMullen County Game Warden Noe Ganzales observed a truck using an auxiliary light along the roadway. The truck made a U-turn and faced the light into the ditch and across the fence.

After hearing a gunshot, the truck was stopped. Two subjects had been dropped off to retrieve a buck from across the fence. The buck scored 161 6/8. Cases and civil restitution pending.

WARDEN WATCHES AS MAN SHOOTS AT HOG FROM ROADWAY Frio County Game Warden John Palacios observed a truck travelling eastbound at a slow rate of speed.

The truck then pulled over, reversed about 10 feet, and the passenger discharged a firearm from the public roadway. Contact was made and the individuals admitted to shooting at a hog from the roadway.

TWO DEER SHOT, LEFT TO WASTE IN ALLEY Garza County Game Warden Trey Kram was contacted by a landowner regarding a suspicious vehicle.

Kram tracked down the vehicle and made contact with a juvenile. Approximately one hour later, Scurry County Dispatch advised Kram of a complaint of a dead deer in a

A VERY BAD DAY FOR THESE TWO Yoakum County Game Warden Aaron Sims and Lubbock County Game Warden Drew Spencer, along with deputies from the Yoakum County Sheriff’s Office, found and arrested two individuals who had arrest warrants for hunting without consent and felon in possession of a firearm. Earlier in the month, the two suspects had entered private property without consent to hunt rabbits. During the hunt, one of the men, a convicted felon, shot himself in the foot with

nearby alley. Kram found a mature doe and a nubbin buck already in an advanced state of decay. Kram conducted multiple interviews with the juvenile and three other individuals over the course of the next few weeks and discovered that the two deer were killed at night from a vehicle on a public roadway. They had also been taken without landowner consent and left to waste two nights prior to the landowner’s initial call.

Cases and civil restitution pending.

PACKAGE IN TRUCK BED LEADS TO POACHERS Garza County Game Warden Trey Kram received a call about an abandoned vehicle with New Mexico tags near a gut pile in Borden County.

Kram found a fresh gut pile approximately 10 feet behind the abandoned truck, along with fresh blood and deer hair in the bed of the truck. Kram obtained a name from an old package on the back of the truck that did not match the return on the license plate. He then made contact with the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico and requested they make contact with

a .22 caliber rifle. When the suspects attempted to leave the property, their vehicle became stuck in mud. After an acquaintance was called and pulled the vehicle out, the injured suspect traveled to a hospital in Lovington, New Mexico. The Lovington police advised the Yoakum County Sheriff’s Office of the gunshot wound and incident. After obtaining additional evidence, Sims obtained arrest warrants for the men.

the registered vehicle owner. They were able to do so, and advised that the truck was being driven by the owner’s son-in-law. The name given matched that of the package in the back of the truck. The in-laws advised Kram that the individual would be in a hunting camp somewhere in Texas. Borden County Game Warden Brent Tucker provided Kram with a list of camps used by New Mexico hunters. In the second camp Kram entered, at approximately 3:15 a.m., he found the very tired and very inebriated individual connected to the truck. After a brief interview, it was discovered that two individuals had illegally killed a total of four deer, including two bucks, from a public road. Cases and restitution pending.

WARDEN TRAILS SPOTLIGHTERS FOR 41 MILES Briscoe County Game Warden Clint Hunt observed a vehicle traveling on a rural highway. Hunt followed the suspect vehicle and observed the vehicle traveling at a slow rate of speed and making several stops to shine a flashlight into nearby

fields. After trailing the vehicle for an hour and a half (41 miles), the suspects shot at a mule deer. Hunt stopped the vehicle and found three males and one 250-pound feral hog dead in the back of the SUV. They had two .22 caliber rifles and one small flashlight in the vehicle. The individuals were arrested for Class A hunting deer at night.

HOG HUNTERS, WORRIED THEY SHOT A DEER, CONTACT WARDEN, GET TICKET FOR SHOOTING FROM ROAD Hockley County Game Warden Jay Oyler was at home when two very nervous subjects knocked on his door and explained that while pig hunting off the road, they may had accidentally shot a deer. They described shooting at pigs as they followed them down the road when they noticed there were deer in the brush in the same area. They were afraid that they may have hit a deer and wanted to do the right thing.

One of the subjects had witnessed a group of four road hunters being jailed just two weeks prior. Oyler contacted Baylor County Game Warden Josh McCrary for assistance

since the alleged hunting had taken place in Baylor County. The wardens were unable to locate any dead deer but charges were filed for hunting from a public road.

NIGHT SHOOTER LEAVES DAUGHTERS BEHIND A report of someone spotlighting on the road near a deer camp was received by Comanche County Game Warden Mike Alexander. While Alexander was on his way, the hunter called again, reporting he had heard a shot. When Alexander arrived, the truck had left the scene but two people with flashlights were searching in the woods. Alexander intercepted the truck as it was reaching the highway. In the truck there was a recently fired and loaded rifle in the front seat, but the driver denied hunting or spotlighting from the road. A deputy sheriff arrived and stayed with the driver while Alexander left to search for the other two subjects. He found two teenage females walking in the road. One of the girls said, “Our daddy shot a deer and he made us drag it to the fence, then he left us here and we don’t know where he went and we’re lost and scared and just want to go home.” Alexander loaded the 10-point buck and took the girls to their father’s location. The father then cooperated and was charged with hunting deer at night and from a public road. Civil restitution also is pending on the buck.

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LETTING HER GO: Big trout are being caught and released in good numbers this winter, and a host of factors, including heavy rains bringing nutrients into the bays and reducing the limit along much of the coast to five fish, contributed to the trout bonanza. Photo by Chase Clark.

The pair went to the Marker 37 Marina for the fish to be officially weighed but the big girl had regurgitated some of her breakfast in the livewell, dropping the official weight to 10.56 pounds.

Each day, those who wish they were fishing check the Facebook pages, forums and Instagram photos from guides and anglers along the coast, searching for fishing results. And nearly each day, they see the photos from guides Trey Prye, Nathan Beabout and the like.

Is the trophy trout fishing that much better this year, or are the guides and anglers better at showing the world?

“It’s a combination of factors,” said Leslie Hartman, Matagorda Bay Ecosystem leader with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “But it is better.”

Hartman gave four reasons to support the improved fishing along her area of the coast.

1. “We changed from the 10-fish bag to the 5-fish bag limit, and that helped. We are managing more for trophies than for numbers.”

2. “Although a drought is good once in while, floods are also good for the fisheries once in while.

The heavy rains are like a good spring cleaning for the bay. There is a lot of nutrient loading which is almost like a fertilizer treatment — there is more food for the prey and a more prey for the fish to eat.”

Hartman cautioned that too much flooding, though, can be detrimental.

“In full flooding, oysters will cease to eat and stay closed up like a clam — it can make other critters move out.”

3. “It didn’t get really cold this winter —that always helps.”

4. “And finally, people really have become better at posting.”

For Chase Clark, who fished in an area he would only call “Baffin-ish,” the reasons didn’t matter. After a 10-minute fight, he landed a 30 3/4-inch, 9-pound speckled trout on a pink Corky, a true trophy and his personal best trout.

Maybe the fishing really is that much better.

Money for antlers Continued from page 1

Benedict buys from breeder operations where the antlers are sawed off of live animals when they are under anesthesia, individuals and from neighboring states.

“I have guys making thousands of dollars each year doing it,” Benedict said. “A man from an Indian reservation in New Mexico picks up sheds worth $250 to $500 a day for about 45 days.”

Should shed hunters worry about finding the complete set — meaning both sides of a deer or elk’s antlers?

“No,” Benedict said. “Sets don’t mean anything to me in my business. Antlers all from the left or right side of the deer flow better. Your chandelier or lamp will made of mostly antlers from one side.”

So how much are the antlers worth?

“Right now, the nice stuff (G1) is $10 per pound,” Benedict said.

“G2 is $5-6 per pound depending on how it looks. G3 and G4 are $2.”

Depending on what you find, the value can add up.

“I’m sitting here looking at one elk shed that weighs 16.8 pounds,” Benedict said.

In White Oak east of Longview, Antlerworx makes similar products at a high volume for retailers, large hotels and the like, from the largest UL Listed chandeliers to paper towel and toilet paper holders.

“We buy thousands of pounds of sheds,” said Michael Black at the Antlerworx factory. “We buy A, B and C grades, depending on the quality. The prices range from $4 to $29 per pound for exotics, depending FINDING MONEY: Antlers shed by white-tailed bucks, on the antler’s symmetry or whether it was dropped naturally or sawed like these dropped in a wheat field in Stonewall off. Generally, we have to look at them to determine the quality.”

County, can bring $10 per pound. Photo by David J. What tips does Benedict have for those looking to find some shed Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. antlers?

“I tell people that any kind of low place, like ditches or draws, is a good place for sheds — they are wildlife magnets,” he said. “If they feed year-round, start around the protein feeders and start walking circles out to about 100 yards, that’s where animals concentrate. In low-fence areas, fence lines are a good place to look. The deer go under and knock them off, or they jump over the fence and the antlers fall off when they land.”

Looking for axis deer sheds is different.

“They are born year-round but shed on their birthday, so you can find them anytime,” Benedict said. “The major periods are September through November and mid-March to mid-May.” Hill Country Antler Art antlerart.com (830) 997-2263 Antlerworx Antlerworx.com (903) 759-5149

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on top-waters and Corkies. Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains.

SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove on plastics and scented plastics.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good over scattered shell on scented plastics and live shrimp. Waders have taken better trout on the shell along the east shoreline. Catfish are good in the marsh on shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Catch 5s, MirrOlures and Catch 2000s. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Black drum are fair to good in the Ship Channel on crabs.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp. Waders have taken good trout in the mud and shell on top-waters and Corkies in the afternoon. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good in the channel on crabs. Sand trout and whiting are good from the piers on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT: Bull redfish are good on the beachfront on sardines. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Black drum are good at the jetties on cracked blue crabs.

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

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good in the guts on Soft–Dines and Bass Assassins.

Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake and at Shell Island on shrimp and crabs.

Black drum are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on plastics and top-waters over soft mud in waist–deep water 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 Morris–Cummings Cut on free–lined shrimp. Black drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good at East Flats on shrimp. Black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish, black drum and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Black drum are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair while wading mud and grass on Corkies and top-waters. Trout are good on the King Ranch shoreline on Gamblers. Black drum are good in the Land Cut on crabs.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on top-waters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on scented plastics and shrimp.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp in 3–4 feet of water. Black drum, sheepshead and redfish are good at the jetty on shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Snook are fair in the Brownsville Ship Channel on free–lined shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp.

Redfish are fair on the flats on small top-waters and soft plastics under rattling corks.

—TPWD

Brown trout returning to Texas For the first time in 10 years, Texas anglers will be able to target brown trout in Texas. In March, the Guadalupe River Chapter of Trout Unlimited will stock approximately 900 brown trout averaging 14 inches in the Canyon Dam tailrace.

The tailrace extends 14 miles downstream of Canyon Dam on the Guadalupe River. Brown trout are popular with anglers and can live in slightly higher water temperatures than rainbow trout.

Brown trout have been stocked in the tailrace before. From the late 1970s to 2000, brown trout supplemented rainbow trout stockings by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and GRTU. This stocking will be different, as fisheries managers will assess how brown trout stockings improve angler participation and fishing through Texas’ hot summer months. Angler surveys will document fishing effort and catch rates, while electrofishing sampling will evaluate trout survival through summer and fall.

Half of the brown trout stocking will occur in the special regulation zone, which begins 800 yards downstream of Canyon Dam and extends to the easternmost bridge crossing on Highway 306. Anglers fishing in this zone are required to release brown and rainbow trout between 12 and 18 inches in length. Trout below 12 inches and one above 18 inches can be harvested by artificial lures only, with a five-fish daily bag limit. Remaining brown trout will be stocked in multiple locations from the easternmost Highway 306 Bridge crossing to the second bridge crossing on River Road.

TPWD and GRTU are hoping the addition of brown trout can increase the number of trout that survive through summer in the tailrace. The protective regulations and cooler water temperatures in the upstream portion of the tailrace provide the best conditions for this to occur.

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Six lunkers in a day Continued from page 9

said Toledo Bend Lake Association president John Toliver.

The total for the year also has set records, as last year’s total lunkers was the highest ever at 81.

“We’re at 87 and it’s only March 7,” he said.

“At this time last year, we had 31 fish. We have 10 weeks to go, we probably will top 100 — a lot of the fish are on the beds earlier than last year, plus tons and tons of fishermen on the lake.”

Dennis Tietje, Bassmaster Elite fisherman from Roanoke, Louisiana, spent the better part of the week before the Bassmaster Classic on Toledo Bend.

“It’s on fire,” he said. “The first few days were tougher, but after I figured them out the ANOTHER LUNKER: Kacy Fisher of Opelousas, last two days were incredible — I was catching Louisiana caught this 14.16-pound largemouth on Toledo Bend Reservoir on March 5. Photo by 5s, 6s and 7s and a lot of them. I caught them Toledo Bend Lake Association. flipping and using swimbaits.”

Tietje wasn’t too surprised that so many double-digit bass were pulled from the lake.

“The lake is fishing real good, and with all the attention it has received, there are a lot of people fishing,” he said. “When you have both of those things together, some of the people are going to catch big fish.”

Drum run Continued from page 8

Unfortunately, the guide service has just one open day over spring break.

The limit on black drum is five fish per day, none of which can be shorter than 14 inches or longer than 30 inches. Anglers are allowed to retain one black drum per day measuring 52 inches or longer.

Guides and anglers recommend venting larger drum before release. Using a needle, insert it gently at a 45-degree angle under one of their scales by the tip of the pectoral fin, venting the fish’s air bladder, improving the chance of survival after release.

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Flies with friends Continued from page 8

to meet fellow fly-fishers and tiers.

“I’ve been fly-fishing for eight years and just moved back here from Maryland,” he said. “My first fly always looks like a dog pancake; you know, that first pancake you make.”

In Round Rock, people gather at Chris Johnson’s Living Waters Fly Shop to tie flies and talk local fly-fishing with guide and store owner Johnson. His small shop bulges with fly-fishers each Wednesday night with an average of 15 fly-tiers showing up on a regular basis.

“We have folks from 12 to 70, quite the spread,” Johnson said. “It saves me a fortune (on flies), and gives my guiding clients the best shot at showing pressured fish something a little different.”

Johnson is also a “Signature Fly Designer” for the Umpqua company.

“My patterns will be fished in more water than I will ever be able to visit in a lifetime, and that’s a pretty awesome thought,” he said.

Stephen Woodcock, who manages the fly-fishing department at Backwoods Fort Worth location has a group of loyal flytiers who have been meeting for 11 years.

“It’s a friendly sort of social group with quite a few regulars — it’s where I meet some of my friends,” he said.

Woodcock’s group starts meetings with individuals giving their local fly-fishing

reports, giving the group ideas about places to fish.

After six years, Greg Welander, manager of Sportsman’s Finest in Austin, still gets an average of 15 fly-tiers every Tuesday.

“The ages range from 9 to 70, and we have men, women, families and children,” Welander said. “A couple of weeks ago, I was trout fishing on the Guadalupe for trout, and I met three guys on the water, two of whom are from Houston. Once they found out I was with Sportsman’s Finest, one of the guys said he attended the fly-tying class, learned how to tie the “Thin Mint” fly, and was doing really well with it. It’s a great feeling to know that I introduce people to a lifelong hobby.”

At the southern tip of Texas, you can tie flies specifically designed for the Lower Laguna Madre with the Rio Grande Fly Tyers Club. That group meets at Bass Pro Shop in Harlingen, and according to Dr. Rey Ramirez, the experienced fly-tiers demonstrate fly-tying to small groups of men, women and youth. The group also has an event every year specifically for children.

From North Texas to the Rio Grande Valley, if you’re interested in making connections with fly-fishers, there are places to gather across Texas, talk fly-fishing, and tie some of your own.

Brigade adds coastal camp This summer, there will be cadets at a Coastal Brigade camp in Texas.

The Texas Brigade, a natural resources education and leadership program, is accepting applications for their new Coastal Brigade Camp at the Sea Scout Base in Galveston July 26-30.

Coastal Brigade cadets will participate in a number of hands-on activities with guidance from top wildlife and natural resource professionals. Cadets will learn about fish

identification techniques, boater and angler safety, photography, conservation and land stewardship. The camp also includes training on coastal habitat management, fisheries management, coastal ecology and saltwater fishing.

The Coastal Brigade selects 30 13-17-year-olds from across Texas to attend the camp. The deadline to apply for all Brigades camps (Buckskin, Bobwhite, Bass, Waterfowl and Ranch) is March 15.

—TPWD

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HEROES

Nikki Brace shot her first buck at the Paloma West Ranch in Carrizo Springs.

David Brooks landed this scamp grouper while jigging in 250 feet of water approximately 50 miles offshore of South Padre Island.

Stone Scheurer, 6, shot his buck Thanksgiving weekend with a CVA .300 Blackout at 50 yards. It was his first deer.

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Kathy Lapp of Austin shot her first deer, and her husband, John Lapp, and her father, Glen Perkins, shot bucks — all on the same evening in December on their hunting lease near Brady.

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7:45 8:48 10:51 11:51 12:21 1:15 2:04 2:50 3:33 4:14 4:54 5:35 6:17 7:01 7:47

1:31 2:34 4:37 5:37 6:35 7:28 8:17 9:02 9:45 10:25 11:06 11:46 12:06 12:50 1:36

06:41 06:40 07:39 07:37 07:36 07:35 07:34 07:32 07:31 07:30 07:28 07:27 07:26 07:24 07:23

06:31 06:32 07:33 07:33 07:34 07:35 07:35 07:36 07:37 07:38 07:38 07:39 07:40 07:40 07:41

8:34a 9:47p 9:19a 10:54p 11:06a NoMoon 11:55a 12:59a 12:48p 1:59a 1:42p 2:55a 2:37p 3:46a 3:34p 4:32a 4:29p 5:14a 5:24p 5:52a 6:18p 6:28a 7:12p 7:02a 8:05p 7:35a 8:57p 8:08a 9:50p 8:41a

San Antonio 2016 Mar.

A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri

7:25 1:11 8:27 2:13 10:29 4:15 11:30 5:16 12:04 6:14 12:55 7:08 1:45 7:58 2:32 8:45 3:16 9:28 3:58 10:10 4:39 10:50 5:21 11:31 6:03 ----6:47 12:36 7:32 1:22

7:52 8:55 10:58 11:58 12:28 1:22 2:11 2:57 3:40 4:21 5:01 5:42 6:24 7:08 7:54

1:38 2:41 4:44 5:44 6:42 7:35 8:24 9:09 9:52 10:33 11:13 11:53 12:14 12:57 1:43

06:47 06:46 07:45 07:44 07:43 07:41 07:40 07:39 07:38 07:37 07:35 07:34 07:33 07:32 07:31

06:39 06:40 07:40 07:41 07:42 07:42 07:43 07:43 07:44 07:45 07:45 07:46 07:46 07:47 07:47

8:44a 9:51p 9:30a 10:57p 11:18a NoMoon 12:08p 1:00a 1:01p 2:00a 1:55p 2:56a 2:51p 3:47a 3:46p 4:34a 4:41p 5:17a 5:34p 5:56a 6:27p 6:33a 7:20p 7:08a 8:11p 7:42a 9:03p 8:16a 9:54p 8:51a

Amarillo

2016 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Mar. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri

7:38 1:24 8:40 2:26 10:43 4:29 11:44 5:30 12:17 6:27 1:08 7:22 1:59 8:12 2:45 8:58 3:29 9:41 4:11 10:23 4:53 11:04 5:34 11:45 6:16 12:03 7:00 12:49 7:46 1:35

8:06 9:08 11:11 ----12:41 1:35 2:25 3:10 3:53 4:34 5:15 5:56 6:38 7:21 8:07

1:52 2:54 4:57 5:58 6:55 7:48 8:37 9:23 10:05 10:46 11:26 ----12:27 1:11 1:56

07:03 07:01 08:00 07:58 07:57 07:56 07:54 07:53 07:51 07:50 07:49 07:47 07:46 07:44 07:43

06:50 06:51 07:52 07:53 07:54 07:55 07:55 07:56 07:57 07:58 07:59 07:59 08:00 08:01 08:02

8:53a 9:37a 11:23a 12:12p 1:03p 1:58p 2:54p 3:51p 4:47p 5:43p 6:38p 7:33p 8:26p 9:20p 10:14p

10:11p 11:19p 12:19a 1:24a 2:26a 3:21a 4:12a 4:57a 5:38a 6:16a 6:50a 7:23a 7:56a 8:27a 9:00a

Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.

Sabine Pass, north Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 5:09 AM 6:19 AM 12:27 AM 2:28 AM 3:34 AM 4:44 AM 5:53 AM 12:13 AM 1:20 AM 2:16 AM 3:04 AM 3:47 AM 4:27 AM 5:06 AM 5:46 AM

Port O’Connor Height 1.6H 1.6H -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H

Time 1:13 AM 12:04 PM 8:38 AM 10:08 AM 11:45 AM 1:08 PM 2:08 PM 6:56 AM 7:52 AM 8:39 AM 9:21 AM 9:57 AM 10:31 AM 11:04 AM 11:37 AM

Time 5:07 PM 5:41 PM 2:01 PM 3:13 PM 4:59 PM 6:57 PM 7:56 PM 2:51 PM 3:25 PM 3:51 PM 4:12 PM 4:32 PM 4:50 PM 5:07 PM 5:22 PM

Height 1.4H 1.4H 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 1.2L 1.1L 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H

Time 11:30 PM

Height 0.0L

7:19 PM 8:07 PM 9:19 PM 10:52 PM

1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H

8:31 PM 8:56 PM 9:18 PM 9:40 PM 10:06 PM 10:35 PM 11:08 PM 11:44 PM

1.0L 0.9L 0.8L 0.7L 0.6L 0.5L 0.4L 0.3L

Time 11:50 PM

Height -0.1L

6:57 7:56 8:51 9:41 1:57

1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 5:43 AM 7:10 AM 12:45 AM 2:39 AM 3:34 AM 4:44 AM 6:12 AM 7:09 AM 1:17 AM 2:22 AM 3:27 AM 4:18 AM 4:59 AM 5:37 AM 6:20 AM

Height 1.5H 1.5H -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.1L -0.1L 0.0L 1.2H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H

Time 11:33 AM 2:29 PM 9:17 AM 10:21 AM 11:36 AM 12:47 PM 1:42 PM 2:34 PM 7:55 AM 8:43 AM 9:39 AM 10:27 AM 11:03 AM 11:36 AM 12:11 PM

Height 0.5L 0.7L 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 0.1L 0.2L 0.3L 0.4L 0.5L 0.6L 0.8L

Time 4:55 PM 5:20 PM 2:24 PM 3:16 PM 4:29 PM 7:07 PM 7:43 PM 8:16 PM 3:22 PM 3:57 PM 4:27 PM 4:53 PM 5:15 PM 5:27 PM 5:18 PM

Height 1.3H 1.3H 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 1.1L 1.1L 1.0L 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H

Height 1.1H 0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.1L 0.9H 1.0H 1.0H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 0.4L

Time 12:36 PM 7:17 AM 10:05 AM 12:07 PM 1:43 PM 2:45 PM 3:38 PM 4:20 PM 8:55 AM 9:47 AM 10:39 AM 11:23 AM 12:00 PM 12:32 PM 6:33 AM

Height 0.5L 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 0.2L 0.3L 0.4L 0.5L 0.6L 0.7L 1.1H

Time 5:30 PM 1:51 PM 4:09 PM

Height 0.9H 0.7L 0.8L

9:46 PM 4:50 PM 5:08 PM 5:14 PM 5:09 PM 5:18 PM 5:33 PM 12:59 PM

0.9L 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 0.8L

Height 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.0L 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H

Time 11:33 AM 12:45 PM 3:25 PM 10:14 AM 1:49 AM 1:11 PM 2:09 PM 2:50 PM 7:54 AM 8:46 AM 9:32 AM 10:13 AM 10:52 AM 11:31 AM 12:11 PM

Height 0.5L 0.7L 0.9L 1.5H 1.6H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 0.0L 0.1L 0.3L 0.4L 0.5L 0.7L 0.8L

Time 4:56 PM 5:17 PM 6:34 PM

Height 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H

9:02 3:20 3:41 3:59 4:15 4:31 4:47 5:02

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

Time 8:38 AM 9:57 AM 12:43 PM 3:56 PM 5:44 PM 6:36 PM 7:15 PM 11:11 AM 3:28 AM 4:43 AM 5:44 AM 6:37 AM 7:25 AM 8:10 AM 8:56 AM

Height 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 1.0H 1.0H 1.1H 1.1H -0.1L 0.9H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 0.9H

PM PM PM PM PM

8:57 PM 9:41 PM 10:12 PM 10:38 PM 11:04 PM 11:32 PM

0.9L 0.8L 0.7L 0.6L 0.5L 0.4L

Time 5:52 AM 12:09 AM 1:10 AM 3:19 AM 4:29 AM 5:49 AM 7:04 AM 8:02 AM 1:10 AM 2:15 AM 3:14 AM 4:13 AM 5:04 AM 5:48 AM 12:10 AM

Time

Height

5:48 PM 6:58 PM

0.9H 0.9H

0:09 PM 10:35 PM 11:02 PM 11:27 PM 11:50 PM

0.8L 0.7L 0.7L 0.6L 0.5L

5:45 PM

1.0H

Time 11:08 PM 11:59 PM

Height 0.1L -0.1L

1.0L 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.1H

9:23 PM 9:44 PM 10:04 PM 10:23 PM 10:42 PM 11:01 PM 11:22 PM

0.9L 0.8L 0.7L 0.6L 0.5L 0.4L 0.3L

Time 3:36 PM 4:47 PM 7:20 PM

Height 0.4L 0.6L 0.8L

Time 8:15 PM 8:29 PM 9:47 PM

Height 0.7H 0.8H 0.8H

11:43 PM 7:46 PM 12:04 PM 12:51 PM 1:32 PM 2:08 PM 2:36 PM 2:46 PM 2:32 PM

0.9L 1.1H -0.1L 0.0L 0.1L 0.3L 0.4L 0.5L 0.6L

Freeport Harbor Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 5:07 AM 6:21 AM 8:43 AM 1:57 AM 3:07 AM 4:25 AM 5:43 AM 6:53 AM 12:17 AM 1:31 AM 2:33 AM 3:27 AM 4:18 AM 5:06 AM 5:54 AM

Time 1:57 AM 2:46 AM 4:45 AM 6:05 AM 7:40 AM 9:02 AM 10:11 AM 1:51 AM 12:14 AM 12:47 AM 1:19 AM 1:50 AM 2:17 AM 2:34 AM 2:39 AM

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

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

Time 7:18 AM 10:10 AM 6:07 PM 6:20 PM 6:47 PM 7:25 PM 7:57 PM 8:11 PM 7:57 PM 7:51 PM 11:53 AM 12:22 PM 6:00 AM 7:05 AM 8:15 AM

Height 0.3H 0.4H 0.4H 0.5H 0.6H 0.6H 0.6H 0.5H 0.5H 0.4H 0.1L 0.2L 0.4H 0.5H 0.5H

Time 1:29 PM 2:05 PM

Height 0.2L 0.3L

Time 5:04 PM 4:59 PM

Height 0.2H 0.3H

11:16 PM 7:59 PM 8:00 PM 2:50 PM 1:22 PM 2:04 PM

0.4L 0.4H 0.4H 0.3L 0.3L 0.4L

11:41 PM

0.4L

6:27 PM 5:59 PM 5:10 PM

0.4H 0.4H 0.4H

Time 1:02 AM 2:26 AM 4:37 AM 5:42 AM 6:45 AM 7:48 AM 8:48 AM 12:02 AM 1:10 AM 2:17 AM 3:26 AM 4:42 AM 6:08 AM 12:10 AM 1:26 AM

Height -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H 0.1L 0.1L

Time 9:03 AM 6:15 PM 7:53 PM 8:46 PM 9:48 PM 10:54 PM

Height 0.0H 0.1H 0.1H 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H

Time 12:59 PM

Height 0.0L

Time 6:03 PM

Height 0.0H

9:46 AM 10:39 AM 11:25 AM 12:05 PM 12:37 PM 1:05 PM 7:46 AM 9:38 AM

-0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.1L 0.1L 0.2H 0.2H

6:18 6:04 1:26 1:40

0.1H 0.1H 0.1L 0.2L

10:31 PM

0.1L

6:05 PM 6:16 PM

0.2H 0.2H

Height 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H -0.2L -0.3L -0.3L -0.3L -0.3L -0.3L 1.0H 1.0H 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H 1.3H

Time 10:57 AM 11:59 AM 2:23 PM 10:46 AM 12:16 PM 1:21 PM 2:09 PM 2:46 PM 3:16 PM 8:08 AM 8:56 AM 9:41 AM 10:24 AM 11:05 AM 11:47 AM

Height 0.6L 0.9L 1.1L 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.3H 1.2H -0.2L -0.1L 0.1L 0.3L 0.5L 0.7L

Time 4:09 PM 4:11 PM 5:02 PM

Height 1.0H 1.1H 1.2H

Time 10:54 PM 11:45 PM

Height 0.0L -0.2L

8:43 3:40 3:58 4:10 4:15 4:13 4:05

0.8L 1.1H 1.0H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H

8:57 PM 9:15 PM 9:36 PM 9:58 PM 10:23 PM 10:52 PM

0.7L 0.5L 0.4L 0.3L 0.3L 0.2L

Height 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H -0.4L -0.4L -0.3L -0.3L -0.1L 0.0L 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H

Time 11:02 AM 12:05 PM 2:28 PM 10:47 AM 12:23 PM 1:32 PM 2:20 PM 2:55 PM 3:21 PM 8:07 AM 8:57 AM 9:42 AM 10:24 AM 1:05 AM 11:46 AM

Height 0.5L 0.8L 1.0L 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 0.1L 0.3L 0.4L 0.6L 0.7L 0.8L

Time 3:55 PM 3:53 PM 4:39 PM

Height 0.9H 0.9H 1.0H

Time 10:43 PM 11:36 PM

Height -0.1L -0.3L

8:23 8:26 3:41 3:55 4:04 4:06 4:02 3:52

1.1L 1.0L 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H

10:33 PM

1.1H

8:45 PM 9:09 PM 9:34 PM 9:59 PM 10:25 PM 0:52 PM

0.9L 0.8L 0.7L 0.5L 0.4L 0.3L

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

Time 2:15 PM 11:42 AM 1:16 PM 1:50 PM 2:32 PM 3:50 PM 4:42 PM 7:59 AM 9:42 AM 10:31 AM 11:00 AM 11:13 AM 11:24 AM 11:47 AM

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

Time 4:37 PM 2:37 PM 3:34 PM

Height 0.3H 0.3L 0.4L

7:29 PM 7:36 PM 5:17 PM 5:49 PM 6:24 PM 7:40 PM 8:30 PM 5:50 PM 4:45 PM

0.4L 0.3L 0.4H 0.4H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H

PM PM PM PM

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 4:58 AM 6:25 AM 9:03 AM 1:43 AM 2:47 AM 3:57 AM 5:08 AM 6:14 AM 7:14 AM 12:29 AM 1:46 AM 2:50 AM 3:48 AM 4:44 AM 5:39 AM

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

South Padre Island

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

Rollover Pass Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mah 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Rockport

Time 12:01 AM 1:00 AM 3:02 AM 4:11 AM 5:28 AM 6:51 AM 8:14 AM 9:28 AM 10:29 AM 11:17 AM 3:32 AM 4:53 AM 12:03 AM 12:24 AM 12:48 AM

Port Aransas

San Luis Pass Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 4:51 AM 6:21 AM 9:00 AM 1:35 AM 2:40 AM 3:50 AM 5:02 AM 6:10 AM 7:11 AM 12:23 AM 1:43 AM 2:50 AM 3:49 AM 4:45 AM 5:41 AM

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

East Matagorda

8:09 8:22 8:18 8:01 7:59 8:06 8:20

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.0H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 1.0H

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 7:17 AM 1:52 AM 3:17 AM 3:50 AM 5:56 AM 6:51 AM 7:26 AM 1:02 AM 1:22 AM 1:14 AM 1:37 AM 4:50 AM 5:30 AM 6:16 AM 7:46 AM

Time

Height

5:08 PM 7:00 PM

0.4H 0.4H

9:33 PM

0.4H

7:36 PM 10:18 PM 10:45 PM 10:53 PM 10:59 PM 11:21 PM 11:49 PM

0.3L 0.3L 0.3L 0.2L 0.2L 0.2L 0.2L

Texas Coast Tides

Height 0.4L 0.7L 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 0.0L 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.4L 0.5L 0.6L 0.7L

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Testing live deer Continued from page 4

Panhandle mule deer tests positive for CWD Recent developments have Chronic Wasting Disease back in the news in Texas.

A free-ranging mule deer buck, harvested in Hartley County, was confirmed positive for CWD. Located in the Texas Panhandle to the south of Dalhart and bordering New Mexico, the positive mule deer was harvested more than 450 miles from the area of previous findings in the Hueco Mountains in 2012.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife White-tailed Deer Program Leader Alan Cain said that while the mule deer likely did not travel from the Hueco Mountains, there are other areas of both New Mexico and Colorado that have a history of the disease in mule deer and elk.

“The area near Raton, New Mexico is less than 100 miles away,” he said.

“There have been positive findings there. It is likely the mule deer migrated in from New Mexico or Colorado.”

A response similar to that taken after the 2012 findings is expected, with mandatory and voluntary testing zones for harvested animals.

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penmates of those deer,” Wood said.

“They gave me options, and the best one was what we proposed.”

On February 27, all 11 deer that were in the pen received tonsil biopsies by veterinarians Scott Bugai and Walt Cook. Wood is waiting for the results.

“It only took a few hours,” Wood said.

“It is the first time this has been done in the U.S., hopefully it is precedent-setting.”

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission are working with stakeholders to develop new testing protocols that include live testing. Initial revised protocols are scheduled to be ready in late March.

Wolf said TPWD would investigate liveanimal testing at a symposium in January.

Andy Schwartz, the acting executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission, agreed.

“We are ready to use ante-mortem testing to release these herds faster,” Schwartz said. “We are committed to moving forward with this information for the better of the deer industry.”

Wood is hopeful others can take advantage of the live testing option.

“There is hope for people,” he said.

“There is a way out from a quarantine or hold order. It’s groundbreaking. We spent seven months with no commerce, but we still had to feed the deer.”

“Senator Hall deserves all the credit,” he said.

Wood acknowledges he has received some criticism on social media, and is aware he has been something of a thorn in the side of the agencies.

“The first one through the door always catches the most bullets,” he said.

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Vista acquires BRG

By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 25

Vista Outdoor Inc. acquired BRG Sports’ Action Sports division, which is operated by Bell Sports Corp.

Sellmark seeking marketing coordinator Sellmark Corporation, manufacturer of outdoor lifestyle products in Mansfield, Texas, seeks a highly organized Marketing Traffic/ Project Coordinator.

CSF seeks marketing assistant The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation is seeking an entry-level marketing and communications assistant.

Weatherly new sales director at Carrot Stix Carrot Stix named Jim Weatherly as director of sales.

TriStar honors top distributor Stag Arms acquired TriStar Arms presented United Sporting Companies with its Distributor of the Year Award for managing its 2015 product line.

New sales director at Taurus Taurus Holdings, Inc. promoted Carlos Vazquez-Pausa to director of national sales.

Blue Heron adds to team Blue Heron Communications hired Jordan Egli, a former intern, as its newest account executive.

FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC, named Todd Seyfert as its chief executive officer.

DOWN 1. A female bear 2. A male mountain goat 3. A duck species 4. Rear jerk of a fired gun 5. Sport spurs on a turkey 6. A type of camp fireplace 7. An NRA gun activist 8. Code for energy from the muzzle 12. A dry fly 16. Refers to fish fins 19. A keen sense in most game 21. Turkey seek shelter under ____ trees 23. A floating strike indicator for fishermen 24. Type of jig fished below a slip-bobber 25. Large on the muley 26. Favorite lure for bass 27. Code for a Winchester caliber 30. A swimming furbearer 33. These reveal age of some game 35. Largest species of wild turkey 36. Colored bands on an arrow 38. A trapper’s quarry 40. A type of ice auger 41. An ice-chopping tool, _____ bar 43. Used for bait at times 45. A very large bass species 47. A male turkey

Sprague joins NSSF board The National Shooting Sports Foundation Board of Governors appointed Richard Sprague, owner of Sprague’s Sports in Yuma, Arizona, as its newest board member.

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6 to 8 ducks, split in half with backbone removed 1/3 cup ground coffee 2 tbsps. dark brown sugar 2 tbsps. kosher or coarse sea salt 2 tbsps. paprika 1 tbsp. freshly ground pepper 1 tbsp. onion powder 1 tbsp. garlic powder Combine the dry-rub ingredients. Brush both sides of the skin-on duck breasts with olive oil. Rub a liberal coating of the dry rub onto the ducks. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up

to 24 hours. Heat a heavy cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Place the duck breasts, skin side down, in the skillet and cook for 4 to 7 minutes, depending on the size of the birds. Once the skin is crispy, flip the ducks over and cook the other side until done. Remove the ducks from the pan and allow them to rest for a few minutes before serving.

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Yamaha gives trail grants The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative has contributed more than $67,000 in funds to four GRANT (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation’s Trails) applicants in the final quarter of 2015.

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ACROSS 1. A fighting freshwater fish 5. To place feathers in an arrow 9. The line grommet on a fish rod 10. Marksmen will ____ a trigger back 11. Growing group in shooting sports 13. Unwritten rules of the outdoors 14. Steelhead is a species of this fish 15. The fur-seeker’s gear 17. A species of deer 18. A salmon 20. The gun-safety device 22. A big game hideaway 23. Dog breed trained to hunt deer 27. A type of fly lure 28. The deer headgear 29. A species of wild sheep 31. A wood used in arrow shafts 32. A type of sight 34. Components that exit from the muzzle 35. The slippery swimmer 36. Rifle model with a short barrel 37. The wild pig 39. A boar’s protection in flight 42. A good live bait 44. Wild turkey’s calling sounds 46. Code for a type bullet 48. A sight nearest the eye 49. Blue, green and cinnamon 50. The main fin on a fish 51. A good panfish bait

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Cajun redfish 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp. lemon pepper 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. salt 1 1/4 cups Italian-style salad dressing 4-oz. fillets red drum Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter on low heat; cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the cayenne pepper,

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A few consistent patterns came from anglers who came to the stage with good fish.

“Drains coming into the lake were good spots,” Carraccio said. “And the crankbait bite was picking up. The water was stained so it was tough for the anglers to see fish on the beds — especially at Amistad where a lot of the beds are in 20 feet of water.”

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Regional Biologist Randy Myers said anglers should give the bass at Amistad some more time.

“We haven’t done any shocking surveys in a year or so,” he said. “I know the grass is coming back fairly strong.”

Conditions at Amistad simply don’t allow largemouths to grow fast.

“The bass grow slowly there, it takes three years to get a 14-inch fish,” Myers said. “The lake is pretty clear and not very productive. Compare it with Falcon, where they grow to that size in 1 1/2 years. We just have to give them more time to build up their size.”

The department has been stocking 500,000 bass at the lake each year.

“Most fish don’t hit a plug or baits until they get to 10 inches,” Myers said. “I’m encouraged to hear the reports they are catching some 5- and 6-pounders. The fishing there was pretty poor for two to three years.”

Carriccio said while the fish on Amistad may have been hampered by GETTING BIGGER: David Porter of Rockwall landed this fluctuating water levels over the past 7.4-pound bass during the Texas BASS Nation Club Team few years, there are still some great Tournament on Lake Amistad. Photo by David Porter. fish, and he expects the fishing to improve throughout the spring.

“It can be like several different lakes — you can find any type of structure or environment you like to fish,” he said. “It’s a very unique fishery with the clear water and fish bedding so deep.”

Tougher conditions hurt many of the tournament anglers, but not all.

“Even when the fishing is tough, some of the guys are going to figure it out,” Carraccio said.

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The National Park Service released a plan that calls for managing overpopulated bison herds within the Grand Canyon National Park through capture/removal, the use of sharpshooters and localized fencing around sensitive park resources.

Absent was a plan using the state’s sportsmen and women as a bison management option, which is supported by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, and U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar.

The proposal comes as Congressional lawmakers consider a pair of bi-partisan bills that strive to protect the Grand Canyon’s critical habitat, cultural and archaeological sites from further bison damage by requiring the U.S. Department of Interior and the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to coordinate on a plan that allows sportsmen with valid state-issued hunting licenses to assist in managing the bison population.

“The National Park Service has been studying various bison management strategies for nearly two years; meanwhile, the bison population inside the Grand Canyon grows out of control,” said Sen. McCain, who co-sponsored the Bison Management Act in the Senate with Sen. Flake. “Any plan produced by the Park Service should offer bison hunting opportunities inside the park in coordination with state wildlife officials. With a herd of nearly 600 and thousands of square miles to cover, the cost of relying on contractor sharpshooters and fencing at the taxpayer’s expense is senseless compared to the option of allowing state-licensed hunters who will remove bison free-of-charge to the park.”

Because hunting is not allowed within park boundaries, it has since become a safe haven for the exploding bison population, which has led to overgrazing and damage to the Grand Canyon’s natural resources.

—Office of Sen. John McCain

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USA Shooting has constructed its own advanced Coach Academy to better educate and train coaches throughout the country in the specific Olympic shooting disciplines.

The pay-as-you go Coach Academy model will provide coaches with an extensive online library of curriculum covering disciplinespecific material as well as general coaching courses.

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Oregon’s wolf numbers up

Oregon’s known wolf population continued to grow in 2015. The minimum Oregon wolf population is now 110 wolves, a 36 percent increase over the 2014 population, according to the Oregon Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Wildlife biologists believe the actual number of wolves is likely higher.

—ODFW

Giant California bass landed Greg Springer of Vista, California, landed a 16.3-pound largemouth bass from Lake Wohlford near Escondido on February 26, using a 3:16 Lure Company Kokanee Glide Bait.

The monster bass was landed while fishing from the bank. Springer had seen the bass follow his big swimbait a week earlier, and had it rise on his top-water lure a few days later.

Springer is known for pursuing big bass, and has landed several double-digit largemouths.

“I’ve only caught five bass this year, but three of them have been double digits,” he told SDFish.com.

—Staff report

Louisiana lake kicks Two men guilty of shark out three giant crappie violations Poverty Point Reservoir in Louisiana proLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents participated in a joint enforcement patrol that resulted in two men pleading guilty to violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Rick Nguyen, 37, of Buras, Louisiana and Hung Anh Tiet, 29, of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty to shark violations involving illegal finning and over the limit of sharks.

The pair were ordered to pay a fine to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) totaling $45,000. The men were also placed on two years of probation, during which they agreed to not transfer any of their federal shark directed permits.

Agents stopped the vessel Lady Lyanna in Tiger Pass located in Venice in April 2012 and found 11 whole sharks located on the deck and a hidden compartment in the bow of the vessel that contained 12 large sacks of shark fins totaling 2,073 fins, representing 518 sharks.

—LDWF

Python challenge yields 106 snakes Participants the Florida’s 2016 Python Challenge turned in 106 snakes.

“We are pleased with the success of this year’s Python Challenge,” said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commision’s Ron Bergeron.

The winning team led by captain Bill Booth captured 33 pythons, winning $5,000. The longest python captured measured 15 feet.

More than 1,000 people from 29 states registered to take part in the month-long competition to remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades ecosystem.

—FWC

duced three crappie topping 3.5 pounds in eight days.

Twayne Hosea caught a 3.52-pound slab on February 25. His twin brother, Dwayne, followed with a 3.48-pound white crappie six days later. The fish are expected to land as the No. 2 and 3 spots in the state’s white crappie record book.

Angler Rodger McConell landed a 3.46-pounder, expected to be the new No. 4 crappie.

The state record is 3.8 pounds.

—Louisiana Sportsman

Delisting proposed for Yellowstone grizzlies The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to remove the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.

The Yellowstone grizzly bear population has rebounded from as few as 136 bears in 1975 to an estimated 700 or more today.

“The recovery of the Yellowstone grizzly bear represents a historic success for partnership-driven wildlife conservation under the Endangered Species Act,” said Service Director Dan Ashe. “The final post-delisting management plans by these partners will ensure healthy grizzly populations persist across the Yellowstone ecosystem long into the future.”

Grizzly bears have more than doubled their range since the mid-1970s. They now occupy more than 22,500 square miles of the Yellowstone ecosystem, an area larger than the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined. Stable population numbers for grizzlies for more than a decade also indicate that the Yellowstone ecosystem is at or near its carrying capacity for the bears.

Hunting grizzlies in the park will remain banned, although hunting may be available in the future in surrounding areas in Idaho and Montana.

—USFWS

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