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Ducks on the move

Stocking flounder

Birds relocate, come in and out with fronts

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Cold fronts are beginning to push across the Lone Star State, delivering new birds to certain areas and pushing them south in others. Coastal prairies and marshes along the middle Texas coast are experiencing a direct impact from the weather systems that are driving the migration.

Bee Cave resident Brad Boone took his 7-year-old son, Rhees, on his first duck hunt on the second weekend of the season in the South Zone.

“We hunted a large pond with Red Bluff Prairie Hunting Club guide Tobin Copeland, and hid in some tall weeds along a levee overlooking a shallow flat,” Boone said.

“It was pretty clear from the get-go that we made the right call. We had swarms of bluewinged and green-winged teal in our faces at shooting time.”

Boone harvested his limit of ducks, which consisted of teal, gadwall and pintail.

“It was an excellent first hunt for my son,” he explained. “He got to see first-hand what duck hunting is all about, and it made for some unforgettable memories. He can’t wait to get out there on a hunt again soon.”

A strong front blew through the area shortly after Boone’s hunt, which pushed a lot of the teal along the Garwood Prairie farther south. Guide Bryan Lee said the day after the front arrived, most of the ponds he hunts held a variety of big ducks, with a few teal mixed in.

Waterfowl guide David Peacock said he saw a huge influx of green-winged and bluewinged teal over flooded rice fields near El Campo when north winds started gusting during the second weekend of the season.

“The teal were in huge bunches of 250 ducks or more,” Peacock said. “It was an impressive sight for sure and made for some great shoots. The large wads of teal wouldn’t Please turn to page 21

More than 500,000 hatchery-raised southern flounder have been stocked in Texas’ coastal waters since 2009. Photo from CCA.

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Brad Boone and his son, Rhees, walk to retrieve a duck in a pond on the Garwood Prairie during the youngster’s first duck hunt. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

The hatchery staff at the CCA Marine Development Center in Flour Bluff stocked the first-ever summer-produced southern flounder in coastal waters.

Ashley Fincannon, the hatchery manager at the center, said producing juvenile southern flounder has been a challenge.

“This is a challenging species to hold in a hatchery and spawn,” she said. “We are still working on growing our program and always learning something new every day.”

To produce juvenile flounder, hatcheries maintain adult fish obtained from the wild and keep them in indoor tanks subject to a 150-day light/temperature cycle that mimics seasons and conditions flounder would experience during a year in the wild.

Eggs spawned by the flounder are cared for indoors during a larval grow-out phase that lasts between 40 and 50 days until metamorphosis into juvenile is complete.

During metamorphosis, larval flounder undergo a body change that involves the Please turn to page 15

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Rice land trophies

By Robert Sloan

Chambers County isn’t known for producing big bucks, but longtime hunting and fishing guide Jim West owns about 1,100 acres of land located north of Winnie, and for the past few years it has been producing some big-bodied bucks that are toting around some impressive antlers.

During the first week of the regular gun season, West had

luck on his side early one morning.

“I was on an old bow stand at dawn, and at about 7:30 I decided to make a move,” he said.

“I was walking, taking my time.

I was between two tree lines in some tall grass when I got a quick glimpse of the buck at 200 yards.”

The buck was nibbling on some corn West had scattered out the previous day.

“I saw him just long enough to

see his antlers as he was quartering away from me,” West said.

“That’s when I knew he was a shooter. I walked his way and stepped up on a dirt road. And there he was, looking right at me.

I was ready to take a shot, but it was off-hand and my crosshairs were all over the place.”

West took his time, knelt down and stayed as calm as he could and made the shot.

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Jim, Pam (pictured) and Forrest West all have taken good bucks in Chambers County over the years. Photo from Jim West.

HUNTING

FISHING

Ranch record (P. 4)

Big Sam bass (P. 8)

Hunter shoots personal best.

Low, warm water hampering bite.

Heading to Africa (P. 5)

Flounder running (P. 8)

A few hunters making the trip.

Anglers out despite lower limit.

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HUNTING

Spotty birds in North Zone

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Two reports from Ducks Unlimited’s Migration Map showed how the opening weeks of the North Zone duck hunting season panned out.

In Wise County, Mike W. reported that near Alvord, groups of hunters bagged 93 birds in the first week after the opener. He credited lots of scouting for the success.

Nearby, Rick B. reported low numbers

near Bridgeport, and what he saw was mostly teal.

Hunters across the northern part of the state shared similar results, with some waterfowlers finding success while others struggled, waiting for more birds to arrive for Thanksgiving weekend, the unofficial opener for the hunters who think that’s when more ducks start to arrive.

Brent Karrington says he has been “getting blanked” while hunting near Italy and Waco.

“My friends up near the Red River and north of Denton have been doing well and getting a mixed bag,” he said. “And by Wichita Falls, they are loaded up.”

In Comanche County, hunters found a surprising number of birds on opening day, according to Bryan Mansell.

“We did pretty well opening day,” the hunter said.

The next weekend, things were different, with two hunters taking two gadwall and two redheads.

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Tale of the road-hunting archer

Gadwall are being seen in areas of North Texas during the early weeks of the North Zone duckhunting season. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Hauling the harvest

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Red River County game warden Daniel Roraback thought he had seen it all. After catching road hunters three nights in a row, he wasn’t surprised to hear about a road-hunting poacher who had shot several deer in the county, and set out to catch him.

“We were after the guy for a while,” he said.

Wardens decided on the day after Halloween to deploy the deer decoy to try to catch the poacher.

“We set it out and he came by it four times,” Roraback said. “The information I had was that he was shooting them with a rifle.”

The fourth time the man came by to investigate the deer decoy, it wasn’t a rifle shot that was fired.

“He shot out the window with a bow and arrow,” Roraback said. “It was an old-school bow — had I not been standing 15 feet away, I wouldn’t have known he shot. I heard the whack.”

When confronted, the poacher fled.

“The guy tried to reload another arrow,” Roraback said.

“My partner came up and stopped him. The guy looked at me and took off.”

Roraback jumped in his partner’s truck through the passenger-side window and the chase was on.

“He tried to hide his truck behind a house,” he said. “We got him.”

Roraback was happy the poacher was caught, and not just for shooting at the decoy.

“I’m pretty sure he shot other deer this year,” he said.

And how accurate was the poaching archer’s shot?

“It was a little toward the rump,” Roraback said. “Still, it was impressive since it was taken out the window. He had to be drawing the bow while he was stopping.”

Jonathan Wojtewicz, of Lakeway, moves a buck back to camp with his dog, Trigger, leading the way at Bar None Ranch in Mason County.

Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Buck sets ranch record

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News

Stephanie Crisp-Canales took this 18-point, 190-inch buck on her family’s low fence ranch in La Salle County. It became her personal best buck and the new ranch record. Photo by Marcus Canales.

You never know what might come out of the brush when hunting on low fence properties across Texas. There’s always a chance that your personal best buck is lurking nearby.

While hunting on her family’s ranch one afternoon, Stephanie Crisp-Canales saw an opportunity to break her personal record. The La Salle County resident harvested a brute of a South Texas buck that had 18 points and scored approximately 190 inches.

The buck also broke the record for the largest buck on her family’s ranch.

“I’ve only deer hunted on

our ranch,” she said. “This property has been in my family since the 1930s, so every deer harvested on the land is pretty special to me. I’ve taken what I would consider some great deer here over the years, and I never would’ve thought we would have a buck like this on our property.”

Crisp-Canales said her husband, Marcus Canales, helps manage the ranch, and they had started seeing this buck on game camera photos back in the summertime.

“The interesting thing is, this buck was frequenting a newly developed hunting area that Marcus had just set up back in the summer,” Crisp-Canales elaborated. “It was near a creek bottom and

he just thought it looked like a place that a monster buck would live. He had a gut feeling, and he was definitely right.”

Crisp-Canales said they watched the deer continue to grow through game camera photos throughout the summer and early fall, and that he was a pretty regular visitor to the feeder in the new spot her husband had set up.

“When I finally got my chance to hunt him, a couple of other nice bucks came out first,” she said. “These were bucks that he typically ran with, so we were pretty sure he was about to make an appearance. He walked out a few minutes later, and I couldn’t believe how big he was. I even Please turn to page 21

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Heading back to Africa

Dan Allford, right, on a recent Zambian safari taken after travel restrictions were lifted, took this sable. Photo from Dan Allford.

A few hunters returning after restrictions lifted

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Dan Allford just returned from a Zambian safari, and said if you’re thinking about going, go.

Several African countries have re-opened to travel and hunting opportunities, including Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.

Allford, from Houston, said his trip had been planned for about a year.

“I had to change a bunch of things,” he said.

Allford’s concerns in going mimicked the concerns of many travelers. Getting there, of course, but more so getting back.

“The options kept changing,” he said.

“On Emirates, I would have needed a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of going. On the return, the folks going to Europe were scrambling because they had to get a COVID test to go back.”

That’s no easy task in a place like Zambia.

Working with travel consultants Travel with Guns, Allford settled on Air Ethiopia, with direct flights to and from the U.S. Allford had made a few prior trips to Namibia for plains game hunting, but after a trip to the S.A.A.M. Safari Shooting Course in West Texas and shooting the charging buffalo targets, he said to his friend, “We have to go do this.”

He hunted with safari operator Greg Michelson of GM Safaris Zambia.

“I was only one of two hunters that showed up this year for him,” Allford said.

Michelson had hassles of his own, since he operates in both Zimbabwe and Zambia.

“Had he gone back home to Zimbabwe, he would have had to quarantine for two weeks,” Allford said. “He sat for a month in Zambia waiting for me to avoid that.”

Allford said his hunt was exceptional.

“It was excellent,” he said. “It was a true wild area.”

He got his Cape buffalo early, then targeted a big sable, getting it after five days, and took a few other animals. The last three days were spent unsuccessfully Please turn to page 6

Hunting and testing new equipment New Trijicon scope in Texas country

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News To test some of its new riflescopes, Trijicon held a media hunt with Craig Archer at Hargrove Hunts along the Brazos River near Rotan.

The goal was twofold, to test a new model from Trijicon’s Accupoint series of scopes, the 3-18x50, and especially to test the company’s new Huron Series of riflescopes.

“The Huron is a brandnew series we launched in A Michigan resident, Ryan Wood bagged this 8-pointer while using TrijiJanuary,” said Ryan Wood, con’s new Accupoint riflescope model. Photo from Ryan Wood.

Trijicon’s director of proddeer hunter.” uct marketing. “It’s built specifically for The Huron series comes in four models, the North American deer hunter.” and two hunters used the scope to each The Huron Series scopes start around take an 8-point buck on the hunt. $500.

“Everyone had great things to say about “It’s at a lower cost but it didn’t sacrifice it,” Wood said. any quality,” Wood said. “It’s the same Wood described his hunt, using the new glass and same construction at a lower Accupoint 3-18x50, a battery-free illumiprice. The only real difference is it is not nated scope, as awesome. illuminated — it has no unnecessary fea“Coming from southeastern Michigan, tures that drive up the price point for a Please turn to page 17

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Safaris resume

African travel information

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seeking a bushbuck.

“Those things are really hard to spot,” he said.

Patrick Wright of TWG Travel said the agency has had clients in Africa since June.

“South Africa opened in October to other countries,” he said. “You need a negative COVID test.”

Clients still have been hesitant, though.

“People wonder if they are going to get stuck in Africa,” he said. “And everyone asks about refunds, and the short answer is no, refunds aren’t guaranteed. That’s a hesitation for a lot of people. But some people are willing to take the risk.”

Wright said TWG’s bookings are way down.

“We’re doing three or four per week instead of 10 to 12 per day,” he said.

Wright said when the coronavirus scare hit in March, TWG had 20 passengers stranded on the ground when carriers began cancelling flights.

“The saving grace was Ethiopia Airlines,” he said. “They got everyone home.”

Jill Potash of Esplanade Travel said the firm had clients who have recently traveled to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia, with several set to go to South Africa soon.

“The clients returning from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia did not have any issue re-entering the U.S.,” she said.

A negative COVID test is not required to return to the U.S., but Potash said there are certain states requiring a quarantine period upon entering.

“When we make international travel arrangements for our clients, we make sure they have the most up-to-date requirements for the countries they visit and their return into the U.S.,” Potash said.

Wright said TWG has clients currently in Namibia, with several more scheduled to head to the Dark Continent soon.

For U.S. hunters and travelers, travel is permitted to those countries which are open for international visitors, including: South Africa Mozambique Namibia Botswana Zambia Zimbabwe Tanzania

With his professional hunter, Dan Allford heads out to stalk an animal. Photo from Dan Allford.

“We do recommend using services like Ripcord or Global Rescue to help deal with the unknowns,” he said.

Allford said hunters should go if they are able, as the communities need their help.

“When I pull the trigger, half of the meat goes to the community and half of the trophy fee goes to the community,” he said.

“All of the people were excited and wanted to be in the pictures. They need the money.

People need the meat.”

Allford didn’t hold back when discussing the lockdowns and restrictions.

“Originally intended to flatten the curve and avoid overloading hospitals, they have become ill-advised policies devastating the global economy,” he said. “Politicians who make the policies are largely unaffected.

But small businesses and individuals are being crushed. The U.S. has the luxury of printing $3 trillion in additional debt and using the money to soften the blow. Other countries are less fortunate.”

Allford said Zambia derives 8 percent of its gross domestic product from tourism, mainly hunting.

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“Most residents live on less than a dollar a day,” he said. “The lockdown caused most travelers to cancel their trips. This means fewer dollars paid to the locals, staff reductions and reductions in anti-poaching programs. Poachers place snares to trap wild game, and illegal snares are indiscriminate.”

Allford witnessed and photographed numerous snares on his trip, and observed a young lion with his paw torn off by a poacher’s snare.

“If you advocate for lockdowns, you advocate for crushing economies and for human and animal suffering,” he said.

Allford said for him, the travel wasn’t that much extra hassle, and getting his guns through went relatively smoothly.

“You get a test, you wear a mask on the airplane,” he said. “Use the travel consultants, they will help you avoid any issues, like flying back through certain European countries.

“But go. The people need our help.”

Most of the countries require a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate which must be issued within a certain period prior to departure or arrival. These vary from within 48 hours prior to departure for Zimbabwe to within 14 days of arrival for Zambia.

Admission and transit restrictions to the USA for nonresident visitors: Passengers arriving or transiting Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United Kingdom are not allowed to enter and transit the USA. There are no current restrictions in Texas for COVID testing or quarantine.

Travel restrictions are being placed or lifted daily. TWG constantly monitors these changes and communicates this information to our clients.

Source: TWG Travel as of Nov. 23

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FISHING

Low water toughens Big Sam bass bite

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Sam Rayburn Reservoir is holding a surface water temperature in the upper 60s, a little warm for this time of year. Another obstacle for anglers is that the lake level is about 4 feet low, preventing a lot of fishermen from accessing back water areas of creeks and coves normally packed with shad and bass this time of year.

“I’m thinking about getting out the push pole,” said guide Scott Haasl. “A few days ago, I was up in a cove and could see big bass ripping into shad, but the problem was getting to them with so much shallow grass. What we really need is a couple of good cold fronts to lower the water temperature and move shad up in the coves and creeks. If the lake level would come up about a foot, that would really set the stage for some very good bass fishing.”

Haasl said the shad are holding at the mouths of creeks and coves, but not going as far back as they normally do because of the warm water.

“If the water temperature could be knocked back to about 65 degrees, that would push the shad way back in the coves,” he said.

Traps and square-billed cranks in sexy shad and Rayburn red are two good colors to fish, along with a white spinner bait Please turn to page 17

A variety of tactics are being used to land largemouths at Sam Rayburn, and anglers are waiting for the shad to move into shallower water. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Flounder on the run

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News According to coastal anglers, the annual fall flounder run is in full swing along the Texas coast. The two fish per person bag limit regulation in place through Dec. 14 hasn’t stopped anglers from targeting the fish, while others are catching them while targeting other species.

League City resident Rene Delbosque, said the flounder run has gained serious momentum in Galveston Bay over the last two weeks, especially along the Galveston channel.

“Flounder are really easy to catch right now, and they seem to be stacked up almost everywhere along the edge of the channel,” Delbosque said. “Over the past week, the larger females have begun to make an appearance. I’ve been catching them up to about 22 inches in length.”

Delbosque said a variety of bait options are producing plenty of strikes, while he has been using a scented soft plastic jig tipped with a finger mullet.

“They can’t resist this setup,” he said.

“We’ve been catching in as shallow as 2 feet of water during the morning hours, and then out deeper, in up to 20 feet of water, later in the day. Once you find where they are concentrating along the channel ledge, it’s game on.”

Live and dead mullet also are catching good numbers of flounder.

Delbosque said the best action has been occurring on incoming tides.

“It’s almost too easy,” he said.

Daniel Garza said the flounder bite has Daniel Garza landed this flatfish while wade-fishing in Nueces Bay. Photo from Daniel Garza.

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Trout, reds and black drum Coastal anglers enjoying November

By Madison Scarborough For Lone Star Outdoor News

Siobhan Fairchild learned how to cast during the Stewards of the Wild mentored fishing trip near Port O’Connor. Photo by Jonathan Vail.

On the weekend of Nov. 14, the young professionals group Stewards of the Wild kicked off their first mentored fishing clinic near Port O’Connor. Six first-time anglers gathered at the Powderhorn Ranch for one-on-one instruction from casting to cleaning and preparing their catch.

Kamiryn DeTiege, one of the mentors, “felt very privi-

leged” to help educate novice anglers. DeTiege guided Cami Kelly, a mentee, to catch her first fish. Over the weekend, Kelly landed a nice keeper flounder, black drum, and a 25.5-inch red.

“Kelly’s excitement was absolutely contagious,” DeTiege said.

The group toughed out a rainstorm while spending time on the coastal prairie, yet still managed to catch fish, have fun, and absorb new angling instruction.

“We found out that the reds liked the bright pink and white Gulps with a long tail,” Kelly remarked.

Tyler Millerstrom described how late November fishing has been in Corpus Christi.

“There are still lots of redfish, and people have been using mullet, dead or alive,” he said. “If the mullet is dead, the best approach is to cut bait.”

For speckled trout, Millerstrom uses live shrimp under a popping cork.

In early winter, soft plastics, MirrOdines, and slowsinking twitch baits make a considerable presence.

“On nice days, flounder and redfish appear on the edges of the flats, and on colder days, they are usually Please turn to page 11

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A/C tech tells his tale Big trout, wins STAR division

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News After travelling for work, a day of wade-fishing ended with a Brownsville man winning a boat and motor.

Danys Ebanks Perez, an air conditioning technician, caught a long and heavy specked trout while fishing on the south side of a canal that connects the Port of Brownsville Ship Channel to the Bahia Grande — a body of water on a reserve managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Perez migrated to the U.S. from Cuba in 1980 and has Danys Ebanks Perez won a boat in the CCA STAR tournament for been living in Brownsville this speckled trout he caught after work. Photo from Danys Perez. since 2010.

Before his big catch, he went the Port of Brownsville Navigation Disto Corpus Christi to work on several A/C units and went wade-fishing trict. “I thought I was going to be beaten by another angler, but my fish did it.” the next day, Aug. 9.

Winning one of the top prizes can be He hooked the trout shortly after 11 achieved by any angler who registers for a.m. with a live mullet.

Perez, who had registered for his second the event. And anyone has the chance to year in the Coastal Conservation Associa- take home a big prize, whether fishing off tion State of Texas Angler’s Rodeo (STAR) a boat or getting into the water.

Rodrigo Esparza, who has been running tournament, immediately took the fish to an approved weigh station, South Shore the bait shop for the last two decades, said Perez is one of those anglers who goes Bait & Tackle in Port Isabel.

The 32-inch fish tipped the scale at 10 wade-fishing regularly.

“It’s good to know he won,” he said. pounds, 9 ounces.

Perez enjoys fishing and hits the water Then the wait began for the summerlong tournament to end Sept. 7. After as much as he can, providing his job aleverything was said and done, Perez’ fish lows him.

His advice? took the top prize in the Lower Coast divi“You have to keep the faith in everysion and earned him a brand new Mowdy thing you do,” he said as he was back wadboat and trailer.

“I feel good about it,” Perez said while ing in the same canal he always fishes. catching mullet at the canal off the side of “Whenever you go fishing, you have to a bridge named after Joe Gayman, a busi- have faith you are going to catch somenessman and former commissioner with thing. If you don’t, stay home.”

Jigs reign for East Texas crappie

By Lili Sams

Lone Star Outdoor News Jigs seem to be the ticket for late fall crappie fishing in East Texas, and anglers say handtied jigs are even better. Timber and creek channels are the prime areas targeted for slabs.

Marty Walker and his wife headed out on the water with Marty Thomas of Lake O’ the Pines Crappie Fishing as a front blew in on Nov 22.

Fishermen are using hand-tied jigs to land crappie from East Texas lakes. Photo They caught a solid from Lake O’ Pines Crappie Fishing. box of fish despite the cold, wind and rain.

“They caught them on 1/4-ounce, hand-tied jigs on timber in 30-ish feet of water,” Thomas said.

Mark Standridge of Three Nails Guide took a charter out on Lake Palestine Nov. 22.

Standridge said they fished submerged timber in 22 to 26 feet and found most fish suspended at 12 to 20 feet. His group also used hand-tied jigs in black, chartreuse and gray ghost.

The guide said the fish change from aggressive one day to “super-picky” the next.

On Lake Fork, Mack Curry found success using Bonehead jigs near timber in the creek channel. The fish were suspended at about 23-36 feet at water depths of 33-44 feet.

Tommy Ezell and his partner finished second at the Pro Crappie Tour event on Lake Fork, but said the strong winds caused a change from their deep-water, timber prefishing spots.

Moving to a creek channel and increasing the weight of their jig head, they were able to box enough fish to finish in the money.

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College, high school teams face off at Big Sam The Stephen F. Austin University team of Cooper Thor, of Mansfield, and Cody Barchenger, of Taylor, won the Abu Garcia College Fishing tournament at Sam Rayburn Reservoir on Nov. 15.

The team brought in a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 7 ounces, earning the university’s bass club $2,000 and qualifying them to compete in the 2021 College Fishing National Championship.

The Lumberjacks duo won by a 1-pound, 4-ounce margin over the second-place team of Maguire Parker and Kyle McAllen from Northwestern State University.

The Texas A&M University-Commerce team of Frederick Arenas, of Alba, and Brady Gaines, of Caddo Mills, finished fifth with 15 pounds, 10 ounces, also qualifying for the national championship.

In the FLW High School Fishing event on the same day, Louisiana’s Ruston High School duo of Garrett Pody and Zachary McMillan weighed in 16 pounds, 1 ounce to win and advance to the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship.

The top three teams qualified for the national championship. Kendale Pagan and Connor Canada of Splendora High School finished second with 15 pounds, 9 ounces; while Brandon Brones and Dakota Posey of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School in Orange finished third with 13 pounds, 1 ounce.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 60 degrees; 3.65’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs in timber. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 43.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms.

Catfish are fair on shrimp, chicken livers and stink bait dough balls.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 4.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, skirted jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair near boat docks and timber on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.23’ high. Largemouth bass are good on perch crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 62 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs and jerk baits. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs.

Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 67 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits, brown or orange craws and jerk baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and earthworms.

BELTON: Water clear; 65 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, jigs and top-water plugs. White bass are excellent slabs, jerk baits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 4.27’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, skirted jigs and jerk baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on white or chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.82’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on shad crankbaits and top-water poppers. Crappie are good on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Redfish are slow. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait and cheese bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 67 degrees; 2.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

BUCHANAN: Water slightly stained; 62-66 degrees; 5.87’ low. Largemouth bass are good on skirted jigs, pumpkin craws, and crankbaits. Striped bass are good along the river channel with live bait. White bass are excellent on slabs near. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.35’ high.

Largemouth bass are good in shallow water on jerk baits, spinner baits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on punch bait, cut bait and nightcrawlers.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 68-71 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic worms. Red drum are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on spoons and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 63 degrees; 4.64’ low.

Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are excellent on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water slightly stained; 64 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water plugs, small crankbaits and jerk baits. Hybrids and white bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 70-72 degrees; 21.69’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, plastic worms and spinner baits.

Catfish are fair on live bait and cheese bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 63 degrees; 2.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and top-waters. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

Hybrid striped bass are fair on lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and dough balls.

COOPER: Water slightly stained; 63 degrees; 3.97’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, shad crankbaits and skirted jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 70 degrees; 6.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, spinner bait and top-waters.

Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 1.67’ low. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

FALCON: Water lightly

stained north and clear south; 73 degrees; 38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good near the dam on spinner baits and square-billed crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, spinner baits and finesse worms. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 2.14’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on skirted jigs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

GRANBURY: Water slightly stained; 64 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, spinner baits and flipping baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 1.56’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and earthworms.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and finesse worms. White bass are fair to good on slabs and swimbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in marinas. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good with on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shad and dough balls.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 61 degrees; 1.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 1.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad crankbaits and jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on punch bait, cut bait and chicken liver.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on finesse worms, skirted jigs and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 1.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

White bass are good on slabs and heavy spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

LBJ: Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse

worms and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on white or chartreuse slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait, earthworms and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are good on stick worms, shad swimbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are excellent on white slabs and jigging spoons.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush piles, bridges and standing timber.

Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are good trolling with shad. Crappie are good on jigs.

Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 2.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on jerkbaits, shad crankbaits and finesse worms.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 29.30’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair trolling live bait.

Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood baits.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.24’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs in timber. Catfish are fair in coves on live bait and blood baits.

NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 68-71 degrees.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 60 degrees. 0.88’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water clear; 66 degrees; 0.51’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 60 degrees; 13.14’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and crankbaits.

Crappie are good on jigs around creeks. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 63 degrees; 0.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on craws, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish

are good on chicken liver and cut bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 61 degrees; 0.43’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic worms.

Crappie are fair on jigs.

Striped bass are fair trolling live bait and swimbaits.

Catfish are good on cut shad, dough balls and stink bait.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 63 degrees; 0.38’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, skirted jigs and crankbaits. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 1.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad crankbaits, white spinner baits and jerkbaits.

White bass are good on slabs and white jigging spoons.

Crappie are good near bridges, brush piles and submerged timber on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on cut bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, jerkbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and cut bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 1.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, jerkbaits and spinner baits. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigging spoons.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live perch.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 68 degrees; 4.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs.

Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water slightly stained; 64 degrees; 2.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on wacky worms, crankbaits and jerkbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, slabs and jigging spoons.

Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 2.03’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on silver spinner bait, skirted jigs and tubes.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on chicken liver or punch bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 63-67 degrees; 1.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, finesse worms, football jigs and swimbaits.

White bass and hybrid stripers are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on live bait, punch bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on

n Saltwater reports Page 11 top-wates, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 1.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, spinner baits and jerkbaits. Striped bass and white bass are excellent on live shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Mostly clear; 67-69 degrees; 4.05’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on jigging spoons and Carolinarigged worms. Crappie are excellent on minnows and occasionally jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 21.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, swimbaits and black and white skirted jigs.

White bass are good on slabs.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 1.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on skirted jigs, jerkbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees.

Largemouth bass are good on skirted jigs and chatterbaits.

Hybrid stripers are fair on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

WHITNEY: Water clear; 64 degrees; 2.38’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits, shad crankbaits and jigs. White bass are excellent on jigging spoons and slabs.

Striped bass are good on live shad. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 3.67’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jerkbaits, crankbaits and spinner baits.

White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait.

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TEXAS CITY: 73 degrees. Bull reds and redfish are good around the dike on cut mullet. Redfish and speckled trout are good along the shoreline on shrimp under a popping cork.

Flounder are good on mud minnows around the dike.

FREEPORT: 74 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good in the back lakes and marshes on fresh-cut mullet and shrimp.

Black drum are good on live shrimp around the reefs. Flounder are good along the drains on mullet.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 74 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics, mainly in the flats. Redfish are good on soft plastics and live shrimp. Flounder are good on mud minnows.

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good over mud shell bottoms and in deeper bayous on soft plastics in white, glow, or natural colors with limetreuse tails. Flounder are good on mud minnows and scented plastics.

BOLIVAR: 76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair in the surf on shrimp. Black drum are good on crab. Flounder are good through the pass or near the rocks on mud minnows.

TRINITY BAY: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and top-waters. Flounder are good on scented plastics.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp. Redfish are good in the marsh on shrimp. Flounder are good along the ICW spoils and drains on mullet and scented plastics.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: 73 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp, top-waters and soft plastics. Redfish are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Flounder are good in the ship channel on mullet.

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WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 74 degrees.

Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and top-waters.

PORT O’CONNOR: 72-73 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp or crab in the shallow sand bars. Redfish are good in back bays on live shrimp. Flounder are good on mud minnows or mullet.

ROCKPORT: 71-72 degrees. Speckled trout

and redfish are good on shrimp under popping corks.

PORT ARANSAS: 75 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp and paddle tail soft plastics. Black drum are fair on crab around vegetation. Flounder are excellent on cut mullet around the jetties.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 75 degrees. Speckled trout, redfish and black drum are good on shrimp behind popping corks. Flounder are good around the docks and channel edges on soft plastics or mud minnows.

BAFFIN BAY: 74-75 degrees. Redfish are good in the flats on top-waters and live bait. Flounder are excellent on jigs or mud minnows. Speckled trout are fair to good on chartreuse scented plastics.

PORT MANSFIELD: 75-76 degrees. Speckled trout are good on scented plastics under a popping cork, ball tails and top-waters. Redfish are good on spoons and soft plastics.

SOUTH PADRE: 75-76 degrees. Redfish are good in the sand flats on fresh-cut mullet or shrimp. Speckled trout and flounder are good on shrimp, soft plastics and cut mullet.

PORT ISABEL: 76 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are good on shrimp. Black drum are good on crab and shrimp.

Chris Hernandez caught these trout while fishing with Alan Voigt near Rockport. Photo by Alan Voigt.

on the edges of channels,” Millerstrom said.

When it comes to black drum, the guide said not to fear a cold front, since the fish start to emerge in the channels. To catch a keeper-sized drum (14 to 30 inches), Millerstrom prefers “dead shrimp, fish bites (crab flavor), sea lice and crabs.”

In Rockport, guide Chris Hernandez has been catching good numbers of trout, and casting a paddle tail in 3 feet of water has produced good results.

“Early morning and late afternoon are best for top-water lures,” Hernandez said.

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He noted the bigger trout seem more inclined to take a shrimp under a popping cork in 2-3 feet of water. Smaller trout, in the 15-16 inch range, have been swimming in 3 1/2 to 4 feet.

For redfish, Hernandez said most people are throwing shrimp or finger mullet in shallow grass, back lakes by the Cedar Bayou or Saint Joe Island.

“And the back lakes are best for kayakers, small skiffs and airboats,” he said.

Anglers in Rockport are starting to see black drum in the 40-inch range, and mullet is an excellent bait for the larger drum.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER BREAKING ALL OF THE RULES Seven persons in Smith County were checked by game wardens and found to have illegally hunted 36 ducks, two geese, and five mergansers. Violations included no hunting license, hunting waterfowl over bait, hunting waterfowl with lead shot and hunting game birds with unplugged shotguns.

THE GOOD NEIGHBOR After receiving an anonymous call from a resident, a Trinity County game warden arrested a hunter for hunting white-tailed deer at night and with an artificial light.

OYSTER VESSELS CHECKED In Galveston Bay, game wardens conducting patrols since the Texas oyster season opened Nov. 1 boarded 94 commercial oyster vessels, resulting in a handful of violations.

SOCIAL MEDIA BLUNDER STRIKES AGAIN Thanks to some social media bragging, an Angelina County game warden secured a confession on the illegal killing of a large white-tailed buck from the public road at night with a rifle during bow season.

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made contact with a group of four men fishing and discovered none of them held a current fishing license.

The men were in possession of seven undersized redfish with the largest only measuring 13 inches in length. Citations were issued and the resource was seized and donated.

STARTING DEER SEASON EARLY Days before the general deer season opened, a Bosque County game warden received a call from a resident within a local neighborhood who witnessed their neighbor dragging a deer from a large ranch behind the neighborhood. The warden contacted the suspect at his residence and saw a whitetail

registration. Additionally, the group had methamphetamines, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The subjects were booked into the Calhoun County Jail and the waterfowl were donated.

buck hanging. When asked why the hunter killed it, the hunter replied “To eat.” The warden then enlightened the hunter and told him it was not deer season. Citations were issued and the deer was seized and donated.

NEIGHBOR’S TREE WAS BETTER A McCulloch County game warden was contacted by a landowner who found a treestand installed on his property. The tree was near a property boundary fence and a ladder was placed against the fence on the neighbor’s side of the property. The warden learned the identity of the individual responsible for setting up the stand. A few days later, the warden met with the subject to

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BAG OF BACKSTRAP STORIES DON’T ADD UP Two Maverick County game wardens and a Zavala County game warden patrolled the county line for illegal dove hunting and managed lands deer program violations. While checking a camp several miles off the highway, the wardens came across a plastic bag containing two fresh whitetail backstraps. After

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EXCEEDING BAG LIMIT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE Polk County game wardens received information about a social media post displaying two white-tailed deer with an inside spread greater than 13 inches. Current regulations allow only one deer with an inside spread greater than 13 inches per season in the county. The investigation revealed the hunter had previously harvested a white-tailed buck and doe but failed to tag them. Multiple charges were filed.

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Cole Hart, 13, shot his biggest buck so far at his Opa’s pasture near Solms. Hart took a 90-yard shot with an old bolt-action .223.

Brodie Cooper, of Baytown, harvested this buck in Trinity County with his bow. The deer was scored for the Texas Big Game Awards at 168 2/8 inches.

Sawyer Kersten, 12, of Blanco, shot this nice 8-point buck on the Ruede Ranch in Pipe Creek.

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been consistent in Nueces Bay. He landed a 3.25-pound flatfish while wade-fishing recently.

“I was wading along a sand bar with some shell and had been catching trout off of the drop-off at the edge of the bar,” he said. “I made a cast out off the drop off with a suspending twitch bait, and then began to speed up my retrieve as I pulled my lure back up on the flat I was standing on. All of a sudden the big flounder inhaled the bait about 15 feet in front of me.”

Garza said Nueces Bay anglers are still finding flatfish in the back marshes of the estuary and towards the mouth of the river.

“There are plenty of flounder stacked up along flats adjacent to main bay shorelines,” he said.

The marketing director for Port Aransas Fisherman’s Wharf, Taylor Garcia, said they are currently holding a month-long flounder tourna-

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migration of the right eye to the left side of the head, and as the eye migrates, the body of the fish begins to settle to the right side and become flat.

Optimal environmental conditions for larval flounder to reach metamorphosis is between 64 and 68 degrees. Once metamorphosis is complete, they are stocked into outdoor rearing ponds for further grow out before they are released.

Fincannon said hatcheries began working with flounder in 2006, but in earnest in 2009.

“There was a tiny stocking in 2006 but nothing in quantity till 2009,” she said. “To date, we have released just over 500,000 postmetamorphic southern flounder.

But this was the first-ever summer production of this species in Texas.”

This year, more than 39,000 post-metamorphic flounder have been stocked, and the next stocking is planned for December, Fincannon said.

Do they worry about redfish consuming the small fish?

“I do not think that is an issue, as flounder hide in the substrate on the bottom,” Fincannon said.

“They are always released in suitable habitat for survival.”

Rene Delbosque caught this 22inch flounder in the Galveston channel.

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Houston

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2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Nov/Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Nov/Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

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2:36 3:13 3:55 4:40 5:31 6:25 7:22

8:46 9:24 10:06 10:52 11:43 12:12 1:09

2:57 3:35 4:18 5:04 5:56 6:51 7:49

9:07 9:46 10:29 11:17 ----12:38 1:35

04 Fri

8:21 2:07

8:47

2:34

07:14 05:20 9:14p 10:55a

05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri

9:19 10:15 11:08 11:58 12:20 1:05 1:49

9:45 10:41 11:33 ----12:45 1:30 2:16

3:32 4:28 5:21 6:10 6:57 7:43 8:29

07:14 07:15 07:16 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19

2:30 8:40 3:08 9:18 3:49 10:00 4:34 10:47 5:25 11:37 6:19 12:06 7:16 1:03 8:15 2:02 9:13 3:00 10:09 3:57 11:03 4:50 11:52 5:40 12:14 6:27 12:59 7:12 1:44 7:57

2:51 9:01 3:29 9:40 4:12 10:23 4:59 11:11 5:50 ----6:45 12:32 7:43 1:30 8:41 2:28 9:39 3:26 10:35 4:22 11:28 5:15 ----- 6:05 12:39 6:51 1:24 7:37 2:10 8:23

06:56 06:56 06:57 06:58 06:59 07:00 07:00 07:01 07:02 07:03 07:03 07:04 07:05 07:05 07:06

05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:22

3:57p 4:24a 4:29p 5:17a 5:05p 6:13a 5:45p 7:09a 6:30p 8:05a 7:21p 9:00a 8:16p 9:53a 9:15p 10:42a 10:17p 11:27a 11:19p 12:07p NoMoon 12:45p 12:23a 1:20p 1:26a 1:55p 2:31a 2:30p 3:37a 3:09p

3:06 4:02 4:56 5:46 6:33 7:17 8:03

07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:12 07:13

05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20

3:59p 4:32a 4:30p 5:28a 5:05p 6:24a 5:44p 7:22a 6:29p 8:19a 7:19p 9:14a 8:14p 10:07a 10:17p 11:39a 11:21p 12:18p NoMoon 12:54p 12:26a 1:28p 1:32a 2:01p 2:38a 2:34p 3:46a 3:11p

San Antonio

Amarillo

2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Nov/Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Nov/Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri

27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri

2:43 8:53 3:20 9:31 4:01 10:13 4:47 10:59 5:37 11:50 6:31 12:18 7:29 1:15 8:27 2:14 9:26 3:12 10:22 4:09 11:15 5:03 ----- 5:53 12:27 6:39 1:11 7:24 1:56 8:09

3:03 9:14 3:42 9:53 4:24 10:36 5:11 11:23 6:03 ----6:58 12:45 7:55 1:42 8:54 2:41 9:52 3:39 10:48 4:35 11:40 5:28 12:05 6:17 12:52 7:04 1:37 7:49 2:23 8:36

07:07 07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:14 07:15 07:15 07:16 07:17 07:18

05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:35 05:35 05:35

4:10p 4:36a 4:42p 5:30a 5:18p 6:25a 5:59p 7:21a 6:44p 8:17a 7:35p 9:12a 8:30p 10:05a 9:29p 10:54a 10:30p 11:38a 11:33p 12:19p NoMoon 12:57p 12:36a 1:33p 1:39a 2:08p 2:43a 2:43p 3:50a 3:22p

2:56 9:06 3:34 9:44 4:15 10:26 5:00 11:13 5:51 ----6:45 12:32 7:42 1:29 8:41 2:28 9:39 3:26 10:35 4:23 11:29 5:16 ----- 6:06 12:40 6:53 1:25 7:38 2:09 8:23

3:17 3:55 4:38 5:25 6:16 7:11 8:09 9:07 10:05 11:01 11:54 12:18 1:05 1:50 2:36

9:27 10:06 10:49 11:37 12:03 12:58 1:55 2:54 3:52 4:48 5:41 6:31 7:17 8:03 8:49

07:33 07:34 07:35 07:36 07:37 07:38 07:39 07:40 07:41 07:41 07:42 07:43 07:44 07:45 07:45

05:35 05:35 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34

4:17p 4:56a 4:47p 5:52a 5:20p 6:50a 5:58p 7:48a 6:43p 8:46a 7:33p 9:42a 8:28p 10:35a 9:29p 11:22a 10:33p 12:05p 11:39p 12:43p NoMoon 1:17p 12:45a 1:50p 1:52a 2:21p 3:00a 2:53p 4:10a 3:28p

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 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Time 1:01 AM 1:09 AM 1:13 AM 1:15 AM 1:20 AM 1:30 AM 1:46 AM 2:06 AM 12:28 PM 1:23 PM 2:26 PM 4:41 AM 5:12 AM 5:49 AM 6:29 AM

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Time 7:38 AM 8:04 AM 8:32 AM 9:04 AM 9:38 AM 10:15 AM 10:55 AM 11:39 AM 9:09 PM 9:54 PM 10:26 PM 9:11 AM 11:21 AM 12:43 PM 1:49 PM

Height 0.05L -0.13L -0.27L -0.36L -0.42L -0.44L -0.43L -0.38L 1.45H 1.41H 1.37H 0.90H 1.04H 1.26H 1.47H

Time 3:02 PM 3:40 PM 4:15 PM 4:50 PM 5:30 PM 6:15 PM 7:09 PM 8:11 PM

Height 1.47H 1.53H 1.57H 1.58H 1.57H 1.55H 1.52H 1.48H

Time 8:07 PM 8:59 PM 9:50 PM 10:41 PM 11:39 PM

Height 0.91L 1.11L 1.28L 1.42L 1.51L

3:35 4:47 5:55 6:59

PM PM PM PM

0.23L 0.43L 0.63L 0.81L

5:49 6:44 7:29 8:08

0.62L 0.76L 0.88L 0.99L

PM PM PM PM

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 12:36 AM 12:42 AM 12:47 AM 12:57 AM 9:00 AM 9:31 AM 10:07 AM 10:48 AM 11:40 AM 12:43 PM 1:55 PM 5:42 AM 5:37 AM 5:45 AM 6:12 AM

Height 1.69H 1.65H 1.64H 1.64H -0.25L -0.28L -0.27L -0.20L -0.09L 0.07L 0.27L 1.04L 0.75L 0.38L -0.02L

Time 7:32 AM 7:47 AM 8:07 AM 8:32 AM 5:33 PM 6:14 PM 7:01 PM 7:57 PM 8:54 PM 9:42 PM 10:20 PM 9:31 AM 11:20 AM 12:37 PM 1:43 PM

Height 0.27L 0.09L -0.06L -0.18L 2.35H 2.33H 2.29H 2.25H 2.20H 2.13H 2.02H 1.21H 1.48H 1.82H 2.15H

Time 3:05 PM 3:46 PM 4:22 PM 4:57 PM

Height 2.14H 2.24H 2.31H 2.35H

Time 9:02 PM 9:50 PM 10:42 PM

Height 1.41L 1.50L 1.57L

3:12 4:39 6:25 7:54

PM PM PM PM

0.51L 0.76L 0.98L 1.15L

10:51 11:17 11:39 11:59

1.89H 1.74H 1.61H 1.53H

Height 1.34H 1.31H 0.02L -0.07L -0.14L -0.18L -0.20L -0.19L -0.12L 0.00L 0.20L 0.92L 0.68L 0.37L 0.04L

Time 7:25 AM 7:46 AM 4:29 PM 5:11 PM 5:55 PM 6:40 PM 7:27 PM 8:13 PM 8:56 PM 9:34 PM 10:05 PM 8:44 AM 10:54 AM 12:29 PM 1:46 PM

Height 0.28L 0.14L 1.92H 1.96H 1.98H 1.98H 1.97H 1.94H 1.89H 1.80H 1.68H 0.99H 1.16H 1.43H 1.71H

Time 3:02 PM 3:47 PM

Height 1.74H 1.84H

Time 9:31 PM

Height 0.03L -0.04L -0.09L -0.12L -0.15L 0.86H 0.88H 0.90H 0.90H 0.86H 0.78H 0.68H 0.56H 0.51H 0.05L

Time 10:03 PM 10:24 PM 11:02 PM 11:50 PM

Height 0.71H 0.77H 0.81H 0.83H

12:28 PM 1:08 PM 1:53 PM 2:43 PM 3:36 PM 4:30 PM 5:22 PM 6:09 PM 8:19 AM 9:58 PM

-0.17L -0.19L -0.19L -0.16L -0.09L 0.02L 0.18L 0.36L 0.22L 0.70H

Height -0.12L -0.18L 0.49H 0.52H 0.53H 0.53H 0.52H 0.51H 0.47H 0.42H 0.35H 0.27H 0.20H 0.18H 0.24H

Time 11:54 PM

Height 0.44H

1:25 PM 1:51 PM 2:27 PM 3:28 PM 4:40 PM 5:43 PM 6:40 PM 7:31 PM 8:19 PM 9:05 PM 10:42 AM 11:16 AM 11:53 AM

-0.22L -0.24L -0.25L -0.26L -0.28L -0.30L -0.32L -0.29L -0.22L -0.11L 0.01L -0.14L -0.28L

PM PM PM PM

Time 12:07 AM 12:13 AM 8:09 AM 8:34 AM 9:01 AM 9:33 AM 10:09 AM 10:50 AM 11:37 AM 12:31 PM 1:36 PM 5:52 AM 5:33 AM 5:46 AM 6:13 AM

2:58 PM 4:40 PM 6:29 PM 8:13 PM

0.44L 0.69L 0.90L 1.06L

Time

Height

10:32 PM 10:54 PM 11:12 PM 11:25 PM

Height 1.24L

1.53H 1.38H 1.26H 1.19H

Port O’Connor Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Time 10:12 AM 10:34 AM 10:57 AM 11:23 AM 11:53 AM 12:45 AM 1:32 AM 2:10 AM 2:39 AM 2:57 AM 3:02 AM 2:53 AM 2:23 AM 12:10 AM 8:47 AM

Time 12:26 PM 12:58 PM 1:04 AM 1:50 AM 2:29 AM 3:08 AM 3:47 AM 4:26 AM 5:02 AM 5:24 AM 5:02 AM 4:38 AM 4:16 AM 2:53 AM 2:18 AM

Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Time 12:32 AM 12:32 AM 8:40 AM 9:07 AM 9:40 AM 10:19 AM 11:03 AM 11:52 AM 12:45 PM 1:41 PM 2:41 PM 6:23 AM 6:20 AM 6:35 AM 7:00 AM

Time 4:00 AM 9:40 PM 11:34 PM

Height 1.11H 1.38H 1.44H

1:29 PM 2:08 PM 2:56 PM 4:00 PM 5:10 PM 6:04 PM 6:45 PM 10:12 AM 10:18 AM 10:37 AM 11:01 AM

-0.26L -0.25L -0.21L -0.17L -0.13L -0.06L 0.07L 0.68L 0.43L 0.15L -0.11L

Height 1.01H 1.02H -0.03L -0.13L -0.19L -0.22L -0.21L -0.18L -0.11L -0.02L 0.12L 0.66L 0.45L 0.20L -0.07L

Time 8:08 AM 8:20 AM 5:35 PM 6:18 PM 7:11 PM 8:25 PM 9:47 PM 10:43 PM 11:17 PM 11:31 PM 11:29 PM 8:47 AM 11:22 AM 1:18 PM 2:46 PM

Height 0.22L 0.09L 1.24H 1.27H 1.27H 1.27H 1.26H 1.23H 1.18H 1.10H 1.00H 0.69H 0.73H 0.87H 1.04H

Height 0.37H 0.39H -0.00L -0.02L -0.03L -0.03L 0.45H 0.46H 0.45H 0.42H 0.38H 0.34H 0.32H 0.08L 0.00L

Time 9:32 AM 9:53 AM 10:24 PM 11:00 PM 11:53 PM

Height 0.05L 0.02L 0.43H 0.44H 0.45H

12:57 PM 1:51 PM 2:53 PM 4:03 PM 5:12 PM 6:54 AM 7:15 AM 3:42 PM 6:31 PM

-0.03L -0.02L 0.00L 0.04L 0.09L 0.2L 0.17L 0.35H 0.40H

Height 0.16L 0.05L 0.96H 0.98H -0.13L -0.15L -0.14L -0.11L -0.05L 1.08H 1.00H 0.86H 0.59L 0.36L 0.12L

Time 3:32 PM 4:19 PM 8:09 AM 8:38 AM 9:24 PM 10:08 PM 10:56 PM 11:52 PM

Height 0.89H 0.94H -0.03 -0.09L 1.09H 1.12H 1.14H 1.13H

12:56 PM 1:45 PM 2:51 PM 10:07 AM 12:10 PM 1:58 PM

0.05L 0.18L 0.35L 0.77H 0.87H 1.01H

Height 0.31L 0.15L 0.02L -0.09L -0.16L -0.21L -0.22L -0.20L -0.14L -0.02L 0.15L 0.38L 0.73L 0.41L 0.06L

Time 3:54 PM 4:43 PM 5:31 PM 6:24 PM 7:28 PM 8:34 PM 9:31 PM 10:17 PM 10:48 PM 11:00 PM 10:49 PM 10:30 PM 10:23 AM 12:21 PM 2:01 PM

Height 1.43H 1.52H 1.59H 1.64H 1.67H 1.69H 1.69H 1.67H 1.60H 1.48H 1.32H 1.18H 0.99H 1.17H 1.39H

Time 11:52 AM

Height 0.11L

Time 8:21 PM

Height 1.29H

12:29 PM 3:05 PM 4:34 PM 5:52 PM

0.72H 0.74H 0.87H 1.02H

7:22 PM 7:56 PM 8:30 PM

0.26L 0.50L 0.75L

Time 4:14 PM 4:56 PM

Height 1.12H 1.19H

Time 9:37 PM

Height 0.96L

3:53 5:31 7:10 8:34

PM PM PM PM

0.29L 0.47L 0.63L 0.77L

11:21 11:18 11:26 11:42

0.92H 0.88H 0.87H 0.88H

PM PM PM PM

Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Time 12:58 AM 12:40 AM 10:17 AM 10:48 AM 11:25 AM 12:08 PM 1:27 AM 2:23 AM 2:54 AM 2:58 AM 2:38 AM 1:47 AM 12:08 AM 7:47 AM 8:25 AM

Time

Height

9:52 PM

0.41H

Time

Height

10:32 AM 12:50 PM 7:59 PM 9:21 PM

0.31H 0.31H 0.32L 0.39L

6:12 PM 7:05 PM 11:44 PM 11:37 PM

0.16L 0.24L 0.36H 0.40H

Time 8:03 PM 8:49 PM 7:47 PM 8:40 PM

Height 0.83L 0.91L 0.98H 1.04H

Time 11:50 PM

Height 0.94H

9:57 PM

0.96L

10:06 PM 5:09 PM 6:30 PM 7:37 PM

0.82H 0.52L 0.67L 0.82L

10:14 PM 10:34 PM 10:56 PM

0.83H 0.86H 0.93H

Port Aransas

10:57 PM

Time

Height

0.58H

Nueces Bay Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

San Luis Pass

Height 1.00L -0.05L -0.17L -0.23L 1.45H 1.44H 1.43H 1.41H 1.37H 1.32H 1.27H 1.21H 1.16H 1.11H 1.08H

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Time 12:58 AM 12:08 PM 12:28 PM 12:56 PM 12:34 AM 2:01 AM 3:08 AM 3:38 AM 3:45 AM 3:33 AM 3:20 AM 3:11 AM 3:08 AM 3:12 AM 3:21 AM

Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Time 7:24 AM 7:45 AM 12:08 AM 12:04 AM 9:13 AM 9:54 AM 10:39 AM 11:25 AM 12:11 PM 12:52 AM 1:42 AM 1:01 AM 5:53 AM 6:00 AM 6:25 AM

South Padre Island Time

Height

Time

Height

4:04 PM

0.12H

9:47 PM

0.03L

Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Time 6:55 AM 7:14 AM 7:41 AM 8:13 AM 8:49 AM 9:29 AM 10:12 AM 10:59 AM 11:50 AM 12:44 PM 1:43 PM 2:52 PM 5:13 AM 5:16 AM 5:43 AM

Time

Height

4:18 PM 6:01 PM 7:51 PM

0.64L 0.88L 1.09L

Time

10:18 PM 10:11 PM 9:56 PM

Height

1.08H 1.06H 1.11H

Texas Coast Tides

Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

Date Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11

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Ryan Wood shot this Texas hog using one of the new Trijicon riflescopes. Photo from Ryan Wood.

it was great to see so many animals,” he said. “The ranch was free-range but had little hunting pressure and a lot of really good bucks.”

Wood took a nice 8-pointer on the third and last morning of the hunt.

“I had passed on a few smaller 8-pointers,” he said. “The last morning was like watching Animal Kingdom — there were deer everywhere.”

He said the scope worked as advertised.

“The buck dropped where I shot him,” he said. “And that evening we shot a few hogs after a short stalk. Two of us timed our shots and each got one at the same time.”

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“The BAC (Binding Aiming Concept) Triangle Post Reticle, made getting up on the animal real quick and effective,” he said.

Rayburn bass Continued from page 8

with a little bit of red in the skirt, Haasl said.

“The hydrilla is still up on the surface on many areas of the lake,” he said. “A frog worked along the edge of grass is a good pattern throughout the day. The main thing is to keep moving. You want to find good, clean water to fish. Indian Creek has been good.

That’s where traps and Carolina-rigged lizards have been catching numbers of bass. The best colors are green/pumpkin and black/blue. Something else to keep in mind is that there are lots of logs and stumps that can be hit with the water level being so low.”

Guide Will Kirkpatrick said one of the best lures on the lake is a Carolina rig, but adds that a 1/2- to 3/4-ounce football jig is catching decent numbers of bass on main lake points. He’s been fishing Carolina rigs with the new Crème floating worms that are about 6 inches long.

“I’m rigging the floating worms on a 2/0 Owner wide gap screw lock hook,” Kirkpatrick said. “That’s a lightweight hook that won’t sink the worm. Some of the hottest colors are green/pumpkin and watermelon seed with red flake. I’m fishing the Carolina rigs at the end of flat points. One good area is along the outside edge of Farmers Flats in water that’s about 7 to 20 feet deep. Another good pattern has been to fish in 8 to 12 feet of water with a swim tail worm.”

Typically, a great pattern would be to fish top-waters and crankbaits in the creeks, Kirkpatrick said. But with the low water and warmer than average water temperature that’s not happening.

“My advice is to fish the hydrilla,” he said. “Three areas that I like to fish are Miller Creek, Five Fingers and Coleman Creek.”

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“TPWD stocks catchable sized fish during winter months to create angling opportunities throughout Texas,” said rainbow trout Program Director, Carl Kittel. Rainbow trout love cold water, can be caught on a variety of baits and lures (worms, power bait, corn, spinners, spoons, flies and more), and are great to take home and eat. Our winter rainbow trout program has been a favorite with anglers for more than forty years.”

Tailrace fishing is popular during trout season and for anglers interested in going that route, TPWD will stock rainbow trout into the Canyon Tailrace on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake, and the Possum Kingdom Tailrace on the Brazos River below Possum Kingdom Lake.

Those locations often have very cool water and provide excellent conditions for trout fishing.

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West said.

West used a .257 Roberts with a 120-grain bullet to put the 11-point buck on the ground. He estimates that the deer was 4 years old.

About two years ago, on Thanksgiving Day, West got his wife, Pam, to go hunting with him for a buck that he had seen a couple of times.

“We got on stand and a little bit later he came out at 160 yards,” West said.

“Pam got ready for the shot, squeezed the trigger and missed. I couldn’t believe it. I adjusted the scope on her .243 rifle, handed it back to her, she made the shot and nailed him. That was an 8-pointer that was about 6 years old.”

Back in the 1980s, Jim’s dad, Forrest, was deer hunting a few miles south of Winnie. One foggy morning he was in a flooded rice field and heard what was either a pig or deer coming his way.

“I didn’t make a move,” his dad said.

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huge buck that was dead about a minute later.”

It was the second highest scoring buck killed that year in East and southeast Texas. It grossed 154, had 10 points with three kickers, and weighed 180 pounds on the hoof.

“The area of Chambers County that I hunt doesn’t have a lot of deer, like the Piney Woods,” West said. “We’re very selective in the numbers of deer we take, plus we, as in neighboring landowners, try to shoot mature bucks that are 4 to 6 years old. Also, these deer don’t get too much hunting pressure.”

West guides dove and waterfowl hunts on the property, along with some pig and deer hunts.

“The key is to not kill everything we see,” he said. “We don’t have feeders, instead I just spread out corn in an area where a good buck has been seen. It’s not unusual to make a hunt and not see a single deer.”

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“That’s about all the ducks we saw,” said Steve Broadhurst, who hunted both weekends.

Some Central Texas hunters saw plenty of birds, and several reported most were gadwall.

Smokey Bear posted on the Texas Hunting Forum that on his 60th birthday, he and a fellow 60-year-old managed limits of gadwall both days of the weekend.

“Both hunts the birds worked well and we had cupped up, in your face action with no shot at birds leaving,” he said.

His birthday gift arrived as a flock came in and he saw two birds line up in the back of the flight. He doubled on his first shot, and finished with two singles, managing a rare quadruple, and ended up with a six-bird limit in five shots on his 60th birthday.

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Ducks land on roads, parking lots A unique weather phenomenon caused migrating waterfowl in northwest Iowa to mistake wet parking lots and roads with wetlands and marshes, resulting in hundreds being struck and killed by vehicles.

State Conservation Officer Steve Griebel said he counted more than 200 dead ducks on the highway.

“I can only imagine how many dead ones were out of sight in the ditch,” Griebel said.

“It was all different species — mostly bluebills, but there were mallards, buffleheads and teal. It must have been an epic migration.”

The migration began when bitter cold settled into central Canada and the Dakotas, sending ducks and geese south, and then the waterfowl encountered a strong mixed precipitation weather front and needed to set down.

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Deer bounty for food bank illegal Anne Arundel County announced a $50 cash payment to any hunter who legally harvested a deer and donated it to one of the County’s food banks. The source of funding was to be a share of the County’s federal COVID payment.

The group Hunters of Maryland contacted the Attorney General, who determined the bounty was illegal. The Department of Natural Resources contacted the county informing them to cancel the bounty.

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Baitfish species returning to river Alewives are returning to the St. Croix River in greater numbers, with a 2020 fish count exceeding 2019’s by more than 25 percent and the highest totals since 1996.

The fish count, which ran from April through July, recorded 611,907 alewives passing through the Milltown Dam fishway, located near the mouth of the St. Croix River. The 2019 count was 486,500, an increase over 2018 numbers.

The 139-year-old Milltown Dam is the first barrier fish must traverse to enter the St. Croix River from the Atlantic Ocean.

When the Milltown Dam fishway was opened in 1981, the St. Croix River supported runs of more than 2 million alewives.

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Quarter million for outdoor access Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, said funding for the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative grant program’s exceeded $250,000 this year, after granting more than $83,000 in the third quarter.

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Stream supervisor recognized The Northwest Arkansas Chapter of Trout Unlimited named Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Stream Habitat Supervisor Tim Burnley as the recipient of the annual Ray Smith Conservation Award.

Burnley, who has worked for the AGFC for 25 years, coordinates the many construction projects on Arkansas’s streams to increase habitat quality for fish, angler access and overall water quality, including the recent renovation of the tailwater below Beaver Dam in Rogers.

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DU launches national auction Ducks Unlimited is holding its first national online auction, called Into the Vault.

With more than 400 items valued at more than $1 million, it is the most valuable auction the organization has ever held.

Categories include firearms, original artwork, vintage DU collectables, famous art prints, extensive offerings of Federal, First-of-State and First-of-Nation stamps and prints, bronzes, hunting excursions, fishing trips, vacation packages, decoys and a special section dedicated to Terry Redlin art.

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CRP sign-up soon The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the dates for the 2021 general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program and the 2021 sign-up for CRP Grasslands. The competitive general sign-up period, during which landowner offers are ranked and awarded based on a variety of metrics, will begin on January 4, 2021 and extend through February 12, 2021. The CRP Grasslands sign-up period will open on March 15, 2021 and close on April 23, 2021.

During the competitive general sign-up, landowners will have the opportunity to enroll lands specifically for wildlife habitat through the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a program designed to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. The program specifically targets landowners and operators interested in conserving grasslands, including critical habitat for wildlife like northern bobwhite, greater prairie chicken.

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On Day 1, Williams caught a second-place limit of 18 pounds, 8 ounces and trailed Grapevine’s Brandon Dillard by 6 pounds, 1 ounce. His Day 2 limit of 15 pounds, 8 ounces sent him into the final day with a more than 6-pound lead.

Williams spent his tournament in three areas. Two were windward pockets with baitfish blown into dense tangles of shallow wood. The third was a main-lake flat.

He flipped the wood with a Texas-rigged green/pumpkin creature bait with the tails dipped in chartreuse. On the flat, he fished a 1/4-ounce spinner bait with a willow-leaf blade and a chartreuse curly tail grub for a trailer.

Branden Hollingshead, of Azle, finished second with 40 pounds, 6 ounces. He targeted deeper rocks on ledges and isolated trees with a 3/8-ounce jig with a craw trailer.

Brian Clark, of Haltom City, finished third with 37 pounds, 11 ounces.

Joe Lee, of Midlothian, won the co-angler division title with a three-day total of 20 pounds, 15 ounces.

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give our decoy spread a look, but smaller groups came right in.”

Before the front, Peacock said numbers of geese were almost nonexistent on the properties he hunts.

“As cooler weather arrived, concentrations of geese began to build,” he said.

“Most of the birds showed up south of Garwood, closer to El Campo, and now there are huntable numbers in certain places.

They are very spotty, and definitely aren’t everywhere.”

The Edna area also received some new waves of teal with passing frontal systems.

Brent Friedrichs manages a wetlands operation adjacent to a rice farm in the northern portion of Edna, and bluewings and greenwings showed up in droves over the past week and half with the cooler weather.

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“We didn’t have many teal at all prior to the arrival of these last couple of cold fronts,” he said.

Run-N-Gun Adventures guide Kevin Diehl said the hunting along their coastal marsh ponds near Port Lavaca has turned on since cold fronts arrived.

“At the beginning of the season, there were decent numbers of ducks hitting the marsh, but they really started loading up with birds when the cooler weather arrived,” Diehl said. “We’ve started seeing good waves of gadwall, wigeon, pintail and teal, and limit hunts have been the result.’

Diehl said their inland prairie properties near Markham and Wadsworth have had some spotty concentrations of geese.

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asked my husband if he was sure that was the same deer we had pictures of, because he just looked massive.”

After gathering her composure, Crisp-Canales steadied her rifle and waited for the perfect shot opportunity.

“He had me pretty worked up, but luckily I was able to hold it all together,” she admitted. “The other bucks with him stayed out of the way, and when he turned broadside, I took my shot.”

The deer immediately dropped, and Crisp-Canales was overtaken by emotion.

“It was an indescribable feeling of joy,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it.”

Marcus Canales said they have started

seeing more and more bucks with the potential to become monsters over the last three years.

“I think this is a direct result of the land management and deer management practices that we have started employing in recent years,” he said. “We have been very careful about managing the hunting pressure on the deer, and allowing them to reach maturity. We also practice rotational grazing with our cattle herd, create opportunities for new natural vegetation growth, and maintain a healthy brush to open field ratio across the ranch. It’s been exciting to see these management practices produce quality outcomes.”

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