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January 25, 2019
Volume 15, Issue 11
Catch-and-release quail hunting By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Eric Glass is known as one of the top saltwater fly-fishing guides in the country, and almost exclusively practices catch and release. His hunting passion is quail hunting with his Llewellin setter, Brownie on family property west of Snyder. On a recent trip, while the hunters were loading up the vehicle, one was pulling out his shotgun. “Would you mind if we just flush some birds?” Glass asked. It was catch-and-release quail hunting. Glass took his shotgun, just in case his dogs pointed some hogs. “There are a lot of hogs out here,” he said. Once out of the vehicle, within 200 yards, Brownie was on point. Glass readied his gun just like he was hunting. Brownie was steady as the “hunters” went out in front of him to flush the birds. After the flush, the female dog received the same ample praise afforded when shots are taken and birds are dropped. Glass tries to hunt every day during his time away from the water, but his other passion is manicuring the ranch for quail, and projects often get in the way. During the day, the dog and hunters covered about 4 miles and flushed four small coveys from two to five birds. On one of Brownie’s points, two birds flushed. After a 150yard circle, Brownie returned to the original spot and pointed two more. “The birds are in survival
Elaine Dietz guided Maddox Loudermilk to a nice rainbow trout during Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited’s Youth Trout Camp. Photo from Elaine Dietz.
Trout camp brings youngsters, parents to the river Lone Star Outdoor News Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited hosted its 5th annual Youth Trout Camp Jan. 19-20 at the Rio Guadalupe Resort on the Guadalupe River Tailrace. The camp is open to youngsters ages 12-17, and a parent attends with each youngster. The camp fills up each Martin Luther King Day weekend, and this year was no exception. The $150 cost includes food and lodging. This year, the camp had 34 youngsters. Campers receive instruction on river ecology, conservation, water quality, insects and fisheries management. And they get to fish with Please turn to page 19
Eric Glass’ Llewellin setter, Brownie, points a small covey of bobwhite quail at a family ranch in Scurry County. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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By Nate Skinner
It’s too early for anglers to count on finding white bass schooled up and spawning along rivers, creeks, and tributaries across the Lone Star State; however, this annual run has begun on the Nueces River. Capt. Alex Cruz said the stretch between Lake Corpus Christi and the highway 59 bridge near Gorge West is loaded with white bass that are currently in the middle stages
of the spawn. “During the early stages of the spawn, most of the white bass that you will catch are males because they leave area lakes and migrate upstream first, before the females,” Cruz explained. “We started catching piles of male white bass in the Nueces during mid- to late December. Now we are landing plenty of females along with the males, which means the spawn is on.” Cruz said this pattern is ahead of schedule in comparison to what he’s experienced in
Anglers on the Nueces River upstream from Lake Corpus Please turn to page 17 Christi are finding both male and female white bass. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10
HUNTING
FISHING
Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12
Turkeys on the move (P. 5)
Reopening Cedar Bayou (P. 8)
Easterns come from North Carolina.
Fish decline after closure from Harvey.
Skinning technique (P. 4)
Cash for red snapper (P. 11)
Hunter removes trachea, windpipe.
Tags on fish with rewards.
Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 16 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 19 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 21 Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 22
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White bass kickoff early on the Nueces