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Sporadic patterns for bass
Volume 18, Issue 11
First hunt at 40 Meeting at conference begins hunting future By Craig Nyhus
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Cody Mason landed this 8.61-pound bass on Lake Fork while fishing along the bend of the creek channel. Photo from Cody Mason.
By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Inconsistent weather patterns are keeping bass on the move across inland lakes. With both daytime highs and overnight lows reaching extremes in short periods, the fish haven’t been holding to steady patterns or trends. On warm, sunny days, the fish seem to be moving toward shallow water, and on colder days, are holding over deep structure. Anglers covering plenty of water and a variety of areas are having the most success. According to Lake Fork guide Greg Hill, the water level on Fork is about 6.5 feet below normal. This has eliminated a lot of water, especially in shallow coves and flats. “There are a lot of shallow water areas that are high and dry right now,” Hill said. All of our grassy areas and banks have no water over them. There’s no flooded grass to fish on Fork. It’s a real good time to go take note of where logs, trees and other structures in shallow, backwater areas lie.” Please turn to page 15
Jarrod Smith hunted with the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation and harvested his first white-tailed buck. Photo by David Sweet, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
When Jarrod Smith met Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation board member David Sweet at a pharmaceutical sales conference, it was the start of his hunting future. “I grew up in inner city Houston,” the 40-year-old Smith said. “There was no talk of hunting there, and I never had the opportunity to get exposed to it. But when I went to Trinity University and played football, a few of the guys hunted and I got to go to a few ranches.” After college, Smith said life took over. “I had work and a wife and kids,” he said. “There was never a chance at that point — I didn’t know people who were actively hunting.” Fast forward a few decades to a chance meeting in Arizona with Sweet. “We talked about hunting, and I told David I really wanted to learn to hunt and fish. I don’t want my boys (Drew, 11, and Dylan, 6) to grow up like I did.” Sweet recognized Smith as a professional with both the passion and the means to hunt, a perfect candidate to hunt with LSONF, and the hunt was set up. In January, Smith made the 7 1/2hour drive from his Sugar Land home to Stonewall County. Once he arrived, the first stop was the shooting range. “I had never shot a rifle,” Smith said. “We went through how the rifle works and gun safety.” Sweet took the first shot to give the new hunter a feel for shooting a rifle. Then it was Smith’s turn with Sweet’s daughter’s .270 from Rifles, Inc. Please turn to page 6
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A matter of scales Company certifies personal equipment By Shannon Drawe
Peter Wright measures the accuracy of a Esta Boga grip scale at Alternate Systems. Photo by Shannon Drawe, for Lone Star Outdoor News. Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10 Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 13 Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 16 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 20 Datebook . . . . . . . . . Page 22
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For Lone Star Outdoor News For record chasers, especially those chasing specific water body records in Texas, a “certified scale” can be a hard thing to find when you finally land that fish you’ve been after. However, a certified scale
for weighing your fish may be in the tackle you already have. It’s just a matter of certifying the scale to standards set by the State of Texas. Enter Alternate Systems, of Dallas. The company certifies fishing scales for anglers and provides the ISO certification and documentation that transforms your fish scale into a certified scale to use for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s record and
recognition programs. “We don’t do a lot of certifications of fish scales, but we do probably one a month right now,” owner Peter Wright said. “We’ve had all kinds of fish weighing scales come in.” Most of the equipment Alternate Systems sees are digital scales. “Digital scales are more accurate than mechanical scales, but they’re also more Please turn to page 13
HUNTING
FISHING
Quail down south (P. 4)
Record meanmouth (P. 8)
Some areas having great hunts.
Fish may not get world record.
G&H Decoys coming back (P. 5)
Canal reopens (P. 20)
New owners reviving 87-year-old brand.
Popular Bahia Grande spot producing.
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Coleton Carbury-Alba called in this mountain lion while coyote hunting near Johnson City. Photo from Coleton Carbury-Alba.
Hunter calls in mountain lion By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News When Coleton Carbary-Alba set out to spend a few hours predator hunting after sunset on the Shirley Ranch near Johnson City where he guides, he had no idea he would experience an encounter of a lifetime. While using a call in hopes of luring in some coyotes or foxes, he ended up calling in a 144-pound mountain lion. “I had been hunting on one end of the ranch, and had already shot a raccoon and a fox, and decided I would make a move to the opposite side of the property to see if I could call in a coyote or two,” Carbary-Alba explained. “The ranch gut pit is near the area that I moved to, so I felt like I had a good chance of bringing in a coyote.” He set up near the gun range on the ranch and began using a jackrabbit distress call to see what might happen. “I had parked my truck about 40 yards away from where I set up, and was using a red LED light on a tripod to scan the field I was hunting between calls,” he said. “All of a sudden, I saw something moving to my left out of the corner of my eye, and it initially looked like a dog that lives near the ranch. I shined the light on it, and realized it wasn’t that dog, but it appeared to be a big coyote.” The hunter swung his rifle in the direction of the animal and found it in his scope. “I was about to make a squeaking noise to try to stop the animal when it looked up directly at me, giving me a great view of its eyes and head,” Carbary-Alba said. “Immediately, I knew that I was looking at a large cat.” The mountain lion kept walking, and Carbary-Alba made a squeaking noise which seemed to slow the cat’s pace a little. “By his demeanor, it was obvious he knew that he was at the top of the food chain out there,” he said. “I squeezed the trigger, taking the only shot opportunity that I thought I had, and nothing happened. The gun did not fire.” Carbary-Alba said the bolt on his rifle somehow had gotten pushed up enough to where it wouldn’t fire. He assumed this happened while transporting his rifle between the two areas where he hunted that night. “I had to re-rack the round in the chamber, which was really difficult in the dark while trying to remain stealthy enough to not spook the cat,” he said. “I finally got my hands on Please turn to page 6
South Texas hunters are seeing good numbers of bobwhites in some areas, providing plenty of action for bird dogs. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News There was good news in January on the quail-hunting front, as pockets of South Texas areas brought back memories of seasons past. Michael Jones, said this season rivals the early 1990s on the King Ranch. “1991-1992 may have been the most prolific quail season in my lifetime,” he said. “This season may be close. We have had two weekends of 60-plus
coveys in a single day, and going into February we still have huge coveys.” Paul Cosper also hunted a portion of the large ranch. “A couple short hunts this week produced 21 coveys,” he said. “The evening was dry and windy, but the morning provided some welcomed dew and the dogs worked well.” David Ray Cunningham hunted north of Tilden in McMullen County, and had good luck despite warm and
dry conditions. “We put up about 26 coveys that were 20 birds each and harvested 75 birds in two days,” he said. “The rattlers are out, though.” Jay Gomez said stickers were another concern. “It was hard on the doggies’ paws and we stopped after putting four through torture.” While reports from the Rolling Plains haven’t been good this season, a few hunters found some birds.
“Nobody will believe it, but this guy found nine coveys today at Matador Wildlife Management Area (in Cottle County),” said Nathan Young about his dog. In Concho County, Ted McKnight said they moved five coveys in a few hours, each ranging from 10 to 18 birds. “We only shot one bird for the dogs to retrieve,” he said.
Bowhunter gets nilgai bull after 13 years By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News For a Corpus Christi bow hunter, 13 turned out to be his lucky number. John Little took his first nilgai bull after pursuing one for over 12 years while hunting at the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge. “It was amazing,” the 44 year old said after he brought down a 650-plus-pound bull on his second day hunting at the newest refuge, Unit 4. “It was such a wonderful feeling.” The tract, which is across from Arroyo City, was added in 2021. To gain access to the tract, one has to cross the waters of the Arroyo Colorado by way of a motor
or paddle boat, kayak or canoe. Because of its proximity to the small community, only archery hunters are allowed to hunt after being selected on a draw system, as is the case in state- or federalmanaged wildlife refuges in Texas. Little, who also is a fishing guide, said he scouted the unit the day before the five-day hunt held Jan. 7-11. “I did not see a single animal but I saw lots of tracks,” he said. “So I decided to try it out.” On the morning of Jan. 8, Little walked about a quarter mile, sat by some brush and spotted a bull coming out of a ridge under a heavy fog. The bull laid down and stayed Please turn to page 19
After 13 years of trying, John Little took his first nilgai bull with a bow at the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge. Photo from John Little.
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New ownership group resumes production By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Houston native Ray Penny remembered G&H Decoys as a youngster and is now part of the ownership group bringing both the decoys and the brand back. “I got some G&H Decoys as a gift from a family member,” Penny said. “At the end of the season, they all lasted and were in so much better shape than all the other decoys we had. I still hunt with them.” Penny was a former manager of The Woodlands’ Orvis store before a career in law, and his wife, brought him to Tulsa, Oklahoma. “I would drive through Henryetta and beg her to stop at the [G&H] factory,” he said. “We had kids and we never had time, but it became a running joke in our family.” In 2020, Penny was elk hunting with a friend and fellow lawyer, Joe Licata, in Idaho. “Joe brought up that he was interested in buying a company that makes things in America and asked, ‘What can we buy and make in the U.S.?’” “I guess I had been thinking about duck hunting, because out of the blue I said, ‘We should buy G&H Decoys.’” They discussed it and the fact that the decoys had been disappearing from store shelves. “In October, I stopped at the factory and talked to Derrick Thomas, the factory manager. He said their owner was old and the people were worried about what was going to happen. I expressed our interest and left my card.” After three months without hearing anything, Penny was home caring for his son, who had COVID-19, when he read the news about G&H Decoys. “I was on the computer and saw that Dick Gazalski, the owner, had died three days earlier,” he said. “I called the factory and Derrick answered and said the estate was handling everything and the employees were worried.”
Penny’s next call was to the estate lawyers. Then, a bid process began for the business, including another bidder who wanted to outsource production to Mexico. Finally, on Dec. 15, 2021, Penny and the new ownership group closed on the assets of the company. The group includes investors from Oklahoma and Texas, including a group of brothers from Wichita Falls. “We’re proud to say we are the last American-made decoy manufacturer,” Penny said. “All of our components are from the U.S., and it’s all done under one roof. Our paint comes from Oklahoma City. Our plastic comes from Louisiana and Texas.” The challenge going forward is restoring the brand, as G&H had fallen on hard times. “We’re in a unique position to get the decoys in front of the consumers,” Penny said. “Our decoys won’t be stuck in a shipping container in the ocean. Plus, we’re an 87-year-old brand — the hunters know who we are, the decoys have been passed down for generations.” Production has resumed at the factory and decoys are once again being produced. “We’re making them as fast as we can while keeping our commitment to quality,” Penny said. Penny also just returned from the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he said the response from retailers was overwhelmingly positive. “I expect we’ll be adding another shift at the factory,” he said. “We should be in full production by Valentine’s Day.” As hunters recall from their old hunting days, the G&H Decoys did outlast the others. When asked why, Penny said the biggest reason is the components they use. “We only purchase high quality components and good paint,” he said. “And there is hands-on American elbow grease put into each decoy — several of the employees have been there for 30 years. The decoys are extracted by hand and cut out by hand. Every set of decoys has eight sets of eyes on it. You don’t have to treat them with kid gloves — we do that during the manufacturing process.”
TTHA headed to Dallas The Texas Trophy Hunters Association released dates of the 46th Annual Hunters Extravaganza Hunting and Outdoor Shows in August 2022, which includes a change in venue from Fort Worth to Dallas. Booth applications are now being accepted for all three locations for returning exhibitors and new exhibitors. With over 600 exhibitors and nearly 55,000 people in attendance, the Hunters Extravaganza shows remain the largest, longest running hunting and outdoor show in Texas. 2022 Summer Hunters Extravaganza dates: Houston: August 5-7 NRG Center Dallas: August 12-14 Kay Baily Hutchison Convention Center San Antonio: August 19-21 Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall —TTHA
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“I think Jarrod closed his eyes on the first shot,” Sweet said. “I have no idea where it hit.” Smith said he had to adjust to the anticipated recoil. “We went back through the breathing techniques and squeezing but not pulling the trigger,” he said. “I improved after that first shot.” Sweet said it was more than a little improvement. “The next three shots were in a dimesized group,” he said. The next morning, Smith headed out with Steve Hudson, his guide for the morning. “We weren’t in the blind 25 minutes and deer started to show up,” he said. “There were a few there at 7:15, then the feeder went off and we had seven or eight deer.” The two had discussed the strategy at the ranch regarding what ages of deer they may shoot. “There was an old, broken up deer there that they had seen before,” Smith said. “We identified the deer and revisited the tips I got the day before. Finally, I told Steve I was ready. I had to wait a little to calm down — the adrenaline was rushing.” The shot was true and the deer dropped, no tracking required. “It was a fantastic experience,” Smith said. “Going through the process wasn’t close to anything I had done before. I played sports, but this was a different feeling.” Sweet was called and came to help load the deer, and the fun started. “We dressed the deer,” Smith said. “It was real interesting. He had a lot of war wounds on his body.” That night, Sweet shot a hog weighing more than 270 pounds, and learned why
Smith was a star defensive lineman in college. “I didn’t even think about trying to move it,” Sweet said. “Jarrod basically picked it up to load it in the truck.” Smith’s deer was taken to Cinnamon Creek Wild Game Processing, and soon Smith will receive his order. “Some buddies I played football with have given me some deer meat,” he said. “I’m looking forward to having my own — it’s going to be good.” The new hunter’s future plans? “Definitely this is just the start for me,” Smith said. “I want to get with guides and do some saltwater fishing this spring and get the boys out on Lake Conroe to catch some fish. And I think my 11 year old is mature enough to go out with me hunting.” Smith said getting his sons in the outdoors is his priority, and plans of deer hunting were discussed for when they are ready. “They are too connected to devices,” he said. “We need to disconnect and enjoy time together — this is something I can share with them. They will appreciate it when they get older.”
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the bullet and got it chambered correctly, all the while, the mountain lion kept walking in the direction of my call.” Carbary-Alba made another squealing noise, and this time the cat stopped moving. “I took a shot, and he immediately jumped, which revealed just how big of a cat he was,” he explained. “The size of his tail was impressive.” Carbary-Alba trailed the animal to a creek bed, nearly a mile away from where it was shot. “It was a wild, adventurous night I’ll never forget,” he said.
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FISHING
Big cats starting to bite By Lili Keys
Lone Star Outdoor News The changing weather has frustrated catfish fanatics, but they continue to fish and some have found success. James Bendele, of Falcon Lake Tackle, reported cooler, damp weather with little sun in Zapata, but the catfish are biting. “The catfishing has been excellent,” Bendele said. “People are
catching them on shrimp or shad, basically any cut bait has been good.” He noted some anglers are having success in water as shallow as 2-3 feet with stink bait. “But the better fish have been coming in on drops and edges in about 8-10 feet of water,” Bendele said. On the Texas Fishing Forum, Catfish Tim said he recently set out to spend some time drift-fish-
Ava Ferguson caught this catfish while fishing with her dad, Chad Ferguson. Photo by Chad Ferguson.
ing on Lake Lavon. “There were millions of small shad on top of everything else. It was hard to get through the small ones to get deep enough to get some bigger ones,” he said. “As it started to get light, the surface temp was in the upper 40s. Got bit a couple times on the first drift but no real takers.” After moving closer to the dam for his second drift, he got a bite from a 6.5-pound cat and the Please turn to page 20
Ivie produces world-record sized meanmouth State record likely, Alabama rig may DQ fish for world record By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Brandon Burks was fishing with a customer on O.H. Ivie Reservoir when he targeted a good-sized fish suspended in timber in about 30 feet of water. “Most of my guide trips have been setting up and showing clients how to use LiveScope or ActiveTarget electronics,” he said. “I spotted the fish, cast past it with an Alabama rig and brought the lures over it and it hit the bait coming upward.” His customer nonchalantly landed the 8.52-pound fish in the net, all of which was captured on video. “I think he just thought it was another 8-pound largemouth,” Burks said. When Burks recognized the fish as a meanmouth, he said, “That’s a world record. Let’s go get her certified.” A meanmouth is a cross between a largemouth bass and a smallmouth bass. The current world record is 7.60 pounds, caught on O.H. Ivie by Wyatt Frankens on
March 1, 2021. Whether Burks, a guide and tournament angler from Weatherford, will receive the world record is up in the air. “The guy from IGFA [the International Game Fish Association, which certifies world records] told me an Alabama rig can only have three hooks to qualify,” Burks said. “Mine had five. In reading the rule, it says you can only use one lure containing hooks at a time, so that’s unclear. I bought the rig at the store as one lure.” Burks also is waiting for genetic confirmation from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which will show whether the fish is truly a meanmounth bass. “I suppose it could end up being the state-record smallmouth, but I think it’s a meanmouth,” he said. Should the IGFA disqualify the fish as a world record, in Texas, the requirement is simply to comply with state laws. “Then the state record will be a lot bigger than the world record,” Burks said. Over the past week, several more double-digit largemouths have been caught at Ivie, including another giant caught by Josh Jones. The fish weighed 14.13 pounds, the fourth fish the Oklahoma Please turn to page 20
Brandon Burks landed this 8.52-pound meanmouth on an Alabama rig on O.H. Ivie Reservoir on Jan. 12. Photo from Brandon Burks.
Baseball player becomes fishing guide Begins career after winning boat for tagged redfish By Nate Skinner
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Dom Lopez pitches for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball team, and guides anglers on the side. Photo from Dom Lopez.
Dom Lopez is a senior at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he is a pitcher for the university’s baseball team. The athlete has used the drive and work ethic he developed throughout his baseball career to become a successful fishing guide on the Laguna Madre and Baffin Bay. When Lopez isn’t on the baseball field or studying for his college courses, he can be found on the wa-
ter, guiding anglers or scouting for fish to prepare for his next charter. “My schedule can get kind of hectic at times, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” he said. Lopez is finishing his degree in criminal justice. He is on track to graduate in May and plans to expand and grow his guide service after graduation. Now, the money he makes as a guide supplements his living expenses while he is in school. Lopez grew up in the Corpus area fishing with his dad. “My dad was not big on bank fishing,” Lopez said. “He liked to wade, so that was something I learned to do at about age 6. I pretty much started out using a baitcasting reel
and wade-fishing.” Oso Bay, Mustang Island Park, and other areas accessible to the public became favorite fishing grounds for Lopez as he grew older. “My dad and I also began fishing the Laguna Madre from a boat as I got older, and I had a friend who showed me the ins and outs around Baffin Bay,” Lopez said. Lopez obtained his first boat, a 23-foot Haynie bay boat, by catching a tagged redfish while entered in the CCA Star Tournament in 2019. “I actually had a broken hand when I caught that fish, which was the result of an injury during an offseason workout for baseball,” he explained. “Winning that boat was Please turn to page 20
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Legendary coastal guide passes Lone Star Outdoor News Douglas Stewart Bird, a longtime coastal fishing guide and member of the Saltwater Legends Hall of Fame, died Jan. 6 at the age of 81. Bird was born in Canada and moved to Corpus Christi with his family in 1959. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he eventually began his career as a fishing guide in the Coastal Bend for 35 years until his retireDouglas Bird ment in 2006. He was inducted into the Salwater Legends Hall of Fame in 2017. Capt. Phil (Cajun Phil) Broussard, wrote on social media, “What great memories Old Cajun will always carry, my largest trout ever caught came as I fished with Doug.” Gordon Taylor wrote, “Had the pleasure of fishing with Doug Bird back in 2003 and thoroughly enjoyed talking and absorbing the wealth of knowledge that he had on fishing.” Bruce Shuler, who, along with Bird, retired in the Temple area, wrote: “Met Doug over 40 years ago. Ironic we both retired within two years of each other and ended up 15 miles apart in Central Texas. Such a blessing to able to fish numerous lakes around Texas with him after retirement.”
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 50 degrees; 3.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs and spoons off ledges. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. AMISTAD: Water clear; 50 degrees; 48.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good before cold fronts on finesse worms and drop shots. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 5.44’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerk baits, square bills and Carolina-rigged worms. ATHENS: Water clear; 50 degrees; 0.26’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. AUSTIN: Water clear; 47 degrees; 0.82’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop-shot soft plastics on rocky steep banks, Carolina rigs and vertical jigging spoons. White bass are fair trolling deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair to slow on live cut bait or chicken livers. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 56 degrees; 0.98’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water clear; 56 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, crankbaits, and purple or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms near rocks, brush and shaded timber. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 2.66’ low. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good drifting fresh cut bait. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 4.60’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerk baits, shaky head jigs and blue or purple Carolinarigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows near brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 50 degrees; 1.51’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs deep. Catfish are good on cut shad. BRAUNIG: Water stained, 56 degrees. Red drum are fair to good between cold fronts on shrimp, cut shad and spoons. Channel catfish are good on worms, cut bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 44 degrees; 1.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms and shaky head jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and
hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits,and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 4.89’ low. Crappie are fair on white/ chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons. Catfish are fair to good on live cut shad, chicken livers and punch bait. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.01 feet high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, jigs and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait. CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees. Red drum are fair on shrimp, cut shad or live bait. Blue and channel catfish are good on cheese bait, cut bait and live bait. CANYON: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and red or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good along the river channel edge with live bait. White bass are good on live bait, chartreuse jigging spoons, and silver slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 50-53 degrees; 1.86’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs and football jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Hybrid and white bass are good on half-ounce slabs. Catfish are good on frozen or live shad. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 18.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red shad flukes. Catfish are good on cheese bait. CONROE: Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on creature baits and shaky heads. Hybrid striped bass are spoons and slabs. Crappie are fair on hair jigs tipped with a crappie nibble. Catfish are good on livers and cut bait. CORPUS CHRISTI: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 3.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on worms and soap around structure. FALCON: Water stained; 55-60 degrees; 42.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on live bait and jigs. Catfish are good on shad, carp and tilapia cut bait.
FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees. Catfish are good fishing over chum with stink bait. FORK: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 6.22’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on jigs and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 44 degrees; 0.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Striped bass are fair to slow on swimbaits. Crappie are good on small jigs. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on cut shad. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.81’ high. Black bass are fair on medium-diving crankbaits, raspberry and watermelon Carolina rigged plastic worms and pearl or chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 1.43’ low. White bass are fair on jigging spoons with a stinger hook with scented plastic. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 52 degrees; 0.09’ high. Crappie are good in brush piles on minnows. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 51 degrees; 2.68’ low. White bass are good on small swimbaits and slabs. JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.08’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits, shaky head jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on 6-inch motor oil worms. Crappie are good in the brush piles around boat houses on small minnows. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.13’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good drifting with cut shad. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 4.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass on slabs over humps. Blue catfish are good drifting with cut bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crawfish crankbaits, red lipless crankbaits and crawfish soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and orange/black
jigs. White, hybrid and striped bass are fair vertically jigging spoons. Catfish are slow to fair on cut shad and live or cut perch. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.89’ low. White bass are fair to good in deep water on jigs or live shad. Hybrid stripers are slow. Catfish are fair to good drifting cut shad or chicken breasts. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. LIVINGSTON: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs in the creek. Small blue catfish are good cut shad. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 2.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small plastic swimbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 47.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair on spoons. Striped bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 40 degrees; 1.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and Alabama rigs. Crappie are good in the timber on minnows. Catfish are fair in coves on live and prepared baits. NACONICHE: Water stained; 52 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shad jerkbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow. NASWORTHY: Water murky; 45 degrees. 0.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cheese bait and cut bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.38’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on baby shad plastics. Catfish are good on cut bait. O.C. FISHER: Water stained; 42 degrees. 42.16’ low. Largemouth bass and white bass are fair on crankbaits and Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live bait and cut bait. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 50 degrees; 16.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, jerkbaits and Texas rigs with a creature.
Crappie are good on jigs. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 5.87’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are good on dough bait and shrimp. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.21’ low. Crappie are suspended and are good on jigs. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 45-53 degrees; 1.27’ low. Striped bass and white bass are good on chartreuse and silver flukes, jigs and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. PROCTOR: Water clear; 42 degrees; 1.79’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair drifting cut bait. RAVEN: Water stained; 6264 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and Texas rigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bluegill and minnows. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 52-53 degrees; 1.77’ low. White bass are fair to good on slabs with multiple crappie jigs. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.89’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on silver and chartreuse slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 54 degrees; 2.39’ low. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 55-58 degrees; 3.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs in creeks and river channels. Catfish are good on stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fiar on deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on jigging spoons. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on punch bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.50’ low. White bass are fair between cold fronts on slabs. SULPHUR SPRINGS: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 5.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits and black and blue jigs. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.28’ low. White bass are good on the flats using bucktail jigs and spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Blue and channel catfish are good
n Saltwater reports Page 13 on cut bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.96’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs under vegetation. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 1.02 feet low. Striped bass are good on swimbaits, flukes and live bait. Catfish are good on gizzard shad. TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 52-56 degrees; 3.55’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are slow. TRAVIS: Water slightly stained; 53 degrees; 19.57’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on drop shots and imitation crawfish. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. TYLER: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.22’ low. Largemouth bass are good between cold fronts on trick worms and crankbaits. Catfish are good on live bait and worms. WACO: Water stained; 58 degrees; 3.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. White bass and hybrids are fair on gold and silver spoons. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Hybrid striped bass are fair on swimbaits. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 2.28’ low. Striped bass are good on jigs and chartreuse/white swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait. WORTH: Water stained; 49-52 degrees; 1.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and cut bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 3.41’ high. Largemouth bass are fair between cold fronts on shad crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait.
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER HUMAN SMUGGLERS STOPPED WITH A FULL TRUCK A Zapata Station border patrol agent stopped a smuggling attempt northeast of Zapata. The agent performed a vehicle stop on a black pickup truck that had been traveling east on Highway 16. The agent approached the vehicle and observed multiple individuals laying on top of each other in the rear passenger seat area. The agent attempted to place the driver under arrest, but the driver refused to follow commands. Shortly after, a Texas game warden arrived and assisted the agent with arresting the driver. Eight undocumented individuals were found inside the pickup truck. DPS AGENT DIES AFTER BORDER CHASE Department of Public Safety Special Agent Anthony Salas, 37, died in an accident after assisting in a tactical operation with border patrol agents in Maverick County. After securing several suspects, Salas died after a motor vehicle accident near Eagle Pass. Salas was transported to Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center and later he was airlifted to University Hospital in San Antonio, but died on Jan. 22.
FALLEN WARDEN’S FAMILY GIFTED HUNT During the weekend of Jan. 2123, Las Raices Ranch, in Webb County, hosted the family of fallen game warden Ty Patterson, who died May 30, 2007 in the line of duty after his boat capsized in floodwaters. The family was treated to a stay at the ranch, and were able to harvest several white-tailed deer. TIP LEADS TO CAIMAN ALLIGATOR, MORE A Rusk County Sheriff’s deputy and a Texas game warden investigated a home after receiving a tip about drug distribution. When executing a search warrant, officers also found an illegal 3-foot Caiman alligator. The warrant also resulted in officers finding a number of controlled substances, including magic mushrooms, PCP, THC edibles and vape cartridges, and one pound of marijuana. The Caiman was relocated to a wildlife rescue facility in Dallas.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 60 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on paddle tails in red shad. Redfish and black drum are fair on shrimp under a popping cork. BOLIVAR: 62 degrees. Redfish are fair on the jetty on crab, mullet and live or dead shrimp. TRINITY BAY: 56 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp. Redfish are fair on live shrimp in deeper water. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 65 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair wading shorelines with shrimp under a popping cork. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 59 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good in Chocolate Bayou and drift-fishing with shrimp and soft plastics. FREEPORT: 63 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 64 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good between cold fronts on artificials and live shrimp. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 64 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good between cold fronts on artificials and live shrimp.
PORT O’CONNOR: 65 degrees. Redfish are good on dead shrimp and sardines. Speckled trout are slow. ROCKPORT: 60 degrees. Redfish are good in sand pockets on gold spoons and cut bait. Speckled trout are fair to good on soft plastics and top-waters. Black drum are good on dead shrimp near drains on an outgoing tides.
PORT ARANSAS: 64 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. CORPUS CHRISTI: 68 degrees. Redfish and black drum are fair on shrimp. Speckled trout are slow. BAFFIN BAY: 65 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair between cold fronts on shrimp and plastics under popping corks. PORT MANSFIELD: 65-75 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on ball tails and corkies. SOUTH PADRE: 70 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on artificials and shrimp. PORT ISABEL: 70 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on shrimp and soft plastics.
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Oyster harvest areas closed Proposal seeks to close Carlos-Mesquite-Ayres complex In January, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department closed commercial and recreational oyster harvest in several bay systems, each based on samples showing low abundance of legal-sized oysters. TPWD has worked with the oyster industry to develop criteria for closing areas to harvest. The criteria include parameters for oysters when they fall below certain thresholds based on the abundance of legal-sized oysters (3 inches or greater) and the percentage of small oysters (2-2.9 inches). All areas currently closed to harvest will continue to be monitored and will reopen when criteria thresholds are met. These areas have been temporarily closed to public oyster harvest: Galveston Bay System Matagorda Bay System San Antonio Bay System Aransas Bay System Also, TPWD has proposed an amendment to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission prohibiting the harvest of oysters in Carlos Bay, Mesquite Bay and Ayres Bay (the CarlosMesquite-Ayres complex) to protect ecologically sensitive and unique oyster habitat from the negative biological impacts of increased harvest pressure. In 2021, the total number of reported commercial vessels reporting harvest from Mesquite Bay during the 2021-2022 commercial oyster season is the highest on record (126 unique vessels compared to an average of 51 unique vessels from license year 20152021). Through November 2021, the number of reported commercial vessel trips in Mesquite Bay (784 vessel trips) and the total commercial harvest (21,163 sacks) are the second highest on record, with several months remaining in the season. Several of the reefs within this complex have live oyster abundance that is below the 25th percentile of average oyster abundance for the entire bay system, indicating they may have become structurally degraded and thus a priority for restoration. The proposed amendment would affect 2,129 acres of oyster habitat (approximately 2.8 percent of coastwide oyster habitat) and prohibit harvest on 54.9 percent of the oyster reefs in lower Aransas Bay, 100 percent of the reefs in Mesquite Bay and 41.3 percent of the oyster reefs in lower San Antonio Bay. The department estimates the adverse economic impact to small and micro businesses as a result of the amendments would be $2,550,266, representing $11,973 per vessel of 213 reporting vessels. —TPWD
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vulnerable because of their vulnerability to water,” Wright said. “They go in once, and they’re done.” The company has three levels of certification for scales, and for those anglers seeking a higher degree of accuracy, they choose a higher standard of calibration. Alternate Systems does not alter or manipulate the scale to increase the accuracy. Basically, calibration means they measure the weight the scale shows to the scientific weights they use and document the accuracy at different pound increments. The higher the level of certification, the more weight data points are taken along the range of the scale. At the highest level, the deviations are documented at each weight point measured along the scale as well as a description of the degree of uncertainty and reason for that uncertainty in the measurement. The Dallas company came to the rescue for young fisherman Nathan Tang when his father, Engels, got a call from their guide on Lewisville Lake, Wes Campbell. Campbell had been checking the junior angler records for Lewisville after a trip in May 2020. “He said he had been checking the lake records for junior angler hybrid bass, and Na- Anglers can get scales, like these Boga Grips, calithan’s 10.6-pound fish smashed the old record brated to certify water body and other fish records. of 8.09-pounds by two pounds,” Engels said. Photo by Shannon Drawe, for Lone Star Outdoor They had weighed and measured the fish News. at the time, and with the encouragement of Campbell, they completed all the paperwork and, after a search, found Alternate Systems to certify the scale. Once the scale was certified as accurate, they submitted the record to the TPWD Angler Recognition Program. “Nathan was extremely excited about the potential record, but because of the pandemic, it took nearly 11 months to see the record updated on the site,” Engels said, and Nathan received his certificate from TPWD right after that. According to TPWD’s Natalie Goldstrohm, “Personal scales can be certified scales,” adding, “certified scales. electronic or spring type, have to be certified by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), or a licensed scales calibration company. Certified handscales may be used for verifying the weight of your catch if the weighing is observed by an independent witness.” TPWD does not require a photograph of the scale with the application for a record, but the ShareLunker program does require a photo of the fish on the scale. Goldstrohm said a personal certified scale can reduce the holding time of a fish that will be measured and released, a positive factor when dealing with fish mortality. “However, holding time is just one of many factors that could be considered when trying to reduce fishing mortality,” she said.
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Huntley Tarkington, 6, of Houston, with her first harvest blackbuck killed on her granddad’s Triple AAA & J Ranch in the Hill Country.
Jesse Johnson, of Flower Mound, harvested this rutting buck at the LBJ Grasslands. Johnson shot the buck at 35 yards.
Carter Wilson, 16, of Frisco, shot this buck on his family’s lease in Oklahoma while hunting with his dad, Mike.
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Hill said the fish are piling up in certain places, but they are not sticking around in these areas for long. “I’ve been finding fish everywhere from 5- to 20-feet deep,” he said. “They are definitely moving around a lot with the constantly changing weather conditions. You have to cover a lot of water to get bit.” Hill has been catching fish on jigs, Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and suspending jerkbaits. The best fish that he or his customers have caught recently were in the 4- to 5-pound range. Cody Mason has spent some time on Fork recently, and he said he has been using the low water level to his advantage. “I’m finding a lot of bass stacked up in 6 to 10 feet in the creek channel, working bends and the biggest pieces of wood that I can find,” Mason said. “There’s also plenty of fish around all of the bridges.” Texas rigs, jigs, A-rigs and large swimbaits have been his bait presentations of choice. “There have been a lot of fish in the 4- to 6-pound range, with an occasional bass pushing 8 pounds,” Mason said. Mason said the new, exposed shoreline is also holding good numbers of bass, especially during warming trends on the days that
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A.M. Minor Major
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A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri
1:20 7:35 2:15 8:31 3:14 9:30 4:14 10:29 5:14 10:55 6:12 11:55 7:08 12:56 8:02 1:51 8:53 2:42 9:41 3:30 10:27 4:16 11:12 5:01 11:57 5:45 12:17 6:29 1:02 7:14
1:51 8:06 2:48 9:04 3:46 10:02 4:45 11:00 5:43 ----6:39 12:26 7:33 1:21 8:25 2:13 9:14 3:03 10:02 3:51 10:49 4:38 11:35 5:23 ----- 6:08 12:41 6:54 1:26 7:39
07:13 07:12 07:12 07:11 07:10 07:10 07:09 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:07 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:04
3:52a 2:12p 5:01a 3:13p 6:05a 4:20p 7:02a 5:30p 7:51a 6:41p 8:32a 7:48p 9:08a 8:52p 9:40a 9:51p 10:10a 10:49p 10:40a 11:45p 11:10a NoMoon 11:42a 12:41a 12:18p 1:38a 12:57p 2:34a 1:42p 3:29a
28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri
1:25 7:41 2:21 8:37 3:20 9:36 4:20 10:35 5:19 11:01 6:18 12:05 7:14 1:02 8:08 1:56 8:58 2:47 9:47 3:36 10:33 4:22 11:18 5:07 ----- 5:51 12:23 6:35 1:07 7:20
05:54 05:55 05:55 05:56 05:57 05:58 05:59 06:00 06:01 06:02 06:02 06:03 06:04 06:05 06:06
1:56 8:12 2:53 9:09 3:52 10:08 4:50 11:06 5:48 ----6:45 12:31 7:39 1:26 8:30 2:19 9:20 3:09 10:08 3:57 10:55 4:44 11:40 5:29 12:03 6:14 12:47 6:59 1:32 7:45
07:24 07:23 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:21 07:20 07:19 07:18 07:18 07:17 07:16 07:15 07:14 07:13
05:54 05:55 05:56 05:57 05:58 05:59 06:00 06:01 06:02 06:03 06:04 06:05 06:06 06:07 06:08
4:06a 2:10p 5:16a 3:10p 6:20a 4:17p 7:16a 5:29p 8:03a 6:41p 8:43a 7:50p 9:17a 8:56p 9:47a 9:57p 10:15a 10:56p 10:43a 11:54p 11:12a NoMoon 11:43a 12:52a 12:17p 1:50a 12:56p 2:48a 1:39p 3:44a
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28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri
1:32 7:48 2:28 8:44 3:26 9:42 4:26 10:42 5:26 11:08 6:25 12:11 7:21 1:09 8:14 2:03 9:05 2:54 9:53 3:42 10:40 4:29 11:25 5:14 ----- 5:58 12:30 6:42 1:14 7:26
Amarillo
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2:03 8:19 3:00 9:16 3:58 10:14 4:57 11:13 5:55 ----6:51 12:38 7:45 1:33 8:37 2:26 9:27 3:16 10:15 4:04 11:01 4:50 11:47 5:36 12:09 6:21 12:54 7:06 1:39 7:51
28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri
1:45 8:01 2:41 8:57 3:40 9:56 4:40 10:55 5:40 11:21 6:38 12:25 7:34 1:22 8:28 2:16 9:18 3:08 10:07 3:56 10:53 4:42 11:38 5:27 12:00 6:11 12:43 6:55 1:27 7:40
2:17 3:13 4:12 5:11 6:09 7:05 7:59 8:51 9:40 10:28 11:15 ----12:23 1:07 1:52
07:49 07:48 07:47 07:47 07:46 07:45 07:44 07:43 07:43 07:42 07:41 07:40 07:39 07:38 07:37
4:34a 2:23p 5:45a 3:23p 6:49a 4:31p 7:44a 5:43p 8:30a 6:57p 9:08a 8:08p 9:40a 9:15p 10:08a 10:18p 10:35a 11:19p 11:02a NoMoon 11:29a 12:18a 11:59a 1:18a 12:32p 2:17a 1:09p 3:15a 1:53p 4:12a
07:24 07:24 07:23 07:23 07:22 07:22 07:21 07:20 07:20 07:19 07:18 07:18 07:17 07:16 07:15
06:07 06:08 06:09 06:10 06:10 06:11 06:12 06:13 06:14 06:15 06:16 06:16 06:17 06:18 06:19
4:03a 2:26p 5:13a 3:27p 6:17a 4:34p 7:14a 5:44p 8:03a 6:55p 8:44a 8:02p 9:20a 9:05p 9:53a 10:04p 10:23a 11:01p 10:53a NoMoon 11:23a NoMoon 11:56a 12:54a 12:32p 1:50a 1:11p 2:46a 1:56p 3:41a
8:32 9:30 10:28 11:26 ----12:52 1:47 2:39 3:29 4:17 5:04 5:49 6:34 7:19 8:05
06:09 06:10 06:11 06:13 06:14 06:15 06:16 06:17 06:18 06:19 06:20 06:21 06:22 06:23 06:24
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 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Time 5:51 AM 6:45 AM 7:38 AM 12:30 AM 1:34 AM 2:37 AM 3:43 AM 4:55 AM 12:30 AM 1:29 AM 2:27 AM 3:23 AM 4:16 AM 5:06 AM 5:54 AM
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Time 2:16 PM 3:05 PM 3:51 PM 8:29 AM 9:20 AM 10:09 AM 10:56 AM 11:43 AM 6:21 AM 8:06 AM 10:07 AM 12:03 PM 1:26 PM 2:20 PM 2:59 PM
Height 1.36H 1.41H 1.40H -1.19L -1.07L -0.86L -0.59L -0.26L 0.90H 0.83H 0.87H 0.99H 1.11H 1.20H 1.24H
Time 6:57 PM 7:41 PM 8:19 PM 4:33 PM 5:12 PM 5:48 PM 6:22 PM 6:53 PM 12:30 PM 1:22 PM 2:30 PM
Height 1.06L 1.08L 1.05L 1.34H 1.27H 1.19H 1.10H 1.03H 0.08L 0.40L 0.68L
Time 10:12 PM 11:22 PM
Height 1.14H 1.22H
9:00 PM 9:45 PM 10:36 PM 11:32 PM
0.97L 0.85L 0.70L 0.53L
7:21 PM 7:46 PM 8:05 PM
0.96H 0.91H 0.87H
Time
Height
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 5:53 AM 6:46 AM 7:39 AM 8:35 AM 1:32 AM 2:44 AM 3:52 AM 4:58 AM 12:35 AM 1:33 AM 2:30 AM 3:24 AM 4:19 AM 5:13 AM 6:01 AM
Height -0.99L -1.16L -1.24L -1.21L 1.18H 1.17 1.11H 1.00H 0.32L 0.12L -0.07L -0.23L -0.37L -0.48L -0.57L
Time 2:56 PM 3:44 PM 4:24 PM 5:00 PM 9:31 AM 10:24 AM 11:10 AM 11:54 AM 6:21 AM 8:16 AM 9:58 AM 12:06 PM 1:43 PM 2:44 PM 3:28 PM
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Time 2:30 PM 3:24 PM 4:10 PM 4:49 PM 5:23 PM 10:00 AM 3:18 AM 4:29 AM 5:48 AM 7:56 AM 10:11 AM 11:50 AM 1:10 PM 2:10 PM 2:58 PM
Height 1.48H 1.57H 1.58H 1.50H 1.36H -0.89L 0.91H 0.83H 0.74H 0.71H 0.81H 0.96H 1.10H 1.20H 1.26H
Height -0.18L -0.25L -0.30L -0.31L 0.95H 0.88H 0.78H 0.65H 0.46L 0.31L 0.17L 0.07L 0.00L -0.03L -0.05L
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Height 0.93H 0.97H 0.97H
12:07 PM 12:48 PM 1:25 PM 1:59 PM 6:34 AM 10:09 AM 6:52 PM 5:42 PM 6:20 PM 7:13 PM 8:08 PM
-0.28L -0.20L -0.08L 0.08L 0.51H 0.46H 0.60H 0.69H 0.76H 0.80H 0.82H
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Time 11:29 PM
Height 0.31H
1:41 PM 2:43 PM 3:36 PM 4:21 PM 4:59 PM 5:34 PM 5:30 AM 6:29 AM 9:44 PM 8:23 PM 8:55 PM 9:36 PM 10:25 PM
-0.66L -0.65L -0.62L -0.57L -0.48L -0.35L -0.05L -0.19L 0.10H 0.20H 0.27H 0.30H 0.30H
Time
10:36 PM 5:34 PM 6:07 PM 6:38 PM 7:07 PM 12:39 PM 1:36 PM 3:11 PM
Height
1.05L 1.30H 1.15H 1.02H 0.91H 0.04L 0.36L 0.63L
10:50 PM 11:13 PM 11:47 PM
0.92L 0.73L 0.52L
7:32 PM 7:48 PM 7:51 PM
0.83H 0.79H 0.77H
Time
Height
Time 5:17 AM 6:18 AM 7:17 AM 8:13 AM 9:07 AM 2:04 AM 12:01 AM 12:13 AM 12:38 AM 1:09 AM 1:45 AM 2:23 AM 3:07 AM 3:59 AM 4:59 AM
6:16 PM 6:33 PM 6:39 PM 6:41 PM 6:33 PM
1.01H 0.85H 0.74H 0.67H 0.65H
Time
11:56 PM 5:52 PM 10:52 AM 11:45 AM 12:40 PM 1:43 PM 4:21 PM
Height
0.89L 1.18H -0.61L -0.28L 0.06L 0.38L 0.63L
Port O’Connor Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Time 8:14 AM 9:23 AM 10:26 AM 11:20 AM 12:32 AM 1:48 AM 2:56 AM 4:12 AM 2:13 AM 3:31 AM 4:34 AM 5:30 AM 6:25 AM 7:23 AM 8:24 AM
Time 11:30 AM 12:36 PM 12:50 AM 2:21 AM 3:43 AM 5:06 AM 6:31 AM 7:55 AM 1:27 AM 12:02 AM 7:21 AM 8:13 AM 9:11 AM 10:14 AM 11:17 AM
Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Time 6:05 AM 6:59 AM 7:54 AM 8:50 AM 1:16 AM 2:32 AM 3:41 AM 12:30 AM 1:18 AM 2:06 AM 2:54 AM 3:39 AM 4:23 AM 5:08 AM 5:55 AM
Time 9:52 PM 10:45 PM 11:39 PM
Height 1.01H 1.04H 1.03H
1:54 PM 2:37 PM 3:18 PM 8:16 AM 9:48 AM 11:49 AM 2:21 PM 4:21 PM 7:25 PM 8:13 PM 9:01 PM
-0.84L -0.74L -0.56L 0.63H 0.52H 0.50H 0.59H 0.77H 0.89H 0.97H 1.00H
Height -0.79L -0.89L -0.93L -0.91L 0.75H 0.74H 0.69H 0.36L 0.19L 0.02L -0.14L -0.26L -0.34L -0.40L -0.43L
Time 4:14 PM 4:54 PM 5:31 PM 6:02 PM 9:46 AM 10:41 AM 11:34 AM 4:52 AM 6:18 AM 8:41 AM 12:02 PM 2:34 PM 3:22 PM 4:02 PM 4:38 PM
Height 0.94H 0.97H 0.94H 0.86H -0.83L -0.69L -0.49L 0.59H 0.48H 0.42H 0.51H 0.67H 0.78H 0.84H 0.86H
Height -0.08L -0.09L -0.09L -0.08L 0.49H 0.47H 0.42H 0.32L 0.25L 0.17L 0.10L 0.05L 0.03L 0.02L 0.03L
Time 7:59 PM 9:14 PM 10:28 PM
Height 0.51H 0.51H 0.50H
11:42 AM 12:27 PM 1:06 PM 4:54 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 PM 4:20 PM 4:47 PM 5:25 PM 6:11 PM 7:06 PM
-0.05L -0.00L 0.07L 0.36H 0.30H 0.37H 0.42H 0.46H 0.48H 0.47H 0.46H
Height -0.23L -0.35L -0.40L -0.38L 1.19H 1.16H 1.09H 0.99H 0.59L 0.42L 0.28L 0.17L 0.08L 0.02L -0.02L
Time 4:56 PM 5:52 PM 7:00 PM
Height 1.25H 1.27H 1.24H
9:21 AM 10:21 AM 11:17 AM 12:10 PM 5:27 AM 8:47 AM 10:39 AM 2:47 PM 3:29 PM 4:08 PM 4:48 PM
-0.29L -0.16L 0.02L 0.23L 0.87H 0.82H 0.87H 1.01H 1.09H 1.13H 1.12H
Height -0.70L -0.85L -0.92L -0.90L -0.79L -0.60L 1.03H 0.91H 0.47L 0.24L 0.05L -0.10L -0.20L -0.27L -0.32L
Time 3:56 PM 4:55 PM 5:49 PM 6:35 PM 7:03 PM 7:02 PM 10:45 AM 11:36 AM 5:33 AM 7:52 AM 10:51 AM 1:17 PM 2:28 PM 3:18 PM 4:04 PM
Height 1.45H 1.52H 1.50H 1.41H 1.26H 1.07H -0.34L -0.03L 0.81H 0.78H 0.88H 1.04H 1.17H 1.26H 1.30H
Time
11:13 PM 4:00 PM 4:49 PM 5:43 PM 6:43 PM
Time
11:05 PM 6:26 PM 6:43 PM 6:57 PM 12:27 PM 1:20 PM 2:28 PM 4:42 PM
Height
0.71H -0.31L -0.02L 0.27L 0.53L
Height
0.72L 0.75H 0.65H 0.56H -0.24L 0.02L 0.27L 0.47L
Time
11:09 11:12 11:10 10:39
PM PM PM PM
Time
Height
0.67H 0.63H 0.59H 0.58H
Height
11:22 PM 11:50 PM
0.64L 0.52L
7:09 7:18 7:21 7:07
0.50H 0.47H 0.47H 0.49H
PM PM PM PM
Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Time 7:59 AM 8:55 AM 9:55 AM 10:51 AM 1:43 AM 2:48 AM 3:46 AM 1:07 AM 2:22 AM 3:40 AM 4:45 AM 5:35 AM 6:19 AM 7:01 AM 7:43 AM
Time
10:42 PM 1:40 PM 1:53 PM
Height
Time
Height
0.33H 0.16L 0.25L
7:57 PM 7:47 PM
0.32H 0.34H
Height
Time
Height
Port Aransas Time
10:29 PM 2:28 PM 2:23 PM
Height
Time
Height
0.51H 0.26L 0.43L
9:07 PM 8:00 PM
0.47H 0.51H
Height
Time
Height
Nueces Bay Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
San Luis Pass
Height -0.79L -0.84L -0.86L -0.88L 0.98H 0.90H 0.78H 0.53L 0.28L 0.03L -0.20L -0.37L -0.46L -0.49L -0.48L
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Time 9:56 AM 10:57 AM 12:03 PM 1:03 PM 12:27 AM 1:06 AM 12:36 AM 5:19 AM 5:46 AM 6:12 AM 6:37 AM 7:05 AM 7:40 AM 8:27 AM 9:29 AM
Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Time 5:39 AM 6:32 AM 7:26 AM 8:22 AM 12:20 AM 1:43 AM 2:54 AM 4:04 AM 12:16 AM 1:04 AM 1:53 AM 2:46 AM 3:44 AM 4:39 AM 5:27 AM
Time
6:58 PM 6:15 PM 12:58 PM 1:44 PM
0.80H 0.75H 0.46L 0.68L
11:28 PM
0.77L
6:05 PM 6:13 PM
0.76H 0.80H
Time
Height
South Padre Island Time
9:34 AM 1:24 PM
0.03H -0.01H
6:05 PM 6:20 PM
-0.20L -0.05L
Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Time 4:56 AM 5:58 AM 6:59 AM 7:59 AM 8:57 AM 9:52 AM 2:17 AM 3:53 AM 12:10 AM 12:48 AM 1:29 AM 2:11 AM 2:57 AM 3:48 AM 4:42 AM
Time
11:15 PM 6:45 PM 6:31 PM 12:26 PM 1:21 PM
Height
0.97L 0.91H 0.81H 0.28L 0.58L
11:36 PM
0.72L
6:21 PM 6:09 PM
0.76H 0.77H
Texas Coast Tides
Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
Date Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11
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LONE STAR OUTDOOR PUZZLER Solution on Page 22
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Benelli USA retained Media Direct Creative Group, of Erie, Pennsylvania, as its public relations agency.
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Russ Ackerman joined Can-Am as senior account manager.
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Creative agency for Silencer Central Silencer Central retained Swanson Russell as its creative agency.
Catch Co. hires Apex
Chevalier hired by GATORZ GATORZ Eyewear retained Chevalier Advertising as its public relations agency.
Mann’s owner dies Francis Joseph Oelerich Jr., the owner of Mann’s Bait Company, died Dec. 28 at the age of 82.
Chambers joins ASA John Chambers was hired by the American Sportfishing Association as public affairs manager.
New execs at BPI BPI Outdoors hired Scot Fischer as its new chief executive offier; promoted Steve Mullinax to national sales manager; and named Tricia Kinnard as marketing manager.
Apex Outdoor Sales will represent Catch Co. in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Kansas.
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ACROSS 1) Protrusion on a hook 3) A dark goose 5) Rod-building material 8) Good crappie lake 11) River flowing through Dallas 13) Anchor type 14) Slang for the bluegill 15) Hooking the fish, not in the mouth 17) Group of rhinos 20) State for hunting muleys (two words) 24) Kayak brand 26) Member of the Big Five (two words) 27) The drake pintail 28) A freshwater shrimp 30) Lure with no hook 33) Hooking the worm in the middle 35) Longview’s county 37) State with desert bighorns 38) A quail dog 39) Hutto’s team name 40) Handfishing for cats 41) An upland game bird 42) Shark species 43) Distraction in the deer blind
Wisconsin-based Generation Growth Capital Fund III acquired Michiganbased crossbow products and accessory manufacturer Killer Instinct, Inc.
Agency for Benelli
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Kristi Heuring was promoted to vice president of communications of U.S. LawShield.
Walther Arms, Inc. named Rob McCanna as president and chief executive officer.
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DOWN 2) An African antelope 4) Bass boat brand 5) African game bird 6) A fishing knot 7) Features of moose antlers 9) The baldpate 10) Left side of the boat 12) A shorebird 14) Manmade fish structure (two words) 16) Texarkana’s county 18) Part of the reel that holds the line 19) A bow type 21) One of the cats 22) The wearable tackle box 23) Boating the bass with no net 25) Protects the paws from grass burrs 26) A fish fin 29) Look for these in the ground blind 31) One of the minnows 32) Rifle brand 34) Kenedy’s county 36) Two-legged gun rest
Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News
FOR THE TABLE
*email LSON your favorite recipe to editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com.
Curried goose 2 geese, skin on 8-10 boiling onions 1 tbsp. flour 2 tbsp. brown sugar 1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks 1 tbsp. soy sauce 1/2 cup pineapple juice 1 tsp. curry 2 tbsp. orange marmalade 1 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. mustard Oven cooking bag
Split geese in half. Make two large slits across each half. Place flour in oven bag. Mix remaining ingredients except onions in a bowl. Place geese and onions in oven bag and add mixture. Shake well to coat. Bake in a baking pan at 350 degrees for 2 hours. Serve on bed of rice. —Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Bloody Mary oyster shooters 1 cup tomato juice 2 oz. lemon juice 1 oz. lime juice 2 ozs. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp. fresh grated horseradish 1 tsp. kosher salt 2 tsp. pepper sauce 1/2 tsp. celery salt 1/2 tsp. black pepper 8 fresh-shucked Gulf oysters Celery top leaves for garnish
In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, except for the oysters, and let refrigerate for an hour. Take your oysters and place one each into a 2-ounce shot glass. Top with bloody mary mix and garnish with celery leaves. —Mississippi Dept. of Marine Resources
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Hunters from eight locations in Arkansas brought in squirrels to be weighed for the inaugural Big Squirrel Challeng put on by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The contest, which had more than 600 individuals register online, saw 75 teams bring in their results of an evening and morning hunt for gray and fox squirrels. Each team of two people was allowed to bring in three field-dressed squirrels to be weighed, and the father/son team of Jeff and Aiden Armer took home the top prize with a bag limit weighing 3062.8 grams (slightly heavier than 6 pounds, 12 ounces). —AGFC
On Dec. 23, Joseph Matthew McWhorter, of Lanett, Alabama caught an 8 pound, 5 ounce shoal bass on the Chattahoochee River, topping the 1977 record of 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Shoal bass are native to the Chattahoochee and Flint River basins, and were introduced in the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers. They have an upper jaw that does not extend beyond the eyes, unlike the largemouth bass, and the dorsal fin is continuous and not deeply notched. Unlike smallmouth bass they usually have a large dark spot at the base of the tail. The average adult measures between 12-24 inches. —GDNR
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OKLAHOMA
Wardens get body cams All of Oklahoma’s 114 game wardens were recently equipped with body-worn cameras to document law enforcement activities. “Body-worn cameras have been under consideration at ODWC for several years,” “After seeing them in action, it is clear that the body cameras are a very effective tool.” The cameras are fully functioning smartphones using a software application from Visual Labs, a California software company. The device can also function as a digital camera, an audio recorder and a personnel locator. “We were looking for a cost-effective system that would be easy for our Game Wardens to use in the field and for our headquarters staff to manage remotely,” said Col. Nathan Erdman, Chief of Law Enforcement for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “One of the features that increases our operational efficiency is the ability for automatic upload of footage directly from the field. Once a body camera recording is completed, the footage is automatically uploaded. This eliminates the need for docking stations, routers, data cables or any additional hardware.” —ODWC
MISSOURI
Final deer harvest numbers Missouri’s 2021-2022 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with hunters taking a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 293,670 white-tailed deer. Of the deer harvested, 143,049 were antlered bucks, 26,599 were button bucks, and 124,022 were does. The total is down slightly from the 20202021 season when hunters harvested 297,214 deer with 140,855 being antlered bucks, 28,652 being button bucks, and 127,707 being does. —MDC
UTAH
Another state bans trail cameras for hunting The Utah Wildlife Board voted to restrict the use of trail cameras and other huntingrelated technologies. The wildlife board voted to prohibit all trail cameras (including both non-handheld transmitting and non-transmitting devices) in the harvest or to aid in the harvest of big game between July 31 and Dec. 31. This new rule does not apply to government or educational organizations gathering wildlife information, private landowners who are monitoring their property for trespass or active agricultural operations, or to cities involved in the Urban Deer Program. —UDNR
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there for more than an hour. “’Is it going to get up and run away?” Little wondered. “What if another hunter shows up?” To his amazement, the monster antelope got up and started walking toward him and got within 25 to 30 yards. Little drew his bow and let an arrow go, hitting the bull right in the heart. The nilgai ran about 200 yards and went down. “I waited and waited,” he said. “I followed a blood trail and then I heard a couple of loud grunts, followed by a third which wasn’t as loud.” After seeing the behemoth on the ground, Little was astonished. “I took pictures of him when he came out of the fog.”
The hard part was next — taking the bull out. Hauling the meat to his boat using game bags, the hunter said it took five hours to finish the work. “I was so exhausted,” Little said. Little continued his hunt the next few days and saw about 12 nilgai. One cow came within 60 yards but stood behind a mesquite tree. Under refuge rules, bow hunters are allowed to take a white-tailed buck and a doe and unlimited nilgai and feral hogs. Little’s hunt was the last drawn hunt of the season. “I finally got me a bull after 13 years hunting at this refuge,” he said. “It’s an indescribable feeling to get such a large animal with a small metal tip.”
COLORADO
Moose trapped in house basement Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers rescued a moose that had become trapped in the basement of a house in Breckenridge. After the report, wildlife officers responded and discovered a moose that had been grazing near a home had fallen through a snow-covered window well and into the home’s basement. Responding officers opened doors to create exits for the moose, but could not get the moose to leave because it required going up a basement staircase to reach the exits. CPW officers tranquilized the moose and cut off its antlers so that it could fit up the home’s stairs and reduce further damage to the home. Other officers helped carry the moose upstairs and outside where it was safely released back into quality moose habitat. The moose was healthy and had only a small cut on its leg. —CPW
OREGON
Poachers shoot four pronghorn doe Poachers left two pronghorn antelope dead and two more to die on the night of Jan. 16 near the eastern Oregon town of Crane. A landowner noticed two pronghorn does behaving strangely on the morning of Jan. 17 in his field. When he reached the does, he could see the animals were badly injured. The landowner contacted OSP Fish and Wildlife Division and Senior Trooper Dean Trent responded. Trent could tell the injuries were not survivable and a result of intentional criminal activity. The injured does were put down and Trent located two additional does that had been killed during the same incident. A large herd of about 30 pronghorn antelope had been visible in the landowner’s field for the past week, making them easier targets, according an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife official. A reward stands at $1,000 cash or seven ODFW hunter preference points from the Turn in Poachers program. —ODFW
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really the beginning of my guide service.” After winning his boat, Lopez began spending a lot of time on the water exploring new waters. “Before owning the boat, I had a lot of friends ask me how I was able to catch so many fish without using a boat,” Lopez elaborated. “My reply was always that I just didn’t mind grinding it out and putting in the hours to find them. So when I won my boat, it just opened up even more doors and opportunities.” With his knowledge of fishing the Corpus and Baffin area expanding by the day after each outing in his new boat, Lopez told his dad that he felt motivated to start guiding fishing trips. “My dad was very supportive, and basically told me to follow my dreams and goals,” Lopez said. “He told me not to listen to anyone that might tell me that I wouldn’t be able to guide, go to school, and play baseball all at the same time. It was like my dad knew that was going to happen, because I had a lot of folks tell me that I wouldn’t be able to do it. So I made it a goal to prove them wrong.” Lopez obtained his captain’s license back in June of 2021 and
hasn’t looked back. “I booked my first two weeks seemingly overnight, and things just took off from there,” Lopez said. Lopez said what he enjoys the most about guiding is seeing the joy folks who don’t get to spend as much time on the water experience when they are catching fish. “Fishing is fun, and I love to see others enjoy the excitement that it brings,” he said. Fishing and baseball have always been important aspects of Lopez’s life. “They are alike in a lot of ways,” he said. “They both take a strong work ethic and a lot of determination. There are good days and bad days on the field, and there are good and bad days on the water. It’s all part of the journey and experience, and the ups and downs are what make you a better athlete, a better angler and a better person.” Lopez runs both wade-fishing and boat trips, using both artificial lures and live bait. “I will do everything in my power to make sure that my customers enjoy a memorable experience on the water,” he said.
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angler has caught in the lake in the last 11 months. Jones located the fish using his Lowrance ActiveTarget, an landed it on a Divine swimbait on a 3/8-ounce head. On Jan. 23, Burks went back to the lake with his wife, and said he hooked into the biggest fish of his life. “I was in shallower water fishing a 10-inch glide bait,” he said.
“I could see the fish come up in the clear water, but he took the lure and just didn’t have a good hold on it. He made a big turn and spit it.” Burks said while most of the big fish are being caught suspended in deeper water, there are still big ones shallower. “The electronics are just a tool,” he said. “You still have to cover water to find fish, and in tournaments, you have to cover water.”
TPWD TROUT STOCKING 2022
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T P W D s t o c k s th o u s a n d s o f r a in b o w t ro u t in 1 8 5 p o n d s, l a k e s a n d r i v e r s . S o me o f t h e fa v o r i te s a r e ( d a te s a r e s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e d u e t o w e a th e r ):
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American Legion Park Pond | Missouri City 3,600
Mary Jo Peckham Park | Katy 3,160
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2/4/2022, 2/18/2022, 3/4/2022
Ascarate| El Paso 6,000
Medical Center South | Amarillo 4,424
2/2/2022, 3/2/2022
2/4/2022, 2/18/2022, 3/4/2022
Beal Park Lake| Midland 2,250
Mesquite City Lake | Mesquite 3,160
2/9/2022, 3/1/2022
Burke-Crenshaw Lake | Pasadena 2,400 1/21/2022, 2/4/2022, 2/18/2022, 3/4/2022
Canyon Tailrace | New Braunfels 20,331 12/17/2021, 12/22/2021, 12/30/2021, 1/7/2022, 1/14/2022, 1/21/2022, 1/28/2022, 2/27/2022
Comanche Trails park | Odessa 5,000 2/10/2022, 3/2/2022
Holland Lake Park | Weatherford 2,600 2/7/2022
Lamesa 9th Street Park Lake | Lamesa 3,500
A year-long project to widen and deepen a popular fishing canal that links the Bahia Grande with the Brownsville Ship Channel seems to be paying off for anglers. Schools of red and black drum, speckled trout and sheepshead have been converging along the stretch of water attracting scores of anglers from both sides of the Rio Grande. The weather has been a contributor. Area temperatures have been ranging from the 30s to the upper 40s since Jan. 14 and are expected to remain in the upper 60s and low 70s for the next two weeks. The project to dredge the canal forced anglers to stay away as the work was in progress. Signs telling people about the temporary closure were posted on both sides of the waterway and were removed in early December, marking the project’s end. The canal now looks more like a small dam the length of the Gayman Bridge, a span over the waters that move in and out with the changes of tides. On the west canal of the bridge is part of the Bahia Grande National Wildlife Refuge. To the east is a long stretch of water that comes and goes from and toward the ship channel. On the weekend of Jan. 21-23, hundreds of anglers took advantage of the improved canal and from the weather as well. Many of them could be seen leaving with their limits of black and red drum while others kept fishing off both edges in hopes of filling their limits. Among them was a family of three that came from Valle Hermoso, a Mexican farming community about 40 miles southwest of the canal. David and Diana Puente and their son, Alex, left with three redfish and a black drum.
Anglers line the bank of a canal that reopened a year after an improvement project was completed. Below, Diana Puente shows her first redfish caught from the bank. Photos by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
“This is my biggest fish ever,” Diana Puente said, while holding her 24-inch red. “It’s exciting.” Jose Garcia, an angler from La Joya, caught his limit of three redfish. “I own a boat I take fishing off Port Mansfield and Arroyo City,” he said. “But it’s at the shop right now.” Nevertheless, he said fishing off the canal made his day. “This is my first time,” he said. “A friend told me to try this place.”
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Miller's Pond | San Antonio 3,792 2/18/2022
Nora Pond | waco 3,000 2/5/2022
Possum Kingdom Tailrace | Graford 9,000 1/26/2022, 2/8/2022, 2/23/2022
Southside Lions Park (Hi-Lions) | San Antonio 4,744 2/18/2022
Waterloo Park Pond | Denison 5,136 1/30/2022, 2/20/2022
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action picked up. “Got a good 12 then a 20-pounder that thought he was a tarpon,” he said. “He came right to the top and breached a couple times. The next fish was the big one, weighed in at 40 even.” Hooking a double and catching a few box fish rounded out his trip. Guide Chad Ferguson fishes Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Worth, Lake Lewisville and the Brazos River and reported he wished the weather was more consistent. “We are primarily fishing for big fish right now,” he said. “It’s been a little bit better the last few weeks with the water being a little bit colder. This hot and cold weather has thrown things off a bit.” The nastier the weather, the better Ferguson and his clients have done. Shad and cut bait have been the key for reeling in the bigger cats. On Jan. 23 Ferguson said the group caught some good fish along with some smaller catfish on Eagle Mountain and Lake Worth. Angler Dewayne Bullard found success while fishing on Lake Conroe on Jan. 22. “We finally got enough cooler weather down south to drop the water temps and a Saturday with the wind not blowing 20 mph,” he posted on the Texas Fishing Forum. “Although we’re going on three days of high pressure, we had to try.” Bullard said they ended the day with a 46-pounder, a 23-pounder and three fish from 10 to 15 pounds. He used cut carp for bait and was fishing in 28-32 feet of water. The water temperature was 51 degrees at launch and 55 midday.
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