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February 14, 2020
Snow moon movement
Volume 16, Issue 12
TPWD gill netting Some anglers don’t approve of method
Officials use gill nets to capture and study adult fish in Texas bays. Photo from TPWD.
By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News
These bucks got out of their snowy beds and fed on some carbohydrates after 10-16 inches of snow fell on parts of Texas last week during the snow moon. Lone Star Outdoor News observed almost no deer movement during the 20-hour storm and little movement during daylight hours the days following. The mornings were a real treat, though, seeing the tracks showing how many deer had moved during the full moonlit nights. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
MLDP fees should fund a dozen more biologists By Byron Harris
For Lone Star Outdoor News For the first time, it will start costing users of the Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) to utilize the program and services of state wildlife biologists. Fees will vary from $300 for parcels involved in the program’s Conservation Option, which involves a wildlife management plan approved by a state biologist to $30 for those involved in the Harvest
Option, which uses data from the surrounding area to allocate available tags for harvest. Members of co-ops also will each pay a $30 fee annually. But the fees generated will allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to hire at least a dozen more wildlife biologists to enhance the program, according to Alan Cain, the TPWD’s deer program leader. Not surprisingly, those surveyed opposed paying for a service they have re-
ceived free for more than two decades. Before deciding to charge the fees, the department sent an email blast to 12,000 involved in the program asking for input. Of the 880 who responded, about 700 were opposed, Cain told Lone Star Outdoor News. Although it’s hard to tell what size of rancher responded, Cain said, “the vast majority were from ranches less than 2,500 acres.” “Sounds like typical government Please turn to page 6
By Robert Sloan
Wahoo are big fish that are sleek and fast. And these blue, silver and white striped fish are being caught in good numbers out of Galveston and on south out of Port Aransas. Fish in the 80-pound-plus class were caught in late January, and the action should stay hot into April. Although
wahoo are caught worldwide, some of the best catches of these tasty fish are along the Texas Gulf coast. Capt. Ryan Warhola has been catching waColby hoo weighing over 80 Denbow pounds since Decemlanded this ber and said the bite wahoo while is about as good as it fishing fastgets. He’s the captain trolled lures with Capt. of a 38-foot Freeman, Ryan WarTu-Nacity, owned by hola. Photo Henry Adams. Warhoby Ryan la is 33 years old and Warhola. Please turn to page 11
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New hunters (P. 4, 5)
Heading to the bank (P. 8)
Duck, javelina outings.
Houston chef a regular at the dike.
Refuge nilgai (P. 4)
Fly-fishing guide (P. 9)
Hunter bags three bulls.
Book on Central Texas rivers, streams.
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Fishing in the dark is one way the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages to keep tabs on how speckled trout, red drum and black drum are doing along the Texas Gulf Coast. Setting out gill nets at dusk and picking them up at dawn helps TPWD manage to run nets and not catch too many fishermen. Using gill nets hasn’t always been popular with coastal fishermen, though. Guides Troy Jason Butler and Chad Peterek voiced their opinions regarding gill nets removing trophy trout from the bays on social media. TPWD officials said gill nets are used to get information on adult fish, and the live fish are released after information is gathered. “With the dead fish, we take ear bone samples to age the fish, said Leslie Hartman, ecosystem leader on East and West Matagorda bays. “The dead fish are then donated to food banks.” Mark Fisher is a science director for TPWD. He said the gill nets are used to obtain information about our numbers of fish and health of our bays. Gill nets are set out in the spring and fall. “In the spring we start setting out the gill nets in April and run them for 10 weeks,” Fisher said. “We’ll do the same thing in the fall, beginning in September. The nets are set out overnight. We put them out at sunset and pick them up at sunrise. They are in the water about 12 to 14 hours at a time. We only set them out on weekdays. Most fishermen never see them.” The gill nets are about 600 feet long and 4 to 5 feet tall. They are made with a bottom lead line and floats on top. During the surveys, about 45 nets are used. Each net will average six to seven fish per hour. Fisher said it averages out to about 84 fish per net. Most of the fish caught are redfish, trout and black drum. Fisher said the gill nets are very important for giving marine biologists a good idea of what’s in our bays, and how healthy they are. “Our gill nets are randomly set, on all of our bays, so we get the full picture,” he said. “Year-round.” TPWD also uses seine surveys along shallow shorelines. That’s where they will catch a lot of juvenile reds, trout and flounder, along with shrimp, crabs and other assorted marine animals. The 50-foot long seines are used year-round in all the bay systems. If you do much fishing along the coast, you may have been in a survey conducted by TPWD personnel. The year-round surveys are done at the many bait camps located from one end of the Texas coast to the other. They ask questions such as how many fish did you catch, what kind of fish, where you
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Doe days in 21 counties a success By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News
A four-day doe season in southeast Texas counties resulted in 3,978 animals being harvested. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
During the 2019-2020 hunting season, four doe days were introduced in 21 counties in the south central and southeast central portions of Texas. According to TPWD White-tailed Deer Program Leader Alan Cain, this was the first time in more than 25 years for there to be a doe season in these counties during the regular white-tailed deer season for hunters tagging does with their hunting license tags. Before the introduction of the doe days, legal doe harvests in these counties during the general season dates were by permit only. Along with the opportunity to harvest does came mandatory harvest reporting. The following 21 counties fell under this requirement, in addition to receiving four doe days during the general season: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Comal, Dewitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wharton and Wilson. Cain said the reasons behind the implementation of this short doe season were pretty simple. “There has been a steady, 3.1 percent average annual increase in deer density across these 21 counties over many years,” he said. “Some of these counties have deer densities as high as one deer per 10-15 acres, which is comparable with portions of the Hill Country.” In addition to increasing deer densities, Cain said the doe-to-buck ratios in these counties are skewed from a management standpoint. Many of them have ratios that fall within the range of 3.8:1 and 4.2:1. “Additional data also supported the introduction of doe days in these counties,” Cain elaborated. “Antlerless harvests only make up about 41 percent of total white-tailed deer harvests statewide. We also only have about 56 percent of antlerless MLDP tags utilized by MLDP hunters and participants.” Cain said TPWD had received many requests from landowners, hunters, and staff for the implantation of doe days within these counties. “We are always looking for more ways to Please turn to page 6
Refuge hunt pays off big
A new duck hunter
Annie Rose Goodall, a high school senior, went on her first duck hunt in Throckmorton County. Photo by James Jeanes.
Felix Gonzalez shows one of three nilgai bulls he bagged at the Teniente tract in Willacy County. Photo from Felix Gonzalez.
Three nilgai bulls in four hours for hunter By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News Talk about an unlimited feral hog and nilgai antelope hunt. Just getting a nilgai bull is often a difficult task, as the antelope native to India are known for their keen eyesight. But getting three bulls within four hours at a wildlife refuge where
hunting can be challenging does not happen every day. But it happened to Felix Gonzalez as he hunted at the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge-Teniente tract. The Brownsville resident applied for the first time for the exotic animal hunt at the 5,000-plus-acre reserve in western Willacy County. After his name was drawn, he was notified in September of the selection to hunt for four days — Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 1-2. Please turn to page 7
High school senior gets first birds By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News There may be a new hunting buddy in the making for James Jeanes. “I was sort of in a slump, hunting-wise,” Jeanes said. “My main hunting buddy, who also helped
me manage the raffles at the Dallas Safari Club, died last summer. My dad, my other hunting buddy, died three weeks later.” There was a new hunter who showed some interest and tagged along to the Throckmorton County lease. “I met him through my sister,” Jeanes said. “He is from England and has a pretty strong accent, and he always insists on cooking breakfast Please turn to page 6
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More pronghorn moving south Borderlands Research Institute scientists and students assisted Texas Parks and Wildlife Department with pronghorn restoration efforts, translocating pronghorn to the Rocker b Ranch, near Barnhart in Irion County. The effort is designed to restore populations to historical numbers. The ranch, owned by Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, has improved habitat through restoration, creating adequate habitat for pronghorn. So far, 45 pronghorn have been captured and translocated. The goal is to move 100-125 animals. The second day of captures was canceled due to snow and weather conditions. —BRI
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Houston Safari Club convention highlights Young women, all guided by women, participated in a javelina hunt in South Texas, as part of the Texas Youth Hunting Program. Retired game warden and ranch manager Scott Krueger oversaw the hunt at the Paloma Ranch. Photo by Briana Nicklow.
Mother/daughter javelina hunt By Kristin Parma
For Lone Star Outdoor News “Look, there they are!” Ana Ronquillo, 15, exclaimed on a chilly 28-degree South Texas morning. The group had barely gotten comfortable in the blind before they shuffled Ronquillo’s position to give her an optimal view. One by one, the javelina appeared from the brush line 120 yards away. Ronquillo shouldered the rifle like a seasoned pro and peered down the scope. She had practiced with the rifle at the range the day before, and her guide was confident in her ability to make a perfect shot. “Are you ready?” her guide asked and Ronquillo nodded before looking down the scope again. One round was loaded into the chamber and Ana’s mom, Lucero, watched through her binocu-
lars. The group of javelina kept coming closer to the blind, weaving in and out from one another, making a clear shot difficult. A tree limb in the way, or a whitetail crossing behind, they were surrounded by all kinds of distractions. Ronquillo was reminded to exhale. Finally, a clear opportunity arrived. Ronquillo clicked the rifle off safety and squeezed the trigger. She made a quick shot on her first javelina of the weekend and her second would follow that evening. Lucero, who had never been hunting with her daughter before, seemed astounded by the whole experience. “My husband told me to let her (Ana) do her thing but I want to go hunting now too,” Lucero said. Lucero received her first lesson in hunting that day by looking through the unloaded rifle and practiced aiming at a target. She had the hunting bug Please turn to page 7
Houston Safari Club Foundation concluded its 2020 Worldwide Hunting Expo and Convention, held January 24-26 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Aurelia Skipwith, director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, was the keynote speaker, providing an inspirational message of the agency’s commitment to hunting, habitat and wildlife. HSCF presented its 2020 Hunting Awards at its annual banquets. Outstanding Professional Hunter of the Year: Pierre C. Vorster of Pierre Vorster Safaris Outstanding Hunters of the Year: Gary Glesby and Jerry Rubenstein Conservationist of the Year: Tim Richardson Frank Green Award: Julianne King President’s Award: Kevin Ormston Tommy Kolwes and Dixon Ashorn, of Capital Farm Credit, also were recognized for their long-term commitment to hunting, farming, ranching and conservation. Funds raised at the convention support HSCF’s scholarship, youth education and grants programs. —HSCF
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taxation to me,” Joe Bob Shirley wrote on the Lone Star Outdoor News Facebook page. “Government growing itself with our money — typical,” he added. The state now has about 80 wildlife biologists who work on helping ranchers manage deer parcels across the state. They advise on improving habitat, which ultimately results in an enhanced environment, an extended deer season, and larger herds. There are about 12,000 parcels in the program. With a number that large, a biologist can only visit a ranch once every five or six years, Cain said. “More biologists on the ground should allow that time frame to shrink,” he added. “The fees should generate about $1.4 mil-
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after the hunt. We named him ‘The duck butler.’” The friend’s real name is Rob Goodall, and his brother is a game manager in England, so Goodall got to hunt a few times in a place where hunting is reserved only for the “elite.” “He started coming duck hunting with us,” Jeanes said. “At first, he just sat in between us. The next year, he got a lab.” The youngest of Goodall’s three daughters, Annie Rose, is into fishing and the outdoors, and has shot clay pigeons with her father. Also born in England and sporting a less-pronounced accent, her fishing bug has her spending time on Lewisville Lake near their home, where she spends entire days fishing by herself, off of Annie Rose Goodall went on her first duck hunt with her the family jet ski. Near the end of the season, Annie father, Rob. Photo by James Jeanes. Rose asked her father if she could come duck hunting. “We went last weekend of the season and Annie Rose was on her first duck hunt,” Jeanes said. The ducks cooperated, mostly ringnecks, wigeon and gadwall. “We limited out on Saturday and almost on Sunday,” Jeanes said. “She got to shoot her first ducks and had a great weekend.” The hunt involved more than just spending time in the duck blind for the 17-year-old high school senior. “She helped set decoys and she helped clean the birds,” Jeanes said. “She wasn’t that into getting up real early, though. While her dad was cooking breakfast after the hunt, she passed out on the bar at the lodge.” Annie Rose will attend Oklahoma State University in the fall, and is considering a major in wildlife biology. And Jeanes may have added another hunting buddy. “It was a blessing she wanted to come and experience it,” Jeanes said. “I’m pretty sure she’ll be back.”
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provide hunters with increased opportunities,” he said. “When adding more opportunities it falls in line with our management plan like it did in this particular case, the reasons for allowing the harvest of does for a short time period pretty much speak for themselves.” Despite the supporting information, many hunters and landowners were concerned about the results that these new regulations might have on their deer populations. TPWD wildlife biologist for Wilson and Karnes counties, Jamie Killian, said she received many calls and emails from concerned hunters and landowners within the regions she manages. “Back in the ’90s, a doe season was introduced in these areas, and it unfortunately coincided with some unfavorable environmental conditions that resulted in poor fawn crops in the following years,” Killian explained. “Many folks associate the decrease in deer density during that time period with the doe season that was introduced, and it left a bad taste in their mouths in regards to the idea of harvesting does.” Killian said that both areas surprisingly had significant totals of does harvested. “Mandatory harvest reporting data from does tagged with regular hunting license tags shows that 312 does were harvested in Wilson County, and that 257 does were
harvested in Karnes County,” she said. According to Cain, of the 3,978 total does that were reported harvested and tagged with regular hunting license tags across all 21 counties, the highest harvest reports occurred in Dewitt and Fayette counties. A total of 455 does were reported as harvested in Dewitt County, and 417 were reported in Fayette County. Cain said he thought that doe harvests from regular hunting license tags would total 5,000 to 6,000. “We are currently waiting on the harvest results from MLDP properties, as the hunting season on these managed lands runs through the end of February. Even without knowing these numbers, we expect the doe harvest totals from both regular license tags and MLDP permits to fall below our recommended harvest numbers within these 21 counties.” Cain said TPWD assesses trends in whitetailed deer populations over periods of three years, so hunters within the aforementioned 21 counties can expect to have the four day doe season available for the next two hunting seasons. “The opportunity for hunters within these counties to harvest and tag does with their regular hunting license tags during the general hunting season will remain available until data reveals that it is no longer beneficial to the area’s white-tailed deer population,” Cain said.
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Refuge regulations permit hunters to take unlimited feral hogs and nilgai antelope. On the first day of the hunt, Gonzalez went to the west section of the refuge, walked for about 2 miles until he saw a body of water, and found a place to hunt. At about 8:30 a.m., he spotted a nilgai bull and brought it down from 200 yards away. Then, 1 1/2 hours later, Gonzalez saw a second bull and did the same. And at about 1 p.m., a third bull came out of the brush and was also brought down with Gonzalez’ brand new Mossberg 6.5mm Creedmore rifle. “I have hunted and killed several nilgai before,” Gonzalez said. “But three?” Gonzalez said that was a first for him, adding the Teniente tract is quite a place to hunt. He saw plenty of animals during his hunts. On the first day, about 10 white-tailed bucks, some of which were chasing does, several coyotes and more than a dozen feral hogs came by. On the morning of the second day, Gonzalez saw more bucks than the first day and more coyotes and hogs. He said hunting at the refuge is quite a task. He dragged the first two nilgai 2 miles out using a cart. But when he bagged the third one, weighing some 700 pounds, he called his brother to help. “I dragged the first two bulls,” Gonzalez said. “But the third one was too big for me.” Gonzalez had scouted the area on Jan. 22, or the day before the four-day hunt. “I have hunted at other refuges such as at the Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge,” he said. “But this place is pretty neat and it’s a lot smaller.” Gonzalez’ freezer certainly will be full. “I have plenty of friends and relatives who are glad to get some meat,” he said.
Union member honored The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance honored United Association Local 68 member Glen Kirkham with the UA Conservation Steward of the Year Award for his commitment to conservation and community service. Kirkham, of Rockport, earned the stewardship award for his exemplary leadership on a project to restore hurricane-damaged facilities at Goose Island State Park, repairing damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Late in 2018, Kirkham led a group of 39 volunteers in the first phase of the project, which restored potable water to half of the waterfront sites at the park. In early February of 2019, the project’s second phase completed repairs to the remainder of the sites. Union volunteers donated 235 hours of labor worth more than $12,300 to the restoration. The award recognizes volunteers who have made exceptional contributions to the USA’s efforts to organize union volunteers to donate their time and unique trade skills to preserve North America’s outdoor heritage. Kirkham received the award at the 2020 AFL-CIO convention in Austin on Jan. 26. —Union Sportsmen’s Alliance
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now, too. It was the perfect introduction and opportunity for mother and daughter to experience together. Ana had been hunting since she was 9 years old, primarily with her father but had never experienced the activity with her mother. “Being a mother of a passionate hunter, I loved to spend the weekend doing what she loves the most with other women,” Lucero said. The Ronquillos hunted with four other mother/daughter groups on the Paloma Ranch outside of Eagle Pass through the Texas Youth Hunting Program. Led by an all-women team, the goal of the weekend was to educate on the sometimes-misunderstood collared peccary and give mothers and daughters the opportunity to bond in the outdoors, from first-time hunting with a rifle like youngest hunter, Alex Hairell, 12, who was the first to take both her javelina for the year, to Lucero’s first time watching her daughter harvest an animal.
The weekend was packed with learning opportunities for the mothers and daughters alike, including learning the differences between Texas’ invasive feral hog and native javelina, unique facts about them, rules and regulations on hunting javelina and observing their behavior from a blind, to animal charades back at camp, a guided painting lesson, and even Dutch oven cooking tutorials. Volunteer and guide Kayla Krueger reflected on her experience of sharing wild game cooking techniques with others. “So often, people’s solution to preparing wild game is to wrap it in bacon or throw it in the deep fryer,” she said. “That is not necessary. Don’t be afraid to treat game like you would most other meats. Anything tastes great with the right seasoning and a good sear.” All involved in the hunt left with a new appreciation for the collared peccary, as well as fond and fun memories made alongside each other.
Youth hunters Leila Herrington, left, and Kaylie Sellier, right, skin and quarter their javelina harvests after receiving instruction from their mentors. Photo from Briana Nicklow.
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FISHING
Waiting for the white bass run
Richard Craft landed this white bass over main lake structure on Cedar Creek Lake with guide Chuck Rollins. Photo by Chuck Rollins.
Some fish on the move down south By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News February typically signals the start of the white bass run across lakes, rivers and creeks of the Lone Star State, as the species migrates
upstream to spawn. Many fishing guides did not run trips specifically geared toward targeting white bass on rivers and streams during the first two weeks of the month, as spawning activity was not taking place across the majority of the state. Some folks are still catching the sandies in main lake areas, and the only real sign of
the run commencing is occurring down south. Guide Raymond Esckilsen said the white bass have started doing their thing on the Nueces River above Lake Corpus Christi. “Low water is making it tough to get to the fish,” he said. “Most of the white bass are concentrated in 2 to 4 feet of water. Those using
shallow-running boats and kayaks are having the most success.” Capt. Alex Cruz reported some of the highest spawning activity so far this year on the Frio River above Choke Canyon Reservoir. “We’ve caught some really nice fish while trolling crankbaits,” Cruz said. “Chartreuse and white lures have been working the best
and many of the fish have been in the 12- to 15-inch range.” Cruz said there also are some white bass holding in the main lake waters of Choke, and that the run is just beginning. Lake Livingston guide Dave Cox said the Trinity River channel on the north end of the lake is holding some off-colored water Please turn to page 13
Chef a bank-fishing fanatic
Low water, late spawn on Falcon
By Nate Skinner
Thong Lam is the epitome of a die-hard fisherman. When he’s not cooking up delicious Chinese and Vietnamese dishes in the kitchen at his day job as a restaurant chef, the southwest Houston resident can usually be found fishing along the rocks of the Texas City Dike. Lam regularly makes the 70-minute drive from his home for a chance to tangle with whatever saltwater creatures are willing to put a bend in his rod. He wouldn’t have it any other way. Growing up near Lubbock, Lam spent his younger days freshwater fishing on area lakes. “I cut my teeth chasing carp and striped bass in just about any body of water that I could find them in,” Lam said. “I’ve always had the fishing bug, and it became even more intense during my first saltwater angling experience.” Lam moved to Houston in the late ’90s, and that’s when his affinity for coastal fishing began. His first saltwater adventure took place at the Surfside jetty near Freeport, where he caught a 26-inch speckled trout. “That was the first trout that I had ever caught, and I didn’t realize how special that fish really was,” Lam said. “When I began showing the trout to the folks around me that were also fishing off of the rocks, it was clear that this was not just an average speck. I was
The bad news is Falcon Lake, on the Texas/Mexico border, is about 38 feet low. The good news is the bass fishing is a lot better than it was a couple of months ago, with bass just now beginning to spawn. According to guide John Adami, normally the bass would have been pretty much done with the spawn by now. One thing is certain, if you are set on catching a trophy-class bass, Falcon Lake is the place to be. The unique thing about this South Texas This Falcon Lake bass was landed on a crankbait. Photo by John lake is that the spawn Adami. cranks up well ahead of peratures in the lower 50s, with afmost other lakes in Texas. The temternoon highs up around 80,” Adami perature in this part of Texas is a lot said. “The warm weather will have the warmer than other regions. That’s the bass feeding really well during the afmain reason bass are poised to spawn ternoon hours. But we are still getting here. colder mornings than normal. When “Just recently we had morning temwe have a morning chill with a hot
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Book explores fly-fishing in Central Texas By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Aaron Reed loves fly-fishing and, since moving to Georgetown five years ago, he has been exploring the rivers and creeks of Central Texas and the Hill Country. “There is so much great water in the neighborhood,” he said. “After I started exploring it, I wasn’t satisfied with the information available.” Reed relied on friends and fly shops, and then began seeking out new spots to fish on his own. “I started looking at places like Google Earth and The Roads of Texas,” he said. Reed, a tugboat captain, Army veteran, a former Texas Parks and Wildlife Department communications department employee, and occasional contributor to Lone Star Outdoor News, said Central Texas has a vibrant fly-fishing
community. “It has grown steadily since the 1980s,” he said. “There has been a huge number of new folks coming into the sport. Chris Johnson (of Living Waters Fly Fishing in Round Rock) has a new class every month and gets 40 to 60 new people each month interested in fly-fishing. They go straight from the class down to Brushy Creek and catch their first fish.” Once Reed met a publisher and wrote a review of a book describing hiking opportunities near urban areas, the publisher expressed interest in new titles, and discussions began leading to Reed’s new book, The Local Angler: Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas. Along with reaching new fly anglers, Reed said the book is useful to anglers who have been at it for some time. “Maybe they haven’t ventured to Lampasas or the unexplored ar-
eas of Onion Creek,” he said. “A lot of people fish a few spots, but there are miles and miles of access on many of the rivers and creeks.” The book confines itself to a 100-mile radius around downtown Austin, with detailed maps and descriptions of safe and legal access points and parking areas. Moving from north to south, each bend in the river or creek is described, along with what species of fish, wildlife to view (or watch out for) and the best flies to use. Even places to get a Texas craft beer after the excursion are included. “Anyone who is remotely interested in fly-fishing, give it a shot,” Reed said. “It’s just another fishing tool, and fly-fishermen are generally a friendly, helpful bunch. There’s no better way to experience the outdoors than hiking with a fly rod.” Reed also explores the chal-
lenges to Texas waters, largely as a result of an exploding population in the area; and the book shares an explanation of Texas river laws, including Reed’s experience of getting shot at (or near) by an angry, misguided landowner. “And I tried to lower some of the perceived barriers to fly-fishing,” he said. “We can give the perception of being an elite and expensive hobby, but it’s something you can do anywhere.” The Local Angler: Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas is available from Imbrifex Books, Amazon and Barnes and Noble beginning May 1, and may be preordered now. The 384-page guidebook, with its heavy coated pages, might be a little heavy for the backpack, but is a must for the dash or console of every fly-angler’s truck or SUV.
Features: • Directions to more than 100 legal access points • On-the-water descriptions of 12 featured streams • Color maps showing stream access points • Texas river law primer • Quality gear that won’t break the bank • Description of fish species • Resources, from fly shops to local clubs • Fly pattern recipes from local tyers
Ranger Boats founder dies Forrest Wood, founder of Ranger Boats and a founding father of tournament bass fishing, died Jan. 24 at Photo from Ranger Boats Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Wood, who began his working career as a trout guide on Arkansas’ White River, developed one of the first specialized bass tournament boats in 1968. In 1996, Wood began a long association with Kentucky-based Operation Bass, which was renamed “FLW” in Wood’s honor. Under Wood, Ranger patented the aerated livewell to keep fish alive for release following a tournament. He was named to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in 1998. The commission honored Wood by naming its nature center for him in Jonesboro. Wood qualified for the second Bassmaster Classic in 1972 and again in 1979, won a B.A.S.S. Invitational tournament in 1979, and was inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, International Boating Hall of Fame, National Marine Manufacturers Hall of Fame, Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, Arkansas Game and Fish Hall of Fame, Arkansas Walk of Fame, and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear 52-54 degrees; 2.49’ low. Largemouth bass are good on worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 57-59 degrees; 30.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms and crankbaits in submerged vegetation and large natural structures. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 52-54 degrees; 0.26’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms, jigs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and dough balls. AUSTIN: Water clear; 56-58 degrees; 0.90 low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, spinner baits, jigs and crankbaits in lighter colors. Sunfish are fair on cut worms and corn. Catfish are fair on perch, minnows and dough balls. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 57-58 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepped bait. BELTON: Lightly stained; 58-62 degrees; 2.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair in creek beds on lizards, jigs and smaller crankbaits. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs in coves and creeks. Catfish are fair on shad, shrimp, blood bait and stink bait. BENBROOK: Water stained; 52-54 degrees; 5.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and worms across creek beds and docks. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on spoons by the dam and main lake points. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, stink bait and live bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 52 degrees; 0.20’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs, spoons and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and blood bait. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 57-58 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. Red drum are fair on crawfish and tilapia in warm water. Striped bass are fair on jigs and live shad following birds. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Lightly stained; 54-57 degrees; 3.60’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and plastic worms. White bass are fair on minnows over deeper points. Catfish
are good on prepared bait at night. BUCHANAN: Water stained; 53-56 degrees; 3.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits, plastic worms and top-waters on points and structure. Striped bass are fair fishing the rivers. White bass are good on minnows on points. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. CADDO: Water stained; 51-52 degrees; 1.03’ high. Largemouth bass are fair along edges of vegetation. Crappie are fair on smaller minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and live bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 58 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, plastic worms and spinner baits. Hybrid striped bass are fair on spoons and chicken livers. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, liver and cut shad. Red drum are slow. CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 52-53 degrees, 2.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged creature baits, crankbaits and jigs around docks, points and natural flats. Hybrid stripers and white bass are fair in deeper water. Crappie are fair shooting large docks with jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad, dough bait and stink bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 17.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on worms and spinner baits. White bass are fair on minnows near the Frio River. Catfish are excellent on larger live bait and cut bait. CONROE: Water stained; 59-61 degrees; 1.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, live shad and crankbaits over the tops of vegetation. Crappie are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on shad. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. COOPER: Water clear; 52-54 degrees; 0.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, crankbaits and spinner baits in timber and shallower habitats. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Catfish are excellent on live and cut bait. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 61-62 degrees; 3.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits on drops and points. White bass are good on spoons and minnows feeding near the Nueces River. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 53-54 degrees;
0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are fair fishing docks and structure on spinner baits and plastic worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, prepped bait and liver. FALCON: Water lightly stained; 65-68 degrees; 37.31’ low. Largemouth bass remain fair on soft plastic worms, crankbaits and topwaters. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shrimp, shad and stink bait. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained. 57-58 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms and crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait, live bait and cut bait. FORK: Water stained; 52-54 degrees; 1.60’ low. Largemouth bass are good on slugs, worms and Alabama rigs on deep points and eastern humps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 58-60 degrees; Largemouth bass are very good on crankbaits and spinner baits in warmer water. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained. 54-55 degrees. 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are fair around boat docks and timber. Crappie are fair around brush piles and boat docks on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait near deeper water. GRAPEVINE: Water murky; 53-54 degrees; 4.30’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, jigs and spinner baits. White bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on live and prepped bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 60-61 degrees; 0.17’ high. Largemouth bass are good on live minnows and shad-colored baits at 12 to 16 feet depths in 20-25 feet of water. JOE POOL: Water stained; 54-56 degrees; 2.44’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good under bridges on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait by the spillway and creek mouths. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 53-55 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait. LAVON: Water stained; 54 degrees: 1.70’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on
crankbaits, worms, lizards and jigs around untouched shorelines. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are excellent on stink bait. LBJ: Water stained; 55-56 degrees; 5.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs around brush and docks. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 53-54 degrees; 0.65’ high Largemouth bass are good along the dam, drops and coves. White bass are fair on slabs on deeper points. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs among brush and marinas. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut bait. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 59-60 degrees; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms, spinner baits and jigs. Striped bass are fair on spoons and live shad. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs in the creeks. White bass are good on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 50-52 degrees; 1.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in timber. White bass and hybrids are fair on lipless crankbaits and flashing lures. Catfish are good with on live bait and blood bait. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 59 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and jigs moving. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 53-54 degrees. 2.57’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows around the marina and upper-end timber. Catfish are excellent on live bait. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 55 degrees; 9.83’ low. Largemouth bass are good along windy points and deep structure below 20 feet on worms and minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs in the timber and structure. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms, jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Hybrid stripers are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are excellent on shad and chicken livers.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 48-49 degrees; 0.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and spinner baits over deep submerged vegetation. White bass are good on spoons. Catfish are good on cut and live bait. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained. 53-55 degrees. 3.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Hybrid stripers are fair trolling jigs in midlake humps. Crappie are fair with jigs. Catfish have been good on stink bait and cut bait. RAVEN: Water stained; 58-60 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on worms, top-waters and spinner baits working edges of vegetation. RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 51-53 degrees; 1.99” low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits in the deeper structures and flooded timber. White bass are fair on drop shots and spinner-tail shads. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on live shad. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained: 51-52 degrees; 0.65’ high. Largemouth bass are good on worms and lizards in deeper structure. White bass are excellent on minnows on points. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 53-54 degrees; 3.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, plastic worms and spinner baits. White bass and hybrids are fair on spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 57-59 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good in shallow water on crankbaits, worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in shallow structure. Catfish are good on live and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits, larger spinner baits and jigs. Crappie are fair on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 54-55 degrees; 3.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits and Carolinarigged plastic worms working vegetation. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.81’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, plastic worms and crankbaits along points
n Saltwater reports Page 15 and in coves. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are excellent on live bait, cut shad and stink bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 58-60 degrees; 5.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs and small minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water stained; 50-52 degrees; 0.87’ low. Striped bass are fair on live bait and shad on ledges. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs by boathouses, submerged vegetation and timber. Catfish are fair on live shrimp, cut bait and minnows in river structures. TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 52-54 degrees; 4.61’ low. Largemouth bass bite are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are fair on chicken livers and dough bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 55-57 degrees; 5.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, plastic worms and top-waters in warm water coves and creeks. Crappie are fair on minnows and light-colored jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut shad, live bait and blood bait. WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and worms. White bass are fair on crankbaits on ridges. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs around docks and marinas. Catfish are good on crawfish, liver, blood bait and cut bait. WHITNEY: Water stained; 55 degrees; 5.72’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on deep-diving crankbaits, plastic worms and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair with minnows and jigs with structures. Catfish are fair on cut shad. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 51 degrees; 4.40’ high. Largemouth bass are good on slow-moving worms and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are fair on jigs in brush piles. Catfish are fair on cut bait, live bait and stink bait. —TPWD
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Flounder regulation changes proposed Nov. 1-Dec. 15 closure, minimum length increase Lone Star Outdoor News At the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in January, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials made proposals pertaining to southern flounder fishing in the state. A complete closure of flounder season from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 was proposed, along with an increase of the minimum length limit from 14 to 15 inches. The proposals aim to protect spawning females during their annual migration to
the Gulf of Mexico. Officials projected a 58-percent increase in spawning biomass from the regulation changes. Scoping meetings were held in Dec. 2019 to receive input from recreational anglers and commercial fishermen. The new proposals will be published and public comments will be available, all prior to the commision’s next meeting on March 2526. According to Julie Hagen, coastal fisheries information specialist, the proposals should be published in the Texas Register by Feb. 14, and public comment should be open by Feb. 21 at the public comment portal on the TPWD website.
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has been fishing for wahoo since his mid20s. And, over the last two years Warhola has been averaging 20 wahoo per trip. On one of his latest wahoo runs he had 36 bites and caught 20. The average weight was 30 to 50 pounds with the heaviest at the 80-pound mark. “I mainly fish out of Galveston, but I’ll also run a few trips out of Sabine Pass and on down toward Port Aransas,” Warhola said. “I’m not a guide and don’t run Out of Galveston, wahoo are hitting lures trolled at higher speeds. Photo from any charters. I just Ryan Warhola. while others are best fished faster. A good fish for fun and like high-speed color combination is green/ to target wahoo.” During the past couple of years, he’s chartreuse.” The best depth to run the lures is around fished with various lures at various speeds. What he’s found out is that on many days 60 feet deep in water that’s 120 to 210 the big fish prefer a lure that’s fished at 12 feet deep, and the best structure is rocks. Warhola spends a lot of time trolling lures to 18 knots. “I don’t use live bait,” Warhola said. “I around Stetson Rock, Baker and the West can catch more wahoo on lures. One really Flower Gardens. Some of his best days have good tactic is with a high-speed troll with been during a new moon phase. What he Ilander lures. The most productive lures are doesn’t do is fish around the rigs or along anywhere from 12- to 20-inches long. I’ll weed lines. Bottom structure like rocks are rig the lures with trolling weights to keep definitely wahoo magnets. The Winter Wahoo Championship is on them deep.” Warhola said an Ilander Marauder has through March 31 along the Texas coast. Currently there are 42 boats in the tourney been a very good lure this winter. “Wahoo prefer the darker colored lures with $80,000 on the line. Warhola’s boat, on most days,” he said. “Purple and pink Tu-Nacity, leads the tourney with three waare good colors. Blue and white are good, hoo weighing 79.1, 60.6 and 55 pounds for so is green/chartreuse. If I catch two fish a total weight of 194.7. The state record was caught in 1987. It on one particular color, I don’t waste any time. I’ll fish that color right then on all the weighed 124 pounds and was 73.50 inches lines. Some colors work best on a slow troll, long.
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afternoon it makes spawning bass stay a little bit deeper than normal. If we have a run of mild weather in the morning and afternoon we’ll have a lot more bass moving up to spawn along the shorelines in 3 to 4 feet of water.” With the water level so low, Adami said spawning bass will be up the creeks. But if a cold front moves through the bass will be suspended. With that in mind one of his go-to lures is a crankbait. A favorite is a 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X. That’s the lure he recently used to catch an 11-pound bass. “That’s a great lure on this lake,” he said. “I can cover a lot of water, work it up close to brush and catch the big bass that are suspended in the creeks. It’s also a good lure to fish on points. We are also using Texas-rigged plastics. A Senko is good in watermelon or green/pumpkin. A Strike King Rage Craw in hard candy or Falcon Lake colors are good. The Falcon Lake color is kind of a copper/greenish color that was developed by fishermen on this lake. Green/purple is another good color combination. Another good lure is a creature bait.” Falcon is a huge lake that normally covers over 83,000 acres. But with the water so low a whole lot of the lake, that is normally underwater, is high and dry. Falcon was impounded in 1954 and has a ton of brush and lots of big bass. Falcon is listed as one of the top 10 producers of 13-pound-plus bass in Texas. The lake record weighed 15.63 pounds, and was 28 inches long. She was caught by Tommy Law on Jan. 7, 2011.
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER DOGS ON THE CASE A Limestone County game warden was contacted by a landowner who was concerned about an undersized white-tailed buck deer head found on his front porch. He told the warden he believed his dogs took the deer head from his neighbor’s house across the street. The warden spoke to the neighbor and found the man who harvested the undersized buck. The man admitted he knew he made a mistake but was afraid to call the game warden because he didn’t want to get in trouble. The warden filed several cases including taking an illegal buck under 13 inches, untagged deer and a harvest log violation. MINNOW-SIZED CRAPPIE A Navarro County game warden received a call from a local fisherman about multiple people cast netting and keeping everything they caught. The warden found the people and a white 5-gallon bucket nearly full of fish. The warden asked them about the fish and one person said they were just minnows. The warden told them most of the fish were undersized crappie. When asked for fishing licenses and identification, one of the individuals said they would “just throw them back” and attempted to reach for the bucket. The warden stopped them and said the fish were now evidence and many of the fish looked dead.
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HUNTING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS Two Hood County game wardens were alerted by a motion-activated camera that was triggered at 6 a.m. by two men in camouflage walking with bow and arrows on Acton school property. The camera had been set up in attempt to catch illegal hunters. When they arrived on scene, the wardens spread out through the wooded area to search for the men. At 10 a.m., the camera was tripped again capturing a photo of one of the men exiting the property. One of the wardens ran to a different part of the property and found a vehicle driving through the school parking lot at a high rate of speed. The warden approached the vehicle and the woman who was driving said she wasn’t in the
Nearly 100 fish were identified, of which more than 70 were undersized crappie. Many of the crappie measured between 3 and 5 inches in length, with the longest being 9 inches. Nongame fish were returned to the individuals, as they had current fishing licenses. Multiple citations were issued. TALKING HIS WAY INTO A TICKET A Cherokee County game warden found an open gate and fresh tire tracks. The warden continued into the property until the road ended at a gas well. A man and young girl dressed in camo were found as they were preparing to go hunting. After
area to pick up anyone hunting. After being interviewed further, she revealed she was picking up her boyfriend and his friend. She was instructed to call her boyfriend and tell him to meet her. The boyfriend told the woman he had left the property and went to the parking lot of a Kroger. After he was detained, he admitted to hunting on school property. He also admitted to hunting with his friend and said he told him to run when they saw the game warden. Further investigation revealed the second man was on parole and had previous convictions for hunting without landowner consent and his hunting license was suspended.
speaking with the duo, he found out they had been hunting the area for the past few weeks. When asked for their hunting licenses, the man handed the warden his license and said, “I haven’t tagged the deer I got two weeks ago yet!” The warden asked if he could see a picture of it and the man was happy to show it. A citation was issued for an untagged white-tailed deer and harvest log violation. SORRY, CHARLIE Bexar County game wardens set up a buy with an individual attempting to sell six steaks of yellowfin tuna for $200. A time and location were
set up and the wardens sat and waited outside of an HEB for the seller to show up. As they waited, they saw the seller standing outside the doors with a dog and a blue bag in a basket. As the wardens approached the man, he gave the dog to a woman and went inside the store. The woman then began to walk into the parking lot with the blue bag. Wardens then went up to the woman and asked where the man went. The wardens searched the blue bag and found the tuna steaks. The man did not have the proper licenses to sell aquatic species. The tuna was seized to be donated. Cases pending.
ICING BEFORE TAGGING While fueling up at a gas station, a Hardin County game warden and a cadet noticed a man in a nearby truck putting ice in a cooler and struck up a conversation. They learned the man was putting ice on a quartered deer he had just harvested, so they asked to see the head and the tag. The man explained he had left the head and the tag back at his hunting camp. When asked for his hunting license, he produced a license without any missing tags. The warden followed the hunter back to his deer lease to retrieve the deer head and complete the investigation. A citation was issued for possession of an untagged deer and a warning for failure to complete the harvest log. LICENSE EXPIRED, DEER TAKEN While checking hunters coming out of a ranch, a Crockett County game warden found one person in possession of an untagged buck deer. A check of the man’s hunting license showed it to be expired. The 8-point buck was seized and restitution filed.
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Scott Brown caught this white bass on Choke Canyon Reservoir with Capt. Alex Cruz. Photo by Alex Cruz.
due to recent runoff. “I’ve been marking some fish in the main river channel, but it’s almost impossible to get them to bite with the current water conditions,” Cox said. “There is no evidence of the white bass run taking place on the smaller, surrounding creeks and tributaries around Lake Livingston.” East Texas guide Jeff Friederich said white bass are still scattered in both the Sam Rayburn and Lake Livingston complexes. “They are hard to keep up with right now,” Friederich said. “The few we have caught are fat and full of eggs, so we know the spawn is coming. It is just not happening yet.” Lake Ray Roberts guide Jim Walling said the white bass run on the Trinity River from Ray Roberts is nonexistent right now. “There’s just not a lot of signs of the spawn kicking off yet,” he said. “A friend of mine tried to find them in the Trinity River recently and did not catch very many. I’m not hearing any reports of large numbers of white bass being caught.” On Cedar Creek Lake, guide Chuck Rollins, said there are still huge concentrations of sandies schooling in open, main lake waters. “The water level is about 2 1/2 feet low, and our fish really can’t get in the creeks right now,” he explained. “A significant rain would likely change that, but for the time being, the white bass in Cedar Creek are schooling over a variety of deep water structures.” Rollins and his customers have been finding white bass in varying water depths depending on the conditions. “On warm, sunny days, the fish are holding in 15 to 20 feet of water over main lake humps,” he said. “During cold snaps, we’ve been finding them in water depths as deep as 40 feet.” Dead sticking with flukes has been the most productive tactic. “Find the baitfish and you’ll find the white bass,” Rollins said. “We are catching good numbers of them anywhere we are marking swarms of bait in the water column on the sonar.” Rollins also said he’s been seeing birds working on calm days in open water stretches. “Even though they may have birds working over them, the fish are usually still suspended about 15 feet below the surface,” he said. “The birds are just diving over the bait that the white bass are pushing to the top of the water column.”
Reports from anglers and fishing guides along the Guadalupe River above Canyon Lake indicate few signs that the white bass run has commenced.
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Marissa Monita caught this rainbow trout on the Guadalupe River on a blue fox rooster tail.
Bowie Davis, of Harlingen, shot his first nilgai bull with his father, Andrew, in Willacy County. The bull was taken with a .300 Win Mag from 200 yards.
Boston Barlow, 9, harvested his first buck while hunting with his dad, Ricky, at their family ranch in Nueces County.
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Dean Nevitt, 11, with his first buck he shot with a .243 while hunting with his dad, brother, and grandfather.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: Water stained; 63-64 degrees. Speckled trout are scattered in the main lake. Redfish are fair along deeper shorelines and in larger bayous on soft plastics and scented plastics. TRINITY BAY: 58-60 degrees. Speckled trout are good on fresh shrimp or mullet around the flats. Redfish are good along the shoreline on live mullet and shrimp. Flounder are good on live shrimp and mullet.
drum are fair on blue crab, shrimp and soft plastics. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp and croaker. Flounder are good at the end of the jetties on minnows. Sheepshead are also good near the jetty on live shrimp. ROCKPORT: 60-62 degrees. Redfish are good on live shrimp on a Carolina rig between Swan Lake and Copano Bay. Speckled trout are fair around Shellbank Reef on warmer days on shrimp.
south shoreline coves. Flounder are good on live shrimp. Speckled trout are good on mullet and shrimp in the shallow warmer water. Sheepshead are good on shrimp near the jetties. TEXAS CITY: 59-60 degrees. Redfish are good over shell reefs and wells on shrimp. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on mullet. FREEPORT: Water clear; 61-62 degrees. Black drum are good on blue crab or shrimp. Redfish are good in shallow flats on shrimp. Speckled trout are good on shrimp. Sheepshead are good on shrimp and will be migrating to the bays and jetties to spawn. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 61-62 degrees. Speckled trout are good in the midbay reefs on artificial baits. Redfish are excellent near the south shoreline on live mullet, soft plastics and shrimp. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks. Black drum are fair on crab. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 62 degrees. Black drum are fair on blue crab and soft plastics. Speckled trout are good along the Matagorda Peninsula and the south shoreline. Redfish are good on live mullet and soft plastics. PORT O’CONNOR: 64-65 degrees. Black
EAST GALVESTON BAY: 60-62 degrees. Flounder are excellent on live shrimp. Redfish and black drum are good in the channels and drop-offs on soft plastics or live mullet. Speckled trout are good near the bayou. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 61-63 degrees. Redfish and black drum are good near the
PORT ARANSAS: 62-63 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp near San Jose Island and around the south jetty. Redfish are good on shrimp around the piers. CORPUS CHRISTI: 65-66 degrees. Redfish are good on live mullet or shrimp around Mustang Island. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp near Long Reef. Flounder are good on minnows or squid around rocks.
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hooked.” Lam said he will always remember the feeling that he experienced on that day. “I had walked a long way down the rocks on the jetty with one rod and a bait bucket, and I had very little experience,” he explained. “It was a process. It took a lot of effort to catch that trout, but it was totally worth it.” Since then, Lam has made bankfishing for just about any saltwater species available his passion. “I just love catching fish from land,” he admitted. “I’m a simple person, and bank fishing is simple. You don’t have to own an expensive boat or a kayak to successfully catch fish.” Lam has spent many hours and days fishing numerous locales along the Upper Texas Coast from the shore and has caught a variety of species. He enjoys pursing redfish, flounder, speckled trout and black drum. Over the years, the Texas City Dike area has become his go-to spot. “I like the atmosphere at the dike and the accessibility that it offers,” he said. “You can catch a variety of fish there year-round, and the locals are pretty friendly.” Lam’s outings typically involve 12-15 hours of fishing. “Fishing brings me peace of mind,” he said. “I enjoy the entire process and adventure. It’s not something that I just want to do for just a few hours. I can’t get enough of it.” Some of the most valuable information Lam has learned about fishing from the dike has come during periods of extreme low tides. “When the water is low, you can see where underwater rocks and obstructions are located,” he said. “This has shown me where I should and should not cast, and areas to avoid and look out for while fighting a fish when the water is high.” Lam has earned a reputation among the Texas City angling crowd as an individual who is willing to share his knowledge and teach others how to catch fish along the dike. “He’s one of the nicest folks you’ll ever meet,” said Texas City resident Rick Wilkenfeld. “He loves to fish, and he loves to see others on the dike catching fish.” In the fall of 2019, Lam was injured in an accident that left him with two broken ribs. He recently made it back out to the dike after a 2 1/2-month hiatus from fishing. During his outing, he landed a 40inch black drum. “It feels good to be able to get back to catching fish,” Lam said. “I’m looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead this spring.”
Black drum are fair on shrimp and crab around Laguna Madre. BAFFIN BAY: 63-64 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp in the flats. Redfish are good around the rocks on mullet or shrimp. Flounder are good on jigs or minnows. PORT MANSFIELD: 65 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair over mud and sand pockets using top-waters, Corkies and willow tails. SOUTH PADRE: 63-64 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are excellent in the seagrass. Snook are fair on the flats and around the jetties. Red snapper can be found around Rio Grande Valley Reef and are good on shrimp or mullet. Black drum are fair on shrimp and crab. PORT ISABEL: 65 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good in the flats on shrimp. Flounder are good on fresh shrimp or minnows near the rocks. Black drum are good near mud bottoms. Snook are fair on shrimp near the port. Sheepshead are good on crab.
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Wolf number exploding Wildlife officials in Idaho estimate there are more than 1,000 wolves in the state as of January 2020. That figure is more than 600 percent larger than minimum recovery goals of 150 wolves and 15 packs initially established for the population. IDFG used 569 game cameras that captured more than 11 million photos combined with mathematical modeling to formulate the estimate. —IDFG
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Giant merger New VP at Brunswick Brunswick Corporation named Dr. between GSM, Hunters John F. Reid as its vice president Specialties enterprise technologies.
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GSM Outdoors completed the acquisition of Hunters Specialties. The acquisition represents one of the largest merging of brands in the hunting industry.
Job at QDMA The Quality Deer Management Association is seeking a regional director for its southwest region, which includes Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
GunMag Warehouse moves to Texas The headquarters of GunMag Warehouse has moved from Miami, Florida to Coppell. Numerous employment positions are available.
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Jason Schratwieser was named president of the International Game Fish Association.
Agency hires data analyst Brothers & Company hired John Brothers as its senior data analyst to serve its brands.
Mammoth marketing director Bob George, the current director of sales for Mammoth Coolers, was also named the head of marketing.
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IGFA president
T-H Marine Supplies, LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, acquired First Source, previously the marine accessory division of Maurice Sporting Goods.
Pietta USA/EMF named Steve Chastain Company its sales agency in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News
DATEBOOK FEBRUARY 13-16
Austin RV Expo Austin Convention Center (512) 366-7135 austinrvexpo.com
FEBRUARY 14-15
Texas Deer Association Antler Fest Embassy Suites, San Marcos texasdeerassociation.com
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Pheasants Forever High Plains Chapter Annual Banquet Dr. Beau and Brandy McCrory’s Venue Plainview (806) 292-6798 pheasantsforeverevents.org
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Coastal Conservation Association Trinity Valley Chapter Annual Banquet Dayton Community Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org
Delta Waterfowl Hill Country Banquet The Sunset Room, Austin (205) 612-9225 deltawaterfowl.org
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R2BA Auctions Gun Auction r2baauctions.com Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Hill Country Chapter Banquet Georgetown Community Center (512) 771-6190 rmef.org Mule Deer Foundation Parker County Chapter Banquet Sheriff’s Posse Event Center (818) 776-2356 muledeer.org Texas Team Trail Fishing Tournament Lake Sam Rayburn (210) 281-1752 texasteamtrail.com
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Coastal Conservation Association Golden Triangle Angler’s Night Out 434 Fannin, Beaumont ccatexas.org
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Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation Benefit Dinner and Concert Gilley’s Dallas gootf.com Coastal Conservation Association Rio Grande Valley Banquet Pharr Events Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org
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Ducks Unlimited Conroe Dinner Montgomery County Fairgrounds (936) 537-1561 ducks.org
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Delta Waterfowl North Texas Banquest Embassy Suites Frisco Confrence Center (469) 363-1622 deltawaterfowl.org DSC Texas Panhandle Chapter 10th Annual Sportsmen’s Banquet & Fundraiser Amarillo Civic Center facebook.com/PanhandleDSC Ducks Unlimited Kerrville Banquet Hill Country Youth Event Center (830) 460-0696 ducks.org
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Park Cities Quail Coalition 14th Annual PCQC Dinner and Auction Southern Methodist University Indoor Performance Center parkcitiesquail.org
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06:08 06:09 06:09 06:10 06:11 06:12 06:13 06:13 06:14 06:15 06:16 06:16 06:17 06:18 06:19
NoMoon 10:53a 12:19a 11:33a 1:23a 12:16p 2:25a 1:02p 3:24a 1:52p 4:20a 2:45p 5:10a 3:41p 5:55a 4:37p 6:36a 5:33p 7:12a 6:28p 7:45a 7:22p 8:16a 8:15p 8:45a 9:06p 9:14a 9:58p 9:44a 10:51p
3:54 4:48 5:41 6:32 7:21 8:09 8:56
10:33 11:28 ----12:45 1:35 2:23 3:09
4:20 5:15 6:08 6:59 7:48 8:36 9:22
3:30 9:42
3:55
10:07
07:04 06:16 6:08a
4:16 5:01 5:46 6:31 7:16 8:01 8:47
4:40 5:24 6:08 6:52 7:36 8:21 9:08
10:51 11:35 ----12:41 1:26 2:11 2:58
07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:57 06:56
10:28 11:12 11:32 12:21 1:06 1:51 2:37
07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:05
06:10 06:11 06:12 06:13 06:13 06:14 06:15 06:17 06:18 06:19 06:20 06:20 06:21 06:22
NoMoon 10:56a 12:29a 11:34a 1:34a 12:16p 2:38a 1:01p 3:38a 1:51p 4:33a 2:44p 5:23a 3:40p 4:37p
6:47a 5:34p 7:22a 6:31p 7:54a 7:26p 8:23a 8:20p 8:51a 9:13p 9:18a 10:06p 9:47a 11:00p
San Antonio 2020 Feb
A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
14 Fri 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue 26 Wed 27 Thu 28 Fri
10:14 4:01 11:08 4:55 ----- 5:48 12:25 6:38 1:14 7:28 2:03 8:16 2:50 9:03 3:37 9:49 4:23 10:34 5:08 11:19 5:53 11:38 6:38 12:28 7:23 1:13 8:08 1:58 8:54 2:44
10:39 4:27 11:34 5:21 12:01 6:14 12:52 7:05 1:41 7:55 2:29 8:43 3:16 9:29 4:01 10:14 4:46 10:58 5:30 11:42 6:14 12:04 6:58 12:48 7:43 1:33 8:28 2:18 9:15 3:04
07:13 07:13 07:12 07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00
06:21 06:22 06:22 06:23 06:24 06:25 06:26 06:26 06:27 06:28 06:28 06:29 06:30 06:31 06:31
NoMoon 11:06a 12:31a 11:46a 1:35a 12:29p 2:37a 1:16p 3:36a 2:06p 4:31a 3:00p 5:22a 3:55p 6:07a 4:51p 6:48a 5:47p 7:24a 6:42p 7:57a 7:35p 8:28a 8:28p 8:58a 9:19p 9:27a 10:11p 9:57a 11:03p
Amarillo
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Feb Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
14 Fri 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue 26 Wed 27 Thu 28 Fri
10:27 4:14 11:22 5:09 ----- 6:01 12:38 6:52 1:28 7:41 2:16 8:29 3:04 9:16 3:50 10:03 4:36 10:48 5:21 11:33 6:06 11:52 6:51 12:41 7:36 1:26 8:21 2:11 9:07 2:57
10:53 11:48 12:14 1:05 1:55 2:43 3:29 4:15 5:00 5:44 6:28 7:12 7:56 8:42 9:28
4:40 5:35 6:28 7:19 8:08 8:56 9:42 10:27 11:11 11:55 12:17 1:02 1:46 2:32 3:18
07:35 07:34 07:32 07:31 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:27 07:26 07:24 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:20 07:18
06:27 06:28 06:29 06:30 06:31 06:32 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:35 06:36 06:37 06:38 06:39 06:40
NoMoon 11:14a 12:54a 11:51a 2:00a 12:31p 3:05a 1:16p 4:05a 2:05p 5:01a 2:58p 5:50a 3:55p 6:34a 4:53p 7:13a 5:51p 7:47a 6:48p 8:17a 7:45p 8:45a 8:40p 9:12a 9:34p 9:38a 10:29p 10:05a 11:24p
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 Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Time 1:28 AM 2:32 AM 3:36 AM 4:38 AM 5:37 AM 6:31 AM 7:19 AM 12:50 AM 1:34 AM 2:15 AM 2:56 AM 3:40 AM 4:28 AM 5:25 AM 12:15 AM
High Island Height -0.06L -0.26L -0.41L -0.52L -0.58L -0.59L -0.57L 1.15H 1.18H 1.19H 1.17H 1.15H 1.11H 1.06H 0.32L
Time 8:21 AM 10:14 AM 11:57 AM 1:17 PM 2:17 PM 3:03 PM 3:40 PM 8:03 AM 8:43 AM 9:20 AM 9:54 AM 10:28 AM 11:02 AM 11:37 AM 6:32 AM
Height 1.05H 1.10H 1.21H 1.31H 1.36H 1.37H 1.33H -0.52L -0.44L -0.33L -0.19L -0.03L 0.16L 0.36L 1.03H
Time 1:41 PM 2:59 PM 4:58 PM 7:13 PM 8:12 PM 8:38 PM 8:51 PM 4:09 PM 4:33 PM 4:54 PM 5:12 PM 5:30 PM 5:46 PM 5:59 PM 12:13 PM
Height 0.49L 0.78L 0.96L 1.01L 1.02L 1.02L 1.00L 1.28H 1.22H 1.18H 1.14H 1.11H 1.08H 1.05H 0.57L
Time 7:35 PM 8:10 PM 8:53 PM 9:53 PM 11:00 PM 11:59 PM
Height 1.05H 1.04H 1.04H 1.05H 1.08H 1.12H
9:00 PM 9:15 PM 9:40 PM 10:12 PM 10:49 PM 11:31 PM
0.95L 0.88L 0.78L 0.67L 0.55L 0.43L
6:03 PM
1.02H
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 01:13 AM 2:12 AM 3:12 AM 4:13 AM 5:17 AM 6:19 AM 7:14 AM 12:06 AM 1:13 AM 2:11 AM 3:05 AM 3:57 AM 4:51 AM 5:50 AM 7:00 AM
Height -0.00L -0.26L -0.45L -0.58L -0.63L -0.64L -0.62L 1.08H 1.12H 1.15H 1.17H 1.17H 1.16H 1.15H 1.16H
Time 8:19 AM 10:08 AM 11:38 AM 12:48 PM 1:47 PM 2:39 PM 3:22 PM 8:01 AM 8:39 AM 9:11 AM 9:41 AM 10:12 AM 10:46 AM 11:26 AM 12:17 PM
Height 1.34 1.47H 1.65H 1.77H 1.82H 1.82H 1.77H -0.57L -0.48L -0.37L -0.21L -0.02L 0.20L 0.45L 0.71L
Time 2:12 PM 4:14 PM
Height 0.58L 0.87L
Time 7:23 PM 7:38 PM
Height 1.09H 1.03H
9:40 3:57 4:25 4:47 5:06 5:23 5:38 5:50 5:59
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
1.03L 1.70H 1.61H 1.53H 1.45H 1.37H 1.29H 1.22H 1.15H
9:57 PM 10:15 PM 10:29 PM 10:36 PM 10:53 PM 11:22 PM 11:59 PM
0.98L 0.91L 0.81L 0.69L 0.55L 0.41L 0.27L
Height 0.10L -0.14L -0.32L -0.44L -0.51L -0.54L -0.52L -0.46L 0.98H 0.99H 0.98H 0.98H 0.97H 0.98H 1.00H
Time 8:08 AM 10:04 AM 11:58 AM 1:23 PM 2:23 PM 3:09 PM 3:46 PM 4:14 PM 8:43 AM 9:19 AM 9:51 AM 10:22 AM 10:52 AM 11:25 AM 12:06 PM
Height 1.12H 1.23H 1.38H 1.51H 1.57H 1.56H 1.50H 1.42H -0.36L -0.24L -0.09L 0.09L 0.27L 0.47L 0.67L
Time 2:24 PM
Height 0.60L
Time 6:57 PM
Height 0.86H
Time 1:08 AM 2:03 AM 3:06 AM 4:12 AM 5:18 AM 6:19 AM 7:14 AM 8:01 AM 12:44 AM 1:46 AM 2:42 AM 3:38 AM 4:36 AM 5:39 AM 6:50 AM
10:25 PM 4:34 PM 4:50 PM 5:04 PM 5:17 PM 5:30 PM 5:40 PM 5:43 PM
0.93L 1.33H 1.25H 1.18H 1.10H 1.03H 0.97H 0.92H
10:36 10:49 11:03 11:16 11:32 11:54
0.87L 0.79L 0.69L 0.57L 0.45L 0.32L
Height 0.25L 0.13L 0.03L -0.04L -0.08L -0.11L -0.12L -0.11L -0.07L 0.70H 0.63H 0.52L 0.43L 0.35L 0.27L
Time 12:09 PM 6:24 PM 6:21 PM 7:05 PM 7:59 PM 8:51 PM 9:40 PM 10:25 PM
Height 0.51H 0.65H 0.74H 0.80H 0.82H 0.83H 0.81H 0.76H
Time 2:37 PM
Height 0.50L
Time 6:57 PM
12:06 PM 12:33 PM 3:41 AM 5:15 AM 8:02 AM 10:06 AM
-0.01L 0.08L 0.55H 0.48H 0.44H 0.45H
Height -0.20L -0.29L -0.35L -0.38L -0.39L -0.39 -0.39L 0.31H 0.30H 0.28H 0.24H 0.19 0.05L -0.03L -0.09L
Time 9:53 PM 9:24 PM 8:57 PM 9:30 PM 10:15 PM 11:13 PM
Height 0.12H 0.21H 0.28H 0.33H 0.34H 0.33H
1:54 2:45 3:30 4:08 4:39 9:59 9:03 8:36
-0.38L -0.35L -0.29L -0.20L -0.09L 0.14H 0.20H 0.27H
PM PM PM PM PM PM
Port O’Connor Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Time 3:04 AM 4:23 AM 5:34 AM 6:40 AM 7:47 AM 8:54 AM 9:56 AM 10:49 AM 11:31 AM 1:02 AM 2:29 AM 12:38 AM 1:14 AM 1:48 AM 2:21 AM
Time 7:11 AM 8:04 AM 8:59 AM 9:58 AM 10:59 AM 11:59 AM 12:58 PM 1:23 AM 3:23 AM 4:57 AM 6:35 AM 8:06 AM 4:52 AM 5:38 AM 6:13 AM
Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Time 1:57 AM 2:51 AM 3:48 AM 4:48 AM 5:50 AM 6:50 AM 7:46 AM 8:35 AM 1:02 AM 2:04 AM 2:56 AM 3:46 AM 4:36 AM 12:00 AM 12:39 AM
Time 11:56 AM 2:14 PM 4:20 PM 7:39 PM 8:31 PM 9:20 PM 10:14 PM 11:05 PM 11:41 PM 5:19 AM 6:22 AM 7:30 AM 8:31 AM 9:40 AM 11:12 AM
Height 0.70H 0.77H 0.91H 1.01H 1.07H 1.07H 1.03H 0.97H 0.88H 0.84H 0.80H 0.75H 0.71H 0.68H 0.69H
Time 6:20 PM 8:34 PM
Height 0.42L 0.66L
Time 11:10 PM 11:12 PM
Height 0.69H 0.70H
2:09 2:34 2:49 2:54 2:57 2:59
-0.26L -0.11L 0.07L 0.26L 0.44L 0.61L
10:39 PM 9:52 PM 9:35 PM 9:21 PM 9:14 PM 9:09 PM
0.79H 0.74H 0.72H 0.74H 0.77H 0.82H
Height -0.03L -0.22L -0.36L -0.45L -0.49L -0.49L -0.46L -0.39L 0.72H 0.72H 0.70H 0.68H 0.64H 0.32L 0.21L
Time 8:48 AM 11:14 AM 1:16 PM 2:44 PM 3:43 PM 4:31 PM 5:10 PM 5:33 PM 9:19 AM 9:56 AM 10:26 AM 10:53 AM 11:20 AM 5:36 AM 7:04 AM
Height 0.62H 0.72H 0.86H 0.97H 1.01H 0.99H 0.93H 0.85H -0.31L -0.22L -0.11L 0.01L 0.15L 0.60H 0.59H
Time 2:59 PM 5:09 PM
Height 0.37L 0.56L
Time 7:17 PM 7:29 PM
Height 0.56H 0.59H
10:43 PM 5:39 PM 5:42 PM 5:48 PM 5:54 PM 6:01 PM 11:52 AM 12:32 PM
0.68L 0.78H 0.72H 0.69H 0.67H 0.67H 0.29L 0.45L
10:59 11:11 11:15 11:28
0.64L 0.59L 0.51L 0.42L
Height 0.13L 0.06L 0.00L -0.04L -0.06L -0.06L -0.05L -0.03L 0.00L 0.38H 0.36H 0.28L 0.23L 0.18L 0.14L
Time 7:26 PM 3:34 PM 4:15 PM 5:02 PM 5:58 PM 7:05 PM 8:16 PM 9:17 PM
Height 0.33H 0.40H 0.45H 0.47H 0.48H 0.47H 0.45H 0.42H
Time
11:36 AM 12:05 PM 4:12 AM 5:13 AM 7:39 AM 5:36 PM
0.05L 0.10L 0.32H 0.28H 0.26H 0.36H
Height 0.32L 0.16L 0.03L -0.07L -0.12L -0.14L -0.12L -0.06L 0.03L 0.93H 0.91H 0.88H 0.84H 0.81H 0.78H
Time 7:54 AM 10:18 AM 2:32 PM 3:16 PM 4:00 PM 4:45 PM 5:35 PM 6:33 PM 7:39 PM 9:21 AM 10:00 AM 10:37 AM 11:12 AM 11:43 AM 12:02 PM
Height 0.13L -0.10L -0.27L -0.37L -0.42L -0.41L -0.38L -0.31L -0.22L -0.12L 0.92H 0.90H 0.89H 0.89H 0.90H
Time 8:09 AM 10:34 AM 12:41 PM 2:13 PM 3:16 PM 4:06 PM 4:48 PM 5:20 PM 5:37 PM 5:33 PM 9:32 AM 10:09 AM 10:48 AM 11:30 AM 12:17 PM
PM PM PM PM PM PM
PM PM PM PM
6:07 PM 6:13 PM
0.67H 0.67H
Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Time 3:39 AM 4:42 AM 5:38 AM 6:30 AM 7:22 AM 8:16 AM 9:12 AM 10:07 AM 10:56 AM 2:26 AM 3:21 AM 12:09 AM 12:46 AM 1:26 AM 2:09 AM
Height
Time
Height
6:04 PM 12:22 PM 12:18 PM 11:37 AM
0.30H 0.16L 0.21L 0.25L
6:06 PM 6:12 PM 6:06 PM
0.32H 0.33H 0.35H
Height 0.88H 0.94H 1.04H 1.14H 1.17H 1.15H 1.09H 1.01H 0.92H 0.12L 0.21L 0.31L 0.41L 0.52L 0.64L
Time 1:30 PM 3:10 PM
Height 0.69L 0.88L
Time 6:07 PM 6:08 PM
Height 0.85H 0.90H
10:08 PM
0.89L
4:46 4:23 4:38 4:57 5:06
PM PM PM PM PM
0.79H 0.79H 0.80H 0.81H 0.81H
7:57 PM 10:42 PM 11:16 PM 11:53 PM
0.74L 0.64L 0.53L 0.41L
Height 0.97H 1.07H 1.22H 1.33H 1.38H 1.37H 1.32H 1.24H 1.15H 1.06H 0.01L 0.15L 0.31L 0.48L 0.67L
Time 1:53 PM
Height 0.65L
Time 5:53 PM
Height 0.80H
11:00 PM 5:23 PM 5:17 PM 5:16 PM 5:15 PM 5:06 PM
0.89L 0.98H 0.93H 0.89H 0.86H 0.85H
10:39 10:43 11:03 11:34
0.79L 0.65L 0.50L 0.35L
Port Aransas
9:40 PM 12:51 PM 12:58 PM 12:51 PM 12:15 PM
0.55H 0.18L 0.28L 0.37L 0.44L
8:57 8:02 7:02 6:10
Height 0.54H
PM PM PM PM
0.50H 0.49H 0.50H 0.54H
Time
Height
Nueces Bay Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
San Luis Pass
Height -0.01L -0.24L -0.39L -0.47L -0.48L -0.48L -0.46L -0.43L -0.37L 0.80L 0.73L 0.61L 0.46L 0.29L 0.14L
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Time 6:06 AM 6:44 AM 7:27 AM 8:23 AM 9:31 AM 10:40 AM 11:48 AM 12:48 PM 1:34 PM 2:59 AM 3:03 AM 3:01 AM 3:23 AM 4:06 AM 4:51 AM
Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Time 12:54 AM 1:56 AM 3:05 AM 4:19 AM 5:24 AM 6:21 AM 7:11 AM 7:57 AM 8:40 AM 1:05 AM 1:56 AM 2:46 AM 3:36 AM 4:32 AM 5:45 AM
South Padre Island
PM PM PM PM PM AM PM PM
Time
11:01 PM 4:59 PM
Height
0.14H 0.03L
10:29 PM
0.15H
Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Time 12:43 AM 1:37 AM 2:35 AM 3:38 AM 4:43 AM 05:45 AM 6:41 AM 7:31 AM 8:15 AM 8:54 AM 1:25 AM 2:42 AM 3:47 AM 4:54 AM 6:15 AM
PM PM PM PM
Texas Coast Tides
Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
Date Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28
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