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Where are all the deer?

Biologist fields questions from landowners, hunters

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News

Some deer hunters did a lot of searching for deer this season, as habitat conditions kept the animals away from some of their usual haunts. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Hunters in parts of Texas all asked their biologist a similar question this season.

“Where are my deer?”

In the counties north and west of Abilene, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologist Barrett Koennecke said he has received more than a few calls wondering what happened.

“I’ve heard it all season,” he said.

“There are no deer at the feeders. There are no deer on the wheat field or food plot. I know we have more deer than this, but where are they?”

The answer lies in the timing of the rains received in the areas.

“We received all of our rains in September through November,” Koennecke said. “It’s so green, all of these little green, broadleafed weeds started popping up. They are the preferred food for deer, so there was no need to go to other sources, like a feeder or wheat field.”

The biologist, who lives in Snyder and covers six counties north and west of Abilene, spent a lot of time easing the minds of landowners, especially after viewing the habitat.

“I’m positive the deer are still out there,” he said. “The guys just aren’t seeing them.”

Koennecke examines habitat use on ranches as part of his job and, this time of year, looks at browse usage as a key.

“We look at the browse by going through and taking a particular preferred browse species and counting the individual bites on the tree or shrub,” he said. “We’ll do that at locations around a ranch — it gives us an overall view of what’s out there.”

On a recent survey, one area ranch had less than 20-percent usage on one of the favored browse plants.

Rob Richards and his teammate, Cole Brewer, won $25,000 at the Bass Champs tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir. Photo from Rob Richards.

Veterans’ big limit at Toledo Lone Star Outdoor News Rob Richards, of Spring, and Cole Brewer, of Leesville, Louisiana took advantage of Brewer’s lake knowledge on Toledo Bend Reservoir at the Bass Champs East Region tournament on February 16.

The team brought in a five-bass limit weighing a whopping 33.15 pounds.

“Cole lives pretty close to the lake and up until our cutoff, he had been tracking fish on a submerged roadbed,” Richards said. “The top of the roadbed was in 10to 12-feet of water, and it dropped to 18 feet on one side and 30 on the other.”

Brewer had been tracking bass up to 6 pounds, but it got better during the event.

“The two I caught were 9 pounds,” Richards said.

The team primarily used crankbaits, a Strike King 5XD on the shallower side and a 6XD on the deeper side.

“We just paralleled that 100-yard stretch up and down,” Richards said.

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By Nate Skinner

Late season cold fronts create miserable conditions that can make finding fish downright tough. That’s why Capt. Mike Segall, a Freeport fishing guide, has been focusing his efforts on the deep, protected waters of the Freeport Harbor, as well as in other deep-water areas dur-

ing the cold conditions that the month of February has dealt to coastal anglers.

Huffman residents Tim and Donna Sample already had a trip on the books with Segall when a strong front pushed through the upper Texas coast. Rather than reschedule, the husband and wife duo decided to brave the elements, even though their trip fell on the day immedi-

ately following the passing of the frontal system.

Segall adapted his strategies and coped with the sudden cold snap in order for the Samples to encounter plenty of action. The water temperature was 53 degrees and the winds were up, so he checked out some drop-offs and ledges along the Freeport Harbor that are known for holding fish during frigid

During cold conditions, anglers have been landing speckled trout and flounder in the Freeport Harbor. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

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CONTENTS

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Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10

HUNTING

FISHING

Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12

TTT for turkeys (P. 4)

Make your voice heard (P. 8, 13)

Birds move ranch to ranch.

Comment on fishing regulation proposals.

Boom to bust (P. 4)

Trout at the pass (P. 8)

WMA quail hunting down.

Rollover producing trophies.

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Rio Grande turkeys can be trapped and transported to other private-land ranches if habitat requirements are met and permits are acquired. Photos from Spring Creek Outdoors.

Moving turkeys from ranch to ranch First TTT permits issued for private landowners

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News A LaSalle County ranch had a problem. Its deer hunters would get into the blind, and just as deer were stepping out, here they came.

Rio Grande turkeys, numbering up to 200 would hustle to the feeder, gobbling up all of the corn in a matter of minutes.

The deer, not liking all of the movement and noise, moved back into the brush.

This problem, becoming less uncommon, can be addressed.

Macy Ledbetter, a wildlife biologist with Spring Creek Outdoors, completed the first TTT (Trap, Transport and Transplant) Rio Grande turkey relocations on private lands last year and this year.

“They had never issued a permit to a private individual until last year,” Ledbetter said. “This year, we did two of them.”

While netting the turkeys is permitted, Ledbetter prefers a

walk-in trap.

“It’s like a retrofitted hog trap,” he said. “We prebait it for weeks.

Then, before daylight, we’ll rebait it and set it. Then, around 9 a.m., we go into the trap and catch the birds with a dip net and transport them in a box.”

Ledbetter just completed a transport of 50 Rio Grande turkeys from LaSalle County to western Dimmit County.

“That area is generally known for deer, not turkey,” he said. “The release site is getting 50 birds.

Only 15 are males, and half of the birds are juveniles, so the bulk of

the males are jakes and 2-year-old gobblers — it’s to set up the area for future production.”

Demand for the process isn’t a problem, Ledbetter said.

“We have lots of clients that want to get rid of some turkeys,” he said. “A group of 200 can mess up a deer hunt. And we have others that want them.”

Management practices used for deer often work to build turkey numbers on a ranch.

“Some of the deer management is improving the edge effect that turkey prefer,” Ledbetter said.

“Added grasslands, water sources,

predator control, supplemental feeding and food plots all improve the situation. As we manage for deer, we are inadvertently managing for turkey — many of the practices are the same as if you were managing for turkey.”

The release site on Spring Creek’s recent transport made a number of efforts to help build a turkey population once the birds arrive.

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Tough year for WMA quail hunters

By Mark England

Lone Star Outdoor News

It was a disappointing year for hunters pursuing quail on Wildlife Management Areas this season, especially when compared with the 2016-17.

Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Matador Wildlife Management Area in West Texas made its reputation as a quail hunting mecca for the public during the 2016-2017 season when 10,555 birds were harvested.

This year — drum roll, please — a grand total of 114 quail were harvested. That’s no typo.

“Oh, it was a horrible year,” said Diana Mayo, administrative assistant for the WMA. “And we knew it would be.

Our roadside counts and covey counts were telling us it would not be a good year. We didn’t have timely rain. It didn’t start raining here until October.

There was no rain during the nesting season.”

Mayo said 266 hunters hunted the birds, for a ratio of .43 birds taken per hunter. Hunting ended Jan. 31.

A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department publication (The

Short flight for dove during challenge

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News

Matador WMA News) predicted a bad hunting year, noting that roadside quail counts during the summer of 2018 averaged 0.3 birds per mile.

Unfortunately, public hunters didn’t find much relief elsewhere as three other WMAs contacted by Lone Star Outdoor News also reported a down year for quail.

Black Gap WMA borders Big Bend National Park, sharing 25 miles of the Rio Grande River with the Mexican state of Coahuila, and its quail season runs until Sunday (Feb. 24). Wildlife biologist Travis Smith told LSON last week that 120 scaled quail had been harvested.

“We been a little down as far as numbers of birds,” Smith said. “The number of hunters dropped, too, once word got out. We’ve only had 111 quail hunters out here so far.”

Last year was far better, Smith said, with 194 hunters taking 958 quail for an average

Eurasian-collared dove banded as part of the Texas Banded Bird Challenge didn’t travel long distances — at least the birds that were harvested and reported.

Most of the dove were harvested within 50 miles of where they were released, and one bird returned to the location where it was trapped.

“Most the birds didn’t travel very far, but we expect they will have moved greater distances next season,” Texas Dove Hunt- Mike Baum won a Polaris Ranger, donated ers Association founder Bob by Lee Hoffpauir of Hoffpauir Polaris.

Photo by TDHA. Thornton said.

In total 463 banded birds were released and 16 harvested birds were reported. Of the 16, the four winners were the only qualified entrants. A total of 864 people entered the contest in its first year.

“We’re excited about it and excited about next year,” Thornton said.

“The data we get will help understand the Eurasian-collared dove in the long run.”

Mike Baum, of Houston, won a Polaris Ranger in the contest held

by TDHA. The Ranger, donated by Hoffpauir Polaris in Goldwaithe, was the big prize in the contest for registered entrants who bagged a banded Eurasian-collared dove between Sept. 1 and Jan. 31. Baum harvested

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Houston Safari Club Foundation convention a success Houston Safari Club Foundation completed another successful annual Hunting Expo and Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

With almost 300 exhibitors, the expo has doubled in size in just two years. In addition, all three fundraising banquets were at capacity. Funds raised at the convention support HSCF’s scholarship, youth education and grants programs.

“The 2019 convention, themed Foundation For Tomorrow, was a great success,” said Convention Chairman Jeff Birmingham. “Our efforts to raise funds for education and conservation pair perfectly with our theme as we continue to work to promote the future of hunting and conservation. We are so appreciative of the attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and volunteers that believe and support our efforts and mission statement.”

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“Usually, the green weeds go away after July and August, so the deer will switch more to browse,” Koennecke said. “When it’s so low, it tells you there is plenty of stuff they prefer more than browse out there. And it can mean there could be room for more deer on the property.”

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of almost five birds per hunter.

Like the Matador WMA, the Black Gap WMA had little rain during the 2018 spring and summer months.

“We need a certain amount of rain to have good nesting success,” Smith said. “If we get rain at the right time this year, we’ll do fine. If we have another down year as far as rain, we’ll have another bad year.”

The Chaparral WMA in South Texas, 100 miles southwest of San Antonio, had an even worse year than either Matador or Black Gap. Its quail hunting season ended in early January. Project Leader Whitney Gann said 397 hunters took 86 bobwhite quail for an average of .22 birds per hunter. The previous year was decidedly better with 567 hunters harvesting 345 quail (three were scaled) for an average of .61 birds per hunter.

“I think our poor year has to do with a couple of things,” Gann said. “We didn’t even get rainfall until the end of August.

And we got less than an inch for the whole year. The quail had a rough start. And when we did get rain, it came heavy and it came quick. We had a lot of grass production. The hunters mentioned it was thick.

That may have contributed to the hunters not seeing the quail.”

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In the Trans-Pecos, Elephant Mountain WMA’s quail hunting season will probably bring up the rear of the WMAs contacted

by LSON. Wildlife biologist Dewey Stockbridge estimated a little more than 40 quail have been taken by 68 hunters. The season ends Sunday. Only 21 wings were dropped in the so-called wing box, but a lot of hunters forget to deposit their wings, he said.

“Last year, we had 213 birds harvested (by 144 hunters),” Stockbridge said. “That’s about par for around here.”

Covey counts of .6 birds per mile this summer indicated what was coming, Stockbridge said.

“In a decent year, we have a count of one bird per mile,” he said.

As bad as the public hunting was at the WMAs, it still doesn’t compare to 2012 at the Matador WMA when only 18 quail were taken.

“That year I told people that if you don’t enjoy watching your dog run in front of you and just getting your exercise, don’t bother coming,” Mayo said. “The year we had more than 10,000 birds taken, it seems like it rained every two weeks in the spring and summer. When we have rain, we have birds. When we don’t have rain, we don’t have birds.”

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Mike Camacho, of Beeville, won a CZ-USA Supreme Field shotgun, the TDHA gun of the year, donated by CZ-USA. Camacho bagged his banded bird in Beeville. It was released not far from where it was harvested.

Other winners: Denver Eichler, of Sandia — $500 Bass Pro Shops gift card donated by Bass Pro Shops in San Antonio. Eichler shot his bird near Lake Corpus Christi. The bird had been released in Mathis.

John Carpenter, of Missouri City — a pair of Chippewa boots donated by Chippewa Boots. Carpenter’s bird was harvested in Alice. The bird had been released in Tilden,

although it was trapped near Alice and returned to where it had been trapped.

Mark Katzfey, of Katzfey Ranches in George West — trophy trout fishing trip to Baffin Bay in the Outfitters Division. The bird was harvested by one of Katzfey’s hunters in George West, and had been released in Three Rivers.

TDHA plans to release 800 more banded birds next year, and a harvest of a banded bird from 2018 will also count to have a chance to win the contest.

“The odds of winning were pretty good for people that turned in a banded bird this year,” Thornton said. “We hope people will see this and sign up next year.”

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department regulations allow movement of Rio Grande turkey with an approved TTT permit. Applications include the trap site information, release site information along with a Wildlife Management Plan approved by a TPWD biologist, and information on the method of trapping.

Jason Hardin, TPWD’s turkey program leader, said moving Rio Grande turkeys is rare in the state.

“About 95 percent of suitable habitat is occupied, but there are still some pockets that can take more turkeys,” he said. “The trap site has to be large enough so it won’t impact the neighbors’ populations, and we recommend the release site be at least 2,000 acres.”

The birds can be moved between Oct. 1 and March 15.

“February and March is the prime time to catch them,” Ledbetter said.

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State-water red snapper from party boats Alligator gar are the subject of several regulation changes proposed to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Comment on alligator gar, other regulation changes Lone Star Outdoor News Anglers heading out from Port Aransas have been finding good-sized red snapper, with live piggy perch being the bait of choice. Photo by Robert Sloan.

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Fishing on a party boat is not everybody’s cup of tea. It can often be crowded with rough seas and a slow bite. But there are days when everything goes right, and quite often those days occur during the winter months with cool weather and seas that don’t beat up the customers.

Such was the case recently when Chuck Ayers and some buddies took a state-water snapper fishing trip aboard the Kingfisher, out of Port Aransas where you’ll find Deep Sea Headquarters — a well-known party boat outfit that runs three offshore boats. One of their most popular winter runs is the 12-hour trip targeting red snapper in state waters out to 9 nautical miles.

“We hit it just right,” said Ayers, who lives in Houston but grew up fishing in the Port O’Connor and Rockport areas on the middle Texas coast. “I’ve been fishing that area of Texas for more than 40 years on sportfishing and party boats.”

The recent trip had 32 fishermen on board.

“We left the dock and headed up the coast towards Port O’Connor,” Ayers said. “For a pretty good while, we didn’t catch too much of anything.

The captain had us fishing rigs at first. But as we got closer to Port O’Connor I recognized some of the wells in state waters. We ended up fishing a hump in about 75 feet of water, about 7 or 8 miles out. That’s where we all got a limit of four snapper within about one hour.

And all of them were in the 10to 11-pound class.”

The group was using basic snapper fishing rigs with a circle hook, a 20-inch leader, a swivel and an 8-ounce barrel weight.

The usual baits were provided, such as squid and sardines. But the baits that caught the heaviest snapper were live piggy perch.

“I’ve spent a lot of time fishing on these boats,” Ayers said.

“One of the things I learned a long time ago was to set up on the stern of the boat. That’s where the live bait tanks are, and they are easy to access. Another thing I do is tip the deck hands when I get on the boat.

Usually they are tipped at the end of the trip. But if you do it at the beginning, you might get a little extra help from them.”

The cost of the trip was $147 per person.

“I gave each deck hand $20,” Ayers said. “I used live baits the

whole time and didn’t have any problem getting a quality fourfish limit.”

Ayers prefers the winter trips, as the chances of bigger snapper improve.

“The nice thing about winter snapper trips is that the heavier snapper move into state waters,” he said. “And you never know what each stop is going to produce.”

The 12-hour trip leaves the dock at 6 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m.

“With the exception of the seas being a little rough, everything went well and we caught plenty of big snapper,” Ayers said. “Plus, I caught a mangrove snapper that weighed 8 pounds.”

Fishermen need a Texas saltwater fishing license to fish in state waters.

Trophy trout from the bank at Rollover Pass

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News

High Island local Bubba Harthchock landed a 28.5-inch speckled trout while fishing at Rollover Pass. Photo from Scott Ray.

Bank fishermen are not letting their landlocked predicament limit their success. Instead, they are targeting the deep, swift waters of Rollover Pass and catching speckled trout that are tipping the scales to near double digits.

Gilchrist resident and upper coast angler Scott Ray is no stranger to the gateway that connects the far east end of East Galveston Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. He grew up fishing the area from the bank and has seen numerous specks topping 8 pounds pulled from Rollover Pass over the years.

“In my opinion, the largest trout in the entire Galveston Bay Complex congregate in Rollover Pass,” he said. “I’m not saying that there aren’t trophy specks swimming in other

areas of the bay system, but I do think the pass consistently holds more trout over 25 inches than any other location. That’s why I made Gilchrist my home.”

Ray, along with many other locals who are drawn to the pass, has been consistently landing specks measuring 29 inches or more while fishing from the bank that lines the edge of the pass.

“The best action has been occurring during periods of light east winds during an incoming tide,” Ray said. “The water has to be moving or the fish just won’t bite. There also doesn’t seem to be very many fish in the area when the tide is extremely low.”

While standing on the bank at Rollover, Ray’s strategy is pretty simple. He makes a long cast with a heavy jig or plug across the width of the pass, and then lets the current employ most of the action on his bait.

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The public comment period is open for proposed changes to freshwater fishing regulations for 20192020.

Alligator gar regulations may change significantly, as the proposal includes a statewide nighttime prohibition on bow-fishing, mandatory harvest reporting statewide (except for Falcon Lake), and the creation of a drawing for harvest opportunity of an alligator gar exceeding 48 inches on the Trinity River.

The proposals include instituting a 4-foot maximum length limit on the Trinity River, Texas’ top destination for anglers pursuing large alligator gar.

The proposed changes also include modifications to the length limits and harvest regulations for largemouth bass on Lake Conroe, where a 14-inch minimum length limit is proposed; Lake Lakewood, where an 18-inch minimum length limit and three-fish daily bag limit is proposed; and Mill Creek Lake where a 16-inch maximum length limit is proposed and removing the length limit for Alabama bass on Alan Henry Reservoir.

In southeast Texas, proposals include expanding the area covered by the 12-inch minimum length limit to include Hardin County, Newton County (excluding Toledo Bend Reservoir) and Liberty County south of U.S. Highway 90.

Comments received will be considered before the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting on March 20, when the proposed regulation changes will be on the agenda. Online comments are open until March 19.

Public hearings are scheduled as follows, each beginning at 7 p.m.: March 4: San Jacinto River Authority Board Room, Conroe March 5: Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens March 5: Lions Field Adult and Senior Center, San Antonio March 6: Polk County Judicial Center, Livingston Inland fisheries staff also will answer questions in a live webinar on Feb. 27 on the TPWD Facebook page.

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World-class tackle stores in Texas Fishing Tackle Unlimited has gone from one small store to one of the largest independent tackle dealers in the world over the past 40 years.

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Retailer celebrates 40 years

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Valentine’s Day was the 40th anniversary of Houston-based Fishing Tackle Unlimited, and since the opening of their first store on Telephone Road in Southeast Houston, owner Joe Meyer, 78, said they have evolved into one of the world’s largest independent tackle dealer.

“We have three stores,” he said. “One is on the Gulf Freeway, another is on the Katy Freeway and our newest store is on the Southwest Freeway in Sugarland.

The store on the Gulf Freeway is the largest, covering 34,000 square feet.

“Right now we have 80 employees,” Meyer said. “I always liked to fish, so it just made sense to get into the tackle business. I started out working at the Heights Tackle House. At the time, that was the biggest tackle store in Houston. I also spent 16 years opening stores for K-Mart.”

The retail business has been good to Meyer and his brother, Danny, who are business partners. The three stores specialize in offshore, inshore and fresh water tackle.

Their original store was not nearly as big as their stores are today, but it was a place to find just about any type of fishing tackle you might need. It was also the place to hang out and talk fishing.

“We have a lot of conventional fishing tackle,” Meyer said. “But we also have flyfishing gear, kayaks, clothes, shoes, hats. If it’s got anything to do with fishing, chances are good we have it. About 85 percent of our business is saltwater-related.”

The retailer’s sales haven’t always been saltwater dominated “About 25 years ago, freshwater tackle was about 60 percent of our business,” Meyer said. “But that’s when we had a big drought that moved a lot of our customers from freshwater to saltwater fishing.”

Being versatile is the key to being successful in any business, and it’s especially true in the tackle business.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, stained up the river; 46–59 degrees; 5.35’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 58-62 degrees; 23.82’ low. Black bass are good on football jigs, crankbaits, jigging spoons and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons.

White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on shrimp, nightcrawlers and cheese bait.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 48-57 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water clear; 47-52 degrees; 0.70’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, weightless stick worms and bladed jigs.

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

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 54-63 degrees; 0.53’ low. Black bass are slow. Sunfish are slow.

Catfish are fair on cut or live baitfish and nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 5660 degrees. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and jigs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp.

BELTON: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 1.15’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and trolling lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night in 30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait, summer sausage and hot dogs.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 46-50 degrees; 0.66’ high.

Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 48-52 degrees; 0.37’ high. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained; 4649 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastics and spinner baits near the dam. Striped bass are fair down-rigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinners near the dam. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 46-50 degrees: 0.16’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

White bass are good on slabs.

Hybrid striper are fair on slabs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 52-56 degrees; 0.28’ high.

Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, black/blue jigs, and chrome/blue lipless crankbaits in 1-5 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and crawdad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on tube jigs over brush piles in 15-25 feet. Channel catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 53-57 degrees; 2.10’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/

black lipless crankbaits and white grubs on jigheads. Striped bass are good drifting live shad in 28-40 feet. White bass are fair jigging small lipless crankbaits and on shad imitations.

Crappie are fair on live minnows over brush piles. Catfish are slow.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 48-52 degrees; 1.80’ high.

Black bass are good on Texasrigged craws, white spinner baits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

CALAVERAS: Water murky.

Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and lipless crankbaits around reed beds.

Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the crappie wall and the dam in 15-20 feet.

Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 55-59 degrees; 0.55’ high.

Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms, perch-colored spinner baits and shallow-running chartreuse crankbaits over 5-10 feet.

Striped bass are fair on jigging spoons and silver striper jigs.

White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 46-49 degrees, 0.17’ high. Black bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

White bass are good on slabs.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 57-61 degrees; 13.91’ low.

Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows upriver.

Crappie are slow. Drum are fair on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait in 2-7 feet.

COLEMAN: Water murky; 5660 degrees; 0.08’ low. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin soft plastics, spinner baits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and frozen shrimp.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 55 degrees in the main lake, 87 degrees at the hot water discharge, 67-71 degrees in main lake; 0.33’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and spinner baits in 4-8 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines and drop lines baited with live perch in 8-10 feet.

COLORADO CITY: Water fairly clear; 49-58 degrees; 12.36’ low. Black bass are slow Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

CONROE: Water murky; 55-59 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, liver and frozen shrimp.

COOPER: Water stained; 4750 degrees; 0.91’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water

off-color; 61-66 degrees; 0.19’ high. Black bass are fair on drop-shot rigs, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 46-50 degrees; 0.34’ high. Black bass are good on black and blue jigs, spinner baits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, bladed jigs and spinner baits. No report on other species.

FALCON: Water murky; 56-60 degrees; 25.48’ low. Black bass are fair on perch-colored soft plastics and spinner baits.

Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 46-51 degrees; 0.03’ high.

Black bass are fair on black Colorado-bladed spinner baits, bladed jigs and football jigs.

White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs near bridges.

Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 48-58 degrees; 0.53’ high. Black bass are slow.

Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows around deeper structure. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky.

Black bass are fair on watermelon/red and watermelon/white soft plastics and crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and stink bait.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 52-56 degrees; 0.14’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow.

White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on minnows and liver.

GRANGER: Water murky; 51-55 degrees; 0.37’ high.

Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs upriver. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 46-49 degrees; 0.79’ high.

Black bass are slow. White bass and hybrid bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

GREENBELT: Water off-color; 39-48 degrees; 36.53’ low.

Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits, green/pumpkin spinner baits and crankbaits in 8-15 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows.

Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shad.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 49–57 degrees; 0.21’ high. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 46-49 degrees; 0.43’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 48-52 degrees: 1.25’ high. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and weightless stick worms.

White bass are good on slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 47-50 degrees: 0.52’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LBJ: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 4.54’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed crankbaits and yellow/white spinner baits over and around humps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on silver shad imitations in the channel. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue/white tube jigs. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp and stink bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 46-49 degrees; 0.32’ high.

Black bass are fair on weightless stick worms, spinner baits and shaky-head worms. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 55-59 degrees; 0.30’ high.

Black bass are good on buzzbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shrimp.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 41-49 degrees; 78.57’ low.

Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 75-82 degrees; 0.06’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, weightless stick worms and shallow crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 46-49 degrees; 2.30’ low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, spinner baits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 48-58 degrees; 0.66’ low. Black bass are slow. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and nightcrawlers.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 53-57 degrees; 0.39’ high.

Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on black/chartreuse, and watermelon jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stink bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 49-58 degrees; 16.55’ low.

Black bass are slow to fair on shaky heads, Texas rigs and jigs.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 4857 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 46-50 degrees; 0.56’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, spinner baits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 47-59 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

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

PROCTOR: Water murky; 56-60 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on spoons. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with cut shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 46-49 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are slow Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained: 46-50 degrees; 0.90’ high.

Black bass are fair on Carolinarigged worms, bladed jigs and white spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs and minnows.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 45-49 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are slow.

White bass are good on slabs.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 57-61 degrees; 9.25’ high.

Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms and shallow-running crankbaits.

White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, nightcrawlers and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 57-61 degrees; 4.02’ high.

Black bass are fair on perchcolored lipless crankbaits.

Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp.

STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 52-63 degrees; 0.72’ high. Black bass are slow.

Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 5660 degrees; 0.25’ high. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and small crankbaits. White bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. Carp are fair on corn. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 48-51 degrees; 0.54’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Texas-rigged craws and spinner baits. White bass

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Hybrid bass are good on slabs.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 60-66 degrees; 0.15’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on stick worms, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 45-49 degrees; 1.24’ low. Black bass are fair on umbrella rigs, shaky-head worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 56-60 degrees; 0.77’ low.

Black bass are fair on green/ pumpkin spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, nightcrawlers and stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 53-57 degrees; 0.51’ high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/black crankbaits and spinner baits in 25-35 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies around docks. Crappie are good on minnows and pink/white tube jigs.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and liver.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky.

Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on chartreuse striper jigs in the coves and at the hot water outlet. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 45-49 degrees; 0.12’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 46-59 degrees; 23.46’ low.

Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 1.57’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/black spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and small spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on hot dogs and liver.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 48-53 degrees; 5.49 high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, spinner baits and bladed jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

—TPWD

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on Down South Lures.

Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains.

SOUTH SABINE: Flounder are good on the flats on the incoming tide. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

Trout are fair to good around Garrison Ridge on top-waters and Corkies.

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

TRINITY BAY: Catfish are good around Long

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics over soft mud. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in Morris-

ing and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Black drum are fair to good in the Ship Channel on crabs.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp and scented plastics. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

Redfish are good in the back lakes on shrimp and scented plastics.

TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good in are channel on crabs. Trout are fair on the reefs on live shrimp on the incoming tide.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Bastrop Bay. Black drum and redfish are good at the jetties on cracked blue crabs.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good while drifting deep shell with plastics Redfish are fair for drifters in the back lakes on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and mullet. Trout are fair to good for waders on Down South Lures over sand and grass.

Island Bayou and shrimp. Redfish are fair to good around the spillway on live bait.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on MirrOlures and Corkies. Whit-

Cummings Cut on free-lined shrimp. Black drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs.

Redfish are good in the back of Allyn’s Bight on scented plastics, mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet.

Redfish, black drum and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live

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The team members, both veterans, met through the Army Bass Anglers and last year were paired to fish together.

“We’re both originally from California,” Richards said. “Cole was in the Army and I was in the Marine Corps. Last year, we didn’t do very well, but this year, we started off with a bang.”

The team won $20,000 plus $5,000 in Skeeter cash.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER A RANCH HAND SCORNED A ranch hand in Houston County, after being fired from a local ranch, was reportedly killing deer without permission. When interviewed by game wardens, the subject admitted killing a whitetailed buck and an axis buck on the property without permission.

The subject also did not have a hunting license.

AFTER SUNSET DUCKS A local duck roost was checked by a Liberty County game warden. As the warden approached the pond, he noticed a silver truck parked just beyond the entrance gate to the property. He drove down the highway about a quarter mile past the gate and parked behind an old gas station to listen for shots.

At approximately 5:35 p.m., the first shots were fired. The warden returned to the gate and walked up to stand by the vehicle. He was able to capture video with his body camera of the group shooting at wood ducks well past sunset.

When the group returned to the truck, citations were issued.

SURPRISE WAITING AT COURT APPEARANCE Bexar County game wardens received information about a subject posting on social media about trespassing on San Antonio Power Plant property and fishing in a prohibited area of Calaveras Lake. After reviewing the posts, the wardens identified the subject,

NO BELT BUCKLE OR JACKET FOR YOU A Webb County game warden checked whether persons entered in a local deer contest had hunting licenses. One person had two winning entries in the contest, but only had a resident All-Water License. A Hunt County warden checked the

who was on felony probation. The wardens attended the subject’s scheduled court appearance with the probation officer and the judge.

CHILD WITH NO SAFETY SEAT IN TRUCK, BOBCAT IN BED A Panhandle game warden observed a flatbed pickup truck run a stop sign. Upon stopping the vehicle, the warden noticed a dead bobcat in the bed of the truck. The driver of the pickup admitted to shooting the bobcat without a valid hunting license. A 5-year-old minor was riding in the vehicle without a child safety seat.

After making sure a proper child safety seat was brought to the scene, citations were issued and the bobcat was seized.

FORGOTTEN WOOD DUCK Along the Trinity River in Houston County, game wardens checked a duck hunter who claimed to have taken only a scaup, but

harvest log at the ranch, and the subject, who had shot two 200-inch bucks, listed the previous year’s license number on the tags. Three bucks were seized from a taxidermist and citations were issued.

the wardens found a wood duck under some decoys in the front of the boat. After visiting with the hunter, charges were filed for waste of game, as the wood duck had been killed the previous morning and left to spoil in the bottom of the boat.

DANGEROUS FELON FOUND AFTER SHOOTING SPIKE A Houston County game warden was waiting for some hunters when he heard a shot in the distance. The warden located where the shot came from and later found a subject cleaning an untagged spike buck. The subject was a felon, convicted for shooting at residents and deputies. The subject was taken into custody.

SHOREBIRD EDUCATION NEEDED In Matagorda County, game wardens noticed a boat with three individuals leaving a back-marsh area, where the only way out is through a narrow channel. Dur-

ing contact, the group had 30 sandpipers in the boat. The group claimed they believed the sandpipers were snipe. Citations are pending.

HABITUAL GAME CAMERA THIEF An individual who was stealing game cameras from local landowners was serving time in the Brazos County Jail for burglary shortly after the theft of the game cameras. After the court learned of the subject’s game camera theft habit, the suspect was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a $430 fine, 100 hours of community service, and four years of probation.

MULTI-SPECIES POACHER A headless, untagged white-tailed buck was found hanging in a barn in Kent County. After tracking down the subject, the man confessed to killing the buck and leaving it to rot, and also to shooting an aoudad ram on the same property. The subject did not

possess a hunting license and did not have permission to hunt on the property. Citations were issued and the subject’s rifle was seized.

While at the subject’s residence to seize the animal heads, it was discovered the suspect also killed a mule deer buck out of season, in another county, a few months prior. Additional citations were issued.

BIG BUCK, NO LICENSE When reviewing Managed Lands Deer Permit tags for hunting license compliance, a Coleman County game warden noticed a tag for a 185-inch whitetail, and the shooter did not possess a hunting license. The deer head was recovered in Midland and cases and civil restitution are pending.

THAT’S A BIG FISH After visiting a local processor, a DeWitt County game warden cited a subject for hunting without a license when it was discovered that he had harvested a 185-inch white-tailed deer, only possessing a fishing license.

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The Samples didn’t experience nonstop action; however, they were able to grind out a decent box of fish in less than desirable conditions.

“Most of our success came while targeting ledges in 5-10 feet of water near the edge of steep drop-offs while free-lining live shrimp,” Segall said.

“We landed several keeper trout, a 28-inch redfish, some large sheepshead and a decent sized flounder. We also lost another upper slot redfish that broke off before it got to the boat after it came up, thrashing at the surface.”

Segall claimed there also are schools of sand trout stacked

up in 18-25 foot holes along the Freeport Harbor.

“When I’ve come across the sand trout lately, one tactic in particular has worked well,” he said. “I’ve been using one of the first ones I catch as cut bait. This has almost always produced bites from even larger sand trout.”

Other deeper areas that have been holding fish around Freeport include channels in and around Drum Bay and Christmas Bay. On warmer days, Segall said redfish and trout have been coming up out of the depths and staging near the edges of oyster reefs in these back bays.

When he hasn’t been throw-

ing natural baits, Segall has found good success chunking a 3-inch Cocahoe Minnow in black and chartreuse or red and white color schemes.

Segall said the February weather has made it tough to fish the Freeport jetties.

“We’ve had a lot of windy and foggy days, which has prevented me from making it out to the jetties,” he said. “On the few days that I have been able to safely fish the jetties, there’s been some action from sheepshead and a few black drum.

Occasionally some bull reds have been in the mix, but they haven’t started stacking up in full force just yet.”

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Evers racked up 51 pounds, 12 ounces while Sprague, of Point, managed 40 pounds, 8 ounces in the tour’s unique catch-weigh-release format.

Boyd Duckett finished third with 35 pounds, 15 ounces, followed by Brent Ehrler with 34 pounds, 13 ounces and David Walker with 34 pounds, 7 ounces.

Evers caught 24 scorable fish on the final day, including an exclamation point with 9 minutes left in competition — an 8-pound, 1-ounce bass that hit a drop-shot rig.

Evers fished a canal he found earlier in the tournament that was shallow at the entrance, but dropped off the farther back he went. He flipped a black/blue PowerBait Pit Boss to land most of his fish.

Sprague pulled within 4 pounds of Evers, but said he was haunted by a couple of near-misses on fish he estimated to weigh about 7 pounds.

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Ray uses small 3-inch grubs when he’s chunking tandem rigged jigs.

Another lure that he’s had success with is a 1-ounce Gotcha Plug.

Ray said the most important thing to understand when retrieving a lure while fishing Rollover Pass is to not overwork it.

“Most anglers have a hard time figuring out the pattern at first because they move their bait too fast and don’t allow it to make it down to the bottom where the fish are,” he said. “The folks who can master the art of allowing their lure to drift with the current while managing their line will consistently catch the most fish.”

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Lone Star Outdoor News A proposed regulation seeking to extend the five-fish limit for spotted seatrout along the entire Texas coast beginning in the fall of 2019 is now open for comment.

Input will be considered at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting on March 20.

Other regulation changes to be considered will be the requirement of using non-offset, non-stainless steel circle hooks when fishing for sharks in state waters (except when fishing with artificial lures); increasing the minimum size limit for cobia to 40 inches; and closing oyster restoration areas in Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay and Copano Bay for two harvest seasons.

Public hearings will be held at the following locations, each beginning at 6 p.m.: February 26: Nessler Civic Center, Texas City February 28: Port Arthur Civic Center March 4: San Jacinto River Authority, Conroe Also, a Facebook Live webinar will take place at noon on February 27 at the TPWD Facebook page.

“The key is to cast at least halfway across the pass because the deepest water is in the very middle,” he explained. “Most of the time the fish are stacked up in the center of the channel, along the bottom. A short cast won’t allow your lure or bait to get down to the deepest parts of the pass and into the strike zone.”

Over the past few weeks, Ray has witnessed several trout weighing 8 pounds or more caught by bank fishermen along Rollover Pass. He has landed and released two specks pushing 9 pounds that measured out to 29 inches or better during the same time frame.

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Jasmine Rodriguez caught this 31-inch redfish while fishing with Capt. J.R. Rodriguez in Port Mansfield.

Judson Coalson, 11, of Hamilton, got this big buck at the Flying H Ranch. The hunt was a surprise to Judson from his father for good grades and doing well in sports.

Trevor Baker, of Fort Worth, took his son Vance on his first dove hunt.

Mike Preston caught his first wade-fishing redfish limit. This red weighed in at 8 pounds.

Gavin Poynor, 8, shot his first buck with his dad, Tres.

He was hunting in Wise County with a Savage .223 on the last day of deer season.

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Moose lottery open The 2019 Maine moose permit lottery application process is now open. Applications will be accepted online only at mefishwildlife.com.

The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. on May 15. The drawing will take place on June 8.

—MEFW

MONTANA

WSF has record youth attendance Youth attendance set records at the Wild Sheep Foundation’s 42nd annual Convention and Sporting Expo, The Sheep Show, held Feb. 7-9. The Sheep Show brought in close to $6 million for wildlife conservation in just three days. And the Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience (YWCE) saw unprecedented attendance by local youth.

Each year during the convention, youth events including archery skills stations and wild sheep education highlight 26 stations for young people. A total of 1,597 kids participated, according to Dr. Ryan Brock, WSF youth education coordinator.

—WSF

MICHIGAN

Longest serving member of Congress dies Former Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the longest serving member of Congress, died Feb. 7.

During his 59-year tenure in the House of Representatives, Dingell was the longest serving member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission with 45 years of service, and was a sponsor of the Dingell-Johnson Act, also called the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, in 1950.

Dingell also was instrumental in establishing the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, which includes parts of Michigan, Ohio and Ontario.

—Staff report

PENNSYLVANIA

Black bear harvest down The 2018 bear harvest came in at 3,153 bears, 11th-best all-time, but the lowest bear harvest in the past 11 years.

Hunters took 2,017 bears (1,862 in 2017) in the general firearms season, 699 (1,083) in the extended season, 424 (493) in the archery season, and 12 in the early season.

Seventy bears weighing 500 pounds or more, including 20 weighing 600 pounds or more, were part of the 2018 harvest.

Pennsylvania’s all-time bear harvest high was recorded in 2011, when 4,350 bears were harvested. Hunters harvested 4,164 in 2005.

Clunn breaks own record Rick Clunn, who turned 72 in July, broke his own record as the oldest competitor to win an Elite Series event by winning the Bassmaster Elite tournament at the St. Johns River with a four-day total of 98 pounds, 14 ounces.

It was the 16th career victory for Clunn, whose $100,000 first-place paycheck put him over $2.5 million in career earnings with B.A.S.S. —B.A.S.S.

OHIO

Deer harvest numbers Hunters checked 172,040 white-tailed deer throughout Ohio’s 2018-2019 deer season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Last year, 186,247 deer were checked during the 2017-2018 season.

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ARKANSAS

Boating accidents drop According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual summary of boating accidents in Arkansas, people who spent time on the water last year saw a 9 percent decrease in boating accidents and a 36 percent decrease in the number of boaters who died from boating accidents.

A total of 60 reported boating accidents occurred in 2018, resulting in an estimated $456,220 in property damage, 29 injuries requiring medical attention and seven fatalities.

JORDEN MAHLER, OF RICHMOND, TRAVELED TO ST. LINA, ALBERTA, CANADA WHERE HE BAGGED THIS 14-POINT WHITETAILED BUCK. HE USED HIS .308 BROWNING X-BOLT WHILE HUNTING WITH TAGGED OUT HUNTING ENTERPRISES.

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MISSOURI

Inductees into Bass Fishing HOF Five individuals, each of whom has made a substantial mark on the sport of bass fishing, have been selected for induction into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. The Class of 2019 includes three stars of professional bass fishing — Mark Davis of Mt. Ida, Arkansas, David Fritts of Lexington, North Carolina and Davy Hite of Ninety Six, South Carolina — along with artist/illustrator, the late Chris Armstrong, and the founder of Zoom Bait Company, the late Ed Chambers.

The induction ceremonies will take place on Sept. 19 at Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife Museum and Aquarium in Springfield.

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Amarillo

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Feb/Mar Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Feb/Mar Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 01 Fri 02 Sat 03 Sun 04 Mon 05 Tue 06 Wed 07 Thu 08 Fri

22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 01 Fri 02 Sat 03 Sun 04 Mon 05 Tue 06 Wed 07 Thu 08 Fri

7:58 1:45 8:55 2:43 9:51 3:38 10:44 4:32 11:35 5:23 12:00 6:11 12:46 6:58 1:31 7:43 2:15 8:27 2:58 9:10 3:41 9:52 4:23 10:34 5:06 11:17 5:50 11:35 6:35 12:24

8:24 9:20 10:16 11:09 ----12:24 1:11 1:55 2:39 3:22 4:03 4:45 5:28 6:11 6:56

2:11 3:08 4:03 4:57 5:48 6:36 7:23 8:08 8:51 9:33 10:15 10:56 11:38 12:00 12:45

07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57 06:56 06:55 06:53 06:52 06:51

06:27 06:28 06:29 06:29 06:30 06:31 06:31 06:32 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:35 06:35 06:36 06:37

10:07p 9:27a 11:09p 10:05a NoMoon 10:43a 12:10a 11:22a 1:09a 12:04p 2:05a 12:49p 2:59a 1:36p 3:49a 2:26p 4:36a 3:17p 5:20a 4:10p 5:59a 5:03p 6:36a 5:57p 7:11a 6:50p 7:43a 7:43p 8:15a 8:36p

8:12 1:59 9:09 2:56 10:04 3:52 10:58 4:45 11:49 5:36 12:12 6:25 12:59 7:12 1:44 7:57 2:28 8:40 3:11 9:23 3:54 10:05 4:37 10:48 5:20 11:30 6:03 11:49 6:48 12:38

8:37 9:34 10:29 11:23 ----12:37 1:24 2:09 2:52 3:35 4:17 4:59 5:41 6:24 7:09

2:24 3:21 4:17 5:10 6:01 6:50 7:36 8:21 9:05 9:47 10:28 11:10 11:52 12:14 12:59

07:25 07:24 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:19 07:18 07:17 07:15 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:10 07:09 07:08

06:35 06:36 06:37 06:38 06:38 06:39 06:40 06:41 06:42 06:43 06:44 06:45 06:46 06:46 06:47

10:23p 9:39a 11:29p 10:14a NoMoon 10:50a 12:32a 11:27a 1:34a 12:07p 2:32a 12:50p 3:26a 1:36p 4:17a 2:26p 5:03a 3:18p 5:46a 4:12p 6:24a 5:08p 6:58a 6:04p 7:30a 6:59p 8:00a 7:55p 8:29a 8:50p

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 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Time 5:11 AM 12:04 AM 1:04 AM 2:06 AM 3:10 AM 4:13 AM 5:12 AM 6:06 AM 6:54 AM 12:40 AM 1:21 AM 1:59 AM 2:37 AM 3:17 AM 4:01 AM

Rollover Pass Height 1.32H 0.14L -0.00L -0.11L -0.18L -0.23L -0.25L -0.26L -0.26L 1.17H 1.22H 1.25H 1.28H 1.28H 1.28H

Time 11:35 AM 6:32 AM 8:05 AM 9:51 AM 11:37 AM 1:01 PM 2:00 PM 2:43 PM 3:14 PM 7:36 AM 8:14 AM 8:49 AM 9:23 AM 9:57 AM 10:30 AM

Height -0.04L 1.23H 1.17H 1.17H 1.24H 1.32H 1.36H 1.36H 1.34H -0.24L -0.20L -0.14L -0.05L 0.07L 0.23L

Time 6:08 PM 12:28 PM 1:28 PM 2:49 PM 5:32 PM 7:39 PM 8:23 PM 8:42 PM 8:42 PM 3:37 PM 3:56 PM 4:13 PM 4:29 PM 4:47 PM 5:03 PM

Height 1.19H 0.30L 0.61L 0.86L 0.99L 1.01L 1.01L 1.02L 1.02L 1.30H 1.27H 1.25H 1.24H 1.23H 1.21H

Time

Height

6:42 PM 7:18 PM 7:56 PM 8:45 PM 9:51 PM 10:57 PM 11:53 PM

1.14H 1.10H 1.06H 1.03H 1.03H 1.06H 1.11H

8:37 PM 8:45 PM 9:07 PM 9:37 PM 10:12 PM 10:50 PM

0.98L 0.91L 0.81L 0.69L 0.58L 0.46L

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 5:14 AM 6:43 AM 12:45 AM 1:52 AM 3:00 AM 4:06 AM 5:06 AM 6:00 AM 6:46 AM 7:26 AM 12:40 AM 1:30 AM 2:19 AM 3:10 AM 4:05 AM

Height 1.47H 1.38H -0.04L -0.23L -0.35L -0.43L -0.46L -0.46L -0.43L -0.38L 1.46H 1.49H 1.49H 1.47H 1.43H

Time 11:19 AM 12:17 PM 8:23 AM 10:14 AM 12:04 PM 1:28 PM 2:23 PM 3:02 PM 3:29 PM 3:45 PM 7:59 AM 8:29 AM 8:57 AM 9:25 AM 9:55 AM

Height -0.01L 0.43L 1.35H 1.41H 1.53H 1.63H 1.66H 1.63H 1.56H 1.49H -0.31L -0.21L -0.08L 0.08L 0.29L

Time 6:12 PM 6:38 PM 1:33 PM 3:51 PM

Height 1.24H 1.20H 0.83L 1.11L

Time 11:40 PM

Height 0.19L

7:01 PM 7:21 PM

1.18H 1.19H

8:30 8:26 8:14 3:59 4:14 4:32 4:50 5:07

1.31L 1.31L 1.27L 1.44H 1.41H 1.40H 1.39H 1.37H

10:41 PM 11:45 PM

1.33H 1.40H

8:10 PM 8:27 PM 8:58 PM 9:33 PM 10:10 PM

1.17L 1.04L 0.90L 0.74L 0.58L

Height 1.16H 0.21L 0.01L -0.14L -0.23L -0.27L -0.28L -0.27L -0.26L -0.25L -0.21L 0.94H 0.98H 1.01H 1.04H

Time 11:47 AM 6:07 AM 7:52 AM 9:43 AM 11:14 AM 12:31 PM 1:40 PM 2:32 PM 3:06 PM 3:33 PM 3:56 PM 8:41 AM 9:19 AM 9:58 AM 10:43 AM

Height -0.05L 1.13H 1.13H 1.19H 1.28H 1.34H 1.36H 1.34H 1.31H 1.26H 1.22H -0.16L -0.07L 0.05L 0.21L

Time 5:51 PM 12:58 PM 2:28 PM

Height 0.91H 0.28L 0.57L

Time

Height

6:06 PM 6:20 PM

0.81H 0.76H

10:05 PM 4:18 PM 4:35 PM 4:43 PM 4:47 PM

0.84L 1.17H 1.11H 1.05H 1.00H

9:42 PM 9:53 PM 10:16 PM 10:42 PM

0.77L 0.68L 0.56L 0.44L

Height 0.46L 0.33L 0.22L 0.12L 0.06L 0.01L -0.02L -0.03L -0.03L -0.02L 0.02L 0.07L 0.13L 0.50L 0.42L

Time 5:29 AM 8:10 AM 11:18 AM 4:29 PM 4:59 PM 5:51 PM 6:50 PM 7:46 PM 8:33 PM 9:08 PM 9:25 PM 9:18 PM 8:53 PM 3:12 AM 4:35 AM

Height 0.60H 0.54H 0.53H 0.63H 0.70H 0.75H 0.77H 0.76H 0.74H 0.70H 0.65H 0.59H 0.54H 0.53H 0.49H

Time 1:54 PM 2:31 PM 2:59 PM

Height 0.21L 0.37L 0.51L

Time 8:56 PM 7:04 PM 6:21 PM

Height 0.42H 0.45H 0.53H

12:10 PM 12:27 PM

0.20L 0.27L

8:17 PM 7:22 PM

0.49H 0.47H

Height 0.17H -0.02L -0.12L -0.19L -0.24L -0.26L -0.27L -0.27L -0.25L -0.22L 0.34H 0.31H 0.27L 0.22L 0.17L

Time 5:10 PM 11:34 AM 9:12 PM 8:24 PM 8:10 PM 8:46 PM 9:29 PM 10:15 PM 11:05 PM

Height -0.08L 0.13H 0.21H 0.28H 0.35H 0.39H 0.40H 0.39H 0.37H

Time 10:29 PM 5:41 PM

Height 0.07H 0.06L

Time

Height

9:22 PM

0.13H

2:10 2:47 5:20 6:54 8:26

-0.18L -0.11L 0.28H 0.25H 0.23H

10:33 PM 3:15 PM 3:27 PM 2:23 PM

0.27H -0.03L 0.06L 0.14L

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

Time 4:47 AM 12:04 AM 12:49 AM 1:37 AM 2:28 AM 3:26 AM 4:32 AM 5:40 AM 6:38 AM 7:24 AM 8:04 AM 1:07 AM 2:04 AM 2:57 AM 3:49 AM

Port O’Connor Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Time 12:21 AM 1:27 AM 2:35 AM 3:49 AM 5:04 AM 6:14 AM 7:22 AM 8:30 AM 9:32 AM 10:24 AM 11:03 AM 11:32 AM 11:53 AM 12:06 AM 12:22 AM

Time 8:48 AM 5:37 AM 6:26 AM 7:16 AM 8:12 AM 9:17 AM 10:24 AM 11:29 AM 12:28 PM 1:23 PM 12:01 AM 3:53 AM 2:45 AM 3:34 AM 4:10 AM

Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Time 5:10 AM 12:36 AM 1:29 AM 2:24 AM 3:22 AM 4:24 AM 5:28 AM 6:28 AM 7:20 AM 8:04 AM 12:25 AM 1:28 AM 2:22 AM 3:14 AM 4:07 AM

Time 8:22 AM 9:55 AM 12:05 PM 3:44 PM 5:22 PM 6:23 PM

Height 0.79H 0.73H 0.71H 0.80H 0.94H 1.02H

Time 3:51 PM 4:55 PM 6:19 PM

Height 0.03L 0.29L 0.53L

Time 9:39 PM 9:41 PM 9:45 PM

Height 0.61H 0.61H 0.65H

9:23 AM

-0.30L

8:01 8:42 9:13 3:16 4:13 5:07 6:02 7:00

1.05H 1.01H 0.97H 0.89H 0.89H 0.88H 0.87H 0.85H

12:22 PM 12:51 PM 1:15 PM 1:37 PM 2:01 PM

-0.24L -0.18L -0.10L 0.00L 0.13L

9:23 9:00 8:41 8:34 8:37

PM PM PM PM PM

0.92H 0.88H 0.85H 0.84H 0.83H

Height 0.81H 0.15L -0.01L -0.13L -0.20L -0.24L -0.24L -0.21L -0.18L -0.14L 0.74H 0.76H 0.78H 0.79H 0.79H

Time 12:22 PM 6:37 AM 8:37 AM 10:52 AM 12:55 PM 2:28 PM 3:29 PM 4:15 PM 4:48 PM 5:00 PM 8:42 AM 9:15 AM 9:48 AM 10:22 AM 11:01 AM

Height 0.01L 0.76H 0.75H 0.81H 0.91H 0.98H 1.00H 0.98H 0.94H 0.88H -0.10L -0.06L 0.01L 0.09L 0.21L

Time 6:14 PM 1:30 PM 2:58 PM

Height 0.64H 0.25L 0.47L

Time

Height

6:33 PM 6:49 PM

0.62H 0.63H

10:20 PM 4:59 PM 5:04 PM 5:12 PM 5:19 PM 5:26 PM

0.72L 0.84H 0.81H 0.80H 0.78H 0.77H

10:24 10:24 10:23 10:43 11:16

0.70L 0.66L 0.59L 0.49L 0.39L

Height 0.39L 0.21L 0.04L -0.09L -0.19L -0.26L -0.30L -0.32L -0.31L -0.29L 0.85L 0.81L 0.76L 0.69L 0.60L

Time 8:22 AM 9:55 AM 12:05 PM 3:44 PM 5:22 PM 6:23 PM 7:14 PM 8:01 PM 8:42 PM 9:13 PM 3:16 AM 4:13 AM 5:07 AM 6:02 AM 7:00 AM

Height 0.79H 0.73H 0.71H 0.80H 0.94H 1.02H 1.05H 1.05H 1.01H 0.97H 0.89H 0.89H 0.88H 0.87H 0.85H

Time 3:51 PM 4:55 PM 6:19 PM

Height 0.03L 0.29L 0.53L

Time 9:39 PM 9:41 PM 9:45 PM

Height 0.61H 0.61H 0.65H

12:22 PM 12:51 PM 1:15 PM 1:37 PM 2:01 PM

-0.24L -0.18L -0.10L 0.00L 0.13L

9:23 9:00 8:41 8:34 8:37

0.92H 0.88H 0.85H 0.84H 0.83H

Height 1.04H 0.96H 0.24L 0.13L 0.06L 0.02L 0.01L 0.02L 0.04L 0.08L 0.12L 0.90H 0.89H 0.89H 0.88H

Time 11:51 AM 12:44 PM 8:21 AM 10:03 AM 2:06 PM 3:02 PM 3:48 PM 4:31 PM 5:15 PM 6:03 PM

Height 0.32L 0.53L 0.93H 0.97H 1.02H 1.09H 1.10H 1.06H 1.00H 0.93H

Time 4:52 PM 5:17 PM 1:39 PM

Height 0.79H 0.81H 0.72L

Time 11:52 PM

Height 0.40L

5:39 PM

0.84H

9:16 PM

0.88L

11:35 PM

0.90H

8:33 AM 9:12 AM 9:56 AM 10:42 AM

0.17L 0.23L 0.30L 0.38L

3:58 PM 3:34 PM 3:44 PM 4:05 PM

0.82H 0.82H 0.82H 0.82H

6:53 PM 8:12 PM 9:58 PM 10:40 PM

0.77L 0.70L 0.61L 0.51L

Height 1.06H 1.02H -0.00L -0.20L -0.32L -0.38L -0.39L -0.36L -0.31L -0.22L -0.12L 0.00L 1.15H 1.13H 1.10H

Time 11:06 AM 12:01 PM 7:52 AM 10:04 AM 12:04 PM 1:22 PM 2:17 PM 3:01 PM 3:38 PM 4:07 PM 4:28 PM 4:38 PM 8:59 AM 9:31 AM 10:04 AM

Height 0.12L 0.46L 1.02H 1.08H 1.19H 1.28H 1.33H 1.34H 1.33H 1.30H 1.25H 1.19H 0.12L 0.25L 0.38L

Time 5:23 PM 5:18 PM 1:05 PM

Height 0.87H 0.84H 0.75L

Time 11:20 PM

Height 0.25L

5:06 PM

0.88H

9:00 9:04 4:41 4:37 4:31

1.10L 1.03L 1.12H 1.04H 0.97H

11:54 PM

1.15H

9:18 PM 9:38 PM 10:02 PM

0.92L 0.78L 0.60L

PM PM PM AM AM AM AM AM

PM PM PM PM PM

Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Time 3:12 AM 4:04 AM 5:02 AM 6:05 AM 7:13 AM 8:20 AM 9:23 AM 10:19 AM 11:08 AM 11:49 AM 1:03 AM 1:26 AM 1:49 AM 2:06 AM 2:16 AM

PM PM PM PM PM

Port Aransas

Nueces Bay Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

San Luis Pass

Height 0.39L 0.21L 0.04L -0.09L -0.19L -0.26L 1.05H -0.32L -0.31L -0.29L 0.85L 0.81L 0.76L 0.69L 0.60L

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Time 3:12 AM 4:04 AM 5:02 AM 6:05 AM 7:13 AM 8:20 AM 7:14 PM 10:19 AM 11:08 AM 11:49 AM 1:03 AM 1:26 AM 1:49 AM 2:06 AM 2:16 AM

Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Time 4:20 AM 5:46 AM 12:45 AM 1:39 AM 2:40 AM 3:50 AM 4:58 AM 5:54 AM 6:40 AM 7:20 AM 7:56 AM 12:32 AM 1:26 AM 2:18 AM 3:09 AM

South Padre Island

PM PM AM AM AM

10:16 PM 10:11 PM 9:06 PM

0.27H 0.27H 0.27H

Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Time 4:14 AM 5:56 AM 12:13 AM 1:10 AM 2:12 AM 3:17 AM 4:22 AM 5:24 AM 6:19 AM 7:08 AM 7:50 AM 8:26 AM 1:00 AM 2:01 AM 3:03 AM

PM PM PM PM PM

Texas Coast Tides

Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Date Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

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INDUSTRY Sales director at Mammoth Coolers

Wahr promoted at Trijicon

Bob George joined Mammoth Coolers as the new director of sales.

Charles Wahr was promoted to global vice president of sales and marketing at Trijicon.

Pacific leader at ASA The American Sportfishing Association hired Danielle Clouttier as its new Pacific fisheries policy director.

Wasko to oversee brands Stephen Wasko has become the assembly manager for The Outdoor Group, and will oversee the production of the company’s nine brands.

Horton joins Outdoor Industry Association The Outdoor Industry Association hired Amy Horton as senior director of sustainable business innovation.

Position at CSF The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation is seeking an office coordinator to oversee all office operations.

Golden joins Gill Apparel company Gill hired Tim Golden as national sales manger, fishing.

Baked Cajun red snapper Season fish, inside and out and place in open baking pan. In a saucepan, combine margarine, tomato sauce, sugar and vegetables. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Pour wine over red snapper, followed by the sauce.

Place in 300-degree oven and cook for 1 hour, basting occasionally.

—Tony Chachere’s Famous Creole Cuisine

Wild turkey and white bean casserole

Soak dried beans in water overnight for 8-10 hours. Place

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Dan Durben, of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, has been hired as national rifle coach for USA Shooting.

*email LSON your favorite recipe to news@lonestaroutdoornews.com.

Wild turkey breast, shredded Dried navy beans (one bag) 1 cup chicken broth 1 tbsp. tomato paste 1 cup diced celery 1 cup diced onion 1 bay leaf 2 tbsps. chopped fresh thyme 2 med. Polish sausages, sliced 1 cup ham chunks 1 can diced tomatoes 2 cups panko breadcrumbs 2 tbsps. chopped fresh parsley 2 tbsps. olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Hot sauce to taste

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FOR THE TABLE 3 pound red snapper 2 tbsps.Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning 2 tbsps. margarine 1 can tomato sauce 1 tsp. sugar 1 cup chopped onions 1/2 cup bell pepper 4 cloves garlic 1 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup dry white wine

beans, chicken broth, tomato paste, celery, onion, bay leaf and thyme in a medium sauce pan. Cook over medium heat for 1-1.5 hours (until beans are soft). Remove bay leaf and thyme.

Add in turkey, sausage, ham and diced tomatoes. Cook for 30-45 minutes over medium-low heat.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together panko breadcrumbs, parsley, salt, pepper and olive oil. Once the turkey mixture is cooked, place into a large casserole dish and top with breadcrumb mixture. Bake for 30 minutes.

—Indiana DNR

Texans finish second, third at Elite event

Rhoden wins cold Toledo event

Chris Zaldain, of Fort Worth, fell 14 ounces short of winning the Bassmaster Elite event at Georgia’s Lake Lanier. Zaldain finished with 68 pounds, 2 ounces, trailing Paul Mueller, of Naugatuck, Connecticut, who had a 69-pound total.

Mueller won $100,000 for the victory.

Zaldain fished long, sloping points with a shad swimbait and a drop-shot rig to win $25,000, while Mueller focused on a large, underwater ridge, using a shad swimbait on an underspin jighead.

Keith Combs, of Huntington, finished third with 66 pounds, 1 ounce, winning $20,000. Combs alternated between crankbaits and a 6-inch shaky head to land his spotted bass.

—B.A.S.S.

At the Texas B.A.S.S. Nation Southeast Region Qualifier on February 9 at Toledo Bend Reservoir, a strong cold front included sleet and light snow.

Once on the water, most anglers found the water temperature had dropped 10 degrees overnight, and 52 percent of the field did not weigh in a keeper fish.

A Groveton angler and member of The BASS Club, Jody Rhoden, won the event with 19 pounds, 7 ounces. He pitched lures into cover in 3-4 feet of water. Finishing second was Nacogdoches Bass Club angler Troy Reed with 19.35 pounds.

Wesley Baxley followed with 16.07 pounds.

—B.A.S.S.

ACROSS 5. State park near Glen Rose (two words) 7. Shot size often used by skeet shooters 10. Yellowfin or blackfin 12. A cowboy’s transportation 14. Crab traps left in bays during closed season each February 16. Recently nominated to head Dept. of Interior 18. The hunter age 65 or older 19. An outboard manufacturer 24. The young turkey hen 26. Joints where pieces of a fly rod are put together 27. The dam builder 28. The wild turkey found in most of Texas (two words) 29. The ignition component of a cartridge 30. Offshore target in winter 31. Turkey’s way of cleaning its feathers 32. Also called the fish hawk 33. A turkey hunter’s organization

DOWN 1. An East Texas county 2. Rat thought to help quail numbers when abundant 3. Relative of the redfish 4. Making casts in several directions 6. An East Texas river 8. A coastal bay 9. The curve in the hook 11. Marks on ground left by strutting gobblers 13. A type of turkey call 14. A West Texas lake (two words) 15. The small handgun 16. A good white bass river 17. The turkey call in the hunter’s mouth 20. Fruit of the Bois d’Arc tree (two words) 21. The smaller shad 22. Popular river during white bass run 23. A partridge species 25. Country with 450,000 freshwater lakes 26. Pearsall’s county 27. The gobbler’s chest hair 28. Trees where wild turkeys rest

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Austin RV Expo Austin Convention Center (512) 366-7135 austinrvexpro.com

FEBRUARY 22-24

Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited Troutfest Texas Lazy L&L Campgrounds grtu.org/troutfest

FEBRUARY 23

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Texas Hill Country Banquet Georgetown Community Center (512) 914-4007 rmef.org Ducks Unlimited Kerrville Banquet Hill Country Shooting Sports Center (830) 377-2838 ducks.org/Texas Friends of Padre 24th Annual Billy Sandier Big Shell Beach Clean Up Malaquite Pavilion friendsofpadre.com

FEBRUARY 26 – MARCH 2

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Ranching and Wildlife Expo NRG Center rodeohouston.com

FEBRUARY 28

Delta Waterfowl Collin County Banquet Noah’s Event Venue, Plano (469) 363-1622 deltawaterfowl.org

MARCH 1

National Wild Turkey Federation Highland Lakes Banquet Lakeside Pavilion, Marble Falls (830) 693-7520 nwtf.org

Ducks Unlimited Conroe Dinner Montgomery County Fairgrounds (936) 537-1561 ducks.org

MARCH 1-3

Exotic Wildlife Association Annual Membership Meeting YO Ranch Hotel and Conference Center (830) 315-7761 myewa.org Marsh Fest 2019 Texas State Duck Calling Championship Winnie/Stonewell County Park, Winnie marshfest.com

R2BA Gun Auction Chico (940) 644-0053 r2baauctions.com

MARCH 9-10

Junction’s Predator Calling Contest 2nd Annual Calling Contest Coke Stevenson Center, Junction (325) 446-3190 junctiontexas.net

MARCH 21

Dallas Safari Club Monthly Meeting Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas biggame.org

MARCH 23-24

Great Outdoors Expo 3rd Annual Expo Civic Center, Lubbock (806) 253-1322 goetx.com Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival 3rd Annual Festival Plano Events Center txflyfishingfestival.org

MARCH 28

Christian Outdoor Ministry Wild Game Feast and Benefit Auction First Baptist Richardson christianoutdoorministry.eventbrite.com

MARCH 2

Lubbock Sportsman’s Club Hunters Banquet Lubbock Memorial Civic Center (806) 789-2441 lubbocksportsman.com Cinnamon Creek Archery 2019 CCR Mud Run Cinnamon Creek Ranch (214) 734-5783 cinnamoncreekranch.com Texas Dove Hunters Association Shooting for Scholarships Sporting Clays National Shooting Complex, San Antonio (210) 764-1189 texasdovehunters.com Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Hill Country Banquet Gillespie County Fairgrounds (830) 864-5400 rmef.org

MARCH 9

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