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March 11, 2022

Volume 18, Issue 14

Redfish in the wind

Dakota, a German shorthaired pointer, takes a break after a last day hunt in Willacy County. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Better than average

Soft plastics under a cork and rattle have been bringing redfish to the boat. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Anglers seek protection to find reds By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Red drum along the upper coast have been moving from shallow to deep water as tide levels fluctuate with varying northerly and southerly breezes. Anglers have been seeking refuge from the changing, gusty winds by focusing their efforts in protected areas like channels, the ICW, ditches, bayous, rivers and marshes. Tournament angler and member of the Blast & Cast Mens Ministries tournament outreach team James McDowell has been fishing the Sabine area with his brother, Mike, where they have been finding redfish moving back and forth from shallow

flats to deeper ledges and drop-offs, depending on the conditions. “We’ve really just been targeting flats along the edges of channels, where there are significant drop-offs,” McDowell said. “On colder days, the reds have been stacking up along the drop-offs anywhere from 3 to 8 feet of water. On sunny days, the reds have been pulling up from the ledges and drop-offs during the midday and afternoon hours as the water heats up, and feeding up on the flats in water 2 feet deep or less.” Soft plastics rigged under a popping corking have been producing the most strikes. “We’ve been finding some really healthy fish,” McDowell said. “Redfish pushing 7 to 9 pounds in the slot have been plentiful.”

McDowell said any stretch of water with a mud flat with a deep channel in the Sabine Lake area is worth targeting for red drum. Angler Jacob Sumney has been chasing redfish in the marshes and back lakes from Matagorda to Sabine Lake. “The reds have been bouncing back and forth from shallow ponds to deeper creeks, drains, and ditches leading into these shallow areas,” Sumney explained. “When the water gets pushed out of the back lakes from strong north winds, the fish have been staging in deeper depressions that drain the marsh. As tide levels return to normal and the water temperature warms back up, the reds have been returning to the shallows to feed.” One of the most interesting things Sumney has seen is the numbers of overPlease turn to page 12

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Covering water for stripers By Nate Skinner

Striped bass are on the move across inland lakes, and most guides and anglers are catching them on a variety of artificial presentations. The fish seem to be covering plenty of water, day in and day out, and anglers are having to do the same

Ledger Fortner, 12, landed this 18.7-pound striper on Lake Tawakoni, while catfishing with guide James Evans. The striper is unofficially the new youth state record striper for the lake. Photo by James Evans.

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News The 2021-22 quail season ended Feb. 27 with a better than average note for South Texas hunters. Doug Hardie, an avid quail hunter, finished the season hunting on closing weekend in the Fullerton area of Liberty County. “The season was better than average,” he said. “I would say it was the same from San Antonio to the south.” Hardie also hunts on El Sauz Ranch east of Raymondville, where the conditions were as good as in other parts of South Texas. He said a quail season depends largely on how much rainfall an area gets. A report from the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation put South Texas as the hotspot for the last two seasons — attributed to good range conditions. Adequate rains last spring helped with chick survival as plenty of bugs were available during their critical time. Whenever drought strikes a particular area or region, the birds’ survival rate declines considerably, as happened several years ago in South Texas when rainfall was a scarce commodity. Five years or more ago, for example, fewer birds were seen in area ranches to the point some South Texas ranch owners did not let hunters go after quail. But as rainfall improved, bird hunting resumed. At one point, coveys with dozens of birds could be seen running along dirt roads northwest of I-69 from Raymondville to Kingsville and to the west

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Quail hunters pleased with season

HUNTING

FISHING

Spring snows (P. 4)

Big black drum (P. 8)

Geese cooperate before heading north.

Shrimp, crabs bringing the bites.

Big night for quail (P. 4)

Live imaging research (P. 8)

Park Cities Quail sells out event.

Crappie impact not significant.

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Deer fear the human voice Lone Star Outdoor News Researchers found that deer flee from the sound of human voices more than noises from wolves, coyotes or other predators. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Results from a study may have hunters lowering their voices in the deer blind or when checking trail cameras and performing ranch chores next season. Dr. Daniel Crawford, the lead investigator who recently earned his Ph.D. at Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, co-authored

a study to determine whether the sound of a conversational human voice struck as much fear in white-tailed deer as other predator calls and sounds. What they found was not only did the deers’ reactions to human sounds equal the sounds of other predators — they far exceeded them. Researchers set up 23 baited sites and trail-cameras

on a 30,000-acre Georgia research site, combined with a digital playback system that randomly played audio samples. The study, published in the international scientific journal Oecologia, found the sound of a conversational human voice struck greater fear in whitetails than other predator calls and sounds tested.

At each site, speakers and cameras were placed 5 yards from the bait, with cameras recording 20-second videos. The 64 audio clips included coyotes, wolves, mountain lions, dogs, humans (four males voices and four female voices) and several nonthreatening bird species. The sounds were set to 70 decibels. An examination of more Please turn to page 6

Spring snows

Goose hunters enjoyed success in the early portion of the Conservation Order season, which ends March 13. Photos by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Light goose special season started strong By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Waterfowl hunters have had the opportunity to continue to chase white birds over the last several weeks, as the Light Goose Conservation Order season carried on after regular duck and goose seasons closed. Late season cold fronts helped to keep fair concentrations of snow geese across the state for much of this extended

season; however, many hunters reported most of the birds had started to migrate north. Coastal prairie hunting guide Chris Slemp spent several weeks chasing light geese over fields from El Campo to Eagle Lake. “This year was interesting in that most of the light geese during the conservation season were hitting grain fields with corn instead green fields with winter wheat,” Slemp explained. “The best concentrations were located south of highway 59, and we were able to hunt feeds consisting of as

many as 7,000-10,000 birds.” Slemp found his success chasing the big groups of light geese. “We wouldn’t hunt a group of geese until the feed built up for several days, and that really made a difference in how well our hunts went,” he said. “On average most of our hunts resulted in 40-50 downed geese.” During the last few weeks of the conservation season, the concentrations of light geese began to thin out. “A lot of birds started leaving and heading north, and the con-

centrations that stayed were much smaller and spread out,” Slemp said. “This just made it tougher to hunt them, and pretty much ended our conservation season here on the Coastal Prairie.” Panhandle guide Nathan Zuniga said the numbers of light geese into the early part of this month in the Lubbock and Amarillo areas were more impressive than they had been in years past. “We just seemed to hold more geese during the conservation season this year, and that may be because we had plenty of cold

weather for most of it,” Zuniga said. “Our success came from figuring out exactly where the birds wanted to be. This became more and more tricky at the tail end of the season.” Zuniga and his hunters had good shoots over milo fields, plowed ground, and winter wheat fields. “During the last couple of weeks of the season, the birds started to pattern a lot more inconsistently, which made it harder to stay on them,” he explained. “The warmer it got, the more they bounced Please turn to page 6

Still ‘Conservation’s Greatest Night’ By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News The Park Cities Quail Coalition annual fundraiser was held March 4 at SMU’s Armstrong Fieldhouse, with a full capacity crowd of 1,320 in attendance at the soldout event. Once again, the dollars raised for quail conservation were staggering, with the live auction alone grossing $1.6 million. “We expect this will push us over $15 million raised and donated for quail research in 15 years,” said PCQC’s Executive

Director Jay Stine. “The support from our buyers and donors is amazing.” A highlight of the evening was the auction of a private jet trip for eight to Bourbon County, Kentucky, called the World’s Greatest Bourbon Tour, to sample and receive a custom barrel (150 to 200 bottles) of the finest bourbon ever made, which sold for $165,000. The event, emceed by WFAA meteorologist and avid quail hunter Pete Delkus, included the presentation of the T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award to sculptor Walter Matia.

A capacity crowd at SMU’s Armstrong Fieldhouse raised money for quail research. Photo from Park Cities Quail Coalition.

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Honoring traditions By Lili Keys Lone Star Outdoor News

Daughter purchases property to hunt axis for family Sarah Bertsch, of Fayette County, always dreamed of giving back to her father, Nelson Aschenbeck, for the passion for the outdoors he instilled in her and her brother. “We just love the outdoors and hunting. Dad instilled that in us from very early on by reallying learning to appreciate nature and all types of game,” Bertsch said. Aschenbeck, a farmer and rancher, would save up for elk hunting trips in Colorado and eventually purchased a property in the Hill Country where the kids could explore and the family could hunt together. But Aschenbeck always had a thing for exotics, something his Hill Country prop-

Sarah Bertsch, of Fayette County, recently harvested this axis buck on her family property near Roosevelt. Photo from Sarah Bertsch.

erty did not have. After her father survived a quadruple bypass and a battle with cancer, Bertsch didn’t want to waste any more time, so she and her husband, Kevin, started searching for a property of their own. A prerequisite Please turn to page 6

Giant 459-pound hog wins contest By Craig Nyhus

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Lone Star Outdoor News During a lengthy contest, a clear winner turning in early isn’t the best news for event organizers. But a hog turned in at the month-long Wise County Hog Contest got everyone’s attention. The 459-pound beast is the heaviest hog ever weighed in the contest’s decade-long history. Team members said the hog was shot with a .300 Blackout at 75 yards in the dark. “I left the shooting sticks in the ground blind, so I made the shot from my knees,” said Rich Hill, who also recorded the shot on video. “He dropped on the first shot, but I put another one into him.” Each member of the winning team took polygraph tests to ensure tournament rules were followed. “They all passed,” event organizer Trey Hawkins said. Team The 4 Horsemen won $77,000 for this The hog also was also examined inside and out, 459-pound boar in the Wise County Hog and the $77,000 winning pot for the hog has been Contest. Photo from Trey Hawkins. confirmed. The contest is hosted in Wise County, but applies to registered hunters in all of Texas and Oklahoma, and takes place throughout the month of February. Hawkins said 529 teams competed this year. The team names were varied and sometimes creative, as evident by the leaderboard below. Pork Hub won the prize for the best team name. “We had eight names of “Let’s Go Brandon” plus one named “Brandon Let’s Go,” Hawkins said. “We had to add a number to each of the teams with the same name.” Final leaderboard The 4 Horsemen 459.7 pounds Devastation Inc. 388 pounds The Silence of the Hams 358.9 pounds Trigger Happy 355.9 pounds Westbrook 350 pounds Pork Punchers 349.8 pounds Hog Team of SOB & D 345.7 pounds Hog Mafia 340.8 pounds 7th Grade Grads 339.2 pounds Night Chops 334.8 pounds

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Granbury shooting team dominates at JROTC Members of the Granbury Marine Corps JROTC finished with two teams topping the field at the Marine Corps Service Championships, held Feb. 3-5 in Phoenix, Arizona. High school cadets from Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) met on the firing line. Granbury High School was represented by Parker Haydin, Tye Foster, Ashton Arlington, Sarah Folsom, Julia Czernik, Sunnee Schumann, Caroline Martin, Cadince McGrath, Kaylynn Slaughter, Kameron Wells and Kennedy Well. The event was a 3×20 air rifle match, meaning competitors fired 20 record shots from three positions (prone, standing and kneeling) over the two-day period.

After the first day of competition, the Pirates A Team was ahead by 53 points over the second-place team, which happened to be Granbury’s other team in the competition (Schumann, Slaughter, Kameron Wells, Julia Czernik). Also, after the first day, the A Team of Haydin, Folsom, Arlington and Martin set a new open national record and a Marine Corps national record. Rounding out the competition on day two, Granbury’s A Team posted a 93-point lead, winning the National Service Championship. Also, Granbury’s B Team placed second among all Marine Teams. In the finals, seven of the eight shooters were from the Granbury squad, and team member Parker Haydin won the gold. —Granbury Shooting Team

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Quail down south Continued from page 1

around the San Manuel area. Hardie said whenever the quail bounce back, especially in the last two years, the prices for bird dogs rise. During the last day of this past quail season, a father and son hunted on a ranch north of Texas Highway 186 in Willacy County. Three hours later, 12 coveys had been jumped, but the birds were skittish as they could be. A total of 11 birds were harvested, bringing the season to its end. “That is something quail develop as the season progresses,” Hardie said. “And moreso if they are regularly hunted.” A covey was located by Dakota in Willacy County on the last day of quail season. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Snow geese in spring Continued from page 4

back and forth between different fields. Concentrations started to lessen, and the geese started to migrate back north.” Lubbock-area guide Jacob Salmon said the onset of warmer weather brought the action to a halt in West Texas. “The geese just got more and more difficult to hunt, as some left and others began to spread out,” he said. “It’s what you would expect during the beginning of March in this part of the world. Overall, it was an exceptional conservation season, and we held plenty of geese for a long time.”

Watch your noise Continued from page 4

than 800 videos showed deer were significantly more likely to flee from sounds of coyotes, cougars, dogs and wolves than the nonthreatening birds. But reactions to human voices were almost twice as likely — as the deer fled from the sound of a human voice more than any of the other large carnivores.

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for their search? It must have exotics. “I wanted to honor my father,” Bertsch noted. “We’ve taught our daughter, Hannah, to hunt and she’s a great shot. We just love hunting together as a family.” They found a low-fence property near Roosevelt and began work to properly manage the land. “It was a dream for my dad to shoot an axis, as well as for me and my husband,” she said. Aschenbeck shot his first axis on his daughter’s property last September. Bertsch took her trophy axis on Feb. 20. Originally, she wanted her husband to shoot him. “We had seen him on camera a few times and were shocked by his genetics. You just don’t see many axis like him around here,” she noted. On Feb. 18, the couple decided to split up, and Kevin set up in the stand where

the axis had been frequently spotted on a game camera. But Kevin never saw the animal and across the property, neither did Bertsch. They continued this tactic for the rest of the weekend. On Sunday morning, the elusive buck presented himself. “All of a sudden, here he comes!” she exclaimed. “I was shaking so much.” She took the shot and saw the antlers flop to the ground. Bertsch called her husband to come meet her and immediately texted her dad to let him know they got him. “I was texting him while he was at church. He was so excited he had to step out of service to call me. I could hear the tears through the phone,” she recalled. The buck scored 175. “It was a dream come true,” she said. “It was an amazing experience. I wish he could have been there with us.”

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Big black drum biting Shrimp and crab working for big nasties By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News When it comes to fun fishing, now is the time get hooked up with black drum in the 15 to 35-pound range. The drum are doing their annual spring run and can be caught off piers, jetties, passes, the ICW and cuts connecting the big bays with the backwater estuaries. There are lots of big drum out there to catch right now — not for the table, but they put up a great battle that both kids and adults really enjoy. Guide Joey Farah has been putting a good number of his clients on black drum for the past couple of weeks on the Laguna Madre. “The kids especially like to get in on the spring drum run,” he said. “A black drum can be caught on a number of baits, but a live shrimp is one of the best. Or half of a fresh dead blue crab will work, too. Drum can be finicky feeders, and even though they are big, they have a real soft bite. Because of that I’ll set rods for my fishermen in rod holders. That allows a big drum to pick up the bait and swallow it.” Barbels, or whiskers, on their

chin help black drum find worms, shrimp, crabs and other shellfish. The fish crush their food with plates of teeth in their throats. That’s why it’s best to use a delayed hook set. Farah uses a Carolina rig when he’s drum fishing. The weight is usually 3/4 to 1/2 ounce. It’s placed above a swivel. A 2 1/2- to 3-foot, 30-pound test monofilament leader is used with a 4/0 to 6/0 circle hook. “The circle hooks are good because you don’t have to set them when the fish picks up the bait,” Farah said. “Once Oversized black drum are in their spring run, and biting on shrimp and crab. Photo from Joey Farah. the line tightens up the hook will get a good set in the jaw of the fish.” the circle hook. That way it stays Mitchell’s Cut and the mouth of One other thing that Farah does alive longer. Black drum espe- the jetties. For the most hook ups, is to get set up on a long anchor cially like to feed on live shrimp. he’ll be fishing a half of a medium rope. When baiting up with a blue crab, blue crab on a 9/0 hook. “I’m usually fishing for drum in another favorite of drum, Farah Black drum get big. The state water that’s 5 to 6 feet deep,” he will crack it in two and poke a record weighed 81 pounds, was said. “Black drum can be very skit- hole into the shell and run the 51.18 inches long and was caught tish, and noise from a boat will circle hook through it. on June 19, 1988 in the Gulf of spook them. That’s why I set up On the middle Texas coast, Mexico. on a long line. It takes boat noise Guide Curtis Cash said for the Black drum can survive in most out of the equation.” next few weeks he’ll be fishing conditions from fresh water to When rigging a live shrimp, live shrimp and blue crabs in Pass water twice as salty as the Gulf, Farah snips off a tiny piece of the Cavallo at Port O’Connor. Other from freezing weather to the extail and skewers the shrimp on areas where he will fish will be tremely warm shallows of the La-

White bass running on Sabine

Live imaging and crappie Studies show impact of use is minimal

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News “Better late than never,” said Bill Hendricks as he hoisted a stringer of white bass out of his cooler. “The run is going good today. Last week was kind of slow. But they are here in numbers now.” Hendricks said his group got on the water later in the morning. “It really didn’t matter,” he said. “Once we got into the river channel we slow-trolling small crankbaits and had a box full of white bass within three hours.” The run of white bass on the Sabine River has been kind of slow due to low water levels and little access to the river channel. But there’s just enough water to launch a boat and the fishing is about as good as it gets. The spawning run of whites usually is best about 25 miles up the Sabine River from Toledo Bend. The first whites to come up the river are males, with the heavier females soon to follow. Guide Mike Wheatley and his wife, Cathy, have been running lots of trips on the river for the past few weeks and have been

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Although water levels are low, anglers on the Sabine River are bringing in limits of white bass. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

putting plenty of white bass in the cooler. “The river is still very low,” Mike Wheatley said. “It’s low enough that running wide open can be dangerous if you hit something that’s just below the surface. We’ve been putting in at the Yellow Dog boat ramp. But other fishermen are putting in at Logans Port and McFadden Creek. As long as the weather is good we are seeing a pretty good number

guna Madre in the summer. The smaller drum are the best to eat. The heavier black drum have a lot of worms, which is why they are almost always released. A 3- to 6-pounder is a perfect size for the dinner table. While the daily bag limit is five fish, the minimum length is 14 inches and the maximum length is 30 inches. The spring run of black drum should run into about the second week of April, according to Farah.

of boats on the river.” Typically, about this time of year the mouths of creeks are where you’ll find most spawning white bass stacked up. But that’s not the case now. “We’re doing best by fishing lures at the downstream end of sand bars,” Mike Wheatley said. “We have been fishing this river for 30 years and it’s rare to see it this low. The creek mouths are sanded over. But the sand bars are Please turn to page 17

Live-imaging sonar, or LIS, whether identified by brand names LiveScope, Active Target or others, have quickly become the subject of hot debate. Some compare using LIS to video game fishing, giving anglers an unfair advantage on the water, blurring the lines of fair chase. Others see the technology as another tool to improve success on the water. And some fear the technology will harm the bass and crappie fisheries, allowing anglers to specifically target the biggest fish. LIS allows anglers to view fish and structure, below and around their vessel, in real time and often with great clarity, including identifying and, for experienced anglers, estimating the size of individual fish. The discussions have taken the forefront each of the last two winters, as numerous 13-pound-plus bass have been landed using the technology, es-

pecially largemouth bass at Lake O.H. Ivie. At least where it comes to crappie fishing, two states, Kansas and Arkansas, have studied whether the use of LIS technology significantly increases the removal of crappie from state lakes, and both concluded the technology did not result in significantly more fish being brought home by anglers. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks developed a firstof-its-kind study, opting to conduct a controlled and replicated experiment to assess the influence of LIS on catch of winter crappie. Specifically, the project was designed to examine LIS impacts on “casual weekend anglers” fishing unfamiliar water on a weekend trip. In early December 2021, 32 individuals from KDWP’s Fisheries and Wildlife divisions and Kansas State University took part in a two-week experiment at Cedar Bluff Reservoir. Anglers were randomly partnered and instructed to fish for seven hours on either the north or south sides of the lake, either Please turn to page 17

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Anglers fish near the burned-out pilings from Pier 19 after the popular pier and restaurant burned on Feb. 23. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News Pier 19 and The Osprey Charter Fishing office and souvenir shop on South Padre Island burned to the ground Feb. 23. Whether a new structure will be built is the question on everyone’s mind. The two businesses caught fire during the wee hours on that February morning as people watched the inferno that made it collapse into the waters of the Laguna Madre. Pier 19 is a popular island restaurant and one of a number of eateries in the SPI-Port Isabel area where they “cook your catch” of the day. The marketing gimmick refers to the practice of letting anglers bring their fresh fish fillets and a cook will fix them in one of several ways a client would like, such as fried, broiled, grilled, pecan crusted or Veracruz, Mexico-style. For a mere $10 per person, the cooked fish is usually served on a big platter — one of the best bargains on the island. Ray De La Rosa, the business manager, said Pier 19 opened in 2009 as a seafood and Tex-Mex restaurant. He said 67 people worked there before the Feb. 23 fire, which broke out around 2:30 a.m., destroying the building. De La Rosa said some of the employees were offered jobs at the other company businesses like the Sea Ranch, Marcello’s, Laguna Bob and Pirate’s Landing, while others sought jobs elsewhere. After the building burned, sometime

around 5 p.m., the north wind switched, reigniting the flames, and causing the pier and a cabana to burn as well. De La Rosa said KOA has been leasing the property from the state, and Pier 19 and The Osprey were co-leasing the facility. KOA’s campground stretches from Padre Boulevard toward the two businesses — separated by a parking lot. In addition to the restaurant and old fishing pier, the building housed a tackle store where anglers pay to fish on the Osprey boat. Phil Calo, who owned the fishing operation, said he has been renting about 900 square feet of the building since 1997. “We were leasing the property from KOA,” he said. “But everything is gone now.” He asked if his shop or Pier 19 will ever rebuild, Calo replied, “That’s a little premature at this time.” According to Pier 19 personnel, KOA said they will likely use the parking spaces for more RV spots, and building a new structure wasn’t likely at this time. The Osprey‘s deep sea and bay boats were docked off the side of the building when the fire broke out, but were untied thanks to the quick response from the Island police and fire departments and the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessels are now docked at the Pirate’s Landing Fishing Pier and resumed their fishing operations in the bay and offshore.

New trout regs start March 16 Coastal anglers are being reminded that new spotted seatrout regulations take effect March 16. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved proposed rule changes to bag and size limits for spotted seatrout on the middle and lower Texas coast in January. The new rules apply in Matagorda Bay, San Antonio Bay, Aransas Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, and the Upper and Lower Laguna Madre Bay systems. From March 16 to August 31, 2023, the spotted seatrout bag and size limits south of FM 457 will be: • Three fish per day per angler • A minimum size of 17 inches and a maximum size limit of 23 inches • No fish over the maximum length may be retained —TPWD

Man dies after boat sinks on Toledo Bend On March 4, two men in a 20-foot vessel became swamped due to high winds, causing the boat to sink. Search and rescue crews from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department were called and told two men were in the water after their vessel sank. The crews immediately began searching the area, and TPWD personnel found the men in the water, both wearing personal flotation devices, around 6 p.m. with one of them still alive. The survivor was brought to the shore and airlifted to a Shreveport Hospital for severe hypothermia. The body of Alfred D. Jackson, 52, of Lake Charles, was turned over to the Sabine Parish Coroner’s Office. —LDWF

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 42 degrees; 4.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good on football head jigs and spoons off ledges. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. AMISTAD: Water clear; 54 degrees; 48.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on creatures along hydrilla edges. Channel catfish and some blue catfish are fair to good on punch bait and stink bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 43 degrees; 3.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on spinner baits and deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are good on spoons. ATHENS: Water clear; 5154 degrees; 0.44’ above. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair in deep brush piles on jigs and minnows. AUSTIN: Water clear; 47 degrees; 0.71’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are slow. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 51 degrees; 0.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared bait. BASTROP: Water clear; 40 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged finesse worms and jerkbaits. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 48 degrees; 3.05’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live perch. Channel catfish are good on commercial baits. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 6.25’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on small slabs. Blue catfish are fair on cut shad. BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 43 degrees; 1.26’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained, 67-70 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on reed beds and structure on jigs, soft plastics and spinner baits. Red drum are fair on crankbaits, swimbaits, live tilapia and crawfish. Channel catfish are good on shrimp, worms and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 2.05’ low. Largemouth bass are good on perch crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms and shaky head jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 4.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, Texas-rigged

craws and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 1.26’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on small slabs. CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees. Red drum are fair on trolling spoons and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on cut bait and cheese bait. CANYON: Water lightly stained; 51-56 degrees; 0.86’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, shaky heads and drop shots. Striped bass are good on shad swimbaits and topwaters. Crappie are slow. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 48-52 degrees; 1.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on red/black chatterbaits. Crappie are slow. White and hybrid bass are excellent on silver slabs. Catfish are good on frozen or live shad. CHOKE CANYON: Water clear stained; 5460 degrees; 19.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits and red crankbaits. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on shad raps and small white grubs. CONROE: Slightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and deep-diving crankbaits. Hybrid bass are fair trolling with a hellbender and a pet spoon. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs. Catfish are good on liver, shrimp and catfish bubblegum. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 4.25’ low. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut shad. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits. CORPUS CHRISTI: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 3.54’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are very good in the Nueces River on spoons. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are good on worms, soap baits and punch bait. FALCON: Water stained; 55-60 degrees; 41.77’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square billed crankbaits Blue catfish are good on fresh cut carp, tilapia and shad. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits. Catfish are fair on punch bait. FORK: Water stained; 46-47 degrees; 6.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits and squarebilled crankbaits. Crappie

are good on minnows and jigs. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 40 degrees; 1.41’ low. Hybrid bass and white bass are fair on small flukes. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good drifting with cut shad. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 44 degrees; 0.18’ low. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on handtied jigs in white or black/ chartreuse. Blue catfish are fair on cut shad and drum. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 0.23’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are fair at night on minnows. White bass are on road runners and twister tails. Blue catfish are good on juglines with soap bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 48-50 degrees; 1.25’ low. White bass are good on beetle spins, small jigs and small crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 43 degrees; 0.18’ above. Largemouth bass are good on creature baits. Crappie are fair on small minnows. Catfish are fair drifting with cut bait. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 45 degrees; 2.99’ low. White bass are good in the channels on spoons. Catfish are fair on punch bait. JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 41 degrees; 0.19’ above. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and shaky head jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 50-53 degrees; 1.86’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and suspending jerkbaits. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.49’ low. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on spinner baits. Catfish are fair on cheese bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 3.87’ low. Largemouth bass are good on suspended crankbaits, jigs, deep diving crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are excellent drifting with cut gizzard shad. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 55-60 degrees; 0.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Ned rigs. Crappie are good on spoons. White bass are good on slab spoons. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 1.73’ low. White bass are fair on

jigs and live shad. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad or chicken breasts. LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 52 degrees; 0.17’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on red lipless crankbaits. White bass are good on spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait. MARTIN CREEK: 50-55 degrees. Water lightly stained; 2.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and swimbaits. Catfish are slow. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 48.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on spoons. Striped bass are fair deadsticking with small slabs. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 42 degrees; 2.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait. NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 50 degrees. Largemouth bass are good slow rolling Alabama rigs. Catfish are slow. NASWORTHY: Water murky; 52 degrees; 0.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair flipping jigs. Crappie are good around docks and by the dam on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 1.45’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on hand-tied jigs. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 43 degrees; 16.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Alabama rigs, jerkbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 44 degrees; 6.02’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 50-54 degrees; 0.14’ high. Largemouth bass are good on big eyed jigs and small square bills. Crappie are slow. White bass are good upriver on lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits. Striped bass are fair on pink and chartreuse soft plastics. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on cut shad and bluegill.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 46 degrees; 1.69’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are slow. Blue catfish are fair on cut shad. RAVEN: Water stained; 54 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 1.95’ low. White bass are good on slabs with multiple crappie jigs tied 12 inches apart. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 0.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on umbrella rigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on cut shad. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 47 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow to fair deadsticking slabs. Catfish are fair on punch bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 56 degrees; 3.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait. SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.27’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on small plastics. White bass and hybrid bass are good up the creeks on shad crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on punch bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 3.14’ low. Crappie fair upriver on jigs. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on weightless flukes and crankbaits. Striped bass and white bass are fair to good on swimbaits and small flukes. Crappie are fair on bridge pilings and mid depth timber on jigs. Blue catfish are fair on cut shad. TEXANA: Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on small jigs and live minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 1.00’ low. Striped bass are good on Alabama rigs, swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnow. Blue catfish are good on cut shad, carp and drum. TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 51 degrees; 2.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on football jigs, Carolina rigs, Texas-rigged worms and square bills.

n Saltwater reports Page 11 Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on adjustable slip cork rigs with soap baits and garlic weenies. TRAVIS: Water stained; 53 degrees; 20.42’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shaky heads and crawfish square bills. White bass are good on slab spoons upriver. Crappie are fair on jigs and live minnows. TYLER: Water lightly stained; 43 degrees; 0.23’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on garlic bait. WACO: Water stained; 49 degrees; 4.12’ low. Crappie are fair on hand-tied jigs. White bass are good in the South Bosque River on shad plastics. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live perch. Channel catfish are good on commercial baits. WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 48 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striped bass are good on Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 2.31’ low. Striped bass are good trolling weighted soft plastics and dead-sticking slabs. WORTH: Water normally stained; 45 degrees; 1.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and finesse lures. White bass are fair on small chartreuse/white slabs and small silver/chrome slabs dead-sticking. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and cut bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 3.88’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shad crankbaits and football jigs. White bass are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait. —TPWD

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SABINE LAKE: 55 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on the flats on the north end of the lake on soft plastics and live shrimp under popping corks. Black drum are good on live shrimp in the Intracoastal Waterway. Flounder are fair in the Sabine Channel on soft plastics. BOLIVAR: 51 degrees. Speckled trout are fair at the jetties on live shrimp and soft plastics. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 56 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp and soft plastics. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 57 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair over deeper shell and mud on dark plastics.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER COAST GUARD LAND RESCUE The Coast Guard medevaced an injured hunter from the woods in Crosby. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston Command Center watchstanders received notification from Crosby Fire Department personnel that a 17-year-old male had fallen approximately 20 feet from a hunting stand and injured his back. On-scene emergency medical services personnel were unable to transport the individual through the heavily wooded area. A helicopter crew was launched, hoisted the man from 130 feet, and transported the injured man to a Houston hospital BOAT HITS SAND BAR IN PORT ISABEL A 15-foot boat ran aground on a sand bar near Port Isabel with three individuals aboard. A 68-year-old man had fallen and was experiencing chest pains. TowBoatUS was notified and contacted the Coast Guard, who responded and medevaced the injured man and one other boater. The injured man was transported by EMS to a local hospital. DRUGS AT THE MARINA Denton County game wardens received a call for assistance from a local police department concerning drugs found at a marina belong-

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ing to patrons who left in a boat. Shortly after wardens arrived, the boat returned. Consent was granted to search the boat, and cocaine was found. One person was arrested and taken to the Denton County Jail. EXOTIC FIGHT, NOT POACHING On an Anderson County ranch, a game warden investigated a possible poaching incident. The caller stated that there were large amounts of blood present on the property. It was discovered that an exotic animal was wounded by another animal. However, the warden did discover several alligators that were taken illegally by one of the workers.

MORE THAN A FEW BEERS WHILE FISHING A call came in for an attempt to locate a reckless driver to a Polk County game warden. The warden was in the area and advised dispatch he would wait for the vehicle to pass by. The vehicle turned onto a county road directly across from where the warden was located. The warden attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver continued down the road at a high rate of speed. The warden initiated his siren, and the vehicle pulled over. Upon contact with the driver, the warden could smell alcohol. The driver said he and his son were heading home

from Louisiana after a day of fishing and that he consumed four to five beers. Field sobriety tests were performed, after which the man was arrested and charged with DWI w/ Child Under 15 years of age. The driver was booked into the Polk County jail. The vehicle and child were released to the child’s mother. WARDEN’S SUSPICIONS COME TRUE A truck ran a red light and was stopped by a Montgomery County game warden. The driver seemed overly nervous, was dressed in black from head to toe, soaking wet, and could not give a reason for being out so late. He claimed

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sized redfish roaming the marsh. “I’ve never seen so many oversized redfish during this time of year,” he said. “And these are not just barely over 28-inch fish. We’ve been catching them to 37 inches. A lot of these fish are in water that is 1.5-feet deep or less.” Sumney has been throwing soft plastics in natural color patterns made by KDen lures. “The midday and early afternoon hours have held the best action as the rising sun heats up the shallow mud flats Gabi Molina, of League City, caught this redfish in the along the marsh,” Neches River while fishing with Sabine guide Capt. Chris Sumney explained. Phillips on a cold day. Photo by Chris Phillips. Capt. Chris Phillips has been finding protection from breezy conditions in the Neches River, where plenty of redfish have been stacked up. “When the tide is super low after the passage of a cold front, the fish have been pulling off of the flats and into the river channel,” Phillips said. “On cold, post front days, you can find good numbers of them piled up along deep ledges and drop-offs.” Phillips also has been finding some reds along ditches leading into many of the marshes surrounding Sabine Lake. Capt. Randy Foreman said Middle Pass and East Pass are also good areas to find protection from the wind and find redfish. “Any stretch of water where there are protected ditches and channels that drain shallow flats will definitely have reds lurking nearby,” he said.

in order to stay hooked up. Trolling umbrella rigs, dead-sticking flukes and jigging with spoons all seem to be working. Lake Buchanan guide Fermin Fernandez said the bite has been consistent, especially while trolling umbrella rigs. “We’ve also been catching quite a few fish on jigging spoons once we find a large school of them,” he said. Most of the stripers on Buchanan are suspended over the trees in 48-55 feet of water. “Our best success has been covering water while trolling, and then setting up on a school once we find a good concentration on the sonar,” he explained. “It’s kind of a no-brainer. We fish while we are looking for Kim Snell landed this striped bass on Lake Texoma while dead-sticking a them by trolling. Then if an opportu- fluke in 25 feet of water over structure. Photo by Stephen Andre. nity presents itself where we are able to sit right on top of them and catch them with spoons at some point, we take advan- ter, early spring pattern.” According to Andre, there aren’t any birds worktage of it.” Fernandez said the stripers haven’t been holding over the fish, and anglers have to cover water and find the stripers by using their electronics. ing in specific locations for very long. Lake Whitney guide, Blake Stritz of Fellowship “They have constantly been on the move and staging in certain stretches of the lake according Fishing Guide Service, said there seem to be an abundance of schools with healthy stripers roamto the wind and weather,” he said. Most of the stripers Fernandez and his anglers ing the lake. “Dead-sticking and trolling umbrella rigs have are catching are in the 3-7 pound range, with a lot been the two best tactics for catching quality of undersized hybrid stripers mixed in. On Lake Texoma, guide Stephen Andre said the stripers lately,” Stritz said. “1-ounce jig heads with chartreuse, pink, or white and chartreuse flukes striper action has been steady. “Dead-sticking with flukes and slow-rolling have been dynamite, and 4-inch paddle tails also swimbaits has been producing well in 20-25 feet been the ticket.” Stritz has been focusing on areas in and around over structure like main lake humps, ledges and deep channels and old, deep creek beds. points,” Andre said. “The stripers have also been Twelve-year-old Ledger Fortner recently landed holding in various depths, suspended in stretches the unofficial youth state record striper for Lake of open water.” Andre has been seeing stripers from as small Tawakoni while fishing for catfish with guide, of 14 inches in length up to about 9 pounds in James Evans. The fish measured 33.5 inches and weighed 18.70 pounds. The current official youth weight. “An average day has been about 40-50 stripers,” state record for striper on Tawakoni is 18 pounds. he said. “It’s about as good as it gets for a late win-

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Left, Annie Hansen, 7, and right, Charlotte Hansen, 9, of Austin, each with their first deer which were taken with a crossbow while hunting with their father, Brendan Hansen, in Dimmit County. Both deer now proudly hang on the wall of their home. Jennifer Flores, of Harlingen, took her first double harvest, a buck and a doe, at the Escamilla Ranch in Freer.

Kennedy Estes, 7, of Gatesville, shot her first deer with her father, Caleb Estes, while hunting on a ranch near Mason.

Will Bryan, of New Braunfels, pulled this flathead catfish out of the Guadalupe River.

Fisher B. Hailey, 9, got his first deer during the late youth season while hunting with his father and grandfather in Louise.

Braden McKee, 10, of Dallas, took his first buck in Shackelford County.

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases Houston

Full

Last

New

First

Mar 18

Mar 25

Apr 1

Apr 9

Solunar Sun times Moon times Dallas

2022 Mar

A.M. Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

SUN Rises Sets

MOON Rises Sets

2022 Mar

A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri

----- 6:02 12:37 6:50 2:24 8:36 3:09 9:21 3:53 10:05 4:37 10:49 5:21 11:32 6:06 ----6:54 12:42 7:45 1:33 8:40 2:27 9:39 3:25 10:42 4:27 11:45 5:30 12:23 6:32

12:15 1:03 2:49 3:34 4:18 5:01 5:44 6:29 7:17 8:09 9:06 10:07 11:11 ----12:47

06:35 06:34 07:33 07:32 07:31 07:29 07:28 07:27 07:26 07:25 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:20 07:19

12:22p 2:14a 1:14p 3:05a 3:10p 4:53a 4:09p 5:36a 5:09p 6:15a 6:09p 6:50a 7:10p 7:23a 8:10p 7:54a 9:12p 8:26a 10:16p 8:58a 11:23p 9:34a NoMoon 10:14a 12:32a 11:01a 1:40a 11:54a 2:45a 12:54p

11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri

----- 6:08 12:43 6:56 2:29 8:42 3:15 9:27 3:59 10:11 4:43 10:55 5:27 11:38 6:12 12:00 6:59 12:48 7:50 1:38 8:46 2:33 9:45 3:31 10:47 4:33 11:51 5:35 12:29 6:37

6:28 7:15 9:02 9:46 10:30 11:12 11:55 12:17 1:05 1:57 2:53 3:53 4:56 6:00 7:02

06:26 06:27 07:27 07:28 07:29 07:29 07:30 07:30 07:31 07:32 07:32 07:33 07:33 07:34 07:35

12:21 6:33 1:08 7:21 2:55 9:07 3:40 9:52 4:23 10:36 5:06 11:18 5:50 ----6:35 12:23 7:23 1:11 8:15 2:03 9:12 2:59 10:13 3:59 11:17 5:02 ----- 6:06 12:53 7:08

06:42 06:41 07:40 07:38 07:37 07:36 07:34 07:33 07:32 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:26 07:25 07:24

06:31 06:32 07:32 07:33 07:34 07:35 07:35 07:36 07:37 07:37 07:38 07:39 07:39 07:40 07:41

12:20p 2:29a 1:11p 3:20a 3:08p 5:07a 4:08p 5:49a 5:10p 6:27a 6:12p 7:01a 7:14p 7:32a 8:16p 8:01a 9:20p 8:31a 10:26p 9:02a 11:34p 9:35a NoMoon 10:14a 12:45a 10:59a 1:54a 11:51a 3:00a 12:51p

San Antonio 2022 Mar

A.M. Minor Major

11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri

12:02 6:15 12:50 7:02 2:36 8:49 3:21 9:34 4:06 10:18 4:50 11:01 5:33 11:45 6:18 12:07 7:06 12:54 7:57 1:45 8:52 2:40 9:52 3:38 10:54 4:39 11:57 5:42 12:35 6:44

Amarillo

P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2022 Mar

A.M. Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

SUN Rises Sets

MOON Rises Sets

12:28 6:40 1:15 7:28 3:01 9:14 3:46 9:59 4:30 10:42 5:13 11:25 5:56 ----6:41 12:30 7:29 1:18 8:21 2:09 9:18 3:05 10:19 4:06 11:23 5:09 ----- 6:13 12:59 7:15

1 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri

12:16 6:28 1:03 7:16 2:50 9:02 3:35 9:47 4:19 10:31 5:03 11:15 5:47 11:58 6:32 12:21 7:19 1:08 8:11 1:58 9:06 2:53 10:05 3:51 11:07 4:53 ----- 5:56 12:49 6:57

12:41 1:29 3:15 4:00 4:44 5:27 6:10 6:55 7:43 8:35 9:32 10:33 11:37 12:11 1:13

07:03 07:02 08:00 07:59 07:58 07:56 07:55 07:53 07:52 07:51 07:49 07:48 07:46 07:45 07:44

12:33p 2:57a 1:25p 3:49a 3:22p 5:35a 4:23p 6:16a 5:26p 6:53a 6:30p 7:25a 7:33p 7:54a 8:37p 8:23a 9:43p 8:50a 10:50p 9:20a NoMoon 9:52a NoMoon 10:29a 1:12a 11:13a 2:23a 12:05p 3:29a 1:04p

06:48 06:46 07:45 07:44 07:43 07:42 07:41 07:39 07:38 07:37 07:36 07:35 07:33 07:32 07:31

06:39 06:39 07:40 07:41 07:41 07:42 07:42 07:43 07:44 07:44 07:45 07:45 07:46 07:46 07:47

12:37p 2:26a 1:28p 3:17a 3:24p 5:04a 4:23p 5:48a 5:23p 6:27a 6:23p 7:02a 7:23p 7:35a 8:23p 8:07a 9:25p 8:39a 10:28p 9:11a 11:35p 9:47a NoMoon 10:28a 12:44a 11:15a 1:52a 12:08p 2:57a 1:08p

6:54 7:41 9:28 10:12 10:56 11:38 ----12:43 1:31 2:23 3:19 4:19 5:22 6:26 7:28

06:50 06:51 07:52 07:53 07:53 07:54 07:55 07:56 07:57 07:57 07:58 07:59 08:00 08:01 08:01

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 Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 4:13 AM 5:14 AM 7:08 AM 12:26 AM 1:27 AM 2:19 AM 3:10 AM 4:03 AM 4:59 AM 5:59 AM 12:07 AM 12:55 AM 1:50 AM 2:51 AM 3:59 AM

High Island Height -0.03L -0.06L -0.10L 1.23H 1.31H 1.40H 1.47H 1.53H 1.59H 1.62H 0.04L -0.12L -0.22L -0.26L -0.26L

Time 1:59 PM 2:30 PM 3:52 PM 7:56 AM 8:39 AM 9:19 AM 9:58 AM 10:36 AM 11:16 AM 11:58 AM 7:05 AM 8:19 AM 9:48 AM 11:32 AM 1:06 PM

Height 1.43H 1.45H 1.44H -0.12L -0.12L -0.08L 0.02L 0.18L 0.40L 0.65L 1.64H 1.64H 1.64H 1.65H 1.68H

Time 9:42 PM 4:09 PM 4:23 PM 4:38 PM 4:51 PM 5:05 PM 5:16 PM 5:26 PM 12:42 PM 1:30 PM 2:28 PM

Height 1.19L 1.44H 1.42H 1.41H 1.38H 1.36H 1.34H 1.33H 0.92L 1.16L 1.37L

Time

Height

9:02 PM 9:12 PM 9:37 PM 10:09 PM 10:44 PM 11:24 PM

1.15L 1.03L 0.88L 0.68L 0.46L 0.24L

5:34 PM 5:40 PM 5:44 PM

1.35H 1.40H 1.46H

Time

Height

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 4:05 AM 5:14 AM 7:12 AM 7:59 AM 12:42 AM 2:05 AM 3:10 AM 4:12 AM 5:11 AM 6:11 AM 12:07 AM 12:48 AM 1:38 AM 2:38 AM 3:45 AM

Height -0.22L -0.24L -0.25L -0.25L 1.10H 1.16H 1.23H 1.30H 1.37H 1.43H -0.05L -0.25L -0.38L -0.45L -0.45L

Time 2:12 PM 2:55 PM 4:23 PM 4:41 PM 8:43 AM 9:26 AM 10:10 AM 10:53 AM 11:34 AM 12:14 PM 7:25 AM 8:58 AM 10:24 AM 12:00 PM 1:35 PM

Height 1.38H 1.40H 1.38H 1.35H -0.22L -0.15L -0.05L 0.11L 0.33L 0.59L 1.47H 1.53H 1.60H 1.66H 1.71H

Height -0.19L -0.19L -0.21L -0.25L -0.25L 1.02H 1.09H 1.18H 1.28H 1.38H 1.47H -0.18L -0.33L -0.41L -0.43L

Time 1:11 PM 2:05 PM 3:48 PM 4:21 PM 4:45 PM 9:05 AM 9:50 AM 10:37 AM 11:33 AM 12:42 PM 2:12 PM 8:31 AM 10:14 AM 11:38 AM 12:47 PM

Height 1.37H 1.39H 1.39H 1.37H 1.31H -0.20L -0.09L 0.09L 0.31L 0.56L 0.79L 1.55H 1.64H 1.73H 1.76H

Height 0.01L 0.00L -0.01L -0.03L -0.02L 0.01L 0.08L 0.48L 0.34L 0.19L 0.05L -0.04L -0.09L -0.11L -0.12L

Time 6:21 PM 7:16 PM 9:01 PM 9:35 PM 9:54 PM 9:44 PM 9:15 PM 4:29 AM 6:48 AM 9:22 AM 11:13 AM 3:13 PM 4:42 PM 5:47 PM 6:55 PM

Height 0.77H 0.77H 0.76H 0.74H 0.69H 0.61H 0.51H 0.57H 0.57H 0.61H 0.67H 0.74H 0.82H 0.86H 0.88H

Height -0.15L -0.13L -0.12L -0.11L 0.54H 0.51H 0.45L 0.35L 0.23L 0.10L -0.02L -0.10L -0.13L -0.12L -0.10L

Time 8:54 PM 9:44 PM 11:34 PM

Height 0.56H 0.56H 0.55H

2:00 PM 2:23 PM 5:21 AM 7:36 AM 10:07 AM 8:17 PM 7:49 PM 7:06 PM 7:41 PM 8:31 PM 9:25 PM

-0.09L -0.05L 0.46H 0.42H 0.41H 0.54H 0.64H 0.74H 0.80H 0.82H 0.81H

Time

10:10 PM 4:55 PM 5:06 PM 5:14 PM 5:22 PM 5:29 PM 5:38 PM 1:00 PM 2:27 PM

Height

1.05L 1.31H 1.27H 1.23H 1.20H 1.17H 1.16H 0.88L 1.15L

10:17 10:26 10:40 11:02 11:32

PM PM PM PM PM

0.97L 0.84L 0.66L 0.43L 0.19L

5:46 PM 5:43 PM

1.17H 1.21H

Time

Height

Time 2:57 AM 4:09 AM 6:24 AM 7:28 AM 8:20 AM 1:28 AM 2:36 AM 3:42 AM 4:46 AM 5:50 AM 7:01 AM 12:14 AM 1:05 AM 2:05 AM 3:13 AM

Time

10:27 PM 5:00 PM 5:05 PM 5:00 PM 5:02 PM 5:13 PM 5:22 PM

Height

0.91L 1.23H 1.12H 1.03H 0.96H 0.91H 0.90H

10:20 PM 10:29 PM 10:44 PM 11:04 PM 11:33 PM

0.81L 0.66L 0.46L 0.24L 0.01L

Port O’Connor Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 6:43 AM 7:49 AM 9:45 AM 10:30 AM 11:08 AM 11:43 AM 12:20 PM 12:08 AM 12:30 AM 1:02 AM 1:41 AM 2:28 AM 3:29 AM 4:51 AM 6:25 AM

Time 9:49 AM 10:56 AM 12:49 PM 1:29 PM 12:23 AM 1:08 AM 2:45 AM 3:13 AM 3:56 AM 4:42 AM 5:30 AM 6:22 AM 7:23 AM 8:37 AM 10:01 AM

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 3:51 AM 4:58 AM 7:06 AM 8:06 AM 8:57 AM 1:38 AM 2:54 AM 4:05 AM 5:15 AM 6:29 AM 12:29 AM 1:13 AM 2:02 AM 2:57 AM 4:01 AM

Time 7:51 PM 8:42 PM 10:25 PM 10:57 PM 10:39 PM 5:14 AM 6:19 AM 7:35 AM 8:51 AM 10:01 AM 11:19 AM 12:48 PM 5:14 PM 6:21 PM 8:08 PM

Height 1.15H 1.15H 1.15H 1.12H 1.06H 1.03H 1.05H 1.05H 1.08H 1.13H 1.18H 1.24H 1.29H 1.34H 1.36H

Height -0.09L -0.08L -0.09L -0.10L -0.10L 0.89H 0.92H 0.95H 0.98H 1.01H 0.09L -0.07L -0.18L -0.23L -0.23L

Time 3:17 PM 3:57 PM 5:26 PM 5:43 PM 5:50 PM 9:44 AM 10:29 AM 11:15 AM 12:08 PM 1:14 PM 8:00 AM 10:05 AM 11:59 AM 1:24 PM 2:37 PM

Height 1.04H 1.04H 1.03H 1.00H 0.96H -0.06L 0.03L 0.17L 0.36L 0.58L 1.05H 1.13H 1.23H 1.30H 1.32H

Height 0.06L 0.07L 0.07L 0.06L 0.06L 0.07L 0.35L 0.29L 0.21L 0.13L 0.06L 0.01L -0.02L -0.03L -0.04L

Time 5:38 PM 6:21 PM 8:07 PM 8:48 PM 9:12 PM 9:05 PM 3:26 AM 4:38 AM 5:53 AM 7:35 AM 10:47 AM 4:24 PM 4:28 PM 5:00 PM 5:40 PM

Height 0.45H 0.44H 0.42H 0.41H 0.40H 0.36H 0.37H 0.37H 0.37H 0.37H 0.39H 0.45H 0.49H 0.51H 0.51H

Height 0.04L 0.05L 0.04L 0.04L 0.06L 0.94H 0.95H 0.95H 0.95H 0.95H 0.95H 0.04L -0.08L -0.15L -0.16L

Time 3:45 PM 4:21 PM 5:57 PM 6:35 PM 7:13 PM 9:06 AM 9:54 AM 10:44 AM 11:37 AM 12:29 PM 1:21 PM 10:00 AM 2:23 PM 3:17 PM 4:00 PM

Height 1.11H 1.08H 1.03H 0.97H 0.89H 0.10L 0.19L 0.32L 0.47L 0.64L 0.81L 1.00H 1.09H 1.18H 1.22H

Height -0.06L -0.06L -0.06L -0.06L -0.03L 0.04L 1.13H 1.18H 1.25H 1.33H 1.40H -0.03L -0.17L -0.26L -0.28L

Time 2:42 PM 3:28 PM 5:05 PM 5:32 PM 5:43 PM 5:33 PM 9:38 AM 10:29 AM 11:26 AM 12:31 PM 1:55 PM 9:04 AM 11:12 AM 1:00 PM 2:25 PM

Height 1.44H 1.45H 1.43H 1.37H 1.29H 1.18H 0.16L 0.33L 0.53L 0.76L 0.99L 1.47H 1.56H 1.66H 1.70H

Time

2:00 2:32 3:00 3:30 4:03 6:35

PM PM PM PM PM PM

Time

10:41 PM 5:52 PM 5:48 PM 5:40 PM 5:35 PM 5:37 PM 2:43 PM

Height

-0.12L -0.00L 0.19L 0.44L 0.71L 0.95L

Height

0.83L 0.92H 0.86H 0.82H 0.81H 0.82H 0.78L

Time

9:51 9:20 9:04 9:01 9:04 9:00

Height

PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.99H 0.94H 0.92H 0.93H 0.95H 0.99H

Time

Height

10:42 10:53 11:17 11:50

PM PM PM PM

5:38 PM

0.75L 0.62L 0.45L 0.27L 0.85H

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 6:25 AM 7:17 AM 9:02 AM 9:43 AM 10:23 AM 11:02 AM 12:19 AM 12:25 AM 12:51 AM 1:24 AM 2:04 AM 2:51 AM 3:50 AM 5:07 AM 6:27 AM

Time

11:41 AM 12:20 PM 12:58 PM 1:31 PM 1:45 PM

Height

0.10L 0.15L 0.22L 0.30L 0.38L

Time

6:22 5:47 5:33 5:22 5:02

Height

PM PM PM PM PM

0.33H 0.32H 0.33H 0.36H 0.40H

Time

Height

Port Aransas Time

Height

Time

Height

1:00 PM 1:45 PM

0.19L 0.32L

8:18 PM 5:37 PM

0.41H 0.40H

Time

Height

Time

Height

Nueces Bay Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

San Luis Pass

Height -0.10L -0.07L -0.10L -0.14L -0.17L 0.97L 0.85L 0.67L 0.43L 0.20L -0.01L -0.15L -0.21L -0.22L -0.18L

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 7:35 AM 9:12 AM 11:36 AM 12:37 PM 1:24 PM 2:48 AM 2:42 AM 2:51 AM 3:12 AM 3:39 AM 4:13 AM 4:58 AM 5:55 AM 6:57 AM 8:06 AM

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 3:18 AM 4:31 AM 6:36 AM 7:31 AM 8:19 AM 1:07 AM 2:13 AM 3:16 AM 4:18 AM 5:22 AM 6:40 AM 12:29 AM 1:15 AM 2:06 AM 3:09 AM

Time

9:43 9:30 5:06 4:03 4:04 4:17 4:27 4:24

Height

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.92L 0.87L 0.82 0.78H 0.78H 0.80H 0.83H 0.89H

Time

Height

11:53 PM

0.93H

9:45 PM 10:04 PM 10:26 PM 11:04 PM 11:46 PM

0.78L 0.67L 0.53L 0.36L 0.19L

South Padre Island

11:18 PM 2:42 PM 2:56 PM 3:03 PM

0.45H 0.03L 0.15L 0.30L

10:36 PM 9:36 PM 8:33 PM

0.41H 0.40H 0.45H

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

Time 2:47 AM 3:54 AM 6:03 AM 7:04 AM 7:59 AM 8:49 AM 1:55 AM 3:22 AM 4:37 AM 5:51 AM 7:14 AM 12:03 AM 12:54 AM 1:52 AM 2:59 AM

10:09 PM 5:12 PM 4:53 PM 4:41 PM 4:28 PM 4:02 PM

1.03L 1.07H 0.98H 0.94H 0.94H 1.02H

Time

10:02 PM 10:16 PM 10:43 PM 11:19 PM

Height

0.86L 0.65L 0.41L 0.18L

Texas Coast Tides

Date Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25

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ACROSS 1) Good fishing structure 4) The oldest rod-building material 9) One of Leopold’s five tools 10) One of the setters 13) Alaska’s deer 14) The young turkey hen 15) Good white bass run creek 17) The deers’ mating period 18) Safari destination 22) Game bird feathers used for flies 24) A turkey sound 26) Check before saltwater trip 28) The immature insect 29) Shotshell brand 32) Hill Country river 33) Tail type on soft plastic 34) One of the shiners 36) Fish fin behind the jaw 39) One of the cats 41) Member of the Big Five 42) Snapper species 44) Leon County’s seat 46) UT’s mascot

DOWN 1) Marks left by gobbler when strutting 2) Method of fishing while moving 3) Salmon species 5) Front of the boat 6) Net for catching bait 7) State of the Razorbacks 8) Turkey call type 11) The sac-a-lait in Louisiana 12) Turkey species in New Mexico 16) A quail predator 19) A favorite insect for trout 20) Water buffalo hunting destination 21) Exotic species hunted in Texas 22) Frost’s team name (two words) 23) A shorebird 25) Gatesville’s county 27) Fishing line brand 30) One of the grouse 31) Crystal City’s team name 35) Rifle brand 37) Fishing knot type 38) Black, blue or striped 40) Bass boat brand 43) Group of badgers 45) Sinker type

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Pompano with squash and carrots Two 6-ounce pompano fillets 4 oz. patty pan squash, diced 4 oz. carrots, diced 2 oz. olive oil 2 tbsp. kosher or sea salt 2 tbsp. fresh black pepper 1 tbsp. orange granules

Salt and pepper the fillets. Sauté the filets in olive oil until golden brown, approximately 2 minutes per side. Remove the fillets and add the squash and carrots to the pan. Sauté the vegetables until tender. Add seasoning, place pompano fillets atop the sautéed vegetables and serve. —Escoffier School of Culinary Arts

Snow goose sous vide 2 goose breasts 1 lemon 4 bacon strips, chopped 1 onion 1 garlic clove 2 carrots 2 celery sticks 4 mushrooms 1 tbsp. tomato purée 3 tbsp. brandy 1 cup port wine 1 1/4 cups red wine 3 3/4 cups chicken stock 1 tbsp. red pepper jelly 2/3 cup cream Thyme sprigs Bay leaf

Relish: 1 package blueberries 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 2 limes, grated and juiced Fresh parsley Place goose breasts in bags with thyme, lemon slice and a splash of brandy. Seal and put in sous vide pot for 3 hours at 140 degrees. In a pan, add bacon and brown. Add in chopped onion, celery, carrots and mushrooms. Cook 10 minutes. Add tomato purée and garlic. Stir in red wine, port, and

brandy. Add stock and bring to a boil. Add bay leaf, thyme, and jelly. Reduce heat and let simmer for 1 hour. Make the relish by pouring blueberries in a bowl. Add sugar, lime rind, and juice, parsley and vinegar. Stir and set aside. Use a hand blender to mix to desired concentration. Add cream and bring just to boiling. Ladle reduction into dishes and top with sliced goose and blueberry relish. Serve piping hot. —Delta Waterfowl

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Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 147,004 deer during all 2021-2022 archery and firearm seasons that concluded Jan. 16. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 162,752 deer in 20202021. During the 2021-2022 deer seasons, hunters took 43.75-percent does and 56.25-percent bucks. Archery deer hunters in Illinois took 67,637 deer; youth hunters harvested 1,829 deer; and firearms hunters took 69,990 deer. Muzzleloader hunters took 3,043 animals, and the late winter antlerless season had a harvest of 4,505 deer. —IDNR

Rocky Thornburg, a pilot based in Pine Bluff, received the George H. Dunklin Arkansas Waterfowl and Wetland Management Award from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Thornburg began flying low-altitude aerial waterfowl surveys in 1992 to allow AGFC staff to count ducks in the state, and did so for more than three decades. The award is given annually to an individual whose actions resulted in significant benefit to the state’s waterfowl and wetlands.

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LOUISIANA

Flounder closure proposed The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to set an annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of southern flounder from Oct. 15 through Nov. 30 of each year. Modifications in this rule create one statewide closed season for southern flounder for both the recreational and commercial sectors. According to the commission, the closed season is necessary to attempt to recover the stock of southern flounder, which is overfished based on results from the most recent flounder stock assessment. Comments to the proposed rule are open until May 2. —LDWF

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Christie captures Classic win Jason Christie has led the field going into the final day of the Bassmaster Classic — twice. This year, the Park Hill, Oklahoma angler shared the lead with Kyle Welcher going into the last day on Lake Hartwell. Christie finally came out on top by 5 ounces to win $300,000. Christie alternated between deep- and shallow-water patterns, using a prototype minnow imitation in deep water and a jig in the shallows, finishing with 54 pounds even over the three days. Welcher, of Opelika, Alabama, finished with 53 pounds, 11 pounces, earning $50,000, and Stetson Blalock, of Benton, Arkansas, finished third with 53 pounds, 5 ounces, earning $47,000. —B.A.S.S.

VERMONT

Productive search Largemouths approved warrant finds for commercial sale for A search warrant seeking evidence of deer taken illegally and illegal possession of firefood arms turned up much more. Game wardens

Commissioners with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved rules to allow for the production and sale of Florida largemouth bass as a food product. Statutory changes made during the 2021 legislative session sanctioned the sale of Florida largemouth bass produced in aquaculture facilities for food. FWS staff worked with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure continued genetic conservation of Florida’s freshwater game fish. Rule language prohibits the importation into or transportation within the state of any live bass species, except permitted Florida largemouth bass that meet FWC’s largemouth bass Genetic Authentication Standards.

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Childress seeks to donate ammo to Ukraine NASCAR driver and team owner Richard Childress committed to donating one million rounds of ammo to the armed forces of Ukraine. “I was listening the other day and heard President Zelenskyy say he didn’t want out, he wanted ammunition,” Childress told Fox and Friends. “I called my good friend Fred Wagenhals, who is the Chairman of AMMO, Inc. And he stepped right up.” Childress is a member of AMMO’s board of directors. The company is working with governmental agencies and a private company to attempt to get the ammunition, primarily the 7.62 caliber, to Ukraine. After the donation was announced, other companies joined in. Vista Outdoors, the owner of Remington, CCI, Speer and Federal Ammunition, also agreed to donate 1 million rounds of ammunition. —Staff report

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still attracting lots of fish.” The Wheatley’s are using 1/4-ounce Roadrunners in smoke and chartreuse with a red head. A slow and steady retrieve is best in water that’s 2- to 4-feet deep. “Lures are your best bet right now,” Mike Wheatley said. “But in a couple of weeks, when the run of white bass from Toledo Bend slows down, we’ll switch

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with or without the aid of LIS. The next day, each team switched sides and use of equipment, resulting in a total of 16 controlled “samples.” Participating anglers who did not use LIS averaged 6.3 crappie per day, while anglers who used LIS caught 7.3 crappie per day. When other species of fish were counted in the study, teams not using LIS averaged 12.9 fish per day, compared to 14.4 per fish per day when LIS was used. Finally, anglers also caught slightly larger crappie on average (10.8 inches) when using LIS, compared to the fish (10.5 inches) caught by anglers not using LIS. Ultimately, the data collected demonstrated that while LIS may improve angler catch and size of crappie by casual weekend anglers, overall differences were statistically minimal. In Arkansas, the research was done by way of an extensive survey. More than 1,000 anglers in almost 700 boats were interviewed statewide. More than 33 percent of the fishermen had LIS systems on their boats. According to study data, anglers with live-action sonar caught more than twice

and collaborating agencies seized seven firearms and approximately 3,000 rounds of ammunition alleged to have been illegally possessed, as well as approximately 880 bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl and a large amount of U.S. currency. Along with Vermont State Game Wardens, collaborating law enforcement included Special Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations, and the Vermont State Police. —VF&W

TENNESSEE

as many crappie per hour of effort than those who did not have the technology. But the size of caught crappie were about the same as those who weren’t using sonar. “We wanted to find out if anglers using live-imaging sonar caught more or bigger fish, and brought more fish home to eat, said Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries biologist Andy Yung. “Anglers not using live-imaging sonar had fish that were slightly heavier, but the difference was within an ounce or two so it was statistically irrelevant.” The survey found the anglers who were using LIS in the study kept about 30 percent fewer crappies than those fishermen without sonar. “The difference in actual number of fish taken home between the two groups of anglers only averaged three or so fish per trip,” Yung said. “The non-live-sonar anglers did keep a higher percentage of their catch, but they were catching them at half the rate, so the difference really wasn’t something that would cause concern on a broad scale.”

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