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Big run Black drum hitting during spring break

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News The annual spring black drum run is underway. Anglers fishing from both the bank or a boat are tangling with plenty of big uglies as large quantities of the species are stacked up along channels, passes and jetties near the Gulf to spawn. Many of these catches are tipping the scales to 3040 pounds or more.

The Texas City Dike has been a hotspot for shore-bound anglers and that’s where south Houston resident, Thong Lam, has found success while targeting oversized black drum.

“I’ve been focusing most of my efforts near the end of the Texas City Dike,” Lam said. “I try to stay away from the crowds that gather along the rocks at the very end, but I have been finding the best action anywhere along the last 1,500-yard stretch of the dike.”

Lam has landed several black drum in the 30-pound class while using large shad for bait.

“Most of my bites have occurred when I have been able to cast my bait into a pocket of water that is about 50-60 yards off the rocks along the dike,” he said.

Lam uses a bottom-rig leader with a 6-ounce spider weight and a size 10/0 circle hook to hold his bait in the strike zone where the fish are congregating.

Dickinson resident Harrison Cohen has also enjoyed some luck while fishing for big black drum from the Texas City Dike. He claims his success has occurred just about anywhere past the 4-mile mark along the channel side of the dike.

“The key to catching black drum this time of year from the Texas City Dike is making a long cast,” Cohen said. “You have to be able to chunk a bait about 80-100 yards out to catch them consistently, and this takes

Big trout are being landed in Baffin Bay and other areas along the coast. Photo from Capt. Dwayne Lowrey.

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News

Black drum are being caught along channels, passes and jetties. Arabella Rodriguez landed her 36-inch drum while fishing out of Port Mansfield. Photo from Capt. J.R. Rodriguez.

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When the topic turns to catching big trout, most coastal anglers think of Baffin Bay as the go-to destination.

Now is the time of the big trout run on Baffin, and other noted waters like East Galveston Bay, East Matagorda Bay and Pringle Lake, according to local anglers and guides.

Recently, Trinity Bay angler Tim Sartor made the run to Baffin and it paid off with his heaviest trout ever. It weighed 9 1/2 pounds and measured 29 1/4 inches. Sartor was fishing with Dwayne Lowrey, one of the better trophy trout guides along the Texas coast.

“We were fishing in about waist-deep water,” Lowrey said. “Tim is a good fisherman and spends most of his time wading on Trinity Bay. But he was on the hunt for big trout. We went out on a good day to be on the water, and he got the best bite of his life. The big trout hit an Original Baffin Bay Corky.”

Lowrey, who has been fishing on Baffin for 20 years, said the big trout bite should continue.

“The top trophy trout months are from February through about the end of April,” he said. “After that, they begin to lose body Please turn to page 16

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Toms in quiet groups for South Zone opener

By Craig Nyhus

The opening weekend of turkey season in the South Zone had less gobbling, but toms were coming to jake decoys early in the morning. Photo

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Lone Star Outdoor News South Zone gobblers are cooperating occasionally, but for the most part have been quiet since opening day on March 14.

Clay Wiatrek, of Falls City, hunted in Karnes County with his dad.

“Saturday was tough, but the birds were hot early Sunday and Monday morning,” he said. “On Monday morning, I had

two gobblers within 12 yards, but I was hunting with my bow and couldn’t get a shot.”

Wiatrek did bag a tom Sunday evening, and guided his 6-year-old nephew to a bird during the youth weekend.

The toms have been quiet, except occasionally when leaving or returning to the roost.

“Today I saw 10 gobblers from my ground blind and didn’t hear a single gobble,” he said. “They’re all still grouped Please turn to page 7

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Calling pigs (P. 4)

Spearing invasives (P. 8)

Texan studies hog vocalizations.

Group dives for tilapia, armored catfish.

Spring break project (P. 4)

Covering water (P. 8)

Students help build West Texas guzzlers.

Matagorda trout pattern changing daily.

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Not your typical spring break Students head to West Texas to build guzzlers

By Lili Sams

Lone Star Outdoor News JD Bolner and Keller Mainard spent their spring break building water guzzlers. Photo from JD Bolner.

When you think of spring break for college students, trips to Mexico, Las Vegas or Port Aransas are the first to come to mind.

For the past nine years,

JD Bolner has spent his breaks giving back to wildlife. Bolner, a senior at Texas A&M University, is studying rangeland ecology and management.

“It’s become a spring break tradition,” Bolner said.

Since 2010, the Bolner family made their annual pilgrimage to West Texas to work on a project whether it be for the Mule Deer Foundation or the Texas Bighorn Society.

Both groups hosts an annual work project where members gather in the desert mountains of West Texas to build and repair water guzzlers.

The guzzlers are rainwater collection and storage systems that gives the desert bighorn sheep, mule deer and other wildlife an oasis high on the mountain.

This year’s project, put on by the Texas Bighorn Soci-

ety, benefited the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, 55 miles south of Marathon.

Keller Mainard, of College Station, is a sophomore Agricultural Economics major. He met Bolner while both were working on a ranch near their university. The friends share a deep love of the outdoors.

“I’m a hard-core hunter and fisherman,” Mainard said.

Earlier this spring, Bolner Please turn to page 7

Making pig sounds Texan records hogs for app

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News His wife, Michelle, at the ready, Glenn Guess hits the call. A few moments later, a feral boar comes charging in. Sensing something is wrong comes too late for the hog, as Michelle has made the shot.

Guess has been a predator hunter for more than 35 years, and he’s been hunting hogs for 25 years.

“Michelle and I are in the field more than 300 days a year,” the 52-year-old said.

After years of predator and hog hunting, Guess figured hogs could be called in, but no product on the market worked consistently.

“There was a lack of information out there in the early days, but I kept trying to call them, mainly because of my impatience in sitting for a long period, waiting for them to come in,” Guess said.

His initial attempts were with distress calls, or squealers.

“As vocal as hogs are, I knew you could call them in,” Guess said. “I experimented with grunt tubes, and had some success doing that. Then I started recording hogs in the wild — I knew there were several sounds but didn’t know what the sounds meant.”

Taking video of wild hogs and recording their vocalizations led Guess to anPlease turn to page 6

Glenn Guess records both wild and captive feral hogs, studies their vocalizations and creates sounds for calling devices. Photo from Glenn Guess.

Quail group shatters records

By Lili Sams

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A big crowd set fundraising records at the Park Cities Quail Coalition banquet on March 7. Bass Pro shop founder Johnny Morris donated $1M to the group during his acceptance speech. Photo by Lili Sams, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Texas quail enthusiasts sat elbow to elbow at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas on March 7. More than 1,200 people came out to support the Dallas based nonprofit Park Cities Quail Coalition.

At their 13th Annual Dinner & Auction, Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, was the recipient of the 2019 T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award. The award is presented annually to a sportsman distinguished by a life of adventure, who demonstrates love of the outdoors, respect for natural resources, and a spirit of generosity that makes it possible for future generations to enjoy the sporting life. Past recipients have included Ted Turner, Tom Brokaw and Ray Murski.

The sportsman poked fun at his shooting ability during his acceptance speech.

“When my family found out I was receiving this award they all

laughed,” Morris remarked. “Dad, you’ve shot at plenty of quail but you’ve only plucked a few feathers.”

Advocating for conservation is a personal passion for Morris. He is one of the country’s leaders working to ensure natural habitats, wildlife and the outdoors remain abundant for future generations.

In his remarks, Morris also recognized Texas as, “a world-class leader not afraid to break out of the box to do what is right for conservation and a great example for other states to follow.”

Morris surprised the room with a $1M donation to Park Cities Quail in honor of his parents, who taught Morris about hunting and conservation through their passion for quail hunting.

Following the award presentation, PCQC held their live auction, which featured several hunts, excursions, and experiences. Notably, a rare opportunity for four anglers to fish with Johnny Morris and Orvis owner Leigh Perkins sold for $125,000.

A cruise for four couples on Carl and Gigi Allen’s armada of ships in the Bahamas was auctioned off for $400,000. Additionally, a hunting trip with four wounded veterans at Hawks Double Mountain Ranch sold for $200,000. The winning bidder will be accompanied by, Silver Star Recipient John Wayne Walding, and Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Mike Thornton.

100 percent of the proceeds from this auction item will be donated to organizations specializing in rehabilitating veterans through involving them in outdoor hunting and fishing activities.

“The donated items and the impressive prices paid for them is a testimony to the passion people have for our cause and for our veterans.” said dinner chair Wyatt Abernethy.

“Conservation’s Greatest Night” set a new attendance and fundraising record with the net proceeds of $1,300,000, not including the donation from Morris.

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Las Huellas helps South Texas wildlife, students

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By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News More than a decade ago, a group of wildlife enthusiasts got together to form an organization to preserve South Texas wildlife and its natural resources.

A decade later, the organization keeps striving as a conservation leader and, at the same time, educating youngsters about using the outdoors both ethically and responsibly.

Las Huellas, which translates into “tracks” in English, takes its name after the three-toed footprint a wild turkey leaves on the ground —which sort of resembles the track of a tiny dinosaur.

On its 10th anniversary, La Huellas held its annual banquet on the grounds by the historic Cullen House March 14.

About 800 people attended the event held under a huge white tent not far from the Laguna Madre.

Rob Cackley, president of the nonprofit Las Huellas’ 11-member board of directors, said that although a turkey track is the organization’s trademark, their goal goes beyond preserving these large birds.

“It’s about preserving all forms of wildlife,” Cackley said. “And to teach kids the use of the outdoors more ethically and responsibly.”

Since its inception, Las Huellas has given more than $760,000 in grants and scholarships to area students and to about 40 different organizations whose success depends in part from outside funding.

Among them are Valley Proud, Youth Duck Hunt, Friends of the Ocelot, Hooked for Life fishing / Kids Fish, Rio Grande Livestock Club, 4-H, FAA, USDA Fever Tick Research, Boys Scouts, Cameron County 4 Archery Club, National Butterfly Center, Willacy County Young Farmers Association, Los Fresnos Nature Club and the Migratory Bird Flyway Conservation.

Las Huellas also has released turkeys in various parts of Cameron County in an effort to repopulate these birds.

To this date, the organization has released about 500 turkeys, the most recent which occurred at the Resaca de la Palma Birding Center just west of Brownsville.

Because of that, a flock of turkey hens has been spotted along a portion of Military Highway inside the city limits.

During the banquet, 10 high school students each received a $2,500 scholarship.

Cackley said one of Las Huellas biggest projects takes place in October in a youth education program.

He said an average of 100 area youngsters go through a shooter certification crash course held with the assistance of game wardens with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Michael Stone, a longtime Brownsville paramedic who has attended about a half dozen of the annual banquets, said La Huellas is one of those entities that gives everything back to the community.

“They care a lot about the kids and the environment,” he said.

“And most importantly, they support a lot of other organizations.”

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“I set up a captive study group,” he said.

“I started it by saving some unborn piglets from a sow by C-section. Since then, I’ve identified more than 20 vocalizations from social grunts to breeding sounds, protection sounds, territorial sounds and piglet sounds, not to mention various distress and begging squeals. They each mean something different.”

After studying both wild and captive hogs and learning how they communicate, along with their habits and personality traits, Guess took his knowledge to the field, concentrating on breeding sounds and communication sounds rather than distress calls.

“I used modified grunt tubes to mimic social grunts and breeding calls,” Guess said. “That came with a good deal of success.”

Guess, through his Hog Zombies YouTube channel, has captured thousands of hunts where wild hogs responded to the calls.

“My sounds are actual recordings of hogs in the wild and in captivity,” he said.

“Some of the sounds are recordings of hogs responding to my calling. I’ve captured more called hogs on video than anyone else.”

The videos of hunts in North Texas and some in Oklahoma, received more than 1 million views last year, and already more than 600,000 this year.

Using boar-specific sounds in an attempt to target boars proved to be the right idea.

“The response from boars has been incredible,” Guess said. “I rarely call more than 15 minutes. I had two boars fighting in response to one of my calls.”

Guess’ sounds also have found their way overseas.

“They were the first used to call true European boar in Europe,” he said.

With the variety of sounds made by hogs, the difficulty was producing the

Feral hogs can be called in by hunters, but the range of sounds produced requires quality speakers, according to Glenn Guess, who produces recordings of pigs. Photo from Glenn Guess.

sounds in a format that would consistently attract hogs.

“It takes tremendous battery power and great speaker quality to produce the frequencies needed for realistic hog vocalizations for consistent success,” Guess said.

“The calls using a small, PA-type speaker with small batteries can’t reproduce the range of sounds made by the hogs.”

Then he began using the Convergent Hunting Solutions callers.

“There was an incredible difference,” Guess said. “Sounds that failed on other systems increased our success ten-fold.”

Guess later sold his calls, called The Glenn Guess Series, to Convergent Hunting Solutions to add to their Wild Hog Pro app, now available for purchase at Convergent’s website.

He said using Convergent’s system with the calls will greatly increase hog-hunting success.

“There’s no rush like bringing in a monster boar or hard-charging sows,” Guess said.

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up. If I was trying to run and gun, I would have been frustrated.”

Hunters in Live Oak County were seeing birds, and a few toms were bagged after coming to a strutter decoy, but the hunters and guides reported only seeing mature birds, with no jakes or 2-year-old birds.

The vegetation is in great shape, maybe too great in some instances.

“In a few weeks, the turkeys may not want to head into the vegetation,” one guide said. “It will be too high.”

Matt Ebrom, of Floresville, bagged a bird on Saturday morning.

“The birds were talking Saturday morning, but not in the afternoon,” he said.

Ebrom agreed the ample vegetation creates a new set of problems.

“I’m going to have to go and shred where I hunt, because I can’t see the birds walking in the field,” he said.

Lone Star Outdoor News’ contributor Nate Skinner scouted and hunted the opener in Wilson County.

“On Thursday the birds were in big groups and gobbled on their way to the roost,” he said. “On Friday they stayed silent.”

On the Saturday morning opener, Skinner was out

invited Mainard to the Wild Texas Film Tour. The films that showcased wildlife and conservation efforts from across the state inspired Mainard.

“I felt a big urge to give back,” Mainard said. “I asked JD when the next work trip would be and it happened to be this one, right during spring break.”

Those who have traveled to the Texas mountains can tell you of the enchanting landscape of Big Bend.

“It shows you how small we are as humans,” Mainard said.

“The whole experience was incredible.”

The group built two complete guzzlers and made repairs to 11 older guzzlers.

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Three refuges to receive restoration work Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered to undertake $25.8 million in restoration work that will benefit more than 60,000 acres of coastal marsh on three Texas national wildlife refuges.

“We’ll be working with the FWS to repair, replace and strengthen wetland management infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Harvey on McFaddin, Texas Point and Anahuac national wildlife refuges,” DU Manager of Conservation Programs Todd Merendino said. “In addition to improving habitat management capabilities, these projects will improve public access for hunting, fishing and wildlife observation through safe, accessible structures that can withstand increasing use by the public and better weather future storms.”

Shoreline protection and wetland management infrastructure projects will address erosion loss and damage to levees and watercontrol structures that occurred in Jefferson, Chambers and Galveston counties. For example, a bank along McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge maintains a barrier between the largest contiguous intermediate marshland complex in the state and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Damages to the bank are threatening this important marsh ecosystem with saltwater intrusion. Two of the levees to be repaired also provide walk-in access to hunters and anglers.

These projects will be completed in phases over the next three years.

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Dick’s to stop selling hunting products Dick’s Sporting Goods said it will stop selling hunting equipment, including rifles and ammunition, at 125 stores.

Shares of the company were down about 11 percent as Dick’s quarterly same-store sales missed Wall Street estimates.

Dick’s previously banned the sales of firearms to people under the age of 21 and AR-type rifles and high-capacity magazines.

The retailer said it will replace the hunting supplies category with some kind of in-demand merchandise, CEO Edward Stack said.

—Staff report

Clay Wiatrek bagged his Rio Grande turkey on opening weekend in Karnes County. Photo from Clay Wiatrek.

with his bow, and luck was with him.

“I had two gobblers come in right off of the roost — they ran into my decoy spread with a DSD strutter decoy — and I shot one with my bow at 9 yards,” he said. “I was in an open field near their roost and they gobbled well coming in. For the rest of the weekend I didn’t hear but three or four birds gobble and I didn’t see any hens cruising alone.”

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Spearfishing for invasive species Company helps rid river system of invaders

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Invasive fish species have been wreaking havoc on ecosystems in bodies of water within urban areas of Central Texas for years. Two such species in the Comal River system are tilapia and Plecostomus, more commonly known as plecos or armored catfish.

A group of spearfishermen helped remove these species from the Comal River. The group was led by Nick Menchaca, owner and operator of Atlas Environmental, a San Marcus-based company that focuses on the removal of invasive species from particular ecosystems. Atlas Environmental is currently contracted by the cities of San Marcos and New Braunfels to remove invasive species from the bodies of water within the San Marcos and Comal springs and rivers.

According to Menchaca, the company has removed nearly 10,000 pounds of invasive biomass from San Marcos springs and the San Marcos River since 2013. He claims the numbers are increasing each week on both river systems.

San Marcos resident John Henry Boatright tagged along with Menchaca on one of his most recent outings in the old channel portion of the Comal River that flows through downtown New Braunfels. They were joined by Zach Anderson, also of San Marcus, and the trio removed 33 armored catfish and 10 tilapia while spearfishing.

According to Boatright, most of their efforts took place in man-

Nick Menchaca spears a tilapia in Spring Lake near San Marcos where he and his company remove invasive fish species from the San Marcos springs and river system. Photo from Nick Menchaca.

made pools within the Comal that were anywhere from 6 to 10 feet deep. The crew used snorkel gear, including fins and masks to swim after the fish they pursued.

“Most of the fish were facing upstream, so we started downstream and worked our way up,” Boatright said. “This allowed us to sneak up and get within spearing

distance of them.”

The armored catfish were much easier to approach than the tilapia.

“Most of the armored catfish were concentrating along improved rock banks and clay walls of the river,” Boatright said. “They were not spooky at all and were fairly easy to get close to.”

The tilapia were generally found around submerged vegetation.

“We had to be pretty stealthy to get within spearing distance of the tilapia,” Boatright said. “They were definitely tricky.”

Menchaca said Atlas Environmental holds annual spearfishing tournaments and fish fries that are open to the public.

“It’s awesome to get some help from the community in fighting the battle against invasive species,” he said. “So many people are willing to eat freshly fried invasive fish fillets. It’s neat to see how many folks want to try out the armored catfish and compare it to the taste of tilapia.”

Springtime transition on East Matagorda

Tackle shop owner embraces future, holds onto roots

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make it a little more difficult to pattern them, but when you are in the right place at the right The transition from late win- time, the action can be pheter into spring is taking place nomenal.” on East MatagoAccordrda Bay. Anglers ing to Prye, are still being there are still rewarded with some trophy trophy trout as sized specks well as numbers staging along of solid specks shallow flats and reds; hownear the ever, the patsouth shoretern is changing line of East from day to day Matty; howwith varying ever, they are springtime connot distribditions. uted up and Capt.

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For Lone Star Outdoor News New customers walking into the live bait shop off Interstate 30 near Lake Ray Hubbard in Garland — the one with Fisherman’s Supply painted on the side of the building and matching sign out front — may raise an eyebrow when they learn the place is actually called Clark’s Tackle Box. But to owner Brian Clark and his regular customers, it makes perfect sense.

Clark has been performing a balancing act since he purchased the Brian Clark took over the old Fisherman’s Supply store in Garland. He changed the store’s name but shop formerly known as kept the original and familiar sign. Photo by Lili Sams, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Fisherman’s Supply in September 2015. On the Clark knew he needed to change the name of the one hand, he’s holding onto the shop’s 60-year-old business to signal to vendors that new management roots. On the other, he’s shepherding in a new genwould be taking over. Longtime customers, however, eration of fishermen. wanted to see the same tried-and-true products and Starting first as an employee at Fisherman’s Supply bait that had kept them coming back for years and, in 2011, Clark bought the shop years later in a handyes, they wanted to see the same Fisherman’s Supply shake deal when the then-owner was looking to sell. sign outside. Thus, Clark took both monikers.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, stained up the river; 45-54 degrees; 5.74’ low.

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

AMISTAD: Water murky; 5862 degrees; 23.30’ low. Black bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits, jerkbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits under birds. White bass are fair on slabs and small crankbaits under birds. Catfish are fair on prepared bait over baited holes.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 48-57 degrees; 0.02’ low.

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

ATHENS: Water clear; 55-60 degrees; 0.51’ high. Black bass are fair on weightless stick worms, Carolina-rigged lizards and shad-pattern swim jigs.

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

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 54-63 degrees; 0.76’ 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 green/pumpkin spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics.

Crappie are good on minnows and black/blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait, shrimp and nightcrawlers.

BELTON: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 0.75’ high. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night in 18-20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and hot dogs.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 53-58 degrees; 0.36’ high.

Black bass are fair on squarebilled crankbaits, shaky-head worms and Texas-rigged craws.

Crappie are good on minnows.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 56-61 degrees; 0.23’ high.

Black bass are fair on shakyhead worms, bladed jigs and swim jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained; 5257 degrees; 0.04’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, finesse jigs and shaky-head worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs near the pier. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 53-57 degrees: 0.07’ high. Black bass are fair on suspending spinner baits, shaky-head worms and squarebilled crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 52-56 degrees; 0.10’ high.

Black bass are good on black/

blue jigs, crankbaits and soft plastic worms over brush piles.

Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies off lighted docks. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 5357 degrees; 2.40’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits, pumpkinseed lizards and black/chartreuse jigs over main lake humps.

Striped bass are good on chartreuse spoons and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows in 15-25 feet. Catfish are slow.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 55-60 degrees; 1.85’ high.

Black bass are good on Texasrigged creature baits, bladed jigs and junebug stick worms.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CALAVERAS: Water murky.

Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed worms, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on spoons and jigs near the dam. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp near the railroad trestle.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 55-59 degrees; 0.36’ high.

Black bass are good on black/ chartreuse hair jigs in 15-25 feet, and Texas-rigged black worms on jigheads. Striped bass are slow. White bass fair on minnows and small white crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver. Catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 53-58 degrees, 0.08’ high. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, spinner baits and shallow crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 57-61 degrees; 14.09’ low.

Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits.

White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

COLEMAN: Water murky; 5660 degrees; 0.20’ low. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 55 degrees in the main lake, 87 degrees at the hot water discharge, 67-71 degrees in main lake; 0.22’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits, 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 droplines baited

with live perch.

CONROE: Water murky; 55-59 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and soft plastics.

Striped bass are good on silver spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

COOPER: Water stained; 5660 degrees; 0.58’ high. Black bass are fair on swim jigs, Texas-rigged craws and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 62-67 degrees; 0.13’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and live minnows.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live or dead shad.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 53-58 degrees; 0.18’ high. Black bass are good on weightless stick worms and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

FALCON: Water murky; 56-60 degrees; 25.46’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastics and spinner baits in shallow areas. Striped bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on frozen shrimp and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on watermelon, green/pumpkin and redbug Carolina-rigged soft plastics off deep points. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 54-58 degrees; 0.36’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texasrigged craws, wacky worms and bladed jigs. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky.

Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and spinner baits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 52-56 degrees; 0.13’ low.

Black bass are fair on watermelon/ red soft plastics, spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are slow.

GRANGER: Water murky; 5155 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are fair on jigs and spinner baits along the river channel.

White bass are fair on white grubs in the river below Dickerson’s Bottom. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night upriver. Blue catfish are fair on shad and prepared baits.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 52-56 degrees; 0.45’ high.

Black bass are fair on weightless stick worms and shallow crankbaits. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on minnows.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 53-57 degrees; 0.21’

high. Black bass are fair on junebug red metal flake soft plastic worms and lizards flukes, and large swim baits.

White bass are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows.

Bream are slow. Catfish are slow.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 49-57 degrees; 0.18’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 54-57 degrees; 0.73’ low.

Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas-rigged craws and shakyhead worms. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 56-61 degrees: 1.21’ high. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, stick worms and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 53-57 degrees: 0.45’ high.

Black bass are slow.

White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LBJ: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 0.77’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow.

White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 52-56 degrees; 0.23’ high.

Black bass are fair on squarebilled crankbaits, Texas-rigged craws and shaky-head worms.

White bass are good on slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 55-59 degrees; 0.03’ high.

Black bass are good on chartreuse/white spinner baits.

White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 38-46 degrees; 78.59’ low.

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

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 75-82 degrees; 0.08’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, swim jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 55-59 degrees; 2.41’ low.

Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, soft jerkbaits and Texasrigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 43-50 degrees; 0.62’ low.

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

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 53-57 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on chartreuse tube jigs off piers. Catfish are slow.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 4453 degrees; 16.08’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 43-51 degrees; 0.27’ high.

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

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 54-59 degrees; 0.48’ high. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms, Texas-rigged craws and swim jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Hybrid striper are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 46-54 degrees; 0.10’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair. Striped bass are fair. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 5660 degrees; 0.14’ high. Black bass are fair on deep-running crankbaits and spinner baits off points. Striped bass are fair on live shad.

White bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 10-15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on live shad and goldfish.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 53-58 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained: 53-57 degrees; 0.15’ high.

Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and weightless stick worms. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 52-57 degrees; 0.22’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 57-61 degrees; 5.06’ high. Black bass are fair on tequila sunrise and pumpkinseed soft plastics. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp, live minnows and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 57-61 degrees; 0.10’ high.

Black bass are fair on chartreuse/black lipless crankbaits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 56-60 degrees; 0.07’ high.

Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and minnows.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to

n Saltwater reports Page 11 muddy; 54-58 degrees; 0.46’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 5864 degrees; 0.17’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on jerkbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 52-56 degrees; 1.48’ low.

Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, shaky-head worms and flukes. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 56-60 degrees; 1.20’ low.

Black bass are good on chartreuse/black soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow.

White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp and cut bait.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 53-57 degrees; 0.41’ high. Black bass are fair on purple/black soft plastic worms and crawfish crankbaits in 12-30 feet.

Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and jigs in 30-40 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver and cut shad.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are slow.

Hybrid striper are good on chartreuse striper jigs and silver slabs. White bass are good on minnows and silver slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are slow.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 53-57 degrees; 0.11’ low.

Black bass are fair on shakyhead worms, spinner baits and weightless stick worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 5458 degrees; 1.55’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 54-59 degrees; 5.29 high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, swim jigs and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

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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: Trout are fair in the upper reaches of bay. Redfish are fair in the marsh.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on MirrOlures and Corkies. Whiting 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.

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.

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

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters in the back lakes on live shrimp.

Trout are fair on the south shoreline on topwaters and Corkies.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs.

Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on crabs. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics over soft mud. Trout and

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on top-waters and Corkies. Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains.

SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair around Garrison Ridge on Corkies.

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the right rod and reel setup.”

Cohen has been using custom-made 9-10 foot surf rods he built himself to cast freshly cut live crab towards the deep holes along the dike where the drum are schooling. He’s been rigging the leader on the end of his main line with a 6- to 8-ounce spider weight and a 9/0 circle hook.

Texas city angler Albert Salinas said the drum action near the end of the dike has been occurring in spurts.

“The fish seem to feed all at once when the current begins to pick up or slow down,” he said. “There are lulls in the action, and then all of a sudden they will start biting.”

Salinas’ largest catch from the dike recently has been a 38-inch fish.

Anglers fishing from a boat in other areas of Galveston Bay have been landing oversized black drum as well. Santa Fe

redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Black drum are fair to good in Morris-Cummings Cut on free-lined shrimp.

Black drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Redfish are fair to good in the back of Allyn’s Bight.

PORT ARANSAS: Black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish 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 shrimp. Black drum and redfish are fair to good in the Packery Channel on crabs.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and Gamblers around rocks and sand and

grass. Black drum are good in the Land Cut on crabs. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on glow Down South Lures.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on top-waters around sand and grass along the shorelines. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes. Black drum and redfish are good on crabs at East Cut. SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on D.O.A. Shrimp in 3-4 feet. Black drum, redfish and jack crevalle are fair to good at the jetty. Flounder are fair to good on the spoils along the ICW. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp. Redfish are good on the flats and in South Bay on D.O.A. Shrimp and live shrimp. Trout are good on the edge of the spoils on live bait.

resident Ryan Welch fished the Galveston Jetties with his brother, Aaron, and dad, Jay, and the trio boated several drum weighing more than 25 pounds. Their best success came on the channel side of the north jetty while using cut crab along the bottom in 40 feet of water.

The Bolivar gas wells have also been producing numbers of black drum. That’s where Galveston guide Capt. Ryan Battistoni has been focusing his efforts.

“We’ve been catching anywhere from five to 15 large drum per day while fishing the edge of drop-offs around old well pads in about 15-20 feet of water,” he said. “The best action has been occurring during a moving tide.”

In Port Mansfield, Capt. J.R. Rodriguez said he has noticed more schools of black drum, and the larger fish are being caught along the Port Mansfield Channel on dead shrimp or fresh cut mullet.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER DOGS NOT LOST While patrolling the Sam Houston National Forest, a Montgomery County game warden contacted four individuals who had firearms, rope and GPS tracking equipment. The group claimed their dogs had gotten off the private property they were hunting, and they were trying to get them back. The warden asked if they knew it was illegal to run dogs in the national forest and they said that they did but were only trying to retrieve their dogs. The warden told them to gather their dogs and leave the forest as soon as possible. Once out of sight, the warden parked his vehicle and doubled back on the group just in time to witness them dragging a pig out of the woods. All four individuals received citations.

One was taken to Montgomery County Jail on local warrants.

TRYING TO HIDE ILLEGAL BAIT While watching bank fishermen on the Trinity River, Houston County game wardens observed a man pull in his stringer and remove a white bass. The man then cut off a large portion of the tail, baited his hook with it and reset his line in the water. He then turned around and began digging a hole into the side of the riverbank. The cut-up white bass was placed in the hole and covered. The wardens made contact with the subject, who finally admitted to what he had been up to and uncovered the buried white bass.

He was charged for using game fish as bait and given a warning for waste of game.

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CAUGHT IN THE ACT An investigation resulted in the apprehension of two local subjects in the act of taking 35 catfish by way of hoop nets that were placed in Village Creek.

A Hardin County game warden walked several miles along the creek until he discovered a boat that was tied up and unattended in a very remote part of the creek. After a quick inspection of the boat, he believed it was possibly being used to run hoop nets. Wardens devised a plan to enter the property before daylight, ahead of a forecasted heavy rain

received a call from the Malakoff Police Department regarding hunting from a public road. Malakoff Police Department had received a call about a suspicious vehicle and while searching the area, observed a vehicle shining a spotlight from a public road. The driver was found to have a cocked crossbow, with a bolt in place, multiple flashlights and methamphetamine. Numerous reports have recently been received on this vehicle regarding suspicious activity, along with numerous deer carcasses being found in the same area. The driver was placed in jail for both the drug and hunting charges.

HURRYING TO GET TO RAMP Beaumont District game wardens were on patrol transiting through the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Jefferson County when they observed a bass boat traveling at high speed and attempted to stop it for a water safety inspection. Suspiciously, the bass boat occupants never turned around to observe the

event, to catch the subjects in the act. After lying in wait for more than six hours, the wardens heard the subjects arrive by vehicle and get in their boat that was still tied up on the creek. After they emptied one hoop net upstream, they returned to check a net downstream that just happened to be right in front of the wardens’ hiding spot. The subjects were captured on video removing fish from their nets. Two hoop nets and 35 catfish were seized and citations were issued.

wardens and the activated blue lights on the patrol vessel. They were able to catch up to the bass boat at a public boat ramp, and it appeared that the subjects were in a hurry to unload their vessel. Upon inspection, the subjects had four red drum over the limit, five undersized red drum and one undersized black drum. Multiple citations were issued, and civil restitution is pending.

A RUDE AWAKENING Information about a white-tailed deer that was dead alongside the road in Matagorda County was received from a Wharton County citizen. The warden arrived on scene to find a doe shot with a crossbow bolt. While the warden was attempting to retrieve the crossbow bolt, a truck stopped and a male occupant said he might know who shot the deer. On information from the man, the warden drove approximately 50 yards down the road to a residence.

In the driveway was a pickup with a male occupant sleeping in the driv-

er’s seat with the window down and seatbelt still on. In the passenger seat was a loaded crossbow, with the safety still positioned on fire. In the backseat a loaded crossbow was noted to be on safe. The crossbow bolts were of the same make and model as the one pulled out of the doe. The warden woke the subject, who denied shooting the doe before the warden told the subject that the crossbow bolt pulled out of the doe matched the crossbow bolts in the subject’s truck. The subject then confessed.

BOAT RETURNED TO OWNER A Marine Theft Investigator was contacted about a suspicious vessel on the banks of Little Cypress.

Upon arrival, he discovered the hull identification number plate was removed, so the vessel was seized. There was no record listed for the vessel. Realizing that a local outdoor retailer sells this brand of vessel, the warden contacted them about finding a possible owner through their system. After a brief

search, he was able to find the owner of the vessel and verified that he had reported a theft three years prior. The warden contacted the owner, a veteran with a passion for fishing, and returned his vessel.

LOST ANGLERS FOUND Game wardens received an assistance call from the U.S. Coast Guard for three wade-fishermen who needed to be rescued. The fishermen were lost in Saltwater Lake outside of Port O’Connor near the banks of the Powder Horn Wildlife Management Area. The subjects were wade-fishing in a lake off Matagorda Bay and didn’t make it back before dark. As the game wardens left their night set to rescue the fishermen, conditions got worse due to rain, fog, and cold weather.

The game wardens were able to launch an airboat in Port O’Connor and set out in the general area where the subjects were believed to last be located. The wardens drove the airboat for a while in the rain and fog until they located the lost fishermen. The fisherman were brought back to Port O’Connor, where they were able to warm up and dry off.

REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000.

CALL OPERATION GAME THIEF AT (800) 792-4263

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HEROES

Chris Perdomo took this oribi during a hunt in the Mpumalanga area of South Africa. He harvested the oribi from approximately 148 yards with a Remington .243.

Rick Garza caught this trout while wade-fishing in Port Mansfield.

Jarrett Rowell, of Temple, landed the new Junior Angler category lake-record blue catfish on Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir while jigging for white bass.

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Valen Kimball, 13, of New Braunfels, caught this nice bass near Lake Dunlap. Valen is an aspiring fishing guide.

Brandon Alt, a student at Baylor University, caught this largemouth from a private pond near Axtell in McLennan County.

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INDUSTRY Sales director sought Texas Hunter Products is looking for a director of sales to drive the sale of hunting and fishing products at its San Antonio headquarters.

NMMA directors Callie Hoyt and Clay Crabtree joined the National Marine Manufacturers Association as directors of federal governmental relations.

Blaser execs named Christian Socher was promoted to head of sales and chief executive officer of Blaser GmbH, and John Evens was named CEO of Blaser USA.

The Murray Road Agency in Charleston, South Carolina, is looking for an experienced communicator with a proven track record of success in public relations, communications and marketing.

Fishing lure acquisition

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3. It holds the fishing line

1. New blaze camo color

6. Texas’ state plant (two words)

2. A good catfish lake

10. The turkey’s eyesight

3. The largest grouse

13. A name for the freshwater drum

4. A bass tournament series (two words)

15. A favorite lure color

5. A duck hunters’ organization (two words)

16. Hybrid of smallmouth and spotted bass

7. Dove, in Spanish

18. A flashlight manufacturer

8. Popular bass lake in Mexico

19. Used to propel the boat

9. Pests on the camping trip

22. The wood-eating insects

11. A South Texas river

24. Austin’s county

12. A type of turkey call

26. A fundraising method at banquets

14. Amarillo’s county

27. Used to mark a fishing hotspot

17. The doe in heat

29. Term for dabbling ducks

20. Makes the stand and fill feeder (two words)

30. Time of arrival, for short

21. White or black panfish

32. Thought to be bad luck in the boat

23. A coastal bay (two words)

33. One of Leopold’s tools

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34. River between Texas and Oklahoma

27. Holds Buckskin, Bobwhite camps

35. An uninvited guest, like an eyeworm

28. A good crappie lake

to a quail 36. Hunters are the best _____

31. A bullet manufacturer 34. The smallest of the litter

37. To sharpen the knife or broadhead

Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News

Trout on the move

Birchwood Casey has obtained the T&S Shell Catcher brand.

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Promotion at Pelican Pelican Products, Inc. promoted Scott Bossenbroek to director of case product development.

New president at Safariland

PR position at Murray Road

ACROSS

Acquisition of T&S Shell Catcher

The Safariland Group named Brad E. Williams as president.

Agency for Birchwood Casey Birchwood Casey retained Providence Marketing Group as their marketing agency of record.

Southern Lure Company has been acquired by American Baitworks Co.

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Crappie chowder 1 pound crappie fillets, cut into 3/4-inch pieces 6-8 ozs. salt pork 1 3/4 cups chopped onion 1 1/2 cup chopped celery 1 tsp. dried thyme 1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers 1 1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 cups bottled clam juice 1 1/2 cup half and half 1/2 cup whipping cream 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill Stir salt pork in medium stock pot on medium to low heat about 20 minutes until ren-

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—Ohio DNR

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the better bite is taking place out deep, which means wading the shorelines is just a waste of time. Folks that are willing to drift the middle of the bay while the fish are holding deep, and then get out of the boat along a shoreline when the timing is right are going to have the most success.”

Prye relies on his ability to read the water to decide whether he’s going to wade-fish or drift from his boat.

“My main focus is baitfish,” he said. “If a stretch of water has plenty of mullet activity, then there’s going to be trout and redfish nearby. When the bait has been out deep in the middle of the bay, we’ve been catching more fish drift-fishing. When it’s been up tight to the shorelines, then wading has been the ticket.”

A D.O.A. shrimp rigged with a 3- to 3.5-foot leader under a popping cork has been Prye’s preferred choice for coaxing strikes while drifting. He rigs a size 10 treble hook just above the shrimp to increase his hookup ratio when the fish seem to be finicky and are short striking the lure.

While wade-fishing, Prye’s most consistent action has come from chunking white soft plastics.

East Matagorda Bay angler Scott Radke said he has experienced mixed results for both wading and drifting recently. During an outing with his wife, the pair boated limits of trout along with several

upper slot reds while making long drifts in the middle of East Matagorda in about 5 feet of water in the afternoon.

Later that evening, Radke said he decided to get out of the boat along the south shoreline to try his hand at wade-fishing an area right before sunset.

“I started up shallow in knee-deep water and didn’t get any bites,” he said. “Once I moved out to waist-deep water, I immediately hooked up with a 4-pound trout.”

Radke said the fish are scattered throughout the bay right now.

“They seem to be moving back and forth from shallow to deep water without any consistency,” he said. “If you get lucky and find yourself in the right spot when they’re feeding, the action will be nonstop.”

Guide Michael Kubecka has had more success staying in the boat covering water rather than wade-fishing.

“The fish are just all over the place with the changing weather,” he said. “There are short windows of time where you can sit in one spot and catch good numbers, but if you miss that window, then you’ll be left making a ton of casts without a bite. Unless you can hit the water right when they want to eat, your best bet is to cover plenty of water.”

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weight.”

Lowrey said fishing pressure has affected the trophy bite at Baffin Bay. “It’s still a good place to catch big trout, but not as good as it was 10 to 15 years ago,” he said.

“It gets a lot of fishing pressure.

But I like to fish Baffin in about waist-deep water where there are rocks along with pockets of sand and grass — it’s a unique place to fish.”

The guide prefers a southeasterly breeze in the 15 mile per hour range.

“That warms up the water and keeps the fish active,” he said.

“My favorite lures are She Dogs and Corkys. I’ll also use paddletail jigs, too. With the mullet imi-

tation lures, you can’t go wrong with chartreuse.”

Lowrey spools his reels with 30-pound test braided line that’s connected to a 1-1/2-foot fluorocarbon leader. The leader is attached to a lure with either a locking loop knot or Tony Clip.

The clip allows for less down time when changing lures.

Baffin Bay is where the current state record speckled trout was caught, and on a fly. The fish weighed 15.6 pounds and was 37.25 inches long.

The previous state record, at 13 pounds, 11 ounces, was caught by Jim Wallace in 1996. Wallace used the original Paul Brown Corky, a lure he helped Paul Brown design, to make his record catch.

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NATIONAL INDIANA

Plea deal for poaching big buck A Dubois County man has been convicted of illegally taking what most hunters would consider a buck of a lifetime.

Mark Gill, age 56, of Holland, harvested a nontypical 20-point buck with more than 200 inches of antler during the 2016 season after already taking a buck earlier that archery season. This violated the state of Indiana’s one-buck rule.

As part of his plea agreement, Gill’s hunting license privileges will be suspended for a period of two years.

Gill caped out the second harvested buck of the 2016 season and froze it until the 2017 season before checking it in. By doing this he provided false information to Indiana’s deer harvest information system.

—IDNR

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Proposal removes gray wolves from protection This will be the fourth straight administration to propose the delisting of gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections.

Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the proposal to remove gray wolves from federal protections across the Lower 48 states during a speech at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference held in Denver.

—Staff report

TENNESSEE

Wetland Achievement Awards include Morrison

life and Natural Resources Conference held in Denver, Colorado.

The awards were presented to Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, Sarah Mott, former division chief for the Division of Bird Habitat Conservation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, David Morrision, waterfowl program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Dr. G. Scott Boomer, USFWS biologist, Metroparks Toledo and Jim Ronquest, winner of the 2006 World Championship Duck Calling Contest.

—DU

NEBRASKA

Following mule deer One hundred and twenty mule deer does are wearing GPS monitoring devices for the second year of a research study designed to aid in the management of mule deer populations in high- and low-density areas of Nebraska.

A crew of about 15 people, consisting of graduate students, faculty, and collaborators from the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, along with Nebraska Game and Parks Commission staff, equipped the deer with monitoring devices after a helicopter capture crew caught them in four study areas last week; two in the northwest and two in the southwest.

The GPS devices will allow for remote monitoring via satellite and provide data on movements and habitat use.

—NGPC

OKLAHOMA

Lowrance, fishing industry pioneer, dies Darrell Lowrance, founder of Lowrance Electronics, died March 17 after suffering a stroke. He was 80.

Lowrance served as president and CEO from 1964 to 2006. He was inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame in 2013.

Ducks Unlimited announced the winners of the 2019 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards during the 84th North American Wild-

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Selling bait, tackle Continued from page 8

outward-facing aspects of Fisherman’s Supply, except one thing.

“We’ve made it cleaner because we heard from customers that it, you know, smelled like a bait shop,” Clark said. “Now, you still smell the bait, but I’m hearing that it’s more bearable.”

Without changing much to the storefront, Clark has a few irons in the fire for what he calls his chief goal: inspiring young people.

“Helping young kids, that’s the primary in this whole thing,” Clark said. “I love to see the younger generation fishing. To have a kid, who can find this as a hobby, that’s what we’re reaching toward. It isn’t just about catching the biggest fish or shooting something in the field, it’s the time spent outdoors with family and friends that’s important.”

Clark’s often donates bait and volunteers to judge or take weights in local youth fishing competitions, as well as the Texas Hunt for the Cure, a nonprofit dedicated to enriching the lives of kids with life-threatening illnesses through wildlife sports. And he is in the early stages of partnering with schools that teach wildlife and outdoor classes.

Along with the live bait, it’s the feeling of community that keeps customers coming back. Clark takes the time to know his customers. The phone rings and he immediately recognizes the customer by his voice and gets to work preparing his order.

The back walls of the tank room are filled with photos of customers and their catches.

Need the most recent fishing report from Lake Ray Hubbard? Clark can tell you what anglers are reporting. Clark hopes to encourage new anglers just as much as the seasoned veterans.

“Even if they buy a rod and reel at one of the big chain stores and they come in here for bait, I’ll help them rig it up,” he said.

But Clark is well aware that the younger generations don’t necessarily shop the way his longtime customers do. And now, as Clark nears his fourth year of ownership, he’s preparing to debut an online presence where customers could order products online, and he’s been ramping up social media presence.

“Some old-timers are not OK with changes we make even with shelving (products).

They don’t get why we change, but you have to bring in new customers and change with the times,” Clark said. “We’re trying to get an online base. If you’re not selling online, you’re not competing.”

Clark has also found that younger customers can prefer to interact on Facebook by asking questions about baits or opening hours, for example. The more Clark’s has ramped up its Facebook presence, the fewer phone calls Clark receives in the shop, he said.

As for that Fisherman’s Supply sign out front, that’s where Clark’s plans to change cease.

“We won’t take down the old sign. We’ll never take it down,” Clark said. “We bought the name and we’ll continue to do business as both.”

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7:41 8:37 9:34 10:32 11:28 ----12:46 1:34 2:19 3:01 3:41 4:20 4:59 5:39 6:21

1:28 2:24 3:21 4:19 5:15 6:08 6:59 7:46 8:31 9:13 9:52 10:31 11:10 11:49 12:32

07:23 07:21 07:20 07:19 07:18 07:16 07:15 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:11 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06

07:33 07:33 07:34 07:34 07:35 07:36 07:36 07:37 07:37 07:38 07:38 07:39 07:40 07:40 07:41

9:38p 8:44a 10:41p 9:23a 11:43p 10:03a NoMoon 10:45a 12:43a 11:29a 1:40a 12:16p 2:32a 1:06p 3:21a 1:57p 4:06a 2:50p 4:47a 3:43p 5:24a 4:37p 5:59a 5:31p 6:32a 6:24p 7:04a 7:18p 7:35a 8:12p

1:08 2:04 3:02 3:59 4:55 5:49 6:40

7:46 8:43 9:40 10:37 11:33 12:01 12:52

1:33 2:30 3:27 4:25 5:21 6:14 7:05

07:28 07:27 07:26 07:24 07:23 07:22 07:20

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1:40

7:52

07:19 07:43 3:34a

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2:25 3:07 3:47 4:26 5:05 5:45 6:27

8:37 9:18 9:58 10:37 11:15 11:55 12:37

07:18 07:16 07:15 07:14 07:13 07:11 07:10

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07:39 07:39 07:40 07:41 07:41 07:42 07:43 07:44 07:45 07:45 07:46 07:47 07:48 07:48

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7:53 8:49 9:47 10:44 11:40 12:08 12:59 1:47 2:31 3:14 3:54 4:33 5:11 5:51 6:33

1:40 2:37 3:34 4:31 5:27 6:21 7:11 7:59 8:43 9:25 10:05 10:43 11:22 12:02 12:44

07:35 07:34 07:33 07:31 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:27 07:25 07:24 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:20 07:18

07:45 07:46 07:46 07:47 07:47 07:48 07:48 07:49 07:50 07:50 07:51 07:51 07:52 07:52 07:53

9:50p 8:57a 10:54p 9:36a 11:55p 10:16a NoMoon 10:58a 12:55a 11:43a 1:52a 12:30p 2:44a 1:20p 3:33a 2:11p 4:18a 3:04p 4:59a 3:57p 5:37a 4:51p 6:12a 5:44p 6:45a 6:37p 7:17a 7:30p 7:48a 8:24p

7:41 1:28 8:37 2:24 9:35 3:22 10:32 4:19 11:28 5:15 ----- 6:09 12:47 7:00 1:36 7:48 2:21 8:33 3:04 9:16 3:45 9:56 4:24 10:35 5:04 11:14 5:44 11:54 6:25 -----

8:06 9:03 10:00 10:58 11:54 12:22 1:12 2:00 2:45 3:27 4:07 4:46 5:25 6:05 6:47

1:54 2:50 3:47 4:45 5:41 6:34 7:25 8:12 8:57 9:39 10:18 10:57 11:36 12:15 12:58

07:48 07:47 07:45 07:44 07:43 07:41 07:40 07:38 07:37 07:36 07:34 07:33 07:31 07:30 07:29

07:59 08:00 08:00 08:01 08:02 08:03 08:03 08:04 08:05 08:06 08:07 08:07 08:08 08:09 08:10

10:09p 9:09a 11:15p 9:44a NoMoon 10:22a 12:20a 11:01a 1:21a 11:44a 2:19a 12:30p 3:12a 1:20p 4:01a 2:12p 4:44a 3:06p 5:24a 4:01p 5:59a 4:57p 6:32a 5:52p 7:02a 6:48p 7:32a 7:44p 8:01a 8:41p

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 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Time 5:21 AM 6:27 AM 12:29 AM 1:21 AM 2:16 AM 3:17 AM 4:23 AM 5:30 AM 6:33 AM 12:56 AM 1:48 AM 2:34 AM 3:15 AM 3:55 AM 4:36 AM

Rollover Pass Height 1.76H 1.72H 0.04L 0.00L 0.02L 0.07L 0.14L 0.19L 0.22L 1.31H 1.40H 1.47H 1.54H 1.59H 1.65H

Time 11:32 AM 12:23 PM 7:38 AM 8:58 AM 10:32 AM 12:11 PM 1:32 PM 2:25 PM 2:59 PM 7:27 AM 8:13 AM 8:53 AM 9:30 AM 10:04 AM 10:39 AM

Height 0.38L 0.66L 1.67H 1.61H 1.57H 1.57H 1.59H 1.58H 1.56H 0.25L 0.29L 0.35L 0.43L 0.53L 0.66L

Time 5:35 PM 6:02 PM 1:16 PM 2:21 PM

Height 1.44 1.40H 0.92L 1.14L

Time 11:39 PM

Height 0.15L

6:28 PM 6:46 PM

1.35H 1.31H

9:16 9:11 3:23 3:41 3:56 4:10 4:24 4:37

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.19L 1.17L 1.53H 1.49H 1.47H 1.46H 1.45H 1.43H

11:49 PM

1.24H

9:01 PM 9:00 PM 9:15 PM 9:39 PM 10:08 PM 10:41 PM

1.11L 1.02L 0.88L 0.73L 0.58L 0.43L

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 5:29 AM 6:43 AM 12:02 AM 12:55 AM 1:51 AM 2:54 AM 4:05 AM 5:18 AM 6:24 AM 7:18 AM 12:58 AM 1:59 AM 2:55 AM 3:49 AM 4:42 AM

Height 2.05H 2.04H 0.04L -0.05L -0.06L -0.01L 0.07L 0.14L 0.21L 0.27L 1.67H 1.74H 1.80H 1.85H 1.91H

Time 11:24 AM 12:21 PM 8:01 AM 9:25 AM 10:55 AM 12:28 PM 1:45 PM 2:36 PM 3:07 PM 3:25 PM 8:02 AM 8:38 AM 9:09 AM 9:40 AM 10:11 AM

Height 0.60L 0.97L 2.03H 2.02H 2.02H 2.02H 2.01H 1.96H 1.89H 1.82H 0.35L 0.46L 0.59L 0.76L 0.94L

Time 5:34 PM 5:55 PM 1:30 PM 3:32 PM

Height 1.58H 1.56H 1.30L 1.54L

Time 11:12 PM

Height 0.23L

6:11 PM 6:10 PM

1.55H 1.56H

8:53 8:46 3:38 3:50 4:04 4:19 4:32

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.54L 1.47L 1.76H 1.73H 1.71H 1.70H 1.69H

11:45 PM

1.59H

8:44 PM 8:52 PM 9:11 PM 9:37 PM 10:06 PM

1.35L 1.19L 0.99L 0.79L 0.58L

Height 1.56H 1.61H 1.62H -0.04L -0.06L -0.03L 0.04L 0.12L 0.19L 0.23L 1.05H 1.14H 1.23H 1.32H 1.41H

Time 12:01 PM 1:21 PM 2:59 PM 9:01 AM 10:29 AM 11:43 AM 12:44 PM 1:35 PM 2:19 PM 2:55 PM 7:59 AM 8:46 AM 9:31 AM 10:16 AM 11:06 AM

Height 0.37L 0.64L 0.85L 1.62H 1.62H 1.62H 1.60H 1.55H 1.50H 1.44H 0.28L 0.33L 0.42L 0.53L 0.67L

Time 5:16 PM 5:32 PM 5:45 PM

Height 1.05H 0.98H 0.96H

Time 11:19 PM 11:59 PM

Height 0.21L 0.05L

Time 5:06 AM 6:16 AM 7:33 AM 12:45 AM 1:35 AM 2:28 AM 3:27 AM 4:34 AM 5:50 AM 7:02 AM 12:29 AM 1:40 AM 2:44 AM 3:42 AM 4:34 AM

9:48 3:25 3:49 4:05 4:09 4:16

PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.97L 1.37H 1.31H 1.25H 1.19H 1.16H

9:44 PM 9:28 PM 9:37 PM 9:55 PM 10:17 PM

0.93L 0.84L 0.72L 0.58L 0.44L

Height 0.31L 0.18L 0.08L 0.02L -0.00L -0.00L 0.01L 0.02L 0.04L 0.08L 0.13L 0.20L 0.45L 0.37L 0.29L

Time 7:19 AM 9:40 AM 11:25 AM 2:17 PM 4:08 PM 5:02 PM 5:52 PM 6:39 PM 7:21 PM 7:50 PM 8:01 PM 7:49 PM 3:53 AM 5:46 AM 7:47 AM

Height 0.60H 0.62H 0.65H 0.68H 0.73H 0.76H 0.76H 0.73H 0.69H 0.64H 0.58H 0.52H 0.47H 0.47H 0.50H

Time 2:06 PM 2:53 PM

Height 0.34L 0.47L

Time 5:39 PM 5:05 PM

Height 0.41H 0.49H

11:55 AM 12:20 PM 12:48 PM

0.27L 0.34L 0.41L

7:03 PM 5:33 PM 4:39 PM

0.47H 0.46H 0.47H

Height 0.27L 0.17L 0.10L 0.04L 0.01L 0.01L 0.03L 0.05L 0.08L 0.13L 0.19L 0.27L 0.49L 0.42L 0.36L

Time 10:21 AM 8:21 PM 6:00 PM 6:37 PM 7:20 PM 8:06 PM 8:53 PM 9:35 PM 10:09 PM 10:24 PM 9:39 PM 9:21 PM 8:12 AM 9:35 AM 7:27 PM

Height 0.46H 0.51H 0.59H 0.67H 0.72H 0.73H 0.73H 0.70H 0.67H 0.64H 0.60H 0.60H 0.50H 0.51H 0.64H

Time 4:40 PM

Height 0.35L

Time 8:36 PM

Height 0.43H

Port O’Connor Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Time 12:32 AM 1:17 AM 2:03 AM 2:54 AM 3:56 AM 5:13 AM 6:35 AM 7:50 AM 8:57 AM 9:57 AM 10:46 AM 11:25 AM 12:31 AM 12:18 AM 12:24 AM

Time 4:18 AM 5:05 AM 5:50 AM 6:37 AM 7:30 AM 8:34 AM 9:47 AM 10:59 AM 12:02 PM 12:55 PM 1:38 PM 2:10 PM 3:04 AM 3:29 AM 3:51 AM

Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Time 5:32 AM 6:48 AM 12:43 AM 1:32 AM 2:24 AM 3:18 AM 4:20 AM 5:31 AM 6:47 AM 7:49 AM 12:48 AM 2:00 AM 3:04 AM 4:03 AM 4:58 AM

Time 8:43 AM 10:04 AM 11:41 AM 2:15 PM 4:51 PM 5:59 PM 6:50 PM 7:31 PM 8:01 PM 8:15 PM 3:46 AM 4:51 AM 5:47 AM 6:41 AM 7:36 AM

Height 1.23H 1.21H 1.19H 1.20H 1.28H 1.33H 1.34H 1.32H 1.28H 1.23H 1.10H 1.13H 1.16H 1.20H 1.23H

Time 3:56 PM 5:02 PM 6:28 PM

Height 0.47L 0.70L 0.90L

Time 8:43 PM 8:48 PM 8:50 PM

Height 0.86H 0.89H 0.94H

12:19 PM 12:52 PM 1:22 PM 1:54 PM 2:27 PM

0.24L 0.30L 0.38L 0.49L 0.62L

8:08 7:56 7:49 7:48 7:55

1.18H 1.15H 1.14H 1.12H 1.11H

Height 1.18H 1.18H 0.10L 0.02L 0.00L 0.03L 0.10L 0.17L 0.23L 0.28L 0.92H 0.95H 0.99H 1.04H 1.08H

Time 12:33 PM 1:44 PM 8:17 AM 10:05 AM 11:52 AM 1:20 PM 2:33 PM 3:31 PM 4:08 PM 4:21 PM 8:39 AM 9:20 AM 9:59 AM 10:39 AM 11:26 AM

Height 0.41L 0.62L 1.18H 1.20H 1.23H 1.25H 1.24H 1.20H 1.15H 1.09H 0.33L 0.37L 0.44L 0.52L 0.62L

Time 5:37 PM 5:53 PM 3:06 PM

Height 0.88H 0.88H 0.80L

Time 11:56 PM

Height 0.23L

6:07 PM

0.89H

10:10 PM 4:26 PM 4:33 PM 4:40 PM 4:44 PM 4:50 PM

0.88L 1.05H 1.02H 1.00H 0.99H 0.99H

10:13 10:14 10:16 10:31 10:58

0.85L 0.78L 0.69L 0.57L 0.45L

Height 0.15L 0.09L 0.04L 0.01L 0.01L 0.01L 0.02L 0.04L 0.05L 0.07L 0.10L 0.13L 0.26L 0.23L 0.18L

Time 6:19 AM 8:13 AM 4:49 PM 4:00 PM 4:25 PM 4:59 PM 5:36 PM 6:12 PM 6:46 PM 7:07 PM 5:42 PM 5:00 PM 3:46 AM 4:32 AM 5:22 AM

Height 0.35H 0.34H 0.39H 0.43H 0.46H 0.47H 0.46H 0.43H 0.40H 0.37H 0.34H 0.34H 0.28H 0.29H 0.30H

Time 1:21 PM 1:48 PM

Height 0.24L 0.32L

Time 5:33 PM 5:31 PM

Height 0.34H 0.36H

11:06 AM 11:35 AM 12:06 PM

0.16L 0.19L 0.23L

5:02 PM 5:06 PM 5:08 PM

0.35H 0.35H 0.35H

Height 1.09H 1.06H 0.09L -0.01L -0.04L -0.02L 0.04L 0.11L 0.16L 0.21L 0.25L 0.81H 0.83H 0.85H 0.87H

Time 11:58 AM 12:57 PM 8:05 AM 9:47 AM 11:11 AM 2:43 PM 3:43 PM 4:27 PM 5:04 PM 5:31 PM 3:26 PM 8:32 AM 9:13 AM 9:57 AM 10:49 AM

Height 0.44L 0.62L 1.05H 1.06H 1.06H 1.08H 1.07H 1.03H 0.97H 0.88H 0.82H 0.30L 0.36L 0.43L 0.52L

Time 4:26 PM 4:48 PM 1:54 PM

Height 0.79H 0.83H 0.78L

Time 11:31 PM

Height 0.23L

5:02 PM

0.86H

9:39 9:05 3:16 3:01 3:17 3:40

PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.78L 0.72L 0.81H 0.82H 0.83H 0.83H

11:44 PM

0.80H

9:09 PM 9:29 PM 9:56 PM 10:28 PM

0.64L 0.54L 0.44L 0.34L

Height 1.35H 1.37H 1.38H -0.24L -0.28L -0.24L -0.14L -0.03L 0.09L 0.20L 0.32L 1.24H 1.27H 1.29H 1.32H

Time 11:20 AM 12:23 PM 1:48 PM 9:20 AM 11:00 AM 12:27 PM 1:33 PM 2:22 PM 2:57 PM 3:22 PM 3:37 PM 8:24 AM 9:04 AM 9:44 AM 10:27 AM

Height 0.50L 0.76L 0.98L 1.40H 1.43H 1.46H 1.48H 1.48H 1.47H 1.43H 1.36H 0.43L 0.54L 0.64L 0.74L

Time 4:26 PM 4:16 PM 3:48 PM

Height 0.93H 0.93H 1.00H

Time 10:49 PM 11:34 PM

Height 0.11L -0.11L

9:04 8:49 3:43 3:43 3:38 3:30

1.18L 1.11L 1.29H 1.20H 1.12H 1.04H

11:18 PM

1.20H

8:56 9:10 9:28 9:50

0.99L 0.84L 0.65L 0.45L

PM PM PM PM PM

PM PM PM PM PM

Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Time 1:01 AM 1:41 AM 2:22 AM 3:08 AM 4:06 AM 5:20 AM 6:35 AM 7:39 AM 8:34 AM 9:21 AM 10:02 AM 10:36 AM 12:28 AM 12:15 AM 12:21 AM

Port Aransas

Nueces Bay Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

San Luis Pass

Height 0.47L 0.32L 0.20L 0.14L 0.13L 0.15L 0.16L 0.16L 0.17L 0.20L 1.02L 0.96L 0.89L 0.81L 0.71L

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Time 2:26 AM 3:07 AM 3:55 AM 4:51 AM 6:04 AM 7:30 AM 8:52 AM 10:01 AM 10:57 AM 11:42 AM 12:50 AM 1:10 AM 1:30 AM 1:45 AM 1:55 AM

Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Time 4:41 AM 6:01 AM 12:21 AM 1:09 AM 1:56 AM 2:45 AM 3:44 AM 4:57 AM 6:10 AM 7:06 AM 7:52 AM 12:51 AM 1:54 AM 2:51 AM 3:45 AM

South Padre Island

2:25 PM 1:29 PM

0.36L 0.45L

9:19 PM 8:47 PM

0.59H 0.60H

Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Time 4:48 AM 6:14 AM 7:43 AM 12:24 AM 1:18 AM 2:19 AM 3:27 AM 4:38 AM 5:47 AM 6:47 AM 7:39 AM 12:54 AM 2:04 AM 3:05 AM 4:04 AM

PM PM PM PM PM PM

PM PM PM PM

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Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

Date Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5

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APRIL 12

State Fair of Texas Big Tex Clay Shoot Classic Dallas Gun Club bigtex.com

APRIL 12-13

Texas Trappers and Fur Hunters Association Spring 2019 Rendezvous Expo Center of Taylor County, Abilene ttfha.com

APRIL 13

Houston Safari Club Foundation Annual Sporting Clays Tournament Greater Houston Gun Club hscfdn.org Hoffpauir Spring Outdoor Expo Hoffpauir Ranch Lampasas hoffpauirexpo.com

APRIL 17

Dallas Safari Club Annual Photo and Trophy Awards Meeting Omni Park West, Dallas (972) 980-9800 biggame.org

APRIL 25

Texas Wildlife Association Hunt to Table Dinner Rain Lily Farms, Austin texas-wildlife.org

APRIL 27

Operation Game Thief North Texas Clay Stoppers Shootout Defender Clay Sports Ranch, Fort Worth ogttx.org

MAY 3-5

Total Archery Challenge Archery Challenge Natural Bridge Caverns, San Antonio totalarcherychallenge.com

MAY 8

Texas Wildlife Association Hunting Film Tour Yucca Theater, Midland texas-wildlife.org

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