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April 10, 2020

Governor declares hunting, fishing essential

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Coastal fish spring into action

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Closes state parks

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Yes, you can still go hunting and fishing, but things are changing daily. On April 7, Gov. Greg Abbott closed state parks, and other public access points have been shut down, although many private boat ramps are still available.

While previous orders and guidelines likely allowed the favorite pastimes, many Texas hunters and anglers wondered if they could still head out.

Abbott made it more clear in his executive order on March 31. Abbott included fishing and hunting in his executive order implementing essential services and activities protocol.

The order reads, in part: “This executive order does not prohibit people from accessing essential services or engaging in essential daily activities, such as going to the grocery store or gas station, providing or obtaining other essential services, visiting parks, hunting or fishing, or engaging in physical activity like jogging or bicycling, so long as the necessary precautions are maintained to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and to minimize inperson contact with people who are not in the same household.”

Joey Parks, a lobbyist for the Texas Wildlife Association, said the order helped clarify the issue for those with questions.

Capt. Joey Farah dances with a speckled trout hooked on a red D.O.A. Shrimp while wading in the Lower Laguna Madre.

Fishing action has been good in the region. Photo by David Teran.

The month of April finds us in some strange and tough times; however, below the surface of bay waters along the middle and lower coast, speckled trout and redfish don’t seem to know the difference. Their aggression is increasing as weather patterns become more consistent by the day. Water temperatures are climbing, and the bite is springing into action.

In East Matagorda Bay, Capt. Kevin Diehl, also a Houston firefighter, said the redfish have been thick in open bay waters.

“When the wind allows, midbay areas in 4 to 6 feet of water have been loaded with schools of reds,” Diehl said. “The key is finding patches of green water, because spring winds can destroy water clarity in a hurry.”

Diehl has been making long drifts over scattered shell with live shrimp rigged under a popping cork or soft plastics rigged on a 1/4-ounce jig head to produce limits of upper slot reds.

“The trout are mixed in with the redfish as well, the reds have just been so thick, that we’ve actually been catching just as many or more of them while drifting in open water,” Diehl explained. “All of the bigger trout we’ve been landing lately have been more willing to strike soft plastics than live bait. Most of the specks have been in the 18- to 23-inch range.”

On windy days, drains and coves along protected shorelines have been holding redfish, but anglers will have to weed through the smaller fish to find the bigger ones.

“For whatever reason, afternoons and evenings have been better for catching keeper-sized reds along the shoreline,” Diehl said.

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Turkey outfitters hit hard

By Craig Nyhus

Turkey outfitters and guides have been asking the question.

How do the coronavirus restrictions apply to them?

Jim Roche, the owner of Magnum Guide Service in Eldorado,

had dozens of hunters from across the country planning to come.

But when Gov. Abbott’s essential services and activities-only order came on March 31, he shut down.

“The game warden here told us the guide services are considered nonessential,” Roche

said. “We were booked full, but we shut the door and we’re done until April 30.”

Roche did have hunters for a short time, though, as some of the ranches they hunt are in the South Zone.

Ken Meyer at All American Outfitter,

Hunt the Texas Panhandle said he has been seeing a lot of turkeys, but they will have no hunters at Please turn to page 14 Turkey hunters are in the field, but outfitters are struggling after being forced to close operations. Photo

by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10

HUNTING

FISHING

Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12

Cold, jakes hamper opener (P. 4)

Spawn on in West, East (P. 8)

Mature toms off by themselves.

Postspawn bite in Hill Country.

No bear hunting (P. 5)

Snapper season set (P. 9)

Alaska calls off season for nonresidents.

Federal waters open for 63 days.

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HUNTING

Watch for super jakes

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Turkey hunters looking for a mature tom may want to look closely at the bird coming in, as a full fan and a short-ish beard might not mean you’re looking at a 2-year-old tom.

“A number of the jakes we’re seeing have full fans,” said outfitter Jim Roche in Eldorado. “They might even have a 5-inch beard. You’ll want to look closely. If they have just buttons for spurs, they’re a jake. We call them super jakes.”

Jason Hardin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s turkey program leader, said the turkeys got off to an early start, which leads to more development of the fans and beards. He said that could explain why experienced hunters are noticing more of the super jakes.

Roche said he was the first outfitter in Texas to offer spring turkey hunts, and he’s been watching the birds for decades. With an abundance of jakes and few 2-year-old birds, he offered a few tips to take a tom this season.

“Call sporadically, call softly and don’t march around the property,” he said. “The toms aren’t roosting with the jakes and hens. When you stomp around and call, you’re alerting the deer, livestock and everything else to your presence, and those old birds will notice. So listen for an adult bird, get set up and call softly and be patient. Expect the birds to come in silently.”

Roche said the jakes can challenge the hunting, but good news is ahead.

“The jakes are a nuisance,” he said. “They gang together like a street gang and the hunting becomes challenging. But we are set up for two great years in a row of nesting success. And next year, they won’t be a pain in the butt.”

Roche’s depiction of super jakes was spot-on for hunter Carson Keys during the season opener.

“A gang of four jakes showed aggressive behavior to both the hen and jake decoys. After close to 10 minutes of observation, I shot the largest and most dominant of the group,” Keys said. “He displayed a full-looking fan and a thick, 5 1/2-inch beard. Upon further inspection, his button-like spurs proved he was, in fact, a super jake.”

Carson Keys took this super jake on opening day in the North Zone. The bird had a 5 1/2-inch beard and a nearly full fan, but only button-sized spurs. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

From archery target shooting to bowhunting

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Youngsters bridge the gap

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Leave it to a few youngsters to draw the connection between the archery shooting sports and bowhunting industries.

Fifteen-year-old Michael Mayfield, from Allen, 13-year-old Sydney Jons, from Crandall, and 11-year-old Collier Cowdrey, from Millsap, all participate in the National Archery in the Schools Program, and they regularly compete in target shooting tournaments held by the organization.

What started out as a love for shooting both bull’s-eye style and 3-D targets with a bow and arrow eventually evolved into a desire from these archers to hunt with stick and string.

In 2019, Mayfield, Jones and Cowdrey earned NASP State Championship titles as individuals within their divisions. Mayfield, who was 14 and in 8th grade at the time, was honored as the male Middle School 3D Division State Champion. Jones won the female Elementary 3D Division

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Sydney Jones, 13, comes to full draw during an outdoor practice shooting session at her home in Crandall. Photo by Ron Jones.

State Championship as a 12-yearold 5th-grader and Cowdrey won the male Elementary 3D Division State Championship as a 4thgrader.

As a sponsor of NASP, the Texas Youth Hunting Program provided the state championship winners with a certificate to attend a free TYHP hunt. All three of the youth archers had already expressed to

their parents that they wanted to begin bowhunting, and they were excited about this opportunity.

Their hunt took place at Bob Barnette’s ranch in San Saba. Barnette is the TYHP Field Operations coordinator for North Texas.

Hunting conditions were tough and shot opportunities were few and far between, but the trio all said they learned a lot about bowPlease turn to page 6

A cold front welcomed turkey hunters when the season opened April 4 in the northern parts of the state, marking one of the coldest openers in recent memory. Temperatures in the 30s were recorded, leaving some hunters contemplating whether to start heaters in their ground blinds.

Typical low temperatures in most of North Texas for the beginning of April are in the lower 50s, according to NBC 5 DFW. While hunters may have shivered, the jakes were out in full force, appearing in large groups with young hens. Mature toms, though, were tougher to come by.

For Morgan Tyler, with his 4-year-old daughter, Grace, operating the turkey call, the abundance of jakes didn’t matter.

“Gracie did the calling with a little box call,” Tyler said. “She’s been going turkey hunting since she was 2, and watched me use the call and said, ‘I can do that.’”

On the hunt, two jakes came right in.

“When your 4-year-old calls it in, you shoot it with zero thought put into it,” Tyler said.

Grace Tyler called this jake in for her father, Morgan. Photo by Morgan Tyler.

Grace had a big day on the Travis County lease.

“We freed a deer hung in the fence, shot a turkey and took care of a coyote in a snare,” Tyler said. “We did have one mature tom in the area, but he hung up at about 75 yards. Grace said he wasn’t cooperating.”

Near Ennis, Jennelle Infante was hoping to call in a tom when the rain stopped and it started to warm up, but the people next door had other plans.

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Couple doubles up on longbeards

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Dustin Masters and his wife, Kendra, have been sharing the turkey woods together since 2007, so it seemed fitting for the Floresville-area couple to make a turkey hunt to celebrate their 8th wedding anniversary. It became one they won’t forget.

They set out in the afternoon on a property in Bexar County along Leon Creek.

“I had scouted the area earlier that morning to put my eyes on some birds, and then waited for my wife to get off work early so that we could chase them together,” Masters explained. “It was a bright sunny day, so I felt like the birds would be loafing in the shade of the creek bottom.”

The couple started their hunt by walking along the banks of the creek.

“We weren’t hearing any gobbles, so we just started leisurely walking down the creek, looking for arrowheads, enjoying the weather, and every so often I would make a call,” he said. “After walking for a while, Kendra stopped me and said she had just heard a gobble.”

Masters faintly heard the tom sound off, so they began making their way toward the direction of the noise.

“We got to the edge of an open field and found a gobbler strutting for two hens,” Masters said. “We got set up along the brush and a cross fence, and I began calling.”

The two hens immediately began making their way toward them, and the long-

beard followed.

“The tom walked around a bush that was a little less than 40 yards away,” Masters said. “I had a better shot from where I was positioned, and I took it.”

The bird immediately folded. He and his wife high-fived each other, and then commenced to taking some photos.

“While Kendra was taking photos of me with the gobbler, we heard another gobble back in the direction we had just come from,” he said. “We quickly found some cover in the brush, and I began calling.”

The hot gobbler cut him off immediately.

“I felt confident he was going to be headed our way quickly, so I had Kendra get ready with her shotgun,” Masters said.

After a minute or so, Masters made another call and when the bird answered, it was clear he was considerably closer.

“All of a sudden, we could see him running toward us, leaving a trail of dust behind him,” he said. “As he got within range, I asked Kendra if she had a clear shot. She told me she did, so I made a few yelps with my call, the bird stopped in his tracks, and she made a perfect shot.”

Just like that, the couple harvested two longbeards on their anniversary.

“Those birds couldn’t have been harvested more than five minutes apart from one another,” Masters said. “What started out as a relaxing, nonchalant outing in the turkey woods quickly turned into an exciting hunt.”

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The Alaska Fish and Game Department announced on April 1 it was closing “all black and brown bear hunts statewide for both resident and nonresident hunters, effective now through May 31.”

The department said the decision will be reevaluated as necessary, and subsistence bear hunts would remain open as a way for residents to have an opportunity to fill freezers and provide for families.

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Michael Mayfield, of Allen, is an accomplished competitive target archer and also an aspiring bowhunter. Photo by Brad Mayfield.

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both sports have similarities and demand some of the same finetuned skills.

The bows that the youngsters must use while competing in NASP tournaments are completely bare, meaning, they do not have a sight or a draw weight let-off, and they are not operated with a release like modern-day compound bows used by most bowhunters. With this being said, Mayfield, Jones, and Cowdrey felt their transition into bowhunting was definitely made easier by their competitive target shooting background.

Jones said the challenges associated with becoming accurate with stick and string are what led her to want to take her skills a step further and pursue the sport of archery hunting.

“Shooting my NASP bow without a sight and draw weight let-off at various distances and competing against other students can be pretty tough,” she said. “Trying to make the right decision and make an ethical shot on an animal that is extremely close to you is also difficult. Both situations can be extremely stressful, and they both require you to be able to shoot under pressure. I think learning to handle this pressure in both of these types of scenarios will make me both a better target shooter and a better bowhunter.”

Mayfield said one of the things he likes about shooting targets and sitting in a stand with a bow is that they are sports that he can continue to participate in for many years to come.

“There’s so many opportunities to continue shooting competitively as well as continue hunting,” he said. “Both sports require you to maintain mental focus and stamina, and because they involve completely different situations, I feel like the more I do both, the better I will become in both fields.”

Mayfield also said his success in competitive target shooting has taught him the importance of feeling confident in himself and his skill set.

“That’s something you definitely want to feel when you’re trying to harvest an animal with an arrow,” he said.

Cowdrey felt the repetitive practice involved with target shooting helped him feel comfortable about hunting with a bow.

“Even though I hunt with a completely different type of bow, there is still a large amount of the same type of muscle memory involved,” Cowdrey elaborated.

“Muscle memory makes drawing and shooting a bow feel instinctive. When it comes time to make quick decisions with my bow in the woods, I want my actions to feel natural, and I believe that target shooting will help with that.”

The journeys that these young hunters have made and continue to make as they go back and forth between competitive target shooting and bowhunting are a good lesson for all. Shooting sports and hunting have more in common than we might think.

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FISHING

Bass spawn picking up

Locals and tourists can get food, tackle and even book a fishing trip at Marty’s Landing and Mama’s Kitchen in Port O’Connor. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

POC local hangout

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For Lone Star Outdoor News About 25 years ago, Marty Medford, along with his mom and grandma, started what has become a landmark of sorts in the town of Port O’Connor on the middle Texas coast.

About the only thing to do in POC is fish, eat and drink. And with the opening of Marty’s Landing and Mama’s Kitchen, the Medfords had two out of the three options covered — fishing and eating.

“We’re open 365 days a year, from 8 a.m. till 10 p.m.,” Marty said. “Over the past 25 years, about the only thing that shut us down for a couple of days were hurricanes. Otherwise, we are open every day, even on Christmas and New Year’s.”

You can’t miss Marty’s Landing.

It’s on the left when you come into town. There is a giant mural on the front of the place of a 30- to 40-foot-long redfish and speckled trout.

“A friend of mine from Austin came to visit and do a little fishing,” Marty said. “He’s an artist named Daniel J. Pacl. Before he left he wanted to paint a mural, and that’s what we got. It’ll get your attention every time you drive by.”

When the business began, Marty was working at a boat dealer in Victoria. He was 40 at the time and wanted to relocate in POC and run guided fishing trips. He got his captain’s license and started running trips, while his mom and grandma ran Mama’s Kitchen.

A unique thing about the combination of Marty’s Landing and Mama’s Kitchen is you can have a good meal while you watch sports on a big screen TV. After your meal of anything from seafood, steaks, pizza or a burger and fries, you can do a little shopping in the tackle store that’s part of the dining area.

And if you need some dead bait, there is a good supply of frozen mullet, Spanish sardines, shrimp, squid and ribbonfish.

And, if you don’t have a boat, you can set up a fishing trip to the jetties or short offshore with Capt. Marty’s Guide Service. They also serve breakfast from 8 a.m till 11 a.m. One of their most popular breakfast items is a huge omelet served with hash browns and toast.

“We definitely have a unique setup here,” said Marty, 65, while resting in the reclining chair that’s been the center of attention for decades. “It’s the first thing you see when you walk in the door. It’s the same place where mom ran her kitchen for years. She greeted everybody from that chair, and made sure you got seated with a menu and had good customer service.”

Medford’s mom died last December.

“Now, my son, Matt, and I, along with four employees, run the place,” Marty said. “Matt is 32, and he’s been working with our family business for 20 years. I hope he’ll take over.”

Marty and Matt run fishing charters together on their center console Mako.

“Our specialty is guided fishing trips to the jetties,” Marty said.

“That’s about a 20-minute boat ride from the boat ramp, but it’s located about 300 yards from our front door.”

The guide services specializes in catching redfish and speckled trout with live and dead baits.

Other fish they catch at the jetties include black drum, mangrove snapper, sheepshead, king mackerel, ling and the occasional tarpon.

“We aren’t the type of charter that will anchor in one spot and sit there,” Marty said. “If the fish aren’t biting within 15 or 20 minutes, we’ll relocate. It’s fun fishing for the whole family.”

How unique is this downhome family business?

“We are the only place on the Texas coast that’s all about affordable and tasty food, along with tackle, bait and fishing charters,” Marty said.

Katherine McDonald shows off a hefty bass she landed while fishing with guide Tyler Torwick on Lake Travis. Photo by Tyler Torwick.

Postspawn in Hill Country lakes

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Along West and East Texas lakes, it seems the larger, female largemouths are beginning to move up shallow on the beds, as spawning activity increases.

Meanwhile in the central portions of the state, postspawn patterns are beginning to gain momentum.

Lake Alan Henry guide Phillip Pool said the spawn is on fire on the West Texas body of water near Justiceburg.

“The bass are definitely moving up on the beds,” Pool said.

“Swim jigs, shaky heads, and spinner baits are all producing a lot of strikes right now.”

Under the current patterns, Pool said it’s not uncommon to

boat as many as 50 fish or more in a single day.

“We’ve been consistently catching fish up to 6 1/2 pounds, and have seen some approaching double digits,” he said.

On O. H. Ivie, similar spawning activity is being reported.

Bryson Batla fished the West Texas lake recently with a buddy and found plenty of bass in 2-12 feet of water.

“Most of our success came from fishing around brush and trees along steep banks,” Batla said. “There’s a bunch of moss or scum along shallow banks right now. A lot of fish are moving up shallow on beds, and you can catch them anywhere you can find holes in the moss.”

Most of the fish have been in the 2- to 4-pound range, with the most bites coming on a topwater frog.

“Crankbaits fished around

rocky points also produced some bites, and so did flukes in shallow areas in the backs of creeks,” Batla explained.

Veteran O.H. Ivie guide Kenneth Morris said the top-water bite has been steady in shallow water.

“They’ve been hitting surface baits as close to the bank as you can cast them, without getting the lure fouled up in the moss,” Morris said. “The key is to find holes or pockets of open water in the moss.”

The action along the banks has been getting better later into the day as the water heats up.

“The spawn is getting cranked up, and more big females are moving up onto the beds each day,” Morris said.

Guide Tyler Torwick, said bass are in more of a postspawn stage along Central Texas lakes.

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Anglers finding crappie

By Lili Sams

Lone Star Outdoor News Tom Laakman and some friends took to the waters of Lake Ray Hubbard for some social distancing and to catch a few panfish.

Temperatures hovered near 70 and the anglers used minnows and bobbers to catch crappie in about 3

to 5 feet of water.

“We caught 15 last Sunday and 11 Monday,” Laakman said. “Mainly black crappie with a few whites.”

Mark Standridge of Three Nails Guide has been experiencing some fast action on the water. He chartered a trip April 5 on Lake Palestine.

“Every 20 to 30 feet I saw

a fish on the Livescope,” he posted on social media.

“And when it’s like that you can clean house.”

Standridge and his customers stopped the trip with a total of 40 crappie caught. They fished timber at depths of 12 to 17 feet with the fish suspended from 4 to 14 feet. They also found a number of the fish

suspended in open water.

The group was fishing with BoneHead Tackle Stump Bugs in white lighting and night stick colors.

Anglers are waiting for the shallow-water bite on many lakes. On Lake Fork, guide Gary Paris found the slabs in 20 to 30 feet of water while using jigs.

“We filled a 70-quart

cooler,” he said.

On March 30, Jose Castaneda caught a 1.3-pound white crappie on Twin Buttes. The panfish was 13-5/8 inches long. Castaneda submitted his catch for the pending junior waterbody record.

Tom Laakman shows the crappie he caught on Lake Ray Hubbard. Photo from Tom Laakman.

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By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Covering about 692 acres, Lake Naconiche might not seem like a big bass fishing hotspot, but this little Pineywoods jewel is right up there with Lake Fork, Toledo Bend and Rayburn when it comes to producing big bass.

The lake-record largemouth bass weighed 14.12 pounds and was 26 inches long. She was caught on July 29, 2016 by David Rabalais on a 10-inch tequila sunrise-colored worm.

A few of the best months to be fishing on this lake are March, April and May for giant bass. September, October and November are best for numbers of bass in the 2- to 7-pound class, according to guide Eric Wolfe.

“Right now, the fishing is good for spawning bass,” Wolfe said.

“We have lots of the smaller male bass on the beds. The trick is to find the heavier females. Those are the fish I’ve been targeting lately. The water is in the low 60s. With cool fronts still moving through, the water should hold in the mid to upper 60s.”

In the meantime, Wolfe has been busy putting anglers on bass in water that’s 1 to 3 feet deep.

“I’m just easing along shorelines where the spawning beds are easy to see in the clear water,” he said. “This lake has a ton of flooded timber that will snag a lot of lures. That’s why I’m using a weedless frog during the spawn.

I’m fishing them over logs, limbs and aquatic vegetation.”

Wolfe prefers the H2O popping frog in white, bluegill or shad.

“Since I’m fishing them in heavy cover I’m using 30-pound test braid,” he said. “I’m also fishing weightless lizards in black/red flake or black/blue.”

Wolfe and his wife, Melissa, have one of the few houses on the lake. He can beach his bass boat in front of the house for easy access.

He’s been guiding on the lake for five years, and knows Naconiche like the back of his hand.

“We have a lot of excellent bass fishing structure here,” he said.

“We’ve got hydrilla, tons of floating logs and standing timber and extended points. This is a lake where you can use just about any bass fishing lure made.”

Boat lanes and open shorelines also are bass target spots, where Wolfe pulls out crankbaits.

“We have a lot of shad on this lake so it’s a good idea to use shad-like lures,” he said. “We’ve already got bass schooling on the surface while feeding on shad. A lot of that activity will be in the boat lanes that you can find from one end of the lake to the other.”

Phil Brannan, who has fished Naconiche extensively, likes to use soft plastic baits that imitate shad. One of his favorites is a Strike King Rage Swimmer, a soft plastic paddle tail that’s 3.75 inches long. His favorite colors are smoke and white.

“I’ll rig the Rage tails on an Owner Flashy Swimmer,” Brannan said. “It’s also called a belly spinner. It’s a great shad imitation that is weedless and can be fished at just about any depth.”

Brannan uses the 1/4-ounce swimmer, with a 5/0 hook on Naconiche, along with a 3/8-ounce

chatterbait with a chartreuse/white skirt and a green/pumpkin 4-inch tail, which have been successful on bass up to 7 pounds.

Since 2009, Naconiche has been stocked with approximately 380,000 Florida largemouth bass, 100,000 ShareLunker offspring fingerlings, and more than 700 retired hatchery brood fish ranging from 3 to 7 pounds. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department stocks Florida largemouth bass in the lake every year to improve the genetic potential of the fish to reach trophy size.

The lake is 14 miles northeast of Nacogdoches off U.S. Highway 59.

Naconiche is open for fishing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The daily access fee is $5 per vehicle, with an additional $1 for each person over 13 years of age. An annual permit is available for $120. The Naconiche Retreat Cabins are located on the lake.

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Snapper season to start June 1 in federal waters

Naconiche producing good catches Big bass on a small East Texas lake

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Largemouths are hitting a variety of lures on Lake Naconiche, including a paddle tail on a belly spinner. Photo

by Robert Sloan.

The private recreational angler red snapper season opens June 1 for a projected 63 days in federal waters. Red snapper fishing is open year-round in state waters. Bag and size limits will remain unchanged; two fish per person daily with a 16-inch minimum size limit in federal waters, and four fish per person daily with a 15-inch minimum in state waters.

The National Marine Fisheries Service granted TPWD the authority to establish the opening and closing of the red snapper fishery in federal waters off the Texas coast for private recreational anglers fishing from their own vessels. The federally permitted for-hire sector, which allows recreational anglers to fish from charter boats or headboats, remains in its current management structure set by the federal government.

Texas must close the fishery when the state’s allotted poundage is reached. The red snapper season can also be closed in Texas if the Gulf-wide Total Allowable Catch is exceeded.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Note: Access to some lakes and some boat ramps are temporarily closed. Check with local authorities to determine whether access is permitted.

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 55-57 degrees; 0.41’ low.

Largemouth bass are very good on swim jigs and spinner baits.

Crappie are fair on minnows off the pier. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 62-63 degrees; 39.02’ low. Largemouth bass are good in Devil’s River structure and points on top-waters, spinner bait, plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait fishing deep points and deep drops.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.21’ high. Largemouth bass are good in creeks and coves on bladed spinner baits, lipless crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 58-62 degrees; 0.78’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, jigs, square-billed crankbaits and bladed spinner baits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

AUSTIN: Water stained; 61-63 degrees; 0.79’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, chatterbaits and plastic worms in shallow coves.

Sunfish are good on cut worms and corn. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait.

BELTON: Water stained; 63 degrees. 0.98 high. Largemouth bass are fair in creek mouths on bladed spinner baits and shallow-running crankbaits. Hybrid stripers are fair trolling jigs and crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

BENBROOK: Water muddy; 56-58 degrees; 11.46’ high.

Largemouth bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on small spoons in creeks. Catfish are good on trotlines with cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 60-64 degrees; 0.69’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits, plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in creeks. Catfish are good on cut bait and blood bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 67-68 degrees.

Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms and jigs. Red drum are good in the afternoons on tilapia and crawfish. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good on shallow-running crankbaits, jigs and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on jigs and swimbaits in creeks. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.96’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic worms in shallow water. White bass are fair on minnows in creeks.

Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 62 degrees; 3.97’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits.

Striped bass are fair. White bass are good on minnows in creeks. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows in creeks.

Channel catfish are good on prepared bait.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 58-61 degrees;1.66’ high. Largemouth bass are good in shallow water on swimbaits, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on prepared bait and live bait in 15-20 feet.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 67-68 degrees. Largemouth are good on top-waters, jigs and spinner baits. Red drum are good on crawfish and tilapia. Catfish are good on stink bait, liver and cut shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 61-64 degrees; 2.88’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, jerk baits and plastic creature baits. Striped bass are fair on main lake humps. White bass are good in shallow areas near creeks and inlets. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 60-62 degrees; 0.47’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on jigs, plastic creature baits and chatter baits. Hybrids and sand bass are good in the creeks on small grubs, spoons and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

Catfish are good on the north end of the lake on fresh cut shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 68-69 degrees; 18.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, plastic worms and top-waters. White bass are good in the Frio River. Crappie are fair on jigs.

CONROE: Water stained; 65-66 degrees; 0.63’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, soft plastics and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 71-72 degrees; 4.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good in coves and along weed beds on lipless crankbaits, crankbaits and plastic worms. White bass are good in the mouth of the Nueces River.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.83’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs, jigs and plastic worms in shallow water. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

FALCON: Water lightly stained; 71-73 degrees; 35.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good, constantly moving all day close to coves, flooded vegetation and points. Crappie

are fair near the hardwoods.

Catfish are good on live and prepped baits.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Sunfish are good on worms and crickets around bank ledges and structure. Catfish are good on stink bait, live bait and cut bait.

FORK: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 0.74’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on plastic creature baits, lipless crankbaits and chatterbaits.

White and yellow bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in creeks. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 65-66 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 56-58 degrees; 0.58’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits and flipping jigs.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait or live bait. White bass are very good in creeks and rivers.

GRAPEVINE: Water muddy; 56-59 degrees; 13.95’ high.

Largemouth bass are slow.

White bass are fair in creeks.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in marinas and creek areas. Catfish are slow.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear to lightly stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.56’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on spawning beds on finesse worms, but a cold front slowed fishing. Channel catfish are excellent off piers on chicken and pork liver.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 58-59 degrees; 0.17’ low. Largemouth bass are very good near brush and standing timber on spinner baits, plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on live minnows. White bass are good deeper in the creeks. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 4.17’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, frogs and shallow-running crankbaits. Crappie are fair beneath bridges and in creeks on jigs and minnows.

Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 58 degrees; 5.37’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Texas-rigged creature baits in spawning areas. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

LAVON: Water muddy; 58 degrees; 8.32’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, lizards and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair in the creeks on rooster tails, jigs and spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait.

LBJ: Water clear; 63-67 degrees; 0.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, plastic creatures and shallow-diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs around brush, marinas and docks. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water muddy; 58 degrees; 7.33’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and Texas-rigged creatures. White bass are fair on jigs in creeks.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in creeks. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 65-66 degrees; 1.06’ high. Largemouth bass are good in creeks on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.15’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, and Texas-rigged worms.

Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

Catfish are good on cut bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 54-55 degrees; 1.93’ high. Largemouth bass are fair in flooded timber on soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on live bait and blood bait.

NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 65-66 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on jigs and creature baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

Sunfish are fair on jigs and crickets. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 59 degrees; 0.83’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair under docks and bridges on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 62-64 degrees; 4.52’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on minnows around the marina and in the creeks. Catfish are good on live bait and punch bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 60 degrees; 8.95’ low. Largemouth bass are good in shallow structure on top-water frogs and flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 61 degrees; 0.93’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and flipping jigs.

Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs. White bass are good on swimbaits and jigs in the creeks. Catfish are good on shad and chicken livers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 58-60 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. White bass are

good. Crappie are fair in coves.

Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 64 degrees; 2.36’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged creatures and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in shallow water.

Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 6566 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and top-waters. Sunfish are fair on crickets and cut worms.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 59-64 degrees; 0.03’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, soft plastics and spinner baits. White bass are excellent in creeks on white rooster tails and swimbaits.

Catfish are excellent on live and cut bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water muddy: 58-60 degrees; 4.61’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on plastic creatures and worms, swimbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

Catfish are fair on live bait and cut bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 63 degrees; 1.04’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, plastic worms and frogs. White bass and hybrids are good on jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on live bait and cut bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 65-66 degrees; 0.84’ high. Largemouth bass are good in flooded timber and vegetation on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water clear; 61 degrees; 0.32’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on rooster tails and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait.

SQUAW CREEK: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water clear; 60 degrees; 2.34’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms.

Crappie are fair on minnows and light-colored jigs. White bass are good on small crankbaits and jigs. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 60 degrees; 2.63’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, plastic worms and square-billed crankbaits.

White bass and hybrid stripers are good on swimbaits in creeks. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained;

n Saltwater reports Page 13 67-68 degrees; 5.78’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, jigs and lightcolored spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 54-58 degrees; 3.69’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on plastics and crankbaits in shallow water. Striped bass and white bass are fair on slabs, shad imitations and live shad.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and minnows.

TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 65-66 degrees; 0.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows in structure. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 61-64 degrees; 10.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and jigs. White bass are good in shallow water in creeks on jigs and small crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

TYLER: Water clear; 59-63 degrees; 0.50’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged creature baits and worms.

WACO: Water stained 59-63 degrees; 2.08’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, plastic frogs and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in creeks and inlets. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut shad or live bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Lightly stained; 60 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on worms and square-billed crankbaits.

Hybrid stripers are fair on jigs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 62-64 degrees; 3.96’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic creature baits. White bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in shallow water. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water muddy; 56 degrees; 12.09’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on slow-moving worms and jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs in creeks.

Catfish are fair on cut bait, live bait and stink bait.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER BUT THE RIFLE WAS FOR PROTECTION A hunting club in Liberty County had been complaining of ongoing trespassing problems. The landowner’s agent had captured multiple game camera photos of different suspects crossing his fence across a pipeline and entering the club.

Within two hours of a game warden watching the area, someone climbing through the fence was observed.

The subject, who was armed with a rifle, was apprehended. The man said he had the rifle for protection from wild hogs. The man was arrested.

TRESPASSING FOR A TEXAS SAFARI The Houston Police Department stopped a vehicle containing multiple untagged animal heads.

Game wardens responded, and learned the two occupants of the vehicle were from Louisiana, along with a third person who had already returned home to Louisiana. The group had been working temporarily in El Paso County, and shot an elk, gemsbok, and an 8-point white-tailed buck that were being transported home. The driver claimed the animals were legally shot on public land. However, a follow-up with the landowner in El Paso County confirmed the suspects had been hunting on private land without landowner consent. A .22 magnum was used to kill all the

SCOPING OUT STUFF FROM THE FOOD TRUCK While returning a recovered stolen game camera from a previous hunting case to the land manager of a local development company, a Montgomery County game warden learned that they had been having theft issues from construction areas on some of their development properties. The warden and a Grimes County game warden made a pass through the development while on routine patrol and witnessed four individuals loading thousands of dollars of construction materials into the back of two pickup trucks. The group claimed an un-

animals, and all the meat had gone to waste. The driver shot the whitetailed buck and simply cut the head off. The heads and rifle were seized as evidence in anticipation of felony charges.

SETTING SNARES FROM THE COUNTY ROAD Near Lake Stamford in Haskell County, game wardens observed a truck parked on the county road with its doors open. The wardens observed from a distance and saw a man walk out of the bar ditch and get into the truck. After making contact with the driver, the wardens observed a rifle in the passenger’s seat and nearly a dozen snares in the bed of the pickup. The man

named friend who worked there told them they could have what they were taking. The land manager contacted the construction superintendent who verified that no one other than him had the authority to give away material and he did not give anyone permission to take anything. All four individuals were arrested for theft. The group caught stealing were the drivers of food trucks for several local developments, including the one where they were caught.

was interviewed and admitted that he was placing snares and hunting from the county road. A dead coyote was discovered a short distance away. The man was also discovered to be a convicted felon, and was arrested.

UP TO NO GOOD The Cedar Hill police chief contacted an Ellis County game warden to discuss issues and complaints they were receiving on a rural part of the city their officers couldn’t easily access. The warden patrolled the area and located a white truck trespassing with the driver still sitting in the vehicle. A meth pipe was in his hunting jacket and the suspect admitted to waiting on his friend to

go hog hunting. The game warden located 1.6 grams of meth in the vehicle and a loaded .30-30 rifle.

The suspect was a convicted felon and the rifle came back as stolen out of Montgomery County. The subject was arrested and placed in the Ellis County Jail.

HUNTING WITH STOLEN RIFLE, ATV, BUT NO PERMISSION While checking fishermen along the San Jacinto River, San Jacinto and Montgomery County game wardens heard a gunshot that sounded close. After looking at a map, they noticed a pipeline about 50 yards away. As they made their way down the pipeline, the wardens noticed a pickup and ATV tucked away

SPONSORED BY into the woods. While approaching the pickup, they witnessed two individuals tucking things into the toolbox of the truck. A bag of hog attractant was found in the toolbox as well as a shotgun with buckshot and a rifle with a thermal scope.

The ATV had been reported stolen out of Liberty County in 2018, so it was seized for further investigation.

The registered owner of the ATV listed a guide on his hunting lease as his primary suspect. The guide was the person in possession of the ATV. BAD TAILLIGHTS, THEN TO JAIL A Sabine County game warden observed a truck traveling with inoperable taillights and license plate lights. The warden initiated a traffic stop and upon contacting the driver and passenger, located a whitetailed buck deer in the bed of the truck. After a brief interview, the warden was able to obtain a confession from the individuals. The deer was shot from the road with the aid of an artificial light. Both subjects were arrested for hunting whitetailed deer at night and hunting with the aid of artificial light.

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Note: Access to some areas are temporarily closed. Check with local authorities.

SABINE LAKE: Water stained; 74-75 degrees.

Speckled trout are very good drifting with shrimp.

Redfish are good in the mud shell flats adjacent to steeper shorelines. Flounder are fair around the mouths of bayous and ditches on mud minnows and scented plastics.

TRINITY BAY: 70 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on artificial lures over the shell reefs. Flounder are excellent on mud minnows around the rocks.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: 71-72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good around shallow grass flats on shrimp. Flounder are good on live shrimp or mud minnows.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: 71-72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on live shrimp along the shoreline. Black drum are good around structure on blue crab. Flounder are good on live shrimp or mud minnows.

TEXAS CITY: 70-71 degrees. Redfish are very good over the flats on live shrimp. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on shrimp. Flounder are good on live shrimp or mud minnows around the jetties. Black drum are excellent on blue crab.

FREEPORT: 70-71 degrees; Water clear. Redfish

are fair to good on shrimp. Speckled trout are good on shrimp. Flounder are good around the rockets on mullet. Black drum are good on gold spoons.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are good in shallow water over mud on shrimp or soft plastics. Black drum are good on blue crab. Redfish are good on soft plastics around the reefs and shorelines.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent along the shoreline on shrimp.

Redfish are very good on live shrimp or soft plastics. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks. Black drum are good on blue crab and shrimp.

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PORT O’CONNOR: 76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp in back lakes.

Black drum are good on blue crab or shrimp.

Flounder are good around the jetties on shrimp or mud minnows.

ROCKPORT: 69-70 degrees. Water clear. Most bait shops have remained open. Redfish are very good, using small white shrimp or finger mullet around the flats and edges. Trout are excellent on mullet or shrimp and are being found around the shoreline. Flounder have been good on mullet near the rocks. Black drum are excellent and will be seen around grass beds using blue crab or mullet.

PORT ARANSAS: 74 degrees. Flounder are good on live mullet along the marsh. Sheepshead are good on shrimp around the rocks. Redfish and trout are good along the south jetty on shrimp.

Black drum are good on blue crab.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 73 degrees. Redfish are good on live mullet around Mustang Island. Speckled trout are good around the midbay reefs on artificial baits or shrimp. Flounder are good on mullet or shrimp around the rocks. Black drum are fair to good on crab and shrimp off the jetty.

BAFFIN BAY: 73 degrees. Speckled trout are

excellent on shrimp. Redfish are good on soft plastics or shrimp. Black drum are good on peeled shrimp.

PORT MANSFIELD: 77-78 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on top-waters, paddle tails and shrimp under a popping cork. Flounder are fair in the east cut on soft plastics and shrimp under a popping cork.

SOUTH PADRE: 75-76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on soft plastics and D.O.A. Shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good in shallow grass flats on shrimp.

Flounder are good on fresh shrimp or mullet. Jack crevalle are fair on live mullet. Black drum are good on crab and shrimp around structure.

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consistent on Lake Travis, and we are catching most of our fish cruising out of the coves as they are leaving the beds,” he said. “Early in the mornings and late in the evenings, water depths ranging from 1 to 10 feet of water have held the most fish. Floating worm rigs and jerk baits fished around boat docks and cover along the bank have worked the best.”

During the midmorning and midafternoon hours, the fish have been pulling off into deeper water, anywhere from 5-20 feet.

“Texas rigs and jigs are the ticket in deeper areas,” Torwick said.

On Lake Buchanan, guide Bryan Cotter said the postspawn bite on Lake Buchanan is heating up.

“Flipping trees with soft plastics, such as craw worms, stick baits, jigs and creature baits in various depths is a good option,”

Cotter said. “Chunking crankbaits and spinner baits along main lake points will get you bit as well.”

To the east on Lake Palestine, guide Ricky Vandergriff, said spawning activity is increasing every day as water temperatures continue to heat up.

“A lot of fish are beginning to pull up on the beds; however, they have been moving back off when the weather cools off for a day or two,” he said. “There are more fish moving up shallow on the north end of the lake right now, and spinner baits and lightweight jigs worked in 3 to 4 feet of water are producing the most strikes.”

Deeper points in the 10-15 foot range are still holding some fish as well.

“Carolina rigs and crankbaits are the best presentations in these areas,” Vandergriff said.

Taylor Garcia admires a redfish she sight-casted to in the skinny water of an Aransas Bay complex back lake.

Photo by Capt. Sutton Schoonover.

majority of the bay is off-colored.

“Most of the time, fish are holding tight to the bottom in the small stretches of water with good visibility,” he said.

Capt. Kendall Kersh has been focusing his efforts in West Matagorda Bay, where he’s been wade-fishing the flats along the south shoreline.

“Specks and reds have been in schools, chomping on shrimp, shad and finger mullet,” he said. “Soft plastics and top-waters have both been working well. Bait color patterns haven’t really mattered much. It’s been more about being in an area with surface activity and nervous-looking baitfish.”

Most of the trout Kersh has been catching have been in the 15- to 20-inch range, while the reds have varied anywhere from 20-25 inches.

Brian Felix and his family enjoyed some social distancing out of their bay house in Port O’Connor, where they wade-fished for several days recently.

“We spent the first couple of days in Espiritu Santo Bay, catching fish in about belly-button deep water on top-waters and soft plastics,” Felix said. “The fish seemed to like red color patterns the best, and flats with muddy bottoms produced trout in the 16to 23-inch range, and redfish in the 20- to 24-inch range.”

During the second half of their trip, they fished south of Powderhorn Lake, where Felix’ son, Andy, caught a 28.5-inch speckled trout on a top-water in a drain.

“It was the only fish that he caught on that particular day,” Felix said.

Taylor Garcia and Capt.

Sutton Schoonover have been targeting back lakes and flats in the Aransas Bay complex out of an airboat.

“We’ve been sight-casting to schools of redfish in shallow water anywhere from about 8 to 16 inches,” Garcia said.

She said the best action occurred during peak low tides when the redfish get stacked up in the deepest water they can find within the backwater areas.

“These schools of reds are pretty easy to find,” Garcia said. “They stick out like a sore thumb in the shallow water, and we have been able to wade within casting distance of them with ease.”

Garcia said 3-inch D.O.A. paddletail soft plastics have been their bait of choice.

Getaway Lodge General Manager Sandra Garza found consistent action from trout and redfish in the northern portion of the Lower Laguna Madre while fishing with her husband, Ruben.

“Wading thigh- to waist-deep water has resulted in solid catches of speckled trout to 4 pounds,” she said. “The reds have also been mixed in with the trout, and some have been stretching to the 27-inch mark.”

Garza said dark-colored soft plastics and suspending baits have been producing the most strikes.

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Jackson Simmons, 8, caught this bass on a soil conservation lake in Coleman County.

Chase Spellman, 4 1/2, caught his first fish, a 10-inch croaker, at his Uncle Blake’s house in Jamaica Beach.

Braden Funderburg shot this free-range kudu on family land in Coleman County. It had 39.5-inch horns.

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Kaitlyn Hacker, 13, harvested her first deer at Cooper Lake State Park. She was selected in a random drawing to hunt during the first youth-only hunt.

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least for the first three weeks of the season.

While lodging may meet the requirements of an essential service, for outfitters, it usually involves food and beverages. The prohibition on in-dine services and provisions requiring the closure of bars and lounges would apply, according to the Hotel Association of North Texas.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s response was nonspecific.

“Any status of a business is based on applicable federal, state, or local directives and guidelines,” the department said. “In accordance with public health recommendations from the CDC and local authorities, any activity must adhere to proper social distancing guidelines and local ordinances.”

The lack of out-of-state hunters hasn’t gone unnoticed, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife turkey program leader Jason Hardin.

“Last year, we had 767 nonresident turkey licenses sold,” he said. “As of last week, this year it’s at 33.”

“The quarantined neighbors started blasting their guns,” she said.

Infante made the most of the situation however, reading a book and hoping she could salvage the rest of the evening.

Adrienne Sams watched as a solo, mature tom returned a few calls but hoveed about 70 yards away in Stonewall County, while hunting with LSON founder David Sams.

Sitting in a Nature Blind, she refused to take the shot at her first turkey until the tom got close to the decoy, and after minutes of no calling, the bird finally approached.

“Stop taking pictures,” she said to her husband, and seconds later, her first tom was on the ground next to the decoy.

Paige Rheu Hall, 23, harvested her first axis buck with her new 6.5 Creedmoor in Kendall County.

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INDUSTRY

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New head at Easton Aaron Lucky was named the new president of Easton Technical Products.

TALT’s new CEO Chad Ellis was selected to succeed Blair Fitzsimmons as the chief executive officer of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust.

Kimber stops production in N.Y. Kimber Mfg. Inc. stopped production at its New York facilities.

Production continues at Kimber’s new manufacturing facility in Troy, Alabama.

Vortex position open Vortex is seeking a product marketing manager for its optics division.

ACROSS 1. When the deer catches your scent, you’re ____ 3. A safari destination 5. A binocular brand 10. Old-time remedy to repel ticks (two words) 12. The wild dog in Australia 16. A handgun brand 17. The swamp canoe 18. Used to mark a fishing hotspot 19. A catfish species 22. It holds the bullets 23. Carthage’s county 24. Native game or fish to a region 26. One of Leopold’s tools 27. Disease transmitted through tick bites 28. Texas has 254 of these 30. The left side of the boat 32. The bottommost part of the boat 33. Spinning-wing decoy brand 34. Blue, white or striped 35. The wild turkey’s best sense 36. An outboard manufacturer 37. A South Texas reservoir (two words)

DOWN 2. The toms use these to fight 4. The loose red skin under the turkey’s beak 6. A group of dolphin 7. Oxidation of gun parts 8. Texas’ state plant (two words) 9. A coastal fishing town (two words) 11. Bait with 10 arms 13. Texas’ state dog (two words) 14. A top-water lure presentation (three words) 15. The ling 16. Device built to provide water for wildlife 17. Lamar County reservoir (two words) 20. A type of turkey call 21. Taking game out of season 22. Goldwaithe’s county 25. Texas’ easternmost county 29. A dove hunter’s organization 30. Maker of dog, deer food 31. Bass boat brand 33. The valuable furbearer

Two CZ-USA plants close Emergency orders forced CZ-USA to close its facility in Kansas City, Kansas. Its New York facility was previously closed.

New VP at Sierra Bullets Matt Ohlson was named vice president, industrial sales at Sierra Bullets.

WOOX chooses Elite Outdoor Sports Elite Outdoor Sports was named the marketing partner for WOOX, an Italian manufacturer of rifle stocks and chassis, knives, axes and accessories.

Big Dog Hunting acquired Outdoor Product Innovations announces its acquisition of Big Dog Hunting.

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“It was an obvious thing that no one had really brought up,” Parks said. “The orders just didn’t specifically address the issue before — we didn’t think there was doubt that people could still hunt and fish.”

Parks hesitated to take credit for getting hunting and fishing included in the order.

“I didn’t make the governor do anything,” he said. “We just had the conversations. Sometimes just mentioning something to someone at the right time will get a fire started.”

Parks said abiding by the general provisions of the order and maintaining social distancing was still required, and acknowledged that not all areas and landowners necessarily want travelers coming to their areas or ranches.

“There are people out there in rural areas with no positive tests that may prefer that people from the cities stay away,” he said.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminded anglers to check community ordinances and check the status of the location they are planning to fish before heading out, as some access points may be closed.

Some lakes aren’t accessible, and some beaches and piers are closed.

For example, San Luis Pass closed to all vehicular traffic, the National Park Service closed its boat ramp at Lake Amistad and Aransas County closed public boat ramps and access to beaches.

In Galveston, the beaches closed after the city said people weren’t paying attention to orders regarding social distancing, and tourists are being told to stay off the island. At Port Aransas, barricades keep people off beaches and public areas.

In Calhoun County, a curfew from 10 a.m. to 6 a.m. didn’t originally include people fishing if they went straight home or to the boat ramp, but that exception for recreational anglers was taken away when people abused the order.

“Immediately, the piers and fishing centers, beaches and docks were overrun with people totally disregarding staying away from each other and being sensible about it,” said Johnny Krause, chief deputy of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. “We understand that everyone’s stir crazy and wants things to get back to normal, but that is a

risk we just couldn’t take with the possibility of people infecting others.”

When state park boat ramps will be open is unclear.

“We are currently evaluating all boat ramps associated with state parks,” TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith told Lone Star Outdoor News on April 7. “Please ask your readers to visit our State Parks Home Page for updates on specific boat ramps affiliated with individual state parks.”

TWA Chief Executive Officer David Yeates said the organization wanted to provide clarity for its members and the hunting and fishing public.

“There was confusion on what was OK and what was not,” he said.

“We reached out to the governor’s office and chairman in charge of wildlife issues. We certainly appreciate the governor’s inclusion of it in the order.”

Yeates said outfitters, hunters and fishermen had raised questions to the organization.

“They want to do things right, and the outfitters want to keep doing business,” he said. “Hopefully, this provided the clarity they

needed.”

Yeates said inter-county travel was a frequent question the order clears up.

“You can leave your home and travel within the county or outside of your county to go to a private property and hunt or fish,” he said.

“If you are hunting or fishing with a person who is not a member of your household, you are supposed to practice whatever social distancing orders apply to that county.”

While the orders make things more clear, people should still check with local authorities before heading out.

“Please check your local community ordinances to see if outdoor activities such as fishing are allowed,” Texas game wardens advised on social media. “If fishing is allowed, check the status of the location you’re planning to fish before heading out, as some access points may be closed.”

The Texas Association of Counties maintains a list of orders for each county (in alphabetical order) at its website, county.org.

Many turkey hunters travel to Texas from Louisiana, and those hunters aren’t so lucky. Gov. Ab-

bott tightened travel to Texas by ordering some motorists from Louisiana to self-quarantine for two weeks.

The new travel restrictions came after the number of Louisiana’s coronavirus positive cases topped 3,500.

Some areas opened back up to fishing after Gov. Abbott’s order. In Tom Green County, all public boat ramps had been closed, but were reopened after the order, providing access to Twin Buttes Reservoir, according to TPWD’s Inland Fisheries, San Angelo District.

“Now is not the time to get together with friends and neighbors at the lake,” the district cautioned.

“Enjoy this opportunity to be outdoors with your household separated from others and maintain the social distancing practice.”

Yeates hoped the restrictions will be short-lived, but said he was encouraged by the behavior of Texas outdoorsmen and women.

“Like after Hurricane Harvey, at their core, people are decent,” he said. “Just a trip to H-E-B shows it.

People are polite and respectful.

And what better way to socially distance than to be outside.”

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2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Apr Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Apr Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

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

10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu

8:14 9:17 10:20 11:22 ----12:46 1:35

17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri

8:08 1:54 9:11 2:57 10:15 4:00 11:16 5:02 ----- 6:00 12:40 6:53 1:29 7:41 2:13 8:24 2:53 9:04 3:31 9:41 4:07 10:17 4:44 10:54 5:22 11:32 6:04 11:49 6:49 12:37

8:36 9:40 10:43 11:44 12:13 1:06 1:53 2:36 3:15 3:51 4:27 5:04 5:43 6:25 7:11

2:22 3:26 4:29 5:30 6:27 7:18 8:05 8:47 9:25 10:02 10:37 11:14 11:53 12:14 1:00

06:59 06:58 06:57 06:56 06:55 06:54 06:53 06:51 06:50 06:49 06:48 06:47 06:46 06:45 06:44

07:44 07:45 07:45 07:46 07:47 07:47 07:48 07:48 07:49 07:50 07:50 07:51 07:52 07:52 07:53

11:00p 9:03a NoMoon 9:49a 12:06a 10:40a 1:08a 11:34a 2:04a 12:30p 2:53a 1:26p 3:37a 2:23p 4:15a 3:18p 4:50a 4:12p 5:21a 5:05p 5:51a 5:57p 6:20a 6:49p 6:49a 7:42p 7:19a 8:36p 7:52a 9:31p

2:00 3:03 4:06 5:08 6:05 6:59 7:47

8:42 9:46 10:49 11:50 12:19 1:11 1:59

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8:21 2:07 9:24 3:09 10:27 4:13 11:28 5:14 12:02 6:12 12:52 7:05 1:41 7:53 2:25 8:37 3:06 9:16 3:43 9:54 4:20 10:30 4:56 11:06 5:35 11:45 6:16 12:05 7:01 12:50

8:49 9:52 10:56 11:56 12:26 1:18 2:05 2:48 3:27 4:04 4:40 5:16 5:55 6:37 7:23

2:35 3:38 4:41 5:42 6:39 7:31 8:17 8:59 9:38 10:14 10:50 11:27 12:06 12:27 1:12

07:12 07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57

07:56 07:57 07:57 07:58 07:59 07:59 08:00 08:00 08:01 08:02 08:02 08:03 08:03 08:04 08:05

11:12p 9:17a NoMoon 10:03a 12:18a 10:54a 1:20a 11:48a 2:15a 12:44p 3:05a 1:40p 3:49a 2:37p 4:27a 3:32p 5:02a 4:26p 5:34a 5:18p 6:03a 6:10p 6:32a 7:02p 7:02a 7:54p 7:32a 8:48p 8:06a 9:43p

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2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Apr Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

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

8:34 2:20 9:37 3:23 10:41 4:26 11:42 5:28 12:15 6:26 1:06 7:19 1:55 8:07 2:39 8:50 3:19 9:30 3:57 10:07 4:33 10:43 5:10 11:20 5:48 11:58 6:29 12:19 7:15 1:03

9:02 10:06 11:09 ----12:39 1:32 2:19 3:02 3:41 4:17 4:53 5:30 6:09 6:51 7:37

2:48 3:52 4:55 5:56 6:53 7:44 8:31 9:13 9:51 10:28 11:03 11:40 12:19 12:40 1:26

07:21 07:19 07:18 07:17 07:16 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:11 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:04 07:03

08:14 08:15 08:16 08:17 08:18 08:18 08:19 08:20 08:21 08:22 08:22 08:23 08:24 08:25 08:26

11:38p 9:20a NoMoon 10:04a 12:46a 10:53a 1:49a 11:46a 2:45a 12:43p 3:33a 1:41p 4:15a 2:39p 4:52a 3:37p 5:23a 4:33p 5:52a 5:29p 6:19a 6:23p 6:45a 7:18p 7:12a 8:13p 7:40a 9:10p 8:10a 10:08p

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 Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 23 Apr 24

Time 6:49 AM 12:22 AM 1:16 AM 2:15 AM 3:20 AM 4:31 AM 5:44 AM 12:27 AM 1:34 AM 2:29 AM 3:16 AM 3:58 AM 4:37 AM 5:16 AM 5:55 AM

High Island Height 2.02H -0.20L -0.17L -0.07L 0.06L 0.20L 0.32L 1.38H 1.47H 1.55H 1.63H 1.69H 1.75H 1.79H 1.82H

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Height 1.12L 1.97H 1.89H 1.82H 1.78H 1.75H 1.70H 0.41L 0.50L 0.60L 0.72L 0.84L 0.96L 1.08L 1.20L

Time 5:15 PM 1:30 PM 2:55 PM

Height 1.55H 1.33L 1.47L

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5:34 PM 5:31 PM

1.53H 1.50H

8:44 PM 8:41 PM 2:43 PM 3:03 PM 3:18 PM 3:30 PM 3:40 PM 3:48 PM 3:53 PM 3:53 PM

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10:54 PM

1.32H

8:44 PM 8:48 PM 8:58 PM 9:17 PM 9:42 PM 10:10 PM 10:42 PM 11:16 PM

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Time 11:49 PM

Height -0.24L

8:19 8:35 2:41 3:02 3:18 3:32 3:42 3:49 3:57

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.32L 1.20L 1.86H 1.78H 1.71H 1.66H 1.63H 1.61H 1.58H

11:48 PM

1.42H

8:57 PM 9:16 PM 9:30 PM 9:39 PM 9:55 PM 10:18 PM 10:46 PM

1.06L 0.90L 0.73L 0.56L 0.39L 0.25L 0.15L

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Time 4:23 PM

Height 1.13H

Time 11:44 PM

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8:48 PM 8:45 PM 2:35 PM 2:48 PM 2:59 PM 3:10 PM 3:18 PM 3:19 PM

1.10L 1.01L 1.49H 1.41H 1.34H 1.28H 1.23H 1.20H

10:55 PM

1.13H

8:56 PM 9:10 PM 9:25 PM 9:40 PM 9:56 PM 10:14 PM

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Time

Height

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Time 7:32 AM 12:29 AM 1:21 AM 2:17 AM 3:20 AM 4:32 AM 5:58 AM 7:18 AM 12:54 AM 2:15 AM 3:27 AM 4:29 AM 5:23 AM 6:15 AM 7:10 AM

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Height

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9:24 3:27 3:32 3:35 3:36 3:39 3:45

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.91L 1.12H 1.07H 1.05H 1.05H 1.06H 1.07H

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Time

Height

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6:50 7:07 7:14 7:07 6:48 6:26

Height

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Height

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Time 1:34 AM 2:16 AM 3:03 AM 4:03 AM 5:22 AM 6:42 AM 7:48 AM 8:43 AM 9:31 AM 3:24 AM 4:36 AM 5:36 AM 12:08 AM 12:24 AM 12:45 AM

11:51 PM 4:17 PM 4:12 PM 4:15 PM

0.25L 0.34H 0.36H 0.37H

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9:11 9:10 2:24 2:06 2:22 2:44 3:04 3:12

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.70L 0.63L 0.79H 0.81H 0.84H 0.86H 0.87H 0.88H

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Height

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11:51 PM 11:57 PM

Height

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Port Aransas

10:53 AM 4:30 PM 3:22 PM

0.27L 0.46H 0.50H

Time

6:04 PM 11:54 PM

Height

0.48H 0.24L

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San Luis Pass

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East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 23 Apr 24

Time 3:18 AM 3:54 AM 4:43 AM 5:52 AM 7:06 AM 8:26 AM 10:08 AM 1:35 AM 1:30 AM 1:40 AM 1:48 AM 1:53 AM 1:59 AM 2:13 AM 2:33 AM

Date Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 23 Apr 24

Time 7:01 AM 12:08 AM 12:59 AM 1:51 AM 2:47 AM 3:54 AM 5:19 AM 6:37 AM 7:35 AM 1:09 AM 2:42 AM 3:46 AM 4:36 AM 5:26 AM 6:42 AM

Time

Height

11:38 PM

0.76H

9:05 PM 9:15 PM 9:34 PM 9:58 PM 10:27 PM 11:02 PM

0.53L 0.42L 0.32L 0.21L 0.11L 0.03L

South Padre Island Time

1:25 PM 1:47 PM

Height

0.43L 0.56L

Time

8:15 PM 8:04 PM

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0.73H 0.74H

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Time 7:03 AM 8:38 AM 12:23 AM 1:19 AM 2:19 AM 3:24 AM 4:37 AM 5:54 AM 7:02 AM 1:17 AM 2:42 AM 3:51 AM 4:49 AM 5:40 AM 6:33 AM

9:25 9:05 2:38 2:32 2:31 2:28

PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.99L 0.89L 1.16H 1.11H 1.08H 1.07H

Time

Height

11:31 PM

1.01H

8:57 8:56 9:07 9:28

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PM PM PM PM

Texas Coast Tides

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NATIONAL GEORGIA

NEVADA

The Quality Deer Management Association named Matt Knox of Virginia the 2020 recipient of the Joe Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award.

Knox is a wildlife biologist and the deer project leader for the Virginia Department of Wildlife and Inland Fisheries, a role he has served in for the past 27 years.

—QDMA

Ducks Unlimited’s Ducks in the Desert Continental Shoot sporting clays competition took place March 4-8 in Las Vegas, crowning Raymond Brown of California as the High Overall champion with a score of 188/200.

The competition hosted 337 clay shooters from across North America in the name of supporting wetlands conservation. Brown finished the competition tied with Bobby Fowler, of Texas, with 188 points, forcing a shootout in which Brown emerged victorious.

—DU

Knox wins QDMA award Brown wins DU shoot

>> 1876 CENTENNIAL “TOM HORN” RIFLE: This special edition rifle by Cimarron is chambered in .45-60. Paying homage to the movie and Steve McQueen’s portrayal of real-life scout, lawman and Pinkerton detective Thomas Horn Jr. (who was hanged for murder in 1903), the lever-action rifle’s blued frame features Horn’s signature engraved on the side plate.

A 28-inch octagon barrel in standard blue with a company-designed sight and nicely figured walnut stock and forearm complete this beautifully replicated rifle. The MSRP is $1,846.25.

>>

BX BRAT CRANKBAITS: Rapala’s crankbaits, available in 16 hues with the addition of four new color patterns, come in three sizes that cover the 3-to 6-foot depth range. BX Brats feature a balsa-wood core encased within a hard copolymer shell. The lure has a square bill, a flat side and a V-cut belly.

Designed to entice bass and other species of gamefish, it costs $9.69.

PT RELIANCE: Quantum’s rod-and-reel combo works as well in saltwater as it does in freshwater thanks to its watertight, fully sealed and maintenance-free design that shields the reel’s bearings, gears and other critical components from water, corrosion and sand. The durable aluminumbodied spinning reel features heavy-duty guides, continuous anti-reverse clutch for plenty of stopping power, five performance-tuned bearings for smooth retrieves, and a stainless steel cushioned hood reel seat. The reel is paired with a tough graphite rod. The Reliance combos range in price from about $100 to $140.

LOUISISANA

Deer poachers nabbed Two Louisiana residents were cited for taking 28 deer, with 18 of them taken in Tennessee and 10 in Louisiana during the 2019-2020 hunting season.

Agents cited Anthony P. Saucier, 34, and Natasha Martin, 37, both of Winnsboro, for illegal deer carcass importation, taking over the daily limit of deer and failing to comply with deer harvest requirements.

—LDFW

WASHINGTON, D.C.

CRP accepts 3.4 million acres The United States Department of Agriculture accepted more than 3.4 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program through the general signup that ended on Feb. 28. The overall goal is 8 million acres.

>>

—Pheasants Forever

SOUTH CAROLINA

Shimano begins 100th year Leading up to its 100th anniversary in March 2021, Shimano Inc., the Sakai City, Japan-based parent company for Shimano North American Fishing, Inc., activated a special teaser website to commemorate the dreams of company founder Shozaburo Shimano and the products and technology it has brought to recreational fishing.

—Shimano North America

MICHIGAN

>>

WINDROSE BOOTS: Each of these women’s hunting boots is outfitted with LaCrosse’s dry-core lining for 100 percent waterproof performance in the field. The boots also are available with Thinsulate Ultra Insulation for warmth during those cold-weather hunts. The company has combined a rugged leather and textile upper with a lightweight, comfortable platform underfoot to create an all-purpose hunting boot with an athletic feel. Its heel cup wraps the wearer’s heel in a rubber shell for durability, support and stability on uneven terrain. These 8-inchhigh boots are available in women’s sizes 5 through 11 for about $150.

COLLAPSIBLE WATER BOTTLE: Nomader is making portable hydration easier with its collapsible bottle. Outdoorsmen will appreciate this eco-friendly 100 percent BPA-free bottle, with its anti-germ leakproof cap. It is lightweight, freezable and heat-resistant.

And, when it is empty, the reusable bottle can be rolled up and stashed away. LSON’s Managing Editor Lili Sams said the portability of the water bottle would be handy for backpacking trips and plans to fully test it on her next hunt in British Columbia. “The silicon material is soft enough to roll up but when filled, it holds its shape. The lasso wraps around the bottom of the bottle when rolled up and attached to hold it in place.”

Available in a variety of colors, these bottles cost about $25.

Fishing allowed, charters are not The Michigan Department of Natural Resources determined that charter and fishing guide operations that involve boats, canoes and other marine vessels are not currently permitted until at least April 13.

Fishing will be allowed for the season that began April 1, as long a social distancing requirements are met.

—MDNR

OREGON

Reward offered for bighorn poaching A $3,500 reward is offered for information leading to a citation or arrest in the case of a bighorn sheep poached at Wenaha Wildlife Area in late January.

A severed ear and damaged GPS collar were all that were found after the bighorn sheep was poached near Troy. The GPS collar transmitted that the animal had died on Jan. 26.

The severed ear, which has an identification tag, is from an adult ram. The GPS tracking collar had been cut loose from around the animal’s neck. Both were found lying on the ground near a feeding station.

Forensics evidence indicates the animal was shot.

—ODFW

NEBRASKA

Nonresident turkey hunters kept out The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission suspended the sale of nonresident spring turkey hunting permits in an effort to prevent the potential for the spread of the coronavirus disease.

Game and Parks will stop selling 2020 nonresident spring turkey permits effective immediately. Nonresidents who have purchased permits will be able to use them, but will not be able to purchase additional permits.

—NGFP

IOWA

Ammo sales skyrocket According to the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers, ammunition sales are up 49 percent compared with the 3-year average. Firearms shipments were up 67 percent for the week ending March 21.

—NASGW

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