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Trout, reds, flounder on big feed

Near Port O’Connor, redfish are hitting slow-sinking mullet imitation lures at depths of 1 to 4 feet. Photo by Robert Sloan.

By Robert Sloan

Rock Bordelon and Ryan Wells enjoyed success while hunting in Menard County with Evan Botsford of Crooked Wing Outfitters. Photo from Evan Botsford.

For Lone Star Outdoor News The fish are biting, fishermen are cranked up and even flounder giggers are getting in on the action at the bays and jetties of Port O’Connor.

The best flounder-gigging trips have been in Espiritu Santo Bay, San Antonio Bay and the flats off many of the islands.

“We’re not having any problem finding flounder,” said guide Doug Hollister. “The only glitch is that we can’t find too many big ones. A few nights back we had three limits in about three hours. All of those were along the shallow flats of the islands in the back bays.”

The water temperature in the Port O’Connor bays is anywhere from 71 to 73 degrees. And at the jetties and surf it’s a few degrees cooler.

Turkey hunters capitalize after winds lay down

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Strong winds greeted turkey hunters on opening day in the North Zone as a strong cold front passed through the region. These less than ideal

conditions kept the birds tight-lipped, but gobbling activity steadily picked up in the hours and days following the passage of the frontal system. As a result, hunter harvest rates gradually increased as well.

William Worthington of Crowley, Louisiana traveled to Callahan County with his father, John, and friend John Abide to hunt some properties managed by outfitter Kevin Burleson of Heart of Texas Bowhunting. The trio was

excited to embark on their quest for some Texas Rios, but the abnormally cold and windy weather that met them on opening morning tried to put a damper on their enthusiasm.

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Catching a tagged-andreleased Guadalupe bass

Michael Tucker caught one of the 40 tagged Guadalupe bass that were released into the San Gabriel River. Photo from Michael Tucker.

Michael Tucker, of Huntsville, caught a tagged Guadalupe bass on March 22 from the San Gabriel River.

Tucker had seen a video on Facebook about Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Guadalupe bass stocking on the river, as part of its 10-year conservation goal to restore and conserve populations of

the fish in creeks and rivers of Central Texas. Having never caught a Guadalupe bass, he decided to drive two and a half hours to try to catch one.

“I was planning on fishing that day anyway so thought might as well give it a shot,” Tucker said.

Tucker tried a few different spots with no luck until he moved down the bank past

the 1660 bridge.

“I was getting ready to turn back, and sure enough as soon as I threw it I had one,” he said.

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Student archers set records (P. 7)

Coming back (P. 8)

NASP state championship winners.

Lake Amistad producing bass catches.

DU chapters recognized (P. 6)

The popular sheepshead (P. 8)

Houston second largest in country.

Bite begins at South Padre.

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A new start Texan starts drone wildlife survey operation

By Craig Nyhus

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Cody Trahern sends his drone in search of deer as part of a wildlife survey on a Texas ranch.

Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Getting laid off from a job in the oil field led a Granbury man to a new career and business.

Several years later, with a patented process in flight-planned thermal drone wildlife surveys, it turned out to be a blessing.

“In June of 2015, I was laid off as a drilling engineer in the oil field during the downturn,” said Cody Trahern. “I decided I wanted to go into business for myself — you can’t get fired that way.”

A hunting trip with a friend provided the direction Trahern needed.

“I was hunting on the Encino Division of the King Ranch with Johnathan Paul Arnold,” Trahern said. “In the distance, I saw a blimp.

JP told me it was a border patrol blimp with cameras and thermal sensors on the bottom, and he said they also used drones. They also were doing helicopter surveys and I asked why couldn’t they do those with drones?”

Trahern’s future plan was taking hold.

“I was captivated,” he said. “I spent all of my time thinking of everything I could do with drones.”

After returning home, Trahern ordered a small drone for $40.

“I didn’t even know how to fly them,” he said. “I practiced flying it around the house.

When I could land it in the living room on a fan blade, I figured I could fly them well enough.”

Next, Trahern researched regulations and attended a drone conference in Las Vegas.

“And I started my LLC, naming the business Sight Glass Flights,” he said. “We used sight glass when I was a drilling engineer, so it made sense.”

Although jobs like using drones to conduct pipeline inspections and roofing inspections were gaining in popularity, the avid deer hunter’s thoughts kept returning to wildlife surveys.

“I imagined being in a helicopter, knowing the wildlife is camouflaged,” he said. “It’s hard to see them. I wondered how I could make that better.”

Thermal imaging was new at that time, especially as an integrated item on civilian drones.

“By June of 2016, I went to thermography school,” Trahern said. “In July, the thermal sensor on a drone came out. I purchased that

camera and started trying to do wildlife surveys.”

His first survey was not a success.

“It was an epic failure,” Trahern said. “I didn’t have flight planning software. When the owner of the ranch asked how I knew I had flown the entire ranch, I relied on the information stored by the drone. It showed a line where each flight went. It looked like a kindergartner had drawn squiggly lines on a page. I used a screenshot of the map with the lines on the report. The rancher hated it.”

The next move was to provide surveys that were more precise and consistent.

“I started working with flight planning software,” Trahern said. “I went through eight or nine before I found one that worked well. I could set way points, set the speed of the drone and use the topography of the ranch in my calculations.”

Sight Glass Flights performed surveys on three ranches in 2016, including the initial survey.

“The other two are still my customers,” Trahern said.

In 2017, the number of surveys jumped to 34, and last year, topped 100.

In December of 2017, Trahern applied for and later received a patent on his process of flight-planned thermal drone wildlife surveys.

“If you are flying a drone using flight-planning software to count wildlife with a thermal camera in any geographical area for a commercial use (like MLD), it’s under the patent,” he said.

The wildlife surveys aren’t an accepted type of survey with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, something Trahern hopes will change.

“There isn’t any university or peer-reviewed research behind it,” he said. “But we have started being involved with a research project

by Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute that will go on another two years.”

Trahern claims the accuracy of his surveys exceeds that of other methods, including helicopter and spotlight surveys.

“Animals can’t hide from their kinetic energy,” he said. “We aren’t missing deer. I can’t put 100 percent on it, but we see pretty much all of them.”

On a ranch flown with drones before and after last season, Trahern provided a total of 117 deer and a buck/doe ratio in October. When the ranch was flown after the season in January, Trahern didn’t know how many deer were hunted, but counted 106 deer.

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Spitting and drumming Toms may not be quite so silent

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Many turkey hunters have seen a tom in full strut, often gobbling.

But what gets the attention and adrenaline flowing for others is the subtle spitting and louder “whump” drumming sounds when an otherwise quiet turkey is very close, meaning it’s time to get ready — the turkey is probably in shotgun range.

How the toms make the sounds hasn’t been extensively researched, but experts believe the soft, guttural sound is made by forcing air up from their bodies.

The sounds starts with a sharp spit, followed by a soft drum that increases in tone and volume.

Brian Lovett, a National Wild Turkey Federation field editor

and turkey researcher, said the process starts with a few quick steps or leg lift and the tom’s beak opens slightly to emit the spitting sound. Then, the body feathers audibly shudder and the tom emits the drumming sound that increases in volume.

Some researchers have argued the bird is inhaling while making the spitting sound, while others believe it is exhaling.

Lovett viewed a “pet” wild turkey on a Nebraska farm.

“You could put your hand on it and feel it spitting and drumming,” he said. “The spit portion was very forceful — almost like someone stifling a sneeze.”

Lovett also said the pet turkey’s entire body vibrated during the drumming portion of the behavior.

Lovett also had another tip for turkey hunters. When turkeys aren’t gobbling, keep your ears

Wild turkey toms often spit and drum while strutting, and the sounds are audible to hunters when the birds are close by. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

open for the sound of hens or jakes making intermittent short series of excited yelps.

“They may be responding to a silent gobbler’s spit and drum,” he said.

Antlerless hunting opportunities to expand White-tailed deer hunters in 41 Texas counties in the Blackland Prairies and Post Oak Savannah ecoregions will see expanded opportunities to take antlerless deer during the 2019-20 season, following changes adopted recently by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

The decision to liberalize harvest restrictions on antlerless deer comes after several years of whitetail population growth within these regions, combined with a relatively conservative doe harvest. Wildlife biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife DePhoto by Lone Star Outdoor News partment recommended the expanded opportunity to reduce the deer herd impacts to the habitat, help balance buck-doe sex ratios and relieve buck harvest pressure.

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Dove season scheduled Lone Star Outdoor News It’s never too early to think about dove season. Many shotgunners wait until it’s too late to reach out to their favorite outfitters, finding them already booked for the opening weekends.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved 2019-2020 season dates at its March meeting, serving as a reminder that it may be time to book a hunt.

Opening day should come as no surprise, as the North and Central zones will begin hunting on Sept. 1, while the South Zone opens Sept. 14.

Similar to last season, the South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area will be open Sept. 1, 2, 7 and 8 for white-winged dove, with the bag limit restricted to no more than two mourning dove or two white-tipped dove per day.

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By Lili Sams Photos by Carson Keys Turkeys can be elusive creatures, and seeing that red and blue head peeking through the brush can be mesmerizing. The hunter’s patience is tested in those heart-pounding moments. During the opening weekend of Texas’ North Zone, hunters watched a 40 mph north wind whip the decoys around as they hoped for a shot at a nice tom. The full-strutting tom still made a beeline for the water hole, provided a chance at a longish shot, after which the tom disappeared over the berm.

The next day, the wind settled down and brought in cooler temperatures. The toms weren’t gobbling, but the fresh tracks along the roads where a sure sign that they were moving.

Positioned next to a windmill, the hunters hunkered behind a mesquite brush blind as the early-afternoon sun warmed their backs as they sat in silence. Hearing purrs from the left, they noticed two toms walking past the hen decoy and heading straight for the jake decoy 15 feet away. Soon therafter, the tom on the right was down.

The adrenaline rush arrived next. The first harvest of a new species is a unique experience, and the hunters took the time to notice every embellishment on the tip of the feathers, the length of the beard and curl of the spur. As the hunter hoisted the bird over her shoulder, the wad fell out from between his feathers.

Houston Safari Club Foundation is accepting collegiate scholarship applications for its annual Dan L. Duncan Scholarship award program.

HSCF annually awards scholarships to students currently involved in the study of wildlife management, range management or related studies. Since the program’s inception in 1999, 525 scholarships have been awarded totaling almost $2.25 million.

HSCF understands the future of conservation depends on the education of bright and gifted scholars who will work to protect hunter’s rights and wildlife conservation for decades to come. Many HSCF scholarship recipients have become leaders and game-changers in the conservation world.

Applicants must be active hunters and enrolled in an accredited Texas university. Applications must be received no later than June 1.

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Granbury team defends at JROTC The Granbury High School Marine Corps JROTC program athletes defended their national championship at the 2019 JROTC National Three-Position Championship.

The two-day scholastic competition, held at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s South Competition Center in Alabama, hosts both precision and sporter class high school athletes in the three-position event.

Granbury team member Makenzie Sheffield, 18, earned first place in the overall precision individual competition with a score of 1287.2.

Teammate Philip Becker, 17, accumulated a score of 1286.4 to finish second.

Finishing second was the Joshua High School Navy JROTC, followed by Granbury Team 2.

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John Abide, John Worthington and William Worthington found success in the North Zone once the wind died and temperatures began to warm up. Photo from William Worthington.

opening morning and north winds were gusting to 40 miles per hour,” Worthington said. “We did not hear or see a turkey that day.”

The second day of the season was much different. Gobblers sounded off from their roosts early in the morning before grouping up with hens after they flew down.

Later in the day around noon, the birds began to split up and that’s when Worthington said the group found their success.

Worthington ended up harvesting two mature gobblers, with one sporting three beards. His father harvested one longbeard, and Abide scored two mature gobblers.

Outfitter Evan Botsford said the gobblers in Menard County were aggressive despite the strong cold front that hit on opening day.

“Our birds were very vocal, especially after the winds died down,” he said. “From then on, the hunting has been lights out.

Gobblers have been coming in red hot and attacking full strutter decoys. You can’t ask for much more as a turkey hunter.”

In Nolan County, Dave Carter and his wife, Kim, were two of the few hunters who found success in the midst of the strong winds on opening day.

“Knowing we were going to be dealing with breezy conditions, we set up down in a bottom area near a draw between two

hills on opening morning in hopes that the birds may congregate there to get out of the wind,” Carter said. “Luckily we were right. The birds that we were able to hear gobble seemed to be downwind of us and responding to my calls.”

Carter saw a mature gobbler emerge from the brush out in front of them at about 60 yards, shortly after he heard a gobble in response to one of his yelps.

“My wife couldn’t see the tom at first,” he said. “I was seated a few feet behind her and a little higher up, so I coached her on where to expect him to show up.”

Kim didn’t see the gobbler until he was 15 yards away.

“He was putting on a strutting show for our hen decoy, and when he spun around she was able to shoulder her gun and get into position to shoot,” Carter said. “A few moments later, she harvested what turned out to be her biggest tom to date.”

The gobbler had a 10-inch beard and 1 1/2-inch spurs.

Ranell Scott of Ranger Creek Ranch said turkey hunters on their properties near Seymour struggled on opening day.

“The birds just didn’t talk with the high winds,” she said. “The days following opening day were a different story. Gobblers were much more vocal and hunting began to improve.”

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Lone Star Outdoor News More than 2,450 archers from 111 schools throughout Texas competed for $33,000 in scholarship money and prizes at the National Archery in the Schools Program State Archery Tournament March 28-29 at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton.

The top overall archer was Sophia White, a 9th-grader from Arlington Martin High School, while the top male archer was Caleb Kimble, a 5th-grader from Queen City.

Team results Elementary: 1. Highland Park Elementary, Austin, 3233 2. Brock ISD Elementary Team, Brock, 3066 3. Argyle Intermediate School, Argyle, 3012 Middle School: 1. Mabank ISD, Mabank, 3371 2. Arbor Creek Middle School, Lewisville, 3360 3. Lamar Middle School, Austin, 3284

The tournament was the largest NASP tournament ever held in Texas. Burnie Kessner, the archery coordinator for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said each year brings specific challenges.

“I’ll remember the Santa Rosa schools running in the door with two minutes before having to shoot after leaving at 2 a.m. for the long drive to Belton,” he said.

The event was sponsored by TPWD with the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation serving as the event’s nonprofit sponsor. Other sponsors included the Dallas Safari Club; the Texas Trophy Hunters Association; Academy Sports and Outdoors; Texas Youth Camps and the Archery Trade Association.

“The rancher then told me they killed 11 deer,” Trahern said. “I was 100 percent right on that one as far as deer density. I was 96 percent accurate on the buck/doe ratio.”

Trahern credits his methodology of using a flight plan, using both thermal and optical cameras to distinguish exotics from whitetails, and thousands of hours reviewing thermal footage.

“You can tell herds of axis from bachelor groups of whitetail bucks and you can identify whitetail does from axis or fallow does,” he said. “They look similar on thermal, but you can follow up with the optical im-

age.”

The best reward, though, comes from seeing management practices change on ranches surveyed.

“One rancher had 10,000 acres behind a high fence,” Trahern said. “He said he thought he had 1,000 deer, which I didn’t think sounded like too many, but his feed bill was $300,000.

In our survey, we counted 2,500 deer — the place was like Jurassic Park. I thought he was going to pass out.”

Management changes at the ranch could mean additional revenue and reduced expense, Trahern said.

“It could help him bring in

revenue to reduce the deer herd, it could save him a lot in the feed bill, and would improve the habitat and health of the deer herd,” he said.

Now, Sight Glass Flights has two additional employees, Katey Watson in South Texas and Dalton Aiken in North Texas, and the company is keeping busy.

“My customers are tired of doing spotlight surveys and using helicopter numbers that they have to guess at,” he said. “And no one is in danger, the information is more accurate and there is no unneeded pressure on the deer.”

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Sarge custom rods for all waters

Ryan Hindt displays his personal best, a 9-pound, 4-ounce largemouth he caught on Amistad Reservoir on a lipless crankbait while fishing a flat. Photo by Devin Leissner.

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Sarge Upchurch makes custom fishing rods for all applications in salt and fresh water. Photos by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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For Lone Star Outdoor News Sarge Upchurch got his start in the world of angling adventure when he was just a kid fishing worms and spinner baits for largemouth bass. Today, at 47 years old, the Nederland resident is one of the most talented in Texas at making custom fishing rods.

“It all started when I took a job with a friend’s rod company and learned how it was all done,” Upchurch said.

“From that I took what I learned and started Sarge Customs. That was about 10 years ago.”

Since his start at rod-making, Upchurch has made thousands of rods for use on both fresh and saltwater. At the recent fishing show in Houston he sold around 173 rods, and last year he made and sold more than 1,500.

“Even though I’m making lots of rods, I’m basically a one-man opera-

tion,” Upchurch said.

“Occasionally I’ll bring in some help.

But for the most part I’m making each and every rod that goes out my door. That’s because I don’t want the quality of my rods to diminish.”

Upchurch makes both spinning and bait-casting rods for all waters.

“I’m not trying to make a rod that will catch one specific fish, or be used to fish one specific lure or live bait,” he said. “I do a lot of listening. Fishermen tell me how they fish and I’ll make a rod that will fit that type of water. As a kid I mostly fished for bass. But one day I went fishing on a bay and we caught trout and reds. After that I pretty much gave

up bass fishing and moved over to the bays.

A high percentage of his rods are made for saltwater anglers. They come in two lengths: 6 feet, 2 inches and 8 feet. The longer rods are made for fishing natural baits like shrimp and croaker.

The cost of each rod is $400. That’s a lot of money for a rod. And when you

Anglers willing to battle ever-changing conditions between late season cold fronts and warming spring patterns on Amistad Reservoir have been rewarded with personal best catches, as well as good numbers of smaller bass and other species.

New Braunfels resident Ryan Hindt recently spent a four-day stretch fishing Amistad with a couple of buddies. A cold front hit and passed through the area about halfway through the trip, so the group of anglers experienced a wide variety of conditions in a short amount of time.

“It was like we got to experience all four seasons in one action-packed, four-day weekend,” Hindt explained. “On the first day and a half of the trip, the water temperature was 67 degrees and we found largemouth bass, white bass, and stripers to be aggressive while using fast-moving hard baits and covering a lot of water. Once the cold front hit and passed through, the water temperature dropped to 64 degrees. Then, more finesse-like tactics like pitching soft plastics around structure became more productive.”

Prior to the cold front’s arrival, Hindt felt a distinct thump while retrieving a Rat-L-Trap over a flat in 8-15 feet of water. A few minutes later, he brought a 9-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass to the surface, his personal best.

Guide Raul Cordero said he’s catching 30-50

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Better late than never Sheepshead hitting down south

By Tony Vindell

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Larson and Pam Quentin spend their winters in Texas, and landed sheepshead on a recent trip. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

For the last two weeks of March, Gil Bristol had been waiting for one of the head boats operating out of South Padre Island to get back at the docks.

He wanted to know if fishing enthusiasts were returning with sheepsheads but, to his surprise, there were no such fish.

It wasn’t until late in the month when the feisty fish showed up as they usually do

during the annual run when thousands arrive for a feeding frenzy along the rocks off the South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach jetties.

Bristol and about 20 fishing men and women made a fourhour trip aboard Capt. Murphy Chapter Service’s Hard Bottom Too boat.

A couple of hours later, he and most of those on a board were glad to get either their limit of five sheepshead.

Larson Quentin and his wife, Pam, were among those catching their share.

The Minnesota couple said this was their first sheepshead fishing trip, and they were

happy to be at the right place at the right time.

The certified scuba divers said they have been going to Cozumel, Mexico, for nearly 30 years where they watch marine life as they swim in and around one the world’s most beautiful reefs.

“We were there this past January,” Larson Quentin, who works for a company that constructs major public utility projects, said. “We went fishing and caught several tuna.”

As he and his wife kept fishing off the Hard Bottom Too, others kept yelling “Fish On,” as the boat’s deck hand, Oscar Munoz, ran from one side of

the vessel to another.

The day before they took the sheephead trip, the Quentins went surf-fishing in front of a hotel on the Island and caught three pompano and several whiting.

He said they used live shrimp and bright green fish bites.

Munoz said the sheepshead arrived late this year.

He said people usually catch them in good numbers the first week of March and moreso during the second week.

This time though they nearly made it to the end of the month.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake and 58 degrees, stained up the river and 62 degrees; 5.87’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, shaky heads, jigs, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are fair on minnows and punch bait.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 6468 degrees; 22.88’ low. Black bass are good on jigs, crankbaits, jigging spoons, and soft plastics.

Striped bass are good on slabs, white grubs, and jigging spoons up the Rio Grande. Catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and cheese bait over baited holes in 80-130 feet.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 58-66 degrees; 0.07’ low. Black bass are fair to good in 2-5 feet on Texas rigs and stick worms.

Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water clear; 61-65 degrees; 0.39’ high. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigged craws, swim jigs and Texasrigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 69-76 degrees; 0.74’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, stick worms and chatterbaits. Sunfish are fair on red wigglers and corn. Catfish are fair to good on cut or live baitfish and nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 6165 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon/red soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits.

Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp.

BELTON: Water stained; 6266 degrees; 0.71’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad.

White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 0.21’ high.

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

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 60-65 degrees; 0.40’ high.

Black bass are good on weightless stick worms, shallow crankbaits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained; 5963 degrees; 0.12’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, shallow crankbaits and shaky-head worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are fair on liver and shad. Redfish are slow.

Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp, cheese bait and cut bait.

Blue catfish are fair on cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 60-63 degrees: 0.02’ high. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, shaky-head worms and Texasrigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained;

58-62 degrees; 0.10’ high.

Black bass are fair on chartreuse jigs and watermelon soft plastics in 10-30 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 10-30 feet. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, minnows and frozen shrimp.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 2.04’ low. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin soft plastics, lipless crankbaits and black/blue stick worms.

Striped bass are good jigging chartreuse striper jigs, trolling crankbaits, and drifting live bait in 20-30 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles.

Catfish are slow.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 61-66 degrees; 1.10’ high.

Black bass are good on Texasrigged creature baits, bladed jigs and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CALAVERAS: Water stained.

Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits around reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are fair on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are slow. Catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 0.05’ low. Black bass are fair on black/chartreuse hair jigs, Texas-rigged grape worms and suspending jerkbaits.

Striped bass are good vertically jigging minnow and shad lures.

Smallmouth bass are very good on smoke/red flake tubes and tomato red drop-shot worms over rock piles in 12-25 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 60-65 degrees, 0.03’ low. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, shallow crankbaits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 14.16’ low. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin soft plastic worms and lizards, and on jigs over grass. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies and Rapalas.

Crappie are slow.

Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp.

Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.25’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon/red soft plastics, spinner baits, and crankbaits, and on chartreuse lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, liver and frozen shrimp.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 64 degrees in the main lake, 90 degrees at the hot water discharge, 67-71 degrees in main lake; 0.07’ high. Black bass are very good on green/pumpkin crankbaits and soft plastics.

White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on cut bait and live perch in 8-10 feet.

CONROE: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.08’ low. Black bass are fair on firetiger soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs.

Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and frozen shrimp.

COOPER: Water stained; 6165 degrees; 0.03’ high. Black bass are fair on weightless stick worms, Texas-rigged craws and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are good on slabs.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 69-76 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and stick worms.

White bass are fair on slabs.

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

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.13’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits, shaky-head worms and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

FALCON: Water stained; 6367 degrees; 25.52’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs, small soft plastics and slow-rolling spinner baits in 15-25 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, stink bait, liver and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water stained. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastics and lipless crankbaits.

Channel and blue catfish are slow.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 61-66 degrees; 0.29’ low. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, hollow-body frogs and bladed jigs. Some bed fish are being caught on Texas-rigged craws.

White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon/red and junebug soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers and stink bait.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 5963 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on silver slabs. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and stink bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained;6064 degrees; 0.16’ high.

Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, shaky-head worms and Texas-rigged worms. White bass and hybrid bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 64-68 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are good on blue/silver soft plastics, swim baits and crankbaits in coves near the dam. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows in 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch and shad.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 58-65 degrees; 0.05’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 60-65 degrees; 0.19’ low. Black

bass are good on spinner baits, Texas-rigged creature baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 61-67 degrees: 0.53’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, Texasrigged craws and swim jigs.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 60-64 degrees: 0.27’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, black and blue jigs and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.80’ low. Black bass are very good on buzzbaits and weightless watermelon/red stick worms. Striped bass are good on shad-colored crankbaits and Li’l Fishies at night. Crappie are good on live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on minnows and worms. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 59-64 degrees; 0.07’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged craws and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.12’ high.

Black bass are fair on crankbaits in the creeks. Striped bass are fair on slabs. White bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and spec rigs. Crappie are good on minnows in the creeks. Blue catfish are good on shad.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 56-68 degrees; 78.76’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on cut bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 76-82 degrees; 0.23’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 60-65 degrees; 2.22’ low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, stick worms and Texas-rigged craws.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 61-68 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon/red worms and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on stink bait, live bait and nightcrawlers.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.06’ high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/white soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on blue/white jigs. Catfish are slow.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 5867 degrees; 15.88’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on cut and live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 59-66 degrees; 0.07’ high.

Black bass are fair on shallow-

running crankbaits, Texas rigs and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.24’ high. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, Texas-rigged craws and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows.

White bass are good on slabs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 63-69 degrees; 0.12’ high. Black bass are fair on pearl shallow-running crankbaits, Texas rigs and watermelon stick worms. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows with a split shop. White bass are fair to good on tail spinners. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 6266 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits.

Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 6164 degrees; 0.14’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained: 59-63 degrees; 0.05’ low. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, stick worms and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, shakyhead worms and Texas-rigged creature baits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 1.69’ high.

Black bass are fair on Carolinarigged green/pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies and silver spoons. Crappie are slow.

Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, live minnows and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 63-67 degrees; 0.06’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and green/black tube jigs.

Catfish are slow.

SPENCE: Water off-color; 5967 degrees; 36.55’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs in 1-6 feet. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows under a cork. Catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 58-65 degrees; 0.52’ high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and chrome lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 0.33’ high.

Black bass are good on green/ pumpkin soft plastics and spin-

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Crappie are fair on minnows.

Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and shrimp.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 62-65 degrees; 0.33’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Texas-rigged craws and hollow-body frogs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TEXANA: Water stained; 69-77 degrees; 0.49’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, chatterbaits and red lipless crankbaits. Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 3.95’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, shaky-head worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 1.93’ low.

Black bass are fair on dark red soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait, frozen shrimp and stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.16’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, green/pumpkin flukes and crawfish crankbaits in 5-20 feet. White bass are fair on white grubs and gold jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and fresh cut bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows and green soft plastics. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 59-64 degrees; 0.22’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 55-67 degrees; 23.58’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and shallow-running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut and live bait.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 3.01’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and white jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and stink bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 61-66 degrees; 4.88 high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, hollow-body frogs and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

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For Lone Star Outdoor News The Winter Wahoo Championship ran from January 1 through March 31, and many of the teams entered in the event’s third year found excellent action from large “hoos” during windows of calm conditions.

“The rules for the Winter Wahoo Championship are pretty simple,” said tournament founder and director Brandon Perthuis. “Anglers were competing to catch the heaviest three-fish stringer of wahoo, and they could leave and return from any Texas port in order to do so.”

The first place team was led by Mike Patterson of Rockport on the Easy Fix, a 1984 27-foot Phoenix Express. Their total combined winning weight from three wahoo was a whopping 237.1 pounds. Patterson said they landed their three winning fish on two separate outings leaving from the Rockport/Port Aransas area during late March, when light winds prevailed.

“We landed around 10 wahoo during both trips,” he said. “The first trip was an overnighter and our two largest wahoo weighed in right at 70 pounds. A few days later the winds died again and we bested one of the 70-pounders with a 73-pound wahoo, and followed that fish up with a giant 93-pounder.”

In the end, team Easy Fix’s best three fish weighed 93.3 pounds, 73 pounds, and 70.8 pounds, respectively. The team took home around $37,000 in winnings.

Second place and around $20,000 went to a team aboard the 42-foot Freeman nicknamed Cash Call, captained by Magnolia resident Josh Divin. Team Cash Call made three trips during the winter while running out of Freeport. Their three largest wahoo weighed in at 88.5, 78.2 and 65 pounds, resulting in a combined total weight of 231.7 pounds.

“We landed a lot of great wahoo while fishing the tournament, and most of them were caught while trolling ballyhoo behind jet head skirts,” Divin said.

The third place team fished from a 37foot Freeman called the Tu-Nacity. They were captained by Ryan Warhola of Winnie, and made seven trips during the tournament running out of Galveston. According to Warhola, team Tu-Nacity landed a total of 115 wahoo during these seven outings. Their three largest fish weighed in at 87.2, 81.9 and 50.8 pounds for a total weight of 219.9 pounds.

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“Had a shark not eaten that fish while I was reeling it in, we probably would’ve won first place,” Warhola said.

A total of 40 boats were entered in the tournament.

“The entry fee was $100, plus a $1,500 side pot entry,” Perthuis said. “The $100 entry fee per team helped to cover the operating costs of the tournament, and the $1,500 side pot entry fee went towards paying the winners. With 40 boats, we had $60,000 before handling fees to pay out to the first and second place teams.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER FINDERS NOT KEEPERS A game warden received a call about a suspicious suspect walking in a wooded area in Red River County and then fleeing the area on an ATV. While attempting to make contact, the suspect abandoned the ATV in the woods. The game warden deployed a cellular camera hoping the subject would return to retrieve the ATV. The next day, the warden received an image and identified the subject. At the subject’s residence, the man was wearing the same clothes as he was on camera and standing next to the ATV. The ATV had been reported stolen from a deer camp. The subject said he found the ATV unattended and was arrested for possession of stolen property and trespassing.

PICS DON’T LIE A Sam Rayburn Lake fishing guide posted pictures of approximately 20 bass in a dip net at one time on social media. The net was being held by two fishermen from Missouri.

An Angelina County game warden issued citations.

BOTH SHOOTERS CLAIM THEY MISSED A deer was killed inside of a high fence, and the subject fled into the woods when the landowner came outside. A Hardin County game warden responded and found a dead red deer with the quarters removed.

Some of the meat was dropped when the suspects fled. A neighbor, known for similar violations in the past, was contacted. The man denied involvement in the incident, and consented to a search of his home. The warden found a small

health and was transported back to her vehicle.

PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF In November, 2018, a Johnson County game warden received a phone call from a landowner’s agent of a trespassing incident. Quintero met with the landowner’s agent and a witness. The witness had observed two men dragging a white-tailed buck from the complainant’s property to the fence line and onto the public road. With the assistance of the local Texas Ranger, the witness positively identified both suspects using photo lineups. With the suspects positively identified, the warden located and

amount of dried blood on the man’s boots, jeans and shirt, and a hoodie on the street was covered in blood and deer hair. The clothes were seized. Another suspect was interviewed and denied involvement.

However, both subjects eventually came clean and admitted they both shot at the deer but weren’t sure which one of them hit it. Wardens seized two rifles and the knife used to gut the deer.

POACHING GROUP IDENTIFIED, FOUND Eight poachers on a deer lease were reported to San Jacinto County game wardens. When the wardens arrived, the poachers had fled. One of the wardens was able to identify two of the poachers based on witness information. Two confessions were obtained.

NO LICENSE, BUT OTHER STUFF A Brazos County game warden observed two individuals fishing on the Navasota River. The subjects did not possess a valid fishing

interviewed both suspects. The suspect who shot the 8-point buck admitted to entering the property without permission to retrieve the buck. They warden realized he had contacted the suspects earlier that morning and warned them it was a felony to hunt white-tailed deer on property without consent.

The suspect also had shot a second 8-point buck a couple of weeks later and had exceeded the bag limit for Johnson County. Both sets of antlers were seized and an arrest warrant was obtained.

license. While searching the area, the warden observed a small pill bottle in the center console of the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle admitted the bottle contained marijuana. One of the individuals, who was under age, received alcohol from the older suspect. Both individuals admitted to consuming alcohol and smoking marijuana.

Cases are pending.

NOT AROUND TO HEAR THE WINNERS Suspicious activity was discovered on a game camera belong to TPWD. Wardens noticed ATV tracks leading toward a chained gate the camera was sitting behind, and the memory card had been stolen from the camera. After following the tracks back to a house and speaking with the landowner of the neighboring property, a name was provided to the wardens as well as information regarding an area hog-hunting competition. The man was interviewed and arrested at the weigh-in of the contest.

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largemouth bass per day while fishing Amistad’s vast waters.

“Some fish are moving into the shallows to spawn, while others are moving out,” Cordero said. “The best bait presentations are dependent upon which stage of the spawn you find the fish to be in.”

Cordero has been finding fish on beds in water as shallow as 1 foot.

“Areas with brush and flooded grass are holding the most fish,” he said. “A lot of these fish are in the 1- to 2-pound range, but we are still catching some solid 3- to 4-pounders and an occasional bass over 7 pounds.”

Cordero believes the bigger bass are holding in 17-20 feet of water near humps and deep grass lines.

“There’s fish all over this lake right now, it just takes some work to find the big ones,” he said.

Carlos Rosales of Karlens Brooke McCarty landed this 6-pound bass while fishing with fishing guide, Tackle in Del Rio said wa- Raul Cordero, on Amistad Reservoir. Photo from Raul Cordero. termelon/red Senkos and other soft plastics have “The fish seem to want to be up shallow, been the hot baits, according to his regular but they are also pushing back out to deepcustomers. er water when cold fronts pass through,” “The fishing on Amistad is improving he elaborated. every day,” Rosales said. “Each time we get Burkeen has been throwing flukes, Texas a stretch of stable, warm weather, the bite rigs and swim baits in 5-10 feet of water. turns on.”

“And there has been an occasional topGuide James Burkeen said the majority water bite when the water temperature apof the bass on Amistad seem to be in the proaches the high 60s,” he added. middle stages of the spawn.

LOST HORSEBACK RIDERS FOUND Two horseback riders were reportedly lost on the LBJ Grasslands in Wise County. The caller was concerned because her daughter informed her things were not going well due to deteriorating weather conditions. The caller also advised she had lost phone contact with her daughter. A strong cold front had just blown into the area and temperatures dropped 30 degrees in a matter of hours. Wise County Sheriff’s Department dispatch was able to track the daughter’s phone and after searching for over an hour, a game warden located one of the females standing near a remote trail. At the time, the temperature was approximately 27 degrees with freezing rain. The warden observed multiple signs of hypothermia and transported the female to a nearby ambulance.

More than an hour later, a USFS law enforcement officer located the other rider, along with two horses.

The second subject was in good

SNEAKING ON PROPERTY TO FISH, AND MORE A report of a blue truck trespassing was received in Burleson County. Previous reports had been received by game wardens for 18 months. The warden and a DPS trooper found two subjects fishing on a private pond. Also, two loaded firearms and drugs were found. A 7-year-old child was sleeping in the truck. A couple received multiple citations and were arrested.

SHRIMPER WITH MORE THAN SHRIMP While checking a shrimp boat, District 1 game wardens discovered 16 undersized flounder and 20 illegal lightning whelks. Cases and restitution pending.

WARDEN FINDS RUNAWAY FELON An Aransas County game warden heard a Sheriff’s Office call for additional units for a subject who fled on foot. The subject climbed a high fence and ran into the brush on a local ranch. After a lengthy search, the warden apprehended the subject hiding in the brush. The subject was evading felony warrants.

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“This past fishing show was the best ever for me,” Upchurch said. “I talked with a lot of fishermen and sold a lot of rods. I’m enjoying my success by working with dedicated fishermen.

My whole business is customer driven.

When I’m making quality rods that can last forever, I’m very happy. And when I hear how happy fishermen are when they use one of my custom rods, I know it’s all good.”

But the success is not all fun and games.

“For the past six months I’ve been averaging 10 hours a day in the shop, and that’s seven days a week,” Upchurch said.

Photo by Robert Sloan for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Guads in the San Gabriel Continued from page 1

A total of 40 tagged Guadalupe bass were released, and 16 have been caught in the San Gabriel and its tributaries.

“The San Gabriel River is a prime example of the tremendous stream fishing opportunities available in central Texas within or just a short drive from major urban centers,” said Marcos De Jesus, Inland Fisheries district supervisor.

A recent economic impact study by TPWD and Texas Tech University found that stream fishing in Central Texas generated an annual economic value of $71 million over a 16-month period. Forty-two percent of anglers surveyed specifically targeted Guadalupe bass.

“The Guadalupe bass is one of the most exciting species in our area to target with a fly rod and it is iconic to the Lone Star State,” said Chris Johnson, Owner of Living Waters Fly Fishing in Round Rock.

Beginning March 21 and continuing until March 31, 2020, any angler who catches a tagged Guadalupe bass from the San Gabriel River or its tributaries will be entered into a monthly prize drawing.

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HEROES

Dillon Slaughter, 19, shot this axis in Boerne with a .270 Thompson Center Encore Pro Hunter.

Jacob Silva, 12, of Helotes with his first turkey, shot on a family ranch.

Omar Garza, 70, shot his 8-point buck with his grandson, Tyler, at Los Alacranes Ranch in Raymondville.

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Logan Wiatrek, of Falls City, harvested his first turkey while hunting with his dad, Luke, and uncle, Clay, in Karnes County. Logan’s gobbler sported a 9-inch beard and 1 1/8-inch spurs.

Isaiah Zavala, 3, of Harlingen, caught this sheepshead in South Pardre Island.

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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. Redfish are good in the marsh on top-waters and spoons.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good over shell in 3-4 feet of water. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove on top-waters.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins and Sand Eels.

Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass on live shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair while drifting shell on Down South Lures and Bass Assassins. Redfish are fair to good on shrimp in the marsh.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good

on the south shoreline on top-waters and MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

Redfish are fair in the marsh around points on shrimp and scented plastics.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair to good at the jetty on live bait when the wind allows.

Trout are fair for waders in the afternoon on top-waters and Lit’l Johns.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on Dollar Reef on live shrimp. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp.

FREEPORT: Trout are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Trout and redfish are fair at the jetties on live shrimp and finger mullet.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout to 8 pounds are good on soft plastics over deep shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on

soft plastics. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on live shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on top-waters over sand and grass in the guts in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp.

Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on shrimp and top-waters.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish and black drum are fair to good at East Flats and around Dagger Island on shrimp and crabs. Trout, 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. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on Gamblers and top-waters while wading sand and grass.

Trout are good at night in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in the grass on the King Ranch shoreline on small top-waters and scented plastics.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass while wading.

Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on soft plastics.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair to good for waders around the spoil island on D.O.A. Shrimp and live shrimp. Redfish are fair while drifting sand and grass on scented plastics and live shrimp under a popping cork.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in South Bay on top-waters and scented plastics. Black drum are good over reefs on shrimp.

—TPWD

Coastal bite on upswing Continued from page 1

Fishing at the jetties has been excellent for sheepshead, according to guide Ron Arlitt.

“We’re getting easy limits of sheepshead with live and fresh dead shrimp,” he said.

“We’re catching a few reds on just about every trip out to the jetties. Catches of bull reds are fair on sardines and live shrimp. The trout have been pretty scarce.”

Finding live bait in Port O’Connor has been tough, according to local guides. Froggies bait camp has shrimp occasionally. They also have a good supply of live perch and mullet. The shrimp boats working out of Froggies and the Fishing Center are finding 20 to 25 quarts of shrimp on some of the runs.

Guide Charlie Paradoski said he’s been fish-

ing West Matagorda Bay and doing pretty good on reds and trout.

“Things started coming together about two weeks ago,” Paradoski said. “We had a couple of sunny days and that warmed up the water a good bit. However, my best day lately was on a cool and cloudy day. I had three guys out and they had limits of trout and six reds.

The only problem is that we’re not catching any big trout. Most are just barely keepers. We were wade-fishing Greens, Cottons and the pipe line.”

Paradoski said the best bite is on soft plastics like Assassins and Chicken Boy lures. One of his go-to color patterns is plum/chartreuse.

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and barn yard pimp have been good colors in clear, waist deep water.

Another area that’s been good for Paradoski has been the cedars located between the Port O’Connor jetties and Pass Cavallo.

“There are some deep guts and a couple of extended points off the cedars,” he said. “Usually about this time of year we’ll be wading in chest deep water over the grass there to catch big trout.”

If you’re dead set on catching reds, Paradoski recommends fishing slow-sinking mullet imitation lures like a Corky or Mirrodine at the mouths of cuts where the water depth drops from 1 to 4 feet deep. Best colors are black/chartreuse/gold or roach.

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases

First

Full

Last

New

Apr 12

Apr 19

Apr 26

May 4

Solunar Sun times Moon times

Houston

Dallas

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Apr Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Apr Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri

12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu

12:00 6:10 12:53 7:08 1:48 8:03 2:41 8:55 3:30 9:43 4:17 10:30 5:05 11:18

12:24 6:39 1:22 7:37 2:17 8:32 3:09 9:23 3:57 10:10 4:44 10:57 5:31 11:44

07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:56 06:55 06:54

19 Fri

5:55 -----

6:21

12:08

06:53 07:58 8:30p

20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri

6:48 12:35 7:44 1:30 8:42 2:28 9:40 3:27 10:37 4:25 11:32 5:20 12:00 6:11

7:14 8:10 9:08 10:06 11:03 11:57 12:24

1:01 1:57 2:55 3:53 4:50 5:45 6:36

----- 6:04 12:47 7:02 1:43 7:57 2:35 8:49 3:24 9:38 4:12 10:25 4:59 11:12 5:49 ----6:42 12:29 7:38 1:25 8:36 2:23 9:34 3:21 10:32 4:19 11:26 5:14 #VALUE!

12:19 1:17 2:12 3:03 3:51 4:38 5:25 6:15 7:08 8:04 9:02 10:01 10:57 11:52 12:18

6:33 7:31 8:26 9:17 10:04 10:51 11:38 12:02 12:55 1:51 2:49 3:47 4:45 5:39 6:30

06:58 06:57 06:56 06:54 06:53 06:52 06:51 06:50 06:49 06:48 06:47 06:46 06:45 06:44 06:43

07:45 07:46 07:46 07:47 07:47 07:48 07:49 07:49 07:50 07:50 07:51 07:52 07:52 07:53 07:54

12:42p 2:01a 1:46p 2:57a 2:52p 3:48a 3:59p 4:35a 5:06p 5:18a 6:12p 5:58a 7:17p 6:37a 8:21p 7:15a 9:25p 7:54a 10:27p 8:36a 11:27p 9:20a NoMoon 10:07a 12:23a 10:57a 1:14a 11:48a 2:02a 12:41p

06:52 06:51 06:49 06:48 06:47 06:46 06:45

07:53 07:54 07:55 07:55 07:56 07:57 07:57 07:59 08:00 08:00 08:01 08:02 08:02 08:03

12:41p 1:45p 2:53p 4:02p 5:10p 6:18p 7:24p

2:14a 3:09a 4:00a 4:45a 5:27a 6:06a 6:42a 7:19a

9:35p 7:57a 10:38p 8:37a 11:39p 9:20a NoMoon 10:06a 12:36a 10:56a 1:27a 11:48a 2:14a 12:41p

San Antonio 2019 Apr

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

12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri

12:07 6:16 1:00 7:14 1:55 8:10 2:47 9:01 3:36 9:50 4:24 10:37 5:12 11:25 6:02 ----6:54 12:41 7:50 1:37 8:48 2:35 9:47 3:34 10:44 4:31 11:39 5:26 12:06 6:18

12:31 1:29 2:24 3:15 4:03 4:50 5:38 6:27 7:20 8:16 9:15 10:13 11:10 ----12:30

6:46 7:44 8:38 9:29 10:17 11:03 11:50 12:14 1:07 2:03 3:01 4:00 4:57 5:51 6:42

07:11 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57 06:56

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

12:56p 2:13a 2:00p 3:09a 3:06p 4:00a 4:13p 4:47a 5:20p 5:31a 6:25p 6:11a 7:30p 6:50a 8:34p 7:28a 9:37p 8:08a 10:39p 8:49a 11:39p 9:33a NoMoon 10:21a 12:35a 11:11a 1:26a 12:02p 2:13a 12:55p

Amarillo

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Apr Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri

12:20 6:30 1:13 7:28 2:09 8:23 3:01 9:15 3:50 10:03 4:38 10:51 5:25 11:38 6:15 12:04 7:08 12:55 8:04 1:51 9:02 2:49 10:00 3:47 10:58 4:45 11:52 5:40 12:20 6:32

12:44 1:43 2:37 3:29 4:17 5:04 5:51 6:41 7:34 8:30 9:28 10:26 11:23 ----12:44

6:59 7:57 8:52 9:43 10:30 11:17 ----12:28 1:21 2:17 3:15 4:13 5:11 6:05 6:56

07:19 07:18 07:17 07:15 07:14 07:13 07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02

08:15 08:16 08:17 08:18 08:19 08:19 08:20 08:21 08:22 08:23 08:23 08:24 08:25 08:26 08:27

12:56p 2:41a 2:01p 3:36a 3:10p 4:25a 4:20p 5:10a 5:30p 5:50a 6:39p 6:27a 7:46p 7:03a 8:54p 7:38a 10:00p 8:14a 11:04p 8:53a NoMoon 9:35a 12:06a 10:21a 1:03a 11:10a 1:54a 12:03p 2:41a 12:56p

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 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 Apr 25 Apr 26

Time 3:26 AM 4:36 AM 5:46 AM 6:52 AM 1:24 AM 2:34 AM 3:37 AM 4:37 AM 5:35 AM 6:34 AM 7:35 AM 12:42 AM 1:32 AM 2:28 AM 3:31 AM

Rollover Pass Height 0.06L 0.07L 0.10L 0.16L 1.66H 1.81H 1.92H 2.00H 2.02H 2.00H 1.94H -0.01L 0.10L 0.23L 0.36L

Time 11:57 AM 12:58 PM 1:42 PM 2:16 PM 7:53 AM 8:49 AM 9:42 AM 10:32 AM 11:22 AM 12:13 PM 1:09 PM 8:43 AM 10:02 AM 11:29 AM 12:39 PM

Height 1.72H 1.73H 1.73H 1.71H 0.25L 0.40L 0.59L 0.80L 1.01L 1.20L 1.35L 1.86H 1.78H 1.73H 1.70H

Time

Height

6:29 PM 7:05 PM 7:42 PM 2:46 PM 3:13 PM 3:40 PM 4:06 PM 4:30 PM 4:50 PM 5:00 PM 2:28 PM

1.41L 1.25L 1.03L 1.68H 1.66H 1.63H 1.60H 1.57H 1.54H 1.50H 1.46L

Time

Height

Time

Height

9:28 PM 11:57 PM

1.45H 1.52H

8:22 PM 9:03 PM 9:45 PM 10:27 PM 11:11 PM 11:55 PM

0.77L 0.51L 0.26L 0.07L -0.03L -0.06L

4:31 PM

1.47H

Time

Height

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 2:37 AM 3:52 AM 5:12 AM 6:27 AM 1:03 AM 2:26 AM 3:40 AM 4:49 AM 5:54 AM 6:59 AM 8:04 AM 12:12 AM 12:59 AM 1:53 AM 2:56 AM

Height -0.00L 0.05L 0.12L 0.23L 1.95H 2.11H 2.26H 2.38H 2.46H 2.49H 2.47H -0.08L 0.03L 0.19L 0.36L

Time 12:24 PM 1:18 PM 1:57 PM 2:27 PM 7:35 AM 8:36 AM 9:34 AM 10:31 AM 11:30 AM 12:38 PM

Height 2.21H 2.20H 2.14H 2.06H 0.39L 0.62L 0.89L 1.19L 1.47L 1.70L

9:11 AM 10:23 AM 11:36 AM 12:39 PM

2.42H 2.33H 2.25H 2.16H

Height -0.03L -0.00L 0.07L 0.16L 1.38H 1.54H 1.71H 1.87H 1.98H 2.03H 2.02H 1.98H 0.06L 0.17L 0.30L

Time 12:12 PM 12:59 PM 1:40 PM 2:14 PM 7:45 AM 8:57 AM 10:07 AM 11:27 AM 1:01 PM 11:12 PM 11:54 PM

Height 1.83H 1.81H 1.75H 1.64H 0.28L 0.45L 0.65L 0.86L 1.03L -0.04L -0.02L

10:02 AM 11:02 AM 11:52 AM

1.92H 1.86H 1.79H

Height -0.06L -0.05L -0.03L 0.03L 0.13L 0.54H 0.57H 0.63H 0.04L -0.05L -0.10L -0.10L -0.08L -0.03L 0.02L

Time 5:54 PM 6:42 PM 7:18 PM 7:28 PM 7:15 PM 11:28 AM 12:26 PM

Height 0.82H 0.79H 0.72H 0.62H 0.51H 0.24L 0.36L

9:46 AM 10:59 AM 12:24 PM 2:21 PM 3:34 PM 4:21 PM 4:57 PM

0.70H 0.75H 0.77H 0.79H 0.79H 0.78H 0.74H

Height 0.06L 0.09L 0.13L 0.20L 0.31L 0.62L 0.51L 0.41L 0.31L 0.23L 0.19L 0.17L 0.17L 0.19L 0.22L

Time 8:36 PM 9:16 PM 9:45 PM 9:53 PM 9:25 PM 5:02 AM 9:05 AM 6:33 PM 6:22 PM 5:24 PM 5:34 PM 6:04 PM 6:41 PM 7:20 PM 7:56 PM

Height 0.96H 0.93H 0.87H 0.80H 0.73H 0.65H 0.64H 0.78H 0.86H 0.93H 0.99H 1.02H 1.01H 0.99H 0.95H

7:24 7:33 2:52 3:15 3:37 3:58 4:15 4:26

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.73L 1.46L 1.98H 1.91H 1.87H 1.85H 1.84H 1.84H

Time

Height

8:39 PM 8:39 PM 2:41 PM 3:02 PM 3:19 PM 3:36 PM 3:53 PM

1.14L 1.03L 1.51H 1.38H 1.28H 1.21H 1.17H

Time

Height

11:17 PM

1.84H

8:04 PM 8:42 PM 9:22 PM 10:03 PM 10:45 PM 11:28 PM

1.13L 0.77L 0.42L 0.15L -0.03L -0.11L

Time 2:33 AM 3:42 AM 5:00 AM 6:25 AM 12:38 AM 2:01 AM 3:20 AM 4:31 AM 5:36 AM 6:38 AM 7:42 AM 8:52 AM 12:42 AM 1:36 AM 2:33 AM

Time

Height

11:13 PM

1.24H

8:47 PM 9:06 PM 9:31 PM 10:01 PM 10:34 PM

0.85L 0.61L 0.37L 0.17L 0.02L

Port O’Connor Date 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 Apr 25 Apr 26

Time 5:46 AM 7:08 AM 8:19 AM 9:26 AM 10:29 AM 3:11 AM 6:17 AM 8:22 AM 12:21 AM 1:01 AM 1:43 AM 2:30 AM 3:25 AM 4:34 AM 5:52 AM

Time 09:17 AM 10:30 AM 11:32 AM 12:25 PM 01:08 PM 02:28 AM 02:55 AM 03:27 AM 04:01 AM 04:39 AM 05:24 AM 06:16 AM 07:15 AM 08:19 AM 09:25 AM

Date 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 Apr 25 Apr 26

Time 3:33 AM 4:40 AM 05:56 AM 7:14 AM 12:56 AM 02:24 AM 3:46 AM 5:00 AM 6:11 AM 7:23 AM 12:03 AM 12:48 AM 1:36 AM 2:26 AM 3:21 AM

Time 6:58 PM 7:15 PM 7:05 PM 11:25 AM 12:18 PM 5:45 AM 6:59 AM 8:11 AM 9:24 AM 10:45 AM 12:30 PM 3:02 PM 4:29 PM 5:23 PM 6:01 PM

Height 1.45H 1.42H 1.35H 0.30L 0.40L 1.48H 1.54H 1.59H 1.61H 1.61H 1.59H 1.59H 1.60H 1.58H 1.54H

Height 0.07L 0.11L 0.16L 0.23L 1.16H 1.23H 1.31H 1.39H 1.45H 1.48H 0.03L 0.04L 0.10L 0.20L 0.30L

Time 1:45 PM 2:27 PM 2:53 PM 3:05 PM 8:25 AM 9:31 AM 10:37 AM 11:46 AM 1:02 PM

Height 1.37H 1.34H 1.27H 1.20H 0.33L 0.46L 0.62L 0.79L 0.94L

8:44 AM 10:13 AM 11:31 AM 12:31 PM 1:17 PM

1.48H 1.47H 1.45H 1.40H 1.34H

Height -0.01L -0.01L 0.00L 0.36H 0.35H 0.35H 0.35H 0.08L 0.01L -0.03L -0.05L -0.05L -0.02L 0.02L 0.05L

Time 5:22 PM 5:48 PM 6:06 PM 9:10 AM 10:02 AM 10:54 AM 11:44 AM 6:02 AM 10:44 AM 3:53 PM 3:14 PM 3:41 PM 4:15 PM 4:47 PM 5:15 PM

Height 0.46H 0.43H 0.40H 0.04L 0.09L 0.15L 0.23L 0.36H 0.38H 0.43H 0.46H 0.48H 0.48H 0.46H 0.44H

Height -0.06L -0.02L 0.03L 0.09L 0.92H 0.97H 1.03H 1.09H 1.12H 1.13H 1.14H -0.15L -0.11L -0.03L 0.07L

Time 3:43 PM 4:25 PM 5:00 PM 3:06 PM 7:52 AM 8:54 AM 9:55 AM 11:01 AM 12:09 PM 1:19 PM

Height 1.13H 1.10H 1.01H 0.87H 0.16L 0.28L 0.43L 0.59L 0.74L 0.87L

10:08 AM 12:29 PM 2:12 PM 3:15 PM

1.14H 1.11H 1.07H 1.02H

Height -0.30L -0.25L -0.14L 0.01L 0.20L 1.30H 1.42H 1.52H 1.59H 1.62H 1.63H 1.62H -0.32L -0.16L 0.03L

Time 12:35 PM 1:25 PM 1:59 PM 2:21 PM 2:32 PM 8:20 AM 9:27 AM 10:37 AM 10:19 PM 11:02 PM 11:48 PM

Height 1.73H 1.73H 1.66H 1.52H 1.34H 0.42L 0.65L 0.86L -0.31L -0.41L -0.41L

10:40 AM 11:45 AM 12:35 PM

1.61H 1.60H 1.58H

Time 11:34 PM 6:52 PM 6:47 PM 1:11 PM 2:05 PM 3:05 PM 4:14 PM

Time 8:42 8:53 3:15 3:26 3:41 3:58 4:15

Height 1.21L 1.28H 1.21H 0.54L 0.72L 0.92L 1.11L

Height

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.04L 0.93L 1.13H 1.08H 1.06H 1.06H 1.07H

Time

Height

Time

Height

11:51 PM

1.08L

6:46 6:49 6:54 7:00

PM PM PM PM

1.16H 1.15H 1.16H 1.20H

Time

Height

11:22 PM

1.11H

9:11 PM 9:35 PM 10:06 PM 10:41 PM 11:20 PM

0.77L 0.58L 0.39L 0.21L 0.09L

Date 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 Apr 25 Apr 26

Time 6:00 AM 7:13 AM 8:14 AM 12:03 AM 2:06 AM 3:35 AM 4:48 AM 12:00 AM 12:37 AM 1:14 AM 1:53 AM 2:35 AM 3:26 AM 4:33 AM 5:56 AM

10:00 PM 6:02 PM 4:39 PM 4:08 PM 4:09 PM 12:32 PM 1:14 PM

0.35L 0.35H 0.32H 0.32H 0.34H 0.30L 0.37L

Time

Height

10:14 PM 10:46 PM 11:23 PM

0.30L 0.23L 0.15L

4:14 PM 4:13 PM

0.37H 0.40H

Time

Height

Port Aransas

10:31 PM 6:18 PM 3:51 PM

0.47L 0.41H 0.42H

Time

11:05 PM 11:42 PM

Height

0.32L 0.17L

Nueces Bay Date 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 Apr 25 Apr 26

San Luis Pass

Height 0.31L 0.28L 0.27L 1.34H 1.41H 0.91L 0.71L 0.52L 0.37L 0.28L 0.26L 0.29L 0.38L 0.46L 0.52L

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date 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 Apr 25 Apr 26

Time 7:50 AM 9:19 AM 10:27 AM 2:56 AM 4:26 AM 12:14 AM 12:42 AM 1:15 AM 1:50 AM 2:29 AM 3:13 AM 4:04 AM 5:12 AM 6:45 AM 8:12 AM

Date 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 Apr 25 Apr 26

Time 2:35 AM 3:41 AM 5:18 AM 6:45 AM 12:04 AM 1:30 AM 2:54 AM 4:15 AM 5:37 AM 7:07 AM 8:42 AM 12:37 AM 1:19 AM 1:59 AM 2:41 AM

Time

8:28 2:13 2:14 2:35 3:00 3:23 3:36

Height

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.78L 0.81H 0.79H 0.80H 0.82H 0.86H 0.90H

Time

Height

8:05 PM 8:06 PM 2:35 PM 2:32 PM 2:23 PM

1.10L 0.84L 1.18H 1.07H 1.03H

8:38 PM 9:03 PM 9:38 PM 10:20 PM 11:06 PM 11:53 PM

0.62L 0.43L 0.24L 0.07L -0.06L -0.13L

South Padre Island Time

Height

Time

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Marketing position at Kinsey’s

Bryan Harris joined Jupiter Marine International as president of the luxury offshore fishing boat builder.

Kinsey’s Outdoors is seeking candidates for the position of store marketing coordinator.

Taurus selected Mid-States Distributing as its 2018 Buying Group of the Year.

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The long-eared hare 10. The largest wild turkey 11. A snack on the boat destination (two words)(two words) 9. A trout-fishing 13. Fort county 10.Worth's The largest wild turkey 14. A shooting sport (two words) 11.

A snack on the boat (two words) 16. A turkey sound 13.shotgun's Fort Worth’s county 20. The recoil 22. Often to soft plastic 14. Aadded shooting sport (two lures words) 23. Location of Hoffpauir Expo 16.

A turkey sound 25. Big catfish usually landed in winter 20. Theshrimp shotgun’s recoil 26. Artificial manufacturer 27. River flowing through Georgetown (two words) 22. Often added to soft plastic lures 28. The large woodpecker 23. Location of Hoffpauir Expo 29. A shark species 25. the Bigstatewide catfish usually landed in limit winter 30. Now speckled trout 31. A26. stage in an insect's Artificial shrimp life manufacturer 32. A27. time-saving shooting sport (two words) River flowing through Georgetown (two words) 28. The large woodpecker 29. A shark species 30. Now the statewide speckled trout limit 31. A stage in an insect’s life 32. A time-saving shooting sport (two words)

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North Texas river 2. A The young turkey 5. Area within ranch where no one hunts 4. A A bass Northtournament Texas river series (three words) 7.

8. trout species 5. A Area within ranch where no one hunts 11. to make the rifle(three fire words) 7. Squeeze A bass tournament series 12. Favorite destination for dove hunters 8. Bragging A trout species 14. here is a bad idea for poachers (two 11. words) Squeeze to make the rifle fire 15. Lake formerly knownforasdove Granite Shoals 12.

Favorite destination hunters 17. San Angelo's county (two words) 14.

Bragging here is a bad idea for poachers 18. A freshwater lake with redfish (two words) 19. Used for carp bait 21. Popular offshore fishing launching spot 15.

Lake formerly known as Granite Shoals 24. A salmon species 17. San Angelo’s county (two words) 27. An African antelope 18. A freshwater lake with redfish 19. Used for carp bait 21. Popular offshore fishing launching spot 24. A salmon species 27. An African antelope

Colby Kerber was named the hunting heritage program manager for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever.

PR agency for Desert Tech Desert Tech has announced Chevalier Advertising & Public Relations as its agency of record.

Sellers retires at Sellmark Dianna Sellers announced her retirement as chief executive officer of Sellmark Corporation.

New VP at KastKing Al Noraker was named vice president of business development at KastKing.

Policy manager at ASA Chad Tokowitz was named the inland fisheries policy manager for the American Sportfishing Association.

MLF sponsorship VP Major League Fishing named Jeff Clachko senior vice president, sponsorship and media sales.

Jobs at Leica Leica Sport Optics is creating three new sales positions — national accounts manager, key accounts sales manager and sales administrator.

Gun safe patents Hornady has been granted two utility patents related to the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology used in its premium line of RAPiD Safes.

Sales rep openings Ridge Road Outdoor Media has full-time openings for corporate sales agents.

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

Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News

Venison tomato and basil soup with pasta 1 package of lasagna noodles 1 lb. ground venison or ground venison sausage 1 white onion, chopped 4 cups chicken stock 1 can of crushed tomatoes 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 3 cloves minced garlic Oregano Garnish: Freshly grated parmesan cheese Sweet basil Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add your pasta noodles and cook till al dente. If using a larger noodle such as lasagna be sure to break up the noodles.

Meanwhile heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven on mediumhigh heat. Add the chopped

onion and cook till translucent.

Add the venison, garlic and oregano. Sauté and break up the venison until meat is browned.

Add chicken stock and tomato option of choice. Simmer and break up the tomatoes till the consistency is what you like. If you need more liquid you can add more stock or a cup of water. Once the base has reached the consistency and amount that you like you can add the noodles into the pot along with basil and heavy cream. Stir to combine.

Serve in deep bowls and top with parmesan cheese and more basil.

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possess 45 large coastal sharks.

Agents seized the sharks and sold them to the highest bidder in Venice.

Fly-fishing museum at Wonders of Wildlife

—LDWF

The American Museum of Fly Fishing will establish a permanent exhibition as part of Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfield.

Fifty years after its founding, the American Museum of Fly Fishing will join several prominent conservation organizations that have created galleries within the conservation attraction.

The Museum serves as a repository for the world’s largest collection of fly-fishing and angling-related items including more than 22,000 flies; 1,400 rods; 1,200 reels and more than 700 prints and paintings, some dating back to the 16th century.

—AMFF

ALABAMA

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Students help stock sturgeon Students from Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy and Girls Preparatory School will join a group of scientists from the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute and representatives from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency in Coolidge Park in downtown Chattanooga to release 89 lake sturgeon into the Tennessee River.

Since the formation of the Lake Sturgeon Working Group in 1998, more than 220,000 lake sturgeon have been released into the Tennessee, Cumberland and French Broad rivers.

—TWRA

Summit Treestands founder dies

WASHINGTON, D.C.

John A Woller, the founder of Summit Treestands, died March 24 at the age of 84.

Upon learning of the lack of standards and testing procedures within the industry, Woller developed a set of documents that were later adopted and became the tenets for the formation of the Treestand Manufacturers Association. He served as president of the TMA and was later inducted into its hall of fame.

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LOUISIANA

Shark poachers caught Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited three men for alleged shark violations in the federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

LDWF agents were on a Joint Enforcement Agreement patrol with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Gulf of Mexico when they observed a vessel in federal waters.

When the agents approached the vessel to make contact, they witnessed the captain and crew tossing large coastal sharks off the back of the vessel. When agents boarded the vessel they found the men in possession of 54 large coastal sharks. The men were only allowed to

Conservation task force established Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed a secretarial order to establish a departmental task force to facilitate and prioritize the implementation of S. 47, the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. The order establishes a task force to ensure the timely and coordinated implementation of the Dingell Act and consistency among all offices and bureaus within the Department of the Interior.

—DOI

SCI to move show dates Safari Club International will hold its 2020 convention Feb. 5-8 in Reno, Nevada, rather than the previously scheduled dates of Jan. 15-18.

The organization cited exhibitor logistical issues with other show dates and lower planning stress of exhibiting companies attending multiple conventions as some of the reasons for the changes.

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could bode well for future runs, scientists said.

—NOAA

Legislation to end mile-long gill nets

MONTANA

Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) introduced the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, which would bring California’s swordfish fishery into the 21st century by phasing out the use of mile-long drift gill nets that contribute to significant bycatch waste.

The swordfish drift gill net fishery remains one of the nation’s most destructive fisheries.

Recent data indicate that overall only 40 percent of the catch is kept using this method.

The remaining catch, which includes sportfish, and other marine life, is returned to the ocean, much of which is already dead.

—ASA

KANSAS

Sharp-tailed grouse reintroduction Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing to reestablish sharp-tailed grouse populations west of the Continental Divide.

FWP plans to reintroduce sharp-tailed grouse in core areas with the most suitable habitat: the Blackfoot Valley; the northern Bitterroot Valley; and the Drummond Area.

FWP would capture a total of 75-180 grouse each year for five years.

—MFWP

INTERNATIONAL

Nonresident deer permit ONTARIO deadline Shimano employee The application period for the limited honored number of nonresident Kansas deer permits is April 1-26. Any nonresident interested in hunting deer in Kansas next fall must apply online at kshuntfishcamp.com. Applicants must possess a valid nonresident hunting license to apply and the permit cost is $442.50 for hunters 16 and older and $117.50 for hunters 15 and younger.

A total of 21,816 nonresident white-tailed deer combo permits are available for the 2019-2020 seasons.

During the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show, Phil Morlock of Shimano was presented with the President’s Award, one of the top honors from the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association.

Morlock serves as Shimano’s vice president of Government Affairs and Advocacy. Also an honorary member of Canada’s Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus, he has worked closely with the sportsmen’s community to advance recreational fishing and conservation in Canada.

—KDWPT

WASHINGTON

Salmon run may improve Young salmon and steelhead heading out to the Pacific Ocean are finding cooler water and a healthier coastal environment compared to conditions over the last several years, according to a new report by NOAA Fisheries.

Multiple indicators show that marine conditions are improving along the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, including better survival of juvenile and adult salmon.

While most salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia River are likely to remain depressed this year, the improved conditions

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

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National Wild Turkey Federation Texas A&M-Kingsville Banquet Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (210) 240-2204 nwtf.org

Houston Safari Club Monthly Meeting Norris Conference Center (713) 623-8844 hscfdn.org

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