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April 13, 2018
Volume 14, Issue 16
Front turns on toms Gobbling activity picks up with weather change By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Opening weekend of the North Zone turkey seasons started off much like its neighbor to the south, with talking toms until the birds hit the ground, followed by silence. When a strong cold front came a week later, though, things changed. Cole Thompson hunts each year on family property in Wise County, and heard lots of gobbling early during a warm and windy opening weekend. He had a successful hunt, but not without plenty of patience and effort. “I worked a tom and his hen for 2 1/2 hours before they finally came to me from 400 yards away,” he said. West of Dublin, Jeff Kenny reported difficult hunting the opening weekend. “I didn’t get any gobbles back until 7:30 p.m. and I put a gobbler to roost less than 100 yards from me,” he said. “It was an unusual opening day for us.” Reports from Llano, Kimble and Menard counties indicated little gobbling, and toms and hens failing to respond to calling. Eddie Stevenson hunted on
Sophia Hagan landed a 14-pound bass at age 4. Fishing from the pier on Lake Naconiche, she used a minnow on a crappie hook. Photo from Michael Hagan.
Hunting for big bass on Lake Naconiche 4-year-old girl lands 14-pounder By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News The second heaviest bass known to be caught out of Lake Naconiche was brought in by 4-yearold Sophia Hagan on Sat., March 24, while fishing a live minnow off the pier. The giant bass weighed 14 pounds and was 25.5 inches long. Sophia was using a kids Zebco rod and reel with 6-pound test line. The fish was weighed on a digital scale provided by a nearby angler. After of couple of photos the bass, almost as big as the angler, was released. “We were out there trying to catch crappie,” said her dad, Michael Hagan. “There were plenty of people on the pier, and we took the only available spot. She got a bite and reeled the big bass in. That’s when I had to jump in the water and
Please turn to page 23 This excited tom strutted and gobbled before mounting a hen decoy on a West Texas ranch. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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By Nate Skinner
Seasonal gusty winds make fishing wide-open waters a daunting task. That’s why Galveston Bay fishing guide and owner of Battistoni’s Guide Service, Captain Ryan Battistoni, is focusing his efforts on back lakes and marshes that offer protection from the incessant springtime breezes. Recently, Battistoni has found good
success fishing the marshes in West Galveston Bay, including Green’s Lake, Carancahua Lake, Hall’s Lake and Chocolate Bay. He’s been targeting shell as well as small drains along the banks in these areas. “The small oyster shell reefs that litter the back lakes in west Galveston Bay almost always hold plenty of trout this time of year,” Battistoni said. “Redfish and flounder can be found feeding along the shorelines. I like to key on
West Galveston Bay back lakes are good locations for April trout and redfish. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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CONTENTS
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Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10
HUNTING
Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12
No change to deer season (P. 4) Snook up north (P. 9)
Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 18 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 21 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 22 Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 26
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PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PLANO, TX PERMIT 210
Action gaining momentum in Galveston marshes
FISHING
Quail hunters oppose extension.
Galveston guide lands warm-water fish.
Water for wildlife (P. 4)
Beach cleanup founder dies (P. 8)
Guzzlers installed in Big Bend.
Billy Sandifer left legacy.
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Volunteers installed guzzlers in the Big Bend region of Texas, providing water for wildlife in the arid landscape. Photo from David Wetzel.
and Conservation Company owned by Cemex USA and Josiah Austin. The ranch is situated between Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Black Gap Wildlife Management Area and Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande. The two days of work set in place permanent and reliable water sources supporting wildlife. The effort was the result of a
A pair of large format wildlife water guzzlers were built to support desert bighorn sheep, mule deer, a resident black bear population, Gambel’s quail and other species in Texas’ Big Bend. In mid-March, about 35 volunteers helped build two critical guzzlers on the El Carmen Land
funding partnership of the DSC Foundation, Mule Deer Foundation, Wild Sheep Foundation, CEMEX and L&S Mechanical. In late March, another guzzler was installed at Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area northwest of Van Horn. This installation involved helicopters bringing the materials to the remote sites.
Quail hunters thwart extension of North Zone deer season Regs change for mule deer, dove, airguns By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News A proposed lengthening of the white-tailed deer season in Texas’ North Zone failed to pass at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission’s March meeting. Public comments were vastly in favor of the change that would have extended the general season in the 226-county North Zone by two weeks, extending it to the same length as the general season in Texas’ South Zone. Of the 2,830 comments received, 2573 (91 percent) were in favor of the change. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials told the commission the extension would not have a negative impact on the deer population in the North Zone, and could help with hunter recruitment. Donald Cohn, of Bellaire, told Lone Star Outdoor News he supported the change, mainly due to family scheduling. “A big part of the season is consumed by Thanksgiving and Christmas family events that can conflict with hunting times,” he said. “Our family has missed the last two season because of conflicting schedules, especially with the kids’ sports. Two more weeks after these scheduling conflicts would help us.” Texas quail hunters, though,
North Zone deer hunters won’t receive two more weeks to hunt at the end of the season, as a proposal made to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission was not approved. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
took the opposing viewpoint. The Quail Coalition and TPWD’s upland game bird advisory board
opposed the change, citing an adverse effect on quail hunting, especially in the Rolling Plains,
where quail leases often begin when deer hunting ends. The commission did not ap-
prove the change, explaining that deer hunters in the North Zone could take advantage of the ManPlease turn to page 19
Wild hogs on the move Daylight sightings more common By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Now you see them. Now you don’t. But some ranchers in Central Texas are seeing lots of pigs throughout the day. That’s unusual. “I’ve been pig hunting out here in Burnett County for over 25 years,” said Cody Bell III. “I can say for sure that I’ve never seen so many roaming around our ranch during daylight hours.” Wild hogs are difficult animals to figure out, day or night. On a recent run to his ranch, Bell was stunned at what he saw — pigs
galore. “One thing I’ve learned is that they are totally unpredictable,” he said. “My best hunts are usually at night. But at times we’ll see them during daylight hours, especially at sunset. But during the past couple of weeks, we have been seeing a lot of pigs throughout the day.” Recently, Bell was running along one of the ranch roads, heading back to the camp house, and had nine pigs trot out of the brush, go through a hole in the fence, then turn around a look at him. “Pigs are notoriously spooky, but those were not in the least bit scared,” Bell said. “It’s as if they knew I didn’t have a gun.” Heath Lusty, an agricultural extension agent in Lampasas, said
one reason for seeing pigs during the day is that they have more food resources. “Rain will get them to moving and rooting around the soft soil during the day,” Lusty said. “Pigs will feed on anything from plants to varmints. Right now, while it’s still cool, they will be moving and feeding throughout the day. They especially like to eat fresh seeds that are being planted by farmers. When it’s dry, pigs will retreat to the creek beds and drainages for protection. But when it rains the high water can push them out. And all that soft wet soil makes it easy to find fresh plants and roots.” Unlike deer, pigs do not have any certain time of year to breed. Lusty says pigs will breed at just Please turn to page 22
With soft soil and more food sources, feral hogs have been increasingly seen during daylight hours. Photo by Robert Sloan.
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Female archer tops all shooters at state Lone Star Outdoor News Dorothy Cobb of Allen High School was the top shooter at the National Archery in the Schools Program state championship held in Belton. Cobb, a senior, scored 297 out of 300 to win the Overall Girls division, beating Jessica Crawford of Texas Wildfire Homeschool Archery in TerDorothy Cobb, a senior at Allen High School, won the individual rell, who shot 293. Cobb, a participant in the Outdoors division at the National Archery in the Schools Program State Championship. A student in Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation’s Tomorrow Foundation’s Outdoor Adventures program at Allen, displayed Outdoor Adventures program, she was honored at the foundation’s banquet on April 6. Photo by Bill Honza. her archery skills at the Rendezvous of the Guardians fundraising banquet at the Irving Convention Center on April 5. Richard Nelson, a senior at Brenham High School, and Miguel Amason, an 8th-grader at Arbor Creek Middle School in Carrollton, led the boys divisions with scores of 292. Lauren Taylor, a 7th-grader at Midway Middle School in Hewitt, also shot 292. Nearly 2,200 students from 96 schools participated in the state tournament. Team Standings: High School Kaufman ISD 3365 Arlington Martin High School 3355 Allen High School 3317 Arlington Bowie High School 3245 Pasadena Memorial High School 3210 Middle School Arbor Creek Middle School Lamar Middle School
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Friends take late bird hunt One of the dogs at Wildcat Creek Quail Hunting Resort points birds while the hunters approach. A group of friends and family took the late-season trip. Photos by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News The quail and pheasant seasons may be over, but it didn’t stop a group of friends from getting out one more time. On the last day of March, the group headed to Wildcat Creek Quail Hunting Resort in northeast Texas to chase some birds. Bob Burris, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Tim Viergever, of Whitehouse, were college roommates and Viergever later married Burris’ sister. They spend time with their families at the Burris family cabin in Clarksville. Both have sons who love to hunt, and they booked a day at the nearby resort before the hunting operation shut down for the season. “We meet up at the cabin to hang out on the lake and golf,” said Jake Burris, Bob’s son, Please turn to page 17
Warden honored with NWTF award Texas Game Warden Carlos Maldonado received the National Wild Turkey Federation Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year award. Maldonado has served as a game warden for Jim Hogg County for the past nine years. He works with landowners focusing on encouraging youth to be more active outdoors. Maldonado also serves on the Jim Hogg County Emergency Services District as a board member to assist his community with fire protection and emergency medical services, and serves the county as a volunteer firefighter. He also assumed the role of deer breeder liaison and assists game wardens in Jim Hogg, Starr and Zapata Counties. Maldonado often assists other wardens with translation when they are speaking to individuals who only speak Spanish.
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Fly-fishing the Lampasas
Anglers cast flies on a foggy morning on the Lampasas River. The group caught a variety of species, including Guadalupe bass, bluegill, freshwater drum and catfish. Photos by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News The group of three anglers, near the historic Maxsdale Bridge over the Lampasas River, close to the ghost town of Maxsdale and not far from Killeen, waded about a mile downstream, fly-casting to pockets and pools along the northern Hill Country river that eventually flows into
Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir and later joins the San Gabriel and Leon rivers, eventually ending up in the Brazos River. The fish weren’t big, but they were plentiful. “We caught Guadalupe bass, channel catfish, largemouths and plenty of longear and other bluegill,” said Aaron Reed, who was working on information for a fly-fishing book
Beach cleanup founder dies
Bass regulations change on 12 lakes King mackerel limit increases
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Lone Star Outdoor News The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted fishing regulation changes including standardizing harvest regulations for largemouth bass to the statewide limits at 12 lakes and increasing the daily bag limit for commercial and recreational take of king mackerel from two to three. The changes adopted: Change from 16-inch minimum length limit to a 14-inch minimum length limit. Lake Granbury Possum Kingdom Reservoir Lake Ratcliff Change from 18-inch minimum length limit to a 14-inch minimum length limit. Lake Bryan Cooper Lake Old Mount Pleasant City Lake Change from 14- to 18-inch slot length limit to a 14-inch minimum length limit. Lake Bridgeport Burke-Crenshaw Lake Lake Georgetown Lake Madisonville San Augustine City Lake Sweetwater Reservoir Change from 14- to 18-inch slot length limit and five fish daily bag limit to no minimum length limit
that is set to come out next summer. “One of the guys caught a gaspergou, a first for him on a fly rod.” Reed said the river is worth the trip for fly-anglers, as it receives less pressure than other Hill Country rivers. “It’s in the northern section of the Edwards Aquifer,” he said. “It has a relatively low gradient, but the water is clear with a gravel and limestone bottom.”
Fishing rules have been modified at several lakes to simplify bag limit regulations for anglers. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
and a bag limit of five fish (only two may be less than 18 inches). Grapevine Lake Change from 14- to 24-inch slot length limit to a 16- to 24-inch slot length limit. Daily bag will remain at five fish (limit of only one bass 24 inches or larger). Fayette County Reservoir Gibbons Creek Reservoir Lake Monticello Change from catch and release with an exception allowing for possession and weighing for bass Please turn to page 15
Capt. Billy Sandifer, the founder of Friends of Padre founder, died March 30 at the age of 70. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the lungs and liver, according to Friends of Padre. Sandifer founded Friends of Padre in 1995 and organized the first Big Shell Beach cleanup. Since 1995, Friends of Padre has held 23 Big Shell beach clean ups, attracting more than 8,500 volunteers to remove trash from the stretch of beach. The events, now called the Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup on Padre Island National Seashore, have removed more than Billy Sandifer founded the Big Shell Beach 2.7 million pounds of Cleanup on the Padre Island National Seashore. He died at age 70. Photo by David Sikes. trash from the area. This year’s cleanup hosted a record 1,175 volunteers and removed 85 tons of trash from 22 miles of beach. Sandifer is famous for surviving on the beaches of Padre Island for nearly two years in the late 1970s, and for guiding beach fishing trips. He is survived by his wife, Joy.
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Snook catches in West Galveston Bay
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Fly-fishing fest for ladies only By Robert Sloan
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Capt. Ron Wright has landed several snook in West Galveston Bay, an unusual occurrence for the warm-water species. Photo from Ron Wright.
Lone Star Outdoor News Capt. Ron Wright of Capt. Ron’s Fishing Charters had been seeing some snook in West Galveston Bay, so he actually targeted them on a day of funfishing. “We had been seeing more and more around,” he said. “I found an estuary and started working the drop-offs trying to catch them.” He and his fishing partner started off with lures, and later switched to live shrimp for bait, when the snook was landed. “It was my third snook this year,” Wright said. “Two of them were fat snook, both right at about 20 inches, which is big for a fat snook. The other was a common snook.” Normally, Wright targets trout, redfish, tarpon, ling or shark in state waters with his customers. “We fish for whatever is running,” he said. “This is the first time we actually targeted snook — it’s rare to catch a snook in West Bay.” Wright said there were some other unusual catches that day. “While we were fishing for the snook, we caught a good number of mangrove snapper and we saw some tarpon rolling,” he said.
It was called Ladyfish 2018 — a women’s fly-fishing festival in Round Rock — and it was a big success. More than 200 women showed up to learn how to cast, tie flies, tie knots and generally get a feel for what this angle of fishing is all about. “My husband and I own Living Waters Fly Fishing here in Round Rock,” said Emily Johnson. “We’ve had this fly shop for over 10 years. But just recently we A group of ladies receive casting lessons at Ladyfish 2018, a women’s fly-fishing recognized that there festival in Round Rock. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News. has been an increased interest in fly-fishing their time to teach the ladies. “There is no by women over the past few years.” Johnson said she learned that about 30 per- defined age bracket for learning how to flycent of women had bought a Texas fishing fish. Anybody can learn. We’ve had kids as young as 8 years old learn how to cast a fly license. “And we noticed that more and more and catch a fish.” Jackson’s passion started after she saw the women were coming to our shop to find out what fly-fishing was all about,” she said. movie A River Runs Through It, about 23 years “That’s when I came up with the idea of put- ago. “I saw how relaxing and fun fishing could ting something together just for women. The entire festival was free including use of all the be,” she said. “It wasn’t about sitting around waiting for a bite. It was more about the adfly rods.” It all came together Saturday March 24 venture outdoors.” She started to fly-fish when she was single. at Centennial Plaza, in the heart of the Hill “Soon after that I met my husband,” JackCountry where there are lots of lakes, streams and rivers that are popular among fly fishers. son said. “He learned how to fly-fish, and “We had a mix of girls and women of all we’ve been at it for 22 years.” The couple, from Arlington, fishes creeks, ages,” said Kay Jackson, who was one of many experienced women who volunteered the Trinity and Brazos rivers and the coastal Please turn to page 13
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, lightly stained up the river; 58 degrees main lake, 62 up the creeks; 6.71’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, craws, wacky worms and crankbaits. Crappie and bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait, live perch and live worms. AMISTAD: Water murky; 78-82 degrees; 23.10’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastic lizards. Striped bass are good on slabs, crankbaits and shad plastics. White bass are good on slabs, crankbaits, and shad plastics. Catfish are good on live bait over baited holes. ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 56-64 degrees; 1.38’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.45’ high. Black bass are good on Texasrigged craws, swim jigs and weightless stick worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. AUSTIN: Water stained; 59-65 degrees; 0.73’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, chatterbaits and jigs. Sunfish are fair on cut nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on live bait and nightcrawlers. BASTROP: Water stained; 7680 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. BELTON: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 2.12’ low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are good on downriggers. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows around structure under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and throwlines baited with live perch. BENBROOK: Water stained; 6063 degrees; 1.31’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits, shaky-head worms and Texasrigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained to murky in the creeks; 61-66 degrees; 0.63’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, bladed jigs and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BONHAM: Water stained; 6165 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged soft plastics and hollow-body frogs and buzzbaits near shallow vegetation. Crappie are good on minnows around boat docks and bridges. Catfish are good along creek channel on jug lines. BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds. Striped bass are good on liver and shad. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15-20 feet. BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained to stained, 60-64 degrees: 0.68’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, small plastic swimbaits and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. BROWNWOOD: Water stained;
74-78 degrees; 3.84’ low. Black bass are fair on perch-colored spinner baits, jigs, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on jigs and shad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. BUCHANAN: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 3.93’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkin jigs, jerkbaits and Carolina-rigged lizards along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are good drifting live bait in 25-35 feet, and trolling white/chartreuse jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and crankbaits in creeks. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are slow. CADDO: Water stained to muddy; 62-67 degrees; 2.50’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, black buzzbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits in reed beds. Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the dam. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, shrimp and cheese bait. CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 3.35’ low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits and Texas-rigged worms on shaky jigheads in 20-25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and bladed jigs along the main river channel. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver. Catfish are slow. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, squarebilled crankbaits and swim jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 25.41’ low. Black bass are good on spinner baits and heavy jigs in grass. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and live perch. COLEMAN: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 2.47’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, shrimp and cut bait. COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 98 degrees at the hot water discharge, 79 degrees in main lake; 1.54’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and lipless crankbaits in 6-12 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. CONROE: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.90’ high. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and frozen shrimp. COOPER: Water stained; 62-67 degrees; 0.39’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, black
buzzbaits and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 62-68 degrees; 1.37’ low. Black bass are fair on stick worms, spinner baits and Texas rigs. White bass are fair on Rooster Tails. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.35’ high. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged worms and shakyhead worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, black buzzbaits and Texas-rigged creature baits along shoreline cover. No report on other species. FALCON: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 22.23’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on chartreuse lipless crankbaits, crankbaits and soft plastics. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait and shad. FORK: Water lightly stained to stained; 62-65 degrees; 0.26’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, black and blue jigs and football jigs. Some fish being caught on beds. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water offcolor; 56-63 degrees; 2.31’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. GRANBURY: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.03’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. GRANGER: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 1.98’ high. All species are slow. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 6064 degrees; 1.28’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, Texas-rigged craws and swim jigs. White bass and hybrid bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. GREENBELT: Water off-color; 56-64 degrees; 32.78’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, chatterbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.70’ high. Black bass are fair on white or yellow crankbaits and swimbaits in 8-plus feet. Crappie are very good on live minnows near the islands. Bream are good on live worms.
Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch. HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 59-65 degrees; 3.36’ low. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. JOE POOL: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.30’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, spinner baits and Texasrigged craws. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 62-66 degrees: 6.76’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, black buzzbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LAVON: Water stained; 62-65 degrees: 1.05’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. LBJ: Water stained; 77-81 degrees; 0.72’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigged soft plastics and perch-colored lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.63’ high’. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, Texasrigged craws and flipping jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.37’ high. Black bass are good on soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on soft plastics and spec rigs upriver. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on noodles. MACKENZIE: Water stained; 54-63 degrees; 74.8’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the shallows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live baitfish. MARTIN CREEK: Water stained; 73-79 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are fair on white flukes, swim jigs and weightless stick worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. MONTICELLO: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 2.03’ low. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, white buzzbaits and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. NASWORTHY: 58-64 degrees; 1.21’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on lipless crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 5967 degrees; 38.79’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and
crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live bait. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 58-63 degrees; 11.29’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shallow-running crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.84’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, shaky-head worms and small plastic swimbaits on jigheads. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off-color; 59-63 degrees; 0.82’ low. Black bass are fair to good on stick worms, shaky heads and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnow. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. PROCTOR: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 2.03’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are good on white striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, shallow crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained: 61-64 degrees; 0.31’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits and Texas rigged craws in shallow cover. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, weightless stick worms and swim jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 2.38’ high. Black bass are fair on Carolinarigged green/pumpkin soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinner baits. White bass are fair on live minnows and watermelon jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp, liver and cut bait. STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 59-64 degrees; 1.14’ low. Black bass are fair on white spinner baits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair on live bait. Blue catfish are good on cut and live bait. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 73-77 degrees; 3.82’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and yellow tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and minnows. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 6166 degrees; 0.60’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, spinner baits and bladed
n Saltwater reports Page 14 jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. TEXANA: Water stained; 59-67 degrees; 2.38’ low. Black bass are fair on white spinner baits, Texas rigs and shallow-running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.69’ high. Black bass are good on Texasrigged craws, soft jerkbaits and shaky-head worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 0.66’ high. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed spinner baits, crankbaits, and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are slow. TRAVIS: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 12.44’ low. Black bass are fair on smoke grubs, white jigs, and crawfish crankbaits in 8-20 feet. Striped bass are fair on white spoons in 20-40 feet. White bass are fair on white spoons and chrome crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.11’ low. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, swim jigs and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 56-62 degrees; 22.46’ low. Black bass are fair on squarebilled crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait. WHITNEY: Water stained; 72-76 degrees; 2.02’ low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits and Carolina-rigged chartreuse soft plastics. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait in 25-35 feet, and on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are slow. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 62-66 degrees; 24.39’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.
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A trout day at the jetties By Tony Vindell
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Luis Perez and his brother, Sam, landed a limit of trout at the South Padre Island jetty while fishing for sheepshead. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
Luis Perez, a Brownsville fisherman, recently spent a day at the South Padre Island jetty fishing for sheepshead. What he and his younger brother, Sam, found was a bounty of speckled trout. “We came fishing for sheepshead,” Perez said while the two were throwing their lines toward the beach side of the jetty. “We have been catching this instead.” Pulling a yellow rope between the rocks, Perez shows a string of three sheepshead and eight trout, ranging from 18 inches to 22 inches in length. The brothers arrived at the jetties about 7 a.m. and, as soon as they started fishing, they
began catching trout left and right. Some were too small. Others were big but couldn’t get pulled out of the water. When each reached five keeper trout, the pair went home. “I have never seen this many trout,” Perez, a nurse, said. “They were biting like crazy.” Perez often fishes the East Cut – a term people used referring to the south Port Mansfield jetty about 30 miles from Beach Access 6 on South Padre Island. Other times he goes to South Bay, via Boca Chica Beach. Fishing from the jetties usually results in some sheepshead, whiting, mangrove snapper and a redfish or pompano here and there – but not generally more than a speckled trout or two.
Lake Conroe fisherman drowns The body of a missing fisherman was found on Lake Conroe on March 27. An abandoned boat was observed floating in the lake with personal belongings on the boat. Searchers used side-scanning sonar to locate the man in about 10 feet of water, officials said. Divers retrieved the body. The victim was identified as 55-year-old Warren Jury from Spring. He was last seen fishing near a dock around 9 p.m. on March 26. —Staff report
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER GILL NET FOUND IN HARD-TO-REACH SPOT In Presidio County, game wardens seized 150 feet of gill net used on the Rio Grande. Remains of catfish and tilapia were found in the net. The wardens had spotted the gill net from upriver and, due to the large river cane and steep embankment, used kayaks to retrieve the net. WARDENS NOW USE A BOBCAT DECOY With four predator contests taking place in adjoining counties, game wardens from Red River, Delta and Hunt counties put out a bobcat decoy. Shortly thereafter, an individual came along and shot at the decoy with a rifle from a public roadway. MAN TRIES SELLING HIS CATFISH CATCH Game wardens received a report of a subject trying to sell catfish from Lake Ray Hubbard. An investigation resulted in charges of the illegal sale of game fish and no fishing license. The catfish were returned to the lake. TRAVELING WITH GAME BIRDS A state trooper conducting a traffic stop in Archer County discovered a subject transporting live game birds and reached out to a game warden. The subject had given the trooper a confused explanation as to where he was coming from and where he was going. The warden learned the subject had obtained the game birds from a game bird breeder in Jack County. A Jack County game warden reported the game bird breeder had not held a valid license
MOTHER, SON PROVIDE MIXED MESSAGES After a report of illegal hunting was received, Comal County game wardens made contact with a female resident and her adult son. There was evidence of two white-tailed buck deer having been killed. The heads of the deer were taken to an unknown local taxidermist for preservation, but the mother and son provided different details as to who killed the deer and where the deer had been killed. Later, to the surprise of the wardens, the adult son called and stated that he had found one of the European mounts and he wanted to turn over the mount to them. The adult son voluntarily surrendered the
since 2015. Multiple citations to both the breeder and the subject were issued. WHITE BASS ON THE MENU A Lee County restaurant was selling white bass caught in public waters. When contacted, the subjects first denied selling the fish, but when confronted with their “fresh fish for sale” postings on Facebook, along with photos of the fish, they confessed. Seventy-seven white bass were seized and citations were issued. TRADING BOAT FOR TRACTOR AT CAR DEALERSHIP A boat dealer alerted game wardens that a car dealer was selling boats without a marine dealer license. A warden located the car dealership and recorded three boats, motors and trailers on the lot. After checking the history of the vessels through different databases and resources, the warden returned to the
mount of a 9-point buck. The son said the second mount had been destroyed by the taxidermist. After searching social media posts of area taxidermists, one of the wardens found a post by a local taxidermist that contained a picture of the mount that was surrendered to them. Contact was made with this taxidermist and the second European mount, the one claimed to having been destroyed, was found with the adult son’s name listed on the shop’s ID tag. The adult son then confessed to having killed the 9-point buck illegally.
dealership during business hours. He noticed a pontoon boat he had observed previously was missing and asked about it. The owner stated he had sold it, adding that the vessel was there on consignment. The car dealer asked if there was a problem, to which the warden replied that there was no problem, but he needed to see their marine dealer license. The owner said he did not need a license since it was there on consignment. The warden then asked to see the audit trail of the boat and found out the owner traded it to the car dealer for a tractor and the car dealer then sold it for $17,000. After making it clear the dealer was in violation of failure to have a marine dealer license, the warden assisted him in the application process. LIMBLINES, JUG LINES AND MORE While patrolling the Rio Grande near Laredo on March 23, game wardens observed multiple lim-
blines and jug lines set from the U.S. bank. Further investigations revealed fresh bait on the hooks and a 20-pound blue catfish caught on one of the jug lines. None of the limblines or jug lines had a valid gear tag affixed. Patrol efforts continued upriver where wardens discovered about 200 feet of illegal gill net tied to the U.S. bank, and stretched to an underwater tree limb in the middle of the river. The gill net yielded multiple fish. All illegal fishing devices were seized, removed from the river, and the fish were donated to a needy family. MAN USES FIREWORKS TO TORTURE RACCOON Game wardens completed an investigation into an animal cruelty case. The suspect had used fireworks to torture a live, injured raccoon and posted the act on social media. The suspect was indicted by a Limestone County
grand jury and was arrested and placed in the Limestone County Jail. POISONING HOGS, KILLING EAGLES, VULTURES A Matagorda County game warden received a complaint about several sick and/or dead eagles and buzzards on a local ranch. At the location, he observed a dead feral pig that the birds had obviously been eating. Three dead bald eagles and a few buzzards were located in the immediate area. Several more buzzards and a caracara, that were too sick to fly, were also observed. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent was contacted. Contact was made a neighboring farmer who admitted to soaking corn in a poison and putting it out to get rid of the feral hogs in the area. The violations were turned over to USFW for prosecution. SELLING, FILMING UNAUTHORIZED HUNTS A Zavala County game warden recently completed a year-long investigation resulting in the indictment of a ranch manager who was selling hunts without the consent of the landowner. The ranch manager even brought in a camera crew from an outdoor television show to video the hunts. The unauthorized activities resulted in the illegal harvest of 11 white-tailed bucks off the property.
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Lone Star Outdoor News Pond King, based in Gainesville, donated $6,000 worth of its “Honey Hole” artificial habitat structures to the Lake Fork Sportsman’s Association. The structures were assembled at the Hwy. 17 boat ramp and placed at two positions in the lake, with the assistance of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fisheries biologists. The structures installed appear like the real thing, but are indestructible. Designed to be placed in 12 to 15 feet of water, Honey Holes have flexible, buoyant limbs that deflect hooks to minimize snags. Each structure is 9 feet tall with a 7-foot diameter and 276 limbs. The company works in conjunction with Friends of the Reservoirs to provide small grants as well as product grants to benefit fishing populations. GPS coordinates for each group of shrubs will be placed on the Lake Fork web page.
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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. The Sabine and Neches rivers are flowing from recent rains. SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Garrison Ridge on top-waters and Corkies.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Freshwater from recent rains has the Trinity River out of its banks and flowing into the bay. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on top-waters, MirrOlures and Catch 2000s. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Black drum are fair to good in the Ship Channel on crabs. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Redfish are good in the back lakes on shrimp and scented plastics. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Black drum are good at the jetties on cracked blue crabs. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters in the back lakes on live shrimp. Trout are fair on the south shoreline on topwaters and Corkies. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on crabs. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on shrimp.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics over soft mud. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Black drum are fair to good in Morris-Cummings Cut on free-lined shrimp. Black drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Redfish are fair to good in the back of Allyn’s Bight. PORT ARANSAS: Black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Black drum and redfish are fair to good in the Packery Channel on crabs. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and Gamblers around rocks and sand and grass. Black drum are good in the Land Cut on crabs. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on glow Down South Lures. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on top-waters around sand and grass along the
shorelines. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes. Black drum and redfish are good on crabs at East Cut. SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp in 3-4 feet of water. Black drum, redfish and jack crevalle are fair to good at the jetty. Flounder are fair to good on the spoils along the ICW. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp. Redfish are good on the flats and in South Bay on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Trout are good on the edge of the spoils on live bait. —TPWD
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small features and changes in the bank like drains, creeks, bayous, or breaks in the marsh grasses.” Battistoni and his tournament partner, Bill Pandolph, recently fished in Chocolate Bay, scouting for an upcoming redfish tournament. A cool front had brought northwest winds to the area the day before and the tide was blown way out, leaving them with lower than average water levels to target red drum. Although the weather was gorgeous with a light northeast breeze, sunny sky, and mildly cool temperatures, conditions were less than ideal for finding spot tails stacked up in the marsh. With the low tide, Battistoni felt that the reds would not be holding tight to the bank. Instead, they drifted around several oyster reefs out off the shoreline in the northwestern portion of Chocolate, as well as over some spoil banks along the Chocolate Bayou channel. The idea behind this strategy was that the reds would be pulled out into deeper areas over structure with the receding water. What they found, in addition to some red drum, was good numbers of chunky speckled trout feeding over the oyster shell. The plugs of choice were hard baits from Unfair Lures called the Stickminno, Dawgwalker, and Rip N Slash in pink, gold, or pearl and chartreuse color schemes. Over the past week, Battistoni said the tides have returned to the back lakes and marshes, which has improved the action. “Strong southeast winds have flooded the marshes with plenty of water,” he said. “The back lakes in west Galveston Bay are chock full of baitfish right now
Speckled trout have been biting in drains, creeks and bayous. Photo by Nate Skinner.
with schools of reds hot in pursuit, as well specks and flatfish.” Battistoni also has had good luck casting scented soft plastics rigged under a popping cork while drifting the marsh. “A Gulp shrimp fastened on a 1/8-ounce jig head and rigged under a popping cork is one of my go to presentations for fooling fish in the back lakes,” he said. “I typically rig the bait with a 12-14 inch leader, which is perfect for the shallow flats within the marshes in west Galveston Bay.” Capt. Ryan Battistoni
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Sam Rayburn produces lunker Stacy Spriggs of Huntsville caught a 13.06-pound, 27-inch largemouth bass during the Second Annual Stanley Burgay Memorial Bass Tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir March 31. She was fishing a Carolina rig in 8 feet of water. “When I set the hook I knew it was a big fish – but I didn’t know how big,” Spriggs said. “When they put her on the scale and she weighed over 13 pounds I was shocked. This is way bigger than anything I’ve ever caught before.” An avid tournament angler, Spriggs said her previous biggest fish was a 9.71-pound bass caught in another tournament the weekend before. “We have a lakehouse on Sam Rayburn and fish the lake 90 percent of the time,” Spriggs said. “Neither my boyfriend nor I had ever caught a double digit on Sam Rayburn. I did it by 3 pounds — it was pretty crazy.” Once Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ShareLunker program coordinator Kyle Brookshear arrived at the Sam Rayburn Lakeview marina to inspect the fish, he decided it was in the best interest of the fish’s health to return it to the lake instead of bringing it back to the Texas Freshwater Fish-
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eries Center in Athens to attempt spawning. There were six 13-pound or over largemouth bass turned in to the program before March 31, including a 13.34-pound bass from Kurth Reservoir, caught by Pablo Torres Jr. on March 25, Austin Terry’s 13.4-pound fish from Twin Buttes Reservoir caught on March 14, and three fish from Lake Fork, a 13.06-pounder caught by Alex Finch on March 11, a 13-pound fish caught by Michael Terrebonne on March 8 and a 15.48-pounder caught by John LaBove on March 2. —TPWD
San Angelo angler Logan Lloyd landed an estimated 77-pound flathead catfish on March 29 in Twin Buttes Reservoir. The fish measured 56-inches long. Lloyd caught the fish on 20-pound line on a 12-foot rod, using cut shad. The Twin Buttes lake record flathead is 73.35 pounds, set on April 20, 2014 by Roy Martin. The state record flathead catfish is 98.5 pounds, caught Dec. 2, 1998 in Lake Palestine by James Laster using minnows and a crappie hook. Lloyd kept the flathead in a small pool with an air pump to keep the water circulating and fed the fish live perch until it could be officially weighed. Lloyd said he couldn’t find a scale in town to weigh the fish properly, so he stood on a bathroom scale with the fish and then subtracted his weight. As of April 2, no update was made to the lake record fish.
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24 inches or greater for possible submission to ShareLunker program to a 16-inch maximum length limit and five fish daily bag with the ShareLunker weighing and possession exception for bass 24 inches or greater. Purtis Creek State Park Lake Lake Raven Change from an 18-inch minimum length limit and five fish daily bag for largemouth bass to a 16-inch maximum length limit and five fish daily bag with an exception allowing for possession and weighing for bass 24 inches or greater for possible submission to ShareLunker program.
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Ray to receive conservationist award The Rotary Club of Corpus Christi selected longtime marine conservationist Mark Ray, of Corpus Christi, as the Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist of the Year. Ray has served as Chairman of the Board of CCA-Texas for 11 years and continues to hold that post. Under his volunteer leadership, CCA-Texas has advocated initiatives that include the creation and enhancement of marine habitats, while championing greater angler access to marine fisheries. Ray fought to for the opening of Packery Channel and raising of the JFK Causeway. He helped secure funding for the CCA-Texas Laboratory for Marine Larviculture at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, and for the opening of Cedar Bayou and Vinson Slough. And most recently, Ray testified before Congress on behalf of recreational anglers concerning red snapper regulations. Carter Smith, executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, was named the recipient of the Rotary Club’s Professional Conservationist Award, and Texas photographer Wyman Meinzer will receive the Living Legend Award. The awards will be presented at the Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist Award dinner at the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation in Sinton on April 21.
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who came from Oklahoma City to hunt with Viergever’s son, Ross, and Viergever’s son-in-law, Hayden Blair, a Plano firefighter. “We decided to give the quail hunting a try.” Warm temperatures meant the pointing dogs took short shifts, often no more than 20 minutes, including a swim for the dogs in the standing water in low-lying areas, as heavy rains had hit the area days before. Green grass also hindered the dogs’ scenting efforts. “It greened up here in the last three days,” said Nick Parker of Wildcat Creek. “It makes it tougher for the dogs.” Still, the group managed a good bag of quail and pheasants, with some retrieving help from Dakota, the Lone Star Outdoor News’ newsroom dog. The group of friends plans to return next year. “It was a blast,” Jake said. “We’ll definitely be back.”
Jake Burris and his father, Bob, admire one of the quail they shot at Wildcat Creek Quail Hunting Resort. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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3:54 10:06 4:36 10:48 5:21 11:33 6:09 11:53 7:02 12:49 8:00 1:47 9:02 2:48 10:07 3:52 11:11 4:56 ----- 5:58 12:41 6:56 1:35 7:49 2:24 8:37 3:09 9:22 3:53 10:04
4:18 5:00 5:45 6:34 7:29 8:28 9:31 10:36 11:40 12:12 1:10 2:02 2:50 3:34 4:16
10:29 11:12 11:57 12:22 1:16 2:14 3:17 4:21 5:25 6:27 7:24 8:16 9:03 9:46 10:28
06:56 06:55 06:54 06:53 06:52 06:51 06:50 06:49 06:48 06:47 06:46 06:45 06:44 06:43 06:42
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5:44a 5:41p 6:20a 6:39p 6:56a 7:39p 7:34a 8:40p 8:15a 9:43p 8:59a 10:47p 9:48a 11:51p 10:42a NoMoon 11:41a 12:52a 12:43p 1:49a 1:47p 2:42a 2:51p 3:30a 3:53p 4:13a 4:54p 4:53a 5:53p 5:30a
10:12 10:54 11:39 12:03 12:55 1:52 2:54
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4:30 5:12 5:58 6:47 7:41 8:40 9:44 10:48 11:53 12:25 1:22 2:15 3:02 3:46 4:29
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Sabine Pass, north Date 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 Apr 27
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Height 1.55H 1.54H 1.53H 1.53H 1.54H 1.56H 1.33L 1.44L 1.49L 1.44L 1.31L 1.12L 1.70H 1.67H 1.63H
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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 02:37 AM 03:34 AM 04:27 AM 05:17 AM 06:07 AM 07:05 AM 12:10 AM 12:56 AM 01:51 AM 02:56 AM 04:08 AM 05:34 AM 12:00 AM 01:42 AM 02:57 AM
Height 1.38H 1.50H 1.63H 1.74H 1.83H 1.88H -0.14L -0.19L -0.15L -0.06L 0.08L 0.24L 1.39H 1.51H 1.65H
Time 8:56 AM 9:46 AM 10:38 AM 11:26 AM 12:12 PM 1:06 PM 8:18 AM 9:32 AM 10:39 AM 11:47 AM 12:50 PM 1:37 PM 6:59 AM 8:05 AM 9:08 AM
Height 0.52L 0.63L 0.75L 0.90L 1.07L 1.24L 1.91H 1.92H 1.91H 1.86H 1.80H 1.72H 0.39L 0.55L 0.72L
Time 3:41 PM 3:53 PM 4:07 PM 4:24 PM 4:43 PM 5:02 PM 2:49 PM
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Time 8:44 AM 9:34 AM 10:37 AM 11:46 AM 12:52 PM 2:15 PM
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Time 3:05 PM 3:18 PM 3:35 PM 3:56 PM 4:17 PM 4:37 PM
Height 1.37H 1.31H 1.27H 1.23H 1.21H 1.21H
Time 9:01 PM 9:14 PM 9:38 PM 10:12 PM 10:52 PM 11:38 PM
Height 0.75L 0.58L 0.39L 0.21L 0.05L -0.07L
Time 2:07 AM 3:02 AM 3:57 AM 4:54 AM 5:50 AM 6:48 AM 7:56 AM 12:26 AM 1:20 AM 2:25 AM 3:41 AM 5:00 AM 6:35 AM 1:08 AM 2:26 AM
9:19 AM 10:32 AM 11:37 AM 12:37 PM 1:23 PM 1:56 PM 7:59 AM 9:07 AM
1.98H 1.99H 1.95H 1.87H 1.76H 1.62H 0.55L 0.72L
Height 0.45L 0.49H 0.55H 0.16L 0.05L -0.04L -0.09L -0.11L -0.09L -0.06L -0.01L 0.05L 0.14L 0.24L 0.50H
Time 2:29 AM 11:48 AM 12:42 PM 8:45 AM 10:03 AM 11:23 AM 1:40 PM 3:53 PM 4:45 PM 5:26 PM 5:55 PM 6:08 PM 6:09 PM 5:47 PM 11:02 AM
Height 0.46H 0.33L 0.41L 0.62H 0.69H 0.74H 0.77H 0.81H 0.82H 0.79H 0.73H 0.65H 0.56H 0.47H 0.35L
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Time 8:30 PM 6:38 AM 10:04 AM 6:49 PM 6:35 PM 5:42 PM 6:00 PM 6:36 PM 7:19 PM 8:02 PM 8:39 PM 9:06 PM 9:10 PM 8:22 PM 5:02 AM
Height 0.71H 0.57H 0.62H 0.81H 0.89H 0.96H 1.02H 1.04H 1.04H 1.01H 0.96H 0.90H 0.83H 0.78H 0.64H
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11:25 PM
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8:42 PM 8:59 PM
0.75L 0.56L
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Time 6:10 PM 11:37 PM
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Port O’Connor Date 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 Apr 27
Time 12:18 AM 5:05 AM 7:08 AM 12:02 AM 12:35 AM 1:15 AM 2:02 AM 2:58 AM 4:08 AM 5:30 AM 6:47 AM 7:55 AM 8:57 AM 9:59 AM 5:26 AM
Time 12:45 PM 2:32 AM 2:50 AM 3:19 AM 4:01 AM 4:53 AM 5:53 AM 6:57 AM 8:03 AM 9:10 AM 10:14 AM 11:10 AM 11:57 AM 12:34 PM 2:21 AM
Date 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 Apr 27
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Hunting rules change Continued from page 4
Six counties in the Texas Panhandle will see an antler restriction for mule deer next season. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
aged Land Deer Permit program for more hunting days. Other changes approved include: Airguns and air bows: Airguns and air bows were approved to take certain game animals, game birds, alligators and furbearers. Airguns .30 caliber or larger may only be used to take alligators, deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, javelina, turkey and furbearers. Airguns .177 caliber or larger may be used to take squirrel, quail, pheasants and chachalaca. Dove: The general dove season in the South Zone will open Sept. 14, the earliest starting date for the region since 1950. Mule deer: Lynn County will see a nine-day mule deer season, with no special archery season. In Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Floyd, Motley and Hall counties, a 20-inch minimum outside antler spread of the main beams will be implemented. Pintail limit increase: The daily bag limit on pintail will increase from one to two birds. Eastern turkey: The season will be shortened by one week in Bowie, Cass, Fannin, Grayson, Jasper, Lamar, Marion, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk, Red River, and Sabine counties, while retaining the current closing date of May 14. The season will be closed in Upshur and San Augustine counties.
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Kelvin Walton joined the Scholastic Action Shooting Program staff as director of development.
Swanson Russell hiring Swanson Russell is looking for an account manager to join the outdoor recreation side of the business.
New execs at Otis
Regan Nelson has been named marine resource program director, and Matt Smythe the new communications director of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association.
Otis Technology promoted Erin Bush to vice president of operations and hired Stephen Houten as government sales manager.
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Director at New Mexico agency position The New Mexico State Game Commission has begun a nationwide search for the position of director of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
TFO hires sales agency
New sales VP at Burris Burris Company, Inc., makers of Steiner and Burris optics, named Paul Carey its senior vice president of sales.
Montrose joins Leupold Jay Montrose has joined Leupold & Stevens, Inc. as its director of strategic accounts.
Temple Fork Outfitters signed Outtech, Inc. as its national sales agency for conventional fishing products.
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Quail magnificent 6 quail, cleaned 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1/3 cup all-purpose flour Vegetable oil 2 1/2 cups chicken broth 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. molasses 1 clove garlic, pressed 1 tsp. lemon juice 4 med. carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces 2 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces 1/4 lb. fresh mushrooms 2 green onions 1/2 cup dry sherry
Sprinkle quail with salt and pepper; dredge in flour. Brown quail on both sides in hot oil in a large, heavy skillet. Remove quail and drain off oil; return quail to skillet. Combine oil, broth, cinnamon, seasoning, molasses and garlic, mixing well; pour over quail. Reduce heat; cover and cook 30 minutes. Add lemon juice, carrots, celery, mushrooms, onions and sherry; cover and cook 30 additional minutes. —North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Cajun catfish bites 2 lbs. catfish fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces Salt & pepper to taste 1 cup pancake mix 1 cup plain breadcrumbs 2 tbsps. Cajun seasoning 1/4 cup water 1 egg Vegetable oil for frying Heat about half of an inch of oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat (about 360 degrees). Salt and pepper fish pieces to taste then cut into
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>> ranch, pigs will become a lot less spooky,” George said. Pig facts: Feral hogs generally travel in family groups called sounders, comprised normally of two sows and their young. Mature boars are usually solitary, only joining a herd to breed. They can adapt to locations where there is sufficient food, water and cover, but prefer bottomlands. They are attracted to protected, forested areas with waterways to provide easy travel routes. Wild pigs are omnivorous, eating foods of both plant and animal origin. Acorns and other nuts are favorites. They will root through the soil for tasty plant roots, bulbs and insects. Small animals, bird eggs and young livestock or fawns are also food sources.
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Big slabs at Crappiefest A crappie weighing 3.07 pounds won David Harley, of Warrensburg, Missouri, $12,500 in the 5th annual Crappiefest tournament on Lake Fork March 31. A total of 363 anglers from nine states participated in the big fish tournament where each angler weighed in only one crappie. Mackey Whyte, of Allen, finished second with his 2.58-pound crappie, winning $3,000. Ben Moore, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, came in third with a 2.55-pound slab to win $1,500. Other top finishers: 4. David Barrick, Quinlan / 2.54 pounds / $1,000 5. Johnny Merriman, Emory / 2.46 pounds / $800 6. Cory Carter, Muskogee, Oklahoma / 2.44 pounds / $700 7. Bruce Biddy, Hooks / 2.42 pounds / $600 8. Charlie Bunting, Jefferson City, Missouri / 2.41 pounds / $500 9. Darrell Standridge, Canton / 2.32 pounds / $400 10. Charles McHughes, Midlothian / 2.3 pounds / $250 Mason Tucker won the Junior Angler, 10 and under division with a 1.9-pound crappie. Cody King topped the Junior Angler 11-17 division with his 1.59-pound slab. —CAT
Some turkey hunters were successful after the temperatures dropped. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
family property near Peacock a few days after the opener, and managed two gobblers in the middle of the day. “It wasn’t easy,” he said. “The good news, I saw lots of 2-yearold birds. The bad news for next year, I saw zero jakes.” Stevenson said the birds were still in packs. “There were huge groups on the roost, and they stayed together in the morning. I killed both of my birds around 2 p.m., and they came running to the call. The first day, the toms didn’t gobble, but they did the second day.” While the opening weekend was met with warmer temperatures and very strong winds, the second weekend of the season brought in a cold front with temperatures dropping to the 30s. While many hunters may have decided to stay home, others didn’t make that mistake, as the north wind and cold temperatures turned on the toms. Brad Smith hunted in Menard County the second weekend with better results. “I got it done this morning,” he said on April 7. “It was 34 degrees and misting.” Hens were reported both alone and in groups, but gobblers were seen strutting, approaching reluctant hens and attacking the jake decoys, and gobbling actively when they had been quiet the day before. Jason Hardin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s turkey program leader, said the little bit of moisture associated with the front may have helped spur the action. Hardin hunted near Montague, and called a bird to his 8-year-old son while the temperature gauge showed 29 degrees. “They came in gobbling, but we saw gobbling both before and after the cold front,” he said. “We open the seasons fairly early in Texas, but that doesn’t mean the gobbler will come to the hunter. The hens want some moisture before they become receptive.”
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More than $1 billion for Sunday hunting on wildlife public lands U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced more than $1.1 billion in annual national funding for state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration acts. To date, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has distributed more than $20.2 billion in apportionments for state conservation and recreation projects. Texas will receive the most dollars of any state, $17.5 million from the Wildlife Restoration Program Fund and $36.6 million from the Sport Fish Restoration Program Fund. “Every time a firearm, fishing pole, hook, bullet, motor boat or boat fuel is sold, part of that cost goes to fund conservation,” Zinke said. —DOI
Duck stamps to have hunting theme The federal duck stamp entries will likely be different this year, as The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the theme of the 2019-2020 Federal Duck Stamp will be “Celebrating our waterfowl hunting heritage.” The theme requires entrants in the 2018 Duck Stamp Contest to include one or more visual elements that reflect the contributions waterfowl hunters make to habitat conservation. —USFWS
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Yard-fed javelina attacks The Game and Fish Department is reminding Sedona-area residents to stop feeding javelina at their homes. A 79-year-old woman was bitten by a javelina in a neighborhood southwest of Sedona. The woman received severe bite wounds to her leg as she tried to stop the javelina from attacking her dogs. A responding Game and Fish wildlife officer confirmed the woman was intentionally feeding a herd of javelina at her home. Also, an elderly man was bitten by a javelina in Oak Creek Village as he was feeding a herd of javelina in his backyard. When food wasn’t provided quickly enough, one of the animals became aggressive and bit the man in the leg. —AZGFP
On March 27, Gov. Jim Justice signed legislation that removed the prohibition against Sunday hunting on public lands in the state of West Virginia. Sponsored by West Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Mark Maynard, Senate Bill 451 passed both chambers by wide margins with broad bipartisan support. “As a lifelong hunter, I am excited to legalize Sunday hunting on public lands in our state,” Justice said. “This legislation will not only increase opportunities for families to hunt together, it will also benefit our state’s economy by attracting more out-ofstate sportsmen and women to hunt in West Virginia.” In 2017, Sunday hunting on private lands was approved. —CSF
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Mule deer populations drop For the past few years, Wyoming has experienced harsh winter conditions and high fawn mortality, resulting in more restrictions and less opportunity for mule deer for the 2018 season. Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials have added new restrictions to help the dwindling herd, including a 4-point restriction in certain hunt areas. The estimated herd size west of Powell had dropped to 8,600 animals — down from the state objective of 9,600 to 14,400. —Staff report
TENNESSEE
Wetland conservation awards given Ducks Unlimited announced the winners of its 2018 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards, as follows: Federal Agency employee: Jim Stutzman, founder of Montana’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Senior Elected Official: Rep. David Joyce of Ohio State/Provincial Agency: Diane Eggeman, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Research /Technical: Dr. Ray Alisauskas, research scientist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, adjunct professor University of Saskatchewan Conservation/Private Citizen: Lennie Sam and Aline Skaggs (posthumous), Idaho Communications: Dennis Anderson, Minneapolis StarTribune —DU
FLORIDA
State record turkey Chris Echele, of Darlington, Florida, used his Stoeger M2000 shotgun to take the top overall atypical eastern turkey in the state of Florida. Taken on March 23, the tom had six beards — the shortest measuring 8.50 inches — 1 inch-plus spurs and tipped the scales at 20 pounds, 6 ounces, for a total National Wild Turkey Federation score of 152.375.
MINNESOTA
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Rapala designer enters HOF Mark Fisher was inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame on March 23. Fisher is the chief lure designer at Rapala USA, and has played a key role in creating lures such as the Rapala X-Rap, the DT Series, the Shadow Rap, RipStop and Storm 360GT Searchbait. Fisher was previously inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 2011. —Rapala
MAINE
Apply for moose lottery Maine’s moose population is estimated at 60,000-70,000 animals, making a permit among the most coveted in the nation. Each year, 50,000 applications are submitted for the 2,000-3,000 permits. Hunting success rates generally exceed 70 percent. The application, made at maine.gov/online/ moose, deadline is May 15. The drawing will be held at the Skowhegan Moose Fest June 8-10. —MDIFW
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bring it to the bank. We were stunned at its size. We quickly got a few photos and let her go. What’s amazing is that she caught that bass on a small, thin wire gold hook made for catching crappie.” Naconiche may not look like a difficult lake to find and catch bass, but after two full days of fishing this East Texas jewel Phil Brannan was a little perplexed. “It’s a relatively small lake, and has produced some big bass for its age,” he said. “Having spent the past two days here, I can say for sure that the bass can be difficult to locate and catch. But if you’re into flipping jigs and fishing soft plastics like lizards and worms, this is the perfect place to fish. However, the go-to lure for us was a Bomber Long-A.” When compared to neighboring lakes, like Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend, Naconiche is tiny. It covers 692 acres. It was impounded in 2009, and opened for fishing in September 2012, according to Lake Manager Bill Plunkett. It’s fed by Naconiche and Telesco creeks. This lake is loaded with flooded timber, stumps and more laydowns than you can ever fish. Needless to say, it’s a dream lake for structure-loving largemouth bass. The lake record largemouth 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. “Lake Naconiche was impounded in 2009, and since then we’ve used every tool in our toolbox to maximize the trophy potential in that reservoir,” said Todd Driscoll, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries biologist. “Since 2009, the reservoir 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.” Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries staff stock Florida largemouth bass in the reservoir every year to improve the genetic potential of the fish to reach trophy size. In 2016 TPWD implemented a 16-inch maximum length limit for anglers to make sure the bass get old enough to reach trophy size. Driscoll also credits the new lake effect for the impressive abundance and growth of the bass in the relatively young reservoir. “The new lake effect results in very productive conditions in the reservoir — high forage abundance, ample aquatic vegetation, timber and good habitat — which promotes increased reproduction of fish and fast growth rates,” Driscoll said. As you might expect, word about the trophy potential of this lake has spread like wildfire.
Phil Brannan fishes Lake Naconiche and likes to target the flooded timber, stumps and laydowns on the small reservoir for largemouth bass. Photos by Robert Sloan.
“It’s very popular,” Plunkett said. “On the weekends we might have around 45 to 50 boats on the lake each day. But during the week there are very few boats on the water.” The pier also is popular, and after recent catches including the 14-pounder, should stay that way. “Sophia caught two others that were 24 inches,” Michael Hagan said. “One weighed 9 pounds. The other had spawned out and was real skinny.” Brannan said the lake has everything an angler could want. “There is hydrilla, laydowns, flooded timber, extended points and lots of coves,” he said. “You can navigate through the timber by following the buoys. Definitely don’t run faster than an idle outside the buoys. There are a gazillion stumps and logs to watch out for and you can easily get stuck on them.” So far two ShareLunkers have been caught on Naconiche. The lake record did not qualify because it was caught outside the ShareLunker season dates. The first entry was caught by Larry Mosby on Feb. 28, 2017, in 8 feet of water with a jig. She weighed 13.06 pounds. Lake Naconiche is open for fishing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The county provides a two-lane boat ramp and one dedicated fishing pier. The daily access fee is $5 per vehicle/driver, with an additional $1 for each person over 13 years of age. An annual permit is available for $120. No overnight camping is allowed.
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