Sun, Moon & Tides

Kale Jedlicka, of Hungerford, caught this 18-pound yellow cat on the Colorado River. Katie Lalik shot her first and second turkey on the same day while hunting in Mitchell County with her dad, Chris.

Wyatt Butterfield, 14, of Euless, caught a 6.2-pound bass fishing with his grandad at their private ranch in Clay County.

SHARE AN ADVENTURE

n Want to share hunting and fishing photos with other Lone Star Outdoor News readers?

Email them with contact and caption information to editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com. High-resolution original jpegs only. Mail prints to Heroes, Lone Star Outdoor News, P.O. Box 551695, Dallas, TX 75355.

Kyle Fuhrer, of Tennessee, bagged this 197inch whitetail at Twisted Oak Ranch. Tim McCreary took this gemsbok during spring break while hunting with Wildlife Systems.

B A Y D I V I S I O N

MAY 28 6 a.m. – 3 p.m.

$50 PER PERSON

REDFISH, SPECKLED TROUT, & FLOUNDER

1st - $400 each species

2nd - $200 each speci D e O s M A I N

3rd - $100 each species

BAY GRAND CHAMPION: Heaviest stringer, max 1 fish per species $500 plus trophy

P O R T M A N S F I E L D , T E X A S S A T U R D A Y , M A Y 2 8

K A Y A K S & W A D E F I S H E R M E N W E L C O M E

D O O R P R I Z E S , F O O D L I V E & S I L E N T A U C T I O N S

O F F S H O R E D I V I S I O N

MAY 28 6 a.m. – 5 p.m.

$100 PER BOAT

RED SNAPPER, KING MACKEREL, SHARK, LING, & BONITO

1st - $250 & Trophy each species

2nd - $150 each species

LONE STAR OUTDOOR PUZZLER

Solution on Page 17

ACROSS

2) Snapper species 3) One of the grouse 4) Salmon species 7) Bailey County’s seat 10) An African antelope 12) Watch for when turkey hunting 15) Fish staging halfway down the water column 16) Trout species 19) Borden County’s seat 20) Fishing vessel that carries a crowd 23) A popular fly design 26) Safari destination 27) Duck call brand 32) West Texas reservoir (two words) 35) A dabbling duck 36) Rifle brand 37) Weed nemesis of saltwater anglers 38) Baylor’s team name 41) Water supporting both fresh and saltwater fish 42) Group of puppies 43) Shot size used by turkey hunters 44) Joints in a multi-section rod

Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News

DOWN

1) Fishing reel manufacturer 2) Good bait for speckled trout 3) Dropped antlers 4) Fishing line connector that rotates 5) Good hook for catch and release 6) One of the shorebirds 8) Hill Country river 9) Member of the Big Five 11) Bill type on a crankbait 13) A trailing fish hook 14) Gorman’s county 17) One of the cats 18) Left side of the boat 21) One of Leopold’s five tools 22) Shotshell brand 24) Fishing knot type 25) Blood-sucking bait 26) Strong alloy used in fishing lures 28) An offshore target 29) Old bass boat brand 30) Exotic species in Texas 31) The does’ alert call 33) Makes the 870 34) Part of river right below a dam 35) One of the setters 39) Good white bass river 40) Sinker type

Cats by many means

Continued from page 8

are good to go.”

Bill’s Landing is home to many old-time fishermen, and some use what they call noodling, but it’s a different kind of noodling from sticking your hand in a hole and hoping a fish grabs it.

Fishermen buy a simple noodle, like the ones kids play with in the pool, and rig it like a jug line, except the colorful noodle will stand up when the fish takes the bait.

Other anglers use soured grain to catch smaller catfish on rod and reel.

Shively said the best baits are cut or live bream and fresh cut shad. The head half of a bream is tough for gar to get off the hooks.

The heaviest blue catfish weighed at the facility weighed 88 pounds. The heaviest flathead weighed 85, according to Shively. He said most of the really big catfish brought to the cleaning tables were caught on either live bream or fresh dead cut bream.

“The only problem with using live bream is that gar will be a problem, especially during the warm water months,” he said. “The best baits for blues are fresh cut bream, with the head being the best option. For yellow cats, a live mud cat is tough to beat. They can be found in backwater areas of coves and also in ponds. The best bait for a mud cat is a piece of a nightcrawler.”

The rod and reel crowd focuses more on channel catfish.

“When we first bought the place lots of channel cats in the 10-to-15-pound range were being caught,” Shively said. “But now it’s mostly 2- to 5-pounders.”

Shively said the best way to chum with soured grain is to take a 5-gallon bucket. Pour in the milo, fill it with water and put the lid on. Leave it out in the sun and it’ll be soured up within a few days.

“Once a hole has been chummed, you can use a treble hook loaded with punch bait,” he said. “Tight line the bait on or close to bottom and you’ll more than likely catch channel cats.”

Customers at Bill’s Landing spend the end of the day at the cleaning station. The best way to clean a catfish? To get the best flavor out of the heavier catfish, Shively recommends hanging them up by the head, cutting the tail and bleeding them out. Trim the fat off and you are ready to start cooking.

And if it’s not too hot, you can build a fire and sit back under the stars after eating fresh fried catfish. more bites using a monofilament leader over a wire leader.

“I’ve had a lot of good success landing fish in the 6- to 7-foot range with this setup,” Norris explained. “Any sharks much bigger than that would definitely test the limits of that hardware.”

While targeting sharks in the surf, Norris likes to focus on points that stretch further out into the Gulf.

“This gives you easier access to deeper water, and large sharks tend to come in much closer along the beach in these areas,” he said. “Fishing when the tide is moving is key, especially when that coincides with sundown.”

Norris finds it best to stay mobile during the daytime in order to load up on bait, and then set up camp at sunset to keep lines in the water all night for sharks.

Division manager at Yamaha Marine

Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit named Susan Camp as division manager.

Blaser names shotgun director

Joshua McBrayer was named the director of shotgun programs for North America with Blaser Group.

Agency for Contender

Contender Boats retained TBA Outdoors as its public relations agency.

ACU Archery sold

ACU Archery was sold to Eric and Karla Griggs.

Norma HQ in Georgia

Norma Precision Ammunition has established its U.S. headquarters in Garden City, Georgia.

Cannedy joins TALO

Wholesale buying group TALO Distributors, Inc. hired Kane Cannedy as the new executive director.

TrollPro acquired

Fish Razr tackle company acquired camera housing business TrollPro.

LeGate joins Gunsite

Firearms training school Gunsite Academy hired Shari LeGate as its director of marketing.

Nighttime sharks

Continued from page 8

Menhaden

Continued from page 1

like they are having seizures,” he said. “The lure has to be multi-dimensional, like a silver Rat-L-Trap or a Double D XL in silver.”

When you find the menhaden this time of year, you’ll find the fish.

“It’s like a holiday for the fish,” Holden said.

Photo by Nate Skinner

www.reactionstrike.com

Use code “LSNEWS” at checkout and save 10%.

Capt. Ryan Battistoni knows he can trust the Mullet Jr to deliver on his next inshore fishing trip.