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Sabine Lake flounder springing into action

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Sabine Lake is known for its flounder fishing, and anglers are boxing some pretty good catches of the tasty fish.

“The flounder fishing has always been good here,” said guide Jerry Norris. “I’ve

been fishing here for decades and there is no telling how many flounder my customers have caught. It’s been a pretty good bite for the past few weeks.”

Norris has been catching flounder in Sabine Pass. That’s where he likes to fish around pilings, the big island and along the Louisiana shoreline from the causeway

Anglers target traditional ambush areas for flounder, including shorelines, points and bridge pilings.

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

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Red-bearded tom a rarity

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News When Shackelford County turkey hunter Wade Montgomery set out in pursuit of a longbeard during the closing weekend of the North Zone spring turkey season, he had no idea that he would put his final tag on a unique trophy. When the dust finally settled after the blast from his 12-gauge, the result of his efforts was a red-bearded gobbler.

Montgomery claimed he had heard stories

about three other toms sporting beards with a reddish tint that were harvested by fellow turkey hunters in the area over the years.

“This definitely isn’t the only gobbler ever with a rust-colored beard to be tagged by a turkey hunter in Shackelford County,” he said. “But it was definitely a first for me.”

Montgomery had seen the bird strutting for several hens about a week prior to harvesting it.

“I saw him while I was scouting one of the properties I hunt,” he said. “His red beard was extremely noticeable in the view from my binoculars. I immediately thought that it would be a rewarding challenge to finish up my season by hunting that particular bird; although, there was no guarantee I would actually encounter him again.”

On the last Saturday of the season, Montgomery received his chance to chase down the rare-looking longbeard.

“I was driving across the property in the afternoon when I spotted a lone gobbler hanging out in a mesquite flat,” he said. “As soon as I peered through my binoculars, I Please turn to page 7 Wade Montgomery bagged a tom with this unusual beard during the last weekend of the season. The reddish beard was likely caused by a temporary diet insufficiency. Photos from Wade Montgomery.

By Robert Sloan

On May 7, Texas game wardens moved in on a group of anglers on Lake Sam Rayburn and found them to be in possession of 208 crappie over the daily limit. In addition the group had 40 undersized crappie. The three guides involved had numerous cases filed against them.

The guides charged are Regina Myers, Ronald Wallace and William Rogers, according to the in-

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formation provided by Judge Brett Holloway, justice of the peace, Pct 5, Jasper County. Myers and Rogers entered pleas of no contest and were assessed a $150 fine and court costs for each charge that they paid in full. There were 18 charges total; 14 for over the bag limit and four for undersize crappie per person.

“It’s the largest fish violation case in Rayburn’s history,” said Capt. Heath Bragg, who has been a Texas game warden for 19 years.

“They had their daily limits, plus

208 over the limit.”

This is not a violation that could give the guides or anglers jail time, according to Bragg.

According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the civil restitution violators are assessed when they illegally kill wildlife varies by fish or animal. For example, a 12-inch crappie is worth $9 per inch. A 10-inch crappie is worth $6.21 cents per inch.

“We had been watching them,” Bragg said.

According to a source famil-

iar with the situation, the guides took the 12 fishermen out on May 6 and they caught limits of crappie. They went back out that afternoon and caught another limit. On May 7, they went fishing again and caught limits. They were not only past their possession limits, but had double limits on the first day of fishing.

In this matter, only the guides had charges filed against them, according to game wardens.

The daily bag limit on crappie is 25 with a 10-inch minimum.

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Identification legislation resolved.

Catfish spawn brings action.

Listening for bobs (P. 4)

Border snook (P. 8)

Whistle counts for quail numbers.

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Whistling quail What do the spring sounds mean?

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Some hunters at the deer lease are hearing sounds they didn’t hear last season — the whistles of the bobwhite quail.

Spring whistle counts for bobwhite quail are underway across the state, and hunters may wonder if hearing quail whistles when

stopping at each feeder means they may have some coveys to hunt this fall.

But even with the official whistle counts, it’s too soon to tell what they might mean.

“Our first counts just started,” said Dale Rollins of the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch in Roby. “They will go on for about six weeks. So far, the preliminary numbers look average to slightly below average.”

Given the low quail numbers from last season, that may not be

all that bad. Rollins said hearing whistles across the ranch, though, doesn’t tell you much about the number of quail on the property.

“There’s no way you can say,” he said. “The whistle counts aren’t an estimate of quail density — they are a measure of relative abundance, but a study done by Brad Kubecka at the ranch found it is a decent indicator that provides a crude estimate of abundance.”

Rollins said the use of whistle counts is a long-range forecast, not a short-term predictor of how the Please turn to page 6

Bobwhite quail sounds are welcome each spring, although the whistles don’t necessarily mean a good hunting season is coming.

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

Mixed results Turkey reports vary from great to tough

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News

Meg Olinick harvested this gobbler in West Texas during her final hunt of the season. Hunters reported better response to calls late in the season. Photo by Brad Olinick.

Spring turkey hunters encountered a variety of behaviors from the gobblers they pursued across the state during the spring seasons.

Some experienced phenomenal action and had gobblers charging toward their calls, while others heard very little turkey chatter during their time spent afield. Weather conditions and geographic location were the driving forces behind these mixed results.

During the eastern turkey season with mandatory reporting, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received 146 harvest reports from the 13 East Texas counties with an open season.

“This was the count two days prior to the season ending, so there may have been a few more harvests not included in this total,” said Jason Hardin, TPWD’s wild turkey program leader. “Either way, this is significantly lower than the total harvest report of 211 birds from East Texas last year.”

Hardin feels the decrease is a result of unfavorable weather conditions

combined with the season starting a week later and only lasting three weeks.

East Texas turkey hunter Joseph Link made two multiple-day hunts on his family’s property in Marion County and did not harvest a longbeard, nor did he encounter one.

“The birds seemed to be henned up both times I hunted,” he said.

“Once they left the roost they were pretty quiet. I saw plenty of jakes this spring, but never had a mature gobbler come within shotgun range.”

The National Wild Turkey Federation district biologist for West Texas, Gene Miller, said spring turkey hunters in the Cross Timbers, High Plains, and Rolling Plains regions of the state had some success.

“The hunting was pretty good for most,” Miller said. “Especially for those that went afield multiple times throughout the season.”

Brad Olinick and his wife, Meg, made their last hunt of the season in West Texas near Barnhart, where they found the gobblers to be henned up early in the mornings.

“We encountered the best calling action during the midday hours between noon and 2 p.m.,” Olinick said. “My wife harvested a mature gobbler with her bow during a sit just after lunchtime. The hunt didn’t Please turn to page 6

Agreement reached on deer identification bill

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News A 10-year debate over five legislative sessions regarding the types of identification needed on breeder deer may have finally come to a close.

On May 17, the Texas House passed what has been called the most comprehensive animal identification bill in the nation, SB 810, after extensive negotia-

tions and an agreement between the principal parties on the amended terms.

Proponents of the original bill, including the Texas Wildlife Society and the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, sought visible identification on all breeder deer, including after the deer are released into the pasture. Proponents asserted the breeder deer carry an increased risk of chronic wasting disease, necessitating the

regulation “all the way to the pasture.”

Deer breeders, including organizations like the Texas Deer Association and Deer Breeders Corporation, claimed breeders have tested more than 150,000 deer for the disease, more than eight times the amount of wild deer tested, making their deer the “cleanest in the nation.”

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Differences on how breeder deer should be identified may have finally been resolved with new legislation. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Giant buck makes record book

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News When Kyle Schuler drew back his bow, he knew he had a monster on his hands.

The buck, nicknamed OMG, was recently awarded with the SCI number 2 position for white-tailed deer, nontypical, Texas estate division, taken with bow and arrow. The nontypical buck scored 305 1/8-inches.

Schuler and his guide, Brian Dart, hunted the pasture-born buck in damp, rainy conditions last November on the Trinity Ranch in Batesville.

Schuler studied game camera photos of OMG the night before the hunt. As light of dawn began to illuminate their setup, the buck walked out of the brush toward a protein feeder withKyle Schuler’s buck, arrowed last fall, topped 300 inches. Photo from in 10 yards of Schuler.

Brad Dart.

“It took me about 15 minutes or so gather my wits and calm down blown my opportunity at this trophy of a after he initially showed up,” Schuler said. lifetime.”

Several long minutes passed, and then “I finally pulled myself together and got the unthinkable happened. OMG began ready for a shot opportunity.”

At about 27 yards, the deer turned nearly walking toward the feeders for a third time.

“It was obvious he was proceeding with broadside and Schuler drew his bow. He found his anchor point and let the arrow caution,” Schuler explained. “He kept looking around and giving off a spooky fly.

Upon releasing the arrow, OMG ducked, vibe. It seemed like getting a shot off now resulting in a clean miss. The rain and would be impossible.”

At 22 yards, he was quartering away with breeze created enough background noise that the buck was unsure of what had just his head down when Schuler drew his bow taken place. He began to ease back toward for a second time.

This time, his arrow hit the mark. OMG the protein feeder as if nothing ever hapfell immediately to the ground, and Schulpened.

Then, just as OMG looked to be getting er took a joyous sigh of relief.

“In hindsight, it probably worked out comfortable again, the corn feeder went for the best that I whiffed on my first off.

“This seemed to be the straw that broke shot,” admitted Schuler. “At the moment the camel’s back,” Schuler admitted. “The I was extremely disappointed, but now I buck bolted into the brush. I was sure I had couldn’t be more thrilled.”

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Shooting club gets donation after ammunition stolen A total of $4,000 worth of shotgun shells were stolen from the Randall County 4-H Shooting Club.

After hearing about the robbery, the Dallas Safari Club’s Panhandle Chapter purchased and donated 80 cases of shotgun shells to the shooting club, which was the amount that was stolen.

The ammunition is used to teach young kids firearm safety and help them practice for upcoming skeet and trap shooting competitions.

“It’s such a bad event that happened to us and getting broken into,” Shooting Club Coach Kevin Heflin said. “It’s a big win for

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“All we did was bring them back to where they were before. They can always use some extra help. I know that right now that they’ve been reaching out for donations whether it’s cash or shells or whatever. I would hope that the public would keep helping,” said Brandon Boyles, president of the Panhandle Chapter.

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BBKO Radio joins Sirius/XM The Big Billy Kinder Outdoors radio show will join Sirius/XM radio beginning June 1.

After working in country radio at KSCS in Dallas for 20 years, Kinder began the outdoor show nearly 10 years ago on WBAP-820. Since then, the show has expanded to 134 stations in 28 states. Kinder also serves as emcee for several conservation groups, including the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation event each October.

“Nothing will change with the current lineup of stations,” Kinder said. “But Photo from Billy Kinder we’re excited to join Sirius to spread the message to more people.”

The show will air on Family Talk, channel 131, at 3 p.m. Central each Saturday.

“The station covers all of the U.S. and Canada and is in every subscription,” Kinder said.

“With 35 million subscribers, plus a one-year free subscription in 75 percent of the new cars sold in the U.S., the number bumps to 75 million.”

The mission of Kinder’s show is to educate youth and the general public about conservation in the outdoors. Regular guests include Larry Weishuhn, Gary Klein, Kelly Jordon and Wally Marshall, and celebrity guests frequent the show each week. Dallas Safari Club is the show’s title sponsor.

“I love what I do,” Kinder said. “In the digital age, I can produce the show from the tailgate of my truck in Montana.”

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last longer than 35 minutes.”

At the Kerr Wildlife Management Area in Kerr County, hunter harvests were below average this season.

“Gobblers were simply not as plentiful in the Hill Country, which is directly related to the poor hatches we’ve had in recent years,” said Ryan Reitz at the WMA. “Some areas around the Kerr WMA that continually do a lot of feeding seemed to concentrate more birds, and ultimately had higher success rates.”

Reitz said although numbers were low, turkeys were scattered about in high enough densities to sustain pleasant hunting experiences around the WMA. “I heard some of the best pursuit stories that I have in my entire life this spring,” Reitz said. “With the current habitat conditions, we are looking forward to an aboveaverage hatch this year.”

At the Muse WMA, Devin Erxleben said the hunting for the few hunters they had on the nearly 2,000 acres northeast of Brownwood was excellent.

“The birds responded well to calls,” he said. “We continue to see more birds on the Muse WMA each year as we clear more brush and establish additional nesting cover.”

Hunting during the last few weeks of the spring turkey season in the South Zone improved for those that were able to get out in the field. Hardin said he heard numerous reports of longbeards running toward calls from hunters.

“Overall, birds across the state tended to be henned up during the first half of the season,” Hardin said. “The final weeks and days of the season provided much better action for most hunters. The weather played a key role in success rates as well.”

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season will be.

“You have to look at the average based on other years,” he said. “For us, we divide what we hear at each site into multiples of three. A score of 1-3 whistles is poor; 3-6 is fair; 6-9 is good and 9-12 is excellent.”

Fall whistle counts, though, are better indicators.

“The fall count, about a month before

the season begins, is more of a short-range forecast,” Rollins said.

Even whistle counts done by trained listeners are variable. Rollins, who has been doing the counts for decades, said the ears of younger counters help.

“I’ve had 20 year olds that hear almost twice as many as I do,” he said. “They hear a lot more than a 64 year old.”

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Rare red beard Continued from page 1

became fixated on his red beard and immediately knew it was him.”

Montgomery was able to swing several hundred yards out in front of the turkey in his truck. He then began to stalk the tom on foot, using the brush for concealment.

Once he was within 150 yards of the gobbler, Montgomery held up a turkey fan in the direction of the bird as he crawled toward him.

“When the gobbler saw the fan, he started running straight at me,” Montgomery said.

“Before I knew it, the tom was about 15 yards away. I was able to raise my shotgun and make a good shot. It all happened extremely fast.”

According to retired National Wild Turkey Federation Wildlife biologist Bob Eriksen, melanin was likely in short supply when the reddish portion of the gobbler’s beard was developing.

“A lack of melanin allowed the beard to be colored red for a period of time,” he asserted. “The melanin shortage may have been caused by a temporary diet deficiency or an inability of the gobbler to metabolize the nutrients needed to produce melanin.”

The Wild Turkey Program Leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Jason Hardin, confirmed a nutritional deficiency can produce lighter colored beards on gobblers.

“The bird could have been sick at one point or maybe he simply wasn’t finding the quality food he needed to properly sustain himself,” Hardin said. “Montgomery’s turkey shows streaks of light and dark color throughout its beard, and looks darkest near the newest growth. I would say that the bird went through some hardships, but appears to have done better these last few months, since the darker color in the beard is occurring closer to the newest growth.”

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31 it must have an ear tag and an electronic tag, being a microchip implant or button tag, and the tag numbers must be downloaded onto TWIMS (Texas Wildlife Information Management Software), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s registration database.

When a deer is released, it must have a tattoo. However, the ear tag may be removed.

A letter to committee chairman, Rep. John Cyrier, (R-Lockhart) and members of the committee memorializing the agreement was signed by David Yeates, TWA’s chief executive officer; Don Steinbach, executive director of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society; Patrick Tarlton, TDA’s executive director; and Tim Condict, DBC’s executive director.

The letter read, in part: “Texas has long celebrated its great hunting, steadfast property rights, and businessfriendly environment, all of which are well represented in the House Committee Substi-

tute for SB 810. The conversation surrounding the identification of breeder deer has continued over multiple legislative sessions, countless stakeholder meetings, and ongoing discussions with the legislature and our partners at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

After careful consideration and deliberation, we believe this bill strikes a balance of the importance of the important principles of this state and of our organizations. This is a significant accomplishment for each of us to be able to collectively agree on a bill that is good for everyone involved.”

The bill also expands the numbering system for breeder deer to five digits, makes key clarifications to the methods of identification, and recognizes the use of electronic identification devices.

The act, if signed by Gov. Abbott, will take effect Sept. 1.

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FISHING

Blue catfish spawn highlights action Jannah Haney of the Winnsboro High School team celebrates the all-girl’s team’s secondplace finish.

Photo by Connie Starling.

Bullard, Winsboro tops at high school championship

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News The Texas High School Bass Association held its state championship tournament May 1112 on Cedar Creek Reservoir; 283 two-person teams of high school student anglers competed for $80,000 in scholarships to the top 20 teams.

The team from Bullard High School edged out the all-female team from Winsboro to win the top prize.

According to the THSBA head of tournament operations and the state championship tournament director, Matt Tolnay, the two-day tournament allowed teams to weigh in up to five legal bass each day.

“Each team consisted of two high school students under the direction of a team captain,” Tolnay said. “The team cap-

tains served to operate the boat and did not fish in the tournament.”

The weigh-in at Athens High School revealed that less than one-third of a pound separated the first- and second-place teams. The first-place team from Bullard High School was awarded a $15,000 scholarship, and the second-place team from Winnsboro High School won a $10,000 scholarship.

Scholarships were split between the student participants on the teams.

Under the guidance of their captain, Chris Fite, 16-year-old Bullard High School juniors Brock Davis and Bryce Nelson caught a two-day total weight of 29.29 pounds.

“We spent the majority of the practice day covering large portions of Cedar Creek Reservoir in search of some heavy Please turn to page 11

International group of fishermen focus on snook

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News In South Texas and northern Mexico, a group of fishing fanatics call themselves Pesca Extrema de Snook, or Extreme Snook Fishing.

And although they enjoy catching specks, redfish and sheepshead, their ultimate goal is to catch one of these Aaron Aguilera landed this snook under the Joe Gayman Bridge. Photo by Tony Vindell. great all-around fighters.

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Eric Shell landed this 12-pound blue catfish while trolling on Lake Calaveras. Photo by Manny Martinez.

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News The blue catfish spawn has the fish in shallow water, providing anglers with plenty of bites from North to South Texas.

North Texas catfish guide Chad Ferguson said things are about as good as they can get in terms of springtime catfish patterns on Eagle Mountain Lake.

“Limits of blue cats in the 1- to 5-pound range are coming pretty easy,” Ferguson said. “We have occasionally been catching some blues over 5 pounds, with some pushing 25 pounds or more.”

Ferguson states that the blue cat spawn has kicked off strong, and that he’s finding most of the fish along flats as shallow as 1-foot deep.

“The best bait to use right now is cut shad,” he said. “You just can’t keep them away from fresh cut bait, and the majority of the blue cats are concentrated in 5 feet of water or less.”

Some channel cats have been mixed in with the blues, but for the most part, they have been hanging out in a little deeper water.

“The channel cats have been schooling in 5-10 feet of water and the best bait presentation when targeting them has been punch bait rigged under a bobber,” Ferguson said.

In Central Texas, guide Chris Reinhardt said the waters along the north end of Lake Buchanan and on up the Colorado River have been loaded with both blue and channel cats.

“There are a lot of fish located in 15 feet of water or less near the falls,” Reinhardt said. “Limits of catfish from 2 to 4 pounds have been the norm. Punch bait and cut shad have been the ticket for getting bit.”

According to Reinhardt, the yellow cats have been holding in the main lake waters of Buchanan along points, ridges and channels in about 30 feet.

“Large gizzard shad are the prime bait choice for coaxing strikes from yellow cats,” he said.

“Six to 8-inch gizzard shad are catching the most fish. Anglers using jug lines and trotlines have experienced more success for yellow cats than those fishing with a rod and reel.”

San Antonio area guide Man-

ny Martinez said Lake Calaveras and Choke Canyon Reservoir are teeming with blue cats.

“We are hooking up with quite a few large blues while trolling on Calaveras over roadbeds in 2025 feet of water,” Martinez said.

“Some of these fish are pushing 18 to 20 pounds, and most of them are hitting spoons and a variety of soft plastics.”

On Choke Canyon, the majority of the blues are staging at about 25 feet near submerged trees.

“Main lake points and areas around the dam have been excellent as well,” Martinez said.

Stink bait has been the preferred bait for Martinez on Choke Canyon, and he has been focusing on areas where he’s been marking the densest concentrations of fish with his side scan sonar unit.

Floresville resident Mathew Ebrom recently made a trip to Choke Canyon, and found good numbers of keeper-sized catfish holding along the main river channel, near the dam.

“Just about everyone I saw at the boat ramp and fish cleaning station had limits or close to limits of blue cats,” Ebrom said.

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A healing catch

Patricia Plummer, of Arlington, caught this bass on Lake Emma at the Prairie Rose Ranch in Miller Grove during a recent Project Healing Waters excursion. “You can not imagine how catching a bass on a fly rod benefits and actually changes these people’s lives for the better,” Ron Gard, a supporter of Project Healing Waters, said. Project Healing Waters is a group focused on the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly-fishing. Plummer attends the Project Healing Waters weekly fly-tying class at the Fort Worth VA Outpatient Clinic. Plummer served in the US Navy for 20 years as an aviation store specialist. She served in Desert Shield and in Desert Storm aboard the USS Acadia. Photo by Ron Gard.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT AMISTAD: Water stained; 70-74 degrees; 31.16’ low.

Black bass are very good on crankbaits, top-waters, spinner baits, stick worms and jigs. Striped bass are good on top-waters and Red Fins.

White bass are fair on crankbaits and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cheese bait, shrimp and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 6-25 feet.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 58-66 degrees; 0.23’ high.

Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits early and late, Texas rigs and pearl swimbaits.

ATHENS: Water clear; 73-78 degrees; 0.71’ high. Black bass are fair on swim jigs, top-waters and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows.

AUSTIN: Water stained; 6976 degrees; 0.64’ low. Black bass are fair to good on clear top-waters, Texas-rigged creature baits and square-billed crankbaits. Sunfish are fair to good on cut nightcrawlers and dough bait.

BASTROP: Water stained; 67-71 degrees. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits.

BELTON: Water murky; 68-72 degrees; 10.90’ high.

Black bass are slow.

BENBROOK: Water stained to muddy; 74-77 degrees; 15.57’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Colorado blade spinner baits and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 74-79 degrees; 0.62’ high. Black bass are good on hollow-body frogs, top-waters and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows.

White bass are good on slabs.

Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

BONHAM: Water lightly stained; 73-78 degrees; 0.36’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, square-billed crankbaits, and top-water poppers.

BRAUNIG: Water stained.

Black bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits along shorelines and structure.

Striped bass are fair on chicken livers and silver spoons.

Redfish are good on live perch and tilapia. Channel catfish are excellent on shrimp, liver and stink bait. Blue catfish are fair on chicken livers, shrimp and nightcrawlers.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 74-78 degrees: 0.36’ high. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, top-water poppers and Texasrigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 1.38’ high. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin stick worms and crankbaits in 2-6 feet.

Hybrid striper are slow. White

bass are good on swimbaits, minnows, crankbaits and spinner baits in 2-6 feet.

Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are very good on trotlines baited with perch and goldfish in 3-10 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 66-70 degrees; 0.03’ high.

Black bass are slow.

CADDO: Water muddy; 7580 degrees; 7.90’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

CALAVERAS: Water stained.

Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms and white grubs. Striped bass are good on chicken livers, shad and spoons. Redfish are good on perch and shrimp on the bottom. Channel and blue catfish are very good on nightcrawlers, shad and liver in 10-20 feet.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 2.07’ high. Black bass are slow.

Striped bass are slow.

White bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 73-77 degrees, 0.48’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters, buzz frogs and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 68-72 degrees; 13.71’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and shad-colored spinner baits. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait and minnows. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 68 degrees in the main lake, 98 degrees at the hot water discharge, 67-71 degrees in main lake; 0.37’ high. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits and crankbaits. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs at Coletoville Bridge in 10-12 feet.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut bait.

COLORADO CITY: Water stained; 59-67 degrees; 12.97’ low. Black bass are fair to good on chartreuse/ shad swim jigs, Texas rigs and Tennessee shad lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 6771 degrees; 0.27’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/ blue spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits in 5-15 feet.

COOPER: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 3.05’ high.

Black bass are fair on stick worms, Texas-rigged craws

and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 71-76 degrees; 0.32’ high. Black bass are good on stick worms, Texas rigs and shad-pattern lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on live shad and 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; 73-77 degrees; 0.21’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, top-water poppers, and square-billed crankbaits.

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

FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, buzzbaits and swim jigs. No report on other species.

FALCON: Water stained; 69–73 degrees; 27.66’ low.

Black bass are excellent on spinner baits, lipless crankbaits, crankbaits and soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are slow.

Crappie are very good on minnows, grubs and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp, stink bait, nightcrawlers and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water stained.

Black bass are good on watermelon, chartreuse, and black/blue stick worms in 5-15 feet, and on chartreuse spinner baits and soft plastic worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut shad and shrimp over baited holes.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.68’ high.

Black bass are good on Texasrigged craws in flooded brush, wacky worms and hollow-body frogs. White and yellow bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 58-67 degrees; 1.12’ high. Black bass are fair to good on shaky heads and Texas-rigged black/blue fleck worms. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs in 12-15 feet. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut shad.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon and crawfishcolored crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and frozen shrimp.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 0.13’ high.

Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 73-77 degrees; 13.32’ high. Black bass are

slow. White bass are fair on slabs.

GREENBELT: Water offcolor; 57-68 degrees; 35.31’ low. Black bass are fair on drop-shot rigs, Texas rigs and white glass lipless crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on split-shot rigged live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.74’ high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbbaits and crankbaits. White bass are slow.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 63-68 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are fair to good on blue shad crankbaits, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around structure in 15-20 feet. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers, live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water stained to muddy; 73-78 degrees; 7.52’ high. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 7479 degrees: 6.64’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, buzzbaits and swim jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and top-waters.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 67-71 degrees; 0.86’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon stick worms, pumpkinseed top-waters and perch-colored lipless crankbaits early in 10-20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs over brush piles.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 6.10’ high.

Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are slow.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 66-70 degrees; 1.19’ high.

Black bass are slow.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 56-68 degrees; 78.99’ low.

Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed jigs, Texas rigs and watermelon seed flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 77-81 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, spinner baits and top-water poppers. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MEREDITH: Water fairly clear; 58-66 degrees; 48.09’ low. No reports on black or smallmouth bass. Walleye are fair on live bait and crank-

baits.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 74-79 degrees; 1.82’ low.

Black bass are good on hollow-body frogs, black buzzbaits and Texas-rigged creature baits.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 61-68 degrees; 0.75’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged blue fleck worms, shaky heads and chrome/black back lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows (moving deeper). Catfish are fair to good on stink bait, live bait and nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 58-67 degrees; 12.49’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on clear medium-diving crankbaits, Texas rigs and stick worms.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 59-66 degrees; 0.57’ high.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, green/pumpkin stick worms and finesse jigs.

Crappie are fair on drop-shot rigged live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers, live and cut shad.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 73-77 degrees; 1.94’ high. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms, Texas-rigged creature baits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and top-waters.

White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are slow.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 64-73 degrees; 0.26’ low. Black bass are fair to good on jigs, drop-shot rigs and Texas-rigged worms.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.05’ low. Black bass are fair on medium crankbaits, Texasrigged craws and top-water poppers.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.40’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters, shaky-head worms and Texasrigged craws. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters.

Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 67-71 degrees; 2.83’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. Bream are good on worms.

SPENCE: Water off-color; 59-67 degrees; 36.89’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on small swimbaits, Texas rigs and square-billed crankbaits.

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

STAMFORD: Water stained to murky; 58-65 degrees; 1.83’ high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged water-

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Crappie are fair to good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 74-79 degrees; 2.19’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid bass are good on slabs and top-waters Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TEXANA: Water stained; 7278 degrees; 0.02’ low. Black bass are fair to good on splitshot rigged watermelon/red flukes, Texas rigs and small swimbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 73-77 degrees; 9.21’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, top-waters and square-billed crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Striped bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are slow.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 68-72 degrees; 1.11’ high.

Black bass are slow.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 6771 degrees; 3.18’ high. Black bass are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits, spinner baits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on spoons and silver striper jigs. White bass are good on slabs and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs.

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

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 74-77 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms, top-water poppers and Texas-rigged creature baits.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 55-67 degrees; 22.52’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged pumpkinseed worms, jigs and lipless crankbaits.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 66-70 degrees; 21.94’ high.

Black bass are slow.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 74-79 degrees; 18.43 high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

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fish,” Fite said. “We didn’t catch a fish until late in the day, but we were able to come up with a plan for day one of the tournament.”

The first day of the THSBA state tournament went about as good as it could go for the Bullard High School team. Davis and Nelson landed five bass that weighed a total of 19.38 pounds to put them in the lead.

On day two, the Bullard team found the bite to be a little tougher, but they scratched out five fish that weighed a total of 9.91 pounds.

Terry Hayley served as the captain for the team of 18-year-old female seniors from Winnsboro High School. The duo of lady anglers consisted of Jordan Stanford and Jannah Haney, and both girls fished

hard for two days straight to earn their second-place victory.

“We only caught two fish during practice on the day before the event,” Hayley said. “But we had a plan and it ended up paying off.”

Stanford and Haney weighed in four fish on day one that weighed a total of 14.43 pounds, putting them in ninth place. On day two, the girls rallied and weighed in five fish that totaled 14.59 pounds, and they were close to taking the lead with a two day total of 29.02 pounds.

“I was extremely proud of Stanford and Haney,” Hayley said. “They never quit and constantly tried new techniques and strategies to try to improve their total weight on both days.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER DROPPING ROD AND RUNNING FROM WARDEN While checking bank fisherman on the north end of Lake Conroe, a Walker County game warden noticed an individual put down his fishing rod and run into the woods.

The warden pursued the suspect.

Upon contact, he discovered the suspect was in possession of marijuana and LSD. The man was arrested and booked into the Walker County Jail.

RIVER PATROL FINDS LIMB LINES, ATV On the San Antonio River, eight game wardens making up three boat crews patrolled 60 miles of the river in Goliad, Refugio and Victoria Counties. More than 50 illegal limb lines were pulled. Surveillance also was conducted on an individual who was suspected of shocking fish, and the investigation is ongoing. Also, while patrolling the river, the wardens discovered a suspected stolen ATV dumped in the river.

NETTING A STOCKPILE OF FISH A Delta County game warden received a phone call stating five men were using two cast nets to catch game fish at the Cooper Lake spillway. The suspects’ vehicle was located by a State Parks peace officer at a gas station. The warden found the suspects to be in pos-

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A CAST-NETTING FRENZY Dallas County game wardens received a phone call about several individuals netting at Rowlett Creek and keeping game fish. The wardens observed from a distance six individuals scaling and catching fish with a cast net. The subjects were confronted and admitted to catching all the fish with the net.

The violators had 48 fish in their possession, and of those 10 were undersized catfish and eight

session of 197 game fish. Species included hybrid striped bass, white bass, crappie and catfish; 29 fish were undersized and only one of the five men had a valid fishing license.

The suspects were in possession of two cast nets and three fishing poles but no hooks or tackle.

HUSBAND IN TROUBLE, WIFE TRIES TO BAIL OUT WITH FAKE BILLS An individual was observed fishing on Richland Chambers Reservoir after dark with no lights on his boat. The subject was found to have several water safety, fishing, and narcotics violations, including no lights and no boat registration, no fishing license, using game fish for bait, leaving game fish to die, undersized crappie and possession

undersized white bass. As wardens were citing these violators, two more individuals walked out of the woods carrying a bucket containing a net. After questioning, they admitted to catching fish using the net and led the wardens to the location where fish were hidden in another bucket in the brush.

The bucket contained 55 fish, including 34 undersized white bass and one undersized crappie.

of methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana. The subject was arrested and taken to the Navarro County Jail. A few days later, the subject’s wife was arrested for trying to bond her husband out using $900 in counterfeit bills.

POOR LESSONS FROM DAD A Brazoria County game warden received a phone call from a local landowner stating three of his blackbuck antelope had been shot.

Two antelope were found dead and another one was wounded. The landowner said a neighbor saw two men with a .22 rifle along his high fence and knew where the suspects lived. The suspects turned out to be a teenage boy and his father. After separating the pair, the teenage boy

stated his dad had shot all three antelope. The boy also retrieved the .22 rifle that was used, and explained they planned on eating the antelope, but the fence was too high for him to cross over and retrieve the carcasses. The father then confessed.

DUMPING A BIG BOAT A vessel was partially sunk near a boat ramp in Rockwall County.

When the vessel was pulled from the water, it was determined that it was intentionally dumped. The last registered owner told game wardens that he didn’t want it, so he posted it for free on 5miles.com.

A subpoena was served on the site for the user data of the purchaser.

The suspect was incarcerated in the Dallas County Jail for other charges.

The suspect was interviewed at jail and provided a written confession.

An arrest warrant was secured for illegal dumping, a state jail felony.

JAIL FILLS UP WITH COCKFIGHTERS Game wardens responded to a call about possible cockfighting in Andrews County. After initially contacting the residence, several individuals fled the scene. Eight individuals were caught after running onto a neighboring property.

Several individuals were taken to the Andrews County Jail for felony cockfighting, as well as other warrants, overfilling the jail. The other

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During the Pope & Young Club’s 31st Biennial Convention in Omaha, Nebraska, the 2019 P&Y Conservation Award was presented to the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association.

The award recognizes a person or organization for the promotion of the future of bowhunting and hunting, the image of bowhunting and hunting, and the conservation and wise use of our natural resources. The WBA was founded in 1941 by bowhunting pioneers, such as Roy Case and Aldo Leopold. In 1934, the group helped establish the first bowhunting season in the United States.

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Beginning July 1, nonlead ammunition will be required when taking wildlife with a firearm anywhere in California.

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Hugh Newman, of Broken Bow, caught a 66-pound, 3-ounce smallmouth buffalo in Broken Bow Reservoir on a swimbait using 8-pound test line.

The fish is a new Oklahoma state record for the species, and is a potential line class world record. The all-tackle world record is 82 pounds, 3 ounces for a buffalo caught in Lake Athens in Texas.

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Former “Wild Kingdom” star dies Jim Fowler, who with his friend Marlin Perkins co-hosted Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, died at his home in Connecticut.

He was 89.

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Weatherby, Inc. has completed its move from Paso Robles, California to Sheridan, Wyoming, and plans a grand opening of its new facility on June 13.

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Elementary schools tops at NASP The team from Montrose Elementary School was crowned national champions in both the National Archery in the Schools Program National Center Shot Bullseye Tournament and the NASP National Centershot IBO 3D Challenge at the national championship tournament held in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Range bill signed On May 10, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1222, the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, also called the “Range Bill.”

The bill allows states to use their Pittman-Robertson Fund allocations to begin construction of new ranges, or improve existing state-run public recreational shooting ranges. Prior to this law’s enactment, states were required to put up 25 percent of the cost of range construction projects to access the matching 75 percent of PittmanRobertson funds. Now, states can access those funds with a 10 percent match and will have five fiscal years to acquire land for range construction or expansion projects.

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Bank fisherman killed A 32-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle while fishing along the shore of Long Lake – Morris on May 15.

The Stevens County Sheriff’s Department said Nicholas Hervin died from injuries he suffered when the vehicle struck him in an embankment.

Joshua Dewald, 40, of Brooten was eastbound when his vehicle veered into the opposite lane and hit a parked pickup truck on the side of Stevens County Road 10.

The collision caused Dewald’s vehicle to go sideways down the embankment and strike Hervin.

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Old channel cat record voided South Dakota fisheries biologists are voiding the state’s oldest record fish, a channel catfish caught by Roy Groves in 1949. The record will be opened due to a 70-year-old fish misidentification.

“Ever since I started working for GFP, anglers have believed it was not a channel catfish, and many of my colleagues have

seen that picture and have quickly said that Mr. Groves’ fish is a blue catfish,” said Geno Adams, Game, Fish and Parks fisheries program administrator. ”I sent the picture to two South Dakota State University fisheries professors and fish identification experts, and both agreed. We feel that, while this is a great fish and a great story, it is time to open the channel catfish category and start fresh.”

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Safest hunting season on record Only four hunting incidents were reported in Kansas in 2018, the lowest on record.

Of the four incidents reported, two were the result of hunters swinging on game; one was attributed to poor firearm handling; and one was the result of the unsafe use of a decoy. None of the reported incidents were fatal.

Two treestand-related incidents were also reported. In both cases the hunters were not wearing fall arrest systems.

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State-record black buffalo Joshua Lee, of Bernie, arrowed a 76-pound black buffalo while bow-fishing at Duck Creek Conservation Area. The fish topped the previous state record of 74 pounds, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.

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Lake Dunlap drains after dam failure A spillway gate on the Lake Dunlap Dam failed May 14, causing massive amounts of water to push through the gates and drain the water from Lake Dunlap.

According to the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority, water levels on the 410-acre lake near New Braunfels in Guadalupe County decreased quickly. The lake lost at least 8 feet by midday, dumping water downstream at about 11,000 cubic-feet-per-second, causing river and lake levels downstream to rise.

Carson Conklin, a guide for Conklin’s Backwater Bass Tours, decided to check out the damage after the failure, and caught 12 bass on the lake.

“That lake is loaded with big stumps and debris, with a lot of rapids in some areas,” he said. “Going downhill in a boat is fun.”

Conklin was using a spinner bait and worm around areas of debris and docks.

“Fish were a little scattered but I was able to pattern them,” he said.

“I spoke to a few homeowners and they were shocked to hear that I had caught anything. It was an adventure, to say the least.”

Repair estimates range from $15 to $35 million.

No evacuations were called, however, residents and recreationalists were advised to take precautions as the water surged down the river.

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bridge and on down to the LNG plant.

“When I’m fishing along the shoreline, I’ll be on the trolling motor and fishing Assassins, or 1/8-ounce Roadrunners in every little pocket and point that I can find,” he said. “Those are ambush areas for flounder. If the water is not too off-color, I’ll fish a 5-inch Turbo/Sea Shad Assassin. That’s got a round tail that kicks off a lot of vibration. Two reliable colors are glow/chartreuse tail and fire tiger.”

The water along the shoreline isn’t that deep where the flounder are feeding. The best bite is in 2 to 3 feet of water, Norris said.

“With the 1/8-ounce jig head, the tails have a slow fall that draws more bites,” he said. “If the water is a little murky, I’ll use a Roadrunner. It’s got the blade that creates vibration. My best colors are anything that’s bright like orange or chartreuse.”

Paul Falgou lives in Beaumont and keeps a boat at the marina on Sabine Lake. Over the past 20 years or so, he’s been targeting flounder in the pass and on the lake.

“In the pass I’ll be fishing the bulkhead along the Texas shoreline with a soft plastic called a Deadly Dudley Terror Tail,” Flagou said. “It’s about 3 1/2 inches long. If the current is not too bad I’ll rig them on a 1/8-ounce jig head.”

Falgou targets pilings in the pass.

“A lot of pilings are in 5 to 10 feet of water,” he said. “That’s when I’ll fish a Terror Tail on a 1/4-ounce head for a faster fall.

One little trick I do is to rig a Terror Tail on a small H&H spinner bait and run it along the bottom up close to the bulkhead. Flounder love that type of structure.

Some of the better tail colors are limetreuse and frog’s breath.”

On the main lake, Falgou fishes two areas. He especially likes the shallow flats between the fishing piers just north of the causeway. Another option is to fish the mouths of bayous along the Louisiana shoreline.

“The mouths of bayous are areas where lots of big flounder will lay up and feed on outgoing tides,” he said. “I’ll position the boat on either side of the bayou mouth and bump jigs along bottom in the deeper water. That’s usually where I’ll fish tails with a 1/4-ounce jig head.”

Falgou fan-casts the jigs across the mouth of the bayou so he can cover a lot of water. If he doesn’t get a bite within 30 minutes or so, he’ll move on to another bayou.

Falgou recommends tipping the jig with a dime-sized piece of pealed shrimp.

The state record flounder was caught on Sabine Lake. It weighed an incredible 13 pounds and was 28 inches long. The odd thing about flounder fishing on Sabine is they can be caught just about year-round. The state record, caught by Herbert Endicott, was caught on Feb. 18, 1976.

Anglers can fish on Sabine Lake and in the Pass with a Texas license. But if you venture past the mouth of a bayou or cove, you’ll need a Louisiana fishing license.

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HEROES

Richard Fisher caught this 29-inch trout while wade-fishing in Port Mansfield.

Jim Stroud, 68, harvested this mule deer while hunting with his son, Will, in Sonora, Mexico. The mule deer had 185 4/8 inches of antler.

Jake Kennamer caught this 20.34-pound striper on Lake Travis.

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Jack Wilson and Jason Womack after a helicopter hog hunt at the Double T Ranch in Granbury.

Tim McCreary, of Rowlett, took this nilgai with his .375 H&H outside Raymondville. He was hunting with a guide from Wildlife Systems, Inc.

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Redfish are good under rafts of shad on scented plastics. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of bayous draining from the marsh.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair at the jetty on live bait and top-waters.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft plastics.

Trout, sand trout and croaker are fair to good at Rollover Pass on live bait.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair for drifters working deep shell pads on Gamblers, Lil’ Johns and Bass Assassins. Trout, redfish and croaker are fair at the spillway on live bait.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair for

Snook along the border

near the Packery Channel and in Oso Bay. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good on top-waters and live bait around rocks and grass. Trout are fair to good while drifting grass around spoil islands on Bass Assassins and Gamblers.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on top-waters on the edge of the channel and around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while wading over sand on small top-waters.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair to good on shrimp and D.O.A. Shrimp while drifting the grass beds. Redfish are good while drifting flats with small top-waters. Snook are good while wading South Bay. PORT ISABEL: Trout are fair to good on the deeper edges and flats on top-waters and live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in Cullen Bay on small top-waters and live shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics, croaker and live shrimp. Trout are fair to good on live shrimp over sand and grass

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One of their favorite spots is around a bridge along Texas Highway 48 between Brownsville and Port Isabel.

It’s called the Joe Gayman Bridge, built more than 10 years ago to divert waters from the Brownsville Ship Channel to the Bahia Grande, a body of water within part of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

Danny Evanks, a Cuban-born man who moved from Miami, Florida to Brownsville about five years ago, is one of those snook fishermen that call themselves “snookeros.”

“I have probably caught 40 snook since the beginning of this year,“ he said on a recent outing.

“I take one home here and there.”

Evanks knows a snook has to be from 24 inches to 28 inches in length to be legal.

But the fun is in catching one.

Using a net, Evanks catches finger mullets and tiny needlefish, then casts his bait as close as he can to one of the bridge pilings.

After a few tries, a large fish darts out of the water.

Evanks said, “Snook on.”

The angler landed three snook and kept one after laying the fish on a floating measuring yardstick he built.

Other snookeros use a lure that looks like a giant minnow with a large yellow fly as its tail, or live finger mullet they catch themselves.

Aaron Aguilera said the biggest snook he has caught measured 41 1/2 inches. It was a catch and release, he said, but catching one that large was a challenge.

“We like to fish for snook from March through the end of August,” he said. “We also go to the Brownsville Ship Channel in the fall and winter months.”

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WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are fair in the back reaches of the bay on mud and shell on live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair at the jetty on shrimp and croaker. Offshore is good for kingfish, cobia and red snapper.

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WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are fair at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout and redfish are fair to good at the mouth of bayous on the outgoing tide on live shrimp.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croaker. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair to good at Dollar Reef on live bait.

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Sabine Pass, north Date May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7

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Time 10:33 AM 11:29 AM 12:08 PM 12:37 PM 5:58 AM 6:59 AM 7:53 AM 8:40 AM 9:24 AM 10:04 AM 10:44 AM 11:23 AM 12:07 PM 1:00 PM 8:46 AM

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Time 10:39 AM 11:25 AM 11:59 AM 12:24 PM 12:43 PM 6:20 AM 7:25 AM 8:25 AM 9:21 AM 10:13 AM 11:01 AM 10:28 PM 11:14 PM

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Time 10:18 AM 11:00 AM 11:34 AM 12:00 PM 5:01 AM 6:37 AM 8:12 AM 9:41 AM 8:33 PM 9:04 PM 9:39 PM 10:20 PM 11:08 PM

Height 1.88H 1.79H 1.70H 1.61H 0.85L 1.00L 1.12L 1.21L 0.01L -0.15L -0.27L -0.33L -0.33L

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12:01 PM 1:42 PM 3:00 PM 3:42 PM

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7:48 PM 12:14 PM 12:18 PM 12:29 PM 12:46 PM

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Time

7:25 7:24 7:42 8:06

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Height

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Time 3:59 AM 4:51 AM 5:36 AM 6:02 AM 2:17 AM 1:45 PM 12:40 PM 11:20 AM 10:01 AM 10:18 AM 10:59 AM 12:31 AM 1:18 AM 2:09 AM 3:04 AM

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Time 01:45 AM 2:34 AM 3:23 AM 4:16 AM 12:12 AM 1:52 AM 3:17 AM 4:26 AM 5:22 AM 6:13 AM 7:04 AM 8:02 AM 9:07 AM 12:05 AM 1:00 AM

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1.12H

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Time

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4:55 PM

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Height

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Height

Time

Height

0.18L

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Time

Height

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East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7

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Height

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0.87H

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Texas Coast Tides

Date May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7

Date May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7

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Agency for Denver Outfitters

New long-range school

Denver Outfitters selected Blue Heron Communications as its marketing and media relations agency.

Outdoor Solutions added a location, Two Hats Ranch in Central Michigan, for its long-range shooting schools.

Position at S&W Smith & Wesson is seeking candidates for a district sales manager for the states of California, Nevada and Oregon.

Tackle company purchased American Baitworks Co. acquired luremaker Freedom Tackle Corporation.

Distributors for Springfield Armory Massachusetts-based Camfour, Inc. and Hill Country Wholesale, Inc., of Pflugerville, were named wholesale distributors for Springfield Armory.

ACROSS 4. Taking game illegally 5. The deer family 9. Allow the fish to stay buoyant (two words) 11. A quail egg predator 12. Helps the puppy learn skills 15. The main antler branches 16. Sheep in Big Bend (two words) 19. A shark species 24. Age a buck is considered mature 25. The gentleman’s bird 26. Type of fishing reel 28. A turkey species 29. A duck species 31. Favorite food for deer 34. Archery organization in schools 36. The young tom 37. The single-passenger fishing boat 38. The male pheasant 39. A catfishing method 40. A safari destination

DOWN 1. Meat from the deer 2. An outboard manufacturer 3. River that flows into Lake Livingston 6. Tyler’s county 7. A rifle manufacturer 8. Method used to count quail 9. A salmon species 10. An all-women fishing tournament (four words) 13. A sign of an older buck (two words) 14. An East Texas river 17. A bullet manufacturer 18. Favorite deep-water target 20. River that flows through Temple 21. The female elk 22. The deer with pigmented areas 23. A bass lure, with or without a lip 25. A trout species 27. Some fish build nests in this 30. Houston’s county 32. A food plot grain 33. The doe that catches your scent might do this 35. Powers some types of rifles, bows

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Reloading company acquisition Lyman Products acquired Mark 7 Reloading.

New chairman at Ruger

Baime joins West Marine West Marine hired Ron Baime, formerly a vice president at Dick’s Sporting Goods, as chief merchandise officer.

New COO at USA Shooting Long-time Olympic sports administrator Bob Gambardella became the chief operating officer for USA Shooting.

Freedom Boat Club acquired Brunswick Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Freedom Boat Club.

NMMA president named The board of directors of the National Marine Manufacturers Association selected Frank Hugelmeye as the association’s next president.

Ronald C. Whitaker was named the chairman of the board of directors of Sturm, Ruger & Company.

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