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TPWD shutters printed Outdoor Annual By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News The Texas Outdoor Annual Hunting, Fishing and Boating Regulations will go digital-only for the upcoming hunting and fishing license season, starting Aug. 15. Texas Monthly had produced the annual for 27 years as part of a public-private partnership with TPWD. According to the contract between Texas Monthly and TPWD, the printing and distribution costs were paid by sponsors and advertisers, and profits would be shared by the two entities. Dwindling advertising sales may have led to the decision, as the contract also indicates that if sales aren’t enough to pay for the costs, the parties may step away from the deal. “We are well aware that this change may be disappointing to some of our long-time outdoorsmen and women that have become accustomed to bringing the Outdoor Annual booklets on their hunting and fishing trips,” said Carter Smith, TPWD’s executive director. “It is not going away and will still be accessible via the web and our special Outdoor Annual Mobile app.” TPWD said more than 2.8 million users visited the Outdoor Annual website last year, compared with 2.3 million
A fly angler casts for kingfish on the jetties at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island. When the bait balls move in close to the jetties many fly anglers are catching kings, jacks, Spanish mackerel and reds. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Lili Sams
Lone Star Outdoor News If you are looking to get out, fishing the coastal jetties could provide an excellent opportunity for catching a variety of inshore and offshore species. Brandon Fox, of Austin, fished the Port Aransas jetties last week with little action. Although he re-
ported consistent redfish, jacks and some tarpon in the last couple of weeks as a tropical storm, the full moon moved the tides and bait out of reach out of the rocks. Those fishing from a boat like fly-fishing guide Tom Horbey, of Port O’Connor, have found success by being mobile. “In the mornings, the
jack crevalle and bull reds push the baitfish schools into the current,” he said. What follows is a feeding frenzy for birds and fish alike. The technique is to fish in front of the birds to bring the jacks to you. “If you are in front of the bait schools, all the fish will come right at your fly in a natural way,”
Horbey said. Horbey has been using a 4/0 hook and a bucktail menhaden-imitation fly on his recent trips and they have been catching an average of 17- to 20-pounders. He suggested using a fast retrieve with a sinking tip fly line. Fly Fishing Manager at Gordy and Sons Outfitters, Marcos Enriquez, also
suggested using a sinking tip line to get down to the “strike zone.” He reported people catching Spanish mackerel, redfish and speckled trout off the Surfside and Bolivar jetties. If the bait is busted up, Enriquez said you are going to need a good cast. He recommends a 9-foot rod with at least
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Boat sales spike during pandemic By Craig Nyhus
Boat dealers are making record sales, but supplies of new inventory are tough to come by. Photo from G3 Boats.
Boat dealers are seeing a surge in sales during a time when other businesses are struggling to keep afloat. According to BoatTest.com, 70 percent of dealers nationwide reported retail growth in May, up from about 20 percent in prior months, making May the strongest growth recorded since July
2018. Dealers also reported lean inventories, though, in both new and used boats. “I’m selling everything I have,” said Brian Hughes, who sells Skeeter, Phoenix and other boat brands at Fun-N-Sun Boats in Hurst. “But we’re not getting everything we need.” Hughes said there had been an uptick in sales over the last eight weeks, but nothing like the month of May. Please turn to page 18
Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10
HUNTING
FISHING
Saltwater Fishing Report . . . Page 11
Urine-containing products (P. 4)
Red snapper opens (P. 8)
Banning use by hunters debated.
Limits easy, winds not.
Relocated quail take hold (P. 4)
License sales increase (P. 9)
Erath County project promising.
Numbers jump in Texas, nationwide.
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Bans in urine-containing products questioned Makers say proven testing for CWD exists By Craig Nyhus
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Archery hunters use scent products regularly to help get closer to the deer. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Manufacturers of deer urine products are hoping to curb the trend of states banning the use of their products while hunting. Hunters, often archery hunters, use the products both to mask scent and as an attractant to curious deer.
According the Wildlife Research Center and Tink’s, two of the largest suppliers, a commercially available test that can be used to analyze deer urine for the presence of CWD prions before its distribution to the public has been in use for a year, and most of the major scent companies are also adopting this technology in 2020. The testing is called Real Time Quaking Induced Conversion, (RTQuIC), and is touted as a proven and
reliable method for detecting the misfolded proteins that cause CWD. According to WRC and Tink’s, a commercial laboratory began testing deer urine for the scent companies in 2019, enabling the companies to test 100 percent of their natural deer urine products before releasing them to the marketplace. Products that have been tested will be authorized to include the “RT-QuIC Tested“ logo. But several states have proposed or Please turn to page 6
Promising quail research takes flight Preliminary research suggests wild bird populations can be reestablished By Craig Nyhus
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Steve Smith’s grandchildren watch as bobwhite quail are released onto his Erath County ranch, where a project is looking into how quail manage when moved from other parts of the state. Photo by Elizabeth Brogan.
The Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation’s Erath County Quail Restoration Project is in its second year, and improved conditions along with modified techniques to establish translocation as an effective tool to restore wild quail populations is off to a good start. Year 1 (2019) of the project got off to a humbling start, with only limited success. “We attribute that to higher numbers of predators, poor weather and other factors,” said Phil Lamb, director of development for the foundation. A total of 190 bobwhite quail were trapped from private ranches in South Texas and 46 from private ranches in West Texas in midMarch. The birds were then moved to a 2,200-acre release site in Erath County, with a revision in technique in 2020. A “delayed release” strategy was implemented by sequestering bobwhites 1 to 2 weeks prior to their release. “The results this year have been much better,” said John Palarski, a graduate assistant in the Department of Wildlife, Sustainability Please turn to page 6
Quarter century of wetlands protection Lone Star Outdoor News A Ducks Unlimited partnership with coastal landowners has resulted in more than 85,000 acres of wetland protection in Texas’ coastal counties. The Ducks Unlimited Texas Prairie Wetlands Project, active now for over 25 years, was established in 1991, and has worked with private landowners to restore, enhance and protect shallow, seasonally flooded wetland that habitat on private lands in 28 counties along the Texas Gulf Coast. Designed to help stem a substantial deficit of available wintering waterfowl habitat, TPWP properties provide critical staging and wintering habitat for
thousands of waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds and other wetland-dependent species. These projects also serve as an important breeding and brood-rearing habitat for resident mottled ducks, the only non-migratory dabbling ducks in the continental U.S., and black-bellied whistling ducks. With a need to support 5.6 million birds along the Texas Coast, TPWP provides cost-sharing assistance to private landowners for levee construction, the purchase and installation of water control structures, and other infrastructure developments. Landowners also receive technical advice and construction management services to help ensure quality control and long-term
structural integrity of these projects. Each project makes a commitment to the TPWP initiative for a 10- to 25-year period. The Texas Prairie Wetlands Project has delivered more than 85,000 acres of wetland restoration and/or enhancements for wintering waterfowl and worked with 686 landowners on the Texas Coast. These acres are equivalent to 130 square miles, providing wintering and migration habitat for more than 4.5 million ducks, 923,000 geese and 257,500 mottled ducks. The program is ongoing with about 30 projects totaling at least 3,000 acres of wetland enhancement and restoration completed each year.
Pintail, wigeon and gadwall are some of the species benefiting from the protection of wetlands along the Texas coast. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Regulation changes approved Lone Star Outdoor News At the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission May 21 meeting, regulation changes included the implementation of automated processing of pronghorn and antlerless mule deer applications and permits, a decrease in the daily bag limit for scaup and a decrease in the daily bag limit for light goose during the regular season. The hunting seasons and bag limits for migratory birds for the 2020-2021 season were also established. The daily bag limit for scaup was reduced from three to one bird in all zones, and the daily bag limit for light goose was reduced from 20 to 10 during the regular season in both zones. Additionally, goose seasons in the Western Zone were moved one week later than in previous years; and snipe season was pushed back two weeks later than in previous years. Deer hunters in Val Verde and Kimble counties may now be hunting in a new Containment Zone and Surveillance Zone established in Val Verde County or a Surveillance Zone in Kimble County in response to the discovery of chronic wasting disease in those areas. The current Containment Zone in Medina, Bandera and Uvalde counties also was expanded.
Hoyt named DU chairman of the board Texas native Rogers Hoyt Jr. was recently elected chairman of the board of Ducks Unlimited. Prior to being elected chairman, Hoyt served as DU’s 44th president. Raised along the Texas Gulf Coast and now residing in Uvalde, he has been a DU volunteer since the mid-1980s, serving as district chairman, zone chairman and state chairRogers Hoyt Jr. man in 1992. He served as the chairman of DUMAC (Ducks Unlimited de Mexico) in 2014. During Hoyt Jr.’s presidential term, DU reached several milestones including: • Completion of the Rescue Our Wetlands campaign that raised $2.34 billion and conserved 2,236,435 acres • DU membership achieved record growth with more than 737,000 members • Record growth in DU Varsity (high school) and Ducks University (college) programs • Hoyt Jr. also will serve as a trustee of Wetlands America Trust, the endowment and land trust of Ducks Unlimited. —DU
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and Ecosystem Sciences at Tarleton State University. “The delayed release strategy helped, especially with site fidelity, which is the willingness of birds to stay on the property. In 2019, we had a real high rate of mortality. This year has been a lot better.” For the project, radio collars were affixed onto 221 birds, at $200 each, to track their movement and survival rate. Since being released, the translocated bobwhites are doing well this year. “The birds are staying on the property, the nest success is well above average and the mortality rate is much lower,” Palarski said. Habitat conditions are the most important piece of any translocation, Palarski said. “Steve Smith (the Erath County landowner of the release site), did a lot of habitat work before the project began,” More than 200 quail were equipped with radio transmitPalarski said. “And it’s a long-term deal. ters to help monitor their success after relocation. Photo We want to build a robust population out by Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation. here, so the birds can handle the boombust years.” The bobwhites’ reproduction data has been excellent this year. “We have found 27 nests with well over 100 chicks leaving the nests,” Palarski said. “We’ve had a 50-percent nesting success, which is well above average. And we still have a long way to go in the breeding season.” Bringing in birds from both South and West Texas involved an attempt to establish a new population with two different sub-species of quail, one not native to the area. Both source groups are doing well this year. “The data reveals birds from both source populations have contributed to the nesting,” Palarski said. “It shows you can take birds from South Texas and have success in Central Texas.” The project was originally designed to last two years, but based on positive data so far this year, the foundation is seeking to extend this study by at least one additional year. Donors to the project include Bass Pro Shops, Park Cities Quail Coalition, Cross Timbers Quail Coalition, Joan and Steve Smith, Jim and Barbara Salter and Tarleton State WSES Department.
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implemented natural deer scent bans and have told the public that no such testing exists. Their recommendations appear to be based on a document created by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in 2018 that recommends a series of best management practices for dealing with CWD, including restricting the sale of urine-based products. “We have made major investments as a company to ensure that our products are safe,” said Sam Burgeson, President of Wildlife Research Center. “We sought out the most recognized and published authorities regarding CWD transmission via urine to get their expertise,” said Phil Robinson, CEO of Tink’s. “We are 100-percent confident that our products pose no risk of spreading CWD.” The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, in its technical report, said its best management practices were intended to be a “living document that will be updated as needed in order to reflect the best available current scientific knowledge regarding CWD prevention, surveillance and management.” Jonathan Mawbley, AFGA’s science advisor, said the AFWA Fish and Wildlife Health Committee expressed two major concerns about urine products and CWD: the first being the possible contamination of such products by misfolded CWD prions; the second being the possiblity of concentration or aggregation of deer in a small area around bait or scent stations which could lead to increased likelihood of disease transmission. “The testing of commercial urine products only addresses the first of these concerns,” he said. Mawbley added that the RT-QuIC test, while promising, is still a research-grade test and further work is needed. “Fortunately our colleagues at USDA are undertaking critical studies that will help us all understand the appropriate uses, applications, and limitations of this testing platform,” he said. While a handful of states have implemented complete bans of natural urine, Wildlife Research Center and Tink’s, along with the Archery Trade Association, have been working with others to consider targeted regulations. “We meet with them and bring the researchers,” Burgeson said. “We’ve been able to get a number of states to modify their bans.” For example, Louisiana has adopted regulations that require RT-QuIC testing. “If it has the logo, hunters will be able to use it,” Burguson said.
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Competitive nature helps drive fishing guide Danny Bulls was treated to a guided fishing trip for his 45th birthday and landed a 21-inch hybrid striped bass. Photo by Aaron Welch.
A birthday celebration on Cedar Creek By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Like many men, Paris resident Danny Bulls said his wife is the best. His acknowledgment of this, however, isn’t purely based on the, “He better say that if he knows what’s good for him,” kind of vibe. Bulls’ better half has made a habit of surprising him with meaningful gifts for his birthday. When his 45th birthday came around recently, her actions were no different. About a week before his birthday, his wife told him that he would be going on a guided fishing trip on Cedar Creek Lake. “I had never fished Cedar Creek Lake before,” Bulls said. “And I was pretty pumped to check out some new water.” Bulls brought his buddy, Aaron Welch, along for the adventure, and they fished with guide Chuck Rollins. “When we met Rollins at sunrise, he asked us if we wanted to target quality fish or numbers,” Bulls said. “We told him we just wanted to catch a bunch of fish and have a good time. He delivered on both accounts.” Bulls said one of the highlights of the trip was tangling with a few hybrid stripers in the 20- to 22-inch range. “Hooking into the hybrids was a huge surprise, because we caught them while we were in the middle of a white bass feeding frenzy,” he said. “They ripped drag off the reel, and each time we hooked one we knew it was not a white bass that had just eaten the lure.” The hybrids fell victim to slab spoons they were jigging over a school of white bass that were suspended at about 8 to 12 feet. “We spent most of the day trolling for white bass with slabs and diving baits rigged with a trailer spoon,” Bulls said. “That was a new experience for me, as I had not done much trolling before.” Once they would locate a good concentration of white bass, they would stop trolling and work jigs and slabs over the school until the action slowed. “That’s what we were doing when we caught the hybrids,” Bulls said. Along with white bass and hybrids, Cedar Creek Lake also provided the pair with some consistent crappie action. “There seemed to be crappie over just about every brush pile that we targeted,” said Welch. “We caught them on minnows in 14- to 16-feet Please turn to page 17
Dylan Mendoza navigates the Guadalupe and other Texas rivers as a fly-fishing guide. Photo by Shannon Outing.
By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News When you hire a fishing guide, you expect him or her to possess the drive necessary to successfully find and catch fish in a variety of conditions and scenarios. Of course, the catching part is never a guarantee, but knowing that your guide is constantly striving to provide you with a phenomenal experience can be. That’s the kind of effort you’ll get from Austin-based fishing guide, Dylan Mendoza.
Mendoza’s competitive nature, which stems from his athletic background, is what has helped him find his niche as a fishing guide. “I started playing baseball at the age of four and ended up playing all the way through my college years, where I was fortunate enough to compete at the collegiate level,” he said. “I’m a very competitive person because of this, and you can see that in the way I fish. I’ll do whatever it takes and go wherever necessary
to ensure my clients have the best experience possible.” Mendoza said this is why he likes to fish multiple bodies of water, such as the Guadalupe River, Colorado River, Lake Bastrop and Decker Lake, to name a few. “Fishing can be very cyclical,” he explained. “Certain areas are better during specific times of the year, and knowing several different bodies of water well will increase your odds of being able to consistently catch fish
year-round. I want to be on the water in places where the action is heating up, not cooling down. I want to catch fish every time I go fishing.” Mendoza always enjoyed the team aspect of baseball, and feels the values that went handin-hand with that transitioned seamlessly into fishing. “While playing baseball, the focus was always on multiple players working together for a common goal,” he said. “The same could be said about a Please turn to page 16
Opening day of red snapper season rough for most By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News The only thing that stood between red snapper anglers and the fish on the June 1 opener was the rough seas. Wave heights ranging from 2-5 feet, with the occasional 6- to 7-footer, were what most areas of the Gulf from 20-60 miles off the coast experienced during the first several days of the season. These conditions kept most of the Texas mosquito fleet, or bay boats that can handle offshore waters during calm conditions, inshore. Those that chose to brave the choppy water, along with anglers aboard larger vessels, reported an abundance of snapper 30 miles out and beyond. The folks from Port Aransas’ Fisherman’s Wharf said larger than preferred swells didn’t stop them from running snapper trips on the Wharf Cat, a 72-foot
Catamaran party boat. Anglers on the vessel have been consistently encountering red snapper at just about every stop along its fishing grounds in the Gulf since the season opener. Kingfish have been in the mix as well. Freeport area charter captain Mike Ford said he ran due east about 35 miles on opening day, and that his crew was constantly having to deal with the rocking and rolling from 4- to 5-foot swells. “It was nasty out there,” Ford said. “We definitely had to cope with less than ideal conditions. The wind was blowing one way and the current was ripping the other, which made it tough to focus on specific areas like wrecks and other structures along the bottom.” Despite the difficult scenario, Ford and his anglers were able to box their limit of red snapper fairly easily. Most of the fish ranged from 10-15 pounds in size. “The best action came while drifting Please turn to page 13
Tyler Riddle landed this red snapper while fishing offshore out of Freeport with Capt. Mike Segall. Photo by Mike Segall.
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Floating and fly-fishing the Medina River By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News The Medina River is probably one of the best-kept flyfishing secrets in Texas. Unlike several other Hill Country rivers, the Medina is more off-thebeaten path. However, it does get quite a few folks looking to float down the river in tubes or kayaks on most weekends. Located in the town of Bandera, this clear-water river is loaded with fish, which is why Cody Bell and his wife, Julia, chose to do a recent float trip along a 5-mile stretch of the river. They were not disappointed. “We put in at about 8 a.m., made a 5-mile float and took out in the town of Bandera seven hours later,” said Cody. “When it was all said and done, we had a better than average day. But the really special thing is that we didn’t see another boat on the river until we reached the take-out area. We were there on a weekday.” That’s not to say the Medina doesn’t get its fair share of river runners. For example, Colby Miller, who owns and operates The Medina River Company, said he put in around 300 tubers on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. “During the week, there is hardly anybody on the water,” Miller said. “If you plan on fishing without having to maneuver around tubes and
kayaks, you definitely want to come during the week.” The fishing makes the river worth a try. “The fishing here is very good,” Miller said. “The only thing that can cause problems is the rain. If the river is on a rise, the water will be off-color and that can make fishing tough. But when the river level is down, the water is as clear as the Hill Country air. We don’t normally have a lot of people fishing, but what we do have are very good numbers of bass, perch and catfish.” The Bells are kayakers, and they love to fish rivers and creeks that they haven’t visited before. “The Medina River float trip was among the best we’ve done,” Bell said. “The water level was just right. We didn’t drag the kayaks over rocks until about the last quarter mile before the take-out.” There were a couple of areas that will get your attention. One is a waterfall that’s about 3 feet high. Miller said that is the one spot on this particular 5-mile float where you want to stay to the right and walk your boat around the waterfall. “The area where I like to drop fishermen off is five miles of mostly shaded water, with one waterfall and a few narrow areas with some pretty fast water,” he said. “But there is nothing that experienced paddlers can’t handle.”
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Cody Bell and his wife, Julia, spent time fly-fishing the Medina River out of Bandera, and landed numerous bass. Photo by Robert Sloan.
Mrs. Bell said the real shallow areas didn’t produce many catches. “But the fish, especially small perch and bass, were everywhere,” she said. “It’s like fishing in an aquarium. You can see everything that swims in this river.” Most anglers on the Medina are sight-casting. There are long stretches of water that offer lots of shade from the huge cypress trees that line the river. The dark holes of water in the
shaded areas held the bigger fish, she said. On their float, the couple caught bass up to 2-1/2 pounds, some huge redear sunfish, and catfish that weighed from 2-4 pounds. All of the fish were caught on 2- to 3-weight fly rods with a 4- to 6-pound tippet. The best flies were small bead head streamers and slowsinking cone head Cody Bugs. “And yes, even the catfish were caught on flies,” Bell said.
Texas and other states are seeing a significant increase in fishing license sales since the coronavirus pandemic began. Mike Hobson is the license manager for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and showed the numbers are quite remarkable. “In May of last year, we sold 149,128 fishing licenses,” Hobson said. “In May of this year, we sold just over 277,000.” Hobson suspected the more than 80-percent increase was, at least in part, brought about by the pandemic. “I wouldn’t necessarily say it is just that,” he said. “But we definitely have seen a spike in sales, especially in the month of May.” Other states saw even more marked increases, although many of the states to the north have fishing seasons that begin in May. In one week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sold a record 13,369 fishing licenses to resident teens 16 and 17-years-old, 99 percent higher than a year ago. Overall, Minnesota fishing license sales shot up 44 percent, 110,000 more fishing licenses sold this spring than over the same period in 2019. In Vermont, fishing license sales soared 62 percent; in Wisconsin, 29 percent, and in South Carolina, 20 percent. And in Tennessee, hunting-fishing licenses shot up by more than 100,000 from 2019. In Washington, the reopening of fishing from COVID-19 restrictions appeared to impact sales. After a partial reopening of activities including fishing was announced on April 27, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reported $300,000 of fishing license sales in a single day.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 72 degrees; 1.33’ high. Largemouth bass are good on fast-moving lures over humps, drops and points. Crappie are very good on minnows in timber. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 46.42’ low. Largemouth bass are good on grubs, Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Catfish are fair in coves on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water plugs, deep-diving crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. ATHENS: Water clear; 81 degrees; 0.27’ high. Largemouth bass are good on weightless worms, chatterbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms, cut bait and prepared baits. Sunfish are excellent on cut worms. AUSTIN: Water clear; 82 degrees; 0.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, buzzbaits and shaky heads. Sunfish are good on cut worms and corn. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and soft plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are excellent on cut and prepared baits. BELTON: Water clear; 79 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good in creeks, gravel beds and grassy coves on crankbaits, jerk baits and Carolina-rigged worms. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. BENBROOK: Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.17’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jerk baits, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 79-85 degrees; 0.35’ high. Largemouth bass are good on stick worms, crankbaits and finesse worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms, cut bait and shiners. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 78-81 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Red drum are good on crawfish and tilapia. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and plastic worms. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on blood bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on
Texas-rigged plastic worms and deep-diving crankbaits. Striped bass are very good on slabs, jigging spoons and live bait. White bass are excellent on minnows and slabs. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits, live and cut bait. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 76-81 degrees;1.53’ high. Largemouth bass are good in shallow water on plastic creatures, frogs, top-waters and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on prepared baits and live bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 78-82 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Red drum are good on crawfish and tilapia. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 79-85 degrees; 1.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, jerkbaits and plastic lizards. Striped bass are good on jigs and topwaters. Catfish are excellent with live and cut bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs and topwaters, Texas-rigged craws and swimbaits. Hybrids and white bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 79-81 degrees; 18.60’ low. Largemouth bass are on jigs, soft plastic worms, and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on dough balls, live bait and cheese bait. CONROE: Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and small minnows. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, creature baits and crankbaits. White bass are excellent on slabs, jigs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.59’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs, crankbaits and plastic worms. White bass are excellent on slabs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait and punch bait. FALCON: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 37.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and night-
crawlers. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head worms, buzzbaits and crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. FORK: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 0.17’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, top-waters and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. GRANBURY: Water clear; 75-80 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic creatures. Crappie are good around brush piles and boat docks on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on earthworms, cut bait and blood bait. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. GRANGER: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.29’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic creatures. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and chrome slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 79-83 degrees; 4.09’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, buzzbaits and crankbaits. White bass are very good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on blood bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.10’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and stick worms. Crappie are excellent on minnows. Channel catfish are good on cut shad and perch on juglines. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.31’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, jerkbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good beneath bridges on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait and stink bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 80-85 degrees; 0.86’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, plastic frogs and Carolina-rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and juglines with nightcrawlers, shiners and cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 1.00’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, top-waters, plastic lizards and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on jigs and slabs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and blood bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie
are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 2.76’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic creatures. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and blood bait. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic baits, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 83 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and earthworms. MEREDITH: Water stained; 70 degrees; 47.38’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bright-colored worms, jigs and spinner baits. Walleye are good on crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait near the dam. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, buzzbaits and crankbait. Crappie are fair on jigs. Sunfish are fair on jigs and crickets. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.25.’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows around the marina and timber. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. White bass are excellent on slabs and minnows. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 72 degrees; 9.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, plastic worms, minnows and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.27’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, swimbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. Hybrid stripers are very good on slabs and live bait. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are excellent on cut shad, chicken livers and prepared baits. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 70-72 degrees; 0.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good shooting jigs
under docks or on shallower brush piles. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad. PROCTOR: Water clear; 83 degrees. 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged creatures and crankbaits. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. RAVEN: Water stained; 74 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastic worms and slugs. Sunfish are fair on crickets and cutworms. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs, Texas-rigged creatures and top-waters. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and prepared baits. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained: 79 degrees; 1.91’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are excellent on live bait and cut bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.31’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, swimbaits, plastic frogs and top-waters. White bass and hybrids are excellent on jigs and swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, longtailed jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.28’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs and worms, crankbaits and top-waters. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.56’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and Carolina-rigged soft plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs. Catfish are very good on live and cut bait. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 78-82 degrees; 0.79’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass and hybrid stripers are excellent on swimbaits and slab spoons. Crappie are fair
n Saltwater reports Page 11 on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on live bait, blood bait and cut bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, buzzbaits, tubes and jigs. Crappie are very good on jigs in shady and covered spots. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 2.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic creatures, shaky-head worms, swimbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass and white bass are excellent on live bait and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on cut bait and minnows. TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 78-80 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, wacky rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water clear; 80 degrees; 8.04’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on wacky worms, top-waters and square-billed crankbaits. White bass are excellent on jigs, crankbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. TYLER: Water clear; 81 degrees; 0.28’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolinarigged creature baits and worms, bladed spinners and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are excellent on blood bait and live bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.32’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, chrome crankbaits, plastic frogs and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and blood bait. WHITNEY: Water clear; 76-82 degrees; 1.10’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, top-waters and purple or black plastic worms. White bass are excellent on jigging spoons and slabs. Stripers are excellent on jigging slabs and live bait. Crappie are very good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 79 degrees; 9.15’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Texasrigged worms and jerk baits. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are excellent on cut bait, live bait and blood bait.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 83 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good at the jetties on soft plastics on ball head jigs. TRINITY BAY: 81-82 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair over birds and wading flats on shrimp and soft plastics. Flounder are good on mud minnows. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 81-82 degrees. Redfish are good wade-fishing along the shoreline on shrimp. Speckled trout are fair to good on reefs on shrimp on top-waters. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 81-82 degrees. Redfish are good for wade-fishermen in shallow water. Speckled trout are good on top-waters.
TEXAS CITY: 81-82 degrees. Redfish are good over the flats on live shrimp. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on shrimp. Black drum are fair on blue crab over vegetation. FREEPORT: 81-82 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp near the San Luis Pass. Black drum are good on blue crab. Redfish are fair to good on shrimp. Flounder are good around the rocks on mullet. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 82 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on live bait over mid-bay reefs. Black drum are fair on blue crab. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 82 degrees. Speckled trout are good wading with topwaters, soft plastics and shrimp. Black drum are good on blue crab or shrimp. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks. PORT O’CONNOR: 80-81 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on red/white
soft plastics. Flounder are good around the jetties on shrimp or mud minnows. ROCKPORT: 80-81 degrees. Redfish are good on black or red/white top-waters. Speckled trout are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Black drum are fair on blue crab or shrimp. PORT ARANSAS: 82 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp and paddle tail plastics. Speckled trout are good on shrimp, ball tail plastics and top-waters. Black drum are fair on shrimp or crab. Flounder are good on live mullet along the marsh. CORPUS CHRISTI: 87-88 degrees. Redfish are good on live mullet on a jig head. Speckled trout are good on darker-colored paddle tails. Flounder are good on mullet or shrimp around the rocks. BAFFIN BAY: 82 degrees. Speckled trout are good on darker-colored plastics. Redfish are good in shallow water on soft plastics and shrimp. Flounder are good on mud minnows around the rocks. PORT MANSFIELD: 81-82 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are very good on top-waters, shrimp under a popping cork and paddle tails.
SOUTH PADRE: 82-83 degrees. Speckled trout are good in deeper water transitions on soft plastics. Redfish are fair on shrimp and mullet imitations. PORT ISABEL: 81-82 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp. Redfish are good on live bait. Flounder are fair on fresh shrimp or mullet. Black drum are fair on blue crab. —TPWD
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Flounder closure postponed, $1m donation for research Lone Star Outdoor News A Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission member donated $1 million for southern flounder research, after taking part in approving changes to flounder regulations. At the May commission meeting, the minimum size limit for flounder was increased to 15 inches, with the change to begin Sept. 1. A proposal to close the flounder fishery from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 was put off until 2021. Bobby Patton, a Fort Worth businessman who owns a home in Port Aransas, is a member of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Advisory Council and responsible for the large donation to the institute in support of flounder research. An avid angler and member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Patton said, “I want to do what is right for flounder and what is right for Texas. I think there is universal agreement that flounder populations are in trouble not only in Texas but nationwide.”
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER STARTING SQUIRREL SEASON EARLY IN EAST TEXAS At a boat ramp on the Angelina River, an Angelina County game warden observed a subject driving his direction. The man laid a gun on the bow of his boat and walked away. When the warden approached, one subject was changing out of his wet socks while the other kept talking on his cell phone. The warden unloaded the .22 rifle on the bow and inspected the cooler in the boat, where a squirrel was dressed out and put on ice. The squirrel season didn’t open for six more days. A citation was issued. NOT A SANDHILL, BUT A HERON Shelby County game wardens were contacted by a San Augustine County game warden about an individual who shot a sandhill crane on a private pond in Shelby County. All three wardens responded to the scene to search the area. The wardens did not locate a sandhill crane, but did, however, locate a green heron that appeared to have been shot with a rifle. Contact was made with the suspect and a confession was obtained. SMALL GROUP, SMALL FISH A report of a man catching undersized bass in Lake Somerville was received by a Burleson County game warden. The warden discovered the man was part of a small group in possession of undersized hybrid striped bass ranging from 13 to 15 inches and undersized white bass, with 11 undersized fish in total. One man in the group did
TOSSING THE WIRES TO FISH SHOCKER a small fish back into the water, but it was later determined by wardens to be wires. The wardens located a shocking device, still running inside a battery box. While one of the wardens was attempting to open the battery box, the man said if the box was that hard to get into, the shocker probably wasn’t in there. Several cases have been filed and evidence was seized.
A man in a boat on the Trinity River appeared to have casually thrown something into the water upon seeing Houston and Trinity County game wardens. The wardens asked the man what he had thrown. The man denied having thrown anything into the water but one of the wardens recognized him from years ago when he had been caught shocking fish. The man eventually said he threw
not possess a valid fishing license. Multiple citations were issued, and fish were seized and donated to a local family. EASTERN TURKEY HUNTING VIOLATIONS While patrolling for turkey hunters in Red River County, game wardens came across a camp where a hunter killed an illegal turkey, a bearded eastern turkey hen. It was also determined the man’s wife killed a turkey the previous day. She did not have a current hunting license and used tags from her previous year’s hunting license. Appropriate charges were filed. ASSAULT BY FISHING LURE While patrolling Lake Lewisville, two Denton County game wardens responded to a call of an assault to find that a bank fisherman had flung his lure towards a boat, hooking a female occupant in her right hand. As the woman pulled
the hook loose, she lost her phone. Charges are pending. KAYAKERS RESCUED A woman on Belton Lake capsized a kayak and was unable to get back in. She began drifting farther from the shoreline and was clinging to the kayak while her companion attempted to reach her. The local fire department transported one male and one female, still wearing their personal floatation devices, and kayaks back to shore. USING CHILD AS DESIGNATED DRIVER Denton County game wardens patrolling Lake Lewisville noticed a boat with an adult male driving and a child as his passenger. Minutes later, they noticed the same boat entering a local marina but with the child operating the boat. When checking, one of the wardens noticed the smell of alcohol and other signs the adult male was impaired. Since the adult had just been ob-
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Sabine jetty trout on jigs By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News On a recent fishing trip to the Sabine jetties, Paul Falgout made the short run to the rocks, about 2 miles from the four-way stop and boat launch in the town of Sabine. He opted to fish the Gulf side of the east jetty, and on his first cast hooked up with a trout weighing about 2 pounds. “It was one of those afternoons when everything went right,” Falgout said. “I’ve been fishing the Sabine jetties for years and have found that the best bite on any given day will be on soft plastics. One
of my favorites here is a Deadly Dudley. They hold up well, have different shapes and have an action that a lot of other jigs don’t produce.” The Sabine jetties are located on the Texas-Louisiana border and, for the most part, don’t get too much fishing pressure, except on weekends and holidays. One unique thing about the Sabine jetties is few fishermen use live bait. That’s mainly because live bait is difficult to come by in this area. Bill Panto has racked up many years of jetty fishing along the Texas coast. But one of his go-to favorites
are the Sabine jetties. “These jetties aren’t nearly as deep as what you’ll find on the middle and lower Texas coast, in fact they are fairly shallow on the Gulf sides,” he said. “That’s probably why the trout fishing is so good. The baitfish, like shad and mullet, stay on the surface a lot of the time. Where you see them on top, there will be more beneath them. That’s the key to finding and catching trout.” Panto prefers a jig with a shad tail or rat tail at the jetties. “During May we were consistently catching trout on a 5-inch rat tail,” he
said. “That’s when the water was warming up and there were lots of baitfish moving in.” The rat tail has an action designed to mimic a shrimp skittering through the water. “The trout were hammering those, especially towards the end of both the east and west Sabine jetties,” Panto said. “When the shad moved in, during the past couple of weeks, we were catching trout on a Deadly Dudley Bay Chovey in purple demon with a chartreuse tail. That’s a jig that you can reel in on a steady retrieve.” Soft plastics are far from being the magic lures for
Jigs and plastics have been the key to catching speckled trout from the Sabine jetties. Photo by Robert Sloan.
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over rocks and other structure in 120 feet of water,” Ford explained. “We had to make long drifts to get our baits down to where the fish were staging.” Ford said the majority of the snapper were suspended about 40-50 feet from the bottom. “As soon as my group boxed their limits, we headed back in,” he said. “It just was not comfortable fishing in the weather we were dealt.” Capt. Mike Segall ran out of Freeport during the first week of snapper season, and he and his anglers resorted to catching bull reds on opening day. “It was just too rough to run out for snapper during the opener,” he said. “My crew wouldn’t have enjoyed it, so we stayed in nearshore waters.” On days two and three of the season, Segall ran about 30 miles out and found solid snapper and large kingfish over hard spots along the bottom in 110 feet of water. “We caught a couple of kingfish pushing 30 pounds,” said Segall. “The snapper hit sardines and herring. The kings hammered fresh cigar minnows.” Galveston charter captain Shane Cantrell ran about 30 miles to the south on opening day of snapper season. “The seas were about 2-3 feet, and the swells were really choppy from the wind and current going in opposite directions,” Cantrell said. “We were drift-fishing over a reef in about 65 feet of water and had tons of 6- to 8-pound snapper come up to the surface.” Cantrell said limits were obtained fairly easily and that they encountered 12 other fishing boats that experience similar success. Rick Wilkenfeld looks forward to the snapper opener on June 1 every summer. Red snapper is one of his favorite species to target and June 1 is also the Texas City native’s birthday. But the offshore fanatic didn’t go chase the crimson fish on opening day this year. “It was just too bumpy for my liking,” he said. “The winds calmed down several days later and we found limits fairly easily.” Avery Fuller, another Texas City angler and resident, had similar thoughts. “I really wanted to go on opening day,” he said. “But I didn’t want to take a beating.”
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Leo Waldinger and his wife, Dijon, caught some nice redfish while fishing near Port Mansfield.
Kenzie Davis harvested her first buck while hunting with her dad in Zavala County. The deer had 11 points and she shot it at 120 yards with a .222 Remington Magnum. James Gill shot three turkey in one shot with a 12-gauge from about 25 yards in Burnet County. The turkey were not lined up when he shot but moved directly behind each other when the trigger was pulled.
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Dr. Leslie Welborne, of Frisco, caught her first largemouth bass at Lake Texoma while striper fishing. The bass weighed 7.4 pounds.
The Bonet brothers, Preston, 10, and Tyler, 7, harvested their first turkey in Bastrop County.
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
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2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON June Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON June Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri
12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu
----12:29 1:08 1:45 2:21 2:58 3:36
19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri
----- 5:50 12:23 6:33 1:03 7:13 1:39 7:49 2:15 8:26 2:52 9:03 3:31 9:42 4:13 10:26 5:01 11:14 5:53 ----6:50 12:36 7:50 1:36 8:51 2:38 9:52 3:39 10:50 4:37
12:01 12:44 1:23 2:00 2:36 3:14 3:54 4:38 5:27 6:21 7:18 8:18 9:19 10:18 11:15
6:12 6:54 7:33 8:10 8:46 9:25 10:06 10:51 11:40 12:35 1:04 2:04 3:05 4:05 5:03
06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:22 06:22
08:21 08:22 08:22 08:22 08:23 08:23 08:23 08:23 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:25 08:25
1:23a 12:51p 1:54a 1:44p 2:23a 2:36p 2:51a 3:28p 3:21a 4:20p 3:51a 5:15p 4:25a 6:12p 5:04a 7:10p 5:47a 8:08p 6:37a 9:05p 7:32a 10:00p 8:32a 10:50p 9:35a 11:35p 10:40a NoMoon 11:45a 12:16a
5:56 6:39 7:18 7:55 8:31 9:08 9:48
12:07 6:18 12:49 7:00 1:28 7:38 2:05 8:15 2:42 8:52 3:19 9:30 4:00 10:11
06:18 06:18 06:18 06:18 06:19 06:19 06:19
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5:07 11:20 5:59 ----6:56 12:42 7:56 1:42 8:57 2:44 9:58 3:44 10:56 4:43
5:33 11:46 6:27 12:40 7:24 1:10 8:24 2:10 9:25 3:11 10:24 4:11 11:21 5:08
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06:19 06:19 06:19 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:21
08:34 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:36 08:36 08:36 08:37 08:37 08:37 08:37 08:37 08:37 08:38
1:32a 12:54p 2:02a 1:48p 2:30a 2:42p 2:57a 3:35p 3:24a 4:29p 3:54a 5:25p 4:27a 6:23p 7:23p
5:46a 8:22p 6:35a 9:19p 7:30a 10:13p 8:31a 11:02p 9:35a 11:46p 10:41a NoMoon 11:48a 12:26a
San Antonio 2020 June
A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri
----- 6:03 12:36 6:46 1:15 7:25 1:52 8:02 2:28 8:38 3:04 9:15 3:43 9:55 4:26 10:38 5:13 11:27 6:06 ----7:03 12:49 8:03 1:49 9:04 2:50 10:04 3:51 11:02 4:49
12:14 6:24 12:56 7:06 1:35 7:45 2:12 8:22 2:48 8:59 3:26 9:37 4:06 10:18 4:51 11:03 5:40 11:53 6:33 12:47 7:31 1:17 8:31 2:17 9:31 3:18 10:31 4:18 11:28 5:15
06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:35 06:35 06:35 06:35
08:33 08:33 08:33 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:36 08:36 08:36 08:36
1:35a 1:04p 2:06a 1:57p 2:36a 2:49p 3:04a 3:40p 3:34a 4:33p 4:05a 5:27p 4:39a 6:24p 5:17a 7:22p 6:01a 8:20p 6:51a 9:17p 7:46a 10:12p 8:46a 11:02p 9:49a 11:47p 10:54a NoMoon 11:58a 12:28a
Amarillo
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON June Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri
12:03 6:16 12:49 6:59 1:29 7:39 2:05 8:15 2:41 8:52 3:18 9:29 3:57 10:08 4:39 10:52 5:27 11:40 6:19 ----7:16 1:02 8:16 2:02 9:17 3:04 10:18 4:05 11:16 5:03
12:27 1:10 1:49 2:25 3:02 3:40 4:20 5:04 5:53 6:47 7:44 8:44 9:45 10:44 11:41
6:38 7:20 7:59 8:36 9:12 9:50 10:32 11:17 12:06 13:00 1:30 2:30 3:31 4:31 5:28
06:32 06:32 06:32 06:32 06:32 06:32 06:32 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:34
09:01 09:01 09:01 09:02 09:02 09:02 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04
1:56a 1:12p 2:24a 2:08p 2:51a 3:03p 3:17a 3:57p 3:43a 4:53p 4:12a 5:50p 4:43a 6:49p 5:19a 7:50p 6:01a 8:49p 6:49a 9:47p 7:45a 10:41p 8:45a 11:29p 9:51a NoMoon 10:58a 12:12a 12:06p 12:50a
Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.
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Time 3:04 AM 4:09 AM 12:26 AM 1:40 AM 2:37 AM 3:22 AM 4:00 AM 4:35 AM 5:10 AM 5:47 AM 6:28 AM 7:12 AM 7:58 AM 12:43 AM 1:35 AM
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Time 11:20 AM 11:52 AM 5:21 AM 6:34 AM 7:41 AM 8:37 AM 9:22 AM 9:58 AM 10:28 AM 10:58 AM 11:31 AM 12:12 PM 1:06 PM 8:44 AM 9:26 AM
Time 6:45 PM 6:38 PM 12:15 PM 12:33 PM 12:46 PM 12:55 PM 12:59 PM 1:05 PM 1:21 PM 1:47 PM 2:20 PM 3:01 PM 3:53 PM 2:11 PM 3:19 PM
Height 0.93L 0.74L 1.37H 1.33H 1.31H 1.30H 1.32H 1.35H 1.39H 1.43H 1.46H 1.45H 1.39H 1.21L 1.01L
Time 10:42 PM
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6:50 PM 7:11 PM 7:36 PM 8:06 PM 8:38 PM 9:12 PM 9:49 PM 10:28 PM 11:10 PM 11:55 PM
0.53L 0.31L 0.10L -0.09L -0.24L -0.36L -0.44L -0.48L -0.46L -0.39L
5:05 PM 7:07 PM
1.27H 1.13H
Time 5:53 PM 6:20 PM 11:48 AM 12:03 PM 12:11 PM 12:14 PM
Height 1.11L 0.89L 1.72H 1.64H 1.59H 1.56H
Time 10:16 PM
Height 1.28H
6:47 7:10 7:29 7:49
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0.67L 0.45L 0.25L 0.06L
4:57 PM
1.25L
7:11 PM
1.31H
Time 6:27 PM 6:31 PM 6:46 PM 11:29 AM 11:37 AM
Height 0.80L 0.63L 0.44L 1.21H 1.15H
Time 9:25 PM 11:37 PM
Height 0.87H 0.96H
7:04 PM 7:24 PM
0.25L 0.07L
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26
Time 2:47 AM 3:58 AM 12:12 AM 1:29 AM 2:31 AM 3:24 AM 4:09 AM 4:47 AM 5:22 AM 5:56 AM 6:33 AM 7:13 AM 7:58 AM 12:07 AM 1:05 AM
Height 0.54L 0.79L 1.42H 1.61H 1.80H 1.98H 2.14H 2.26H 2.35H 2.41H 2.42H 2.41H 2.35H -0.26L -0.04L
Time 10:59 AM 11:28 AM 5:21 AM 6:55 AM 8:15 AM 9:24 AM 8:15 PM 8:44 PM 9:17 PM 9:53 PM 10:32 PM 11:16 PM
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8:44 AM 9:30 AM
2.26H 2.14H
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Time 10:38 AM 10:58 AM 11:15 AM 6:48 AM 8:31 AM 7:48 PM 8:14 PM 8:44 PM 9:17 PM 9:53 PM 10:33 PM 11:16 PM
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Time 2:21 AM 3:27 AM 4:59 AM 1:23 AM 2:36 AM 3:30 AM 4:14 AM 4:55 AM 5:35 AM 6:16 AM 6:57 AM 7:38 AM 8:18 AM 12:04 AM 12:55 AM
8:55 AM 9:29 AM
1.81H 1.68H
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Time 3:06 PM 2:26 PM 1:01 PM 9:55 PM 10:10 PM 10:30 PM 10:55 PM 11:27 PM
Height 0.65H 0.58H 0.56H 0.12L 0.04L -0.03L -0.09L -0.14L
11:59 AM 1:05 PM 2:15 PM 3:03 PM 3:25 PM 3:07 PM
0.90H 0.91H 0.92H 0.89H 0.82H 0.71H
Height 0.16L 0.27L 0.39L 0.45L 0.33L 0.23L 0.16L 0.10L 0.05L -0.00L -0.05L -0.09L -0.11L -0.10L -0.04L
Time 6:04 PM 5:17 PM 5:08 PM 5:29 AM 3:58 PM 3:37 PM 3:37 PM 3:49 PM 4:12 PM 4:41 PM 5:14 PM 5:45 PM 6:08 PM 6:16 PM 6:05 PM
Height 0.85H 0.82H 0.81H 0.48H 0.84H 0.90H 0.95H 1.00H 1.04H 1.07H 1.09H 1.09H 1.06H 0.99H 0.91H
Port O’Connor Date Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26
Time 5:06 AM 5:36 AM 12:42 AM 11:56 AM 10:49 AM 10:11 AM 10:18 AM 10:41 AM 11:13 AM 12:04 AM 12:46 AM 1:31 AM 2:17 AM 3:04 AM 3:52 AM
Time 8:57 AM 9:25 AM 9:12 AM 1:07 AM 1:16 AM 1:39 AM 2:04 AM 2:31 AM 3:04 AM 3:44 AM 4:34 AM 5:27 AM 6:18 AM 7:04 AM 7:44 AM
San Luis Pass Date Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26
Time 3:09 AM 3:53 AM 12:25 AM 2:15 AM 4:09 AM 5:13 AM 5:48 AM 6:24 AM 7:03 AM 7:50 AM 8:47 AM 9:46 AM 12:14 AM 1:07 AM 2:01 AM
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9:53 AM 10:16 AM 10:47 AM 11:41 AM 12:46 PM 1:37 PM 2:10 PM 2:17 PM 2:17 PM
1.39H 1.45H 1.47H 1.44H 1.40H 1.36H 1.31H 1.25H 1.19H
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10:31 AM 10:57 AM 11:05 AM
1.25H 1.18H 1.09H
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2:24 3:23 4:08 4:48 5:18 4:16
0.46H 0.48H 0.49H 0.49H 0.45H 0.39H
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12:46 PM 11:22 AM
1.07H 0.95H
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10:37 AM 10:40 AM
1.37H 1.22H
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Height
11:07 PM 11:15 PM 11:25 PM
0.54L 0.35L 0.16L
Time 9:52 PM
Height 0.66H
7:44 7:52 8:02 8:20
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0.22L
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East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26
Date Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23 Jun 24 Jun 25 Jun 26
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Time 2:28 AM 2:45 AM 2:50 AM 11:04 AM 11:25 AM 11:46 AM 6:53 AM 7:46 AM 8:43 AM 9:35 AM 10:23 AM 11:10 AM 11:57 AM 12:35 AM 1:17 AM
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Name changes at Smith & Wesson
its Alumacraft Boat Co. facility in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
American Outdoor Brands Corporation changed its name to Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. The change reflects the spin-off of its outdoor products and creates two independent companies: Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (the firearms business) and American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (the outdoor products and accessories business).
New president at DU
RSR founder retires RSR Group, Inc.’s founder and Chairman, Robert Steger, will retire on June 30 after 42 years of service with the company.
Evinrude E-TECs discontinued BRP will discontinue production of Evinrude E-TEC and E-TEC G2 outboard engines and repurpose Evinrude’s Sturtevant, Wisconsin, facility, for new projects. The company entered into a marketing agreement with Mercury Marine to supply outboards for BRP-owned boat brands Alumacraft, Manitou, Quintrex and Stacer. In addition, BRP announced plans to close ACROSS 1. A turkey sound 3. Sport using a map and companss to navigate 9. A group of fish 11. A safari destination 12. A big crappie 15. The silver king 16. The baby mallard 17. Mexican state bordering Texas 18. A group of geese in flight 19. A salmon species 21. Informal shooting at a variety of targets 22. Bass boat brand 24. Some hunters eat the duck organ 25. Three hooks in one 28. The fin on a fish’s back 29. The famous hot sauce from Louisiana 30. An outboard manufacturer 31. The small whitetail species
DOWN 2. A Central Texas river 4. A riflescope brand 5. A North Texas reservoir 6. The duck’s process of losing feathers 7. The reel mounted above the rod 8. Texas’ southernmost county 9. One of Texas’ four national forests (two words) 10. A whistling duck (two words) 12. Part of the coastal fishing slam (two words) 13. Sausage used in gumbo 14. Put in the water to attract fish 15. The trapper’s route 17. A good hook for catch-and-release 20. A good quail dog breed 23. Stephenville’s county 26. Both the squirrel and the dog do this 27. A shark species
Doug Schoenrock, of Huntsville, Alabama, was elected the 45th president of Ducks Unlimited.
Bagley Bait bought Northland Fishing Tackle acquired Bagley Bait Company, which will transition operations to Northland’s headquarters in Minnesota.
Pietta hires Korth Group Pietta Firearms named Korth Group as its official distributor in Canada.
SIG SAUER shuts down in Germany The SIG SAUER GmbH (German) division in Eckernforde, Germany is being shut down, according to German media reports. According to the company, the operations in the United States will continue business as usual, and the 2,300 employees in New Hampshire will not be impacted.
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printed copies of the Texas Outdoor Annual. However, hunters on social media said they often take the booklet with them to the deer blind, they keep the booklet in their trucks year-round, and they consult it multiple times during each season. Other fishermen and hunters don’t have access to a computer, or even a cell phone and, as shown on the television show, Lone Star Law, Texas game wardens often hand out copies of the printed annual to help people learn and understand the regulations, and hunter education instructors pass out the booklet as part of the course. The Outdoor Annual mobile app does include the ability to view regulations offline and in remote locations, and to carry a digital copy of one’s license, and TPWD said all hunting, fishing and boating regulations are included in the online version. In social media posts, some people reported they were unable to access the app without cell service, despite it being available offline. Another suggested downloading the.pdf as a solution to the issue, making the information always available.
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group of anglers fishing out of a boat. Everyone has to be on the same page and working together in order for a fishing trip to reach its full potential.” Growing up in the Austin area, Mendoza was almost always outside. “When I wasn’t playing baseball, I was fishing,” he said. “Before I got my drivers license, I would catch rides from older family members or friends in order to go fishing. Once I started driving, it was game on.” Mendoza and his buddies were always fishing or making plans to go fishing. “All we needed was a box of worms or a tackle box with lures, access to the water, and we were set,” Mendoza said. “We were always trying to figure out ways to get off the bank and explore new waters. Fishing kept us out of trouble, because that’s all that we did in our free time.” After graduating high school, Mendoza went to Texas A&M University where he played baseball for two years. Then, he transferred to Texas State University, where he played ball for another two years. “Getting back to the Hill Country area is really what motivated me to become a
fishing guide,” Mendoza said. “I discovered the excellent trout fishery that the Guadalupe River offered, and quickly became enthralled with pursuing trout on the fly.” Fly-fishing was a whole different ball game that presented a big learning curve. “It’s a very technical sport, which means it has a lot of similarities to baseball,” Mendoza said. “Fly-fishing is a challenge that takes skill, and I became addicted to the challenge. I quickly wanted to be able to catch every fish that I saw.” After graduating college, Mendoza became a full-time fishing guide in the winter of 2014. He currently specializes in fly-fishing trips, but will also guide anglers with conventional tackle. “Fishing is fishing, and I like to catch fish just about any way that I can,” he said. Mendoza also regularly travels to Basalt, Colorado during the summertime, where he also guides fly-fishing excursions for trout. He loves to fish along the Texas coast, and is in the process of obtaining his Captain’s License, so that he can guide sight-casting trips out of a poling skiff in the Rockport area.
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an 8-weight line, be perfect to cast all day long. “I like a fast-action rod to be able to cast out a little farther,” Enriquez said. “I’ve been seeing a lot more guys using longer rods. The other day, I saw someone using a 11-foot rod with shooting lines, similar to what you would use when fishing salmon. It’s good to go this time of year,” he said. Enriquez fished the Surfside jetty last week and caught a few specks. “Get that fly out as far as possible,” he said. Enriquez highly recommends using a basket or apron for the line so it doesn’t get washed into the rocks. He said he carries a shooting basket for his line. A clouser minnow or Lefty’s deceiver minnow imitation will work great for fishing the jetties. Enriquez also recommended using a large popper to help make noise and he suggested the crease fly. “There’s nothing better than a good topwater bite,” he said.
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Laguna Madre producing multiple species By Tony Vindell
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MOSSY OAK SPORTING DOG SHAMPOO: This gentle shampoo by NILodor was formulated with the hunting dog in mind. It will remove the muck they get mired in out in the field. A16-ounce bottle costs about $12. There is also an “Xtreme Odor” dog shampoo (about $12) for those extra odious odors, like eau de skunk.
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of water.” There were a lot of undersized crappie mixed in with the keepers, though. “In some areas, we would catch 10 undersized crappie for every keeper, but the bite was nonstop,” Bulls said. “We ended up landing about 25 keeper-sized crappie up to around 13 inches.” After catching limits of white bass, plenty of crappie and a few hybrid stripers, Bulls said his birthday present was about as good as it could be. “There was never a moment during the day where it felt like the bite had slowed down or that there weren’t fish in the area we were targeting,” he said. “We literally caught fish all day long, and it was the perfect way to celebrate my 45th birthday.”
For Lone Star Outdoor News After a hiatus due to the current health crisis impacting the entire country, fishing has returned in full-force and seems to be as good as it can get for this time of year. Anglers and fishing guides are returning from a day on the water of the Laguna Madre from the South Padre Island-Port Isabel, Arroyo City and Port of Brownsville areas with good numbers of flounder, redfish and speckled trout. The flounder have been responding well to lures around the Port Mansfield Land Cut. Speckled trout, many averaging 20- to 22 inches in length, are being mostly caught on live croaker and redfish are being landed on live or fresh dead mullet. Guides from Brownsville to Port Mansfield are returning to the docks after many of their clients have been catching their limits of reds and specks. For Donnie and Robin Cooper, of Odem, fishing can’t get any better. On a day this month, they caught their limits of redfish and trout and the next day, they came back with three flounder and 10 trout. A former fishing guide of 20-plus years, Cooper said he has been coming to Port Mansfield since he was a young boy. The Coopers were back fishing during the fourth week of May, and did well again. Donnie Cooper said they caught a good number of specks, weighing 5 to 6 pounds, on top-waters. They let the bigger specks go, he said. They also caught flounder using soft plastic lures. Greg Barr, of Rochelle in Central Texas, said he usually comes twice a year to fish in Port Mansfield and does pretty well. On the first day, he brought in his limit of redfish and speckled trout.
Donnie Cooper landed this speckled trout in the Lower Laguna Madre. Photo by Tony Vindell.
“This time I got two gafftops and seven trout,” Barr said of the following day. Guide Aaron Cisneros, of Brownsville, said fishing has been steady. He said the hardest areas to fish are on the lower end of the Laguna Madre, like in South Bay and the South Padre Island-Port Isabel area, but the farther one goes north, the better it gets. Cisneros said the Port Mansfield Land Cut is among the best places to fish right now. “It seems like the fish prefer that area,” he said. “I have been doing good over there.” At the Gayman Bridge canal along Texas Highway 48, just south of Port Isabel, anglers have been catching a variety of fish including specks, sheepshead, reds and mangrove snapper. The mangrove snapper have been averaging 12- to 16 inches in length, compared to the 6-inchers usually hooked there and off the South Padre and Boca Chica Beach jetties.
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A fishing guide snagged a 143-pound paddlefish that was certified as the official state record for that species, beating the previous record by 10.5 pounds. Jeremiah Mefford, of Kiefer, was fishing with his family over Memorial Day weekend when he connected with the primitive fish.
John Seerey-Lester, a renowned wildlife artist, conservationist and historian, passed away from cancer on May 19. Seerey-Lester’s work is on display at the White House and in permanent, private and museum collections worldwide. His work was inspired by his travels to Africa, the Arctic, Antarctica, China, India, and Central and South America. Seerey-Lester moved from his native England to the United States in 1980 and later became a U.S. citizen. He received the 2020 NRA/HLF Distinguished Hunters Leadership Award and was invited to become a member of the International Order of St. Hubertus. Through his artwork, Seerey-Lester raised millions of dollars to help save American and African wildlife and their habitats and to support the Second Amendment and hunterbacked wildlife conservation groups. —NRA
Record paddlefish
MICHIGAN
Renowned artist dies
—ODWC
Man arrested for killing bald eagles, wolves A 56-year-old Pickford man was arraigned on 125 wildlife misdemeanor charges, following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement division. Kurt Johnston Duncan faces charges that include illegally harvesting 18 wolves over the past 18 months and killing and disposing of three bald eagles. Duncan, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, faces restitution plus up to 90 days in jail for each eagle and wolf killed. —MDNR
LOUISIANA
Turkey harvest up The recently completed 2020 wild turkey hunting season saw the largest reported harvest of birds since 2011, with 2,117 turkeys harvested based on required tag validation data. The 2020 season harvest saw a 14.8-percent improvement over 2019 when 1,844 birds were harvested. It was the best season since 2011 when 2,580 birds were harvested. —LDWF
OREGON
Funds for mule deer migration corridor A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Interior will be matched with funds raised by hunting/wildlife conservation groups to make migration safer for big game and other wildlife in central Oregon. ODFW’s research with radio-collared mule deer indicates that Hwy 97 near Gilchrist is a major crossing point for migrating mule deer and elk. It is the site of Oregon’s latest wildlife underpass project, which aims to create a safe place for big game to pass to and from winter and summer range during their annual migration. Similar projects along Hwy 97 in central Oregon have reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by almost 90 percent and benefit many species of wildlife. The $187,000 in federal funds were matched by several hunting conservation groups. —RMEF
UTAH
Reward for hundreds of white bass left to waste Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information after 260 white bass were recently discarded and left to waste. The fish were discovered on the side of the road near Syracuse on May 18. No attempt had been made to salvage any portions of the meat. In Utah, white bass do not have daily bag or possession limits. However, they are subject to wasting laws and regulations if steps are not taken to preserve them for consumption after catching them. —UDWR
INTERNATIONAL PUERTO RICO
Fishermen rescued after two weeks at sea On May 19, the Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued two Dominican Republic fishermen who were presumed lost at sea, 23 miles northeast of Cat Island, Bahamas. Rescued were Domingo Jimenez, 45, and Ramon Castillo, 29, both from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders received a report from the good Samaritan vessel, Signet Intruder, saying they were flagged down by two people in a vessel, who reported to have been adrift for approximately two weeks. The two men reportedly departed May 2 to fish and were expected back May 5. They encountered severe weather and lost their outboard engine, leaving them stranded and adrift. —USCG
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“It was one of the best months in the dealership’s history,” he said. “The manufacturers aren’t keeping up.” The new Skeeter FXR and VXR models are in demand, despite hefty price tags. “I see the truck come in and get on the phone,” Hughes said. “We sell the boat before it gets off the truck.” Boat sales were already on the increase before the pandemic. In 2019, U.S. boat sales reached the second-highest volume in 12 years, with an additional 200,000 boats sold, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Keeping inventory has also been a problem at Ron Hoover Marine’s eight Texas locations. “We’re running out of boats,” said General Manager Steve Roberson. “Our inventory is real low. Our sales were up 200 to 300 percent last month, it was our best month on record. It was a little unexpected, but good.” Roberson said buyers have to be a little more patient this month. “Buyers come in and they want to take a boat to the water that day,” he said. “We’re backed up a few days, so it takes a little longer.”
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trout. The trick to using them to catch trout along the shallow Sabine jetties is to use the ball head jigs. “The ball head jigs that I use to catch a lot of trout with have a gold thin wire hook with a big gap,” Falgout said. “That thin wire gets a better bite that is usually in the top of a trout’s mouth.” On the Gulf side of the jetties, Falgout keeps the boat close to the jetty and fishes parallel to the rocks. “That way I can keep the bait in the zone that the trout are feeding in,” he said. “Some days they will be up shallow, 3 to 4 feet, and on other days will move out and feed 7 to 8 feet deep. When I catch a trout, I’ll stay at that depth and almost always catch more fish.” Falgout said washouts are some of the best spots to fish along the Sabine jetties. The washouts are evident by a flat spot along the rocks where the water is washing over them, and moving baitfish and shrimp. He’ll also fish the down-current side of the bigger rocks just below the surface. He counts the lure down to a particular depth, then begins a slow and steady retrieve with a swimbait. His favorite Deadly Dudley colors at the rocks are mojo mullet with a chartreuse tail, slammin’ Sammy with a chartreuse tail and shrimp cocktail with a chartreuse tail.
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