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June 14, 2019

Volume 15, Issue 20

Bluegill spawns summer angling opportunities Provide forage for large and small bass

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News June is spawning month for bluegill in Texas, which is good for bass looking to feed and panfish anglers. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

The spawning season for bluegill kicked off at the beginning of June, and Texas

Parks and Wildlife Department biologists say the panfish will continue to reproduce throughout the summer months. Swarms of large bluegill are congregating over beds in shallow stretches of water anywhere from 1-10 feet deep. Areas around docks, bulkheads and piers, as well as shallow, protected coves, are loaded with these fish.

TPWD Inland Fisheries biologist Rick Ott said the bluegill spawn is in full force.

“Bluegill are stacked up on beds in the majority of lakes across Texas,” Ott said.

“The species will produce swim-up fry all summer long.”

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Reds running shallow

Poling skiff guides along the coast are finding good redfish action in super-shallow water. Legendary South Padre guide Eric Glass recently led Montana angler Gray Thornton, executive director of the Wild Sheep Foundation, to many cruising and tailing fish.

Most fish were caught on crab-patten flies in clear, ankle-deep water. The fish were finicky in the early morning with the calm winds, and seemed to be more aggressive as the wind kicked up tiny waves on the flats. Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Things to consider before making the leap

By Craig Nyhus

The sight of an axis, fallow deer or other exotic species on their property is a wish of many Texas landowners.

Before introducing them on to your property, though, several decisions need be made.

“There are a lot of people buying ranches now,” said Charley Seale, executive director of the Exotic Wildlife

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Association. “We encourage them to develop a business plan covering 1, 3 and 5 years.”

Seale said a number of unique characteristics of exotics will need to be considered, including whether the ranch is high or low fenced, what exotics will stay behind a low fence, and how the animals coexist.

“Axis will outcompete whitetails,” Seale said. “If you are providing supplemental feed, just watch the feeder — you’ll see the pecking order. Gemsbok and scimitar-horned oryx go first, then axis and blackbuck. The white-

Whitetails and exotics, like axis, can coexist, but the habitat and competition between animals should be examined before adding exotic species to the ranch. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Spending the game bird stamp money Research, education at forefront

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Funds from the $7 Upland Game Bird Endorsement purchased with hunting licenses in Texas have been used to support research and education regarding bobwhite and scaled quail over the past six years.

A total of $6 million allocated by the Texas Legislature has been designated and distributed to researchers as part of the “Reversing the Quail Decline in Texas” initiative.

Dr. James Cathey, the associate director of the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, has spent the last six years evaluating proposed projects and working with quail researchers and educators.

“We would get requests for proposals and put together a group of people to evaluate them,” Cathey said. “So far, we have funded 28 projects directed by 18 researchers from six different universities and one private foundation.”

The topics researched have been wide in scope, with an eye on either identifying or eliminating issues affecting quail populations.

“We’ve looked at the genetics behind bobwhite, scaled and Montezuma quail, and we’ve looked at predators, both four-legged and six-legged,” Cathey said.

Another “predator” has no legs, and research has resulted in promising results.

“At Texas Tech, much research has been done on eyeworms and cecal worms in quail,” Cathey said. “The work continues to move ahead on medicated feed.”

The medicated feed works like a dewormer in quail, only has to be administered twice each year at feeders to be effective, and is scheduled to be approved soon by the Food and Drug Administration.

Other topics researched involved aflatoxin, pesticides, habitat and translocation of quail species into areas where they have all but disappeared.

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Research conducted with revenue from license fees is designed to stem the decline of quail in the state. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Botswana ban on Firearms salesman strikes out on his own elephant hunting lifted

By Craig Nyhus

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Tim McCreary opened Tim’s Gun Supply after the gun store where he worked for 25 years closed. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

By Julia Bunch

For Lone Star Outdoor News Tim McCreary has been fascinated with firearms for as long as he can remember.

After all, he’s a sixth cousin of folk hero Davy Crockett, so McCreary likes to say it’s in his blood.

After 25 years of experience working for the now-closed B&S Guns in Garland, McCreary has opened Tim’s Gun Supply to sell firearms, ammo, knives and gun accessories. He has been in business since November, but after Dallas Safari Club named McCreary its Federal Firearms Li-

cense partner, business started booming.

“You go to these shows and meet all kinds of people,” McCreary said. “Even if I don’t sell them anything, I love to give advice and talk people through their options.”

One thing that sets Tim’s Gun Supply apart from big-box store competitors is his lifetime warranty.

“I’ll fix and repair anything I sell and, if I can’t, I’ll give you a new one. I make it that easy for the customer,” he said.

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Elephant hunting will resume in Botswana after a 5-year prohibition.

On May 22, the country’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism said after “extensive consultations with all stakeholders,” the government had lifted the ban based on the “general consensus from those consulted.”

The ban was imposed in 2014. Since that time, Botswana’s elephant population has grown from around 50,000 in 1991 to more than 130,000, while the estimated carrying capacity is 50,000.

The Ministry pointed to the rising levels of human-elephant conflict as one of the reasons for the decision to end the hunting ban.

“By sacrificing 700 elephants per year we’re likely going to save more,” said Erik Verreynne, a wildlife veterinarian and consultant based in Gaborone, Botswana.

The decision followed a year-long consultation process, including dialogue with affected communities, local authorities, conservationists, NGOs, tourism businesses, researchers and other stakeholders.

Reasons for the decision included the high level of human-wildlife conflict; an increase in predators and livestock deaths; the negative impact of the ban on rural people who had previously received revenue from hunting; the lack of capacity within the Department of Wildlife and National Parks; and the general consensus from people consulted that the ban should be lifted.

President Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi said, “After extensive consultations with local communities, scientists, and leaders

After a 5-year ban, elephant hunting will resume in Botswana. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

of neighboring African states, we decided on a course of action that embodies three guiding principles — the need to conserve Botswana’s natural resources, the need to facilitate human-wildlife coexistence, and the need to promote scientific management of the country’s elephants and other wildlife species.”

According to Masisi, more than half the elephant licenses will be granted to local communities.

“In this way, we will restore the elephant’s economic value of elephants to rural populations,” Masisi said. “In turn, this will provide local communities with a strong incentive to protect elephants and other wildlife from habitat loss, poaching, and anything else that threatens their survival.”

The decision was praised by hunting conservation groups, including Dallas Safari Club and the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation; and condemned by anti-hunting groups.

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Field, kitchen to table Weekend workshop teaches true hunting and cooking

By Lili Sams

Lone Star Outdoor News The trend of field to table is sweeping the country and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Eager to refine their wild game cooking skills, six students from all over the country arrived at the T Diamond Lodge near Aspermont for a hands-on experience.

In the not-so-average cooking class, the participants would harvest a wild hog to use as the main event for the meal they would learn how to prepare. The cooking school, hosted by Outdoor Solutions

Corp., was all-inclusive with the long-range rifle practice, hog hunting, preparation and final dinner service.

On the first day, the group went over gun safety during a long-range rifle training session. They shot targets up to 1,000 yards with the popular 6.5 Creedmore rifle cartridge to build confidence for the evening hunt.

Most of the students had experience shooting rifles and several of the students were successful that evening.

One group had to drag a hog 200 yards from the middle of a muddy, wet wheat field.

Debbie Scott traveled for the class from Iowa. She has hunted in Africa four times and harvested her first hog on the last day of the workshop.

The T Diamond Lodge sits on top of a hill that overlooks 40,000 acres of hunting land in Stonewall County. The group gathered on the porch to watch the sunset while Participants they enjoyed cocktails and at Outdoor the usual camp talk.

Solutions After a quick morning Corp.’s cookhunt, Chef Albert Wutsch ing school began his instruction with harvested the basics of how to properly feral hogs quarter, debone and butcher and received a hog. instructions Wutsch got interested in from Chef cooking from his time as a Albert Wutsch Boy Scout and started cook- on butchering and creating when he was 15. He studing gourmet ied wildlife management in meals with the college. meat. Photo “I love the outdoors and

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In April, the operation was sold to Guitar Ranches and its owners, Phil and Jane Guitar, who own and operate more than 100,000 acres in Texas.

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tails get to the food last.”

Some exotic species, like gemsbok and scimitar-horned oryx, will hybridize if kept together.

Other species will populate quickly if not kept in check.

“You have to keep the numbers of axis down, especially if, like most people, you also are interested in white-tailed deer,” Seale said. “And the blackbuck numbers can get away from you, especially if you are controlling the coyote numbers.”

Predator control often is a must.

“Coyotes really get after the blackbuck fawns, and feral hogs will kill babies as much as coyotes will,” Seale said.

The top recommendation? Hire a consultant familiar with both exotics and whitetails before you start, as some biologists are very familiar with white-tailed deer, Scimitar-horned oryx will hybridize with gemsbok if maintained in the same pasture. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor but haven’t worked much with News. exotics.

“If exotics are added to an area that is already at carrying capacity, the more aggressive animals can displace native wildlife,” Seale said.

EWA created and published on its website seven tips for those considering adding exotics to their ranch.

1. Concentrate on one or two species and become as knowledgeable as you can about those. The more the merrier is not the right thinking for new exotic owners.

2. Consider climate and habitat. Can the species thrive on your property? Is there enough space?

3. Think about animal temperment and compatibility with your other animals.

Make sure you study the behavior of different species carefully.

4. Consider hybridization and interbreeding.

5. Get a consultation on your land’s carrying capacity. You have to know how many animals your land can support before adding new ones.

6. Estimate ratios, sex and age of potential exotics. Exotics are expensive so you’ll need to decide what age and sex you need the “founders” to be.

7. Know and research all regulations (USDA, USFWS and state).

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and fishing program company Wildlife Systems Inc. Simons gave McCreary a wildlife guide manual with a section on customer service.

“That stuck with me,” McCreary said.

“You’ve got to get to know your customers and earn their trust. Make things easy for the customer.”

Right now, McCreary says suppressors for hog hunting are very popular, as well as optics and accessories for hunting at night.

It helps that McCreary himself is an avid outdoorsman and gun collector. Though he grew up in deer blinds with his dad, after his first hunting trip to Africa, he knew he could never sit in a deer stand again.

“Africa became my true love,” he said.

He’s been six or seven times, and hopes to harvest a hippo on land on one of his next trips.

McCreary opened Tim’s Gun Supply shortly after his wife died. McCreary promised her memory that he would use his time to help others. In addition to volunteering with Dallas Safari Club, he volunteers with youth hunter safety events at Graystone Castle Sporting Club in Mingus and holds the Federal Firearm License for the youth outdoor education nonprofit Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation.

“I don’t think there is enough safety taught these days,” he said. “That’s a big part of being in the gun industry.”

McCreary keeps a large inventory onhand, but also special orders specialty guns with next-day delivery.

“It’s like when you’re a kid and you like trucks,” he said. “It’s a fascination and a hobby. I get to do this every day. I love working with firearms.”

Correction: In the May 24 issue, on page 5 we incorrectly credited the photo to Brad Dart. The photo was taken by Brian Dart.

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The chef combined his passion for the outdoors and cooking. He worked at numerous restaurants and has published several cookbooks.

Wutsch didn’t forget any of the details. He explained how to properly cut around the muscles and remove the sinew tissue. Each student worked on their hog, cutting and then vacuum-packing the meat.

The students experience in the kitchen varied. Before the instruction began, Andy Coonrod, of Houston said the only thing he knew how to cook was macaroni and cheese.

Rafael Carrillo was familiar with the kitchen. He has been cooking since he was a teenager and has taken culinary classes.

“My biggest takeaway from the weekend adventure was wild boar is very good to eat, very lean and no gamey taste,” Carrillo said.

The students were broken into smaller groups, each given a recipe for a course that they would prepare for the final meal.

The robust menu consisted of wild boar carpaccio, stirfry boar with a sweet Thai chili glaze, braised boar with caraway, kraut and white wine, rack of boar with apple gastrique and amaretto poached pears for dessert. Each course was paired with a complementary wine from Horn Winery.

Wutsch, with the help of two assistants, instructed the groups. The kitchen began to buzz with the sounds of the knives chopping, bowls clanging and meat sizzling.

“I wanted the students to really understand the methods,” Wutsch said. All selected recipes were interchangeable and universal: so, instead of pheasant as the meat in the stir-fry, the students used a similar tender cut of the boar.

The smell of the boar ribs on the grill wafted throughout the kitchen. The energy was exciting and the students were eager to perfect their skills. The students started plating the dishes they served to the other guests at the lodge.

The courses were brought out and presented to the guests. There was a sense of pride for each dish the students showcased, almost like they were TV personalities on the Food Network.

One of the guests made a comment to Andy Coonrod: “This morning all you said you could make was mac n cheese, now you are a professional chef.”

The room filled with laughter and applause.

It was unanimous around the table, the meal was a major success.

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Chef Albert Wutsch instructs at the cooking school on techniques and creating dishes.

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

“Do I have permission to lick the bowl?” one guest asked. At the end of the dinner, there were no leftovers to be found on any of the plates.

As the students packed up the next morning, they looked back on what they had accomplished.

“The key to the event was we were able to put into practice what we learned immediately—shooting instruction followed by hunting sessions, and then butchering instruction followed by cooking the game,” said Bill MacGregor, who attended the event from New York.

“Texas has changed over time with population growth and habitat destruction and fragmentation,” Cathey said. “It has a direct impact on quail. Habitat change has had the most dramatic effect on quail in Texas.”

Researchers have trained 23 graduate students, 13 master’s students and 11 Ph.D. candidates. The researchers have produced 27 peer-reviewed articles and a book so far.

“Research moves slowly, so there will be more to come,” Cathey said.

The quail initiative has two components, Cathey said, with education being the second prong.

“We call them high tech and high touch,” Cathey said.

“High touch involves county programs. We have held 76 programs with 2,600 attendees. Many of the people don’t know a quail from a canary.”

Other programs include the Texas Quail Index run by county extension agents in 63 counties, Quail Masters with more than 100 participants, Bobwhite Brigades with more than 200 cadets, and quail classes with the Texas Wildlife Association.

The high tech component includes a website taking people to the research materials, quail publications like a management calendar for landowners, social media, webisodes, news releases, newsletters and videos.

Cathey maintains a blog called Wild Wondering Sloth which included 350 articles, 73 dealing with quail.

“We felt if we created something, we wanted seven to 10 other benefits of that use to maximize our work,” he said.

The 39 webisodes have garnered 110,000 views, while shorter videos on topics like “Plants of the week” have been seen 81,000 times.

Cathey is known in quail circles for squeezing the maximum use out of each dollar.

“He can get more done with less than anyone I know,” said Joe Crafton of Park Cities Quail.

Funding from the legislature for the next biennium isn’t likely, Cathey said, but the work will continue.

“I’m pleased with our efforts,” he said. “We’ve reached hundreds of thousands of people and brought attention of the plight of quail in our state. It worries me how fast our state is growing — I’m proud of our effort here to address the issue.”

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Consistent crappie

Upper coast anglers coping with freshwater inflows

Laney Welch, 6, and Berkley Smith, 12, spent two days catching crappie on Pat Mayse Lake with their fathers.

Photo by Aaron Welch.

Postspawn bite on in East Texas

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Crappie are in a postspawn pattern across lakes in East Texas and are beginning to stage in their typical summertime haunts. Anglers are taking advantage of the species’ predictable movements by targeting main lake structures with jigs and minnows.

Lamar County residents Chris Smith and Aaron Welch took their daughters on a twoday fishing trip on Pat Mayse Lake. Smith’s 12-year-old daughter, Berkley, and Welch’s 6-year-old daughter, Laney, both found the crappie to be feeding aggressively over several brush piles.

According to Welch, the two girls enjoyed plenty of hot and heavy action.

“We were fishing brush piles off main lake points in 18 to 21 feet of water,” he said.

“There was a strong flow of water coming from Sanders Creek into the lake, so the water level was a little higher than normal. Usually a significant amount of runoff makes the fishing tough, but it did not seem to affect the bite at all for whatever reason.”

Welch said the daddy-daughter crew used both minnows and jigs to produce strikes from the hungry crappie.

“Jigs were drawing just about as many strikes as minnows were,” he said. “Any color combination with chartreuse seemed to work the best.”

Most of the fish were in the 11-inch range, with some pushing 14 inches.

“We did land four crappie that weighed more than 2 pounds,” Welch said. “When the action would slow down in a particular area, we would move to another brush pile. Then after about half an hour, we would return to the same brush pile we had been catching them on earlier and find them biting again.”

On Lake O’ the Pines, guide David Vickery said the above-average water level in the lake has not slowed the crappie action.

“The lake has been as much as 11 feet high at times recently, and just about every brush pile, along with areas containing flooded timber, seem to be loaded with crappie,” he said.

Vickery has been using minnows on double-drop rigs to catch crappie two at a time.

“The most consistent bite has been occurring around brush and flooded timber in 3040 feet,” he said. “The fish are suspended and holding in the 10- to 15-foot range within the water column.”

Guide Seth Vanover said the crappie on Lake Fork are locked up around submerged timber.

“The prime hot spots contain big hardwoods with plenty of branches,” he said.

When choosing bait, Vanover said anglers must decide whether they want to catch a bunch of fish quickly or target larger crappie.

“Minnows are producing easy limits of black crappie in the 10.5- to 11.5-inch size range,” he said. “The bite is not near as aggressive on jigs, but the fish that are willing to strike the artificial baits are studs. We are catching plenty of large white crappie pushing 2 pounds or more chunking jigs.”

White/chartreuse and pink/chartreuse jigs have been producing the most hookups.

Anglers on the upper coast are dealing with the effects of spring storms and lots of fresh muddy water. Photo by Nate Skinner for Lone Star Outdoor News.

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News From West Matagorda Bay to Sabine Lake, anglers are dealing with the effects of significant freshwater runoff from upstream watersheds that have flooded the estuaries. Those that understand

how the fish respond to drastic changes in salinity have been able to be successful, despite poor water clarity in many areas.

Lumberton resident Steve Adkins recently fished the Keith Lake marsh complex with his son, Kaiden, and his nephews, Issac Sanders and

Darren Clark. The party fished with Capt. Randy Foreman.

Adkins said they fished around a small oyster reef and landed a variety of species, including speckled trout, redfish, flounder and black drum.

“We sat in the same spot for several hours and enjoyed steady action while using live

shrimp rigged under a popping cork,” he said.

Foreman said he’s been fishing Keith Lake and the surrounding marshes because that’s where some of the best water clarity and saltiest water has been holding.

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Good numbers at Fork

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Fishing on Lake Fork is as good as it gets — if you’re looking to catch numbers of largemouth bass. The lake is full, the surface water temperature is in the lower 80s and according to guide Eddie Garrett, now is the best time of year to be fishing on one of the best bass fishing lakes in the nation.

“Everything is good here,” he said. “The lake level is stable, we’ve had plenty of rain and bass are settling into their summer patterns. The shad spawn just finished and bream are on the beds. When things are like that on this lake, we can catch lots of bass.”

Garrett starts fishing shallow in the mornings.

“By about midday, we’ll move out to 12 feet of water, and later in the afternoon we’ll go deeper into maybe 18 feet,” he said.

Fishing the right structure at the right depth is the key to getting plenty of bites, and main lake points are prime targets.

“The long points will more than likely be holding good numbers of bass about midday,” Garrett said. “We’ll also fish the secondary points. If that doesn’t work, I’ll move out and fish ridges and pond

dams in about 15 feet of water.”

It’s no secret that some of the best tactics for catching bass during the summer months on Fork include using Carolina rigs, drop shots and big worms.

“A 10-inch worm can be very good,” Garrett said. “You can fish them Texas-rigged or Carolina-rigged. Some of my best colors will be red bug, green/purple with a dipped chartreuse tail and blue fleck.”

Garrett prefers a Carolina rig with a 1-ounce weight and 3 1/2-foot leader.

“One of my favorite colors with a drop shot is tomato,” he said. “All of these rigs will catch lots of bass in 12 to 18 feet of water throughout the summer months.”

Cody Malone has spent years on Fork fun fishing and working as a guide.

“Right now bass fishing on Fork is about as much fun as you can have on the lake,” he said. “It’s not unusual to go out and catch 20, 30 or 40 bass a day. That’s mainly because bass are gorging on shad. If you can find out where the bait is, there will more than likely be lots of bass hanging close to them.”

Some of the best areas are road beds, pond dams, a bend in a creek channel and main

Neil Bales landed this 8 1/2-pound largemouth while fishing with his son, Davis. Photo by Eddie Garrett.

lake points.

“On any of that structure I like to fish square-billed cranks and spinner baits,” Malone said.

The best days have been while fishing windblown points, as the shad are shallow and the bass are with them.

Another trick Malone uses is to ease along shorelines where he spots herons feeding.

“Those herons don’t lie,” he

said. “They eat the same thing that bass eat, and quite often they will be moving with bass along the bank.”

Night fishing also is a good way to beat the heat. Malone recommends fishing 10-inch worms around docks with underwater green lights.

“Or you can work frogs along the shoreline that has brush and hydrilla,” he said.

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Fishing for scholarships

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Chad Kinney, right, holds the winning 29-inch speckled trout to help his team win the Willacy County Young Farmers Fishing Tournament. Photo by Tony Vindell.

County tourney benefits youngsters

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News High water and strong winds prevailed during the 41st annual Willacy County Young Farmers Fishing Tournament, but did not deter fishing enthusiasts from trying to do their best.

Some of them opted not to fish on Friday, May 24, the first day of the tournament, and waited until the next day for the wind to calm down.

That did not happen, however.

About 200 anglers registered for the event, held to benefit high school seniors, and many of them caught plenty of redfish, speckled trout and a few more flounder than in past years.

Chad Kinney fished with three other anglers, catching a 29-inch speckled trout that caught the attention of anglers and spectators.

The fish weighed 7.55 pounds and took first place in that category.

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Floresville resident Ron Anselfo said this was his first time to participate in the tournament.

“I got me a good one,” he said about a 6-pound, 24-inch red he checked in. “I just wished it would have been a little bigger.”

Absent this year was the participation in the offshore division, due to weather conditions as wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour were reported.

The tournament is the areas second oldest, after the Port Mansfield Tournament sponsored by the local chamber of commerce.

Dennis Hoot, the longest serving member of the WCYF, said 15 anglers participated in their first tournament held in 1978.

He said a $1,000 scholarship used to be the norm from the proceeds made from the tournament.

This year, the association awarded $10,000 in scholarships to students attending the school districts in the county and close to $5,000 to the Willacy County Livestock Show animal auction.

“We started off helping FFA and 4-H youngsters,” Hoot said. “But we now help out students going after a higher education such as trade school or college.”

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake and 71 degrees, stained up the river and 75 degrees; 0.57’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and good on top-waters.

Crappie are good at night on minnows. Catfishing are good on punch bait and cut bait.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 32.11’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits, jerkbaits and soft plastics.

Striped bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and Red Fins.

Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheese bait, shrimp and nightcrawlers.

Yellow catfish are very good on trotlines and droplines baited with live perch.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 74-83 degrees; 1.10’ high. Black bass are fair to good on top-water poppers early, Texas rigs and silver/chartreuse swim jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water clear; 77-81 degrees; 0.52’ high. Black bass are fair on weightless stick worms, hollow-body frogs and Texasrigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

AUSTIN: Water stained; 69-76 degrees; 0.49’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, Texas-rigged worms and crankbaits. Sunfish are fair to good on cut nightcrawlers and kernel corn.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and chicken livers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 76-80 degrees. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinner baits. Crappie are slow.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, nightcrawlers and stink bait.

BELTON: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 5.65’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow.

Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

BENBROOK: Water stained to muddy; 76-80 degrees; 5.60’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 77-82 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are fair on hollow-body frogs, white buzzbaits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

BONHAM: Water lightly stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.15’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, shallow crankbaits, and top-water poppers. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin crankbaits and spinner baits.

Striped bass are fair down-rigging spoons near the dam and jetty.

Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp, cheese bait and cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained to stained; 77-80 degrees: 0.69’ high. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, white buzzbaits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 1.25’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits and spinner baits over grass flats, and on black/ chartreuse soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails near the rocks.

White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and perch-colored crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs in 10-16

feet. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 7377 degrees; 0.03’ high. Black bass are good on shad-colored lipless crankbaits, white spinner baits, and weightless wackyrigged worms. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait in 25-30 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines.

CADDO: Water muddy; 78–83 degrees; 1.80’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, black buzzbaits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CALAVERAS: Water stained.

Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good on live bait along the crappie wall and the dam. Channel catfish are good on liver and shad near the railroad trestle. Blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut bait.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.75’ high. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, green/ pumpkin crankbaits and flukes upriver along shorelines in 5-10 feet early. Striped bass are slow.

White bass are fair on minnows and crappie jigs. Crappie are fair on blue tube jigs and live minnows over submerged brush piles in 8-16 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines upriver.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 76-80 degrees, 0.01’ high. Black bass are fair on top-water poppers, white spinner baits and Texas-rigged craws.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 79-83 degrees; 14.07’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed crankbaits and large soft plastic worms. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait in 5-15 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 78 degrees in the main lake, 100 degrees at the hot water discharge, 67-71 degrees in main lake; 0.08’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and perch-colored top-waters.

Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are slow.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and minnows.

COLORADO CITY: Water stained; 73-81 degrees; 11.03’ low. Black bass are fair to good Texas rigs and chrome lipless crankbaits.

Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 78-82 degrees; 0.92’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigged watermelon soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are good on slabs and white striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on stink bait and nightcrawlers.

COOPER: Water stained; 72-

81 degrees; 1.23’ high. Black bass are fair on black buzzbaits, Texas-rigged craws and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

Hybrid striper and white bass are good on slabs.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 79-84 degrees; 0.16’ 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; 76-80 degrees; 0.22’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, top-water walking baits and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

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

FALCON: Water stained; 8488 degrees; 29.60’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, crankbaits, and lipless crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs.

Channel and blue catfish are very good on frozen shrimp under birds.

FAYETTE: Water stained. Black bass are fair on top-waters and buzzbaits early, and on chartreuse soft plastics over grass. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and perch.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 78-82 degrees; 0.10’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, football jigs and deep-diving crankbaits. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained.

Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and blue/green crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs.

Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, cut bait and hot dogs.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.82’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lizards, and on chartreuse crankbaits. Striped bass are good on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 76-80 degrees; 16.00’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, spinner baits and Texas-rigged creature baits. White bass and hybrid bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

GREENBELT: Water off-color; 74-79 degrees; 34.76’ low. Black bass are fair on shaky heads, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on split shot-rigged live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 0.15’ high. Black bass are very good on flukes, Rooster Tails, and jigs.

White bass are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows. Bream are good on live worms off piers.

Channel and blue catfish are good on live minnows and shad.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 76-84 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are fair to good

on top-waters early, Texas rigs and drop-shot rigged worms.

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; 78-81 degrees; 5.05’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Texas rigged creature baits and shallow crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 77-81 degrees: 6.81’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, buzzbaits and swim jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.81’ low. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin crankbaits, black/blue top-waters and watermelon stick worms. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs.

Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles in 12 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 77-80 degrees; 5.53’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged craws and top-waters. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 80-84 degrees; 0.31’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on pet spoons, trolling tubes and slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 68-76 degrees; 78.09’ low. Black bass are fair on stick worms, Texas rigs and chatterbaits.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 78-84 degrees; 0.16’ low. Black bass are fair on Texasrigged craws, weightless flukes and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

MEREDITH: Water fairly clear; 66-75 degrees; 47.07’ low. Walleye are fair on live bait and artificials.

Bream are fair on cut nightcrawlers and kernel corn.

Channel catfish are fair on live or dead shad.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 77-82 degrees; 2.23’ low. Black bass are fair on hollow-body frogs, swim jigs and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 74-83 degrees; 0.50’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texasrigged craws, shaky heads and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on stink bait, live bait and nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 74-83 degrees; 8.27’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, Texas-rigged worms and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut and live shad.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 74-82 degrees; 0.43’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on split shot-rigged live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers, live and cut shad.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.90’ high. Black bass are good on topwaters, Texas-rigged craws and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 73-81 degrees; 0.18’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, jigs and pearl grey crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on split shot-rigged live minnows around deeper structure.

White bass are fair to good on tail spinners and live shad. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair to good on live or dead shad and nightcrawlers.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 3.51’ high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastics early and late. Striped bass are good on live shad. White bass are good on minnows and perch colored spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with perch. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged creature baits and top-water poppers. Crappie are good on minnows White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and top-waters.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained: 77-80 degrees; 4.91’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters, spinner baits and football jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 77-81 degrees; 0.72’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters, bladed jigs and Texasrigged worms. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 81-85 degrees; 5.86’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Bream are good on worms. Catfish are slow.

SPENCE: Water off-color; 74– 83 degrees; 35.40’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, stick worms and crankbaits.

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

STAMFORD: Water stained to murky; 74-82 degrees; 3.13’ high. Black bass are fair on shaky heads, drop-shot rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair to good on split live minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad.

Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 6.84’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 78-82 degrees; 0.82’

n Saltwater reports Page 11 high. Black bass are good on spinner baits, Texas-rigged creature baits and hollow-body frogs.

White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid bass are good on slabs and top-waters Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TEXANA: Water stained; 79-85 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are fair to good on split shotrigged 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; 76-79 degrees; 12.09’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, top-waters and flukes. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 80-84 degrees; 0.06’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows and small spinner baits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over baited holes. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait and stink bait in 20-30 feet.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 0.13’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and bone top-waters in 5-20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers in 25-35 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained.

Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows and shad.

White bass are fair on minnows.

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

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.16’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters and shaky-head worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 71-79 degrees; 19.24’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and shallow-running crankbaits.

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

WHITNEY: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 9.41’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow.

White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 77–81 degrees; 20.97 high. Black bass are fair on Texasrigged creature baits, hollow-body frogs and buzzbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

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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. Flounder are fair on live bait at the mouths of bayous.

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: Fishing is slow due to fresh water.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working deep shell on red/white and plum Gamblers, Down South Lures and

Lil’Johns. Trout are fair on live bait around the Ship Channel.

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. Red snapper and kingfish are good offshore.

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.

FREEPORT: Trout are fair at San Luis Pass on shrimp, MirrOlures and soft plastics. Trout, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Chocolate Bay. Trout are fair around the rocks in the harbor.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over midbay reefs.

Redfish are fair in the middle of the bay on live shrimp near slicks. Redfish are fair in Lake Austin on shrimp.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand

and grass on Bass Assassins, Down South Lures and She Dogs. Redfish are fair in the back reaches of the bay on mud and shell on live shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on top-waters and live bait over sand and grass near Pass Cavallo. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of the back lakes on the outgoing tide.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Trout are fair at Traylor Island on live bait.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheeps-

head are fair at the jetty on shrimp and croaker.

Offshore is good for kingfish, cobia and red

snapper.

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 scented plastics and live shrimp over sand and grass near the Packery Channel and on the shell in Nueces 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, Down South Lures 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. Offshore is good for kingfish, dorado, red snapper and ling.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair to good on shrimp and D.O.A. Shrimp while drifting the grass beds.

Snook are fair in South Bay on plastics.

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.

—TPWD

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Limits have come easy since the June 1 opener for anglers able to get out and pursue red snapper in federal waters. Photo by Robert Sloan.

Red snapper season opens with a bang

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News The word used to describe the June 1 opener of the recreational red snapper season was sensational.

Fishermen out of Galveston reported catching easy limits in federal waters, with a lot of those snapper topping 15-pounds.

Similar reports came in for runs out of Freeport and down to Port Aransas and Port Mansfield.

Capt. Danny Dorman runs snapper fishing trips out of Port Aransas and said it’s not a problem finding snapper. It’s just a matter of finding the big ones, and that involves fishing over the right structure.

“My favorite structure to fish is the one that holds the most snapper,” Dorman said. “Most of the time that means I’ll be fishing over well heads, wrecks, reefs and rocks. The key to being consistent on every trip is to fish the structure that most boats don’t fish. The rigs get hammered just about every day. But if I’ve got numbers to the location of bottom structure I’m way ahead of the game.”

Usually the bottom structure out past 20 miles will hold the heavier snapper, Dorman said.

“With my 8-hour trips, we’ll be fishing about 30 miles offshore in 125 feet of water.

On the 10-hour trips we’re fishing about 50 miles out in 270 feet of water,” he said.

The preferred fishing method is to drift over the structure while fishing baits at various depths. Dorman’s top baits include cigar minnows and menhaden, often fished behind Snapper Slapper jigs. The top color combination is pink/purple.

Capt. Roger Sorenson has been fishing for snapper for about 44 years, and takes a different approach than most offshore charter captains.

He fishes out of Port Aransas and prefers to work bottom structure for snapper in state waters out to 9 nautical miles. Instead of running for several hours, he runs to nearshore structure.

“I’ve got a number of spots to fish within a short run of the marina,” Sorenson said.

“Most consistently hold snapper. That’s

mainly because very few other fishermen know about them. I like to fish with light tackle and baits like whole cigar minnows, Spanish sardines and fresh dead perch.”

Sorenson also chums for mangrove snapper to add to the total catch.

On the upper coast, fishermen have been racking up easy limits in federal waters.

John Blackwell said his group of anglers aboard his 42-foot Freeman caught 13 snapper to 15-pounds-plus at the first place he fished in federal waters, about 100 miles out on June 1.

“It was absolutely unbelievable,” he said.

“There are red snapper everywhere. All the people I talked with said they had easy twofish limits in federal waters. We were using jigs with sardines to catch the big ones in about 230 feet of water.”

While he was out that far, Blackwell says they rigged up to catch B-liners, a.k.a. vermillion snapper. They weigh from 1 to 2 pounds, and there is no limit on them, with the exception of a 10-inch minimum length.

“The trick was to get through the red snapper,” he said. “We rigged up with 10-ounce weights and small hooks with small pieces of squid for bait. Everybody had a good time. We had lots of fish, with some huge red snapper, and we made it back in going 51 miles per hour.”

Red snapper info: The recreational red snapper season in federal waters opened June 1, for a projected 97-days. Snapper fishing is open yearround in state waters. Bag and size limits are two fish per person daily with a 16-inch minimum size limit in federal waters, and four fish per person daily with a 15-inch minimum in state waters.

Under an agreement between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the National Marine Fisheries Service, TPWD can establish the opening and closing of the red snapper fishery in federal waters off the Texas coast for private recreational anglers fishing from their own boats in 2019.

As part of this agreement, Texas must close the fishery when the state’s allotted poundage is reached. The red snapper season can also be closed in Texas waters if the Gulf-wide Total Allowable Catch is exceeded.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER ONE BOATER RESCUED, ANOTHER DROWNS A boat with two passengers capsized on Lake Sam Rayburn in San Augustine County. A Sabine County game warden responded, and with the wind blowing strong from the northwest, rescued one passenger near the Rayburn Park area. The second passenger drowned with his arms tangled in a PFD and was recovered by the warden.

GROUP POSTS ALLIGATOR CATCH A group of individuals caught an alligator on Toledo Bend Reservoir and posted their catch on Snapchat. Wardens from Texas and Louisiana interviewed one of the suspects, who said he and the other men were fishing and caught the alligator on the bank, took pictures of the alligator, and then released it. The individuals each received a citation and a few warnings.

BAG WITH DEER FALLS OFF OF VEHICLE A person in Trinity County witnessed a black trash bag fall off the trunk of a car when it made a turn in the neighborhood and the car did not stop. Inside the trash bag were the remnants of a freshly skinned deer. After a couple of days, game wardens identified and made contact with the driver. The driver

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and could see that there were two subjects on the property carrying rifles. The wardens arrived at the scene and apprehended two subjects who admitted to hunting hogs and rabbits on the property without the consent of the landowner. The landowner signed non-consent affidavits and both subjects were arrested.

admitted to shooting the buck at night in his yard with a .22 rifle.

Civil restitution was filed as well as several cases.

interviewed, the applicant gave a full confession, and arrest warrants are being issued for tampering with government records.

BOAT BUYER TRIES TO BEAT THE SYSTEM The College Station law enforcement office received paperwork from an individual wishing to put a boat and motor into his name. The paperwork was processed and was given to a Grimes County game warden after some irregularities with the signatures were noticed. After examining the documents, it was discovered that the signatures were forged. An interview with the seller revealed none of the signatures matched and the price of the boat and motor were changed. When

NOT SELLING SQUIRREL MEAT, BUT STILL ILLEGAL In Hardin County, a game warden was notified someone was selling squirrel meat in a parking lot. The warden asked several people at nearby businesses, and one witness said the man was selling shrimp and fish and that he had purchased shrimp from the man, and supplied the man’s name and phone number. The warden called the man and asked if he was selling shrimp.

The man said where he could be found. When he arrived, the warden recognized the man as a Louisiana

resident he had cited for selling shrimp without a license two years earlier. The man still did not have a license, and had been holding up whole fish fillets to motorists as they drove by. One motorist mistakenly thought he was selling squirrel.

GIANT ROOSTER-FIGHTING RING BUSTED Numerous game wardens assisted the Karnes County Sheriff’s Office with a large joint operation. The operation involved a search warrant and the Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from TPWD and several other state and federal agencies to take down a large rooster-fighting ring. As the three teams began the approach on the property, the subjects had already started to flee

the scene in several directions.

Wardens assisted with capturing subjects fleeing the scene on foot and attempting to conceal themselves in the thick brushy areas.

The TPWD helicopter was used to provide air support. There there were a total of 150 individuals detained and arrested. Additional charges are pending, and a large number of guns, money, vehicles and other items were seized at the scene.

STILL NEED LICENSE TO HUNT EXOTICS An Erath County game warden sent citations by certified mail to six individuals for hunting without a hunting license. The individuals involved were from California, Maryland, and North Carolina.

Several exotics and one white-tailed deer had been harvested at a commercial hunting operation in the county.

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Look for tags on red snapper Lone Star Outdoor News A total of 3,000 to 5,000 red snapper swimming in the Gulf of Mexico have been tagged, and the tags are worth $250 each if turned in. Some fish will carry two tags to help researchers learn how many of the tags fall out, making a catch potentially worth $500.

The tagging and rewards are part of a $12 million study called the “Great Red Snapper Count.”

Anglers should look for a tubular tag, about 4 to 5 inches long, with the words, Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News “Reward $250. Keep tag.” Each features a yellow plastic insert with a five-digit tag number starting with the letters RS as well as a phone number to call.

To collect the reward, fisherman will need to report the tag number, plus the fishing port from which they departed, the date the fish was caught, the fish’s length and weight, and the latitude and longitude where it was caught.

The tag itself should be mailed in. Once the tag has been snipped, the fish can be released.

Police chief dies after falling from fishing boat Chris Reed, the police chief for the town of Kemah, was found dead in Galveston Bay after falling overboard from his fishing boat on June 7.

His body was found two days later by the Galveston County Marine Unit Boat Crew.

According to reports, the 50-yearold Reed was in his 24-foot fishing boat with his wife when a wake from a larger vessel caused Reed to lose his balance and fall into the water.

—Staff report

Kayaker dies after morning boat collision A fear of coastal boaters, fishermen and kayakers alike was realized on May 27. At approximately 5:27 a.m., a collision occurred between a boater and a kayaker near Harbor Island at Aransas Pass.

The kayaker, 31-year-old Trace Richardson, of Portland, was killed in the collision. The Aransas Pass Police Department reported the boat and its operator were located, and described the collision as a tragic accident. According to the investigation, Richardson died from the initial impact.

Sunrise on May 27 was 6:34 a.m. The department reported that Richardson did not have lighting on himself or the kayak, and was not wearing a personal flotation device.

Richardson was married with a 1-year-old daughter, and the couple was expecting another child.

—Staff report

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Ohio subscriber William Blount caught this brown trout while fly-fishing on the Frying Pan River in Colorado.

Ben Capps, of Fairfield, took this 30-inch-plus freerange aoudad ram from Llano County.

Friends Brandon Klenzendorf and Adam Parma pose with Klenzendorf’s first turkey. They have hunted together for three years and Parma guided Klenzendorf to his first gobbler.

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Jose Luis Zavala III, 7, caught this shark while fishing with his father on South Padre Island.

Charlie Ash, 7, of McKinney, caught this bass while fishing with his dad, Darren.

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Former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi died May 30, following his retirement after 40 years in the U.S. Senate last year.

Cochran served as chairman of the Appropriations Committee and as the chairman for the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition.

He was the longest serving senator of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission with 36 years of service. The senator was instrumental in wetlands related programs such as the Wetlands Reserve Easement program in the Farm Bill and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. —DU

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation repealing New York’s longstanding ban on gravity knives, after vetoing similar legislation on two prior occasions.

The legislation decriminalizes pocket knives routinely carried by a majority of tradesmen, first responders and general citizens.

—Knife Rights

Senator known for wetland protections

MISSOURI

Nonresident fee hikes proposed The Missouri Department of Conservation is proposing price increases for some nonresident hunting and fishing permits.

According to MDC, permit prices have not been raised in over a decade and adjustments are needed to help keep up with increasing costs of providing conservation work and services around the state.

MDC is also proposing offering discounted deer and turkey permits for nonresident landowners with 75 acres or more to show appreciation for wildlife habitat work completed on their Missouri properties.

Nonresident firearm and archery deer hunting prices would increase from $225 to $265, and spring turkey licenses would increase from $190 to $224.

—MDC

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Fishermen catch cocaine bricks About 70 miles off the coast of Charleston, fishermen reeled in 30 bricks of cocaine with an estimated street value of nearly $1 million.

Once the drugs were found, the fisherman notified authorities. The Coast Guard, along with Customs and Border Protection, and the Drug Enforcement Agency are investigating.

—Staff report

SCI, SCIF combine operations Safari Club International and Safari Club International Foundation have combined operations under Chief Executive Officer W. Laird Hamberlin, according to a joint letter by SCIF President Warren Sackman and CEO Hamberlin.

This action is being taken to streamline operations.

Although SCI and SCIF will continue

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as separate nonprofit corporations maintaining their respective boards of directors, the day-to-day operations will go forward under the leadership of CEO Hamberlin.

—SCIF

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Expanded hunting, fishing on refuges, fish hatchery lands U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced a proposal for new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 74 national wildlife refuges and 15 national fish hatcheries managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service across more than 1.4 million acres.

“President Trump is committed to expanding public access on public lands, and this proposal is executing on that directive by opening and increasing more access to hunting and fishing by the Fish and Wildlife Service at more stations and across more acres than ever before,” Bernhardt said.

The proposal would increase the number of units in the Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System where the public may hunt from 377 to 382, and the number where fishing would be permitted would be increased from 312 to 316. The proposal would also formally open lands on 15 hatcheries of the National Fish Hatchery System to hunting or sport fishing for the first time.

—USFWS

spawning season for bass.

“When bass fry begin to make the transition to eating fish instead of invertebrates, bluegill fry are available for them to prey upon,” he said.

“This stage in the food web allows juvenile bass to make significant gains in growth and body size.

Most of our bass populations would not make it without the bluegill Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News spawn.”

Ott said male bluegill will often choose a sandy, gravel bottom to fan out a bed and attempt to attract a female to spawn.

The species doesn’t always create beds around structure but they tend to prefer it. Ott said this is why docks, piers, bulkheads, flooded vegetation, and flooded timber tend to hold a lot of bluegill.

“The water depth that bluegill choose to bed up in is highly dependent upon sunlight penetration,” he said. “They need to spawn in waters that have enough photosynthesis taking place to promote healthy oxygen levels for their eggs. In clearer water they spawn in deeper depths because there is plenty of sunlight penetrating the water column. In turbid water they will make beds in depth as shallow as 1 foot.”

Lake Travis guide John Syer counts on the bluegill spawn every summer to help him target large bass.

“We specifically use crankbaits in a bluegill color pattern in areas that have a lot of beds, because most of the bigger bass in the lake will feed on large bluegill,” Syer said. “Recently a friend of mine fished with me along the bank of a shallow cove, and he caught several 3- to 5-pound bass on a shallowrunning bluegill-colored crankbait. You could actually see the bass swarming in the shallows, chasing bluegill, so it was no secret why that specific bait presentation was working so well.”

Toledo Bend Reservoir guide Mark Robinson has been seeing a ton of bluegill beds in 1 1/2 to 3 feet of water.

“In many areas on Toledo near docks and flooded vegetation, it looks like an elephant has been walking around in the shallow water because there are so many beds from the bluegill,” Robinson said.

According to Robinson, plenty of anglers targeting bluegill on Toledo Bend are catching them on crickets and nightcrawlers.

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9:40 10:26 11:15 ----12:34 1:30 2:25

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10:23 11:11 11:56 12:14 12:57 1:36 2:16

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4:34 5:21 6:06 6:48 7:29 8:09 8:51

06:19 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:21 06:21

3:22 9:35 4:07 10:20 4:56 11:09 5:47 ----6:41 12:28 7:37 1:24 8:32 2:20 9:26 3:14 10:17 4:06 11:05 4:54 11:50 5:39 12:08 6:22 12:52 7:02 1:31 7:42 2:10 8:22

3:47 4:33 5:22 6:14 7:07 8:02 8:56 9:49 10:39 11:26 ----12:32 1:13 1:52 2:33

10:00 10:46 11:35 12:00 12:54 1:49 2:44 3:37 4:28 5:16 6:00 6:42 7:23 8:03 8:45

06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:21 06:22 06:22 06:22

08:22 08:22 08:22 08:23 08:23 08:23 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:25 08:25 08:25

5:57p 4:24a 6:58p 5:04a 7:57p 5:48a 8:53p 6:35a 9:46p 7:26a 10:33p 8:19a 11:16p 9:14a 11:55p 10:08a NoMoon 11:03a 12:30a 11:56a 1:03a 12:48p 1:33a 1:41p 2:04a 2:34p 2:35a 3:29p 3:09a 4:26p

4:11 5:00 5:45 6:28 7:08 7:47 8:27

06:18 06:18 06:18 06:19 06:19 06:19 06:19

08:35 08:35 08:35 08:36 08:36 08:36 08:37 08:37 08:37 08:37 08:37 08:38 08:38 08:38

6:08p 7:10p 8:10p 9:06p 9:59p 10:46p 11:28p 12:06a 12:40a 1:11a 1:40a 2:10a 2:40a 3:12a

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4:00 4:45 5:34 6:26 7:20 8:15 9:09 10:02 10:52 11:39 12:02 12:45 1:25 2:05 2:46

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6:10p 4:37a 7:10p 5:18a 8:09p 6:02a 9:05p 6:49a 9:58p 7:40a 10:45p 8:33a 11:28p 9:28a NoMoon 10:22a 12:07a 11:16a 12:42a 12:09p 1:15a 1:02p 1:46a 1:54p 2:17a 2:47p 2:48a 3:41p 3:22a 4:39p

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14 Fri 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue 26 Wed 27 Thu 28 Fri

3:48 10:01 4:33 10:46 5:22 11:35 6:13 12:02 7:07 12:54 8:03 1:50 8:58 2:46 9:52 3:40 10:43 4:31 11:31 5:20 ----- 6:05 12:34 6:48 1:17 7:28 1:57 8:07 2:36 8:48

4:13 4:59 5:48 6:40 7:33 8:28 9:22 10:15 11:05 11:52 12:16 12:58 1:39 2:18 2:59

10:26 11:12 ----12:26 1:20 2:15 3:10 4:03 4:54 5:41 6:26 7:08 7:49 8:29 9:11

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 06:35

09:01 09:02 09:02 09:02 09:02 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04 09:04

6:33p 4:44a 7:36p 5:21a 8:37p 6:03a 9:34p 6:49a 10:26p 7:40a 11:12p 8:33a 11:54p 9:29a NoMoon 10:25a 12:31a 11:21a 1:03a 12:17p 1:33a 1:12p 2:02a 2:07p 2:30a 3:03p 2:59a 4:00p 3:30a 5:00p

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Sabine Pass, north Date 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 Jun 27 Jun 28

Time 3:21 AM 4:14 AM 5:02 AM 5:46 AM 6:29 AM 7:13 AM 7:58 AM 12:23 AM 1:07 AM 1:55 AM 2:48 AM 3:49 AM 12:28 AM 1:35 AM 2:27 AM

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8:44 AM 9:30 AM 10:11 AM 10:46 AM 11:13 AM 4:59 AM 6:11 AM 7:18 AM

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Height 1.73H 1.75H

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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date 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 Jun 27 Jun 28

Time 3:45 AM 4:41 AM 5:30 AM 6:14 AM 6:57 AM 7:38 AM 8:20 AM 9:02 AM 12:25 AM 1:05 AM 1:46 AM 2:33 AM 12:07 AM 1:43 AM 2:50 AM

Height 2.04H 2.20H 2.28H 2.28H 2.22H 2.13H 2.02H 1.92H -0.09L 0.14L 0.40L 0.67L 1.11H 1.33H 1.59H

Time 8:56 AM 10:10 AM 9:23 PM 9:58 PM 10:33 PM 11:10 PM 11:47 PM

Height 1.54L 1.68L -0.70L -0.67L -0.58L -0.45L -0.28L

9:40 AM 10:13 AM 10:41 AM 11:03 AM 3:32 AM 4:58 AM 6:48 AM

1.83H 1.76H 1.69H 1.62H 0.95L 1.21L 1.42L

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Time 8:02 PM 8:36 PM 9:11 PM 9:46 PM 10:21 PM 10:59 PM 11:39 PM

Height -0.15L -0.27L -0.31L -0.28L -0.21L -0.10L 0.03L

9:27 AM 10:01 AM 10:24 AM 10:33 AM 4:10 AM 6:11 AM 8:45 AM

1.71H 1.63H 1.54H 1.45H 0.93L 1.12L 1.23L

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Time 10:35 PM 11:17 PM

Height -0.10L -0.17L

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0.88H 0.87H 0.85H 0.81H 0.77H 0.71H 0.66H 0.62H 0.59H 0.21L 0.12L 0.02L

Height 0.27L 0.17L 0.10L 0.05L 0.02L 0.00L 0.00L 0.02L 0.06L 0.13L 0.21L 0.29L 0.35L 0.37L 0.27L

Time 3:58 PM 4:06 PM 4:21 PM 4:42 PM 5:08 PM 5:34 PM 5:54 PM 6:05 PM 6:04 PM 5:24 PM 4:54 PM 4:51 PM 4:38 PM 3:43 PM 3:24 PM

Height 0.90H 0.96H 1.00H 1.02H 1.03H 1.01H 0.98H 0.94H 0.88H 0.84H 0.81H 0.79H 0.77H 0.78H 0.83H

6:37 PM 6:22 PM 11:20 AM 11:32 AM 11:36 AM

0.95L 0.70L 1.57H 1.54H 1.55H

9:52 PM

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6:26 PM 6:40 PM 7:02 PM

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0.83L 0.69L 1.37H 1.32H 1.28H

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6:01 PM 6:25 PM 6:54 PM

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Port O’Connor Date 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 Jun 27 Jun 28

Time 9:10 AM 9:45 AM 10:26 AM 12:01 AM 12:45 AM 1:28 AM 2:09 AM 2:46 AM 3:17 AM 3:34 AM 3:23 AM 2:17 AM 11:54 AM 11:09 AM 10:28 AM

Time 1:50 AM 2:21 AM 2:59 AM 3:44 AM 4:35 AM 5:28 AM 6:20 AM 7:06 AM 7:45 AM 8:14 AM 8:25 AM 7:54 AM 7:26 AM 1:01 AM 12:57 AM

San Luis Pass Date 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 Jun 27 Jun 28

Time 4:18 AM 5:29 AM 6:26 AM 7:18 AM 8:09 AM 9:00 AM 9:46 AM 12:30 AM 1:12 AM 1:54 AM 2:36 AM 3:19 AM 12:44 AM 2:29 AM 3:58 AM

Height 1.58H 1.67H 0.00L -0.01L 0.03L 0.10L 0.20L 0.29L 0.39L 0.49L 0.59L 0.91H 0.96H 1.08H 1.23H

Time 11:54 PM

Height 0.08L

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Fire-roasted trout on avocado toast 1 pound rainbow or brown trout, scaled and gutted Kosher salt 4 ripe avocados, halved and pitted 2 limes 1 loaf artisan whole-grain wheat bread, sliced Sugar-cured jalapeños Start a fire in your grill with hardwood or lump charcoal, making sure the fire has a good, hot, coal base.

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rivers flowing into it like the main body of Sabine Lake does,” he said. “That’s why it’s full of fish right now.”

Sabine Lake guide Capt. Chris Phillips has been capitalizing on windows of calm weather and fishing the Sabine jetties and in the Gulf around the short rigs when the winds have been light.

“The south end of the Sabine Pass channel has also been holding some cleaner, salty water,” Phillips said. “Shell reefs along the edge of the channel and in Lighthouse Cove have been productive.”

Galveston Bay angler Ryan Welch recently spent some time on the water with some friends fishing oyster reefs in East Galveston. He reported the best-looking water in East Bay is located along its southern half between Seivers Cut and Marsh Point.

“While running towards the upper portion of East Bay, we could see a distinct line of dirty-looking fresh water coming around Smith Point and flowing out of Trinity Bay,” Welch said. “Once we saw how bad the water looked to the north, we turned around and headed south.”

The group caught several trout while drifting over heavy oyster shell along the southern end of East Bay. “About half of the fish we caught were pretty small,” Welch said. “We did catch some keepers up to 17 inches, and all the fish were holding tight to the bottom, right on top of the shell.”

Galveston Bay guide Thomas Francis has spent time wade-fishing the south shoreline of East Bay where he’s encountered pockets of green, salty water.

“Most of the best, fishable water has been located near Stingaree Cut,” Francis said.

“The small stretches of green water are holding some decent trout that have been willing to eat top-water baits.”

Francis has also been having some luck drifting over shell in Lower Galveston Bay from Pelican Island to Virginia Point.

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Steve Noxon, of Spring, caught this speckled trout while wade-fishing the south shoreline of East Galveston Bay. Photo by Capt. Thomas Francis.

“There’s plenty of trout action in Lower Galveston Bay, there just seems to be a lot of small fish mixed in with the keeper-sized specks,” he said.

The Matagorda Bay system seems to be the least affected by the runoff from late spring and early summer rains. The Colorado River, which is diverted into the east end of West Matagorda Bay, has been delivering fresh water into the system, but anglers have been able to find good water along the estuary’s western half.

Capt. Kendall Kersh said the grass beds along the south shoreline of West Matagorda near Cotton Bayou and the Middle Ground have held plenty of trout and redfish.

As far as East Matagorda Bay is concerned, Kersh claims the estuary can’t get too much fresh water.

“East Matagorda Bay holds its own during flooding events,” he said. “There aren’t any major freshwater sources flowing directly into it, so it does not experience the negative affects of too much freshwater runoff.”

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