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Quail researcher honored Texas Tech grad student helping solve quail epidemic

By Craig Nyhus

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Lone Star Outdoor News Kendall Blanchard’s research as part of her Master’s degree at Texas Tech didn’t just help quail researchers learn more about eyeworms and caecal worms as they relate to temperature and precipitation changes. The research won the Texas Tech University Graduate School Outstanding Thesis Award for 2019 in the category of Biology/Life Sciences.

Blanchard, a graduate of Virginia Tech University with a degree in Wildlife Conservation, helped develop the Mobile Research Laboratory at Texas Tech that allowed researchers to perform nonlethal assessments, including examining bobwhite quail for the two parasites.

“We used the mobile laboratory to look into the seasonal factors for quail and develop a predictive statistic of the probability of what might increase or decrease the number of caecal worms,” Blanchard said.

As with any research intended for peer-reviewed publications, a great deal of data were analyzed over 2 1/2 years, and a conclusion came to the forefront.

“I did find that temperature and precipitation influenced both the number of the caecal worms and eyeworms,” she said. “The number of caecal worms were greatest at lower temperatures and lower precipitation, so cool and dry.”

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Anglers rode out a sudden storm with a waterspout while fishing near the popular Boomvang floating rig which sits in 3,453 feet of water in the East Breaks area of the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Hayden Gardner.

Sometimes the predicted conditions differ from what actually happens, especially on the open seas.

Hayden Gardner, a student at Texas A&MGalveston, his cousin, Evan, his dad, Gary, and his friend Dylan Taylor left out of Galveston on a 25-foot Grady White on the morning of June 29.

“The forecast said 1-footers and a possibility of a few small storms,” Gardner said.

The group got to the Boomvang rig after running about 135 miles offshore at about 5 p.m.

“We were hoping to get some yellowfin tuna,” Gardner said. “We had about an hour to fish and we saw the storm head rolling in.”

The storm cloud and waterspout it contained got too close for comfort.

“The waterspout got about 75 yards away,” Gardner said. “We moved to the other side of the rig. That’s when I took the photo.”

The storm brought winds of 35 miles per hour with it, plenty of lightning and torrential rains.

“There were several other boats, we all sat under the rig and rode it out for about 45 minutes,” Gardner said. “We were the only people that had our rain slickers with us, the other guys got soaked. The waves were 4 to 6 feet — a few of the boats got a little sideways — there were some guys hanging over the edges of their boats, too.”

Finally, the storm moved on and the winds calmed to 10 to 15 mph.

“We caught a bunch of blackfin,” Gardner said. “A few yellowfins were caught by guys in the other boats.”

The next day, the group left at 11 a.m., stopped and caught some snapper and made it home safe and sound.

“We had a great time, but it was a new situation for us,” Gardner said. “The people around us were really good and people were checking with each other on the radios — that made it more comfortable.

“It was not what the weatherman predicted.”

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Micro-fishing a new trend?

By Nate Skinner

Luke Ovgard caught this variable platyfish near Austin while micro-fishing for multiple species. Some anglers are following a new trend to catch super small fish. Photo from Luke Ovgard.

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For Lone Star Outdoor News Catching the tiniest fish most often results in anglers getting laughed at, teased or worse. For some, though, it’s intended, and it even has a name.

The concept of micro-fishing is fairly simple. It’s all about catching tiny fish on really small, light tackle. For

Luke Ovgard, micro-fishing has provided a means to becoming a more well-rounded angler, as well as an outlet for pursuing and landing a larger variety of species.

Ovgard, an Oregon native and teacher, is completely enthralled by the sport of fishing, and he spends his entire summer vacation traveling to fish in various loca-

tions. His passion for putting his angling skills to the test is what ultimately got him into pursuing super-small fish with a hook and line.

“A few years ago, I became interested in species-hunting for fish,” Ovgard explained.

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Gun writing legend (P. 4)

Tarpon master (P. 8)

John Wootters’ stories online.

Woman, 96, still active, fishing.

Line up your dove hunt (P. 4)

Tawakoni’s blue cats (P. 8)

Outfitters booking up.

Lake’s top predator.

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Website honors legendary Texas gun writer

By Shane Jahn

For Lone Star Outdoor News Fans of the gun writer in the camouflage cowboy hat, John Wootters, will be happy to know a website has been dedicated to provide gun and hunting enthusiasts an opportunity to read and revisit articles from the late author.

Wootters’ wife, Jeanne, launched johnwootters.com earlier this year.

“I wanted to get John’s name back out in the public,” Jeanne said. “He was well-known for so long and his writing is timeless and very good.”

John Wootters, who passed away in 2013,

wrote for many of the major gun and hunting magazines for decades, and authored several books on hunting, handloading and photography. His popular book, “Hunting Trophy Deer” helped set the course for trophy hunting and deer management as we know it today; and his long-running “Buck Sense” column for Petersen’s “Hunting” magazine was a favorite for readers.

“John was a groundbreaker on trophy hunting,” Jeanne said.

“He encouraged aging bucks on the hoof.”

For Wootters, a real trophy was a wise, old buck topping 6.5 years old, as he stressed the quality of the trophy is the age of the animal.

“John Wootters’ impact on whitetail deer management was immeasurable. He was the first national writer to write about hunting mature whitetails, which lead to a revolution in whitetail deer,” said Larry Weishuhn, co-host of Dallas Safari Club’s Trailing the Hunter’s Moon.

“Up until Wootters started writing about hunting mature bucks, most writing was simply about deer hunting. John, through his writing, changed how people looked at whitetails.”

The website offers a variety of articles on hunting, guns, and the great outdoors, as well as photographs and a video on “Bucky,” the tame, free-ranging

A new website created by his wife, Jeanne, highlights the old stories of gun writer John Wootters. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. Right, Wootters often wrote about a friendly whitetail at his ranch that he named Bucky. Photo from Jeanne Wootters.

Taxidermist mounts mule deer killed by poacher

By Craig Nyhus

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A big mule deer poached last November will soon be adorning the wall of Operation Game Thief’s Wall of Shame trailer.

According to the Texas Game Wardens Facebook page, a Seminole man was convicted on June 19 of poaching a 209-inch Yoakum County mule deer on private property without landowner consent. The conviction included the following terms: a $4,300 fine, civil restitution in the amount of $11,048, $329 in court costs, forfeiture of the 9mm pistol used in the commission of the crime and license revocation of three years.

The conviction followed a social media post by an accomplice to the crime with a photo showing the blurred-out subject with the mule deer with a distinctive, spiraled drop tine. The subject, although the photo was blurred, was tagged in the post.

The post received immediate responses from people who had seen the deer and knew it was in an area where no hunting was allowed.

Hayden Harris, of Rawls, has had his hands on the deer since last fall.

“I caped it out and did the European mount on it,” he said. “I’ll be doing the shoulder mount on it with another friend.”

Harris got into taxidermy at a young age with Hayden Harris prepared the European mount of this poached, 209-inch Yoakum his own deer.

County mule deer. Photo from Hayden Harris.

“I got into it about 10 years ago,” he said. “I did my own European mounts — then it spread from The mule deer’s antlers were so large, Harris had to cape there. I don’t do a whole lot, maybe 40 a year.” the buck and do the European mount right away.

The Texas Tech graduate in Conservation Law Enforce“He wouldn’t fit in the freezer,” he said. ment, who currently farms cotton with his father, hopes Harris said the buck could have been even bigger, given to become a game warden. time.

“I’ve been doing ride-a-longs with them for a few “I checked his teeth and didn’t think he was over 4 1/2 years,” he said. “I offered to mount it for the Operation years old,” he said. “I can’t imagine what he could have Game Thief trailer, and had to do the European mount been.” first to preserve it for court.”

Harris plans to keep trying to get accepted into the He’ll still be paid for the work, though.

Game Warden Academy.

“I offered to donate it, but the wardens said they could “There are nearly 2,000 applicants for 30-50 spots,” he pay an average price,” he said. said. “It sure is a competitive job.”

If you haven’t made your plans for opening day, now is the time. Opening day, Sept. 1, is on a Sunday this year, and many outfitters are booking up, especially for the first two “weekends” of the season.

“We’re pretty booked,” said Mike Lambert of Muddy Waters Outfitters, based in Wichita Falls. “Usually by mid-July my phone starts blowing up like crazy. All of my regulars are booked, with a bunch of church and company groups.”

Lambert runs about 300 people the first weekend of the season.

“This year is a little messed up because the season starts on Sunday,” he said. “But the second weekend is close to booked up.”

Mark Roberts hunts near Uvalde, and said the second weekend will be as busy, if not busier, than the opener for hunting the irrigated, giant sunflower fields.

“I’m 90-percent booked on the first weekend,” he said.

“I have more flexibility about the third weekend of September, and last year we had a great October.”

For those who like a quieter hunt, weekdays are another option.

“A lot of guys like it better when it’s not so crowded,” Roberts said.

Roberts is one of the outfitters who runs the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s drawn hunts for dove hunting with prime outfitters.

“It went really well last year, even though it rained,” he said. “We have even more people coming this year.”

Near Haskell, Justin Hill of Ranger Creek Goose runs hunts in the Haskell area.

“Bookings are good, we have deposits for 1,200 guns so far,” he said. “The second weekend will be as busy as the opener; we’ll have about 200 guns both Sunday and Monday of the opener and again the second weekend.”

Hill said the native sunflowers are down so far in his area.

“It was so wet,” he said. “But there’s a lot of milo around. We’ll be in good shape. But if hunters wait much longer, it’s going to be tough to find a place.”

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Blanchard also found the reproduction of the parasites increased.

“Basically, the quail consumes an infected grasshopper and the larva migrate to the eye or to the cecum (intestines),” she said. “Then, the adults shed eggs which go down into the feces. We assessed the eggs within the feces in the mobile lab. A grasshopper then can come through, eat that feces, becoming infective to another bobwhite.”

Blanchard’s research, the first preliminary study investigating climatic influences with predictive Kendall Blanchard works in the Mobile Research Laboratory she statistics on eyeworm and caecal helped create while a graduate student at Texas Tech University. worm infection of northern bob- Photo from Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory. white, will be used to help generate a temperature range that may infludall said the research will help determine ence future eyeworm reproduction.

“I expect it also will be used in the ap- the timing of and when landowners may plication of the medicated feed for quail,” want to treat an area.

“What we are continuing to find as a she said.

With respect to the parasites, Blanchard pattern is when the levels of infection get said some additional research would be high, we continue to lose our quail,” he said. helpful.

Now that Blanchard has moved on, Dr. “We didn’t find significance between the total number of eyeworms in quail and the Kendall said the team of researchers will temperature or precipitation,” she said. “I keep moving forward.

“We have 33 scientific papers published think that could use a more robust study.”

Texas Tech researchers, led by Dr. Ronald and more on the way,” he said. “We’re folKendall, expect a medicated feed devel- lowing the science.”

Two chapters of Blanchard’s research oped for quail will soon be approved by the Federal Drug Administration and available. have already been published, with a third “Blanchard’s work was critical to our having been accepted for publication, a surveillance of wild bobwhites throughout rare feat for a graduate student. Having the Rolling Plains and monitoring the in- graduated from Texas Tech in May, she fection levels,” said Dr. Kendall. “The mo- now is seeking a Ph.D. position. Not havbile lab could identify infection and the ing hunted, and only fished sporadically, spread of infection in live birds. Her con- the world of wildlife biology interested her.

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Old stories still relevant Continued from page 4

The stories of John Wootters are now available at a website created by the late gun writer’s wife, Jeanne. Photo from Jeanne Wootters.

whitetail buck that the Wootters befriended and observed for several years.

“Bucky showed John what a buck does, making scrapes and performing fall rituals,” Jeanne said.

“Watching him can be a teaching tool for young hunters, showing them what bucks are doing and why.”

Weishuhn said today’s readers can learn from Wootters’ writings.

“John did a fabulous job of explaining deer and deer hunting based on facts and research from a deer hunter’s perspective, tempered with tremendous personal experience,” he said. “There will never again be a John Wootters.”

While Wootters is associated with his beloved whitetails, he was a hunter with vast experience covering a wide array of game animals from mountain sheep to Cape buffalo. Readers will find articles relating these adventures on the website with stories from various outdoor magazines and multiple columns he wrote for West Kerr Current, a Texas newspaper he contributed more than 400 stories in a 10-year span after semiretiring. The newspaper columns were all done free of charge because he loved to write.

“It was a labor of love,” Jeanne said.

The exact details surrounding the beginning of John Wootters’ trademark camouflage hat were lost in his passing. His hats were custom-camouflaged by the writer, using colored felt pens. He had one pattern for summer, one for winter.

Veteran gun writer Sheriff Jim Wilson said, “My friend John Wootters was an extremely intelligent man. But, unlike many really smart folks, Wootters had a way of connecting with the common man. He explained conservation in terms that we could all easily understand. That went for his views on whitetail management, cartridge selection, and hunting and shooting skills. In addition to all of that, John was a world-class storyteller who could keep his audience spellbound.”

Wilson provided tribute to his friend in an article, saying, “John Wootters could make you smell the smoke of his campfire.”

According to Mrs. Wootters, more articles will be added to the website, and Bucky fans, stand by.

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Steady redfish action along coast

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News From the Coastal Bend to the lower coast, redfish are being caught in a variety of areas by a plethora of techniques. It seems that the farther south that anglers are fishing, the better the action.

In and around South Padre Island, Capt. Aaron Cisneros said small pods of reds are schooling in about 3 feet of water during the early morning hours on the Lower Laguna Madre.

“The top-water bite has been extremely good lately,” Cisneros said. “Most of the redfish have been preferring smaller, juniorsized plugs, and a fast retrieve has been producing more hook-ups.”

Cisneros has been focusing most of his efforts along the Intracoastal Waterway.

“Spoil Islands, guts, and shorelines near the ICW have been really consistent,” he said. “The reds are eating a ton of crabs right now so most of them have been pretty heavy. We are catching a lot of upper slot fish in the 24- to 27-inch range.”

The redfish have been moving deeper later in the day after sun heats up the water.

“The best action during the midday and afternoon hours has been taking place in about bellydeep water over sand bottoms and grass flats with potholes,” Cisneros said. “Later in the day, the fish have been hanging near the bottom and soft plastics rigged on a 1/8- to 1/4-ounce jig have been the ticket.”

Out of Port Mansfield, fly-fishing guide Capt. Ben Paschal said his customers have been sightcasting to redfish of all sizes in 6-10 inches of water.

“Some days we have been covered up with midslot-sized redfish, and other days all we’ve been able to find has been lower slots and rat reds,” Paschal said. “Most of the fish we’ve been casting flies to have been cruising by themselves; however, I have been seeing reds traveling in pairs, as well

Redfish have been active in the shallows in the Lower Laguna Madre. Photo by Capt. Ben Paschal.

as a few small pods.”

Small, weedless flies that mimic a shrimp have been producing the most strikes.

Recreational angler and Floresville resident Mathew Ebrom recently fished Nine Mile Hole and landed his first-ever redfish on fly.

“There were a bunch of fish roaming in knee-deep water or less,” Ebrom said. “Most of the fish were anywhere from 21 to 24 inches.”

Farther north on the Upper Laguna Madre, Capt. Joe Mendez said there are plenty of schools of reds stacking up along the King Ranch shoreline in 3-4 1/2 feet of water.

“The majority of the fish in these schools are oversized,” Mendez said. “Spoons and soft plastics have been fooling them fairly easily.”

Mendez also been catching some reds in the 24- to 27-inch range on the fly in about calfdeep water in Nighthawk Bay. In the Rockport area, Capt. Jay Nichols said the redfish action hasn’t been as steady.

“We just aren’t finding redfish in strong numbers,” he elaborated. “I’ve been catching one here and there, mixed in among schools of trout, but they have not been thick by any means.”

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redfish have been lurking in extremely shallow water in the back lakes.

“There are not many redfish schooling in open water or along main bay flats,” Nichols said.

On the Arroyo-Colorado, the reds have been consistent, according to Capt. James Hagan.

“As water temperatures have heated up, so has the redfish and trout bite,” he said. “Fish can be found on the shallow flats in the morning and will move to cooler, deeper water as the day goes on.”

The area has received a lot of runoff adding fresh water to the hyper-saline bay.

“This has helped cool our wa-

ter temperatures, but has also changed salinity levels,” Hagan said. “Floodwaters in the Rio Grande Valley rushed into our bay and muddied up the Arroyo and some nearby fishing spots. As the water rushed out of the Arroyo, it pushed a lot of baitfish to these nearby off-colored waters where predator fish were found taking advantage of an easy meal.”

Redfish have been hitting on KWigglers and gold spoons.

“Weedless jig heads have helped keep floating grass off of the hook, allowing the lure to be presentable to game fish,” Hagan said.

Tawakoni’s monster blue cats

Port Isabel woman has landed hundreds of tarpon

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News Tarpon fishing has been a lifetime thrill for a Port Isabel woman, and she has caught more of the monster fish than in most anglers’ dreams.

In fact, she has hooked so many that she can’t even remember, unless she sits down with a pen and paper to put the numbers in black and white.

“I have probably caught hundreds of tarpon,” said Barbara “Bobby” Wells during an interview in her home that has countless photographs, newspaper articles, trophies and wooden sculptures of the leaping fish. “Catching tarpon is what I like the most.”

The 96-year-old woman, whose mind is as sharp as a tack and seems to have more energy than people decades younger, said she started catching the strong and acrobatic fish while competing in the Tarpon Rodeo back in 1952.

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John Survil landed this big blue catfish while fishing on Lake Tawakoni.

Photo by David Hanson.

By Robert Sloan

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Barbara “Bobby” Wells, at 96, began competing in what was then called the Tarpon Rodeo in 1952, and is still active with the Texas International Fishing Tournament. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Lake Tawakoni is considered to be the number one big catfish lake in Texas, and is ranked in the top 10 across the U.S., according to guide David Hanson, who has caught more than 1,000 blue catfish weighing over 50 pounds on this northeast

Texas lake.

Hanson is a fourth-generation catfishing guide in his family. His dad began catfishing on Tawakoni in 1960, when it was opened. The heaviest blue cat he’s caught on the lake weighed 80 pounds.

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Firefighter and nurse guides anglers between shifts

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Helping others is a way of life for Vidor resident Capt. Chris Phillips, who is an active member of the Port Arthur Fire Department and a registered nurse. Between shifts, he guides anglers on Sabine Lake and its surrounding estuaries and marshes.

Phillips’ fondest memories of fishing during his childhood days took place in Keith Lake.

“There’s no telling how many days I spent fishing the shorelines of Keith Lake and its connecting marshes in a 14-foot aluminum jon boat with my dad,” he explained.

“Back then we either caught our own finger mullet in a cast net to use for bait or we fished with live shrimp rigged under a popping cork. We would pound the banks and we always caught plenty of red- Between shifts as a firefighter and nurse, Capt. Chris Phillips fish.” guides anglers on Sabine Lake and its surrounding estuaries.

These special moments from Photo from Chris Phillips. his younger years are part of what helped motivate Phillips to become a li- and here I am.”

Phillips currently guides anglers out of censed captain and fishing guide.

“I always loved chasing schools of red- a 25-foot Contender bay boat, and he will fish in the marsh during the fall months,” employ whatever strategies are necessary to he said. “As a kid, there was nothing more ensure his customers enjoy a positive expeexciting than seeing groups of fish chas- rience.

“I’m willing to run live bait trips as well ing bait along the surface down a bank or shoreline. That feeling of excitement never as artificial-only trips; it just boils down to left me and it never got old, so I thought what the customer desires and what strateI’d enjoy sharing those types of experiences gy is going to work the best under the present conditions,” he said. with others.”

Phillips also will take folks fishing in Another motivating factor that pushed a variety of locations. From Sabine Lake Phillips to become a guide was the encourproper to the surrounding marshes, bayous agement from a veteran Sabine Lake area and rivers, and the Gulf of Mexico, he will fishing guide, who noticed his passion for the sport, as well as his desire to help oth- focus his efforts wherever he feels is going to produce phenomenal results. ers.

The guide’s favorite days on the water are “My good friend Capt. Randy Foreman kept telling me I should give guiding a when the weather conditions allow him to shot,” Phillips elaborated. “I finally did, run the Gulf.

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Slip-corking Age-old technique for suspended trout, reds

By Robert Sloan

Made in USA

For Lone Star Outdoor News “Over the years we have caught thousands of trout and reds along the jetties,” said Mike Barnes. “And about 99.9 percent of those fish were caught on live shrimp fished at 8 to 14 feet under slip-corks.”

During the hot weather months both trout and reds will feed shallow at dawn and dusk, and during the rest of the day they will seek the deeper, cooler currents in the bays and especially along the jetties.

“Slip-corking is a tactic that’s been around for decades,” Barnes said. “But still I can’t figure out why more fishermen along the jetties and at the wells don’t quite understand how to catch suspended trout. I learned how to do that at a very young age from my grandpa. Once I figured out how deadly a slip-cork can be, I never even considered fishing any other way.”

Free-lining live baits is a proven way to catch suspended trout and reds at the jetties. It’s simple, but not a real accurate way to pinpoint the depth at which the fish are feeding.

“Once you learn how to fish a slip-cork you are definitely going to catch more fish,” Barnes said. “It starts with a cone-shaped Styrofoam float that’s about 6-inches long.

You don’t want a weighted float. The first thing you want to do is take the line stick out of the float, put some glue on it and push it all the way back down into the float.

This keeps the stick from pulling up and making the float ride sideways.”

Barnes preps about a dozen corks at a time, then takes braided line and runs it

Greg Gamble used a slip-cork to land this speckled trout at the Port O’Connor jetties. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

through a small, pink bead, then through the cork and another bead, and finally to the top of a 1/4-ounce torpedo weight.

“Then, I cut about a 24-inch section of 20-pound test leader and tie one end to the bottom of the weight and the tag end to a No. 4 treble hook.”

Barnes prefers the VMC round-bend treble.

“It’s small but big enough to get a good bite in the mouth of a trout or red,” he said.

“And the thin wire won’t kill shrimp.”

That’s the basic rig. But the most important step is using a small piece of a rubber band as the bobber stop, according to Barnes.

“I like to cut a small piece of a rubber band, about a half-inch long,” he said. “I’ll use an overhand loop knot to attach the rubber band to the braided line. Once I’ve got it locked on with a loop knot, I’ll trim the rubber band down to about 1/8 inch.”

When on the water, the key is to find out what depth the fish are feeding.

“At the jetties I like to start at about 8-feet deep,” said Greg Gamble, who also has mastered the art of slip-corking the rocks.

“The main thing is to keep the shrimp far enough off the jetties so when it sinks down to whatever depth I’m fishing it won’t get Please turn to page 21

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake and 79 degrees, stained up the river and 81 degrees; 0.97’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 30.20’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits, spinner baits, swimbaits, frogs and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on Red Fins and top-waters. White bass are fair on crankbaits, grubs and live minnows. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheese bait, shrimp and nightcrawlers under popping corks in 3-9 feet.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 74-83 degrees; conservation pool. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits early, Texas rigs and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water clear; 83-86 degrees; 0.53’ high. Black bass are good on flukes, black buzzbaits and wacky-rigged stick worms.

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

AUSTIN: Water stained; 78-85 degrees; 0.83’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, stick worms and crankbaits. Sunfish are fair to good on cut nightcrawlers and dough bait. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and hot dogs.

BASTROP: Water stained; 78-82 degrees. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheese bait and stink bait.

BELTON: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 1.04’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits and dark soft plastic worms in coves.

White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night in 30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on bacon.

Yellow catfish are fair on juglines baited with live perch.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 0.53’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are good on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.22’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters, shakyhead worms and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water lightly stained; 82-85 degrees; 0.23’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, square-billed crankbaits, and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are good on crankbaits and lipless crankbaits near the dam.

Striped bass are good on liver and perch off points. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, tilapia, crawfish and silver spoons. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait and cheese bait near the dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained to stained; 81-85 degrees: 0.03’ high. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits, weightless stick worms and shakyhead worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.94’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on top-waters and crankbaits in 12-16 feet, and on minnows and jigs under lights at night. Crappie are good on minnows and white or shad Li’l Fishies in 9-12 feet.

Channel catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with cheese bait and shrimp in the

river mouths. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut perch and shad in 8-12 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are good on tequila sunrise top-waters, watermelon stick worms, and white/chartreuse spinner baits in 8–12 feet at first light. Striped bass are fair on topwaters and lipless crankbaits, and drifting live bait in 20–30 feet.

Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs in 12-15 feet.

Channel catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and minnows.

CADDO: Water muddy; 83-88 degrees; 2.48’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, buzzbaits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CALAVERAS: Water stained.

Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam and the crappie wall. Redfish are good downrigging silver and gold spoons in 10-20 feet, and on live perch, tilapia and crawfish near the power lines.

Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheese bait and shad. Blue catfish are good on liver and shrimp near 181 Cove.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 1.31’ high.

Black bass are good on tomato red grubs, watermelon/red stick worms and Texas-rigged watermelon/red finesse worms along bluff ledges in 10-18 feet. Crappie are good on yellow tube jigs and minnows around submerged brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines baited with live bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 83-86 degrees, 0.63’ high. Black bass are fair on deepdiving crankbaits, Carolina-rigged worms and shaky-head worms.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

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

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 81-85 degrees; 14.44’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits, soft plastic lizards and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Drum are fair on nightcrawlers and spoons. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits and spinner baits.

Hybrid striper are good on live shad near the park. Crappie are good on minnows at night. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

COLORADO CITY: Water stained; 78-84 degrees; 11.25’ low. Black bass are fair to good on jigs, shaky heads and drop-shot rigs.

Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 80-84 degrees; 0.70’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon Carolinarigged soft plastics, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on stink bait and live bait.

COOPER: Water stained; 8490 degrees; 0.86’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Texas-rigged craws and top-water poppers. Crappie are fair on min-

nows. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 79-86 degrees; 0.05’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, Carolina rigs and mediumdiving 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; 83-86 degrees; 0.24’ high. Black bass are fair on football jigs, shaky-head worms and small plastic swimbaits on jigheads. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

FALCON: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 30.99’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon magnum flukes, jigs on ledges and drop offs, and crankbaits in 8-12 feet.

Crappie are fair on pink crappie jigs under bridges. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut bait and frozen shrimp.

FAYETTE: Water stained. Black bass are good on shad-colored spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits in 10-20 feet.

Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait in 1015 feet.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 83-88 degrees; 0.20’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, flutter spoons and deep-diving crankbaits. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs and top-waters.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained.

Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.09’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp.

GRANGER: Water murky; 78-82 degrees; 1.17’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons near the dam. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs in 6-15 feet. Blue catfish are good on live bait. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 83-86 degrees; 9.64’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, white buzzbaits and Texas-rigged craws.

White bass and hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

GREENBELT: Water off-color; 74-83 degrees; 34.98’ low. Black bass are fair on stick worms, Texas rigs and top-waters. Crappie are fair on split-shot-rigged live minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 0.73’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon/red soft plastic worms and spinner baits on the north side of the lake in 2-10 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows in 20 feet.

Bream are good on live worms.

Channel and blue catfish are good on shad and stink bait. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 76-84 degrees; 0.11’ high.

Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, shaky heads and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around deeper structure. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 84-87 degrees; 0.07’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 84-88 degrees: 1.27’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, white buzzbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 77-81 degrees; 0.77’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon top-waters and watermelon/red stick worms.

Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows and white crappie jigs over brush piles in 12 feet. Catfish are slow.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 2.54’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged creature baits and top-water walking baits.

White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 82-86 degrees; 1.44’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastics.

Striped bass are good on topwaters. White bass are excellent on pet spoons, troll tubes and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 73-82 degrees; 78.22’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 84-90 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are fair on Texasrigged craws, hollow-body frogs and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MEREDITH: Water fairly clear; 72-79 degrees; 46.55’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Bream are fair to good on cut nightcrawlers and kernel corn.

Channel catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 1.99’ low.

Black bass are good on hollow-body frogs, shaky-head worms and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 74-83 degrees; 0.87’ low. Black bass are fair to good on stick worms, Texas rigs and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are fair on large crappie minnows and nightcrawlers.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 80-84 degrees; 3.06’ high. Black bass are good on top-waters near the boat ramps, and on red/black soft plastic worms along banks.

White bass are good on silver dollars and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 7-12 feet. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and hot dogs.

Blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with perch

and shad.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 74-83 degrees; 7.12’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, Texas rigs and stick worms.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 74-82 degrees; 0.16’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live and cut shad.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 82-86 degrees; 0.67’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are good on trotlines.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 73-81 degrees; 0.04’ high.

Black bass are fair to good on drop-shot rigs, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs 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 Shads. Catfish are good on live or dead shad and nightcrawlers.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 0.65’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits and crankbaits off points early and late. White bass are good on live shad and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained: 83-86 degrees; 1.86’ high. Black bass are fair on topwaters, Carolina-rigged worms and football jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.50’ high. Black bass are slow.

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

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 2.52’ high.

Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics and crankbaits.

White bass are fair on minnows, hellbenders and pet spoons.

Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

SPENCE: Water off-color; 74-83 degrees; 32.92’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters, Texas rigs and chatterbaits.

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

STAMFORD: Water stained to murky; 74-82 degrees; 1.17’ high. Black bass are fair on splitshot-rigged watermelon flukes, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 1.39’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are

n Saltwater reports Page 11 slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 1.14’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, black buzzbaits and hollow-body frogs. White bass are good on slabs and tail spinners.

Hybrid bass are good on slabs.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

TEXANA: Water stained; 79-86 degrees; 0.70’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 82-86 degrees; 4.76’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, shallow crankbaits and flukes. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and top-waters.

Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 82-86 degrees; 1.13’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/black soft plastic worms in 10-20 feet.

Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over brush in 10-20 feet. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers in 2-8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 77–81 degrees; 0.23’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards, chrome top-waters and white grubs in 6-20 feet. Striped bass are slow.

White bass are fair on white grubs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers in 25-40 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained.

Black bass are good on shad, chartreuse crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on shad and crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.01’ high.

Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, top-water walking baits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 77-82 degrees; 19.23’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on split-shot-rigged live minnows.

Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 1.20’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and lipless crankbaits.

Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and liver.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 84-88 degrees; 22.39 high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are slow.

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good in the cuts and drains leading to the marsh on shrimp and scented plastics.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good while drifting the reefs on live shrimp and top-waters.

Redfish and trout are good at the jetty.

BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Gamblers and Down South Lures. Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good on the wells on Lil’ Johns and Bass Assassins. Redfish are fair to good in the marsh on shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum

Tarpon lady Continued from page 8

Barbara Wells still holds the Texas International Fishing Tournament tarpon record. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

in 1959, became known as the Texas International Fishing Tournament. TIFT will mark its 80th anniversary next month.

Wells began competing in the tournament’s tarpon division and, in 1984, landed a whopper fish that weighed 160 pounds — a TIFT record that still stands.

A shoulder mount of the tarpon sits in the corner of the Port Isabel Historical Museum as well as a perpetual trophy that TIFT keeps, along with many others caught by anglers throughout the years.

Wells said she caught most of her tarpon around the Island jetty, but added it takes some technique to catch them — and lots of patience.

“You have to keep the line real tight, sit on a chair and wait and wait and wait.” she said. “Once the fish takes the bait, you have to walk around the boat until the fish gets tired.”

She said live mullet was the only bait she used on a 50-pound test line.

Wells late husband, Doyle Wells Sr., also was an avid tarpon angler, along with their sons and a daughter-in-law. The family ran a bait and tackle shop until TIFT came out.

Although Wells stopped fishing competitively, she has been with TIFT advisory board for many years and works during the tournament early registration.

Reflecting on her years of catching tarpon, Wells said she loved every time she caught one.

“Tarpon are strange fish,” she said. “They are there when they are there, particularly in the month of October.”

Asked if anybody has ever called her “tarpon lady,” Wells said, “I have been called lots of things.”

plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on the Ship Channel on croaker and soft plastics.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live bait over reefs. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for tarpon, red snapper, kingfish, shark and ling.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs on live shrimp and croaker. Trout are good on the edge of the Ship Channel on croaker and shrimp.

FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and MirrOlures. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Trout, Spanish mackerel and sand trout are good at the jetties.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters.

Redfish are fair on top-waters and live shrimp on the south shoreline. Trout are good in the surf.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on top-waters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout are fair to good in the surf and at the jetty on croaker and top-waters.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croaker. Trout are fair to good in the surf on top-waters, pigmies and croaker. Offshore is good for dolphin, kingfish, red snapper and tuna.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on

the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are fair to good at Emmord’s Hole on croaker and piggy perch.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters around rocks and grass. Trout are fair to good on the King Ranch shoreline on croaker, top-waters and plum plastics. Trout are good in the Land Cut on shrimp.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on top-waters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes and on live bait. Offshore is good for kingfish, red snapper and dorado.

SOUTH PADRE: Redfish and trout are good in the shallows of South Bay and Mexiquita Flats on shrimp and plastics under rattling corks. Tarpon and Spanish mackerel are showing at the pass.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Redfish are good in the guts along the flats and small Super Spooks and SkitterWalks. Trout are good on the edge of the channel on shrimp.

—TPWD

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER POACHING IN TWO STATES A Coleman County game warden was contacted by an Oklahoma warden who had apprehended a subject poaching in Oklahoma.

The subject was also in possession of three turkeys that were killed in Texas. The birds were untagged and did not have proper proof of sex. The warden verified the turkeys were killed in Coleman County, and the subject was cited for possession of untagged turkey and issued warnings for proof of sex.

GOING DOWN THE WRONG ROAD A Fannin County game warden was alerted of a vehicle pursuit near his residence. The warden joined the pursuit and provided knowledge of area backroads to the other officers.

When the subject entered a road the game warden knew had no exit, he advised officers the chase would be over very soon because the subject was headed toward a new pond that had been excavated. As predicted, the subject drove straight into the lake. The warden and other officers greeted the individual as he swam back to shore and placed him into custody. The warden then returned home to retrieve his boat and assist with the recovery of the vehicle from the lake.

POACHING FROM A LOANER CAR In early May, a Nacogdoches County game warden received a call from a car dealership concerning some damage and questionable items found in one of their loaner vehicles that had been impounded by local

HIKERS TREED BY STRANGE SOUNDS A Government Canyon State Park police officer received a missing persons call from the San Antonio Police Department. The missing person called 911 from somewhere in the park reporting that an animal had been following and growling at her, so she had taken refuge by climbing a tree. The park police officer made contact on the woman’s cell phone to reassure her help was on the way. She urged him to please hurry because an animal she believed to be a wild pig was nearby and growling.

He informed her he would turn on his truck siren and asked her to listen. She was unable to hear

police. The subject driving the vehicle at the time had been arrested for shoplifting. While inspecting the vehicle, the dealership discovered a bullet hole in the driver side mirror, deer hair in the trunk, and a rangefinder and empty packaging for a spotlight. After reviewing the police offense report, the warden learned a rifle was also in the vehicle at the time of arrest. The incarcerated driver eventually confessed to poaching a deer. The warden still couldn’t reconcile the case based on the evidence, particularly the bullet hole in the side mirror.

After additional questioning, the subject’s girlfriend admitted shooting the deer with a .22 while her

his siren, so the officer told her to use her iPhone to send him her location by text message, which she did. The officer then hiked to that location and found her and a male subject in a tree. She warned the officer that the pig was still close by and she heard it just a few minutes before he arrived. Shortly after that, the officer heard a car drive over the rumble strips nearby and watched as the woman’s body language immediately changed. The officer asked if they believed the noise they just heard was a pig and both nodded. He explained it was only cars crossing rumble strips on the road nearby.

boyfriend held the spotlight. Her first shot had hit the side mirror.

The couple then loaded the deer in the trunk and decided to dump it in a nearby pasture. Numerous cases are pending.

JUVENILES UP TO NO GOOD A game warden was approached by an individual in a parking lot in Abernathy claiming to have information regarding a deer that had been poached within the last hour.

The informant gave the warden a vehicle description, a license plate and the first name of the suspected poacher. The warden located the parked vehicle and made contact with the juvenile driver. The driver

admitted to being involved in shooting a mule deer. The subject gave the warden six other names, all juveniles, who were also involved.

The driver also told the warden where the deer had been dumped.

The warden located the deer, the property where the deer was shot, and all the juveniles involved. The juveniles admitted to shooting the deer from the county road, retrieving the deer, then dumping it in another part of the county. Citations and civil restitution pending.

TV SHOW SCARES HIM STRAIGHT A Hill County game warden received a call from a complainant who observed someone shooting from the

roadway near Hubbard. The warden responded to the area and soon after received a call from a man admitting he shot a feral hog from the public roadway. He then said he went on to the private property to retrieve the hog, but after seeing a vehicle he fled the area. The subject said he knew his actions were wrong, and he called to confess because he believed a game warden would come knocking on his door since he’d seen the TV show Lone Star Law. The subject was issued citations for hunting from a public roadway.

NOODLERS NABBED On Toledo Bend Reservoir, a Sabine County game warden noticed three men swimming around an old boat ramp. The warden observed two of the three men with aluminum poles with hooks on the end. The two individuals with the poles received citations for violation of hand-fishing laws. The poles were seized as evidence and citations are pending.

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HEROES

Jacob Koenig, 13, caught this 27-inch redfish near Port Aransas.

George Murchison, of Dallas, caught this bass while fishing on a private lake outside of Athens.

Don Weempe, of Dallas, took this pronghorn in New Mexico.

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Tom Detrick, of Salado, took this rusa deer on New Zealand’s North Island.

Matt Heytens caught this jack crevalle while fly-fishing with Captain Ken Jones in Port Aransas.

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that list as long as possible. Microfishing opened up new doors for my goal, as it provided me with many species to target that I would have otherwise overlooked.”

Ovgard said micro-fishing offers anglers opportunities to catch a bunch of fish when the conditions may not be favorable for targeting more popular species. While traveling across the Lone Star State, he found himself micro-fishing in and around areas near San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and Corpus Christi.

“There were two reasons why I ended up micro-fishing in these areas of Texas,” he said. “The first reason is some of the places I was traveling through didn’t have any other options for fishing. The second is there were numerous days when the conditions were unfavorable for pursuing other larger, more documented species.”

Ovgard fished in small creeks, rivers and streams around Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, as well as along tidal flats and other areas near Corpus Christi. Some of his catches included the Western mosquitofish, small tilapia, Mexican tetra, and many others.

“All of these fish were under 6 inches in length,” Ovgard said.

As far as gear and tackle, Ovgard said the main necessities for microfishing are a small, light rod, fishing line and the right size hooks.

“A lot of micro-fishing is a sightfishing thing,” he added. “There’s really no need for a reel because it’s only necessary to have about 10 feet of line when pursuing tiny fish. An ultralight rod would work, or even a miniature cane pole. The line can simply be pitched in the direction of the area where the fish are staging.”

When it comes to line, Ovgard uses 10- to 12-pound test fluorocarbon as his mainline, and then much smaller line or thread as a leader to attach the hook.

“Most of the hooks I use for micro-fishing are a size 20 and smaller,” he added. “Owner and Gamakatsu both make hooks that are specifically for micro-fishing. Some of them come snelled and ready to go with a super-light thread.”

For bait, Ovgard typically uses

Second confirmed tagged redfish in CCA Star Luis DeLeon, of Corpus Christi, is the second lucky angler to take the brand new Ford F-150, 23-foot Haynie Bigfoot, Mercury marine outboard, and Coastline trailer package in the CCA STAR tournament.

A year ago, almost to the day, DeLeon was fishing one of his favorite spots on the Upper Laguna Madre.

While cleaning his stringer full of limits of trout and reds, DeLeon noticed one of the redfish he had caught was tagged.

Unfortunately, DeLeon was not entered in the CCA tournament.

Nearly a year later to the day, DeLeon was back in the same spot throwing his favorite lure. When he landed another tagged fish, considered by many as a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.

“I couldn’t even fill out the paper I was shaking so badly,” he said.

—CCA

Photo from Luke Ovgard

red worms.

“Red worms seem to stay on the hook better than nightcrawlers,” he said. “The best way to create a small enough piece of bait for a little hook is to cut the worm with a small pair of scissors.”

The best part about micro-fishing? Anglers can do it almost anywhere, as long as there’s water.

“Micro-fishing is an easily accessible sport that is overlooked by many anglers,” Ovgard said. “There’s always a species to target, and if you’ve got the right gear, you can catch a ton of them in a short period of time.”

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2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON July Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON July 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

2:22 3:07 3:53 4:41 5:31 6:22 7:13

8:35 9:20 10:06 10:54 11:43 12:09 1:01

2:47 3:33 4:19 5:07 5:56 6:46 7:37

9:00 9:45 10:32 11:20 ----12:34 1:25

19 Fri

8:04 1:53

8:27

2:15

06:31 08:33 10:40p 8:55a

20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri

8:54 9:42 10:28 11:13 11:56 12:16 1:00

9:15 10:03 10:49 11:33 ----12:40 1:24

3:05 3:52 4:38 5:23 6:07 6:51 7:36

06:32 06:32 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:35 06:36

2:17 8:29 3:01 9:14 3:47 10:00 4:35 10:48 5:25 11:38 6:16 12:03 7:07 12:55 7:58 1:47 8:48 2:37 9:36 3:26 10:22 4:12 11:07 4:57 11:51 5:40 12:10 6:23 12:54 7:06

2:42 8:54 3:27 9:40 4:13 10:26 5:01 11:14 5:50 ----6:41 12:28 7:31 1:19 8:21 2:10 9:10 2:59 9:57 3:46 10:43 4:33 11:28 5:17 ----- 6:01 12:34 6:45 1:18 7:30

06:28 06:28 06:29 06:29 06:30 06:31 06:31 06:32 06:32 06:33 06:33 06:34 06:34 06:35 06:36

08:23 08:23 08:23 08:23 08:22 08:22 08:22 08:21 08:21 08:20 08:20 08:19 08:19 08:18 08:18

4:51p 3:03a 5:50p 3:45a 6:46p 4:30a 7:39p 5:19a 8:28p 6:11a 9:13p 7:05a 9:53p 7:59a 10:30p 8:54a 11:03p 9:48a 11:34p 10:41a NoMoon 11:33a 12:04a 12:25p 12:34a 1:18p 1:06a 2:12p 1:40a 3:10p

2:43 3:31 4:18 5:03 5:46 6:29 7:12

06:27 06:28 06:28 06:29 06:29 06:30 06:31

08:36 08:36 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:34 08:34 08:33 08:32 08:32 08:31 08:31 08:30 08:29

5:02p 6:02p 6:59p 7:52p 8:41p 9:25p 10:05p

3:05a 3:45a 4:30a 5:18a 6:10a 7:04a 8:00a

11:12p 9:50a 11:42p 10:44a NoMoon 11:38a 12:10a 12:31p 12:39a 1:25p 1:10a 2:22p 1:42a 3:21p

San Antonio 2019 July

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

2:29 8:42 3:14 9:26 4:00 10:13 4:48 11:01 5:37 11:50 6:28 12:16 7:20 1:08 8:11 1:59 9:00 2:50 9:49 3:38 10:35 4:25 11:19 5:09 ----- 5:53 12:22 6:35 1:07 7:19

2:54 3:39 4:26 5:14 6:03 6:53 7:44 8:33 9:22 10:09 10:55 11:40 12:03 12:46 1:31

9:07 9:52 10:39 11:26 ----12:41 1:32 2:22 3:11 3:59 4:45 5:30 6:14 6:58 7:42

06:41 06:42 06:42 06:43 06:43 06:44 06:44 06:45 06:46 06:46 06:47 06:47 06:48 06:48 06:49

08:35 08:35 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:33 08:33 08:33 08:32 08:32 08:31 08:31 08:30 08:30 08:29

5:03p 6:02p 6:58p 7:51p 8:40p 9:25p 10:05p 10:42p 11:15p 11:47p NoMoon 12:17a 12:47a 1:19a 1:54a

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2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON July 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

2:43 8:55 3:27 9:40 4:13 10:26 5:01 11:14 5:51 ----6:42 12:29 7:33 1:21 8:24 2:13 9:14 3:03 10:02 3:52 10:48 4:38 11:33 5:23 ----- 6:06 12:36 6:49 1:20 7:32

3:08 3:53 4:39 5:27 6:16 7:07 7:57 8:47 9:36 10:23 11:09 11:53 12:17 1:00 1:44

9:20 10:05 10:52 11:40 12:04 12:54 1:45 2:36 3:25 4:12 4:59 5:43 6:27 7:11 7:56

06:41 06:42 06:42 06:43 06:44 06:44 06:45 06:46 06:46 06:47 06:48 06:48 06:49 06:50 06:51

09:02 09:02 09:01 09:01 09:00 09:00 08:59 08:59 08:58 08:58 08:57 08:57 08:56 08:55 08:55

5:28p 3:21a 6:29p 4:01a 7:26p 4:45a 8:19p 5:33a 9:08p 6:24a 9:51p 7:19a 10:30p 8:15a 11:04p 9:12a 11:35p 10:08a NoMoon 11:03a 12:04a 11:58a 12:31a 12:52p 12:59a 1:48p 1:28a 2:45p 2:00a 3:46p

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.

Sabine Pass, north Date Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26

Time 2:38 AM 3:35 AM 4:22 AM 5:04 AM 5:41 AM 6:15 AM 6:47 AM 7:18 AM 7:49 AM 12:35 AM 1:15 AM 2:00 AM 2:53 AM 12:01 AM 1:16 AM

Rollover Pass Height 1.59H 1.69H 1.74H 1.73H 1.69H 1.63H 1.57H 1.51H 1.46H 0.15L 0.35L 0.57L 0.78L 1.13H 1.31H

Time 7:52 AM 9:09 AM 10:06 AM 10:44 AM 11:07 AM 11:25 AM 11:49 AM 12:25 PM 1:12 PM 8:20 AM 8:49 AM 9:15 AM 9:35 AM 4:02 AM 5:26 AM

Height 1.18L 1.25L 1.29L 1.31L 1.30L 1.28L 1.23L 1.16L 1.07L 1.41H 1.37H 1.32H 1.28H 0.98L 1.14L

Time 12:04 PM 12:35 PM 1:05 PM 1:31 PM 1:56 PM 2:25 PM 3:00 PM 3:43 PM 4:37 PM 2:06 PM 3:00 PM 3:49 PM 4:34 PM 9:48 AM 9:57 AM

Height 1.36H 1.35H 1.35H 1.35H 1.35H 1.33H 1.30H 1.24H 1.16H 0.94L 0.79L 0.61L 0.41L 1.26H 1.27H

Time 7:23 PM 8:05 PM 8:45 PM 9:24 PM 10:03 PM 10:40 PM 11:18 PM 11:56 PM

Height -0.36L -0.45L -0.48L -0.46L -0.39L -0.30L -0.18L -0.03L

5:54 PM 7:51 PM 10:12 PM

1.05H 0.98H 1.00H

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NATIONAL NRA shuts down NRATV, IOWA Cox resigns First female DNR Chris Cox, the former head of the NRA’s director Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), resigned his position.

Cox had been placed on leave after being accused of participating in a failed attempt to oust NRA Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre.

Cox’s resignation followed an announcement by LaPierre that the NRA was shutting down production of its online streaming network, NRATV. Current litigation between the NRA and Ackerman McQueen, its former public relations and communications agency, is ongoing.

—Staff report

ARIZONA

Madrazo wins Weatherby José Madrazo, will be presented the Weatherby Award at the Weatherby Foundation’s 63rd annual banquet on Jan. 8, 2020 in Dallas.

Madrazo was born in Salamanca, Spain and began hunting internationally in 1981.

His collection of more than 390 different species of animals is the result of 185 international safaris, visiting 61 countries and more than 190 provinces or states in five continents.

Medrazo has previously received the Conklin Award, the Culminum Magister Award, the OVIS Award, The Pantheon Award and the SCI World Hunting Award and the Spanish Royal Club of “Monteros” Hunting Personality Award.

—Weatherby Foundation

Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Kayla Lyon as the first female director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Lyon took over as the eighth director of the agency on July 8 and replaced Bruce Trautman, who has served as acting director since May 2018.

—IDNR

NORTH DAKOTA

Upland game bird harvest steady North Dakota’s 2018 pheasant and sharptailed grouse harvests were similar to 2017, while the number of Hungarian partridge taken last year was down from the year before, according to statistics compiled by the state Game and Fish Department.

More than 58,200 pheasant hunters harvested 327,000 roosters (up 6 percent) in 2018, compared to 58,300 hunters and 309,400 roosters in 2017.

In 2018, nearly 13,100 grouse hunters (down 4 percent) harvested 45,600 sharptailed grouse (down 3 percent). In 2017, 13,600 hunters took 46,900 sharptails.

first woman to a full term on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Anne Marie Doramus, of Little Rock, was appointed to a 7-year term on the commission.

Doramus is a vice president with Arkansas Bolt Company, and grew up an avid duck hunter and bass angler on her family’s farm in Southeast Arkansas.

—AGFC

LOUISIANA

Nutria bounty to increase The Coastwide Nutria Control Program bounty will be raised to $6, up from $5, when the program season commences Nov. 20. The increase is to make the take of nutria more lucrative for hunters and trappers enrolled in the program.

“The Coastwide Nutria Control Program plays an important part in keeping down the number of this invasive species that destroy our marshes,” said Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Amity Bass.

“We hope the increase in the bounty will incentivize hunters and trappers to go after more nutria.’’

The program was established in 2002 to combat nutria in coastal Louisiana. Its goal is to remove up to 400,000 nutria each season to reduce marsh damage. The program season runs each year from Nov. 20-March 31.

—LDFW

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ARKANSAS

Doramus appointed to Game and Fish Commission Governor Asa Hutchinson appointed the

WISCONSIN

WU grants $2.3 million Whitetails Unlimited has completed their 2018-19 fiscal year where 1,818 grants were awarded, totaling more than $2,300,484 for mission-related projects.

—WU

MONTANA

Mule deer, whitetail numbers The 2019 winter and spring aerial surveys of deer populations in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 7 revealed above long-term average numbers for both mule deer and white-tailed deer.

Mule deer numbers were 5 percent below last year but still 27 percent above long-term average.

White-tailed deer dropped 26 percent from last year, but numbers are 12 percent above the long-term average.

—MFWP

COLORADO

Canada geese culled from Denver parks Canada geese are creating problems at Denver parks, as officials estimate about 5,000 geese make the city their home. Each goose produces about 1 pound of droppings per day.

About 500 birds were rounded up and taken to a processing center, with the meat going to hungry households.

Scott Gilmore, a wildlife biologist and executive director of Denver Parks and Recreation, said culling the geese was a last resort solution to a growing problem.

Officials took heat from animal rights groups, and Gilmore has received threatening online comments and voicemails.

“There’s no vegetation. They’ve eaten everything,” Gilmore told Colorado Public Radio. “There’s poop everywhere on the ground.

There’s algae starting to bloom in the lake.

It’s about managing the damage the geese are causing to this environment.”

—Staff report

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Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News

FOR THE TABLE *email LSON your favorite recipe to news@lonestaroutdoornews.com.

Perch and potato chowder 8 ounces bacon, diced 1 large yellow onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, sliced 2 tbsps. minced fresh thyme leaves 2 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes, washed, peeled and diced 2 qts. chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream 2 lbs. boneless, skinless perch, cut into large pieces Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Handful minced fresh chives

In a 6-quart soup pot over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the fat, reserving 1 tbsp. in the bottom of the pot.

Add the onion, garlic and thyme to the reserved bacon fat. Cook until the onion and garlic are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the potatoes. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes to warm. Add the chicken stock and bring the chowder to a simmer. Simmer until potatoes are just soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the heavy cream and bring the chowder back to a simmer. Add the perch. Cook the perch for about 5 minutes, or until it’s fully cooked. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

Add chives before serving.

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acre on Lake Tawakoni,” Hanson said.

“When I first started fishing for trophy catfish there was only one other man doing it here. He taught me how to catch them.”

What makes this lake, located 15 miles southeast of Greenville, so special?

“This lake has got such a prolific amount of fish of all species, especially baitfish,” Hanson said. “Blue cats are the number one predator on the lake.”

Often fishing for trophy catfish involves the use of trotlines, jug lines, limb lines and baiting up holes.

Hanson does all of his trophy catfishing with rod and reel. However, during the summer months, when his customers are looking to take home lots of catfish fillets, he’ll bait up an area to catch channel cats, on this lake that covers 37,879 acres.

“That’s easy fishing,” he said with a laugh.

“I can get set up over a baited hole and we’ll have over 100 2 to 3-pound channel cats by 10 a.m. It’s fun fishing, but nothing like what you’ll have when hooking up with a big and powerful blue.”

Some of the big blue cats don’t allow the fishermen a glimpse of their size.

“Since I’ve been guiding I’ve had three on that just kept going when I set the hook,” Hanson said. “With one customer, I set the hook and handed the rod off to a guy, and that fish headed west and never stopped.

These big blues can be unpredictable. Sometimes we can set the hook and the fish is worked to the surface like it’s a 10-pounder.

Then when it sees the boat it goes wild.

Sometimes it’s a soft bite; other times it’ll almost yank the rod out of your hands.”

Hanson uses a Santee Cooper rig for the blue cats.

“It’s kind of like fishing a Carolina rig, but the bait is suspended off bottom with a float,” he said. “It looks like a swimming bait. The scent is more dispersed and easier for a blue cat to find it and eat it. That’s a lot better than dragging the bait on bottom.”

Large 4/0 to 5/0 circle hooks with legal fresh bait like perch, gar, carp chicken or shad complete the rig.

“During the winter when we’re catching some of the bigger blues, I’ll go with a 7/0 circle hook,” Hanson said. “And fresh shad is the best bait you can use for big blues.

I use chunk baits about the size of a silver dollar or a little bigger.”

Do they keep all those trophy class blues?

“No way,” he said. “Any self-respecting guide on this lake won’t keep any blue that weighs more than 10 pounds.”

The Lake Tawakoni record blue weighed 87.50 pounds, and was caught on Feb. 15, 2014, by Jody Jenkins on cut bait.

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Dual-console World Cat offers coastal comfort

By Dan Armitage

For Lone Star Outdoor News Power catamarans check plenty of boxes for anglers considering a family boat for cruising Texas’ coastal waters. And the new 296 DC from World Cat can please hardcore anglers and family fishermen alike, offering standard features and options to customize the appealing 29-footer into a fishing machine or a comfortable cruiser. Or a little bit of both.

First and foremost, family boats need to be comfortable, underway and at rest, or you’ll soon find yourself fishing solo. Catamaran Powered by a pair of Yamaha F300s, the World Cat 296DC exceeded 50 mph in hull designs, like those offered by World Cat speed tests. Photo from Yamaha. across its 18 model line from 23-40 feet, beat changing room with a space for an optional head with traditional V-hulls in most comfort categories, including a 15-gallon holding tank. Both are shielded with a lowa smoother ride in choppy conditions, better stability at profile fiberglass hardtop supported by a powder-coated speed and at rest, the ability to cross shallower waters frame fitted with lights for night use. and better fuel economy.

The cockpit is deep and surround by a thick coamWe tested World Cat’s new 296DC, powered by a pair ing pad. Passengers are comfortably seated atop lockers of Yamaha F300s, in Chesapeake Bay, and the review sesthat hide storage space, a cooler and a 25-gallon bait or sion included several hours of jigging for striped bass. livewell to port and a 125-gallon insulated fishbox to While other monohull boats in the drifting fleet rocked starboard. Dual jump seats at the transom fold down to and rolled with each wave or wake, the wide stance of create space when not needed, located on each side of the World Cat stood its ground and allowed for anglers a broad transom door that leads to an optional swim on deck to do same. When it came time to jump to anladder offering easy access to the water. Easy access rod other school or head for the dock, approaching 50 mph racks are recessed into the port wall. at WOT, the cat’s twin hulls cut through the chop and It’s hard to imagine a better fishing boat for a family got us in with a hint of the wind-borne spray that soaked who wants to fish and cruise coastal waters and head offsome of our peers. The Yamahas performed flawlessly, shore on select days, and do it with the room and riding reinforcing the reasons why the F300s are so popular comfort only a catamaran can offer. among the saltwater crowd.

Measuring an inch over 29 feet in length, the dualconsole World Cat 296 offers plenty of elbow room for Specifications: angling within a 9-foot, 6-inch beam. Up front, a large bow area offers wraparound seating for six atop storage Length 29’ 1” lockers, including one with racks for fishing rods. FlankBeam 9’ 6” Dry Weight 7,776 pounds ing the boat’s walk-through windshield and bi-fold door Maximum HP 600 are twin, double-wide seats for the operator and guests, Fuel Capacity 233 gallons with fold-down arm rests. The top of the helm console Weight as Tested 10,170 pounds includes lots of space for electronics above a stainless Power Yamaha F300XCA/LF300XCA steel wheel fitted with a turning knob. The passenger console contains a roomy head compartment and

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short rigs out of Sabine Pass,” he said. “After catching trout at the rigs, I always run the beachfront on the way in to look for tripletail.”

Sight-fishing for tripletail really gets Phillips fired up.

“Chasing tripletail along the beachfront and in the Gulf is addicting,” he said.

“I can’t ever get enough of it, and it’s definitely one of my favorite things to do.”

When he’s not working as a firefighter or a nurse, or guiding anglers, Phillips

enjoys spending time with his family. He has a wife and two stepdaughters, all of whom love to go fishing.

Phillips said he’s definitely seen the Sabine Lake area and its surrounding marshes change over the years.

“There’s a lot more pressure and boat traffic on our waters than there used to be,” he said. “However, the thrill I get from watching others catch fish and become better anglers has remained exactly the same.”

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hung up. If I don’t get a bite with 10 to 15 minutes, I’ll pop the rubber band out of the loop knot and set it 3 to 5 feet deeper. Once the cork is yanked under and I boat a trout, I know how deep the fish are suspending, and that’s when I get a bite on just about every cast.”

Long casts aren’t necessary when slip-cork fishing the jetties.

“The cool thing about fishing a slip-cork is that once my boat is anchored I can make a short cast, hesitate to let the weight get down to the right depth, and then allow the float to move down the rocks with the current,” Gamble said.

“You can cover a lot of

water in a hurry that way.

And once I get that first bite I know where the fish are holding and at what depth.”

Slip-corking is best during the summer months, but can be used during late fall and winter for catching reds and sheepshead at the jetties.

“Don’t forget that the slip-cork works on shell pads where gas wells used to be located,” Barnes said.

“When fishing the pads, or over a reef, set the rubber band to fish a shrimp about 2 feet off bottom and let it move with the current over the shell.”

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DATEBOOK JULY 11-14

Texas Wildlife Association 34th Annual Wildlife Convention JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio texas-wildlife.org

JULY 13

Mule Deer Foundation Lone Star Chapter Banquet Bastrop Convention Center (817) 565-7121 muledeer.org Dallas Safari Club Kid Fish/Family Day Rock Creek Ranch, McKinney (972) 980-9800 biggame.org

JULY 14

Fiocchi Hot Tamale Fiocchi Shootout American Shooting Centers, Houston americanshootingcenters.com

JULY 18

Stewards of the Wild- Dallas Chapter Wild Game Cooking Class Central Market Lovers Lane, Dallas tpwf.org/sotw/dallas

JULY 19-21

Texas Hunter Association 29th Anniversary Texas Hunters and Sportsman’s Expo McAllen Convention Center (956) 664-2884 texashunterassociation.com

JULY 20

DSC New Mexico Gala and Fundraiser Albuquerque Convention Center dscnewmexico.com

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Conroe Big Game Banquet Lone Star Convention Center (214) 717-1592 rmef.org

JULY 20-21

Texas Gun and Knife Association Gun Show Abilene Convention Center (830) 285- 0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com

JULY 26

Operation Game Thief North Texas Clay Stoppers Shootout Defender Clay Sports Ranch, Fort Worth ogttx.org National Wild Turkey Federation Washington County Banquet Washington County Event Center, Brenham (979) 530-7011 nwtf.org Joshua Creek Ranch Summer Shooting Clinic with Tom Mack Session 3 Boerne (830) 537- 5090 joshuacreek.com Port Mansfield Chamber of Commerce 45th Annual Fishing Tournament Port Mansfield portmansfieldchamberofcommerce.com

JULY 27

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Texas Gulf Coast Big Game Banquet Knights of Columbus Lodge, Alvin (281) 245-9723 rmef.org

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National Wild Turkey Federation Pineywoods Banquet Lufkin Civic Center (936) 465-7516 nwtf.org

Dallas Safari Club DSC 100 Volunteer Kickoff Party DSC Office (972) 980-9800 biggame.org

Delta Waterfowl Longview Banquet Maude Cobb Activity Center (903) 930-1830

AUGUST 10

Ducks Unlimited Cibolo Creek Banquet Mikulski Hall, Schertz (210) 332-7133 ducks.org

Park Cities Quail Coalition Snake Avoidance Clinic Rice Ranch, Bartonville (214) 534-4122 Ducks Unlimited Wise County Dinner Decatur Civic Center (940) 255-5034 ducks.org

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Texas Trophy Hunters Association Houston Extravaganza NRG Center huntersextravaganza.com

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