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Bass in the capital city When a covey rises and the hunters shoot, how many birds are hit and not recovered? New research seeks to find answers. Photo from Lone Star Outdoor News.
Quail crippling losses First of its kind research By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News How do you estimate crippling losses on bobwhite quail after a season’s worth of covey rises and hunters’ shots? You start by looking at what causes a quail to be successfully harvested and recovered. Dr. Abe Woodard, a range and wildlife scientist with East Foundation, is studying harvest mortality on bobwhite quail in South Texas, the location of hunting hotspots in recent years. The research team X-rayed and necropsied 30 bobwhites harvested during the 2021-2022 season and learned the average number of pellet wounds per harvested bobwhite was 3.6, with a range of 1 to 10. The average number of shotgun pellets within a harvested bobwhite was 1.4, indicating many pellets pass through the bird after impact. Where the pellets strike the bird was important, as expected. A total of 87 percent of the birds had impacts to the head, neck or spine. “Despite the sample size being small, this is still telling,” Woodard said.
Immanuel Barela loves living in Austin because of the urban fishing opportunities. On Lady Bird Lake, he caught this largemouth over a deep grass line. Photo by Michelle Cottingham.
By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Austin represents a central hub for outdoorsmen and women. And premier bass fishing opportunities are available within the city’s limits. Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin boast excellent fisheries, and their close proximity to
the city make it convenient for folks to wet a line at the drop of a hat. Immanuel Barela lives and works in Austin, and is an avid kayak fisherman. He said both Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake are just a short drive from his house, which makes it easy to get out on the water regularly.
“The best part about these lakes, aside from how convenient they are to access, is they offer anglers the opportunity to catch trophysized bass on any given day,” Barela said. “Just knowing I am minutes away from putting my kayak in the water and having the possibility of hooking up with a
double-digit bass is what I love most about these bodies of water.” The biggest hurdle anglers face on both lakes during the warm months of the year is the recreational crowd. “Lake Austin can get rough in a hurry from all of the boat traffic created by those that are wake-boarding, tub-
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ing and waterskiing,” Barela said. “On Lady Bird Lake, there’s always folks paddle boarding or simply paddling a kayak or canoe around. The fish don’t necessarily get a ton of pressure from anglers, but there is plenty of human disturbance taking place.” Barela said the key to catching quality bass on Please turn to page 17
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Piggy perch champs By Tony Vindell
While anglers were in the bay and offshore during the Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament, a young group of anglers battled for prizes for a much smaller species. The 33 anglers competed in the tournament’s Piggy Perch Fishing Tournament held July 16. Some of them shook their legs as their parents baited
the little hooks either with frozen shrimp or with squid. Others could not wait to see fish they caught as the red and white bobbers went underwater. A few of them had some difficulty when trying to grab a piggy for a picture or two. But in the end, there were plenty of smiles and laughs during the awards presentation. Wyatt Kraussman won in the 0-4 division in the single
and combined weight categories, while Parker Thompson and Michael Martinez grabbed second place in each category. Kraussman’s older brother, Tyler, finished at the top in the 5-8 division as Dilisa De Los Reyes and Isla Contreras both won second in the single and combined entry, respectively. Other top winners were Marco Garcia and Wyatt Birdsong in the 9-12 age Please turn to page 11
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Recovering after hit by train (P. 4)
Trout rebound (P. 8)
Guide goes on axis hunt.
Anglers happy, catching more.
Legend of Muy Grande dies (P. 4)
Making lures (P. 8)
Leonel Garza, the “Hunter’s Friend.”
Teen angler starts company.
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Legend of the Muy Grande dies Lone Star Outdoor News
Leonel Garza, the Legend of the Muy Grande, left a legacy in the deer contest formed in 1965. Photo from Muy Grande.
Leonel “Muy” Garza died July 16, just weeks after the June 25 awards banquet for the 56th Muy Grande Deer Contest. Garza became known as the “Hunter’s Friend” after rescuing a deer hunter whose truck was stuck in the mud. The hunter happened to be the outdoor writer for the Victoria Advocate, and the nickname stuck after a write up in the newspaper. In 1965, Garza, the owner of the Center Circle Gas Station in Freer, started the deer contest with a single
division for the widest spread. It has since evolved into the granddaddy of deer contests, with 16 categories and multiple divisions. Winning an embroidered jacket from the contest became the goal of deer hunters everywhere. Muy Grande Hall of Fame inductees are well-known in Texas deer hunting circles, including Al Brothers, Bill Carter, Jerry Johnston, Horace Gore, Laura and Marty Berry, James Kroll, Ty Detmer, Hugo Berlanga, Gib Lewis, Larry Weishuhn and Roy Hindes III. In 2022, Garza
joined the inductees. “We have lost a hunting icon and an ambassador for deer hunting,” Hindes said. The contest brings thousands into Freer each year, boosting the economy, and provides scholarships to local high school students during the annual awards banquet. “It is with our deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of the Legend of the Muy Grande, Leonel Muy Garza,” muygrandevillage posted on social media. “You will always be the Hunter’s Friend.”
Guide returns to field after being hit by train Hunts axis months after losing limbs By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Austin native Sam Greiner spent the last few years guiding big game hunts in Idaho and Montana, until he was struck by a train on a solo hunt with his dog at the end of January. The accident caused him to lose his right arm and right leg. But he’s already back in the saddle — Greiner recently harvested a mature axis buck in the Rocksprings area while on a hunt with his buddies, Stephen West and Noah Thompson. While coming down the mountains with Goose, his black lab, in Montana, Greiner slipped while crossing some icy train tracks. He was knocked unconscious and hit by a train. “The conductor of the train saw my lab standing near me along the section of track where I was laying and initially thought that he was seeing a black bear dragging a mule deer,” Greiner explained. “The trains up there move so fast, and as the train got closer he realized what he was really seeing, but it was too late. Luckily, my dog got out of the way, but
I got hit by the train.” The train’s conductor called 911 immediately, and local authorities and first responders were able to get to Greiner and save his life. Once he was cleared to travel after the early stages of his recovery, Greiner came back to Austin, where he worked to get back on his feet again. “Doing some research, I found out about a facility called the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston, which specializes in the rehabilitation of individuals that have sustained amputations, burns, or functional limb loss,” Greiner said. “I set my sights on trying to get into that facility, because I felt like I would be around the caliber of folks who would also be motivated to get back in shape and on with their lives.” Greiner was accepted into the Center, and started going to San Antonio a few times a week for rehab. “That’s where my buddy Stephen West and his family are from,” Greiner said. “One day while I was in town for rehab, we met up for lunch. West encouraged me to let him know when I would be ready to make a hunt, and said when the time Please turn to page 6
Sam Greiner harvested this mature axis buck on his first trip back in the field since losing his right arm and right leg after being struck by a train on a Montana hunt. Photo by Stephen West.
Riparian areas and wild turkeys Hill Country study examines decline in numbers Lone Star Outdoor News
Areas along water are the subject of a Hill Country study on the decline of Rio Grande turkey numbers. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
The National Wild Turkey Federation is helping fund a new, three-year wild turkey research project conducted by researchers from multiple universities and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The project will take place in the Edwards Plateau Ecoregion, a 36,680-square-mile landscape known to many as Texas Hill Country. Over the years, the Edwards
Plateau has recorded the highest number of Rio Grande wild turkey harvests in all of Texas. Researchers and managers, however, are noticing a dip in the number of birds harvested, which also coincides with habitat threats, posing many questions that need answers. “Data suggests that Rio Grande abundance, number of hunters and number of birds harvested have dipped in recent years,” said Blake Grisham, Ph.D., director and associate professor of wildlife management at Texas Tech University. “In the Edwards Plateau Ecoregion, degradation of riparian habitats has occurred
and is likely associated with many factors, including changes in the frequency and magnitude of flood pulses, ungulate browsing, unmanaged grazing, lack of prescribed fire, feral pig damage and direct damage to riparian vegetation caused by large groups of invasive axis deer.” The terms “riparian areas,” “riparian zones” or “riparian corridors” are how wildlife biologists, managers and researchers refer to those habitat-rich areas between water and land. This interface between the woods and water provides crucial ecological significance, and in the Edwards Plateau Ecoregion —
with its 62 rivers, creeks, springs and watersheds — this is especially true. TPWD and the NWTF worry that the challenges Grisham pointed out pose a long-term threat to the Rio population, habitat quality and overall hunter satisfaction in what is considered some of the best turkey hunting in all of Texas. Birds will be lured into a bait site where researchers and field technicians will launch a rocket net to capture them. Acting swiftly, they will perform multiple tasks and collect various data. “We will determine the sex and age of all captured birds using Please turn to page 17
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Feeding quail chicks Study examines high-protein feed for young bobwhites By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News A new study will use high-protein feed for quail chicks in the hope of increasing chick survival during drought years. The Texas Tech Quail-Tech research team began testing broadcasting feed (grain sorghum) into the habitat for bobwhites during an experiment that began in 2010. The severe drought of 2011 resulted in 85 percent of hens in the experimental group that did not receive supplemental feed to not nest at all. In contrast, 86 percent of hens with access to the supplemental feed attempted at least one nest. The news wasn’t as good for chicks, though. Although adult bobwhite survival and increase nest success improved, overall bobwhite populations still declined during the 2011 drought when supplemental feed was provided. “We suspect one factor was a lack of nutrition available to chicks,” said Quail-Tech Lead Scientist Brad Dabbert. “Bobwhite chicks require 28 percent crude protein for the rapid body and feather growth to reach relative adult body size in 15 weeks. Sorghum, the supplemental feed that we used, averages 10 percent protein.” Bobwhite chicks in the wild meet their high protein demand by consuming insects which average 40 percent crude protein. “Our data shows that during the drought of 2011, chick body growth lagged, reaching only 11 grams at 12 days-of-age,” Dabbert said. “In contrast, chicks reached 17 grams in 12 days during the 2012 breeding season. This 35 percent reduction in body
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“When it’s that high, something is going on. It’s telling us there is a high prevalence of recovery.” Of the other birds sampled, 37 percent had pellet impact to legs and 50 percent to internal organs. “It’s kind of a pilot study,” Woodard said. “We know there are birds crippled. When you shoot into a covey rise, you may put pellets through another bird. We are looking at what happens with a successful recovery — it hasn’t been done before.” Woodard said he was surprised with the number of pellets found in the recovered birds. “I had no idea what it would be, but assumed it would be four or five,” he said. “What we found was wounds but sometimes no pellets at all.” The ultimate goal is to quantify how likely it is that crippling results in mortality, and to understand the components of crippling loss related to quail harvest. “It’s vital in estimating the effect of harvest on a population,” Woodard said. In the next phase, Woodard said they will look at what happens when you don’t hit the birds in the prime areas. “What is the probability of injuring a bobwhite and will the bird survive?” he asked. “It is part of determining whether harvest is sustainable.” Over four years, East Foundation has kept track of cripples in the field. “We keep track of the harvest on 20,000 acres,” Woodard said. “What we’ve found
X-rays show pellets embedded in a bobwhite quail as part of research into harvested birds and losses. Photo from East Foundation.
in 211 hunts in three years is there is a cripple rate at around 30 percent — and we retrieve one bird per covey on average.” If the total harvest mortality can be determined, then landowners will be able to know the sustainable harvest rate on the ranch. “This season, we will radio collar entire coveys and simulate hunts,” Woodard said. “When hunters find a covey and shoot, what is the probability of crippling a bird, and the probability of survival?”
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came, we could make it happen.” Greiner got a prosthetic leg and worked to get in good enough shape to be able to get back out in the field. “West and I had talked about making an axis hunt, and I was motivated to get myself in good enough shape to make it happen,” Greiner said. “I started working at shooting a bow with a mouth tab, and had planned to hunt with a bow on our hunt.” When it came time to meet up with West for the axis hunt, Greiner was having issues with his archery equipment. There had also been some recent rains that dispersed the herd of axis that they were going to be pursuing, so he elected to hunt with his .30-30 lever action rifle instead. “Packing for the axis hunt was a great feeling,” Greiner admitted. “It really made me feel like things were getting back to normal.” A mutual friend of Greiner and West, Noah Thompson, picked up Greiner in Austin and they drove to Rocksprings to meet West, and the hunt commenced. “We glassed a couple of great axis bucks from the truck on the property during the first afternoon,” Greiner said. “We made a few stalks on them that were unsuccessful, before calling it a day to regroup and game plan for the next morning.” The next morning they found an impressive buck with some does. “We made a move on the axis and were able to get within about 70 or 80 yards
from him,” he elaborated. “I rested my .30-30 on a tree and took a shot. The buck took off, but we quickly got on his blood trail. Soon after, we found him piled up in a thick oak motte.” Greiner said it was incredible to go through the emotions of the hunt. “I went through the whole process of tracking the animal and hoping I had made a good shot on my first opportunity back since the accident,” he said. “Even though I was confident in the shot I took, I was second guessing myself. It was just plain awesome to put my hands on the axis when we found him. I had gone through all of the emotions that I had seen hunters go through while guiding them.” Greiner said the hunt is proof of how tight-knit the hunting community is, and how relationships made through hunting can help people overcome anything. “I wouldn’t have gotten this experience without West and Thompson,” he said. “And I wouldn’t be where I am right now without the doctors, therapists, family members and friends that have worked with me since the accident.” Greiner intends to continue to work to get in good enough shape to pursue hunting and guiding to his fullest potential. “I love hunting enough that I’d rather adapt and learn how to be able to do it in my current situation, then not be able to hunt again at all,” he said.
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get answers.” The study will use microtransmitters to monitor the birds, and will include economic analyses. “With no feeding, populations crater and it takes years to build them back up,” Dabbert said. “If you can prevent some of the deep dive, the numbers can recover more quickly.” Chick feed has been used for domestic birds like chickens and turkeys, and Dabbert said it has been established that a larger chick survives better. “Hopefully we will see an increase in
chick survival,” he said. “Habitat comes first — we probably can never be as good as a year of adequate rainfall, but development of a nutritionally complete feed used by wild chicks could help to reduce the magnitude of population decline during dry conditions.” Thanks to a large research gift from quail enthusiast Chuck Ribelin and support from Jim Cone and the Cross Timbers chapter of Quail Coalition, Quail-Tech will test the chick feed on a large unit of the Pitchfork Ranch in Dickens and King counties.
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More trout this summer By Nate Skinner
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San Antonio firefighter Brandon Griffin caught this trout while fishing in Baffin Bay. Anglers and guides say trout numbers are rebounding well. Photo by Capt. Preston Long.
Speckled trout numbers seem to be on the rise, as many anglers and guides are reporting increased catches when compared with last summer. Trout are being caught in more and more areas, and sizes have ranged from small to large. Corpus Christi-area guide Capt. Caleb Sumrall said a year has made a night and day difference in the speckled trout fishery. “At this time last summer, we weren’t even targeting speckled trout,” Sumrall said. “We were pretty much just catching redfish and black drum and weren’t putting a lot of effort into looking for specks because they were not easy to find, at least not numbers of them. This year is a completely different story.” Sumrall is starting to see a lot of small trout show up, which he feels bodes well for the future. “We’re also catching quite a few fish over 25 inches in various portions of the bay,” he said. “There’s just a lot of trout out there right now.” In Baffin Bay, Capt. Preston Long said the trout population has definitely improved. “Last summer, you really had to cover a lot of water just to find specks,” he said. “This year is nothing like that. We are catching trout in many areas. I do feel like we have had an influx of specks from the surf that has helped, too.” Long said some guides are back to keeping the legal limit of trout per angler in their boat, but there are also folks, like himself, who are continuing to promote catch and release for all trout that can swim away healthily. “We’ve had several days recently where my anglers have caught decent numbers of trout in the 25 to 27-inch range,” Long said. “We haven’t been seeing many fish
stretching close to 30 inches, but hopefully the rebound that we are seeing now in just a short period of time, is a sign that we will soon have that same caliber of trout swimming around in Baffin’s waters once again. There are plenty of fish passing the 20-inch mark out there, so things are looking pretty good.” In Port Mansfield, Capt. Wayne Davis is finding trout in a lot more areas than he was able to last summer. “The recent dredging of East Cut may have played a roll in this, as we could have a strong influx of tide runners from the Gulf,” Davis said. “With that being said, you can definitely catch trout in more places than you could a year ago.” Davis said a lot of the specks that he is seeing are in good shape. “These fish have not been skinny,” he said. “Most of them are chunky and look healthy.” According to the director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Enhancement Program for the Coastal Fisheries Division, Dr. Christopher Mace, efforts to further enhance the speckled trout fishery have stepped up. “We have noticed the majority of anglers are supportive of TPWD taking steps to improve the fishery to greater abundance and sizes,” Mace said. “Our red drum fishery has been stable for decades. All of the bag and size limits, in conjunction with the stocking enhancement program, have been successful in getting our redfish populations to where they need to be. Trout anglers want the same sustainability within the spotted seatrout fishery, so we took a real hard look at our speckled trout brood stock to see how we could improve our hatchery and stocking efforts for the species.” Mace said they moved away from using trophy-sized speckled trout as brood stock Please turn to page 19
Going for the big kings By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Over the past couple of decades, Capt. Bill Platt has won numerous kingfish tournaments from Texas to North Carolina. He’s from Galveston, but that’s not always where he wets a line. “The most recent tournament we won was the Outlaw Challenge out of Galveston,” Platt said. “We ran over 100 miles the first day to fish in Louisiana. But that bite didn’t come together so we turned around and came back to Galveston, and that’s where we caught our winning king in about 130 feet of water.” When he is after kings, Platt looks for water that’s dark green or blue-green. “Finding the right water is very important,” he said. “It’s always good to find clear green water with baitfish around. “When you get those things combined, the kings will usually be in the area.” Platt’s style of fishing is easy. He’ll use downriggers to fish a couple of live baits 30 to 40 feet deep, and then two other lines with the baits closer to the surface. The main thing is to keep the lines from tangling. “I like to bump troll the baits at about 2 to 3 miles per hour,” he said. “It’s very important to keep fresh, lively baits in the water, especially when you want to hook up with the big ones. Our winning king weighed 47 pounds. My favorite live baits are blue runners. We’ll mostly catch them Capt. Bill Platt focuses on finding kingfish along the Texas coast, and often fishes in tournaments. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone around the nearshore rigs on Sabiki rigs with white Star Outdoor News. being a favorite color. Once we have about 50 in the livewell, we’re good to go.” The rig starts with a 5-foot long wire leader. A No. 4 live bait nose hook is placed on the end of the leader. Behind that are two No. 2 treble hooks. With this rig, Platt said he gets a pretty good hook-to-catch ratio. “The best time to be fishing for big kings is now,” he said. “You can catch plenty of the 10- to 20-pound Please turn to page 17
Youngster creates lure company Cash’s Baits taking off By Reis Ladd
For Lone Star Outdoor News Entrepreneurship isn’t often found within the general population, let alone in 13-year-old outdoorsmen. In the summer of 2020, then 11-year-old Cash Gatlin, of Boerne, found himself frustrated with the selection of available bass fishing lures in the local big box stores. Even with all the options available, it seemed as though everyone was making all the same products. Gatlin knew the high-pressured Cash Gatlin felt he needed more variety in bass bass he targeted needed lures, so he started his own company. Photo to see something differ- from Cash Gatlin. ent, and Cash’s Baits was born. “We would walk into Bass Pro looking for soft plastics and it just seemed as though you would always see the same styles and colors,” Gatlin said. “I wanted to be able to customize and experiment on my own so I could show the bass something they had never seen before.” Fishing on his own and in Boerne Bass Club tournaments, Gatlin is about as avid of an angler one can find. Please turn to page 20
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Going deep for giant bluefin tuna Angler lands 645-pounder By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News The Rock Mama, a 55-foot Hatteras sport fishing boat that runs out of Galveston, has a knack for hooking up with and catching some really big fish. Just recently, Capt. Jason Mahin, the boat’s owner, Daniel Miers, and Patrick Finney fished a spot that has produced some big bluefin tuna over the years. They were not disappointed with this trip. They traveled 120 miles out to a drill ship and began fishing after making the long run, stopping to catch plenty of live bait, and then get set up on the right spot. “Catching the bait is the easy part,” Mahin said. “We like to load up with hardtails and blackfin tuna on the way out. Once we get the bait it’s just a matter of getting in the area I like to fish, put the baits out and see what happens.” The water where they were fishing is about a mile deep. On any given day, it can give up some respectable blue marlin. Their best day in a while was when they caught five blues, a white marlin and a sailfish. All were on trolled lures. Mahin said the tuna migrate to the Gulf of Mexico from Nova Scotia during March, April and May. “When we pulled up to the drill ship I saw baitfish, lots of current and the overall conditions were perfect,” Mahin said. “I held the boat in that one area for 14 hours. I knew the big bluefins were there. At one point I saw a fin on the surface. We were bump trolling hardtails and bridled blackfin tuna, and hooked up at 7:15 p.m.” The angler on the rod was Patrick Finney. He’s from Oklahoma and had never tan-
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Texas team wins HS nationals The Lake Creek High School duo of Fallon Clepper and Wyatt Ford, both of Montgomery, won the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama. Clepper became the first female to win the event. The duo’s three-day total of nine bass weighing 39 pounds, 9 ounces, earned them the victory by a 5-pound, 5-ounce margin over the runner-up, New Hampshire’s Keene High School, and earned the duo thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarship offers – including a four-year $80,000 offer to California’s Simpson University and a four-year $100,000 offer to attend Kentucky Christian University. The duo also advances to the 2022 Toyota Series Championship, held Nov. 3-5 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, to compete as co-anglers. Going into the third and final day of competition, Clepper and Ford held just a 1-ounce lead on their competition. “That was the only spot we consistently
caught fish over 2 pounds, so we figured we would try to win it all and stay there all day,” Ford said. At 6:40 a.m., Ford hooked a 7-pound, 8-ounce largemouth, the largest in the 236boat tournament. Clepper, who started fishing competitively with her father at 11 years old, became the first female angler to ever win the High School Bass Fishing National Championship. “I want to see more girls out here getting in it,” she said. “Just because a boy says you can’t do it doesn’t mean you can’t. Just keep after them.” Clepper and Ford began fishing together when their parents, who were childhood friends, and reconnected at a meet-theteacher event during their freshman year. “I asked him if he was going to fish,” Clepper said. “He said ‘yes’ and that he didn’t have a partner, so we ended up together ever since then.” —Major League Fishing
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Patrick Finney fished on the Rock Mama and landed a 645-pound bluefin tuna. Photo by Jason Mahin.
gled with a fish this big. He battled the big bluefin for four hours. Once they got it up to the boat, they had a problem. The tuna was too big to pull through the transom door. It took them two hours to finally get it in the boat and head back to Galveston. It was the only bite they had that day. That tuna was big, at 645 pounds. Miers, the owner of the boat, has caught a bluefin that weighed 847 pounds. “The bluefins stay in that area because of the water depth and amount of fish to feed on,” Mahin said. “The key is to find the baitfish and bump troll live baits. During May, the tuna will begin their migration back to Nova Scotia and won’t be back to
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For Lone Star Outdoor News Fishing — whether as a sport, to bring food for the table or to compete in a tournament — usually yields mixed results. One day is excellent. The next time is either so-so or it’s as awful as it can Tyler Bailey reeled in a 50-pound white marlin in the Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News. possibly be. For the more than 200 anglers who Mike Frazier, the tournament’s director, participated in the 47th annual Port Man- said this year’s tournament had 30 fewer sfield Fishing Tournament, fishing was entries than in 2021. pretty darn good. Frazier said high prices on fuel and on An offshore boat brought in a white everything else might have contributed marlin — which attendants, experts and to the reduction, but going over the 200event organizers described as a rarity for mark was good enough for them. this part of the Gulf of Mexico. Pearsall resident Jason Sekula, his daughAnother had a blackfin tuna, and there ter, Kara, son, Cody, and others fished offwere numerous wahoo, red snapper and shore aboard Pachanga Panga. dorado. Kara caught a 10-pound red snapper In the bay division, an angler was al- while her bother, Cody, landed two red lowed to check in two redfish and a floun- snapper, earning him the junior offshore der and catch-and-release was permitted division grand champion spot. for extra points. Angler Tyler Bailey of Edinburg was a The length of a redfish was limited to no happy one. less than 20 inches and no more than 22 On Friday, the first day of the tourney, inches long — a small window some said he caught a blue marlin and a wahoo. kept some anglers away. But on Saturday, it took him nearly 20 After all, the legal size of a red is 20 to 28 minutes to reel in the 50-pound, 71-inch inches long. white marlin. On the other hand, the size of flounder “We were about 50 miles offshore,” he was set at 17 to 22 inches and it seemed said. “These were my first billfish ever.” most anglers caught quite a few of the flatfish.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 81 degrees; 7.73’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good over trees on minnows. AMISTAD: Water clear; 83 degrees; 60.34’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastics and bladed jigs around hydrilla. Channel catfish are good on brush and points on punch bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 3.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, Carolinarigged bugs and worms and hair jigs. ATHENS: Water clear; 86-90 degrees; 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on top-waters and flukes. Crappie are slow. AUSTIN: Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are faor early on small swimbaits over grass and jerkbaits. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. BASTROP: Water clear; 91 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, small swimbaits and worms. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 5.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair early on top-waters. White bass are fair downrigging pet spoons and on tail spinners. Crappie are good on minnows. BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 92 degrees; 0.87’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on reed beds on spinner baits and pumpkinseed or chartreuse soft plastics. Red drum are good on live perch and tilapia. Channel and blue catfish are good at night on cheese bait and shrimp. BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 84-87 degrees; 4.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are very good on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait, liver and perch. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 10.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits, shaky heads and Texas rigs. CADDO: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.49’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, flukes, drop shots and shaky heads. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 89 degrees. Red drum are fair on tilapia, perch and crawfish. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheese bait, cut bait and shrimp. CANYON: Water lightly
stained; 85 degrees; 3.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good near hydrilla on flukes and trick worms. Striped bass are fair on top-waters, swimbaits and jigging spoons. CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 84-90 degrees; 2.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on poppers baits and small spoons. Catfish are fair on live or frozen shad. CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 78 degrees; 21.56’ low. Largemouth bass are good on frogs, flukes, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows. White bass are good on live minnows. CONROE: Slightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.87’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on creature lures. Hybrid striped bass are good on slabs and shad. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on catfish bubblegum shrimp and chicken liver. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, chatterbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait. CORPUS CHRISTI: 80 degrees; 7.08’low. Largemouth bass are fair at sunrise on top-waters. White bass are fair on spoons, minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait, shad oil soap and cut carp EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained, 85 degrees; 3.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on brush piles, docks and main lake structure on white/ chartreuse jigs. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut bait. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. FALCON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 44.69’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square bills and spinner baits early and late. Catfish are fair on stink bait, liver and cut bait. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and plastics. Catfish are fair on punch bait. FORK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 6.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good early on large Texas- and Carolinarigged worms and shaky heads. Crappie are very good on minnows. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.34’
low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms. Striped bass are good on live bait, crankbaits and jigging spoons. White bass are good on live bait, jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.92’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good on jug lines. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait on slip corks. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, crankbaits and flukes. Crappie are fair in standing timber and deeper brush piles on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and juglines. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 78 degrees; 4.49’ low. White bass are fair on blade baits and tail spinners. JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and flukes. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. JOE POOL: Water slightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good near the dam on shaky heads and Texas-rigged finesse worms. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 93 degrees; 1.39’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.04’ low. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small swimbaits, soft jerkbaits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and live bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.14’ low. White bass and hybrids are slow. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good drifting cut shad or chicken breasts. LIMESTONE: Water clear; 87 degrees; 1.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs, Texas rigs, finesse jigs and crankbaits.
White bass are good on silver jigging spoons. Crappie are excellent on minnows. LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and shaky heads. White bass are fair on silver jigging spoons and small swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 64.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. MEREDITH: Water stained; 80 degrees; 53.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on minnows and artificials. White bass are good on minnows, grubs and crankbaits. Walleye are excellent on minnows, crawlers, crankbaits and jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and punch bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on small shad imitations. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. NASWORTHY: Water murky; 86 degrees. 0.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair in the reeds on soft plastics and top-waters. Crappie are good on black and chartreuse crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish are good by the dam on cut bait and stink bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shad, minnows and worms. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 83 degrees; 19.60’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. White bass are good on live bait, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 8.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/ apple worms. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shrimp, chicken liver and perch. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on small minnows. White bass and hybrids are good on tail spinners and jigging spoons.
Catfish are good on liver, nightcrawlers and shad. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 1.99’ low. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chartreuse and white slabs. Catfish are fair on large cut shad. PROCTOR: Water stained; 90 degrees; 4.56’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on top-waters early. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. RAVEN: Water stained; 90 degrees; 3.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair early and late on top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 83-85 degrees; 0.79’ low. White bass are excellent on humps and ridges on a slab and jig combination. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad and stink bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water is clear; 82 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on small swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on raw chicken mixed with Kool-Aid. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 87 degrees; 3.15’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live shad. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 90 degrees; 2.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good early on top-waters and fair later on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows. SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 98 degrees; 1.49’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs with plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigs or trolling with pet spoons. Catfish are good early on punch bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 6.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs. White bass are fair on umbrella rigs and tail spinners. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.28’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on frogs and flukes. White bass and striped bass are good early on live bait and slab spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are very good on cheese bait and punch bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 79 degrees; 3.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good
n Saltwater reports Page 21 in standing timber on plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on liver perch, cut bait and juglines. TEXOMA: Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.68’ high. Striped bass are good on top-waters and slabs in open water. TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 80-82 degrees; 2.34’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, then ribbon tail worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. TRAVIS: Water stained; 78 degrees; 30.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spoons and drop shots and shallow crankbaits. TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 86 degrees. 16.98’ low. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on live shad and minnows. Channel catfish are excellent on cheese bait and live bait. TYLER: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and top-water lures. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait. WACO: Water stained; 82 degrees; 7.06’ low. Largemouth bass and white bass are fair on top-waters early. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait. WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 83 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs and drop shots. Hybrid striped bass are fair on Alabama rigs. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 5.22’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait, crankbaits, swimbaits and jigging spoons. White bass are good on live bait, jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. WORTH: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs with white color combinations. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.98’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait. —TPWD
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Fatality in boat collision Lone Star Outdoor News A 47-year-old man was killed and three others were injured July 7 when two boats collided on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. A bass boat with one person on board collided with a pontoon boat carrying at least four people from one family and possibly more, according to the Jasper County Emergency Corps. The wreck happened offshore in open water on the south end of the lake. The bass boat and the pontoon boat were headed straight toward each other just before the wreck and both boats took evasive action but turned in the same direction, Corps representative Billy Williford told 12News. The bass boat hit the pontoon broadside and went airborne knocking off the boat’s control console and throwing the driver into the water. Medics were aboard the Emergency Corps boat and one jumped in the water and the man was placed on a backboard. He was taken back to shore where he was driven by ambulance to an awaiting medical helicopter to be flown to a Beaumont hospital. While on the helicopter, the injured man’s conditioned worsened and he was instead taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital where he later died.
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group. Event organizers said the number of young anglers doubled last year’s figure. They also said the whole idea behind the event is to introduce the youngsters to an outdoor activity they might follow up later in life and, at the same time, to take them away from video games. Earlier during the piggy perch event, about a dozen youngsters and their parents were spotted along a dock of the Harbor Bait & Tackle shop. Among them were 4-year-old Paislee Caraker, of Port Mansfield, and Gage Fasamo, of Harlingen. For some kids, it was their first time fishing, while others, such as Dustin De Los Reyes, were two-year veterans. In fact, De Los Reyes said he won first place last year. For Jimmy Kirkpatrick, of Harlingen, it was his first fish caught. Asked how old he was, he replied, “Four,” and added quickly, “I am going to be five pretty soon.”
New fishing store comes to Fort Worth Karl’s Fishing & Outdoors opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Fort Worth. The directto-consumer digital platform, created for both novice and seasoned anglers, is opening an immersive and memorable retail experience that allows visitors to enjoy the outdoors in an entirely new way. Located in WestBend, in Fort Worth’s University District with trails leading to the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, Karl’s Fishing & Outdoors is a 2,500-square-foot Photos from Karl’s Fishing & Outdoors storefront that combines retail with engaging, hands-on experiences, including fishing lessons and meetups, including philanthropic events and entertainment. The store design features interactive, tech-enabled experiences that demonstrate how products are used to catch fish, such as interactive displays that let you touch and feel baits and see how they act underwater. Products include rods, reels, tackle, kits, tools, fly fishing gear, kayaks and outdoor lifestyle items. —Staff report
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER PLENTY OF TICKETS OVER HOLIDAY As Texans hit the waterways across the state to recognize July 4, Texas game wardens issued 1,560 citations and 1,976 warnings for various boating safety law violations, arrested 49 individuals for Boating While Intoxicated and filed eight other charges for Driving While Intoxicated. Additionally, another 23 people were arrested for other charges. STOLEN VEHICLE A LONG WAY FROM HOME Pecos County game wardens encountered an unoccupied vehicle parked in the back of a gas station. The vehicle had not moved in a week. The vehicle’s license plate was run and came back stolen out of Sherman. The Sherman Police Department was notified, and information was provided to remove the vehicle. The vehicle was towed without incident. LICENSE BOUGHT A LITTLE TOO LATE A game warden received information about a hunter who had shot a deer on the same day that his license was purchased. The license was
MAN FALLS OFF SKIFF, RESCUED The Coast Guard rescued a person in the water near Matagorda Bay. Coast The Port Lavaca Police Department notified the Coast Guard that a man fell off of his skiff into the water near Indianola Beach Park. A shallow water boat crew launched
to assist and pulled the man out of the water and safely transferred him to TPWD personnel. The TPWD crew returned the boater to his skiff and escorted him back to Magnolia Beach. No injuries were reported.
purchased on November 12, 2021, at 5:17 p.m. The hunter admitted to having shot the deer around 2 or 3 p.m. before going to purchase his license. Citation was issued.
warden learned the individual had allowed a relative to hunt under his license and take a doe. The relative was notified of the situation, and both subjects were issued citations.
WHILE FISHING, GETS HUNTING CITATION Fishing license compliance checks were being performed by a game warden near Lake Palestine. One individual’s license was missing a White-Tail Deer tag, and the harvest log had not been completed. The
WAY TOO MANY CRAPPIE An OGT call was received by a game warden reporting two Illinois fishermen being over the possession limit of crappie on Lake Fork. A warden contacted the fishermen at a local boat ramp where both fishermen had their limits of crappie for the day.
Further investigation revealed that the fishermen were over their possession limit by 100 crappie. DROWNINGS, BOATING ACCIDENTS OVER JULY 4 WEEKEND Texas game wardens conducted multiple search and rescues over the July 4 holiday, and assisted with 38 reportable boating accidents at several Texas lakes and rivers. In Hunt County, game wardens responded to a reported drowning in the swim beach at West Tawakoni City Park.
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The patient was airlifted in critical condition but is expected to make full recovery. Willacy County game wardens conducted a boating rescue just outside Port Mansfield Harbor. A recreational vessel capsized within the intercoastal waterway on the way into Port Mansfield. Wardens rescued four occupants who were in the water. All occupants were safely taken to shore without injuries. At South Padre Island, game wardens encountered a boat with too many people on board. When wardens approached, the boat took on water over the bow and three passengers fell off. No one was injured and all passengers were transported safely to land. Texas Game Wardens also dealt with one boating fatality and 10 open-water fatalities on Texas waterways over the Independence Day weekend.
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Lila Biffle, of Dallas, shot her first hog with her .300 Blackout at 115 yards.
Chris and Myra Ryan, of Fort Worth, along with Allison and Justin Keffeler, of Piedmont, South Dakota, caught more than 150 trout in one day while fishing the Lower Laguna Madre.
Colton Durst took his first wild hog hunting with his dad, Shannon, at the family lease.
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Michael Stripe, of Fort Worth, took this black bear with Trophy Book Outfitters in northern Alberta.
Ron Moon caught this 28-inch trout on a topwater near Port Mansfield while fishing with Capt. Steve Ellis.
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Some new hunting reg changes Lone Star Outdoor News As hunting seasons approach and the excitement builds through the July and August show season, a few regulation changes are worth noting, especially for mule deer hunters. For white-tailed deer hunters, mandatory buck and antlerless white-tailed deer harvest reporting will be required in Collin, Dallas, Grayson and Rockwall counties. For mule deer hunters, changes expand mule deer antler restrictions to an additional 21 counties in the Panhandle, extend the general mule deer season in 15 southwestern Panhandle counties from nine to 16 days, and add a special archery season. A mule deer antler restriction also is established in Terrell County. The restriction language is “any buck for which the outside spread of the main beams is less than 20 inches is NOT legal to harvest. Any buck with at least one unbranched antler (e.g. spike) is NOT legal to harvest, unless the outside spread of the main beams is at least 20 inches in width.” Waterfowl hunters should note a few changes, as well. The West Zone for goose hunting will open a week earlier than in past seasons, and the merganser and duck daily bag limit were combined into a single aggregate daily bag limit of six per day, with the previous separate restriction of two hooded mergansers being removed. The requirement to possess a Federal Sandhill Crane Hunting Permit while hunting that species was reestablished due to an administrative error.
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22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 01 Mon 02 Tue 03 Wed 04 Thu 05 Fri
1:36 7:48 2:18 8:30 3:00 9:13 3:44 9:57 4:30 10:43 5:17 11:30 6:06 ----6:55 12:43 7:44 1:33 8:33 2:22 9:21 3:10 10:08 3:58 10:56 4:45 11:45 5:33 12:10 6:22
1:59 2:42 3:25 4:09 4:55 5:42 6:30 7:18 8:06 8:54 9:42 10:30 11:18 ----12:34
06:48 06:49 06:49 06:50 06:51 06:52 06:52 06:53 06:54 06:55 06:55 06:56 06:57 06:58 06:58
2:02a 4:19p 2:35a 5:18p 3:12a 6:16p 3:54a 7:11p 4:42a 8:01p 5:35a 8:45p 6:32a 9:24p 7:32a 9:57p 8:32a 10:27p 9:33a 10:54p 10:32a 11:19p 11:31a 11:45p 12:32p NoMoon 1:35p 12:12a 2:43p 12:41a
06:47 06:47 06:48 06:49 06:49 06:50 06:50 06:51 06:51 06:52 06:53 06:53 06:54 06:54 06:55
08:31 08:31 08:30 08:30 08:29 08:29 08:28 08:27 08:27 08:26 08:25 08:25 08:24 08:23 08:22
1:59a 3:52p 2:34a 4:49p 3:14a 5:45p 3:58a 6:38p 4:46a 7:29p 5:38a 8:14p 6:34a 8:55p 7:31a 9:32p 8:29a 10:05p 9:26a 10:35p 10:22a 11:04p 11:17a 11:33p 12:14p NoMoon 1:14p 12:03a 2:18p 12:36a
8:11 8:53 9:37 10:22 11:08 11:55 12:42 1:07 1:55 2:43 3:31 4:19 5:07 5:56 6:47
08:57 08:56 08:56 08:55 08:54 08:54 08:53 08:52 08:51 08:51 08:50 08:49 08:48 08:47 08:46
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Time 2:06 AM 3:08 AM 3:56 AM 4:35 AM 5:07 AM 5:35 AM 6:00 AM 6:24 AM 6:49 AM 7:13 AM 12:04 AM 12:42 AM 1:25 AM 2:16 AM 3:23 AM
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Time 8:15 AM 7:04 PM 7:44 PM 8:22 PM 9:00 PM 9:38 PM 10:50 AM 11:10 AM 11:46 AM 12:29 PM 7:34 AM 7:51 AM 8:02 AM 8:07 AM 8:10 AM
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10:15 PM 10:51 PM 11:27 PM
-0.27L -0.18L -0.06L
5:43 PM 7:21 PM 9:17 PM 11:13 PM
1.19H 1.14H 1.18H 1.33H
1:35 2:29 3:23 4:26 1:15 2:02 2:49 3:38 4:29
Height 1.25H
Time 6:24 PM
Height -0.16L
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 2:09 AM 3:24 AM 4:22 AM 5:04 AM 5:37 AM 6:06 AM 6:33 AM 7:00 AM 7:25 AM 7:47 AM 12:05 AM 12:37 AM 1:14 AM 1:59 AM 3:01 AM
Height 1.51H 1.65H 1.74H 1.79H 1.79H 1.76H 1.71H 1.66H 1.60H 1.54H 0.10L 0.32L 0.57L 0.87L 1.16L
Time 7:45 AM 7:08 PM 7:44 PM 8:20 PM 8:59 PM 9:40 PM 10:21 PM 10:59 PM 11:33 PM 2:03 PM 8:04 AM 8:16 AM 8:26 AM 8:37 AM 8:48 AM
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Height 1.30H
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Height -0.16L
4:46 2:24 2:46 3:12 3:46 4:27
1.19H 0.97L 0.77L 0.52L 0.24L -0.04L
5:55 PM 7:30 PM 9:37 PM 11:21 PM
1.12H 1.06H 1.13H 1.29H
Height 1.58H 1.74H 1.83H 1.87H 1.86H 1.84H 1.80H 1.75H 1.67H 1.58H 1.48H 0.36L 0.64L 0.93L 1.20L
Time 5:36 PM 6:18 PM 7:01 PM 7:45 PM 8:27 PM 9:07 PM 9:45 PM 10:23 PM 10:59 PM 11:37 PM 2:39 PM 7:35 AM 7:42 AM 7:52 AM 7:31 AM
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Time
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11:55 AM 12:20 PM 12:13 PM 11:47 AM 11:22 AM 10:48 AM 9:45 AM 5:38 PM 6:29 PM
0.84H 0.80H 0.75H 0.70H 0.63H 0.56H 0.52H 0.14L 0.01L
PM PM PM PM PM PM
Time 2:07 AM 3:20 AM 4:10 AM 4:49 AM 5:21 AM 5:52 AM 6:22 AM 6:51 AM 7:17 AM 7:37 AM 7:41 AM 12:17 AM 1:07 AM 2:15 AM 4:10 AM
5:40 2:46 3:03 3:27 4:00
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Height
4:47 PM 4:59 PM
0.43L 0.29L
6:52 PM
0.43H
Time
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Height
9:22 PM 1:15 PM
0.43L 0.59H
9:51 PM
0.28L
7:04 PM 9:07 PM 11:42 PM
1.03H 1.09H 1.32H
Port O’Connor Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
Time 7:42 AM 8:08 AM 8:54 AM 9:42 AM 10:31 AM 11:16 AM 12:27 AM 12:54 AM 1:17 AM 1:37 AM 1:59 AM 2:21 AM 2:38 AM 8:38 AM 7:48 AM
Time 2:05 PM 12:01 AM 12:51 AM 1:47 AM 2:46 AM 3:43 AM 4:31 AM 5:06 AM 5:31 AM 5:51 AM 6:06 AM 6:20 AM 6:33 AM 12:19 AM 12:53 PM
Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
Time 3:59 AM 5:02 AM 5:49 AM 6:32 AM 7:12 AM 7:49 AM 8:22 AM 8:40 AM 8:51 AM 9:01 AM 12:28 AM 1:11 AM 1:55 AM 2:44 AM 1:13 AM
Time 9:57 PM 10:39 PM 11:27 PM
Height -0.31L -0.36L -0.36L
11:04 AM 11:59 AM 12:43 PM 12:58 PM 12:36 PM 12:09 PM 11:45 AM 11:37 AM 11:37 AM 8:00 PM 8:34 PM
1.45H 1.38H 1.31H 1.23H 1.17H 1.13H 1.12H 1.13H 1.14H -0.02L -0.19L
Height 1.04H 1.17H 1.23H 1.24H 1.22H 1.18H 1.14H 1.11H 1.07H 1.03H 0.02L 0.20L 0.41L 0.65L 0.90H
Time 6:46 PM 7:20 PM 7:54 PM 8:29 PM 9:05 PM 9:44 PM 10:24 PM 11:05 PM 11:46 PM
Height -0.19L -0.25L -0.28L -0.28L -0.27L -0.25L -0.23L -0.18L -0.10L
9:06 8:58 8:46 8:42 4:38
0.98H 0.94H 0.90H 0.90H 0.88L
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Height 0.03L 0.00L -0.01L -0.01L -0.00L
2:37 PM 3:31 PM 4:14 PM 5:01 PM 6:05 PM 10:39 AM 9:29 AM 8:46 AM 6:50 PM
0.45H 0.46H 0.45H 0.43H 0.39H 0.32H 0.31H 0.34H 0.06L
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Height -0.01L -0.09L -0.12L -0.13L -0.12L -0.10L -0.08L -0.04L 0.03L
9:41 7:25 7:31 7:35 4:06
0.87H 0.81H 0.80H 0.82H 0.14L
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Height -0.19L -0.27L -0.32L -0.34L -0.34L -0.33L -0.30L -0.24L -0.13L 0.04L
7:53 7:37 7:17 6:27
1.10H 1.04H 1.03H 1.10H
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Height
6:49 PM 7:08 PM 7:32 PM
0.67L 0.43L 0.19L
Time
Height
3:22 3:36 3:56 4:24 8:39
Time
9:49 PM 11:30 PM
Time
Height
0.79H 0.73H
Height
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0.75L 0.59L 0.39L 0.18L 0.94H
5:32 PM 7:19 PM 10:31 PM
0.78H 0.70H 0.72H
4:59 PM
-0.02L
Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
Time 6:21 AM 7:11 AM 8:07 AM 9:09 AM 10:10 AM 11:13 AM 12:11 AM 12:43 AM 1:13 AM 1:41 AM 2:08 AM 2:35 AM 2:55 AM 2:46 AM 7:34 AM
Time
Height
3:01 PM 4:27 PM 5:47 PM
0.28L 0.21L 0.13L
Time
Height
Time
Height
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0.82L 0.68L 0.52L 0.33L
4:21 PM 5:56 PM 8:22 PM
0.86H 0.77H 0.73H
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Height
Time
Height
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Height
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Port Aransas
Nueces Bay Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
San Luis Pass
Height 1.22H 1.40H 1.49H 1.50H -0.33L -0.30L -0.28L -0.24L -0.18L -0.08L 0.08L 0.28L 0.52L 1.15H 1.19H
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Jul 22 July 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
Time 8:30 AM 9:01 AM 9:36 AM 10:16 AM 12:22 AM 1:21 AM 2:10 AM 2:47 AM 3:16 AM 3:38 AM 3:56 AM 4:09 AM 4:11 AM 11:35 AM 10:42 AM
Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
Time 4:16 AM 5:06 AM 5:53 AM 6:45 AM 7:44 AM 8:46 AM 9:40 AM 10:20 AM 10:50 AM 11:09 AM 12:12 AM 12:51 AM 1:21 AM 1:38 AM 6:46 AM
AM AM AM AM PM
1:51 2:14 2:40 3:15
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Time 2:06 PM 2:26 PM 3:02 PM 3:45 PM 4:27 PM 5:02 PM 5:26 PM 5:37 PM 5:36 PM 5:22 PM 4:02 PM 3:08 PM 6:39 AM 10:37 PM
Height 0.77H 0.81H 0.85H 0.87H 0.88H 0.89H 0.89H 0.87H 0.82H 0.73H 0.64H 0.58H 0.35L 0.15L
Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
Time 3:14 AM 4:14 AM 5:03 AM 5:49 AM 6:33 AM 7:15 AM 7:53 AM 8:20 AM 8:34 AM 8:29 AM 8:12 AM 12:21 AM 1:07 AM 2:02 AM 3:27 AM
AM AM AM AM
2:03 2:19 2:51 3:34
PM PM PM PM
0.79L 0.56L 0.31L 0.06L
6:10 PM 8:55 PM 11:48 PM
0.91H 0.94H 1.12H
Texas Coast Tides
Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
Date Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5
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City bass
Kingfish
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Austin’s urban lakes is to focus your efforts during the early and late portions of the day. “That will help you avoid crowds and beat the heat,” he added. On Lake Austin, Barela has had the best success recently working drop offs out off of the banks in 10 to 15 feet of water with swimbaits, top-waters and various soft plastics. Occasionally he has been seeing bass come up and bust baitfish over the ledges of these drop-offs. “While on Lady Bird Lake recently, I’ve been targeting areas with a lot of submerged vegetation and chunking Texas-rigged soft plastics,” he said. “Stretches
of water under the bridges on the lake have been productive as well.” Jared Swafford also has been taking advantage of the convenient locations, so much so that he has taken it upon himself to go fishing every day. His streak was on day 924 when interviewed. “Austin’s urban fishing opportunities have literally allowed me to fish every day for the last 2 1/2-plus years, and I absolutely love how easy it is to just get out on the water here,” Swafford said. “I work in the city, and I’ve always got my paddleboard or my boat with me, as well as my rods and gear.” Swafford spends his time
Water’s edge Continued from page 4
primary molt pattern and feather coloration and identify as juveniles or adults,” Grisham said. “We will then fit each individual with a uniquely numbered aluminum rivet leg band, draw blood from the brachial vein, swab the cloaca for diseases and pull two to five breast feathers. We will then attach one backpack-style transmitter and release each bird at the capture location. The goal is to maintain 20 tagged Rios on the study area each year of the project.” The study will cover nine Hill Country counties. The information obtained will provide insight into the degree degrading riparian habitat is impairing Rios Grandes’ overall success. Answers will benefit managers seeking to conserve existing populations and provide solutions for other regions where declines are happening. “The wild turkey has been a great success story in wildlife restoration, but in recent years, many regions of the country have reported declining turkey numbers,” said Jason Hardin, TPWD upland gamebird specialist and NWTF Technical Committee member for Texas. “Texas is no exception. Population declines are often confounded by annual weather patterns, the quantity and quality of habitat, both short and long term, and numerous other contributing factors. There are rarely silver bullets for addressing population declines, but research is key to our understanding of how and why declines may be occurring.” The project also will provide researchers information on diseases and parasites, genetic structure, male survival and harvest mortality and estimates of female wild turkey survival and productivity. “Riparian areas are critical habitat for Rio Grande wild turkey and, if managed well, cover all of a wild turkey’s basic needs for survival,” said Annie Farrell, NWTF district biologist for Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. “This research will help managers connect the dots on how external effects like habitat, disease and genetics impact wild turkey populations that live in these riparian areas.”
focused on catching big bass over 5 pounds and has caught many fish pushing double digits. He throws magnum-sized swimbaits and large soft plastics to draw strikes from hefty fish, relying on the theory that a big bait catches a big fish. “On Lake Austin I like to focus on the corners of deep-water docks during the summertime,” Swafford said. “Glide baits work well around the docks because you can make the bait dart under them, and that’s usually where the bigger fish are staging. Deep rock piles and other structure are also great areas to find bass during the summer on Lake Austin.” On Lady Bird Lake, Swaf-
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ford has had the most success fishing shaded areas with deep water underneath the bridges. “The bridges seem to serve as a highway for big bass, especially during the heat of the summer,” he said. “The edges of deep grass lines are also holding plenty of decent bass.” While he uses large lures, Swafford said smaller hooks and line sizes are important while fishing on Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake. “The water on these lakes is usually pretty clear, and you need to make your bait look as real as possible,” he said. “Downsizing your hardware is a good way to do this, and using fluorocarbon is a must.”
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kings while trolling around the rigs. And there is always the option of trolling lures. This is usually best around some sort of structure, and can be very good behind anchored shrimp boats that have just finished culling their catch.” You don’t always have to go 50 miles offshore to find good numbers of kings. “If you can find baitfish, you’ll usually find kings,” Platt said. “Probably the most important thing is to have plenty of live bait. A Sabiki bait rig made up with several hooks will catch them all day long around the rigs. When I’m loaded up with live bait, I feel pretty confident that we’ll catch big kings.” Platt isn’t a charter captain, but is good at catching kings out of his 37-foot Freeman powered with four 300 horsepower outboards. “The one thing I can do is run fast and a long way,” he said. “I can cover lots of water in one day, and that’s how I’ve won so many tournaments.”
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INDUSTRY Hoobler promoted at Yamaha Marine
Bowtech acquired
Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit appointed Todd Hoobler department manager, marine information strategies division.
CEO opening USA Shooting is seeking a new chief executive officer.
Posey dies in plane crash Thomas Posey, the president and chief executive officer of fishing rod company Lamiglas, died June 28 after a crash on his private plane.
Marine parts acquisition Eastern Metal Supply acquired G&L Materials, a distributor of marine extrusions and parts.
Sales manager at S&W Smith & Wesson is seeking candidates for a district sales manager position for the states of California, Oregon, Nevada and Hawaii.
ACROSS 2) Texas mountain range 4) One of the shorebirds 9) Fishing reel manufacturer 12) A disease in sheep 14) Baylor County’s seat 15) Safari destination 17) Fishing line brand 19) An optics brand 22) Member of the Big Five 23) Trout species 24) Spaniel breed 25) Father-daughter hunting show hosts 29) Shot size used by dove hunters 30) Lubbock’s minor league team 35) Sinker type 36) Measurement in deer scoring 37) River flowing through Georgetown (two words) 39) White-tailed deer capital of TX 40) Type of spinner bait 41) A common hook remover 42) The other red snapper 43) Bow brand
Pure Archery Group, formerly Bowtech, was acquired by Houston-based JDH Capital Company.
Communications director position at MDF The Mule Deer Foundation is seeking a director of communications at its Salt Lake City headquarters.
Sales agency for Vexan Fishing Vexan Fishing retained sales agency Kelly Brand Management.
M&A director named PRADCO Outdoor Brands named Brett Basik as director of mergers and acquisitions.
Fields joins iRayUSA Fort Worth-based iRayUSA named Seth Fields, formerly of Steiner Optics, as chief operating officer.
DOWN 1) Shotshell brand 3) Kayak brand 4) An aquatic plant 5) East Texas lake 6) White bass lure 7) Unusual catfish bait bought at McDonalds (two words) 8) Springtown’s team name 10) Command for dog to stop 11) The female hog 13) Armstrong County’s seat 16) Bass boat brand 18) Perch species 20) One of the tuna 21) Dove in the Valley 26) Right side of the boat 27) Cuero’s team name 28) A pheasant-hunting state 30) Offshore species 31) The grouse of the plains 32) Hungarian hunting dog breed 33) Helps dove-hunting success 34) The trainer who runs the dog 36) An African antelope 38) The bird taking flight
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Texoma lobster
Wild hog chili 2 lbs. ground wild hog 1/2 lb. smoked sausage 1 can Rotel tomatoes & green chilis 1 can diced stewed tomatores 2 8-oz. cans tomato sauce 1 chopped onion 1 chopped bell pepper 1 tbsp. minced garlic 1/2 bunch green onion tops, chopped 1/4 bunch parsley, chopped 1 oz. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp. Cajun seasoning
Brown meat in large steam kettle. Add all ingredients except green onion tops and parsley, and stir. Simmer for two hours, stirring as needed to keep chili from sticking. When nearly done, add chopped green onion tops and parsley, and additional Cajun seasoning and chili powder to taste. Let chili set on low heat for 30 minutes. Skim off grease and serve. —Texas A&M Horticulture Department
Large striped bass fillets Crab boil Butter Garlic Parmesan cheese
Boil the crab boil in a large pot of water. Cut striper fillets in 2-3-inch pieces. Add striper pieces to boiling water. When water returns to a boil (not roaring), cook fish for 30 seconds only. Drain and serve immediately with melted butter/garlic/parmesan cheese mixture. Note: Leftovers can be chilled and served the next day on crackers with cocktail sauce as Texoma king crab. —Striper Hunter Guide Service
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candidates, and started using more medium-sized fish. “We have found that 14 to 15-inch speckled trout make a better brood stock, because using that size of fish gives us a better chance of getting a good group of male trout mixed in,” Mace said. “If we limit ourselves to 20 to 25-inch fish, then we will have more females than males. Those females will outcompete the smaller males in our spawning tanks. In fact, if a
big enough female gets thrown into the mix, she’s likely to eat one of the smaller males or injure them. Having as many of the same sized, smaller trout in there as possible makes our efforts more successful.” Following the freeze in 2021, TPWD added 10.9 million spotted seatrout fingerlings. “We plan to stock at least 10 million during 2022, as well,” Mace said.
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the Texas coast until next May.” There is a one-fish limit on bluefins. And the season on them in the Gulf of Mexico is very limited. The IGFA world record bluefin weighed
1,500 pounds and was caught off of Nova Scotia. The state record bluefin tuna, 876 pounds, was caught on April 13, 2021 by Troy Lancaster with a live bait.
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WISCONSIN
Bristol Bay Lodge has been listed for sale for $9.5 million by Hall & Hall. The Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge comes complete with top-shelf fishing gear, boats and aircraft. Located in the Bristol Bay watershed, the main lodge offers a base of operations for access to some of Alaska’s best freshwater sportfishing. Accommodating up to 29 guests, the complex offers a variety of lodging option and world-class cuisine. The lodge is known for its fly-out program via three DeHavilland Beaver aircraft. In addition to day trips, there are two fully equipped overnight camps with facilities for six guests, a cook and fishing guides. There also are two day camps on the Togiak River. —Staff report
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced the annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse and pheasant showed below-average counts. By contrast, the results of the spring waterfowl breeding survey indicate good numbers and excellent habitat conditions for migratory birds. DNR wildlife biologists reported a 5 percent decrease statewide in ruffed grouse drumming activity from 2021. “Ruffed grouse typically follow a 10-year population cycle,” said Brian Dhuey, DNR wildlife surveys specialist. “We know that cycles usually peak in years ending in 9, 0 or 1.” The department also reported a slight increase in pheasant observations compared to 2021 in its annual spring ring-necked pheasant survey. However, the count remained below the most recent five-year average. The annual breeding waterfowl survey showed stable to increasing numbers for two of the state’s primary breeding waterfowl: mallards and blue-winged teal. The third primary species, wood ducks, showed a slight decline. The survey team also reported above-average wetland conditions. Surveyors estimate the state’s breeding duck population at 591,762 birds, a 6 percent increase over the 2021 estimate and 34 percent over the long-term average. Canada goose numbers also are up.
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Bill removes ban on hunting with suppressors On June 1, S. 281 was signed by Gov. Phil Scott. An amendment removing the ban on the use of suppressors for hunting in Vermont was passed as part of the bill, which regulated the hunting of coyotes with dogs. The original bill was an attempt to make hunting coyotes with dogs illegal in Vermont. As part of the compromises made in passing the bill, regulations on hunting coyotes with dogs were required, and the ban on hunting with suppressors was lifted. —Staff report
TENNESSEE
DU elects new officers
At its national convention, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ducks Unlimited members elected Doug Schoenrock as chairman of the board and Chuck Smith as president. Current board chairman officially completed his twoyear term. Hoyt guided the organization to two consecutive record-breaking years in national fundraising. Schoenrock served as DU’s 45th president and oversaw a record-breaking 606,000 acres conserved in fiscal year 2021 and an additional 550,000 acres conserved in fiscal year 2022. Smith previously served as first vice president, was elected as DU’s 46th president and will serve in that capacity for a two-year term.
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Seized fish go to New Orleans Mission Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents collaborated with the Venice Marina and the nonprofit Hunters for the Hungry to donate seized fish to the New Orleans Mission in conjunction with the Second Harvest Food Bank. LDWF agents in the New Orleans region brought seized fish in connection to fishing violations to the Venice Marina. At the marina, the seized fish was processed and held. A total of 800 pounds of fish fillets ranging from red drum to swordfish and tuna were donated to the New Orleans Mission with more than 400 pounds of the fish from LDWF seizures. The rest of the fish came from fishermen donations. —LDFW
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“I fish almost every day, whether it be on local bodies of water around here or tournaments,” he said. “As long as it isn’t hunting season I will be fishing somewhere.” The youngster began experimenting with his lures early in the summer of 2020 and quickly found success with the local bass. Later that summer, his side-hustle began gaining traction and requests for one of Cash’s Baits began to flood in. Gatlin began selling his custom baits to friends and family, and since then his client base has grown mostly via Instagram direct messaging. Not only have the custom soft plastics shown their worth in the bass world, but also have proven to work great for redfish and trout at the coast. “The baits have worked well in saltwater too, we recently fished with Tails Up guide service and Capt. Sabo was asking about my baits and mentioned they would likely work well down there too,” Gatlin said. “We got home and sent him a few and he sent back photos of redfish and trout he caught using our baits shortly after.” So far, Cash’s Baits offer a variety of soft plastics like senkos, flukes, and paddle tails, all with multiple size and color options. Cash’s inspiration may have begun as curiosity, but his effort and creativity is apparent and the young company is destined for growth. “I would love to see my baits in Bass Pro one day,” he said. “I want to give the fish and the people something neither of them have ever seen before.”
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 81 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp under a popping cork, jigs with plastics. Speckled trout are good at the jetties on topwaters, shrimp and artificials. BOLIVAR: 82 degrees. Redfish are good on live shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are fair on free-lined shrimp and croaker. TRINITY BAY: 88 degrees. Redfish are fair on shrimp. Speckled trout are fair on artificials and shrimp. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 89 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good early on live shrimp under a popping cork and croaker. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 89 degrees. Speckled trout are fair in the guts of San Luis Pass on live croaker and drifting shell reefs on croaker. TEXAS CITY: 86 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair at Moses Lake under birds on soft plastics and live shrimp under popping corks. Redfish are good at Dickinson Bayou on live shrimp. FREEPORT: 85 degrees. Redfish, speckled trout and flounder are good in the river freelining live shrimp and scented plastics. Trout and redfish are good in the surf and pass free-lining croaker and mullet.
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artificials. Redfish are good in the Colorado River on live shrimp under a popping cork. PORT O’CONNOR: 90 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live croaker in the jetties and surf early. Redfish are good on dead shrimp and sardines at the end of the jetties. Black drum are slow. ROCKPORT: 86 degrees. Speckled trout are good on soft plastics and croaker. Redfish are good early wading with live bait, top-waters and artificials. Black drum are good on dead shrimp.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good drifting with live shrimp under popping corks and croaker. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and undersized trout are good wading with
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PORT ARANSAS: 86 degrees. Bull redfish are good at the end of the jetties on cut menhaden, mullet and live croaker. CORPUS CHRISTI: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live croaker and shrimp. Black drum are good on the wells on shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: 90 degrees. Speckled trout are very good on croaker in 2 feet of water along the edge of grass lines. PORT MANSFIELD: 82 degrees. Speckled trout are good in deeper water on paddle tails. Redfish are fair on soft plastics. SOUTH PADRE: 85 degrees. Redfish are good on the oyster reefs on shrimp. Speckled trout are fair drifting with soft plastics and shrimp. PORT ISABEL: 85 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair at the gas wells on shrimp. —TPWD
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TEXAS HUNTERS & SPORTSMAN’S EXPO McAllen Convention Center (956) 664-2884 texashunterassociation.com
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NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION Pineywoods Banquet Lufkin Convention Center (936) 465-7516 nwtf.org
DUCKS UNLIMITED Cibolo Creek Banquet Mikulski Hall, Schertz ducks.org
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COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Lower Colorado Banquet Bay City Civic Center (979) 241-2239 ccatexas.org
AUGUST 13-14
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION Highland Lakes Banquet Inmans BBQ, Llano (830) 385-6059 nwtf.org
AUGUST 16-20
AUGUST 5-7
DUCKS UNLIMITED Frisco Banquet Embassy Suites, Frisco (940) 222-9616 ducks.org
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION North Texas Banquet Embassy Suites, Grapevine (214) 693-8523 rmef.org
AUGUST 5
COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Bastrop County Banquet Bastrop Convention Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org DUCKS UNLIMITED North Houston Banquet Windrose Golf Club, Spring (832) 265-4020 ducks.org
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TEXAS TROPHY HUNTERS ASSOCIATION Houston Extravaganza NRG Center ttha.com
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JULY 30
TEXAS TROPHY HUNTERS ASSOCIATION San Antonio Extravaganza Freeman Center ttha.com
TEXAS DEER ASSOCIATION Annual Convention JW Marriott Hill Country (512) 499-0466 texasdeerassociation.com
TEXAS INTERNATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT South Padre Island Convention Center (956) 943-8438 tift.org
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DUCKS UNLIMITED Whitesboro Dinner Ranch 82 (903) 816-3354 ducks.org
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION Gulf Coast Banquet Knights of Columbus, Pearland (281) 245-9723 rmef.org
TEXAS GUN & KNIFE SHOWS Abilene Convention Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com
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NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION Henderson County Banquet Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens (918) 637-8860 nwtf.org
AUGUST 20
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AUGUST 25
DUCKS UNLIMITED Allen Dinner Cross Creek Ranch, Parker (469) 951-2723 ducks.org
AUGUST 26-27
DEER BREEDERS CORP Annual Convention Hyatt Regency Hill Country (214) 914-8146 dbcdeer.com
AUGUST 27
LUBBOCK SPORTSMAN’S CLUB Hunters Banquet & Auction Lubbock Memorial Civic Center (806) 789-2441 lubbocksportsman.com
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