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August 23, 2019
Volume 16, Issue 1
Lakes producing variety of species
Kyra Hudson, left, and Erika Kinney, right, show their kingfish at the weigh-in at the Ladies Kingfish Tournament in South Padre Island. Photo from Kyra Hudson.
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feet of water,” Rarrat said. “The trick has been locating stretches with hard sand or rock bottoms. The water over muddy bottoms has been warmer than the water over hard bottoms, which is why hard bottom areas are holding more fish.” Rarrat said the white bass on Lake Corpus Christi also have been schooling in a few
Kyra Hudson was crowned Queen of the Kings at the 38th annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament at South Padre Island. The new title was added this year to highlight the event’s namesake fish. Hudson, of Laguna Vista, landed a 38.35-pound king mackerel while fishing aboard the Bamm Bamm to capture the title. She also took the Offshore Division Grand Champion title. “We were anchored up, using ribbonfish and some special kingfish rigs my husband made,” Hudson said. Hudson has fished the tournament with her friend Erika Kinney for 10 years and looks forward to it each year. “It’s a lot less serious than your typical fishing tournament and I’ve always found it refreshing that all the ladies really root each other on instead of being super-competitive.”
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More than largemouth bass are biting on Texas lakes, with catfish, crappie, white bass and hybrids picking up the summer slack. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Corpus Christi cats, Belton whites, Livingston crappie By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News
the Tacklebox Baitshop and RV Park in Mathis, the best results for those in search of catfish on Lake Corpus Christi has come from jug lines. “Most of our customers have been reporting moderate to phenomenal success while using jug lines baited with both live and cut perch over areas with hard bottoms in 14-18
Aoudad removed at Big Bend National Park
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Temperatures are reaching their peaks for the year, and a variety of species along inland
lakes across the state are responding accordingly. Catfish, white bass, hybrid stripers and crappie are following consistent late-summer patterns, and can be found in a number of different areas depending on the time of day. Varying tactics have been producing plenty of action. According to Mike Rarrat of
By Craig Nyhus
Barbary sheep are thought to outcompete desert bighorns for food, and their numbers at Big Bend National Park were reduced this month by shooters from helicopters. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Parts of Big Bend National Park were closed from Aug. 11-17 as helicopters were used to remove aoudad from the park. The removal was done in a joint effort with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, using aerial sharpshooters to reduce the numbers of nonnative Barbary sheep in the park so they don’t jeopardize the numbers of native desert bighorn sheep. The Deadhorse Mountains and surrounding areas, including Please turn to page 20
Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10
HUNTING
FISHING
Saltwater Fishing Report . . . Page 11
Hogs from combines (P. 4)
Finding fish from the air (P. 8)
Rice farmers get innovative.
Paraglider locates schools of reds.
License on your phone (P. 5)
No backlashes? (P. 9)
Photo can verify possession.
Reels uses computer to control braking.
Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 18 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 21 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 23
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