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Page 20 TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT
SABINE LAKE: 81 degrees. Speckled trout are good on 5-inch swimbaits in red shad and live shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are good on shrimp under popping corks, top-waters and pogies.
BOLIVAR: 82 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on live shrimp under a popping cork, free-lined croaker and drifting paddle tails.
TRINITY BAY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are slow to fair on shrimp and croaker.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: 88 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live bait and soft plastics. Redfish are fair on live bait and artificials under popping corks.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: 89 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good wading with live croaker, and for surf fishermen on paddle tails and shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are fair on soft plastics and shrimp under popping corks.
TEXAS CITY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are fair at the Galveston jetties and surf on live croaker and shrimp. Redfish are good in Moses Lake with Texas-rigged live mullet, shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastics under the birds.
FREEPORT: 86 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on live shrimp under a popping cork.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair in the surf wading with live bait and artificias.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good in the surf wading on shrimp.
PORT O’CONNOR: 90 degrees. Redfish are good on sardines at the end of the jetties. Speckled trout are good free-lining croaker in the surf. Black drum are good on dead shrimp in deeper water.
ROCKPORT: 86 degrees. Redfish are good on small paddle tails, scented plastics and live or cut mullet. Speckled trout are good on top-waters, croaker and live shrimp. Black drum are good on dead shrimp.
PORT ARANSAS: 86 degrees. Speckled trout are good in the surf on croaker and perch. Redfish are good on mullet.
CORPUS CHRISTI: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp and croaker. Redfish are good on mullet.
BAFFIN BAY: 89 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on croaker. Redfish are fair on shrimp.
PORT MANSFIELD: 84 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on Mansfield Knockers over pods of mullet and ball tails.
SOUTH PADRE: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair in the ICW on live shrimp. Redfish are fair drifting with live shrimp and artificials.
LKT winners
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Winners:
1st Place Redfish Mary Eloise Charvat Shake & Bake 8.4 pounds 1st Place Trout Tiffany Alvarado Hooked For Life 3.85 pounds 1st Place Flounder Natalie Arcediano Fish On 3.45 pounds 1st Place Kingfish Mary Klein Hot Shot 31.8 pounds 1st Place Dolphin Debbie McNair Knotty But Nice 36.3 pounds 1st Place Blackfin Tuna Lillian Renner Social Distancing 16.9 pounds 1st Place Bonito Alana Simon Sea Rebel 8.4 pounds
Bay Division
Offshore Division
Grand Champion Erika Kinney Bamm Bamm 45.65 pounds
Youth Division
1st Place Kingfish Tessa Hudson Shallow Gals 8.2 pounds 1st Place Dolphin Tessa Hudson Shallow Gals 8.2 pounds
2022 Legacy Award Diane Johnson
Marlin
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blackfin tuna while they were fishing in about 3,500 feet of water. The angler was Richard Richardson Jr.
One of Deerman’s best days of marlin fishing in the Gulf of Mexico was in deep water and they caught and released eight blues and one white marlin. On another trip out they had six blues. In this particular tourney, the second-place blue weighed 495.5 pounds. The third-place blue weighed 441 pounds.
Most marlin caught off the Texas coast hit live baits like blackfin tuna, skipjacks and blue runners.
Most of the live baits they use are bridled, but the larger baits like blackfin tuna are hooked through the eyes. Deerman will usually troll live baits at about 2-1/2 knots. Another option is to bump-troll the baits so they move up and down in the water column.
Tournament fishing for marlin is a long way from being inexpensive. First of all, you need a long-range running boat that can hold a lot of fuel. But the payoff for catching the winning blue marlin can be pretty nice. The 680.5-pound blue that won this tourney was worth just over $70,000. The boat that took first place for a variety of fish like tuna, wahoo and dorado got a check for $176,640.
Family in the outdoors
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“I think Lily and I have always lived more intensely, but I value experiences over material things and I want her to value that too,” Teri said.
Lily, now a moderately experienced hunter, is always interested in learning more and becoming a better hunter. That’s why the mother/daughter duo traveled down to Texas for the women’s only Future Hunter’s Summit hosted by the Lazy CK Ranch. She also successfully harvested a chocolate fallow doe during the week-long trip.
“I learned many different things I had no idea about before I came. I learned a new method of hunting called ‘Spot & Stalk’ or ‘Safari-Style.’ I had never done anything besides sit in a blind all day so that was a really fun experience. We got to be really sneaky and secretive and the animals had no idea we were walking in plain sight. It was arguably the best hunting trip of my life and I cannot wait for more to come,” Lily said.
Teri is marketing director for FeraDyne Outdoors and notes that she and Lily are fortunate to have abundant resources in the outdoor community.
“A common barrier to people who have shown interest in hunting is that they don’t know where to start. It can be an overwhelming process for people to start anything new. The hunting community is exceptionally welcoming though. I think one very common thread among the outdoor community is that we want to grow. So helping bring others in is something we really enjoy,” she said.
Digital tags
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this with the super combo license types which is one of our most popular licenses that we sell. Lifetime combo license holders will also be able to use the digital tagging portion of this pilot as well. This has been a long-time coming, but we think this is a great first step to offering more options for our hunters and anglers in the field. We intend to evaluate how well this works as we move forward and look forward to feedback from our customers who choose this option.”
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D O V E S E A S O N
HUNTING DATES 2022-23
