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August 27, 2021
Volume 18, Issue 1
Catching monster alligator gar By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News The alligator gar is a unique and diverse fish that can be found lurking within our state’s rivers and reservoirs, as well as in coastal estuaries. They can reach sizes of 6.5 feet or longer, and weigh well over 100 pounds. Some of the most consistent action for gar right now can be found along the deeper pools of rivers and
deeper flats of inland lakes. Corpus Christi area Realtor and angler, Stacy Todd, recently landed her first alligator gar while fishing with her boyfriend, Chris Saunders, on a trip with Capt. Cody Cryer of Garzilla Guide Service on the Trinity River. “I have been trying to target gar on the Nueces River, and just haven’t had any luck with it,” Todd said. “So we decided to head to the Trinity River to fish with Cryer and see what we
could do.” The group launched at sunrise in the Trinity River near Madisonville, and the action started to pick up around mid-morning. “We were using fresh cut carp for bait, fished along the bottom with a slip cork on the main line,” Todd explained. “Cryer had instructed us that patience was the key to having a successful gar fishing trip, and he was definitely right.” Please turn to page 11
Stacy Todd landed and released this 127-pound alligator gar while fishing with Garzilla Guide Service on the Trinity River. Photo by Cody Cryer.
Staying cool Bucks use shade, wind, water By Nate Skinner
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White-tailed deer seek many ways to keep cool, including taking a dip in a pond or stock tank. Photo by David Sunderland.
To deal with the summer heat, white-tailed bucks take advantage of what’s available, including wading into tanks. South Texas-based wildlife biologist, Blaise Korzekwa, said one crucial factor that plays a role in how bucks cope with the scorching temperatures is their digestive process and eating habits. “As deer digest food, they produce additional body heat, especially when consuming food sources that are high in protein,” Korzekwa said. “The body heat created from the digestive process further increases the stress they are under during the hottest portion of the year, which makes shade and water sources even more essential.” Bucks will use multiple sources of shade to stay cool during the heat of the day. “This includes shade from smaller trees with thin branches
and vegetation, such as mesquite trees, shade from multi-trunk shrubs that deer can bed down under, shade that sprawls out and surrounds a single-trunk larger tree, like a live oak, as well as shade created by a canopy of multiple trees,” Korzekwa said. “We’ve even noticed that the type of shadeproducing tree or vegetation being used varies between bucks. Some prefer the shade from larger trees, while others prefer to bed down under smaller trees and shrubs.” Deer will predominately position themselves on the southeast portion of shaded areas. “That’s because we typically have a prevailing southeast wind during the summertime in South Texas,” Korzekwa said. “So the deer are not only taking advantage of the cooler temperature found in the shade, but they are also positioning themselves in the shade where they can feel the breeze.” Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s White-tailed Deer Program leader, Alan Cain, said studies have been conducted over the last two decades show that deer Please turn to page 15
By Tony Vindell
One of the most popular fishing spots in South Texas is about to become more attractive, thanks to money from the Deepwater Horizon spill. A canal built about 20 years ago, which runs from the Brownsville Ship Channel to the Bahia Grande, is being widened and deepened under a project funded with money from the
environment disaster that took place in April 2010. According to reports, the Lone Star State received more than $100 million for restoration as part of a settlement reached between the rig owners and the U.S. government. The Texas General Land Office allocated some of that money to restoration projects, such as the east side of the canal. The canal runs east to west and Please turn to page 18
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A wade-fisherman tries his luck as work continues on deepening and widening of a canal that connects the Brownsville Ship Channel with the Bahia Grande. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Numbers good, plenty of food
White-winged numbers are good in South Texas. A promising mourning dove season is expected in the North and Central zones, which open Sept. 1. Ample food could spread out the birds, though. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Dove outlook has hunters ready By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News With days remaining before the dove opener, hunters hope the hurricanes and cold fronts stay away for the time being. The hunting forecast in the North and Central zones looks good, despite the effects the late winter freeze may have had on dove populations, while things in the South Zone are looking nothing short of exceptional. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Dove Program leader, Owen Fitzsimmons,
the statewide breeding population for mourning doves this year is about 25 million dove. “Both estimates for mourning dove and white-winged dove are about average, and a little above what they were in certain areas when we were able to do our last breeding surveys in 2019,” Fitzsimmons said. “North and Central zone populations are sitting at about average, while South Zone populations are well above average.” The February freeze had landowners spotting plenty of dead birds. “In the northern third of the state and up into the Panhandle, we noticed an unusual drop in
Eldridge Hardie’s painting, Flush, sold for $30,000 at the Park Cities Quail Coalition Dinner and Auction. The Texas native died at the age of 81. Photo from PCQC.
whitewing numbers, which we attribute to the freeze,” Fitzsimmons said. “Hunters in the North Zone could see fewer whitewings than normal; however, habitat conditions have been great, so there shouldn’t be any long-term concerns.” Fitzsimmons said hunters in all zones may notice frostbite damage on some dove. “Hunters may harvest birds with missing toes or the tips of their beaks damaged,” he explained. “This frostbite damage has not seemed to have had any impact on the overall health of the dove.” Thanks to abundant, timely rainfall, dove habitat conditions
are favorable throughout the state, although the birds may be scattered more than usual. “There is plenty of food available for dove across the landscape,” Fitzsimmons said. This season, the Special Whitewinged Dove Days in the South zone have been increased from four days, to six, and will include the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the first two weekends in September. “The Special White-winged Dove Days have grown in popularity over the years, and now we annually have about 50,000 hunters taking advantage of these days in the South Zone,” Fitzsimmons said.
About 460,000 white-winged dove were harvested during the special days last season, and the estimated statewide breeding population of whitewings is about 12 million birds. According to Fitzsimmons, harvest for whitewings falls off rapidly after the initial opening day. “Harvest rates usually pick back up to start the second weekend, but hunters should expect the hunting to get tougher by Sunday of both weekends,” Fitzsimmons said. “The birds just tend to change up their patterns as a result of the pressure.”
Tributes pour in for sporting artist
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Eldridge Hardie, one of the country’s premier wildlife and sporting artists, died last week at the age of 81 at his home in Denver, Colorado. Hardie was born on a small ranch near Boerne in 1940 and grew up in El Paso. In 1964, he graduated first in his class from the School of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Over the past 35 years, his art has appeared in every major outdoor and sporting magazine and he has illustrated more than 30 books. Eldridge was special to Park Cities Quail Coalition, as he contributed several original paintings through the years. His last work of art, Rolling Plains Covey Rise, was featured on the cover of PCQC’s 2021 Dinner Program, and was sold in its live auction for $30,000. “I was born to hunt, fish, and make art about these passions,” Hardie said to the group. In a recent article in Western Art & Architecture, his friend Bubba Wood cites Eldridge’s passion for the sport as the reason for his success. “Eldridge Hardie is the real deal,” Wood said. “It’s easy enough to set up a scene with dogs and quail. Any artist could photograph the scene and then turn around and paint it, but only a real expert in the field would know how to bring in the excitement, the lift of the ears of the dogs, and other true elements into the painting.”
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News The best duck-hunting seasons usually have ample numbers of juvenile birds. While plenty of ducks will return to Texas this fall, the numbers of young birds will likely be down. Delta Waterfowl, in its 2021 Fall Flight Forecast, said all indications point to poor duck production, due to dry breeding conditions across the Prairie Pothole Region. “The Prairie Pothole Region is almost universally
dry,” said Delta Waterfowl’s president and chief scientist, Frank Rohwer. “There will be far fewer juveniles in the fall flight.” Kevin Kraii, the waterfowl program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said Texas hunters may not even notice the drop. “The good news is we are on the heels of two to three years of really good production,” he said. “With one year of low productivity, you may not even be able to detect it.” Fewer juvenile birds along with an abundance of older, smarter birds could impact hunter success. Please turn to page 20
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Lone Star Outdoor News Texas Wildlife Association named Justin Dreibelbis as its chief executive officer. Dreibelbis comes from serving as the Private Lands and Public Hunting Program director for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Dreibelbis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Development as well as a Masters of Science in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University. He is an avid hunter and angler who fell in love with the outdoors at an early age hunting the brush country of South Texas with his family. After receiving his masters, he spent seven years Justin Dreibelbis with TWA serving as an Education Program Specialist, the Conservation Program Coordinator and the Hunting Heritage Program Director. Dreibelbis will also serve as CEO of the TWA Foundation, which supports TWA’s Conservation Legacy and Hunting Heritage programs. “TWA is such an important voice for the landowners and hunters of Texas, and I couldn’t be more excited to be coming back to rejoin the team,” he said. “I’m honored to serve in this role for the organization and am looking forward to getting started.”
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Russian ammo sales banned in U.S. By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News An order from the Biden Administration sanctioning Russia for poisoning an opposition figure has U.S. gun owners and ammunition sellers believing the sanctions were aimed directly at them. On Aug. 20, the U.S. Department of State announced, “New and pending permit applications for the permanent importation of firearms and ammunition manufactured or located in Russia will be subject to a policy of denial.” According to the Department of State’s website, “Pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (the CBW Act), the United States will impose a second round of sanctions on the Russian Federation over its use of a nerve agent in the August 2020 poisoning of Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny.” The importation of firearms and ammunition from Russia will be banned beginning Sept. 7, but orders in place may continue for up to two years. Why does this matter? The ammunition shortage in the U.S. is the highest since World War II, and, according to MKS Supply, about 40 percent of the steel-cased ammunition sold in the U.S. originates from Russia, including the brands Wolf, Tula and Barnaul. “I feel this is more a restriction on ammo availability than any ‘sanctions’ on Russia,” said MKS Supply’s Charlie Brown. MKS Supply imports more than 200 vari-
eties of steel-cased ammunition from Barnaul. John Herlitz, who owns Carroll’s Gun Shop in Wharton, said the Russian ammo in his store flew off the shelves the day after the announcement. “What little Russian stuff I had was picked up quickly,” he said. “It will all be gone in a few days.” The announcement of an ammo sales ban to punish Russia for poisoning an opposition member confounded him, though. “Do they think we’re that stupid?” he asked. Overall, for the hunter, Herlitz said the ban isn’t as huge of a deal. “It only applies to new permits and current ones are in place for two years,” he said. “And as an executive order, it can expire when there is a new executive in office.” Hog hunters will be affected, though. “The steel-cased ammo is pretty good stuff to run in an AK platform,” he said. “A lot of hog hunters use the 7.62x54, and it’s cheaper and often better than the .223.” Otherwise, Herlitz said there isn’t a lot of steel-cased traditional hunting ammunition. The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition questioned the administration’s justification for the ban. The group said it believes the move is part of Biden’s broader push to tighten gun and ammunition sales regulations in America regardless of the pretext.
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Selling rods from the roadway Anglers at Choke Canyon Reservoir are finding crappie in flooded timber. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
New water brings Choke Canyon back to life By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Recent rains brought Choke Canyon Lake up just over a foot, and with a whole lot of new water to fish, catches of bass and crappie have improved. Plus, with all the new vegetation under water, late summer and fall fishing has anglers excited. Crappie fishing on this South Texas lake is among the best-kept secrets in Texas. Guide Chase Hux, with Choke Canyon Charters, said it’s worth a shot from now until the first hard cold front moves through. “After the recent rains the lake is up a little bit, but still low,” Hux said. “But overall the bass fishing is good, and the crappie bite is very good, especially in the flooded timber.” Some of the most productive bass fishing has been along the edges of hydrilla scattered all over the lake. Hux said the hydrilla is about 12 to 13 feet deep. Bass will set up for ambushing baitfish like shad and perch in the shade of the hydrilla. Two of the best baits are flukes and swim jigs. Hux recommends a Houdini-colored fluke, sort of a watermelon/pearl color. The guide also fishes the flooded willows in 3-4 feet of water, using a green/ pumpkin swim jig. “Right now the bass are
not that aggressive,” he said. “That’s mainly because the surface water temperature is about 90 degrees. Once we get into September and get a couple of cool fronts through, bass will be more aggressive. And if we get another little rise in the lake level that will make bass fishing a lot better.” Meanwhile, if you are in the hunt for crappie, you might want to fish minnows and tube jigs in the flooded timber about 20 to 30 feet deep. “We’ve got both manmade brush piles and standing timber all over the lake,” Hux said. “Tube jigs are good in blue or black and pink. But the overall best bait is a live minnow.” Hux said the key to staying on good numbers of crappie is to use a Livescope. That allows him to see suspended crappie that will be holding close to brush. Another dependable Choke Canyon fishing option is on the Frio River. That’s where anglers put in at the Highway 99 bridge and fish up the river. Angler Charlie Fernandez said you can troll lures or work them along shoreline structure. This is where you stand a good chance of catching a mixed bag of fish that include largemouth bass, white bass, crappie, catfish and perch.
Tony “Rod” Rodriguez sells rods, reels and used fishing equipment from the side of the road off Hwy 77 in Riviera, not far from Baffin Bay. “It’s a hobby,” he said. “I had too many and set up by the road. They started selling like crazy.” Now, four years later, he buys used fishing equipment, often from customers or people who stop by, and sells it from the same spot. “A lot of old customers bring stuff they want to get rid of,” he said. “Everyone is into fishing. I talk to people who have a bunch of stuff, [and] I buy it from them. Then I work on the reels and rods and fix them. And after that, I go fishing.” Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
Redfish back in schools By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Calm conditions typically associated with the month of August arrived mid-month at the Texas coast. From Sabine Lake to Freeport, anglers reported schooling action from red drum. From back lake marshes to open bay waters, the reds have been aggressively feeding during periods of tidal movement and during peak solunar times. Angler Christopher McKinley found schools of redfish cruising
in the shallows over mud flats with scattered oyster shell in several marshes in back lakes near Freeport. “I have seen the most activity during peak low tide, when the fish have been restricted to stacking up along the deepest flats within these back marshes,” McKinley said. “Some of the reds have been cruising and feeding in water so shallow their backs stick out above the surface.” Bryan Lake and Old Reservoir are two areas that have been holding swarms of redfish.
“These areas can be tricky to navigate on a low tide, but the amount of fish that have been present in these lakes has been absolutely incredible,” McKinley said. “Top-water baits, gold spoons and soft plastics have all produced strikes when cast into the middle of a feeding school of reds.” Galveston guide, Capt. Jamie Pinter, said there are several schools of redfish roaming across the Galveston Bay complex right now. “In East Galveston Bay, targeting slicks and mud boils has been the Please turn to page 19
Christopher McKinley brought in this redfish over a mud flat in a Freeport-area marsh. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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An old tuna boat, from Corpus Christi, makes its way to the RGV Reef where it was sunk to provide more fish habitat. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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For Lone Star Outdoor News Three old vessels that have been rusting away for many years have been put to rest once and for all but will serve another purpose — to enhance fishing for anglers for years to come. The boats were sunk about 13 miles northeast of South Padre Island and became part of the RGV Reef, an artificial habitat for a variety of fish like red snapper, ling and kingfish. The vessels were acquired by the Friends of the RGV Reef, an organization created for the purpose of creating a new habitat for marine life as well as more opportunities for sport fishing enthusiasts. The three vessels, two shrimp trawlers and a tuna boat, were hauled out Aug. 17 from the Port Isabel Shrimp Basin and sunk as a team of volunteers watched their fate. It was the first time that multiple vessels were sunk in one day. Each of the vessels were provided to Friends of RGV Reef. Esther and Curtis Kenon sold the two shrimp boats for an attractive price, and donated a place for workers to go through the lengthy process of cleaning the boats. The Andy Fasken was donated by and located in Port Aransas. Daniel Bryant, a member of reef group, said seven boats are now part of the reef,
which is made up of tons of concrete pilings, railroad ties and other construction materials. “This reef is having a big impact on the local economy,” he said. “It’s attracting more tourists, anglers and is helping the hotel and restaurant industry.” On a good day, Bryant said up to a dozen recreational boats can be seen over the reef as anglers fish for the prized red snapper. Gary Glick, the organization director, said getting a donated vessel is the easiest part of the project. “Cleaning them is another story,” he said. “It takes a lot of work but thanks to the response from the community, we are getting the job done.” Chuck Faultz, another member of the reef organization, said it costs several thousand dollars to strip a shrimp boat of all the materials that can’t stay with the vessel. Glick said the artificial reef is probably the largest one in U.S. waters today. “We now have a total of seven vessels under water,” he said. “In contrast, one vessel was sunk in the last 18 months in all the other artificial reefs in the United States.” Glick said a vessel makes a fabulous habitat for red snapper and other fish. Begun in 2015, the reef covers an area of more than 1,650 acres.
Capt. Bill Caldwell took first place in the Sharp Tooth Shootout with a hammerhead shark weighing 158 pounds. This is the fifth time this boat captain, best known as Wild Bill, has won the annual contest. He has three big shark trophies and two stingray wins. “It’s all about being confident and being where the big sharks feed,” said Caldwell, who is a full-time jetty fishing guide. “We caught this one on a 19-inch croaker.” This tourney has been held for eight years and this is the sixth time Caldwell and his crew have fished it. Typically, the best fishing is at night, which was the case in this tourney. Caldwell said they hooked up with the winning hammerhead at 3 a.m., and it took right at 30 minutes to get it in the boat. “It’s amazing how hard sharks and rays can fight,” he said. “We not only caught this shark but also 19 rays. The heaviest ray weighed 151 pounds. It took second place behind a 168-pounder. In this tourney lots of them were caught. Once you hook a ray it will make a run then suck down on the bottom. That makes them almost impossible to move. But even the big ones eventually give up. We caught the big ray on a skipjack tuna, and it took us an hour and 20 minutes to get it to the boat. It was about 6 feet wide.” Caldwell likes to use bait caught in the area where he fishes for big sharks and rays. In the event, when they left the
Texas game warden Jessica Pelzel helps kids understand sharks, stingrays and other creatures at the Sharp Tooth Shootout. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
boat dock he had shrimp in the livewell. They used the shrimp to catch the bait fish used to hook the rays and sharks. His favorite is a big hunk of a fresh dead jack crevalle, but he’ll also use sand trout and pogies. He rigged the fresh caught baits on 16/0 circle hooks. The leaders are made up with stainless steel wire and 300-pound test fluorocarbon line. The reel was spooled with 50-pound test monofilament line. Please turn to page 19
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Lone Star Outdoor News Lonnie Stanley, the founder of Stanley Jigs and creator of the Ribbit Frog, died Aug. 20 after battling prostate cancer and other health issues. He was 75. Stanley Jigs (now Hale Lures, LLC, DBA Stanley Jigs) was founded in 1979 and later expanded into producing spinner baits and plastics, including the Ribbit Frog. Stanley competed full-time at the pro level for 15 years, qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic five times and winning a 1997 Texas Central Invitational on Sam Rayburn and a 1987 Bassmaster Megabucks tournament on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes. He was inducted into the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Hall of Fame in 2012.
Legendary lure maker and bass angler Lonnie Stanley died Aug. 20 at the age of 75. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.32’ high. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on jigs and earthworms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water clear; 80 degrees; 47.02’ low. Largemouth bass are good on edges of the vegetation on Texasrigged worms, craws and drop shots. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, football jigs and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and chicken livers. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and earthworms. AUSTIN: Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, jigs, spoons and crankbaits. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and punch bait. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, worms and crankbait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water clear; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and punch bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, swim jigs and spinner baits. White bass are good on swimbaits, jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live and cut bait. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, crankbaits and black or purple Carolina-rigged worms. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait and swimbaits. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 87-90 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and blue or black Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water slightly stained; 92 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Redfish are fair on spoons and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on shrimp and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.87’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms, chartreuse spinner baits and shaky head jigs. White bass and hybrids are
good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.44’ low. Largemouth bass are good on blue or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, swimbaits and perch-colored crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on swimbaits, slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait and punch bait. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.32’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs, buzzbaits, wacky rigs and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and punch bait. CALAVERAS: Slightly stained; 93 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Redfish are fair on tilapia and crawfish. Catfish are slow to fair on cut bait and shrimp. CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 87-90 degrees; 2.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, Texas-rigged plastic worms and chartreuse spinner baits. Striped bass are good on live bait and trolling swimbaits. White bass are good on live bait, jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Hybrids and white bass are good on swimbaits, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, punch bait and chicken livers. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 15.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimming jigs and flukes. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow to fair on cut bait and live bait. CONROE: Water clear; 86 degrees; 0.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Texas rigs, wacky worms and chatter baits. Hybrid striped bass are fair on jigs and slabs. Crappie are slow. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, green or red plastic worms, chatter baits and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver or white slabs and chartreuse swimbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait and earthworms. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and worms. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, purple Texas-rigged worms and football jigs. White
bass are good on swimbaits, slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and punch bait. FALCON: Water lightly stained; 88-90 degrees; 39.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, shaky heads and Texas-rigged worms. Catfish are good on stink bait, cheese bait and finger-sized shad. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, square-billed crankbaits and drop shots. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and cut bait. FORK: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.95’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, frogs, Carolina rigged plastic worms and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good using cut and live bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 83 degrees; 2.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, swim jigs, green or red Texasrigged plastic worms and white spinner baits. Stripers are good on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.72’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, Carolinarigged plastic worms and pearl or white swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on tubes, shaky heads, swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and live bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.05’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and finesse worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on jug lines baited with hot dogs and perch. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.61’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, craws and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.50’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on blue or black Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, jigs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.
LAVON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.09’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on raspberry or watermelon Texas-rigged plastic worms, swimbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait, swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.49’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, drop shots and football or shaky-head jigs. White bass are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and live bait. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.14’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, weighted worms and top-waters. White bass are good on live bait and swimbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic craws, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.22’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, frogs and weedless jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and blood bait. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NASWORTHY: Water murky; 82 degrees. 0.86’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on blue plastic worms, swimbaits and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 79 degrees; 14.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on pumpkinseed jigs and 10-inch power worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 3.98’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and Texas-rigged
worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on perch-colored crankbaits, shaky-head jigs, drop shots and flukes. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.18’ high. Striped bass are good on live bait and topwaters. Catfish are fair on cut bait. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, jerk baits, tubes and football jigs. Hybrid stripers are good with live bait and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, football jigs, swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, chicken livers and punch bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, blue, green or red Texas-rigged plastic worms and shad crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, punch bait and chicken livers. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair top-water frogs and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and shiners. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.44’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots and finesse worms. White and hybrid striped bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken livers and cut bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.41’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shad crankbaits and orange craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Channel catfish are good with chicken livers and punch bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.
n Saltwater reports Page 11 TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, plastic worms and football jigs. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on swimbaits, slabs and live bait. Blue and channel catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.05’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.61’ high. Largemouth bass are good on shaky-head jigs, crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms, chicken livers and live bait. TOLEDO BEND: Water clear to slightly stained; 87-89 degrees; 2.49’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and 10-inch worms. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. TRAVIS: Water clear; 87 degrees; 14.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, football jigs and crankbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Striped bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on punch bait, chicken livers and live bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.15’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are good on white and chartreuse swimbaits and slabs. Stripers are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait. WORTH: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers and punch bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.51’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers and live bait.
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WEST GALVESTON BAY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp under popping corks and croaker rigs. Redfish are good in schools on gold spoons and soft plastics. TEXAS CITY: 87 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on live bait. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good in the surf on live shrimp under a popping cork. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good in the surf and over reefs on live
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When they started getting bites, they had let the fish take the bait. “Sometimes we would give the fish 10 to 15 minutes to run with the bait before we set the hook, and even then, there were times where the hookset ended up pulling the bait and hook from the gar’s mouth,” she said. “They’re definitely a tricky species to catch.” Todd landed a 6.5foot, 127-pound alligator Stacy Todd and Chris Saunders caught several alligator gar on the Trinity gar, as well as three oth- River while fishing with Capt. Cody Cryer of Garzilla Guide Service. Photo by Cody Cryer. ers in the 4-5 foot range during the trip. game. Sometimes they’ll eat the bait, and “I even got into the water to release the other times you’ll think that they’ve got biggest one,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it and you go to set the hook, and there’s how docile the beast was after the fight. It nothing there. You just have to give them was a thrilling, bucket list experience for the opportunity to take the bait and hope me.” you can get a good hookset.” Gar fishing guide, Capt. Mark Malfa, said Capt. Kirk Kirkland targets gar in the he’s been finding consistent action for gar Trinity River around Lake Livingston. The anywhere from 25-150 pounds on Choke largest gar one of his anglers has landed reCanyon Reservoir, as well as along the cently tipped the scales at 226 pounds. stretch of the Trinity River that lies below “We landed a fish just shy of 200 pounds the dam near Lake Livingston. a few days before we caught the 226-pound“The fish have been a little heavier per er,” Kirkland said. “Gar fishing has just inch of length in Choke compared to the been fantastic lately.” Trinity,” Malfa said. Kirkland said his customers have been In the Trinity River, Malfa has been fo- landing anywhere from 7-10 gar per day cusing on deeper pools with water depths using fresh cut carp along the bottom with of 10-15 feet adjacent to long stretches that a slip float, in water depths anywhere from are 6-8 feet deep. 7-12 feet. “On Choke Canyon Reservoir, deeper “Most of these fish have ranged anyflats have been the hostpots,” Malfa said. where from 35-120 pounds on average,” he “Flats in 10-15 feet of water have been con- said. “We have just been moving around, centrating good numbers of gar.” targeting deep pools until we get bit.” The guide uses fresh cut carp rigged on Once a fish picks up a bait and starts runa traditional bottom rig, without any type ning with it, Kirkland will follow the fish of cork. with the boat until it stops running. “The key to catching gar is knowing when “That’s usually the signal to set the to set the hook,” Malfa said. “It’s a numbers hook,” he said.
shrimp under a popping cork. PORT O’CONNOR: 85 degrees. Speckled trout, black drum and redfish are fair on croaker, dead shrimp and Spanish sardines.
ROCKPORT: 85 degrees. Redfish are fair to good on cut mullet and cut ladyfish. Speckled trout are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Flounder are good on mud minnows. PORT ARANSAS: 84 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on shrimp. CORPUS CHRISTI: 84 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp and croaker. Redfish are good off of the Portland shoreline on cut perch, ladyfish and croaker. BAFFIN BAY: 88 degrees. Redfish are good on soft plastics along the grass lines. Black drum are good on mullet and shrimp. PORT MANSFIELD: 86 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on ball tails. Redfish are good on paddle tails and top-waters. SOUTH PADRE: 80 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on shrimp. PORT ISABEL: 82 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on shrimp and soft plastics. —TPWD
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 86 degrees. Redfish are good on gold spoons, glow jigs with a chartreuse tails, and silver lipless crankbaits. Speckled trout are good on hogy lures and glow jigs with chartreuse tails. BOLIVAR: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on live shrimp and artificials. Redfish are fair on finger mullet and squid. Flounder are good on live finger mullet and mud minnows. TRINITY BAY: 86 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp and croaker. Redfish are good on mullet and shrimp. Flounder are fair around rocks using mullet and mud minnows. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good along the shorelines and near the jetties on live shrimp and croaker. Redfish are good in schools on gold spoons and soft plastics.
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER CAUGHT WITH 1,000 POUNDS OF SHARK Texas Game Wardens patrolling the Gulf of Mexico interdicted two vessels that were from Mexico and fishing illegally in U.S. federal waters. The two lanchas had a combined weight of more than 1,000 pounds of illegally caught shark. Crew members and equipment were turned over to the United States Coast Guard and the Border Patrol. SHOOT AND MEET SOME WARDENS In September, Operation Game Thief Claystoppers annual events will be held in San Antonio and Houston. On Sept. 10, the Alamo Area Clay Stoppers will be held at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, and on Sept. 24, the Houston Area Claystoppers Shootout will take place at Texas Premier Sporting Arms in Sealy. The shoots benefit Operation Game Thief and its mission to combat flagrant game law violations, stop poaching and support Texas’ game wardens.
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Graeme Hayden, 10, of Austin, caught his first redfish while fishing the Lower Laguna Madre with his father, Tim.
Jered Lavender, 17, with a 23-inch CCA green tagged redfish caught in Espiritu Santo Bay. Unfortunately Jered was not registered for the STAR tournament.
Kevin Lusson, of Austin, harvested this turkey while hunting solo on his family ranch in Fisher County. He was a lone gobbler in a group of seven hens and had a 9.5-inch beard.
Cowboy Lavender, 11, caught this 26-inch redfish while fishing with his brother and buddy, Sam, in Port O’ Connor on the jetties.
Phoenix DJ Galvan, 8, from Port Isabel, caught this 33-inch redfish while fishing with his sister, Nevada, on his kayak and his dad, Jaime, next to him on his own kayak.
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32 miles in 766 days. The habitat in the area this bird was released and harvested was predominately an area heavy to milo and corn production with plenty of readily available water and shelter. Another bird traveled only 2 miles in 414 days since release. In other instances where birds are released in areas of heavy brush and little grain grown throughout the year, there have been results of birds traveling great distances to get to an area of readily available grains. One bird traveled 417 miles in 492 days, and another traveled 205 miles in 33 days. The birds exhibit a strong migratory instinct, as many find their way back to the original area where they were trapped. On average for all three seasons combined, 5.6 percent of the 2,917 birds released have been reported. TDHA contributes this to the promotional contest built around the study, known as the Texas BB (Banded Bird) Challenge, which basically offers a reward for reporting the band. “The contest offers great prizes in hopes that the bands won’t be tossed or overlooked,” Thornton said. Prizes include a new Polaris, exotic hunts, shotguns, coolers and even a shot at a new truck. Details available at bandedbirdchallenge.com. The promotion helps fund the project as well as encouraging hunters to call in their bands. Hunters must be entered in the contest prior to harvesting the banded Eurasian-collared dove. The contest runs from Sept. 1 -Dec. 31.
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
Last
New
First
Full
Aug 30
Sept 6
Sept 13
Sept 20
Solunar Sun times Moon times
Houston
Dallas
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Aug/Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Aug/Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Mon 31 Tue 01 Wed 02 Thu 03 Fri 04 Sat 05 Sun 06 Mon 07 Tue 08 Wed 09 Thu 10 Fri
27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Mon 31 Tue 01 Wed 02 Thu 03 Fri 04 Sat 05 Sun 06 Mon 07 Tue 08 Wed 09 Thu 10 Fri
9:54 3:43 10:41 4:30 11:28 5:17 ----- 6:03 12:37 6:50 1:24 7:36 2:10 8:23 2:57 9:10 3:44 9:57 4:31 10:44 5:19 11:32 6:08 11:52 6:59 12:47 7:52 1:40 8:48 2:35
10:15 11:03 11:51 12:15 1:02 1:49 2:36 3:23 4:10 4:57 5:44 6:32 7:23 8:16 9:13
4:05 4:52 5:39 6:27 7:14 8:02 8:49 9:36 10:23 11:10 11:57 12:20 1:11 2:04 3:00
06:55 06:55 06:56 06:56 06:57 06:57 06:58 06:59 06:59 07:00 07:00 07:01 07:01 07:02 07:02
07:49 07:48 07:47 07:46 07:45 07:44 07:42 07:41 07:40 07:39 07:38 07:36 07:35 07:34 07:33
11:04p 11:40a 11:36p 12:35p NoMoon 1:31p 12:12a 2:27p 12:52a 3:22p 1:38a 4:15p 2:28a 5:06p 3:24a 5:53p 4:23a 6:36p 5:26a 7:15p 6:29a 7:51p 7:32a 8:25p 8:35a 8:58p 9:39a 9:32p 10:44a 10:09p
10:00 3:49 10:47 4:36 11:34 5:22 ----- 6:09 12:43 6:55 1:29 7:42 2:16 8:29 3:03 9:16 3:50 10:03 4:37 10:50 5:25 11:38 6:14 12:02 7:05 12:53 7:58 1:46 8:53 2:41
10:21 11:09 11:56 12:21 1:08 1:55 2:42 3:29 4:16 5:03 5:50 6:38 7:29 8:22 9:19
4:10 4:58 5:45 6:33 7:20 8:08 8:55 9:42 10:29 11:15 12:02 12:26 1:17 2:10 3:06
06:58 06:58 06:59 07:00 07:00 07:01 07:02 07:02 07:03 07:03 07:04 07:05 07:05 07:06 07:07
07:58 07:57 07:55 07:54 07:53 07:52 07:50 07:49 07:48 07:47 07:45 07:44 07:43 07:41 07:40
11:06p 11:50a 11:37p 12:46p NoMoon 1:43p 12:11a 2:40p 12:51a 3:36p 1:35a 4:30p 2:26a 5:20p 3:22a 6:07p 4:22a 6:49p 5:26a 7:26p 6:31a 8:00p 7:36a 8:32p 8:41a 9:04p 9:46a 9:36p 10:53a 10:11p
San Antonio
Amarillo
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Aug/Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Aug/Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Mon 31 Tue 01 Wed 02 Thu 03 Fri 04 Sat 05 Sun 06 Mon 07 Tue 08 Wed 09 Thu 10 Fri
27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Mon 31 Tue 01 Wed 02 Thu 03 Fri 04 Sat 05 Sun 06 Mon 07 Tue 08 Wed 09 Thu 10 Fri
10:07 3:56 10:54 4:43 11:40 5:29 12:03 6:16 12:50 7:02 1:36 7:49 2:23 8:36 3:09 9:23 3:57 10:10 4:44 10:57 5:32 11:44 6:21 12:09 7:11 12:59 8:04 1:52 9:00 2:47
10:28 11:15 ----12:27 1:14 2:02 2:49 3:36 4:23 5:09 5:57 6:45 7:35 8:29 9:26
4:17 5:04 5:52 6:39 7:27 8:14 9:02 9:49 10:36 11:22 12:09 12:33 1:23 2:17 3:13
07:08 07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10 07:10 07:11 07:11 07:12 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:14 07:14 07:15
08:01 08:00 07:59 07:58 07:57 07:56 07:55 07:53 07:52 07:51 07:50 07:49 07:47 07:46 07:45
11:17p 11:53a 11:50p 12:48p NoMoon 1:43p 12:26a 2:39p 1:06a 3:34p 1:52a 4:27p 2:42a 5:18p 3:38a 6:05p 4:37a 6:48p 5:39a 7:27p 6:43a 8:03p 7:45a 8:37p 8:48a 9:11p 9:51a 9:45p 10:56a 10:22p
10:20 4:09 11:07 4:56 11:54 5:43 12:17 6:29 1:03 7:16 1:49 8:02 2:36 8:49 3:23 9:36 4:10 10:23 4:57 11:10 5:45 11:58 6:34 12:22 7:25 1:13 8:18 2:06 9:14 3:01
10:41 11:29 ----12:41 1:28 2:15 3:02 3:49 4:36 5:23 6:10 6:58 7:49 8:42 9:39
4:31 5:18 6:05 6:53 7:40 8:28 9:15 10:02 10:49 11:36 12:22 12:46 1:37 2:30 3:26
07:15 07:16 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:22 07:23 07:23 07:24 07:25 07:25
08:21 08:19 08:18 08:17 08:15 08:14 08:12 08:11 08:10 08:08 08:07 08:06 08:04 08:03 08:01
11:23p 12:14p 11:53p 1:12p NoMoon 2:10p 12:26a 3:08p 1:05a 4:04p 1:49a 4:58p 2:39a 5:49p 3:35a 6:34p 4:37a 7:15p 5:42a 7:51p 6:48a 8:23p 7:55a 8:54p 9:01a 9:24p 10:09a 9:54p 11:17a 10:28p
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 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Time 1:09 AM 1:56 AM 3:07 AM 1:03 AM 2:10 AM 2:52 AM 3:23 AM 3:48 AM 4:10 AM 4:30 AM 4:50 AM 5:09 AM 5:27 AM 5:43 AM 12:13 AM
High Island Height 0.96L 1.21L 1.41L 1.61H 1.71H 1.78H 1.82H 1.83H 1.84H 1.83H 1.80H 1.77H 1.73H 1.70H 0.89L
Time 7:11 AM 7:01 AM 5:48 AM 4:35 PM 5:30 PM 6:23 PM 7:12 PM 7:58 PM 9:21 AM 9:32 AM 9:58 AM 10:33 AM 11:12 AM 11:56 AM 5:58 AM
Height 1.45H 1.42H 1.44H 0.26L 0.19L 0.13L 0.07L 0.03L 1.48L 1.38L 1.22L 1.03L 0.80L 0.56L 1.68H
Time 1:59 PM 2:48 PM 3:41 PM
Height 0.52L 0.41L 0.33L
Time 9:26 PM 11:18 PM
Height 1.43H 1.50H
1:03 PM 2:06 PM 3:06 PM 4:07 PM 5:11 PM 6:22 PM 12:43 PM
1.58H 1.65H 1.70H 1.74H 1.77H 1.79H 0.33L
8:41 PM 9:23 PM 10:04 PM 10:45 PM 11:28 PM
0.02L 0.07L 0.18L 0.36L 0.60L
7:41 PM
1.80H
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 1:37 AM 2:51 AM 5:00 AM 12:59 AM 2:17 AM 3:12 AM 3:55 AM 4:26 AM 4:48 AM 5:06 AM 5:22 AM 5:36 AM 5:49 AM 6:02 AM 12:25 AM
Height 0.94L 1.19L 1.37L 1.64H 1.75H 1.82H 1.86H 1.87H 1.86H 1.83H 1.79H 1.75H 1.69H 1.64H 0.92L
Time 7:22 AM 7:19 AM 7:05 AM 4:32 PM 5:26 PM 6:21 PM 7:09 PM 7:53 PM 8:35 PM 11:03 AM 11:06 AM 11:16 AM 11:37 AM 12:07 PM 6:15 AM
Height 1.37H 1.36H 1.39H 0.15L 0.09L 0.04L 0.01L 0.00L 0.03L 1.46L 1.34L 1.16L 0.93L 0.67L 1.60H
Time 2:10 PM 2:56 PM 3:44 PM
Height 0.48L 0.34L 0.23L
Time 9:48 PM 11:13 PM
Height 1.46H 1.54H
1:43 PM 2:58 PM 4:10 PM 5:19 PM 6:32 PM 12:47 PM
1.54H 1.58H 1.62H 1.67H 1.70H 0.41L
9:20 PM 10:07 PM 10:54 PM 11:40 PM
0.09L 0.20L 0.38L 0.62L
8:06 PM
1.75H
Height 0.99L 1.22L 0.31L 1.66H 1.79H 1.89H 1.96H 1.99H 1.99H 1.95H 1.88H 1.78H 1.66H 1.54H 0.92L
Time 6:42 AM 6:28 AM
Height 1.28H 1.26H
Time 1:32 PM 2:11 PM
Height 0.52L 0.40L
Time 9:07 PM 10:56 PM
Height 1.43H 1.52H
Time 1:27 AM 3:16 AM 2:59 PM 12:48 AM 1:54 AM 2:40 AM 3:17 AM 3:49 AM 4:16 AM 4:39 AM 4:59 AM 5:17 AM 5:33 AM 5:46 AM 12:21 AM
3:56 PM 4:58 PM 5:58 PM 6:51 PM 7:39 PM 8:23 PM 9:06 PM 11:09 AM 11:05 AM 11:15 AM 11:39 AM 5:55 AM
0.24L 0.17L 0.11L 0.04L 0.00L 0.00L 0.05L 1.33L 1.19L 0.98L 0.74L 1.45H
2:33 PM 3:46 PM 4:59 PM 6:15 PM 12:14 PM
1.46H 1.53H 1.61H 1.70H 0.49L
9:49 PM 10:34 PM 11:23 PM
0.17L 0.36L 0.62L
7:38 PM
1.79H
Height 0.47L 0.62H 0.70H 0.75H 0.78H 0.80H 0.81H 0.82H 0.81H 0.77H 0.69H -0.01 0.11L 0.27L 0.44L
Time 7:09 AM 4:58 PM 5:55 PM 6:53 PM 7:50 PM 8:47 PM 9:40 PM 10:27 PM 11:11 PM 11:52 PM
Height 0.53H 0.07L 0.03L 0.01L -0.01L -0.03L -0.06L -0.08L -0.10L -0.07L
Time 4:05 PM
Height 0.14L
Time
Height
9:55 9:24 7:14 5:43
0.58H 0.47H 0.41H 0.48H
12:39 PM 1:02 PM 1:38 PM 2:21 PM
0.56L 0.40L 0.24L 0.10L
Height 0.43L 0.59H 0.64H 0.69H 0.73H 0.77H 0.17L 0.13L 0.09L 0.06L 0.06L 0.11L 0.21L 0.34L 0.48L
Time 1:06 PM 8:07 AM 9:44 PM 10:51 PM 11:54 PM
Height 0.51H 0.55L 0.26L 0.22L 0.20L
Time 7:31 PM 11:02 AM
Height 0.39L 0.57H
2:15 PM 3:12 PM 4:04 PM 4:58 PM 6:00 PM 7:16 PM 8:42 PM 12:16 PM 9:43 AM
0.81H 0.87H 0.91H 0.93H 0.91H 0.85H 0.78H 0.51H 0.56H
Port O’Connor Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Time 2:13 AM 5:53 AM 5:40 AM 6:09 AM 6:50 AM 7:37 AM 8:24 AM 9:07 AM 9:42 AM 10:06 AM 10:10 AM 12:32 AM 1:12 AM 1:52 AM 2:32 AM
Time 7:27 AM 2:40 AM 10:30 AM 9:57 AM 11:08 AM 0:00 PM 12:49 AM 1:36 AM 2:16 AM 2:51 AM 3:26 AM 4:01 AM 4:39 AM 5:20 AM 6:06 AM
Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Time 2:11 AM 3:46 AM 2:33 AM 3:18 AM 3:54 AM 4:29 AM 5:03 AM 5:33 AM 5:57 AM 6:12 AM 6:19 AM 6:18 AM 6:12 AM 12:12 AM 1:16 AM
Time 10:18 AM 6:44 PM 7:17 PM 7:55 PM 8:46 PM 10:06 PM 11:25 PM
Height 1.22H 0.18L 0.12L 0.11L 0.14L 0.16L 0.14L
Time 6:14 PM
Height 0.30L
10:31 AM 10:24 AM 10:05 AM 9:47 AM 9:39 AM 9:40 AM 9:46 AM
1.59H 1.55H 1.49H 1.44H 1.41H 1.39H 1.39H
Height 0.88L 1.05L 1.20H 1.31H 1.38H 1.42H 1.45H 1.45H 1.44H 1.40H 1.34H 1.28H 1.23H 0.65L 0.88L
Time 7:13 AM 7:08 AM 3:51 PM 4:35 PM 5:26 PM 6:22 PM 7:19 PM 8:12 PM 9:02 PM 11:02 AM 11:05 AM 11:19 AM 11:47 AM 6:10 AM 6:15 AM
Height 0.28L 0.37H 0.40H 0.41H 0.40H 0.39H 0.39H 0.39H 0.39H 0.40H 0.41H 0.03L 0.08L 0.15L 0.23L
Height 0.65L 0.80L 0.92H 1.00 1.05H 1.07H 1.07H 1.05H 1.01H 1.01H 1.00H 0.77H 0.76H 0.78H 0.57L
Time 6:08 AM 5:46 AM 3:03 PM 3:55 PM 4:57 PM 6:00 PM 6:56 PM 7:46 PM 9:29 AM 9:21 PM 10:10 PM 7:55 AM 9:23 AM 11:22 AM 5:04 AM
Height 1.04L 1.25L 1.46H 1.59H 1.69H 1.76H 1.80H 1.81H 1.78H 1.71H 1.60H 1.49H 1.39H 1.33H 1.04L
Time 5:59 AM 5:16 AM 2:32 PM 3:23 PM 4:21 PM 5:22 PM 6:22 PM 7:17 PM 8:08 PM 8:56 PM 10:36 AM 10:23 AM 10:39 AM 11:11 AM 5:07 AM
Time
Height
3:32 3:40 3:59 4:29 5:07
PM PM PM PM PM
1.24L 1.07L 0.84L 0.59L 0.36L
6:18 PM 7:42 PM 9:01 PM 10:16 PM 11:45 PM
1.34H 1.32H 1.33H 1.35H 1.40H
Height 1.09H 1.11H 0.33L 0.28L 0.25L 0.21L 0.18L 0.16L 0.15L 1.28L 1.21L 1.09L 0.93L 1.21H 1.21H
Time 2:35 PM 3:12 PM
Height 0.50L 0.40L
Time 11:22 PM
Height 1.07H
1:29 PM 2:45 PM 3:58 PM 5:11 PM 12:26 PM 1:10 PM
1.32H 1.33H 1.33H 1.32H 0.74L 0.54L
9:49 PM 10:34 PM 11:21 PM
0.19L 0.28L 0.44L
6:32 PM 8:19 PM
1.32H 1.34H
Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Time 12:48 AM 5:40 AM 5:38 AM 6:03 AM 6:36 AM 7:18 AM 8:11 AM 9:14 AM 10:22 AM 2:45 PM 3:51 PM 12:27 AM 1:06 AM 1:43 AM 2:19 AM
Time 6:53 AM 4:30 PM 5:53 PM 7:01 PM 7:56 PM 8:47 PM 9:35 PM 10:21 PM 11:06 PM 11:48 PM
Height 0.33H 0.08L 0.08L 0.07L 0.07L 0.07L 0.05L 0.03L 0.01L 0.01L
Time 3:20 PM
Height 0.10L
Time
Height
4:52 6:36 6:18 6:09
0.41H 0.26H 0.26H 0.29H
12:42 PM 1:29 PM 2:17 PM
0.22L 0.15L 0.08L
6:00 PM 7:28 PM 9:29 PM
0.39H 0.37H 0.36H
Height 0.79H 0.84H 0.13L 0.08L 0.04L -0.00L -0.03L -0.05L 0.99L 0.02L 0.11L 0.75L 0.62L 0.46L 0.81H
Time 1:44 PM 2:20 PM
Height 0.31L 0.21L
Time 10:25 PM
Height 0.83H
11:40 AM
1.00H
8:33 PM
-0.03L
3:13 PM 4:18 PM 5:27 PM 12:18 PM
0.99H 0.96H 0.94H 0.27L
11:01 PM 11:53 PM
0.24L 0.39L
6:52 PM
0.92H
Height 1.23H 1.28H 0.35L 0.28L 0.24L 0.20L 0.16L 0.14L 0.15L 0.22L 1.49L 1.33L 1.11L 0.87L 1.32H
Time 1:08 PM 1:47 PM
Height 0.56L 0.44L
Time 10:09 PM
Height 1.32H
1:26 PM 3:04 PM 4:27 PM 5:51 PM 11:52 AM
1.53H 1.54H 1.57H 1.60H 0.62L
9:44 PM 10:34 PM 11:29 PM
0.34L 0.53L 0.77L
7:32 PM
1.66H
PM AM AM AM
Port Aransas
AM AM AM AM
4:02 PM 6:12 PM 9:29 PM 11:54 PM
0.60H 0.56H 0.56H 0.62H
Nueces Bay Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
San Luis Pass
Height 0.94L 1.26H 1.39H 1.50H 1.57H 1.61H 1.63H 1.62H 0.09L 0.07L 0.10L 0.20L 0.40L 0.66L 0.95L
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Time 3:58 AM 9:32 AM 7:51 AM 8:04 AM 8:36 AM 9:10 AM 9:43 AM 10:13 AM 12:29 AM 1:20 AM 2:00 AM 2:33 AM 3:02 AM 3:27 AM 3:48 AM
Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Time 1:52 AM 2:20 AM 4:42 AM 4:04 AM 4:30 AM 5:03 AM 5:40 AM 6:23 AM 7:16 AM 12:58 PM 2:07 PM 4:42 AM 4:34 AM 4:49 AM 12:43 AM
South Padre Island
2:40 PM 6:01 PM
0.50L 0.40L
Time
Height
8:37 PM
0.31L
10:27 PM
0.70H
Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Time 1:16 AM 2:33 AM 12:44 AM 2:10 AM 3:06 AM 3:54 AM 4:37 AM 5:15 AM 5:47 AM 6:06 AM 6:06 AM 5:48 AM 5:29 AM 5:17 AM 12:30 AM
Texas Coast Tides
Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10
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INDUSTRY WU field operations job
Akin retires at B.A.S.S.
Whitetails Unlimited is seeking applications for its VP-Field Operations position.
After 10 years, Bruce Akin will retire as chief executive officer of B.A.S.S. on Sept. 30. Chase Anderson will serve as CEO.
Shidler named OTF Position at Buck chairman Knives Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation named Kyle Shidler as its new chairman.
New head at West Marine Eric Kufel was appointed to succeed Ken Seipel as chief executive officer of West Marine, and Seipel became lead independent director of the board of directors.
Manufacturing milestone for Yamaha Motor A new 2021 Wolverine RMAX2 1000 Side-by-Side was the 4 millionth vehicle produced at the Newton, Georgia manufacturing facility.
ACROSS 3) A small East Texas reservoir 4) A shot size used in dove hunting 7) A bay near Port Isabel 10) A venomous spider (two words) 11) The white goose 12) The dog afraid of noise 13) Maker of hunting knives 14) A setter breed 15) A salmon species 19) Wear on the dove hunt 20) Texas’ state large mammal 21) Shotgun brand 26) A coastal county 27) A skiff brand (two words) 30) Town close to Baffin Bay 31) Duck that comes early with the teal 33) A tuna species 35) A North Texas reservoir 36) A food plot grain 37) They will find you shooting more than your limit 38) Watch for on the dove hunt 39) Command for dog to stop 40) A good crappie lake
DOWN 1) Needed before opening day hunt 2) The deer’s favorite oak 3) County seat of Coryell County 5) Bad animal to encounter for a bird dog 6) Stinging insects (two words) 8) A Texas/Louisiana border county 9) Type of catfish bait 13) Hill Country county 16) Type of blade on a spinner bait 17) The hunting dogs from Spain 18) A saltwater reel brand 22) A dove hunter’s org. 23) An African game bird 24) NM’s state bird 25) Guadalupe County’s seat 28) A group of bats 29) The dove hunter’s month 32) The bigger dove 33) A .410’s muzzle measurement 34) A bullet brand
Buck Knives is seeking a marketing manager at its Post Falls, Idaho location.
Andrews marketing director at Benelli Benelli USA named Nick Andrews as director of marketing to oversee strategies for the Benelli, Franchi, Stoeger, Uberti and Chapuis brands.
New marketing VP at Umarex Justin ‘JB’ Biddle was named the vice president of marketing for Umarex USA.
Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News
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goes under the Gayman Bridge, a facility named after Joe Gayman, a local businessman and former commissioner with the Brownsville Navigation District. The bridge is one of two along Texas Highway 48, both of which are midway from Brownsville and Port Isabel. Since its construction, the canal has become one of the hottest spots in the region for anglers. Fish species like redfish and black drum, mangrove snapper and speckled trout can be caught year-round, but the fall and winter months are considered best. Also, snook are generally caught around the bridge pillars during the summer months.
Ed Campirano, the BND director, said the widening and deepening project has been long overdue. “We have been talking about this for years,” he said. “We are now glad to see that it’s actually happening.” He said the project calls for making the shallow canal 9 feet in depth and about 150 feet wide, or the same width of the bridge. Campirano said the project, which began in early May, should be done by year’s end. Some anglers said the project should result in more fish as the inflow of water will be increased. Others, though, believe fishing could be more challenging, espe-
cially for those who prefer wading and will have to navigate the slippery drop. Angler Luis “Wicho” Villarreal said the canal could benefit him and hurt him. He catches baitfish for the local bait and tackle shops and for scores of fishing enthusiasts. “The mullet prefer shallow waters,” he said. “Deeper water is not going to help.” Campirano said the project will create better recreational opportunities for those who like to fish, and will benefit the Bahia Grande, a major estuary for black drum, redfish and other species.
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The Oregon Hunters Association is offering a $1,000 reward for information on two cow elk poached and left to waste in rural Yamhill County near Willamina. Fish and Wildlife Senior Trooper Rodney Thomas responded to a call to the Turn in Poachers line on July 31. Thomas responded to the reported location where he observed several turkey vultures circling and landing. He glassed the area and spotted both elk carcasses about 400 feet off the side of the road. Both animals had been left to waste. Thomas believes the elk were shot around July 24. —OHA
The 2021 Buffalo River Elk Festival was canceled by event organizers after they said they “felt it was in the best interest of public safety to avoid any sort of event that could cause COVID-19 cases to rise.” The final three public land permits for the 2021 elk hunting season were to be drawn at the festival. Instead, three additional names during the original elk drawing in the event that this year’s festival was postponed or canceled. The winners have been notified. The final three public land permits for the 2021 elk hunting season have been drawn, and winners of these coveted hunting opportunities have been notified, following Monday’s cancellation of the 2021 Buffalo River Elk Festival. —AGFC
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Wolves kill several hunting dogs On August 6, USDA-Wildlife Services verified that wolves killed a 9-year old female Walker trailing hound in the Town of Barksdale, Bayfield County. The next day wolves killed a 6-year old female Walker trailing hound, injured an 8-year old male black and tan trailing hound, and injured a 3-year old male black and tan trailing hound in the Town of Drummond, Bayfield County. Also, on Aug. 8, wolves killed a 5-year old female Plott trailing hound in the Town of Delta, Bayfield County. Finally, on Aug. 13, wolves killed a 2.5-year-old Walker trailing hound in Bayfield County. Conflicts between hunting dogs and wolves are most common during the bear training and hunting season. Dogs have also been killed while pursuing other wildlife including fox, coyotes, bobcat, rabbit, snowshoe hare and upland birds. —USDA-Wildlife Services
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Phillips 66 gives $650K to DU Phillips 66 committed $650,000 in support of Ducks Unlimited’s conservation work on public and private lands in Texas, Louisiana and Missouri, and a wetlands education project in Montana. In addition to the Guadalupe Delta WMA project along the Texas Gulf Coast, this year’s investment will also support the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative, which will help provide aquifer recharge and ensure groundwater quantity and quality in rural Texas Panhandle communities. Supported projects in Louisiana include restoration of the nation’s second-largest urban refuge, Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, in New Orleans. In addition, a project in St. Bernard Parish will restore 1,566 acres of coastal marsh that will sequester as much as 6,246 metric tons of carbon dioxide per acre, per year. —DU
Anglers reported aggressive action from schooling redfish, both in open bay waters and in shallow back lakes. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
ticket,” he said. “Sometimes the schools of reds will have terns hovering over them as well. You’ve got to be careful though, because where there are a lot of birds working, it’s usually been schools of gafftop.” Mid-bay reefs in West Galveston Bay also have been holding large numbers of redfish where there are significant concentrations of baitfish present. On calm days, Sabine area angler Allen Parker said schools of redfish have been coming to the surface to feed in the open waters of the middle of the lake during the afternoons. “There hasn’t really been any rhyme or reason to what the large schools of reds are doing,” Parker said. “It seems like the afternoon hours have held the most action, especially when there is an outgoing tide. Most of these fish are at the upper end of the slot, or oversized.” Parker said once you locate a school of reds crashing along the surface, that they’ll eat just about anything. “Just cast whatever lure you want, smack dab into the middle of the school, and hold on,” he said. Sabine guide, Capt. Chris Phillips, said there are plenty of redfish cruising over oyster and clam shell along the Louisiana shoreline of Sabine Lake. “Some of these fish are holding tight to the bank, while others can be found 50 to 100 yards off of the bank over shell humps,” Phillips elaborated. “My customers have been catching them on live shrimp rigged under a popping cork as well as on soft plastics.” Shell ledges and rocks and rip rap along the Sabine Pass channel have also been hotspots for redfish. “There’s redfish out at the jetties right now too,” he said. “They seem to be showing up in more and more places as the month wears on.”
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“We were fishing about 300 to 400 yards off the jetties in about 60 feet of water,” Caldwell said. “When the shark was hooked it took off on a long run and almost spooled the reel. In fact, we had about 10 feet of line left on the reel when it finally turned and came back to the boat. We got lucky with that one.” A big crowd of moms, dads, kids and curious bystanders showed up for the weigh-in, held at Froggies bait camp in Port O’Connor. The tournament attracts a diverse crowd of people who show up to see the fish, and the kids like to be up close to a shark, especially when they are invited up to touch the winning shark. The kids also got to take home shark fins. Texas game warden Jessica Pelzel was on hand to introduce the kids to all sorts of things from crabs to ribbonfish and, of course, sharks and stingrays.
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