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March 13, 2015

Volume 11, Issue 14

Loving the Laguna

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

The Laguna Madre around Port Mansfield has been kicking out some impressive trout the past few weeks, in between fronts when the fishing turns on.

According to Capt. Ruben Garza, the fishing has been outstanding when the weather cooperates but a grind when frontal systems roll in and conditions change for the worse, like the weekend of March 7.

“It was slow,” he said. “Real slow this past weekend. It was definitely a grind to catch fish. But, before the front hit, it was on.”

Garza said he was wading with seven people on Sunday and they caught nine trout.

“And today was better than yesterday,” he said.

“I did hear of several boats that caught their trout limits today. Earlier in the week, we had some huge days. We had one 15-minute wade where we all caught our limit of trout. They averaged 3 pounds and there wasn’t one under 18 inches.”

Garza said the pattern of wading productive shorelines in 3 to 4 feet of water throwing Kelly Wigglers in Laguna Shad color has been hammering the trout, and even accounted for his wife Sandra’s personal best trout.

“Sandra finally joined the 30-inch club when she caught her personal-best trout last week at 30 1/4 inches and 9 1/4 pounds,” he said.

Garza said there has been a north wind blowing, PERSONAL BEST: Sandra Garza reeled in her personal-best trout last week in the Laguna Made near Port Mansfi eld during a warming trend when the wind Please turn to page 9

slackened. The big trout weighed a little more than 9 pounds and measured more than 30 inches. The trout bite has been on during days when conditions are right. Photo by Ruben Garza.

Thawing out on Lake Fork Largemouth bite finicky

By Jillian Mock

For Lone Star outdoor newS The recent cold and wintry weather has considerably slowed largemouth bass fishing on Lake Fork. But snow and sleet can’t deter the determined angler.

“You can pretty much catch ’em in every different weather, you just have to do lots of different things to get them,” said Mark Stevenson of Lake Fork Fishing Service.

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Of arrows and bighorns First-ever desert bighorn harvested with a bow on public ground in Texas

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Round Rock bowhunter Alan McGraw is on a quest to harvest all 28 North American species with his bow.

He’s halfway there, but one of the toughest animals to hunt just got checked off his list when he took a 9-year-old desert bighorn ram at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area on March 3.

McGraw, the current mayor of Round Rock, purchased the hunt last year at the Texas Wildlife Association Convention — one of 13 tags in the state. Ten of those tags go to private landowners, WELL-EARNED TROPHY: This big ram was one of several stalked by Round Rock two are drawn for the Texas Big bowhunter Alan McGraw on a sheep hunt several weeks ago. Photo by Alan McGraw.

Game Hunts through Texas Parks this was my second sheep hunt. I and I got a chance to hunt a sheep and Wildlife Department, and one was unsuccessful on a Dall sheep in Texas, I took it.” tag is auctioned. hunt in the Northwest Territories Before the hunt, McGraw prac“I’m a huge bowhunter — I just last year. I was originally going ticed with his bow out to 80 or 90 love doing it,” McGraw said. “I to go hunt a desert bighorn in yards, often utilizing a friend’s backstarted sheep hunting last year and Mexico, but when this came up Please turn to page 6

HUNTING

FISHING

How deer beat the heat

Huge weekend for bass

Toms in North Zone

Long trip, big catfi sh

Landowners can take steps to help South Texas deer deal with high temperatures during spring and summer.

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North Texas looking good for turkeys this spring.

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Several giant Texas largemouth bass caught, including new Lake Ray Roberts record.

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Michigan teen fishing in Austin carp tournament catches lake-record catfish.

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Coping with South Texas heat

Summer is coming — how deer deal with the dog days

PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS: Groups like the Dallas Safari Club are pushing several bills this session to preserve hunters’ rights. Photo by LSON.

Bipartisan support

WATERING HOLE: Sources of water that are well distributed throughout the property help white-tailed deer handle the heat of a long, Texas summer, allowing them to feed more than other deer in areas with limited water. Photo by LSON.

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star outdoor newS The heat of the summer in much of Texas, especially South Texas, coincides with some of the most physically demanding conditions for white-tailed deer, including fawning and lactating for does, antler growth for bucks and building of reserves before the fall.

How do the deer deal with it?

“There are lots of studies in the North about how deer deal with the cold,” said Timothy Fulbright with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, “but not much in the South regarding how they deal with heat — it’s just as stressful.”

Fulbright said studies in Northern states show any temperature above 68-72 degrees causes deer to become less active, although these figures may not be the same with South Texas deer.

The deer are unable to deal with heat in ways many other animals do, Fulbright said.

“They don’t have sweat glands,” he said. “They can pant, but that involves a loss of water and South Texas summers are often short on water.”

So how do the deer cope? The primary way is through behavior.

“We saw two main ways they cope,” Fulbright said.

“One, through decreased movement and the other by picking cooler spots on the landscape. We studied bucks wearing collars; they just don’t move in the heat of the day.”

Observations of the deer also included orienting themselves to the prevailing winds for cooling effects and choosing the tallest stands of trees or brush that offer the most shade.

Where supplemental feed is available, deer are even less active and move more at night.

“They know where the feeder is and the feed is easier to digest,” he said. “However, the feed includes grain which does create more body heat when digested.”

So what is the solution for landowners, ranch managers and hunters when managing deer in an oven?

Charles DeYoung, a research scientist, offered some suggestions at the Deer Associates Meeting, held in San Antonio and hosted by CKWRI on March 5.

“Manage the vegetation,” he said. “Leave plenty of the tallest brush as shade to reduce the heat load and leave stands of brush, as fawns prefer bedsites near clumps of brush.”

When spraying, DeYoung discouraged aerial spraying of mesquites and other brush over large areas.

“Don’t spray big blocks,” he said. “Aerial spraying can destroy a lot of tall brush that a roller chopper can’t.”

DeYoung said managing the drinking water for the deer is equally as important when dealing with scorching summers.

“Heat causes a decrease in appetite and panting causes a loss of water for the deer,” he said, citing a study where food was readily available for the deer but water was only available in limited supply and was located more than 100 yards away from the feed, simulating a poorly watered ranch.

“The bucks drank 27 percent less water and ate 21 percent less food than the deer with easy access to both food and water, and the does drank 21.8 percent less water and ate 9.6 percent less food.” DeYoung said. “Water has a direct effect on food consumption — it’s important to have well-distributed drinking water.”

Two legislative measures — one federal, one state — are at the center of legislative activities in March.

The Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 A coalition of 47 sporting and conservation organizations, including the Dallas Safari Club, is actively supporting the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 (S.405). Recently introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus members Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), S.405 is a package of measures that will expand, enhance and protect America’s hunting, fishing and conservation heritage.

“DSC helped shape several of the act’s provisions, especially the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act, which would correct unjust government takings of legally acquired property,” said Ben Carter, DSC executive director.

He explained, “Forty-one bears were taken in 2008 immediately prior to the species being listed under the Endangered Species Act. Listing meant the hides could not be imported to the U.S. This provision would allow the hides to be released to those 41 hunters.”

Although similar packages of measures have failed to advance in the previous two Congresses, Carter hopes the renewed, broad showing of support from organizations representing millions of hunters and anglers will lead to expeditious committee and floor consideration of S.405.

Texas Right to Hunt & Fish Constitutional Amendment Support continues to grow for DSC-backed bills (HJR61/ SJR22) proposing constitutional protections for hunting and fishing in Texas. Last week, the bills were discussed without opposition at a meeting of state-based outdoor groups. A sign-on letter is now circulating.

Currently, 18 states have similar amendments in their constitutions.

The measures, authored by Rep. Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin) in the Texas House of Representatives and Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) in the Texas State Senate, would put the amendment question before Texas voters on the November ballot. The bill could advance to the House and Senate floors within the next month and passage will require a two-thirds majority in both chambers.

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Youth hunt successful in cold

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star outdoor newS SQUEEZE SLOWLY: A youth hunter at the Kaufman County Youth Hunt receives instruction from Lt. Randy Jones before heading out on a hog hunt.

Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.

An ice storm that stopped traffic and closed schools and businesses didn’t deter or damper the spirits of more than a dozen youngsters who made the trek to Kaufman County for the 2015 Kaufman County Youth Hunt held February 28.

“Although we had 27 kids sign up, I thought it was pretty good that 13 future hunters made it,” said Pittman Haymore,

the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Hunter Ed area chief.

Kaufman County Game Warden Eric Minter helps host the hunt every year, and recruits help from other law enforcement officers, including wardens and state troopers.

The event, held for at-risk youth including youngsters from the Big Brothers Big Sisters Outdoor Mentoring Program and an urban Please turn to page 15

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North Zone looking strong Expect plenty of mature birds, some jakes this season — Hill Country, northern river bottoms best bet for success

GOOD AGE, GOOD NUMBERS, GOOD HABITAT: All signs point toward a fantastic spring gobbler season in North Texas this year. The North Zone season begins April 4 and the South Zone starts March 21. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

That familiar sound of spring will soon be echoing across river bottoms and fields as toms in the North Zone begin their annual tradition.

This season, good numbers of birds — and pockets of not-so-good numbers — should have many hunters seeing plenty of gobblers where habitat is good.

“It’s pretty similar to the South Zone,” said Jason Hardin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s turkey leader. “There were tons of 2-year-old birds last season, so there should be good carryover to a bunch of

mature birds this spring.”

Hardin said late winter rains brought some poult production last spring, so many areas will see decent numbers of jakes, as well.

“It wasn’t a real boom year, but there will be a fair number of jakes,” he said. “The farther east you go in the Rio range (up to Interstate 35), the better the recruitment.

The Rio corridor follows I-35 — and in some places there is hybridization going on. In Grayson County, there are about half Rios, half easterns and a mix of the two. The areas around Bastrop and Seguin are still Rios.”

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Desert bighorn of a lifetime for Round Rock hunter Continued from page 1

The fourth morning proved to be the lucky day, even though the clouds had blown out and a howling wind greeted the hunters.

“We found my ram and another ram bedded near the top,” McGraw said. “We stalked from the top down and got to a ridge. The sheep were 54 yards below us but we did not have a shot. My guide and I belly-crawled a few more yards and got to a point where I could shoot from my knees.”

The only issue now was the hunters had been spotted.

“He knew we were there but in the wind, I’m not sure he knew what we were,” McGraw said. “He finally looked away downhill and gave me a chance to come to full draw and raise up. Because of the wind, I put my 50-yard pin center mass and released the arrow. It was so windy, I wasn’t sure if I had hit the ram.”

The sheep immediately disappeared over a small ridge, and hunter and guide scrambled to get a better look.

TEAM EFFORT: Along with his wife, Kathy, Alan thanked the entire team who helped him on his hunt and everyone that has had a “We ran over to the ridge and didn’t see hand in restoring desert bighorn sheep herds in Texas. Photo by Alan McGraw. any sheep,” he said. “We radioed down yard.

The next day, the group found two rams below and asked where he went. They “I have a friend with a canyon in his backyard,” together and one was a shooter. radioed back and said his feet just stopped kickMcGraw said. “We live in the Hill Country, so I “They weren’t moving, so we decided to come ing 30 yards below us. We looked down and saw a was shooting in real-life topography and not just back the next morning and try and hunt them,” blood trail — he was right there.” flat ground. I was shooting out to 90 yards, which he said. “That day, we had a snow and ice storm McGraw said the emotions came quick. makes a 40-yard shot look like much less. The blow in and the mountain was fogged in. It was “I was wiping tears from my eyes,” he said. “It only thing I wasn’t prepared for was the wind — actually clear and sunny up top, but we couldn’t was such a tough hunt, such an amazing animal, we couldn’t duplicate that.” see the middle of the mountain to hunt.” such an amazing place, and to have my wife there Once at Elephant Mountain, McGraw, along The third day the hunters found the same two with me — all the stars aligned to make it work.” with his wife, Kathy, met his team of guides rams near the top, and decided to plan a stalk.

The ram green scored 172 7/8 inches and is for the hunt, which included TPWD’s Froylan “We got within 50 yards of the rams, but we believed to be only the fourth bighorn sheep to Hernandez, head guide Dewey Stockbridge, never could see them,” McGraw said. “After the ever be harvested with a bow in Texas, according Cody McIntyre, Mark Garrett and others. hunt, the spotters watching down below told us to TPWD. McGraw was quick to give credit to the “The first day, we were within bow range of 12 we had been very close to the rams, but we never team effort on his hunt. rams,” McGraw said. “There were two shooters saw them.”

“You begin to realize all of the work, all of the in the bunch, but they stayed at the back of the That afternoon, the hunters found another effort of so many people to restore the desert biggroup and didn’t offer a shot. That first day was group of rams that contained the sheep McGraw horn sheep to Texas and they all need to be contough. We literally hiked the soles off of Kathy’s would eventually kill. gratulated,” he said. “I don’t want people thinkboots. It was very rugged country. We started at “Three hundred yards was as close as we could ing this was all me on this hunt. It was a total the top of the mountain, stalked the rams mid- get, so we called it quits that afternoon know- team effort that I would never have been able to mountain and then walked down to camp in the ing there were two groups of rams, each with a accomplish by myself. dark.” shooter.”

“I could not have done it without them.”

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Growing the herd

MORE ON THE WAY: More than 60 sheep were captured and moved to new areas of the Trans-Pecos region last month. Photo by David J. Sams,

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Two areas in Southwest Texas received a boost to their desert bighorn herds last month when Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, along with the Borderlands Research Institute, captured and released sheep at Big Bend Ranch and another site in the Sierra Vieja Mountains on state property.

“Overall, it went very well,” said Froylan Hernandez, TPWD’s bighorn sheep leader.

“The herd in Big Bend Ranch seem to be doing very well so far. One ewe died a week after the release by an undetermined Please turn to page 13

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Worth the trip Teen’s roadtrip from Michigan for carp tournament nets pending lake-record blue catfish

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Sixteen-year-old angler Nik Williams is serious about carp fishing, but it was another species that could put him in the record books for his 48–pound blue catfish — a pending new Lady Bird Lake record.

He and friends have made the trek from his frigid home in Macomb Township, Michigan, to Austin the past two years to compete in the Austin Team Championship.

“We began fishing a few summers ago and just really got into it,” Williams said.

“That led to going to tournaments. We always wanted to go to Texas, and this was our second year. Since we can’t fish for carp in Michigan in the winter, we like to come to a warm place. Well, it’s usually warm in Texas.”

A strong cold front greeted anglers as they fished through the night of the tournament.

The bite was slow, but a big fish hit Williams’ Trilogy Baits flavored corn and began to take line.

“We don’t target catfish, but sometimes we pick them up because they are a bottomfeeder like carp,” he said. “At first, I thought I had a carp — I WORTH THE DRIVE: After spending many hours in a car on his way down from Michigan, 16-year-old angler Nik Williams reeled in this Lady Bird Lake record-sized blue catfi sh during a knew it was a big fish. Halfway carp fi shing tournament. The big blue weighed 48 pounds. Photo by Nik WIlliams. through, I began to think it wasn’t a carp. I thought it was the official record yet, but says that is coming soon. personal-best carp — a 28-pounder — and Pass brought actually a buffalo because it wasn’t fighting like a carp. The current lake-record blue catfish weighed 41 pounds three carp to the shore.

“We got it to shore and realized it was a huge cat.” and was caught on May 12, 1983 by Pete Pattisor.

“Even though we didn’t win any money, I still caught Williams, along with his partner, Brendan Pass, noti“We got done fishing and went back to the hotel,” my personal-best carp and personal-best catfish, so it fied tournament officials, who weighed, measured, Williams said. “Someone mentioned it could be a lake was still a pretty good trip,” Williams said. “It’s just a took pictures and released the catfish back into the record.” great trip every winter and we are definitely coming lake.

Although Williams and Pass didn’t win any money back next year.”

Williams has not submitted his paperwork to claim in the tournament, Williams did manage to catch his

Catching on Sabine Even with tough conditions, anglers still catching fish

NORTH OR SOUTH BOTH GOOD: Guides are saying all of Sabine Lake is fi shing well this month — both the north end and the south end. Photo by LSON.

Sabine Lake has been its normal, steady self throughout the winter months into March.

Solid boxes of keeper trout and redfish are being caught, and the fishing is only expected to improve with a warming trend on the horizon.

“We’ve been doing pretty good,” said Capt. Jerry Norris. “The conditions have been good and we’ve been catching fish — the weather warmed up a little the past week.”

Norris said he has been targeting redfish, although other captains are focusing on trout and doing just as well.

“It’s been mostly reds for me,” he said. “I’d say I’ve been catching redfish about three to one over trout. There was a bunch of baitfish in the lake two weeks ago, and there still is depending on the spot. I’ve been using all artificials — Corkys and Fat Boys and scented plastics. There hasn’t been much top-water action.”

Most of the redfish Norris has been catching have been in the 25-inch range, with a few oversized fish also being caught.

“We have been drifting shorelines in 4 to 5 feet of water,” he said. “The entire lake is pretty good right now. People are catching fish from the south end, where I keep my boat, to the north end. I’ve heard the north is just as good as the south, but this end has been so good, I haven’t needed to run up that far.”

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BIG GIRL: Shannon Elvington holds the new unoffi cial Ray Roberts pending lake record largemouth weighing 15.18 pounds. Photo by TPWD.

Huge weekend 15.18-pound lunker on Ray Roberts, several more giants caught

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Shannon Elvington of Pilot Point caught the new pending lake record on Lake Ray Roberts when he reeled in a 15.18-pound giant largemouth bass fishing with guide Dannie Golden of Get-Bit Guide Service.

Golden said the big fish capped an amazing week.

“The last few days have been crazy good for me,” Golden said. “I had a client yesterday catch a fish weighing more than 10 pounds on the Alabama rig.

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“If it blows from the north, we’ll head north and fish those shorelines,” he said. “It doesn’t negatively affect the fishing at all. The only wind I don’t like is a west wind.”

Although the trout bite has been good, the redfish have been tough to find.

“I haven’t caught any redfish,” Garza said. “In 10 days, I caught four rat reds; it’s been nothing but trout.”

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Run still going NUECES RIVER — Reports from the Nueces River near George West have been very good for white bass action the past few weeks.

According to multiple anglers on Internet forums, the white bass run near the Highway 59 bridge is still producing good numbers of big female white bass.

“Hit the airport at 8:30,” said Weirdofish. “Walked the river to deep hole. Caught 25 whites — 15 huge keepers, 10 throwbacks and three catfish. (The) bite was good until 10:30.”

Reports of fish being caught up and downriver from the bridge have come in, with some females already spawned, leading some to believe the fishing will begin to slow down in the near future.

However, females full of eggs are also being caught, so the fishing should be good in the meantime. Lots of water has flowed into the Nueces, bringing levels up and giving anglers multiple holes to fish.

Tough on border FALCON INTERNATIONAL RESERVOIR — The cold weather has slowed the bite on Falcon, according to guides and anglers.

“Cold and colder,” reported one angler. “Friday was a chilly, chilly morning with the air and water not climbing very fast. Saturday was 33 in the morning and got up to 53 by the time we got off the water. Water temp was 54 to start, and I found 57 was the warmest in

ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 42–46 degrees; 9.92’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, jigs and Texas rigs.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 57–61 degrees; 29.23’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits, jerkbaits and soft plastics.

Striped bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits under birds.

ATHENS: Water clear; 41–45 degrees; 0.20’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and soft jerkbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows and white jigs.

BASTROP: Water stained; 54–58 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin spinner baits, crankbaits, lipless crankbaits and soft plastics.

BELTON: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 12.74’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are good on live shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 0.15’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on Carolina rigs and lipless crankbaits.

BONHAM: Water stained, 43–46 degrees; 2.845 low.

Largemouth bass are slow on crankbaits, jigs and jerkbaits.

Catfish are fair drifting.

BRAUNIG: Water stained.

Largemouth bass are slow.

Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs near the pier.

Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained, 41–44 degrees; 24.17’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and hair jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 51–55 degrees; 12.63’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on black/blue jigs, crankbaits, and soft plastic worms over brush piles.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 52–56 degrees; 32.82’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits, pumpkinseed lizards and black/chartreuse hair jigs over main lake humps.

CADDO: Water stained; 45–48 degrees; 1.60’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on white bladed jigs, Texasrigged worms and black/blue flipping jigs.

CALAVERAS: Water stained.

Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed worms, crankbaits, and lipless crankbaits.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 11.40’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on black/chartreuse hair jigs in 15–25 feet, and Texas-rigged black worms on shaky heads.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 42–45 degrees; 3.83’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs and shaky head worms in watermelon red.

White bass are slow on minnows and slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 54–58 degrees; 28.80’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 54–58 degrees; 19.48’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on chartreuse striper jigs.

COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 58 degrees in main lake, 71 degrees at hot water discharge; 4.30’ low.

Largemouth bass to 14 pounds are good on char-

treuse crankbaits, soft plastics and spinner baits in 4–8 feet.

CONROE: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 0.11’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed worms and lizards.

FAYETTE: Water stained.

Largemouth bass are good on watermelon, green pumpkin, and redbug Carolina-rigged soft plastics off deep points.

FORK: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 6.10’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on Carolina rigs, drop shots and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows near bridges.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 42–45 degrees; 17.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chrome lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse lipless crankbaits. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and hot dogs.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 52–56 degrees; 9.43’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits.

GRANGER: Water clear; 52–56 degrees; 0.46’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and spinner baits along the river channel.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 41–44 degrees; 10.70’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on shaky heads, finesse jigs and deep crankbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass to 9 pounds are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms and lizards, crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, and black/red flake Carolina-rigged worms.

the three days I was there. Fished in 8 to 10 feet of water most of the time, and burned a tank of gas trying to find fish. Soft plastics were the key — had one fish come on a square-billed crankbait on what seemed to be the only reaction strike we got.

“Tough would not describe the trip. Cranking deep water and dragging a worm produced nothing — really tough and a real confidence destroyer.”

Cats in the cold RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR — According to guide Royce Simmons, the cold weather has made fishing tough on Richland Chambers, but several big blue catfish have been caught in the past week.

“We’ll start with the good news and that is the cold weather is behind us,” Simmons said. “We’ve received lots of much needed rain and more is on the way. the lake level is up more than a foot and rising. The bad news —the couple of weeks of cold weather has the water temp very low in the 40s and this, coupled with all the fresh water, made fishing tough last week. The bite was very slow and the fish were about as uncooperative as we’ve seen them this winter. We did manage a couple of big blues, but the large numbers we’d been catching shrank to low numbers.”

To contact guide Royce Simmons, call (903) 389-4117.

— Conor Harrison

HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 42–46 degrees; 30.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 0.76’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, suspending jerkbaits and drop-shot finesse worms.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 43–47; degrees; 1.78’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs.

LBJ: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.30’ low.

Largemouth bass are very good on Bleeding Shad lipless crankbaits, buzzbaits and wacky-rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks in 6–12 feet.

Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 40–44 degrees; 6.07’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on drop shots and suspending jerkbaits.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 54–58 degrees; 0.51’ high. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/white spinner baits.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 55–65 degrees; 0.00’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on shallow/medium crankbaits in shad patterns and double willow white spinner baits.

MONTICELLO: Water clear; 41–45 degrees; 0.88’ high.

Largemouth bass are slow on Texas-rigged creature baits, flipping jigs and bladed jigs.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 1.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair green pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits.

White bass are good on slabs.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 42–46 degrees; 43.08’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, jigs and Texas rigs.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 41–45 degrees; 25.69’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 42–45 degrees; 0.53’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, shaky heads, and green pumpkin flipping jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 42–47 degrees; 14.5’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 12.81’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on deep-running crankbaits and spinner baits off points.

Striped bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 7.91’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on crankbaits, smaller umbrella rigs and suspending jerkbaits.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 41–44 degrees; 7.30’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on drop-shot finesse worms, jigging spoons and Texas rigs near deeper timber.

SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on tequila sunrise and pumpkinseed soft plastics.

White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 56–60 degrees; 0.15’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/black lipless crankbaits and soft plastics.

n Saltwater reports: Please turn to

Page 16 Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 41–44 degrees; 5.03’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits, umbrella rigs and watermelon finesse jigs.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 51–55 degrees; 2.00’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/black soft plastics, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 55.28’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on purple/black soft plastic worms and crawfish crankbaits in 12–30 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striper are good on chartreuse striper jigs and silver slabs.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 10.30’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow.

Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 42–47 degrees; 5.43’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin flipping jigs and bladed jigs near shallow cover.

— TPWD

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Low water, high numbers of fish Lake Tawakoni still living up to reputation for solid cats

By Jillian Mock

For Lone Star outdoor newS If you have a boat and a heavy parka, now is a great time to go fishing for blue cats on Lake Tawakoni.

“If you’ve got a boat and can go into the deep water, you can catch the catfish,” said Alton York of Lone Star Marina in East Tawakoni.

Shore anglers are finding it a bit tougher to find big catfish, though. “(Anglers are) not fishing from the shore and the docks right now because you really have to cast out,” said Janet Miller, office manager at Lake Tawakoni Marina.

Besides rendering some boat ramps useless, the low water level poses other hazards for would-be anglers.

“Right now, with the water levels, you’ve got to really be careful — we’ve got a lot of real shallow points. I am finding new stumps and things of that nature virtuPlease turn to page 17

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER NEIGHBOR TRESPASSES, APPLIES ANIMAL REPELLANT TO KEEP DEER AWAY Wharton County Game Warden Chris Bird arrested a man for hunter harassment and criminal trespass.

Bird had received information from a hunter and obtained several game camera photographs of a suspect holding a white container, pouring its contents onto a game trail leading into the landowner’s property up to a deer feeder. The suspect in the photograph was identified as a neighboring landowner and hunter. Bird collected samples of the substance from the scene.

At local stores, he was able to obtain copies of purchase receipts, signed by the suspect, for a product called Repels-All, an animal repellant. The suspect in question was attempting to restrict and hinder the movement of the deer to the landowner’s deer feeder, effectively harassing the hunter, while trespassing on another separate landowner’s property to accomplish this. Cases pending.

MULE DEER, WHITETAIL POACHERS NABBED A caller to the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office reported a dead mule deer buck in the bed of a passing pickup. Hemphill County Game Warden Mark Collins received a call from the SO’s dispatcher. Collins discovered the suspect truck was actually observed in Roberts County. Collins contacted Ochiltree County Game Warden Mike Wheat and requested his assistance in locating the truck. At this point, both wardens were approaching the vicinity in which the suspect vehicle was last seen from opposite directions, to increase the possibility of locating it. Wheat was able to locate a possible match to the suspect truck.

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SPOTLIGHTERS FOUND AFTER SHOOTING 10-POINT BUCK FROM ROAD Live Oak County Game Warden Clay Pipkin and Duval County Game Warden Jesse Garcia patrolled an area west of Three Rivers for illegal hunting activity. At approximately 10:30 p.m., the wardens heard a gunshot in a nearby area. The wardens located a truck parked on the side of the road and made contact with the passengers of the vehicle. The passengers advised of another occupant of the vehicle who had walked into the adjacent pasture and was ranch house and discovered a man standing at the rear of the truck bed, which did contain a freshly killed mule deer buck. A second suspect involved in the incident was located, and he too was quizzed about the pair’s activities.

Numerous other deer heads were observed scattered inside the shed where the truck was parked. At the conclusion of the five-day investigation, three suspects were cited for multiple violations. Restitution for a mule deer and white-tailed buck were included.

UNTAGGED BUCK AND DOE, PLUS DRUGS At a deer camp after dark, Zavala County Game Warden Chris Stautzenberger found an 11-point buck hanging from a skinning rack and a doe strapped over an ATV — both untagged. An Arkansas hunter admitted to not purchasing a valid Texas hunting license the night before. Stautzenberger noticed the hunter acting nervous, and after a brief search of the hunter’s ATV, Stautzenberger came up with a small container of homegrown marijuana and a marijuana pipe, along with a meth pipe and a baggie of crystal meth. Both deer were seized and the Arkansas hunter was taken to jail and booked for

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looking for an animal that he had shot. Two rifles, a spotlight and additional hunting equipment were located in the truck. The wardens located the freshly killed 10-point buck approximately 60 yards from the fence line. Written confessions were obtained and two subjects were arrested. The same subjects had been caught by Pipkin on multiple occasions in the past. Felony and Class A misdemeanor charges are pending.

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WARDEN HELPS BAG CONVENIENCE STORE BURGLAR After midnight, Potter County Game Warden Steve Urben was at his residence when he heard a strange crushing sound outside. Looking out his window, he observed a man break through the drive-thru window and enter the closed convenience store across the street. Urben got dressed, armed himself and coordinated with Amarillo police as he approached the store. The subject, a 55-year-old man, was taken into custody a short time later. The man confessed to five similar burglaries in the Amarillo area over the last few months.

MAY NOT BE THE ELK POACHER, BUT OTHER VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED Dallam and Hartley counties Game Warden Stewart Rogers received a call about an individual shooting off a public road at a bull elk in early July, which led him to interview a local resident who was possibly involved.

After the interview, a search warrant on the individual’s residence was obtained. During the search, a white-tailed deer was found. It was determined the deer was taken

without landowner’s consent.

Also recovered were a stolen rifle, multiple bottles of prescription medication and drug paraphernalia.

BAD SPOT TO DOVE HUNT OUT OF SEASON A subject was hunting mourning dove out of season and was shooting directly over the fence on a road close to TPWD headquarters.

The Travis County Sheriff’s Office called Travis County Game Warden Jeff Hill after the subject was in custody for felony possession of a stolen shotgun. The shotgun was unplugged, and large amounts of feathers and crushed beer cans littered the immediate area from heavy usage over time. The subject did not have Hunter Education or a hunting license. Cases pending.

SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT USED AS FISH CREEL Four individuals fishing in Port Mansfield told Willacy County game wardens they had caught nothing, and hadn’t even had a bite. As the wardens checked fishing licenses, they noticed the trunk of a vehicle was open. Inside the trunk, the spare tire was missing.

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BAD LEASE MEMBER RETURNS A hunting lease member contacted Tyler County Game Warden Brandon Mosley and Angelina County Game Warden Tim Walker, reporting that a lease member was being removed from the lease because he had killed an undersized white-tailed deer, and then later killed a 13-inch buck. The wardens responded, and after an interview, the subject admitted to taking an additional buck and provided a statement. Case pending.

WARDEN SPOTS BURGLAR’S VEHICLE, MULTIPLE CHARGES FOLLOW While in Sutton County, Schleicher County Game Warden Chris Frey observed a small white vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle implicated in a local burglary. A registration check showed it to be expired, so Frey initiated a traffic stop as the vehicle pulled up to a residence. Frey recognized the driver as a local convicted felon. Two shotguns were in the back seat of the vehicle. After backup from a Sutton County deputy arrived, the driver was allowed to put his dog in the house and a consensual search was requested due to the burnt marijuana odor inside the residence. Charges for possession of controlled substance (Methamphetamine), drug paraphernalia, felon in possession of a firearm and fictitious registration on motor vehicle are pending, along with several warnings.

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Watching the bills

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stakeholders on this important piece of legislation. Hunting and fishing is a fundamental right which Texans hold dear, and ensuring our future generations of Texans access to this tradition is essential.”

“We applaud Rep. Ashby for introducing this important bill,” Carter said. “Our club was proud to help with the development of the language, and we’re anxious to do everything we can to help it move forward. This is a measure to help ensure the future of Texas’ rich sporting traditions, outdoor heritage and effective fish and wildlife conservation.”

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Photo by LSON

Trailers to require safety inspection ON TO GREENER PASTURES: Students from the Borderlands Research Institute and other volunteers help move desert bighorn sheep from one area of the Trans Pecos to another last month. Photo by BRI.

cause. There have been no other mortalities and none died in the relocation.”

The sheep were captured from existing herds across two mountain ranges in West Texas — the Beach and Sierra Diablo ranges.

Hernandez said the Texas herd, overall, is flourishing, with some 1,500 animals now roaming several wildlife management areas and mountain ranges. He added disease is always an issue, although not as much in Texas as in other Western states, and predation, especially in a new herd, is always a problem.

“We haven’t experienced a disease outbreak where an entire herd has been wiped out like other Western states have,” Hernandez said. “We try and sample animals from each capture to check for disease. Predation is always a concern, but once sheep numbers get beyond a certain point and you have a viable population, the predation becomes less of an issue.”

Along with disease and predation, Hernandez said the next biggest threat facing bighorns are from exotic species — namely aoudad sheep.

“Aoudad share the same space, compete for the same resources and the potential is there for disease,” he said.

Dr. Louis Harveson, head of the BRI, said the herds have seen good lamb recruitment during the past several years, and that should continue with ample rainfall in the region this winter.

“Those sheep can be hard to find on 200,000 acres,” he said. “We put collars on some of them back in 2011, but after two years, they drop off. This new herd in Big Bend Ranch should be easier to keep track of and maintain.”

Harveson said seven or eight of the sheep in the original herd were killed by mountain lions since they were released, and several more were killed by natural causes.

“But by all accounts, the herds are growing and recruitment is up,” he said.

As for huntable numbers, both biologists said it is in the long-term plans, but nothing has a timetable on it as of this year.

“Some of those places in five years should be ready to receive a permit,” Hernandez said. “That is definitely one of the objectives — to have a sustaining herd with huntable numbers.”

Currently, several Texas bighorn sheep tags are auctioned off each year or won in drawings.

The next renewal notice received by owners of trailers in Texas with a gross weight (weight of the trailer plus its carrying capacity) of more than 4,500 pounds will include a notification that the trailer is required to have passed a safety inspection prior to the new registration sticker being issued.

Previously, the inspection sticker has been placed on the trailer’s tongue and enforcement has been difficult to determine. Under a law passed by the 2013 session of the Texas Legislature, certification stickers will not be issued, and inspection stations will notify the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles electronically that the trailer has passed the safety inspection and a certificate will be issued to the owner. To obtain a registration sticker, the owner must prove that the trailer passed the safety inspection.

The annual registration will be placed on the trailer’s license plate, making enforcement easier for officers.

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The highlight, though, came after a venison burger lunch, when the youngsters, each accompanied by a law enforcement officer as guide, trudged through the mud to blinds in pursuit of pigs.

In total, the youngsters brought down three hogs, hit a few others and missed a few more.

“About two-thirds of the hunters saw hogs,” Haymore said.

“Cierra Calloway’s hog weighed 148 pounds — we cut out the back strip for her to take home to her mom.”

The stories the youngsters like Cierra take home should be a hit at home and at school.

“Her smile made a week’s worth of time spent baiting hog areas worthwhile,” Haymore said.

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McGregor General Store

254-840-3224

Menard

Kothman’s

800-637-0951

Mineral Wells

Walden Farm & Ranch Supply

940-325-8500

Murchison

Scott’s Crossing

903-469-3122

Nacogdoches

Boles Feed

936-564-2671

Naples

Middle G

903-575-1869

Needville

Needville Feed and Sply

979-793-6141

New Braunfels

New Braunfels Feed and Supply

830-625-7250

Normangee

Standley Feed and Seed Inc

936-348-5272

Big toms abound in North Zone

Olney

Berend Brothers

940-564-5674

Continued from page 5

Paris, TX

Big Country Farm Center

903-785-8372

Pearsall

Mumme’s

830-334-3323

Pecos

Reeves County Feed

432-447-2149

Raymondville

Neuhaus & Co.

956-689-2481

Refugio

Anderson Ag

361-526-5018

Rockdale

Rockdale General Store

512-446-6100

Round Top

Round Top Farm & Ranch

979-249-5666

Royse City

Eagle

972-635-7878

Ruston, LA

Tommy Feed Store and More

318-255-4095

Sabinal

Sabinal Grain

830-988-2215

San Angelo

Grogan’s Farm & Ranch

325-227-6870

San Antonio

Mummes

830-980-4924

Seguin

Producers COOP Seguin

830-379-1750

Sequin

D&D Farm & Ranch

830-379-7340

Shiner

Beran’s Agri-Center

361-594-3395

Shreveport, LA

Paul’s Farm and Garden Supply

318-425-2222

Somerville

Somerville Farm & Ranch

979-596-2224

Springhill, LA

Taylors Feed and Farm Supply

318-539-5818

Springtown

Springtown Feed

817-220-7656

St. Martinsville, LA

Joyce’s Farm & Home Supply

337-342-2615

Stonewall

Allied Ag

830-644-2411

A GOOD DAY: Cierra Calloway of Mesquite is all smiles after shooting her fi rst hog, a 148-pounder, with her dad, Vincent, in the blind with her. Photo by Pittman Haymore.

a bird this season will be in Menard and Mason counties, and most of the Hill Country.

“That Hill Country area is loaded,” he said.

“Schleicher County also has a lot of birds. There are a bunch of birds along the Nueces River.”

One area that could have a down year is the Rolling Plains.

“Up to about Highway 13, it is very dry in the Rolling Plains,” Hardin said. “But as you head north, along the Canadian River, and the North and Salt Forks of the Red River near Oklahoma is loaded with birds. The farther south you go around Childress, numbers are dropping off a little.”

Panhandle hunter Jim Johnson said the area he hunts on the North Fork of the Red River has good numbers of birds, but roost sites are key.

“There are a lot of birds, but you’ve got to have the roost trees,” he said. “The birds will travel up and down the river corridor, but they are easier to hunt when you can catch them off the roost. And you can burn out a roost area pretty quickly if you hunt it too much or too close.”

The North Zone season begins April 4.

Spring Turkey Season Dates

Stonewall, LA

DeSoto Town & Country

318-925-0998

Sulphur, LA

Fletcher’s Feed & Farm Supply

337-527-6610

Taylor

Taylor Feed

512-365-9436

South Zone: March 21-May 3

Temple

Temple Feed & Supply

254-778-7975

North Zone: April 4-May 17

Thibodeaux, LA

Thibodeaux Feeds, Inc.

337-898-1829

Eastern Turkey: April 15-May 14

Trout

T & C Sportsmans Haven

318-992-4774

Uvalde

TX Farm Store

830-278-3713

Victoria

Northside Ranch, Pet & Garden

361-573-5000

Vinton, LA

Vinton Feed Store Inc.

337-589-3260

Waco

B&S Farm & Home Center

254-752-0777

Waco

Bar None Country Store

254-848-9112

Waco

Waco Brazos Feed & Supply

254-756-6687

West Monroe, LA

S and J Farm and Feed

318-388-5858

Wharton

Wharton Feed & Supply

979-532-8533

Wichita Falls

Berend Brothers

940-723-2736

Wimberly

King Feed and Hardware

512-847-2618

Windthorst

Berend Brothers

940-423-6223

Winnsboro, TX

Tri County Enterprise

903-342-3586

Yoakum

Yoakum Grain, Inc

361-293-3521

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THERE’S MORE AROUND: North Zone turkey hunters should focus on river bottoms and areas with good habitat this season. Much of the Hill Country fi ts the bill. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

Yamaha Viking VI wins award Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., was awarded the 2015 FinOvation Award from Farm Industry News magazine for its Viking VI Side-by-Side utility vehicle.

The FinOvation Award is designed to celebrate the spirit of innovation and recognize new products that have received the most interest from Farm Industry News readers. This is the second consecutive year Yamaha has received the award.

“We’re honored to receive the FinOvation award for a second consecutive year,” said Steve Nessl, ATV/SxS marketing manager, Yamaha Motor Corporation. “It’s especially rewarding to know the award is based on positive responses from people who rely so heavily on their utility vehicles for day-to-day toughness, durability and performance in the field.”

Farm Industry News wrote, “Yamaha made a statement with the new Viking side-by-side. This machine offers six-person seating, more room for cargo and has a number of convenience features.

Yamaha introduced the Viking VI EPS six-person SxS in June 2014. The extended cab Viking VI combines Yamaha performance and durability with the comfort and convenience of a Viking.

— Yamaha Motor Sports

See TPWD for more information

Hunting groups win challenge to three amigos A federal district court’s ruling has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the law that exempts the hunting of three exotic antelope — dama gazelle, scimitar-horned oryx and addax — from permit and other Endangered Species Act requirements. A judge ruled the anti-hunting plaintiffs lacked standing to raise their constitutional claims, and the D.C. federal district court dismissed the case on March 4.

For those who own U.S. captive herds of one or more of the three antelope species or who wish to hunt an antelope from one of these herds, nothing has changed. The regulation that Congress directed the FWS to reinstate has remained in effect during the litigation.

— Staff report

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Blackfi ns galore MIDCOAST OFFSHORE — The blackfin tuna bite has been good on headboats heading out of midcoast ports, according to anglers.

On a recent trip, anglers aboard the Deep Sea Headquarters boat caught 151 blackfin tuna, six amberjack and an assortment of other small sharks and bonitas.

Mid-sized, 6-8 ounce, flashy jigs brought most of the blackfin tuna aboard in about 250 feet of water.

To contact Deep Sea Headquarters, call (361) 749-5597.

Cold-water fl ounder GOOSE ISLAND STATE PARK — Miserable conditions have greeted flounder-gigging anglers the past few weeks around Goose Island State Park with Capt. Rick Hammond of Night Stalker Guide Service.

However, even with less-than-ideal conditions, Hammond still managed to find fish.

“Conditions were miserable with temps around 48 degrees, north wind at 10 to 20 mph, and periods of light rain and mist,” he said. “We did

NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are fair while drifting mud and shell on Down South Lures. Waders have taken better trout on the Louisiana shoreline on slow–sinking plugs.

SOUTH SABINE: Redfish are fair on the edge of the channel on mullet. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the north shoreline on slow–sinking plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair for waders on Soft–Dines and MirrOlures. Redfish are fair to good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the north shoreline on Corkies, Crazy Croakers and pink MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair on twitchbaits in the afternoon for wad-

ers. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

Flounder have been showing on the shorelines.

TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and crabs. Pier anglers have taken sand trout, black drum and mangrove snapper on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of drains on scented plastics and shrimp.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on Bass Assassins and Down South Lures while drifting shell. Redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline and at the mouths of drains on scented plastics and gold spoons.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Trout are fair in the guts on the

have a nice high tide, which pushed the flounder very shallow over hard sand and shell bottom. Our first two stops were slow, with only four flounder and four drum in the first three hours of the trip. On the next stop, we found very clear water and lots of flounder holding on hard sand bottom. There were hundreds of fresh flounder beds in this area, but the majority of the fish had already moved out, leaving just enough behind for us to finish up our limit. We ended with a 20-flounder limit plus five black drum before midnight.”

To contact Capt. Rick Hammond, call (361) 727-0045.

Big drum in surf SARGENT — The action from the beach is picking up after a slow winter around Sargent.

Anglers are reporting good catches of black drum on cracked crab, along with some big redfish.

Although the whiting bite has slowed down in the colder water, the black drum are easy to catch when the bite turns on.

Dead shrimp and Fishbites have also caught fish.

— Conor Harrison

incoming tide on soft and scented plastics.

Sheepshead are good at the jetty on shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and top-waters. Redfish are good at the mouths of drains on scented plastics and TTF Flats Minnows while wading.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow DOA Shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in California Hole on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the ledges of the channel on mullet and shrimp. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the flats on live shrimp, scented plastics and DOA Shrimp. Redfish are fair in the guts running parallel to the shorelines on gold spoons and plastics.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud

and grass on Corky Fat Boys and Gamblers.

Trout are fair to good in the guts along the King Ranch shoreline on Corkies. Redfish are fair around spoils on live bait.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics under a popping cork around grass holes. Trout are fair to good on mud along the edge of the ICW on Corkies and MirrOlures.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal and at Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics. Redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics under popping corks and scented plastics. Redfish are good in the holes and guts on shrimp and scented baits.

— TPWD

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Frosty bite on Fork Continued from page 1

MOVING SHALLOW: Anglers have reported bass that want to come shallow on Lake Fork, but the water temps aren’t quite right. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

dipping 10 degrees to the mid-40s with last week’s winter weather.

“The fishing (has been) a little more consistent this year because we haven’t had the extremely cold weather for long periods of time,” said Gene Snider, of Adventures on Lake Fork and Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

That is until recently.

“It’s essentially given them lockjaw,” said Jason Hoffman, of Jason Hoffman’s Lake Fork Guide Service, about the recent temperatures. “Those fish that have already started moving (into the shallows) and started staging (to spawn) will stay there but they won’t bite very well.”

Even with the miserable weather and the slow bass, the Lake Fork guides agree there are fish to be caught if you’re thoughtful in your approach.

“There are basically two schools of thought,” Hoffman said. “One is to really slow down and pick

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an area apart and be as thorough as possible. The other school of thought is to create a reaction bite.

Really fish erratically and try to trigger a strike by banging your bait off of trees or any kind of cover that is in the water.”

For the first method, Hoffman recommends a jig, for “good presentation” and for the second he suggested a jerk bait, lipless crankbait; even a spinner or a chatterbait.”

Hoffman suggested sticking to the main lake and lake points for the time being. Snider pointed out that very soon the fish will head into the creek channels to spawn, making those the best areas to fish as the weather pattern moves into spring.

As Snider describes it, Lake Fork is heading into “prime time” largemouth fishing as the bass continue to move into the shallows through March and April. Snider estimated the average-size bass right now to be around 3 to 4 pounds, although on Lake Fork there is always the possibility of catching “a ticker

fish.”

“We have (very big) fish come out of this lake yearround,” Snider said, reflecting on his 35 years of experience, “One of the most amazing things about the lake is it’s produced so many fish over the 13-pound range.”

Of course, prime time depends largely on water temperatures.

According to Stevenson, it will take at least a fouror five-day warming stretch to get the fish moving again.

As Hoffman describes it, that arrow pointing up is a big deal.

“It’s not so much the actual number temperature as it is the momentum and the rise,” he said.

Even if the cold temperatures hold, guides like Hoffman encourage the skilled angler to go ahead and try their luck.

Photo by Jim Martin.

Timing is right for big blues Continued from page 11

ally every trip,” warned Jim Martin of Jim’s Guide Service in West Tawakoni.

Shallower water also gives the catfish fewer hiding places. Before spawning later this spring, the blue catfish are sticking to the deep, a trend reinforced by colder water temperatures. With the current lake levels, guide Tony Pennebaker, of Thunder Cove Guide Service, said this can work in an angler’s favor.

“If anything, it makes it all a little easier,” he said, “since there isn’t all that much deep water. You know to just go fish where there is deep water.”

For Lake Tawakoni anglers, the winter weather last week was a relatively welcome development. Even though colder temperatures dropped the water to the 43-degree range, the precipitation brought the water level up a good 2 feet.

“The best news for the fish and all of us is that the lake is up nearly 2 feet in the last week or so, and more rain and other kinds of mixture are forecast,” said Mary Russell, owner of the Lake Tawakoni Marina.

Cold weather and low lake levels aside, the timing is right for catching blue catfish.

“If you want to catch lots of fish, I am saying March and April,” Martin said. “Mainly blue catfish, but in a daily trip, it’s not uncommon if I’ve got three people in the boat to catch a good 50 fish.”

Pennebaker echoed similar enthusiasm.

“I am catching more big blues this year than I’ve ever caught — we have been catching blues in the 20- to 40-pound range every time we went out,” he said.

Lake Tawakoni is famed for its catfish and, while now might be the time to hit the blues, the lake makes good on its reputation all year long.

Once warmer weather and spawning season kick in, channel catfish become considerably more active. The guides switch focus from blues to channel cats in late spring and summer to take full advantage of the seasonal swing.

“The lake is getting a lot more press than it’s used to,” Martin said, laughing at the irony of telling this to a reporter. “It’s an amazing lake and it’s an amazing business, but we need to take care of it.”

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases Houston 2015 Mar.-Apr.

A.M. Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

13Fri 14Sat 15Sun 16Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30Mon 31Tue 01Wed

12:49 1:39 2:32 3:23 4:14 5:05 5:57 6:51 7:49 8:49 9:51 10:52 11:51 12:23 1:15 2:02 2:46 3:28 4:07 3:45

1:13 2:07 3:00 3:52 4:42 5:33 6:25 7:19 8:17 9:17 10:18 11:19 ---12:47 1:39 2:26 3:09 3:50 4:29 4:07

7:00 7:53 8:46 9:37 10:28 11:19 --------1:35 2:35 3:37 4:38 5:38 6:34 7:26 8:14 8:58 9:39 10:18 9:56

7:27 8:21 9:14 10:06 10:57 11:47 12:39 1:33 2:03 3:03 4:05 5:06 6:05 7:00 7:51 8:38 9:21 10:01 10:39 10:17

Last

First

New

March 13

Full

March 27

March 20

April 4

Solunar Sun times Moon times SUN Rises Sets

7:33 7:32 7:31 7:30 7:29 7:27 7:26 7:25 7:24 7:23 7:21 7:20 7:19 7:18 7:17 7:15 7:14 7:13 7:12 7:11

7:27 7:28 7:28 7:29 7:30 7:30 7:31 7:31 7:32 7:33 7:33 7:34 7:34 7:35 7:36 7:36 7:37 7:37 7:38 7:38

Dallas

MOON Rises Sets

2:48a 3:42a 4:36a 5:27a 6:16a 7:03a 7:48a 8:33a 9:17a 10:03a 10:49a 11:38a 12:28p 1:19p 2:11p 3:03p 3:55p 4:47p 5:39p 5:30p

1:43p 2:38p 3:39p 4:43p 5:49p 6:56p 8:04p 9:11p 10:18p 11:24p NoMoon 12:27a 1:27a 2:22a 3:13a 3:59a 4:41a 5:20a 5:56a 5:31a

2015 Mar.-Apr.

A.M. Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

13Fri 14Sat 15Sun 16Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30Mon 31Tue 01Wed

11:32 5:18 12:02 6:13 12:51 7:04 1:38 7:51 2:24 8:37 3:09 9:22 3:56 10:09 4:45 10:59 5:37 11:50 6:30 12:17 7:24 1:12 8:19 2:07 9:12 3:00 10:02 3:51 10:51 4:40 11:36 5:26 ----- 6:09 12:40 6:51 1:21 7:32 2:01 8:13

11:59 5:45 12:26 6:39 1:17 7:29 2:04 8:17 2:50 9:03 3:35 9:49 4:23 10:36 5:12 11:25 6:03 ----6:56 12:43 7:50 1:37 8:43 2:31 9:35 3:23 10:25 4:14 11:12 5:01 11:58 5:47 12:20 6:30 1:02 7:13 1:43 7:54 2:25 8:37

SUN Rises Sets

7:46 7:44 7:43 7:42 7:41 7:40 7:39 7:37 7:36 7:35 7:34 7:33 7:31 7:30 7:29 7:28 7:27 7:26 7:24 7:23

7:40 7:40 7:41 7:42 7:42 7:43 7:43 7:44 7:44 7:45 7:46 7:46 7:47 7:47 7:48 7:48 7:49 7:50 7:50 7:51

MOON Rises Sets

1:13p NoMoon 1:54p 12:58a 2:33p 2:02a 3:13p 3:05a 3:53p 4:08a 4:35p 5:11a 5:19p 6:13a 6:06p 7:13a 6:56p 8:10a 7:48p 9:03a 8:41p 9:52a 9:35p 10:36a 10:28p 11:16a 11:22p 11:53a NoMoon 12:27p 12:14a 1:00p 1:07a 1:33p 2:00a 2:06p 2:53a 2:40p 3:49a 3:17p

San Antonio

2015 A.M. Mar.-Apr. Minor Major 13Fri 11:39 5:25 14Sat 12:09 6:20 15Sun 12:57 7:10 16Mon 1:45 7:58 17Tue 2:31 8:43 3:16 9:29 18Wed 19Thu 4:03 10:16 20Fri 4:52 11:05 21Sat 5:43 11:57 22Sun 6:37 12:24 23Mon 7:31 1:19 24Tue 8:25 2:13 25Wed 9:18 3:07 26Thu 10:09 3:58 27Fri 10:57 4:47 28Sat 11:43 5:32 29Sun 12:03 6:16 30Mon 12:47 6:58 31Tue 1:27 7:39 01Wed 2:08 8:20

P.M. Minor Major ----- 5:52 12:33 6:46 1:23 7:36 2:11 8:23 2:56 9:09 3:42 9:55 4:29 10:42 5:18 11:32 6:10 ----7:03 12:50 7:56 1:44 8:49 2:37 9:41 3:30 10:31 4:20 11:19 5:08 ----- 5:54 12:27 6:37 1:08 7:19 1:50 8:01 2:32 8:43

SUN Rises 8:01 7:59 7:58 7:57 7:55 7:54 7:52 7:51 7:49 7:48 7:47 7:45 7:44 7:42 7:41 7:40 7:38 7:37 7:35 7:34

Sets 7:51 7:52 7:53 7:54 7:55 7:55 7:56 7:57 7:58 7:59 7:59 8:00 8:01 8:02 8:03 8:03 8:04 8:05 8:06 8:06

MOON Rises Sets 1:17p 12:04a 1:59p 1:07a 2:40p 2:10a 3:21p 3:12a 4:03p 4:13a 4:46p 5:14a 5:31p 6:15a 6:19p 7:14a 7:09p 8:11a 8:01p 9:04a 8:54p 9:53a 9:47p 10:38a 10:40p 11:19a 11:32p 11:56a NoMoon 12:32p 12:23a 1:06p 1:14a 1:40p 2:06a 2:14p 2:59a 2:50p 3:53a 3:28p

Amarillo

2015 A.M. Mar.-Apr. Minor Major

13Fri 14Sat 15Sun 16Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30Mon 31Tue 01Wed

11:52 5:39 12:22 6:33 1:11 7:24 1:58 8:11 2:44 8:57 3:29 9:42 4:16 10:29 5:05 11:19 5:57 ----6:50 12:37 7:45 1:32 8:39 2:27 9:32 3:20 10:22 4:11 11:11 5:00 11:56 5:46 12:16 6:29 1:00 7:11 1:41 7:52 2:21 8:33

P.M. Minor Major

----12:46 1:37 2:24 3:10 3:56 4:43 5:32 6:23 7:16 8:10 9:03 9:55 10:45 11:32 ---12:40 1:22 2:03 2:45

6:05 6:59 7:49 8:37 9:23 10:09 10:56 11:45 12:10 1:03 1:57 2:51 3:43 4:34 5:21 6:07 6:50 7:33 8:14 8:57

SUN Rises Sets

8:05 8:04 8:04 8:03 8:01 8:00 7:59 7:57 7:55 7:54 7:53 7:51 7:50 7:48 7:47 7:47 7:45 7:45 7:43 7:41

7:58 7:59 8:00 8:00 8:02 8:04 8:04 8:06 8:07 8:07 8:08 8:08 8:09 8:10 8:11 8:12 8:13 8:14 8:15 8:16

MOON Rises Sets

1:36p 12:11a 2:15p 1:17a 2:54p 2:22a 3:32p 3:27a 4:11p 4:31a 4:52p 5:35a 5:36p 6:38a 6:22p 7:38a 7:11p 8:36a 8:03p 9:29a 8:57p 10:18a 9:51p 11:01a 10:46p 11:41a 11:40p 12:16p NoMoon12:50p 12:34a 1:22p 1:27a 1:53p 2:21a 2:25p 3:16a 2:59p 4:12a 3:35p

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 Time Mar 13 3:46 AM Mar 14 4:49 AM Mar 15 5:52 AM Mar 16 6:52 AM Mar 17 12:49 AM Mar 18 1:59 AM Mar 19 3:02 AM Mar 20 4:04 AM Mar 21 5:05 AM Mar 22 6:07 AM Mar 23 12:09 AM Mar 24 1:03 AM Mar 25 2:00 AM Mar 26 3:03 AM Mar 27 4:10 AM

Height 0.0L 0.0L -0.1L -0.2L 1.5H 1.6H 1.7H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H -0.1L -0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 0.1L

Time Height 11:53 AM 1.3H 1:02 PM 1.4H 1:49 PM 1.4H 2:26 PM 1.5H 7:48 AM -0.2L 8:42 AM -0.1L 9:33 AM 0.0L 10:22 AM 0.2L 11:12 AM 0.4L 12:01 PM 0.6L 7:13 AM 1.7H 8:26 AM 1.6H 9:50 AM 1.6H 11:24 AM 1.5H 12:48 PM 1.5H

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty

San Luis Pass Date Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27

Time 3:30 AM 4:42 AM 5:59 AM 6:55 AM 7:49 AM 1:18 AM 2:33 AM 3:46 AM 4:50 AM 5:55 AM 7:20 AM 9:03 AM 1:56 AM 3:01 AM 4:13 AM

Freeport Harbor Date Time Mar 13 1:16 PM Mar 14 4:29 AM Mar 15 4:53 AM Mar 16 5:25 AM Mar 17 6:02 AM Mar 18 6:40 AM Mar 19 7:20 AM Mar 20 7:59 AM Mar 21 8:37 AM Mar 22 9:15 AM Mar 23 9:50 AM Mar 24 10:25 AM Mar 25 10:59 AM Mar 26 11:34 AM Mar 27 12:12 PM

Rollover Pass

Date Time Mar 13 8:28 AM Mar 14 9:41 AM Mar 15 1:23 AM Mar 16 2:44 AM Mar 17 12:05 AM Mar 18 12:29 AM Mar 19 12:53 AM Mar 20 1:21 AM Mar 21 1:57 AM Mar 22 2:40 AM Mar 23 3:29 AM Mar 24 4:30 AM Mar 25 5:50 AM Mar 26 7:23 AM Mar 27 8:43 AM

Time 7:40 PM 9:25 PM 11:24 PM

Height 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H

8:12 PM 8:57 PM 9:43 PM 10:30 PM 11:19 PM

0.8L 0.6L 0.4L 0.2L 0.0L

6:15 PM 6:53 PM 7:36 PM 8:48 PM 10:32 PM

1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H

Time 8:27 PM 9:25 PM 10:41 PM

Height 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H

8:22 PM 9:16 PM 10:10 PM 10:57 PM 11:41 PM

0.8L 0.6L 0.3L 0.1L 0.0 L

5:54 PM 6:21 PM 7:08 PM 8:26 PM 9:18 PM

1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H

Time

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Big bass being caught

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of around $4.50 last summer. That makes a big difference to guides.

“It definitely helps when the gas prices aren’t killing you,” he said. “I’ve been trying to tell the marina to go ahead and fill up the whole tank when prices are low, like they are now.”

Capt. Lindy Hebert has been fishing the north end of the lake, and said the bite has been good for trout up north.

(We recently fished) Sabine Lake, the north end, a little cool, moderate east wind, cloudy, but not bad at all,” said Capt. Lindy Hebert. “We got a late start and ended up catching a nice mess of speckled trout. Everything was 16 inches and up — not one undersized fish. The bite was more aggressive than it has been, and more concentrated in one area.”

Hebert said soft plastics were the ticket.

“Caught everything on soft plastics,”

he said. “Colors ranged from Opening Night to Root Beer-Chartreuse, so I am not sure if color made a lot of difference. The darker colors did catch more fish later in the afternoon. We did not catch any trophy specks, but did manage some solid keepers.”

Hebert said the water was looking good, although it could look a little better.

“Water was in pretty good shape,” he said. “If there was a little more sunshine, or a little bit warmer, I think we would have done even better.”

Internet reports have also confirmed the fishing is good all over the area.

Posters on message boards said good redfish and trout were being caught during the past week on both live bait and artificials.

Capt. Jerry Norris, (409) 718-8782 Capt. Lindy Hebert, (409) 720-8148

— Staff report

11 pounds wins crappie tournament on Tawakoni The Crappie Anglers of Texas recently held its 2nd Crappie Anglers of Texas Qualifier Tournament of 2015 on Lake Tawakoni February 21, and had 31 teams signed up for a cool and cloudy day of fishing under very windy conditions.

In Division 1, Paul O’Bier, Gunter, and George Nelon, Boyd, won first place with a stringer of seven fish weighing 11 pounds. Second place was won by Chris Scott, Sanger, and Willie Scott, Denton, with a stringer weighing 8.31 pounds.

— CAT

Rusty and Chris Harvey win Bass Champs on Rayburn The Bass Champs East Division held its second tournament of the season March 7, and the team of Rusty and Chris Harvey bested nearly 500 anglers to claim top prize with a 29.88-pound sack.

The pair took home more than $20,000 for the win.

In second, the team of Marc Woolems, Jasper, and Jason Hanks, Pineland, caught 26.9-pounds of bass to claim a $5,500 check.

— Bass Champs

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GOOD DAY ON RAYBURN: Wayne Triana Jr. holds the big fi sh he caught during a Bass Champs tournament. Photo by Bass Champs.

client catches a 10-pounder. Then the second day in the boat we catch a 10 and a 15-pound lake record.”

The fish, according to Golden, are as healthy as he has seen them and he believes the clear water has helped the fishing and their fattening.

“We were catching fish on jigs, jerkbaits and umbrella rigs,” he said. “Today’s fish was actually caught on a Lucky Craft jerkbait. The 10-pounder we caught yesterday actually had mud on its belly. I think these fish are coming up out of deep water because they can see so far to eat.”

The pending lake record was hooked midmorning.

“He hooked the fish on a long cast and I saw it flash way out there, and immediately went for the net,” Golden said. “He got the fish up close to the boat and she made a little run around the boat. He did a great job playing her down. This was the second fish he had ever caught on a jerkbait. The fish bit around 10:45, and I had just boated the 10-pounder at 9:45.”

Along with Elvington’s fish, several more huge bass were caught last weekend.

Nacogdoches angler Wayne Triana Jr. caught a 13.43pound bass fishing the Bass Champs Tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir March 7.

The second huge bass from Sam Rayburn was caught by Darrell Tompkins of Huffman, who caught the bass at 6 p.m. Tompkins was throwing a spinner bait in shallow water when the 14.32-pound bass took it. The fish was 26.25 inches long and 22.25 inches in girth.

Another huge bass was caught in Lake Athens by Robert Adams. The bass weighed 12.93 pounds.

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OUTDOOR PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Term for a rear gun sight 3. A type of shot 5. Also called a dogfish 8. Arrows and shells 9. A female elk 10. Denotes a model shotgun 11. Added to lake water to purify it to drink 12. A brand of ice shelter, ____ trap 14. Strength of a fishline 17. Cutthroat trout have a ______ slash on jaw 18. A gauge valuable to the angler 19. A breed of retriever 20. A type of camp fireplace 21. A good food bait for traps 23. A name for a sea bass 26. The _____ necked pheasant 27. A species of 29 down 30. Name for some trout 32. Old isolated gobblers

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Baked citrus trout 6 trout fillets 1 citrus barbecue sauce (recipe below) Citrus Barbecue Sauce: 1 onion large, finely chopped 1 tbsp. ground red chilies 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper 1 ancho chili, seeded and finely chopped 1 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup lime juice 2 tbsps. sugar 2 tbsps. lemon juice 1 tbsp. fresh cilantro, snipped 1 tsp. salt

Combine ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and whisk to incorporate. Set aside.

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Shedded antlers A game resting place A game path Makes lake fishing easier The rear jerk when a gun is fired Seminoles bowhunting lodges To pull the bowstring A wild turkey’s calling sound A fuel for camp stoves

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DOWN 1. Sound of turkey placing tail in display 2. A game runway 3. Inside surface of a gun barrel 4. Oxidation on the gun parts 5. A game bird, ____ white 6. A predator of small game 7. Term for a trap disc’s flight 13. The king is one 14. Outdoor portable shelters 15. Term for a jig

16. To analyze a game track 18. Common deer, the white ___ 19. Hunting and fishing equipment 22. Determining the freshness of tracks 23. A large bass 24. The object of a hunt 25 A good pheasant gun, duck _____ 28. Term for the strawberry bass 29. A wingshooter’s prey 31. A wood used for arrow shafts 32. An excellent bait for walleye 36. Sounds made by the wild turkey 37. A species of deer 38. A type of spinner 39. Deer, bear, squirrel food source 40. A flat-bottomed fishing boat 42. A chief commercial fish 43. A group of decoys

Tasty BBQ snow goose Snow goose breast Salt Water Mrs. Dash seasoning, original flavor Molasses Soy sauce 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, optional 2 tsps. minced garlic, optional Bacon

In a large bowl or pot, dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt in 2 quarts water. Add the breast and knead with your hands. Drain and rinse under cold water. Repeat the salt soak several times. Rinse with cold water and pat dry. Remove any remaining skin, fat, shot, etc.

Cut the breast into three pieces across the

grain. Tenderize with a tenderizing machine or a fork. Flip and repeat. Sprinkle Mrs. Dash liberally on both sides of the meat. Place in a large Ziploc bag. Drizzle on some molasses or honey and knead. Pour enough soy sauce into the bag to cover the meat. Add the cayenne and garlic if desired. Seal bag and place in refrigerator overnight. One hour before cooking, remove the meat and rinse lightly under cold water. Wrap a piece of bacon around the meat and secure with toothpicks. Grill over medium heat until the bacon is done. As with all waterfowl, the meat should be cooked a little on the rare side, so when the bacon is cooked the goose should be cooked to the proper degree.

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HEROES

Bandera hunter Leslie Lester harvested this 6x7 nontypical elk in Raton, New Mexico on a recent hunt.

Nathan Daun, from Sachse, shot this 6.5-year-old buck that scored 129 1/8 inches near Palestine.

Lake Fork guide Mike McFarland was fishing with his client Leo when this 9-pound largemouth hit.

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Darrell Tompkins of Huffman caught this 14.32-pound largemouth on Sam Rayburn Reservoir on March 7.

Olivia Rodriguez, 9, shot her first buck with her dad at the Kelly Mitchell Ranch near Lockhart.

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NATIONAL Record spotted bass caught in California The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced the state has a new record spotted bass, caught in Yuba County in January.

Timothy Little reeled in the massive 10.38-pound spotted bass from New Bullards Bar Reservoir, which is commonly recognized as one of the top fisheries in the country for that species. The angler may not have expected the record-breaking catch, but officials said he was certainly prepared for one.

“Luckily Tim was ready that day for this rare opportunity, as he had a certified scale on his boat and a witness,” said the CDFW in a release. “After reviewing Tim’s record application, DFW confirmed that Little’s fish beat the 14-year-old previous record of 10.25 pounds taken from Pine Flat Lake (Fresno County) by Brian Shishido in 2001.”

— CDFW

Sheep groups can’t find middle ground

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After five weeks of intense face-to-face discussions, conference call participation, and lengthy email exchanges, the Wild Sheep Foundation reported an inability to reach a workable solution with domestic sheep industry representatives from Idaho and elsewhere on future operations of the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station headquartered in Dubois, Idaho.

Following summer and fall 2014 announcements by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack that USSES would be closed, with staff and program funding reallocated to other Agricultural Research Services locations, implementation of this closure was postponed in the FY 2015 omnibus spending package agreed to by Congress and signed by the president late in 2014.

When the FY 2016 administration budget was published in early February 2015, intent to close USSES by October 1, 2015 was still included. WSF was invited in late January 2015 to join an Idaho-led effort to reverse the administration’s stated intent to close USSES. True to WSF’s published multiple-use approach to the issue of interaction and potential disease transmission from domestic to wild sheep, WSF agreed to come to the bargaining table in an effort to reach a solution, recognize domestic sheep industry needs, while also achieving tangible benefits for bighorn sheep.

“While productive discussions were held on collaborative disease research, and a revised Recommended Mission was developed, agreement was not achieved with domestic sheep interests on timely strategies to reduce risk of wildlife conflicts in higher-elevation locales,” said WSF Vice-Chair Doug Sayer. “The default administration position is to close USSES next October; it’s unfortunate that agreement could not be reached.”

— WSF

Louisiana man mistakes bear for hog Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited a New Iberia man for allegedly killing a Louisiana black bear on Feb. 28 in St. Mary Parish.

Agents received a call from a hunting group that Richard A. Picard Jr., 52, illegally shot and killed a Louisiana black bear while he was hog hunting.

Picard Jr. was hog hunting with a group of hunters near Cypremort Point when he shot a 350-pound Louisiana black bear. Picard Jr. claims to have mistakenly identified the black bear as a wild hog.

He shot the 5-year-old male bear with buckshot from his 12-gauge shotgun.

Agents seized Picard Jr.’s shotgun and issued him a citation for killing the bear.

Killing a Louisiana Black Bear brings a $900 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Picard Jr. also faces up to $10,000 civil restitution for the replacement value of the black bear.

— LDWF

Arizona enhancing fisheries management The Arizona Game and Fish Department has launched a new data management system that modernizes managing information on how and where the department stocks fish, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in its management of Arizona’s fisheries.

The system, known as FINS (Fisheries Information System), makes it easier and faster for Game and Fish biologists and project managers to collect and share comprehensive fisheries data throughout the State of Arizona.

“The FINS project is an illustration of how Arizona Game and Fish is working on creating a leaner, more efficient government agency,” said Fisheries Chief Chris Cantrell.

“In the past, these records were paper forms, in typical government triplicate.

FINS eliminates the redundancy and inefficiency through process improvement.”

Cantrell explained that data is now electronic, and when fish are stocked, a keystroke on a tablet sends the information to a central database. What used to take weeks now takes moments, and more importantly, customers will have access to the stocking information on the soon-tobe-released customer portal. This will give customers the opportunity to get real-time information to help plan their next outing.

— AGFD

New Mexico antihunting, anti-trapping bills defeated Two bills that would have had detrimental impacts on New Mexico sportsmen were tabled indefinitely at a meeting of the House Agriculture, Water and Wildlife Committee on Friday, Feb. 27, thanks to the united voice of sportsmen in the state who opposed the measures.

Senate Bill 253, which proposed banning coyote contests, and House Bill 426, which would have banned trapping on public lands and the barter of raw furs, were both defeated by an overwhelming 8-2 votes.

Both pieces of legislation carried significant negative consequences for sportsmen and wildlife management in the state of New Mexico. Numerous hunters, trappers and sportsmen showed up at the committee hearing to voice their opposition to these measures.

— US Sportsmen

World-record bighorn confirmed A Rocky Mountain bighorn ram hit and killed by a car in Alberta has been officially scored as the new world record.

But what was bad luck for the sheep turned into the serendipitous score of a lifetime for ranch manager Todd Snodgrass, who found the dead animal off Hwy. 541 near the OH Ranch near Longview, and was allowed to keep the tremendous set of horns after he reported the kill to Alberta Fish & Wildlife.

This was back in 2010 — but it wasn’t until recently that Snodgrass and the rest of the sheep-hunting world found out just how tremendous the old ram really was.

With the official panel of judges located in the United States, taking the massive set of horns over the international border and back was just too big a hassle, and so Snodgrass accepted an unofficial measure of 207 4/8 inches — enough to place the horns as third largest ever collected.

But Reg Prostebby, president of Wild Sheep Foundation Alberta was just too curious, and when he realized enough officials would be in Red Deer this past weekend for the annual convention, he asked for an official measurement of the No. 3 rack.

Armed with flexible steel measuring tapes, the expert judges carefully examined the Longview horns — and when they were finished, a new record of 209 4/8 inches had been set.

“We made history,” Prostebby said.

At the weekend convention in Red Deer, five of the top ten bighorn sheep trophies were gathered under one roof, all from Alberta.

“That’s a remarkable achievement,” said Prostebby.

— Calgary Sun

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Texas Game Wardens Association Whiskers and Reds Fishing Tournament (979) 257-6508 texasgamewarden.com

MARCH 13-14

Exotic Wildlife Association 48th Annual Membership Meeting Embassy Suites, San Marcos (830) 367-7761 myewa.org

MARCH 15

Joshua Creek Ranch Driven Pheasant Shoot (830) 537-5090 joshuacreek.com

MARCH 19

Coastal Conservation Association Brazoria County Chapter Annual Banquet Dow Academic Center, Brazosport College (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Dallas Safari Club Monthly Meeting Bent Tree Country Club (972) 980-9800 biggame.org

MARCH 21

Joshua Creek Ranch Duck Shoot (830) 537-5090 joshuacreek.com Ducks Unlimited Bowie Dinner Bowie Civic Center (940) 872-0071 ducks.org/texas

Ducks Unlimited San Augustine Dinner San Augustine County Showbarn (936) 275-7581 ducks.org/texas

MARCH 21-22

Texas Gun and Knife Shows Amarillo Civic Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com Tejas Bowmen March Vengeance Shoot Corpus Christi (361) 774-7059 tejasbowmenarcheryclub.com

MARCH 28-29

Texas Gun and Knife Shows Abilene Civic Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com KCKL 95.9 FM Big Bass Tournament Cedar Creek Lake (903) 489-8118 kcklbass.com

MARCH 29

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Association Hill Country Chapter Fish Fry Red Barn, Seguin (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

MARCH 26

Whitetails Unlimited North Texas Deer Camp Myers Park Show Barn, McKinney (512) 657-9943 whitetailsunlimited.com

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Coastal Conservation Association Colorado Valley Chapter Annual Banquet Knights of Columbus Hall, La Grange (979) 249-7425 ccatexas.org

MARCH 28

Operation Game Thief Clay Stoppers Shootout Creekwood Shooting Sports, Conroe (512) 389-4381 Ducks Unlimited Liberty County Dinner Dayton Community Center (936) 776-1859 ducks.org/texas

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Ducks Unlimited Austin Banquet Palmer Events Center (512) 370-3237

APRIL 16

Coastal Conservation Association Dallas Chapter Annual Banquet Frontiers of Flight Museum (972) 768-3521

APRIL 18

Safari Club International Hill Country Chapter Fundraiser National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg texashillcountrysci.org

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FALCON LAKE Fishing Camp: $14,000 361-296-4571 LEASED FISHING ACCESS Brazos River downstream from Lake Whitney Located on the east bank of the Brazos River in northern McLennan County near the town of Gholson, approximately 6 miles downstream of the FM 2114 bridge crossing.

Phone: (254) 290-0029 This 120-acre property offers 2,051 feet of river frontage for bank fishing and serves as a day-use and camping area for canoe and kayak anglers that launch upstream.

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