March 27, 2015 - Lone Star Outdoor News - Fishing & Hunting

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March 27, 2015

Volume 11, Issue 15

Head of the class Top anglers compete at Texas State High School Fishing Championship

By Conor Harrison

AT LAST, A FEW GOOD DAYS: Offshore anglers fi nally caught a break in the weather and some were rewarded with a good blue marlin bite, along with solid boxes of yellowfi n tuna. However, the wahoo bite has been slow this season. Photo

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Turkey open down south Many South Zone turkey hunters were met with a familiar sight on the opening of spring gobbler — rain and wind.

Those hunters lucky enough to evade the weather did find some success. “(We were) not so lucky Saturday (avoiding the rain),” said

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Finally getting out Anglers heading offshore

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

PULLING OUT A BIG ONE: Lake Travis High School senior Tyler Anderson pulls a bass out of Lake LBJ on Saturday. He and teammate Clark Mannas fi nished fi fth — good enough to advance to the regional tournament in Arkansas. Chase Hux and Matt Nicholas from New Braunfels Christian Academy won the tournament with 26.15 pounds. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for LSON.

How many deer didn’t we see?

New helicopter technique helps

By Craig Nyhus

LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Landowners and wildlife biologists rely on helicopter surveys to estimate populations and set the parameters for the next hunting season.

However, thick brush and deer becoming more accustomed to choppers flying overhead brings a concern.

You can’t see them all — and sometimes you can’t see most of them.

“The problem is the results are consistently biased low — you miss a lot of critters,” said Andrew Tri, a wildlife biologist and Assistant Professor of Research at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. “We are left using correction factors to account for unseen animals, and the correction factors aren’t very precise.”

Most surveys involve a pilot and passenger, often the landowner or wildlife manager, flying “lines” over cross-sections of the ranch and LOOKING, BUT NOT SEEING: Observers from helicopters often don’t see all of the animals on a ranch. A new techrecording what they see.

nique helps determine the number of deer missed. Photo Please turn to page 7 by Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.

INSIDE

A group of high school anglers proved once again what more and more people are quickly realizing about this new crop of youngsters — these kids can fish.

New Braunfels Christian Academy teammates Chase Hux and Matt Nicholas bested a 70-team field to win the Texas State High School Fishing Championship Saturday on Lake LBJ with 26.15 pounds.

Hux, a senior, and Nicholas, a sophomore, along with seven other teams, will now prepare to head to the regional championship held in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in October.

“We’ve been out there a few times and we prefished this tournament last year,” Hux said. “We actually took a week this year and got on a pattern about Wednesday.

We’ve just been tweaking it since then. We used Rat-L-Traps in bleeding shad and we were throwing those down the middle of

FISHING

HUNTING

Self-fi lming hunts

Big bass shallow

New breed of hunters focusing on how to get the perfect shot with bow and cameras.

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Female bass are hitting beds across the state this month.

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The dangers are real

New red snapper plan?

Hunters should not take diseases from ticks lightly.

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States file proposal that could take management of red snapper fishery away from feds.

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Offshore anglers like to battle big fish, not the weather, so it was good to see the skies clear and the wind lay down last weekend along the Texas coast.

“It’s been tough, but everybody finally got out last week,” said Capt.

Kevin Deerman of Legacy. “The main news of the weekend was Capt. Ken Doxey on the Paparda Rey caught three blue marlin. There were also some boats that recently went out and filled the box with yellowfin tuna. They have been catching those up to 100 pounds.”

Deerman said the wahoo bite has been slow this winter in the normally steady Flower Gardens area.

“The wahoo bite has been short,” he said. “On some days there is a morning bite within 30 minutes of sunrise and another bite 30 minutes before sunset,” he said. “There has been lots of pressure on the wahoo on days when we have a weather window. We counted 18 boats earlier this season.

“But the billfish bit is starting up.”

Down south, Chris Sessions said the winds and preventive maintenance on his boat, Fish + Fun II, have kept him from having any success this winter.

“Those offshore winds have been tough,” he said.

Message board chatter over the weekend warned of lots of floating debris running offshore to the fishing grounds.

For bottom fishermen, solid catches of amberjack, some ling, blackfin tuna and red snapper (must throw them back in federal waters) have been caught on structure and oil rigs up to 100 miles offshore.

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HUNTING

One of those days

Youth hunter shoots first tom in the morning, catches limit of redfish in afternoon

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Every once in a while, a hunter will have a day to remember forever.

That might be the case for 11-yearold Port O’ Connor hunter Joey Helms who, along with his dad, Jeremy, headed to Live Oak County for the youth opener of the South Zone turkey season on March 14.

“It was just one of those lucky hunts,” Jeremy Helms said. “It happened pretty fast.”

The group set up where guides had been seeing birds in the days before, and it wasn’t long before the hunters knew they were in a good spot.

“There was a big group of birds in front of us and one gobbling behind us,” Jeremy said. “They got quiet for a while and the guide told us they were on the ground. They were making enough noise that we knew where they were. There was a little hill in front of us and it wasn’t long before we saw them coming.”

The hens were the first to notice the decoys — a jake and hen together.

“The hens did not like that decoy,” he said. “They started pecking at her and it wasn’t long before the toms came in strutting.”

Although there were five toms in the group, all of them stayed in strut, not

giving Joey a good shot.

“Most of them started to move off, but they all came back to the jake decoy,” Jeremy said. “They strutted around it, spurred it and knocked it over. All of the toms were in perfect range and Joey waited for a clear shot.

As soon as he stuck his head out, Joey got it. It was his first turkey.”

And Joey didn’t start off with a small tom — the mature bird had a 10-inch beard and 1 1/8-inch spurs.

“I popped him right where I was supposed to,” Joey said. “But I thought they were pretty mean to that decoy.

They really beat him up.”

After the hunt, it was off to the saltwater for a little fishing.

“We were back at the camp around 8 a.m.,” Jeremy said. “We headed back to Port O’ Connor and met a bunch of family down for spring break. We went to Gulf Beach and played around for a while and then went fishing.”

Joey’s luck continued when the group found a bunch of hungry redfish.

“The redfish bite was on,” Jeremy said. “We caught eight reds — all keepers. It was a really good day.”

And Joey couldn’t remember a better day afield.

“I’ve never had a day like that,” he said. “I am definitely a turkey hunter GOOD START TO THE DAY: Joey Helms hoists his fi rst turkey over his shoulder after making a good shot on the opening morning of the South Zone youth season. Later in the day, he caught a limit of redfi sh. Photo by Jeremy Helms. for life.”

Not yet recognized Pope and Young Club does not recognize Texas desert bighorn sheep, but that could be changing soon

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

NOT ONE ENTERED: No hunter in Texas has ever attempted to enter a desert bighorn ram in the Pope and Young record books. Alan McGraw’s sheep could be the fi rst, but Pope and Young will have to approve a boundary change to allow Texas sheep. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

When Round Rock bowhunter Alan McGraw harvested the first desert bighorn sheep with a bow on public ground earlier this month, he became only the fourth hunter in the state’s history to shoot a ram with a bow.

However, none of the previous three sheep had been entered into the Pope and Young Club’s record book.

In fact, Pope and Young doesn’t recognize Texas as within the normal boundary for desert bighorn sheep. Due to an aggressive transplant herd program assisted by many groups, including Texas Parks

and Wildlife Department, Texas Bighorn Society and others, there are now more than 1,500 free-ranging desert bighorns in the state. And Pope and Young’s boundary could be changing soon if McGraw decides to enter his sheep in the record book.

“That’s nuts about Pope and Young,” McGraw said. “I may have to look into that. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I would even enter it. But now you’ve got me curious. That may be a project to take on with Pope and Young.

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Don’t take exposure to ticks lightly

By Craig Nyhus

LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Turkey hunters spend hours sitting on the grass and/or under a tree calling and waiting for that big gobbler to respond.

Most have experienced the eerie feeling of a tick crawling on their neck or lower leg, and some discover a tick that has embedded itself in their skin.

New tick-borne viruses and illnesses, along with the risk of contracting Lyme Disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted

Fever, highlight the need to take precautions when in the field, especially as the temperatures warm and the ticks become more active.

Wearing permethrin-treated clothing, using insect repellents containing DEET or permethrin, and consistently performing tick checks provide the best protection, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

To compound matters, there is a new strain of virus, named “Bourbon” after the county where a Kansas man lived

who contracted the virus after being bitten by a tick. The man, in his 50s, fell ill. Within two weeks of being bitten, he experienced organ failure and died.

Another strain was discovered in 2014, called the Heartland virus. It was discovered in Missouri and is thought to be linked to ticks.

The existing and new tick-borne illnesses have resulted in the CDC saying “that the public health burden of these pathogens has been underestimated.”

Clothing treated with permethrin has

been shown to be beneficial in keeping the ticks away, and even killing them.

A study at the University of Rhode Island TickEncounter Resource Center concluded that wearing a treated T-shirt provided three times the protection from ticks latching onto hands or arms or crawling under the shirt. Wearing treated shorts or pants provided 5X protection from ticks latching onto legs.

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The fact that it was on a centuryold family farm in Wise County made the buck even more special for Cason Caraway. But this hunt was even tougher than normal. Two years ago, Caraway got the bug to begin filming his own hunts.

He wanted the hunt for Major documented his way — self-filmed with no help from a cameraman.

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Unlocking his creativity, Caraway began to notice things around the family farm in a different light when he began looking at ways to film his hunts.

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Kris Gachassin on the Texas Hunting Forum. “The rain finally broke around 10:30 a.m. and we were in the blind by 11:00. Shortly after noon, I bagged a very nice gobbler — 10-inch beard, long spurs and feathers that looked pristine. I guess the sparring has not set in yet.

“We saw lots of mature toms and hens and also lots of young jakes, as well.”

Gachassin was hunting in Medina County.

Many hunters farther south had a complete washout because of the weather on opening day, but some found success on Sunday.

Several hunters reported success on Sunday morning, with toms coming readily to the calls and not too many reports of henned up gobblers yet.

Some opening weekend hot spots included Live Oak County, Dewitt County and many areas along the coastal plains.

The South Zone runs until May 3. The North Zone starts April 4 and runs until May 17.

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One deer found with CWD in Hueco Mountains Chronic wasting disease was detected in only one of 222 tissue samples that were collected from hunter harvested deer and elk from the Trans-Pecos ecoregion during the 2014–15 season as part of a CWD surveillance effort.

This sample was collected from a mule deer buck harvested in the Hueco Mountain area of far West Texas.

“Without the hunter check stations and the strong cooperation of hunters and landowners, we would know very little about the prevalence of the disease or where it exists,” said Mitch Lockwood, Big Game Program director with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Also included in the sampling effort last season, 143 deer and elk brought to check stations were tested for bovine tuberculosis as part of a cooperative effort between TPWD and Texas Animal Health Commission to monitor for bovine tuberculosis. No positives were found.

To date, 839 deer and elk have been tested through the CWD check stations and strategic sampling that occurred during the summer of 2012; 282 were in the Containment Zone, 205 were in the adjacent High Risk Zone, 117 were in the Buffer Zone, and 235 were outside of the CWD zones. The disease has been detected in only seven animals, all within the Hueco Mountain area, indicating a disease prevalence of 10–15 percent within that population.

“Additional sampling is necessary to develop more confidence in the geographic extent and prevalence of the disease, but the fact that CWD has not been detected in Texas outside of the Hueco Mountain area of northern El Paso and Hudspeth counties is encouraging,” Lockwood said.

— TPWD

Report eastern turkeys online In addition to physical check stations for eastern turkeys, hunters have the option of reporting harvests online at www.tpwd.texas.gov/turkey/ or on the new My Texas Hunt Harvest app. The app is now available for download for Android devices at Google Play and will be available soon for iOS devices at the App Store. Hunters who use the electronic reporting options will be issued a confirmation number upon completion of the registration process. Hunters still have to tag harvested birds.

This will be the final hunting season that physical check stations will be open.

— TPWD

THE LAST NIGHT: Trail cam photos showed the buck right up until the day Caraway fi nally let an arrow fl y. Photo by Cason Caraway.

When it came to hunting, the hunter made many mistakes.

“When deer were in front of me, yeah, I messed up a lot,” he said. “Wrong setups, bad camera anglers, trying to get the deer in focus, trying to draw a bow — all of things you have to focus on like exposure, focus and frame. And you’ve got to remember to hit the record button.”

Caraway had a good idea where the mature buck would stop, since he had been feeding in the same place for several weeks. But he wasn’t going to shoot the deer unless he could get it on video.

“I knew this spot had produced big deer in the past,” he said.

“It was an area between two creeks bordered by a thicket. I wasn’t going to shoot him without filming it — you have to commit to it.

You are filming first, hunting second.”

Once Caraway had released his arrow, he checked the camera to see where exactly the buck was hit.

“The beauty of filming is, you can see where the arrow hit right there in the blind. I saw it was at the top of his lungs and I knew it was a good shot.”

Once Caraway had recovered his deer, he made sure to be respectful of the animal on the video.

“When I shoot an animal on my land, it is a big deal,” he said.

“That is my heritage passed down from my ancestors. We have a responsibility to film things respectfully — especially when it comes to nonhunters who view it. Don’t show deer in the back of a truck. Take a little time and do it right.

“I believe you get out what you put in.”

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FOUR IS BETTER THAN TWO: Although a larger chopper is required, a survey approach with four sets of eyes helps better estimate the number of deer on a ranch. Photo by CKWRI.

This approach raises two issues.

“Ranch managers normally just do surveys, counting the animals,” Tri said. “Lately, some managers and game biologists have been using conventional distance sampling. Distance sampling corrects for some of the undercount.”

Distance sampling, though, makes strict assumptions.

“In distance sampling, animals farther from the chopper are harder to see, and it assumes you are seeing all of the animals on the line,” he said. “You are left to extrapolate from there to account for missing animals.”

Tri presented another method at the Deer Associates Meeting hosted by CKWRI in early March, and he believes the new survey technique does a better job of accounting for deer not seen.

“It’s called the double-observer approach,” he said. “There is the pilot and a passenger in the front two seat of the chopper — they are collectively called Observer 1. Two passengers — called Observer 2 — are in the back two seats. Observers 1 and 2 cannot communicate with each other, but the two persons in the front or back seat can communicate.”

Animals seen by one observer is recorded as a “mark.” If both teams see an animal, it is recorded as a “recapture.”

They are still missing animals, though.

“The team in the front sees animals better on the line, but tapers with distance,” Tri said.

“The back seat misses a lot of deer on the line, but sees them better in the middle.”

One study showed that in South Texas, observers were missing 6 percent of the deer on the line and 45 percent of all of the deer and 13 percent of the hogs and javelina.

Information gathered is entered into a program called Program Distance, and Tri said it supplies a more accurate way to estimate the undercount.

“The double-observer approach to distance sampling allows for a better correction of the undercount,” Tri said. “It estimates how many animals on the line are missed by each observer, as well as how many animals are missed between the front and the back.”

The approach works regardless of the type of cover, whether thick brush or more open country.

“The program seems to work in all of various types of habitat,” he said. “It takes extra effort, though, but at times it can be accomplished with fewer total survey hours.”

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“Can-do” spirit at Frustration Forum

By David Sikes

FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Organizers invoked the can-do spirit of the late Walter Fondren, a founding member of the Gulf Coast Conservation Association, to help curb discourteous behavior on Texas bays.

After two private organizational meetings, a handful of anglers and guides called a March 12 public gathering in Rockport to introduce their effort to bring harmony to the shallow-water boating and angling culture. Public interest leading up to the open meeting prompted organizers to move it

to a larger venue a day before it was scheduled. About 40 anglers and guides attended.

They included paddlers, airboaters, waders and operators of poling skiffs. The meeting was led by longtime fly-fishing guide Chuck Naiser.

The original organizers of this movement also include Will Meyer, founder of a group called Texas Wade, Paddle and Pole, plus guides Dean Thomas, Billy Trimble, Ed Woodhouse, Jay and Jay Ray Watkins. Veteran airboat guide David Nesloney Sr. served as cochair of the Rockport meeting and has also been involved since the beginning.

This movement does not have a govern-

ment sponsor, and Naiser said they are not looking for one. And though Fondren was mentioned in Naiser’s opening speech as an inspirational leader of conservation, Naiser said he does not want this effort to become part of the agenda of the Coastal Conservation Association or the Saltwaterfisheries Enhancement Association.

“We’re not seeking a regulatory solution,” he said. “And we don’t want to tell folks what they can and cannot do. We tried that and it didn’t work. We don’t need more laws. We need more respect and reason.”

Nesloney stood at the meeting and apologized for any of his boating behavior that

may have annoyed or offended anglers over the years, but assured the group his actions were not malicious, though possibly inadvertent. He said this effort toward harmony was not about assessing blame, pointing fingers or recounting unpleasant experiences from the past. He invited participation from any bay user willing to join the movement with goodwill, an open mind and a willingness to work together toward harmony and more equitable enjoyment of a public resource.

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Any day now

By Jillian Mock

FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Largemouth bass are staging for the springtime spawn in lakes across Texas.

On Lake Sam Rayburn, Lynn Atkinson of Reel um N Guide Service reports that “the largemouth are moving into the buck brush to spawn this year,” with water temperatures in the low 60s and “just a light tea stain” that Atkinson is sure will settle out soon.

As the fish begin staging, Atkinson recommends working the grass and using spinner baits and soft plastics. “It’s like throwing up in thorn bushes,” laughs Atkinson. “It’s a fishing nightmare but for the fisherman that can fish it — it’s a dream.”

“Between now and the first of April is going to be the prime time. That’s the ticket,” advised Atkinson for capitalizing on the conditions this season.

On Toledo Bend Reservoir, the rains last week have brought the lake level up about 2 1/2 feet.

“I think the spawn is going to be later this year just because of the high water,” said Randy Colson of Big Fish Guide Service. “It’s going to be tough fishing this spring and the lake hasn’t been full at this level in probably over 10 years.”

SIGHT-FISHING THE BEDS: Anglers across much of the state are fi nding big female bass tending to beds this month. Guides are focusing on fi sh between The recent rains have slowed the fishing conditions 1 and 5 feet deep, and throwing bright-colored baits looking for a reaction strike. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. considerably but water temperatures are rising, currently hovering around 58 degrees. To catch the largemouth, Box is seeing healthy bass starting to stage, although “the spawn has not really turned on move shallow and work the brush with “flips and brush hogs or jigs or some kind of crea- yet,” with temperatures averaging 50 to 53 degrees across the lake. More rain so far this year ture bait to get into the brush because that is where the fish will be.” means that the reservoir has been able to maintain steady levels, a great sign of continued Just because the fish aren’t as quick to bite at the moment does not mean you should give fish — and fishing — health. up on Toledo. According to Jay Kumar’s Bass Blaster, three bass over 11 pounds were caught On Lake Fork, guide Gene Snider of Adventures on Lake Fork and Lake Tawakoni Guide recently on Toledo Bend.

Service is catching largemouth in 3 to 4 feet of water by focusing on the staging fish out on “There is just going to be a later spawn but there will be a lot of big fish caught this sea- “little points and break lines and drop-offs close to the bank.” Lake Fork water temperatures son,” Colson said. run from 52 to 57 or 58 degrees and the water is almost clear. Right now, Snider is catching On O.H. Ivie Reservoir, rain and warm weather has accelerated the arrival of ideal spawn- bass on shaky-head jigs with a black blue skirts or red-eyed rattler bait in crawfish orange ing conditions. and is averaging bass that weigh in around 3 to 6 pounds. He is hearing plenty of stories “The bass fishing has made an absolute turn around in the past few days with the warm about heavier largemouth caught around the lake, however. weather,” said Tad Box of Toadslinger Guide Service. “Lots of 7- to 11-pound bass are being “I haven’t caught one yet… I’m working on it. Anytime in the next couple of weeks if not caught and I expect a few (big bass) weighing 13 pounds or more to be caught really quick.” the next couple of days we are going to see a major spawn going on.”

Here, there, everywhere

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

White bass anglers across much of the state had the heart of the annual run interrupted the past few weeks by blown-out rivers and water that resembled chocolate milk.

The Sabine River flooded over its banks, causing white bass to scatter and making the predictable patterns tough.

“It went from great to nothing. I guess it came up so fast and so high it just scattered them,” Jane Gallenbach of River Ridge Guide Service told the Corpus Christi CallerTimes. “It’ll take a few days for the fish to figure out what happened and get back into some pattern.”

Other rivers across Texas also saw their runs halted by raging water. The Neches and Trinity rivers also experienced a slowdown, although the run had returned by the third weekend in March.

“Yeah the rain has blown out the river and a lot of the creeks,” said Lake Livingston guide Simon Cosper. “It’s the MUDDY WATER, WHITE BASS: When the waters are

clear, the white bass have been easy to catch. Photo by Please turn to page 19 Conor Harrison, LSON.

Texas, other states announce red snapper plan In a move long-awaited by the recreational fishing and boating community, the directors of the state fish and wildlife agencies from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas announced an agreement for state-based management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper, which in recent years has experienced increasing privatization of this public resource and decreasing recreational fishing opportunities.

The announcement was greeted with strong enthusiasm from the recreational fishing and boating community, which has supported greater state control of Gulf red snapper.

“Throughout the country, states have proven to be highly successful at fish and wildlife management in a way that conserves natural resources while allowing for reasonable public access,” said Jeff Angers, president of the Center for Coastal Conservation. “The Gulf states are among the nation’s leaders in marine fisheries management, which is why we have continued to look to them as the vehicle for

managing Gulf red snapper going forward to get us out of the current mess created by federal mismanagement.”

Gulf of Mexico red snapper is presently managed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, under the National Marine Fisheries Service. The states’ agreement, which is predicated on transferring management authority away from the council, describes the key elements of a plan in which the Gulf states would coordinate management of red snapper throughout the Gulf of Mexico through the proposed Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority.

“Coordinated management among the states is the only solution to an unaccountable federal system of fisheries management,” said Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation President Jeff Crane. “Faced with an untenable situation, the states have risen to the challenge and collectively identified a clear path to a more balanced fishery.”

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West Virginia angler takes Ford Mega Bass Tournament on Lake Fork Joshua Franklin makes the 940-mile one-way trip from his home in Huntington, West Virginia to Lake Fork several times a year.

His father-in-law used to own a house on the lake, and the draw of possibly winning a big tournament on the lake has kept him coming back.

Franklin finally realized his dream when he hooked a 10.9-pound bass around 11:45 a.m. to win the Ford Mega Bass Tournament presented by Bass Champs and take home a new Ford F-150, a Skeeter ZX 200, Yamaha 200 SHO and MinnKota-Humminbird package.

The big fish allowed the Mountaineer state angler to best more than 1,800 other anglers at the biggest one-day bass tournament in the world.

Throwing a Flash Pop that was similar to a small Alabama rig with a secret swimbait attached, Franklin caught a fish below the slot limit and cashed an hourly check early in the tournament.

“Once we cashed that first check, I said, ‘Well now I’m going to catch an over,’” Franklin said.

“My lure wasn’t 5 feet from the boat when she

hit. I set the hook and thought, ‘This is a big fish.’ She went under the boat and I thought I might lose her, but we got her in the net, made sure she was long enough and I knew we might have caught the big fish of the tournament.”

Once he had beaten out all comers, Franklin got emotional after a tough year.

“When our son was three months old, he was diagnosed with a rare heart defect,” Franklin said. “We had to fly him to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He’s now 6 months old and doing great, but it was real tough not knowing if your son was going to make it. Coming from that, I still can’t believe I won the biggest one-day bass tournament in the world.

“That new Skeeter sure looks good being pulled home to West Virginia.”

All told, 15 fish over the slot limit were weighed in. More than $250,000 in cash and prizes was handed out to anglers from 32 different states.

— Bass Champs

Chris Lane dominates on Sabine River Chris Lane was going to make a lengthy run to the grassy canals and ditches where he had caught the majority of his fish during the first three days of the Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River.

But if the fish were no longer biting there due to the heavy rains that fell across the region Saturday, he was going back to the main body of the Sabine to win or lose the event.

He stuck to the plan, bailing on the suddenly unproductive canals and ditches around 12:30 p.m. and traveled back to the Sabine to complete a five-bass limit. That limit weighed 10 pounds, 6 ounces. The weight gave him a four-day mark of 50 pounds, earning him his seventh victory on the Bassmaster Tournament Trail and a winner’s check for $100,000.

Lane targeted shallow spawning fish most of the week and caught the majority of his weight on a new plastic bait called a “Live-Motion Drop Dead Craw” from Luck-E Strike. It’s so new, in fact, that he only had 20-25 to last the entire week.

The highest finishing Texan was Jasper’s Todd Faircloth, who managed 36.7 pounds to come in seventh.

— B.A.S.S.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Big stripers up north LAKE TEXOMA — The stripers are plentiful and big, but the largemouths are tightlipped on the giant lake bordering Texas and Oklahoma.

“The quality of the fish is really something special this year,” said guide James Blasingame, saying good numbers of fish are being caught up to 18 pounds with very few “unders.”

Most fish are being caught on swim baits and Alabama rigs. Largemouth fishermen aren’t finding the same good fortune, though, as the cool water temperatures in the low 50s have hampered the bite.

Members of the Century Bass Club, preparing for the Top-6 tournament, were catching a few largemoth bass on reaction bites, but little else.

To contact James Blasingame, call (903) 814-5566.

Sandies getting started in Central Texas MIDDLE AND SOUTH BOSQUE — The white bass are running and anglers are complaining about the big crowds on the two rivers up from Lake Waco.

With water temperatures in the upper 50s, the fish are moving, but the bite isn’t always reliable. Weekday anglers are doing well, but on the weekends things get tougher.

ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 51–56 degrees; 9.96’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Senkos, Lipless crankbaits, shaky heads and Texas rigs.

Crappie are fair to good on jigs under a slip cork. Catfish are fair on chartreuse nightcrawlers.

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

Largemouth bass are good on jigs, crankbaits, jigging spoons, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good.. White bass are good up the Rio Grande. Catfish are good.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.52’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs, Texas-rigged creature baits and weightless Flukes. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

BASTROP: Water stained; 54–58 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinner baits, and crankbaits. Crappie are slow.

Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

BELTON: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 12.42’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on blue jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night in 25 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good.

BOB SANDLIN: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 0.44’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows.

BONHAM: Water stained, 49–55 degrees; 0.39’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on lipless crankbaits, jigs, crankbaits, bladed jigs and soft plastics. Crappie are fair around bridges and boat docks.

BRAUNIG: Water stained.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water stained, 48–54 degrees; 24.05’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on shallow to medium crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 52–56 degrees; 32.51’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair suspending Carolina-rigged black lizards, Rattlin’ Rogues, and pumpkinseed jigs along ledges.

CADDO: Water stained to muddy; 53–58 degrees; 4.20’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on white bladed jigs, Texasrigged worms flipping jigs.

CALAVERAS: Water stained.

Largemouth bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits, and crankbaits around reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are fair.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 11.20’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged lizards in 15–20 feet, chartreuse lipless crankbaits, and pumpkinseed soft plastics along break lines.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained to muddy; 52–56 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on spinner baits and red shaky-head worms.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 54–58 degrees; 28.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic worms and lizards and flipping jigs in the grass. White bass are good on small spinner baits.

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

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

COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 65 degrees in main lake, 71 degrees at hot water discharge; 0.75’ low. Largemouth bass

to 7 pounds are excellent on green pumpkin crankbaits and soft plastics.

CONROE: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 0.01’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits in 15–30 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows.

FALCON: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 22.72’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, small soft plastics, and slow-rolling spinner baits in 15–25 feet.

FAYETTE: Water stained.

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

FORK: Water stained; 55–59 degrees; 3.37’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, spinner baits and bladed jigs. White and yellow bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 51–56 degrees; 16.86’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear.

Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastics and crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 52–56 degrees; 8.63’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow.

Striped bass are fair on silver slabs. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair.

GRANGER: Water murky; 52–56 degrees; 2.04’ high.

Largemouth bass are slow.

Blue catfish are fair.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 51–56 degrees; 9.80’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, small crankbaits and underspins. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs.

“It was amazing Wednesday through Friday,” said marcus 254 on the Texas Fishing Forum. “Saturday when everyone showed up, everything changed.”

Most of the anglers are using minnows or small spinner baits to catch running white bass. Many females have been caught, along with lots of smaller males.

Cats and more cats at Brownwood LAKE BROWNWOOD — The catfish are biting and are full of eggs at the West Texas lake, but the bass fishing is still slow, according to several reports.

“The water needs to warm up a little more for the bass,” said Randy Feight at the Parkway Drive In. “It is still 58 degrees — the crappie can be caught, but they are still in deep water. Guys have been loading up on the catfish, though.” For bass, anglers are throwing chartreuse jigs and watermelon soft plastics in 10 to 30 feet of water. A decent crankbait bite has also been reported to catch suspending fish that haven’t come shallow to spawn yet.

— Craig Nyhus

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 55–59 degrees; 0.58’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow.

Crappie are fair.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 52–57 degrees; 30.5’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on drop-shot rigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs.

Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 51–55 degrees; 0.49’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, squarebilled crankbaits and drop-shot finesse worms.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained to muddy; 53–57; degrees; 8.71’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on flipping jigs and bladed jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

LBJ: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.39’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin worms, PBJcolored jigs, and watermelon tubes along docks and seawalls. White bass are fair on Spoiler Shads.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 50–55 degrees; 5.11’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on large shaky heads and finesse jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows and white jigs.

White bass are fair on minnows.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 54–58 degrees; 0.67’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits in the creeks.

Striped bass are fair on slabs.

White bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and spec rigs.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 56–65 degrees; 0.02’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on wacky worms in the bushes and weightless Senkos.

MONTICELLO: Water clear; 50–54 degrees; 0.02’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on

Texas-rigged creature baits, flipping jigs and bladed jigs.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 52–57 degrees; 43.27’ low.

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

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 51–55 degrees; 25.71’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and Texas rigs.

Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs under a slip cork.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 51–55 degrees; 1.27’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 52–56 degrees; 14.3’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, split-shot weighted flukes and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 12.72’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 50–56 degrees; 6.14’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on shallow/medium crankbaits and football jigs.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 49–54 degrees; 6.82’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and umbrella rigs. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs near brush piles.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 50–54 degrees; 6.83’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and drop-shot worms.

SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 2.09’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics,

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SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 56–60 degrees; 2.60’ high.

Largemouth bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows and green/black tube jigs.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 14.45’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on dark soft plastics and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on spoons.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 51–55 degrees; 0.90’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on dark red soft plastics, spinner baits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 54.02’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on chrome spoons, chartreuse worms and crankbaits in 15–35 feet. Striped bass are fair on shad crankbaits and chrome spoons in 32–50 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 9.80’ low.

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

— TPWD

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Clear-water crappie

stigma on certain unacceptable behaviors, such as burning flats and shorelines. These practices generally are defined as boaters choosing to run coveted fishing areas out of convenience or comfort, to save time or avoid choppy conditions. They hope labeling these behaviors as transgressions will lead to fewer conflicts, greater enjoyment, improved accountability and a higher level of respect and consideration for the resource and for each other’s angling styles and access methods.

Meyer, who spends much time fishing from a kayak, said he hopes the effort will promote a more sustainable fishery in the long run. He offered a preliminary list of behaviors as a guideline toward this end. Naiser said another meeting will be scheduled in the near future, possibly involving the Alamo Fly Fishers, which has invited Naiser and Nesloney to bring their message to the club.

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“It takes these fish a few days to get used to it but they are starting to move some now.”

One well-known guide commented on a similar trend out on Lake Livingston.

“Right now we are seeing a lot of fish scattered around with the big rain we had,” he said.

According to the guide, the key to catching these disorganized fish is finding clear water.

“We’re mainly fishing little creeks off the main lake,” he said. “With the rain we had a few weeks ago, clear water is hard to find. But when you find clear water, you’ll find fish.”

On Livingston, water temperatures have reached the high 60s and crappie are staying at a depth of about 6 to 8 feet. Livingston has very little natural vegetation, so the lake will not see quite the same fishing patterns as lakes like Tawakoni. That said, anglers are catching

FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Recent rains have affected fishing conditions in lakes across Texas but the crappie spawn is still rapidly approaching.

“Within the next week to two weeks is going to be prime time,” said Paul O’Bier of North Texas Guide Service when discussing current conditions on Lake Tawakoni. “The crappie are starting to spawn and move into that shallower water in the creeks and bays coming off the main lake.”

With water temperatures around 56 degrees and newly flooded vegetation after last week’s rains creating new places for the fish to spawn, Tawakoni crappie this year should be “especially good.”

O’Bier noted the trend was a little different on Lake Fork, where crappie fishing “has been real slow.” It started to pick up with the warmer weather but the flood of fresh rainwater last week has slowed the fish in their movement into the shallows.

Draft Code of Respect, submitted as a working document by the panel.

Respect fellow anglers: • Be considerate toward the space, time and efforts of fellow anglers.

• Know before you go; look for other anglers before entering a fishing area.

• Don’t needlessly shortcut across a flat, run shorelines or disturb fishing grounds.

Respect the resource: • Reduce the impact of your footprint to allow for more equitable use of the resource.

• Avoid damaging natural resources and fish habitat.

• Participate in habitat restoration projects.

Respect the laws: • Be aware of and obey fishing and boating regulations.

• Report fish, game and boating safety law violations.

• Participate in the public comment process regarding regulatory proposals.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER LANDOWNER TURNS IN DOVE BAITERS Bell County Game Warden Brandt Bernstein checked a field of late-season dove hunters and discovered they had been hunting over bait and citations were issued. The landowner knew nothing about the bait but was determined to find out who was responsible. The landowner called and provided the names of two suspects who admitted to placing out the bait but said “it should all be gone by now.” Bernstein interviewed both suspects and one admitted to hunting over the bait while the other suspect admitted he placed the bait. Case pending.

POOR TAG, WRONG LICENSE While sitting on a Farm to Market road close to midnight, Zapata County Game Warden Josh Bonney observed a truck drive into a pasture and begin to hunt predators. After about 45 minutes, Bonney made his way to the camp. While waiting for the hunters to return, Bonney noticed fresh blood and what looked like deer hair under a skinning rack.

An inspection of the coolers in camp revealed a white-tailed doe with a tag displaying “not a valid tag” attached to the ear. After interviewing the people in camp, one stepped forward to claim the deer. When Bonney asked to inspect the hunter’s license, the hunter gave him a fishing license.

Citations were issued and the deer was seized and donated to the less fortunate.

POOR TIME TO STOP FOR A CHAT While Wilson County Game Warden David Nieto was visiting with a landowner after dark, a subject in a truck pulled up to say hello. Nieto recognized the driver as a person for whom Atascosa

WARDENS NAB POACHING “DEPUTIES” A local landowner witnessed a subject shoot a deer from the road and notified Red River County Game Warden Daniel Roraback. The witness followed the suspect’s vehicle several miles before losing it at the Oklahoma border, but did manage to get a partial plate number. Roraback contacted Oklahoma Game Wardens Mark Hannah and Kenny Lawson to assist in the investigation. The wardens were able to locate the address of the vehicle’s owner. Roraback returned to the area of the shooting with a metal detector to locate the shell casings, along with the bullet that was still lodged in the chest cavity of the buck. After County Game Warden Derek Iden had recently acquired an arrest warrant for hunting from a vehicle.

Nieto arrested the driver on the warrant and Iden came and took custody of the driver. Nieto stayed with the driver’s truck and juvenile passenger until his parents came for him and the truck. Iden took the subject to the Atascosa County Jail.

SEARCH WARRANT REVEALS FRESH ANTLERS FROM BUCKS TAKEN ILLEGALLY Guadalupe County Game Warden Kevin Frazier received a call from the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s office and Seguin Police Department about numerous deer antlers that were found at a residence while conducting a search warrant. When Frazier arrived, he noticed several fresh deer antlers that were not properly documented. After several weeks of investigating, Frazier concluded one of the deer was illegally shot in Comal County with a rimfire rifle. Another deer was shot off a Farm to Market road in Guadalupe County with the same rifle. One of the subjects is currently on felony probation and the other has several felony charges pending. State

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Both had alias Facebook accounts using the names “chief deputy” and “deputy.” Both suspects were later found at their residence. The suspects admitted to killing a 6-point buck at night from the road in Texas using a .22-caliber rifle and also killing another buck in Oklahoma at night from the road during Oklahoma’s archery season. A total of 18 cases were filed in Texas and Oklahoma combined. The deer and rifle were seized and civil restitution is pending.

jail felony charges for hunting without consent of the landowner were filed on both subjects.

TIPSTER HELPS NAB POACHER A concerned citizen informed Cherokee County Game Wardens Brian Bearden and Eric Collins about a man who took two deer without a hunting license. After gathering helpful information through social media, charges were filed.

DOVE HUNT WAS A FEW DAYS TOO LATE A tip regarding a group dove hunting after the end of the late dove season was forwarded to Duval County Game Warden Patrick True. True, along with Webb County Game Wardens Justin Solis and Jon Balderas traveled to the area and found five men dove hunting with Mojos.

Cases are pending and approximately 40 birds were seized.

SEARCH FOR POACHERS ENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT Lt. Mark Hammonds contacted Ellis County Game Warden Jeff Powell after being informed of a deer being poached in Hill County the night before. Powell traveled

to the property and discovered a dead doe in a field adjacent to the county road, along with an empty .243 shell casing alongside the gravel road, and was able to take a picture of a tire track from the suspect’s vehicle. Powell was collecting evidence from the road when a neighbor and his wife pulled up to tell him about a second deer that was shot from the road the night before in front of their nearby home. The neighbor said she awoke that night from the gunshot. When she looked outside, she observed a vehicle continuing to spotlight down the road. She was able to give a vague description of the pickup, but could not recall if it was a flatbed truck or if it had a rack.

Hill County Game Warden Doug Volcik, along with wardens Jimmy Woolley and Powell began an investigation. The wardens spent several nights sitting in the area trying to catch the suspects and then traveled to the five surrounding high schools in the area. A truck that potentially matched the description was located in one of the parking lots. They were able to match the tire tread from the photograph, and learned the owner of the vehicle lived two miles from

the location of the poached deer.

The wardens located the owner of the truck. The owner initially denied any involvement, but after the wardens presented the evidence, he finally confessed to killing two deer that night and killing a third deer the night before from the roadway. The passenger, who also shot a deer that night, was located and interviewed. Both suspects gave written statements about their involvement, and a .243 rifle was seized. Multiple cases and restitution are pending.

A SHORT TRIP TO THE JAIL CELL Tyler County Game Warden Brandon Mosley received information that a subject had shot a deer off a major highway. Upon closer investigation of the subject’s Facebook page, Mosley discovered a white-tailed buck with no tag being displayed in the photo.

Mosley and Angelina County Game Warden Phillip Wood met at the Angelina County Jail to interview a potential witness who was currently booked in jail. While they were there, the wardens noticed the alleged subject was also being booked into jail. After an interview of the witness and alleged subject, the wardens were able to obtain a confession on the deer shot off the highway. The subject also admitted to killing the deer shown on the Facebook page and having no hunting license at the time he harvested the buck. Case and charges pending.

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coves.

“We knew the beds were going to get hammered, and we figured the bass would be moving from shallow to some deeper water.”

The pair quickly found coves that would work by using their Humminbird Onix graphs.

“We found what we needed in the coves and we had seen some bigger fish in clearer water,” Hux said. “We had four early, within the first hour, and we had our last cull at the end of the day.”

The event, put on by the Student Angler Federation, takes the top 10 percent of teams at the state championship and sends them to compete in regionals.

One of those teams making the cut was Lake Travis High School seniors Tyler Anderson and Clark Mannas. The pair came in fourth place with 21.04 pounds.

“We’ve been fishing together since we were kids,” Anderson said.

“I’ve only fished LBJ when I’ve had to, but I like it more and more each time I fish it. Our success was based on practice. We found a few nice

fish during practice, and they were still there during the tournament.”

Rainy, windy conditions greeted the anglers on tournament day, which helped the pair from Austin.

“It cleared up about 11,” Anderson said. “We caught all of our fish before then. Our biggest was 5.7 pounds, but we caught another 5.5, a 4, a couple of 3s — all quality fish. We focused on fish on beds and threw white soft plastics and jigs.”

The pair will continue to fish together next year when they both head to College Station and plan to join the fishing team there.

And that is one of the things driving a huge increase in high school anglers — the chance to continue to fish in college and beyond.

“It is a great opportunity that gets kids on the water that might not excel in other sports,” Anderson said. “It lets a lot of kids that normally wouldn’t get involved in something during high school the chance to learn to fish and be on a team.”

Tournament director Randy

Sullivan agreed.

“This is just doing so well,” Sullivan said. “The programs really just started a few years ago and it is really exciting for the kids. Now, schools are beginning to see the benefits of high school fishing and seeing how it is beneficial to kids and schools. There are lots of people trying to move this forward.”

Sullivan said the rise of televised college tournaments is also helping motivate younger anglers into joining high school teams.

“The college programs are really inspiring the younger anglers,” he said. “It gives them something to work for. And these kids can fish.

We were all sitting around talking after the tournament about how impressive they all are. The younger kids are so far ahead with the technology — when I was growing up, it would take years to figure out a lake. These kids just show up, look at the lake with their electronics and figure it out.

“They are way more tech-savvy then adults.”

Ticks attach to anything Continued from page 4

boots) and socks provided 74X protection from ticks latching onto shoes and crawling up the leg.

Ticks were also attached to subjects wearing treated clothing in the study, and were compared with the unfortunate subjects with no protection.

While nearly 100 percent of ticks attached to subjects with no protection remained alive, just 22 percent of ticks attached to those wearing treated clothing remained alive before removal.

Per met hr in-treated clothing is available at outdoor retailers, along with spray products to apply to garments.

Approaches to prevent tick bites: • Use repellents that contain 20 to 30 percent DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) on exposed skin and clothing for protection that lasts up to several hours. Always follow product instructions. Parents should apply this product to their children, avoiding hands, eyes and mouth.

• Use products that contain permethrin on clothing. Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5-percent permethrin.

Pre-treated clothing is available and may be protective longer.

• Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming indoors (preferably within two hours) to wash off and more easily find ticks that are crawling on you.

• Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand-held or full-length mirror to view all parts of your body upon return from tick-infested areas. Parents should check their children for ticks under the arms, in and around the ears, inside the belly button, behind the knees, between the legs, around the waist and especially in their hair.

• Examine gear and pets. Ticks can ride into the home on clothing and pets, then attach to a person later.

• Tumble clothes in a dryer on high heat for an hour to kill remaining ticks.

— Center for Disease Control

States want control of snapper plans

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Under this management structure, each state would have authority to manage red snapper out to 200 miles off its coastline. Each state would be responsible for developing and implementing a red snapper management plan for its waters, which would be approved by the rest of the states.

“We have long pushed for the states to take over Gulf red snapper, but until now, we haven’t had a detailed plan for what state-based management would look like,” said Patrick Murray, president of Coastal Conservation Association. “Under this approach, we are confident that management outcomes will begin to align with the health of the resource and anglers’ access to it.”

“Gulf red snapper is incredibly important to the economy of coastal communities throughout the Gulf of Mexico region, and attracts anglers from all across the country,” said Mike Nussman, president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association. “It’s abundantly clear that the states are best equipped to manage this valuable fishery. It’s time we give them that opportunity.”

The plan would have to be approved by federal lawmakers to take effect.

— ASA

CRAPPIE MOVING SHALLOW: Crappie anglers are fi nding success this month in 1 to 4 feet of water. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

crappie “well above a pound and it won’t be long before the numbers get big.”

Chuck Rollins, from the guide service Big Crappie Fishing on Cedar Creek Reservoir, reported water temperatures about 58 degrees to the high 60s in the creeks.

“The water is muddy in the creeks,” he said. “The main body of the lake is still fairly clear and, after last week’s rains, we are completely full right now for the first time in three years.”

Even with the influx of water, the muddy conditions, and the lack of vegetation for spawning fish, Rollins said crappie fishing on Cedar Creek is off to a good start.

Rollins is catching fish in 1 to 4 feet of water. Early this week, Rollins took three anglers out in his boat and caught the legal limit of 75 fish.

“Obviously we don’t guarantee that, but this is the time of year that (trips) like that are most likely to happen — March, April and May.”

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Tough with runoff WEST BAY — Multiple anglers are reporting a tough bite in the West Bay area of the Galveston Bay complex.

Heavy rains throughout the state have pushed loads of freshwater into the bay systems, resulting in a negative impact on the fishing.

“All the continuous rain we had last week definitely had a negative effect on the fishing,” said poster Adan V on the Texas Fishing Forum. “I couldn’t find any bait. The only activity I saw were the lonesome mullet that make their leaps. Others in the area reported the same; they got skunked.”

When anglers have had success, they have been catching trout up to 20 inches and a few small redfish. Soft and scented plastics have worked, along with shrimp.

Big reds on shorelines LOUISIANA SHORELINE OF SABINE — According to Capt. Randy Foreman, the bite has been good on the south end of Sabine Lake, especially on the Louisiana shoreline.

“There is a lot of water moving down from the north and the fish are moving to the south,” Foreman said. “The water is still murky, but it is clearing up. We are having equinox tides, and there is a good midday bite for trout on Down South Lures in dark colors. There is some top-water action late on Corkies.”

Foreman said wading has been hit or miss.

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on top-waters and Corkies. Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains.

SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove on plastics and scented plastics.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs.

Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good over scattered shell on scented plastics and live shrimp. Catfish are good in the marsh on shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Catch 5s, MirrOlures and Catch 2000s. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Black drum are fair to good in the Ship Channel on crabs.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp.

Trout are fair in the mud and shell on Corkies in the afternoon while wading. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good in the channel on crabs. Sand trout and whiting are good from the piers on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT: Bull redfish are good on the beachfront on sardines. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Black drum are good at the jetties on cracked blue crabs.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the shell on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are good while wading guts on gold spoons. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake

“There is a tremendous redfish bite up on the shallow reefs,” he said. “I have been using a popping cork with Pro Cure shrimp. I shoot it in the plastics and apply the gel.

It has been working great to catch a bunch of big redfish.”

Foreman said the croaker are just moving in, along with the hardheads and gafftops.

“The best bite for redfish has been on an incoming tide,” he said.

To contact Capt. Randy Foreman, call (409) 719-6067.

Whiting, drum on the beach SURFSIDE MILE MARKER 6 — According to reports on 2coolfishing.com, the beaches near Surfside have been productive for whiting and black drum.

“Water conditions were awesome and I was hopeful,” said Handydan. “Never had a hit all day on the crab but I was catching 8- to 10-inch whiting every cast on the bait rod. Caught a few sheepshead in the 11- to 13-inch range but no keepers. Started catching black drum from 16 to 25 inches on dead shrimp, so had a great day on the beach.”

— Conor Harrison

on shrimp. Black drum are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on plastics over soft mud in waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Redfish are fair on the Estes Flats on mullet in sand pockets. Black drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs.

Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good at East Flats on shrimp. Black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish, black drum and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Black drum are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair while wading

mud and grass on Corkies and top-waters.

Black drum are good in the Land Cut on crabs.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on top-waters and soft plastics around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on scented plastics and shrimp.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp and Norton Sand Shad. Black drum, sheepshead and redfish are fair at the jetty on shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp.

Redfish are fair on the flats on scented plastics and soft plastics under rattling corks.

— TPWD

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

A.M. Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30Mon 31Tue 01Wed 02Thu 03Fri 04Sat 05Sun 06Mon 07Tue 08Wed 09Thu 10Fri 11Sat 12Sun 13Mon 14Tue 15Wed

11:49 12:39 1:32 2:23 4:14 3:45 4:24 5:04 5:46 6:31 7:19 8:11 9:05 10:01 10:58 11:55 12:23 1:16 2:06 2:55

1:13 2:07 3:00 3:52 4:42 4:07 4:45 5:25 6:08 6:53 7:42 8:35 9:30 10:27 11:25 ---12:50 1:43 2:34 3:22

5:00 5:53 6:46 7:37 8:28 9:56 10:34 11:14 11:57 12:20 1:08 1:59 2:52 3:48 4:45 5:41 6:37 7:29 8:20 9:09

7:27 8:21 9:14 10:06 10:57 10:17 10:56 11:36 ---12:42 1:31 2:23 3:18 4:14 5:12 6:09 7:04 7:57 8:47 9:36

First

Last

Full

March 27

New

April 11

April 4

April 18

Solunar Sun times Moon times SUN Rises Sets

7:15 7:14 7:13 7:12 7:12 7:11 7:09 7:08 7:07 7:06 7:05 7:04 7:02 7:01 7:00 6:59 6:58 6:57 6:56 6:55

7:33 7:34 7:35 7:36 7:37 7:38 7:39 7:40 7:40 7:41 7:41 7:42 7:42 7:43 7:44 7:44 7:45 7:45 7:46 7:47

Dallas

MOON Rises Sets

12:48a 1:42p 2:36p 3:27p 4:16p 5:30p 6:22p 7:14p 8:06p 8:59p 9:54p 10:48p 11:43p NoMoon 12:37a 1:30a 2:20a 3:08a 3:54a 4:39a

12:43p 1:38a 2:39a 3:43a 4:49a 5:31a 6:05a 6:39a 7:13a 7:49a 8:27a 9:07a 9:51a 10:39a 11:32a 12:28p 1:29p 2:32p 3:37p 4:43p

2015 Mar.-Apr.

A.M. Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30Mon 31Tue 01Wed 02Thu 03Fri 04Sat 05Sun 06Mon 07Tue 08Wed 09Thu 10Fri 11Sat 12Sun 13Mon 14Tue 15Wed

11:32 5:18 12:02 6:13 12:51 7:04 1:38 7:51 2:24 8:37 3:51 10:02 4:29 10:40 5:09 11:20 5:51 ----6:36 12:25 7:25 1:13 8:16 2:04 9:11 2:58 10:07 3:54 11:04 4:51 ---- 5:47 12:28 6:42 1:21 7:35 2:12 8:26 3:01 9:14

11:59 12:26 1:17 2:04 2:50 4:12 4:51 5:31 6:13 6:59 7:48 8:40 9:36 10:33 11:31 12:01 12:56 1:49 2:39 3:28

5:45 6:39 7:29 8:17 9:03 10:23 11:01 11:41 12:02 12:48 1:36 2:28 3:23 4:20 5:17 6:14 7:10 8:03 8:53 9:42

SUN Rises Sets

7:20 7:18 7:18 7:17 7:16 7:15 7:14 7:12 7:11 7:10 7:09 7:07 7:06 7:05 7:04 7:02 7:01 7:00 6:59 6:57

7:39 7:40 7:41 7:42 7:44 7:45 7:46 7:47 7:47 7:48 7:49 7:49 7:50 7:51 7:51 7:52 7:53 7:54 7:54 7:55

MOON Rises Sets

1:13p 1:54p 2:33p 3:13p 4:53p 5:35p 6:27p 7:20p 8:14p 9:08p 10:04p 10:59p 11:54p NoMoon 12:49a 1:41a 2:31a 3:18a 4:03a 4:46a

NoMoon 12:58a 2:02a 3:05a 4:08a 5:39a 6:11a 6:44a 7:17a 7:52a 8:29a 9:09a 9:52a 10:39a 11:32a 12:29p 1:30p 2:34p 3:40p 4:47p

San Antonio

2015 A.M. Mar.-Apr. Minor Major 27Fri 11:39 5:25 28Sat 12:09 6:20 29Sun 12:57 7:10 30Mon 1:45 7:58 31Tue 2:31 8:43 3:58 10:09 01Wed 02Thu 4:36 10:47 03Fri 5:16 11:27 04Sat 5:58 ----05Sun 6:43 12:32 06Mon 7:32 1:20 07Tue 8:23 2:11 08Wed 9:18 3:05 09Thu 10:14 4:01 10Fri 11:11 4:58 11Sat ---- 5:54 12Sun 12:36 6:49 13Mon 1:28 7:42 14Tue 2:19 8:33 15Wed 3:08 9:21

P.M. Minor ---12:33 1:23 2:11 2:56 4:19 4:58 5:38 6:20 7:06 7:55 8:48 9:43 10:40 11:38 12:08 1:03 1:56 2:46 3:35

Major 5:52 6:46 7:36 8:23 9:09 10:30 11:08 11:48 12:09 12:55 1:43 2:35 3:30 4:27 5:24 6:21 7:17 8:10 9:00 9:49

SUN Rises 7:28 7:27 7:25 7:24 7:23 7:23 7:22 7:21 7:20 7:19 7:18 7:16 7:15 7:14 7:13 7:12 7:11 7:10 7:09 7:08

MOON Sets Rises Sets 7:46 1:17p 12:04a 7:47 1:59p 1:07a 7:48 2:40p 2:10a 7:50 3:21p 3:12a 7:50 4:03p 4:13a 7:51 5:44p 5:44a 7:51 6:35p 6:18a 7:52 7:27p 6:52a 7:53 8:19p 7:26a 7:53 9:12p 8:02a 7:54 10:06p 8:40a 7:54 11:01p 9:21a 7:55 11:56p 10:05a 7:55 NoMoon 10:53a 7:56 12:50a 11:45a 7:57 1:42a 12:42p 7:57 2:33a 1:42p 7:58 3:21a 2:46p 7:58 4:07a 3:50p 7:59 4:52a 4:56p

Amarillo

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

27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30Mon 31Tue 01Wed 02Thu 03Fri 04Sat 05Sun 06Mon 07Tue 08Wed 09Thu 10Fri 11Sat 12Sun 13Mon 14Tue 15Wed

11:52 12:22 1:11 1:58 2:44 4:11 4:50 5:30 6:12 6:57 7:45 8:37 9:31 10:27 11:24 ---12:49 1:42 2:32 3:21

5:39 6:33 7:24 8:11 8:57 10:22 11:00 11:40 ---12:46 1:33 2:25 3:18 4:14 5:11 6:07 7:03 7:55 8:46 9:35

P.M. Minor Major

----12:46 1:37 2:24 3:10 4:33 5:11 5:51 6:33 7:19 8:08 9:01 9:56 10:53 11:51 12:21 1:16 2:09 3:00 3:48

6:05 6:59 7:49 8:37 9:23 10:43 11:22 ---12:23 1:08 1:57 2:49 3:43 4:40 5:38 6:35 7:30 8:23 9:13 10:02

SUN Rises Sets

7:39 7:38 7:36 7:36 7:35 7:34 7:33 7:31 7:30 7:29 7:27 7:26 7:25 7:23 7:22 7:21 7:19 7:18 7:17 7:15

8:02 8:04 8:05 8:05 8:06 8:07 8:07 8:08 8:09 8:10 8:11 8:11 8:12 8:13 8:14 8:14 8:15 8:16 8:17 8:18

MOON Rises Sets

1:36p 12:11a 2:15p 1:17a 2:54p 2:22a 3:32p 3:27a 4:11p 4:31a 5:55p 6:01a 6:49p 6:33a 7:42p 7:04a 8:37p 7:37a 9:32p 8:11a 10:29p 8:47a 11:25p 9:25a NoMoon10:08a 12:21a 10:55a 1:15a 11:48a 2:07a 12:45p 2:56a 1:47p 3:43a 2:52p 4:27a 3:59p 5:09a 5:08p

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 Height Mar 27 4:10 AM 0.1L Mar 28 5:20 AM 0.2L Mar 29 6:26 AM 0.3L Mar 30 1:05 AM 1.3H Mar 31 1:59 AM 1.4H Apr 01 2:45 AM 1.5H Apr 02 3:26 AM 1.5H Apr 03 4:04 AM 1.6H Apr 04 4:40 AM 1.6H Apr 05 5:17 AM 1.7H Apr 06 5:57 AM 1.7H Apr 07 6:41 AM 1.7H Apr 08 12:25 AM 0.2L Apr 09 1:11 AM 0.2L Apr 10 2:04 AM 0.2L

Time Height 12:48 PM 1.5H 1:47 PM 1.5H 2:27 PM 1.5H 7:23 AM 0.3L 8:10 AM 0.4L 8:50 AM 0.5L 9:26 AM 0.6L 10:00 AM 0.7L 10:32 AM 0.8L 11:05 AM 0.9L 11:39 AM 1.0L 12:14 PM 1.1L 7:31 AM 1.7H 8:32 AM 1.6H 9:45 AM 1.6H

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty

San Luis Pass

Date Time Mar 27 4:13 AM Mar 28 5:33 AM Mar 29 8:13 PM Mar 30 7:25 AM Mar 31 12:58 AM Apr 01 1:54 AM Apr 02 2:50 AM Apr 03 3:43 AM Apr 04 4:28 AM Apr 05 5:10 AM Apr 06 5:57 AM Apr 07 6:59 AM Apr 08 12:07 AM Apr 09 12:51 AM Apr 10 9:36 AM

Freeport Harbor Date Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 01 Apr 02 Apr 03 Apr 04 Apr 05 Apr 06 Apr 07 Apr 08 Apr 09 Apr 10

Time 3:36 AM 4:56 AM 6:15 AM 12:12 AM 1:16 AM 6:40 AM 7:20 AM 7:59 AM 8:37 AM 9:15 AM 9:50 AM 10:25 AM 10:59 AM 11:34 AM 12:12 PM

Rollover Pass

Date Time Mar 27 8:28 AM Mar 28 9:41 AM Mar 29 1:23 AM Mar 30 2:44 AM Mar 31 12:05 AM Apr 01 12:29 AM Apr 02 12:53 AM Apr 03 1:21 AM Apr 04 1:57 AM Apr 05 2:40 AM Apr 06 3:29 AM Apr 07 4:30 AM Apr 08 5:50 AM Apr 09 7:23 AM Apr 10 8:43 AM

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Rockport

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Port Aransas

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Texas Coast Tides

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NATIONAL Rapala leads IGFA world records

More IGFA world-record fish were caught in 2014 on Rapala lures than any other brand of baits. Among the 19 International Game Fish Association world-record fish caught on Rapala baits last year was a 231-pound, 13-ounce southern bluefin tuna.

“We’re extremely happy and proud that, once again, more world records were caught on Rapala lures in 2014 than any other lure,” said Rapala USA President Tom Mackin. “All over the world, big fish eat little fish that swim like a Rapala. It proves that with Rapala, any angler has a shot at catching a world-record fish.”

Rapala lures have accounted for almost 600 IGFA world records. And because the IGFA is “truly international,” Mackin said, those world records are a “major source of pride for Rapala employees all over the globe.”

It came as no surprise to IGFA Chief Operating Officer Mike Myatt to see Rapala baits setting records once again.

“A mainstay of our sport for more almost 80 years, Rapala doesn’t just have a rich history, it continues to make history,” Myatt said. “More IGFA world-record fish have been caught on Rapalas than any other lure brand in history.”

Rapala is the first and only lure manufacturer to receive an IGFA Lifetime Achievement Award. Anglers have caught world-record catches with Rapala lures on every continent but one.

“We sell Rapala lures in 140 countries around the world and have world-record catches on every continent, except Antarctica,” Mackin said.

Also in 2014, Rapala scales determined the weight of 61 IGFA world-record catches.

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Arkansas 30-crappie limit now statewide No longer is Arkansas split northeast to southwest on the number of crappie anglers can keep each day.

The statewide limit for crappie is now 30 although there are some exceptions on specific waters.

The new rule went into effect Jan. 1 along with several other fishing regulations changes or additions. The crappie change was made by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on the recommendation of its fisheries biologists.

Many anglers also asked for the change.

— AGFC

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the Louisiana red snapper season in Louisiana state waters opened on Friday, March 20, at 12:01 a.m., and will remain open seven days per week until further notice.

The “Louisiana-only” season The bag and possession limit for the statewaters season is two fish per person at a 16-inch minimum total length.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission gave LDWF Secretary Robert Barham the authority to modify red snapper recreational seasons and daily harvest limits in 2013.

On average, Louisiana anglers land 14 percent of the Gulf-wide harvest, which should have been approximately 754,000 pounds.

Within the federal nine-day season last year, Louisiana anglers only landed 22 percent (164,500 pounds) of their typical landing, well short of their fair share.

— LDWF

New South Dakota yellow perch record An Aurora resident recently caught the largest yellow perch ever recorded in South Dakota weighing 2 pounds, 13 ounces, Chase Jensen iced the monster perch on Bitter Lake in northeastern South Dakota on March 7, 2015. The yellow perch is one of the most popular and sought after fish in the state. Late ice conditions often put the large, prespawn panfish on a feeding frenzy.

The previous yellow perch record of 2 pounds, 12 ounces also came from Bitter Lake in 2004.

— SDGFP

Mandatory signup for Florida Gulf Reef Fish Survey

Attention Gulf reef fish anglers — You’ve asked for better data and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listened and taken action. Now the FWC needs your help.

Signing up to participate in the Gulf Reef Fish Survey becomes mandatory April 1. The easy, no-cost process will help the FWC paint a clearer picture of how many people are targeting Gulf reef fish, like red snapper and gag grouper, and what anglers are seeing on the water.

The Gulf Reef Fish Survey is for anglers (including those 65 and older) fishing in the Gulf of Mexico (excluding Monroe County) from a private boat, who plan to harvest, possess or land any of the following reef fish: red and vermilion snapper; gag; black and red grouper; gray triggerfish; greater and lesser amberjack; banded rudderfish; and almaco jack.

Those fishing from a for-hire vessel are not required to participate in the Gulf Reef Fish Survey. Anglers under 16 years of age and those fishing from a vessel that has a vessel recreational fishing license also do not need to participate.

— FWC

New bighorn sheep area in New Mexico

A new Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep area will open to hunting this year in northeastern New Mexico after successful negotiations between the Department of Game and Fish and two private landowners.

The single public ram license will be the first offered in the Dry Cimarron area near New Mexico’s borders with Colorado and Oklahoma.

“The growth of this bighorn sheep herd and this unique hunting opportunity would not be possible without the cooperation and land stewardship that these landowners have displayed,” Department Director Alexandra Sandoval said.

The agreement between the department and the Pacheco and Black Mesa ranch owners will allow a hunter who is successful in this year’s public drawing to hunt on either ranch or on public lands in Game Management Unit 58. The hunt period of Aug. 15, 2015, through Jan. 15, 2016, was lengthened because the bighorns move around a lot and may not be present in the unit at all times.

— NMGF

Migrating snow geese hit with disease The Idaho Department of Fish and Game reported during the past month that staff and volunteers collected the carcasses of approximately 2,000 migrating snow geese.

They appeared to have succumbed to avian cholera and died while stopping at Mud Lake and Market Lake Wildlife Management Areas on their way back north to their nesting grounds in Northern Alaska.

The carcasses were collected and will be incinerated so that other predatory and scavenger birds do not ingest the deadly bacteria. Results are not yet back from the IDFG Wildlife Laboratory to definitively confirm avian cholera, but apparent symptoms seem to indicate the disease. According to the United States Geographical Survey Health Laboratory, humans are not at a high risk of infection from the bacteria causing avian cholera.

The carcasses of a small number of snow geese were first reported at Camas National Wildlife Refuge near Dubois, Idaho. Closer inspection on Friday found higher numbers of dead birds at the Mud Lake WMA Area near Terreton, Idaho and a lesser amount at Market Lake WMA near Roberts, Idaho.

The migratory birds were on the return leg of their migration from the southwestern United States and Mexico to their breeding grounds on the northern coast of Alaska.

It is unknown at this time where the geese may have picked up the suspected bacteria.

“Outbreaks of avian cholera have occurred sporadically in the region over the past few decades,” said Upper Snake Regional Supervisor Steve Schmidt.

— IDFG

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White bass scattered with rains

March 27, 2015

Plenty of Texas sheep in B&C book Continued from page 4

Continued from page 8

higher than I have seen the lake in 20 years. But I am still finding some fish in backwaters. The past two days I have slammed the white bass. I just hope the rain the next few days doesn’t mess it up.”

During the week after the rains, Cosper said he did find some clearer water and the males were biting.

“I had to go through hundreds of little males before I found the spot where the big females were,” he said. “They are around — just need to find them to catch them.”

Cosper said blue and pink Fox spinners were working the best to catch a mess of fish, but just about any small spinner bait or curlytailed grub could catch fish.

Farther north on the Neches River near Chandler, the run was pushed back but seems to be picking up steam again.

“They’re catching some, but we don’t have a full-blown run yet,” said Reggie Pyron at Creekside Sports. “The creeks and rivers are out of their banks. When they are biting, anglers are catching a mixture of males and females, but it isn’t quite there yet.”

Pyron said the same lures that catch white bass everywhere else in the state also works on the Neches — small spinners, minnow and chartreuse and white grubs.

PLENTY OF BIGHORNS IN TEXAS: Alan McGraw, left, could be the fi rst person to enter a Texas desert bighorn into the P&Y book. Photo by Alan McGraw.

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Glen Hisey of Pope and Young said his club will usually follow the lead from the Boone and Crockett Club on when to include a species from a new area into their record books.

When told B&C has about 20 desert bighorns from Texas already in their record book, Hisey said McGraw would have to submit his sheep to get the process of recognizing Texas desert bighorns started.

“Basically, a hunter needs to wait the required 60 days to have his sheep scored, submit it to a scoring official and bring it before the records committee to expand the boundary,” Hisey said. “If the record committee deems it appropriate to expand the boundary, then it would go to the Pope and Young Board of Directors for approval of the new boundary.

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OUTDOOR PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Term for trout that spawn upstream 4. A fish coloration 8. Shotgun model, over and _____ 10. Term for a group of pheasants 11. Solution for washing gundog’s eyes 12. One across lay thousands 13. A good bait for brown trout 14. To consider when choosing a lure 17. A lure that attracts game, fowl or fish 18. An art of the fly-fisherman 21. Sought after for the fur 22. To adjust a scope 24. A game hideaway 25. Stream fishermen do this 30. Term for a large perch 32. A turkey call

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Venison pot pie 4 deer chops, cut into 1/2” cubes 1/4 cup Bisquick mix Oil 1 can cream of celery soup 1/2 can water 2 beef bouillon cubes 1 package frozen mixed vegetables or use canned 1 medium potato, cubed Salt, pepper, garlic powder 2 cups Bisquick mix 1 1/3 cup milk 1 egg

Heat some oil in a large cast iron skillet. Coat the deer with 1/4 cup Bisquick. Cook in the hot oil until done. Remove the meat and drain the oil. Add the soup, water and bouillon to the skillet. Stir together. Add the meat, veggies and potato. Season to taste with the seasonings. Mix the 2 cups Bisquick, milk and egg together.

Pour over the top of the meat mixture.

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34. Might be in a hunter’s kit 35. Boat that folds up for carrying 37. Device on a fly, _____ guard 39. A shell that fails to fire 40. Bowhunting equipment 45. A game pathway 46. Color worn by hunters for safety 47. The turkey’s fighting features 48. Hunter’s quarry in the Rockies DOWN 1. A species of deer 2. To make ready to shoot 3. The ___-necked pheasant 4. Name for a large lake trout 5. Used for bait at times 6. A game resting place 7. Summer trout are found in _____ water 9. A duty of the gundog 15. Shooting at random targets

16. Two-legged support for shooters 17. Term for a whitetail’s tines 19. Teeth reveal this in some game 20. Bowhunting quarry in Florida 23. A very good walleye bait 26. To ready gun or bow for a shot 27. Excellent pheasant gun, _____ musket 28. Good thing to have in a tent 29. Brings a catch safely into the boat 30. A young tom 31. Used for troll fishing 33. Name for old gobblers that stay to themselves 36. An action on a repeating shotgun 38. Term for a type of deer drive 41. A good grain lure for traps 42. A female bear 43. A fly lure, hare’s ____ 44. Best lure color to attract fish

Ozark white bass 2 pounds fresh white bass fillets 1/8 tsp. curry powder 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper 2 or 3 shakes hot sauce 3-4 c. Aunt Jemima self-rising white cornmeal 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt 1/2 c. cold water Large bowl Plastic bag

Rinse fillets. In large bowl, mix all ingredients except corn meal. Mix well with hands. Cover with plastic wrap or plate to stop dry out. Refrigerate overnight, mixing every few hours. When ready, deep fry being sure not to overheat oil. Put corn meal in plastic bag. Shake 2 or 3 fillets at once. Place on plate. When all fillets are breaded, place in deep fryer. Be careful not to get oil too hot. Better when cooked not too slow and not too fast.

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Lake levels up Anglers across much of the state saw a big bump in lake levels the past month, which has made fishing tougher in the short term, but could lead to a banner spring and summer fishing season.

“It did (raise water levels) for sure,” said Tim Bister, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries biologist in Marshall. “It raised some probably more than they wanted. Caddo has been flooding for about a week. It might still be in flood stage. Because it has been flooded, most of the boat ramps are unusable. But there is a good amount of water, so the bass should have a good spawn this year.

“Anytime the lakes are full heading into the spring and summer, it is a good thing.”

Around Waco, the lakes were already in decent shape when the rainfall hit, so many are now full.

“We were in pretty good shape, but the water has come up,” said TPWD’s District Leader Brian Van Zee. “The Brazos (River) caught some water. Compared to parts of

North Texas and around Austin, which are really dry, we are in good shape.

However, we haven’t caught the amount of runoff we’d like.”

Van Zee said the recent rains saturated the ground and allowed most stock tanks in the area to fill up.

“That is all very beneficial,” he said.

“The bass fishing should be outstanding.

About a week or two ago, we had some really cold water, but warmer temperatures and an increase in flow should have the white bass, especially, really up and moving.”

Unfortunately for anglers around San Angelo, the rains did give much of a bump for reservoirs like O.H Ivie and O.C. Fisher.

“We did not catch anything,” said Spencer Dumont, TPWD’s Inland Fisheries district leader. “It is very dire right now. Throughout this whole country up here, the water just keeps going away.”

— Staff report

Getting a bump — Lake levels in Texas compared to full (in feet) 1-month ago Lake Fork -7.08 Lake Tawakoni -11.55 Lake O’ the Pines .26 Caddo Lake 1.14 Toledo Bend Reservoir -2.85 Sam Rayburn Reservoir -.08 Lake Livingston .16 Lake Austin -.79 Choke Canyon Reservoir -28.67 Possum Kingdom Lake -14.66 O.H Ivie Reservoir -43.83

Current (3/24/15) -2.94 -6.68 8.45 2.71 1.01 4.62 .72 -.06 -28.20 -14.19 -44.28

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Nine-year-old Talan Brown took his first buck near Lometa hunting with his grandfather.

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PECAN SPRINGS Bandera County property includes a pecan orchard.

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