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INSIDE HUNTING New seasons ahead 2006 deer season forecast — Page 14 At some point, your bird dog A look at the proposed Texas will be too old to hunt. Most breeds begin slowing down after waterfowl seasons — Page 16. they reach 10 years old. There New hunting and fishing are signs to look for in your dog licenses for 2006-07 will be that will indicate retirement is available beginning Tuesday, near. Aug. 15. — Page 16. — Page 6 Sunrise/sunset September Bowhunting experts weigh in on 2006 to February 2007 — arrow, broadhead trends as the Page 13. 2006 archery season Many new hunting products approaches in Texas. — Page 6 arrive in time for the 2006- 2007 season — Page 15. FISHING TROPHY TIME: Hunters will soon be on the hunt for the monster buck. See special section, pages 13-16. Photo by David J. Sams. Knowing when it’s the right time to set the hook can mean landing a trophy bass or letting one get Dog days and cat away. Timing plays a major role in having a successful day at the lake. — Page 8 nights of summer Trophy bass were hopping at Choke Canyon in the late ’80s and early ’90s, but then they Action can heat up after sundown went away. The legendary lake fell victim to drought. Four years ago, when fishing for Mr. Whiskers the rains began to fill the lake again. And today the big bass are By Larry D. Hodge back. — Page 9 When summer temperatures soar to triple digits and it seems every resident NATIONAL of large cities is seeking relief by head- Commercial vessels, importing ing to area lakes, some anglers put up red snapper illegally, are their fishing rods and wait for cooler keeping NOAA Fisheries Service weather to return. Office for Law Enforcement But the dog days of summer bring agents busy. with them cat nights — catfish nights when the action can be as hot as the — Page 4 daytime highs. A CATCH IN THE DARK: Catfish pick up the search for food when the cool evenings arrive. CONSERVATION John Gilbert fishes Lake Travis northwest of Austin and summer way they have to go is up.” The Texas Prairie Wetlands nights are one of his favorite times to Gilbert described how to catch cats Project recently reached a go fishing. prowling by moonlight. “I like to fish milestone — 35,000 acres of “When the sun goes down, the boat the side of a point where the wind is wetland conserved along the traffic goes away, and the catfish move pushing water onto the bank — that’s into the shallows to feed,” he said. where the shad are eating and the cat- Texas Gulf Coast. “You can’t believe how shallow they fish follow the shad.” — Page 5 are — maybe in six inches to a foot of He also fishes sandbars exposed by IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: Anglers often head to the bank shallows where water. It’s so shallow they jump like a dropping lake levels, baiting several catfish feed on shad. Photo by David J. Sams. bass when you catch them — the only DEPARTMENTS See NIGHT CATS, Page 19 Game Warden Blotter Page 10 PRSRT STD Battlin’ billfish US POSTAGE Tournaments Page 19 PAID Marlins in for the long haul PLANO, TX Heroes Page 20 PERMIT 210 By Peter Young Made In Texas Page 21

Outdoor Datebook Page 21 In the deep, cool waters off the Texas coast, the Puzzler Page 22 ever-elusive billfish — one of the most sought after gamefish — offers anglers a big challenge. Wild in the Kitchen Page 22 Usually found feeding on the surface, billfish produce some of the most drawn-out fights com- POUNDS OF POWER: Weather Page 22 plete with long, thundering and gravity-defying Sailfish are a popular leaps. Several top captains along the Texas coast Fishing Report Page 23 catch off the Texas See BILLFISH, Page 24 coast. Page 2 August 11, 2006 August 11, 2006 Page 3 Page 4 August 11, 2006 NATIONAL Commercial fishers nabbed for violations The owner and operator of a feder- elude the agents and rammed the Much of the red snapper portion 21 months in prison and three years On March 2, 2005, the Thanh Tam ally permitted commercial fishing patrol vessel to avoid a boarding. of the catch was discovered in a hid- of supervised release for concealing was boarded by agents of NOAA’s vessel, Kaitlyn Mai, received a During this pursuit, the Kaitlyn Mai den compartment on the vessel. red snapper illegally imported. Fisheries Service Office for Law $95,000 civil monetary penalty and crew threw approximately 1,000 The agents seized the entire catch Nguyen and other crewmembers Enforcement as it was returning from 180-day permit sanction from the pounds of fish overboard. State crim- and sold it on auction for nearly caught and retained the fish in viola- a commercial fishing trip which National Oceanic and Atmospheric inal charges are pending for these $12,000, the proceeds of which are tion of the Magnuson–Stevens began before the red snapper com- Administration’s general counsel violations. subject to forfeiture. Fishery Conservation and Manage- mercial fishing season had officially office for multiple federal fishing vio- When the special agents finally ment Act. Both defendants entered opened. lations. boarded the fishing vessel, they dis- Two get prison sentences for guilty pleas to smuggling the fish. A hidden compartment that con- On Nov. 1, 2005, NOAA Fisheries covered 4,762 pounds of reef fish, illegally importing red snapper “Commercial fishers who illegally tained 5,641 pounds of red snapper Service Office for Law Enforcement including 3,659 pounds of red snap- Hoang Nguyen, captain of the smuggle large quantities of fish in was discovered beneath the vessel’s special agents Charles Tyer and per taken from federal waters prior to Galveston-based commercial fishing hidden compartments aboard their deck. More than 2,700 fish within Richard Cook, with assistance from the opening of the commercial red vessel Thanh Tam, was sentenced to fishing vessels should expect to be the concealed compartment were Texas Parks and Wildlife, ap- snapper season. 30 months in prison and three years investigated and prosecuted,” said less than the legal minimum size proached the Kaitlyn Mai off the In addition, the vessel possessed of supervised release for illegally David M. Uhlmann, Chief of limit of 15 inches. The total market coast of Galveston to board the ves- nearly 3,500 pounds in excess of its importing red snapper into the Environmental Crimes for the Justice value of the red snapper was sel and inspect the catch. red snapper commercial trip limit United States. Department’s Environmental and $48,088.63. The Kaitlyn Mai attempted to cap of 200 pounds. A crewmember was sentenced to Natural Resources Division. — A NOAA report. BassFan championship tourneys moved to May ‘Water levels are dangerously low’ BassFan announced that its 2006 Launched last year, Top Gun fea- Top Gun Championship and tures the top-ranked professional Skeeter BassFan Army Weekend bass fishermen in the world Warrior Championship, slated for according to the BassFan World September in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Rankings, and Weekend Warrior area, will be switched to May 2007. features the top-performing week- The championships had to be end bass fishermen from North delayed because of extremely low America’s best local and regional water levels due to severe drought trails. in the area. Joel Williams, executive director “We’re obviously disappointed of the Stampede — a partner in the that we had to move the events,” events — said, “Water levels are said Scot Laney, BassFan chief oper- dangerously low in our local lakes. ating officer, “and we apologize to Since our primary objective is to the anglers and fans who had raise money for Children’s Medical planned on being there. We’re Center, if postponing the event looking forward to a wet spring until May will allow for a better and showing off these unique tour- event, we support that decision.” naments in Texas in May.” — A BassFan report. August 11, 2006 Page 5 CONSERVATION DU, partners conserve 35,000 acres along coast The Texas Prairie Wetlands Project private landowners to restore, One recently completed site on reached a benchmark of 35,000 wet- enhance and protect shallow-water the Sabine Ranch in Jefferson land acres conserved along the Texas wetlands throughout a 28-county County restored and protected 220 Gulf Coast. focus area along the Texas Gulf acres of freshwater emergent marsh The program’s success is due to the Coast.” and 47 acres of seasonally flooded strong partnership forged among The partners involved in the proj- moist-soil wetland. Ducks Unlimited, Texas Parks and ect provide private landowners with The TPWP guidelines require a Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife technical and financial assistance to project area must contain a mini- Service, USDA Natural Resources perform a wetland conservation mum of five acres of shallow (6-18 Conservation Service and private project on their property. inches) surface water, and during an landowners. In return, landowners sign a mini- average year, the water must be pres- “We established the project in mum 10-year wetland development ent for at least four months between 1991 to help achieve waterfowl pop- agreement and commit to manage Sept. 1 and April 30. ulation and habitat goals established and maintain the wetlands. Landowners retain property and by the North American Waterfowl In most instances, landowners hunting rights on project lands, with Management Plan,” said Ed Ritter, contribute 35 percent of the total project management plans strongly DU director of conservation pro- project cost and agree to hold water recommending moderate hunting grams for Texas . “The primary objec- on their conservation project for a disturbance. tive of this program is to work with specified time. — A Ducks Unlimited report. Funding

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By Craig Nyhus success. It includes: Many hunters and fishermen • No person may intentional- know it is illegal for a member ly harass, drive, or disturb any A hunter takes position in his of an anti-hunting or fishing wildlife for the purpose of dis- blind well before first light — group to disturb or disrupt their rupting a person lawfully anticipating game day. activities. However, many do engaged in the process of hunt- The silent vigil is disrupted not know the law — called the ing or catching wildlife. by loud noises made by the Sportsman’s Rights Act — may • No person may enter or hunters next door, leading him apply to hunters and anglers as remain on public land or enter to believe the ‘neighbors’ are well. or remain on private land with- purposely disturbing the game The Act, Section 62.0125 of out the landowner’s or his he is hunting. the Parks and Wildlife Code, agent’s consent if the person Another hunter arrives at his makes it a Class B misdemeanor intends to disrupt another per- blind and discovers the neigh- to intentionally interfere with son lawfully engaged in the bor has disked the fence line — another person lawfully process of hunting or catching CLOSE QUARTERS: Two deer blinds set side by side on a Starr County fence line before being moved and, he too, believes it was engaged in the process of hunt- wildlife. due to concerns over potential violation of the Sportsman’s Rights Act. done to lessen his chances of ing or catching wildlife. See DISRUPT, Page 19 Keeping old gun dogs happily hunting Canines will show signs it’s time for retirement

By Wes Smalling sons, Ball said. arthritis. “If they’re not active they tend Dog trainer and breeder Ed Orms to put on weight and then all of a of the Flying O Ranch outside Ore ith the fall bird hunting sudden come fall (hunters) want to City said Rimadyl keeps his two seasons approaching, get them out in the field and get older Brittanys going strong and owners of older gun dogs them running. Try to keep them fit hunting quail at the ages of 10 and W begin to wonder: Can during the off-season. Of course, 12. this old dog still hunt? Should he? “It’s an excellent drug. Of course, At some point, your bird dog’s it can become expensive. It’s up to glory days will come to a close and ‘You spend about $1.25 a pill. That doesn’t he’ll be too old to hunt. sound like much, but when you do But there are drugs available for their whole life it every day it adds up,” he said. treating arthritis in dogs, which Coated aspirin tablets can also can prolong their lives and keep training them to help with the pain of arthritis and them happily hunting well past a glucosamine supplement can middle age. hunt so they help maintain the quality of joints, There are also some things you Ball said. can do as an owner that may add don’t want Older dogs are more prone to years to your dog’s hunting life. injuries and overheating. So while Most breeds begin slowing down to stop.’ hunting, bring plenty of water and after they reach 10 years old. keep a close watch to make sure Stamina is usually the first thing to — ELLERY WORTHEN he’s not overexerting himself. go, said Dr. Craig Ball, a Gilman, Also remember that an old dog’s N.M. , veterinarian who often feet may get sore after running for treats hunting dogs. that can be said for a dog of any long periods of time and that “They’re just like people. People age, but it’s especially true for the extreme cold is tough on joints. and dogs will lose stamina over older ones.” The way your dog is behaving in time,” he said. “They just cannot The most common painful ail- the field may tell you when it’s BORN TO RUN: As bird dogs age, they become more prone to injuries and overheating. keep going for long periods of time ment that slows down older dogs is time for Fido to call it quits. while hunting.” canine arthritis, a gradual degener- “My brother’s old hunting dog to do what you want me to do.’ to identify. But arthritis can be It’s important to watch your ation of cartilage in the joints. would just start following behind You definitely don’t want to push more subtle. Look for limping, older dog’s weight and to keep him Carprofen, brand name Rimadyl, or next to us,” Ball said. “At that them and make them do it.” signs of stiffness, or if your dog has fit with plenty of exercise year- is one of many very effective drugs point, that dog is telling you, ‘I’m Some obvious conditions, such difficulty rising after lying down, D round, not just during hunting sea- for treating the pain of canine not comfortable,’ or ‘I’m not able as blindness and deafness, are easy See GUN DOGS, Page 19 The point is … Arrow and broadhead market diverse and changing

By Lynn Burkhead Ross garner most of the bowhunt- carbon arrows are preferred by proponent. mechanical, fixed blade, small ing press each year, the most criti- most bowhunters today. “To me, I think the Easton Axis compacts and large cut-on-contact cal component of bowhunting re- “According to the statistics with shafts are tough to beat right now,” broadheads from makers like From the Archery Trade mains a properly matched arrow Pope & Young, it’s swinging that Hanes said. “They’re so consistent Muzzy, New Archery Products, Association show, to the local pro and broadhead combination. way,” said Witt, who has owned and guys want consistency.” Rocky Mountain, Wac’Em and shop, to the myriad of hunting cat- And what are the current trends Arlington Bowhunting World for That being said, Hanes also has Grim Reapers, what’s the best alogs in mailboxes across Texas, it’s in terms of this lethal one-two 13 years and has been selling bows been experimenting with the new broadhead to tip an arrow with? evident modern bowhunting has punch delivered from a bow? for a quarter of a century. Easton Full Metal Jacket arrow Hanes likes smaller, compact come a long way. Few people in Texas are better Why is that? Speed, better pene- shafts this year, somewhat of a broadheads like the G5 Striker. Bows, arrows, broadheads and qualified to answer that question tration thanks to the carbon cross between aluminum and car- Witt has noticed a trend back accessories are developed to levels than Ken Witt, an Arlington bow arrow’s smaller diameter, improved bon arrows. toward larger two-blade cut-on- that would have left Ishi, Saxton shop proprietor and a veteran Pope durability and more consistent tol- “Today, since many bowhunters contact heads. Pope, Art Young and Fred Bear & Young Club measurer. erances are a few advantages. use rangefinders, most guys want But both men agree on one thing shaking their heads in amazement. In a market saturated with a vari- Cameron Hanes, editor of accuracy and a more forgiving set- — any broadhead must be razor While the new bows trotted out ety of arrow shafts made by Easton, Eastman’s Bowhunting Journal and up that these arrows can provide,” sharp. each year by manufacturers like Carbon Express, Gold Tip and the author of “Backcountry Hanes said. “It’s very important to have Mathews, BowTech, PSE, Hoyt and Blackhawk to name a few, Witt said Bowhunting,” is a carbon arrow With an endless supply of See ARROWS, Page 19 August 11, 2006 Page 7 Wildlife program set for deer survey season

By Craig Nyhus The information to be collected includes all The survey process has benefits for scouting incidental observations of deer, fawn counts, and evaluation of the deer on a landowner’s roadside counts and buck-to-doe ratios. property, even if there is no intention to enroll Landowners enrolled in the state’s Wildlife “We ask that the landowners contact us to it in the program. Management Program — and those planning discuss the data to be collected,” said District “Summer is a great time to identify bucks,” to be — need to gather their information now. Biologist Gary Calkins of Jasper. “We have a set Wolf said. “The fraternal groups are hanging “Now is the time to get the data in order,” of instructions we send out so the landowner together, so it’s easier to identify them before said Clayton Wolf, Texas Parks and Wildlife’s can provide as much of the information as pos- they bust up.” program director. “Landowners should be sible. We do always ask them to write down Many landowners use the survey process for contacting their local biologists right now; information on every deer they see.” information purposes only. “A lot of folks do it they will be overloaded soon.” Those new to the process have no reason to just to be better stewards of their property and The Managed Land Deer Permit program worry. “We’ll spend the evening with them at the game on it,” Calkins said. “It helps them may allow landowners involved in a formal their property and walk them through it — make decisions.” management program to have more flexible and then provide the data and calculation The drought in much of the state may be an seasons and increased hunting activities. forms.” additional reason to collect more information Participation requires a written Wildlife The field biologists will prepare estimates of on the deer herds. Management Plan approved by a Texas Park the buck-to-doe ratio and fawn recruitment “We’ve had several good production years in and Wildlife biologist. from the information provided by the a row — this year may be down due to the con- An approved plan will include the annual landowner. “It’s not an exact science, but we ditions — often this is a good time to increase WATCHFUL GATHERING: A deer feeder is a good way to survey a harvest recommendations for does and/or are able to come up with pretty good esti- the harvest so there is less competition for herd during the summer. bucks, depending on the level of participation. mates,” Calkins said. food,” Wolf said. Camp offers children a fun day in the outdoors The Texas Women’s Shooting Sports 2nd UPCOMING EVENTS BENEFITTING Annual Kids Camp was held July 29 at Elm Fork Pass It On Shooting Club. The • Sporting clay shoot on Aug. 12 at Elm “divas” hosted more than Fork hosted by the Lone Star Chapter of 100 youngsters and adults. Quail Forever. The big hit in many • Fort Worth Big Brothers and Big Sisters youngsters’ eyes was a Clay Shoot at Alpine Gun Range in Fort demonstration of impres- Worth on Aug. 27. sive handling and retrieves presented by the Lone Star Retriever Club. The youngsters then received instruction in air rifle and archery shooting, map and compass reading, casting and shotgunning. “It was a beautiful morning,” said Judy Rhodes, founder of the divas. “And the kids were just wonderful.” The event benefited the Pass It On Outdoors Mentor Program of Big Brother and Big Sisters. “The program matches individuals with a passion for the outdoors with a child who would not otherwise have that opportunity,” said Bill Flynt, direc- tor of Pass It On. — A Lone Star Outdoor News staff report. Page 8 August 11, 2006 FISHING Texans shine at FLW Championship Wendlandt, Fukae, Yelas land cash prizes

Texas anglers Clark Wendlandt, Shinichi Fukae and Jay Yelas finished third, fourth and fifth respectively in the 2006 Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship. Brent Ehrler, a 29-year-old pro out of Redlands, Calif., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win the $500,000 top prize. Ehrler caught all but one of his bass Saturday fishing a Net Bait finesse worm on 1/16-ounce and 1/8-ounce tungsten jig heads. Like Luke Clausen did two years ago when he won the championship at Logan Martin, Ehrler fished docks. “Today, I was concentrated on one little area and fished about 10 docks. I just fished really slow and really methodically on those docks,” Ehrler said. Reeling ‘em in Ray Scheide brought in a kicker fish to the scale that weighed just short of 6 pounds, Texas style but his limit topped out at 14 pounds, 6 ounces, leaving him 11 ounces short of From left, Texans Shinichi Fukae, Jay Yelas Ehrler. and Clark Wendlandt finished among the “I knew I needed 15 pounds,” the pro from top five at the FLW Tour Championship. Russellville, Ark., said. “I put myself in a posi- Photos by FLW. tion to win it, I got the right bites, and I feel really good about how I fished.” when I pulled in there, Ray was there. It was “I’m happy,” he said. “My main goal was Jay Yelas of Tyler finished fifth with a limit Scheide earned $50,000 for second place. way in the back of a creek, and it was a place to make the championship this year. I still weighing 13 pounds, 2 ounces. He earned Clark Wendlandt of Leander earned third I’d saved until today. I’d known about it for cannot believe I’m here. That’s fantastic.” $30,000. place and $40,000 with a limit weighing 13 10 years,” Wendlandt said. He fished a dock pattern on the lower end “I caught at least 13 pounds every day of pounds, 9 ounces. Shinichi Fukae of Mineola caught a limit of the lake, saying he caught bass in “many this tournament, so it was a great week,” “I kind of rolled the dice today. I had this weighing 13 pounds, 5 ounces and earned areas” and that he never spent more than 10 Yelas said. place that I told a few friends about, and $35,000. minutes in a single spot. — A FLW report. HOOK, LINE AND TIMING Knowing when to capture strike key to next catch By Mark England ate two pounds of pressure to hook a “With a jig or a worm, you don’t fish, said Steve Grice, reel-testing engi- have to jerk the exact second the bass neer at Pure Fishing. bites,” VanDam said. “You can get Do you have too many stories about Dean Rojas, currently third in the yourself lined up, then let it have it. the one who got away when it comes Citgo Bassmaster Angler of the Year But with spinnerbait, if there’s a bite to bass? contest, just knows that he always sets you’d better pull or, otherwise, he’ll You may be too attached to the a hook as hard as he can on a bass. spit it out.” notion of waiting for the old “tap, tap” But timing, knowing when to set Rojas said weekend anglers don’t before setting the hook, says veteran the hook, is everything, Rojas said. always realize the importance of Lake Fork guide Jim Reaneau. “And that only took me about 3,000 knowing their equipment when it “The first time you feel a tap is the hours of fishing to learn,” he said. comes to setting a hook in a bass. fish sucking up the hook,” Reaneau Kevin VanDam, the three-time “A rod may not have the right action said. “The next time, though, can be Citgo Bassmaster Angler of the Year, for a lure,” Rojas said. “Pros have dif- the fish spitting it back out. Waiting is said there’s no easy answer on how ferent rods for different lures. I have not always the way to go. You’re better hard to set a hook. certain lures I only use with certain off in most cases to set the hook imme- “It really depends on a lot of rods because of the way the rod loads diately.” things,” VanDam said. “If there’s any up. You want everything matched.” Yanking as hard as you can to set a cover, what kind of cover there is, Rojas recommends using a 6-foot, 6- hook is no guarantee of landing a bass what type of hook you have with the inch medium-heavy rod to catch either, many experts say. lure. With a worm on a Texas rig, you largemouth. They cite the chances of ripping the have to jerk harder than with a lure “You can use it on worm, spinner- hook out of the fish’s mouth — along that has exposed hooks, like spinner- bait and crankbait,” Rojas said. “It’s with some of its flesh. Controlled pres- bait.” something anyone can use. Anything sure is the way to go, they say. Like Rojas, VanDam said timing is over 7 feet can get cumbersome. And Technically, an angler with 50 feet crucial to setting a hook in a bass. That anything less than 6 feet is too small. GOT IT: Kevin VanDam exhibits his unique hook-setting method. The three- time CITGO Bassmaster Angler of the Year says timing the hook set is crucial. of 14-pound test line using a 2/0 hook takes experience along with a little It’s a good size for the average person.” Photo by David J. Sams. in 8 feet of water would need to gener- knowledge. See HOOK, Page 24 Fishing under the stars Heat sends anglers into the night in quest of a cool catch By Luke Clausen and get more people into the sport, but it’s also a great time to catch fish. In addition to staying cooler, fishing at night also Summer means longer days to fish, hike and camp. means that you will probably have a lot of water to But to many, summer means one thing — blazing yourself. And the fish, which also spend a lot of their heat. day trying to stay cool, seem to feed a little better at When the sun is scorching, many people retreat to night. the air-conditioned comfort of home instead of enjoy- From the biggest lakes to the smallest ponds, night ing the outdoors. fishing can be great for bass, catfish, sunfish and crap- But fishing in the summer doesn’t mean an angler pie. However, at night, boaters need to exercise more has to melt. When the sun sets and the temperature caution by driving far more slowly, using running starts to dip, there are still plenty of fish to be caught. lights and lifejackets. NIGHT SHIFT: Ron Giudice holds up a bass he caught night fishing with Matt Rice, left, on Night fishing is not only a great way to stay cool See NIGHT, Page 25 Beavers Lake in Arkansas. August 11, 2006 Page 9 Bass back in big way at Choke Canyon Drained by drought in late ’90s, South Texas lake’s trophy reputation returns

By Danno Wise

Throughout the late 1980s and early ’90s, Choke Canyon Reservoir in South Texas established a reputation as a big bass lake. However, the latter portion of this past cen- tury wasn’t so kind to Choke Canyon anglers. Mired in the throes of a drought, anglers watched the waters from which they had once plucked trophy bass literally disappear before their eyes — and with it their dreams of catching double-digit largemouths. “When we lost our water, the fishing got really tough,” said longtime Choke Canyon guide Jerry Dunn, who has fished the lake since before it originally filled in the early ’80s. “It got to the point where we talked about how many bites we got instead of how many fish we caught.” However, much to the relief of Dunn and others, the water returned four years ago, ush- ering in a new chapter in this legendary lake’s history. “The fishing has been good since the minute the lake filled back up,” Dunn said. “We’ve been smashing all kinds of tourna- ment records and I have never seen a lake — in Texas or Mexico — that has produced as many 10-pound-plus fish in such a short time as Choke Canyon did this spring.” Reports of good numbers of double-digit fish have begun to pique the curiosity of bassers from across the state. Recently, Central Texas anglers Bobby Babcock and Thomas Wells, who have combined to make a formidable team on the Media Bass trail, made the 3 1/2- hour trek from their homes in THEY’RE BACK: Thomas Wells holds a 10-pound bass he caught on a Zoom Horny Toad at Choke Canyon. Photo by Bob Babcock. Belton to Choke. The duo says the drive was worth every mile. pounder that fell to a Zoom Horny Toad. “We beds. “I’ve fished all three of the South Texas “A friend of ours who guides around Austin also caught several other good fish — 5- and “We did real well with Carolina-rigged lakes that have been putting up such big went down there and told us they caught 19 6-pounders — on it. And, I had three or four Wave Walker lizards around isolated grass stringers in the tournaments,” Wells said. bass over five pounds, including a 14.61, off other really big bass blow up on that frog and beds,” Babcock said. “Overall, we had a great “Amistad, Falcon, Choke — I’ve fished them one spot,” Babcock said. “After hearing a miss it. We had some unbelievably explosive trip. We caught a 10-pound fish on top and all. I’d say Choke is the best I’ve seen as far as report like that, any good fishermen would strikes on topwaters.” six more over 5 (pounds) on lizards and getting numbers of quality fish. And, for your want to go. So we went down there to give it a In addition to fishing Horny Toads over Shadicks.” average weekend angler, this is probably the shot and it was unbelievable.” shallow grass beds, the pair also spent some Wells concurred, saying he felt Choke easiest lake to go out and catch a big bass.” “I caught my personal best topwater fish on time utilizing another popular method on could easily provide anglers with their best Danno Wise is an outdoor writer, artist and fish- that trip,” said Wells, referring to a 10- Choke — working soft-plastics around grass shot at good numbers of quality fish. ing guide. Anglers cast with blasts from the past

By Danno Wise swear by them and buy a lot of them.” Popular baits Other pros have continued to use forerun- ners of some of today’s most popular lures. If you’ve spent much time in tackle shops Capt. Eddie Curry, for instance, has stuck to over the past few years, you’ve probably heard the traditional Heddon Spook — one of the plenty of reference to gender-specific “Dogs, of old still oldest topwater baits on the market — despite Wedgetails and Sand Eels.” the trend to use the newer Super Spook on Although all of these modern baits catch inshore waters. plenty of fish, a number of pros across the plugging away “I like the plain old Spook,” Curry said. Texas coast still reserve a spot in their box for “And, I like it in kind of an odd color — ‘Old Faithful.’ Florida Bass. It works great — especially in the “These baits didn’t stop catching fish, we as well. early spring — but it’s getting kind of hard to just stopped fishing them,” said Steve Walko “I bought out the guy who used to pour the find.” of Texas Rattlin’ Rig Lures. Walko should shrimp tails I like to use and we sell tens of “I still like using the old Rebel Pop R,” said know. thousands of them,” Walko said. “I only sell avid angler Shane Wilson, who regularly Despite marketing one of the most recent one color — smoke/pepper/chartreuse — but employs the once-popular popper along the NEW DAYS, OLD WAYS: The traditional Texas developments in saltwater lures, the Chatter that one shrimp tail has been catching fish for Lower Coast. “I’ve used Pop Rs since I was a Tout, a 1970s favorite, is still productive Tube, his affinity for the traditional Texas tout me for 30 years. It’s funny, we don’t sell them kid and have caught a ton of fish on them — today. Photo by Danno Wise. led him to begin marketing this 1970s favorite to a lot of people, but those that buy them See BAITS, Page 24

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Dowdy stopped the vehicle Scott made contact with a man tration on his vehicle was shown phernalia as well as a small bag MYSTERY BOATER STILL AT LARGE in the Sam Houston National to be stolen from another vehi- of “herbs.” He was arrested and and determined the driver was •Bell County Warden Billy Forest. He said he was “just look- cle, and his driver’s license was charged with possession of mar- possibly intoxicated. A state Champlin and Intern Michael ing” for wildlife. But the man invalid. A quick search of the ijuana, among other charges. trooper who was close by agreed Serbanic responded to a boat to take over the investigation. accident on Lake Stillhouse. The The driver was determined to be call came from a man who said intoxicated and was arrested. man were checked coming in body was found floating in Lake stumbled forward, which caused that his boat had been struck by Dowdy found the two from offshore. Several citations Alan Henry near the site of a the broadhead from the nocked another boat while he and his Mississippi kites and placed were issued for undersize red boating accident that happened arrow to penetrate the back of friend were fishing. The boat that them with a local rehabilitator. snapper and undersize speckled April 23, 2005, in which an occu- the 16-year-old. EMS personnel struck them had a woman fall off trout. pant of a boat was thrown over- from Rocksprings cut the shaft of with an injury to her leg and A TWO-FER ARREST board and the body never recov- the arrow, and the victim was head. The subjects who were •Young County Game Warden SMOKE ON THE WATER ered. Positive identification of transported to a Kerrville hospi- struck helped the woman back Brent Isom, while patrolling the •Game Wardens Billy Lucio, the body is pending along with tal where he was treated and into the boat, and they had to Lake Graham area, saw a vehicle David Chavez and Intern Crissy an autopsy by the medical exam- released the same day. leave as their boat was sinking. driving recklessly. After stopping Robison were patrolling Canyon iner, but clothing and other fac- When the warden arrived, they the vehicle on a dirt road near Lake in Comal County. At 10:50 tors indicate this is the body of TWO TEENS DROWN only had a name given to them Lake Graham, officers found p.m. the wardens made contact the boater missing for 15 •Two boys at Lake Tawakoni by the other boat operator and drug paraphernalia. During the with a boat in order to conduct a months. stepped off a sand bar and that he lived in Killeen. After search, a second vehicle tried to water safety inspection. The war- drowned last month. One boy searching local and state records, speed around Isom and his patrol dens detected a strong odor of BOATER TOOK ONE TOO MANY exceeded his swimming ability no such person was found, and vehicle, but it was stopped before marijuana emitting from the •Game Wardens Rick Snitkin, and the other went to help his the victims failed to get a license it could go around. Both driver cabin. After conducting the Chris Davis, and Don Jackson friend and both drowned. The number on the boat. The warden and passenger of the second water safety inspection, a search checked a man whose boat had 16- and 17-year-old boys were checked area hospitals for any- vehicle were in possession of was performed with the opera- taken on water, and he was try- found on July 28 about two one admitted and found no drug paraphernalia and marijua- tor’s consent. All occupants ing to get the boat started. After hours apart. A coordinated effort record. The suspects involved na as well. Cases pending. denied any association with mar- talking to the operator, the war- existed between game wardens have still not been located and ijuana. A small amount of mari- dens found him to show signs of and many other agencies. the investigation continues. GREEDY ANGLER GETS JUSTICE juana was found on the boat and intoxication. The man and occu- •Nacogdoches County Game on one of the passengers. Three pants were taken to the bank, A CELEBRATION ENDS SEASON STARTS OUT Wardens Doug Spivey and Ken of the four passengers admitted and their boat was put in their WITH A CITATION SLOW AND EXPENSIVE Jackson observed a Corrigan to smoking marijuana earlier. boat lift to drain. The wardens •Montgomery County Game •Hays County Warden James man running every trotline with- The operator was charged with immediately noticed signs of Warden Ernie Garcia checked Michael responded to a call from in sight north and south of the BWI and possession of marijua- impairment of the operator and several boats that were catching the Austin Dispatcher about ille- Hwy 103 bridge. After observing na. The remaining passengers performed intoxication tests. hybrid bass. One of the boats, the gal dove hunting. An adjacent him for more than two hours, were charged with possession of The driver admitted to taking Hybrid Hooker, had three fisher- landowner confronted two men contact was made and he was marijuana. numerous prescription pills for men with three limits of hybrids. dove hunting and told them it was cited for taking fish by illegal back pain and was obviously The fishermen said they were illegal, but the subjects gave some means and an untagged trotline, LUCKY THIS TIME impaired on drugs instead of now fishing for catfish. A storm rude responses so the land owner due to the fact one 20-hook trot- •Wardens Kathleen Stuman and alcohol. The wardens decided to came across the lake running called Texas Parks and Wildlife line was actually his. Cases pend- David Chavez responded to a file public intoxication charges everybody off. Once the weather authorities. When Michael got to ing. boat accident on Canyon Lake. on the owner since he wasn’t cleared, Garcia returned to the the area, the hunters had left and The accident involved one per- actually operating the vessel but same area and noticed one of the he started talking to residents in VIOLATORS PROVE ACTIVE sonal watercraft pulling two pas- was so impaired that he was a same boats from the morning the area. He came upon a group BOTH DAY AND NIGHT sengers and a second PWC. The danger to himself and all the leaving as he approached. He who were uncooperative to the •Region IV Game Wardens operator of the second PWC boat occupants. The man was contacted the occupants of the point where he knew these must Aaron Koenig and Justin Hurst struck the passengers of the first cited and released to his wife. boat who immediately showed be the ones. Michael started patrolled Matagorda Bay for ille- PWC while making circular their licenses and declared that explaining the differences gal shrimping activity. With the maneuvers. One passenger was A REAL PAIN IN THE BACK they still only had 15 hybrids. between charges of hunting doves aid of night vision, two boats taken to University Hospital by •Kerr County Warden Mark They stated that they had been in closed season versus the higher were caught shrimping at night. helicopter and the other report- Chapa was contacted by the Kerr joy riding all day. The fish did charge of hunting without Later in the morning, two more ed only minor scratches. Sheriff’s Office at 6 a.m. July 24, appear to be the same ones from landowners consent. This expla- commercial shrimp boats were Investiga-tion is ongoing. to investigate a bow hunting that morning; however there was nation led to confessions about caught exceeding the daily limit accident. At 4:30 a.m., a 27-year- a second cooler under the large the illegal hunting. After allowing of non-game fish on bait shrimp BODY MISSING FOR MORE old man was walking a trail with center console. A check of that Michael to search the area, they boats. These “croaker boats” were THAN A YEAR SHOWS UP IN LAKE a nocked arrow. Walking ahead cooler found 12 additional, fresh- even admitted that they had no over by 2,000 fish. In the after- •Garza County Game Warden of him was his 16-year-old friend. ly caught hybrids ranging in size doves because they just couldn’t noon, several recreational fisher- Benjie Smith was notified that a The 27-year-old tripped and from 18 to 24 inches. All three hit one. Case pending. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! We Want to Welcome to Deliver Our Lone Star Outdoor News Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Newspaper We’re publishing twice a month so we can bring you the very best of the Texas outdoors. 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DEER DAYS: As autumn skies approach, hunters have reason to expect an active deer season despite the drought. The archery season starts the deer hunting off on Sept. 30. A new season on the horizon Drought not expected to dry up deer prospects By Lynn Burkhead of lush range conditions, Wolf down a bit, but fawn recruit- and with the rains earlier this ditions are extremely dry in the speculates Texas could actually ment is actually fair from year, there is a lot of lush growth Rolling Plains and the Cross see a higher deer harvest tally Nacogdoches south. out there (in such places). In the Timbers. With the arrival of August on this fall than last, drought or no “We lost a lot of timber (in south, that’s what is helping “This is exactly the time and the calendar, it’s high and dry drought. Hurricane Rita), and much of fawn recruitment.” conditions when deer managers across much of Texas. What is expected across the In South Texas, unfortunately, (and hunters) need to get as But that doesn’t mean this various regions of the state? the same is not true according many of those mouths off the year’s deer hunting prospects Well, in the Texas Hill to Tom Peebles, the ranch and habitat and off the range as are all dried up. Country, TPW biologist Max wildlife manger at the Halff early as they can,” Moat said. “The hunting can actually be Traweek agrees from his Brothers Ranch near Pearsall. The bottom line in this good enhanced when conditions Kerrville office that a sizable 2006 “I think fawn production will news, bad news drought year is aren’t good for those critters out deer harvest may be waiting in be pretty low, which can hurt an this: with more than three mil- there,” said Clayton Wolf, big the wings. operation like ours four or five lion whitetails — and with game program director for Texas “If we get the acorn crop, all FORECAST years from now,” Peebles said of anticipation of ample deer Parks and Wildlife, who is giv- bets are off on deer coming to the commercially hunted movement — hunter hopes ing this upcoming deer season a blinds and feed stations,” ranch. should be surprisingly high forecast grade of “B.” Traweek said. “But if we don’t “But we’ve got our cameras heading into this autumn. In other words, when there is get the acorns, then the deer out and antler development “I always think about what less food on the range, expect will probably be readily avail- those trees were old hardwoods looks pretty good and body con- Bob Cook (TPW’s executive more visible deer movement to able to hunters.” so there will be a negative ditions look pretty good. It’s just director) has always said that an corn feeders, food plots and In the Pineywoods of East impact on acorns for years to that we’re not seeing a lot of average year of hunting in Texas mast trees that are producing. Texas, Jasper-based TPW biolo- come,” Calkins said. fawns.” is better than a good year of And with more deer out there gist Gary Calkins says that “But the good news is that In Brownwood, TPW biologist hunting everywhere else,” Wolf this year after a several year run antler development may be Rita opened up the tree canopy, Kevin Moat says that range con- said. Hunters! ‘Clean Out Your Freezer’ for charity’s sake By Craig Nyhus Sunday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 6 Rouge, La.. The idea is to give hunters p.m. at the Bass Pro Shop at Katy Mills the opportunity to donate to charity Mall. what they did not eat from last hunt- Does wild game from last season Volunteers from Hunters’ Harvest ing season. remain in your freezer? will be collecting donations of frozen, Hunters’ Harvest is a group of peo- “Most of the hunters I know prefer wrapped and processed wild game, ple who utilize their skill, expertise to eat all of their game from the past including venison, hog, dove, quail, and love of hunting and fishing to feed season before the new seasons begin,” pheasant, exotics, ducks, geese and fish. hungry people served by Houston area said Phillip Monier, an avid hunter Food collected will be distributed to non-profit organizations. from Southlake. “But it doesn’t always non-profit organizations including Since February 2005, Hunters’ happen that way, and some of us catch Open Door Mission, Victory Home Harvest has provided 8,200 pounds of some grief at home for it.” and Hope House/Free Indeed. wild game and fish to the community . Hunters’ Harvest has come up with Those donating fish and game will “We are planning another event in a solution to put the remaining game be eligible for a drawing for a free deer late October to give hunters another to good use. It’s first annual Clean Out processing by Midway Food Market. chance to clear out their freezers,” said CHARITY FARE: Volunteers from Hunters’ Harvest will be collecting donations of Your Freezer Day will be held as part of Clean Out Your Freezer Day is mod- Cathy Lawdanski of Hunters’ Harvest. frozen, wrapped and processed wild game at the Fall Hunting Classic Aug. 19-20 the Fall Hunting Classing on Saturday, eled after a similar effort sponsored by For more information, contact her in Houston. Aug. 19, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m., and Hunters for the Hungry in Baton at (713) 960-0093. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT SECTION August 11, 2006 Page 15 New products for 2006

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QUIET POWER: Bad Boy Buggies has introduced a ON THE RIGHT TRAIL: If you are a hunter, you know one of stretch model. Like the the best times to hunt is just before sunset. Have you original Bad Boy, the 148- ever had to follow a blood trail after dark? You know inch-long stretch version how difficult it can be. Gerber’s lighting engineers have boasts an all-electric designed the Carnivore Blood Tracking Light to provide four-wheel drive with reverse. you with a specially designed light to make that task It’s quiet and easier and quicker. Utilizing patent-pending TRAX™ environmentally friendly. blood tracking technology, the precise combination of And, with 31 HP, it offers red and blue L.E.D. lights, blood drops will stand enough power to traverse out against the background, enabling you to track the toughest terrain. Use it and find your downed prey. The toggle switch to get to a favorite hunting allows you to switch from the TRAX lighting to spot, to haul supplies or the bright 40 lumen Xeon bulb to illuminate more. It comes in Realtree the trail The Carnivore is constructed of high Hardwoods camo and costs density plastic with rubber over-molded grip and about $9,950, depending on options. For more information, visit operates on four readily available AA batteries. www.badboybuggiesofTexas.com or call (817) 723-1463. Lanyard and sheath included. MSRP $64.99. Visit www.gerbergear.com for retailers or call (800) 950-6161. Page 16 August 11, 2006 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT SECTION ‘Liberal package’ proposed for late waterfowl seasons On July 28, the U.S. Fish and Mallard Management Unit. Wildlife Service proposed liberal Texas Parks and Wildlife has hunting regulations for the upcom- developed proposals and will pres- ing 2006-2007 waterfowl seasons ent recommendations to the Texas due to improved habitat conditions Parks and Wildlife Commission for and waterfowl production esti- final approval on Aug. 24. mates. According to federal guidelines, “Based on improved breeding the general duck hunting seasons habitat conditions and an in Texas can only occur between improved outlook for production in Sept. 24 and Jan. 28. many breeding areas, the agency The TPW recommendations are adopted the ‘liberal package,’ ” said as follows: SCAUP SCORE: Although overall duck numbers are up, the numbers of the scaup are the lowest on record. Hunters will be Service Director H. Dale Hall. DUCKS allowed to harvest two scaup per day this season. “Good to excellent conditions in Early Teal Season — Sept. 9-24, The proposed daily bag limit for tain species. In the aggregate cate- and 20 light geese. the northern grasslands and park- with a daily bag limit of four. all ducks is five and may include no gory of less abundant ducks, that Western Goose Zone — Nov. lands of Manitoba and Saskatch- South Zone — Youth-only sea- more than two redheads, two one bird could be either a pintail, 4–Feb. 6 with a daily bag limit of ewan, and above-average precipita- son Oct. 28–29. Regular season scaup, two wood ducks, and one canvasback, a “dusky duck” (mot- three Canada, one white-fronted tion in previously dry portions of Nov. 4–26 and Dec. 9–Jan. 28. aggregate duck. tled, black duck or Mexican-like and 20 light geese. Southern Alberta will benefit many North Zone — Youth-only sea- The Hunter’s Choice experiment duck) or a hen mallard. The Light Goose Conservation prairie-nesting species this year. son Oct. 28-29. Regular season Nov. option for the Central Flyway GEESE The exception is in the Dakotas.” 4–26 and Dec. 9–Jan. 28. gained approval from the U.S. Fish Eastern Goose Zone — White- Order would start at the close of the The general duck season length High Plains Mallard Man- and Wildlife Service. fronted geese: Nov. 4–Jan. 14; regular goose seasons and run will be the same as last year — 74 agement Unit —Youth-only sea- The Hunter’s Choice allows Canada and Light Goose: Nov. through March 25 in both zones. days in the North and South Zones son Oct. 21-22. Regular season Oct. hunters to shoot five ducks daily, 4–Jan. 28. The daily bag limit is — A Lone Star Outdoor News staff and up to 89 days in the High Plains 28-29 and Nov. 3-Jan. 28. but only one in the aggregate of cer- three Canada, two white-fronted report. New hunting, fishing licenses available Aug. 15 New hunting and fishing licenses for winged doves, mourning doves, white- needed stamps. who has resided continuously in the state for 2006-07 will be available beginning Tuesday, tipped doves, sandhill cranes, woodcock, Any hunter born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, more than six months prior to applying for a Aug. 15, Parks and all current annual hunt- snipe, rails, coots and gallinules. A Federal who is at least 17 years old, must obtain a license. Active duty military personnel must ing and fishing licenses expire Aug. 31. Duck Stamp is also required to hunt migrato- hunter education certificate to legally hunt show a current military identification card In addition to a hunting license, all wing- ry waterfowl. in Texas or obtain a hunter education defer- and proof of Texas residency. shooters will need to purchase a game bird The turkey stamp was replaced by the ral. Hunters and anglers also can purchase stamp. Upland Game Bird Stamp ($7), which will be Also, again this year, TPW is waiving all licenses by calling (800) 895-4248. The The white-winged dove stamp and water- required to hunt all non-migratory game fees for hunting and fishing licenses for Texas phone license operation serves both Texans fowl stamp were combined last year into a birds, including turkey, quail, pheasant, residents currently on active military duty in and non-residents, enabling hunters and single Migratory Game Bird Stamp ($7), chachalaca and lesser prairie chicken. the U.S. Armed Forces, including members anglers to buy licenses by phone using a which will be required to hunt all migratory Anyone who purchases the Super Combo of the Reserves or National Guard on active major credit card. game birds, including ducks, geese, white- license package automatically gets these duty. A Texas resident is defined as a person — A Texas Parks and Wildlife report.

line August 11, 2006 Page 17 Page 18 August 11, 2006 August 11, 2006 Page 19 Reeling in a record TOURNAMENTS Texas International Fisherman was awarded to Marsh Steussy of Fishing Tournament Port Mansfield for accumulating the most points scored at one point per pound of A record 1,502 registrants and 520 boats trout, redfish or flounder. participated in the Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT) held Aug. 1-5. Held for more than 68 years, TIFT has Redfish Nation Series become the largest saltwater fishing tourna- The final Western Division event of the ment in Texas. Along with 56 billfish caught Redfish Nation Series presented by Academy and released or brought to the dock, anglers was held at Corpus Christi on Aug. 5-6. weighed in a wide variety of species in both John Gill of Corpus Christi and Tansel bay and offshore divisions. Basci of Houston captured first prize with a Anglers participated in more than 40 two-day total weight of 27.76 pounds. award categories. The Blake Newman Bunk Clark Jordan of Pearland and Brad Sawyer Memorial Trophy for the junior angler accu- of Alvin followed in second place with 26.78 mulating the most points was awarded to pounds. Keith Hartsell and Steve Reupke of Corbin Plumlee of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi netted third place with 25.45 Perry Glover of Fort Worth received the pounds. Texas Grand Champion and Jean Hunter In fourth place was Ralph Morales of Katy JUAN CARLOS CARRILLO, 11, set the Jr. Angler state division record for Florida pompano. Carrillo Newman Memorial Trophy, awarded for and Daniel Popovich of Houston, and fifth landed the fish on a rod and reel using live shrimp at Lower Laguna Madre. The pompano weighed weighing in a billfish, tarpon or mako shark place went to Tony Gagliano and Paul 6.41 pounds and was 24.625 inches long. He was fishing with his dad on Father’s Day. or for tagging and releasing a billfish. Glover Ramos of Portland. earned the most points for tagging and The top 5 finishing teams qualified for the one off each side of the boat, until he finds releasing billfish. Redfish Nation Series Championship on the fish. Because the bite is often subtle and The TIFT Grand Champion Bay Sept. 16-17 in Gulf Shores, Ala. Night Cats hook sets need to be made quickly, he holds Continued from Page 1 both rods rather than using rod holders. CCA State of Texas Angler’s Rodeo (STAR) areas with soured wheat and fishing them in Gilbert’s tactics will work at any lake with LEADERS AS OF: 8-7-06 Sheepshead Teens Trout & Inshore Divisions rotation. shallows near the bank that drop off quickly into deeper water. Upper Coast Speckled Trout Rodolfo Ibarra of Baytown (ages 11-17) Gilbert cast nets his own shad for bait, 8 lbs. 15 ozs. freezing them in plastic bags for future use. One of his friends uses the same tech- Brea Wright of Bacliff Upper Coast Speckled Trout niques at Lake Tawakoni, but prefers 9 lbs. 5 oz. Gafftop He uses a large, snelled hook with a 12-inch Patrick Harwood of San Antonio Hayden Askew of Houston grasshoppers for bait. Lake Travis has been Middle Coast Speckled Trout leader attached to the main line with a swiv- 9 lbs. 4 ozs. 8 lbs. 13 oz. stocked with both channel cats and blues, Todd Fuechec of El Campo el. 9 lbs. 2 oz. REDFISH Division Middle Coast Speckled Trout while Tawakoni has been stocked with blues Above the swivel is a sliding weight. He Lower Coast Speckled Trout Steven Hortsman of Houston Jacob Brandt of Corpus Christi only. Lauren Marchese of Baytown threads the shad onto the hook somewhat Wayne Moseley of Adkins 7 lbs. 5 oz. like a worm, hooking it first through the head Both were stocked long enough ago — 9 lbs. 11 oz. Luke Crane of Baytown Lower Coast Speckled Trout and then the tail to make it stay on the hook Travis in the 1970s and Tawakoni in 1989 — Offshore Division Steven Grahmann of Houston better. that there are some sizeable fish as well as Kingfish Joe Palermo of Port Isabel Megan Matthews of Brownsville Even though he fishes the bottom, he good numbers of smaller fish. Brian Gaudin of Houston StarKids Division 7 lbs. 9 oz. (ages 6-10) sometimes uses a lighted cork as a bite indica- When night fishing, be sure to follow all 54 lbs. 7 oz. Flounder Dorado Flounder regulations regarding lights, wear your life Tyler Kolman of Seabrook tor, placing it high enough above the weight Brett Holden of Richmond Shannon Matthews that it floats freely. preserver at all times and take a hand-held 45 lbs. 13 ozs. of Brownsville 6 lbs. 1 oz. When a fish takes the bait, the cork may spotlight to aid in navigation. Ling (Cobia) 3 lbs. 10 oz. Sheepshead just bob in the water a bit or move to one side, Fishing for cats at night can put some tasty Branch Zuniga of Pharr Sheepshead Clinton Dentler of Clute and he sets the hook with a mighty sweep of fillets in the freezer. Better yet, it leaves your 75 lbs. 10 ozs. Forrest Karl of Edna 9 lbs. 8 ozs. the rod. days free for swimming, sailing or jet-skiing. Inshore Division 7 lbs. 2 ozs. Gafftop “The fish seem to have places where they After all, it’s summer, and fishing at night lets Flounder Gafftop travel,” Gilbert said. “You may not get a bite you join in the fun and have your fishing, Timothy Pearson of Seabrook Hunter Richbourg of Houston Cason House of Rio Vista in one place, and three feet away, you’ll catch too. 9 lbs. 10 ozs. 6 lbs. 15 ozs. 6 lbs. 10 oz. one fish after another.” Larry Hodge is an information specialist for That’s why he usually fishes with two rods, Texas Parks and Wildlife .

ing hunters are, and be aware of their right to hunt without being disturbed,” Winn said. Disrupt “It’s probably even more important to get Continued from Page 6 along with them.” “This law can apply to neighboring “We discuss these types of issues in our hunters,” said San Antonio Game Warden game warden training,” said Randy Odem Hilda Sanchez. with the Game Warden Training Academy of “And most of the complaints we receive are Texas Parks and Wildlife. “It’s never clear cut, when neighbors aren’t getting along.” and there can be gray areas concerning prop- “We had a problems with neighbors hunt- erty rights. We try to determine whether the ing the fence lines and killing deer on our activity was a misunderstanding or if it was property,” said Todd Winn, who hunts in malicious or spiteful.” Starr County. “We put white bags on trees Neighboring landowners are more likely to along the fence. Then we became concerned resolve their differences. “We see more prob- that we might be at risk of being cited.” lems when two lease holders are involved,” “We’ve received reports of hunters putting Odem said. a blind right next to the fence line,” Sanchez “Hunters intentionally interfering with said. “We’ve also received reports of neigh- bors rattling cans or honking horns right other hunters may be cited,” Sanchez said. next to the fence, and even urinating along “However, we do try to get them to work it the fence to interfere with the hunter on the out amicably.” other side.” Craig Nyhus is publisher/editor of the Lone Star “It’s important to know where neighbor- Outdoor News.

dogs will continue to hunt with enthusiasm, even if their old bones are hurting. Gun Dogs “You spend their whole life training them Continued from Page 6 to hunt so they don’t want to stop,” said Ball said. Ellery Worthen, a bird hunter from Once a dog begins losing its effectiveness Albuquerque, N.M. as a hunter, it’s probably time for retirement Once you retire your old dog, try to keep soon — even if the dog wants to keep on him reasonably active. going. “When you can’t take them hunting any- While the desire may be there, more, you’ve got to keep them doing some- the legs, vision and hearing aren’t, which thing, even if it’s just throwing them a dead makes the dog more likely to have a serious duck and letting them bring it to you,” injury or to aggravate an arthritic condition. Worthen said. Some dogs may begin to show less interest Wes Smalling is the former outdoors editor in hunting as they age, but most well-bred for the Santa Fe New Mexican.

best place to discover the right combination for your bow — don’t forget to practice with Arrows your broadheads before going hunting this Continued from Page 6 fall. blades as sharp as you can possibly get “Field points and broadheads don’t shoot them,” Witt said, noting that some blades the same as a general rule,” Witt said. “That’s need to be sharpened out of the package and why you have got to shoot and practice with that all need to be touched up through the your broadheads.” season. Whatever arrow/broadhead combination Lynn Burkhead is associate editor for you use — and an archery pro shop is the ESPNOutdoors.com. Page 20 August 11, 2006 HEROES

ADAM ZOELLNER landed a 25-pound, 45-inch northern pike on a recent outing in Canada.

LARRY HODGE took down this kuda on a hunting trip in the Karoo KATIE SPURGIN, 13, caught this hybrid at Lewisville Lake. It weighed region of the East Cape Province of South Africa, near Middleberg. 7.5 pounds and was caught on a sassy shad on 10-pound test line. Share an adventure Want to share your great hunting or fishing photos with the Lone Star Outdoor News family? E-mail your photo, phone and caption information to editor@ lones- taroutdoornews. com, or mail to: Heroes, Lone Star Outdoor News, 9304 Forest Lane, Suite 114 South, Dallas, TX, 75243.

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By Mary Helen Aguirre friend Judy Reed (they married in 1962) were putting lures together on Fridays and he was selling them In 1949, machinist Nick Creme on weekends. of Akron, Ohio, through trial and By 1965, the young couple was error invented the first plastic busy running their Knight worm. Manufacturing Company, raising a By 1951, he was selling his family and attending Tyler Junior Wiggle Worm five for $1 through College. the Creme Lure Company, a mail- “Seemed like we were always order business he ran from his base- struggling,” Kent said. ment. Over the years, Knight At that year’s Cleveland Manufacturing continued to grow Sportsman’s Show, a distributor steadily; some of the companies the sold 9,600 packs within days and Kents sold their products to includ- the plastic worm took off. Just ed Heddon Lures as well as Creme under a decade later, when Creme Lures. opened a manufacturing plant in Knight Manufacturing went Tyler and moved his family to nationwide with its Tube Worm in Texas, his plastic lures had become 1976. The company continued its big business. growth selling products under its What made Tyler the place to be, own label and making lures market- explained Wayne Kent, who in the ed under other brands. early ’60s was a high schooler with In 1989, the Kents found them- BIG BUSINESS: In the early ’60s, Wayne Kent was a high schooler with his own budding lure business. In 1989, Kent his own budding lure business, was selves in the position to purchase purchased the Creme Lure Co. that nearby Lake Tyler was the the Creme Lure Co. (Creme had birthplace of the Texas-rigged died in 1984). Kent described the was a plastic lure manufacturer that Krieger said Academy has been fishing; and the Lit’l Fishie. worm. merger as “a friendly takeover.” did business mostly in the North. carrying Creme Lures’ products for “It was invented by a Louisiana The Texas-rig places the plastic A newspaper article about the “They complemented each 20 years and credits the company man and it really catches fish,” said worm on the hook with its point merger describes the combined other,” he said. with being extremely cooperative Kent of the Lit’l Fishie line. pinned back into the body of the company as possibly the largest soft These days, Kent says, the origi- and willing to work with the retail- For more information about the worm. plastic bait manufacturer in the nal Wiggle Worm (later renamed er. Creme Lure Co., visit This — along with Carl U.S. the Scoundrel by Cosma Creme) “They’re very up on being able to www.creme.zoovy.com. Lowrance’s new sonar device and Kent says he merged the two still does very well. get their new products in front of Mary Helen Aguirre is a native The Scoundrel is certainly a the buyer,” Kreiger said. the Skeeter boat — allowed bass companies by taking the best of Texan with 15 years of experience anglers to fish the post-WWII man- both. A few years later — in 1993 — favorite at Academy Sports & Other popular lures for the inno- made reservoir that was filled with he purchased Michigan-based Outdoors, according to Dennis vative Creme Lure Co. include the editing and writing for brush, logs and other debris. Burke Flex-O Products. Krieger, their Katy-based fishing Whacky Stick, a new lure designed newspapers. She is a freelancer in Meanwhile, Kent and his girl- That company, said Kent, also tackle buyer. to catch bass; shrimp for saltwater New Mexico. OUTDOOR DATEBOOK or visit basspro.com for more at (409) 737-1546 for more Fundraising Banquet at the Marshall information. information. Civic Center. For more information, call Lewis Thomas at (903) 407- HAVE AN EVENT? AUG. 21: Metrocrest DU Texas Hold Aug. 31: Johnson County DU 8975 or visit www. ‘Em tournament 6 p.m. Contact Rob Banquet at the Cleburne Civic Center. E-mail it to whitetailsunlimited.com. [email protected] Gokey at (214) 536-9910 or Contact Tim Trammel at (817) 287- [email protected]. 9728 or [email protected]. SEPT. 9: Wise County DU Banquest at Bridgeport Country Club. For more AUG. 25: Trinity Bay CCA Banquet at SEPT. 1-2: Dallas Safari Club member information, contact A. Z. Smith at AUGUST: Lyndon B. Johnson State @yahoo.com. Sylvan Beach Pavillion in La Porte. dove hunt at the Hailey Ranch, Park youth archery clinic every (940) 683-3907 or AUG. 17: Frisco DU Banquet at Contact Coleman Todd at (713) 626- Abilene. Cost is $210 per person. To Thursday at the baseball field from [email protected]. Embassy Suites Conference Center. 4222 for more information. register, call (972) 980-9800. 6:30-8 p.m. Call (830) 644-2252 for SEPT. 14-16: The sixth annual West Contact Ron Geels at (972) 743- AUG. 24-26: Hunter Education Course SEPT. 2-4: Bass Pro Shops Katy Labor more information. Texas Celebrity Dove Classic will be 5230, or [email protected]. at McClelland’s Gun Shop, 1533 Day weekend storewide celebration held in Abilene, benefiting Disability AUGUST: The Texins Archery Club will Centerville Road, (214) 321-0231. will include free fishing, arcade, AUG. 19-20: Fort Worth Cabela’s will Resources. For more information, hold an introductory archery class For details on the class, please gunlocks, casting contest, scavenger host all-day seminars throughout the check www.driabilene.org or e-mail every Wednesday from 6-7.p.m. For contact Charlie Preslar at (972) 270- hunt for kids, bow wow costume weekend. They including: beginners Kris Anderson at kanderson@ more information, contact 8688. contest, grill master contest and a casting clinic 9:30 a.m.; guidewear driabilene.org or call (325) 677- [email protected]. special family camping contest. The fishing attire, 1 and 3 p.m.; hog AUG. 26: Rocky Mountain Elk 6815. camping contest will start at 1:45 AUG. 13: Texoma Ducks Unlimited hunting with a bow, noon and 1 p.m.; Foundation Texas Permian Basin p.m. Monday with the selection of SEPT. 16: TPW will hold “Hunt Texas: Greenwing Event at 2 p.m. at Old introduction to archery 2 p.m.; dove Chapter Big Game Banquet in four families to compete in a race. The Basics” in Helotes. This first-of- Sherman Country Club, west of hunting 1 p.m.; snake boots for dove Midland. For tickets, contact Bryan Families will have 10 minutes to fill its-kind workshop is designed to Sherman. 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Call (281) 644-2200 Moody Gardens. Contact Ken Garza Sept. 9: Whitetails Unlimited (210) 688-6444. Page 22 August 11, 2006 WEATHER

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8/29 5:22 a.m. 12:01 a.m. 10:06 p.m. 1:27 p.m. 8/29 5:30 a.m. 1:05 p.m. 10:14 p.m. —- 8/9 6:45a/8:08p 6:47a/8:20p 6:58a/8:20p 7:02a/8:43p Port Bolivar Pass Cavallo South Padre Island 8/10 6:46a/8:07p 6:48a/8:19p 6:59a/8:19p 7:02a/8:41p 8/9 7:42 a.m. 10:25 a.m. 3:40 p.m. 11:13 p.m. 8/9 6:45 a.m. 8:56 a.m. 2:43 p.m. 9:44 p.m. 8/9 6:35 a.m. 9:53 p.m. —- —- 8/11 6:46a/8:07p 6:48a/8:18p 6:59a/8:18p 7:03a/8:40p 8/10 8:01 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 5:08 p.m. —- 8/10 7:04 a.m. 9:51 a.m. 4:11 p.m. 10:31 p.m. 8/10 6:45 a.m. 11:01 a.m. 2:02 p.m. 10:43 p.m. 8/12 6:47a/8:06p 6:49a/8:17p 7:00a/8:17p 7:04a/8:39p 8/11 8:17 a.m. 12:00 a.m. 6:42 p.m. 12:21 p.m. 8/11 7:20 a.m. 10:52 a.m. 5:45 p.m. 11:19 p.m. 8/11 6:41 a.m. 11:19 a.m. 4:01 p.m. 11:34 p.m. 8/13 6:47a/8:05p 6:50a/8:16p 7:01a/8:17p 7:05a/8:38p 8/12 8:32 a.m. 12:48 a.m. 8:27 p.m. 1:24 p.m. 8/12 7:35 a.m. 11:55 a.m. 7:30 p.m. —- 8/12 6:29 a.m. 11:56 a.m. 5:57 p.m. —- 8/14 6:48a/8:04p 6:50a/8:15p 7:01a/8:16p 7:05a/8:37p 8/13 8:45 a.m. 1:38 a.m. 10:22 p.m. 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10:40 a.m. 5:18 p.m. 10:27 p.m. 8/25 6:08 a.m. 10:48 a.m. 3:52 p.m. 11:08 p.m. 8/27 6:56a/7:50p 6:59a/8:00p 7:08a/8:02p 7:15a/8:21p 8/26 7:49 a.m. 12:47 p.m. 7:30 p.m. —- 8/26 6:52 a.m. 11:18 a.m. 6:33 p.m. 10:52 p.m. 8/26 5:50 a.m. 11:11 a.m. 5:06 p.m. 11:40 p.m. 8/28 6:56a/7:49p 7:00a/7:58p 7:09a/8:01p 7:16a/8:19p 8/27 7:55 a.m. 12:21 a.m. 8:55 p.m. 1:25 p.m. 8/27 6:58 a.m. 11:56 a.m. 7:58 p.m. 11:20 p.m. 8/27 5:25 a.m. 11:36 a.m. 6:26 p.m. —- 8/29 6:57a/7:48p 7:01a/7:57p 7:10a/8:00p 7:17a/8:18p 8/28 7:55 a.m. 12:49 a.m. 10:30 p.m. 2:03 p.m. 8/28 6:58 a.m. 12:34 p.m. 9:33 p.m. 11:49 p.m. 8/28 4:56 a.m. 12:15 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 12:06 p.m. 8/29 7:36 a.m. 1:18 a.m. —- 2:44 p.m. 8/29 6:39 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 11:23 p.m. —- 8/29 4:14 a.m. 1:01 a.m. 10:05 p.m. 12:43 p.m. Moonrise/set San Luis Pass Port O’Connor Port Isabel Houston Dallas San Antonio Amarillo 8/9 6:36 a.m. 10:07 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 10:55 p.m. 8/9 1:48 p.m. 12:38 a.m. —- —- 8/9 6:35 a.m. 9:17 a.m. 2:33 p.m. 10:05 p.m. 8/9 8:41p/6:46a 8:52p/6:48a 8:53p/7:00a 9:15p/7:02a 8/10 6:55 a.m. 11:02 a.m. 4:02 p.m. 11:42 p.m. 8/10 3:44 p.m. 1:21 a.m. —- —- 8/10 6:54 a.m. 10:12 a.m. 4:01 p.m. 10:52 p.m. 8/10 9:17p/7:59a 9:26p/8:02a 9:30p/8:12a 9:48p/8:18a 8/11 7:11 a.m. 12:03 p.m. 5:36 p.m. —- 8/11 5:52 p.m. 2:00 a.m. —- —- 8/11 7:10 a.m. 11:13 a.m. 5:35 p.m. 11:40 p.m. 8/11 9:51p/9:09a 9:58p/9:14a 10:03p/9:22a 10:17p/9:32a 8/12 7:26 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 7:21 p.m. 1:06 p.m. 8/12 9:42 a.m. 2:31 a.m. 8:08 p.m. 1:46 p.m. 8/12 7:25 a.m. 12:16 p.m. 7:20 p.m. —- 8/12 10:23p/10:17a 10:28p/10:25a 10:36p/10:30a 10:46p/10:45a 8/13 7:39 a.m. 1:20 a.m. 9:16 p.m. 2:10 p.m. 8/13 8:24 a.m. 2:45 a.m. 11:16 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 8/13 7:38 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 9:15 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 8/13 10:57p/11:24a 11:00p/11:34a 11:10p/11:37a 11:16p/11:56a 8/14 7:47 a.m. 2:16 a.m. 11:24 p.m. 3:13 p.m. 8/14 7:42 a.m. 1:58 a.m. —- 4:28 p.m. 8/14 7:46 a.m. 1:26 a.m. 11:23 p.m. 2:23 p.m. 8/14 11:32p/12:31p 11:34p/12:43p 11:46p/12:43p 11:48p/1:07p 8/15 7:41 a.m. 3:46 a.m. —- 4:17 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8/27 6:48 a.m. 12:17 p.m. 7:48 p.m. 11:41 p.m. 8/27 10:12a/9:47p 10:22a/9:51p 10:25a/10:00p 10:43a/10:07p 8/28 6:49 a.m. 12:31 a.m. 9:24 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 8/28 6:29 a.m. 3:53 a.m. —- 2:40 p.m. 8/28 6:48 a.m. 12:55 p.m. 9:23 p.m. —- 8/28 1:48a/4:47p 1:46a/5:04p 2:03a/4:59p 1:57a/5:32p 8/29 6:30 a.m. 1:00 a.m. 11:14 p.m. 2:26 p.m. 8/29 4:56 a.m. 3:29 p.m. —- —- 8/29 6:29 a.m. 12:10 a.m. 11:13 p.m. 1:36 p.m. 8/29 12:02p/10:47p 12:15p/10:47p 12:15p/11:01p 12:40p/11:01p TEXAS TIDBITS OUTDOOR PUZZLER WILD IN THE KITCHEN For crossword puzzle solution, see Page 25 ACROSS Braised Rabbit with Pears Season rabbit pieces and dust lightly 1. Worn by fly-fishermen with flour. Heat oil in a large skillet 4. Deer markings on tree trunks Cooked properly, rabbits are moist, over medium-high heat. Add onion 8. Hunting station, _____ stand delicate and meaty. You can substitute and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Add rab- 9. Game homes rabbit for just about any recipe that bit pieces and brown each evenly. Add 10. Game and bird shooter’s quarry calls for chicken. 12. A gobbler’s mating walk wine, broth, vinegar, sugar, bay leaves, 14. A bear’s resting place Ingredients: rosemary and salt. Bring to a boil, then 15. Rim of a field area 2 young rabbits, each cut into 6 to 8 reduce heat to medium-low. 16. Oxidation on gun parts pieces Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. 17. A turtle will lay 50 of these salt and freshly ground pepper 18. Icefishing gear Add pears to the pan, cover and sim- 20. Large appendage on a muley 1/2 cup all-purpose flour mer for 30 minutes more. Remove rab- 24. A grouping of fish 3 tablespoons olive oil bit and pears and arrange on plates. 26. A hunter’s lure 1 medium onion, finely diced Remove bay leaves and rosemary from 28. A very large bass species 3 cups dry red wine pan. Whisk in butter until melted and 29. A game pathway 1 cup chicken broth 30. A fly pattern for bass spoon sauce over rabbit. 33. Good wood for arrow shafts 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Serves 4 36. The line grommet 1 tablespoon brown sugar on a fishing rod 2 bay leaves Visit SportingChef.com for more great game 37. A gun organization 2 sprigs fresh rosemary and fish recipes and where to catch chef Scott 38. Term for the whitetail of the North 1/2 teaspoon salt Leysath’s TV Show, HuntFishCook. Leysath 39. Expels a fired cartridge 2 firm, slightly not-quite-ripe pears; is the official chef for Realtree and Ducks 41. Signifies a type bullet skin removed, cored and halved Unlimited. His show appears on The 43. Term for game fish sighted 3 tablespoons chilled butter Sportsman Channel and other stations. but not hooked 45. Do this to hunting and scouting routes 46. A deer food 47. The antlers 48. Part of the antlers 49. A grouping of animals DOWN 13. A deer lure, scent ____ 35. A striper’s tail rings determine this 1. Artificial fishing lures 19. A grouping of quail 37. Brings in a catch 2. A species of sheep 21. Permits use of smaller caliber ammo 40. A game bird 3. Act of fish hitting a bait 22. A good wood for arrow shafts 41. An appendage on a wild turkey 4. Best lure color to attract fish 23. Name given whitetails in Arizona 42. Name for the Hawaiian goose 5. This should be insulated 25. Trapped for the fur 43. A type of arrowhead used in streams 6. Worn to keep snow, pebbles 27. A wild turkey predator 44 The recoil from a fired gun out of shoes 28. Signifies a shotgun model 45 The outdoorsman’s pest 7. Color worn by hunters for safety 31. Fish classed as a roamer 11. Outer area of a hunting field 32. The kick from firing a gun Outdoor Puzzler, 12. Trapper’s gear 34. Protects shoulder from gun recoil Wilbur "Wib" Lundeen August 11, 2006 Page 23 FISHING REPORT CENTRAL feet. Yellow catfish are slow. nows and small jigs in 22 feet under main lake on main lake points. Redfish are slow on live baits. No boat ramps open. 4x4 vehicles can bridges and around brush piles. Catfish are shad in the inlet cove and around the dam. unload on dirt road near the dam. BASTROP: Water stained. Black bass are fair WALTER E. LONG: Water clear. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, minnows, and Black good in 22 feet on prepared baits. Catfish are good on prepared bait and live shad POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 85 degrees; on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, and soft plastics. on main lake flats. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue Saltys. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows and GRAPEVINE: Water fairly clear; 82-90 degrees; 4.6' low. Black bass to 16-inches are good on catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow striper jigs near the discharge. White bass are 8.45' low. Black bass are fair on finesse baits, GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass topwater lures early and late in day, and on soft catfish are slow. slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel Texas rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are are good on watermelon/white spinnerbaits, plastics and spinnerbaits in shaded rocky cover. and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and good on minnows and jigs over brushpiles. crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps, and on dark red White bass are very good off shallow points, BELTON: Water murky; 85 degrees; 3.70' low. shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. White bass are good on topwaters, Humdingers soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and with surface action until 10 am on silver Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are very and live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on white/green tube jigs. Catfish are good on crankbaits. Striped bass are fair at night good on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie WHITNEY: Water stained; 5.39' low. Black bass are fair on dark red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) stinkbait, liver, and shrimp. around lighted piers. Blue and channel catfish are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish nightcrawlers. are good on set lines baited with shad in the are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. White HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 88 bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on JOE POOL: Water fairly clear; 83-90 degrees; degrees; 0.15' low. Black bass to 4.5 pounds upper part of reservoir. BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 82 degrees; 4.35' minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are 1.13' low. Black bass are fair to good on top- are good on dark brown and black crankbaits SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; low. Black bass to 4.5 pounds are good on good on stinkbait, liver, and shrimp. water early, midday switching to spinnerbaits and silver topwaters near schooling shad on the 49.3' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are watermelon red flake Grande Bass Cannibals, and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows west end of the lake early. Crappie are excel- slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and red bug Grande Bass 4" Finesse worms, and and jigs fished around bridge pilings and on lent on live minnows near the marina and near hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow. green pumpkin 4" Ghost Bait Finesse worms SOUTH main lake brushpiles. White bass are good on the dam over baited brushpiles in 8 - 12 feet. STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; near the docks and over brushpiles in 10 - 20 AMISTAD: Water clear; 86 degrees. Black bass Humdingers. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers Bream are good on nightcrawlers off grassy feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass to 1.5 1.25' low. Black bass are slow on live bait. are good on deep jigs, crankbaits, and soft and prepared baits. beds. Catfish to 3 pounds are fair on trotlines Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White pounds are fair on tube jigs on the main lake plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are baited with live perch and frozen shad. early and off lighted docks at night. Crappie to LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 83-89 and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue cat- degrees; 3.61' low. Black bass are good on top- LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 86 degrees; are fair on live or prepared baits. 1 pound are fair on shad, white/red Li'l Fishies, fish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, night- and minnows over brushpiles in 18 - 23 feet. waters early, midday switching to spinnerbaits, 2.87' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 83 crawlers, and chicken livers in 10 - 20 feet. drop-shot and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White Channel and yellow catfish are good on live Yellow catfish are slow. degrees; 31.9' low. Black bass are slow. perch in 5 - 18 feet. minnows and jigs over brushpiles. Catfish are bass are very good on slabs, pet spoons, and Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish BRAUNIG: Water stained; 93 degrees. Black good on trotlines and rod & reel with cut shad, hellbenders. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue are slow. BUCHANAN: Water clear; 85 degrees; 13.64' bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on liver, bloodbait and nightcrawlers. Bream are good catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are low. Black bass are fair on white crankbaits, shad, and spoons early and late. Redfish are on crickets in 3 feet. slow. WICHITA: Water lightly stained and clearing; green pumpkin Scoundrel worms on jigheads, 83 degrees; .75' low. Crappie are slow on 1/8 fair on tilapia, perch, shad, and silver spoons LAVON: Water stained; 82-90 degrees; 12.53' SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 85 and root beer JDC Craws in 6 - 12 feet early. near Dead Tree Point, and down rigging spoons. oz. chartreuse jigs or minnows along dam and Striped bass are fair on albino Snap Back jerk- low. Black bass are fair on Zell Pops and degrees; 2.40' low. Black bass are fair on pavilion pier poles. White bass and hybrid Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, buzzbaits early, later switching to finesse baits, watermelon and watermelon red spinnerbaits baits rigged on weighted Bait Jerker Hooks, Li'l shrimp, and shad on the bottom. striped bass (some sub-legal) are good on min- Fishie Shads, and Rat-L-Traps drifting live bait Carolina and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on and topwaters over grass, and on white/silver nows along the dam, and slow trolling with CALAVERAS: Water stained; 93 degrees. Black in 30 feet and trolling along the dam with early minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps around hydrilla. shad raps. Channel catfish are good on punch- bass are good on crankbaits, dark soft plastic topwater action around Crystal Cove. White (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers and cut bait. Crappie are fair on minnows over brushpiles. bait and blood baits, or trotlines baited with worms, and live minnows around structure such bass are fair at night. Crappie are fair on crap- LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 83-90 degrees; TOLEDO BEND: Water lightly stained; 82 shad. as Turtle Rock, near the dam, and over reed pie jigs and minnows over brushpiles. Channel 9.35' low. Black bass are fair early and late on degrees; 7.29' low. Black bass are good on beds early. Striped bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are buzzbaits, midday switching to Carolina and watermelon lizards, Baby Brush Hogs, and shad, and chicken livers on the north side of slow. Texas rigs. Pitching jigs, Chatterbaits and spin- crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass COASTAL the lake and near the dam. Redfish are very NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are fair to CANYON LAKE: Water gin clear; 80 - 84 nerbaits under docks has also been productive. are good on spoons early and late. Crappie are good on shad, tilapia, silver spoons, and live good under the birds on the north end of the degrees; 4.97' low. Black bass to 4 pounds are White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and good on minnows over baited holes 12 feet perch. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are lake on plum and pumpkinseed soft plastics fair on Carolina rigged Snap Back creature Road Runners. Crappie are fair on minnows deep in 30 feet early. Channel and blue catfish good on liver, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Blue and topwaters. Redfish are fair around Coffee baits, root beer/green finesse worms on jig- and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad. are good on live bait. Yellow catfish are slow. catfish are good on liver and nightcrawlers. Ground Cove on shrimp. heads, and watermelon 5in. JDC Craws along Yellow catfish are slow. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 5.87' low. Black main lake points and bluff ledges in 15 - 25 bass are fair on Carolina rigged Devil's Tongues, SOUTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are good CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 86 PANHANDLE feet early. Striped bass are fair trolling Deep spinnerbaits and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair around the short rigs on live shrimp, topwaters degrees; 5.82' low. Black bass to 10 pounds GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 84 Tail Dancers, and vertically jigging 1⁄2oz. silver on minnows and jigs over brushpiles. Catfish and red shad plastics. Trout are good around are good on gold Nichols spinnerbaits and sil- degrees; 26.79' low. Black bass are good on Pirk Minnows and bucktail jigs along humps. are fair on cut shad and nightcrawlers. Bream the rocks at the jetty on Rat-L-Traps, Super ver shiner Reaction Innovations vixen on main topwater lures early and late in day; and shad- White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair are fair to good on crickets. Spooks and Top Dogs. Better trout are coming lake and secondary points early, and later on colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits, Rat-L- on watermelon JDC Craws, Devil's Tongues on on topwaters against the jetty rocks. craw 3⁄4oz. Luhr-Jensen Hot Lips Express, MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 82-90; 0.57' Traps, and pumpkin or watermelon soft plastics drop shot rigs, and green pumpkin tubes on jig- watermelon red 6in. Hardhead tubes, and tim- high. Black bass are fair on topwaters early and around grass lines and humps throughout day. BOLIVAR: Trout, sand trout and flounder are heads over rock piles in 30 feet at night and at ber at night under lights in 4 - 12 feet. late, midday switching to finesse baits and Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White good at Rollover Pass on Little Fishies, Gulps first light. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are Channel and blue catfish are very good on Texas rigged 7" Power Worms. Crappie are fair bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. and live shrimp. Redfish, black drum, sand slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow. Lewis' Select bait, CJ crawfish punchbait, and on minnows. Channel catfish are good on cut Smallmouth bass are good on topwater lures trout and gafftop are good on cut-bait and live COLEMAN: Water clear; 85 degrees; 4.12' low. shad gizzards in 6 - 15 feet. Yellow catfish are shad and nightcrawlers. early in day, and crankbaits along grass lines. finger mullet in the surf. Black bass are fair on dark red soft plastic good on trotlines and juglines baited with PALESTINE: Water fairly clear; 82-89 degrees; Walleye are good on live bait and jerkbaits TRINITY BAY: Trout are good around the spoil worms, spinnerbaits, and buzzbaits. Hybrid hybrid bluegills and jumbo goldfish in 15 - 25 2.97' low. Black bass are fair on shaky-head along deeper grass lines and channels. Catfish banks and on the shell pads off the deep rigs striper are fair on shad, minnows, and silver feet. jigs with a 4" worm, spinnerbaits and Texas are good on live baits. on red shad and pumpkinseed soft plastics, spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 88 degrees (96 rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; Gulps, croaker and live shrimp. Redfish, croak- and blue catfish are good on live perch and degrees at hot water discharge); 2.10' low. jigs over brushpiles and around bridge pilings. 70.8' low. Black bass are good on topwater er, gafftop and sand trout are good on fresh stinkbait over baited holes. Yellow catfish are Black bass are fair on watermelon and water- Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on jigging lures early and late in day, and shad-colored dead shrimp at the Spillway. slow. melon/white spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat- spoons and Humdingers. Catfish are fair pre- spinnerbaits throughout day. Crappie are good EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are pared baits and cut shad. Bream are good on on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped off the spoil banks in the Ship Channel on Park) Water stained. The river is very low, and slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and worms and crickets. bass are good on live bait and shallow croaker and shrimp. Trout are good under the the boat ramp at the park is closed. Black bass blue catfish are good on cheesebait and live RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 82-89 crankbaits along riprap. Smallmouth bass are birds around the marsh drains. Trout are good are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are perch. Yellow catfish are slow. degrees; 2.81' low. Black bass are slow to fair fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Walleye are on Hannas and Deep Reefs on live shrimp and slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 85 degrees; on plastic frogs and buzzbaits early and late, fair on live bait. Catfish are good on minnows. croaker. shrimp and live bait. 3.67' low. Black bass are slow. midday switching to Carolina rigs, drop-shot MEREDITH: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout, redfish and DUNLAP/MCQUEENEY: Water lightly stained. rigs and medium to deep diving crankbaits. FALCON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. 32.6' low. Black bass are fair on live bait, sharks are good on finger mullet at the jetty. Black bass are fair on white/yellow spinnerbaits Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around Black bass are very good on soft plastic worms, pumpkin jigs or soft plastics, and shad-colored Sand trout, gafftop and sheepshead are good and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows the bridges. White bass are good on and on chartreuse and red/black spinnerbaits spinnerbaits around grass lines and rocky on fresh dead shrimp at the jetty. and spinnerbaits in grass. Crappie are fair on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are slow and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie points. Crappie are good on jigs and small TEXAS CITY: Trout are good at Dollar Reef on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel catfish to fair on slabs and live shad fished on main are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent crankbaits. White bass are good on minnows live shrimp and croaker. Trout, redfish and sand are good on liver, stinkbait, and shrimp. Blue lake flats and humps. Catfish are fair on cut on trotlines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are and crankbaits along rocky points and humps. trout are good at night under the lights at the catfish are fair on shrimp and live perch. Yellow shad. slow. Mexican fishing licenses and boat permits Smallmouth bass are fair on crankbaits and live end of the Dike on Gulps, live shrimp and mul- catfish are slow. are required to fish in Mexican waters. RAY ROBERTS : Water clear; 81-89 degrees; baits. Walleye are good on jerkbaits and bottom let. FAYETTE: Water clear; 95 degrees. Black bass Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico 4.55' low. Black bass to 6.5 pounds are good bouncers. Channel catfish are good on live FREEPORT: Trout, redfish and sand trout are are fair on Carolina rigged soft plastics off Fishing License whether fishing or not. early on Zell Pops and black Torpedoes, midday baits. Note: Fritch Fortress ramp is open with good off the Surfside Jetty on live bait. Trout points and humps in 18 - 20 feet, and in switching to split-shot rigged Yum Dingers on metal extensions. Cedar Canyon is open to MEDINA: Water stained; 86 degrees; 25.93' are good at San Luis Pass and Christmas Bay riprap. Red Ear perch are good on night- windy edges of milfoil. White bass are excellent small vessels. Marina ramp is closed for low. Black bass to 4 pounds are fair on white on live shrimp, MirrOlures and topwaters. crawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on on torpedoes and Pop Rs - surfacing early north repairs. 1⁄2oz. Revenge spinnerbaits and weightless Sheepshead, black drum, sand trout and bloodbait over baited holes in 12 - 16 feet. of Culp Island. Crappie are good on jigs and wacky rigged black neon silver YUM Dingers PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; gafftop are good at the Quintana Jetty on fresh GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 1.21' low. minnows over brush piles and isolated trees in 50.6' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and dead shrimp. early, and later on shaky-head rigged green 20+ feet. Black bass are good on watermelon red and pumpkin ZOOM Trick worms and shad Norman shad-colored spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good on a pumpkinseed crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. DLNs across main lake and secondary points in RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water fairly clear; 81- jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair. moving tide at Mitchell's Cut on live shrimp Striped bass are fair on dark red and blue soft 6 - 20 feet. Striped bass are fair vertically jig- 89 degrees; 7.25' low. Black bass are fair on Walleye are fair on live baits. Channel catfish and red shad, fire tiger and morning glory Bass plastics, and on live bait. White bass are fair on ging chrome/blue Fle-Fly slabs in 15 - 30 feet drop-shot rigged Zoom finesse worms, spinner- are fair. Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Redfish chartreuse blue and white spinnerbaits and and drifting live hybrid bluegills and jumbo baits and Carolina-rigged Baby Brush Hogs. are fair to good on topwaters and soft plastics crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and minnows near the dam at night. White bass are White bass and hybrid striper are fair on WEST along the grass on the shorelines. Trout are fair green tube jigs. Catfish are good on night- fair vertically jigging silver C.C. spoons and live white/chartreuse TailHummers and chartreuse ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 85 to good while drifting deep shell on live shrimp crawlers, shrimp, and stinkbait. minnows along main lake points and humps. slabs on main lake humps. Crappie are good on and plastics. minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait degrees; .5' low. Black bass are good on shad- GRANGER: Water murky; 85 degrees; 1.14' Crappie are fair on brown crappie jigs tipped MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good on the low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. with live minnows around brushpiles and stand- fished off the main creek channels and flats. colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits, pumpkin green or black/chartreuse jigs. Crappie are good deeper shell pads on live shrimp, croaker and Crappie are good on yellow jigs tipped with ing timber at night under lights in 10 - 25 feet. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 82-90 degrees; pink and chartreuse plastics. Redfish are fair Berkley Crappie Nibbles. Blue catfish are fair Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are very 8.14' low. Black bass are fair on finesse baits, on minnows and jigs. ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 84 on the shorelines and in Oyster Lake on topwa- on shad and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are good on CJ shad punchbait and shad gizzards spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on ters and live shrimp. Trout are fair on the grass slow. in 5 - 15 feet. Yellow catfish to 20 pounds are minnows and jigs over brushpiles. White bass degrees; 4.5' low. Black bass are good off shal- low points and in flooded salt cedars on Senkos, beds on morning glory Bass Assassins, Sand LBJ: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.34' low. good on juglines baited with perch and goldfish are fair on slabs and TailHummers. Striped Eels and Trout Killers. in 20 - 30 feet. bass and hybrid striper are fair on slabs and soft plastics and topwater baits early; east side Black bass are good on black red JDC Skip-N- PORT O'CONNOR:Trout are good on croaker on Pop topwaters, black Terminator buzzbaits, NORTHEAST live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and of lake best near Sailboat Cove and Henrietta prepared baits. Bridge. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs the reefs of Espiritu Santo Bay and San spinnerbaits, and wacky rigged watermelon/red ATHENS: Water clear, 82-90 degrees; 2.97' Antonio Bay. Redfish are fair to good while Whacky Sticks at night and the first hour or so TEXOMA: Water clear; 80-88 degrees; 2.88' near some derricks suspended 20-25 feet. low. Black bass are fair on small popping top- White bass are good on shad-imitation baits on wading near Grass Island and Bill Day's Reef of daylight in 5 - 12 feet over wood cover. waters early, later switching to shaky-head jigs low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, mid- on topwaters and live shrimp. Trout are good on Striped bass are fair to good on 2" Spoiler day switching to drop-shot rigs, jigs and spin- shallow points and flats with some surface with a 4" worn and. Crappie are fair on jigs and action in Sailboat Cove. Blue catfish are good on topwaters on the reefs in San Antonio Bay. Shads at night. White bass are very good on minnows in 10-15 feet around brush piles. nerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs 11⁄2" Spoiler Shads and Li'l Fishies at night. over brushpiles and bridge columns. Striped shad, punch bait and juglines lake-wide. ROCKPORT: Trout are good around Mud Island, Catfish are good on chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) Big Bayou and the reefs on red shad and morn- Crappie are fair on crappie jigs and minnows nightcrawlers and prepared baits. bass are fair to good early on topwaters early, BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 82-89 degrees; over brushpiles in 15 feet. Channel catfish are and during the day on Sassy Shad and live 13.4' low. Black bass are fair to good on Yellow ing glory soft plastics, croaker and live shrimp. BOB SANDLIN: fair at night. Yellow and blue catfish are slow. Water clear; 81-89 degrees; shad. Catfish are fair to good on chartreuse Magics early, later switching to DD22s and Redfish are good on cut-mullet and gold 7.51' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers and cut shad. Carolina-rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and spoons on the Estes Flats. NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 85 degrees; early, later switching to drop-shot rigs, Carolina 6.29' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 82-90 jigs over brushpiles. Catfish are good on PORT ARANSAS: Trout are good on the North rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on jigs stinkbait. Bream are fair on crickets and red Jetty on live shrimp, mullet and Rat-L-Traps. good on minnows and silver slabs. Crappie are and minnows. White bass are good on Road degrees; 9.27' low. Black bass are fair on spin- good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are ner- and buzzbaits early, midday switching to wigglers. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and Trout and redfish are fair to good at Superflats Runners and Humdingers. Catfish are fair on live shad. and on the grass and sand on topwaters, live fair on stinkbait and minnows. Yellow catfish live bait and prepared baits. soft plastics. Crappie are fair in the fishing are slow. barge and over brush piles on minnows. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 83 degrees; shrimp and pumpkinseed Bass Assassins, Sand CADDO: Water fairly clear to stained; 82-91 Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and 7.82' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair Eels and Trout Killers. Offshore is good for PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; degrees; 0.5' low. Black bass are good on snapper, kingfish, amberjack and wahoo. 5.82' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are white dough bait. Yellow catfish are fair on live on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on black/red or watermelon Senkos on the grass bream. Schooling white bass are fair early on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout and redfish are fair to good on deep running crankbaits and spinner- and along the edges of the lily pads and on baits with trailers. White bass are fair on white shad imitation baits. Bream are excellent on HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 83 good while wading Shamrock Cove and Oso Bay plastic frogs over grass. Bream are fair around worms. The boat ramp has been extended, on She Dogs, Super Spooks and live shrimp. spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and the cypress trees on crickets and worms. degrees; 10.83' low. Black bass are fair on top- blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with making launching easier in the low water. The water lures early and late in day; shallow shad- Trout are fair to good in the surf on topwaters, Catfish are good on limblines using cutbait. No Crappie House is open. gold spoons and live shrimp. shrimp and shad. Yellow catfish are good on reports on crappie. colored crankbaits along riprap and stickups, trotlines baited with shrimp and shad. WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 83 and red flake or black neon soft plastics near BAFFIN BAY: Trout and redfish are good in the CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 82-89 degrees; degrees; 27.23' low. Black bass are fair on live reeds and timber. Crappie are fair on jigs and Land Cut on live shrimp, croaker and mullet. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 2.29' low. Black 3.8' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White baits and shad-colored soft plastics along grass minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are Trout are good on croaker and piggy perch on switching to spinnerbaits and soft plastics mid- lines and flooded timber. Crappie are good on fair. Catfish are good on live baits. the spoil banks. Redfish are good at Yarborough bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. day. White bass are good on Humdingers early, Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits. NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 82 Pass on live bait and gold spoons. switching to trolling lures midday. Hybrid Channel catfish are good on cut baits. and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. striper are good on Sassy Shad and large slabs degrees. Black bass are fair. Crappie are fair on PORT MANSFIELD: Trout and flounder are STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.58' in deep water. Crappie are slow. Catfish are WRIGHT PATMAN: Water fairly clear; 81-86 minnows and jigs. Redfish are slow. White bass good on live shrimp and finger mullet near East low. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on good drifting cut shad. degrees; 5.74' high. and striped bass are fair on live bait, shad-col- Cut. Trout and redfish are good on the flats Carolina rigged soft plastics and crankbaits. ored crankbaits and inline spinnerbaits. Catfish while drifting the potholes on She Dogs and Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on live baits. Super Spooks. Trout are fair to good on the White bass are fair on minnows and slabs. are slow. SOUTHEAST Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; grass beds in West Bay. COOPER: catfish are fair on live bait. Yellow catfish are Water stained; 83-89 degrees; CONROE: Water stained; 3.65' low. Black bass 18.75' low. Black bass are good on live baits, SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfish and snook are slow. 12.29' low. No report available. Due to the low are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms watermelon red jigs and shad-colored spinner- fair to good in South Bay on finger mullet and level of the lake, boaters are advised to use with white tails, and white spinnerbaits and baits near timber. Crappie are good on min- topwaters. Trout and redfish are good at Laguna TRAVIS: Water clear; 86 degrees; 25.26' low. extreme caution. crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are Black bass to 3 pounds are fair on bone chug- nows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait Vista on finger mullet, shrimp, Super Spook FORK: Water clear; 82-89 degrees; 3.53' low. fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are and shallow crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are Jrs. and She Dogs. gers and watermelon finesse worms in 15 - 32 good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp. feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are Black bass are fair to good on Pop Rs very early good on shad-colored crankbaits and minnows. PORT ISABEL: Trout and black drum are fair to slow. Crappie to 1 pound are fair on minnows (during the first hour), then switching to a FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 86-92 degrees. Channel catfish are good on live baits. good in Cullen Bay on live shrimp under a pop- and pink tube jigs in 20 - 30 feet. Channel Carolina rigged watermelon seed or watermelon Black bass are fair on Senkos, flukes and OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; ping cork and topwaters. Trout and snook are and blue catfish to 8 pounds are good on red Baby Brush Hog along main lake grass shaky-head rigged 4" worms. Hybrid striper are 29.32' low. Black bass are fair. Crappie are fair fair to good on DOA Shrimp, MirrOlures and nightcrawlers, minnows, and shrimp in 25 - 35 lines in 5-12 feet. Crappie are good on min- good on white/chartreuse slabs and live shad on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut soft plastics at the jetty. Page 24 August 11, 2006

Texas snook guide Capt. Gilbert Baits Vela rarely leaves the dock with- Continued from Page 9 out a Cocahoe Minnow tied on. The bottom line is that, while in both fresh and salt water.” sales of some of these selections And, the list goes on. may have slowed, their produc- Longtime guide Capt. Steve Ellis tivity has not. And, although it says he can’t remember a lure stills pays to be on the cutting that produced more trout than edge of tackle technology, the Ray’s Worm, which, inci- sometimes something old is dentally, is marketed today as something new. the Texas Tackle Factory Worm “I really don’t know why not Killer. FLW pro Darrell Walter still that many people throw shrimp labels a weedless gold spoon as tails anymore,” Walko said. his “go-to bait” for redfish in “But, sometimes I think that weedy water, while Corpus throwing these old baits, it has Christi guide Capt. Don Hand been so long since the fish have still prefers a broken-back seen them, that it is really like Redfin (CJ5) to virtually any throwing a brand new bait all other surface bait and South over again.”

HEAVY LOAD: Capt. Tray Clark and Capt. Peter Young release a tagged blue marlin aboard the 46-foot Cherokee. Photo by Capt. Britt Barwise.

the riggers. tle farther back there,” he said. “By He also pulls just about every- the time you tell somebody to get Billfish one’s all-time favorite, the blue and one up to it, it’s too late. It makes it white Hawaiian eye or islander, in Continued from Page 1 a lot easier for the fish to grab one of front of a ballyhoo on the center or the pitch- baits.” long-rigger. shared the techniques they employ Another method of trolling for This year, Elliott has caught six to encounter these drag-pulling billfish is to pull all natural baits. demons. billfish pulling this spread. For Capt. Monte Love of Port Aransas When fishing tournaments like Poco Bueno, Capt. Randy Bright of said he typically pulls a mixed natu- Port O’Connor targets big blue mar- ral spread of mullet, mackerel and lin by live baiting at rigs such as East ballyhoo. Cerveza, Little Sister and a rig called ‘We seem to get “I troll at about 5.5 knots, the 595. more bites — and depending on the sea conditions — THE OFFICIAL TRUCK OF THE His crew on Pass It On typically if it’s rough I will troll about five pulls two live baits, and they don’t there seems to be knots — but if it’s calm, I’ll troll up travel more than 100 yards the more feeding to six knots,” Love said. entire day. Bright said the key to activity — when Love’s crew pulls a spread of seven live baiting is to keep your eyes open lines. Depending on what the tar- and often you will actually see the get species is, they prefer pulling fish feeding. This summer, Bright you have a lot of has released three billfish out of current or some black on black softhead with a eight bites. horse ballyhoo for a blue marlin “What we look for when we’re sort of water teaser. When targeting sailfish and live baiting is a lot of bait — either movement.’ white marlin, Love prefers a natural on the bottom machine or on the ballyhoo or a squid chain. surface — we like to see a lot of cur- — RANDY BRIGHT Love prefers to troll around rocks rent,” Bright said. “If we don’t see found off Port Aransas at locations either bait or current, then we’ll such as Dutra, the East Breaks or the typically fish lures. We seem to get Dumping Grounds. more bites — and there seems to be teasers, he typically pulls a daisy Love said water temperature is a more feeding activity — when you chain on one side of the boat and a key to locating billfish. “You basi- have a lot of current or some sort of larger lure or big plunger on the water movement.” other. The key to pulling teasers on cally want to find a temperature Capt. Kirk Elliott, of the 53’ Reelax the troll, as far as Elliott is con- break — if you can find a complete out of Galveston, prefers to troll five cerned, is to always have a pitch- degree temperature break — that is baits for billfish at a speed of around bait ready. where you want to be.” 6.5 or 7 knots. Elliott pulls a mixed “You gotta have a pitch-bait, Capt. Peter Young is a freelance writer spread of larger lures on the flat- because the teasers are so close to and first mate aboard the Cherokee out lines, smaller lures or ballyhoo on the boat, and the flat-lines are a lit- of Port Aransas.

able to come up with your arms and make a nice, hard hook set — one Hook that usually puts the fish in the Continued from Page 8 boat.” If you can handle it, there are ben- Reaneau urges anglers to trust efits to a longer rod, however. their instincts. When VanDam won the He admits that’s hard to do when Bassmaster Elite 50 tournament at an angler’s not accustomed to drag- Lewisville in 2005, he used a 7-foot ging a line along a lake bottom. medium-action rod with 8- and 10- “Everyone wants to feel 'tap, tap,'” pound test full-carbon lines. Reaneau said. “That’s not always the “A longer rod allows you to move a case with a rig. There are going to be lot more line to set the hook,” days when you’re going to get VanDam said. “If you set the hook spongy bites. It will feel like you’re with a full swing on a 6-foot rod, you dragging through grass, but you might move 6 feet of line,” VanDam know there’s no grass there. said. “With a 7-foot rod, you can “The bass is taking the line and move 14 feet of line. You get a lot mouthing it. It’s so soft, you go, ‘Is more pull strength with a longer that a fish?’ My advice is that if it rod.” doesn’t feel right, set the hook. Hook Whatever rod an angler uses, sets are cheap. If you think it might Rojas recommends he or she gets be a fish, jerk. If you wait, it will lift squared away before setting the off and you’ll be going, ‘If I’d gone hook. up the first time, I might have “It’s almost like a baseball hitter caught that fish.’” waiting for the pitch, ready to tee off,” Rojas said. “You need to be Mark England is associate editor of square with the lure. You want to be Lone Star Outdoor News. August 11, 2006 Page 25

It also will help you from getting the lure snagged on submerged rocks and Night timber while keeping it in the depth of Continued from Page 8 water where bass will be feeding. Finally, a big, Texas- or Carolina- A depth finder also will help avoid rigged worm is perfect for targeting hitting things in the water or running summer bass at night. Darker colors aground. A GPS system can also be seem to work best at night, giving the used to find and mark things like bait a dark outline that makes it more coves and boat ramps that can’t be easily found by hungry bass. seen very well at night. Whatever the lure of choice may be, When fishing for bass at night, fish it slowly and allow bass more time there are a few baits that are not only to locate the bait’s sound or scent easy to use, but also are very effective. since its vision isn’t as acute at night. Big spinnerbaits with large blades put Around the country, people fish at out a lot of vibration that attract a lot of attention from feeding fish. night nearly all times of the year. But CROSSWORD These baits can be fished with a when it’s 100-plus degrees outside and variety of retrieves around the mouths the kids don’t have school the next PUZZLE of creeks and coves where feeding bass day, a summer night is the perfect are likely to be. time to go out and catch a lot of fish. SOLUTION A medium-diving crankbait is good Ranger Boats Pro Staff member Luke for locating feeding fish — especially Clausen is the 2006 Bassmaster Classic FROM near riprap. The rattle and frenzied winner and the youngest angler in profes- motion of the crankbait often will sional fishing history to eclipse the $1 PAGE 22 trigger a feeding response. million career earnings mark.

NIGHT MOVES: Matt Rice fishes the darkness with a black light at his side. Photo by David J. Sams.

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