Animal artist ✯ March 13, 2009 Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Volume 5, Issue 14 ✯ Wildlife stands out from Sally Maxwell’s scratchboards. Page 6 www.LSONews.com

INSIDE Trio of Conroe anglers HUNTING Bonded by bass have deep connections

Spring turkey season See the dates, Page 12. Utahan is top caller A Utah man proved himself the best elk bugler in the country in Fort Worth. Page 6

FISHING Giant shark caught A Granbury man boated (barely) a huge shortfin mako shark in the Gulf of Mexico. Page 8 Bolivar returning Hurricane Ike did plenty of damage, but it didn’t kill the Bolivar Peninsula’s fishing. Page 8

CONSERVATION LARGE MOUTH: Anglers are catching big bass all over Texas. Three who know each other caught trophies at Lake Conroe, and other lakes are producing. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

By Thomas Phillips other. Two are related. The third is a to have three that know each other LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS close friend. is pretty cool.” INSIDE “I think it’s pretty unbelievable,” Goetzman, 16, and his father, Mark, ■ Bass bridesmaids: Not all Texas It’s a small world full of big bass on said Tyler Goetzman, who caught 42, and Tyler’s friend Kyle Nitschke, bass live in famous lakes. Page 12 Lake Conroe. a 13.06-pound largemouth Jan. 8, 16, all of Willis, landed their bass on Three of the biggest bass caught 2008, on the lake north of Houston. different days, in different ways and ■ Gentle to the giants: Handle big there in the last 14 months have “I know fishermen who fish their bass with care. Page 12 been caught by guys who know each whole life and never catch one, and See CONROE, Page 20

BIG BEAST: Black drum lure winter Texans Eagle Scout paddler Jim Hartji of other than Texas. A teenager helped repair a coastal International Out-of-towners Using live sea lice on circle hooks, they Falls, Minn., paddling trail for his Eagle Scout project. toss their bait into the 40-foot-deep chan- spends his flock to coast for run nel and wait. And talk. Page 4 winters in Port Herbert Tucker of Tullhoma, Tenn., fish- Aransas. He es every day. landed this By Craig Nyhus NATIONAL 43-inch black LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS “We caught 17 of them yesterday,” he drum Feb. 27. said. “I got here at 2 o’clock this morning.” Oklahoma bear hunt Photo by Craig At the seawall of Roberts Point Park The determined Tucker isn’t always suc- Oklahoma recently approved hunting for Nyhus, Lone — within a stone’s throw of the ferry to cessful, though. black bear and pronghorn antelope. Star Outdoor Aransas Pass — anglers gather daily each “Last year I went 14 straight days without Page 5 News. winter with the hopes of landing a giant a bite,” he said. black drum. And most of them are from somewhere See Winter Texans, Page 15

INDEX PRSRT STD Time Sensitive Material Classifieds Page 17 US POSTAGE Crossword Page 16 Public comments make difference Deliver ASAP PAID PLANO, TX Game Warden Blotter Page 10 TPW commission still taking feedback PERMIT 210 Fishing Report Page 19 Heroes Page 12 By Ralph Winingham comments don’t make a difference. FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Bowhunters in Grayson County and Outdoor Datebook Page 13 flounder fishing enthusiasts might Products Page 20 Judging by the low attendance at disagree. some of the record number of pub- Comments, petitions and letter- Weather Page 16 lic hearings on the proposed hunting writing resulted in Grayson County For the Table Page 16 and fishing regulation changes, many hunters and anglers may believe their See COMMENT, Page 13 Page 2 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 3

800.716.5402 Page 4 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com CONSERVATION Scout hits paddling trail to become Eagle Wildlife’s Coastal Fisheries Division),” The fi rst day was toughest. Teen fi xes signs in Thomas said. “He got the signs made “The tide was down 3 feet,” he said. by the prison system — that took a few “We did a lot of walking in deep mud. bay for project months. Then I met with him, and we The second day we could get the air- talked about how to put the signs up.” boat right up to the signs.” HELPING HAND: By Craig Nyhus Thomas was assisted by his father, Now that the project is complete, D.J. Thomas, LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS his friend Cody Angel, Angel’s father, Thomas has to fi nish his paperwork to right, and Cody Randy, and Jason Brou of Rockport, reach Eagle Scout status. Angel replace Dean “D.J.” Thomas Jr., an 11th- who captained the airboat for the job. “That should take a month or lon- a sign on the grader at Aransas Pass High School, re- “It was a two-day job,” Thomas said. ger,” he said. Lighthouse cently completed his Eagle Scout proj- “We replaced and put refl ective tape Thomas knows a thing or two about Lakes Paddling ect — with conservation in mind. on the signs — a few of them were bro- paddling and fi shing. His parents own Trail as part of Thomas, with help from his fa- ken — and we had to replace some Slowride Guide Service, guiding kay- Thomas’ Eagle Scout project. ther and some good friends, replaced poles. We just went down the map of akers fi shing in the Aransas Pass area. Photo by Dean damaged and broken signs along the the trail and did the work.” But D.J. doesn’t share his father’s Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail with- Thomas, for The timing centered around duck passion for hard-core fi shing, at least Lone Star in Redfi sh Bay, consisting of four loops season. Brou’s airboat is used to guide not yet. Outdoor News. ranging from 1.25 to 6.8 miles long. duck hunters. “Fishing can be fun if you go with “Once I got the project approved, “We did the fi rst day during the split the right people,” he said. “But it can I contacted Bob Spain (special proj- in the season,” Thomas said. “And we be boring. Kayaking is fun, especially ects program leader at Texas Parks and fi nished after duck season was over.” in rivers.”

Contributors David Sikes Dan Armitage Brandon Shuler Kyle Carter Scott Sommerlatte Conservation News in Brief Bink Grimes Kyle Tomek Bob Hood Chuck Uzzle ney, Mexia, Navasota, Bryan-College Diana Kunde Ralph Winingham Texas DU chapters Station, Sherman, Fort Worth and El Budweiser cuts ties Wilbur Lundeen Danno Wise Campo. Mexia and Houston represent- Bill Miller set money records with ShareLunker Publisher/Editor Craig Nyhus ed Texas on the national Top 10 chap- Distribution Advertising Texas again dominated the Presi- ter list. It was Houston’s fi fth year to Anheuser Busch has ended its rela- Operations Mgr Mike Hughs Bruce Andreen, Call (214) 361-2276 dent’s Top 100 DU Chapter List. Six- reach the Top 10 and Mexia’s fi rst. tionship with Texas Parks and Wildlife Design Editor Thomas Phillips Metrogate or e-mail editor@lone Associate Editor Mark England Communications staroutdoornews.com teen Texas chapters made the 2008 “Think about that for a moment,” and its offi cial nonprofi t partner, the to request a Business/Products Editor Mary Helen Aguirre Budget Distribution list, the most in the ranking’s history. said David Schuessler, director of fund- Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, in Services media kit. The President’s Top 100 is calculat- raising and volunteer relations. “A town sponsoring the ShareLunker program. Advertising Sales Bob Cole Lee Gresham Victor Cantu, Subscription ed by adding chapter fundraising totals the size of Mexia is one of the 10 big- Since 1994, the company provid- South Texas www.LSONews.com Accounting Nancy Halphen from all events over the calendar year. gest DU chapters in the country. It’s in- ed close to $15 million for programs Circulation (866) 361-2276 Web site Bruce Soileau For equality purposes, no member- credible. It’s a testimonial to what ded- such as the TPW Expo, Big Time Tex- Jeff Bulpin Founder & CEO David J. Sams ship gift payments higher than the Life icated DU volunteers can accomplish as Hunts, Texas Freshwater Fisheries Paul Fletcher Sponsor level are counted in the Presi- when they put their minds to it.” Center, Coastal Fisheries Bay Team, dent’s Top 100 calculations. Texas A&M, one of 70 college chap- Crab Trap Cleanup, tarpon research Lone Star Outdoor News, a publication of Lone Star Outdoor News, LLC, publishes twice a month. A The Texas chapters on the list are ters in the U.S. and 12 in Texas, was and the Texas Big Game Awards. Last mailed subscription is $25 for 24 issues. Newsstand copies are free, one per person. Copyright 2009 with San Antonio, Cleveland, Corpus Christi, the top college chapter in the country year, Belgium-based InBev purchased all rights reserved. Reproduction and/or use of any photographic or written material without written permis- sion by the publisher is prohibited. Subscribers may send address changes to: Lone Star Outdoor News, El Paso, Frisco, Galveston, Rockport/ for the fi fth straight year. Anheuser-Busch. 9304 Forest Lane, Suite 114 South, Dallas, TX 75243 or e-mail them to [email protected]. Fulton, Houston, Lee County, McKin- — Ducks Unlimited report —Staff report LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 5

NATIONAL National News in Brief

mote renewable energy projects on Pennsylvania has Interior Department federal lands and waters. ■ More than $130 million in ad- banner bear season budget at $12 billion ditional funding to monitor, manage Hunters in Pennsylvania harvested The 2010 federal budget includes and assess the impacts of climate 3,458 bears this season, the second $12 billion for the Department of change. highest harvest since the record keep- the Interior to promote energy secu- ■ $100 million in additional funds ing began. rity with a focus on clean renewable to operate and maintain national park The total accounts for 69 harvest- sources and strategies to address cli- facilities and resources and $25 mil- ed during the second archery bear mate change, protect and preserve lion to leverage private donations for season, 2,951 during the statewide America’s national parks and public park projects. three-day season and 438 during the lands, enhance outdoor opportunities The budget also anticipates future extended season open in select areas for young people and conserve wet- costs for catastrophic wildfires with of the state. lands and wildlife habitat. a new contingent funding reserve of RANGE REGS: Hunters may now harvest pronghorn in select counties of the In 2005, hunters set a record har- Projects include: $75 million for the department. Oklahoma Panhandle. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. vest of 4,164 bears. Hunters took ■ More than $50 million to pro- — Interior Department report 2,360 bears during 2007. — Pennsylvania Game Okla. to have bear, Commission report NWTF member buys pronghorn seasons Pennsylvania elk tag Pennsylvania National Wild Tur- The Oklahoma Wildlife Con- The commission also approved key Federation Board Member Jim servation Commission recent- a 14-day September archery sea- Nyce, of Green Lane, Pa., purchased ly changed regulations to allow son for pronghorn antelope in Ci- the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s hunting for black bear, antelope marron County and that portion inaugural conservation elk tag at the and elk. of Texas County west of Highway NWTF’s National Convention in Nash- A black bear season was adopted 136. Licenses would be sold over ville, Tenn., for $28,000. in Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain and the counter, and landowner per- As part of its live auction, NWTF Pushmataha counties in south- mission would be required. put up for bid the antlered elk li- east Oklahoma. The season quota “Our population of pronghorn cense, which is valid for use in any will be limited to 20 bears. Legisla- antelope in the Panhandle is management zone open for Pennsyl- tion to establish a bear-hunting li- thriving, and we are looking for- vania’s upcoming elk hunt, Nov. 2-7. cense is pending and needs to be ward to providing sportsmen yet In September, the agency will con- approved before the season can be another unique hunting oppor- duct its annual public drawing to implemented Oct. 1. tunity,” Peoples said. award 59 elk licenses to those who “We believe there are upwards Elk season will be expanded submit an application, along with a of 400 bears in LeFlore County with a private lands elk season in $10 nonrefundable fee. The applica- alone,” said Alan Peoples, chief northeast Oklahoma, specifical- tion period will open in May. of wildlife for the Oklahoma De- ly in Sequoyah, Muskogee, Adair, Under a new law, Pennsylvania partment of Wildlife Conserva- Cherokee, Delaware and Mayes Game Commission Executive Director tion. “A limited bear harvest will counties. Written landowner Carl G. Roe announced that he had create great new opportunities for permission will still be required selected the NWTF to auction a single hunters while helping to address while hunting. conservation elk tag to be sold during nuisance bear issues in southeast — Oklahoma Department of its national convention. Oklahoma.” Wildlife Conservation report — NWTF report Page 6 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com HUNTING

Winning callers Pro Division Art Morris, Payson, Utah Long-timer finally Rockie Jacobsen, Kamiah, Idaho Joel Turner, Eatonville, Wash.

Men’s Division Bryan Langley, McMinnville, Ore. Patrick Whitaker, Lebanon, Ore. wins elk calling title Cody Rich, Dallas, Ore. Women’s Division Fort Worth hosts annual contest at RMEF show Audrey McQueen, Eagar, Ariz. Misty Waggener, Priest River, Idaho By Craig Nyhus 300-plus there for the event. Crystal Hulsey, Luna, N.M. LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Al Morris of Payson, Utah, won the title and the Pee Wee division (under age 10) $2,500 prize by one point over Rockie Jacobsen, Brayden Langley, McMinnville, Ore. One hour before the start of the World’s Elk the 2007 World Elk Calling Champion. Wyatt Shearer, Great Falls, Mont. Calling Championships, the exhibit hall at the Morris has been calling in the championships Cole Burford, Fort Worth Fort Worth Convention Center sounded like a since 1993 and had come close but never won September morning in the Colorado Rockies. the title. Youth Division (age 10-17) Ross LeValley, Hotchkiss, Colo. Bull and cow elk calls resonated from all cor- “I couldn’t be happier,” he said. “After 15 years Morgan Love, Salida, Colo. ners of the darkened building March 8 as the 25 of competitive calling, to finally win it — wow.” Jared Hansen, New Harmony, Utah finalists in the six divisions warmed up before the The pros were required to imitate the cow mew, hall opened at the Rocky Mountain Elk Founda- cow bugle, lost calf call, bull hoarse call, bull growl Voice Division tion’s national convention. and bull alarm call and chuckle, along with 30 Greg Hubbell, Jr., Belmont, Calif. The professional division and its six competi- seconds of freestyle calling of both the bull and BEST BUGLER: Al Morris won the 2009 World Elk Calling Samuel Valentine, Springer, N.M. Michael Hatten, Elko, Nev. tors drew most of the attention from the crowd of the cow. Championship in Fort Worth. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON. Made from scratches “It’s like art on HD,” she said, com- La Grange artist paring the medium with the crystal clarity of high-definition television. uses rare medium She often works from photos of wild- life — her main subject — and some- for animal images times borrows photos from clients. She can take her own photos and see By Thomas Phillips the muscles, horns, hairs and whiskers LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS of her own Big Five when she visits the Kruger National Park area of South Af- Randy Shapiro’s Big Five of African rica later this year. game animals hangs on the wall of Maxwell doubled her efforts on a trip his Arlington trophy room. They’re all to South Florida earlier this month. Be- there: Cape buffalo, leopard, elephant, fore showing her works at the Naples lion, black rhino. National Art Festival, she made a side They stand out from a pitch-black trip to the Everglades to photograph background in the 2,500-square-foot wildlife and go fishing. space, soft enough to touch, appear- Maxwell began her career in earnest ing very much alive. back in school, some 40 years ago. Ev- But they never were. eryone around her, except her, knew it Shapiro’s Big Five is a piece of art- was what she should do, she said. work by La Grange artist Sally Max- “Finally I had a Latin teacher that well. It shows each animal fitted told me I just needed to take art.” together into the shape of Africa, sur- She took her first job in commercial rounded by black India ink, on one of art in Milwaukee. In commercial art, Maxwell’s scratchboards. she discovered scratchboards, which “It’s really nice,” Shapiro said. “She were often used in magazines. has got a lot of talent.” Since then, she has been trying to Scratchboards are clay-coated hard- turn scratchboards from commercial boards coated with black India ink. art to fine art. The India ink can be removed to “I just love the scratchboard so leave different textures, and the clay much that it’s become my life’s pas- is bright white in contrast to the black sion,” she said. India ink. What started out as doodles beside The black areas of the painting be- math and science notes in college has come the negative space, which is gen- evolved into a career for Maxwell, albe- erally different from other art. Scratch- it in a lonely field. boards retain their deep blackness and “She is the foremost scratchboard bright whiteness where a canvas los- artist in the world,” said Karen Ver- es them. Mixing paint colors and ap- non, co-owner of the Gallery at Round plying them to white canvas muddies Top, which sells her work. their brilliance, Maxwell said. Maxwell uses animals as her sub- Having the lines engraved in the jects, though not always wildlife. She WILD ART: Sally Maxwell uses scratchboards as the medium for her art. Animals stand out from black India ink on the clay-coated scratchboard further increases a piece’s hardboards, which she has engraved to make the lines of her subjects. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News. sharpness, she said. See ARTIST, Page 15 Gray wolf removed from Endangered Species list Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced keep imperiled animals from sliding into ex- hunting environmental groups, and some Groups opposed he would uphold the decision by the U.S. tinction.” are threatening further lawsuits to thwart Fish and Wildlife Service to delist wolf popu- Wyoming’s wolf management plan was the effort. to hunting threaten lations in the northern Rockies and western not approved, and wolves in the state will But state game and fish departments and Great Lakes states of Idaho, Michigan, Min- continue to be protected under the act. sportsman’s groups praised the long-await- to sue for relisting nesota, Montana, Utah and Wisconsin, plus The Fish and Wildlife Service will moni- ed decision. portions of Washington, Oregon and Utah. tor the delisted wolf populations for a min- “Secretary Salazar made the right call on Cheers from the crowd at the Rocky “The recovery of the gray wolf through- imum of five years to ensure that they con- delisting the gray wolf,” stated Rob Sexton, Mountain Elk Foundation’s national con- out significant portions of its historic range tinue to sustain their recovery. At the end of vice president for government affairs at the vention welcomed the U.S. Department of is one of the great success stories of the En- that time, they will decide if relisting, con- U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation. “This the Interior’s decision to remove some gray dangered Species Act,” Salazar said. “The tinued monitoring or ending service moni- decision is based on sound science, not poli- wolf populations from protection under the successful recovery of this species is a stun- toring is appropriate. tics.” Endangered Species Act. ning example of how the act can work to The delisting faced opposition from anti- — Staff report LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 7 Hog hunters battle wind, cold to fi ght hunger don’t hunt well when it’s dry. 10 hours to Hallettsville. TDHA has had a tournament for fi ve Conditions not “And then we had a howling wind, This year’s goal was 30,000 pounds years, said Douglas Mason of Colum- which blows scent everywhere.” of meat, but organizers were not com- bus, president of the group. This, how- great for state’s Yet the 2009 event has been dubbed plaining. ever, was the third year it was paired a success, with fi ve-hog “stringers” “It’s huge,” McDonald said. “If the with the expo, he said. annual expo from across the state totaling 28,657 average person eats 8 ounces of meat “It has grown every year,” Weiser pounds of fi eld-dressed pork, topping per meal, you can do the math and see said of the expo and tournament. last year’s 20,000 pounds. how many meals we produced.” “Even with the economy the way it By Bill Miller pounds of fi eld-dressed McDonald, representing the char- 28,657 But McDonald said it was “tough was, vendors were happy. FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS pork collected at this year’s expo ity Hunters’ Harvest of Houston, said duty” in Hallettsville weighing the 276 “We’ve already booked (the Baber There probably aren’t a lot of state- this year’s total would be winnowed to 20,000 pounds collected during last hogs and processing the meat. Complex) again for next year — fi rst wide hog hunting contests, but Tex- about 14,000 pounds of boned meat year’s expo “It was nippy,” he said. “But I was weekend in March.” ans who run one each year on the fi rst that will be converted into sausage impressed with these animals. There Mason added that plans are in the weekend of March agreed that condi- and divided among four charities that 14,000 pounds of meat collected was an inch and a half of fat on many works to have two more tournaments tions were horrible for the 2009 event. feed the hungry. Recipients are Youth this year to be made into sausage for of them. next year to help the needy, one in East Summer-like temperatures pre- Reach, Victory Home and Open Door four charities in Texas “We had 20 animals that were over Texas, the other in Fort Worth. vailed across the state when the third Mission, all of Houston, and Teen 200 pounds.” The Hallettsville event alone could annual Wild Boar Hunting Expo and Challenge of San Marcos. Hunters harvested many of the hogs Cody Weiser of Hallettsville, found- become the largest charity meat drive Hog Hunting Tournament began Feb. It was also sponsored by the Texas in South Texas, although one team er of Wild Boar USA, said 32 vendors in the nation, Weiser said. 27, headquartered at the Wilbur Baber Dog Hunters Association, which han- came from Amarillo, which meant the hawked hunting-dog supplies, traps “You couldn’t get that kind of weight Complex in Hallettsville. dled the tournament, and Wild Boar Panhandle pigs had to be driven about and other gear at the expo. with anything but hog,” he said. But within a few hours, the state was USA, organizer of the expo. swept by a north wind that blew all Seventy-three teams participated weekend and brought nighttime tem- this year, up from 40 last year. peratures down to the low 30s. The hog-slaying duo “Jeff and Bran- “We had very tough hunting cir- don of Yoakum,” took the top prize for cumstances,” said Paul S. McDonald of the fi ve biggest hogs, with the biggest Houston, one of the organizers. “We’ve sow for a bonus. The team’s cash prize had a drought for two years, and dogs was $3,350. Page 8 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com FISHING Bolivar bouncing back from Ike’s devastation and completed — along with the attitude of said, adding that he hopes the spring break “Everyone was in shock for a long time,” Hurricane damage still the people who have returned. crowd will want to wet a line. Harris said. “Now everyone is saying, ‘Let’s And the fish? They never left. “Spring break is usually the best barome- get this stuff rebuilt.’” evident, but life “Fishing’s been good,” said Capt. David ter for what our season is going to be like,” A Mardi Gras parade confirmed the atti- Harris (www.galvestonbayfishing.com). he said. tude. returning to area “The water conditions in East Bay are great, But those expecting to see depressed res- “It was the biggest ever, more than 35 and there aren’t very many obstructions. idents on the peninsula will be surprised. floats,” Harris said. By Craig Nyhus West Bay has more debris in it, though. This Although only a few restaurants and con- Another morale boost hit the communi- LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS winter was better than average, although the venience stores have reopened, nearly every- ty when Stingaree, a popular restaurant and big fronts kept us off of the water a lot. But one you stop shares their excitement about marina, reopened. New boat slips are in the On the Bolivar Peninsula northeast of we’re seeing good numbers of big trout.” rebuilding. works, and several RV sites are complete. The Galveston, evidence of Hurricane Ike’s hand- What Harris hopes for is more fishermen. The community has even adopted a new launch is open and bait is being sold. iwork still lines the coast. But even more ev- “The biggest problem is everyone here is slogan, “Bring Back Bolivar,” and billboards ident is the restoration work underway — too busy rebuilding to have time to fish,” he are going up soon. See BOLIVAR, Page 21 Near-record shark Decision Granbury man lands massive time for mako in Gulf Cedar By Thomas Phillips LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Bill Walters came about 12 hours from holding the new Bayou world record for shortfin mako shark Feb. 25, he figures. But the fish was too big, and the boat too small, and not Corps of Engineers nearly fast enough to race back to shore and certified scales. taking comments on Once on land, it weighed 1,149.5 pounds, coming close reopening pass but not eclipsing the world re- cord of 1,221 pounds. By David Sikes “It was probably a little bit big- FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS ger if we had gotten it weighed at the time of the catch,” said Lynn Edwards, with Save Cedar Bayou Walters, of Granbury. Inc., has spent about two decades and col- Sharks can lose body weight lected an estimated $450,000 to reopen the when they leave the water, historic pass that once separated San Jose which could have put Walters’ and Matagorda islands north of Rockport. fish close, he said. But numerous obstacles stand in the way. Walters, a dog trainer, was The permit to dredge the Gulf pass now is in fishing on the Sea Spray out of the hands of the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- Orange Beach, Ala., with about neers for review and public comment. March seven friends on a three-day 26 is the deadline for comment. tuna trip. Over many years the historic pass has been Their first day on the wa- reduced to a trickle of its former self, threat- ter they caught 22 tuna weigh- ening everything from whooping cranes and ing at least 70 pounds each. the crabs they eat to shrimp and fish. The next day, the day Walters Biologists are not certain whether a closed caught the shark, they were try- pass is having an adverse impact on marine ing for wahoo. species. But Edwards cites microbiologists, The Sea Spray carried a rod including Dr. Rita Colwell, a professor at and reel rigged for shark, but the University of Maryland at College Park the thought had not crossed and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Walters’ mind, he said. SHARK FLIGHT: Bill Walters’ shortfin mako shark, a species known for its jumps, takes to the air while Walters fights the School of Public Health, who believe that an “I was excited about seeing fish last month in the Gulf of Mexico. The fish weighed 1,149.5 pounds at the dock. Photo by Randy Crow. improved exchange of Gulf waters could off- what wahoo was all about,” he set the bacteria concentrations, including the flesh-eating Vibrio vulnificus, in a slug- said. “One of the lines went com- readied. the fight. gish bay with a healthy inflow of nutrients. The boat fished its way pletely limp,” Walters said. “And I was up next,” Walters “We all looked at each oth- Edwards said biologists generally agree through oil platforms on its way “And we look up, and we see said. er and said, ‘What did we just that increasing the flow through Cedar Bay- to the wahoo grounds near the two fins, a dorsal fin and a tail Within minutes the shark do?’ It felt like a Buick,” Walters ou would benefit the water quality and over- mouth of the Mississippi Riv- fin, and a blood boil. had taken the bait, and Walters said. all productivity of the Aransas-Mesquite es- er. It arrived about midday, and “We knew we had a shark.” had set the hook. After the first hour, Walters tuary. once there the anglers hooked The crew began chumming The mako, known for its aeri- pulled the shark up to the boat. Many factors contributed to the silting of the two wahoo. the water to keep the shark in al acrobatics, didn’t disappoint. The crew grabbed the 10-foot And that’s where the wahoo the area, and the shark rig was It jumped three times during fishing ended. See SHARK, Page 21 See CEDAR BAYOU, Page 21

Kayaker boats new record sand trout 3/8 inches better than the former ak in Dickenson Bay, part of the Fish beats record, on Feb. 14. He was fish- Galveston Bay system. The area RECORD TROUT: ing with Vincent Rinando Jr., a where he caught it is a transitional Clint Barghi of buddy’s record teammate on Team Ocean Kayak. area that fish pass through when Friendswood Rinando was talking on his cell moving to different water for the holds the new By Thomas Phillips phone with Filip Spencer, anoth- summer. catch-and- LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS er member of Team Ocean Kayak “We’re just fishing this one release state who in moments would become group of fish that’s real, real, real record sand State records are given to an in- the former record holder. deep,” said Barghi, adding that trout he caught dividual angler or hunter, not Feb. 14. “That’s probably the best part of he and his friends primarily fish a group. But if the rules were it all, is being with my buddies,” muddy waters. changed, the sand seatrout catch said Barghi, of Friendswood. “It’s The group of anglers has fished and release record might belong to about bragging rights.” the spot eight to 10 times this win- a club. Barghi caught the fish while ter, and the group of trout showed Clint Barghi caught the new re- jigging a Gambler Flapp’n Shad cord, measuring 18 3/8 inches, 1 about 9 feet deep from a kay- See SAND TROUT, Page 13 LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 9

Outdoor News in Brief Hybrids to help Waco have a shot at the Early Bird drawings, includ- STAR tournament ready ing a 21-foot Shoalwater Catamaran with a Mer- cury 150 motor and McClain trailer, for those for its 20th anniversary 21 and up, and 20 other prizes. drinking water taste More tagged redfish will be released this — Staff report year as part of the 20th annual State of Texas Anglers Rodeo, set to begin May 23 and run through Sept. 7. Anglers aid struggling Phytoplankton put Instead of the 60 tagged redfish normally re- foul flavor in water leased, the Texas Ford Dealers Board approved lunker bass at Lake Fork a 50-percent increase to celebrate the 20th an- Lake Fork guide James Caldemeyer and niversary, meaning 90 tagged fish will be re- clients Brian Ketterer and Shannon Spear of By Travis Phillips leased. Conroe recently helped revive a 14.68-pound FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS According to the Coastal Conservation Associ- largemouth bass that will be used in the state’s ation, on average about one-third of the tagged breeding program. Waco residents have long paid two water redfish are caught each year, most by anglers Caldemeyer saw the struggling fish swim- bills — one to the city and one to the bottled who weren’t registered for the tournament at the ming slowly near the surface, and caught it water companies. Why? The drinking water time of catch. In 2008, 17 tagged redfish were with his net, he said. has a distinctly bad taste. caught, but only three registered anglers drove They took the fish to Lake Fork Marina, In the ongoing battle to improve the water home the prize: a truck-boat combo. where its air bladder was punctured to release quality of Lake Waco, the city’s water source, WACKY WATER: Officials hope hybrid bass will help This year’s top prize will be a 2009 Ford F- air so it could submerge and swim upright. the city has teamed up with the U.S. Army control phytoplankton, which gives the drinking water 150 Texas Edition truck with a Haynie 23 Big- After checking with game wardens, the fish Corps of Engineers and Texas Parks and Wild- pulled from Lake Waco a bad flavor. Photo by Travis foot boat. was accepted into the ShareLunker program. life to implement a new plan. Stocking hybrid Phillips, for Lone Star Outdoor News. Participants who sign up by May 22 also will — Texas Parks and Wildlife report striped bass may be the key to a better tasting glass of water. five. Stocking will cover a span of 5 years with The problem begins upstream. Runoff from the same number of fish stocked annually. dairy farms drains into the Bosque River. The Progress will be monitored by electro-shock- runoff, rich with manure, runs downstream ing surveys and angler surveys. and fertilizes phytoplankton in the lake. Al- A few local anglers voiced concerns about though harmless, the phytoplankton is the what effect the new fish might have on the source of the bad taste. largemouth bass population. John Tibbs, Stocking hybrids is part of a three-pronged the local Inland Fisheries district supervisor attack that also calls for increasing aeration with Texas Parks and Wildlife, told anglers and planting native aquatic vegetation. Aera- at a meeting near the lake Feb. 16 that the tors will be added to the existing one across the largemouth bass fishery will not be harmed face of the dam to increase the lake’s oxygen and will be monitored through the next five levels. Through a coordination of local volun- years. If any adverse effects on the largemouth teers, water willow is to be planted to provide are noticed, the stocking program will be ter- cover for existing predator fish. The hybrids minated, Tibbs said. will be introduced to control one of the lowest Other anglers support the plan. organisms in the food chain: phytoplankton. “As a small business owner I welcome the Hybrids feed on gizzard shad, which feed on chance to expand my operation,” said Bob and zooplankton. Zooplankton feed on phy- Maindelle, a fishing guide. toplankton. If the hybrids cut down on the Members of the local Bass Anglers Sports- gizzard shad, the beneficial zooplankton can man Society chapter also support the move prey upon the phytoplankton. and have volunteered their time and energy to The first stocking will take place this spring assist the project. and release 42,325 fingerlings into Lake Waco. “These fish are an excellent way to intro- It is estimated that in three years the fish will duce kids to the sport of fishing and in doing have grown to 18 inches long. Statewide reg- so provide a future resource to help in the im- ulations require that the fish must be at least provement of the lake’s water quality,” Main- 18 inches to harvest, and the daily bag limit is delle said. Page 10 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

QUARTER-TON OF POT BOATER ARRESTED FOUND AT FALCON AT LAKE CASA BLANCA Game wardens found almost 550 It’s a thief, it’s a crook, it’s a ... While checking boats on Lake Casa pounds of marijuana on a boat at- Nueces County Game Wardens store. The wardens arrived at the ing up and down the display case Blanca, Webb County Game Wardens tempting to cross Falcon Lake from Jimmy Lindsey and Les Caster- store to find a large crowd gath- doing its best to get to the shiny Michael Hummert and Colt Gaulden Mexico into the United States. About line received a strange call for as- ered and yelling, “It’s inside!” The objects behind the glass. The war- were approached by a fisherman and his 6 p.m., Jim Hogg County Game War- sistance relating to removing an wardens cautiously entered the dens removed the pelican and re- daughter. The man said that a maroon den Brad Meloni and Zapata County unwanted subject from a jewelry store to find a brown pelican stroll- leased it to a more natural area. and white ski boat was driving reckless- Game Warden Roy Martinez spotted ly. The boat had passed by so closely a boat enter Texas waters from Mexi- that it pulled line off his reel and rocked co. Meloni contacted Zapata County erty, and the guide replied yes. Webb had an expired Texas ID card and said lytic converters in Conroe. Although no his boat violently. While looking for the Game Warden Jacob Philley and Starr County Game Wardens Michael Hum- he had a current fishing license. After converters had been reported stolen boat, the wardens were stopped by an- County Game Warden John Palacios mert, Colt Gaulden and Capt. David checking with the communications of- recently in Conroe, a check through other fisherman, who complained about to tell them of the vessel. Shortly af- Murray investigated, and six warrants fice, it was determined the man did the sheriff’s office showed that several the same boat. The wardens located the ter, Philley and Palacios observed the were issued for the guides. The men have a current fishing license but also catalytic converters had been stolen in boat and stopped it to perform a water vessel heading toward the back of a turned themselves in to Hummert and had a warrant for a probation violation. the area within the previous few days. safety inspection. The driver was arrest- cove. Philley and Palacios attempted Gaulden and were booked into the Charges are pending. ed for boating while intoxicated, refused to contact the vessel, but the operators Webb County Jail. Cases are pending CAST NET CATCH NOT a breath analysis and was transported to refused to stop. A short pursuit ended for hunting without landowner consent HIDDEN WELL ENOUGH PAINT-CAN CODES the Webb County Jail. Case pending. when the men beached the boat and and taking game without landowner Poachers at Lake Casa Blanca tried TELL ALL fled on foot. Philley pursued the two consent for a javelina and a 12-point to hide their catch from Webb Coun- Palo Pinto County Game Warden NO CONSENT TO HUNT men through brush and arrested one white-tailed buck. ty Game Wardens Michael Hummert David Modgling used codes on paint FOR FUTURE SERVICE MEMBERS of them. Upon inspection of the aban- and Colt Gaulden, but they were found cans to find who illegally dumped Two individuals who apparently shot a doned vessel, Philley and Palacios PET DEER SHOT anyway. Hummert and Gaulden were them. Modgling discovered the cans black buck antelope without the land- discovered 23 bundles of marijuana IN LUBBOCK patrolling when they noticed a boat and found the purchaser’s name and owner’s consent nearly had their plans hidden under old blankets. The drugs, Three men were arrested in con- tied near private land. Two juvenile address at the store where they were of serving in the military dashed. The boat and motor were seized. nection with the death of a pet fallow occupants said they were waiting for sold. After visiting with the resident, landowner reported a window on his deer at a Lubbock County petting zoo. their uncle and his friends to return cases were filed on two men the hom- residence had been broken by a rifle DEALER CITED FOR The deer was shot from the roadway, from fishing. Four fishermen told the eowner had hired to paint his house. shot. Gillespie County Game Wardens ANIMAL, PELT and the three men were apprehend- wardens they had caught nothing, but Cases pending. Sam Harris and Scott Krueger, with Kerr A Crockett County resident was re- ed. Felony charges will be filed. Lub- a stringer of fish containing numerous County Game Warden Kenny Lee, fol- ported to be buying fur without a re- bock County Game Warden Don Tay- flathead catfish, undersized bass and CAST THE LURE, lowed the bullet’s trajectory and dis- tail fur dealers license. Game Warden lor worked on a joint investigation with tilapia were found in the brush where NOT THE ROD covered the shot came from behind the Mark Blount presented evidence to the the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office. they had tried to hide them. The only While checking bank fishermen at house and a privacy fence. Blood and suspect, who was then willing to sign equipment the men had were cast Lake Benbrook, Tarrant County Game hair were found on the back fence with the citations issued. Three cases were FISH TRUCK, BUYER nets. Multiple citations pending, and Warden Ronald Mathis observed two a drag going across a field into a neigh- filed: two for purchasing a fur-bearing NOT LICENSED the equipment was seized. men fishing, each holding a fishing boring ranch. While investigating, the animal without a license and one for While checking for commercial li- pole. When Mathis approached, only officers contacted the two individuals purchasing an untagged bobcat pelt. censes, Grayson County Game Warden HABIT OF STEALING CATALYTIC one was fishing and the second fishing while they were driving an ATV on the Cases are pending. Jim Ballard stopped a fish truck from CONVERTERS MIGHT NOT BE BROKEN pole was gone. The second man ad- adjacent property. The men told the of- Arkansas that was hauling and selling A man’s hunt led to his charges mitted to throwing his pole in the wa- ficers they had shot the antelope across WEBB COUNTY RANCH fish at all of the local feed stores. It against him for stealing catalytic con- ter because he did not have a fishing the fence with a high-power rifle and NOT THEIRS TO HUNT was determined that neither it nor the verters. Montgomery County Warden license. Case pending. climbed the 8-foot fence to retrieve it. Three hunters fell victim to men place of business had a license to sell Brannon Meinkowsky received a call The shot had traveled through the ani- selling hunts on South Texas land, fish. Cases pending. about three men who had just shot a TOO LATE FOR TURKEY mal, through a privacy fence, through a where they didn’t have permission to deer from a public road. The men, in AT RUNNELS COUNTY BAR deck chair and through the homeown- hunt. The hunters purchased the hunt FISHING TRIP possession of a yearling buck, were A man who shot a turkey out of sea- er’s window. The two were young adults on a popular online classified ad. They CUT SHORT detained by the Montgomery County son was found in a bar with the tur- who were scheduled to enter the mili- became suspicious of their guides A Trinity River angler lost time on Sheriff’s Office until Meinkowsky ar- key in the bed of his pickup. Runnels tary within the next few months. The when they meticulously cleaned out the water when a game warden dis- rived. In their vehicle, Meinkowsky County Warden Lane Pinckney re- landowner and the prosecutor deferred deer blinds after use and covered up covered an arrest warrant for him. San found four catalytic converters. When ceived information about the hen and to the charge of hunting without land- blood spots with dirt. At one point, a Jacinto County Game Warden Brian a criminal history was run on one of saw it. The pickup’s owner admitted to owner consent instead of the deadly/ hunter asked one of the guides if they Scott checked the man, who did not the men, it was found that he had pre- shooting the turkey earlier in the day. reckless conduct charge the duo could were hunting on another person’s prop- have his license with him. The man viously been arrested for stealing cata- Case pending. have faced. Cases pending. LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 11 Page 12 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com LARGEMOUTH BASS Off the beaten path, in between the kings been junebug soft plastics, but red less attention more recently, but reg- Lesser-known shad and green pumpkin also works ulars say the fi sh are still there. well,” he said. “Lately, the go-to lure “It has a decent population,” said lakes produce big has been jigs in PB and J and varia- Richard Drake, president of the San tions of green pumpkin.” Antonio Bass Club. “It’s a real pretty bass around state Steven Vela of Lyons landed a 13.6- lake, too, with deep, clear water. It’s pound largemouth on March 4, a like a mini-Amistad.” By Craig Nyhus new lake record. He was using a jig. Drake said fi nesse fi shing rules at LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS the lower end of the lake, with light Lake Brownwood line and often drop-shot rigs. When it comes to big bass fi shing, The 6,490-acre lake located in “At the upper end, more tradition- famous lakes come to the mind of Brown County is known to its an- al methods work,” he said. “And up- most anglers. Fork. Choke Canyon. glers as a good lake for numbers of river you can fi nd off-colored water.” Falcon. Amistad. Big Sam. And, es- quality fi sh, although giants are un- Last spring, Drake received a 9- pecially this year, Conroe. But worth common. pound surprise. a try are a few of the more hidden “The lake is old (built in 1931) and “I was pulling the kids on wake hotspots scattered across Texas, well- doesn’t have much vegetation,” said boards,” he said. “They were taking known to locals and some hard-core Tully Hair, former president of the their time so I pulled a rod out and others, that produce good numbers Brownwood Bass Club. “But if you made one cast with a senko and it of lunker largemouths. want to catch fi sh, it’s real good.” hit. The big motor was still running. Because the lake has little struc- I landed the fi sh and went back to Lake Raven ture, Hair said, anglers focus their at- pulling them.” Mark Taylor of Groveton has fi shed tention on boat docks and heading the catch-and-release only Lake Ra- upriver. Fayette County Reservoir ven, located in Huntsville State Park “There are two major creeks, Pe- The power plant 10 miles east of in Walker County, for years with his can Bayou and Jim Ned, and you can La Grange has become popular with friend, Matt Miliff. go fi ve miles up each of them,” he area fi shermen, but many still don’t “We go there at least once a week said. “It’s like real river fi shing with a know about its production of good this time of year,” he said. “It’s a great lot of hanging willows and lay-down bass. place for a person to catch a big bass. logs.” “I think the slot limit (14-24 inch- It’s a small lake (203.5 acres), and it HIDDEN TREASURES: Some of the lakes anglers drive past on the way to the more Most people pitch jigs or worms es) is one of the reasons, said Mike gets some pressure on the weekends famous bass fi sheries hold their share of big bass. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON. on the lake, and Hair recommended Lott of Humble, who won a benefi t so we try to go during the week.” spinnerbaits upriver, but said not to he said. “And in the summer you — that has helped the black bass tournament on the lake last month. The 46-year-old Taylor said the forget about the rocks. get some huge blow-ups throwing a population greatly,” he said. “It isn’t “And the lake has a lot of structure lake level has been drawn down for “The lake has rocky banks,” he topwater frog over the lily pads.” uncommon in the summer to have with rocks in water that drops from some repairs, changing the fi shing said. “Throwing crankbaits there days where you catch 40-50 fi sh in 2 to 18 feet, and it has a lot of grass approach. and off the points brings quality Lake Somerville an afternoon. and vegetation.” “We usually fi sh tubes and off- bass.” “The lake has low water levels this Lott said the constant current is a brand senkos, but with the level David Doonan, a recreational plus on the lake as well. The warm- down we were fi shing points and ra- and tournament angler, fi shes the year and is fi shing very differently. Medina Lake er water has the spawn almost com- 11,456-acre lake in Washington Usually this time of year anglers tar- vines near the points, and we’re us- plete, and Lott said shaky heads with ing different baits.” County regularly. Thanks to good get creeks and coves with reeds and The 96-year-old lake 40 miles 4-inch worms are the best bet. On Feb. 1, Taylor decided to go spawns and stocking efforts, the bass lily pad stems, but those areas are northwest of San Antonio used to be “I would fi sh the dam side at 5- to with a crankbait — and it paid fi shing has hit its stride, he said. high and dry.” a top Texas bass lake. A 13.5-pound 6-foot depths,” he said. “And I would off with an 11-pound, 11-ounce “Also, the greatly reduced num- This year, Doonan is focusing on largemouth landed in 1943 held the fi sh the rock line near the discharge largemouth, netted by his friend. bers of white bass in the lake have brush piles and rocks. state record until 1980. and Texas rigs around the timber.” “There are good bass in there,” helped the shad numbers fl ourish “The predominant color has The 5,426-acre lake has received Babying bass helps survival The handling of bass, especially large ones, ■ Using your dominant hand, grip the fi sh infl uences their survival rate. Excited anglers with your thumb inside the mouth and your who want to show off their trophies should fi ngers locked on the outside of the mouth. use care to keep their lunker alive. Support the rear of the fi sh with your other Removing fi sh from the livewell or hold- hand placed beneath the fi sh just forward of ing tank for photographs stresses the fi sh, the tail. increases the chance the fi sh will get fungal ■ Lift the fi sh out of the water in a hori- infections where touched and multiplies the zontal position using both hands for sup- risk of serious injury such as a broken jaw. port. “If anglers would just take one or two pic- ■ Do not hold the fi sh by the lower jaw tures and then leave the fi sh alone, it might in a vertical position. This can dislocate or not get as stressed,” said TPW biologist Juan break the jaw, practically guaranteeing the Martinez. “Other problems we see are fi sh fi sh will not survive, because it will not be coming in with missing scales or scrapes, able to eat. which might come from being held in a wire ■ Handle the fi sh only when putting it basket or small container, from spawning ac- into a livewell or holding tank. Do not keep tivity or brushing against trees.” the fi sh out of water or keep removing it The following tips for handling big bass from the water for photographs. will help anglers avoid injuring them. ■ If you must handle the fi sh, try to do so ■ Touch the fi sh as little as necessary. out of the wind. Wind can dry out the eyes ■ Wet your hands before handling the very quickly and result in damage. fi sh. — Texas Parks and Wildlife report Spring Turkey Season Dates 2009 Eastern Turkey East Texas (43 counties): April 1-30 Mandatory check stations Rio Grande Turkey North Zone (101 counties): April 4-May 17 *Special Youth Season: March 28-29 and May 23-24 South Zone (54 counties): March 21-May 3 *Special Youth Season: March 14-15 and May 9-10 One-Turkey Bag Limit (eight counties): April 1-30 *No Special Youth Season LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 13

the record fish was landed. Sand trout They will keep fishing the area, Barghi said, Continued from Page 8 and a defensive Spencer might join them. up in late December or early January. “That guy has more body of water re- “We had potentially tied or broken the re- cords than anybody I’ve met,” Barghi said. cord five or six or seven times,” Barghi said. Holding the sand trout record is “just kinda But many of the fish sizes were question- like bragging rights until Fil gets his record able, he said, and none was definite until back.”

Speak out To make a public comment on proposed regulations changes ...... write to Public Comment, TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744 ... call (800) 792-1112 ... e-mail [email protected]. The public comment period ends March 25. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will make final determinations on the proposed changes at its meetings March 26-27.

should protect those that are 7 feet long or lon- Comment ger, particularly the females. Maybe you should Continued from Page 1 try a tag system like you do with redfish.” remaining the state’s sole archery-only county Proposed flounder regulation changes to re- despite proposals to allow rifle hunting. Floun- duce recreational and commercial bag limits der anglers faced potentially more severe restric- and to close the season during November were tions, but current proposals are less stringent af- on Mark Peterson’s mind. ter scoping meetings and public comments. “I understand that the resource needs to be But at the public hearing in San Antonio on protected,” Peterson said. “But I think it is kind March 3, only two people signed up to speak. of a heavy-handed approach for the recreational Kurt Hintze of San Antonio told Texas Parks fisherman.’’ and Wildlife officials that he believed a proposal The proposal calls for the recreational bag lim- to reduce the take of trophy alligator gar from the it to be reduced from the current 10 to five per current unlimited bag limit to one per day has day and for the commercial bag to be cut from been understudied. the current 60 to 30 per day. The proposed No- “I have heard from a lot of people (at TPW), vember ban on all flounder fishing is designed to and not one of them can define what is a trophy protect the species during its breeding season. gar,’’ he said. “I believe there should be some re- “It appears that the recreational fishermen strictions, but I have been bow hunting gar for 20 and commercial fishermen are being impacted years, and I see greater numbers now than I ever the very same way,’’ Peterson said. have in the past.” Comments at meetings in Childress and Kyle Spiller, leader of the Coastal Fisheries Di- Lufkin focused on deer regulations. Some at- vision Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem, had tendees in East Texas didn’t like the antler restric- opened the meeting by stating that department tions proposed for Angelina and other counties. officials have determined the alligator gar popu- The Lufkin Daily News reported that Lewis lation is declining. Stewart, a local deer hunter, had concerns. Studies in other Southern states indicate pop- “The new rules will put hunters who make an ulations of the slow-growing alligator gar have honest mistake at odds with game wardens,” he declined — especially the larger, older fish — and said. “In our hunting club you can be kicked out Texas may be the last place to fish for a trophy. if you receive a ticket.” Hintze disagreed. Most hunters at the meeting asked for and re- “I can go out on any given night and see three ceived clarification of the proposed rule changes to 15 alligator gar,” he said. “I do think you in their areas. Page 14 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com

cinating,” she said. Artist Admirers at the Dallas Safari Club’s HEROES DATEBOOK Continued from Page 6 annual Convention and Sporting Expo appreciate the pairings and Hood County National Wild Turkey Federation often paints animals in pairs, trying March 14 March 21 to show the relationships animals have become some of her top collec- Dog Snakeproofi ng Clinic Bass Champs South Region Fundraiser Landmark Kennels Tournament DeCordova Bend share, how humans have similar re- tors, she said. The receptive crowd Ennis Choke Canyon Reservoir (817) 573-7700 lationships and how humans and has given her a niche. (972) 878-2600 (817) 439-3274 April 1 animals are linked through these re- “It encouraged me to do larger, basschamps.com lationships. more intense pieces because I had an Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup Houston Safari Club Padre Island National Seashore March 22 Monthly meeting with “To me, it’s fascinating, totally fas- audience there,” she said. Malaquite Pavilion Lake Fork Team Trail speaker Bill Carter [email protected] Tournament Omni Hotel (214) 477-8673 (713) 623-8844 ers got too old to come back,” Tucker Casting for Recovery Benefi t [email protected] Winter Texans said. “One guy, Rich, he always had Sportsman’s Finest April 2 Continued from Page 1 Austin March 24 Grand Prairie Ducks Unlimited his German shepherd with him. He (512) 263-1888 Hopkins County National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser On Feb. 27, Tucker landed the fi rst died and had some of his ashes scat- Fundraiser Ruthe Jackson Center (214) 957-2449 black drum, a 42-incher. After land- tered off of the South Jetty.” March 17 Hopkins County Civic Center Not all anglers on the seawall are Texins Archery Club (903) 885-4804 ing and releasing the air from the After School Archery Program (six weeks) South Texas National Wild Turkey Federation fi sh’s bladder, the fi sh was released. winter Texans, though. Phil Cooper, Dallas March 26 Fundraiser Regulations require all fi sh over 30 a local, joins the group many morn- www.dallasarchery.com Colorado Valley Coastal Bee County Expo Center (888) 740-2220 inches in length be released. ings. Conservation Association Winter Texans are known for keep- “Who do you think taught these March 19 Fundraiser Dallas Safari Club La Grange Brazoria County Coastal Conservation Association ing fi sh to eat, but not this group. guys how to fi sh?” Cooper asked. Monthly meeting Knights of Columbus Hall Fundraiser “I’ve never caught one under 30 Just up the seawall, Jim Hartji of Bent Tree Country Club (713) 626-4222 Lake Jackson Civic Center (713) 626-4222 inches,” Tucker said. “I just like catch- International Falls, Minn., the town (972) 980-9800 famous as the coldest place in the www.biggame.org Uvalde National Wild Turkey Federation ing them.” Fundraiser Cat Springs Coastal Conservation Association His friends from Fresno, Calif., in- nation this time of year, was fi ghting Frisco Ducks Unlimited Oasis Restaurant Fundraiser another big black drum. SHANA SMITH, 10, of Clarendon shot a 10-point buck with a 20-inch spread in the Panhandle. FORREST EASON of Montgomery, MIKE EASON of McKinney and GREG EASON of The Woodlands troduce themselves as brothers, but March Madness Raffl e (830) 591-0742 Cat Springs Hall bagged several pheasants near Aberdeen, S.D. (713) 626-4222 their names give them away — Jerry But there was a problem. A freight- Fundraiser Cole and Kevin Walch. er was coming down the channel, 3rd Base Sports Bar March 27 (214) 403-3825 Heart of the Hills Coastal Conservation Association Texas A&M Coastal Conservation Association “We just tell people we’re broth- and its huge wake would likely push Fundraiser Fundraiser ers,” Walch said. “We worked to- the fi ghting fi sh into the rocks, al- Guadalupe County National Waring Brazos Center (713) 626-4222 gether and we’re both retired (from lowing it to break free. SHARE AN Wild Turkey Federation Don Strange Ranch Hartji hurried to bring in the fi sh, Fundraiser (713) 626-4222 the U.S. Postal Service). We’re both ADVENTURE April 3 divorced. We share expenses and but it wasn’t cooperating. Just as the Seguin Guadalupe County Coliseum Cooke County National Wild Turkey Federation Cross Timbers National Wild Turkey Federation travel together.” wake was about to hit, he brought Fundraiser Want to share your (830) 491-8730 Fundraiser The friends, who all pull their RVs the 43-inch, 43.8-pound fi sh close, great hunting or Gainesville Civic Center Decatur Civic Center (940) 627-4200 to Port A for the winter, used to fi sh at and his friend, another Minnesotan, fi shing photos with Alvin Ducks Unlimited (940) 902-3144 MARK Fundraiser the South Jetty. was able to get it in the net. ANTHONY DEVLIN MARK TAYLOR the Lone Star Knights of Columbus Hall Lake Whitney National Wild Turkey Federation Texas City Coastal Conservation Association “We had a group of 20 to 30 guys Other winter Texans still head to Fundraiser WITEK, 11, of MILLS, 11, of caught a Outdoor News (281) 393-1100 Fundraiser for eight years,” Cole said. “We called the South Jetty, where Gary Benson Meridian Civic Community Center Nessler Center Cibolo shot Pearland shot largemouth family? Send your (713) 626-4222 it the Society of South Jetty Fisher- of Branson, Mo., and George Bow- an 8-point his fi rst deer, bass weighing Big Country National Wild Turkey Federation (254) 635-4071 photo, phone Fundraiser men. Most stayed at the Island RV. en of Crawford, Colo., were catching mule deer an eight-point 11 pounds, number and cap- Whitney Theater March 28 April 4 They came from all over, even Can- and keeping a few sheepshead. buck, his fi rst buck white- 11 ounces at Albany Dallas Woods and Waters Club Bass Champs Central Region tion information to Tournament ada.” Both were regulars to the jetty, buck, in the tail, in South Lake Raven (325) 795-2887 Annual banquet even with big south winds spraying editor@lonestar Plano Centre Lake LBJ, McNair Park The society had a prize, the Gold- Panhandle. Texas. in Huntsville (817) 439-3274 en Pole Holder. saltwater over the rocks. State Park. outdoornews.com Texins Archery Club (214) 570-8700 or After School Archery Program (six weeks) “It’s a 2-inch piece of PVC pipe,” “I caught two reds yesterday,” Ben- Dallas Texas Redfi sh Series Dallas Safari Club Gray Thornton Big Bore Shoot Heroes, Lone Star Texas Pistol Academy Cole said. “The guy who caught son said. “One was 32 inches and the www.dallasarchery.com Tournament the biggest fi sh each week would other was 35. And George caught Outdoor News, Port Aransas Whitewright (903) 364-2076 9304 Forest Lane, March 20 www.redfi shseries.com write his name, date and the size one that went 38.” Abilene Intercollegiate of the fi sh on the pipe. Each week Their advice for fi shing the rocks? Suite 114 South, Ducks Unlimited Corpus Christi Knights of Columbus Redfi sh Bay Coastal Conservation Association Fundraiser we would have a new holder of the “Bring plenty of tackle, you break Dallas, TX, 75243. Fundraiser Bay fi shing tournament off a lot,” Benson said. “I’m a trout Lytle Bend Ranch Port Aransas Port Aransas Civic Center Golden Pole.” (325) 665-9928 Woody’s Sport Center (713) 626-4222 The group has since broken up. fi sherman from Colorado. I don’t (361) 739-5035 “Some guys passed away, and oth- like that part.”

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cinating,” she said. Artist Admirers at the Dallas Safari Club’s HEROES DATEBOOK Continued from Page 6 annual Convention and Sporting Expo appreciate the pairings and Hood County National Wild Turkey Federation often paints animals in pairs, trying March 14 March 21 to show the relationships animals have become some of her top collec- Dog Snakeproofi ng Clinic Bass Champs South Region Fundraiser Landmark Kennels Tournament DeCordova Bend share, how humans have similar re- tors, she said. The receptive crowd Ennis Choke Canyon Reservoir (817) 573-7700 lationships and how humans and has given her a niche. (972) 878-2600 (817) 439-3274 April 1 animals are linked through these re- “It encouraged me to do larger, basschamps.com lationships. more intense pieces because I had an Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup Houston Safari Club Padre Island National Seashore March 22 Monthly meeting with “To me, it’s fascinating, totally fas- audience there,” she said. Malaquite Pavilion Lake Fork Team Trail speaker Bill Carter [email protected] Tournament Omni Hotel (214) 477-8673 (713) 623-8844 ers got too old to come back,” Tucker Casting for Recovery Benefi t [email protected] Winter Texans said. “One guy, Rich, he always had Sportsman’s Finest April 2 Continued from Page 1 Austin March 24 Grand Prairie Ducks Unlimited his German shepherd with him. He (512) 263-1888 Hopkins County National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser On Feb. 27, Tucker landed the fi rst died and had some of his ashes scat- Fundraiser Ruthe Jackson Center (214) 957-2449 black drum, a 42-incher. After land- tered off of the South Jetty.” March 17 Hopkins County Civic Center Not all anglers on the seawall are Texins Archery Club (903) 885-4804 ing and releasing the air from the After School Archery Program (six weeks) South Texas National Wild Turkey Federation fi sh’s bladder, the fi sh was released. winter Texans, though. Phil Cooper, Dallas March 26 Fundraiser Regulations require all fi sh over 30 a local, joins the group many morn- www.dallasarchery.com Colorado Valley Coastal Bee County Expo Center (888) 740-2220 inches in length be released. ings. Conservation Association Winter Texans are known for keep- “Who do you think taught these March 19 Fundraiser Dallas Safari Club La Grange Brazoria County Coastal Conservation Association ing fi sh to eat, but not this group. guys how to fi sh?” Cooper asked. Monthly meeting Knights of Columbus Hall Fundraiser “I’ve never caught one under 30 Just up the seawall, Jim Hartji of Bent Tree Country Club (713) 626-4222 Lake Jackson Civic Center (713) 626-4222 inches,” Tucker said. “I just like catch- International Falls, Minn., the town (972) 980-9800 famous as the coldest place in the www.biggame.org Uvalde National Wild TurkeyTurkey Federation ing them.” Fundraiser Cat Springs Coastal Conservation Association His friends from Fresno, Calif., in- nation this time of year, was fi ghting Frisco Ducks Unlimited Oasis Restaurant Fundraiser another big black drum. SHANA SMITH, 10, of Clarendon shot a 10-point buck with a 20-inch spread in the Panhandle. FORREST EASON of Montgomery, MIKE EASON of McKinney and GREG EASON of The Woodlands troduce themselves as brothers, but March Madness Raffl e (830) 591-0742 Cat Springs Hall bagged several pheasants near Aberdeen, S.D. (713) 626-4222 their names give them away — Jerry But there was a problem. A freight- Fundraiser Cole and Kevin Walch. er was coming down the channel, 3rd Base Sports Bar MarchMarch 2277 (214) 403-3825 Heart of the Hills Coastal Conservation Association Texas A&M Coastal Conservation Association “We just tell people we’re broth- and its huge wake would likely push Fundraiser Fundraiser ers,” Walch said. “We worked to- the fi ghting fi sh into the rocks, al- Guadalupe County National WaringWaring Brazos Center (713) 626-4222 gether and we’re both retired (from lowing it to break free. SHARE AN Wild Turkey Federation Don Strange Ranch Hartji hurried to bring in the fi sh, Fundraiser (713) 626-4222 the U.S. Postal Service). We’re both ADVENTURE April 3 divorced. We share expenses and but it wasn’t cooperating. Just as the Seguin Guadalupe County Coliseum Cooke County National Wild TurkeyTurkey Federation Cross Timbers National Wild Turkey Federation travel together.” wake was about to hit, he brought Fundraiser Want to share your (830) 491-8730 Fundraiser The friends, who all pull their RVs the 43-inch, 43.8-pound fi sh close, great hunting or Gainesville Civic Center Decatur Civic Center (940) 627-4200 to Port A for the winter, used to fi sh at and his friend, another Minnesotan, fi shing photos with Alvin Ducks Unlimited (940) 902-3144 MARK Fundraiser the South Jetty. was able to get it in the net. ANTHONY DEVLIN MARK TAYLOR the Lone Star Knights of Columbus Hall Lake Whitney National Wild Turkey Federation Texas City Coastal Conservation Association “We had a group of 20 to 30 guys Other winter Texans still head to Fundraiser WITEK, 11, of MILLS, 11, of caught a Outdoor News (281) 393-1100 Fundraiser for eight years,” Cole said. “We called the South Jetty, where Gary Benson Meridian Civic Community Center Nessler Center Cibolo shot Pearland shot largemouth family? Send your (713) 626-4222 it the Society of South Jetty Fisher- of Branson, Mo., and George Bow- an 8-point his fi rst deer, bass weighing Big Country National Wild Turkey Federation (254) 635-4071 photo, phone Fundraiser men. Most stayed at the Island RV. en of Crawford, Colo., were catching mule deer an eight-point 11 pounds, number and cap- Whitney Theater March 28 April 4 They came from all over, even Can- and keeping a few sheepshead. buck, his fi rst buck white- 11 ounces at Albany Dallas Woods and Waters Club Bass Champs Central Region tion information to Tournament ada.” Both were regulars to the jetty, buck, in the tail, in South Lake Raven (325) 795-2887 Annual banquet even with big south winds spraying editor@lonestar Plano Centre Lake LBJ, McNair Park The society had a prize, the Gold- Panhandle. Texas. in Huntsville (817) 439-3274 en Pole Holder. saltwater over the rocks. State Park. outdoornews.com Texins Archery Club (214) 570-8700 or After School Archery Program (six weeks) “It’s a 2-inch piece of PVC pipe,” “I caught two reds yesterday,” Ben- Dallas Texas Redfi sh Series Dallas Safari Club Gray Thornton Big Bore Shoot Heroes, Lone Star Texas Pistol Academy Cole said. “The guy who caught son said. “One was 32 inches and the www.dallasarchery.com Tournament the biggest fi sh each week would other was 35. And George caught Outdoor News, Port Aransas Whitewright (903) 364-2076 9304 Forest Lane, March 20 www.redfi shseries.com write his name, date and the size one that went 38.” Abilene Intercollegiate of the fi sh on the pipe. Each week Their advice for fi shing the rocks? Suite 114 South, Ducks Unlimited Corpus Christi Knights of Columbus Redfi sh Bay Coastal Conservation Association Fundraiser we would have a new holder of the “Bring plenty of tackle, you break Dallas, TX, 75243. Fundraiser Bay fi shing tournament off a lot,” Benson said. “I’m a trout Lytle Bend Ranch Port Aransas Port Aransas Civic Center Golden Pole.” (325) 665-9928 Woody’s Sport Center (713) 626-4222 The group has since broken up. fi sherman from Colorado. I don’t (361) 739-5035 “Some guys passed away, and oth- like that part.”

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Sportsman’s Finest 12434 Bee Cave Road (1/2 block from Hwy. 71) Alex Smith, 12, of New Braunfels successfully harvested this 6 1/2-year-old, eight-point Austin,TX 78738 buck near Nixon. He made the 100-yard shot with his .30-06 rifl e. 512-263-1888 Nagel’s Gun Shop 6201 San Pedro Ave. San Antonio, TX 78216 210-342-8771 Page 16 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com

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OUTDOOR PUZZLER FOR THE TABLE ACROSS Solution on Page 18 Saucy Shrimp and Feta Bake 1. A hunter’s camo shelter 8 ounces dried whole-wheat-blend thin directions. Drain and set aside. While 5. A member of the weasel family spaghetti pasta is cooking, heat oil in a 10-inch 8. A part on a trap 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add 9. Parts of the antlers 1 small red onion, diced onion, garlic and red pepper flakes, and 10. Shoulder hide on a deer 1 garlic clove, minced cook until soft (about 5 minutes). Raise 11. To point at a target 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes the heat to medium high, add shrimp 12. A marsh wading bird 1 pound large raw shrimp, shelled and and cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. 13. A catch of fish deveined Stir in tomatoes, lemon zest, basil and 16. Act of throwing out the bait One 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste and cook an 17. Fishing method needs an auger undrained additional 3 minutes. Top evenly with 19. A game hideaway Zest of one lemon cheese. Place skillet in the oven under 23. Breed of retriever 1/2 teaspoon dried basil a low broiler and broil until cheese be- 24. Hunters give this TLC Kosher salt and freshly ground black gins to brown, about 4 minutes. Divide 25. A type of lure pepper to taste pasta evenly and top with shrimp mix- 27. Hunters strive for a clean one 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese ture. Sprinkle with parsley as desired. 28. The Couse is one 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, optional — Recipe from the 29. Term for a round in archery shoot Cook pasta according to package National Fisheries Institute 31. Wary deer will ____ at a cover 32. Teeth reveal this on some game 35. The bird dog’s task 39. Bowman’s protection, _____ pad 41. The deer mating period Barbecue Chili Rubbed Elk Loins With Cilantro Slurry 43. State with large elk population 3 pounds elk loin, trimmed of all Southwest Spice Blend 44. A female bear silver skin 1 teaspoon ground cumin 45. The cause of an arrow to drift Olive oil 1 teaspoon oregano 46. An antelope 3 tablespoons Southwest Spice Blend 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle (see below) 1 tablespoon ground ancho chili DOWN Kosher salt to taste 1 tablespoon granulated garlic 1. An angler’s consideration Cilantro Slurry (see below) 1 tablespoon granulated onion 2. A wood used for arrow shafts 3. Importance to rod and reel Brush the oil on the elk loins and Cilantro Slurry 4. Some fish are _____ feeders rub the spice blend into meat. Place 11/2 cups virgin olive oil 5. A large game of the plains 22. A practice arrowhead 38. A bow division in a press-sealed bag in the refrigera- 2 cloves fresh garlic 6. Of the trout family 26. Scouting activity for game 40. Hunt whitetail in early ____ tor overnight. Season the loins with 1 bunch cilantro, rinsed 7. A drag on this will tire a fish 27. Emergency containers 42. To treat a hide the salt just before cooking. Cook very 1/2 bunch scallions, green tops only 13. A fishing method 28. To pull back a bowstring quickly over high heat. Cook until rare Salt to taste 14. Fishing or hunting regulation 30. To shed skin or feathers and rest for a couple of minutes be- Place all ingredients in a blender 15. A sportfish for bowmen 33. Very large appendage on a muley Outdoor Puzzler fore cutting. Serve with cilantro slurry, and process until smooth. The slurry 18. A top commercial fish 34. The bowman’s ammo lime and warm tortillas. will keep one month in the refrigerator. 20. A deer’s racks 36. A male bighorn Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen — Recipe from the Rocky 21. The fur seeker’s equipment 37. The wild pig Mountain Elk Foundation LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 17

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ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 50 and large slabs jigged vertically. Crappie Bottom. Blue catfi sh are fair on shad on live baits. degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are good are fair to good on minnows. Catfi sh are and prepared baits. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 56 on white spinnerbaits and shad-colored fair drifting cut shad. GRAPEVINE: Water off-color; 53-60 degrees; 2.99’ low. Black bass are fair crankbaits along creek channel bends CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 65 degrees; 8.25’ low. Black bass are on white spinnerbaits, dark-colored soft HOT BITES and fair on chartreuse soft jerkbaits, degrees; 6.01’ low. Black bass are good fair on jigs, Texas rigs, crankbaits and plastic worms or watermelon soft plastic SALTWATER black/chartreuse ringworms or jigs and on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good lizards on southern end of reservoir. live baits suspended in trees. Crappie plastic worms and lizards and on jigs on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are fair to Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow LARGEMOUTH are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are over grass. White bass are fair on small good on cut bait and nightcrawlers. jigs in Rock, Caddo and Bee Creeks. SCENE fair on live baits. spinnerbaits and Rapalas from 99 HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 59 White bass are fair. Stripers are good NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfi sh are AMISTAD: Water clear; 60 degrees; Bridge north. Crappie are slow. Drum on live shad below the dam. Catfi sh are BASS degrees; 0.50’ high. Bream are slow. good in the river on live shad. Redfi sh 2.18’ high. Black bass are good on are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on live shad, cut baits and liver. Water lightly stained; are good in senkos, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow HUBBARD CREEK: 55 degrees; 2.87’ low. Black bass are RAY HUBBARD: Water off-color; 53-59 the marsh nightcrawlers and soft plastic lizards in catfi sh are fair on live perch. fair on white spinnerbaits, baby bass degrees; 2.42’ low. Black bass are 3-25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows on gold COLEMAN: Water clear; 63 degrees; or fi retiger crankbaits and live baits fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and in Devil’s River above Rough Canyon in spoons and 6.35’ low. Black bass are good on char- along grass lines. Crappie are good Texas or Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair the trees. Catfi sh are good over baited small topwaters. treuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits and on jigs and minnows. White bass and on minnows and jigs. White bass are holes in 60-120 feet. SOUTH SABINE: Bull redfi sh are good crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on hybrid stripers are good on live baits. good on small Bass Assassins. Hybrid BASTROP: Very good on watermelon at the jetty on crabs and shrimp. ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 56 silver and chartreuse striper jigs. Crap- Catfi sh are good on prepared baits and striper are good on 4” Bass Assassins. and watermelon red spinnerbaits, Sheepshead are good around the rocks degrees; 6.78’ low. Black bass are fair pie are fair on minnows and blue tube minnows. Catfi sh are fair to good on cut shad and crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and soft on shallow-running lipless crankbaits jigs. Channel and blue catfi sh are good nightcrawlers. on live shrimp. Water stained; plastics. or swim blade jigs off secondary points. on stinkbait, shrimp and cut bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: 52-59 degrees; 0.19’ high. Black bass RAY ROBERTS: Water murky; 51-57 BOLIVAR: Redfi sh Crappie are good on minnows. White CONROE: Very good on pumpkinseed CONROE: Water murky; 1.30’ low. are slow to fair on Texas rigs, weight- degrees; 3.03’ low. Black bass are slow, are good in bass are fair trolling. Blue catfi sh are soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and less fl ukes or 5” Yum Dingers and but improving on warm days, on char- Rollover Pass good drift fi shing with cut shad or silver striper jigs. Crappie are good on Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on treuse/white spinnerbaits and red rattle on natural GRANBURY: Very good on chartreuse/ cheese baits. black soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps over minnows and tube jigs. Catfi sh are good minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on baits. Crappie are good on minnows baits. Sand trout and grass. BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Crappie on stinkbait, cut bait and frozen shrimp. nightcrawlers and cut shad. Bream are and jigs on isolated trees in 10-14 feet croaker are good on shrimp on the edge are good on minnows and black/blue COOPER: Water lightly stained; 52-58 fair on red wigglers. near creek channels. White bass are of the Intracoastal. HOUSTON COUNTY: Very good on brown/ tube jigs over brush piles. Channel good on points on spoons. TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good in 4-9 chartreuse Senkos and spinnerbaits and blue catfi sh are good on stinkbait, RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off-color; feet of water while working slicks and near the marina in 6 feet. shrimp and nightcrawlers. OT POT 54-59 degrees; 5.23’ low. Black bass pods of mullet. Redfi sh are fair to good SAM RAYBURN: Very good on Carolina- BELTON: Water clear; 58 degrees; 3.32’ H S are fair on medium running shad around the spillway on natural baits. rigged green pumpkin soft plastics, low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and crankbaits and spinnerbaits. and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are spinnerbaits. White bass and hybrid EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on live shad. White bass are good striper are good on slabs, Bass Assas- good while drifting shell on soft plastics. on live shad. Crappie are good on min- sins and live shad. Crappie are good on Sand trout are good in the Intracoastal nows in 28-30 feet at night under lights. minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on Waterway on live shrimp and fresh dead WHITE, Channel and blue catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad. shrimp. shrimp and hot dogs. SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 64 WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout have been BOB SANDLIN: Water fairly clear; 53-59 degrees; 6.13’ low. White bass are good caught while drifting shell and mud. Bull HYBRID, degrees; 0.3’ high. Black bass are fair on live minnows and watermelon jigs. redfi sh and sharks have been taken at to good on wacky rigs, spinnerbaits and Crappie are fair on minnows and green the jetty on a variety of natural baits. Bull STRIPER Senkos (bass are on beds in the coves). tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. reds are good in state waters around Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on frozen shrimp, liver wrecks. Catfi sh are fair to good on trotlines. and cut bait. TEXAS CITY: Bull reds, black drum and BRAUNIG: Water stained; 64 degrees. SOMERVILLE: Water fairly clear; 3.36’ sand trout are good on shrimp in the Black bass are good on crankbaits and low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper channel. Redfi sh are good in the holes in dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and are slow. White bass are slow. Channel Moses Lake. near the jetty and dam. Striped bass and blue catfi sh are fair on stinkbait. FREEPORT: Bull redfi sh are good at the are good on liver and shad at Dead STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 60 degrees; BROWNWOOD: White bass are excellent Tree Point and near the pier. Redfi sh jetty on shrimp and crabs. Redfi sh and on Li’l Fishies, Rat-L-Traps and shad 5.74’ low. Black bass are good on black drum are fair to good at San Luis are slow. minnows and soft plastics. White bass crankbaits. Pass and Cold Pass on soft plastics BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 55 are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. tipped with shrimp and mullet. TAWAKONI: Striped bass and hybrid striper degrees; 5.53’ low. Black bass to 5 Channel and blue catfi sh are good on are excellent on 4” Bass Assassins dead- pounds are fair on Hot Tomato Bass minnows and shrimp. EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair while sticked with a 1 oz. jighead. Hog spinnerbaits, Brownwood craw jigs, Port Aransas TAWAKONI: Water stained; 51-57 de- drifting over shell and mud. Redfi sh AMISTAD: Striped bass are good on slabs, black/blue Bass Hogg jigs, perch and Sand trout, sheepshead and redfi sh are good at the jetty on grees; 5.04’ low. Black bass are fair on are fair to good on the west end on soft crankbaits and Sassy Shad. White bass are craw colored RJA custom crankbaits shrimp. Redfi sh and black drum are fair to good around the Lydia red Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, jigs and plastics. and chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps along the good on slabs, crankbaits and Sassy Shad. Ann Channel on Gulps and shrimp. Photo by Craig Nyhus, LSON. Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. MATAGORDA: Trout are fair on the south shorelines in 3-5 feet. Hybrid striper are White bass are good — follow the birds. shoreline of West Bay over sand and BOB SANDLIN: White bass are good on slow. Crappie are fair on Li’l Fishies and Catfi sh are fair on prepared bait. grass on Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and slabs. tube jigs over brush piles in 5-22 feet. degrees; 7.03’ low. Black bass are fair LAVON: Water stained; 54-61 degrees; on Texas-rigged blue fl eck worms, drop 4.56’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas TEXOMA: Water off-color; 52-58 Trout Killers. Redfi sh are good in the CEDAR CREEK: White bass are good on BUCHANAN: Water clear; 63 degrees; degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are fair Diversion Channel on shrimp. slabs. 15.79’ low. Black bass are fair on shot rigs and slow-rolled spinnerbaits. rigs, spinnerbaits and shallow slow-run- Crappie are fair to good on jigs and min- ning crankbaits. White bass are good on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, crankbaits PORT O’CONNOR: Bull redfi sh are good at COOPER: White bass are good on slabs. jerkbaits, pumpkin jigs and Carolina- and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good rigged JDC lizards along break lines nows over brush piles. Hybrid striper on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows the jetty on crabs, fi nger mullet and live are fair to good on slabs and live shad. and jigs around bridge columns. on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are shrimp. Trout are good over shell and and bluff ledges in 10-25 feet. Striped good on slabs and large Road Runners bass are good drifting live bait in 25-35 Catfi sh are fair on nightcrawlers and Catfi sh are fair to good on cut shad and mud in San Antonio Bay on soft plastics prepared bait. nightcrawlers. over humps. Catfi sh are fair to good on and live shrimp. feet and trolling white/chartreuse striper cut and live shad. jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair FALCON: Water clear; 68 degrees. Black LBJ: Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.18’ Trout are fair to good over CATFISH TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 63 degrees; ROCKPORT: on artifi cial minnows, slabs and trolling bass are good on soft plastics and low. Black bass are slow. White bass shell and mud for waders working crankbaits at the mouths of larger spinnerbaits in shallow areas. are fair on 1/4 oz. jigs and artifi cial min- 3.13’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon and watermelon red soft topwaters and soft plastics. Redfi sh are creeks. Crappie are fair on minnows Water clear; 61 degrees. Black nows. Crappie are slow. FAYETTE: plastics, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. good on live shrimp under a cork while over brush piles in 12-15 feet. bass are good on watermelon red, LEWISVILLE: Water off-color; 53-59 Striped bass are fair on live bait. White drifting the drop-offs. green pumpkin and redbug Carolina- degrees; 4.54’ low. Black bass are fair CADDO: Water off-color; 52-59 degrees; bass are fair on minnows and white CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfi sh are good rigged soft plastics off deep points and on slow-rolled spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, BRAUNIG: Channel catfi sh are excellent on 0.53’ high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on min- in the channels and deep holes on Senkos, fl ukes, spinnerbaits and Texas on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Senkos, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. White bass liver, shrimp, cheesebait and cut bait near nows and red tube jigs. Bream are good natural baits. Trout are fair on the reefs in rigs. Crappie are fair to good on min- fl ukes and soft plastics in shallow areas. and hybrid striper are fair to good on the dam and the discharge. Blue catfi sh on worms. Channel and blue catfi sh are Nueces Bay on live bait. nows and jigs. Catfi sh are fair to good FORK: Water lightly stained; 53-61 slabs. Crappie are fair to good on min- are good on cut bait in 15-20 feet. fair on frozen shrimp and stinkbait. on nightcrawlers and cut shad. degrees; 0.81’ low. Black bass are fair nows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on cut BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good around TRAVIS: Water clear; 58 degrees; 27.33’ CALAVERAS: Channel and blue catfi sh are to good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits shad and prepared baits. the rocks and on the edges of the spoils CALAVERAS: Water stained; 64 degrees. low. Black bass are good on brown jigs, excellent on liver, shrimp and cheesebait in the shallows and off the fi rst drop on Corkies and small topwaters. Trout Black bass are good on dark soft plastic LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 58 smoke grubs and crawfi sh crankbaits in — target pre-spawn and bedding bass. and redfi sh are good on the edge of the near the railroad trestle. worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in degrees. Black bass are good on 8-20 feet. Striped bass are fair on white Crappie are fair to good on minnows channel on soft plastics. FALCON: Channel and blue catfi sh are reed beds and near the dam. Striped crankbaits, spinnerbaits and soft spoons and minnows in 20-38 feet. and jigs. Catfi sh are good on prepared excellent on frozen shrimp and cut bait. bass are good on spoons and jigs near plastics. Striped bass are fair on soft White bass are fair on white spoons and PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good around the dam and the crappie wall in 15-20 baits under roosting cormorants. plastics upriver. White bass are good on pods of bait on topwaters and soft LIVINGSTON: Blue catfi sh are very good chrome crankbaits in 20-35 feet. Crap- feet. Redfi sh are slow. Crappie are slow. GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black soft plastics upriver. pie are fair on minnows and pink tube plastics. Redfi sh and sheepshead are on shad. CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 61 degrees; bass are good on chartreuse soft MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 75-88 jigs in 15-28 feet. good at the jetty on shrimp and other plastics, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. 11.83’ low. Black bass are fair on degrees; 0.89’ low. Black bass are fair WHITNEY: Water clear; 10.32’ low. natural baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink jerkbaits, black/chartreuse hair jigs to good on topwaters early, later switch- Black bass are fair on jerkbaits and SOUTH PADRE: Redfi sh are good on the tube jigs. Catfi sh are good on frozen and Texas-rigged worms on shaky ing to weightless fl ukes, Texas rigs, Carolina-rigged soft plastic lizards along fl ats on DOA RAPPIE shrimp, cut bait and stinkbait. C jigheads in 20-25 feet. Striped bass spinnerbaits and chrome Rat-L-Traps. break lines in 10-20 feet. Striped bass Shrimp. are fair to good trolling white striper jigs GRANBURY: Water clear; 1.97’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfi sh are fair drifting live bait in 25-35 feet Snook are are fair to good on prepared bait. and vertically jigging artifi cial minnows Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs and on striper jigs and crankbaits. good in the and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair and minnows. White bass are fair on O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 59 White bass are fair on artifi cial minnows Brownsville jigging artifi cial minnows. Smallmouth minnows. Crappie are good on minnows degrees; 12.71’ low. Black bass are and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows Ship Channel on shrimp. bass are good on smoke/red fl ake and black tube jigs. Catfi sh are slow. good on live baits and large profi le over brush piles in 20-25 feet. Catfi sh PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfi sh are SOMERVILLE: Excellent on minnows and tubes, tomato red curl tail grubs and GRANGER: Water murky; 58 degrees; green pumpkin or black neon soft are slow. tomato red drop shot worms over rock good on the edge of the Intracoastal. on green/black jigs. 3.64’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs plastics, such as 10-inch worms or WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; piles in 12-25 feet. and spinnerbaits around stumps tube baits, along tree and grass lines. Redfi sh are good around the spoils on HOUSTON COUNTY: Very good on live 54-61 degrees; 3.82’ high. Black CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 53- along the river channel. White bass Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. live shrimp. minnows near the dam 2-3 feet off the bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, fl ukes, 60 degrees; 2.95’ low. Black bass are are fair on white grubs in the river White bass are good on live baits and Texas rigs and slow rolled spinnerbaits. bottom. fair on medium running shad pattern below Dickerson’s. Crappie are fair on brown crawfi sh crankbaits. Smallmouth Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. LIVINGSTON: Very good on minnows. crankbaits, Texas rigs and drop-shot minnows upriver under lights at night bass are good on minnows and white Catfi sh are fair to good on prepared bait rigs. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad near the primitive boat launch and Fox spinnerbaits. Channel catfi sh are good and cut shad. Page 20 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com

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also helped win a tournament. Conroe He and Tyler were the only mi- Continued from Page 1 nors in the open tournament that on different areas of the lake. day, Dec. 13. They found a spot and Tyler was casting a rattle trap over hoped to catch one or two fi sh there hydrilla while fi shing in a tourna- before moving on. ment with his father. They were Their fi rst weighed 6 pounds, catching them on about every cast, and they caught several more in Tyler said. the same spot, including Nitschke’s And then he boated the big one. 13.07-pounder. “I could hardly fi sh after that,” he The bass had hit a shad-colored said. crankbait in 6 to 8 feet of water. The team continued fi shing until At fi rst, they didn’t realize how big about noon then went to the weigh- it was. Tyler was still organizing their Mark Goetzman Kyle Nitschke in. They won the tournament and boat when Nitschke hooked on, but the big-bass award. Their stringer he caught a glimpse of it. was fi ghting,” he said. and about 15 to 20 minutes before weighed more than 31 pounds. “He asked how big it was, and I said, Mark caught his 13.13-pound the big one hit, he boated one that “So we had some other pretty good ‘I don’t know, it’s a freak,’” Tyler said. lunker while he and Tyler were pre- weighed 7.5 pounds. fi sh, too,” said Mark, who owns an If he didn’t see the fi sh well, fi shing for another tournament. He, too, didn’t realize how big the appliance repair business. Nitschke could at least feel it. He was casting a Carolina-rigged big one was, but he knew it was good. Tyler Goetzman Next came Nitschke’s fi sh, which “I knew it was a big fi sh when it brush hog in about 3 feet of water, “It fought like crazy,” Mark said. LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News March 13, 2009 Page 21

“Within 30 minutes, everybody application had not been received Shark was sound asleep,” Walters said. as of March 4. Galveston coming back, too Continued from Page 8 When the boat arrived at Port But if Walters’ mako is certified, steel leader and tried to club it. Fourchon, La., 10 or 11 hours lat- it would far surpass the previous In Galveston, spring breakers bids for further repair work. The third time Walters reeled er, a marine biologist was waiting. rod and reel record of 765 pounds. driving only along the seawall may At Pier 19, Williams Party the fish into the boat, about six The fish was almost dropped in His fish could land at No. 3 on not notice a hurricane struck six Boats is booking trips but still hours after the fight began, the the water after it arrived, and it sat the list of largest fish caught in the months ago. Most hotels, clubs working on its building, and crew finally put it down. on the dock another hour before it Gulf of Mexico. and restaurants are open and Galveston Party Boats next door is “Everything hurt,” Walters said. was weighed. A hammerhead shark weigh- waiting for them. open for business with a remod- But the work was far from over. The fish might be a new Louisi- ing 1,280 caught west of Florida in “The only thing that wasn’t flood- eled building after five months of It took another hour and 45 ana state record. 2006 and a bluefin tuna weighing ed was along the seawall,” Capt. no power and six months of no minutes and a sailor’s ingenuity to Bill Ford, fish records chairman 1,152 pounds caught in 2003 rank David Harris said. “Everything else phone service. boat the fish. The crew tied a rope for the Louisiana Outdoor Writers higher, according to research con- had 4 feet of water or more.” Business is picking up,” said to its tail, backed the boat into a Association, which administers ducted by the Mobile Press-Register Boat ramps, including the Old Andy Hernandez. “Our 30-hour wave and floated it in, at last. the state records program, said an in Alabama. RV Park at San Luis Pass, the tuna trip at the end of March is 146 Bridge, Clear Lake at NASA booked. We’re trying to get the Road 1, Sylvan Beach Bait and word out.” Port Anahuac are open. “Spring break is coming,” Her- Cedar Bayou Bait can be found at April nandez added. “We usually get a Continued from Page 8 Fool’s, Boyd’s One Stop in Tex- lot of kids at the last minute.” Tell the Corps as City, Galveston Bait and Tack- “It’s all good to go,” said Capt. pass. These include diminished water pressure and de- The permit application to reopen Cedar Bayou is le (under the causeway), Sylvan Garrett King. “The only difference creased flow through the pass created by the Intracoastal on file with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Beach Bait and Fat Boy’s. Eagle here is now instead of going to Waterway, the opening of other Gulf passes and reduced Permit Application No. SWG-2007-00813 Point hopes to open in April. the beach and hanging out on our freshwater inflow from the damming of rivers. Comments (deadline March 26) must include the Galveston Island State Park is days off, we go home and work on Engineers involved with the reopening project be- application number and should be submitted to: set to open soon, and Texas Parks the house.” lieve that a slug of spoils deposited intentionally in Denise Sloan and Wildlife is seeking preliminary — Craig Nyhus 1995 at the mouth of nearby Vinson Slough also con- Regulatory Branch, CESWG-PE-RB tributed to Cedar Bayou’s shrinking flow. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Save Cedar Bayou proposes to create two cuts from P.O. Box 1229 the storm,” she said. “We hope to Mesquite Bay, both 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide. These Galveston, TX 77553-1229 Bolivar have 50 by June.” would merge into a single channel and continue to the Phone: (409) 766-3962 Continued from Page 8 Building, though, is booming. Gulf of Mexico, creating the only Gulf access between Fax: (409) 766-3931 “We’re going to rebuild it all,” “A lot of people have ordered Pass Cavallo at Port O’Connor and Aransas Pass at Port said owner Jim Braddus. “I kind of modular houses,” she said. “And Aransas, about a 70-mile stretch. The path of the chan- work areas daily from April 1 through Oct. 15. Moni- feel like we have to.” there are 50 permits for new hous- nels would measure about 7,500 feet. tors must travel in front of construction vehicles to Down the road, Ronnie Horn- es.” Some of the dredge material would be used to cre- watch for turtle nests and tracks. beck of Hornbeck Seafood was Buyers looking for a fire sale on ate two sand shoals off the beach to help prevent the Crews will have to attend a class that teaches them luckier. lots might be disappointed. mouth of Cedar Bayou from silting in. how to recognize endangered species. At the end of each “We didn’t have the damage “For every lot that goes up for Computer models show that the configuration of work day, disturbed areas of the beach must be smoothed others did,” he said. “I’m in good sale there are three or four buy- channels and shoals will help maintain a free-flowing and then loosened to accommodate nesting sea turtles. shape. We have two corporate tour- ers,” she said. “Houses are selling pass that is self-scouring, according to Hugo Burmudez If a turtle or nest is spotted, construction must stop and naments that bring in around 300 for about what they did before the with Coast & Harbor Engineering. federal wildlife officials must be notified. people to the weigh-ins sched- storm.” The obstacles from a variety of federal and state agen- If construction occurs anytime between Aug. 1 and uled.” Willis offered a final tip. cies, though, keep increasing the $4.5 million price March 1, when the threatened or endangered piping Hornbeck has experience catch- “Bring cash — some businesses tag. Concessions added to the latest permit applica- plovers might be there, a trained bird monitor must be ing shrimp, and the boats were don’t have phone service to run a tion include the planting of 6.5 acres of chordgrass to on hand to scan the area before work begins each day. headed out to seek live bait. credit card machine, and there are replace grass that has grown along the shrunken chan- This full-time observer must maintain a log to track “We should have it any day,” he only two ATMs here right now.” nel’s path. this effort. said. And one look at Bolivar’s beach- “This will cost an additional $40,000 or so,” said And lastly, the contractor will be made aware of the Those planning a fishing trip to es shows why some residents aren’t Charlie Belaire with Belaire Environmental, a firm that possibility that a West Indian manatee might be lin- the peninsula should plan ahead. so quick to criticize FEMA. specializes in such mitigation work. gering in the construction area. If one is spotted, con- “Call early, there’s not near as “The beaches are prettier than Because whooping cranes winter in the area, construc- struction must cease and federal wildlife officials must many rent houses,” said Anne Wil- ever,” Willis said. “The sand was tion will be prohibited from Oct. 15 through April 15. be notified. lis of Swede’s Beach Properties. sifted for debris. And because sea turtles might be in the area, a full- Project engineers believe the added concessions “We had 300 houses for rent before “And the water is prettier, too.” time trained turtle observer must survey the beach and could boost the projected costs by about $200,000. Page 22 March 13, 2009 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com

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