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Corn feeders : Hunters have different opinions about when to set off a deer feeder. Volume 6, Issue 24 out the high numbers of fish it did earlierdid it fish ofnumbers high the out turningnot islake the althoughthat said 12 pounds. over fish some reported with pounds, 11 to catchesweighing 10 Angelo have San near lake Texas West the hunting big fish. those foroption ble tl rmis via a remains still spring, and winter eralbassweighing 13 poundsmore orthis bass on Texas trophy lakes. for (temporarily) search their up given but all have anglers many degrees, L By Nicholas Conklin O.H. Ivie still summer in West Texas ONE spring continues into Phenomenal winter, om Hagler Tommy fishing Anglers ButO.H. Ivie Lake, which produced sev 100 exceeding temperatures air With lunker bass S producing TAR O UTDOOR N EWS - good on green pump low. Black bass are 81 degrees; 22.66’ Water lightly stained; Ivie report grass lines and timber.bait worked along spinnerbaits and live crankbaits, white plastics, baby bass kin or red shad soft See O.H.IVIE,Page 18

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INSIDE: INSIDE: - 2010 section hunting Annual - Page 2 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 3 Page 4 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com HUNTING Elk, bighorns at center of Sierra Diablo dispute

Gill is largely responsible for the prolif- Rancher, TPW at eration of elk in the Sierra Diablos. About eight years ago, he released about 50 elk odds over how to on his ranch, with an additional eight released since then. manage ‘exotic’ elk “My basic take on elk is that they are a critical component to the restoration of By Thomas Phillips habitat,” Gill said. LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Rather than hurting habitat at Sierra Diablo, elk are helping it, he said. Elk on one West Texas wildlife man- Gill also argues that elk are native to agement area are losing when it comes to West Texas, including the Sierra Diablos, management decisions — and sometimes and should be managed as game animals. they pay the ultimate price. But in Texas, they are legally considered At Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management non-native animals. Like axis deer and Area, desert bighorn sheep are the species feral hogs, they have no bag limit, though of greatest importance. The 11,624-acre the hunter must possess a valid license. strip of land was set up in 1945 “to serve “To us, it’s a resource issue — nothing as a sanctuary for the last remaining desert else,” Pittman said. “If it wasn’t for the des- bighorn sheep in Texas,” according to the ert bighorn sheep, it probably wouldn’t be Texas Parks and Wildlife Web site. an issue at all.” To that end, about 25 elk have been Elk — about 150 to 200 elk roam the killed by state workers there in the past Sierra Diablo Mountains — have not been five years, said Mike Pittman, Texas Parks directly blamed for adverse effects on des- and Wildlife’s project leader for WMAs in ert bighorns, Pittman said. The sheep are the Trans Pecos region. doing well. But wildlife managers there The strategy of killing elk at Sierra Diablo are concerned the elk could become a WMA has met opposition from one neigh- problem. boring landowner. Christopher Gill owns “If we start seeing some negative effects, the 32,000-acre Circle Ranch southwest of it could be too late for desert sheep,” DESERT WILDLIFE: A bull elk stands in the delicate desert scrub at Circle Ranch in the Sierra Diablo Mountains of West the WMA. He manages the property for Texas. The animals are said to compete with desert bighorn sheep for resources in the area. Photo by Circle Ranch. elk and other wildlife. See ELK, Page 22 A matter of timing Different strategies have different goals for use of deer feeders

By Nicholas Conklin time to about 6 to 8 seconds each. LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS The reason behind a longer run time during hunting season is to The release of corn from a feeder try to keep the deer around the means only one thing to deer: It’s feeders longer. feeding time. O’ Shay’s feeders go off within an For the hunter, it means the hour or two of sunset and sunrise. predictable chance to get a good look at what he or she is hunting. By their schedule Feeders allow hunters and ranchers Ava Denney of Brushy Hill Ranch in Texas to condition deer to appear said that the most important part at certain times during the day. of setting timers is to have them go But when to have a feeder go off is off at natural low-light conditions an important decision in condition- — when deer typically feed. ing deer to return to an area to feed. Denney generally runs about 50 Larry Jameson of Middle Concho feeders on her 13,000-acre property Lodge in San Angelo prefers to run in South Texas. The feeders are set his feeders four times a day to keep to go off about sunrise and again deer visible and feeding for longer at sunset, and are set at a low feed- periods of time. ing frequency because of the high “We set them off four times a day, number of feeders on the ranch. right around daylight then an hour Burns Holt, owner of BHoutdoors, and a half after that. Then again uses consistent feeding times to right at sundown, then an hour improve the chances of harvesting after that,” Jameson said. deer. Jameson said this strategy allows “I run mine generally two to him to release equal amounts of three times a day, and I also run corn twice rather than all at once, them on high tolerances and lon- ensuring that deer will remain in ger,” Holt said. the area longer. The high tolerance means only a small amount of corn is released Dietary changes each time. It gives the deer a taste Rick O’ Shay of Dallas runs his of the candy-like corn and ensures feeders twice a day, all year, but puts that they will return to his feeder. out more corn during deer season. Holt said releasing the corn during “We use them year-around,” the prime feeding hours for deer, at O’Shay said. “We slow them down sunrise, then again at sunset, helps after deer season until about form a routine for the deer to fall August. into. “In the off-season we run them “I do not believe, especially with about three seconds once in the a timed feeder, in putting out too morning and in the evening.” much corn,” Holt said. “The reason During the hunting season is I want to dictate to the deer when O’Shay will increase the feeding they’re getting fed.”

DINNER TIME: Deer feeders release food at certain times of day, helping hunters time their movements. Wildlife managers have different opinions about when feeders should go off, but they generally have them timed for morning and evening releases. Photo by LSON. LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 5

DUCKS: When the early teal season begins Sept. 11, Texas hunters should see plenty of birds. Conditions in northern breeding grounds were good this summer. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News. Wet season way up north means more teal for Texas and guides expecting a good harvest. Forecast is good for “The news from the breeding ground is pos- itive and I think we are going to have a aver- September duck age to above-average teal harvest this year,” said guide Larry Robinson of West Columbia. hunting in Texas Texas’ 16-day early teal season is Sept. 11 to 26, and daily limits are four teal per hunter, By Nicholas Conklin which includes blue-winged, green-winged LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS and cinnamon teal. Robinson said the key to a productive har- With positive duck forecasts out of the vest is the amount of rainfall that is received Dakotas and southern Canada, Texas hunt- in North and South Dakota and southern ers should see plenty of teal when the early Canada. Those areas saw increased rainfall hunting season starts Sept. 11. this year, which created many ponds vital to With ideal weather conditions in the north, the outlook for this season has many hunters See TEAL, Page 15 Page 6 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com FISHING Parents step in with (and for) Fishing’s Future handling and measurement and the impor- Children’s program tance of conservation. Wilson also provides fishing equipment to families that need it. requires mom or dad Each session has several stages where skills are taught in an engaging and interactive to participate way. Fishing’s Future was founded in South Padre By Nicholas Conklin Island, and events are hosted throughout the LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS state every two weeks. Most occur on week- ends and generally last about six hours. At one time or another, most people can The program has benefited more than relate to being told by their parents to get off 700 children, relying solely on donations. the couch and to go outside. Volunteers help Wilson run events. Nowadays, it can be a difficult task with the Not all of the time at a Fishing’s Future event glut of technology available to keep kids dis- is spent fishing. Wilson varies the topics, while tracted. keeping them short and easy to comprehend. Shane Wilson saw this problem as an oppor- “When you have a 6-year-old, you have a tunity. short attention span,” Wilson said. “So it’s all That is why in 2004 he began a free program hands-on, tactical stuff so that young minds called Fishing’s Future, to reconnect children can grasp the concept.” and parents with the outdoors. In one stage of the event several simple Unlike similar programs, where the parent fishing knots are taught using oversized, dull can unload the child on the teacher and go hooks and large shoelaces as line. The use of about his or her day, Fishing’s Future requires enlarged items is done in order to protect the parental involvement. In a matter-of-fact way, young children and provide an easy visual Wilson notes that he is not around to babysit component to the process. children. Fishing’s Future is educational and fun, but The daylong program requires the child’s Brad Bauserman of San Antonio said the best parents to be present and actively participate part was the time he was able to spend with Shane Wilson, center, helps a boy learn to fish at a Fishing’s Future event. The Texas-based in all events. FISHING MENTOR: his 8-year-old son, Maxwell. program requires parents to participate with their children as they learn to fish. Photo by Fishing’s Future. “It puts father and son or father and daugh- “The time we spent was quality father-and- ter back in an environment where they are to come together and share in something that than a sport” motto when he sat down to son time,” Bauserman said. “That alone was a sharing in something that is healthy and life- can become a lifelong passion. discuss the program with Wilson. Since great value.” long,” Wilson said. “Some of my great memories take me back then, Lucio has tried to put forth legislation Bauserman was not able to spend quality State Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville to those fishing trips,” Lucio said. “This is not that caters toward helping programs such as outdoor time with his father, he said, so he felt attended an event in San Benito with his just about the kids, it’s about the parents being Fishing’s Future. the program he attended, at Woodlawn Lake grandchildren Alejandro and Carlitos. Lucio with the kids and bringing them together.” The program teaches various outdoors said the event was a great chance for families Lucio came up with the program’s “more skills, such as the basics of knot-tying, safe fish See FUTURE, Page 23 Offshore and on your own Anglers take steps in case of disaster miles off coast

By Nicholas Conklin LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Life-threatening emergencies can happen in an instant when fishing off the Texas coast. Joey Rodriquez of Richmond experienced one during a recent tournament out of Matagorda. Fishing off of the Team Hotrod boat, Rodriquez and fellow anglers were about 60 miles offshore when he saw the boat was resting oddly. “I noticed that the port motor was getting real low in the water,” Rodriguez said. “So I opened the battery cover and saw that water had come in and was almost up to the battery.” Upon realizing the danger, Rodriguez went to work and alerted the crew. “I told everyone to get lines up and told my friend to throw down the bilge pump,” Rodriguez said. “I got the other boaters to the side to offset the boat for balance.” Rodriquez and another crew- member started the bilge pump to remove the remaining water. But, because of a wiring problem, it did not function correctly, causing more stress for Rodriquez. READY TO GO: When fishing offshore, anglers are often many miles from the nearest help. Captains recommend they go well-prepared with such items as extra food and a marine After a quick rewire, the pump radio. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News. functioned properly. Within 10 should be checked often before in,” he said. “And (if you’re not pre- least double the amount of time intact. minutes, the water was pumped heading to sea. pared) there’s going to be that one they plan on being out. “Make sure those access hatches out. “I am always checking life vests storm out there that you might not “People get in trouble that way and deck lids are sealed properly, Despite the quick reaction by and the lights on my type 1 life vest,” make it through.” because there is absolutely nothing and they have good rubber seals,” Rodriquez, he admits that if he had he said. “They always have to work, The availability of food and water to drink out there,” Pierson said. Rodriguez said. another chance, he would have and you should always remember is another aspect that many boaters Pierson said that equipment such done some things differently. to test your EPIRB (emergency bea- may take for granted when out in Constant vigilance as bilge pumps and secure hatches “If we could do anything differ- con).” the Gulf. Simple boat maintenance can be are important components to boat ent next time, I should have had “Most people don’t think that the key to having a fun and safe day safety. one of them pull the life raft out and (Real) food and drinks they don’t have enough to drink on the water. Seals and other fittings “Its just basic boat maintenance get lifejackets out for everybody,” Frasier has been fishing offshore with them,” guide Ron Pierson of on the boat that are directly exposed and just the common sense stuff Rodriquez said. for more than 30 years and under- Port Aransas said. “Alcohol or beer to the ocean can erode over time that you would be surprised how The use of safety equipment, stands that the daily checks of safety doesn’t count because that will because of the high salt content in many people don’t even think including life vests and rafts, is gear can be the difference between dehydrate you.” the water. That is why Rodriquez about,” Pierson said. something that guide Ron Frasier life and death. Pierson recommends that a boat suggests checking all of the boat’s of Matagorda Fishing Buddies said “It only takes one storm to die should have enough water for at fittings and tubes to ensure they are See SAFETY, Page 19 LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 7 Page 8 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com TEXAS FISHING REPORT Sponsored by AMISTAD: Water stained; 85 degrees; on worms and crickets. 4.19’ high. Black bass are good on POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 81 Senkos, crankbaits and spinnerbaits in degrees; 0.51’ low. Black bass are good HOT BITES 22-32 feet. Striped bass are slow. White on Senkos, shad-colored buzzbaits SALTWATER bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish early, later switch to trolling. Crappie are degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are and spinnerbaits in mid-lake pockets. are good on trotlines baited with live slow. Catfish are good drifting cut shad. fair to good on topwaters early, midday Crappie are fair. White bass are good perch in 20-35 feet. Yellow catfish are CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 87 de- switching to Texas and Carolina rigs. on live bait, silver/black back crankbaits good on trotlines baited with live perch Crappie are fair. White bass are good on SCENE LARGEMOUTH grees; 3.66’ low. Black bass are good on and jigging spoons. Stripers are good around rocks in 20-30 feet. white Rooster Tails when schooling and chartreuse/white spinnerbaits and large on shad-colored crankbaits along the NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair in the river on white or chartreuse slabs on main lake ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 84-88 soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crap- southern lake points. Catfish are good on live shad. Redfish are good in the cuts and BASS structure. Catfish are fair. degrees; 0.23’ high. Black bass are fair pie are slow. Drum are fair on worms. shad and worms. drains leading to the marsh on shrimp and on buzzbaits early, later switching to COLETO CREEK: Water fairly clear; 84 LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; PROCTOR: Water murky; 85 degrees; jigs tipped with shrimp. Texas rigs and small jigs. Crappie are 84-87 degrees; 1.68’ high. Crappie are degrees (96 degrees at discharge); 0.30’ 2.67’ low. Black bass are fair on SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good while good on jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet fair on minnows and jigs in 15-20 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass crankbaits and soft plastic worms early. drifting the reefs on live shrimp and soft around brush piles. Catfish are good on over brush piles. Catfish are good on are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie Crappie are good on minnows. Channel plastics. Trout, sheepshead and redfish nightcrawlers and prepared baits. trotlines and rod & reel with chicken are slow. Channel and blue catfish are and blue catfish are good on trotlines are fair to good at the jetty on live shrimp livers, bloodbait and nightcrawlers. FALCON: Good on large soft plastics and BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are slow. Yellow catfish are fair. and juglines baited with goldfish. Yellow and shad. fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and Bream are fair. catfish are fair. slow-rolling spinnerbaits in 5-8 feet. CONROE: Water fairly clear; 0.46’ low. BOLIVAR: Trout are fair on the south shore- Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair. Channel LAVON: Water stained; 83-88 degrees; Striped bass are fair on minnows and RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 84-87 line on small topwaters and soft plastics. FORK: Good on buzzbaits and soft and blue catfish are good on shrimp and 2.82’ low. Black bass are fair on white green striper jigs. Crappie are fair. Catfish degrees; 2.44’ low. Black bass are fair Black drum, sand trout and redfish are plastic frogs early and late, midday stinkbait. buzzbaits early, later switching to shallow are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers and on shad pattern topwaters and buzzbaits good at Rollover Pass. switching to jigs, Carolina rigs and BELTON: Water clear; 85 degrees; 2.42’ shrimp. running crankbaits, camo jigs and early and late, midday switching to TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters Texas rigs. Night fishing for bass is low. Hybrid striper are good trolling Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair. Catfish are Carolina-rigged Baby Brush Hogs, FALCON: Water murky; 89 degrees. The working wells and shell pads on shrimp and reported good to excellent. perch-colored Rat-L-Traps. White bass fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait. spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair. lake reopened July 27. Striped bass are mullet. Redfish are good on live bait around are good trolling perch-colored Rat-L- LBJ: Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.32’ White bass are good on clear torpedoes, BELTON: Good on light-colored slow. Channel and blue catfish are good the reefs and at the Traps. Crappie are good on minnows slabs and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper spinnerbaits in coves early and late. spillway. under lights at night. Channel catfish are are fair. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers. CONROE: Good on pumpkinseed and EAST GALVESTON good on trotlines and throwlines baited RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 86-88 watermelon red Carolina-rigged soft BAY: Trout are good with stinkbait, live perch and live shad. OT POT degrees; 0.87’ low. Black bass are slow plastics. H S for drifters working Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are during day and fair at night on black or deep shell on plastics and live bait. Whiting LAKE O’ THE PINES: Good on good on trotlines baited with live perch. blue fleck worms and black spinnerbaits. and sand trout are good on the edge of the spinnerbaits and watermelon seed oil BOB SANDLIN: Water off-color; 83-88 Crappie are good on brush piles with Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. worms. degrees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish topwaters early, later switching to Caro- RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off-color; and black drum are good at the jetty on lina rigs, spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie 83-88 degrees; 0.49’ low. Black bass are shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair around the are good on jigs and minnows under the fair on spinnerbaits, jigs and Carolina- railroad bridge on live shrimp over reefs. railroad bridge in 15-25 feet. White bass rigged Ring Frys fished on main lake and WHITE, Offshore is good for tarpon, kingfish and are good on Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair. secondary points. White bass and hybrid ling. BRAUNIG: Water clear; 87 degrees. Black striper are fair. Crappie are good on min- HYBRID, bass are fair on spinnerbaits and dark nows and jigs. Catfish are fair. TEXAS CITY: Trout are soft plastic worms in reeds and near the SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 87 fair on the TRIPER dam. Striped bass are good on liver and degrees; 3.97’ low. Black bass are fair S reefs on live perch off points near the pier. Redfish on minnows and watermelon soft plastic shrimp and croakers. Trout are fair along are excellent on perch, shad and silver worms. White bass are fair. Crappie are the edge of the Ship Channel on croakers spoons. fair. Bream are fair. Catfish are good on and shrimp. BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 86 degrees; trotlines baited with live bait, cut bait 6.63’ low. Black bass are fair on red bug and liver. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are and watermelon Grande Bass Finesse good on live shrimp on the reefs in Bastrop SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 87 degrees; Bay. Trout, Spanish mackerel and sand worms on Shaky Heads and watermelon 0.13’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid PROCTOR: White bass are excellent on red and trophy hunter-colored Rattle- trout are good at the jetties on soft plastics striper are slow. White bass are slow. and shrimp. minnows. Snakes. Hybrid striper are slow. White Coleman Crappie are slow. bass are good on Li’l Fishies and Rat-L- Water fairly clear; 85 degrees; 8.27’ low. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad near the park EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for RAY ROBERTS: White bass are excellent Traps off lighted docks at night. Crappie and the store. Crappie are good on minnows and Li’l Fishies at night. Channel catfish are TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 84-88 drifters on live shrimp over humps and on clear Tiny Torpedoes around schooling are good on Li’l Fishies over brush piles good on trotlines baited with live perch and chicken livers. degrees; 0.73’ low. Black bass are fair on scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on fish. in 10-20 feet and off lighted docks at spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and CEDAR CREEK: Hybrid striper are good on night in 18-24 feet. Channel catfish are on frozen shrimp, cut bait and stinkbait. low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, fair. White bass are good on slabs and mullet. good on cut bait over baited holes. Yellow Rooster Tails in 10-25 feet. Striped bass Sassy Shad and large slabs in deep water. FAYETTE: Water fairly clear; 91 degrees. weightless watermelon red Whacky WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on catfish are good on trotlines baited with and hybrid striper are fair. Catfish are fair. O.H. IVIE: White bass are good on live bait Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits Sticks and Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps sand and grass humps on soft plastics and perch in 12-18 feet. along riprap on seawalls, docks and and chrome crankbaits. and Rat-L-Traps early and late and TEXOMA: Water off-color; 84-88 topwaters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp in BUCHANAN: Water clear; 86 degrees; on Carolina-rigged watermelon red, water willows in 3-12 feet at daylight. degrees; 1.04’ low. Black bass are fair Oyster Lake and Crab Lake. 8.80’ low. Black bass are good on white watermelon gold, watermelon seed and White bass are slow. Crappie are fair. on buzzbaits early, midday switching to Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue spinnerbaits, Texas-rigged Power Worms PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair buzzbaits and Erratic jigs, watermelon green pumpkin soft plastics over humps on live bait over sand, grass and shell in topwaters and weightless Texas-rigged during the day. Channel and blue catfish catfish are fair. and jigs. Crappie are fair. Striped bass ATFISH are fair. Catfish are fair. San Antonio Bay. Trout are fair to good at C purple flake Whacky Sticks in pockets are slow. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 84-88 the jetty on live shrimp. and points in creeks in 5-15 feet at first FORK: Water fairly clear; 83-88 degrees; degrees; 1’ low. Black bass are fair TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 87 light. Striped bass are fair. White bass on topwaters early and late, midday degrees; 3.99’ low. Black bass are fair ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and 0.33’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows in channels on free–lined shrimp. Redfish are are fair. Crappie are good on minnows 15-25 feet under main lake bridges and switching to medium running shad on redbug and plum soft plastic worms and crappie jigs over brush piles. pattern crankbaits, Texas and Carolina early and late, diving baits in the eve- good on mullet and shrimp on the edge of around brush piles. Catfish are good on the ICW. Channel catfish are good on live bait prepared baits in 15-20 feet. rigs. White bass are fair. Crappie are fair. nings and on topwaters among schooling and dipbait. Catfish are fair on cut shad. fish. Striped bass are slow. White bass PORT ARANSAS: GRANGER: Water clear; 87 degrees; 1.98’ CADDO: Water murky; 84-89 degrees; LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 86 are good on spoons. Crappie are slow to Trout, BRAUNIG: Channel and blue catfish are low. Black bass are fair on Carolina- fair. Bream are excellent on crickets and redfish and excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait and 0.38’ high. Black bass are fair on water- rigged worms. White bass are fair. Crap- degrees; 0.06’ high. Black bass are good melon flukes and Texas-rigged worms on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped nightcrawlers off docks in 4-5 feet. Chan- sheepshead are fair to cheesebait near the dam. pie are good on chartreuse jigs in 5-12 nel and blue catfish are good on trotlines good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. in the bayous on the edges of the grass feet. Blue catfish are good on shad and bass are slow. White bass are good on CALAVERAS: Channel catfish are excellent — also on frogs over the pads and grass. slabs, pet spoons and trolling tubes. Blue baited with live bait, stinkbait and liver. Trout are fair around Shamrock Cove on on liver, cheesebait and shad. Blue catfish prepared bait in shallow water and on topwaters, piggies and croakers. Crappie are fair. Redear sunfish are fair. juglines in 10-20 feet. catfish are good on shad. TRAVIS: Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; are excellent on liver and cut bait. 9.03’ low. Black bass are good on bone CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on CALAVERAS: Water clear; 87 degrees. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 83-87 NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 91 BUCHANAN: Yellow and blue catfish are topwaters, red shad worms and smoke the edge of the spoils on Gulps! and live Black bass are slow. Striped bass are degrees; 0.45’ low. Black bass are fair on degrees; 0.31’ low. Black bass are good very good on juglines and trotlines baited fair on spoons and striper jigs between on crankbaits and worms near the dam grubs in 12-28 feet. Striped bass are shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes Carolina-rigged lizards, finesse baits on a slow. White bass are fair on grubs, on shrimp. with goldfish and perch. the dam and the crappie wall and on shaky-head jig and Texas-rigged worms. early. White bass are good but small on chicken livers and shad along the shore- Silver Dollar lures. Crappie are good on topwaters and jigging spoons. Crappie BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair on topwaters CANYON LAKE: Yellow and blue catfish are White bass are good on topwaters, are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines upriver. line. Redfish are excellent down-rigging Rooster Tails and live minnows. Catfish minnows at Crappie Point. around rocks and grass near the Land Cut. silver and gold spoons in 10-20 feet, on good on nightcrawlers and cut perch. Trout are fair to good on the King Ranch NAVARRO MILLS: Channel and blue catfish are fair. O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 81 live perch and tilapia along the shoreline degrees; 22.66’ low. Black bass are WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 88 de- shoreline on croakers, topwaters and plum to 37 pounds are very good on juglines HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 88 and on live bait along the crappie wall. good on green pumpkin or red shad soft grees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. baited with perch. Crappie are slow. degrees; 0.02’ low. Black bass to 4 are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie pounds are good on watermelon worms plastics, baby bass crankbaits, white PORT MANSFIELD: Trout and redfish are CHOKE CANYON: Channel and blue catfish CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 84 degrees; spinnerbaits and live bait worked along are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on topwaters around sand and grass near drop-offs. Crappie are fair. Bream fair on nightcrawlers. are good on punchbait. Yellow catfish are 0.16’ high. Black bass are fair on are good on live worms off piers and grass lines and timber. Crappie are good near spoil islands. Redfish are fair to good good on live perch and goldfish. watermelon red flukes, Texas-rigged over grass beds. Channel and blue on minnows and jigs. Smallmouth bass WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 85- while drifting pot holes and sight–casting to watermelon Whacky Sticks and white catfish are good on nightcrawlers on are good on shad-colored soft plastic 89 degrees; 0.6’ low. Black bass are fair shallow water. Offshore is good for kingfish crankbaits off points along flooded rod and reel and on trotlines baited jerkbaits and live bait along tree lines. on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Crappie and ling. Channel catfish are good on live and weeds and trees in 2-6 feet at first light. with perch. are fair in the fishing barge and over SOUTH PADRE: RAPPIE Striped bass are slow. White bass are cut bait. brush piles on minnows. Channel catfish Trout are fair C slow. Smallmouth bass are good on root HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 81 are good on nightcrawlers and dough degrees; 7.53’ low. Black bass are good PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85-88 in South Bay beer grubs and craws and watermelon degrees; 0.29’ low. Black bass are fair bait. Yellow catfish are fair. Schooling on shrimp and red tubes on ball jigheads on main lake on black/blue jigs, watermelon candy white bass are good early. soft plastics and live bait worked along on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in the plastics under rattling corks. Tarpon and points and ledges in 8-15 feet. Crappie timber and soft plastics around grass. WHITNEY: Water murky; 1.16’ low. kingfish have been caught at the jetty. are fair. Channel catfish are slow. grass lines and suspended along timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs Black bass are slow. Striped bass are PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 84-87 over brush piles and around bridge fair on live shad. White bass are fair on GRAPEVINE: Good on minnows and jigs White bass are good on live bait and to good on the flats on live shrimp and degrees; 0.55’ low. Black bass are fair small shad-colored crankbaits. Catfish pilings. Hybrid striper and white bass are minnows, pet spoons and Charlie slabs. over brush piles. DOA Shrimp under a popping cork. Snook on topwaters early, midday switching to are good on live bait. good on jigging spoons and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow are good early in the morning around the LIVINGSTON: Good on minnows. jigs, Texas and Carolina rigs. White bass Catfish are good on chicken liver and tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen Brownsville Ship Channel on topwaters. are good on topwaters and Little Georges JOE POOL: Water off-color; 84-87 bloodbait in 15-20 feet. Bream are good shrimp, stinkbait and live bait. LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 9

BIG BLUE: Capt. Brett Holden said the fishing for blue marlin has been good this summer off the Texas coast. Photo by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Anglers: Fishing for marlin, swords going well “All of the boats I have talked to out there Captains change gears have either hooked or caught a blue marlin,” Holden said. “The blue marlin bite has been to find right bait going off pretty good.” Holden said that on recent trips he has By Nicholas Conklin caught two to five marlin per day and LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS reported that the colors of bait hasn’t really been a deciding factor. The bite for billfish off the Texas coast has “It’s just been a hit or miss on the col- seen fair numbers of white and blue marlin ors,” Holden said. “A lot of people go by the caught this summer. clouds. On a cloudy day, I use a dark lure, and Swordfish have also been hot as of late with on bright days, I’ll use a bright lure.” many anglers reporting daily catches. Holden has relied recently upon a mix of Brett Holden, of the boat Booby Trap, live and artificial baits, with most of his mar- reported anglers catching fair numbers of marlin near the Tequila and Cervesa oil rigs. See BILLFISH, Page 16 Page 10 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

CO-WORKERS SHARE ACCUSATION and the boat was swamped by the OF GILL-NET FISHING Deer breeders investigated for permit problems wave. The wardens assisted in get- While patrolling Lake Mackenzie, ting the occupants of the vessel Briscoe County Game Warden Clint Polk County Game Wardens Ryan breeding facility. He also received a the department to liberate white- back to the dock along with their Hunt saw a person swimming with Hall, David Johnson and Brandon written warning for failing to submit tailed deer on their ranches and boat. an inflated trash bag. Hunt then saw Mosley completed investigations his annual report. had kept the deer in the small pens two other males near the shore with into three area deer breeders. One The other two deer breeders for 75 to 90 days. SURPRISED POACHER HAD NO LICENSE another inflated trash bag and plac- of the people was cited for pos- were filed on for failure to release One person was catching and FOR FISHING, ILLEGAL DRUGS ing it in the water. One of the people session of breeder deer without a breeder deer from captivity within ear-tagging the fawns of the liber- San Saba County Game Warden near the shore was releasing a net valid permit and for failing to ear 30 days. Both people had received ated deer in his “soft release” pen. Brad Reeves was patrolling public into the water. They were using the tag several white-tailed deer in his “soft release” authorizations from Cases pending. access points along the San Saba trash bags to help float a long gill and Colorado rivers. At a remote net that they were placing across a Patrol Hebbronville Station. USBP directions on the water where people removing three miles of the illegal location along the Colorado River, cove. Once contact was made and agents observed a suspicious vehicle travel to and from their piers. The long line from the waters. Several Reeves came across a car parked citations were being issued, Hunt driving through a ranch while using boat then started going at a very fast large black drum and sharks were with no one around. He walked up learned that the three people work infrared imagers. USBP agents and pace in a circle. Robinson was able released. The next day while patrol- the river bank and began smelling for a restaurant. Fish were already in Warden Maldonado detained two to safely get close enough with his ling in the same area, another long marijuana burning. Reeves surprised the net at the time of contact. people driving a four-door Dodge patrol boat while Strauss jumped line was located and removed from two males who were fishing without pickup truck. During the investiga- on the out-of-control boat, bring- the waters. The second long line was a license and smoking weed. One of DEER ARE WILD tion it was discovered that the driver ing it to a stop. The situation had pulled until it crossed the border the people also had a crack pipe and ANIMALS, NOT PETS of the vehicle had numerous narco- created quite an audience, and the and then it was cut. It was approxi- crystal meth in his pants pocket. Henderson County Game Warden trafficking violations and several wardens were praised by the people mately one mile long. They were arrested for possession Dustin Balfanz received information Texas Parks and Wildlife violations. watching when things where brought of controlled substance, possession about a person who had picked up The passenger was a 15-year-old swiftly under control. The person BIG VESSEL THROWS BIG WAKE — of marijuana, and fishing without a a fawn deer in Houston County and juvenile unrelated to the driver. who was thrown or fell from the boat WHICH HITS LITTLE BOAT license. transported it to Henderson County. Violators were released on cita- was looked at by EMS. The boat was Game Warden Jarret Barker was When Balfanz arrived at the person’s tion for criminal trespass pending a taken and secured. working the Texas International BIG BUCK’S POACHER residence, the fawn was penned up non-consent affidavit from the land- Fishing Tournament for water safety BROUGHT TO JUSTICE and being bottle-fed. The deer was owner. The following morning USBP HUNTING CLUB violations. A 60-foot-long fishing Ellis County Game Warden Jeff seized and relocated. agents discovered 100 pounds of POACHED AT NIGHT vessel from Rockport was observed Powell received dispositions on a a green leafy substance bundled in Angelina County Game Warden throwing a hazardous wake in the hunt without consent and hunt at PIRANHAS NOT FOR SALE IN duffel bags. Case pending. Tim Walker made a vehicle stop on Brownsville ship channel. The boat night case on a 165 BC class deer HARRIS COUNTY (LEGALLY) a truck spotlighting from a county was passing a column of smaller that was poached last year. The per- Harris County Game Warden Kevin WARDEN LEAPS ONTO road that divides the Angelina boats while throwing a 6-foot wave. son received 60 days in jail, a $500 Creed received a complaint regard- RUNAWAY POWERBOAT National Forest and a private hunt- The wave hit another vessel throwing fine, and lost his hunting/fishing ing an individual in Houston selling Kleberg County Game Warden ing club. The three men had a water across the fly bridge. licenses for five years. red-bellied piranhas out of his Matt Robinson and Kenedy County Go-light, a spotlight and a .17-cali- residence. Creed contacted Harris Game Warden Matt Strauss ber rifle. After Walker interviewed SEVEN PEOPLE SAVED DEAD AXIS IS A County Game Warden John Rao responded to a 911 call at Loyola the violators, each admitted to FROM NEAR DISASTER DEAD GIVEAWAY about the complaint. A “buy” was Beach in Baffin Bay. Dispatchers hunting hogs and varmints from the Victoria County Game Wardens Real County Game Warden Shane set up by Game Warden John Rao, from the sheriff’s office reported that public road. Cases pending. Travis Haug and Jon Kocian along Hohman was contacted in the early Capt. Albert Lynch and Lt. Johnny a man had been thrown from his with intern Kristy Worthy were morning hours by a Border Patrol Longoria. A total of eight red-bellied boat and the boat continued running WARDENS ON PATROL CONFISCATE patrolling Coleto Creek Reservoir agent who had stopped a vehicle piranhas were seized. Class B mis- at 3/4 speed unoccupied. Robinson LONG LINE ON BORDER when a boat capsized just outside that contained a freshly killed axis demeanor case pending. and Strauss quickly launched and While patrolling the Gulf of the no-wake zone from the day-use buck. Hohman was able to get a arrived at the scene. The individ- Mexico onboard the Capt. Williams, area. Wardens were able to pull the sworn statement from the two occu- CROSSING RANCH, TRUCK’S OCCU- ual, who was the boat operator, was Sgt. James Dunks along with Game seven people into their patrol ves- pants after he explained to them PANTS FOUND TO BE BREAKING LAW rescued by another party and taken Wardens Derek Reeder, Will Plumas sel and assist with righting the boat that the blood trail down the county Jim Hogg County Game Warden to shore just prior to their arrival. and mechanic David Kimball located that was sinking. 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MASON LAPLANTE, 9, of Midland shot this 200-pound hog with 3-inch tusks while coyote hunting with his grandfather in Ward County using a .243. Four inches of snow fell the night before, and several fresh tracks RUSTY STAFFORD caught this 9-pound,14-ounce bass — his personal best — while were seen in the area. fishing on his property in Grimes County. JOSHUA GARCIA, 10, of San Antonio caught this 5-pound largemouth bass on a Texas rig in the flooded waters of Lake Amistad.

BUD PARKS of Rowlett caught this 5-pound bass on Lake Monticello.

Share an adventure Want to share hunting and fishing photos with other Lone Star Outdoor News readers? Send them to us with contact and caption information. DAN HUERTA caught this 46-inch redfish, his personal best, in Baffin Bay. [email protected] Heroes, Lone Star Outdoor News, WALKER WILSON, 10, of Keller, shot this gobbler with his new 20-gauge P.O. Box 551695, Dallas, TX 75355 shotgun after calling him into wildflowers in Archer county.

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Austin Crain, 13, of Burnet shot this 6-year-old buck in Menard County using a .243 at 160 yards two days before Thanksgiving. Page 14 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com CONSERVATION Plan hopes to divert birds from La. coast News in Brief Federal grant, DU helping flood farm fields

By Nicholas Conklin LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico raised concerns over what to do with migratory birds that frequent the coast on their way south, and a new plan seeks to change their course. To protect birds, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a federal agency, and Ducks Unlimited partnered together to flood POINTED: Stickers carried as many as fields and plant crops to attract birds. The 46 points on his rack, which scored well groups hope their flooded fields will be more over 300 Boone and Crockett. Photo by attractive than Louisiana’s marshes. Nooner Ranch. The program applies to the private agricul- tural lands within and adjacent to flyways Texas deer with that enter the Gulf. The initiative will be available in selected huge rack dies counties and parishes in Alabama, Arkansas, Famed breeder buck Stickers, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, whose antlers once scored 354 Missouri and Texas. Boone and Crockett points, died in Texas’ program will flood properties on the June, said his owner, Sammy Nooner mid- and upper coast and provide an inland of Hondo. habitat for the migrating birds, said Scott The buck was 9 years old — old Manley, president of DU Texas. for a white-tailed deer — and was Texas counties involved include Liberty, said to be the largest buck in Texas Harden, Chambers, Jefferson, Colorado, DIVERSION PLAN: By flooding fields on the Gulf Coast, wildlife managers and advocates hope to steer migratory for some time. Wharton, Fort Bend, Galveston, Brazoria, birds away from marshes on the Louisiana coast. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News. The massive-antlered whitetail Harris, Lavaca, Jackson, Matagorda and scored more than 300 B&C points for Calhoun counties. the middle of August and to have them hold in Texas alone I have contracts with 40 land- more than five years. Last year, his Matt Kaminski, regional biologist for DU, is water until the end of March,” Kaminski said. owners,” Kaminski said. rack scored 329 B&C. At times, his leading the program. By maintaining the new habitats until DU is scheduled to receive $2.5 million of antlers had 46 points. “The goal of this program is to provide hab- March, Kaminski said he hopes that returning an $8.75 million federal grant and plans to Nooner said Stickers never recov- itat on the Texas Gulf coast for shore birds, birds, too, will have a source of clean food and have that money allocated to the landowners ered after breeding season. wading birds and waterfowl,” Kaminski said. water. within two to four weeks. He was eating well but never put “DU’s main position in the program is to pro- The Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded Kaminski is hopeful that the flooded fields on weight. vide cost share at $25 an acre on top of the off the Louisiana coast April 20, causing the will stand out to the migrating birds, and will Though Stickers has died, his life approved contracts by the NRCS,” worst oil spill in U.S. history. be a stop on their return north in the spring. as a breeder buck will live on. Nooner As part of the cost sharing, Kaminski said Kaminski said that the response from land- “With increases of water on the landscape said he still has plenty of semen, DU will focus on aiding landowners who owners has been positive, and he is pleased so early in the year, it is definitely going to be which sells for $4,000 to $5,000 per can provide land that will be attractive to the with the amount of people who want to par- of great benefit,” Kaminski said. “It is defi- straw, from the deer and his legacy migrating birds. ticipate. nitely going to provide a lot of habitat to those will live a long time. “The goal is to start flooding these fields by “The program has been really well-received; birds that are coming down.” — Staff report LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 15

Teal Continued from Page 5 the growth of a large teal population. “When there are plenty of ponds in that region, then we have a good duck hatch,” Robinson said. “The pond count for the region was up this year, which equates to more blue-winged teal in Texas.” Guide Harlan Boettcher of Eagle Lake said that through his research he is expecting a high harvest of teal in his area 160 miles east of San Antonio. LITTLE FLYERS: Teal Boettcher said that he has high expectations for the numbers should be amounts of young birds that will make it to the coastal high in Texas this year area. because of good con- “The forecast for this year is supposed to be a lot better, ditions in the birds’ but we’re just going to play it by ear and see how it goes,” summer breeding Boettcher said. grounds in the north- The amount of rainfall and ponds are crucial in the ern U.S. and Canada. initial habitat for teal, but nearly as important will be Photo by Lone Star habitat in Texas, Robinson said. The growth of rice on Outdoor News. the coast and farmers’ harvest schedule is an impor- tant component to keeping the birds in prime hunting areas. “If the harvest is early, then our fields are flooded up and they are too tall,” Robinson said. “Then we start los- ing some of our birds because we can’t hold them with open water.” However, Robinson does not expect that to be the case this year and anticipates the conditions to be ideal by opening day.

MORE TROPHIES: The number of trophy largemouth bass reported caught at Lake Fork is up this year, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. Photo by LSON. Survey: Trophy catches increase at Lake Fork Count could reflect changing angler attitudes Anglers are reporting more catches of largemouth bass weigh- ing 7 pounds or more at Lake Fork, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. After declining big bass catches for the last six years in the Lake Fork Trophy Bass Survey, nearly as many 7-pound or bigger bass were reported caught from March through June as were reported from March 2009 to February 2010. Anglers participat- ing in the survey reported 733 big bass caught from March through June 2010, compared with 746 for the 12 months ending in February. “This year’s cold winter delayed the spawn, which pushed the peak of entries into April,” said Kevin Storey, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries biologist in charge of managing Lake Fork. “As a result, this was the first year since the sur- vey began in 2003 that the number of entries was higher in April than in March.” The big bass boom in late spring and early summer was good news for the fabled Lake Fork fishery. The seven-year average of fish weigh-

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said. “We fished all day Saturday and Billfish had just one white marlin to show for Continued from Page 9 our efforts.” lin taking live baits. The fished weighed about 100 pounds “We have been fishing a mixed rig, and was caught while trolling with a fishing lures and naturals,” Holden said. lumo-colored Pakula. “Most of the blue marlin here recently Perthuis reported seeing one marlin (have) been caught on the naturals.” free jumping along a weedline that the Holden reported a good swordfish bite group had trolled for most of the day. and landed most of his swords on blue “There was a rip that had big, thick runners and squid. Holden hopes that it weeds mats all the way up and down it,” continues and he can repeat a combined Perthuis said. “We trolled up and down 15-fish performance from two trips in it, and any other weekend it would be late July. producing fish; they just weren’t there.” Don Housman, who captains the Almost 90 percent of the fishing the Gunslinger, said some of the best billfish- group did over the weekend was with ing has come when he has been able to artificial baits because live bait has not work weedlines out of Port Aransas. been producing as many fish as artifi- “We were about 100 miles out on a cial. weedline,” Housman said. “Then there “We didn’t have much luck on the live was a temperature change, and I did well bait on this trip,” Perthuis said. “So we fishing off the change.” trolled with a spread of different Pakulas Angler Brandon Perthuis of Pearland and Black Barts.” spent three days offshore in late July, fish- In the Texas International Fishing ing for marlin and swordfish. Although Tournament on July 28, Housman seeing fish and hooking into some landed two fair-sized white and blue swords, the anglers on board boated marlin. He said that most of his success only two swords over the weekend. was on artificial lures. Housman also “We covered 360 miles of the Gulf, reported missing two whites during the and trolling was pretty slow,” Perthuis two-day tournament.

Fork Continued from Page 15 ing more than 7 pounds or mea- suring 24 inches or more in length is 1,519 per survey year. That num- ber declined to its lowest level of 746 fish reported from March 2009 to February 2010. “The decline could be real, or it could be due to dwindling interest in the survey,” Storey said. “Reduced participant interest is a common cause of declining reporting rates in volunteer surveys such as this. The first year starts off with enthu- siasm, and then people lose inter- est. We also considered whether the decline in numbers was due to erratic angling or changes in the bass population.” Fisheries biologists have started to rely on volunteer surveys such as the one on Lake Fork to track trophy fish because so few are collected using the traditional method of electro- fishing, often called shocking. “Electrofishing doesn’t do a very good job of collecting big fish,” Storey said. “It’s done at night along the shoreline, generally in water five feet deep or shallower. Larger fish are seldom encountered in these areas.” Comparing the numbers of fish caught by electrofishing with those reported in the trophy bass survey illustrates Storey’s point. During the seven-year history of the Lake Fork Trophy Bass Survey, combined catches in all spring and fall electro- fishing surveys have yielded 3,137 fish, only three of which were 24 inches or longer, and 12 weighed 7 pounds or more. In contrast, anglers have reported catching 11,141 fish 7 pounds or heavier or 24 inches or longer in the same time period. “Of the 11,141 fish reported in the survey, 83 percent were weighed, and of those, 15.6 percent weighed 10 pounds or more,” Storey said. “Anglers measured the length of 64 percent of the fish, and one-third of those were 24 inches or longer.” — Texas Parks and Wildlife report

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WADE A MINUTE: Fishing the surf at Sabine Lake in Southeast Texas has put anglers on good catches of speckled trout. Photo by Marina J. Sams, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

For success at Sabine Lake, fish the surf to the bottom.” Other areas producing Redfish in the lake have been caught on various lures, but the most effective have good catches, too been topwaters. The fishing for reds has been focused around schooling birds, and anglers By Nicholas Conklin have caught many while wade fishing. LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Anglers have also reported catching redfish on cut mullet around Sabine Pass. Fishing on Sabine Lake has held steady Norris reported the catches of redfish were of through the summer months, and reports average keeper size, but nothing over 28 inches of good catches of speckled trout and redfish has been landed recently. have been made. Dimitri Schwarznau of SGS bait and tackle Guide Jerry Norris has reported high catches shop reported that anglers have been catch- of trout shallow and deep. ing fair numbers of trout and redfish near the “We’ve been catching a lot of trout wade coves in the upper portion of the lake. She also fishing in the surf, ” Norris said. “And we have reported that anglers were catching their lim- been catching a lot of redfish up in the lake its recently despite heavy rains. under the birds.” Heavy rains besieged the area midsum- For the trout, Norris said he has fished mainly mer, causing some to wonder how the storms with chartreuse/diamond Bass Assassins on impacted the fishing. Schwarznau said they jigheads in about 2 to 5 feet of water. did not appear to have a negative effect, but The reason for the deep water depends on anglers and guides had to work around them. how active the trout are searching for food. She said that most anglers waited out some “The last few times they have been pretty of the smaller storms and were successful close to the bottom,” Norris said. “So we’ve throughout the lake, including down at the had to use a little heavier jighead to get it down ship channel. Page 18 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com

Bass fishing on O.H. Ivie TECHNIQUE: ■ When fishing hydrilla weeds, focus on getting bait/lure underneath the mat of weeds. ■ This can be done by making a high arcing cast and punching the bait through the weeds. ■ Also, fishing the open pockets within the weeds will allow your bait to reach the bottom.

EQUIPMENT: ■ 7-foot medium/heavy to heavy casting rod. (A 7-foot, 6-inch flipping rod works well also.) ■ 20- to 30-pound braid or monofilament line. ■ Texas-rigged artificial worm, with a size 3 or 4 hook. ■ Half-ounce to 1 1/2-ounce tungsten bullet weights. Tungsten has a higher density than lead sinkers, which will help to punch through thick weeds.

bit,” Gregerson said. “You can go out there O.H. Ivie and fish all day and get that one big one. But Continued from Page 1 its not like it was earlier in the year when you in the year, the quality of the fish has held could get 15 to 20 bass in the morning.” steady. Gregerson reported fair catches of fish “Were still catching some big fish,” Hagler while working topwater baits along weeds. said. “They’re real finicky, and the numbers Using green frogs, he landed few fish during are down considerably.” the morning hours weighing between 2 to 3 pounds. Punch it His fish came on dark green frogs, but he The key to catching big bass on Ivie, Hagler also found success working various colors of said, is in the technique. swimbaits. His favorite lately has been punching through the floating hydrilla with a weighted Deeper down Texas- or Carolina-rigged worm. Guide JR Howard has caught fish around “Very few people know how to punch weeds with Texas- or Carolina-rigged worms. grass,” Hagler said. “Your novice fisherman A Texas-rigged craw in spray grass color and doesn’t know that, but punching the grass is Carolina-rigged lizards have landed Howard definitely a good technique right now.” fish in the 8- to 9-pound range. When punching through a heavily weeded Most of Howard’s fishing has been outside area, Hagler uses a shaky head jig on artifi- of grass edges in about 15-18 feet. He also has cial bait. Depending on the location of the caught fish along the edges of channels at 20 weeds, most bass have been taken between to 30 feet. 10 to 12 feet underneath the weed cover. An “There are a lot of suspended fish right angler can also use a heavy tungsten sinker now, off the points, and a lot of them are to cut through the dense weeds. between 25 to 30 (feet) down,” Howard said. The technique has landed Hagler several Howard recently has focused on fishing fish recently weighing 9 to 12 pounds. near schooling white bass, and has caught His favorite colors for grass-punching have several largemouths in and around the been watermelon red and blue flake. whites. Hagler also said topwater baits have been “When you find those white bass school- good producers when fished in the early ing, there’s quite a few blacks in there with morning and twilight hours. His most suc- them,” Howard said. “So if you throw a big- cessful topwater lure has been frogs, fished ger spoon you can catch some pretty good in and around weeds. blacks in those schools.” Greg Gregerson of San Angelo fished Ivie He has been fishing with Strike King Sexy in late July and reported that the fishing had Spoons and dark-colored artificial shad. slowed considerably because of tempera- Howard said fishing with bigger spoons will tures over 100. keep the whites away and be effective on “The heat had them slowed down a little black bass. LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 19

WATER-SNACKIN’: One recommendation for better offshore safety is to take food and drinking water for twice as many days as the trip is planned. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

technology, the ability to avoid those storms Safety has become much easier for offshore anglers. Continued from Page 6 Both guides said the amount of offshore Both Pierson and Frasier said that they have incidents this year has decreased from previ- assisted on many calls over the years from dis- ous years, a number, Frasier said, that might tressed boaters. Radio contact between vessels be due to a scenario that occurred last year is nearly as important a safety gear. near Matagorda. The incident involved a cata- “Always have a good VHF marine radio,” maran that flipped several miles off the shore, Pierson said. “And keep it on channel 16 so stranding several boaters. you can call the Coast Guard for help if you The boaters were found adrift after eight need it.” days in the water, and all survived with only Frasier, who has weathered two major minor injuries. storms during his 30-year career on the water, “That kind of woke everybody up at said that paying close attention to weather Matagorda, and they’re paying real close reports is crucial. But with advancements in attention to what’s going on,” Frasier said.

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NATIONAL ESPN agrees to sell BASS to investors

“I see it being a more personal, Deal comes as one-on-one type of situation where they will work for the membership,” network trims Harkless said. “Maybe they can work a deal where it isn’t all going back to outdoors shows ESPN the company and start giving back to the federation.” By Nicholas Conklin Harkless said that while dealing LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS with a major network such as ESPN, often times a majority of advertis- ESPN announced Aug. 3 that it ing profits would go directly to the intends to sell the controlling assets parent company, leaving little to fil- of BASS to a group of investors led ter down to the membership federa- by Jerry McKinnis, Don Logan and tions. Jim Copeland. The proposed sale comes on the The deal has not been finalized, heels of the cancellation of out- but upon completion the group doors programming on the ESPN2 will acquire ownership of all of the channel. largemouth bass organization’s It is unclear at this point if any assets, including three magazines BASS tournaments will be affected and a Web site. Under that umbrella by the change. The next Texas tour- is the Texas BASS federation, which nament is still scheduled for Oct. maintains about 40,000 members 21-23 on Lake Texoma. in the state. The core events such as the Charles Harkless, president of the Bassmaster Elite Series and the Texas BASS Federation Nation, does Bassmaster Classic will remain as not anticipate any major changes in part of the programming block for the group because of the sale. several years. “As it stands right now, it has no Specific details on the deal have effect on us, until we get the new not been released, and until an management in and we get direc- agreement is reached, BASS will tions on how they’re going to run continue to operate under ESPN’s the operation,” Harkless said. ownership. Doug Grassian, communications The time line for finalization of manager for ESPN outdoors, said CASTING CALL: An ESPN cameraman films pro angler Skeet Reese during a BASS tournament. The television network will continue the sale and its impact to mem- that the pending sale stems from a to broadcast coverage from the top tiers of BASS tournament fishing after it sells the organization. Photo by ESPN. ber organizations is still uncertain, shift in programming implemented high expectations for the group, network’s second-longest-running and global CEO of international and Randy Brudinicki, communi- by the network. ESPN, which pur- and said the transition in leadership show, “The Fishin’ Hole,” from 1980 financial services firm Deloitte in cations director for the Texas BASS chased BASS in 2001, is transition- will be a smooth one. until 2007. Logan, a retired execu- 2003. He serves on the board of Federation Nation, said that the ing to live-event-based program- “The purchasing parties provide a tive from Time Inc., has been in directors of three Fortune 500 com- process would take some time. ming beginning in 2011. nice transitional point for the busi- the media industry for several years panies. “I think it is a little to early to Grassian said new pending own- ness because of their familiarity and and at one time oversaw Time Inc., With a change in leadership, tell,” Brudinicki said. “There prob- ers Logan, McKinnis and Copeland successes in the media industry,” America Online and Time Warner Harkless is optimistic about a differ- ably won’t be any major changes for have experience in the media and Grassian said. Cable until his retirement in 2002. ent approach that may come out of a while. And we probably won’t see outdoors industry. Grassian has McKinnis was the host of the Copeland, of Georgia, retired as U.S. the deal. anything for a year or so.” LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 21

Spearfish Continued from Page 1 Hunting “Its so relaxing you can just sit down there,” News in Brief Parker said. “I can get to the point now where I can take off the mask and fins and have a good time down there.” Texan wins junior trap An accomplished diver, Parker holds a master diver certification and has been div- shotgun title in Germany ing for the past 16 years. Experience in the Junior shooters Miranda Wilder of Diana water is necessary, Parker said, because div- and Sarah Scherer of Fort Worth were the ing alone can be dangerous. The addition of lone gold medal winners for the Americans a gun can create potentially life-threatening at the World Championships in Munich, situations. Germany, on Aug 1. “You’re shooting a weapon underwater, Wilder won the world championship in trap and there a lot of safety factors that go into shooting after defeating Catherine Skinner it,” Parker said. of Australia in a nine-bird Experience underwater is critical, said Rey shoot-off. Gonzalez of Laredo. In the junior women’s “You can never get into a panic situation,” 50m rifle, Sarah Scherer of Gonzalez said. “Panic will kill you; you’ll make Fort Worth demolished the a bad decision, and you’ll lose your life.” former world junior record Gonzalez has been diving in the Port by a whopping 11 points. Aransas area for more than 25 years. He first Scherer finished with 582 fell in love with scuba diving on his family points and a gold medal. trips to the area. Morgan Harbison of Wilder One mistake Gonzalez said people make Farmersville climbed the is after receiving open-water dive certifica- podium for a team silver medal as part of the tion, they believe that they can jump into the SHARP SHOOTERS: Luis Hinojosa of Laredo, left, and Randall Manning of Laredo show off a 40-pound men’s junior trap team. Individually, Harbison sport. amberjack they caught on a spearfishing trip off the Texas coast. Photo by Rey Gonzalez. finished 42nd with 107 total targets. “There is a learning curve after you become In the junior women’s 10m air rifle, certified,” Gonzalez said. “Once you get certi- Scherer finished 30th with a match score of fied, you need to become a good diver before Spear gear 393 points. Scherer struggled in the begin- you can add additional activities to your div- ■ Spear guns are often made of wood, and spears are made of metal. Metal-metal combinations ning but finished with a strong 100 in her ing.” tend to be noisier underwater than using differing materials. fourth series. Gonzalez said it could take many years and Finally, in junior women’s 25m Pistol, hundreds of dives before a person can fully ■ Free diving: When free diving, the spear is attached by rope to a boat on the surface. Taylor Gallegos of Prosper, shot for 478 prepared to spearfish. ■ Scuba diving: Scuba divers link their spear and gun via cable, much like bowfishing, where the points and finished at number 49. Spearfishing is kin to both hunting and arrow is attached to the bow by a long string. Shortly before Wilder won her world title, fishing. It is similar to conventional rod-and- the U.S. was represented in the men’s 10m reel fishing in that the angler must blend the “I like to sit on the rig legs or hide along the length, with spear shafts between 45 and 67 air rifle final by Matt Emmons of Brown Mills, bait into its surroundings to attract a fish’s rig legs so I am disguised,” Parker said. “So if a inches. N.J. Emmons shot a disappointing 8.4-point attention. It is similar to hunting because div- fish is coming around the corner of a rig leg, I A wooden gun is used for two specific rea- 10th shot, which put him in sixth place. The ers are required to blend themselves into an am right there and can take it.” sons, Cryer said. shot moved him one place shy of a 2012 environment without spooking nearby fish. Standard spearfishing equipment is similar “Metal to wood is a much quieter gun than Olympic spot. Other finishers include Matt Gonzalez said fish can sense predatory to that of scuba gear — with the addition of metal to metal is,” Cryer said. “It is a lami- Rawlings of Wharton, who finished in the No. behavior, so a diver should avoid acting like a speargun, said Mike Cryer of Hydro Sports nated teak so it is extremely strong and dense, 20 spot, and Jonathan Hall of Carrollton, Ga., a “top-of-the-food-chain” person trying to Scuba in Lake Jackson. as well.” at number 68. harvest a fish. A spear gun is usually made of wood, and Cryer’s favorite gun has been on about Corey Cogdell of Eagle River, Alaska, “You need to blend in with the school- spears are metal. In free diving, the spear is 2000 dives with him. It has been his main finished in eighth, just out of medal conten- ing fish, streamline yourself,” Gonzalez said. attached to a rope, which is tied to the boat. spear gun since he bought it in 1999. tion. Terri DeWitt of Columbus, Ga., finished “And try not to exhibit predatory behavior.” With scuba diving, the spear is generally Some scuba shops in Texas have started 26th with 67 targets, and Susan Sledge of Using the natural camouflage of the rigs, attached to a 20- to 30-foot wire cable, which selling equipment and offer training for expe- El Cajon, Calif., came in 33rd with a total of Parker is able to stalk fish while staying out of is attached to the gun. rienced divers. Cryer’s shop offers classes and 66 targets. their vision. Guns can range from 42 to 65 inches in hosts group trips out to the rigs. — USA Shooting report Page 22 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com

Elk Continued from Page 4 Pittman said. The biggest problem, Pittman said, is that the elk drink water from cisterns set up to help desert bighorns. The cisterns, called guzzlers, cost $40,000 to $50,000 each and were paid for by the Texas Bighorn Society. The elk also eat forage plants that could be eaten by bighorns. “We have had reports of elk camping out at a guzzler, spending the night and drink- ing it dry,” said Robert Joseph, the president of the Texas Bighorn Society.

Simpler terms For some neighbors, including Texas Parks and Wildlife, the elk situation is similar to one that plays out on Texas ranches every day: One rancher’s stock gets loose onto his neighbor’s property — eating and drinking his resources. “Quite simply, the presence of elk at the WMA is a biological proposition that we did not initiate, ask for, nor support in our plans to re-establish a viable bighorn herd,” said Carter Smith, executive director of TPW, in a letter to Gill. “Throughout our history at the WMA, we have tried to reduce any source of competition, actual or perceived, with big- horn sheep for available space, forage, and MOUNTAIN KING: Desert bighorn sheep are highly particularly water in this landscape. I respect sought-after game animals in West Texas, where per- and understand that this philosophy is not mits to hunt them are rare. Photo by Circle Ranch. shared by you.” Previous strategy called for TPW to “elimi- At the nearby Lutich Ranch, Scott nate all exotic wildlife populations” at Sierra Roosevelt sees 30 to 40 elk on his property at Diablo. The plan was devised with concern times. toward controlling aoudad sheep, Smith “They flourish pretty good right now,” said. said Roosevelt, whose wife’s family moved Now, instead of trying to eradicate elk, to the property in 1906. “But that’s what I’m TPW’s plan calls for controlling their num- worried about.” bers, Smith said. West Texas, including Roosevelt’s 13 square “A goal of ‘elimination’ of elk is simply not miles of land, has received abundant rainfall practicable,” Smith said. the past few years, he said. Conditions have Joseph said the Texas Bighorn Society helped the elk population grow, he said, but does not have a problem with elk living at if poor conditions return, the elk might out- the WMA. But the group does not want any compete other game, such as mule deer and animal to throw the delicate ecosystem out desert bighorn sheep. of balance, and he wants TPW to err on the “I don’t want my mule deer run out,” side of bighorns. Roosevelt said. “We’re concerned about any animal over- Gill and Smith met this spring to discuss using what limited resources there are there, the situation, a meeting that resulted in one water being one of them,” Joseph said. “Food small change to wildlife management at being another one, whether it’s elk or aou- Sierra Diablo in Gill’s favor. dad sheep.” LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 23

for protecting the fish,” Villarreal Future said. Continued from Page 6 Game wardens helped the attend- Park in San Antonio would be a good ees practice measuring and weigh- way to spend time with his son. ing wooden fish replicas, and taught Although designed for those with them proper handling techniques little or no knowledge of fishing, the using live fish. program can also be rewarding for The final portion of the event avid anglers. centers on the “leave no trace” phi- Luis Villarreal decided to take his losophy. The management of the son Marcos, 11, to a Fishing’s Future resources and the ability to enjoy event at Adolph Thomae County nature while not trashing it is a Park in Arroyo City. An active angler, concept Wilson hopes to educate NOSE TO TAIL: Villarreal took his son because he younger generations on. With the help of game wanted to pass along the passion he “Trash in nature is unsightly,” wardens and wooden found many years ago. Wilson said. “I think it’s important cutouts, children learn to measure fish Villarreal said that the most enjoy- to teach that it lies within each of us during a Fishing’s that responsibility to be conscious able part was that many of the chil- Future event. dren were able to catch their own of what we’re throwing down.” fish, which is an important part to Another turn from the tradi- keeping children interested. tional camp norm is when attend- The inclusion of local game war- ees are given garbage bags and asked dens helped provide specifics about to pick up trash in the surrounding regulations. Villarreal liked the par- areas. Wilson provides the students ticipation by the wardens because and parents with garbage bags and the legal side of fishing can be com- offers prizes for those who pick up plicated, especially to young minds. the most trash. “It was a good learning experi- Wilson hopes to expand the pro- ence, not just for fishing but also in gram to other states and is organiz- making them aware of those rules ing fly-fishing events in Colorado.

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STEEL SKILL: Anh Thu Do chose a steel- head as the subject of her painting in the Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest be- cause she used to live in the Northwest. Photo by Texas Parks and Wildlife. Texan wins national fish-art contest A senior at Liberty High School won the 2010 Art of Conservation Stamp Award in the 12th annual nationwide Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest. Anh Thu Do of Liberty received the honor Saturday at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, site of this year’s contest expo. Do’s painting of a steelhead trout also took first place for grades 10-12 in the Texas division of the contest. It was her first drawing of a fish. “I chose to paint a steelhead because I used to live in Washington State,” said Do, who has lived in Texas about a year. Do’s painting is available as a col- lector’s stamp. Proceeds from sales of the stamp help fund Wildlife Forever conservation projects. Do was a student of Marsha Rader, an art teacher at the school. “Anh Thu is really the art teacher’s dream student,” Rader said. “I didn’t have to teach her anything — I just encouraged her to get out of the box and try different media and tech- niques.” — Texas Parks and Wildlife report JOIN US TODAY on Twitter

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LONE STAR MARKET LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 25 Hawk wins FLW cup in Georgia Former Californian takes extra $100,000 from Pickens Kevin Hawk of Buford, Ga., won Hawk relocated from California included 2 five-bass limits. the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup on to Georgia in November 2009 after “In Southern California, the lakes I Sunday with a 5-bass limit weighing he qualified as a pro for the 2010 grew up on are deep, clear reservoirs, 14 pounds, 13 ounces on Lake Lanier Forrest Wood Cup through the 2009 so when I came to Lanier I felt right in Georgia. Hawk won the tourna- FLW Series National Guard Western at home,” Hawk said. “They were set ment by 2 pounds, 6 ounces. Division. He said the clear western up exactly the same way — light line Hawk, who would have earned waters he was used to are very similar and finesse tactics. So I felt comfort- $500,000 for his Forrest Wood to Lake Lanier. able from the day I got here.” Cup victory, was pleasantly sur- Rounding out the top six pros Hawk said he concentrated on fish- prised when Texas oilman T. Boone were: ing between Brown’s Bridge and the Pickens, a new equity partner in FLW 2nd — Cody Meyer, Grass Valley, dam on the south end of the lake. Outdoors, personally contributed Calif., 20 bass, 48-8, $100,000 “Today they started biting the $100,000 to the champion. With 3rd — Larry Nixon, Bee Branch, (Swarming Hornet) Fish Head Spin that, Hawk took home $600,000 for Ark., 19 bass, 47-3, $85,000 really good and when they started his victory. 4th — National Guard pro Brent doing that, I knew I had to set down BIG WINNER: Kevin Hawk won the Forrest Wood Cup —the FLW fishing series’ highest “I’m super happy,” Hawk said. Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., 19 bass, 46- that spinning rod and cover as much award — and a $600,000 prize. Photo by FLW. “If I’m not showing it, I’m blowing 8, $60,000 water as I could and hit as many up inside right now. It’s probably 5th — Troy Morrow, Toccoa, Ga., brush piles as I could with the Fish rod and 10-pound-test fluorocarbon drop-shot rod. not going to set in realistically until 18 bass, 41-13, $50,000 Head Spin, because the Fish Head line paired with a white Zoom Super Hawk said he did not plant any the next few days. I’m still kind of 6th — Ronald Hobbs Jr., Orting, Spin is going to catch you better Fluke Jr. Hawk said his drop-shot brush piles of his own because he felt in shock. I’m just going to savor the Wash., 15 bass, 35-3, $45,000 quality fish on average than a drop- setup consisted of a Morning Dawn there was enough brush in the lake; moment. When it all calms down I’ll The six top finishers caught 21 shot (rig) by far,” Hawk said. Roboworm paired with a 3/8-ounce all he had to do was find it with his have time to reflect on the moment, bass Sunday, with a total weight Hawk said he threw the 1/2-ounce drop-shot weight on a 12-inch leader electronics. for sure.” of 48 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch Albino Fish Head Spin on a cranking and 7-pound-test line fished from a — FLW report

BASSMASTER: Kevin VanDam reacts as he is named Bassmaster Angler of the Year. Photo by Chris Brown, Strike King. VanDam wins 3rd Angler of the Year title With 19th career win comes crown

Pro angler Kevin VanDam hooked his third consecutive and sixth over- all Bassmaster Angler of the Year title Aug. 1. VanDam’s 20-year career has played out like an assault on the BASS record book. He won his 19th BASS career victory Saturday at the Evan Williams Bourbon Trophy Triumph in Alabama, which ties him for the most victories with Roland Martin. Paired with VanDam’s win in February of the Bassmaster Classic, VanDam is only the second angler to score both of the most prestigious titles in the sport over the course of the same season. And probably most important — VanDam netted $200,000 to push his career earnings to more than $4.5 million, by far the most in BASS’s 40-year-plus history. VanDam also becomes the first person since Mark Davis, also a Strike King pro staffer, to win both the Classic and Angler of the Year in the same season. Davis did it in 1995. The popular perception might be that VanDam would lose a touch of motivation and get fat and happy, but exactly the opposite is true. “I never get tired of winning,” said VanDam, 42. “This title was the hardest for me to accomplish so it means that much more. I take noth- ing for granted because I face com- petition every day that can beat me. “It’s easy to stay motivated when that’s the case.” It was an uphill climb for VanDam,

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Moon Phases Solunar | Sun times | Moon times Full New Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor | | August 24 Sept. 8 window. F=Full Moon, N=New Moon, Q=Quarter > = Peak Activity. For Sun Moon Tides First Last other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 Texas Coast Tides August 16 Sept. 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location. Houston Sabine Pass, jetty Port O’Connor 2010 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Aug-Sep Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets Aug 13 5:46 a.m. 2.3 H 12:04 p.m. 0.5 L 7:03 p.m. 2.3 H Aug 13 2:20 a.m. 0.1 L 7:57 a.m. 0.4 H 2:36 p.m. 0.0 L 10:05 p.m. 0.4 H 13 Fri 8:53 2:40 9:19 3:06 06:47 08:04 10:43a 10:20p Aug 14 12:16 a.m. 1.4 L 6:04 a.m. 2.3 H 1:07 p.m. 0.2 L 8:53 p.m. 2.3 H Aug 14 2:08 a.m. 0.3 L 7:29 a.m. 0.5 H 3:45 p.m. -0.1 L 14 Sat 9:52 3:39 10:18 4:05 06:47 08:03 11:50a 11:00p Aug 15 1:19 a.m. 2.0 L 6:18 a.m. 2.3 H 2:12 p.m. -0.2 L 10:57 p.m. 2.5 H Aug 15 7:22 a.m. 0.6 H 4:54 p.m. -0.2 L 15 Sun 10:50 4:36 11:17 5:03 06:48 08:02 12:56p 11:43p Aug 16 3:34 a.m. 2.1 L 6:16 a.m. 2.3 H 3:18 p.m. -0.4 L Aug 16 7:34 a.m. 0.7 H 6:07 p.m. -0.3 L 16 Mon 11:46 5:33 ----- 6:00 06:48 08:01 2:00p NoMoon Aug 17 12:59 a.m. 2.7 H 4:25 p.m. -0.4 L Aug 17 7:59 a.m. 0.8 H 7:24 p.m. -0.3 L 17 Tue Q 12:16 6:27 12:40 6:54 06:49 08:00 3:00p 12:30a Aug 18 2:14 a.m. 2.9 H 5:29 p.m. -0.4 L Aug 18 08:31 a.m. 0.8 H 8:41 p.m. -0.3 L 18 Wed 1:05 7:18 1:32 7:45 06:50 07:59 3:55p 1:20a Aug 19 3:06 a.m. 2.9 H 6:26 p.m. -0.4 L Aug 19 09:06 a.m. 0.8 H 9:52 p.m. -0.3 L 19 Thu 1:54 8:07 2:20 8:33 06:50 07:58 4:45p 2:14a Aug 20 3:45 a.m. 2.9 H 7:15 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 20 09:42 a.m. 0.8 H 10:53 p.m. -0.3 L 20 Fri 2:40 8:53 3:05 9:18 06:51 07:57 5:29p 3:09a Aug 21 4:10 a.m. 2.7 H 9:07 a.m. 2.3 L 11:22 a.m. 2.5 H 7:56 p.m. 0.0 L Aug 21 10:18 a.m. 0.8 H 11:45 p.m. -0.2 L 21 Sat 3:24 9:36 3:48 10:00 06:51 07:56 6:08p 4:05a Aug 22 4:19 a.m. 2.5 H 9:03 a.m. 2.3 L 12:29 p.m. 2.5 H 8:29 p.m. 0.2 L Aug 22 10:53 a.m. 0.7 H 22 Sun 4:07 10:18 4:29 10:41 06:52 07:55 6:43p 5:01a Aug 23 4:22 a.m. 2.5 H 9:06 a.m. 2.1 L 1:28 p.m. 2.3 H 8:57 p.m. 0.4 L Aug 23 12:30 a.m. -0.1 L 2:42 p.m. 0.7 H 23 Mon > 4:48 10:59 5:10 11:20 06:52 07:54 7:15p 5:56a Aug 24 4:27 a.m. 2.3 H 9:24 a.m. 2.0 L 2:26 p.m. 2.3 H 9:21 p.m. 0.5 L Aug 24 1:11 a.m. -0.1 L 4:43 p.m. 0.7 H 24 Tue > 5:29 11:40 5:50 ----- 06:53 07:53 7:44p 6:49a Aug 25 4:36 a.m. 2.3 H 9:53 a.m. 1.6 L 3:26 p.m. 2.3 H 9:45 p.m. 0.9 L Aug 25 1:48 a.m. 0.1 L 6:08 p.m. 0.6 H 25 Wed F 6:11 12:01 6:31 12:21 06:54 07:52 8:13p Aug 26 4:46 a.m. 2.3 H 10:26 a.m. 1.4 L 4:29 p.m. 2.1 H 10:10 p.m. 1.1 L Aug 26 2:22 a.m. 0.2 L 9:43 a.m. 0.5 H 12:56 p.m. 0.4 L 7:29 p.m. 0.6 H 26 Thu > 6:53 12:43 7:13 1:03 06:54 07:51 8:41p 8:34a Aug 27 4:57 a.m. 2.3 H 11:01 a.m. 1.1 L 5:39 p.m. 2.1 H 10:38 p.m. 1.4 L Aug 27 2:55 a.m. 0.3 L 8:27 a.m. 0.4 H 1:32 p.m. 0.3 L 8:58 p.m. 0.6 H 27 Fri > 7:38 1:28 7:58 1:48 06:55 07:50 9:10p 9:26a 28 Sat 8:24 2:13 8:45 2:35 06:55 07:48 9:41p 10:19a Galveston Bay entrance, south jetty Rockport 29 Sun 9:13 3:01 9:35 3:24 06:56 07:47 10:16p 11:15a Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height 30 Mon 10:04 3:52 10:28 4:16 06:56 07:46 10:55p 12:12p Aug 13 6:33 a.m. 1.9 H 12:30 p.m. 0.4 L 7:50 p.m. 1.9 H Aug 13 1:15 a.m. 0.12 L 7:48 a.m. 0.18 H 31 Tue 10:57 4:44 11:22 5:10 06:57 07:45 11:40p 1:10p Aug 14 12:42 a.m. 1.1 L 6:51 a.m. 1.9 H 1:33 p.m. 0.1 L 9:40 p.m. 1.9 H Aug 13 4:11 p.m. 0.03 L 01 Wed Q 11:51 5:38 ----- 6:05 06:57 07:44 NoMoon 2:09p Aug 15 1:45 a.m. 1.6 L 7:05 a.m. 1.9 H 2:38 p.m. -0.1 L 11:44 p.m. 2.0 H Aug 14 7:31 a.m. 0.24 H 5:14 p.m. -0.02 L Aug 16 4:00 a.m. 1.7 L 7:03 a.m. 1.9 H 3:44 p.m. -0.3 L Aug 15 7:48 a.m. 0.29 H 6:10 p.m. -0.05 L Aug 17 1:46 a.m. 2.1 H 4:51 p.m. -0.3 L Aug 16 8:26 a.m. 0.33 H 7:05 p.m. -0.06 L Dallas Aug 18 3:01 a.m. 2.3 H 5:55 p.m. -0.3 L Aug 17 9:18 a.m. 0.35 H 8:02 p.m. -0.06 L 2010 A.M. 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SUN MOON Aug 19 3:53 a.m. 2.3 H 6:52 p.m. -0.3 L Aug 18 10:20 a.m. 0.36 H 9:01 p.m. -0.04 L Aug-Sep Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets Aug 20 4:32 a.m. 2.3 H 7:41 p.m. -0.1 L Aug 19 11:27 a.m. 0.36 H 10:02 p.m. -0.02 L 13 Fri 8:59 2:46 9:25 3:12 06:48 08:14 10:52a 10:22p Aug 21 4:57 a.m. 2.1 H 9:33 a.m. 1.9 L 12:09 p.m. 2.0 H 8:22 p.m. 0.0 L Aug 20 12:32 p.m. 0.36 H 10:58 p.m. 0.00 L 14 Sat 9:57 3:44 10:24 4:11 06:48 08:13 12:01p 11:00p Aug 22 5:06 a.m. 2.0 H 9:29 a.m. 1.9 L 1:16 p.m. 2.0 H 8:55 p.m. 0.1 L Aug 21 1:33 p.m. 0.36 H 11:47 p.m. 0.03 L 15 Sun 10:55 4:42 11:22 5:09 06:49 08:12 1:08p 11:42p Aug 23 5:09 a.m. 2.0 H 9:32 a.m. 1.7 L 2:15 p.m. 1.9 H 9:23 p.m. 0.3 L Aug 22 2:28 p.m. 0.35 H 16 Mon 11:52 5:38 ----- 6:05 06:50 08:11 2:13p NoMoon Aug 24 5:14 a.m. 1.9 H 9:50 a.m. 1.6 L 3:13 p.m. 1.9 H 9:47 p.m. 0.4 L Aug 23 12:24 a.m. 0.06 L 3:21 p.m. 0.33 H 17 Tue Q 12:22 6:32 12:46 7:00 06:50 08:10 3:14p 12:27a Aug 25 5:23 a.m. 1.9 H 10:19 a.m. 1.3 L 4:13 p.m. 1.9 H 10:11 p.m. 0.7 L Aug 24 12:51 a.m. 0.09 L 4:20 p.m. 0.30 H 18 Wed 1:10 7:24 1:37 7:50 06:51 08:09 4:10p 1:17a Aug 26 5:33 a.m. 1.9 H 10:52 a.m. 1.1 L 5:16 p.m. 1.7 H 10:36 p.m. 0.9 L Aug 25 1:08 a.m. 0.13 L 10:02 a.m. 0.23 H 10:19 a.m. 0.23 L 5:43 p.m. 0.27 H 19 Thu 1:59 8:12 2:25 8:38 06:52 08:08 4:59p 2:11a Aug 27 5:44 a.m. 1.9 H 11:27 a.m. 0.9 L 6:26 p.m. 1.7 H 11:04 p.m. 1.1 L Aug 26 1:16 a.m. 0.18 L 7:59 a.m. 0.25 H 1:45 p.m. 0.21 L 7:57 p.m. 0.25 H 20 Fri 2:46 8:58 3:11 9:23 06:52 08:06 5:42p 3:07a 21 Sat 3:30 9:42 3:54 10:06 06:53 08:05 6:20p 4:04a San Luis Pass Port Aransas, H. Caldwell Pier 22 Sun 4:12 10:24 4:35 10:46 06:54 08:04 6:54p 5:01a Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height 23 Mon > 4:54 11:05 5:15 11:26 06:54 08:03 7:24p 5:57a Aug 13 12:46 a.m. 0.4 L 7:03 a.m. 1.1 H 1:26 p.m. 0.3 L 8:20 p.m. 1.1 H Aug 13 6:26 a.m. 1.5 H 12:09 p.m. 0.2 L 7:43 p.m. 1.5 H 24 Tue > 5:35 11:45 5:55 ----- 06:55 08:02 7:52p 6:52a Aug 14 1:38 a.m. 0.7 L 7:21 a.m. 1.1 H 2:29 p.m. 0.1 L 10:10 p.m. 1.1 H Aug 14 12:21 a.m. 0.6 L 6:44 a.m. 1.5 H 1:12 p.m. 0.1 L 9:33 p.m. 1.5 H 25 Wed F 6:16 12:06 6:36 12:26 06:56 08:01 8:19p Aug 15 2:41 a.m. 0.9 L 7:35 a.m. 1.1 H 3:34 p.m. -0.1 L Aug 15 1:24 a.m. 0.8 L 6:58 a.m. 1.5 H 2:17 p.m. -0.1 L 11:37 p.m. 1.6 H 26 Thu > 6:59 12:49 7:19 1:09 06:56 07:59 8:45p 8:40a Aug 16 12:14 a.m. 1.2 H 4:56 a.m. 1.0 L 7:33 a.m. 1.1 H 4:40 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 16 3:39 a.m. 0.9 L 6:56 a.m. 1.5 H 3:23 p.m. -0.2 L 27 Fri > 7:43 1:33 8:04 1:53 06:57 07:58 9:13p 9:34a Aug 17 2:16 a.m. 1.3 H 5:47 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 17 1:39 a.m. 1.7 H 4:30 p.m. -0.2 L 28 Sat 8:30 2:19 8:51 2:40 06:58 07:57 9:43p 10:29a Aug 18 3:31 a.m. 1.4 H 6:51 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 18 2:54 a.m. 1.8 H 5:34 p.m. -0.2 L 29 Sun 9:18 3:07 9:41 3:29 06:58 07:56 10:16p 11:26a Aug 19 4:23 a.m. 1.4 H 7:48 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 19 3:46 a.m. 1.8 H 6:31 p.m. -0.2 L 30 Mon 10:09 3:57 10:33 4:21 06:59 07:54 10:54p 12:24p Aug 20 5:02 a.m. 1.4 H 8:37 p.m. -0.1 L Aug 20 4:25 a.m. 1.8 H 7:20 p.m. -0.1 L 31 Tue 11:02 4:49 11:28 5:15 07:00 07:53 11:38p 1:24p Aug 21 5:27 a.m. 1.3 H 10:29 a.m. 1.1 L 12:39 p.m. 1.2 H 9:18 p.m. 0.0 L Aug 21 4:50 a.m. 1.7 H 9:12 a.m. 1.0 L 12:02 p.m. 1.6 H 8:01 p.m. 0.0 L 01 Wed Q 11:57 5:43 ----- 6:10 07:00 07:52 NoMoon 2:23p Aug 22 5:36 a.m. 1.2 H 10:25 a.m. 1.1 L 1:46 p.m. 1.2 H 9:51 p.m. 0.1 L Aug 22 4:59 a.m. 1.6 H 9:08 a.m. 1.0 L 1:09 p.m. 1.6 H 8:34 p.m. 0.1 L Aug 23 5:39 a.m. 1.2 H 10:28 a.m. 1.0 L 2:45 p.m. 1.1 H 10:19 p.m. 0.2 L Aug 23 5:02 a.m. 1.6 H 9:11 a.m. 0.9 L 2:08 p.m. 1.5 H 9:02 p.m. 0.2 L Aug 24 5:44 a.m. 1.1 H 10:46 a.m. 0.9 L 3:43 p.m. 1.1 H 10:43 p.m. 0.3 L Aug 24 5:07 a.m. 1.5 H 9:29 a.m. 0.8 L 3:06 p.m. 1.5 H 9:26 p.m. 0.2 L San Antonio Aug 25 5:53 a.m. 1.1 H 11:15 a.m. 0.8 L 4:43 p.m. 1.1 H 11:07 p.m. 0.4 L Aug 25 5:16 a.m. 1.5 H 9:58 a.m. 0.7 L 4:06 p.m. 1.5 H 9:50 p.m. 0.4 L 2010 A.M. 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SUN MOON Aug 26 6:03 a.m. 1.1 H 11:48 a.m. 0.7 L 5:46 p.m. 1.0 H 11:32 p.m. 0.5 L Aug 26 5:26 a.m. 1.5 H 10:31 a.m. 0.6 L 5:09 p.m. 1.4 H 10:15 p.m. 0.5 L Aug-Sep Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets Aug 27 6:14 a.m. 1.1 H 12:23 p.m. 0.5 L 6:56 p.m. 1.0 H Aug 27 5:37 a.m. 1.5 H 11:06 a.m. 0.5 L 6:19 p.m. 1.4 H 10:43 p.m. 0.6 L 13 Fri 9:06 2:53 9:32 3:19 07:00 08:16 10:56a 10:33p 14 Sat 10:04 3:51 10:31 4:18 07:00 08:15 12:03p 11:13p Freeport Harbor South Padre Island 15 Sun 11:02 4:49 11:29 5:16 07:01 08:14 1:09p 11:56p Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height 16 Mon 11:59 5:45 ----- 6:12 07:01 08:13 2:12p NoMoon Aug 13 5:55 a.m. 1.6 H 12:27 p.m. 0.3 L 7:12 p.m. 1.6 H Aug 13 5:37 a.m. 1.0 H 12:02 p.m. 0.2 L 7:11 p.m. 1.2 H 17 Tue Q 12:29 6:39 12:53 7:07 07:02 08:12 3:12p 12:44a Aug 14 12:39 a.m. 0.7 L 6:13 a.m. 1.6 H 1:30 p.m. 0.1 L 9:02 p.m. 1.6 H Aug 14 12:47 a.m. 0.8 L 5:23 a.m. 1.0 H 12:55 p.m. -0.1 L 09:16 p.m. 1.2 H 18 Wed 1:17 7:31 1:44 7:57 07:03 08:11 4:07p 1:34a Aug 15 1:42 a.m. 1.0 L 6:27 a.m. 1.6 H 2:35 p.m. -0.1 L 11:06 p.m. 1.7 H Aug 15 1:48 a.m. 1.0 L 4:58 a.m. 1.1 H 1:53 p.m. -0.3 L 11:52 p.m. 1.4 H 19 Thu 2:06 8:19 2:32 8:45 07:03 08:10 4:57p 2:28a Aug 16 3:57 a.m. 1.1 L 6:25 a.m. 1.6 H 3:41 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 16 2:57 p.m. -0.4 L 20 Fri 2:53 9:05 3:18 9:30 07:04 08:09 5:41p 3:23a Aug 17 1:08 a.m. 1.8 H 4:48 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 17 2:05 a.m. 1.5 H 4:05 p.m. -0.4 L 21 Sat 3:37 9:49 4:01 10:13 07:04 08:08 6:21p 4:19a Aug 18 2:23 a.m. 2.0 H 5:52 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 18 3:11 a.m. 1.6 H 5:15 p.m. -0.4 L 22 Sun 4:19 10:31 4:42 10:53 07:05 08:07 6:56p 5:15a Aug 19 3:15 a.m. 2.0 H 6:49 p.m. -0.2 L Aug 19 3:57 a.m. 1.6 H 6:20 p.m. -0.3 L 23 Mon > 5:01 11:12 5:22 11:33 07:05 08:06 7:27p 6:09a Aug 20 3:54 a.m. 2.0 H 7:38 p.m. -0.1 L Aug 20 4:34 a.m. 1.7 H 7:18 p.m. -0.2 L 24 Tue > 5:42 11:52 6:02 ----- 07:06 08:05 7:57p 7:03a Aug 21 4:19 a.m. 1.8 H 9:30 a.m. 1.2 L 11:31 a.m. 1.7 H 8:19 p.m. 0.0 L Aug 21 5:02 a.m. 1.6 H 8:09 p.m. -0.1 L 25 Wed F 6:23 12:13 6:43 12:33 07:06 08:04 8:25p Aug 22 4:28 a.m. 1.7 H 9:26 a.m. 1.2 L 12:38 p.m. 1.7 H 8:52 p.m. 0.1 L Aug 22 5:21 a.m. 1.6 H 8:53 p.m. 0.1 L 26 Thu > 7:06 12:56 7:26 1:16 07:07 08:03 8:54p 8:47a Aug 23 4:31 a.m. 1.7 H 9:29 a.m. 1.1 L 1:37 p.m. 1.6 H 9:20 p.m. 0.2 L Aug 23 5:31 a.m. 1.5 H 9:43 a.m. 1.4 L 1:06 p.m. 1.5 H 9:31 p.m. 0.3 L 27 Fri > 7:50 1:40 8:11 2:00 07:07 08:02 9:23p 9:39a Aug 24 4:36 a.m. 1.6 H 9:47 a.m. 1.0 L 2:35 p.m. 1.6 H 9:44 p.m. 0.3 L Aug 24 5:32 a.m. 1.4 H 9:56 a.m. 1.3 L 2:20 p.m. 1.4 H 10:05 p.m. 0.4 L 28 Sat 8:37 2:26 8:58 2:47 07:08 08:01 9:54p 10:32a Aug 25 4:45 a.m. 1.6 H 10:16 a.m. 0.8 L 3:35 p.m. 1.6 H 10:08 p.m. 0.5 L Aug 25 5:26 a.m. 1.3 H 10:15 a.m. 1.1 L 3:26 p.m. 1.4 H 10:36 p.m. 0.6 L 29 Sun 9:25 3:14 9:48 3:36 07:09 08:00 10:29p 11:27a Aug 26 4:55 a.m. 1.6 H 10:49 a.m. 0.7 L 4:38 p.m. 1.5 H 10:33 p.m. 0.5 L Aug 26 5:14 a.m. 1.2 H 10:36 a.m. 0.9 L 4:31 p.m. 1.3 H 11:07 p.m. 0.8 L 30 Mon 10:16 4:04 10:40 4:28 07:09 07:58 11:09p 12:24p Aug 27 5:06 a.m. 1.6 H 11:24 a.m. 0.5 L 5:48 p.m. 1.5 H 11:01 p.m. 0.7 L Aug 27 4:59 a.m. 1.2 H 11:01 a.m. 0.7 L 5:39 p.m. 1.3 H 11:39 p.m. 0.9 L 31 Tue 11:09 4:56 11:35 5:22 07:10 07:57 11:54p 1:23p 01 Wed Q ----- 5:50 12:04 6:17 07:10 07:56 NoMoon 2:21p Amarillo 2010 A.M. 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OUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 28 FOR THE TABLE ACROSS Quail Salsa 1. Part of a trap 2 quail per person Split quail (with or without skin) 3. Small game classed as a varmint Sliced mushrooms in half lengthwise. Place in large 6. Prevents easy removal of an arrow 8. A game bird Sliced bell peppers skillet with butter, grated garlic and 9. Fish chunks used for bait Sliced tomatoes tomato sauce. Bring to simmer and 10. Name for the Hawaiian geese Salsa, preferably fresh cook for 10 minutes. Add sliced 11. Teeth can reveal this on some game Sliced red onion mushrooms, bell peppers, toma- 12. The fi sh breathing organ Garlic toes, red onion and salsa. Simmer 13. Alters a shot shell pellet spread 18. A wildfowl home Ground pepper for 30 minutes or until done. Can 20. Act of bobbing a lure to attract fi sh Butter or margarine be served as is or on toast or rice. 22. A term for old gobblers 1 can tomato sauce — Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game 24. A very rare deer species 26. A female bear 27. To stand ready to shoot Un-Fried Catfi sh 29. Part of the body of a bow 4 4-ounce catfi sh fi llets 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/8 33. The change in fl ight of a bullet Light vegetable oil teaspoon lemon pepper on each 35. Another name for the dogfi sh 36. Over and under is a model of this 1/4 cup cornmeal of the catfi sh fi llets. Coat the fi l- 37. The _____ catfi sh 1 teaspoon dried thyme lets thoroughly with the cornmeal 1 teaspoon dried basil mixture and transfer them to the DOWN 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder prepared baking sheet. Dust each 1. Hunter’s cold weather wear 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper fi llet with 1/8 teaspoon paprika. 2. To push deer toward hunters 3. Of the trout family 1/2 teaspoon paprika Coat the catfi sh lightly by spray- 4. Sounds made by wild turkeys ing with vegetable oil. Bake for 5. Oxidation on gun parts Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 7. A trout Coat baking sheet with vegetable degrees and bake for about 5 14. A fi sh species oil, preferably by spraying. Put minutes more, until the crust is 15. A distribution of shot pellets cornmeal, thyme and basil on a golden and the fi sh fl akes easily. 16. Very sharp sense a gobbler has 17. Grooves in the bore of a rifl e large plate and mix well. Sprinkle — Department of Veterans Affairs 19. A grouping of fi sh in one spot 21. Putting wildfowl to fl ight 23. To analyze a game trail Have a fl avorful wild game recipe? 25. Procedure of igniting a shell 30. A very good walleye bait 32. A hunter’s mountain quarry Send it to For the Table at [email protected]. 28. Feathers on heads of some fowl 31. A very large game of the plains 34. A part of an antler LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 27 Page 28 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com

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KVD Angler of the Year rankings Continued from Page 25 Place, Angler, Points 1. Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich. 275 who waded through a tough stretch early 2. Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla. 265 in the season. At the midpoint of the sea- 3. Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif. 260 son, VanDam looked like a long shot to 4. Terry Butcher of Talala, Okla. 252 qualify for the postseason. But VanDam 5. Aaron Martens of Leeds, Ala. 244 (51-12) has made a career out of turning it on 6. Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss. 244 (42-7) when it matters most. After a victory on (Tiebreaker is postseason weight) Kentucky Lake in June, it was only a mat- 7. Russ Lane of Prattville, Ala. 243 ter of time before VanDam threatened 8. Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La. 238 for the title. 9. Tommy Biffle of Waggoner, Okla. 228 10. Gary Klein of Weatherford, Texas 219 “When people count me out, it really 11. Derek Remitz of Grant, Ala. 217 motivates me,” said VanDam. “I have 12. John Crews of Salem, Va. 216 a lot of confidence that the next spot or that next cast is going to be the one. much like the plan of attack that car- Every time I win, it gets better, and I just ried him through the season. He worked crave that feeling.” a variety of Strike King crankbaits — a Heading into the postseason, VanDam Strike King Series 5 in sexy shad and a felt he was a longshot at another Angler KVD 2.5 and 1.5 — fast and furiously. of the Year honor. In his mind, he figured His power approach is trademark he needed to win both legs of the post- VanDam, but patience — mixed with season to catch Skeet Reese of Auburn, extreme confidence — was the key for Calif., who put together possibly the VanDam. Friday, he went without a bite best regular-season run in BASS history. until 11 a.m., but his confidence, and But Reese struggled, and VanDam only strategy, were unwavering. needed to win one leg of the postseason. “On a place like this, its only matter of VanDam’s river strategy at the Trophy time before you get a bite, so you have to Triumph, on the Alabama River — which stick with it,” VanDam said. netted him 26 pounds, 0 ounces — was — BASS report LSONews.com Lone✯Star Outdoor News August 13, 2010 Page 31 Page 32 August 13, 2010 Lone✯Star Outdoor News LSONews.com