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t Sabine Pass, two rock jetties dating back to 1900 extend into the at the Texas- state line, creating a fish magnet for reds, sheepshead and black drum. A Like artificial reefs, jetties attract many types of fish because they pro- vide outstanding cover for various species. Crabs and shrimp crawl over the rocks. Small fish congregate to feed upon algae growing on the rocks and plank- ton stacked there by currents. Of course, big fish gather where they find bait. The Texas Parks and Wildlife The East Jetty, on the Louisiana side of the pass, extends for about 4.7 miles. Commission has once again Since Texas Point thrusts farther out into the Gulf, the West Jetty runs 4.1 miles. closed the state’s borders to Between the rocks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the channel at imported deer. See page 6 Continued on page 11

Nationally known outdoor writer Bob Brister dies. Brister wrote for the Houston Chronicle and Field & Stream. He was 77.

See page 6 FISHING NEWS Game wardens are using thermal imaging devices to help them HERE COMES THE SUN: Anglers try their luck at daybreak on a Texas jetty fishing for species such as trout, reds and sheepsheads. catch illegal fishing activity. See page 9 move in on anglers Ducks call Texas home populations in Texas have been Call them bluegills or bream. By Mark England Either way, you’ll have kid-like on the rise for the past 20 years, By Bob Hood fun catching these panfish. according to Texas Parks and nland anglers might not Wildlife experts. The northern exas seems to be gaining See page 9 realize it, but lakes and and western range of these top ponds in parts of North and predators includes , a lot of new residents and Central Texas are fair game Austin, San Antonio and Laredo. they aren’t all snow Ifor ’gators. For example, just this March, a birds. ADVENTURE Continued on page 10 TSeveral species of ducks that Houseboats offer a great way to Once endangered, fish the Florida Everglades in once came here only annually to comfort. Take a journey into the enjoy the warmer fall and winter wilderness. Fish food not just for guppies climates are making permanent See page 12 homes and raising new families, By Bob Hood all in the bag. Four years ago, Arms con- too. CONSERVATION vinced Mitchell to purchase Almost anywhere you look The Coastal Conservation f you were to ask private largemouth bass that he had across the state at this time of Association funds Bahia Grande the year, you can see young ago but there still are some of project with a $60,000 grant. lake owner Joe Mitchell of reared from fingerling size to 2 them here.” Glen Rose and fish hatch- pounds on commercially-man- ducklings swimming in stock tanks, in the coastal marshes, Dragger said some of the teal See page 4 ery owner Harrell Arms of ufactured fish food, promising have nested around the edges of IProctor if they are having any him that in the long run he East Texas backwaters and old rice fields where landowners stock tanks but others have nest- NATIONAL NEWS problems raising largemouth would have a larger number of ed in an old rice field he flooded bass to trophy proportions, trophy-sized bass in his lakes have manipulated water levels. Missouri lawmakers have And some of the species you see to create habitat for the teal and legalized a trial period for they likely will tell you that it’s Continued on page 11 may surprise you. other waterfowl. catching by hand. “We saw six or seven breeding Although nesting teal have come as a surprise to Dragger See page 5 pairs of blue-winged teal last year,” said Donnie Dragger, and other Texas landowners, owner of Comanche Ranch near there really is nothing unusual Eagle Pass. “We haven’t seen as about such an occurrence, DEPARTMENTS many this year as we did a year Continued on page 11 Product Picks Page 13 Wild in the Kitchen Page 14 PRSRT STD Made in Texas Page 14 US POSTAGE PAID Crossword Page 14 PLANO, TX Weather Page 15 PERMIT 210 Bordering Texas Page 15 Game Warden Blotter Page 16 Fishing Report Page 17 Outdoor Datebook Page 19 Heroes’ Corner Page 19 FISH FOOD: Joe Mitchell holds a largemouth bass he raised on Aquamax Grower 600 in a pond near Glen Rose. Photo by Bob Hood. Page 2 June 24, 2005

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op environmental offi- preserve the environmental oceans and pointed to the Gulf cials from the White and economic health of the of Mexico alliance as a model House, Texas and four Gulf for a lasting legacy.” for other coastal areas. other Gulf states gath- Coming on the heels of a call The state-federal alliance out- Tered this month to discuss a to action extended by Florida lined five priorities for restor- plan that would offer environ- Gov. Jeb Bush to the five Gulf ing, protecting and improving mental protection for the Gulf state governors last spring, the waters of the Gulf of of Mexico. White House Council of Mexico: Hosted by Florida, the five Environmental Quality Chair- • improving and protecting Gulf states and the federal gov- man James Connaughton, water quality; ernment outlined a shared along with senior federal offi- • restoring coastal wetlands ecosystem-based approach for cials from seven cabinet agen- and estuarine ecosystems; improving the health of the cies joined state agency heads to • reducing pollution and more than 3.7 billion acres of discuss the plan. nutrient loading; Gulf water through coordinated “Sound conservation and • identifying and characterizing WATER ISSUE: Old lighthouse at Sabine Pass towers above this important ecosystem. coastal research, ocean educa- effective management of our Gulf habitats to support tion and water quality safe- ocean and coastal resources coastal management; and guards. depend on regional, state, • expanding environmental Sabine Lake water needs met “It is incumbent upon all of and local partnerships.” education to improve us to marshal our resources to Connaughton said. “We stewardship. new report by state sci- tem’s productivity while also protect this valuable natural applaud the five Gulf governors entists shows that on providing for other human resource,” said Kathleen for their leadership.” The alliance will begin stake- average, Sabine Lake is needs. Hartnett White, chairman of The alliance between the Gulf holder meetings across the five getting an adequate Located on the coastal border the Texas Commission on states is part of a coordinated states to solicit public input on inflowA of freshwater. between Texas and Louisiana, Environmental Quality. “By response to President Bush’s how best to preserve the health The report documented the Sabine Lake is actually a coastal combining science, coastal Ocean Action Plan, which of the Gulf of Mexico. amount of freshwater inflows bay which hosts a multitude of management expertise and called for the development of from the Sabine River water- recreationally popular fish and financial resources, we can regional goals and priorities for — A Texas Commission on shed needed to sustain the wildlife species such as speck- strengthen partnerships and safeguarding the nation’s Environmental Quality report Sabine Lake ecosystem, a vital led trout, redfish, canvasback resource that supports dozens ducks and Canada geese. of fish and wildlife species and In 2001, saltwater recreation- is worth millions of dollars per al anglers statewide spent Texas CCA funds Bahia Grande year to the regional economy. approximately $600 million in Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas, generating a total eco- Wetlands project near Brownsville to restore 10,000 acres the Texas Water Development nomic impact of about $1.3 bil- Board recently completed the lion, according to the U.S. Fish he Texas Coastal many others. take advantage of the normal report, which recommends 9.6 and Wildlife Service. Conservation Associa- “Through broad-ranging tidal regime in the area and per- million acre-feet as the amount The bay also supports a tion recently announced cooperation, the various groups mit adequate tidal exchange of of flow for the Sabine Lake sys- healthy commercial for the contribution of involved in this project are join- salt water to maximize water cir- tem. An acre-foot is the amount shrimp, menhaden and other $60,000T to aid the Bahia Grande ing together to do something culation as well as allow the of water it takes to flood an acre species. In 2001, 4,180 pounds wetlands project near great for Texas’ coastal environ- migration of marine organisms a foot deep. This recommended of finfish worth $57,059 and Brownsville — the largest estu- ment. The positive effects of into and out of the basin. These flow is actually far less than the 1,420,147 pounds of shellfish ary restoration in the United the Bahia Grande Project will be actions will significantly average flow that the system worth $1,175,874 were landed States. enjoyed for many years,” said increase productivity of this receives every year based on in Sabine Lake. The Bahia Grande wetlands CCA Texas Assistant Director currently dry and barren system historical records. Sabine Lake Besides the lake itself, the are in the Laguna Atascosa Luke Giles. by providing important nursery receives by far the largest expansive wetlands along the in The Bahia Grande was once grounds for recreationally and inflows of any bay system in edges of much of it also rely on . Funds donated by prime, productive wetlands and commercially important aquat- the state because of the rela- freshwater inflows and provide CCA Texas will be combined bays that will be reclaimed ic species such as shrimp, crabs tively high rainfall throughout key habitat for many other with monies generated through through the project. and finfish. the eastern parts of Texas, species, such as crabs, local, state and federal sources. Bahia Grande is a shallow Engineering and hydrological which flows into its drainage muskrats, river otters, ibises The project will restore up to basin made up of an area that studies indicate that under basin. and great blue herons. 10,000 acres of vital wetlands, was cut off from tidal flow in the favorable conditions, water may “Factors such as drought or In 1985 the Texas Legislature resulting in improved opportu- 1930s after construction of the inundate approximately 6,500 flood constantly change the directed TPW and TWDB to nities for coastal anglers and Brownsville Ship Channel. For acres of the Bahia Grande. A rules in natural systems such as determine the beneficial fresh- hunters. the past 70 years, the basin has topographic survey has deter- these, and are actually a key water inflow needs for major Other partners include Ocean been dry and has become a mined that much of the Bahia part of their proper function- Texas estuaries. State scientists Trust, Ducks Unlimited, Gulf of tremendous source of airborne Grande basin lies below mean ing,” said Larry McKinney, consider historical river flows, Mexico Program, NOAA- dust in surrounding areas. sea level and would be inundat- TPW coastal director. local rainfall, salinity, nutri- Fisheries, NOAA-Community The U.S. Fish & Wildlife ed with seawater during low “The recommendation is pro- ents, and fisheries needs as well Based Restoration Program, Service acquired the Bahia tides. Additional acreage would vided only as a target rather as other components in calcu- Natural Resources Conservation Grande property and proposed be inundated by high tides, than as a strict requirement lating the freshwater inflows Service, Gulf Ecological to re-flood and restore the area. storm surges or periods of high which must be met every year,” that will sustain a healthy bay. Management Sites Program, U.S. Hydrological restoration will rainfall. he said. The department’s goal Fish & Wildlife Service, the occur by the construction of a is for water to be managed in a —A Texas Parks and Wildlife Texas Coastal Program and channel or channels designed to — A staff report way that maintains the sys- report Former outdoor writer named as foundation executive ick Davis, a years of conservation efforts and in non- Association of America. The series also always been among my heroes." veteran con- profit work. “We think that he’ll be a won the Theodore Roosevelt Award for During his five years with the National servation jour- great fit for our foundation and will be a Conservation from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, he helped nalist who great leader in helping us achieve our Outdoor-Travel Film Festival. increase the number of grants to Texas spentD the last five years potential.” While in Louisiana serving as outdoor organizations from about eight to about as director of the Texas- Davis began his journalistic work on editor for a major daily newspaper, his 30 annually. The average federal and pri- Region for behalf of conservation when still a high articles won best news story, feature and vate investment rose from $300,000 to the National Fish and school student in Duncanville by writing column from the Louisiana Press $1.5 million a year. He also established Wildlife Foundation, articles for the Dallas Morning News out- Association. He also helped found the the Texas Legends Award recognizing has been named executive director of the door page. He later served as sports Louisiana Chapter of the National Wild individuals for lifelong conservation Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. writer-photographer for the Waco Turkey Federation. And, he was instru- accomplishments. His appointment was effective June 1. Tribune-Herald. In 1975 he began to pub- mental in the establishment of the Tensas “The Texas Parks and Wildlife Davis and his Dallas-based staff will lead lish in such magazines as Outdoor Life, River National Wildlife Refuge. Foundation has a rich history, from the efforts to provide private support for Gray’s Sporting Journal, Southern “Everything I’ve done in my career, outstanding conservationists who have Texas Parks and Wildlife, for which the Outdoors and Game and Fish from writing about natural resource man- served on its board to the hundreds of foundation is the official non-profit part- Publications. agement for newspapers and magazines supporters who have contributed to its ner. His award-winning series “Outdoor to producing television programs to many efforts and special projects,” said “We’re delighted that Dick has come Magazine" first appeared on 150 public working for other non-profit organiza- Davis. “One of my short-term goals will on board,” said Pat Oles, chairman of the television stations, then later on cable. It tions, has prepared me for this job,” Davis be to visit with as many of those folks as foundation board. “We’ve been very was named the best television production said. “The people who work for the Texas soon as possible to enlist their continuing impressed with his record over many three times by the Outdoor Writers Parks and Wildlife Department have support.” June 24, 2005 Page 5 NATIONAL NEWS plan pursued IT TAKES ON he Bush administration Currently, the United States will most likely come from aqua- sent legislation to does not have a regulatory struc- culture — either imported or KIDS. Capitol Hill earlier this ture in place to allow aquaculture domestically produced. The U.S. month that would allow operations in federal waters. imports more than 70 percent of Taquaculture operations in feder- While other countries have con- the that Americans eat, al waters. tinued to develop aquaculture, and at least 40 percent is farmed IT TAKES ON The administration sees the the United States has fallen overseas. With the seafood trade move as a way of allowing U.S. behind — resulting in a swelling deficit and increased demand for businesses to compete with for- seafood trade deficit as seafood in the United States, the eign seafood aquaculture. Americans increasingly rely on bill will allow for the growth of a CARGO. Bush’s bill is part of his U.S. the supply of imported, farmed sustainable U.S. offshore aqua- Ocean Action Plan. This legisla- seafood products to meet the culture industry. tion is consistent with the rec- domestic market demand. After a decade of commitment ommendation made by the U.S. “Our goal is to develop a sus- to offshore aquaculture policy IT EVEN TAKES Commission on Ocean Policy in tainable aquaculture program development and research, its final report. that balances the needs of fisher- NOAA — an agency of the The bill grants the secretary of men, coastal residents and visi- Department of Commerce — is commerce authority to issue per- tors, seafood consumers, the positioned to carry out the man- ON THE mits for marine aquaculture oper- environment and the aquacul- dates in the act. ations in federal waters, which ture industry,” said retired Navy In addition to complement- cover about 3.4 million square Vice Adm. Conrad C. ing wild catches to meet the miles from three to 200 miles off Lautenbacher Jr., a National growing demand for seafood, COMPETITION. the coasts of the United States. Oceanic and Atmospheric aquaculture can be used in “Today’s action will create jobs Administration administrator. hatcheries to enhance stocks of and revenues for coastal commu- Projections are that global wild fish and shellfish for the nities and U.S. businesses by seafood demand will more than benefit of commercial and sport allowing for the expansion of an triple by 2025. Since wild-caught anglers. underutilized industry,” said fisheries will not be able to meet GMC Yukon SLT Commerce Secretary Carlos M. future market demand, the — A National Oceanic and Gutierrez. increase in global seafood supply Atmospheric Administration report America receives a ‘C’ grade in efforts to sustain hunting participation new report compares traditions and values are to efforts to open doors for youth the strength of each endure over time. hunters are already being organ- state’s hunting culture The report introduces the ized in Pennsylvania, Ohio and and offers a glimpse at term “hunter replacement . howA sustainable those cultures ratio,” which calculates the Painter reiterated the strong may be in the future. number of new, young hunters correlation between youth pro- THE The report indicates that who are coming up to replace hibitions and poor hunter GMC FORD NISSAN TOYOTA YUKON YUKON EXPEDITION ARMADA SEQUOIA hunting will be most relevant — aging adult hunters. On a replacement ratios. ADVANTAGE environmentally, economically, national scale, for every 10 adult “In 20 states, a young person SLT XLT LE LIMITED socially and politically — in hunters, about seven youth can’t hunt deer — even with states where parents have the hunters are staged to carry on. their mom or dad or other adult TURNING freedom to introduce the sport “With that 70 percent average, mentor — until age 12 or later, DIAMETER 38.3 FT 38.7 FT 40.8 FT 42.3 FT to their sons and daughters at an America gets a ‘C’ grade in sus- and only then after attaining early age. taining hunting participation certification in hunter educa- EPA EST. 2WD Titled “Families Afield,” the for the future. About half of the tion coursework. With such bar- FUEL ECONOMY 16/20 MPG 14/19 MPG 13/19 MPG 15/18 MPG report is available on the Web states are performing better and riers into hunting, it’s no won- (city/highway) site of the National Shooting half are performing worse. 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The gally, only 21 have applied for the Mississippi and St. Francis rivers new $7 hand-fishing permit, — Darlene McCormick Sanchez Page 6 June 24, 2005 HUNTING Texas slams door shut to deer By Lynn Burkhead an end to CWD testing and allow freer commerce within the state as well as between the exas has once again states,” said Kinsel. “In one closed its borders to word, you can call it tough imported white-tailed love.” and mule deer to guard Kirby Brown, executive vice Tagainst chronic wasting disease. president for the San Antonio The Texas Parks and Wildlife based Texas Wildlife Commission made the decision Association, said that his organ- at its meeting last month, ization also supports the border which is in line with a similar closure, erring on the side of decision in 2003 when the com- caution for now. mission voted to close Texas to “We’re in favor of that until imported deer after the disease we find a live test,” Brown said. showed up in a herd of “We’ve gone through almost Wisconsin deer. The ban on 10,000 deer in Texas (for CWD out-of-state deer expired this testing) and feel real comfort- year, which left Texas deer able that we don’t have CWD.” farmers concerned the disease Brown indicated that concern could slip into the state about the disease spreading through an infected deer. into the state currently centers FOR $200 PLEASE, ALEX: Rick Preddy sews a cape on a whitetail in his taxidermy studio. That fear seemed all too real around the movement of ani- recently when New York offi- mals. cials announced that they had “We already have plenty of Careful field preparation can positively identified CWD in animals in the state, both in the the Empire State wild deer herd wild and in our breeder pens, so enhance a hunting trophy for the first time. from our standpoint, it kind of dling that could break off crucial trophies. Still, hunters should So far, the mysterious disease is moot.” By John N. Felsher hairs. To skin a trophy, peel the resist the temptation to wash has never been confirmed in George Taliaferro, a deer skin toward the head. Cut their prizes in the field. Water Texas and Clayton Wolf, direc- farmer in Kaufman County, portsmen study the habits around the front legs at the contains bacteria that could tor for the Texas Parks and agreed. of their chosen quarry and knees and pull the legs out, leav- destroy delicate skin or fur, espe- Wildlife Department’s big game “What a lot of breeders have scout the best spots for ing the leg skin intact. Avoid cially in typically hot and humid program, wants to keep it that done is to important semen and long hours. They spend cutting in the delicate brisket Texas weather. Water-borne bac- way. they artificially inseminate smallS fortunes pursuing their area between the front legs. teria could cause hair slippage. “The rule basically says that deer. That's a way you can get favorite game. They buy the best Never slit a throat. After peeling Often, small game hunters bag anybody who wants to bring in the 300- and 400-inch genetics weapons, ammunition, vehicles, the skin as far as it goes over the animals at daybreak but contin- deer, a scientific breeder or stock down here in Texas deer. That's boats — you name it. neck, sever the neck, leaving the ue hunting for hours. Usually, deer from another breeder, can not just because of (CWD), it's But once they bag that special skull intact with the skin this doesn’t cause a problem. no longer get them from outside more economical to do that. trophy, they don’t spend a lot of attached. Let your favorite taxi- Hardy animals such as squirrels the state of Texas,” said Wolf. You can breed a whole lot more time protecting their hard-won dermist take care of the intricate keep remarkably well, even Karl Kinsel, executive director deer with just a few straws of investment. Unless a sportsman work. stuffed into a game bag. Still, of the Texas Deer Association in semen than a buck can breed takes equally intense post-har- Next, put the complete cape hunters should freeze them San Antonio, applauded the naturally.” vest precautions, the trophy of a and head in a dry plastic bag and whole as soon as possible. move. “The Commission felt it was a lifetime could end up looking freeze it as soon as possible or More delicate, birds require “We believe it’s an expedi- good trade to close the borders like junk. Making a good tro- bring it “green” to a taxidermist. extra care. Place the head against tious move, expeditious for that added protection,” Wolf phy begins in the field. After securing the skin, hunters the chest or under a wing. Fold because it helps us faster reach Continued on page 7 Taxidermists can sew bullet can complete the field dressing the wings tight to the body and holes, but they cannot replace without worrying about causing freeze it in a plastic bag. Take fur and feathers. damage to the trophy area. If caution not to dislodge any Never drag a large animal — one wants to cool an animal or feathers. doing so may create irreparable skin it later, hang it by the Sometimes hunters severely marks on the skin or fur. horns. Hanging an animal head damage their quarry, but things Carefully skin animals, even down could cause fluids to drain often look far worse in the field. before field dressing, and freeze into the head, swelling it. Often, a professional taxider- the skins as soon as possible. Bloody and muddy, fresh- mist can still make an excellent Avoid any excessive rough han- skinned capes hardly resemble mount out of most trophies. Longtime outdoor writer Bob Brister dies ob Brister, outdoors editor for the Houston news journalist and photographer. He earned Chronicle from 1954 to 1993, former shoot- scores of honors and awards from peers and Bing editor of Field & Stream and book admirers and, for spot-news coverage of author, died at his Houston home of cancer June Hurricane Carla in 1961, was nominated for a 14. He was 77. Pulitzer Prize. Born in Kerens, between Corsicana and Brister played a key role more than 25 years ago Athens, Brister was “ate up” with the outdoors as in formation of the Gulf Coast Conservation an East Texas youngster and maintained that Association, now Coastal Conservation enthusiasm for hunting, for fishing and for all Association, which started in a Houston tackle things wild throughout his career and his life. He shop and has grown into one of the nation’s always was grateful for the opportunities afford- most powerful marine conservation organiza- ed him by his profession. tions. He also was instrumental in bringing “The best part of outdoor writing is being out- "sporting clays" target shooting from Europe to doors, even having some fun,’’ Brister wrote in the United States and was recognized through- 1993, in his final column as outdoors editor for out his life as an expert hunter, marksman and the Chronicle, “and knowing all the time you’re shotgunner. turning those pictures and experiences into gain- His book, “Shotgunning: The Art and Science,” ful employment while all those other guys are showcased Brister’s technical expertise. In just goofing off from work.’’ “Moss, Mallards and Mules” and “The Golden Brister thoroughly enjoyed the research side of Crescent,” which included dozens of paintings his work but, at the keyboard, took his writing by Jack Cowan, Brister demonstrated his tremen- seriously. He often reworked columns time and dous flair for story telling. again right up to (and occasionally beyond) Brister is survived his wife, Sandy Payne Brister; deadline, and that dedication was apparent in his brother, Ben, and wife, Jo, of Dallas; and his every sentence he wrote. brother-in-law, Jeff Payne, of Albuquerque. Although better known for colorful, personal accounts of his hunting and fishing adventures — Doug Pike around the world, Brister was equally skilled as a Reprinted with permission. June 24, 2005 Page 7 State changes hunting rules for spike deer, doe

exas Parks and Wildlife is New doe days 59), Matagorda, Victoria (south proposing to eliminate Today there are five doe day of U.S. Highway 59) and aggregate hunting bag packages: 4, 9, 16, 23, or 23-plus Wharton (south of U.S. limits, raise the number days (the 23-plus package allows Highway 59). The alteration Tof doe hunting days and the taking of does until the will make rules governing encourage more spike deer Sunday following antlerless harvest consistent hunting. Thanksgiving, which means the with those in a number of State wildlife biologists have package length varies from year adjoining counties to the east. been working to simplify and to year). The new rules elimi- restructure regulations govern- nate the 9- and 23-day doe day Buck harvest ing deer seasons, to manage packages, increase the number restrictions resources more effectively and of doe days in many counties, The new regulations also alter to enhance hunter opportunity and introduce doe days in some the take of buck deer in Austin, without hurting deer popula- counties where hunting does Bastrop, Brazoria, Caldwell, tions. had been restricted to permit Colorado, De Witt, Fayette, Fort A number of counties would holders. Bend, Goliad, Gonzales, see changes in harvest restric- With the changes, counties Guadalupe, Jackson, Karnes, tions and season dates this fall. going from zero doe days to four Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Following is an overview of doe days from Thanksgiving Victoria, Waller, Washington, those changes and the counties Day to the Sunday immediately Wilson and Wharton counties. affected: following Thanksgiving are: Hunting pressure in the Post Bowie, Camp, Delta, Fannin, Oak Savannah ecological region Elimination of Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, has been excessive for more aggregate bag limits Lamar, Morris, Red River, Titus, than 30 years. Hunter-harvest The department is eliminat- Upshur and Wood. survey data collected by the ing the aggregate bag limit, Counties where doe days will department indicate that this meaning that a hunter could increase from four to 16 are: area has some of the highest take the statewide personal bag Cass, Harrison, Marion, hunter densities in the state. limit of three bucks by taking Nacogdoches, Panola, Sabine, In 1971, the department insti- one buck in each of three one- San Augustine and Shelby. tuted a one-buck bag limit in an buck counties. A similar rule Counties where doe days will effort to reduce pressure on the applies to counties with a two- be replaced with full-season, buck segment of the popula- buck bag limit. The aggregate either-sex hunting in the tion. Although the one-buck two-buck bag limit will be elimi- Panhandle and northern bag limit successfully redistrib- nated as well. Rolling Plains are: Armstrong, uted hunting pressure, it did lit- In 1989, the department Borden, Briscoe, Carson, tle to reduce overall buck har- began the aggregate bag limit Childress, Collingsworth, vest. Department data indicate rule, which designated a num- Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, that prior to 2002, 80 percent of ber of one-buck counties prima- Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, the buck harvest in these coun- rily in the eastern third of the Garza, Gray, Hall, Hansford, ties was composed of bucks state. In these counties, in the Haskell, Hemphill, Hutchinson, younger than 3.5 years of age. aggregate, a hunter could take In response to requests from Jones, Kent, King, Knox, CHANGE AFOOT: Doe hunting without a permit will be introduced in some locations. no more than one buck. For Lipscomb, Motley, Ochiltree, concerned landowners and example, if a hunter took a buck Randall, Roberts, Scurry, hunters in the area, the depart- in Nacogdoches County (one- Stonewall, Swisher and ment in 2002 implemented the percentage of harvested bag limit, one of which must buck bag limit), that hunter Wheeler. what at the time were called bucks younger than 3.5 years have at least one unbranched could not take another buck in Counties where doe days will experimental antler restric- old had dropped from 80 per- antler, and redefines a legal any other county affected by the increase from 16- to 23-plus tions, which defined a legal cent to 29 percent and the per- buck as a buck having an inside aggregate bag limit rule. days are: Hardeman, Wichita buck as a buck with at least one centage of harvested bucks 3.5 spread of 13 inches or greater or At the time, the department’s and Wilbarger. unbranched antler (typically a years old and older increased at least one unbranched antler. intent was to prevent too many Counties where doe days will spike buck), a buck with at least from 20 percent to 71 percent. By adding a second buck to bucks from being killed in increase from nine to 16 days six antler points on one side, or The study showed a decline in the bag while requiring at least regions of the state where popu- are: Denton and Tarrant. a buck with an inside spread of the harvest of spike bucks and one buck to have an lations were low or hunting Counties where doe days will 13 inches or greater. The rules an increase in the harvest of unbranched antler, the depart- pressure was high. In 1999, to increase from nine to 23 days were designed to protect the bucks with an inside spread of ment wants to encourage the increase hunter opportunity, are: Cooke, Hill, and Johnson. majority of bucks in the 13 inches or greater, which harvest of spike bucks which the department separated the Counties where doe days will younger cohorts until those means that one undesirable department research has indi- aggregate one-buck counties be revised from a fixed 23-day deer could reach a level of phys- effect of maintaining a one- cated are less likely to develop into two zones divided by season to 23-plus days are: ical maturity. buck limit under the antler into lawful bucks. Interstate 35, allowing a hunter Brazoria, Fort Bend, Goliad After three years under the restrictions is less hunting of to harvest a buck from each (south of U.S. Highway 59), experimental rules, the depart- the spike bucks. The new regu- — A Texas Parks and Wildlife zone. Jackson (south of U.S. Highway ment’s survey efforts show that lation implements a two-buck report

Continued from page 6 IHEA raises money with benefit Deer border added. “We still can’t say we from new non-tested sites, Wolf don’t have it in Texas because said. shoot, bestows annual awards we’re just like a lot of other states Even with that testing move, in that we’ve got a lot of looking there would appear to be plenty he International Hunter competed in a team shooting award’s luncheon included to do.” more testing to be done in the Education Associa- event, which was won by Rhode and David Blanton, The May Commission meeting Lone Star State. tion’s sixth annual Dury’s Gun Shop, as well as an executive producer of also resulted in changes in how “Many, many states are looking benefit shooting event individual Sportsman’s “Realtree Outdoors” and testing for CWD will be done in (for CWD), but it could just sim- Tbrought together teams from Challenge. Shane Naylor of Realtree’s “Monster Bucks” some cases. ply be that they haven’t looked at industry and conservation Remington Arms won the video series. Once a deer manager has given enough animals yet,” Wolf said. groups across the nation to the men’s Sportsman’s Challenge The seventh annual IHEA the state 60 samples, his opera- National Shooting Complex in while Rhode captured the benefit shoot is scheduled for tion will be a preferred site. A pre- Lynn Burkhead is a frequent San Antonio to raise money for women’s title. June 6-7 next year in San ferred manager will still have to contributor to Lone Star Outdoor hunter education. As part of the event, the Antonio. test annually, but testing will be News and an associate editor for The event, which has raised IHEA handed out its annual The international educa- reduced as long as no animals are ESPNOutdoors.com. more than $1 million in its industry awards. tional group is a nonprofit first five years, is matched dol- These awards recognize any organization dedicated to pro- lar-for-dollar by the National member of the industry that viding training to people who Shooting Sports Foundation, has shown outstanding sup- want to begin hunting. and goes to support the IHEA port of the IHEA and its hunter Over 70,000 IHEA volunteer and build its endowment fund. education effort, that has been instructors certify about The shooters were treated to active and innovative in foster- 750,000 new hunters each year shooting exhibitions by world ing new ideas in hunter-educa- across the United States, champion exhibition shooter tion and that, by virtue of per- Canada, Mexico, New Zealand Tom Knapp and Olympic dou- sonal staff efforts, professional and South Africa. ble trap gold medalist Kim advice or financial assistance, For more information on the Rhode, who nearly broke a has helped the hunter educa- IHEA visit www.ihea.com. world record with her perform- tion movement in a superior ance on the Crosman speed way. — An International Hunter plates during the event. Teams Guest speakers for the Education Association report Page 8 June 24, 2005 FISHING Bass fishermen get wacky at Rayburn Hooking a worm the right way can mean all the difference to fish

By John N. Felsher places. Long known for big bass, Sam Rayburn suffered hard times after a fish-kill from a ruly new lures and tech- largemouth bass virus in the niques rarely hit tackle late 1990s and the drought of shops these days. Most 2000-2001, but populations lures simply copy or rebounded. It remains one of Timprove old ideas, but some- the best places in East Texas to times the oldest ideas still work land a double-digit largemouth, best. especially in early spring. The idea of a wacky worm “Rayburn consistently pro- probably dates back to the first duces a lot of good bass,” said caveman who watched an George Cochran, a two-time earthworm wash into a stream Bassmaster Classic champion. and undulate in the current “It produces a lot of 10-, 11- and SHARK JAWS: Blacktip shark are active off the Texas coast and catching them in shallow water is becoming easier. until a fish swallowed it. 12-pound bass. In the spring, Of course, modern plastic when the water is in the bushes, worms come in more shades bass are up shallow getting than any caveman — or bass — ready to spawn.” Sharks: villains or supper? could imagine, but the idea Most people fish weightless remains the same — a drifting wacky worms in clear, shallow he northwestern Gulf of Not to trivialize the boy’s Talasek, a Matagorda-based worm naturally attracts fish. waters. Around weeds or brushy Mexico is loaded with injury, but “ankle biters’’ don’t guide. Wacky worms certainly tempt shorelines where fish spawn, sharks, and don’t let any do as much damage as a bad spill “We stood in waist-deep water bass. Ram a hook through the bass erupt from cover to devour chamber of commerce off a bicycle. Because it was a with 40 trout in the baskets by 8 egg sac instead of down-the- them. Let a worm sink until it Ttell you otherwise. They don’t shark that brought out the nee- a.m.,” Talasek wrote. “A shark throat Texas style. Put the hook touches bottom or the tops of like us nearly as much as we like dle and thread, however, and a came by and decided to eat half crosswise to the seam so the submerged grass. If nothing them, and that lopsided rela- great white for pity’s sake, head- of them. It was only about a 4- worm lies flat. Throw it near a hits, lift the rod tip to pull the tionship serves both sides pretty lines were sensational. footer, but he looked like ‘Jaws’ grass bed or brush pile and let it worm back toward the surface. well. There are sharks in the when he was eating my basket.” sink naturally. Move it a few feet and let it sink I have been in close proximity Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Fishermen make regular Anglers don’t need to add again. As a silent, finesse bait, to dozens of sharks on fishing, Mexico and in Texas’ bays. Big adjustments to keep more keep- action. As a wacky worm sinks, bass must see it to strike, so surfing and diving trips. So have ones. Huge ones. Bull sharks ers and feed fewer to sharks. the ends wobble, shimmy and water must remain relatively most of you who entered the even travel into freshwater Stringers are like flexible kabobs, shake like a night crawler clear. Gulf along Texas’ long coast in sometimes and have been docu- easiest of all from which to pluck washed into the lake. The tips “I work it around all different summertime, although you mented hundreds of miles up tasty trout. Losses were alleviat- fold back and almost touch each types of cover,” Cochran said. probably never knew the ani- major rivers. Some sharks bite ed temporarily with the intro- other in an undulating motion “I work it around buck brush, mals were there. It’s for the best, people, but most do not. duction of floating baskets, when you twitch a rod tip. the inside grass lines and any- too, that sharks don’t always These animals have virtually which worked until sharks Wacky worms work well in thing in the water that might advertise their presence, or peo- no interest in us as meals, and learned to tear through them. clear vegetated lakes, such as the attract a fish. It’s deadly ple would be more afraid than hits usually are cases of mistaken Talasek mentions draping 114,500-acre Sam Rayburn around bushes and fallen trees. they are. Shark attacks on identity. They prefer seafood, burlap off his basket to dissuade Reservoir near Jasper, the largest Most of the time, I fish it in five humans are rare, and deaths and have for millions of years, sharks. They’ll solve that puzzle lake wholly within Texas. The feet of water or less. I kind of attributable to sharks occur even and they’ve learned that wade eventually, as well. Rather than baits can work at any time, but work it like a topwater bait. less frequently. That’s why the fishermen are the marine equiv- try to keep sharks from eating perform best during the spring Twitch it a little and stop. It sits occasional bite always makes the alent of fast-food restaurants. caught fish, the smart play for when fish stay shallow to guard there just a second. Twitch it news. Wade fishermen, especially is to relinquish the catch spawning beds or transition again. If a bass is in the area, it The most recent shark attack those who frequent this state’s and regroup elsewhere to fish. between bedding areas and will suck it up. When it’s really to garner media attention hap- middle-coast region, report The heaviest sharks tend to deeper water. sunny, they might not come up pened two weeks ago within fly- increasingly bold bull sharks to 6 avoid the shallow Gulf off “Wacky worms are a main bait to hit it, so I let it sink a little cast distance of the New Jersey feet in length patrolling bay Southeast Texas, or so it would that I use on Rayburn,” said deeper because they are down coast, where a 17-year-old surfer shorelines. To date, I’ve not seem, but it doesn’t take much Shane Allman, a guide. “It’s in shady cover.” lost a chunk of ankle. According heard of any wader being bitten. water to hide such an animal. about the simplest technique While a wacky worm works to a Reuters story, experts attrib- During the same period, howev- Luckily for beachgoers, and for anyone can use. We use a best when bass feed in clear uted the incident to a great er, there have come many stories coastal businesses that depend straight-tail worm or a trick shallows, it can produce strikes white (what else would cause about fish snapped off stringers on tourism, sharks are good at worm without a ribbon tail. in deeper water. At Rayburn, such a fuss?) — the first in 30- and snatched from floating bas- keeping their presence a secret. Being hooked just off center many anglers attach a tiny split- something years to bite some- kets. causes the worm to shimmy as it shot above the hook like a one on that shore. The latest came from Mark — Doug Pike sinks. It sometimes circles down Carolina to fish it off points or makes a swimming action. in deeper water. People can also Big bite winners The worm pulsates and wobbles use larger hooks or stick small The shark division of almost like a dying baitfish.” nails into them to add weight. 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Koval’s fish weighed 190.6 (if applicable; please call for details) pounds, exactly .6 pounds For more information, please contact Bucky and Leesa Bonner at heavier than the current state P.O. Box 460 Port Aransas, TX 78373 record for the species. Texas’ biggest shark caught on rod- B&B OUTFITTERS - 800.460.1843 and-reel was a tiger that WIGGLE WORM: A 6-inch Stanley worm rigged wacky style at Sam Rayburn. Photo by WWW.BBOUTFITTERS.COM weighed 1,129 pounds. David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. June 24, 2005 Page 9 New technology aids game wardens on patrol By Mark England method in Texas. held thermal imaging device was a game of cat-and-mouse. “It’s an upgrade from my day goes for about $13,000. “You can’t get too close or when you sat listening for But the number of thermal you’ll spook them,” Ruiz said. ete Flores, who supervis- sounds in the middle of the imaging devices used by Texas’ “You have to let them get away es Texas’ game wardens, night, tracking by hearing and game wardens and other law to catch them, so to speak. remembers when a law- reckoning,” Col. Flores said. enforcement agencies could Unfortunately, that time I lost man had only his good “Now, game wardens have GPS explode over the next few years them.” senseP and five senses to catch a (global positioning systems), should the price drop as expect- In early May, though, Harris game thief. night vision and thermal imag- ed. County’s 100 Club, a nonprofit He recalls bobbing in a boat at ing. There are better tools for “With nanotechnology, in a organization that provides night, straining to hear the game wardens to do their jobs.” few years I expect the cost of a equipment to law enforcement sound of cork hitting a deck — a Thermal imaging records the thermal imager to not be more agencies, donated two portable clear signal of illegal gill netting. heat given off by an object to than a pair of binoculars,” said thermal imagers to Texas’ Now, game wardens have the produce an image. Moviegoers Chad Dornsife, a national con- coastal game wardens. kind of technological help that got a look at the technology in sultant for law enforcement. Less than a week later, on May was once only the stuff of the sci-fi thriller, “Predator,” “Just a few hundred dollars.” 8, Ruiz used one of the devices to Hollywood movies. where a bloodthirsty alien could Nanotechnology uses single catch the men using gill nets to Last month, a Galveston only be spotted by its heat signa- atoms and molecules to build ensnare trout. County game warden used a ture. electronic circuits. His supervisor, Capt. Eddie thermal imaging device to scoop The technology is in limited Frederick Ruiz, a Galveston Tanuz, said the thermal imager up four men fishing with gill use on the Texas coast by game County game warden, thinks made the arrests possible. nets. Like its name suggests, wardens, according to Texas thermal images are worth every “It was pitch black and the TAKING THE HEAT: TPW Game Warden these nets catch large quantities Parks and Wildlife officials. Only penny. In early spring, he men were squatting in water a Fred Ruiz displays evidence seized of fish by the gills. It’s consid- two are available. tracked illegal shrimpers. With couple of hundred yards off the through use of a new thermal imaging device. Photo by Bobby Kana. ered a destructive fishing Cost is a major reason. A hand- no thermal imager at the time, it Continued on page 11

Buster bluegills offer sizzling summer action Early summer brings Texas anglers some of the year’s best family fun — along with panfish for the dinner table

By Lynn Burkhead small mouths. White should know, wearing Most of the time, however, out his Orvis one-weight fly rod bream fishing is at its best with on water bodies ranging from he bluegill spawn is on — some sort of live bait ranging the sprawling Lake O’ the Pines meaning there’s no bet- from small minnows to Catawba to small private ponds near his ter time to relive your worms to crickets to earth- East Texas home. childhood or make new worms, which Hysmith rates as “From a pure standpoint of Tmemories with your own kids. his personal favorite. fun fighting, you just can’t beat “Most people cut their The biologist suggests that the action you’re going to get,” wings on fishing for bluegills,” anglers generally keep their White said. agreed Bruce Hysmith, an search for summertime bluegills Perhaps the best reason of all inland fisheries biologist for confined to shallow water areas to chase bluegills, however, is Texas Parks and Wildlife. near weed beds, brush-piles, because they make excellent “Bluegills are a great introducto- stick-ups and stumps. The fish table fare. ry fish (for novice anglers) since are usually visible in such shal- With no limit on numbers or they occupy the shallow water low confines, especially around minimum length according to zone near the bank.” easy-to-spot spawning beds. the 2004-2005 Texas Parks and Since spawning bluegills will Where there is one bluegill, Wildlife Outdoor Annual, these eagerly attack an angler’s offer- there should be another. Some prolific sunfish can provide ing all summer, the TPW biolo- sage crappie fishing advice from many a memorable meal in an gist often practices what he Steve Pennaz of the North era of catch-and-release angling. preaches by taking his grand- American Angling Club applies “Oh, I love ’em,” Hysmith children bluegill fishing. here too: “Don’t spend a lot of said. “My favorite recipe is to Hysmith suggests that anglers, time in a place where the fish head ’em, gut ’em, scale ’em, roll especially younger ones, keep aren’t biting.” ’em in corn meal, salt and pep- their tackle simple by using a Believe it or not, some anglers per to taste, and deep-fry them.” cane pole, a short length of actually consider the bluegill as “You can take a hand-sized monofilament line, a small a genuine challenge on ultra- bluegill, and if you’ve got 10 or hook, a small sinker, and a bob- light spinning tackle or light- 15 of those, I guarantee you’ve ber. weight gear. got a meal.” What bait to use? There are a “Absolutely,” said Chris number of possibilities includ- White, an avid fly angler and Lynn Burkhead is a frequent ing small artificial flies, lures pharmaceutical salesman from contributor to Lone Star Outdoor and jigs. The key word is small Longview. “Bluegills, those suck- News and an associate editor for since these panfish have very ers will fight you to the boat.” ESPNOutdoors.com. Page 10 June 24, 2005

Continued from page 1 Alligators

TOP PREDATOR: Alligators are more prevalent in the eastern part of the state, but they can range north to the Texas-Oklahoma border and farther west than San Antonio. woman walking her dog spotted an 8-foot alligator at North Texas’ Alligator safety tips Ray Hubbard Reservoir – a popular for anglers and fishing spot. outdoorsmen Alligators are currently found in 120 of the 254 counties in Texas, Don’t — allow small chil- and nuisance complaints are on dren to play by themselves in the rise, according to state statis- or around water. tics. The average adult Texas alli- Don’t — swim at night or gator is 7 feet long and weighs 60 during dusk or dawn when pounds, according to hunting alligators most actively feed. data collected by the state for the Don’t — feed or entice alli- past 15 years. gators. Alligators overcome Anglers, especially, should be aware that alligators are after the their natural shyness and same thing they are — fish. become accustomed or Alligators and fishermen both like attracted to humans when being in water where there are fed. It is now a Class C misde- downed trees, stumps and vegeta- meanor, punishable by a fine tion galore. of up to $500, to intentionally The good news is there’s no feed an alligator. record of an angler in Texas being Don’t — throw fish scraps attacked by an alligator. In the into the water or leave them past 15 years, there have been 17 on shore. Although you are injuries, none fatal, attributed to not intentionally feeding alli- encounters with alligators, according to state records. gators, the end result can be Fishing guide Tracy Nix, who the same. frequents North Texas’ Lake Ray Don’t — remove any alliga- Hubbard, has encountered a few ALLIGATOR RANGE: The distribution of American tors from their natural habitat alligators in his time. alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Texas is or accept one as a pet. It is a “I’ve been around them, fished limited by habitat and temperature violation of state law to do so. around them while they were on requirements to the eastern portion of the state defined by the shaded area on the above map. Alligators do not become the bank,” Nix said. “I’ve been as The greatest density of alligators, represented tame in captivity and han- close as a foot to one with a troll by the darker green portions of the map, occurs dling even small ones may motor and never had a problem.” in areas with the best wetland habitats, such as result in bites. In particular, While not spooked by alliga- coastal marshes, natural lakes, wetlands and never go near baby alligators tors, Nix pays them a healthy some reservoirs. respect — especially when on the Map by TPW or pick them up. job. “To me, it’s like fishing in a tournament,” Nix said. alligator. You don’t want an alligator to learn to associate a problem given the age of the kid and the size of the alli- “Everyone has a right to the water, especially a ’gator. humans with a meal.” gator,” Calkins said. But as a guide, I’m not going to intentionally fish around Monique Slaughter, a TPW biologist in Port Arthur — Calkins said swimmers and alligators in East Texas one. I’ll leave the area.” prime ’gator country — said alligators are native to the coexist. It’s not uncommon for ’gators to pursue top-water state and essential to nature’s balance. “I’ve gone swimming with my family in sight of six fishing lures, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Alligators in the wild don’t typically eat every day, alligators. They’re not aggressive creatures.” Web site. Alligators are attracted to these lures because Slaughter said. A fast food kid’s burger every two days is But alligator sightings, especially in areas where they they mimic natural food. Most alligators can be easily enough to sustain an alligator. They don’t pose much aren’t so common, still have the power to shock Texas scared away from boats or fishing lures. But if an alliga- threat to game fish. residents. Nuisance calls have been steadily on the rise tor repeatedly follows boats, canoes, or other watercraft, “They are opportunistic feeders. They go after craw- for TPW law enforcement. Last year, there were 737 calls and isn’t afraid to move in closer without submersing, fish, turtles, snakes and non-game fish such as gar. Game regarding alligators from 67 Texas counties. Of the calls, then the ’gator could pose a risk. fish are last of all,” said Slaughter. 41 percent led to relocation and 23 percent resulted in Feeding alligators causes them to lose their natural fear But, TPW officials say people should err on the side of killing the animal. of humans — creating nuisance alligators and problems caution when dealing with alligators. Nix said he is tolerant of alligators, but he’s in favor of for those they encounter. Plus, anyone caught feeding For example, an alligator had to be killed after a 10- TPW officials removing them from recreational areas. an alligator could face a $500 fine. year-old boy dived on top of it last year at the Dam B area “In my opinion, a recreational lake should be like a “Probably the most important thing for anglers to of B.A. Steinhagen Lake in East Texas. The 10-foot alliga- backyard in Florida,” Nix said. “Someone should come remember is when they clean fish, don’t leave the tor bit the boy, but Gary Calkins, TPW’s lead biologist in and put the alligator back where it belongs. I’m all for remains on banks or in the water,” said TPW spokesman the Pineywoods, called it a “defensive strike.” putting it in the back of a truck and taking it to Tom Harvey. “You may be unintentionally feeding an “If it had been wanting to hunt, it wouldn’t have been Louisiana.” June 24, 2005 Page 11

Continued from page 1 Two men arrested and charged after shooting Zapata game warden burglary attempt at a game warden’s home fled and authorities launched a manhunt. Jetty fishing in Zapata June 14 ended with the officer suf- Two Zapata men who were charged with Afering a gunshot wound to the ankle and attempted capital murder in connection with the the arrest of two men. shooting incident, according to a news report Two men at the home of Warden Martin Oviedo posted at www.pro8news.com. fired gunshots when he informed them he was an The warden’s injuries were not reported as seri- officer, according to news reports. The suspects ous.

Continued from page 9 Technology bank,” Tanuz said. “There’s no With the thermal imager, Ruiz they could do at that point.” way they could have been spot- could see the head and torso of Ruiz confiscated 400 feet of ted ordinarily, even with night- the four men. Although he gill nets and two ice chests of vision equipment. But with couldn’t see the illegal nets, Ruiz spotted trout. thermal imaging, there’s no hid- knew they were being used from The men were charged with ing.” the men’s telltale movements. possession of gill nets and the Ruiz knew the benefits of ther- “It was crystal clear what they taking of fish by illegal means. mal imaging from his seven were doing,” Ruiz said. Their cases are pending, thanks years in the Army. Although it’s Ruiz waited for the men to to the new technology. sophisticated technology, Ruiz come ashore with the evidence. “It’s an awesome piece of wasn’t intimidated. “Obviously, they were sur- machinery,” Ruiz said. “In my “I’ve always been the type of prised,” Ruiz said. “They were in eyes, it’s invaluable. I think once person to grab it, read on it and an isolated area at three in the we start making more cases with use it,” Ruiz said. “I’m definitely morning. I drove up and activat- it, and game wardens see what not going to leave a $13,000 ed my high beams, and they we’re doing, it will prove to be an piece of equipment lying were literally like a deer in the invaluable device throughout around.” headlights. There was nothing Texas.”

Continued from page 1 Fish food you end up only with those that than could be obtained with fish to raise large numbers of tro- JETTY SET: An angler shows off a red drum caught near the jetties. bluegills and other natural bait- phy-sized bass. really go after the feed.” fish. “I recommend stocking 100 Mitchell feeds his bass via 40 feet deep. Outside the rocks, pound fluorocarbon leader to the Mitchell, owner of the Ten bass per acre and all of them are automatic fish feeders similar to the water gently slopes to about swivel. Attach a 5/0 or 6/0 circle Triple X Ranch near Glen Rose, 2-pounders when we put them wildlife feeders hunters use to 30 feet deep where the jetties end. hook to the leader. Use as little bought the idea and the bass at a in,” Arms said. “So you already attract deer, turkey and other Other jetties in Texas, such as weight as possible, only enough cost of $25 per fish. Today, the have fish that are big enough to wild game. He has five feeders on South Padre, Port Mansfield and to keep the bait on bottom. Hook four 25-acre lakes on the 9,000- be fun to catch. The cost is each of his four lakes and they Port Aransas offer similar fishing live fish through the eyes, lips or acre ranch that Mitchell oper- $2,500 per acre. That’s a big ini- are timed to dispense the pellets conditions. nose. Hook whole crabs behind ates for corporate hunting, fish- tial investment, but you are twice a day — early and late. But Anglers might entice nearly the rounded swimmer fins. Crack ing and business events are going to have many more big even when Mitchell activates any fish species that inhabits the shells to allow tempting juices teeming with bass whose short, bass than you would with bass the feeders manually at other inshore or near-shore Gulf to ooze out. Set clickers and wait. stocky bodies bear proof of the that do not eat the feed.” times of the day, scores of bass waters, but most people concen- Anglers can also use lures. fast growth the commercial Arms said the bass are put on weighing 4 to 6 pounds and larg- trate on giant redfish. For big Work topwater baits near the food has produced. The largest commercial feed when they er can be seen churning the sur- reds, use live mullets, croakers or rocks; use spoons, or caught so far weighed 11 have grown to about one-half face in a furious feeding frenzy menhaden 3- to 8-inches long. in deeper water. A pounds. inch in length. They are started to gulp down the floating pel- Big reds, sheepsheads and black Lindy No-Snagg sinker is great for Arms, who has been in the on a freeze-dried shrimp-like lets. drum also gobble crabs, shrimp passing over rocks. A prime jetty commercial fish hatchery and creature. When they have grown “One of the really good things or fish chunks. fishing spot is where breaks in the lake management business for large enough, their feed is about these fish is that the com- A recipe for successful - rock allow boats to pass. more than 50 years, said he real- switched to the larger pellets. mercial feed does not take away ing is as follows: Make a Carolina Everything flowing in or out of izes the initial cost of purchasing “When we start feeding them, from their desire to hit artificial rig by slipping an egg sinker over the estuary passes those rocks. enough 2-pound bass may be there will be some that are really lures,” Mitchell said. “They will monofilament or braided line. Tie cost-prohibitive to some people curious and aggressive, and then hit lures real well and are really a barrel swivel directly to the line; John N. Felsher is an outdoor writer but the benefits in the long run there are some that just stay hard fighters.” tie 18 to 36 inches of 30- to 80- based in Lake Charles, La. are phenomenal when com- back and don’t eat,” Arms said. pared to the cost of providing “The ones that are not curious — Bob Hood is an outdoor writer enough bluegills and other bait- and aggressive simply perish, so for the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

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according to researchers for the other species which indicate pos- much of Texas where adequate Texas Breeding Birds Atlas sible nesting activity in the Lone habitat is available. Wood ducks, Program operated by Texas A&M Star State are interesting. being cavity nesters, have bene- University. The TBBAP’s annual At Balmorhea Lake in West fited greatly from wood duck nest surveys have documented blue- Texas, for example, the Texas boxes erected by various conser- winged teal breeding throughout Ornithology Society’s bird- vation organizations as well as most regions of the state with the watchers reported sighting as individual property owners. least number in East Texas, where many as 12 gadwalls, 10 blue- During late spring and early sum- researchers said that area’s abun- winged teal, five cinnamon teal, mer, recently hatched broods of dance of lush habitat and the 25 northern shovelers, nine wood ducks can be seen in woody secretive nature of nesting hens green-winged teal and one areas on many lakes, rivers and make nest recordings difficult. female bufflehead during June city and county park ponds TBBAP researchers said most of and July, 2000. where boxes or natural nesting the blue-winged teal breeding Mottled ducks are the only habitat is available. activity (74 percent) occurs in the dabbling ducks that nest and Wild mallards also can be seen Panhandle with about 13 percent winter in large numbers annually with their young-of-the-year on along the Upper Coast and 4 per- along the Texas coast with most many lakes and ponds where cent in each North-Central, of them found between they often breed with domesti- South and the Trans-Pecos. Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake. cated mallards. And the mallard What other species of ducks Whistling ducks are residents isn’t choosy when it comes to a forgo the long journey from and can be easily sighted on most nest location. An old automobile Texas to the more prominent days at the Santa Gertrudis Creek tire partially submerged amid a nesting grounds in the northern Bird Sanctuary in Kleberg County clump of cattails or the surface of United States and Canada. Some, and elsewhere in South and West a piece of Styrofoam supporting a like the wood duck or mallard, Texas. boat dock works for some just as may not surprise you, but sum- Mallards and wood ducks also well as the reeds around a prairie mertime sightings of several are common nesters throughout pothole in Canada. Page 12 June 24, 2005 ADVENTURE

Houseboating offers Everglades fishing comfort By David J. Sams middle of the Everglades here at the mouth of the Harney River. We were almost a two-hour boat ride n the shade of a mangrove tree away from the Flamingo boat ramp on the deck of a flats skiff, four where Mark Nichols rented our freinds and I waited. The tide houseboat. would change in an hour. In When we started out, we loaded Ithe Everglades, time creeps by. So the 40-foot Gibson housecruiser we talked. Overhead, distant jets with four days’ worth of food and etched white streaks in the blue sky. drink, secured a flats skiff to a As the sweat trickled down my towrope and headed into back, I began to have doubts about Everglades National Park. After a the wisdom of this trip. What am I few hours of cruising, we stopped doing here? I asked myself. for the night. That first evening we But as the water level began to pitched lures under the mangroves change that second day and I for snook and in the channels for grabbed my , I no jacks until the stars claimed the longer had any doubts. Reds, sky. Cell phones didn’t work out snook and trout were working an there — which wasn’t a bad thing. oyster shell reef right in front of us. The thick mangrove wilderness The four of us cast DOA Shrimp was one of the loneliest spots on and Bait Busters into the current. earth. The world seemed far away, Merrill Chandler fought a speckled with only a VHF radio to keep us trout and coaxed it close enough to company. Not a single boat came unhook it. Suddenly, a 5-foot bull within sight our first full day of shark cut the fish in half. The shark fishing. But the second day we met was about 3 feet in front of two fishermen who knew Mark — Chandler. We were mesmerized. amazing! Then kayakers in dis- “That scared the living ….out of tress paddled up to us. Seems a me,” he said. raccoon tore holes in their water Anything can happen in the Continued on page 16 June 24, 2005 Page 13 PRODUCT PICKS

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Photo by National Fisheries Institute. Shrimp & Scallop Fajitas

12 large (16 to 20 count) shrimp, squares peeled and deveined, about 3/4 2 teaspoons lime juice lb. 1-1/2 cups prepared salsa 1 large red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and cut into To make the salsa, toss the avocado 20 squares with the lime juice and gently stir 1 large sweet onion, quartered into the prepared salsa. Let stand and each quarter cut into half 20 minutes or refrigerate up to 24 pieces separated hours. 12 sea scallops, about 3/4 lb. 1 large green bell pepper, Coat the grill rack with vegetable stemmed, seeded and cut into cooking spray. Place kebobs on grill 20 squares rack 4 to 6 inches over medium-hot 1/2 teaspoon lime peel, grated coals. Grill, turning once, just until 1/4 cup fresh lime juice the seafood is opaque, allowing 2 tablespoons vegetable oil about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. 2 teaspoons honey Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and 1 clove garlic, minced heat them on the grill. 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/8 teaspoon salt To make the fajitas, slide the Copyright 2004 Texas Word Treasures, Greg Berlocher. All Rights Reserved. 8 (7 to 9-inch) flour tortillas, seafood and vegetables off of each warmed skewer into a warm tortilla. Add “red and green salsa” to taste. Roll 11. Type of oak tree with pointed 3. A Lefty’s Deceiver is a type Thread the shrimp, red pepper and up tortilla to enclose the filling. leaves of ______half the onion onto four 12-inch Serve with refried beans or Mexican 12. Tires leave these in soft sand 4. Mythical horned jackrabbit skewers, running the skewer rice, if desired. 14. Knife sharpening aid 5. Hardwood tree which has through each shrimp twice. Thread 17. Helps prevent skin cancer leaves ground into filé and the scallops, green pepper and NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS PER SERVING: 18. Blood sucker added to gumbo remaining onion onto 4 more skew- Calories 492 Across 19. To sneak up on animals or 7. Soft plastic ers. Place on a large shallow plat- Carbohydrates 48 gm 1. Type of freshwater turtle fish without being discovered 10. Miami is the county seat ter. Combine the lime peel, lime Cholesterol 203 mg 3. The main ingredient in cala- 20. Type of seagrass found in 13. Hunting device that shoots juice, oil, honey, garlic, pepper and Protein 43 gm mari frita Texas bays. Hint: Ruppia rocks, marbles and steel shot salt. Pour over the skewers and mar- Fat 16 gm 6. Squeezing this causes a rifle maritima 15. Knife part; metal that inate, turning occasionally for 15 to Sodium 643 mg to fire 21. Mounted animal, bird or fish extends into the handle 20 minutes. 8. Triploid grass carp 16. Hook with three points Makes 4 servings 9. Fishing device created by Down 17. Shotgun game with clay Red and Green Salsa Caddo Indians 2. State seashell pigeons 2 firm, ripe avocados, peeled, Check out other great recipes at seeded and chopped into small aboutseafood.com. June 24, 2005 Page 15 WEATHER

MOON PHASES SOLUNAR TABLE Major/Minor periods: For up-to-the-minute weather forecasts, please visit www.accuweather.com Full Last New First Houston Dallas San Antonio Amarillo June 21 June 28 July 6 July 14 6/22 12:25p/6:08a 9:21p/3:08p 12:31p/6:14a 9:27p/3:14p Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2005 6/23 ——/6:41p 9:41a/3:28a ——/6:47p 9:47a/3:34a 6/24 1:00a/7:16a 10:06p/3:53p 1:06a/7:22a 10:12p/3:59p TIDES 6/25 1:32p/7:49p 10:27a/4:15a 1:38p/7:55p 10:33a/4:21a High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low 6/26 2:10a/8:25a 10:53p/4:40p 2:16a/8:31a 10:59p/4:46p Sabine Pass Freeport Corpus Christi 6/27 2:40p/8:55p 11:16a/5:03a 2:46p/9:01p 11:22a/5:09a 6/22 6:03 a.m. 10:32 p.m. —- —- 6/22 6:04 a.m. 10:02 p.m. —- —- 6/22 6:12 a.m. 9:40 p.m. —- —- 6/28 3:17a/9:31a 11:42p/5:29p 3:23a/9:37a 11:48p/5:35p 6/23 6:53 a.m. 11:26 p.m. —- —- 6/23 6:54 a.m. 10:56 p.m. —- —- 6/23 7:02 a.m. 10:34 p.m. —- —- 6/29 3:45p/9:59p 12:07p/5:54a 3:51p/10:05p 12:13p/6:00a 6/24 7:39 a.m. 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2:36 p.m. 7/12 8:46 a.m. 12:30 a.m. —- —- Moonrise/set San Luis Pass Port O’Connor Port Isabel Houston Dallas San Antonio Amarillo 6/22 7:12 a.m. 11:01 p.m. —- —- 6/22 1:00 p.m. 12:20 a.m. —- —- 6/22 7:11 a.m. 10:11 p.m. —- —- 6/22 9:35p/6:31a 9:51p/6:28a 9:46p/6:45a 10:18p/6:39a 6/23 8:02 a.m. 11:55 p.m. —- —- 6/23 2:12 p.m. 1:12 a.m. —- —- 6/23 8:01 a.m. 11:05 p.m. —- —- 6/23 10:31p/7:42a 10:46p/7:40a 10:43p/7:57a 11:12p/7:52a 6/24 8:48 a.m. —- —- —- 6/24 3:20 p.m. 2:03 a.m. —- —- 6/24 8:47 a.m. 11:59 p.m. —- —- 6/24 11:18p/8:57a 11:31p/8:56a 11:30p/9:11a 11:56p/9:09a 6/25 9:25 a.m. 12:49 a.m. —- —- 6/25 4:23 p.m. 2:52 a.m. —- —- 6/25 9:24 a.m. —- —- —- 6/25 11:58p/10:09a none/10:11a none/10:23a none/10:26a 6/26 9:55 a.m. 1:43 a.m. 7:07 p.m. 3:55 p.m. 6/26 5:17 p.m. 3:36 a.m. —- —- 6/26 9:54 a.m. 12:53 a.m. 7:06 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 6/26 none/11:18a 12:09a/11:22a 12:10a/11:32a 12:32a/11:39a 6/27 10:19 a.m. 2:37 a.m. 9:26 p.m. 4:44 p.m. 6/27 2:33 p.m. 4:13 a.m. —- —- 6/27 10:18 a.m. 1:47 a.m. 9:25 p.m. 3:54 p.m. 6/27 12:32a/12:24p 12:41a/12:29p 12:44a/12:37p 1:02a/12:47p 6/28 10:38 a.m. 3:34 a.m. 11:39 p.m. 5:32 p.m. 6/28 12:27 p.m. 4:35 a.m. —- 7:33 p.m. 6/28 10:37 a.m. 2:44 a.m. 11:38 p.m. 4:42 p.m. 6/28 1:03a/1:26p 1:10a/1:33p 1:16a/1:39p 1:30a/1:53p 6/29 10:52 a.m. 4:39 a.m. —- 6:17 p.m. 6/29 12:07 a.m. 3:54 a.m. 11:29 a.m. 8:13 p.m. 6/29 10:51 a.m. 3:49 a.m. —- 5:27 p.m. 6/29 1:33a/2:27p 1:38a/2:36p 1:46a/2:39p 1:56a/2:58p 6/30 1:48 a.m. 6:20 a.m. 10:59 a.m. 7:01 p.m. 6/30 10:40 a.m. 8:58 p.m. —- —- 6/30 1:47 a.m. 5:30 a.m. 10:58 a.m. 6:11 p.m. 6/30 2:03a/3:27p 2:06a/3:38p 2:16a/3:39p 2:23a/4:01p 7/1 3:37 a.m. 7:44 p.m. —- —- 7/1 9:56 a.m. 9:43 p.m. —- —- 7/1 3:36 a.m. 6:54 p.m. —- —- 7/1 2:35a/4:27p 2:36a/4:40p 2:48a/4:39p 2:51a/5:05p 7/2 4:51 a.m. 8:26 p.m. —- —- 7/2 9:44 a.m. 10:29 p.m. —- —- 7/2 4:50 a.m. 7:36 p.m. —- —- 7/2 3:10a/5:28p 3:10a/5:42p 3:23a/5:40p 3:23a/6:08p 7/3 5:43 a.m. 9:06 p.m. —- —- 7/3 10:03 a.m. 11:15 p.m. —- —- 7/3 5:42 a.m. 8:16 p.m. —- —- 7/3 3:49a/6:27p 3:48a/6:43p 4:03a/6:39p 4:00a/7:10p 7/4 6:25 a.m. 9:47 p.m. —- —- 7/4 10:37 a.m. —- —- —- 7/4 6:24 a.m. 8:57 p.m. —- —- 7/4 4:33a/7:24p 4:31a/7:41p 4:47a/7:36p 4:43a/8:08p 7/5 7:01 a.m. 10:26 p.m. —- —- 7/5 11:22 a.m. 12:00 a.m. —- —- 7/5 7:00 a.m. 9:36 p.m. —- —- 7/5 5:23a/8:17p 5:20a/8:33p 5:37a/8:29p 5:32a/9:01p 7/6 7:33 a.m. 11:03 p.m. —- —- 7/6 12:16 p.m. 12:46 a.m. —- —- 7/6 7:32 a.m. 10:13 p.m. —- —- 7/6 6:17a/9:04p 6:15a/9:20p 6:31a/9:16p 6:26a/9:46p 7/7 8:00 a.m. 11:39 p.m. —- —- 7/7 1:14 p.m. 1:29 a.m. —- —- 7/7 7:59 a.m. 10:49 p.m. —- —- 7/7 7:13a/9:45p 7:12a/9:59p 7:28a/9:57p 7:24a/10:25p 7/8 8:23 a.m. —- —- —- 7/8 2:10 p.m. 2:09 a.m. —- —- 7/8 8:22 a.m. 11:22 p.m. —- —- 7/8 8:11a/10:20p 8:10a/10:34p 8:25a/10:32p 8:24a/10:58p 7/9 8:45 a.m. 12:12 a.m. —- —- 7/9 2:59 p.m. 2:45 a.m. —- —- 7/9 8:44 a.m. 11:53 p.m. —- —- 7/9 9:07a/10:52p 9:08a/11:03p 9:21a/11:04p 9:23a/11:26p 7/10 9:05 a.m. 12:43 a.m. —- —- 7/10 3:41 p.m. 3:16 a.m. —- —- 7/10 9:04 a.m. —- —- 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bring the agency’s code into able to allow commercial fish- ter-mile north and 50 yards east books. The new laws, most of accordance with a new Arkansas ing gear if it becomes biological- of the junction of Marathon which are effective immediately, law on possession of large carni- ly necessary. Commercial fish- Road and N.M. 176. are: vores. The new codes also allow ing nets included in the notice An anonymous caller reported House Bill 1722: Provides that non-commercial hunting of are gill, trammel, hoop and wire finding a buck antelope believed any person who has been con- wildlife in high-fence enclosures. nets, and fish seines. killed around May 14 or 15 on a victed or has pleaded guilty to county road east of U.S. 70 and two wildlife violations in a two- ARKANSAS south of Portales. The buck had year period, may, after one year, Deer dog issue been shot and the carcass left in apply for a new hunting or fish- Commissioners from the the field to rot. The Operation ing license after paying a rein- Arkansas Game and Fish Game Thief reward in the case is statement fee of $200 for resi- Commission took no action on a $250. dents and $500 for nonresi- Anyone with information proposal that would have dents. The reinstatement fee about either of these poaching required permits for hunters who shall be in addition to other fees LOUISIANA NEW MEXICO incidents is urged to call want to use dogs during the required for the hunting or fish- Poaching case Operation Game Thief at (800) upcoming deer season in parts of Netting banned in reservoir ing license. The bill becomes northern Arkansas. A southeastern New Mexico 432-4263. Callers can remain The Louisiana Department of effective Nov. 1. Over the past few months, the rancher and member of the New anonymous and will not be Wildlife and Fisheries approved House Bill 1814: Modifies the AGFC has been attempting to Mexico Game Commission is required to testify in court. a notice of intent to ban com- Fishing and Hunting Legacy reach a compromise with deer mercial freshwater fish netting offering a $1,000 reward for Callers will be eligible for permit legislation to allow the dog hunters and landowners in on Poverty Point Reservoir in information leading to the rewards if the information leads department to use permit rev- areas where conflicts have been Richland Parish at their June 2 arrest of the person who killed to the apprehension of the enue to purchase or lease ease- reported. Last month, commis- meeting. two buck antelope — one near game-law violators. ments for property to be used sioners approved a significant Poverty Point Reservoir is Hobbs and another near increase in the minimum fine for under intensive management Portales — and left the carcasses for public fishing and hunting. hunting from the road. Several for production of trophy large- to rot. Senate Bill 685: Removes the citizens approached commis- mouth bass and is mainly used The New Mexico Department prohibition against issuing sioners with stories of deer dog for . of Game and Fish is offering two nonresident deer, antelope or hunters releasing their dogs from Largemouth bass and crappie $250 rewards. elk licenses to residents of the road and allowing them to are susceptible to capture and The two cases are: and any other states that cross onto private property. death in netting gear, and A 13- to 14-inch buck antelope OKLAHOMA have a deer season but do not In other business, the commis- removal of was killed around April 19 on Legislative changes afoot allow Oklahoma residents the sion approved a proposal to nets is consistent with similar State Game Commissioner Leo Oklahoma’s 2005 legislative opportunity to purchase gener- change and clarify AGFC codes reservoirs. “Flap” Sims’ ranch southwest of session has ended, and lawmak- al unrestricted nonresident relating to captive wildlife. The Louisiana Department of Hobbs in Lea County. The car- ers added several statutes affect- licenses in their states. The bill Several changes were approved to Wildlife and Fisheries will be cass was left to rot about a quar- ing hunting and fishing to the is effective July 1. Page 16 June 24, 2005 GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

OVER AND UNDER bag limit on red snapper and convince officers he was sober men instead that was sent for YOUR OTHER LEFT • Robbie Smith and Brian possessing undersized red and offered a breath sample. He analysis. He was charged with Bowie County Game Warden Bearden, Jefferson County snapper. registered a .210; cases pend- possession of a firearm by a Shawn Hervey stopped a boat game wardens, were ing. felon, unlawfully carrying a on Lake Wright Patman last patrolling Sabine Pass for reef ON A MISSION, WITHOUT PERMISSION weapon and boating while month. The driver of the boat fish enforcement May 28 • Liberty County Game Warden TOO HAPPY CAMPERS intoxicated. An outstanding was intoxicated with a blood when they spotted an off- Daniel Diaz received a call from • Game Wardens Zach Havens warrant was discovered for alcohol content of .267. Three shore boat with four people a Liberty County landowner and Jake Simmering were dis- driving while intoxicated. other people in the boat were aboard. They were inspecting last month concerning some- patched to investigate a tres- instructing the man on which a large cooler and noticed sev- one dragging a large dead hog pass call off the South Concho AT LEAST THE BEER’S OURS way to turn while he drove the eral red snapper that appeared across his property. When he River last month. Walking into • Waller County Game Warden boat. The driver said he had to be undersized and over the arrived, Diaz approached the the area, they located a camp Kevin Glass and Capt. Fred been drinking moonshine all bag limit. The final results man who said he was from with two people and four sleep- Churchill were on their way to day. When asked why he was were 62 of 71 red snapper Louisiana and had come to kill ing bags. While talking to the the Brazos River for patrol oper- driving, he replied, “It’s my being undersized. All four a hog. He agreed he did not pair of suspects, they heard a ations when they observed two boat, I’ll drive.” The case is people were charged with have permission from the boat approaching, and two people on all terrain vehicles pending. exceeding the bag limit on red landowner to be hunting. Case others arrived and came into parked in a ditch drinking beer. snapper and possessing pending. the camp. Game Warden They approached the suspects, CHARGES FILED AGAINST BREEDERS undersized red snapper. The Shane Lewis was called to assist and a routine check of the • Fifteen Class A and state people claimed they had no BREATHLESS CONCLUSION and arrived in time to help sort ATVs found that one was felony charges for deceptive idea what the regulations • Travis County Warden Turk out the violations. Citations stolen. Glass and Churchill business practices and tamper- were. Cases pending. Jones and Capt. Robert were issued for Class C trespass- seized a 2003 Honda ATV, and • That same day, Smith and ing with government docu- Goodrich stopped a boat with ing; a minor possession of alco- the investigation continues. Bearden contacted another two men violating the no-wake ments have been presented to hol, and one arrest was made offshore boat with four people zone at Devils Hollow on Lake prosecutors after a year-long for possession of marijuana. HE HAD TO ASK aboard, and after checking Travis last month. Turk had the investigation into scientific • Lee County Game Warden the fish box in the floor of the operator perform on-water breeders by San Patricio REPTILE REPO Victor Gonzales and Colorado boat, once again found under- sobriety tests and videotaped • District 2 Warden Justin County Game Warden Bruce County Game Warden Neal sized red snapper. A total of 26 them. Based on his perform- McCarn. The investigation Jackson, Ector County, seized Fike arrested a man on Lake red snapper were found, and ance of these tests, he was an alligator that was illegally covered several counties and Somerville last month for boat- 25 were undersized. The sus- taken to shore for another possessed by a snake collector. also resulted in 39 Class C pur- ing while intoxicated. The man pects said that part of the fish sobriety test, which he failed. A citation was issued, and the had his two children and ex- chase permit violations. were “lane” snapper and not He was charged with boating alligator was seized and trans- wife in the boat with him. To Wildlife investigator Sgt. Brad “red.” The wardens were glad while intoxicated. He refused ported to the Abilene Zoo last avoid having his boat towed, he Chappell and Webb County to explain the difference to to provide a breath sample. The month. had to call the ex-wife’s new Game Warden Brent Whitus them. All four people were passenger was arrested for pub- husband to secure the boat. assisted in the investigation. charged with exceeding the lic intoxication. He wanted to BOATER SAYS ARREST ME • Shelby County Game Warden BOAT WANTED Mike Hanson and Panola • Bell County Warden Shawn SUBSCRIBE TODAY! County Game Warden Tom Moore was at the boat storage Gallenbach came across a area where his state boat was Center resident who had no life stored when the owner asked 24 ISSUES FOR ONLY $25! jackets aboard his boat on the him how he could get a cus- YES! PLEASE SIGN ME UP FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO Lone Star Outdoor News. I’ll receive 24 issues Sabine River. They gave him a tomer to pay him for boat stor- for only $25. That’s more than 40% off the newsstand price! My check, money order or credit card information citation. An hour later, they age, and how a legal proceed- is enclosed. 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Continued from page 12 Everglade houseboat containers, leaving them dry. We with only the fish to keep us compa- gave them water and watched them ny. And that was exactly the way we glide away to fulfill their own adven- liked it in this wilderness along the ture. The next two days were quiet, Gulf of Mexico. IF YOU GO: Location/getting there: Flamingo Lodge 3 nights $635 and Marina is located about 77 miles 4 nights $795 south of Miami International Airport in 5 nights $955 The Everglades National Park. A variety 6 nights $1115 of limousine services, shuttles and car rental agencies provide transportation: Rates are non-commissionable and may Super Shuttle (305) 871-2000 vary. Avis (800) 831-8000 Accommodations/lodging: Flamingo Dolphin Limousine (800) 344-7002 Lodge and Marina offer the only “in-the- Miami Net Tours (305) 534-7782 park” accommodations in Everglades Limousines of National Park. Lodge rooms, a suite and South Florida (800) 732-5250 cottages and are available November Brickell Limousine (800) 998-0850 through April. The lodge is open year- Houseboat rental location/cost: round. Prices vary by season and are Flamingo Lodge and Marina based on double occupancy. 1 Flamingo Lodge Highway Lodge rooms: $68 - $98/night Flamingo, Fl. 33034 Cottages: $92 - $138/night Phone: (239) 695-3101, ext. 322 Suite: $102 - 148/night Approximate cost of 40-foot pontoon Phone: (239) 695-3101 boats from May 1 – Oct. 31 Reservations: (800) 600-3813 1 night NA Food, beverages and tackle are available 2 nights $475 at the Marina Store year-round. ZOOM, ZOOM: Fishermen make their way through the mangrove waterways en route to spots where rivers dump into the Gulf. June 24, 2005 Page 17 FISHING REPORT

CENTRAL minnows under the railroad bridge in 12-15 feet. low. Black bass are fair on topwaters and plastic treuse tails in 8 – 10 feet around brush, and on 4.23’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair White bass are excellent on slabs and Rat-L-Traps worms in shallow water. Crappie are good on min- Carolina rigged craw worms. Crappie are very on jigs and minnows. White and striped bass are BASTROP: Water stained. Black bass are good on in the mid to lower lake. Catfish are excellent on nows and jigs early and late at the Duck Cove good on live minnows in 4 – 6 feet across from fair on jigs tipped with cut shad and minnows. chartreuse/green and pumpkinseed crankbaits, live bait and punch bait in 10-15 feet. Fishing Barge and around man made brush piles. the marina and by the islands near the top of Catfish are fair on minnows and cut shad. spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good White bass are excellent on 1oz. white or char- brush early. Bream are very good on live worms on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 78-82 degrees. Black SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; bass good on Texas rigged worms with a light treuse Holiday Slabs on humps out from mid to off piers. Catfish are good on live worms. 30.20’ low. Black bass are fair on live bait and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. lower lake points - the mouth of Wolf Cove has weight around riprap and Carolina rigs off the LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 84 degrees; 0.13’ white/blue spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on min- Yellow catfish are slow. been a dependable spot. Striped bass and hybrid deeper points. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on nows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. BELTON: Water murky; 84 degrees. Black bass are striper to 10 pounds are good under the birds in in 10-15 feet. White bass are excellent on slabs crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are Catfish are good on minnows and shad. fair on soft plastics along shorelines. Hybrid and live shad in 12-15 feet. Hybrid striper to 8 the lower lake on 2oz. chartreuse or white Holiday slow. White bass are excellent on slabs, pet striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are pounds are excellent on live shad in 12-16 feet. Slabs and large Rat-L-Traps. Catfish are excellent spoons, hellbenders, and trolling tubes. Crappie WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are Channel catfish are excellent in 10-15 feet on on fresh shad and punchbait around riprap. are excellent on minnows in 12 feet. Channel and 16.65' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue soft slow. Yellow catfish are slow. fresh shad and punchbait. TEXOMA: Water clear; 76-80 degrees; 4.33’ low. blue catfish are excellent on cutbait, prepared plastics and white spinnerbaits along brush lines BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.49' Largemouth bass are fair on worms and jigs baits, and shad. Yellow catfish are slow. and main lake points. Crappie are fair on jigs and CADDO: Water clear; 77-81 degrees; 0.07’ high. minnows. Walleye are fair on minnows and small low. Black bass to 6 pounds are good on soft Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms fished around marinas with brush. Crappie are SAM RAYBURN: Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.60’ chartreuse crankbaits. Channel catfish are good plastics, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Junebug pitched tight to the root systems of isolated fair on minnows around docks with brush. Striped low. Black bass are good on small topwaters, Pop- on minnows and punchbait. and plum apple colored trick worms on the main cypress trees in 4-8 feet. The topwater bite is bass are excellent on Sassy Shad and live bait in R’s, and torpedoes on main lake and secondary lake. Hybrid striper to 8 pounds are fair at night good early around lily pads. Crappie are excellent 20-35 feet. The topwater bite is good during early points around shallow grass in 2 - 5 feet early WICHITA: Water clearing; 76 degrees; .5’ low. under lights and trolling. White bass are fair to on live minnows around brush on the submerged morning in shallow pockets off the main lake and and late, and on watermelon and plum apple Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow in old yacht good at night under lights, fair trolling crankbaits, Little Cypress River in the vicinity of Johnson’s around the Texas Bluffs. Blue catfish are good on Trick worms and Super Flukes over hydrilla beds club, American Legion and Lakeside City areas. and fish are schooling on the main lake. Crappie Ranch Marina. White bass are good in the river Danny King’s Punch Bait and fresh shad. in 6 - 12 feet during the day. Crappie are good on White bass and hybrid striped bass are good on are excellent on small tubes and minnows off channel with some schooling activity in the Big WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 80 degrees; normal live shiners and jigs over brushtops in 25 - 30 large minnows, white twister-tails and ghost min- docks on the main lake in 12 - 18 feet. Channel Lake area. Channel catfish are excellent on small pool. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, minnows, feet. Catfish are good on prepared bait on jug- nows along dam and tight-lined near the spillway. catfish are fair on live bait and cutbait. Yellow live bream. Bream are good on crickets and and soft plastics. Crappie are good, with most lines in shallow water. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp, punchbait and catfish to 40pounds are good on baited worms. caught on minnows in the fishing barge or under shad. with perch. TOLEDO BEND: Water lightly stained north, clear CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 77-82 degrees; docks. Catfish are good on live bait on the north- south; 83 degrees; 2.78’ low. Black bass are BUCHANAN: Water clear; 78 degrees; 2.60’ low. 0.35' low. Black bass are good on topwater plugs west side. White bass are fair along the east wall good on camo and watermelon Carolina rigged Black bass are fair to good on Bleeding Shad Rat- over shallow grass beds early, switching to in the early morning and on deep humps later in lizards and French fries among hydrilla beds in 8 COASTAL L-Traps, weightless watermelon/white Whacky Carolina rigs on points with submerged grass later the day. Bream are excellent on worms in the - 12 feet, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits near NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good in the mid- Sticks, and black/brown/orange 3/16oz. in the day. White bass are excellent on lead tail marina cove. The water is warming again after shoreline cover in 3 - 6 feet, and black/blue dle of the lake while drifting slicks on chartreuse Terminator jigs with Devil's Tongue trailers near spinners early, switching to trolling with being cooled by storms and fishing is improving. heavy jigs in deeper hydrilla in 8 - 15 feet. She Dogs, Super Spooks and glow Bass Assassins the Apple Orchard, main lake bluffs, and in the Hellbenders with Pet Spoon trailers during mid- WRIGHT PATMAN: Water clear; 77-82 degrees. Crappie are fair on black/chartreuse jigs over and Sand Eels. Flounder are fair to good around creeks at daylight and at night in 4 - 12 feet. day. Hybrid striper are good on live shad early, Black bass are fair on Texas rigged worms around hydrilla beds, and over offshore brushtops in 20 - Coffee Ground Cove on mud minnows and finger Striped bass to 26” are fair to good on Albino switching to Clouser Minnows trolled in deep brush piles in 8-12 feet. Crappie good on live 25 feet. mullet. Snap Back soft jerkbaits, 3” Spoiler Shads” and water later in the day. Crappie are fair on tube minnows and jigs at Kelly Creek Marina and SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good from the drifting live bait from Flag Island to The jigs around the shady side of bridge columns. around shoreline cover in 4-8 feet. Catfish are Lighthouse at daylight in 30 feet. White bass are Causeway Pier at night under the lights on live Catfish are excellent on liver and fresh shad. excellent on trotlines with small perch and on rod PANHANDLE fair on Spoiler Shads, silver 1⁄4oz. Perk Minnows, shrimp under a popping cork, finger mullet and & reel in 10-15 feet with live minnows and BAYLOR: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees. Black and white curl tail grubs on jig heads along deep COOPER: Water stained; 77-82 degrees. Black DOA Shrimp. Trout are good around the jetty bass are fair on buzzbaits and topwaters early, punchbait. bass are slow. Crappie are slow on minnows. rocks and in the surf on Rat-L-Traps, Super creek points in 25 feet. Crappie are good on Catfish are slow. white crappie jigs and minnows over brushpiles in switching to Carolina rigged ring fries later in the Spooks and Top Dogs. morning. Crappie are excellent on minnows and GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 20' 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are very good. BOLIVAR: Trout, sand trout and flounder are fair to jigs around standing timber in 10-15 feet. SOUTH low. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on water- Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines bait- AMISTAD: Water clear; 79 degrees. Black bass to good at Rollover Pass on Little Fishies, DOA ed with live perch. Catfish are excellent on jug lines baited with live melon and white soft plastics worked along grass bait and in baited holes on punchbait in shallow 8 pounds are excellent on watermelon seed/green lines, and topwaters early and late in day. Crappie Shrimp and live shrimp. Redfish, black drum, : Water gin clear; 82 degrees; 0.95’ water around heavy cover. White bass are good on and motor oil/green soft plastic worms, and on are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are sand trout and gafftop are good on live finger high. Black bass are good on Carolina rigged small Sassy Shad and Rat-L-Traps. Zara spooks early and late in 10 – 20 feet. good on live bait and chrome Rat-L-Traps along mullet and shrimp in the surf. green/pumpkin Snap Back creature baits on Striped bass are fair on slabs and striper jigs. the dam. Smallmouth bass are good on jerkbaits TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good on the shell bluffs and in timber in 12 - 25 feet early and FAIRFIELD: Water clear; 78-86 degrees; normal pool. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigs around White bass are fair on slabs and striper jigs. and small crankbaits. Walleye up to 5 pounds are pads off the rigs on red shad and limetreuse Bass late, Ice Tea Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs, Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good at night on live bait and crankbaits. Catfish Assassins, Sand Eel Jrs., croakers and live and cotton candy Scoundrel worms on 1/8oz. jig- main lake points and creek ledges. Catfish are good on small pieces of cut bait and punch bait good on cheesebait in 5 – 8 feet and in baited are good on worms and cut bait. shrimp. Redfish, croaker, gafftop and sand trout heads on submerged points and rock jetties. holes. Yellow catfish are slow. Striped bass are slow to fair vertically around sandy points in 6-10 feet. Redfish to 21 MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; are good on fresh dead shrimp at the Spillway. BRAUNIG: Water stained; 90 degrees. Black bass 1⁄2oz. silver Perk Minnows, white Blade Runners, pounds are fair on small live sunfish drifted under 61.25’ low. Black bass are good on shad-colored Trout are good while drifting slicks and birds in are slow on dark artificial worms along shorelines and 3/8oz. white bucktails over 70’ humps early balloons. Bream are good on worms in 4-6 feet, spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on the middle of the bay on glow, fire tiger and plum among reeds. Striped bass to 4 pounds are fair to and late. White bass are good on Spoiler Shads, fish around lay down trees and logs.. minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass Sand Eel Jrs., Trout Killers and Bass Assassins. good on chicken livers and Tony Accetta spoons. Li'l Fishies, and Perk Minnows at night under FORK: Water clear 78-82 degrees; 0.70’ low. are good on live bait and blue/black back jerk- EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good off the spoil Redfish to 16 pounds are fair on live perch and lights in 20 - 30 feet. Smallmouth bass are fair Black bass are fair early around main lake points, baits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. banks in the Ship Channel on live croakers. Trout tilapia. Channel catfish are excellent on shrimp, to good slow rolling black short arm Terminator on the outside edge of grass beds in 10-15 feet. Walleye are fair on jerkbaits and small crankbaits. are good in the Bolivar Pocket on Bass Assassins, liver, and stinkbait. Blue catfish are fair on chick- spinnerbaits, crawfish Deep Wee R’s, and Sliding Baby Brush Hogs pitched around stumps located Catfish are good on minnows. Norton Sand Eels and She Dogs. Trout are good Weight Craw Fish at night in 10 - 25 feet. on points close to deep channels are also effec- en livers, shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow. MEREDITH: Water lightly stained to stained; 74 on Hannas and Deep Reefs on live shrimp and Crappie are fair to good on white crappie jigs, tive. The topwater bite remains good during early degrees; 16.75' low. Black bass are fair on char- croaker. morning over heavy main-lake vegetation. Catfish CALAVERAS: Water stained; 89 degrees. Black tube jigs, and minnows upriver tight to bushy tim- treuse/white spinnerbaits, poppers and small WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout, redfish, whiting and ber in 8 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are fair on are excellent on shad in 10-15 feet. bass are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed black back crankbaits near main lake points and croaker are good on finger mullet and shrimp at worms, liver, and minnows. Yellow and blue cat- GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 78-82 degrees; 0.74' spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass to 6 brush. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. fish to 12 pounds are good on juglines baited pounds are fair on chicken livers, shad, and the jetty. Sand trout, gafftop and sheepshead are low. Black bass are fair to good on plastic worms White bass are good on live bait and small good on fresh dead shrimp around the railroad with live bait. spoons. Redfish to 20 pounds are good on perch crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair. Walleye are around main lake points with vegetation and bridge. Trout are fair to good in the surf on She and shrimp on the bottom. Channel catfish to 4 good on jigs tipped with minnows suspended in COLEMAN: Water clear; 73 degrees. Black bass riprap in 6-12 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows Dogs, live shrimp, croaker and plum soft plastics. pounds are excellent on nightcrawlers, shad, and 15-20 feet and on jerkbaits along main lake are good on deep diving crankbaits and dark soft around docks with brush in 8-12 feet and on Offshore is good for kingfish, snapper and wahoo. plastic worms and lizards. Hybrid striper are slow. deep water brush around points in 20 feet. White liver in 10 - 20 feet. points near dam. Channel and Blue Catfish are Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue bass are excellent on slabs around humps and CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.10’ good on cut bait, shad and perch. TEXAS CITY: Trout are good on croakers in the catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. points in 15-25 feet. Catfish are good on pre- low. Black bass to 8 pounds are good on duo PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 38' Ship Channel. Trout, redfish and sand trout are good at night under the lights at the end of the : (At ) pared baits and fresh shad in 15-20 feet in bait- flash chartreuse/silver Tempest spinnerbaits, gold low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and Dike on live shrimp, squid and mullet. Water stained. Black bass are slow. Striped bass ed holes. digger Reaction Innovations Trixie Shad, Carolina poppers. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. JOE POOL: Water stained; 77-81 degrees; 0.14' rigged watermelon/red 8” lizards, and large min- Smallmouth bass are fair on minnows. Walleye FREEPORT: Trout, redfish and sand trout are good Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait low. Black bass are good on soft plastics around nows in 6 - 25 feet. White bass are fair on live are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on off the Surfside Jetty on live bait. Trout are good and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. points and humps close to deep channels. minnows and vertically jigging 1/16oz. chartreuse minnows and cut shad. at San Luis Pass, the Boilers and Christmas Bay jigs tipped with live minnows and chrome/white GRANBURY: Water stained; 0.40’ low. Black bass Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around on live shrimp. Sheepshead, black drum, sand Corps of Engineers brush piles and under the Bomber slabs around main lake points at night trout and gafftop are good at the Quintana jetty are good on chartreuse/blue crankbaits and spin- under lights in 12 - 20 feet. Crappie to 2 pounds WEST nerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are bridges. White bass are good on small topwaters on fresh dead shrimp. are good on chartreuse Berkley Blade Runners ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees. good on minnows, hellbenders, and silver spoons. early, switching to slabs on humps and points in EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good at 20 feet during the day. Channel catfish are excel- and live minnows over brushpiles and pilings at Black bass to 6 pounds are good on green pump- Crappie are fair on minnows and white/blue fleck night under lights in 6 - 15 feet. Channel and Mitchell's Cut on live shrimp and red shad, fire tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and lent around shallow rock riprap on punchbait. kin big tubes and jigs, and topwater lures along blue catfish to 15 pounds are good on live min- brush line, watermelon seed soft plastics or jigs tiger and morning glory Bass Assassins, Trout shrimp. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 78-81 degrees; nows, Lewis King punchbait, Big Marv's cheese- Killers and Sand Eels. Trout are good for drifters 0.31’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early in the brush. Crappie are good on minnows and GRANGER: Water clear; 78 degrees; 0.19' high. bait, cut shad, and red wigglers in 6 - 18 feet. chartreuse jigs in the brush. on the outer bars of the surf on bone Top Dogs Black bass are slow. White bass are good on Rat- and late switching to deep diving shad pattern Yellow catfish to 26 pounds are good on trotlines and Super Spooks. Trout are fair to good on the ARROWHEAD: Water muddy in upper end; 76 L-Traps and slab spoons. Crappie are good on crankbaits and Texas rigged worms in the timber and juglines baited with hybrid bluegills and large reefs in the middle of the bay on topwaters and degrees; 4.6’ low. Black bass are fair to slow on minnows and jigs in 5 - 15 feet. Channel and during the day. Crappie are fair on minnows in goldfish. live shrimp. 10-12 feet around brush near creek ledges. White spinnerbaits around rocky areas and flooded blue catfish are good on fresh shad and perch. COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 86 degrees (94 MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good on the deeper Yellow catfish are fair on live perch. bass are fair on jigging spoons and live minnows brush. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs as in 15-20 feet. are excellent in 8- degrees at hot water discharge); 0.04’ low. Black fish moving deeper. White bass are fair on shad- shell pads on live shrimp, croakers and electric LBJ: Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.20’ low. Black 15 feet on trotlines and jug lines baited with live bass to 10 pounds are good on soft plastic worms imitation baits. Blue catfish are good on cut shad chicken, space guppy, plum, fire tiger and morn- bass are good on Carolina rigged watermelon/red perch. Channel catfish are excellent on punchbait and lizards in 6 - 10 feet. Striped bass are slow. and prepared baits. ing glory Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Skeet Reese creature baits, watermelon/red White bass are slow. Crappie to 1 pound are good in holes baited with soured grain. BUFFALO SPRINGS: Water lightly stained; 66 Eels. Trout are good in the surf on bone and Whacky Sticks, and 1⁄4oz. Rat-L-Traps over flats on minnows in 10 – 12 feet. Channel and blue degrees; .5’ low. Black bass are good on water- black Top Dogs, DOA TerrorEyzs, and plum and on channel turns at night and at daylight in 4 - LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 78-81 degrees; 0.54’ catfish to 2 pounds are fair on trotlines baited dogs near dam, and live bait, jigs and soft plas- bug juice Trout Killers, Bass Assassins and Sand 12 feet. Striped bass to 21 inches are fair on low. Black bass are good on soft plastics pitched with perch and liver in 10 feet. Yellow catfish to tics in cattails and near Crappie House. Crappie Eels. natural Spoiler Shads, Tiny Traps, and free lining around rock riprap and tire breakwaters. Crappie 3 pounds are slow on trotlines baited with live are good on minnows and cut shad in Crappie PORT O'CONNOR: Trout are fair to good at the live shad at night. White bass are very good on are good on minnows and jigs in 10-15 feet perch. Spoiler Shads, Li'l Fishies, and Terminator In- around bridge columns and heavy brush. White House. Hybrid strippers are good on crankbaits, Community Bar on fire tiger, bone, pepper/char- bass are excellent on slabs in 16-24 feet around FALCON: Water fairly clear, 86 degrees. Black bass Rat-L-Traps and live bait near cattails, dam and treuse and plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Line spinnerbaits at night. Crappie are good on are excellent on soft plastic worms and lizards live minnows early and late. Channel catfish are main lake points and humps and under the birds. Crappie House. Channel catfish are good on liver Sand Eels. Redfish are fair to good on shrimp and Catfish are excellent on Danny King’s Punch Bait and chartreuse deep diving crankbaits off points and punchbait near dam and docks. topwaters in the back lakes. Trout are good on good on minnows, liver, and nightcrawlers. Yellow and ledges. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair and fresh shad around rock riprap in 4-10 feet. COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 76 degrees. Black croakers in the surf. and blue catfish are fair to good on trotlines bait- on minnows. Catfish are excellent on shrimp, bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are ed with live bait. MONTICELLO: Water clear; 78 degrees upper end, stinkbait, and cutbait. Yellow catfish are slow. ROCKPORT: Trout are good around Mud Island and slow. Redfish are slow. Catfish are slow. PROCTOR: Water fairly clear; 80 degrees. Black 87 degrees at hot water discharge; normal pool. Mexican fishing licenses and boat permits are the reefs of Copano Bay on red shad Bass bass are good on chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps and Black bass are fair on topwaters early and late required to fish in Mexican waters. Everyone in FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 73 degrees; .3' Assassins, croakers and live shrimp. Redfish are spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good on deep run- and plastic worms during mid-day. Crappie are the boat must have a Mexico Fishing License low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on min- good on mullet and topwaters on the Estes Flats ning shad patterned crankbaits. White bass are slow. Channel catfish are fair on punchbait in 10- whether fishing or not. nows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. and on Long Reef. Trout are good on the grass 20 feet. Catfish are fair on prepared baits. slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and MEDINA: Water clear; 78 degrees; 24.49’ low. beds near Paul's Mott and Allyn's Bight on topwa- blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. PALESTINE: Water clear; 78-80 degrees; 0.16' Black bass to 4 pounds are good on white JoBaby HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 76 ters and bone Trout Killers, Sand Eels and Bass low. Black bass are good on 4” plastic worms Yellow catfish are slow. spinnerbaits, 4” Finesse worms, Texas smoke degrees; 11' low. Black bass are good on white Assassins. pitched under boathouses with brush. Crappie are STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 73 degrees; 0.62’ YUM Zellamander lizards, and large minnows buzzbaits and chartreuse/white spinnerbaits along PORT ARANSAS: Trout are fair to good on the fair on minnows and jigs in 12-20 feet around high. Black bass are good on purple and water- near trees on main lake points in 5 - 18 feet. main points and stickups, and red shad soft plas- North Jetty on live shrimp, mullet and Rat-L- brush and bridge columns. Catfish are excellent melon seed soft plastic worms and green lizards. Striped bass are fair drifting live goldfish and tics in the reeds. Crappie are good on minnows Traps. Trout and redfish are good in the surf on on trotlines with live perch. White bass are good White bass are very good on minnows. hybrid bluegills around the dam, and trolling 2oz. and jigs. White bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs and spoons around main lake points and live shrimp, croakers, piggy perch, mullet and Smallmouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. white Curb's spinner striper jigs over main lake on minnows. Catfish are good on minnows and humps. Hybrid striper are fair on live perch and topwaters. Offshore is good for snapper, kingfish, Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and points at night under lights. White bass are fair worms. large Rat-L-Traps. amberjack, dorado and wahoo. chicken livers. Yellow catfish are slow. on live minnows, 1/32oz. chartreuse Road NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 78-82 degrees; CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout and redfish are good on TRAVIS: Water clear; 83 degrees; 0.50’ low. Black Runners, and vertically jigging chrome/white Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and live live shrimp, croakers and piggy perch on the reefs 0.07' low. Black bass are fair on shad pattern Bomber slabs across main lake points at night bass to 3 pounds are good on chrome topwaters bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. in Nueces Bay. Trout are good in the surf on She Rat-L-Traps and pumpkinseed worms around under lights in 10 - 20 feet. Smallmouth bass to and green pumpkin soft plastic worms in 6 – 25 Redfish are fair on live bait. White bass and Dogs, Super Spooks, Bass Assassins, Sand Eels, riprap in 3-10 feet. Crappie are good on jigs 3 pounds are good on drop shot rigged watermel- feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass to 1 striped bass are good on minnows chartreuse croakers and live shrimp. pound are slow on tiny torpedoes and white grubs around cattails in 2-6 feet. White bass are good on seed ZOOM Tiny Brush Hogs tight to timber crankbaits. Catfish are good on liver and cut in 15 – 30 feet. Crappie to 12” are fair on min- Rat-L-Traps and slabs in 15-24 feet around The and watermelon seed YUM Crawbugs over rock shad. BAFFIN BAY: Trout, redfish and flounder are good Peanut, at the jetties and Robertson Park. Hybrid in the Land Cut on live shrimp, croakers, Sand nows and pink and blue tube jigs in 15 – 25 feet. piles and steep ledges in 8 - 20 feet. Crappie are OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 23’ Channel and blue catfish to 5 pounds are fair on striper are excellent in 20 feet on live perch and good on live minnows, white Fle-Flys, and Eels and Bass Assassins. Trout are good on croak- Sassy Shad. The submerged gravel pits out from low. Black bass are fair. Crappie are fair on jigs bait shrimp and nightcrawlers in 18 – 35 feet. 1/16oz. chartreuse Blade Dancers tipped with live and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and ers, piggies and soft plastics at Emmords Hole Yellow catfish are slow. the spillway providing good action. Catfish are minnows around brushpiles and the backs of and around the rocks. excellent on fresh shrimp. minnows. No boat ramps open. 4x4 vehicles can WHITNEY: Water murky; 1.68’ low. Black bass are creeks at night under lights in 10 - 25 feet. unload on the dirt road near the dam. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout, redfish and flounder are RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 78-82 degrees; 0.27' Channel and blue catfish to 15 pounds are good slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 2.85' good on live shrimp, topwaters and finger mullet on Charlie slabs, silver spoons, and small spinner- low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and Pop R’s on Lewis King punchbait and Big Marv’s cheese- on the grass beds near the Intracoastal. Trout and early, later switching to Carolina rigged cen- bait, and on trotlines baited with Redneck soap low. Black bass are fair on live bait and watermel- baits. Crappie are good on minnows and on red soft plastics along brush and grass lines. redfish are good on the flats while drifting the pink/white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait tipedes in 8-15 feet around main lake points. bait. Yellow catfish to 25 pounds are good on jug- potholes on Top Dogs, Super Spooks and bone lines baited with hybrid bluegills and large gold- Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and nightcrawlers. Crappie are good on minnows and black/char- Trout Killers, Bass Assassins and Sand Eels. treuse jigs in 10-15 feet around standing timber fish. bass are fair on live bait. Smallmouth bass are Kingfish and snapper are very good offshore. and submerged brush. White bass are good on fair on live bait and baby bass crankbaits. Some tarpon are being jumped as well. NORTHEAST spoons and slabs in 22-28 feet. Catfish are good Channel catfish are good on minnows and cut SOUTHEAST shad. ATHENS: Water stained; 77-80 degrees; normal on cut bait in 12-20 feet. SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good pool. Black bass are good on topwaters early, RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 78-82 CONROE: Water murky. Black bass are slow. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 75 degrees; 4.55’ at Laguna Vista on finger mullet, live shrimp and switching to Carolina rigged french fries out from degrees; 0.38’ low. Black bass are fair on Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on min- low. Black bass are fair in Rock Creek and Caddo bone She Dogs and Super Spooks. Trout, redfish main lake points in 10-15 feet mid-morning. Carolina rigs around submerged tank dams and nows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on Creek areas. Crappie are slow on live bait. White and black drum are good at Un-Necessary Island Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 10-15 oil well pads. White bass are excellent on char- stinkbait, cutbait, and live bait. bass and Striped bass are good near lighted piers on live shrimp under a popping cork. Snook are feet around man-made brush piles. Catfish are treuse slabs fished close to the bottom in 20-24 GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky. Black bass are fair at night. Blue and channel catfish are fair in the good in South Bay on soft plastics and glow DOA excellent on punch bait and worms around baited feet around Pelican Island and the 308 Flats. on watermelon and pumpkinseed spinnerbaits upper part of reservoir. Shrimp. holes. Hybrid striper are fair on large slabs and Rat-L- and shallow diving crankbaits. Crappie are good SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 47.65' PORT ISABEL: Trout and black drum are fair to BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 77-80 degrees; 1.20’ Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows in 6-8 feet on minnows and green/white and green/gold tube low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plas- good at Twin Bars on live shrimp under a popping low. Black bass are good on topwaters over main around heavy brush and timber in feeder creeks jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, cutbait, and live tics and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on cork and glow, electric blue and plum Hogie’s, lake grass. spotted bass biting well on around Oak Cove Marina. Catfish are excellent on bait. minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Trout soft plastics and crawfish crankbaits in 12-18 prepared catfish baits and fresh shad in 3-10 HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained with clear shal- and small crankbaits. Striped bass and hybrid and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on Super feet around steep lower lake ledges and sub- feet. lows; 84 degrees; 0.41’ high. Black bass are striper are fair. Catfish are fair on live bait. Spooks, She Dogs and live shrimp under a pop- merged humps. Crappie are good on jigs and TAWAKONI: Water stained; 77-82 degrees; 1.66' good on watermelon soft plastic worms with char- STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; ping cork. Prepared by J.P. Greeson, Bink Grimes, Kendal Hemphill and Karen Taylor for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Page 18 June 24, 2005

Continued from page 16 Game warden blotter Devils Cove on Lake Travis COULDN’T FIND THE BRAKE game wardens recovered the Point area man offering rac- to the water the next morn- when they responded to an • Carlos Riojas and Clay victim’s body two days later. coons and coati for sale. The ing, the same deputy stopped emergency medical call last Pipkin, Live Oak County man knew it was a violation him again and cited him for month about a woman on a game wardens, worked a HEY, WE BROUGHT IT BACK to sell them, so he was asking the expired registration. boat who was unconscious. boating accident on Lake • Aransas County Game a $200 donation for the The woman had been over- Corpus Christi over the Warden Jason Bussey is cages. Cases pending. UNEXPECTED OVERTIME come by carbon monoxide Memorial Day weekend that investigating an incident in • Montgomery County Game from the back of a vessel. She involved a boat with two which two people “bor- SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY Warden Dean Fitzpatrick was responded to oxygen and was adults and four children hit- rowed” a boat from a friend • Aaron Koenig and David heading home after working taken to a hospital. ting a dock and getting to take a midnight pleasure Janssen, Matagorda County Lake Conroe when a woman lodged underneath. The four cruise and wrecked the boat game wardens, and Fort Bend in a sports utility vehicle ran a SWIMMER INJURED BY BOAT PROP children and the boat opera- on the way back home. The County Warden Barry red light and nearly collided • Game Warden Turk Jones and tor were transported to the suspects returned the boat to Eversole arrested a Houston with him. The vehicle then Capt. Robert Goodrich hospital for treatment. The the slip where it was being man in Caney Creek near swerved from lane to lane sev- responded to a rescue call in boat operator failed a sobri- stored and phoned the Sargent for boating while eral times. It did not take long Devils Cove on Lake Travis for ety test at the accident scene owner. The district attorney intoxicated and for having a after Fitzpatrick stopped the a 20-year-old man who had and was charged with boat- is considering charges of passenger under 13 years of vehicle to determine the been cut by the propeller of a ing while intoxicated. unauthorized use of a motor age without a life jacket. The woman was driving drunk. boat that had backed up on vehicle. man had been stopped eight She was taken to him while he was swimming. BOATING ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE hours earlier by the Montgomery County jail The man’s leg had been cut to • Lake Corpus Christi had a IT’S DEDUCTIBLE Matagorda County Sheriff’s where she failed sobriety tests the bone down the calf from over Memorial • Dallas County Game Warden Office Marine Patrol and and her blood alcohol con- the knee to ankle. Wardens weekend. Three people were Tom Carbone and Van Zandt given a warning for operating tent was .237. She was arrested transported the man to emer- ejected from a boat. Only two Game Warden Steve a boat with expired registra- for driving while intoxicated. gency medical services. made it to shore. San Patricio Stapleton caught a Willis tion. When the man returned The case is pending. CROSSWORD SOLUTION Crossword puzzle solution from page 14.

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(adjusted based on venue handicap). p.m. For more information call (903) registration is at 5 a.m. Take-off and to you by Texas Ducks Unlimited. For Finally, a special national award will be 874-2500. weigh-in are at West Bay Marina. Entry more information call Todd Willingham HAVE AN EVENT attributed to the “wackiest” (yet fee and membership fee are required. at (830) 624-7913 or e-mail JUNE 30: Ducks Unlimited decent) picture. For more information, For more information, call Mike [email protected] TO PUBLICIZE? contact Neil Stern at (817) 572-0788 Nacogdoches Volunteer Recruitment Petrovic at (817) 946-8760. or visit www.carpanglersgroup.com. Evening, Liberty Hall, Nacogdoches. JULY 8: Friends of NRA BBQ Dinner & E-mail it to Come join fellow water fowlers in JULY 2: Kids Wilderness Survival at Auction, Canton Civic Center, Canton, [email protected]. JUNE 25: Ducks Unlimited Texas DU learning more about Ducks Unlimited . 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This is a great party no cost to attend this meeting being and tips to keep from getting lost. 2- and captain’s meeting 7-8 p.m.; both [email protected]. to celebrate the past year and learn brought to you by Texas Ducks 3:30 p.m.; reservations required; call at Richard’s on the Bay (next to West what is in store this coming year. So Unlimited and the Nacogdoches of to confirm program (972) 291-3900. JULY 9: NWARW PAC 2nd annual Bay Marina). Flight time is safe come on over for a good time. Contact Fishing for Dictionaries Tournament on Ducks Unlimited. For more information JULY 5: Denton County Bass Club daylight; check-in is 2-3 p.m. Artificial John White at (325) 236-6726 or e- Lake Travis, Jones Brothers Park, call (936) 368-7263 or e-mail Meeting, Sportsman’s Warehouse, lures only. Wade fishing allowed. Entry mail [email protected]. Jonestown. 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Entry fee [email protected]. Lewisville. 6:30 p.m. Have you ever fee is $250 per two-member team. 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WILL BLOUNT, 10, took his first turkey on the Gentry Ranch in Jack County. Blount was hunting with his father, Bill, when they called in several jakes in the afternoon. They could not get them into shooting range and the young boy had to wait another day. The next morning turkey were gobbling all around the two hunters. After some soft hen yelps, they got two gobbles from a Tom coming in from behind. The bird worked a fence line then hung up — more soft yelps and the bird eventually walked under the fence and then hung up again behind a big tree stump. Blount waited, then the bird moved into view and he squeezed the trigger on him at 25 feet. A perfect head shot with a 20-gauge. TONI ROBISON caught this 8.74-pound bass bed fishing on Lake Fork using a chartreuse tube in 6 feet of water.

SANDRA SHELTON hefts a 12-pound, 32-inch redfish she hooked on her SENATE HORTON, age 6, and his father, first cast while fishing Redfish Bay James, show off a Tom with a 10 1/2- near Aransas Pass. Sandra fought the inch beard and a 1-inch spur. The pair DONALD STAVINOHA holds a 29 3/4 -inch snook caught and released fish for 30 minutes before she boated called turkeys for two days in Dimmet near South Padre Island. The fish was caught with the help of Capt. KRISTEN FAVRE displays her first deer and a wide smile. it with the help of her husband, Jeff, County with Johnny Dury of Dury’s Gun Ernest Cisneros of Tight Lines Charters. She took the buck at Riverview Farm near Paris when and sons Matt and Philip. Shop. she was 9 years old.