September 27, 2013 - Lone Star Outdoor News - Fishing & Hunting

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Hauling it inBorder game wardens work to stop illegal gill-netting.

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Anglers catching oversized fi sh at many jetties.

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Bull reds coming inshore

HUNTING

Japanese style of fl y-fi shing catching on in Texas.

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Texas Tenkara

Poaching drops after penalties stiffened.Page 4

Numbers dont lie

Sportsman Shooting Center opens to rave reviews in Grapevine.

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Up and running

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Texas teal hunters have had better early seasons than this one.A combination late

hatch up north, lack of food and water in Texas and great habi-tat conditions in places like Kansas all made

Making their way down

See MAPS, Page 21

THATS WHAT IS DOWN THERE: Anglers can now see what lies beneath the water with mapping technology for private ponds. Photo by Pond Medics.

CONTENTSClassifi eds . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 22Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10For the Table. . . . . . . . Page 22Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . Page 24Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 34Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 28Prime Time . . . . . . . . Page 15Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 14Sun, Moon and Tide data . . Page 22

By Craig NyhusLone Star outdoor newS

Private fi shing pond owners have a new tool to help with their fi shing and understanding of their lakes, GPS mapping.Several pond management com-

panies offer the service, where landowners can receive detailed maps of their ponds, as small as 5 acres, just like the maps of Texas reservoirs.Its a real simple process, said

Jason Chapman of Lochow Ranch, a lake management company in Bryan. We put a boat in and criss-cross the lake in laid-out transects.The passes are real close, about

fi ve feet from each other.Then we take the information

back and upload it to the com-puter, Chapman said. Using the GPS mapping software, it returns a

What lies beneathGPS mapping

moves to private waters

map.The maps show pond

depths in 1-foot incre-ments. Additional infor-mation, like the exis-tence of structure, weed masses and vegetation can be added.

Its real interesting especially for custom-ers with deep lakes with structure and topog-raphy on the lake, Chapman said.

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FISHING

New TV guidePage 15 Wet

openerSouth Zone dove

hunters met by rain, cooler temperatures


There is an old joke in Texas about the opening of dove season every year.Hunters almost expect a rainstorm to scat-

ter birds they have been watching for the past few weeks, turning an easy limit into a head-scratcher that leaves hunters asking, Whered all the birds go?Well, right on cue, a front moved through

many parts of South Texas on Friday Sept. 20, just in time for the opener.Near George West, Mark Katzfey of the

Katzfey Ranch said the hunters who braved the drizzle were rewarded with an outstand-ing opening day hunt.Everyone who didnt bail because of the

See DOVE, Page 27

Teal opener tough, second weekend improved

See TEAL, Page 16

WET OPENER: Atascosa County hunter Jim Wheeler sets a decoy on a fence post after a storm near Pleasanton delayed the opening afternoon hunt. Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

LATE IN COM-ING: The teal arrived later than normal this season,

although by the second week-end hunters

were reporting better success. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor

News.

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HUNTING


Poaching of white-tailed deer and other big game is still consid-ered a serious problem in Texas. But some remember when it was a whole lot worse.We had a real problem with

poachers spotlighting deer

across the state, said Lewis Rather, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department lieutenant and cur-rent Operation Game Thief coor-dinator.Prior to 1999, the poaching of

deer without landowner consent was a misdemeanor. Over the years, the crime moved from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor,

but the changes werent much of a deterrent.In response, the Texas

Legislature made it a state jail fel-ony to kill a bighorn, pronghorn, mule deer or white-tailed deer without landowner consent in 1999.It has had a great impact,

Rather said. Overall, the cases

dropped dramatically.Dramatically may be an under-

statement. Rather provided the actual numbers to Lone Star Outdoor News.Before 1999, TPWD had nearly

10,000 major poaching crimes involving hunting without land-owner consent. In the 13 seasons since then, there have been 104.

A ticket and a fine wasnt stop-ping them, Rather said. But jail time and a stiff fine,

often in the thousands of dollars, did.The language, contained in the

Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Section 61.022, reads:

Change in 1999 to state jail felony put the brakes on deer poaching

It used to be worse


The best Helice shooters in the country gathered at the Dallas Gun Club Sept. 13-15 for the U.S. Helice Association National Championship.Helice (pronounced ha-lease),

means propeller and aptly describes the targets, called ZZ birds, which consist of a central witness cap ringed by winged, plastic propellers on either side. Inside the Helice ring, 21 meters beyond the launchers is a semi-circular fence, 24 inches high, marking the outside border of the shooting area (into which all scor-

ing targets must fall). The Helice competitor does not know which launcher will fire the next ZZ bird.According to U.S. Helice

President Mike Higgins, the U.S. Championship consisted of two 30-bird events shot on Saturday and Sunday. The combined scores over both days determined the U.S. Champion. The top three places were open, i.e., men, women or juniors could win the gold, silver or bronze medals. Each day was looked on as a separate qualifying event for shooters to be consid-ered for the 2014 U.S. Team. One of the most promising

Helice national championships bring competitors from across U.S.

Best of the best

See FELONY, Page 20

See HELICE, Page 17 THE GIRL CAN SHOOT: Shea Self takes aim at a recent shooting competition. Photo by Shea Self.

NOT WORTH IT: Since major poaching violations became a state jail felony, Texas has seen a big decline in cases. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.



The Sportsman Shooting Center in Grapevine opened Sept. 21, and hunters are rav-ing about their experience at Americas first indoor hunt-ing training facility.And it helps both the

experienced and new rifle shooters.Cindy Swisher tested the

range at a preview for some Dallas Safari Club mem-bers on Sept. 16. Cindy had never fired a rifle, while her

husband, Bill, is a veteran hunter.I had a ball, she said. I

know I could go out now and shoot a deer or big game Im not intimidated by the rifle any more.The two-hour long shoot-

ing experience begins in the 100-yard sighting tunnel. Shooters may bring their own gun or shoot one of the guns at the facility, the

Blaser R8 in .223, .270. 308 or 30.06 equipped with an Aimpoint Red Dot Sight. Instructors

help you sight the gun, and the electronic scoring pro-vides immediate feedback.After shooting, the results

appear on the computer and shooters can view their grouping after each shot. And better yet, the target is self-healing, so theres no need to reel it in and replace.For bragging rights, a print-

See SSC, Page 30

NOW OPEN: The new Sportsman Shooting Center in Grapevine is the newest, most technologically advanced shooting center in the country. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Live Fire Cinema Range brings the hunt to you

Improve your rifle skills at Sportsman Shooting Center


By Mark EnglandLone Star outdoor newS

Stanley McGowen, who lives outside Weatherford, and a buddy hunted doves recently. He went one for four. He does better hunting quail, averaging taking one quail for every three shots. Quail make a racket when flushed, he allows.All in all, not bad for a

blind man.McGowen takes full

advantage of the state law empowering the blind to hunt game animals. But, then, its part of his legacy. He and the Texas State Rifle Association worked with the late Edmund Kuempel, R-Seguin, to get it passed.It wasnt an easy sell.Some people said let-

ting someone blind hunt is like letting someone drunk drive a car, said McGowen, a retired history professor. I had to tamp down a lot of bogus information.The 2007 law lets the blind

use laser sights as a hunting aid. I went hunting that first

fall and took a nice whitetail at 142 yards with a laser in Mason County, McGowen said. Although its been six

years since Texas enacted the law, McGowen estimates the state has less than 10 blind hunters. Theres no way to know for sure. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department doesnt track the num-ber of blind hunters, said Lt. Lewis Rather, of its Law Enforcement Division.Theyre not given a spe-

cial hunting license or any-thing, Rather said.Like all hunters, blind hunt-

ers must take hunter education and buy a hunt-ing license. After that, there are few restrictions. They have to

be assisted by a licensed hunter, with a hunter

education certificate, who is at least 13 years of age and not legally blind, Rather said.Theyre also required to

carry a signed statement from a physician attesting to their blindness, he added.Before the law, hunting

was harder on the blind, said McGowen, a former Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam who lost his sight in a 1990 plane crash. I had to hold my head

straight up and the spot-ter looked past my ear into the scope, McGowen said. He told me Left, right, up, down, whatever, and then Shoot. I still hunt that way sometimes. In some states, you cant use a laser.Hunting with a laser sight

lets him get into a natural hunting position, McGowen said. Plus, theres less recoil.If my head is straight up

behind the rifle, the recoil goes straight through my shoulder, he said.McGowen has so many

firearms, some are collec-tor items, he cant list them off the top of his head. His weapon of choice is a .300 Winchester Magnum.Patience and a good spot-

ter, however, are a blind hunters best bets to improve his shooting, according to McGowen.And pick a spotter who

can do more than see a red dot far away.He cant say Shoot when

the dot is moving across the

target, for example, because youre just going to miss, McGowen said. He has to understand the ballistics of shooting long-range with a rifle, know about things like wind drift. Its not all about putting the dot on the target.Roger Nelson said McGowen

deserves some credit for his hunting success. Nelson, who spots for his friend, helped sight-in the scope McGowen used in South Africa to land a Cape buffalo. McGowens accuracy shooting practice targets up to 100 yards away impressed Nelson.He had some really close

groupings considering, said Nelson, who lives in Weatherford. An inch and a half or so in a three-shot group. Id be happy with it.McGowen is an ambas-

sador for blind hunting. Hes president of the Patriot Warrior Foundation, which sponsors outdoor activities for disabled veterans, and visits Brooke Army Medical Center to encourage blind veterans and others to take up hunting.As far as changing public

opinion regarding the blind and hunting, McGowen has found a sharp sense of humor is his best weapon.Once at a pistol range, a

target was set at three meters for McGowen. A man in the next shooting station joked to his friends that Even Ray Charles could shoot at that distance. McGowen had a friend

move the target seven yards away and hang a tape recorder around the neck.The third shot, I blew it to

pieces, McGowen said. The guys who had been joking asked, How did you do that? I said, By the sound the same way Ray Charles does it.

Blind hunters rarely sighted

in fieldFew taking advantage of Texas unique law

Stanley McGowen


DSC covers Texas game wardens life insurance policiesWith hunting seasons ramping up, its the

busiest time of year for game wardens across Texas. In appreciation for their work, the Dallas

Safari Club has renewed life insurance poli-cies for every game warden in the state. Currently there are about 532 game war-

dens in Texas. Each policy is worth $10,000 and DSC has

covered 100 percent of the premiums since 2005. Over the years, DSC-sponsored policies have paid tens of thousands to the families of Texas game wardens who died in the line of duty.We pray that this coverage is never needed

again, but we also hope it provides a bit more peace of mind for those who serve on the front lines of conservation in our home state, said Ben Carter, DSC executive director.We could not be more grateful for the

concern and support that our partners at DSC have extended to our game wardens and their families, said Carter Smith, execu-tive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. DSC members have always recognized the inherent dangers our officers face each and every day working to protect our lands, waters, fish, wildlife, property and lives. This generous and thoughtful expression of support is yet one more manifestation of our strong partnership in Texas.

DSC

October 5 is Cabelas Ladies Day OutCabelas stores in Texas will celebrate the

growing number of women enjoying the out-doors with Ladies Day Out, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This biannual event encourages ladies to try

out the latest outdoor apparel, camping gear, personal firearms and other supplies. The first 100 women to register at the store will receive

a free gift and all women who attend and par-ticipate in the event will be invited to enjoy the employee discount on all purchases.With more than 5 million women partici-

pating in shooting sports, an increase of 46.5 percent since 2001, this growing demographic will enjoy classes including an interactive archery shooting experience, introduction to firearms and a Refuse To Be A Victim course.According to the National Shooting Sports

Foundation, new target shooters those who have taken up the sport in the last five years are younger, female and urban when com-pared to established target shooters, or those participating for more than five years. For women seeking to expand their knowl-

edge and expertise in other areas, such as outdoor cooking, fly-tying, orienteering and wilderness survival, classes will include fish-ing, camping, cooking with a Dutch oven and more.Events vary based on location and ladies in

attendance will have an opportunity to meet local experts from the guys on Backwoods Bloodline, and classes will be taught by local experts and are free of charge.

Cabelas

Perkins honored for quail thesisBecki Perkins, a current Ph.D. student in

the Boal Lab of Avian Ecology at Texas Tech University, received the Texas Tech University Outstanding Thesis Award for her 2012 MS thesis Anti-predatory Behavior of Northern Bobwhite in the Rolling Plains of Texas. This is a substantial accomplishment, as

only one award is given every other year in the life sciences at TTU; thus, the thesis was in competition with all life science thesis sub-mitted for consideration from the last two years, Dr. Clint Boal said.Perkins performed her studies at the Rolling

Plains Quail Research Ranch near Roby. Dr. Clint Boal, TTU


FISHING

Tenkara and Texas

Tough times for tarpon

Poachers gill-netting the Rio Grande for profit, dinner


The old man standing in waist-deep water several yards from shore holding an illegal cast net made from monofila-ment line knew he was about to lose one of his most impor-tant possessions.Texas Game Wardens had

just pulled a gill net stretched across a narrow portion of the Rio Grande River, along with several undersized game fish, including a juvenile snook and several small flounder.Photographer Erich Schlegel

Nets across the border

See NETTING, Page 25

THEY CATCH EVERYTHING: Illegal gill nets, like this one from Mexican poachers who cross the Rio Grande, are hurting fish populations in South Texas. Photos by Erich Schlegel, for LSON.

By Nicholas ConklinFor Lone Star outdoor newS

Fly-fishing was at one time a simple and deli-cate approach to catch-ing fish. Before the time of

$1,200 rods and reels and $100 fly lines, there was simply a long rod, a fixed line and a fly.Referred to as Tenkara,

it is a traditional, bare-bones approach to fly-fishing. Spawned in the moun-

tains of Japan as an efficient and effective approach for anglers that were after their dinner rather than the sport of

it, Tenkara has made its way across the Pacific.Now, Tenkara is catch-

ing on in Texas and seems to be a favorite of not only trout anglers, but also those in search of bream and other warm water species.According to Russell

Husted, current Texas Council president of the International Federation of Fly Fishers and vice-president of the Fort Worth Fly Fishers, Tenkara fishing is the best way to take advan-tage of the often-over-looked waters in and around Dallas and Fort

Worth. Its really ironic that

people dont even pay attention to the oppor-tunities in DFW, Husted said. Almost any little creek or canal that goes through the neighbor-hoods (around major cit-ies) will have good access and opportunities to catch fish. Modern Tenkara rods

range from 8 1/2 to 14 feet. These telescoping rods have no reel seat and no guides. They are made from general to high-modulus graphite and typically disassem-ble to about 20 inches.

They weigh only a few ounces and are ideal for backpacking or anglers wanting a versatile rod that can be easily trans-ported. Actions range from

fast, (usually the shorter rods) to medium and slower actions. John Geer of Tenkara

USA said the rod rating system can be somewhat confusing for those used to rod actions of stan-dard western fly rods.A lot of times people

want a direct correlation between what Tenkara rod is closest to a three-

SIMPLIFYING: Angler Russell Husted fishes using his Tenkara rod in Nolan Creek near Belton. Husted said the key to having a natural drift is to keep as much line off of the water as possible. Photo by John Geer, Tenkara USA.

See TENKARA, Page 21


Longtime Galveston Bay tarpon guide Capt. Mike Williams has seen some rough summers fishing for Texas silver kings.He cant remember one that has been

this bad.This will go down in the record books

Longtime captain calls it worst season in his 68 years

TOUGH SEASON: Large tarpon have been harder to find this year according to area guides. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. See TARPON, Page 32

as the worst year for tarpon I can remember, he said. The state record was caught in Galveston on October 4 (in 2006), so this should be the time. Those fish have to come through here on their way to Louisiana. In a normal year, this is when they come.We fish just

about every day, and a lot of it was the conditions this year.Williams said

his clients caught a few big fish in June, several in July and then it went to hell in August.August was

really disappoint-ing, he said. It just wasnt up to par. Ive been talk-ing with other guides trying to put our finger on it, and we just cant really figure out what has changed.Williams said


The big ones are back


For Texas redfish anglers, the beginning of October is always circled on the calendar.That is about the time bull redfish migrate

from their offshore haunts, through the jet-ties and into inshore bays to spawn. And anglers are already taking advantage of this special time.Oh yeah, we are slamming them, said

Capt. Jason Woods of Rod Bending Charters in Galveston Bay. We are fishing the jetties right now and it is just on.Woods said his fish have all been over 35

inches, with some bigger fish in the 40- to 45-inch range.They are all over 20 pounds, he said. We

are catching them all on cut bait and we are just slaughtering them.That sentiment was spread up and down

the coast, especially along the beachfronts, jetties and piers where the big redfish like to come inshore this time of year.In Galveston, 61st Street Pier anglers have

been hooking big redfish with regularity.According to their fishing report, more than

10 bull redfish more than 20 pounds were caught Monday morning, Sept. 23, before 9 a.m. All of the fish were caught on cut mullet or shrimp.In the Matagorda Bay area, Capt. Redfish

Raymond Cox said the fishing has been out-standing the past few weeks, especially when the north wind pushes water into the bays and makes the tides higher than normal.The surf has been really up, along with the

tides and the bull redfish in the surf have been great, Cox said. There are also redfish all over the bays. I got into a school of about 300 to 400 fish yesterday. They all had their backs

Quick hits bass reports from around the state

Editors Note: This is a collection of bass reports from various sources around Texas.

The bass fishing is picking up across Texas as cooler tempera-tures are getting fish more active.First, LSON Operations

Manager Mike Hughs won a Century Bass Club tournament

on Lake Lewisville Sept. 21. Hughs said he caught his fish

on a fall pattern.Lewisville had a recent shad

spawn with millions of 1-inch shad, and there were bass setting up in shallow flats looking for shaded cover on sunny days, he

IMPROVING: The bass bite across Texas is getting better as the weather cools down. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

See BASS, Page 18

and tails out of the water. It was a tremendous sight.Cox said whatever

anglers want to throw is catching fish right now.

I use cut bait with my clients, but scented plas-tics, other artificials and

BIG ONES: Jenny Nagelmueller landed this bull redfish off the North Jet-ties in Port OConnor during a recent family fishing trip. Photo by Jenny Nagelmueller.

See BIG, Page 32


SEE MOREn Saltwater fi shing reports: Page 14

TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTAll good on Livingston

LAKE LIVINGSTON Livingston continues to fi sh well, according to guide David Cox of Palmetto Guide Service.

For largemouth bass, fi sh medium- and deep-diving crankbaits in shad pattern around the rocks on the south end of the lake, he said. The bridge at Kickapoo and the jetties and the dam are producing fi sh up to 8 pounds.For catfi sh, drift midlake for big blue cats.

Crappie anglers should focus on logjams in the river channel north of Riverside.Schooling white bass are also being caught all

over the lake, using small jigs bounced off the bot-tom when you fi nd them.To contact David Cox, call (936) 291-9602.

Moving baits the keyLAKE FORK According to guide Andrew Grills, start your morn-

ing targeting feeding bass with moving baits fi shed at all depths.Right now, I am targeting groups of feeding fi sh early in the

morning, he said. In certain areas there are active fi sh the fi rst couple hours of daylight. I like to throw moving baits at these fi sh. Lures like crankbaits, spinnerbaits, lipless baits and top-waters can work well. I know Im in the right areas when I see feeding fi sh on my Lowrance, and occasionally you will see them come to the surface. Schooling fi sh can be found in vir-

tually any depth, because theyre relating more to schools of baitfi sh than bottom contour.

As the day progresses, move to areas with more cover.

Often, slowing down and fi shing a small bait like a drop-shot worm may be the only

way I can catch them, Grills added. However,

there are times when aggressively fi shing a deep-diving crank-bait through the trees can get a reaction bite. To contact guide Andrew Grills, call (903) 638-1170.

Good numbers in the swampCADDO LAKE Anglers have reported

a decent bass bite right now, with some fi sh in the creeks being caught on fl ukes, Texas-rigged worms, drop-shot rigs and Senkos.Bass have also been caught punch-

ing jigs through hydrilla and vegetation mats. There has been some schooling activity reported. White bass and yellow bass have been caught on live min-

nows and slabs.The catfi sh bite has been good on cut bait.

Conor Harrison

AMISTAD: Water clear near Devils River, stained past marker 27; 7882 degrees; 46.73 low. Largemouth bass to 4.5 pounds are fair on white or bone-colored frogs and spooks, and on plum-colored weightless worms in newly fl ooded vegetation in 48 feet.

ATHENS: Water clear, 8286 degrees; 4.69 low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and small crankbaits. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and trotlines.

BASTROP: Water clear; 8589 de-grees. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastic worms and lizards.

BELTON: Water clear; 7882 degrees; 12.96 low. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastics on the bottom. White bass are good on minnows at night. Crap-pie are good on minnows at night.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 8387 degrees; 7.68 low. Largemouth bass are slow on Texas-rigged crea-ture baits and weightless Flukes. Crappie are good on white jigs.

BONHAM: Water stained, 8286 de-grees; 2.09 low. Largemouth bass are fair around cattails small Texas rigs have been best. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows un-der the bridges and on brush piles. Catfi sh are good drift fi shing along the backs of the creeks.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Large-mouth bass are good on char-treuse crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are good on liver and shad. Channel catfi sh are good on liver, cut bait and cheesebait. Blue catfi sh are good on cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 8285 degrees; 20.01 low. Largemouth bass are slow on shad-pattern square bills. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained to clear; 8084 degrees; 8.96 low. Largemouth bass are good on wa-termelon and redbug soft plastic frogs and worms near brush piles, and on top-waters on main lake fl ats. White bass are good on Lil Fishies off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Lil Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 1020 feet, and under lighted docks at night.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 7882 degrees; 32.47 low. Largemouth bass are fair on silver fl ake Whacky Sticks on jigheads, root beer worms on drop-shot rigs, and white/chartreuse back crankbaits in 820 feet early. Channel cat-fi sh are fair to good on live bait upriver. Yellow and blue catfi sh are good on live bait upriver.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Large-mouth bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits around reed beds. Redfi sh are good on perch and tilapia along the shoreline.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 7983 degrees; 11.85 low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red Whacky Sticks on wacky rigs, Smokin Green Devils Tongues on drop-shot rigs, and white spinner baits along main lake bluffs in 1220 feet. Striped bass are good jigging blade baits and trolling crankbaits over and around humps in the lower end of the lake.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 8387 degrees; 6.67 low. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs and bladed jigs deeper fi sh being caught on deep-diving crankbaits and hollow-belly swimbaits around brush piles. Hybrid striper are good on Sassy Shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 8084 degrees; 22.17 low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards in 1020 feet. Chan-nel and blue catfi sh are good on shrimp and punchbait.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 99 degrees at hot water discharge; 3.45 low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crap-pie are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh to 6 pounds are fair on perch in 810 feet.

CONROE: Water lightly stained; 8084 degrees; 3.64 low. Large-mouth bass are fair on tequila sunrise soft plastics, Senkos, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows.

COOPER: Water clear; 8185 degrees; 12.34 low. Largemouth bass are good on nail-weighted Flukes and Senkos. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs.

FALCON: Water clear in the lower end, stained in the upper end; 8488 degrees; 37.32 low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on chartreuse and water-melon tube jigs around structure and brush piles. Channel and blue catfi sh are excellent on cut bait, stinkbait and frozen shrimp.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red Carolina-rigged soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 8185 degrees; 7.95 low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are good on perch-colored spinner baits and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows.

GRANGER: Water clear; 8286 degrees; 1.81 low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/white crankbaits, spinner baits and lip-less crankbaits. Crappie are good on chartreuse/orange jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles. Blue catfi sh are good on fresh shad and prepared baits.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 8185 degrees; 9.09 low. Largemouth bass are slow on shaky heads and deep crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and trotlines.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 8286 degrees; 2.46 low. Largemouth bass to 6 pounds are very good on bone-colored baby Zara Spooks with glitter, poppers and shad-colored crankbaits early and late. Crappie are good on minnows around brush piles. Bream are very good on live worms around stumps near the islands. Channel catfi sh are good on juglines baited with perch.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 7883 degrees; 20.24 low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters early, midday switching to Texas rigs, shaky heads and jigs.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 8286 degrees; 2.44 low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged soft plas-tics and small jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

LAKE O THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 8287 degrees; 4.01 low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits and black buzzbaits early. Catfi sh are good on perch and cut shad.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 8387 degrees; 11.73 low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics in green pumpkin. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

LBJ: Water stained; 8185 degrees; 0.43 low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and buzzbaits in 510 feet, and on wacky-rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks and 4-inch green pumpkin tubes under boat docks. Striped bass are good on Lil Fishies at night. White bass are good on Lil Fishies at night. Channel catfi sh are good on min-nows and dipbait.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 8185 degrees; 8.25 low. Largemouth bass are fair on medium crankbaits near rocky points. White bass are good on jigs. Hybrid striper are good on Sassy Shad. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 8286 degrees; 5.03 low. Largemouth bass are fair on fl ick shakes and wacky worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfi sh are good on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 8488 degrees; 0.17 low. Largemouth bass are good on hollow-body frogs and buzzbaits around shallow vegetation.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 8185 degrees; 3.27 low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/black top-waters and shallow-running crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on live and frozen shad.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 7582 degrees; 39.79 low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to jigs and Caro-lina rigs. Catfi sh are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 7682 degrees; 20.18 low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs, jigs and Texas rigs. Catfi sh are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 8286 degrees; 2.08 low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and split-shot rigs near docks and timber closest to deep water. Catfi sh are good on cut bait and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 7783 degrees; 11.06 low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to jigs, drop-shot rigs and Carolina rigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and tail spinners.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 8185 degrees; 7.24 low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good on shad. White bass are good on pet spoons and slabs.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 8287 degrees; 6.46 low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and small swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and nightcrawlers.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 8186 degrees; 6.36 low. Largemouth bass are slow on football jigs and heavy shaky heads near deeper brush piles. Top-water bite can be good early. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 8185 degrees; 9.74 low. Largemouth bass are slow on top-waters, midday switching to green pumpkin Texas-rigged worms near brush piles in 810 feet. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and Sassy Shad. Crappie are good on jigs.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 7882 degrees; 6.61 low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastic worms and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and watermelon tube jigs. Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers and punchbait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 8286 degrees; 7.15 low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/white crankbaits, spinner baits and lip-less crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on punchbait, shrimp, and liver.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 7983 degrees; 9.70 low. Large-

mouth bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are good on min-nows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on shrimp and stinkbait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 8387 degrees; 8.53 low. Largemouth bass are good on black buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas-rigged creature and black/blue fl ipping jigs around shallow cover. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on slabs.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 8185 degrees; 2.44 low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early and late, midday switching to Carolina rigs around rocky points. Striped bass are good on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and perch.

TOLEDO BEND: Water lightly stained; 7882 degrees; 4.70 low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon/blue fl ake Finesse and redbug soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are good on live minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on punchbait.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 8084 degrees; 60.13 low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red soft plastic worms, chrome chuggers and smoke grubs in 520 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/white tube jigs in 1525 feet. Channel and blue catfi sh are excellent on night-crawlers and liver.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 7882 degrees; 11.98 low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and crankbaits on main lake points and fl ats. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows.

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Angler drowns in Lake Ray RobertsA man pre-fishing for an

upcoming tournament on Lake Ray Roberts Sept. 21 was found Sunday after his empty boat was seen by another angler.Gabriel Carter, 29, of

Pottsboro, was found by div-ers in 25 feet of water after he went missing around noon on Saturday.According to fellow

anglers, Carters boat was seen without him by other people fishing a tournament. They saw his life vest and kill switch still in the boat, then backtracked his path by checking with the graph on his boat. His body was recovered close to where the anglers marked his last known position.Game wardens from Denton

and Cooke counties, the Denton County Water Patrol, Lake Ray Roberts State Park officers and the Lewisville Fire Department dive team all participated in the search and recovery effort.The cause of Carters

death has not yet been deter-mined by the Tarrant County Medical Examiners office.

Staff report

What fish eatAbout 1,500 marine fishes

make the Gulf of Mexico their home. From birds, to fish, and

marine mammals to crus-taceans, the Gulf of Mexico Species Interaction database, created by a researcher at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, currently has diet data on over 600 of the marine fishes. It is the first and only database of its kind for the Gulf of Mexico that shows

how the cataloged animals interact with each other in the food web.Unless youre a scien-

tist or grad student, you may have never wondered what preys on porcelain crabs, said Dr. James Simons with the universitys Center for Coastal Studies. But if youre a fisherman, you would probably like to know what type of critters your favorite game fish likes to eat.Simons started collect-

ing data on how the different species of the Gulf interact in 1987, but it wasnt until 2002 that he got the idea to put all of the information he had collected into one, easily-accessible place: the World Wide Web.In any ecosystem, it is

important to know the food web, or who eats who, said Simons. This food web is the biostructure that shows us the pathways by which energy flows through the ecosystem.The scope of data in

GoMexSI includes the estu-aries and coastal waters of Cuba, Mexico, and the United States and all of the Gulf waters to the deepest realms. Simons says the database has already proven valuable to various research proj-ects including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Integrated Ecosystem Assessment pro-gram that is using the data for diet information on fish that will aid in the construction of fishery ecosystem models. Fisheries are especially

important in the Gulf as a source of employment, income, recreation, and food, Simons said. The detailed data provided by this proj-ect will hopefully improve the accuracy of the fishery models that are used, in part, to make management decisions. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Big Bass Challenge headed to ForkThe 8th annual Amateur

Big Bass Challenge hosted by Bass Champs will take place on Lake Fork on Oct. 19. The big money event will

take place out of Lake Fork Marina and continues to grow in popularity as more than 800 anglers last year vied for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including two bass boats.While everyone is vying

for the biggest bass over and under the slot limits to win the boats, most checks are for fish in the 2-4 pound range. Several checks, however, were handed out for fish in the one-pound range. The rules do not allow anglers that have paid a $2,500 tournament entry fee to fish the tournament and this opens the field for the week-end tournament warriors and recreational angler to win some money, have fun and also a shot at winning a new boat. Each hour, an angler can

bring one fish to the scales to try and stay in the running for a chance to receive one of the hourly cash awards. The unique aspect of this tourna-ment is that only Berkley and Sebile baits can be used dur-ing the challenge.This fun format lets

anglers be exposed to the full spectrum of our baits, said Andrew Marks, market-ing director for Berkley. It is challenging to not only adjust to some of the new baits that are being used, but also the added strategy of when to weigh in your fish that lends a unique twist making it fun for everyone. Blue Heron Communications


GILL NETS RECOVERED, GAME FISH RETURNED TO WATER

Cameron County Game Wardens Billy Lucio, Derrick Lopez, Dan Cantu, and Luis Sosa and Willacy County Game Warden Oscar Castaneda patrolled the Rio Grande River from the mouth of the river, upstream about 10 miles, enforcing recreational and commercial fishing regulations. During this patrol 1,200 feet of ille-gal gill net set in Texas waters and three illegally constructed crab traps were seized. Flounder, snook, spotted seatrout and black drum were some of species of fish caught in the gill net. All gear is pending destruction. (See the story, page 8)

SOUTH TEXAS WHITEWING SHOOTERS START EARLY

Hidalgo County Game Wardens Harry Rakosky, Ira Zuniga, Oscar Jaimez, and Will Plumas were busy patrolling the county enforcing dove hunting laws on local citizens who believed the Special White-winged Dove Season started in August. Multiple dove seizures and citations were issued throughout the county.

BAITED LAST YEAR, CAUGHT THIS YEARTerrell County Game Wardens

Arnold Pinales and Jon Griffin made contact with a subject in an area that they had found with numerous shotgun shells and signs of question-able dove hunting last year. A heavily milo-baited area was found adjacent to the windmill where the subject was hunting. Case pending.

CORN AND MILO BY POND TIPPED OFF WARDEN

Kent/Dickens counties Game Warden Cane Shumaker entered into a ranch where he found a field with a large pond that was heavily baited with corn and milo. With no one around, he returned later that evening. No hunt-ers were in the area but some were on an adjacent property that overlooked

the baited pond. Then, four suspects arrived at the pond and set up their decoys directly over the bait and began to hunt. Seventeen dove were seized; cases pending.

DOUBLE-DIPPER DINGEDSterling County Game Warden

Michael Jaramillo checked a subject hunting dove that morning and found him hunting that same afternoon; the man was over the limit by five doves. Case pending.

FATHER ASKS WARDEN HOW CLOSE TO BAITED FIELD HE CAN HUNT; LETS SONS HUNT THERE

Shelby County Game Wardens Nathan Skeen and Anthony King were patrolling an area that was rumored to be baited for dove hunting. They confirmed by finding piles and lines of milo scattered inside a gas location site, with fields surrounding the site. That afternoon, Skeen was near the baited area when he heard shots at that location around 6:15 p.m. Upon approach, Skeen noticed two hunt-ers hunting a short distance from the bait. Through questioning, wardens learned the father of the two juvenile hunters knew the bait was there but decided to hunt it anyway. The same father asked San Augustine County Game Warden Lee Hall a few weeks earlier how far away from bait they could hunt and still be okay because he knew his neighbors were bait-ing. He owned all the surrounding

property where the bait was placed. Cases pending.

GROUP CAUGHT RALLYING DOVE, QUAILBorden/Dawson counties Game

Warden Brent Tucker observed a group of five subjects rallying birds while walking down a county road and shooting at doves as they flushed off a power line. They then flushed a covey of quail and shot two. Citations were issued.

ARCHER TRYING TO ARROW DOVES OVER BAIT

Borden/Dawson counties Game Warden Tucker observed a man wear-ing a ghillie suit with a recurve bow hiding next to a barn. After watching the archer for 20 minutes unsuccess-fully attempting to harvest doves with the bow and arrows, Tucker made con-tact with the archer. Tucker talked to the archer for a while and discovered the archer was baiting the doves with corn.

THE NATURAL FOOD WAS BETTERLubbock County Game Warden

Mallory Mitchell was out checking the last of the dove hunters at sun-set. As she was calling it a day and on her way back to her truck, she spotted a large amount of commer-cial birdseed scattered in the field. Two individuals were cited for hunt-ing over bait. The sad thing was that there was already a freshly harvested sunflower field adjacent to the prop-erty, and the doves were flying all day.

WARDENS BUST NUMEROUS BAITERSSmith County Game Wardens

Dustin Dockery and Brad Clark, along with Cherokee County Game Wardens Eric Collins and Brian Bearden, found a total of seven baited fields and seized a combined 107 illegally taken mourning dove in Smith County during the first two days of hunting season. Most fields were baited with milo. Numerous citations were issued.

UNLICENSED HUNTERS COULDNT PUT GUNS AWAY FAST ENOUGH

On the second day of dove season, Williamson County game wardens were patrolling for dove hunters. Game Wardens Arlen Jones and Joel Campos heard some nearby gunshots while checking a dove field. The war-dens found four hunters who decided to put their shotguns inside the truck when they saw the wardens approach-ing. Jones found two hunters without a hunting license and Campos found one hunter who didnt have a hunting license and had an unplugged shotgun. Cases and civil restitution pending.

LANDOWNERS FIELD LEASED BUTNOT BY HIM

McLennan County Game Wardens Michael Serbanic and Matt Kiel made contact with a landowner regarding peo-ple hunting without landowner consent. Apparently an individual with no valid interest in the property had leased the land to an outfitter. No one was more surprised or upset than the landowner

to find more than 50 people hunting on his property opening day. He was more surprised when he learned this activity had been going on for years.

HUNTER CONFESSED TO MISTAKING HAWK FOR COLLARED DOVE

Real County Game Warden Clint Graham was checking dove hunt-ers near Barksdale. Graham pulled into a camp and was met by a hunter who had just come in from the field. When asked how his hunt went, the man said, Not very well, not very well at all. Graham said he heard a lot of shooting from the group. The hunter said, I messed up and I messed up bad. The hunter showed Graham a hawk that he mistook for a ring-necked dove. The hunter stated it was flying slowly like a ring-necked dove and that the sun impaired his vision. The hunter stated that he kept the hawk because he figured he was going to be checked on opening morning and wanted to do the right thing. The hunter was cited for taking a protected species.

GRAIN SPREAD ON THE GROUND COSTS GROUP 70 BIRDS

Johnson County Game Warden Scott Kirkpatrick and Hood County Game Warden Deshanna Creager made contact with four individuals out of the DFW area. During the pro-cess of checking licenses, birds and shotguns, the wardens noticed grain on the ground. The individuals pos-sessed more than 70 birds taken from the baited field. Cases pending.

POTS OF TREES WITH MILO SET ALONG FENCE LINE

Austin County Game Warden Sonny Alaniz and federal Game Warden Kevin Sieler checked a group of 23 hunters hunting on property adjacent to a tree farm in Austin County. Pots of trees were set up along the fence line. Alaniz found milo placed in the pots. Sieler spoke with the guides and charges are pending.

GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

Acting on information gathered last dove season, Terrell County Game Wardens Jonathan Griffin and Arnold Pinales staked out an area that had been baited and watched from a distance. Two individuals were observed hunting dove from a vehicle and later they continued their hunt from the middle of the baited area. Ten minutes after sunset, they called it a day and headed back to the camp house.

The wardens made contact with the subjects a few min-utes later as the hunters were in the process of cleaning 18 dove and 11 quail. When asked about the quail, they claimed them as commercially raised game birds. A couple of questions from the wardens that could not be answered proved their claim was not valid. Citations for hunting over bait and possession of quail in closed season are pending.

BAITING DOVE, SHOOTING QUAIL


TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT

NORTH SABINE: Redfi sh are good in the marsh on Stanley Ribbits and weedless soft plastics. Trout are fair to good under slicks and birds on top-waters and soft plastics.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. Bull red-fi sh are good at the jetty on crabs and table shrimp.

BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on soft plastics, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout, bull redfi sh, black drum, sand trout and redfi sh are good at Rollover Pass. Bull redfi sh and sharks have been taken on the beach near Rollover.

TRINITY BAY: Redfi sh are good on the north shoreline on gold spoons and small top-wa-ters. Redfi sh are good in the marsh on shrimp. Trout are fair to good around the wells on live bait.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good over reefs while working slicks with soft plastics.

Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Redfi sh are good in the marsh on natural baits and scented plastics.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfi sh are good in the surf and at San Luis Pass on crabs and mullet. Sheepshead, redfi sh and black drum are good at the jetties on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Bull redfi sh are good in the channel on crabs and mullet. Sand trout and Gulf trout are good in the channel on shrimp. Redfi sh are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp.

FREEPORT: Bull redfi sh are good on live bait and crabs on the Surfside Beach. Black drum and redfi sh are good on the reefs in Christmas and Bastrop bays.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drift-ers on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfi sh are good in Lake Austin on shrimp and scented plastics.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand

and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfi sh are good on live shrimp and top-waters in Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Shell Island.

PORT OCONNOR: Bull redfi sh are good in the surf and at the jetty on natural baits. Trout and redfi sh are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and top-waters. Trout are good on live bait over reefs in San Antonio Bay.

ROCKPORT: Redfi sh are fair to good on mullet near Traylor Island. Trout are fair around Mud Island and Allyns Bight on small top-waters and soft plastics under corks.

PORT ARANSAS: Bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Redfi sh are good around Pelican Island on top-waters and scented plastics.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfi sh are good in the channels on crabs and table shrimp. Redfi sh are good on the shallow fl ats on gold spoons and small top-waters. Bull redfi sh are good

in the Packery Channel on crabs, mullet and shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout and redfi sh are good on top-waters and plum plastics around rocks and grass. Redfi sh are fair to good at Yarborough on gold spoons and top-waters.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfi sh are good while drift-ing potholes on top-waters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout are good on the fl ats with higher tides on top-waters.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfi sh and snook are fair to good on the fl ats on live shrimp under a popping cork. Bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on crabs and mullet.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfi sh are fair to good while drifting sand and grass fl ats on live shrimp, DOA Shrimp and scented plastics under popping corks. Snook are good on top-waters on the edge of the channel.

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Mangroves and solid boxesSOUTH BAY Capt. Dewitt Thomas has been

having good success putting his clients on solid boxes of trout, redfi sh and mangrove snapper in the South Padre Island area.

According to Thomas, the north wind has built up the water in the lower coast bays, making long drifts productive.Weve caught some nice reds and trout, he said. Nothing spectacular, but overall it has been

very solid fi shing.Thomas said the mangrove snapper fi shing has been really good around pilings in the

Brownsville Ship Channel, and his clients have been combining fi shing trips with dove hunting in the afternoon.The cast and blasts are really good right now, he said. Lots of fi sh and lots of birds.To contact Capt. Dewitt Thomas, call (956) 551-1965.

Big tidesSEADRIFT The fi shing has been a little spotty but is picking up according to

Castaway Lodge in Seadrift.We fi nally broke into some

consistency primarily target-ing redfi sh over mud and grass, said Capt. Kris Kelley. Hurricane Ingrid pushed up some really big tides and as the water has been easing down, the

fi shing has been improving.Kelley said the trout bite is also on the rise.We expect the cool fronts to improve trout fi shing here in the near term, he added.To contact Castaway Lodge, call (888) 618-4868.

Mixed bagDICKINSON BAY Anglers have reported a good bite of redfi sh, trout and fl ounder in Dickinson Bay near Texas City.

According to reports, redfi sh are being caught on scented plastics and curly-tailed grubs in chartreuse colors. Flounder are becoming more frequent and have been biting DOA shrimp and other soft plastics. Live bait, cut mullet and shrimp are a good choice for redfi sh and trout.

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Deer & Deer HuntingPublic land hunting is the norm

for people across the country, but perfecting the approach can mean the difference between a successful trip and a bad trip. On this weeks Deer & Deer Hunting TV, airing Sunday on NBC Sports Outdoors, industry experts offer up their advice on the best way to approach hunting on public land.Hunting public land can be

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for a tough early teal season for many hunters.The first week-

end was really slow, said guide Matthew Friedrichs of Double JJ Outfitters near Katy. The cold front that came through the second weekend brought rain and a north wind and it got really good. We killed limits on Saturday (Sept. 21) and then had another good hunt on Sunday. We are hunt-

ing near Katy and I talked to a friend in El Campo and they were all shooting limits as well.Friedrichs said he

has been hunting oxbows and river sloughs near rice fields, and said he and his hunters have killed a lot of birds coming and going from the fields to the water.We have enough water right now that it

has been effective, he said. Ive also talked to a lot of hunters around Lubbock and they are hammering the teal.Farther north, the hunting has been tough,

although some hunters got lucky and shot limits in places that held food and water.We managed to scratch out a few limits,

said Reed Foster of Cut-em Down Outfitters in Crandall. We just havent seen the big push of birds that normally are here this time of the year. I went scouting Friday (Sept. 20) and we saw eight birds.On the hunt Saturday morning, one big

group of bluewings decoyed at first shoot-ing light, and hunters connected on about 10 birds, but the morning got tougher after that, with only one more small group com-

ing to the decoys.We saw a few more groups, but they were

flying high and not interested in the decoys, Foster added.One of the reasons for the smaller number

of birds could be outstanding conditions in some parts of the prairie pothole region.According to Ducks Unlimited field biolo-

gists in Kansas, the conditions are great for teal right now.Ive been here for 26 years, and I think

these are the best conditions weve had, says Karl Grover, area wildlife manager at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area in Kansas. Weve had great habitat before, but the heavy rains filled every pool. This habitat is just unbelievable.We typically hold 20,000 to 30,000 teal

this time of year, so our numbers are down slightly, but I think bluewings will continue to arrive this week.

TealContinued From Page 1

LOADING THE STRAP: Limits of teal were more common during the second weekend of the early teal season. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.


A m e r i c a n shooters is M c A l l e n native Shea Self. A junior at Texas A&M, Self has been competitively s h o o t i n g sporting clays for the past few years, winning the Collegiate Championship last year.Although it was only her second

time to ever shoot Helice, Self shot a 29 out of 30 in the preliminary round to take High Overall score. She followed that up by shooting scores of 26 and 28 in the competi-tion to win the High Junior award.I actually only started shooting

Helice about a month ago, Self said. I really like it. I fell in love with shooting pigeons and this is a lot like that. I havent won a major championship like that, so it was exciting.Self said she likes the unpredict-

ability of shooting a Helice and the constant challenge it provides.Helice is really fun because you

can go from a perfect score one day to a 25 the next day, she said. A lot depends on how they are thrown. And not a ton of people are doing it. There were about 60 or 70 people competing, so it was like a big social event.Higgins said shooters from as far

away as California made the trip, and it was their biggest shoot ever.The level of play is going up,

he said. The neat thing, we had two perfect scores shot on Saturday and two on Sunday.Higgins also commended Self

on her shooting abilities.She is the top-ranked collegiate

womens shooter and a great rep-resentative of the sport, he said. Shes very positive.Other winners included three

men tied at the top Kevin Keetch, Justin Huckabay and Robby Price all had 57s after the two rounds. Larry Romine was the clear winner of the Vet trophy with a 56. Jennifer Paul and Shea Shelf were tied for the Lady award with 54s. Henry Tanner and Cyril Adams were tied for the Super Vet award with 50s. Adams conceded the Super Vet award to his friend Henry Tanner. In the shoot-off for the top

three spots, Keetch and Huckabay scored on all three birds in the opening barrage, giving Robby Price, who missed two, the bronze medal. In a miss-and-out from the back fence of the ring, Keetch pre-vailed to take the gold medal and the championship. Jennifer Paul prevailed over Self to take the Lady trophy, with Self winning the Junior trophy.

Shea Self

HeliceContinued From Page 4

Early Teal:Sept. 14-29, 2013The daily bag limit for teal is six.

Youth-Only:South Zone Oct. 26-27, 2013

High Plains Mallard Management Unit Oct. 19-20, 2013North Zone Oct. 26-27, 2013Regular Season:North Zone

Nov. 2-Dec. 8, 2013 Dec. 21, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014High Plains Mallard Management Unit Oct. 26-27, 2013 Nov. 1, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014South Zone Nov. 2-Dec. 1, 2013 Dec. 14, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014

Dusky Duck:North Zone Nov. 7-Dec. 8, 2013 Dec. 21, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014South Zone Nov. 7-Dec. 1, 2013 Dec. 14, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014High Plains Mallard Management Unit Nov. 4, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014

The daily bag limit for ducks is six, which may include no more than fi ve mallards (only two of

which may be hens); three wood ducks; three scaup; two redheads; two pintail; two canvasback; and one dusky duck (mottled duck, Mexican-like duck, black duck and their hybrids are closed the fi rst fi ve days of the season in each zone). For all other species not listed, the bag limit shall be six. The possession limit for all species listed in this section shall be three times the daily bag limit.

2013-2014 Texas Duck Season Dates

See TPWD for more information.


said. I found the fish were roaming around when it is cloudy. I was using searching baits like lipless crankbaits, buzzbaits, spinner baits and crankbaits on the overcast days.Hughs also said tar-

geting shady areas when the sun came out paid dividends, as he caught the only limit of the tournament.When targeting

those shady areas, I used a black and blue jig or soft plastics that mimic shad. I keyed on fishing

smaller baits, and it resulted in several nice fish, including a 4.5-pound kicker.Guide Ryan Wags reported

a solid bite on Lake Austin on the Texas Fishing Forum.I have over 100 fish in

my last few trips, and eas-ily over 80 percent are tour-nament keepers, he wrote. I have been catching them mostly shallow on plastics and crankbaits, and a few top-water fish.Another angler reported a

solid bite on Lake Houston.Finally found the moth-

erload near the mouth of Luce Bayou, he wrote. We found a deep hole and the bass were stacked up in there. A couple came on crankbaits but the rest were on watermelon 7-inch Zoom trick worms fished on a drop-shot rig 12 inches

above the sinker. We lost count but boated over 20 easily; too bad the biggest was only about 13.5 inches.Lynn Atkinson of Reel um

N Guide Service reported a good bite on Sam Rayburn Reservoir.There are some fish up

shallow around the grass so here are a few baits that have been getting some action, he said. The Stanley Ribbit high floater in white or black has been the best for us over the pads and around the grass edges. I found that at times you to need to change the retrieval to get them to hit it. Off the edge, weve been work-ing a few creature baits and Senkos. Just let them fall to the bottom. Next, on the outer edges of the grass and pads,

use a little more speed with spinner baits and crankbaits to cover more water looking for active fish. We had a few fish

move up on points and hang on the ledges and creek channels as they move into the pock-ets. The Carolina- and Texas-rigged big worms and creature baits have been working here, but some of the bites are super light.Guide David Vance

reported a good bite on Lake Fork.The bass we are

catching have been sus-pended in deep water and they have been running shad to the top, he wrote on the Texas Fishing Forum. The swimbait that has been working best

for me is a 1/4-ounce Storm WildEye swim shad. They have the jig head in them and are ready to fish right out of the pack. The top-water bite has also been good when the bass are running the shad to the top the best bait has been shad-colored Yellow Magic.He said the best places to

try right now for the above patterns are the mouth of Dale Creek, Chaney Branch and main lake points.Also, the bridges in big

and little Mustang, the bass are schooling under most of the bridges right now and if you are there at the right time when they come up the action can be nonstop and you can load the boat.

Staff report

BassContinued From Page 9

Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.


TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHOUT CONSENT OF LANDOWNER PROHIBITED(a) No person may hunt or

catch by any means or method or possess a wildlife resource at any time and at any place covered by this chapter unless the owner of the land, sub-merged land, or water, or the owners agent, consents.(c) A person who violates

Subsection (a) the first time by killing a desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, or white-tailed deer commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony and is punishable in addition by the revocation or suspen-sion under Section 12.5015 of hunting and fishing licenses and permits.

Mickey Hellickson, a wild-life management consultant and the former wildlife man-ager at the 825,000-acre King Ranch, told attendees at the Texas Deer Association Annual Convention in August that the change in the law was the pri-mary cause for the reduction in poaching on the ranch.Our ranch security team

would make close to 200 cases per year before the change, he said. After it became a state jail felony, that number went down to 10 to 12 per year.Other landowners, how-

ever, still report significant problems with poaching. One Stephenville-area

rancher said he still cant keep the poachers off of my property.Rather said those that

are still poaching are being more creative.They are changing tac-

tics, he said. We rarely see spotlighting deer at night from the roads anymore. But some poachers are cutting fences at the back of ranches, especially where there is an absentee landowner, and going onto the ranch at night where they cant be seen from the roads.Some are even using

silencers.Wardens often rely on

other hunters and land-owners to report poaching activity, and Rather urged all Texas hunters to report poachers and to program the Operation Game Thief numbe, (800) 792-GAME, into their cellphones and to program and use the TIP 411 option (enter 847411 in the To: box and start the mes-sage with TPWD in the text box) to send a confidential tip by text message.

THAT IS GOING TO COST YOU: Since laws were passed to up the punishment on poaching violations, crooks have thought twice about pulling the trigger. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

FelonyContinued From Page 4


The maps are laid over a Google Earth image of the property, with the water in a blue tone and lines showing the contour definition.Most of the lakes we do are 5

to 10 acres, Chapman said, with the biggest being 130 acres.Landowners, fishing clubs and

even fishermen can take the map-ping to another level with survey-grade mapping, according to Trent Lewis with Prosper-based Pond Medics.We do everything from U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers lakes to private ponds and club lakes, including several hundred to sev-eral thousand-acre lakes, Lewis said. The survey-grade mapping using multi-frequency sonar is more accurate and can include bottom profiling.Both types of mapping can include

SD cards to enter the hot spots and other information from the lake into the fishfinder on your boat.The survey-grade mapping may

include the 36x36-inch wall maps, too.They are very popular with the

fishing club lakes and on the large, private lakes, Lewis said.The mapping can be used for

more than just knowing the depths and finding structure and fishing hot spots.The technology is getting so

accurate that people arent doing projects like creating structure or managing habitat without first having the detailed map, Lewis said. And we can measure the submerged aquatic vegetation on the bottom of the lake, often sav-ing the owners thousands on her-bicide controls.One project, at Lake Kiowa near

Gainesville, is using mapping to get information to improve fish-ing on the lake.They want to see how much

sediment is there and work on cre-ating fishing structure and habitat management, Lewis said.Another project is helping an

angler fish his favorite cove on a public reservoir.We have done specific loca-

tions in public lakes to give the fishermen the most accurate and detailed information, Lewis said.The mapping isnt cheap, but

its not overly expensive, either.A 5-acre lake with the recre-

ational mapping will run about $700 to $900, Lewis said. With the survey-grade mapping, it will run about $1,500 to $1,800.Many lake and pond owners

think it is worth it, since both companies said they are keeping busy mapping lakes.You wouldnt go elk hunting

in Colorado without looking at a map, Lewis said, so why go fish-ing without a map of the lake?

MapsContinued From Page 1

or four-weight rod, Geer said. The split number (ratio) is a description of the percentage of where the rod will bend.

TenkaraContinued From Page 8

Geer said that action is pri-marily a personal preference. Rods with a rating of 5:5 or 6:4 will be slower and flex deeper into the butt of the rod, while also being easier to load. The stiffer a rod is, the more precise it is at short-dis-tance casting. Some anglers prefer to rig

a traditional furled line or a level fluorocarbon line. Line sections anywhere from 2 feet to 14 feet comprise the leader/tippet. Line length boils down to the size of the water and reach needed to get to a pool or run. Husted said both line set-

ups have advantages, with the furled leaders being better pre-sentation tools, while the level lines can be cast easier. In nor-mal rod and reel fly-casting, the emphasis is on generat-

ing speed and shooting line through the guides. In Tenkara, the minimal amount of cast-ing that can be done almost mirrors the old, 10-oclock, 2-oclock mantra. The key to Tenkara fishing

is how the fly is presented. Most will even argue that

the type of line and even fly used arent nearly as important as how you gently place, or dap, the fly onto the water. Because of the fixed line, it

is much easier to get a con-trolled and effective drift. The presentation that

you get is just truly amazing because you dont have to manage much line and you keep all of the line off of the water, so your drift is so natu-ral and it catches more fish, Husted said.Standard trout flies are

equally as effective as some of the more traditional soft hackle flies that have become popular with Tenkara anglers. Geer said there is really no right or wrong when it comes to flies and that it really depends on the water and insects that are present. It took me a while to start

fishing traditional Tenkara flies, Geer said. I mostly fished western dry flies like Elk Hair Caddis and Royal Wulffs.Husted said because of the

lack of line, casting range and size of fly, he has become a more selective and patient angler. I have a bad habit of plow-

ing through the water and rushing through the stream to the next hole, but I notice when I fish with a Tenkara rod

I really slow down and sneak up on the fish more, Husted said. And now I am catching more fish out of holes that I may have normally missed. The overall simplicity of

tackle has also drawn large interest from both female and younger, less experience anglers. According to Husted,

Tenkara is a great way to bring people into the sport with-out the frustrations that can come from an overload of ter-minology and tough fishing conditions.I really think that the

youth and women will bene-fit from this style of fishing, Husted said. If you can get a bunch of people to the creek or lake and they immediately start catching fish, they will be hooked.

EASY TO CAST: An angler fools another bluegill while fishing Nolan Creek near Belton. A realistic drift is key to landing panfish on a Tenkara rod. Photo by John Geer, Tenkara USA.


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3/4 cup brandy1 can (17 oz.) English peas3 beef bouillon cubes3 tsps. margarine or butter

Place doves in cas-serole dish. Arrange onions, celery and chives around. Salt and pepper. Add

milk, water, mush-room soup, brandy, peas, margarine and bouillon cubes. Bake at 375 degrees for 2 hours. Remove doves and place on platter. Thicken gravy. Pour over doves. Serve with wild rice. Serves 4.

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medium saucepan, melt the butter on low heat; cool to room tempera-ture. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the cayenne pepper, black

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