March 2008 - Lake Fork Area News

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March 2008
“The Little Paper With Big Bass Results”
Lake Fork Area News
North Texas Trophy Cats
Sam Morris shows off his 67.5 pound blue catfish
that recently took big fish at a North Texas Trophy Cats tournament at Lake Tawakoni. Photo
courtesy NTTC. See story on page 17
Field set for Toyota
Texas Bass Classic
Houston, Texas – The 2008 Toyota Texas Bass Classic field has
been completed following the Professional Anglers Association Qualifier at Choke Canyon Lake. 25 PAA pros qualified for the team angling
competition held April 18 – 20 at Lake Fork.
Jason Reyes, winner of the inaugural Toyota Texas Bass Classic
qualifier, held February 8-9, 2008 at Choke Canyon in South Texas, finished the two-day contest with 10 bass weighing a collective 48 pounds
and 3 ounces, joining 24 other anglers that will advance to the Toyota
Texas Bass Classic.
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is sanctioned by the Professional
Anglers Association with technical assistance and support from Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will receive a $250,000
donation from the Tournament that will deliver new funding for their
youth fishing and outreach initiatives. Last year’s proceeds assisted
the stocking of fish in Texas neighborhood lakes in an effort to introduce kids to fishing.
For additional Tournament and ticket information, please visit
www.toyotatexasbassclassic.com. See page 25
Giant Salvinia
James Manasco of Hemphill caught this 13.75-pound
largemouth bass February 24 in Toledo Bend Reservoir.
The fish measured 20.5 inches in girth and 27.5 inches in
length. See story page 11
TPWD Photo © 2008, Larry D. Hodge
Giant salvinia (salvinia
molesta) is an extremely
invasive non-native
floating plant that can
completely cover a water
body if left unchecked.
Anyone finding suspected
giant salvinia should
notify Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department immediately.
TPWD photos © 2008, Larry D. Hodge
See story on page 6
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WEIGHT LENGTH
LBS. INCHES
18.18
17.67
17.64
17.63
17.29
17.02
16.90
16.86
16.80
16.77
16.75
16.63
16.59
16.54
16.44
16.17
16.12
16.06
16.04
16.02
16.01
16.00
15.95
15.88
15.74
15.69
15.68
15.65
15.62
15.64
15.61
15.60
15.58
15.53
15.51
15.5
15.5
15.46
15.41
15.38
15.38
15.38
15.38
15.34
15.32
15.31
15.28
15.23
15.22
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27.50
28.00
26.25
25.50
27.66
25.50
28.75
25.50
27.25
26.00
25.00
26.50
26.00
27.25
25.50
25.75
26.75
25.50
27.50
25.50
25.50
26.50
27.00
28.30
27.50
27.00
26.13
24.75
27.00
27.00
25.00
25.25
25.75
25.00
25.00
28.50
26.25
26.00
24.50
27.00
28.00
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Houston, Texas– Tournament officials have announced that tickets for the
Toyota Texas Bass Classic will
be made available at participating Brookshire’s & Bass Pro
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Toyota Texas Bass Classic,
a Professional Anglers Association sanctioned event being
held April 18 – 20 at Lake Fork,
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expo areas. A three-day pass
valid Friday, Saturday and Sunday, can be purchased at Brookshire’s and Bass Pro Shops for a
discounted price of $20.
“We are extremely excited to announce Brookshire’s
& Bass Pro Shops as our Tournament’s official ticket retailers,” said Tournament Director
Lenny Francoeur. “We strive to
make tickets readily available
to all area residents and feel
these partnerships will increase
the ease of access in 2008.”
Tickets include access
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ed high as tourist-destination
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Wildlife Department’s Inland
Fisheries Division. The Toyota
Texas Bass Classic benefits the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and its outdoor recreation programs. Title sponsor
for the event is Toyota. Tournament partners include Bass Pro
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Texas’ Own To Entertain at Toyota Texas Bass Classic
Robert Earl Keen to Perform on Sunday, April 20
Houston, Texas – Country music
singer and songwriter Robert Earl Keen
will be the featured performer at the Toyota
Texas Bass Classic on Sunday, April 20,
following the conclusion of the Tournament. Keen will be joined by fellow Texans Kacey Musgraves and Roger Creager
during the two days of weekend concerts at
Lake Fork. The Toyota Texas Bass Classic,
a Professional Anglers Association sanctioned event being held April 18 – 20, is a
unique team fishing competition complete
with live entertainment, family fun zones
and expo areas.
“This is another tremendous announcement for our event,” said Tournament Director Lenny Francoeur. “These
three artists have a down-home Texas flare
that fans will be very familiar with.”
The three-day fishing Tournament at
famed Lake Fork in East Texas will consist
of concerts on April 19 and 20. Country
music superstar Trace Adkins has already
been announced as the headlining entertainment act for Saturday, April 19. Nearby
Golden, Texas native Kacey Musgraves
will also perform on Saturday while Texans
Roger Creager and Robert Earl Keen will
entertain the crowds on Sunday, April 20.
Keen, a resident of Kerrville, Texas,
will liven up the crowd with his traditional
country and folk music songs. Keen has 23
years of entertainment experience, across
14 albums and 3 labels, and is considered
to be one of traditional country’s all-time
greats.
Hometown favorite Kacey Musgraves will return to the Toyota Texas Bass
Classic for the second straight year. The
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Water Authority and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers are
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infestations of giant salvinia on
Lake Palestine and Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
Giant salvinia was found
for the first time January 28 in
Sam Rayburn in the back of
Coleman Creek.
On Lake Palestine, a citizen reported giant salvinia and
water hyacinth in the vicinity of
the Kickapoo Creek boat ramp
on February 5.
The Upper Neches River
Municipal Water Authority has
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Palestine Kickapoo Creek boat
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by the Texas Music Awards for
“Female Vocalist of the Year”
and “Song of the Year” for her
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Three-day
passes,
valid Friday, April 18 through
Sunday, April 20, can be purchased for $20 in advance of
the Tournament, or $25 at the
gate. The Tournament pass includes admission to all concerts
and parking on-site.
The concerts will be
held in a natural amphitheater
area along Lake Fork with
open lawn seating. Blankets
and soft-back chairs or stools
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with no arms are allowed onto
the concert site. Lawn chairs,
coolers, cameras, duffels and
backpacks are not allowed into
the Tournament. All bags are
subject to being checked.
The Toyota Texas Bass
Classic is sanctioned by the
Professional Anglers Association with technical assistance
and support from Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division. The
Toyota Texas Bass Classic
benefits the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department and its
outdoor recreation programs.
Title sponsor for the event is
Toyota.
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Salvinia Found
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Four other public boat ramps
and a number of private ones
remain open on Lake Palestine.
Locations of those ramps may
be found at www.tpwd.state.
tx.us; click on “Fishing and
Boating,” then on “Lakes” and
use the lake list to find Lake
Palestine public access points.
TPWD Inland Fisheries
Division personnel immediately investigated both areas and
worked with the controlling
authorities to install floating
booms that will prevent wind
from spreading the plants to
other parts of the lakes.
“We will clean the areas
up by hand if possible,” said
Howard Elder of Jasper, TPWD’s aquatic habitat biologist.
The areas involved are about
0.1 acre on Lake Palestine and
0.2 acre on Sam Rayburn. Elder has prepared proposals for
emergency chemical treatment
of the areas if necessary. Those
proposals have to be approved
by the controlling authorities,
and treatment could not begin
for at least two weeks.
“We will continue to search
more areas on both lakes,” said
Rick Ott, a TPWD fisheries biologist in Tyler. “We ask that
people look for the plant and
call us if they see it. Boaters
should remove all plant material from their boats and trailers before leaving the ramp
every time they go to the lake.
Place any plants in trash cans
or dumpsters so they cannot be
washed back into the lake.”
It is illegal to possess or
transport giant salvinia. Possession or transport of giant
salvinia or other prohibited
aquatic vegetation in Texas is a
Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 per
plant.
Giant salvinia is a highly
invasive exotic floating fern
that can spread very quickly.
Dense mats of floating vegetation block sunlight and can result in the death of all other life
beneath it. Information on how
to identify giant salvinia can be
found at http://salvinia.er.usgs.
gov/.
Anyone finding suspected
giant salvinia in a public water body should contact Howard Elder at (409) 384-9965 or
Rick Ott at (903) 566-2161.
Giant Salvinia and Water Hyacinth
found in Brandy Branch Reservoir
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Working to
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LONGVIEW—An alert Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fisheries technician was in the right place at the right time
on Brandy Branch Reservoir on Sunday, February 24.
Kenneth Kay was conducting a creel survey at the lake’s only
boat ramp when he observed massive amounts of plants floating
on the water immediately after an angler launched his boat. Kay
identified two prohibited non-native plants, water hyacinth and
giant salvinia.
Kay immediately gathered as many plants as he could and
notified the TPWD Inland Fisheries biologist in charge of the
lake, Tim Bister, and Harrison County game wardens.
TPWD personnel removed approximately 100 pounds of
invasive plants. The game wardens issued the angler a citation.
The angler stated that he had been fishing at Caddo Lake the
previous day and named the ramp he used. That ramp is posted
with a sign warning anglers of the presence of giant salvinia and
stating that it is against the law to transport the plant.
On Tuesday TPWD installed a floating boom to confine
any remaining plants to the
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Giant Salvinia found in Brandy Branch Reservoir
Continued from page 6
boat ramp area and continued
removing plant material by
hand. The Southwest Electric
Power Co., operator of the lake,
closed the ramp to all boats. It
will remain closed until further
notice. TPWD will inspect the
area daily until no further giant
salvinia is found.
“We will be patrolling the
area to be sure nobody tampers with the boom or the barricades,” said TPWD Game
Warden Captain Larry Hand of
Tyler. “All the game wardens in
the East Texas area have been
alerted to be on the lookout for
the invasive plants. We will also
keep other local law enforcement agencies informed. This
is a multi-divisional, multiagency effort.”
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Bend, Sam Rayburn and Palestine. “We ask that people look
for the plant and call us if they
see it,” said TPWD biologist
Rick Ott. “Boaters should remove all plant material from
their boats and trailers before
leaving the ramp every time
they go to the lake. Place any
plants in trash cans or dumpsters so they cannot be washed
back into the lake.”
Possession or transport of
giant salvinia or other prohibited aquatic vegetation in Texas
is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25 to $500
per plant. Anyone seeing a pos-
sible violation may report it by
calling (800) 792-GAME.
Giant salvinia is a highly
invasive exotic floating fern
that can spread very quickly.
Dense mats of floating vegetation block sunlight and can result in the death of all other life
beneath it. Information on how
to identify giant salvinia can be
found at http://salvinia.er.usgs.
gov/.
Anyone finding suspected
giant salvinia in a public water body should contact TPWD
Aquatic Habitat Biologist Howard Elder at (409) 384-9965 or
Rick Ott at (903) 566-2161.
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4 P.M. to 9 P.M.
March, April & May Only
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Sabine White Bass
Are Running
The signs are popping up everywhere in East Texas: Redbud
trees in bloom. Gaggles of vehicles at bridges over rivers and
creeks. People wearing heavy jackets with shorts.
Those signs point to two things. Mother Nature is waking
from her winter slumber, and the white bass are beginning their
spawning runs.
Spring isn’t here yet, and Mother Nature will be burrowing back under the covers from time to time for a nap, but white
bass fishing will only get hotter and hotter for the next several
months.
The first Monday in February found my wife and me at the
Black Shoal on the Sabine River with guide Jane Gallenbach. The
Black Shoal is a magical place where a coal seam crosses the river,
forming a barrier that fish canContinued on page 7
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not pass when the water level
is low. Thousands of migrating
white bass stack up in the deep
pool below the natural dam,
along with smallmouth buffalo,
freshwater drum, catfish, gar
and crappie.
We hooked all six species,
but the buffalo and gar broke
our four-pound-test line every
time. We landed white bass up
to 2.4 pounds as well as a couple of 1.5-pound white crappie.
The Sabine River is arguably the best white bass fishery in Texas. Sabine white bass
are typically larger than those
found elsewhere—the water
body record is 3.9 pounds. The
reason lies downstream: Toledo
Bend Reservoir.
“Toledo Bend is kind of an
inland ocean with tremendous
numbers of white bass and
lots of food for them to eat,”
said Mike Ryan of Marshall, a
former fisheries biologist with
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “The Sabine is a long
river system with excellent
habitat all the way up to Gladewater. We get high concentrations of fish in the river in the
spring.”
White bass need moving
water to spawn, so they move
into streams as the weather
starts to warm—about the time
redbud trees start to bloom.
That’s a signal to get out your
ultralight fishing gear and go
fishing. White bass will bite
on live minnows or a variety
of small plastic lures on a red
jighead. White and chartreuse
seem to be the best colors. The
fish can be finicky feeders,
so experiment with presentation and watch people who are
catching fish to see what they
are doing.
For information on white
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Fishin Lake Fork with Jimmy Everett
March is
here and
will bring
on several
different
types of
fishing for
the month. This month starts
the prespawn and the beginning
of the spawn for Lake Fork.
This means big fish chances
for the shallow water angler
will sky rocket, which attracts
large crowds of anglers to the
lake looking for that fish of a
lifetime.
With the fish moving in
shallow there will be many different techniques and baits that
will produce fish during the
course of the month. Start off
by looking for shallow water
spawning areas from half way
back in the creeks, to all the
way to where the creek channels dry up. Look for the areas
that might have a creek running close to the flat that might
have some other type of cover
such as timber or grass. Once
you have located an area, try
working the area with a quick
moving bait like a crawfish colored lipless crank bait, shallow
running crank baits, spinner
baits, or a Texas rigged Gary
Yamamoto Swim Senko. If you
work an area over and find a
few active fish, go back over
the area with a slower moving
bait like a 5 inch Gary Yamamoto Senko rigged weightless,
a light Texas rigged Yamamoto
Lizard, a Yamamoto Kut Tail
worm rigged wacky style with
a insert weight added to the
head. Work these baits around
the targeted area until you feel
like you have caught the active
fish in that area. This will be a
great way to pick up good numbers and some good quality fish
throughout the month.
For those anglers looking for that fish of a life time,
I would suggest staying around
the creek channel bends in 6
to 14 feet of water, with a half
ounce rigged Gary Yamamoto
Lizard on a Carolina rig or a
Strike Works Tackle Wood Jig
with a matching Yamamoto
Craw.
For those sight fishermen, this month will be your
start. Sometime in the month of
march they will start to bed up
and start building a nest.
Rig up with a good pair
of polarized sunglasses, a pretty stiff rod, and some good line
and get after it. I like to keep
several different baits with me
for beds including a craw, a
lizard, a tube, and a jig. I will
switch colors based on how the
fish act to the baits when presented. Remember, its all about
aggravating the fish, so keep
the bait around the nest or fish
as much as possible. Another
tip is to practice your flipping
and pitching before you get on
the lake. It will make it so much
easier.
I still have some Spring
dates open if you are interested
in a professional Lake Fork
Guide Trip. Give me a call at
(903)-216-1867 or (903)-7653980 and I will be happy to
help, or answer any questions
that you may have. You can
also catch me at www.fishinlakefork.com and email me-
from there. Gift certificates are
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Good luck on the water and be
safe.
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Toledo Bend Produces
Photos
Second Budweiser
courtesy of
Jimmy Everett’s ShareLunker of the Season
Guide Service
ATHENS,
Texas—The
long-awaited second Budweiser ShareLunker of the
season is now in the Lunker
Bunker at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center courtesy of
James Manasco of Hemphill.
Manasco was catching a
lot of small fish Sunday, February 24, in four feet of water
in a shallow creek in the back
of a cove when a 13.75-pound
largemouth took his green sixinch ZOOM stick worm.
The big female appeared to
have already spawned yet still
measured 20.5 inches in girth
and 27.5 inches in length. She
became the fourth Budweiser
ShareLunker to come from Toledo Bend Reservoir and number 443 in the program.
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month after the first entry on
January 13, Manasco’s fish is
not the latest second fish in a
season. That distinction belongs to ShareLunker No. 10,
caught by Bill Lynn on February 26, 1988, following a fish
caught by Troy Johnson on
January 15.
The Budweiser ShareLunker program is made possible through support from
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Since
1991, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Foundation, has
contributed millions of dollars
in funding to support conservation causes and fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation programs in Texas.
Photo courtesy of
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THIS WEEK IN THE OUTDOORS
Tournament Catfishing- Done Right
Brent
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and
Jared
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they were on to something
good when they first conceived
the idea of creating North Texas Trophy Cats (NTTC) tournament trail. “Both Jared and I
had fished in many catfish tournaments and we decided to create an organization where the
entire family could come to enjoy the events. Our desire was
to create a family atmosphere
rather than just a hard core
bunch of guys out to win a fishing contest. We have meals and
fellowship for the entire family
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TNTC’s first tournament
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competing- the new tournament
trail hit the ground running with
contestants coming from as far
away as San Antonio. The most
recent tournament was held at
Lake Tawakoni where the size
and numbers of fish weighed in
was no less than awesome. Forty Five teams competed and the
event was won by Sam Morris
and Thomas Cortez with a 5
fish stringer that weighed 211
pounds, Sam’s 67.5 pound blue
took big fish. The top three
places were taken by teams that
weighed in over 200 pounds
of catfish, which equates to
fish averaging over 40 pounds
apiece!
Catfish tournament trails
such as NTTC with a positive,
family
oriented agenda,
are making giant steps in introducing the
world to tournament
catfish angling.
Looks like Mr.
Whiskers
is
finally getting Sam Morris shows off his 67.5 pound blue catthe respect he fish that recently took big fish at a North Texas
deserves! The Trophy Cats tournament at Lake Tawakoni.
sports of Cat- Photo courtesy NTTC.
fishing now has
a national TV show, Catfishing tion on NTTC events, go online
America, on the Sportsmens at www.northtexastrophycats.
com or call Pauling (972-839Channel.
NTTC’s next tournament 8252) or Mounger (972-658is scheduled for March 1 at Ce- 8070).
dar Creek Lake, followed by WRAPPING UP THE SEAtournaments at Lewisville and SON
Hunters need not hang up
Fork. The classic is scheduled
for May 24, headquartering at their shotguns just yet, there’s
Bass Pro Shops at Lake Ray still plenty of wingshooting to
Hubbard. For more informaContinued on page 18
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Tournament Catfishing
enjoy with the Conservation Light
Goose season (through March).
The Conservation Season began several years ago in efforts to
keep the snow goose population in check. The gregarious birds
have been decimating their nesting ground on the Tundra in Alaska and Canada. Geese pull grasses up to get to the roots and hundreds of acres of their nesting grounds have become void of native
grasses.
Conservation Season hunts can provide some exciting shooting. Granted, late season snow geese can be challenging to call
and decoy within shotgun range, but with regulations such as the
use of electronic callers, unplugged shotguns, no limit on birds
harvested and extended shooting hours, hunters have a much better chance of success.
I remember my first hunt during this conservation season
several years ago with waterfowl guide David Cox with Palmetto
Guide Service. David had been guiding goose hunts on ranches
on the Katy and Garwood Prairies along the Texas coast for years.
We set out several hundred silhouette and full body decoys and
when the local population of snow geese heard the recording of
thousands of what they thought were their kind being blasted
through speakers from Cox’s boom box, they were quick to set
their wings and glide within shotgun ranch. We enjoyed several
hours of shooting with wave after wave of birds coming to our
decoy spread and electronic calls. Not all late hunts go so well.
Cox is quick to point out that after being hunted from Canada to
the Texas Coast, snow geese can be extremely difficult to decoy
but, if everything is done correctly and Mother Nature provides
a little wind to keep the decoy spread moving, shooting is often
excellent.
“We hunt flocks of birds on several big Ranches and I’ve
found that being flexible is the key to good hunts during the conservation season. Most of our shooting is over green fields of rye
grass this time of year and sometimes, the birds move from field
to field with little notice. We have to remain mobile and ready to
pull up and move with the birds. This time of year, when shooting
gets slow, my guides and I will scout and find a concentration of
birds, plan a way to get our hunters in without spooking them and
enjoy some pass shooting. It’s all about being in the right place at
the right time and that’s accomplished by lots of scouting.” Says
Cox.
For a late season snow goose hunt, contact Cox at 936-2919602 or visit www.palmettoguideservice.com
GOOD EATING- Snow geese breast are excellent eating when
marinated in a 50-50 solution of Coke and Soy Sauce, with a little
garlic powder, then wrapped with bacon and grilled over hot hardwood coals. I like to butterfly the breast halves, stuff them with
sausage, wrap with bacon and slow smoke for a couple of hours.
Goose breast fajitas are also excellent eating when marinated in
your favorite fajita seasoning then cooked quickly in olive oil with
fresh garlic.
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Camping is not what it used to be
By Luke Clayton
My first experience with
a camping ‘rig’ was a modified 1950 International Pickup
that my Dad owned back in the
late fifties. Every two or three
months, we would spend several
days camping on the shores of
a little lake in southeast Oklahoma, setting trotlines for catfish and catching bass from our
homemade wooden boat. Dad
had his little truck rigged with
all the conveniences. With a portable canvas awning to keep the
contents (and us) dry, fold down
tables with Coleman Stoves and
even a sink, we enjoyed camping at its finest, at least for the
era.
Recently, my wife and I
joined some friends and visited the RV show in Ft. Worth
where we were exposed to all
the latest innovations in camping, now often referred to as RV
ing! Campers, if you can call a
$100,000 RV a ‘camper’, have
come a long way! Today’s fifth
wheelers, when set up and the
extensions opened up, are actually very roomy and comfortable
little homes. Granted, not all the
RV’s available today come with
so hefty a price tag, there are
pop up campers and even tent
campers that attach to the bed
of trucks that are much more affordable. And, yes, many folks
still do their camping the old
fashioned way: in tents.
After getting a good feel
for what is available today and
doing a cost comparison of the
different models, we later purchased our first big RV, a 37 foot
fifth wheel that I plan to keep on
our property to serve as a guest
house. We live on several acres
with plenty of trees and whoever spends the night in our new
unit can consider themselves
‘camping’ without the hassle of
towing. Towing a unit down the
road that’s as big as a small river
barge is not my idea of fun, but
that’s just me. Besides, I am not
prepared to purchase a $40,000
truck big enough to tow our new
trailer, nor am I prepared for six
or eight miles per gallon fuel
consumption. Imagine a 500
mile trip towing such a vehicle
costing close to $200 in fuel,
ONE WAY!
Before chunking down a hefty
piece of change for your RV, it’s
advisable to give consideration
to several factors that will become important when you actually take delivery. Do you have
a vehicle heavy and with enough
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Calvary Temple
RV’s have come a long way from this thirty year old ‘deer
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horsepower to tow the RV you
are contemplating purchasing?
If the answer is yes, then, have
you thought about actually towing a vehicle that is very apt to
cause your miles per gallon to
drop at least in half? If money
is not an object, have you given
thought to towing a ten thousand
pound RV through heavy traffic?
Would you be more comfortable
driving a motor home that you
simply drive to your destination
and, bingo, you’re home!
These are all questions
that you should consider before
signing on the dotted line and
investing in your new ‘home
away from home’.
Another consideration is
whether to purchase a new or
used unit. New RV’s, just like
cars and trucks, depreciate the
moment you pull them off the
lot. We did a lot of cost comparison and looking and finally de-
cided on purchasing a unit that
was a couple years old, but in
excellent condition. We finally
bought from a large, reputable
RV dealer but we also looked
at several units offered by individuals.
After sorting out the pros
and cons, we felt more comfortable buying an ‘almost new’
unit from a very reputable RV
dealership. We also purchased
an extended warranty to cover
anything that might go wrong
with the unit. After all, what do
I know about making repairs to
a complex heating or air conditioning system or the hydraulic
jacks that level the unit? Even
our ‘almost new’ luxury RV was
a sizeable investment and the
last thing I wanted to do was use
it for six months then look at a
repair bill of several thousand
dollars.
RV’s have come a long,
long way since I was a youngster camping in that old rig
of my Dad’s but on I still find
myself camping in tents and
even old barns on hunting property from time to time. Camping is not all about luxury. To
my way of thinking, spending
time in the outdoors with family and friends, setting around a
campfire, watching the glowing
embers after a great day in the
outdoors is the essence of camping and I hope this will never
change.
So, whether your budget
and desires are suited to tent
camping or a luxury RV with a
triple digit price tag, consider
devoting some time to enjoying
the great outdoors. There’s lots
to enjoy out there in the natural
world and no better way to experience it than with the mobility provided by bringing your
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maybe it’s time to head outside
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Outdoors
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outdoors and learn skills like
camping, fishing, kayaking and
archery.
“It offers today’s families
an opportunity to learn very basic outdoor skills that they may
have never been introduced to
or that they may have learned
way back in their scouting
days,” said program coordinator Ashley Mathews. “The
learning is so easy and fun that
there is little chance of embarrassment.”
The program began as an
outgrowth of the successful Becoming an Outdoors-Woman
program. Demand has grown
so much that TPWD has scheduled seven additional workshops for 2008.
Mathews attributes the increased interest in the program
to the public’s growing recognition of our increasing disconnect from nature as a society.
“More and more people
are starting to understand that a
disconnection between our children, ourselves and our natural
environment is harmful to us
mentally and physically,” she
said. “People are trying to find
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setting for them to decompress
and be imaginative.”
The workshops typically
begin Saturday morning and
last through Sunday noon. Usually, six to eight classes are
offered throughout the weekend. Families are able to rank
in order of preference which
three classes they would like
to attend while registering. All
classes are geared toward absolute beginners.
Fees for the course are set
by the local parks and recreation
departments with which TPWD
partners, but average $150 for a
family of four. Meals and recreational and safety equipment
necessary to participate are
provided.
Below is the schedule for
the spring and summer 2008
workshops:
* March 29-30 — Temple,
TX
* April 5-6 — Huntsville,
TX
* April 5-6 — Kyle, TX
* April 12-13 — Missouri
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* May 17-18 — San Antonio,
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* June 3-4 — Tyler, TX
* September 27-28 — Georgetown, TX
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contact Ashley Mathews at:
[email protected].
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Almost a Lunker
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TPWD Schedules seven sites for
additional trout stocking
AUSTIN, Texas — Trout anglers get an extra bonus this year as
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stock additional hatcheryreared rainbow trout at seven sites from Feb. 22 to March 7.
TPWD has stocked upwards of 275,000 trout at 115 sites this season. TPWD has been stocking rainbow trout each winter since the 1970s,
providing Texans a simple and economical opportunity to go fishing.
Catching these hungry fish can be easy, making the experience ideal
for both novice anglers and kids. The fish will bite almost immediately
after stocking and typically will take a variety of baits, from whole kernel canned corn or commercial soft bait to artificial flies and even small
spinner baits.
A valid Texas freshwater fishing package is required to fish for trout.
Youth ages 16 and younger and all anglers fishing from the bank in state
parks are exempt from the fishing package requirement.
Schedule of supplemental rainbow trout stockings:
New Braunfels (San Antonio area)
* Feb. 22, Canyon Tailrace — 2,215 fish
* March 4, Canyon Tailrace — 2,215 fish (plus extra if available)
Graford (Abilene area)
* Feb. 22, Possum Kingdom Tailrace — 2,000 fish
* Feb. 27, Possum Kingdom Tailrace — 2,000 fish
Lewisville (Dallas/ Fort Worth area)
* Feb. 29, Lake Lewisville Tailrace — 2,000 fish
* March 7, Lake Lewisville Tailrace — 2,000 fish (plus extra if available)
Llano (Austin area)
* Feb. 27, Llano River, Grenwelge
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TPWD Schedules
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Blanco (Austin area) * Feb. 27,
Blanco State Park — 1,000
Tyler * Feb. 29, Tyler State Park
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Wichita Falls * March 2, Plum
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Stan Kuhn’s
Lake Fork
Catfish Report
Thank God March is
here and February is history.
That was probably one of the
toughest month’s that I have
ever had trying to catch some
catfish! And it’s not like I
didn’t try to put my customers
on some fish.
We only managed 29
cats for the month of February, which was my all time record low. The weather was really bad it seemed every time
the boat went out. The wind
was blowing from the North it
seemed all month and made it
tough fishing.
The fish were scattered from 18 ft. to 27 ft. of
water. Water temperature has
been in the low 50’s. One day
it try’s to warm up then a cold
front comes in and drops it
back down.
A special thanks to
Jeff Kirkwood, who was nice
enough to come out of his
way and give me a tow to our
ramp. I had some hydraulic
lift problems on my pontoon
boat the other day and could
not get the motor to go back
down in the water.
My neighbor Jerry
Holland and I were floating south from the Hwy. 515
bridge in the middle of the
lake. It was real foggy that day
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was one other boat crappie
fishing under the bridge but
would not respond to my cry’s
for help.
Not many boaters
know that it’s the law to help
a stranded boat in need for
some help. I have towed many
boat’s before and have been
towed a few times myself.
Jeff Kirkwood, who
had a customer with him
came to our rescue and gave
us a tow. It took only about 20
minutes to get us to our ramp.
I offered Jeff some money, but
he wouldn’t take it. Thanks
again Jeff for going out of
your way.
March should bring
us some warmer weather but it
also usually pretty windy. Just
remember wind doesn’t effect
the fish, it effects the fisherman. I’ve caught some really
nice fish in the wind when it’s
not coming out of the North.
The catfish should
start to be moving up shallow
in late March. I’ve already
cleaned some with eggs so
they will get shallow just like
bass and crappie do.
Until next month be
safe out on the water and I
hope you catch the big one.
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Carol Kuhn from Yantis
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in February.
John Henderson from Douglassville Tx. With a nice 6 lb. catfish caught with guide Stan Kuhn.
Catfish guide Stan Kuhn with
a pair of fat catfish caught in
February.
Catfish guide Stan Kuhn and wife Carol Kuhn with
14 nice catfish caught in February weighing 31 lbs.
Judy Holland from Yantis
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Steve Noland
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Emory, TX
Sabine River Authority
353 PR 5183 (903) 878-2262
Sulphur Springs Department of
Tourism
1220 Cessna Drive, Sulphur
Springs, TX (903) 885-5614
United States Postal Service
240 West Holley St, Alba, TX
(903) 765-2390
The Fish School
Alba (903) 765-9996
The Fisherman’s Guide, News
You Can Use
Yantis (903) 383-7748
Lake Fork Area News
Sulphur Springs (903) 885-7223
Froggy’s Alba, TX
(662) 425-6887
Lake Fork Pest Control
Alba, TX (903) 765-2860
Century 21 First Group
Yantis (903) 383-2000
Century 21 Lake Country
Quitman (903) 763-2216
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors
4615 FM 115 (903) 473-1003
FarmAndRanchForSale.com
PO Box 972, Emory, TX 75440
Jill Russell Realty
146 North Osborn, Alba, TX
75410 (903) 765-2523
Prudential Preferred Properties of
Lake Fork 8525 West Hwy 515,
Yantis, TX 75497 (903) 383-3530
RE/MAX Lone Star Realty
4100 West 515, Emory
(903) 473-1000
United Country Turn-Key
Properties
Sulphur Springs (903) 466-9651
AJ’s Fish House 5375 Highway
17 (903) 473-4198
East Fork Highways 515 & 154
(903) 383-7008
Moser’s Restaurant 271 CR 1558
(903) 765-2087
Pee Wee’s Pit Stop Cafe
3589 West State Hwy 154 (903)
383-7112
Texas Grill 5353 N. FM 17, Alba
(903) 473-2127
Indian Creek RV Park
Quitman (903) 447-2274
Lakeside Cove RV Park
5210 N. FM 17, Alba
(888) 765-2614
R & D Sport Graphics Custom
Embroidery
470 RS CO 3445, Emory, TX
(903) 474-0508
S & A Sportswear
Quitman, TX (903) 763-2191
City Limit Boat & Mini Storage
410 FM17 North, Alba
(903) 765-3354
A. Mills Tax Relief 94 South
Main St., Yantis, TX
(903) 383-2843
On-Site Service
246 CR 1558 (903) 765-2019
Your Town Yellow Pages, LLC
2996 County Road 3880, Mineola
(903) 857-2456
www.lakeforkareanews.com
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J.R. SIMPSON
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Beautiful custom home located at Lake Fork
Golf Course. Across street from the lake
w/private boat ramp around the corner. Brick
workshop, w/golf cart garage. $239,900
100% FINANCING AVAILABLE
Across street from Lake Fork on 1+ acres.
1,978sq ft of living w/ceramic tile
throughout. Stone fireplace & open floor
plan. $199,900
PENDING
PENDING
Quitman 2 bdrm, 2 bth vacant home 4+ yrs
sells AS IS. Several out-buildings & pond
w/some cross fencing. Seller willing to look
at all written offers.
$60,000
2,016 sq ft, 4 bdrm 2 1/2 bth. Front & back
porch/deck w/2 car carport. Barn/shed
w/chain link fencing. Nice size game room.
New roof installed 2005. $81,500
2/1 Light & bright home centrally located in
downtown Quitman. Recently remodeled with
many new items & built in book shelves. Huge
utility room & Storage building $53,900
Six cabins on 5 acres, currentley rented as
efficiency apartments. Septic and deep water
well. Just minutes to boat ramp on Lake Fork.
Motivated seller! $149,900
Commercial or residential waterfront property
located on Lake Fork w/serious hwy
exposure. Paved deep water boat ramp at
rear of property with a great view. $325,000
Formerly a produce stand/store-40x30
building comes w/2-50x40 shop buildings w/2
phase electric. 10-12x30 boat storages &
10-10x10 mini storages. $125,000
Great location close to City of Quitman. Ranch
style home is in good shape with huge garage
and nice carport. An additional 66 acres is
also available for sale. $85,900
Located close to downtown Quitman in quiet
neighborhood. Carpet & ceramic tile. Open
dining & living concept. Super nice and clean,
needs nothing but for you to move in! $85,900
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Hardy board home on 2+ acres w/hardwood
& ceramic tile. 15 minutes to Lake Fork. Open
floor plan w/great eat-in kitchen & formal
dining. Attached garage fits boat. $113,500
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Excellent Hwy Frontage on 8 acres. 40x30
building, Two 50x40 shop buildings with 2
phase electric. 10-12x30 boat storages &
10-10x10 mini storages. Just 5 min to Lake
Fork. $325,000
MOTIVATED SELLER
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Commercial property on 6 acres near Lake
Fork. Boat ramp just minutes away. Great
highway exposure with plenty of room for
further expansion. Property has stocked
pond. $199,000
FARM & RANCH,
COMMERCIAL,
RESIDENTIAL, RURAL
ACREAGE, LOTS &
LAND PLUS HUNTING
AND RECREATIONAL
PROPERTIES
Single wide mobile home with 3 log cabins
and 3 pads for more cabins or RV's. Has a
great pond, located in a heavily wooded area.
Motivated seller. $199,000
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Well established RV & Auto Repair Business
located next to largest marina on Lake Fork.
Property has on-site mobile home, 1700+sqft
shop & 8 covered stalls. $259,000
Unrestricted level lots, some with view of Lake Fork. Utilities at the road. $14,900 each
Excellent level tract of land, 18 acres w/approx 700ft of road frontage on Hwy 17. $99,900
Prime location for commercial/residential, level 1acre lot w/nice view of Lake Fork. $49,900
2 Acres on highway road frontage, could be residential or commercial, Lake Fork. $39,900
Beautiful 2+ acres, stocked pond with view of Lake Fork, boat ramp around corner. $48,900
Awesome hunting property with deer, hogs &
lots of ducks. Mostly wooded, some small open
areas with food plots for wildlife. Glade at back
of property is run off from Lake Lydia. $124,000
CALL ME TODAY, THIS
AD SPACE COULD BE
YOUR PROPERTY!
Beautiful level 3 acre tract of land in Alba, boat ramp less than 2 miles away. $12,000
Sunset Bay, several lots to choose from - some with view of Lake Fork. $22,900 to $27,900
Gorgeous heavily wooded waterfront pond lot with community boat ramp to Lake Fork. $32,900
Waterfront lot in a restricted, gated community on Lake Fork with 500ft of lake frontage $55,900
Quitman, 20 acres in secluded area, lots of wildlife and mostly wooded, borders small lake. $65,000