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Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper
July 27, 2007
Volume 3, Issue 23
Yelas wins FLW
Angler of the Year
title
Page 8
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Croaker war on the move
INSIDE
HUNTING
Cody May’s eastern turkey shot
on April 6 near his New Boston
home has been confirmed as
the world record for beard
length by the National Wild
Turkey Federation.
Page 6
FISHING
Deborah Alston landed the
first tagged redfish as a
contestant in the CCA STAR
tournament.
CONSERVATION
Duck populations have
increased 14 percent since
last year. One of the most
important elements in duck
breeding success is the
amount of water present on
the prairie breeding grounds.
Page 5
CROAKER CASTING: Redfish Lodge guide George “Cupe” Adams casts a croaker while fishing at Copano Bay. Photo by David J. Sams.
Popular baitfish stirs up battleground in Matagorda
By Kyle Tomek
Nothing divides Texas coastal fishermen more than the use of live
croaker as bait.
Fishing grounds first became battlegrounds in Port Mansfield when
gill net surveys declared a falling
trend in speckled trout populations.
With growing numbers of anglers in
East Matagorda Bay, it is becoming
the newest platform for an intense
croaker debate.
Live croaker has proven to be effective in catching speckled trout.
Some anglers brand the baitfish as a
chirping landmine. Some believe
croaker feed on the eggs of speckled
trout, which naturally drive specks to
attack. Others state the ideas are
nothing more than hogwash.
The bay itself is small and originally gained notoriety for its trophy trout
potential.
Matagorda guide Capt. Bill
Pustejovsky promotes completely
ending the use of all live croaker as
bait in East and West Matagorda Bays,
especially during the summer season.
“Fishermen using croaker originalSee CROAKER, Page 13
HUNTING CANADA
Preparation is passport
to outdoors outing
By Craig Nyhus
NATIONAL
Wintering ducks have changed
habits somewhat and food is
involved. Arkansas duck hunters
are finding fewer birds using
flooded rice fields.
Page 19
INDEX
Classifieds
Page 18
Crossword
Page 20
Game Warden Blotter
Page 10
Fishing Report
Page 16
Outdoor Datebook
Page 15
Product Picks
Page 14
Heroes
Page 22
Weather
Page 20
Wild in the Kitchen
Page 20
BOUND FOR CANADA: Canadian outfitters prepare a float plane for traveling
anglers. Outfitters recommend planning in advance to avoid border problems.
A nightmare for hunters and fishermen heading to Canada for the trip of
a lifetime is being delayed at customs,
or even worse, being denied entry into
the country.
While horror stories exist, precau-
Hydraulic boil
churning danger
By Bill Miller
Fort Worth firefighters responding
to a high-water rescue on July 6 knew
there was trouble ahead.
Dennis Ward, 26, fell beneath the
rain-swollen Trinity River when his
raft capsized at a low-head dam on the
city’s northwest side, a typical site for
the dangerous “hydraulic boil.”
This powerful sucking effect results
from a backwash of water that has
flowed over a dam, often trapping
objects in an inescapable cycle.
“When the water circulates back up,
you travel in that pattern,” said Steve
See BOIL, Page 21
tions offered by governmental officials
and outfitters will ease the stress and
help make the trip uneventful.
A passport is not required to enter
Canada by land, but is required if traveling by air, according to the Public
Affairs department of the Canadian
Consulate General’s office in Dallas.
See CANADA, Page 17
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CONSERVATION
Good news for duck hunters
Preliminary report shows increase in breeding ducks for ’07
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service released its preliminary
report on mid-continent breeding
ducks and habitats, based on surveys conducted in May.
Overall, duck populations
increased 14 percent since last year
with an estimated 41.2 million
breeding ducks on the surveyed
area. As a result of winter snowfall
and good precipitation, habitat
conditions are similar or slightly
improved compared to conditions
in 2006.
“The 14 percent increase in
breeding numbers for the 10 surveyed species is consistent with
what Ducks Unlimited’s field biologists have observed across the
U.S. and Canadian breeding
grounds this spring,” said Ducks
Unlimited’s
Executive
Vice
President Don Young. “Excellent
brood-rearing habitat is present in
many areas and brood survival is
expected to be above average.”
One of the most important elements in duck breeding success is
the amount of water present on
the prairie breeding grounds.
When the survey was conducted
in May, total pond counts for the
United States and Canada combined showed 7 million ponds, a
15 percent increase from last year’s
estimate, and 44 percent higher
than the long-term average.
The mallard number is 10 percent higher than last year. An estimated 8 million mallards are on
the prairies this spring, compared
to last year’s estimate of 7.3 million birds. Mallard numbers are
7 percent above the long-term
average.
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Scientists at Alaska’s Kodiak
National Wildlife Refuge are working with north Pacific Rim countries
— including Russia and Japan — to
protect brown bears from illegal
poaching and conserve their
remaining habitat.
Russian rangers will be working
with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
law enforcement officers in
Anchorage on better ways to crack
down on illegal poaching and international shipment of bear parts.
Russia has battled illegal poaching
as bear gall bladders and other parts
are valued in Asia for what some
believe are medicinal purposes.
A U.S. Fish and Wildilfe report.
2007 Breeding Ducks By Species (in millions)
Species
2006
2007
Mallard
Gadwall
American wigeon
Green-winged teal
Blue-winged teal
Northern shoveler
Northern pintail
Redhead
Canvasback
Scaup
7.277
2.825
2.171
2.587
5.860
3.680
3.386
0.916
0.691
3.247
8.032
3.355
2.803
2.911
6.694
4.553
3.335
1.009
0.865
3.452
northern shovelers are at record
highs, and increases were also seen
in two of three species of concern.
American wigeon numbers
improved to 2.8 million (7 percent
above the long-term average) and
lesser scaup numbers improved
slightly to 3.4 million. While this
slight increase is a positive mark
on a 20-year decline, scaup remain
33 percent below their long-term
average.
Pintail numbers remained similar to last year (down 2 percent)
and are still 19 percent below the
long-term average. However, this
year’s excellent habitat conditions
could benefit pintail recruitment.
Nine of the 10 surveyed species
increased this year. Blue-winged
teal jumped 14 percent to an estimated 6.7 million birds (48 percent above their long-term average). Green-winged teal also
increased 13 percent to 2.9 million
birds (55 percent above the longterm average).
There was an estimated 3.4 mil-
% Change from % Change
from 2006
Long-term Avg.
+10
+7
+19
+96
+29
+7
+13
+55
+14
+48
+24
+106
-2
-19
+10
+60
+25
+53
+6
-33
lion breeding gadwall on the survey area. This boosts their population by 19 percent since last year
and 96 percent above the longterm average. For the second year,
redheads also increased 10 percent
to 1 million birds (60 percent
above the long-term average).
Canvasbacks increased by 25
percent. Now an estimated
865,000 breeding birds are on the
survey area, a healthy 53 percent
above their long-term average.
Northern shovelers are at an alltime high. With 4.6 million
northern shovelers on the
prairies, their numbers are 106
percent above the long-term average.
Throughout May and June, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
the Canadian Wildlife Service survey the main waterfowl breeding
habitats from the mid-continent
area to Alaska. This is the 52nd
consecutive year of the mid-continent survey.
A Ducks Unlimited report.
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HUNTING
Pay the price
It is
official
Hunters face fines
in abandoning game
Eastern turkey’s
beard length
gives Texan
world record
By Bill Miller
Cody May’s eastern turkey shot on
April 6 near his New Boston home
has been confirmed as the world
record for beard length by the
National Wild Turkey Federation.
The tom’s beard measured at 22.5
inches. The previous record for beard
length was 18.125 inches, held by
Robert Tremblay of King George, Va.
Part of the bird’s beard broke off
before a second set of measurements
were taken, but photos and affidavits
filed by May and an official Texas
Parks and Wildlife check station led
to the record. “It really wasn’t a problem,” May said, but he was happy
and relieved that he received the
record.
“I’m having a full-body mount
made to display at home,” he said.
“And I’ll always have the bragging
rights.”
The full story, reported first by
Lone Star Outdoor News in its April 13,
2007 issue, is available at
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BEARDED WONDER: Cody May holds his world record eastern turkey. The tom’s
beard measured 22.5 inches for a new world mark. Photo by Cody May.
The bobwhite quail you shot, but
failed to fetch, may only weigh 6
ounces, but the state of Texas can
fine you at least $25 for leaving it in
the field.
That’s according to the “waste of
game” portion of the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Code.
It says that abandoning edible
portions of a game bird, game animal or fish is a Class C misdemeanor, which carries a penalty
ranging from $25-$500.
A judge can also assess civil restitution to compensate Texas for the
wasted game. That bobwhite, the
state says, is worth $26.
The fines get stiffer for bigger animals, said Bill Robinson, one of the
chiefs over law enforcement at
Texas Parks and Wildlife. “The law
specifically says that if someone
kills or wounds a desert bighorn, a
pronghorn, whitetail deer or mule
deer, and they knowingly fail to
make a reasonable effort to recover
the resource, that’s a Class A misdemeanor,” he said.
Those fines range from $500 to
$4,000.
And restitution on buck deer, for
example, starts at $881; it gets even
higher if the antlers score big on
the Boone & Crockett scale.
The code also includes Class A
felonies if an offender has been
convicted of wasting game in the
past, Robinson said. Those fines
start at $1,500 and can go as high as
$10,000.
Robinson, who oversees fisheries
enforcement, said some waste
occurs around fishing tournaments that preclude “catch and
release” if they involve techniques
that kill the fish, like the archery
competitions for gar, carp or big
catfish.
Sometimes, those catches end up
in dumpsters and the odor causes a
public nuisance, Robinson said.
“We’re not going to stand
around your house to see what you
do with your catch,” Robinson
said. “But if we get a call from a
member of the public about an
odor, we’ll be out to have a look.”
Exotic animals, including wild
hogs, aren’t considered game animals, and are not governed by the
waste of game regulations,
Robinson said.
Game wardens say the laws are
printed each year in TPW’s
Outdoor Annual.
Still, violations occur, they say,
because people don’t remember
what they read, never read the regulations at all, or just don’t care.
“Some people hunt doves in
areas that might not be conducive
to finding birds,” said Game
Warden Capt. Kevin McDonald of
Corpus Christi. “When they start
hitting in tall grass or brush, they
might only recover one out of five
or six.
“If that’s the case, you need to get
into a different area because you’re
not helping anything by what
you’re doing.”
But hunters or anglers can avoid
trouble if they heed the “reasonable effort” language in the code. A
warden might not write a ticket if a
person can show they at least tried
to recover their game.
For example, Game Warden Lt.
Tracy Davis of Brownwood said
there is some edible meat in a
deer’s rib cage, but a warden might
agree that there isn’t enough to salvage.
“There are some gray areas,”
Davis said. “But it wouldn’t be reasonable to leave two front shoulders just because a person believes
they have too many tendons.
“That’s chili meat.”
‘Little League of shooting sports’
Students aim for scholarships at nationals
By Ralph Winingham
Teamwork and a lot of practice
paid off for the young top guns
who earned national skeet and
sporting clays championship
titles during the 2007 Scholastic
Clay Target Program tournament
held in San Antonio July 14-15.
More than 380 student competitors from 15 states participated in the event, which has been
deemed the “Little League of
shooting sports,” that pits threemember teams vying for up to
$1,000 in scholarships.
“This is our largest turnout for
the national championship,’’ said
David Miles of the National
Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.,
which launched the program six
years ago.
“Our goal has been to create an
opportunity for youngsters to get
involved in the shooting sports
and give them some direction.’’
Originally focused on trap competitions, the program was
expanded to sporting clays and
skeet four years ago. Since the creation of SCTP, more than 10,000
youngsters from more than 40
states have become involved in
the program.
“Each member of the top teams
receives a $1,000 scholarship,”
Miles said, explaining secondplace team members each receive
a $250 scholarship and each
third-place team member receives
a $100 scholarship.
Participants compete in four
categories — Rookie, for fifth
grade students and under;
Intermediate, for sixth through
eighth graders; and Junior Varsity
and Varsity for grades nine
through 12.
Typical of the top guns at the
event was Caitlin Connor, 16,
who helped the LA Claywings
Mallards team from Winfield, La.,
take top place in the Senior
Varsity sporting clays competition. Connor shot a score of 174
out of 200, the same score as
teammate Joseph Dulaney, 16;
and Ethan Hall, 17, shot 186 out of
200 to give the team a first-place
score of 534 — seven targets
ahead of second place.
“We were practicing pretty hard
during the past three weeks and I
have some great teammates,”
Connor said. “We also had a great
coach in Brian Brewton.”
She said she started her competitive shooting career about three
years ago as part of a 4H program
and enjoys both clays and hunting game.
“One of the good things about
this program is that we have a
pretty level playing field and there
is no team that has dominated
the competition,’’ Miles said.
Other first place teams in the
sporting
clays
competition
included: Junior Varsity – Tom
Larsen, Rob Billiam and Nick Dull
of the Sarasota, (Florida) Trap,
Skeet and Clays Hawks, with a
score of 517 and coached by Larry
McIntire; Intermediate — Austin
Mogy, Richmond Wilhoit and
Nicholas Long of the TKA (South
Carolina) Lions Squad 1, with a
score of 504 and coached by Matt
Terrio; and Rookie — Paysen
Unger, Dylan Karvanek and Casey
Coleman of
the Ben Avery
(Arizona) Clays Crushers, with a
score of 349 and coached by
Michael Bonner.
First-place skeet teams were:
Senior Varsity — Brian Foley,
Talia Boag and Cole Rommel of
the Ink Ballers (California) with a
Shawn Rommel; Junior Varsity —
Brisden Eaton, Brielle Eaton and
Scott Usry of the Senior Hot
Shots (Arizona) with a score of
578 and coached by Charlie
Cornett; Intermediate — Troy
Crisp, Rob Horton and Clay
Porter of the Lake Oconee
TEAM VICTORY: Each winning a $1,000 scholarship for their first place finish in the
Senior Varsity sporting clays championship were Winfield, La., teammates, from
left, Joseph Dulaney, Caitlin Connor and Ethan Hall. Photo by Ralph Winningham.
(Georgia) Shotgun Team, with a
Sammy McFaddin; and Rookie —
Archer Price, Steven Allen and T.
Ross
Harwell
of
Target
Terminators (North Carolina)
with a score of 491 and coached
by R.M. Harwell.
In addition to NSSF, the program is supported by the
Amateur Trapshooting Association, the National Skeet Shooting
Association and the National
Sporting Clays Association.
Changes in store for safari hunters
Black rhino, leopard quotas top convention issues
By Mary Helen Aguire
International hunters will have
increased opportunities to hunt leopards and can expect black rhino trophy quotas to stand.
At the
Convention on
International Trade of Endangered
Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
(CITES) held June 3-15, participants
voted to maintain black rhino trophy
quotas and to increase leopard trophy
quotas.
CITES is an international treaty of
172 members designed to regulate
international trade in certain plant
and animal species — including hunting trophies — that are now or potentially may become threatened with
extinction.
Rick Parsons,
director of
Governmental Affairs for Safari Club
International, attended the conference held in The Hague, Netherlands.
According to Parsons, one of the
more important issues at the 14th
meeting of CITES was the overwhelming vote to let the black rhino trophy
quotas of five in Namibia and five in
South Africa stand.
Kenya’s proposal to revoke those
quotas granted at the 2004 CITES
meeting was defeated by 82 percent of
votes.
Parsons, who also is the SCI’s
Director of Conservation, said that on
pure principal it was an important
vote because it confirms that hunting
under controls is a positive element of
conservation.
In the organization’s “In The
Crosshairs,” past president John
Monson, who headed SCI’s delega-
tion, said this move by Kenya was
inspired by the animal rights groups
that have dominated that country’s
wildlife policies for years.
The publication adds that black
rhino populations declined rapidly in
the last part of the 20th century. But,
careful husbandry of the species in
Namibia and South Africa have
brought their numbers back. The rhinos that are taken are post-reproductive males that have become problematic. And, the money paid by the
hunters benefits the rhino conservation programs.
Another proposal concerned the
leopard trophy export quotas. Per a
request from Mozambique, that quota
will be doubled from 60 to 120 in that
country. And, for the first time, a leopard trophy export quota of 50 was
approved in Uganda.
International travelers might also
be interested in China possibly reopening the country to foreign
hunters.
Parsons said the Chinese government closed the country to hunters
about nine months ago after internal
discussions.
He said Jia Zhibang, minister of
forestry, is considering different
approaches to the management of
hunting and during the CITES conference asked for the SCI’s views and
assistance.
“They’re actively considering the
issue, says Parsons, “but we don’t
know for sure when China will be reopened.”
There also was some informal discussion about the U.S. regulations
pertaining to the importation of
hunting trophies. Because for some
Tanzania hunting costs increase
An issue of growing concern to
international hunters is the escalating levies in Tanzania, a favorite
destination for many Texas
hunters.
Safari organizations became
aware of dramatically increasing
trophy and concession fees on
July 13.
Periodically the Tanzanian government has increased the trophy
fee and concession fee rates unannounced,” said Gray Thornton,
executive director of Dallas Safari
Club. “The industry has worked
with the government to request at
least eight months notice to allow
for proper quotation to prospective clients at the various hunting
conventions like the Dallas Safari
Club event held in January.
“While the increase may be a
fair representation of the value of
the animals,” Thornton said.
“DSC is concerned that there was
not ample notice and we have
been in communication with our
contacts in Tanzania to advocate a
delay in the proposed increase. We
are even more concerned that the
trophy fee monies raised from the
increase are slated to go into the
Tanzanian general fund and not
for wildlife.
species, the U.S. standards are stricter
than those of CITES’s export standards, it can sometimes result in a
problem for hunters.
“Last year DSC contributed more
than $250,000 directly to Tanzania
for wildlife conservation. We feel
any increase in trophy fees should
benefit wildlife and wildlife conservation — not non-wildlife related
government expenditures.”
Safari Club International officials sent a letter to Tanzania’s
Minister of Natural Resources and
Tourism requesting he investigate
the
increases and consider
changes.
Rick Parsons of SCI said a trophy
fee schedule he received from one
outfitter cited the following
changes:
Lions — from $4,000 to
$13,500;
Elephants — from $8,000 to
$17,500;
Leopards — from $4,000 to
$13,500;
Buffalo — from $1,200 to
$1,950.
The trophy fees are assessed by
the government as are the concession levies that allow outfitters to
guide hunters into different areas.
Travelers who have planned a
hunting safari to Tanzania should
check with their outfitters about
the fee increases for the animal
they plan to hunt prior to their
“It wasn’t resolved,” Parsons said
of that concern. “But it was discussed.”
For more information:
departure, Parsons advised.
Meanwhile, hunters who are
traveling to Zimbabwe should be
aware that in mid-July the U.S.
State Department issued a warning about the growing incidents
of violent outbreaks in large cities.
The State Department advises
American citizens to minimize
travel within that country and to
avoid public places and large
gatherings.
The State Department warns
that the government frequently
uses road blocks to enforce order:
“Road blocks can be particularly
dangerous, and extreme caution
should be used when approaching them. Travelers should comply with instructions from police
or other security officials to stop
at road blocks.”
Travelers to Zimbabwe should
check the State Department’s
Web site at http://travel.state. gov
for updates. They also can e-mail
[email protected] or call
(888) 407-4747.
Also,
Parsons
suggested,
hunters can check with their outfitters about the safety of the area
they’re visiting. “They’re in the
best position to know what’s
going on.”
• To check what hunting trophies can be imported into the
United States, visit the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Web site at www.fws.gov.
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FISHING
Twice as nice
Yelas captures second FLW Angler of the Year title
Jay Yelas of Tyler captured the
Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year at
the Wal-Mart FLW Tour’s final 2007
qualifier, the Chevy Open on the
Detroit River.
This is the second Angler of the
Year win for Yelas, His first title, in
2002, came when he upset points
leader Kevin VanDam during the
final event of the season.
“It’s quite an honor,” said Yelas,
who has amassed more than $1.75
million in career winnings and 62
top-10 finishes in FLW Tour and
BASS competition, including winning the 2002 Bassmaster Classic at
Alabama’s Lay Lake. “These guys are
the best fishermen in the world,”
Yelas said. “When you do the math,
I have to realize I won by just a small
margin.
“If one of the fish I’d caught during the year would have weighed
half a pound less, I might not have
won.”
Yelas, 41, earned the title by fending off Shinichi Fukae of Mineola.
Fukae briefly took the lead on the
opening day of the Chevy Open, but
fell back to finish the season in second place.
Along with the Angler of the Year
title, Yelas earned $65,000, including a new Ranger boat powered by
Yamaha and $25,000 cash.
Yelas join’s Clark Wendlandt of
Leander as the FLW Tour’s only
other two-time FLW Angler of the
Year. Wendlandt earned his titles in
CROWNING MOMENTS: At right, Jay Yelas
lands a largemouth bass from Lake Fork.
Photo by David J. Sams. Above, Yelas
celebrates his Angler of the Year
championship. Photo by FLW.
1997 and 2000.
Yelas began his professional bassfishing career in 1988. He won the
Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League
Colorado River Division points title
and the league’s Tournament of
Champions in Hawaii. In 1990, Yelas
qualified for the BFL All-American in
Buffalo, N.Y., and finished sixth.
He also claimed two BASS victories in the early ’90s and made a run
at the BASS Angler of the Year title
in 1994 and 1995. He joined the
FLW Tour in 1997.
A FLW report.
Angling in the backwoods of Colorado
By Diana Kunde
NARROW OPENING: Chris Hunt, Trout Unlimited, casts upstream in pursuit of a
rare native cutthroat trout on tiny Trapper Creek. Photo by Diana Kunde.
Corey Fisher of Trout Unlimited
lobbed a cast under a willow
branch and let it drift. Seconds
later came the familiar lunge of a
trout.
A Colorado River cutthroat had
taken a shine to Fisher’s yellow
humpy dry fly. After admiring and
photographing the rare 11-inch
native trout, Fisher gently moved it
back and forth in the water to ease
its breathing, then released it to
swim upstream.
We were at Trapper Creek in the
Roan Plateau wilderness, near
Rifle, Colo. Our group of nine
included friends, TU representatives and a guide — local outfitter
Keith Goddard. The group had
hiked about a mile and a half from
the end of the steep dirt road we’d
driven up the Roan.
We’d crossed the creek a few
times, dodged willow branches
and hiked diagonally over the slippery shale sides of the small
canyon. Eventually, we were
A COLORADO RIVER CUTTHROAT
rewarded by the sight of pools containing trout fry as well as nice, 1112 inch adult cutthroats.
Goddard and his guides take
hunting parties through this area
for elk and mule deer during hunting season. In spring and summer,
he guides the occasional angler.
“I’m a backwoods angler,”
Goddard said. “I like to go where
there’s nobody else.”
Most of the small group opted to
photograph rather than fish. One
fly-fisher was unsuccessful with a
bead-head Prince nymph, but
pulled in a couple of good-sized
cuts in a half-hour when he
switched to a small caddis dry fly,
cast out, then stripped it toward
him a little under water.
Smaller fry were eager and
aggressive, but you had to be careful in your approach to the cast or
they’d spook. Two to three weight
trail rods worked best.
Native Colorado River cutthroats are an increasingly rare
treat, now swimming in only
about 5 percent or less of their historic territory. Over-fishing and
competition from other introduced trout, plus disappearing or
spoiled habitat were all culprits in
its decline.
“The Rainbows hybridize with
them, the Brookies out-compete
them and the Browns eat them,”
said retired geologist John
Trammell of Grand Junction, a
local TU member.
IF YOU GO
Contact Keith Goddard at Magnum
Outfitters (970) 876-2225
Lodging in Rifle:
La Quinta Inn & Suites – (970) 625-2676
Red River Inn – (970) 625-3050
Rusty Cannon – (970) 625-2676
A CALL FOR THE WILD
Native cutthroat anglers, natural gas industry face off for public land
By Diana Kunde
Start driving up JQS Road near
Rifle, Colo., to the top of the Roan
Plateau and you’re in an arid sagebrush environment.
Keep climbing, though, and
desert gives way first to brush oak,
choke cherry and serviceberry —
prime habitat for sharptail grouse
and the rare sage grouse.
Near the 9,500-foot crest where
outfitter Keith Goddard holds his elk
and mule deer hunting camps, there
are evergreen forests and stands of
aspen rimmed with wildflowers.
Four bull elk gaze from a forest
edge, and then ease into the tree
cover.
This is the public land Goddard
wants to preserve from drilling by
the giant natural gas rigs that dot
much of the surrounding landscape.
It’s also the land industry officials
say could yield enough gas to heat
every home in Colorado for a quarter century.
The battle lines are drawn.
“I’ve got a stake in this,” says
Goddard, “but it’s not just the Roan,
it’s all our public lands.” Joining him
are a number of conservation organizations including Trout Unlimited,
as well as local cities.
Drilling on publicly owned land
has been stepped up sharply.
According to the Washington, D.C.based Wilderness Society, 669 new
leases were approved by the Bureau
of Land Management in Colorado
during 2001, compared with 26 leas-
es in 1991.
In June of this year, the BLM
announced its intention to lease
drilling sites on the top of the
plateau, some 34,758 acres, while
delaying on some of the most environmentally sensitive areas within
that acreage.
Drilling opponents are trying to
delay the leasing and allow more
input. In mid-July, Colorado Sen.
Ken Salazar put a hold on Jim
Caswell’s nomination to be the new
head of BLM, seeking a tradeoff 120-
day delay so that Gov. Bill Ritter can
negotiate with federal officials about
the issue.
“This moratorium is nothing
more than an attempt to stop it completely, so let’s be candid,” said Greg
Schnacke, executive vice president of
the Colorado Oil and Gas
Association.
“Schnacke called the resource
management plan developed by BLM
for drilling on the Roan both comprehensive and restrictive. It’s “restricSee DRILLING, Page 13
Crystal Beach angler
lands a STAR tag
July 7, 2007 proved to be
the luckiest day of the year for
Crystal
Beach
resident
Deborah Alston, who caught
the first tagged redfish as a
CCA STAR participant.
She has the good fortune to
live on a canal and can fish at
my home, Alston said, and
she does 95 percent of her
fishing from home.
On that Saturday morning,
she fished for a few hours and
then went in to clean house
and do other chores. Later,
she decided to fish just a few
more minutes. After baiting
her hook with live shrimp
and casting the line, her
daughter Jessica called.
Alston had her rod in one
hand and the phone in the
other when the fish hit.
“Jess, I have a big fish, I have
to let you go,” she said.
The fish made several good
runs and rolled a couple
times so she knew it was a
redfish, Alston said. She then
began calling to her neighbor for help landing the fish.
As the fish got close to the
bulkhead, it turned on its
side and revealed a red tag,
she said. She then saw her
neighbor, Mike Didio, across
the street. She told him,
“Mike, hurry, I have a tagged
redfish.” Didio helped with
the net, and the fish was
landed.
The fish was taken to
Stingaree Marina in Crystal
Beach and the algae-covered
tag was removed and the
CCA tag for this year was
revealed.
STARTING THINGS OFF: Deborah Alston landed the first tagged redfish
as a contestant in the CCA STAR tournament.
“Then, I really did jump up
and down,” Alston said. “I
am still floating around in
disbelief.”
Five tagged redfish were
caught prior to Alston’s, but
unfortunately the anglers
weren’t STAR participants.
The regretful anglers contacted preferred not to be
identified, but at least two of
them have signed up since
their catch.
Alston will receive a 2007
Ford F-150 “Texas Edition”
truck with a 22-foot Blue
Wave 220 Super Tunnel boat
at
the
STAR
Awards
Ceremony on Oct. 4.
July 9 turned out to be the
lucky day for Orlando Perez
of La Porte. He also caught a
tagged redfish and will
receive the truck/boat package.
Fifty-three tagged redfish
remain in coastal waters, and
the next three winners will
receive the truck/boat package. Should more tagged redfish be landed, five boat
packages will remain available, giving hope to the next
lucky anglers.
Compiled from staff reports.
Page 10 July 27, 2007
WARDEN RESCUES MAN
CLINGING TO JET SKI
•While
patrolling
Imperial
Reservoir, Pecos County Game
Warden Lance Lindley noticed a
Jet Ski pulling away from the bank.
Alongside the ski, Lindley
observed someone bobbing up
and down. He headed towards the
direction of the ski and asked the
victim if he was OK. Lindley
noticed the victim was nearly
drowned and unable to reply.
After resting for about five minutes, the victim was able to grab
hold of the side of the boat.
WARDENS TEE OFF
ON FISHERMEN
•Tarrant County Game Wardens
Chelle Mount and David Solis,
while working below the dam at
Grapevine Lake checking fishermen cast netters, made contact
with two persons who came running around a corner, then quickly turned around and dropped
something. After dropping the
items, they turned around and
began walking back toward
Mount. They were ordered to stop,
and upon further investigation, it
was found that they had been
stealing tee box markers from the
Grapevine Golf Course. When
asked why they had been taking
the markers, they stated the markers were just sitting out there in
the middle of a field. Citations are
pending.
ADVICE AGAINST DRINKING
ENDS WITH BWI ARREST
•Throckmorton Game Warden
Shea Guinn contacted several persons who were standing on the
bank near some beached PWCs at
Hubbard Creek Lake. Guinn
noticed most of the people
appeared to have been drinking so
he cautioned them about operating vessels after drinking. A short
time later, he contacted one of the
GAME WARDEN BLOTTER
BOATER DOES ABOUT-FACE STRAIGHT TO JAIL
•Tom Green County Game
Warden Zach Havens and Irion
County Warden Shane Lewis
arrested a man for BWI on Lake
Nasworthy. The man was stopped
after he drove his PWC at a speed
greater than “headway speed” at a
same persons operating a PWC.
After administering field sobriety
tests, Guinn arrested the operator
for BWI.
WARDENS RESPOND TO
SWIFT WATER RESCUE
•Hood County Game Warden
Danny Tuggle responded to a swift
water rescue at Lake Granbury
Harbor after a flash flood washed a
minivan off of a low-water crossing. Tuggle, along with two Hood
County deputies and several Hood
County volunteer firemen, rescued three women and one man.
ANGLER GRABS FISH, TOSSES
IT ASHORE, GETS CITATION
•Taylor County Warden Roy
Johnson was checking two fishermen at Kirby Lake in Abilene
when he noticed an undersized
saugeye in a bucket. When asked
who caught the fish, one of the
fishermen stated he saw the fish
swimming next to the shore so he
waded out, grabbed the fish and
threw it on the bank. The fisherman was issued a citation for possession of an undersized saugeye
and educated as to the legal means
and methods of taking fish in
Texas.
DANGEROUS ANTICS LEAD
TO 50-FOOT RULE VIOLATION
•Callahan County Game Warden
James Brown observed a man on a
PWC at Lake Clyde driving
distance considerably closer than
50 feet from the wardens’ boat.
During the 15-minute wait period, he warmed up for the test by
doing pushups until instructed to
stop by Havens. The man then
performed a Marine-style walkstraight at a swimmer and then
swerving at the last minute so that
he could spray the swimmer.
Brown cited him for violation of
the 50-foot rule and warned him
about his dangerous conduct.
MEN GRABBLING CATFISH THOUGHT
IT WAS WARDEN’S DAY OFF
•Burleson County Game Warden
Sophia Hiatt and Washington
County Game Warden Alan Lee
filed cases against two men for
grabbling flathead catfish at the
Lake Somerville spillway. Hiatt
was observing fishermen in the
area prior to sunset when she
noticed four men in the water. She
observed two of them catch flatheads within five minutes of each
other. After calling Lee for backup, the group was apprehended
climbing the stairway from the
riverbed to the parking area on the
dam. The two admitted to taking
the fish by this method for years.
The men thought the warden was
on a day off, not expecting a
schedule adjustment for the holiday week. Two cases filed.
MARIJUANA NOT WIFE’S,
HUSBAND SAYS IT’S HIS
•Travis County Warden Turk
Jones was leaving the Lake Travis
area when he followed a vehicle
that was swerving. Jones pulled
the vehicle over and proceeded to
administer field sobriety tests to
the driver. The driver failed and
and-turn test, complete with
cadence calling of the numbers
and an about-face. The man was
transported to the Tom Green
County Jail, where he refused the
breath test. Cases pending for BWI
and violating the 50-foot rule.
was placed under arrest for DWI;
prior to transport, he told Jones if
anything was found in the car it
was his and not his wife’s. His wife
was not with him. After additional questioning, the driver said his
wife was on probation for felony
drug charges and that if a black
notebook was found in the trunk
of the vehicle it did not belong to
her. Jones found a black notebook
in the trunk containing marijuana. Cases pending.
SHE KEPT EVERYTHING SHE
CAUGHT NO MATTER WHAT SIZE
•Burleson County Game Warden
Sophia Hiatt was observing a
woman fishing at the Lake
Somerville spillway with a cast net
and looking to keep everything
she caught. After dark she came
up the spillway stairway into the
parking lot, and Hiatt found her to
be in possession of numerous
undersized crappie, black bass and
channel catfish. Citations issued.
MAN SELLING FISH GRABBLING
FOR GAS MONEY
•San Augustine County Game
Warden Melissa Brown received a
phone call informing on a man
wanting to sell a flathead catfish.
Brown spoke to the caller and
determined that the seller wanted
$10 for the fish. Brown gave the
caller a marked bill and observed
the proceedings. After the seller
arrived, he produced a 30-inch
flathead and took the money.
Brown stopped the seller and
recovered the marked bill. It was
determined the man was catching
the fish by grabbling and then
selling them to pay for his gas.
Two noodling poles with treble
hooks and one neoprene glove
were recovered from the vehicle.
Charges pending.
BOAT CAUGHT WITH ILLEGAL
CARGO OF RED SNAPPER
•Galveston
County
Game
Wardens Kevin Webb and Fred
Ruiz assisted NMFS Special Agent
Richard Cook with the investigation of a commercial snapper
boat. The vessel was caught by the
Coast Guard in federal waters
with an illegal cargo of red snapper and was escorted to the
Galveston jetties, where it was
released to TPW personnel.
Galveston County wardens Rip
Fluitt and Robert Waggett seized
2,962 pounds of red snapper,
1,875 pounds of amberjack, and
455 pounds of miscellaneous
other fish. Cases pending.
SHOCKING EXPERIENCE
LEADS TO MAN’S ARREST
•After receiving information of a
person shocking fish on the
Lampasas River, Bell County
Game Warden Billy Champlain
checked the area on several occasions. At the launch area, he
noticed a vehicle and trailer that
was owned by the person. After a
few hours, the man returned with
his boat. He had the chains he had
been using for the shocking, and
the shocking device was still connected to the battery. He had only
caught two catfish and both were
undersized. Champlain arrested
the man and seized the evidence.
In the interview, the man admitted to buying the shocking device
off the Internet in Oklahoma.
Cases pending.
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Croaker
Continued from Page 1
ly wiped out Port Mansfield and, as a result, caused limits to
drop from ten to five,” he said. “East Matagorda Bay will be
next if things do not change.”
Pustejovsky believes the biggest detriment to future trout
populations is fishing with croaker in the summer when trout
are spawning.
The distance a trout must travel from the Gulf to reach East
Matagorda Bay is another factor, Pustejovsky said. “The majority of trout in the bay system must travel 14 miles to reach Gulf
Cut — when an angler catches a fish, it is gone and will be for
a long time.”
Pustejovsky has started a petition on his Web site and
around Matagorda to end the use of croaker. The petition
asserts the cause of Port Mansfield’s depletion of the “breeding
stock,” 18-24 inch speckled trout, stemmed from increased
numbers of fishermen using live croaker as bait.
The use of croaker is somewhat of a new trend in East
Matagorda Bay. “The word is out about croaker in our area and
it will not be long before the bay is devastated,” he said. “East
Matagorda Bay will not withstand the pressure of croaker.”
Capt. Daniel Kubecka, a Matagorda-based guide, fishes with
croaker exclusively in East Matagorda Bay.
“I have found croaker to be much more effective when
everyone else is having a tough day,” he said. “This summer
has been my best for big trout. Thus far, we have caught 37
trout over 25 inches on live croaker.”
Kubecka is one who is well aware of croaker-fishing’s opposition. “I once kept all of the big ones I caught, but I’ve grown
past that stage — especially when I began seeing lug nuts loosened on my truck and trailer. I now release the majority of big
trout we catch using croaker and feel that there is nothing
wrong with fishing with croaker unless you fail to release the
big ones.”
The chief reason croaker anglers are taking so much heat in
Matagorda, said Kubecka, is because Matagorda is viewed as
the last area on the coast to discover how effective croaker fishing is. “Every other bay system on the coast has croaker stands
available like taco stands,” he said.
Kubecka said he keeps within the legal limit. “Looking at
fishing as a whole, all fishermen are trying to catch fish,” he
said. “Why should it matter what bait is used?”
Bill Balboa, the Texas Parks and Wildlife field biologist for
Matagorda Bay, said it would be very tough to assess how much
more effective live croaker are over other live baits.
“It has been rare, in the past, for anglers to use live croaker in
Matagorda Bay,” he said. According to Balboa, the amount of
fishermen that actually use any live bait in East Matagorda Bay
has been minute.
“Recently, concern has been placed on large trout,” Balboa
said. “We have already taken steps to attenuate the possibility
of people retaining big numbers of trout over 25 inches
(anglers are allowed one trout longer than 25 inches per day).
“East Matagorda Bay has had the highest numbers of speckled trout this year since we started doing gill net surveys; overall, the quality of fishing has been good.”
Drilling
tive” to the industry, he said,
because it phases in drilling so
gradually that it limits economies
of scale.
The natural gas industry, said
Schnacke, “is a low-impact industry when you compare it with
other energy sources.” Limit
drilling and you face natural gas
shortages, he said. But Corey
Fisher, energy field coordinator
for TU, argues that there’s plenty
of land in northwestern
Colorado that’s already open to
drilling — and that the top of the
Roan Plateau is one of those wild
places that should be left alone
for future generations to enjoy.
“It’s not about killing the golden goose,” Fisher said. “It’s about
saving this small portion of
what’s left.”
To retired geologist John
Trammell of Grand Junction, a
TU member, the Roan is impor-
tant because its Trapper and
Northwater Creeks contain one
of the most genetically pure populations of the declining native
Colorado River cutthroat trout.
“It’s the only trout native to
this part of the world,” says
Trammell. The colorful trout now
appears in less than 5 percent of
the area where it once held sway.
Trammell worries that silting
from the road construction that
accompanies drilling will destroy
the fragile stream habitat.
Fly over the private land currently being drilled, and you see a
lattice of roads crossing summits
crowned with rigs or drilling
pads. The public land left on top
of the plateau is a stark green contrast.
Goddard, Fisher and others
want to keep it that way.
Goddard worries about just the
visual impact of the tall, lighted
rigs with their concrete pads, he
said.
“You’ll be losing the quality of
the experience.”
Official truck
of the
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July 27, 2007 Page 15
OUTDOOR DATEBOOK
HAVE AN EVENT?
E-mail it to
[email protected]
May 26-Sept. 3:
The CCA Texas
STAR
tournament will
take place along
the Texas coast.
Twelve divisions
with $1 million in scholarships and
prizes. Register online at ccatexas.org
or call (800) 626-4222 for
information.
Aug. 2: The Allen DU banquet will be
held at the Allen Hilton Garden Inn.
For tickets and information, contact
Brad Hempkins at (972) 396-9797 or
[email protected].
Aug. 2: The Lone
Star Longbeards
NWTF banquet will
be held at the
Brazos Center in
Bryan. For information, contact Timothy
Akers at (979) 229-1602 or
[email protected].
Aug. 4: The Santa Fe DU dinner will be
held at the Galveston County
Fairgrounds on Highway 6. For
information, contact Bud or Judy
Cochran at (409) 925-4349 or
[email protected].
Aug. 4: The North Texas RMEF Chapter
will hold its Big Game Banquet at
Embassy Suites at BassPro Outdoor
World in Grapevine. For tickets and
information, contact Charlie Barnes at
(214) 232-0489 or Richard Biggers at
(972) 742-9101.
Aug. 4: The Pecan Bayou Roost NWTF
banquet will be held at the Brown
County Home Economics Building in
Brownwood. Contact Beverly Sullivan at
(325) 938-5336 or
[email protected] for information.
Aug. 9: The Paris Delta Waterfowl
dinner will be held at the Love Civic
Center. For information, call Donny
Gentry at (903) 982-5470.
Aug. 9: The Smith County NWTF
dinner will be held at the Sharon
Shrine Center in Tyler. For information,
contact Erik Switzer at (903) 5355830 or [email protected].
Aug. 11: The
Galveston DU
Dinner Dance
will be held at
Moody
Gardens.
Contact Bill or
Paula Glenn at
(409) 765-5538 or [email protected]
for information.
Aug. 4-5: A
hunter’s safety
education
course will be
held at the
College Station
Gander
Mountain Lodge. For information,
contact Emily Bieniek at (979) 6936412.
Aug. 11: The North Texas Chapter of
Safari Club International will hold its
member meeting at Embassy Suites
Outdoor World in Grapevine. For
information, visit
www.scinorthtexas.com or call (817)
342-0018.
Aug. 9: The Irving DU banquet will be
held at The Studios at Las Colinas.
Contact Randy Chandler at (214) 9572449 or [email protected] for
information.
Aug. 11: The Troutmasters Tournament
Series tournament will be held in
Corpus Christi. To sign up or for
information, visit
www.gulfcoasttroutmasters.com.
Aug. 9: The Houston Delta Waterfowl
dinner will be held at the Cadillac Bar
and Grill at I-10 and Shepherd. For
information, call Justin Teltschik at
(713) 490-3865.
Aug. 13-15: A hunter’s safety
education class will be offered at the
Corsicana Gander Mountain store. For
information, call the store at (903)
874-2500 or visit
www.gandermountain.com.
Aug. 16: The Frisco DU banquet will
be held at the Embassy Suites
Conference Center in Frisco. For
information, contact Ron Geels at
(972) 743-5230 or
[email protected].
Aug. 17: The
Mesquite Delta
Waterfowl dinner
will be held at the
Double D Ranch.
For information,
call Steve Barrett
at (972-475-1080.
Aug. 17: The Brazos Basin
Beardraggers NWTF dinner will be held
at The Palladium in Waco. For
information, contact James Brooks at
(254) 399-7266 or
[email protected].
Aug. 17-18: Hunter’s safety education
classes will be offered at the Gander
Mountain stores in Houston and Beaumont.
For information, contact the store or visit
www.gandermountain.com.
Aug. 18-26: The Fall Hunting Classic will
be held at Bass Pro Shops in Katy. Visit
www.basspro.com or call (281) 644-2200
for details.
Aug. 18: The Longview Delta Waterfowl
dinner will be held at the Maude Cobb
Activity Center. Contact Billy Miller at
(903) 746-5644 forinformation.
Aug. 18: The Pineywoods Local NWTF
dinner will be held at St. Cyprians Gym in
Lufkin. Call Louie Short at (936) 4225071 for information.
Aug. 18: Cabela’s in Fort Worth and Buda
will host Kids Fishing Day. Fishing and
other activities for the kids will be offered.
For information, visit www.cabelas.com.
Aug. 18: The Greater Texas Hill Country
RMEF Big Game Banquet will be held. Call
Pat O’Neill at (830) 997-9889 for
information and location.
Aug. 23-25: The Texas Deer Association
Convention & Trade Show will be held at
the Westin La Cantera Resort & Hotel in
San Antonio. For information, visit
www.texasdeerassociation.com or call (210)
767-8300.
Aug. 23: The Lake Ray Hubbard DU
banquet will be held at Islamorada
Restaurant at Bass Pro Shops in Garland.
Contact Scott Hooper at (972) 771-0222
or [email protected] for information.
Aug. 24: The Greater Fort Worth Delta
Waterfowl dinner will be held at the
Colleyville Center in Colleyville. Call Darryl
Cash at (817) 366-7001 for information.
Aug. 25-26: Cabela’s
in Buda will hold
Hunting Outfitter
weekend as part of
its Fall Great Outdoor
Days. Hunting
outfitters will be on
hand and conducting seminars all
weekend. For information, call the store at
(512) 295-1100 or visit www.cabelas.com.
CCA State of Texas
Angler’s Rodeo
(STAR)
Dorado
Ben Scott of Port Arthur
43 lbs. 15 ozs.
Gafftop
Janette Darder of Beaumont
7 lbs. 10 ozs.
STARTEENS TROUT & INSHORE
DIVISIONS
(AGES 11-17)
Flounder
Michael Danford, 15, of Clute
5 lbs. 1 oz.
LEADERS AS OF: 7-23-07
Ling (Cobia)
Chris Jacobs of Sweeney
75 lbs. 3 ozs.
STARKIDS DIVISION
(AGES 6-10)
Upper Coat Speckled Trout
Britney Halewyn, 17, of Alvin
7 lbs. 3 ozs.
Sheepshead
Jordan Ward, 15, of Santa Fe
7 lbs. 4 ozs.
Middle Coast Speckled Trout
Norman Frankum of Sweeney
9 lbs.
Lower Coast Speckled Trout
Bryan R. Tucker II of Corpus Christi
8 lbs. 14 ozs.
OFFSHORE DIVISION
Kingfish
Rodney McWhorter of Angleton
55 lbs. 9 ozs.
INSHORE DIVISION
Flounder
Jason Wardrup of LaMarque
7 lbs. 14 ozs.
Sheepshead
Jeff Nouis of Deer Park
8 lbs. 3 ozs.
Flounder
Sam Wittman, 7, of Houston
3 lbs. 14 ozs.
Sheepshead
Forrest Karl, 6, of Edna
7 lbs. 7 ozs.
Gafftop
Jarren Mahon, 8, of Winnie
7 lbs. 6 ozs.
Middle Coast Speckled Trout
Kenneth Hensley, 11, of Cypress
7 lbs. 8 ozs.
Lower Coast Speckled Trout
Nicholas Joiner, 17, of Robstown
8 lbs. 3 ozs.
Gafftop
Lance Knox, 11, of Rosenberg
7 lbs. 11 ozs.
TEXAS FORD DEALERS REDFISH
DIVISION
Deborah Alston of Crystal Beach
Orlando Perez of LaPorte
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FISHING REPORT
HOT BITES
LARGEMOUTH
BASS
CHOKE CANYON: Black bass are very
good on small white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, shallow running crankbaits, and
pumpkin Whacky Sticks with chartreuse
tails along main lake points in 2-6 feet
early.
RAY ROBERTS: Black bass are good on
buzzbaits and Pop Rs early, midday
switching to spinnerbaits and Yum
Dingers.
AMISTAD: Black bass are good on
Senkos, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and
soft plastics.
WHITE/
HYBRID/STRIPER
BROWNWOOD: White bass are excellent on crankbaits off lighted docks at
night.
CEDAR CREEK: White bass are good on
Humdingers early near the surface.
TOLEDO BEND: White bass are good on
spoons in the river.
MEREDITH: White bass are good on
live bait and inline spinners.
CATFISH
shad-colored crankbaits. Catfish are good on minnows.
ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees. Crappie are good on
minnows and jigs.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 89 degrees; 1.00' high. Crappie
are very good on live minnows near the pump station. Channel and
AMISTAD: Water clear; 84 degrees; 7.25' low. Catfish are good on
blue catfish to 52 pounds are very good on trotlines baited with shad.
stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp over baited holes. Yellow catfish are
good on trotlines baited with live perch.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 1' low. Black
bass are good on shad-colored spinnerbaits or crankbaits, cotton
ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; normal pool. Black
candy/chartreuse soft plastics and live bait. White bass and hybrid
bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to spinnerbaits near
striper are good on live bait.
shallow vegetation and in front of the spillway. White bass are good
trolling on flats near the dam with limited surface action. Catfish are
LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 80-84 degrees; 5.06' high.
good in the upper end on punchbait or juglines baited with cut shad
Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
or carp.
LAVON: Water murky; 79-84 degrees; 7.71' high. Crappie are fair on
ATHENS: Water off color, 80-84 degrees; 0.43' high. Black bass are
minnows and jigs around structure.
fair to good on Texas rigged finesse baits, spinnerbaits and chatterLBJ: Water murky; 82 degrees; 0.42' low. Striped bass are good on
baits, and at night on black spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on live
Creme Lure's 2" Spoiler Shads and Little Fishies at night. White bass
minnows over brush piles.
are fair to good on Li'l Fishies at night. Yellow and blue catfish are
BELTON: Water stained; 81 degrees; 35.61' high. Channel and blue
very good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
catfish are good on nightcrawlers.
LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 75-83 degrees; 11.63' high. Catfish are
BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 79-83 degrees; 0.78' low. Catfish are
good on prepared bait over baited holes. Hybrid and white bass are good
good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
on topwater.
BRAUNIG: Water stained; 86
LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 76
degrees. Striped bass are good on
degrees; 1.83' high. White bass are
liver and shad off points near the
good on pet spoons, Charlie slabs,
pier, and down rigging silver and
and hellbenders. Blue catfish are
gold spoons near the jetty and dam.
good on shad.
Redfish are excellent on perch,
MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained;
tilapia, shad, and silver spoons, and
80 degrees; .82' low. Black bass
downrigging near the jetty and dam.
are good on shad-colored
BRIDGEPORT: Water off color; 80crankbaits, spinnerbaits and live
83 degrees; 0.37' high. Black bass
baits. White bass and striped bass
are fair to good on spinnerbaits and
are good on live bait. Walleye are
Texas rigs. Crappie are good on jigs
good on live bait. Catfish are good
and minnows under docks and
on live baits.
around bridge columns.
MEREDITH: Water lightly stained;
BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 83
81 degrees; 31.62' low. Crappie
degrees; 0.05' high. Black bass to
are good on jigs and minnows.
are good on spinnerbaits near the
Walleye are good on shad-colored
docks, and on redbug Grande Bass
crankbaits and soft plastic grubs
worms and watermelon red Berkley
around rocky points. Channel catsaber tails around docks and brush
fish are good on live baits.
piles in 12-15 feet. Hybrid striper
NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained;
are good trolling or drifting shad in
82 degrees. Crappie are good on
Hybrid Alley and around docks at
minnows and jigs. Catfish are good
night. Crappie are good on minnows
on worms.
and Li'l Fishies in 10-18 feet.
PALESTINE: Water stained; 79-84
Channel catfish are good on trotdegrees; 1.61' high. White bass are
lines baited with cut bait and
fair to good on Humdingers. Catfish
chicken livers in 12-20 feet. Yellow
are fair to good on nightcrawlers
catfish to 12 pounds are good on
and cheese bait.
trotlines baited with cut bait and
chicken livers.
PALO DURO: Water lightly stained;
79 degrees; 25.65' low. Black bass
BUCHANAN: Water: murky to clear;
are good on spinnerbaits and live
80 degrees; 2.33' low. Black bass
bait. Crappie are good on jigs and
are fair to good on flukes, white
minnows. Channel catfish are good
buzzbaits, and Texas rigged 5"
on live bait.
watermelon/candy Whacky Sticks in
Morgan and Silver Creeks in 2-8
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly
feet at first light. Striped bass are
stained; 84 degrees; 0.5' low.
good on Rat-L-Traps in Silver Creek
Black bass are good shallow near
below the bridge, and on plastic
Rock Creek and in the back of
swim baits around Lighthouse Point
Caddo Creek cove on Texas rigged
Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 12.65' low. Black bass are good
at daylight. Channel catfish are
6" watermelon/pepper fleck soft
on topwaters at dawn and dusk, and fair during the day on shadgood on liver, minnows, and dip
plastic lizards. White bass are good
colored spinnerbaits and watermelon/chartreuse soft jerk baits
bait. Yellow and blue catfish are
just off the river channel north of
along brush and timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
very good on goldfish and perch
Costello Island jigging with silver
White
bass
are
good
on
live
bait
and
topwaters.
Smallmouth
bass
upriver.
slabs.
are good on crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on cut shad.
CADDO: Water stained; 79-84
RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 79degrees; 2.1' high. Black bass are
85 degrees; normal pool. Black
good on crankbaits in the current breaks and creek intersections.
bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, soft plastic frogs and buzzbaits.
Crappie are good on shiners around main lake oil rigs. White bass are
White bass are good on Humdingers and chrome topwaters.
good on the main lake on chrome Rat-L-Traps.
RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 84-86 degrees; 7.74' high. All boat
CALAVERAS: Water stained; 86 degrees. Striped bass are good on
ramps remain closed.
spoons and striper jigs between the dam and the crappie wall in 15 RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 79-86 degrees; 0.25' high.
20 feet, and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish
White bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on Humdingers, topwaare excellent down rigging silver and gold spoons and live bait along
ters and live shad. Catfish are good cut shad and prepared baits.
the crappie wall and the dam in 10-20 feet, on live perch and tilapia
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.24' high. Black bass
along the shoreline, and on live bait along the crappie wall.
are fair on minnows and watermelon soft plastic worms. Catfish are
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 83 degrees; 1.07' high. Striped bass are
good on trotlines baited with live bait, cut bait, and liver.
fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps and jigging 1
STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 88 degrees; 42.01' high. Black bass are
oz. Pirk Minnows at daylight. Yellow and blue catfish are good on
good on soft plastics, Rat-L-Traps, and minnows along the shorelines
goldfish and perch upriver.
among trees.
CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 79-84 degrees; 0.05' high. Hybrid
TAWAKONI: Water stained; 80-86 degrees; 1.42' high. White bass
striper are fair on Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on cut shad drifted
are fair to good on topwaters and Little George's. Catfish are good on
over points.
nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 84 degrees; 0.01' low. Channel catTEXOMA: Water off color; 78-86 degrees; 22.57' high. No boat
fish are very good on live bait in 4-15 feet. Yellow and blue catfish
ramps open. Fishing has been reported as excellent, but getting on
are very good on live bait upriver.
the lake is difficult.
COLEMAN: Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.11' low. Channel and blue catTOLEDO BEND: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.27' high. Bream
fish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and liver.
are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are
CONROE: Water lightly stained; 0.22' high. Catfish are good on
good on trotlines baited with live bait, stinkbait, livers, and hearts in
stinkbait, chicken livers, and shrimp.
30 feet.
COOPER: Water stained; 79-84 degrees; 1.47' high. Boaters are
TRAVIS: Water clear; 80 degrees; 4.01' high. Crappie are fair on minadvised to use caution. The rapid influx of water has left debris all
nows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and
over the lake.
stinkbait.
FALCON: Water clear from Marker 8 south, stained north; 85 degrees.
WEATHERFORD: Water muddy; 79-85 0degrees; 0.14' low. Black
Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits in the grass in 6-8
bass are good on soft plastics around docks and on rocky points.
feet.
Channel catfish are good on worms, liver and dough bait in the fishFAYETTE: Water clear; 93 degrees. Channel and blue catfish are good
ing barge. White bass are good all over the lake on small shad imitaon Black Salty baitfish and cut shad over baited holes in the trees.
tion lures. Bream are good on worms.
FORK: Water off color; 79-84 degrees; 0.65' high. Black bass are fair
WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 26' low. Black bass
to good on Scum Frogs, spinnerbaits and Senkos.
are good on black/blue soft plastics and shad-colored spinnerbaits
GRANBURY: Water murky; 0.60' low. Catfish are good on stinkbait,
along brush, timber and reeds. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
chicken livers, and frozen shrimp.
WICHITA: Water turbid; 84 degrees; normal pool. White bass and
GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 19' low. Black bass
hybrid striper are good on minnows and live shad in front of the spillway. Channel catfish are good drift fishing.
are good on small buzzbaits early, later switching to shad-colored
spinnerbaits, soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water off color; 79-86 degrees; 12.66' high.
and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and shallow running
White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and topwaters.
HOT SPOT
O.H. Ivie
BRAUNIG: Channel and blue catfish
are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait,
and cheesebait.
CALAVERAS: Channel catfish are excellent on liver, cheesebait, shrimp, and
shad. Blue catfish are excellent on liver
and cheesebait.
LBJ: Channel catfish are very good on
nightcrawlers, liver, and dip bait.
WHITNEY: Catfish are good on shrimp
and minnows.
FALCON: Channel and blue catfish are
excellent on frozen shrimp and frozen
shad.
CRAPPIE
MACKENZIE: Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
RAY ROBERTS: Crappie are excellent
on minnows and jigs over Corps of
Engineers brush piles.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Crappie are
good on minnows and jigs over brush
piles.
BREAM
HOUSTON COUNTY: Bream are good
on live worms over grass beds.
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NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are
fair to good in the middle of the lake
under birds in the afternoon on soft plastics.
SOUTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are
good on and
topwaters
around the
jetty.
Redfish are
fair to good
on shrimp and shad around Blue Buck
Point.
BOLIVAR: Trout, sand trout and flounder
are fair to good at Rollover Pass on live
shrimp under a popping cork. Trout are
good on topwaters on the shoreline.
TRINITY BAY: Runoff from the Trinity
River has made most of the bay fresh.
Some trout coming on soft plastics around
the channel.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and redfish
are good on the south shoreline on
pearl/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Sand
Eels, Trout Killers and Corkies. The topwater bite has been solid.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout, redfish,
sand trout, croaker, gafftop and
sheepshead are fair to good at the causeway and railroad bridge on live shrimp
under a popping cork. Trout and redfish
are fair to good over deep reefs on live
shrimp.
TEXAS CITY:
Trout and sand
trout are good on
live shrimp
under a popping
cork and DOA
Shrimp at the end of the Dike at night
under the lights. Trout and flounder are
good at Dollar and April Fool's Reefs on
live shrimp and croaker.
FREEPORT: Trout and redfish are fair to
good at San Luis Pass and in the surf on
live shrimp, finger mullet and MirrOlures.
EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair on live
shrimp while drifting deeper shell reefs.
Water has been off-color.
MATAGORDA: Trout are fair on the grass
beds on the south shoreline on topwaters
and red shad, black and pepper/chartreuse plastics. Runoff has freshened
most of the bay.
PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are
fair to good on the south shoreline of
Espiritu Santo Bay on croaker and topwaters. Trout are good on croaker around the
Cedars.
ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good around
Long Reef on croaker and piggy perch.
Trout are good at Mud Island on croaker,
live shrimp, plastics and topwaters.
PORT ARANSAS: Trout, sheepshead, sand
trout and redfish are fair to good on the
North Jetty on live shrimp and finger mullet. Kingfish, dolphin, ling, amberjack and
shark are good offshore.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout, flounder, sand
trout and redfish are fair to good at the
Oso Bridge on live shrimp and piggy
perch. Trout and redfish are fair to good
on free-lined shrimp and croaker in the
Humble Channel and on the Ingleside
shoreline.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout, redfish and flounder
are fair to good in the Land Cut on live
shrimp and glow Sand Eels, Trout Killers
and Bass Assassins. Redfish are good
while sight-casting with spoons.
PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to
good while wading the sand flats
on finger mullet,
live shrimp and
She Dogs. Trout
are fair to good on the grass beds on live
shrimp and glow or bone Bass Assassins,
Trout Killers and Sand Eels.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout and snook are fair
to good in the Ship Channel on live
shrimp. Snook and Spanish mackerel have
been taken at the jetty.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair
to good at Airport Cove on live shrimp and
topwaters. Trout and redfish are fair to
good at the Gas Well Flats on live bait and
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problem with the law, usually as a youngster,
is really about the only problem we have
had,” he said.
The key is to plan in advance and do the
paperwork.
Forms for traveling with permitted
But outfitters recommend getting one, and
remind customers the passport offices are firearms (no handguns) are at www.cfc.gc.ca.
When bringing your shotgun or rifle,
busy so do it early.
“You can get in with just your birth certifi- Canadian officials recommend completing
cate and driver’s license,” said Michael the forms prior to arriving at customs, but
Holman with Saskatoon Waterfowl stress that the document not be signed until
Outfitters. “But it still can be a hassle at the you are in the presence of a customs official.
border, and customers have told us about Customs information may be found at
being asked many questions. It’s easier to just www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca. Problems arise when
the serial number on the
have the passport.”
gun doesn’t match the
Canada’s treatment of a
paperwork, or when the
criminal or arrest record is
‘If
a
father
and
son
serial number is illegible,
much different. For
Holman said.
example, a DWI convicare traveling, for
Dogs can be brought in
tion is a felony in Canada,
well, but a rabies vacciaccording to the Consuexample, the father as
nation
certificate
is
late General. Also, a conrequired
from a licensed
should bring a letter
viction for shoplifting,
veterinarian.
theft, assault, unauthoOutfitters advise of
from the mother
rized possession of a
some additional pitfalls
firearm, or possession of
saying he has
that aren’t on the Web
illegal substances places a
sites, however. “If a father
person in an “Inadmisspermission to
and son are traveling, for
ible Class” for entry.
the
father
“If you have been conbring the child into example,
should bring a letter from
victed of anything conthe mother saying he has
Canada.’
sidered a criminal offense
permission to bring the
in Canada, including
— MICHAEL HOLMAN
child into Canada,”
driving under the influHolman said. “Several cusence of drugs or alcohol,
tomers have said they
you will need to get approval of rehabilitation,” wrote Johanne Fernie of the Dallas were held up at customs over this.”
The
Consulate
General’s
office said Canada
Canadian Consulate General’s office in
response to queries. “Or, you will need a tem- tries to help visitors plan for their trips and
avoid
any
pitfalls.
Fernie
advised
visitors to
porary immigration permit from Canada’s
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.” contact the nearest Canadian embassy or
Forms for these documents are available at consulate with any questions.
The trip home has some potential snares as
www.cic.gc.ca.
“They will deny access if you have a DWI or well. “Your fish or game needs to be properly
tagged,
cleaned and frozen properly,”
other felony, but there are hoops you can go
Holman said. “With waterfowl, the wing
through to still make the trip,” Holman said.
“They are pricey, you’ll have to pay some needs to be left on and each bird must be
legal fees, and you’ll need things like letters tagged. Some people like to have jerky made,
from your probation officer, but you can still or don’t process their birds right. Naimain
said the fish must be individually wrapped
get in.”
John Naimian, owner of Oak Lake Lodge, a and a piece of skin must remain on each fillet.
“Violators have paid some hefty fines,”
fly-in fishing lodge in Ontario, said his customers, including many Texans, haven’t had Holman said. “The meat is taken, and they
many problems. “The customer who had a might not let you come back.”
Canada
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NATIONAL
Rice farming changes affect duck patterns
Arkansas waterfowlers have
noticed changes in duck patterns
in recent years. Thoughts on the
reasons why vary greatly.
One Arkansan with a long track
record in ducks and hunting
them is Rick Hampton, who lives
in the Bayou Meto country of
Arkansas County. He served a
term on the Arkansas Game and
Fish Commission and has been
heavily involved on the ground
and in the water with ducks all his
life.
He’s a rice and soybean farmer,
and duck hunts on the Hampton
property have been traditional for
several generations.
The wintering ducks have
changed habits somewhat, he
said, and food is involved.
“Our ducks just don’t use the
rice fields like they used to. They
use the other fields, flooded corn,
flooded timber and the reservoirs,” Hampton said. “For one
thing, the combines we have now
are a lot more efficient. They don’t
leave nearly as much rice in the
fields, and that is what the ducks
eat.
“There are new varieties of rice
too, and these mature earlier. We
are harvesting rice in late August
and early September, and we used
to harvest it in late September and
October.
“What that means is the rice
left in the fields when they are
flooded will sprout and not be
there for food when the ducks get
down here.”
Hampton’s place is in the heart
of some of Arkansas’ most
renowned duck country. The first
Hampton settled in the area in
1845, and Hampton Reservoir is a
well-known feature of the Bayou
Meto country.
Hampton said, “We are seeing
fewer mallards and more gadwalls
in recent years. We’re getting a lot
more gadwalls down here.”
Hampton believes food availability dictates where the ducks
will be found.
“The ducks are back in the
flooded timber, not out in the
flooded rice fields,” Hampton
said. “That’s where the food is.”
An Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission report.
A CHANGE IN PATTERNS: Arkansas duck hunters are finding fewer birds using flooded rice fields.
Louisiana Gov. Blanco signs
wildlife, fisheries funding bill
Gov. Kathleen Babineaux
Blanco has signed House Bill 919,
passed during the 2007 Legislative
Session, which provides additional funding for the Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries Conservation Fund.
The bill permanently commits
mineral revenues from the
Attakapas Wildlife Management
Area to the Conservation Fund.
In fiscal year 2008-09, when the
added revenue is initially directed
to the fund, the department
would receive a projected $18 million.
a
LDWF funding comes primarily
from the Conservation Fund,
which contains license sales revenues and mineral revenues from
department-owned properties.
A Louisiana Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries report.
Page 20 July 27, 2007
WEATHER
OUTDOOR PUZZLER
For crossword puzzle solution, see Page 22
ACROSS
WILD IN THE KITCHEN
Mediterranean Style King Crab Salad
Makes 4 servings
1.
4.
8.
9.
10.
12.
15.
19.
20.
A buck’s mark on a tree trunk
Preys on game
Ring that controls a camp fire
A source of deer food
A reticle in a gun scope
A species of the salmon
An excellent beaver bait
A bait used to trap pheasants
Term for a trophy size game
fish
21. A brand of ice shelter, Fish
____
22. A method of fishing
23. The wolf
25. A type of gunsight
26. An icefishing catch
28. All of an outdoorsman’s needs
30. A species of deer
33. Shells and arrows
34. This mammal’s fur is in high
demand
36. An animal resting place
38. Large member of the deer
family
40. A group of decoys
41. A hunter’s cover
44. The arrow shooter’s weapon
45. A brood of pheasants
48. Name for tent tied to fit a need
50. Part of a trap that holds the bait
51. A species of duck
52. Animal is this that transmits
disease
53. The duck hunter’s lures
DOWN
2. A salmon
3. An artificial bait
4. An anti-hunting association
5. A game bird
6. To treat a hide
7. Period when buck seeks doe
Herbed Lemon Garlic
Mayonnaise King Crab Topping
• 8 oz. King Crab meat, segmented
into desired sized pieces
• 1/4 Cup mayonnaise
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice (1/2
lemon)
•1 Tablespoon sundried tomatoes,
packed in oil, sliced
• 1 Clove fresh garlic, minced or 1/8
teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil or 1 teaspoon
fresh leaves
• Freshly ground black pepper
salad base
• 2 Tablespoons red onion slivers
• 1 Tablespoon sliced pimentostuffed green olives
• 2 Tablespoons sliced black olives
• 1 Cup baby field greens or spring
mix
• 1 Cup romaine, chopped
garnish
• 1 ea. Roasted red pepper, sliced
into julienne strips
8.
10.
11.
13.
14.
16.
17.
18.
24.
A fish’s maneuvering appendage
Consider this when icefishing
A game pathway
A quick-to-erect type tent
Hunter’s partner in the hunt
A catch of fish
Bring a catch into the boat
A game bird
Garbage a good bait for this big
game
26. Used when cooking over an open
fire
27. A lake bird
29. Very large on the muley
30. A coho
31. A type of camp fireplace
32. Term for a method of snaring
skunk
35. Used to remove flesh from pelts
37. A breed of gundog
39. A top retriever
42. Male mallard
43. At times a deer does this to
avoid danger
46. Fishing method requiring an
auger
47. The slippery swimmer
49. A game bird, ___ white
50. A shoulder protector, recoil ___
Outdoor Puzzler,
Wilbur "Wib" Lundeen
• 2 ea. Plum tomatoes, quartered
In a medium-sized bowl, blend all dressing ingredients together, except the crab
meat. Fold in crab meat and chill one
hour or until ready to serve. In a medium mixing bowl, mix all salad base
ingredients together. Mound 1/2 cup
salad base onto plate. Top with approx.
1/3 cup portion crab salad. Garnish each
plate with julienne strips of red pepper
and 2 quarters of plum tomato.
Recipe from The National Fisheries
Institute, www.aboutseafood.com.
Fried Pheasant Recipe
Ingredients:
• 1 Pheasant breast with the skin
removed
• 6 Sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 of a chopped red onion
• 1 Ounce butter
• 3 Ounces heavy cream
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 Teaspoon soy sauce
• Handful of chives
Separate the pheasant breast into 3
pieces and saute in butter for about 4
minutes until cooked through. In a
separate flying pan, saute mushroom slices and red onion in oil. Add
soy sauce and cream, stirring continuously. Simmer for a minute, then
pour over meat. Garnish with chives.
Recipe from Game and Fish Recipes,
www.gameandfishrecipes.com.
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E-mail them to [email protected]
July 27, 2007 Page 21
Boil
Isenburg of Fort Worth, a kayaker and past member of the
U.S.A. Whitewater Slalom Team. “It will take you down
with it.”
Firefighters and game wardens would spend the next 10
days searching below the dam, but they could not send
divers underwater near the hydraulic.
And for the first few days, they couldn’t get their boats
close to the furiously churning water.
That would risk the first rule of search and rescue: Don’t
become another victim.
“Once they were told it was at that low-head dam, there
was no doubt they wouldn’t be going in there,” said Lt. Kent
Worley, a fire department spokesman. “Trained professionals know that’s extremely dangerous, even at normal flow.”
But the hazard isn’t only in Fort Worth.
Texas is a big state with hundreds of miles of rivers that
are rapidly shedding water from recent rains.
The Trinity, for example, was so swollen, it carried Ward’s
body 40 miles downriver to Dallas, where it was discovered
on July 17.
To avoid tragedy, Isenburg said whitewater enthusiasts
should learn how to recognize a hydraulic boil before it’s
too late to get out of its way.
He said a normal river channel should be visible far
ahead, but the front of a hydraulic boil can obscure that
view. Boaters won’t see the furious boil, which will be below
their line of sight.
Instead, the top of the water will look like a straight-line
horizon, Isenburg said.
And, he added, if boaters don’t see the trouble ahead,
there’s a good chance they will hear it because the backwash creates a lot of racket.
But even if someone gets sucked into the deadly cycle,
there are ways to escape, Isenburg said.
First, don’t forget to wear a lifejacket; it will provide an
edge as the boil pushes you from the surface to the bottom
and over again.
“You could be under for a long time,” Isenburg said, “so
get a good deep breath of air.
“Hug your knees and curl into a ball; you don’t want your
feet to get snagged on anything at the bottom of the river,
because that’s where you’re going.”
But, he added, you might also be able straighten up just
enough to push off the bottom of the river and then try to
swim downriver.
Use the river’s energy to carry you, Isenburg added; it
might help save your strength for the swim to safety.
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HEROES
STEVE FARIS, left, caught this rainbow trout on a pheasant tail bead head nymph while fishing the
Animas River in Colorado. Faris was guided by Chris Meyer of Animas Valley Anglers.
SARA RICHARDSON, 13, of Lone Oak caught this kingfish
weighing 22.7 pounds while fishing with Williams Party Boats.
The kingfish is being submitted for a junior record.
KEVIN WILSON, 10, of Oklahoma City, Okla. caught this 3.1-pound lane snapper while fishing with
Williams Party Boats out of Galveston. The fish is being submitted for a junior record.
DARRELL RIEWE holds a 59.13-pound yellow catfish
caught on a trotline from a private lake in Comanche
County by Riewe, CAYMON MARTIN and KIM ROBERTS.
STEVE KLEPFER of Frisco caught this red drum near South Padre Island.
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