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“The Little Paper With Big Bass Results”
Lake Fork Area News
August 2014
Austyn Fowler
of Grand Saline caught this
nice bass while fishing Lake Fork.
Photo courtesy of Minnow Bucket Marina
High School Scholarship Fishing Tournament
champions Jacob Keith and Trey Chambers. See
story on page 3. Photo by Dick Walker
Mason Nivens and Nick Fincher placed
second in the High School Scholarsip
Tournament.
Page 4
James Caldemeyer’s
Lake Fork Trophy Bass Report
Page 14
William’s Creek Crappie Club
Page 20
Lake Fork Chamber News
Page 21
Stan Kuhn’s Catfish Report
Page 22
Lake Fork Sportsman’s
Association Report
Visit www.lakeforkchamber.org and www.lakeforksa.com
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High School Scholarship Fishing Tournament Hosted at Lake Fork Texas
Quitman, TX (July 27, 2014) —
Two Hundred Ten high school
anglers and boat Captains took
to the waters of Lake Fork on
Saturday & Sunday July 26-27
for the first annual High School
Scholarship Fishing Tournament. Their goal, $15,000 in
scholarship money and other
prizes.
The anglers were fishing
in some tough conditions with
temperatures both days in the
upper 90’s. Not to be deterred,
the young anglers weighed in
over 100 bass the first day. The
team of Jared Goebel and Austin White of Lumberton, Texas
were the day one leaders with
a limit of five fish and a total
weight of 7.61 pounds. In sec-
Third place winners Matthew
Sprague and Cameron McAnally.
ond place was the team of Jacob Keith and Trey Chambers
of Jefferson, Texas with a five
fish limit of 7.31 pounds
Going into the final day first
place was wide open with only
.30 pound separating the first
two teams. Repeating their
first day efforts the team of Jacob Keith and Trey Chambers
weighed in another five fish on
Sunday with a total weight of
7.77 pounds for a two day total
of 15.08 pounds and the tournament championship. For their
efforts Jacob and Keith won a
scholarship valued at $6,000.
Other scholarship winners
were:
2nd Place Mason Nivens and
Nick Fincher from Grand Sa-
Fourth place winners Jared
Goebel and Austin White.
line, Texas $4,000
3rd Place Matthew Sprague and
Cameron McAnally of Wills
Point, Texas $2,000
4th Place Jared Goebel and
Austin White of Lumberton,
Texas $1,000
5th Place Braden Katchinska
and Matt Reynolds of Sulphur
Springs, Texas $500
6th Place Jake Biram and Connor Burk of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
$500 prize package
Brandon Benner and Hunter
Benner of Cedar Hills, Texas
were the lucky winners of the
scholarship drawing of $1,000.
Fishing programs are one
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is an activity that students of
nearly all physical levels can
compete in. Formal student angler programs require the same
grade requirements as any other
extra-curricular activity, while
providing education in conservation, safety training and volunteerism.
For more information visit
the tournament website at www.
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The Lake Fork Chamber of Commerce would like to thank our
many sponsors for their financial support, without them this
tournament would not have been
possible. To the many volunteers
who gave their time and energy
to make the tournament a success a “BIG” thank you. And finally, to the student
anglers and boat captains who
participated, we hope your experience was a good one and we
hope to see you again next year.
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August is an exciting month at
Lake Fork! This is a great time
to get the kids out one last time
before they head back to school
for the year. The bass are often
active early and late in the day
so you can take them out for a
short trip on the water and still
have lots of fish catching action!
Last month was one of the
most inconsistent weather
months that I have ever seen in
the Texas summer. One day it’s
raining, the next it’s 95-100 degrees, then a cold front and its
64 degrees for a low with the
lake in disarray. Whew… It kept
the fish just as confused as anyone else and relatively inconsistent patterns were prevalent
from shallow to deep. I expect
August to fish the same and we
could definitely see an early
turnover of the lake as fall gets
into swing with the mild temperatures.
The lake has been holding
steady with the rains we’ve been
getting. It is 3.75 feet low. The
water temperatures are ranging
from 84-90 degrees. Some of
the lake is slightly stained with
most areas being fairly clear up
to 3 feet in places. The hydrilla
grass is really making a steady
come back on the lake with lots
of grass to be found at the backs
of some of the northern to mid
lake creeks and I have even seen
some small sprigs of it growing
down by the dam. That is great
news and will definitely make
for some awesome fishing the
rest of the year.
The shallow bite is good and
has been a bit more consistent
than the deeper fishing lately.
Lots of bass are roaming the
shallows with groups of shad
that have made their way to the
banks. Top waters like the yellow magic have been good early
and late. Who doesn’t like a
top water bite? Weightless jerk
baits like the Berkley Havoc
“The Jerk” has been good for
these bass chasing shad. I have
also been catching some frogfish when the clouds and rain
come in. I like the floating
frogs like the Spro frog fished
slowly through the pads or
vegetation. Another great bait
for fishing around the grass is
a Texas rigged Berkley Power
Worm or Havoc Juice Worm in
the 7” or 8” sizes respectively.
My favorite colors are black &
blue, green pumpkin, and blue
fleck. Of course I always like
to break my Abu Garcia Villain
wacky worm rod when I target
these shallow fishing too. I use
the 6’9” medium light version
with an Abu Garcia MGX reel
August 2014
spooled with 12-15 lb Trilene
100% fluorocarbon line. I like
to use a weedless wacky hook
and a 6.25” Berkley Bottom
Hopper with a small nail stuck
in the end of the worm for some
weight to throw it and help it
sink nose down into the grass.
Fishing this around the grass on
Lake Fork will put them in the
boat! Best colors are june bug,
shady watermelon candy, and
green pumpkin.
The deep bite has been hit
and miss lately. When I say deep
I am referring to that 20-30 foot
range. The inconsistency, in my
opinion, has been due to the lack
of a distinct thermocline setting
up on the lake this summer. This
is the water range of depth out
deep that appears in the summer
where a band of oxygen forms
at a certain depth and gives the
fish a sanctuary of comfort during the hot months of the year.
One of two things will probably
happen this month. It will either
become very hot and it will set
up again or it will stay mild and
the lake will eventually turn
over which will eliminate any
possibility of a thermocline. So,
depending on what transpires
with the current weather, we
will see what happens. Until
then the most consistent deeper
bite for me remains to be in the
12-18 feet range. There are a
lot of big bass feeding on shad
in this depth range. I like to
use my Lowrance HDS units
to locate bass out deep. Once I
have located with my graph The
Carolina rig and Talon football
head jig has been best when
they are close to the bottom. I
like my Carolina rig on a 7’6”
medium heavy Abu Garcia Villain or Veritas rod with a Revo
reel spooled up with some 20
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Long and slow key to good BBQ
By Luke Clayton
I’m sure that most of you that
have been reading my column
for any length of time understand that I dearly love the
entire outdoor lifestyle, everything from the actual hunting
or fishing trip to transforming
the fish/game meats into tasty
meals.
Summer is BBQ time for
most of us but in truth, I do
about as much outdoor cooking
during the cold weather months
as I do in the summer. Just this
past week, I slow smoked a
couple of 4 pound roasts from a
wild hog I harvested a month or
so ago. I had assembled a group
of friends for a mid summers
night hunt for hogs with my
buddy Mark Balette who owns
B & C Outfitters down in Trinity County. I knew we would
be busy once we gathered at the
ranch and there would be very
little time for cooking.
A couple days before the
trip, I defrosted the pork roasts
and made plans for pulled or
chopped pork sandwiches to
enjoy on our outing. I’m often
asked how I get wild pork so
tender and moist. The process
is actually very simple and I
have developed a system that
is fool proof. Keep in mind
that wild pork almost always
has less fat than domestic pork.
Thus, the cooking process must
involve long, slow cooking
with moisture.
I do all my meat smoking
and preparing BBQ on my
Smokin Tex Electric Smoker
but any wood fired smoker will
also suffice as long as one has
the time to keep the fire burning low, at temperatures around
200 degrees for many hours.
From past experiences, I can
guarantee that can be an arduous task which might even
involve loosing a bit of sleep!
With my electric smoker, I simply put a little wood, four or six
ounces, in the wood box, set the
dial on the thermostat and let it
smoke and tenderize the meat.
Some people inject marinade
into thicker cuts of meat when
making BBQ put I use a different system that is much easier
with a finished product of
moist, very tender meat. Let me
walk you through the process I
used for this most recent meal
of pre cooked pork sandwiches.
First, I applied a generous
amount of rub all over the
roasts. I use a prepared rub
called Obie-Cue’s Sweet N’
Heat which is a spicy brown
sugar blend. I love a bit of spice
in my BBQ and before I discovered Obie-Cue’s, I would blend
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brown sugar, garlic, red pepper,
etc. Now, I simply apply the rub
right out of the bottle. When it
comes to making BBQ, I’m all
about quick and easy!
Once I have the meat well
seasoned (and this doesn’t have
to be wild pork, it works well
on domestic beef or any large
cut of meat), I put the meat in
an uncovered aluminum pan
and then into the smoker at 225
degrees, for about 2 hours of
heavy smoke. I’ve used a wide
variety of fruit and hardwoods
through the years but it’s hard
to beat dry pecan, plum, pear
or hickory. It’s important to
use dry, seasoned wood. Green
wood will often give BBQ a bitter taste which is caused by the
resin in the wood. If the meat is
very dry with little fat, I give it
a light coat of olive oil during
this initial smoking process.
After two hours of heavy
smoke, the meat will have
plenty of smoke flavor, trust
me on this. If you are using
an electric smoker, there is no
need to add more wood. Now
comes the time for the long,
slow cooking process. I put a
very liberal amount of my favorite BBQ sauce on the meat
and pour a half inch or so of
apple juice into the pan. This
is plenty of moisture and will
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insure the meat does not dry
out. I then cover the pan tightly
with heavy duty aluminum foil.
The thermostat is turned down
to 190 to 200 degrees and the
meat is allowed to slow cook
all night. I try to time the cooking so that the meat is well
smoked and ready to cover and
slow cook around bedtime.
It matters little exactly how
long the meat is left cooking at
this low temperature as long as
it cooks at least 12 hours. If the
moisture remains in the pan, it
will not burn. I let my Smokin
Tex work its magic all night.
After about ten hours of slow
cooking, the roast of even an
older buck or hog will be fork
tender. I usually let the meat
smoke until eight or nine the
next morning, a total of 12 or
14 hours.
After the meat has spent the
night in my smoker, I remove
the foil and drain all the juice
from the pan. With a heavy
knife, I chop the meat and place
it back into the pan. Now, it’s
time to season the meat, keep
in mind you will loose many of
the seasonings when you drain
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We heated up a couple cans of
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Well, Luke did you get a hog
on this hunt, you’re probably
asking? Sorry… I almost forgot to give you an update on the
hunt that prompted this week’s
BBQ article. YES! Our friend
Ken Blackstock took a nice
BBQ pig with a 45 caliber big
bore air rifle! His first hog ever
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This survey was the first attempt to learn more about dove
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potential effects of spent lead from hunting ammunition on
mourning doves and other wildlife.
“These opinions and preferences are important and should be
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Dove Program Leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “The department does not have plans to make any regulatory changes based on the survey findings. This information
about dove hunters’ motivations and their perceptions can help us
make informed decisions concerning education programs and in
our communications with this group of stakeholders.”
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I never venture out into the woods or on the water that my naturally curious nature is not piqued by
something that I observe. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve stopped and wondered ‘why’ at something I witnessed in nature that I did not understand, I’d be a rich man today. I have learned that there
is usually rhyme and reason to everything in the natural world.
I remember as a youngster watching herons stand motionless for long periods of time, staring
intently into shallow water in a trancelike state. I was greatly puzzled as to WHY these birds stood as
still as statues for extended periods. Later I learned those slender, long legged birds were the masters
of patience. You might say their very life depends upon them being extremely patient creatures. It’s
in their nature to remain still for as long as necessary for a small hapless minnow, frog or crayfish to
swim within the ‘strike zone’ of their long, spear like beak!
Did you ever wonder WHY freshwater drum makes those ‘drumming’ sounds when landed? I
grew up being taught that the sound was produced by two loose bones in the fishes’ head. I later
discovered the sound is produced by abdominal muscles squeezing against the fishes swim bladder.
So much for old myths!
Or WHY the female roadrunner lays her eggs in other birds’ nests and allows the ‘adopted’ parents
to raise their young? I spent the majority of my life believing this myth. In truth, both the male and
female roadrunner shares the duty of setting on the clutch of eggs. The male spends the nighttime
hours on the eggs and the female takes over during the day.
As a youngster, it was a widely accepted fact among the country folks where I lived that ‘black
panthers’ roamed the creek and river bottoms. I’ve heard more than one older person give vivid
accounts of these black cats they sighted. It’s an accepted fact among wildlife biologists that there
are no ‘black wild cats’ native to Texas. But, to be completely honest, the accounts I’ve heard from
several totally creditable folks still cause me to wonder it there might just be long tailed jet black
cats wandering the backwoods today. I’ve had several people look me square in the eye and make
statements such as “Luke, the cat I saw had a long tail and was jet black. It was NOT a bobcat and
definitely not a feral house cat; it was at least 3 feet long, less the tail!” This is a ‘myth’ that I must
admit I believe in, at least partially.
When tagging along on quail hunts during the fall as a kid, I learned that the dry berries of the
brilliantly colored sumac shrub had a wonderful lemony, sour taste. I loved to chew on these berries
during the hunt. My dad and most of the older hunters advised me, “Boy, those berries come off the
sumac bush, they are highly poisionous! Spit them out!” I later learned that the berries from sumac
(Staghorn Sumac) were used by Native Americans to brew a very flavorful tea. I later used the dried
berries to concoct the drink, which has a flavor much like lemonade.
I grew up believing the Devil’s Riding Horse (Praying Mantis) was capable of spitting poisonous venom into one’s eye which almost always resulted in blindness. Granted, these insects are
extremely scary looking, especially in the eyes of children, but they definitely do not ‘spit’ and are
completely harmless to humans (other than their scary appearance).
And, is it really true that fish feed during the middle of the day during the full moon? The assumpContinued on page 12
tion is that, because of the light created by the full moon, fish ‘stay up
Dr. Martin Fielder of Sulphur Springs, and sons Jacob, 18, Aaron, 13, Benjamin, 10, and their cousin, Jack
McKibben, 17, all of Arlington, enjoyed a day of fishing
on Cooper Lake with guide Tony Parker. They netted
about 30 fish on their trip.
Left to right-Jacob, Benjamin, Jack,
Martin, and Aaron.
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Fact or fiction
all night feeding’, rest at daybreak and become hungry again
about 8 hours later. Looking
back on about 50 years of fishing experiences, I can truly say
I’ve caught the most fish during the first 3 hours of daylight,
with or without a full moon!
I’ve heard for years about
wild boar attacking hunters.
After a lifetime of pursuing
these wary and, tasty critters,
I can truly say I’ve only been
charged by boar on two occasions and both times, dogs were
involved. Once while hunting
with Jerry Dunn near Athens
years ago, Jerry’s dogs bayed
a boar in a dry creek bed. I
was on the high bank with my
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instantly charged in my direction. Thanks to the difficulty
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stop the charge. Another time,
I was photographing a rank old
boar that was bayed by several
hog dogs. The enraged boar
spotted me and broke through
the ranks of dogs, charging me.
I jumped behind a big oak and
the dogs pushed the boar out of
the pin oak flat and into some
heavy brush. Getting between
a sow and her piglets is asking
for trouble but given a chance
to run, most wild hogs, boars
or sows, are more afraid of humans than we are of them and
much prefer to run than fight.
If you’ve spent much time in
the outdoors, I’m sure you can
add to this list of myths. The
natural world holds many wonders, some big and some small.
The outdoors is truly a wonderland of adventure for those
of us that take the time to ‘ask
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William’s Creek Crappie Club Up Date
By: Bob Parkinson
This July has been the busiest and most time consuming
months the WCCC has had.
Thanks to all the folks that
helped pull things together. It
started with our annual Fishing & Boating Swap Meet on
July 5th. This event was held at
Pope’s Landing Marina. Things
kicked off about 7:00 AM and
wrapped up about 2:00 PM. We
had over 20 vendors and about
200 shoppers. This event has
grown and improved so much
since it started we have been
asked to do it more often. We
will be considering more dates
and ways to keep improving the
swap meet.
The WCCC held it’s first
kid’s event on July 12th (“Take
a Kid Fishing”). This event was
great and lots of fun for us and
the kids. Some area folks and
businesses stepped up to sponsor this event. Cabela’s in Allen,
TX provided each child with a
free rod & reel. The William’s
Creek members rigged the
rods and provided the bait. All
the kids from the youngest up
to 16 years got to go fishing a
couple of hours. We had 4 pontoon boats that took kids out on
the water and the youngest kids
fished from the dock at Pope’s
Landing Marina. Most all the
kids caught a fish and a few turtles were also caught.
A hotdog lunch was served
at 11:30 and the kids were kept
to thank individual sponsors:
James Thompson, Jimmy Carter, Kelly Young Electric, David
Askins, Stubby, Weinee’s, Erwin’s Barber Shop, Don Ellis,
Tony & Kathy Sinclair, Robert’s
Golf Carts, Craig Malone, The
Minnow Bucket, Eric Emeritz,
Fish-n-Elmo, Brodie Morrison,
and Stan Mayfield. Also thanks
to Pope’s Landing Marina for
hosting this event and Ricky’s
Lake Fork Boat Rental for making us a deal on a pontoon boat.
Thanks to
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Lures and
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for always
helping with
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special
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thanks
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the kids that participated in the “Take a Kid FishTroy
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ing” event.
busy by Mr. David, a professional children’s entertainer. After lunch a raffle was held and
every kid received a gift from
the monies raised through our
sponsors. Wal-Mart on Eastman Road in Longview donated
$100.00 worth of snacks and
drinks to the event. Other major
sponsors were: C&M Building
Supply, Connie’s Place, Don’s
Restaurant, Chris Harley, Mark
Helm, Dennis & Cindy Smith,
and Pay-N-Save. We also want
East Fork
(Hoss) for providing the ice cold
watermelons.
July 12th was also our regular monthly meeting date. The
meeting started at 4:00 PM with
Paul O’Bier as our guest speaker. Paul had just fished the Crappie Bucks Tournament on Lake
Fork earlier that day. He shared
some tips and techniques he
uses when fishing tournaments
and some of his favorite fishing
locations on Lake Fork. Thanks
to Paul for his time and information.
The next WCCC meeting
will be on August 9th at Pope’s
Landing Marina & RV Resort.
The meetings start at 4:00 PM
so come a little early if you want
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PWD online public hunt drawing system now live
AUSTIN – Hunters applying for
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new online-only Public Hunt
Drawing System.
The new online-only system
is currently accepting applications for 2014-15 Drawn Hunts,
including Special Permit hunts,
E-Postcard hunts, and US Forest
Service Antlerless Deer Permits.
For the first time, the entire process is being handled electronically — from applications, to
fee payments and permit issuance. “Applications for Drawings on Public Hunting Lands”
booklets, application forms and
permits will no longer be printed
and mailed out. Hunt options can
be browsed online by category
or by area using an interactive
map. A downloadable PDF of the
2014-15 Drawn Hunt Catalog is
also available online.
In addition to now being able
to apply for multiple hunt areas
within the same hunt category
(i.e. apply for a Gun Deer — Either Sex hunt on more than one
hunt area), the online system will
give applicants more time to apply. With no paper applications
to mail in, applicants will have
until midnight CST on the day of
the deadline to apply. Applicants
will also retain and continue to
accrue Preference Points, now
called Loyalty Points, as in the
past. Points will stay with the
category and be applied to each
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Is hunting High Fenced ranches
“Sporting”? With the outdoor
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few weeks and many hunters
making plans for their fall hunting trips, I though it might be
interesting this week to discuss
hunting on high fences ranches.
This is a ‘hot button’ topic for
many hunters.
Let me share my thoughts on
hunting ranches with game proof
fencing. I know many of you
have been reading my columns/
articles for years and I hope you
have come to learn that “Ole
Luke” is all about the total hunting experience rather than just
the harvest.
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member of several pro staffs, I
often hear hunters discuss hunting high fenced ranches. Some,
mostly guys that have never
hunted a big, well managed high
fenced operation, are convinced
that all hunting on high fenced
properties, regardless the size of
the ranch, can be classified as a
‘canned hunt’.
I’ve had the opportunity to
do a great deal of hunting during
my career in country that ranged
from the wide open expanses of
North Dakota for white tailed
deer to 500 acres of high fenced,
thick east Texas bottomland for
hogs.
I remember a decade or so
ago when I hunted a big open
ranch down in Schleicher County. The ranch consisted of 6,000
acres of rolling live oak and cedar covered hills and deer were
patterned well to corn feeders. I
remember the outfitter taking me
to the spot where I was going to
hunt the next morning. He intentionally ground the butt of his cigar into the ground right next to
the feeder and scattered a gallon
or so of corn around the feeder.
“I have conditioned these deer to
the smell of man. I stop by these
feeders every day and we’ll see
deer coming in to the corn while
we are driving away.”
Sure enough, we drove a
couple hundred yards from the
feeder, stopped and watched several doe and a couple of bucks
come trotting in to the feed. The
next morning I arrowed a nice
buck from a ground blind 20
yards from the feeder. Would the
challenge of this hunt have been
any different had this big ranch
been high fenced? I think not. I
was hunting deer that had been
conditioned to the sights, sounds
and smells of man. These deer
were totally unpressured. Because of hunting pressure, I’ve
pursued deer on high fenced
properties that were much more
difficult to take with a bow than
on properties such as the ranch in
Schleicher County. It’s hunting
pressure and contact with man,
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Hunting
or lack thereof, rather than fences that determine just how ‘wild’
deer are.
Whether it is sporting to hunt
over baited areas is a personal
decision that we each have to answer for ourselves. The truth is,
if we hunt very much in Texas,
chances are good we will hunt
deer over a corn feeder. I’ve
hunted around ‘corn piles’ up the
Dakotas where farmers simply
dump a pickup load of shelled
corn on the ground to bait deer
and hunt them early morning
and the hour or so before dark
when they feed. A few years
ago, I watched a 240 pound ten
point ND buck walk a half mile
off the side of a small mountain
to a pile of corn I was hunting
over. I arrowed him at just over
20 yards. Up in this big country,
the deer had never seen a high
fence. Would the hunt still have
been a challenging if the 10,000
acre ranch I was hunting been
enclosed within a game proof
fence?
In contrast, I’ve hunted 600
acre high fenced ranches for
This free range whitetail doe jumps this low fence easily. It takes
a 10 foot fence to contain whitetail deer. Photo by Luke Clayton
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three days without ever getting
within bow range of a buck. With
the exception of a muzzleloader
hunt on a high fenced ranch
years ago, the vast majority of
my hunting has been with compound bows. To be a successful
bow hunter, one has to get close,
within 30 yards of deer. Even
the novice rife hunter should be
proficient in taking game at 100
yards. Simply because the animals are confined within certain
boundaries (a high fence), rifle
hunting high fenced ranches has
a high percentage for success.
The percentage for success goes
up exponentially when rifle hunting simply because the deer cannot walk across a low fence onto
a neighboring piece of property,
becoming off limits to the hunter.
A rifle hunter that spends enough
time hunting a high fenced ranch
will eventually position himself
within rifle range of the animal
he or she is pursing.
Did you ever consider the fact
that deer living on big ranches
that encompass several thousand acres live out their lifetime
on the property, regardless the
height of the fence? We could go
on with this discussion but ulti-
mately, the decision whether to
hunt high fenced property or not
is a personal one. I can state with
certainty that I’ve enjoyed some
very challenging bow hunts on
high fenced ranches. I’ve also
hunted some low fenced properties where deer came running
to the sound of a whirling corn
feeder like hogs to a feeding
trough.
Regardless our feelings about
landowners constructing game
proof fencing on their properties,
the fact is that land in Texas is
about 97% privately owned and
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Have you driven through the Hill
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Most of the highways are bordered by high fences.
Coming from an era and part
of the state where game fencing
was unheard of, I have mixed
feelings about fencing wildlife
‘inside’ anyone’s property. But
I’ve watched the trend, especially in the past couple of decades.
As land prices becomes more
and more valuable and fewer
people can afford to purchase
tracks large enough for hunting,
it’s a sure bet that the Lone Star
State will continue to see more
high fences.
As previously stated, hunting
can be just as challenging inside
fences as outside. It all depends
upon the size of tracks and available cover.
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Texas Sets Dove, Teal Seasons
AUSTIN – Dove hunters will
have more opportunity later in
the season with dates and bag
limits finalized by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
this last week.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the
2014-2015 Texas dove season,
including a 70-day season and
15-bird daily bag statewide,
and a 16-day early teal and
Canada goose season.
The traditional September
1 dove season opening day in
the North and Central Zones
remains; this year falling on
Labor Day Monday. However,
the first segment in those zones
will be shorter than last season,
closing on Monday, Oct. 20.
The season will reopen Friday, Dec. 19 and run through
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 in the
North and Central Zones.
In the South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area,
the first segment will be shortened by five days compared
to last year, and those days
would be added to the end of
the second segment. The South
Zone opens Friday, Sept. 19
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The daily bag limit for
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The Special White-winged
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and 13-14. Hunting in this area
will reopen Friday, Sept. 19
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Oct. 20, and then reopen Friday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. During the
early two weekends, the daily
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not more than two mourning
doves and two white-tipped
doves. Once the general season
opens, the aggregate bag limit
will be 15 with no more than
two white-tipped doves.
A 16-day statewide early
teal and Eastern Zone Canada
goose season will run Saturday, Sept. 13 through Sunday,
Sept. 28. The daily bag on teal
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Canada geese will be three and
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The Lake Fork Area Chamber of Commerce is dedicated
to improving the quality of life and economy of the Lake
Fork Area through community involvement.
Economic Impact Study to be conducted in Lake Fork Area
In 1994 a team from the University of Mississippi did an Economic Impact Study of the effects of the development
of Lake Fork in East Texas. Now 20 years later The University of Mississippi will be back performing another
social and economic study on the effect Lake Fork has had on our community. They will be able to compare
findings from the two and help determine what changes have occurred.
In cooperation with the Texas Parks and Wildlife and under the direction of
Dr. Kevin Hunt, ‘Ole Miss’ graduate student Charles Parker will be heading
up the study over the next year. He will be looking for input from our
business leaders and citizens to provide suggestions on what information we would like to receive from this study.
As a community, this information will be very helpful in determining our tourism efforts, real estate trends and
more. In addition to input from the community, Mr. Parker will be conducting random surveys over the next year
with anglers and other visitors to the area. This information will determine anglers attitude towards tournaments,
TPWD regulations, economic impact to the area, etc.
NEXT MEETING
THURSDAY
August 22nd
Volunteer
Appreciation
Meeting
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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This is an excellent study and Lake Fork is very fortunate to have been chosen for this opportunity. If you would
like more information about this research, feel free to contact Dr. Kevin Hunt or Charles Parker at (662) 325-4153
or email: [email protected]
Volunteers to be recognized at August Meeting
The Lake Fork Chamber of Commerce is operated 100% by volunteers and with all the activities going on this
past year, we will fill a whole meeting just thanking everyone for their help. August
has become the LFCC official Volunteer Appreciation Month!
Volunteers do everything from attending boat shows, working booths at
tournaments, collecting donations, selling advertisements, working local events and
more!
We are excited to have the opportunity to recognize and thank these individuals,
and encourage everyone in the community to come out and thank them for all they
do!
SEE FINAL OUR REPORT
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LFCC
PO Box 213
Alba, TX 75410
www.lakeforkchamber.org
August 2014
I’m writing this article on
July 18, and it’s 65 degrees outside. This is Texas and it just doesn’t get in
the 60’s in July, but it has
with this weird cold front.
This cooler weather has
brought down hundreds of grasshoppers. They are on most of the
stumps in the lake and the catfish
are feeding on them. I cleaned a
channel cat that must have had
30 of them in its belly.
This cold front hasn’t hurt
the catfishing any, as the water
temperature is in the mid 80’s.
We have been fishing in 36 to 38
ft. of water. A lot of the fish we
have been catching have been
suspended up about 10 to 12 ft
off the bottom.
On June 30, I landed one of
the biggest blue cats that I’ve
ever caught on Lake fork. It was
well over 10 pounds and probably hit 15 pounds. My good
customer Jimmie Tobey from
Palestine netted the fish and we
took pictures and then released
it back to fight another day. Tobey also landed a nice cat in the
7 pound range that we released
that day.
Stan Kuhn’s
Catfish Report
I would like to thank Ernest
and Judy Harris from Grand
Saline who make Ernest’s Poletown Catfish Bait. This bait
has been really producing all of
the fish we have been catching.
My pictures don’t lie. You can
find this bait all around stores in
the Lake Fork area. Oak Ridge,
Minnow Bucket, Star Mart,
Fisherman’s One Stop, and PayN-Save in Alba carry the bait.
Thanks also to Sartin Marine
for keeping my Mercury Motor
running with quality motor oil
and service work. If you need
any work done on your boat
Billy Sartin can get you fixed
up. I trust his mechanics and his
prices are the best on Lake Fork.
Catfishing should remain
good throughout the summer.
Last August was very good for
me and it should be the same this
year. We have more water in the
lake this year too.
Drink plenty of fluids and
put on the sunscreen and always
fish friendly. Until next month
be safe on the water and good
fishing.
Ken Rorie from Plano
caught this nice channel cat on Ernest’s Poletown Bait.
Gayle Lumley from
Quitman holding two of
71 cats caught with catfish guide Stan Kuhn.
Justin Denney from Allen,
Texas caught and released
this nice cat.
Chris Michael from Paris was
all smiles when he landed this
nice channel cat.
Tyler outdoor writer Steve
Knight holding two of 49 cats
with guide Stan Kuhn.
Oliver Despain caught these nice
cats on Ernest’s Poletown Catfish Bait.
Geoff Grube from Allen, Texas caught this
nice cat on Ernest’s
Poletown Bait.
Mineola City Councelman Jack Jones with a
big channel cat caught
on Ernest’s Poletown
Bait.
Larry Kennemer, Lonny Michael and Chris Michael from
Paris caught 46 cats.
Butch Mars from Aubrey, Texas
had fun with this nice cat. CPR
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Ken Rorie, Butch Mars, and
Freddie DeJarneah caught 79
catfish with guide Stan Kuhn.
Marvin Golden and GlennGolden from Tyler holding two of 76
cats caught.
Marvin Golden from
Tyler caught this
nice channel cat on
Ernest’s
Poletown
Bait.
Jimmie Tobey from Palestine, Texas had a good
time catching this nice
channel cat. CPR
Catfish guide Stan
kuhn with one of the
biggest blue cats that
I’ve landed on Lake
Fork. CPR
John and Sandy Hensley from
Decatur, Texas and grandsons
Reece and Ramsey caught 49
catfish with guide Stan Kuhn.
Freddie DeJarneah, Butch Mars,
and Ken Rorie caught 80 catfish
with guide Stan Kuhn.
Floyd Bell and J.C. McCree
had fun catching 51 catfish with
guide Stan Kuhn.
Vern Bergguist and son Bill
caught 52 nice catfish with guide
Stan Kuhn.
Tanner Couch,
Justin Denney,
Michael and
Geoff Grube,
and TJ Wesley
caught 69
catfish with
guide Stan
Kuhn.
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Mission of the Lake Fork
Sportsman’s Association
• Promote sportsmanship and the protection
of natural resources
• Promote the quality of Lake Fork fishery
and other outdoor recreational activities
• Promote the future of angling through
youth programs
• Promote a spirit of cooperation with local,
By Dick Walker
county, state, and federal governmental agncies and
other civic organizations for the purpose of improving Lake Fork and its surrounding communities
• Promote items of interest of the membership at large
Button Bushes Phase Two
As we have been reporting for the past several months, the LFSA
and Yantis High School FFA students have partnered in a habitat
restoration project for Lake Fork. The FFA has been growing over
600 button bushes in the High School Greenhouse. The student’s
efforts have resulted in plants that range in height from 4 to 5 feet
tall. Texas Parks and Wildlife has called the plants some of the
best they have seen.
The plants are now ready for phase two of their growing cycle.
The plants needed to be moved out of the greenhouse to begin
acclamation to the outdoors. To protect the plants from the July/
August East Texas sun it was necessary to build a shade cover.
LFSA project leader Sue Parrish and her team went to work and
erected a 20 foot by 40 foot shelter with netting to block some of
the sun from the plants.
August 2014
LRB Supports the Lake Fork Open Scholarship Tournament
July 27 and 28 the LFSA provided the Live Release Boat in support of the first annual High School
Scholarship Tournament at the Oak Ridge Marina.
The primary mission of the Lake Fork Open High School Scholarship Tournament is to provide
college scholarship funds to high school students while teaching sportsmanship and responsibility
in a fun and friendly environment. This is a perfect fit for the mission of the Lake Fork Sportsman’s
Association.
As we all know, Lake Fork is one of the premier Bass fishing lakes not only in Texas, but is ranked
among the best in the country each year by several magazines. With over 300,000 visitors to Lake
Fork each year, the businesses and community have created a wonderful destination for tournaments
and events. This tournament was no exception as the Lake Fork Chamber of Commerce put a great
program together for high school anglers and their families.
The LFSA would like to congratulate the Lake Fork Chamber and its sponsors for a job well done.
LFSA member Richard Nipp getting the LRB
ready at the Lake Fork Open
A pair of happy High School Open anglers
Tournament Season in Full Swing
LFSA volunteers stretching shade screen over frame work.
Once construction was completed on the shade screen the task
became moving the 600 plus plants out of the greenhouse.
Teacher Tonya Rabenaldt and her group of students set up a
“pot brigade” and emptied the greenhouse in short order.
Sue Parrish wants to thank Ladale and Peggy York, Ron and
Pam Bowden, Tom Reily, Carol Boykin, Ken and Carolyn West
and Randy Bunch for their help in completing Phase 2. Job well
done!
Tournament time is a busy time for
the LFSA and its live release boat.
The Live Release Boat is our most
visible presence on the lake. The 24
foot pontoon boat is equipped with
three 100 gallon tanks. Each tank has
an oxygen feed as well as aerators.
The LFSA provides the Life Release Boat to any tournament with 50
or more boats. There is no charge for
this service. However, we do accept
donations that are used in the upkeep
and maintenance of the LRB.
Our membership is open and available to any and all who share our deep commitment to do
whatever is necessary to preserve the legend that is uniquely Lake Fork. For more information about the LFSA you can go to our website www.lakeforksa.com
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The final phase of this project will take place in November.
With the help of the Students and TPWD the plants will be strategically placed in Lake Fork.
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views around the neighborhood and
of the lake. House pad in place, w/
pier and a boat slip. $54,900
Excellent commercial
possibilities Plenty of room for a
business and/or a residence. No
restrictions, no HOA. Located near
the 515 east boat ramp in Yantis
$49,900
WIDE OPEN LAKE VIEWS!
Waterfront lot with fishing pier and
private boat ramp, plus water and
electricity in place. Seller has also
started a rock sea wall. $95,000
18 ACRES IN ALBA- Mostly
fenced with gates, 700ft of road
frontage on Hwy 17 and Lake
Fork boat ramp is less than 2
miles away. $54,900
(Sale Pending)
23.9 ACRES IN ALBA- Lots
of road frontage on Highway 69,
perfect for comm/res
development. All utilities are
available to develop this great
piece of land. $164,930
7.97 ACRE LEVEL TRACT, great
highway exposure on SH 154 in
Yantis with approx 800’ on hwy
frontage. Easy accress for public,
tr ucks & trailers. $129,900
Winnsboro $109,000
HOLIDAY VILLAGE- A Lake Fork
waterfront resort w/gated entrance
has a waterfront lot available.
Access to boat ramp, fishing pier,
pool and clubhouse. $39,999
ALEXA ESTATES- Only 3 lots left
and ready for your new home,
mobile home or RV. Lake Fork boat
ramp is just 2 miles away. Utilities
at the road. $9,999 each
LAKE FORK GOLF COURSE Level lot ready for your new home
to be built. Gated upscale
neighborhood with HOA &
community boat ramp access for
owners only. $27,500
LIST YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY WITH ME
AND SEE IT HERE!
90X40 OFFICE BUILDING with
nice entry. Kitchen/break room
with 3 offices and large work
area. Overhead door at rear and
door at side. Two updated HVAC
units, commercial phone system
in place. Plenty of parking plus a
full acre of land to expand if
needed.
SUNSET BAY ESTATES Good
waterfront and off-water lots
available in this small, friendly &
secluded subdivision. Lots starting
at $27,500. Call for info and
pricing.
BEST FISHING ON LAKE FORK
Site built homes, min. living area
1500 sqft. Water meter on property.
2.95 Acres + 2 acres of leaseback
with AG exemption. Yantis
$89,900
G
IN
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LAKE FORK RANCHES - Wooded
off-water 2.9 acre lot has unbelievable
view of lake. Elevated bldg site will
give your custom home views of the
lake in all directions. $49,900
4 LOTS AND AN RV with metal
covered parking for your boat, golf
cart, etc. Gated community with boat
ramp and pool. All furnishings
included inside and out. $19,900
Hou
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