The Fannin CountyeaderL March 26, 2019 • Section A, Page 17

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Texas Lake Levels +/- as of 3/22/19

Arlington -0.09 Benbrook 0.68 Bonham -0.00 Bridgeport 0.21 Caddo 1.80 Cedar Creek 0.05 Eagle Mountain 0.43 Fork -0.44 Granbury -0.20Grapevine 0.60 Joe Pool -0.03 Lavon 0.70 Lewisville 0.68 Pat Mayse 1.19 Possum Kingdom -0.94 Ray Hubbard -0.07 Ray Roberts 0.35 Richland Chambers 0.18 Tawakoni 0.61 Texoma -0.25 Weatherford -0.09

Water Body Records for Lake Pat Mayse: Updated March 6, 2019 (TPWD)

Week of March 20, 2019 (TPWD)

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Safe and SoundGame Wardens were headed to a night set to watch for illegal oyster activities. As the wardens were getting set up, they received an assistance call from the U.S. Coast Guard for three wade fisherman who needed to be rescued. The fisherman were lost in Saltwater lake outside of Port O’Connor near the banks of the Powder Horn Wildlife Management Area. The subjects were wade fishing in a lake off Matagorda Bay and didn’t make it back before dark. As the game wardens left

Game Warden Field Notestheir night set to rescue the fisherman, conditions got worse due to rain, fog, and cold weather. The game wardens were able to launch an airboat in Port O’Connor and set out in the general area where the subjects were believed to last be located. The wardens drove the airboat for a while in the rain and fog until they located the lost fisherman. The fisherman were brought back to Port O’Connor, where they were able to warm up and dry off.

Let’s Make a Boat DealA boat dealer in the Waco area alerted game wardens that a car dealer in Robinson was selling boats without a marine dealer license. A warden located the car dealership late on a Saturday night and recorded three boats, motors and trailers on the lot. After checking the history of the vessels through different databases and resources, the warden returned to the dealership during business hours. He noticed a pontoon boat he had observed previously was missing and asked about it. The owner proudly stated he had sold it, adding that the vessel was there on consignment. The car dealer asked if there was a problem, to

Bonham Water stained; 54–58 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, spinnerbaits, and shakeyhead worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Caddo Water lightly stained; 57–62 degrees; 1.80’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, bladed jigs and green pumpkin flipping jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.Fork Water lightly stained; 57–60 degrees; 0.24’ low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged craws, weightless Senkos and bladed jigs. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.Cooper Water stained; 56–61 degrees; 0.74’ high. Black bass are slow on swim jigs, Texas rigged creature baits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are good on slabs. Lavon Water stained; 55–59 degrees: 1.14’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines. Monticello Water stained; 56–60 degrees; 2.41’ low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.Ray Hubbard Water lightly stained; 55–59 degrees; 0.59’ high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigged craws and shallow crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. Ray Roberts Water stained: 56–59 degrees; 0.59’ high. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits, bladed jigs and weightless Senkos. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Richland Chambers Water lightly stained; 55–58 degrees; 0.26’ high. Black bass are fair on swim jigs, shakeyhead worms and Texas rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. Sam Rayburn Water stained; 61–65 degrees; 4.38’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft

plastics, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are fair on live minnows and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are slow.Tawakoni Water stained to muddy; 57–60 degrees; 0.78’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Texas rigged creature baits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. Texoma Water stained; 54–57 degrees; 3.70’ low. Black bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, shakeyhead worms and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines. Toledo Bend Water stained; 60–64 degrees; 0.70’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/black soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

which the warden replied that there was no problem, but he needed to see their marine dealer license. The owner said he did not need a license since it was there on consignment. The warden then asked to see the audit trail of the boat and found out the owner traded it to the car dealer for a tractor and the car dealer then sold it for $17,000. After making it clear the dealer was in violation of failure to have a marine dealer license, the warden assisted him in the application process. A follow-up with revealed the application was approved and the case was resolved with compliance.

Putting Out the CatGame wardens in northeast Texas were recently patrolling at night while four separate predator hunting tournaments were taking place simultaneously in surrounding counties. Using a twist on the “Bucky the deer decoy” setup wardens have relied on for years to catch road hunters, they put out a bobcat decoy. It didn’t take long before a tournament participant came along and shot the decoy with a rifle from a public roadway. Multiple cases are pending.