Texas hunters as well as anglers who fish in fresh or saltwater should make note of several regulation changes recently approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission during its annual regulatory hearing.
NACOGDOCHES — Water level is four inches low and clear to stained. Water temp in the upper 60s, low 70s.
LAKE NACOGDOCHES — It’s just after sunset on a pleasant spring evening and all is quiet at the upper reaches of Lake Nacogdoches in East Texas.
SAM RAYBURN — Water level six inches low and stained to clear. Water temp in the 60s.
More than 1,700 amateur anglers anted up to cast for cash in the 2021 Bass Champs Mega Bass event held March 28 on Lake Fork, but only a handful of them found the big ones biting. Nine bass at the top end of the lake’s 16-to-24-inch slot limit were brought to the scales.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in deer breeding facilities in both Hunt and Uvalde counties. This marks the first positive detection of the disease in Hunt County.
TOLEDO BEND — Water level is 2.39 feet low and clear. Water temp in the low 60s.
Wild turkeys always get in the mood for love as winter’s drab landscape gives way to the brilliant colors of another spring. Likewise, spring turkey hunting seasons are scheduled to coincide with peak breeding periods when gobblers are revved up on testosterone and most responsive to calling.
The Bassmaster Elite Series will be on the Sabine River in Orange on April 8-11 in the first of back-to-back stops in Texas during April.
TOLEDO BEND — Water level is about 2.25 feet low and fairly clear. Water temp in the upper 50s, low 60s.
Spring has finally sprung. In turkey hunting arenas, that’s just another way of saying it’s showtime.
