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1-THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1992
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Q ] Fishing forecast I
The following fishing re
port is compiled each
week by the Houston Ir-r*
Home Journal. Lake, Cf
weather and fishing con
ditions are reported by 4. -
telephone from contacts JK. if}
listed at the end of each
report. If you would like . >
additional lakes or rivers ! /'
listed, please call the
newspaper at 987-1823. If
you would like a free picture of a catch you are proud
of printed in the paper, we will be happy to shoot and
publish the photo.
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‘ Hannon’s best hunting and fishing days and hours I
SOLUNAR TIMES LUNAR TIMES
1991 A. M. P. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.28
Lee Minor Major Minor Major Sunrise Sunset Hoonßise Moon Dp Moon Down
1 Tue 10:S4 04:44 11:15 05:05 07:i7 05:28 12:23p 06:13p 05:57a
2 Med 11:35 05:25 11:56 05:46 07:17 05:28 12:51p 06:58p 06:33a
3 Thu 12:01 06:04 12:15 06:25 07:18 05:28 01:19p 07:39p 07:18a
4 Pri 12:29 06 :42 12:53 07:04 07: 19 05:28 01 : 49p 08:21p 08:00a
5 Sat 01:10 07:21 01:32 07:44 07:20 05:23 02:21p 09:06p 08:43a
6 Sun 01:50 08:02 02:14 08:26 07:21 05:28 02:57p 09:55p 09:30a
7 Mon > 02:33 08:46 02:59 09:12 07:21 05:28 03:38p 10:47p 10:21a
3 Tue > 03:21 09:35 03:49 10:02 07:22 05:28 04:26p 11:43p 11:15a
9 Med P 04:14 10:23 04:43 10:57 07:23 05:28 05:21p 12:12p
10 Thu > 05:12 11:27 05:41 11:56 07:24 05:23 06:22p 12:41a 01:10p
11 Pri > 06:13 12:04 06:42 12:28 07:24 05:28 07:28p 01:40a 02:09p
12 Sat 07:16 01:02 07:45 01:30 07:25 05:28 08:35p 02:38a 03:06?
13 Sun 08:13 02:05 08:46 02:32 07:26 05:29 09:43p 03:34a 04:01p
14 Mon 09:18 03:05 09:44 03:31 07:26 05:29 10:50p 04:28a 04:54p
15 Tue 10:14 04:02 10:40 04:27 07:27 05:29 11:55p 05:19a 05:44p
16 Med 11:07 04:54 11:32 05:19 07:28 05:30 06:09a 06:34p
17 Thu 11:56 05:44 12:01 06:09 07:28 05:30 01:00a 06:59a 07:24p
18 Pri 12:18 06:31 12:44 06:56 07:29 05:30 02:05a 07:49a 08:15p
19 Sat 01:04 07:17 01:31 07:44 07:29 05:31 03:10a 08:41a 09:07p
20 Sun 01:51 08:05 02:18 08:32 07:30 05:31 04:15a 09:34a 10:02p
21 Mon > 02:39 03:53 03:07 09:21 07:30 05:32 05:17a 10:29a 10:57p
22 Tue > 03:30 09:44 03:57 10:11 07:31 05:32 06:16a 11:24a ll:51p
23 Med > 04:22 10:36 04:49 11:02 07:31 05:33 07:10a 12:18p
24 Thu N 05:15 11:28 05:41 11:54 07:32 05:33 07:59a 01:llp 12:45a
25 Pri > 06:08 12:01 06:33 12:21 07:32 05:34 08:42a 02:00p 01:36a
26 Sat > 07:00 12:49 07:24 01:12 07:32 05:34 09:19a 02:47p 02:24a
27 Sun > 07:51 01:40 03:13 02:02 07:33 05:35 09:53a 03:31p 03:10a
28 Men 08:39 02:29 09:00 02:49 07:33 05:35 10:23a 04:13p 03:52a
29 Tue 09:25 03:15 09:45 03:35 07:33 05:36 10:52a 04:54p 04:34a
30 Med 10:09 03:59 10 :29 04:19 07:34 05:37 11:20a 05:34p 05:14a
31 Thu 10:52 04:42 11:13 05:02 07:34 05:37 11:43a 06:15b 05:55a
Majsr=2 hours/Kinor=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute
> Indicates peak activity.
Solunar Services, Inc. 1107 9. Morgan St.. Rushville, 19 46173
Seminole - No fishing is taking place due to high, muddy water.
- Reported by Wingate's Lunker Lodge
Blackshear- Lake is 10 inches above normal and flood
conditions much of the week have curtailed all fishing.
- Reported by Marian Stewart, Camper's Haven
Sinclair- Lake is at normal level and muddy. Winds and muddy
water have limited fishing activity. Catfish are biting and some
Bass have been biting worms and live spinner bait. Crappie are
still biting live minnows.
- Reported by Glenn Colwell, Little River Park
Jackson - Lake is normal level and muddy but is clearing in
upper ends. Still muddy in the lower part of the lake. Seeing a
few Bass biting rattletraps, bush hogs and some worms. Bass are
not appearing in any sort of area pattern. Fisherman trolling for
Crappie with jigs reporting some success. Catches have been
improving daily despite the mud. It is near the time of the
season where larger fish begin appearing in lake.
- Reported by Van Kersey, Kersey's Marina
West Point - Lake is a foot below full pool and stained. Large
Mouth Bass have been biting spinner bait in the shallow watei at
tthe back of the cove. Hybrid are schooling near the 109 bridge,
just follow the seagulls. No rain was reported this week and
conditions are slowly improving.
- Reported by John Jones, Highland Marina
Eufaula - Lake is full muddy at upper end. Gates are all open,
some fish being caught below the dam. Only clear water at lower
end. Crappie around bridges using minnows. Jig and spoons
and pogo perch are effective for Hybrids and Crappie near
ledges and creek drop offs at 15-18 feet. Calm days have
translated into successful fishing.
- Reported by Eileen Clements, Lake Points State
Park Resort
Lake Martin - Excellent lake during winter. Lake is deep and
never muddy. Spotted Bass have been biting in large numbers
on Texas rigged worms near the coves and rocky points. Lake is
two hours west of Eufaula.
- Reported by Larry Collins, Piney Woods Restaurant
Shell Point, Fla. - Redfish and Speckled Trout are still biting
well on live shrimp. White Trout has been biting pretty well.
Grouper been excellent lately in deeper water Sheepehead
have been pulled in large numbers. Weather is expected to be
warm and clear for the weekend.
• Reported by George Taft, Shell Point Marina
Suwannee, Fla. - Speckled Trout are biting shrimp and grubs
and several boats report catching the limit. Redfish still biting
shrimp.Sheepshead and Drum have been off. Weather has been
fair, some rain. Weekend forecast calls for good weather
- Reported by Bill's Fish Camp
Royal visits Perry for boar
By BRIAN LAWSON
Sport* Editor
A member of the royal family vis
ited Perry last weekend to hunt wild
boar.
Lord Guy Crofton, who is mili
tary attache at the British Embassy
in Washington, and 26th in line to
the British throne, joined several
local hunters for a morning of boar
hunting.
Crofton heard about the sport
through Tom Gorin of Atlanta.
Dorin was at a sporting clay tour
nament in Virginia this past
September where he met, among
others, Crofton and General
Norman Schwarzkopf.
"Tom began spinning tall tales
about boar hunting around here and
the Lord said he'd like to try it,"
hunt party member Bobby Tuggle
said.
The men made arrangements and
Crofton appeared in Perry last Fri
day evening at stayed the the New
Perry Hotel.
"I met him at the Agricentcr and
you could spot him a mile off with
his tweeds and his ascot," Tuggle
laughed.
The members of the hunt party,
including Rob Tuggle, Tom and
Joe Weinmcistcr, Tres Synard, Dar
ryl Addams, Dorin and Tuggle and
their wives had dinner at the hotel
and planned the next day's hunt.
"He hadn't seen the south except
for Viriginia, but he said what for
eigners picture is "Gone With the
Wind.", Tuggle said.
The group got started about 7:30
a.m. and commenced the hunt at the
Dakota Ranch near Perry.
The dogs were set loose and the
Should saltwater fishing be licensed?
Docs Georgia need a saltwater
fishing license? This is the question
posed by the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources, Coastal
Resources Division, to an advisory
committee that has been assembled
to provide advice on this issue.
In the past decade, increased
fishing pressure and adverse
environmental conditions have
impacted the stale's saltwater
fishery. The committee is exploring
the possibility of using a saltwater
recreational fishing license to
address these trends, create
recreational opportunities, and
protect Georgia's marine resources
for future generations.
Formed by DNR Commissioner
Joe D. Tanner, the Saltwater
License Advisory Committee is a
25-member group made of public
officials, offshorc/inshorc and shore
fishermen, members of fishing
clubs and conservation groups,
marine business operators,
representatives of the tourist
industry, shellfish harvesters and
the media. Dr. Tom Ogle of
Augusta, and Ralph Maggioni, of
Savannah, serve as co-chairman of
the committee.
This has been an unusual deer season
This has been one of the most
unusual deer seasons in Georgia
that has occurred in many years.
Most hunters expected an excellent
season after the large spring and
summer rains brought on an
abundant growth of food and forage
plants for the deer.
The one big disappointment was
the short crop of acorns which
occurred in most areas of the state.
The white oak trees in our area had
a very spotty crop and there was not
an overly abundant crop of the red
oaks and water oaks. Most of the
acorns have been consumed and the
deer are moving to other feeds such
as honeysuckle, mushrooms and
other green browse. There was a
large crop of dogwood berries this
year and the deer are still feeding on
them.
Throughout the state, hunters arc
reporting that they are not seeing
nearly as many bucks as they
ordinarily do. As any hunter knows
there is no way to figure out what a
deer is doing. Just when we think
that Georgia has a buck behind
every bush, they disappear. I guess
that is what makes deer hunting so
exciting.
There are so many variables
which affect the deer movement,
phase of the moon, feed supply,
temperature, human pressure and
the number of deer. 1 have felt for
several years that it was much
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Lord Guy Crofton rides an ATV during his visit to Perry last weekend. Crofton
spent the morning boar hunting and the afternoon quail hunting.
men began lo follow. s
The obvious question of how v
formally do you speak to a member t
of the royal family wasn’t a concern f
according to Tuggle. a
"Hunting is a leavening experi- t
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At the Committee’s first monthly
meeting in July, Commissioner
Tanner asked the group lo
thoroughly evaluate the saltwater
license issue and to present
recommendations to DNR. Georgia
laws give state government the
authority lo regulate fishing and
establish a framework for saltwater
license. State law also requires that
revenues generated from the sale of
hunting and fishing licenses to
appropriated back to DNR.
During the initial meeting, the
Committee agreed that a Georgia
saltwater license could benefit
fishermen. The Committee is
currently examining various
formats and fees for a saltwater
license while considering which
groups should be licensed.
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easier to kill a trophy buck back in
the late 60's and early 70's when
there were fewer deer. We didn't see
many deer in those days, but if you
found a good hot scrape, you could
hunt it for a few days and almost
certainly kill a buck. Now, there arc
so many does, the buck doesn't
have to visit his scrapes.
There were some very good bucks
killed during the peak of the rut
which occurred about two weeks
before Thanksgiving. I visited
Artistic Taxidermy in Centerville
during that time and big buck heads
were lying around everywhere.
Several local hunters will also
disagree that this has been a bad
deer season. An old time local
hunter Terry Todd, killed a large 8
point buck with a 16" inside antler
spread. Terry killed this buck from
the famous "old Oak" tree on the
Todd family property north of
Perry. I believe that this was
probably the 43rd deer killed from
this tree. Terry's son .Joe, is
Journal
strange bedfellows. We've hunted
with everybody from Ben Johnson
the actor to country boys from the
hills and everybody is the same on
a hunt. There was a lot of teasing
back and forth about his being a
lord and what that said about his
Many coastal southeastern states
including South Carolina and
Florida, have implemented saltwater
fishing licenses in an effort to
better document angler participation
and to fund activities which benefit
recreational anglers. The possibility
of a reciprocal agreement will) oilier
states which require saltwater
licenses is also being explored.
A saltwater license would give
biologists a better understanding of
the number of saltwater fishermen
and the amount of fish they harvest.
This information, in turn, would be
used to improve management
techniques and assist marine
businesses.
Activities which would be
enhanced using revenue from a
saltwater license include boating
access, fishing piers, inshore and
offshore artificial reel's, marine
education, law enforcement and
conservation activities.
While precise figures arc
unavailable, the DNR estimates the
number of saltwater fishermen has
doubled since 1981 and now could
be as high as 269,000 per year.
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Herb Wells poses with the 11 point buck he killed.
following in his fathers foot steps
and also killed a buck from this
same tree.
Don Meek killed an enormous
buck on his property in Macon
family," Tuggle said.
The dogs ran the first boar and the
group rushed to follow them.
The boar brayed the dogs and the
group got within about 30 feet of
the boar, with Lord Crofton holding
Please see VISITS, page 3B
During the same period, the coastal
population has significantly
increased. Since 1988, the number
of boat registrations in Georgia's
six coastal counties has jumped by
50 percent. The resulting
urbanization and fishing pressure
have increased the strain on marine
resources.
Among provisions being
considered arc saltwater license
requirements for all residents and
non residents, age 16 or older, for
fishing, shrimping, crabbing or
gathering shellfish; exemptions
similar to those for Georgia's
freshwater fishing license (senior
citizen, disabled); special categories
for chartcr/hcadboat licensing;
annual and short-term licenses; and
a S7 resident lee and a fee equal to
whatever a non-residents state
charges for a similar license.
To provide Georgians with
information on this issue, die DNR
provides the following information
for your consideration.
Georgia's Marine
Environment
100 miles of Atlantic Coastline
Please see TRUSSELL, page 3B
County. This buck fled dressed 185
pounds and had a 9 point rack with
a wide spread. Don found an active
scrape, pul up a stand and killed the
Hloase see TUGGLE, page 3B