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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1993
2B
Perry woods 'n water
Fishing forecast
The following fishing re
port is compiled each
week by the Houston
Home Journal. Lake,
weather and fishing con
ditions are reported by
telephone from contacts
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.
Moon times
Hannon’s best hunting and fishing days and hours
SOLUNAR TIMES LUNAR TIMES
1993 A. H, P. M. Longitude 83.14 Latitude 32.28
Peb Minor Haior Minor Major Sunrise Sunset Hoonßise Moon Up Moon Dow
1 Hon 12:11 06:24 12:38 06:51 07:27 06:06 12:54? 08:09? 07:42a
2 Tue 01:01 07:15 01:29 07:43 07:26 06:07 01:47? 09:06? 08:37a
3 Hed 01:52 08:06 02:21 08:36 07:26 06:08 02:48? 10:05? 09:35a
4 Thu > 02:44 08:59 03:14 09:29 07:25 06:08 03:54? li:o4p 10:34a
5 Pri > 03:38 09:53 04:07 10:22 07:24 06:09 05:03? 11:33a
6 Sat P 04:33 10:47 05:01 11:15 07:24 06:10 06:14? 12:02a 12:30?
7 Sun > 05:29 11:42 05:56 12:01 07:23 06:11 07:25? 12:58a 01:25?
8 Hon > 06:26 12:12 06:52 12:39 07:22 06:12 08:34? 01:52a 02:19?
9 Tue 07:24 01:11 07:51 01:37 07:21 06:13 09:42? 02:45a 03:11?
10 Hed 08:24 02:10 08:50 02:37 07:20 06:14 .10:51? 03:38a 04:04?
11 Thu 09:23 03:10 09:50 03:37 07:19 06:15 04:31a 04:58?
12 Pri 10:22 04:08 10:49 04:36 07:18 06:16 05:26a 05:53?
13 Sat 11:19 05:05 11:46 05:32 07:18 06:17 01:03a 06:21a 06:48?
14 Sun 12:01 05:59 12:13 06:26 07:17 06:18 02:05a 07:15a 07:43?
15 Hon 12:37 06:50 01:03 07:17 07:16 06:19 03:01a 08:09a 08:36?
16 Tue 01:25 07:38 01:51 08:04 07:15 06:20 03:52a 09:02a 09:27?
17 Hed 02:11 08:23 02:35 08:48 07:14 06:20 04:38a 09:52a 10:16?
18 Thu > 02:54 09:06 03:18 09:30 07:13 06:21 05:18a 10:39a 11:02?
19 Pri > 03:36 09:48 03:59 10:10 07:12 06:22 05:54a 11:25a 11:47?
20 Sat > 04:18 10:28 04:39 10:50 07:11 06:23 06:26a 12:08?
21 Sun H 04:59 11:09 05:20 11:30 07:10 06:24 06:56a 12:49? 12:29a
22 Hon > 05:41 11:51 06:01 12:01 07:09 06:25 07:24a 01:30? 01:10a
23 Tue > 06:24 12:14 06:45 12:35 07:07 06:26 07:53a 02:11? 01:50a
24 Hed > 07:10 12:59 07:30 01:20 07:06 06:26 08:22a 02:52? 02:31a
25 Thu 07:57 01:46 08:19 02:08 07:05 06:27 08:53a 03:35? 03:13a
26 Pri 08:46 02:35 09:09 02:58 07:04 06:28 09:26a 04:20? 03:58a
27 Sat 09:38 03:26 10:02 03:50 07:03 06:29 10:04a 05:08? 04:44a
23 Sun 10:31 04:18 10:56 04:43 07:02 06:30 10:47a 06:00n 05:34a
Hajor=2 hours/Hinor=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute
> Indicates peak activity.
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Freshwater forecast
Seminole - Lake is at full pool and clear. Bass are still biting very well.
They have been in the grassy areas in shallow water and they are taking a vari
ety of artificial lures but cold weather over the past week has days is starting
to drive the bass into deeper water. Crappie fishing has been very good and
they are biting live minnows in the river drop offs in 11-15 feet of water.
Shellcrackers are starting to bite around submerged stumps off the main
channels on worms and live minnows.
- Reported by Wingate's Lunker Lodge
Blackshear- Lake is above full pool and muddy. Very little fishing has been
done this week due to windy, rainy conditions.
- Reported by Marian Stewart, Camper's Haven
Sinclair-Lake is normal and muddy. Bass are still biting back in the coves in
the shallows in 10 feet of water and under. They are taking small crankbaits,
some spinner baits and worms. Crappie fishermen have had continued success
using trolling lines with darker jigs in the main lake and the secondary points of
the main lake. Catfish are plentiful and have been biting live worms and cut
bait.
- Reported by Glenn Colwell, Little River Park
Jackson - Lake is normal and clear. Conditions for bass fishing have been
unpredictable due to recent cold weather. One angler reported catching the
limit two days in a row while others have not had a bite. Cold water has
changed the bass patterns but they are reported to be schooling in the areas
off the secondary points. They are hitting on blue and chrome rattletraps and
smoke colored pigs and jigs and Mann's 15 plus and 20 plus plugs. Crappie
fishing has slowed with colder weather.
- Reported by Van Kersey, Kersey's Marina
West Point - Lake is down four feet and stained. Crappie fishing has been
good for fishermen trolling in the creeks. Cold weather may affect crappie
yield. Bass fishing has improved this week, they are being caught on rattle
traps, spinner baits and crankbaits off the main points and humps and ledges
in 15 feet of water.
- Reported by John Jones, Highland Marina
Eufaula - Lake is at down slightly and slightly stained. Cold weather and
high winds have created difficult fishing conditions. Bass fishing has been fair.
They are biting on the shallow ledges in 2-10 feet of water on jigs and pigs,
crankbait and spinner bait. Crappie are biting very well in 10-15 feet of water
around the bridge pilings at night and in daylight on the main river ledges and
creek mouths trolling with jigs.
• Reported by Charles Ingram, Tom Mann Outdoors
Lake Martin -Lake is down three feet, clear on the lower end and slightly
stained on upper end. Crappie have been biting for trolling fishermen using 2
and a half to 3 inch grubs in 10-18 feet of water. Bass fishing has been good
and they are taking a variety of artificial baits in 10-15 feet of water.
- Reported by Larry Collins, Piney Woods Restaurant
Saltwater forecast
Shell Point, Fla.-Speckled Trout have been fair on live shrimp, but have
been scattered. Grouper has been biting well offshore in deeper water, on
squid and cigar minnows. Flounder and Rock Bass have also been biting in
deeper water. Sheepshead has been fair around the oyster bars using fiddler
crabs and oysters. Weather has been cool and windy.
- Reported by George Taft, Shell Point Marina
Suwannee, Fla. - Speckled Trout are biting well on live shrimp. Fishing
activity has slowed. Redfish and sand trout have been fair, though one group
of anglers reported catching the limit on sand trout. Sheepshead are biting
very well. Anglers are using shrimD for the sheepshead and mirror lures for
the speckled trout. Weather is expected to be windy and clear for the week
end.
- Reported by Bill’s Fish Camp
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Fisharama,
Turkeyrama at
Agricenter
By BRIAN LAWSON
Sports Editor
Local hunters and anglers can
check out the latest in equipment,
hear seminars from top outdoor ex
perts and contribute to continuing
efforts to educate Georgian's about
wildlife at the Agricenter this week
end.
The Georgia Wildlife Federation
is hosting it's annual Fisharama and
Turkeyrama at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday.
All proceeds from the event go to
the Georgia Wildlife Federation's
work on such projects as
Backyard/Schoolyard Wildlife
Habitat Program.
The program leaches residents and
schools how to provide an envi
ronment where wildlife can safely
inhabit. If an individual participant
Please see RAMA, page 3B
The journey is what counts
Almost every person, at some
point in life, has a dream, of
something that he would like to do,
a place that he would like to visit
or some task that he would like to
accomplish.
For some people the dream is
success in business, for some social
status, for a young man, possibly
the pursuit of a beautiful girl or for
some spiritual perfection.
Probably no group of people on
earth have more dreams than the
hunter or fisherman. They dream of
safaris in Africa, fishing trips to
Alaska, the perfect duck hunt, the
trophy whitetail, or something as
simple as a good days quail or
rabbit hunt. Their possibilities are
endless.
Probably the most difficult of the
hunters dream to accomplish is
placing a whitetail deer in the
Boone & Crockett record book.
Only about one deer in a million
has the proper balance and size to
make the book. If a hunter has
enough time and money, he can
take a Boone & Crockett trophy of
any animal other than a whitetail.
Taking this deer is mostly a matter
Some truth about water
In our modern society, water is
one of the things we take for
granted.
When we turn on the tap in our
home and on the farm, we expect
our water to be clean, safe and suit
able for all household and farm
tasks.
Water is critical to each of our
lives. It is one of the most impor
tant substances which ensures our
health, our standard of living and
our way of life. For example, con
sider these water facts (Dorman,
UGA Coop. Ext. Service):
•Two quarts of water per day is
required to help the human body di
gest food, lubricate joints, clean
eyes and cool the body.
•A dairy cow requires three gal
lons of water to produce one gallon
of milk.
•A fast food meal of hamburger,
french fries and soft drink requires
1,400 gallons of water.
•To manufacture one car requires
more than 100,000 gallons of wa
ter.
Georgia, according to Dorman,
has 4,000 miles of major rivers
running through the state and reser
voirs and lakes cover more than
400,000 acres. Groundwater is also
an important resource.
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Rainbow Trout pond during the Fisharama.
Bobby
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Outdoors
writer
of luck and being at the right place
at the right time.
My hunting dream has always
been the hunting of the Rocky
Mountain Sheep. I first started
reading of sheep hunting as a
teenage boy in national sporting
magazines such as Field & Stream
and Outdoor Life. As I grew older I
was able to talk to people who had
purchased the sheep in his lofty
habitat.
Finally at the age of 39, I was
able to fulfill my dream. I traveled
to British Columbia to hunt the
Stone Sheep. I spent fourteen days
in some of the most beautiful coun
try in the world. I faced snow,
freezing weather, long horse back
rides and my sheer terror ot heights
in climbing the steep mountains.
Tim
Lewis
Houston County
young farmer
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In Georgia, 51 percent of the to
tal water used comes from a surface
water source (rivers and lakes) and
49 percent comes from groundwa
ter.
Whereas, 70 percent of public
water comes from rivers and lakes,
approximately 90 percent of the ru
ral water supply is derived from
groundwater.
Water is indeed vital to our well
being. Unfortunately, Georgia s
water resources are being threatened
by landfills and dumps, septic
tanks, urban runoff and by agricul
tural and industrial operations.
Shortages and other water problems
remind us that water must be con
served and protected.
The water we drink today is the
same water that was around thou
sands of years ago. It is maintained
in three states-as a solid, liquid or
gas-and is constantly recirculated
through the hydrologic cycle.
The hydrologic cycle purifies wa-
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I didn't kill a sheep on this trip
and always dreamed,of the day that I
would make another trip to these
distant, snow capped, mountains to
hunt.
Time passed by, pressures of
family and life and college
educations for the children, pushed
the dream further into the future.
All at once I find myself fifty-eight
years old - close to the time that
mountain climbing is over and the
price of sheep hunting has gone out
of sight. The hunt that once was
$2,000 is now SIO,OOO. Far out of
the reach of ordinary people.
I have grown a lot older (but no
wiser) since my first dream of sheep
hunting and have learned one truth.
The dream is much more important
than the actuality. The hunting
experience is much more important
than the kill. The sheep that I didn't
kill will always be on the mountain
and in my memories, much more
vivid than one hanging over the
fireplace.
General Robert L. Scott wrote a
book many years ago entitled,
"Between the Elephant's Eyes " in
Please see TUGGLE, page 3B
ter. Through evaporation most
minerals and chemicals are left
behind. Surface water can be
cleansed as contaminants are broken
down by the sun or by bacteria.
Soil can also filter organisms and
chemicals from water as it seeps
into the ground. Bacteria also help
to break down toxic chemicals.
As water moves through the soil
it passes through what is known as
the unsaturated zone. This region
may be moist, but the pores are
only partly filled with water. As
water continues downward however,
it eventually reaches a region called
the saturated zone-where all the
spaces between the soil particles are
filled with water. The top of the
saturated zone is called the water
table. The water table rises and
falls according to the season of the
year and the amount of precipita
tion.
A soil or rock formation which is
capable of storing usable amounts
of water is called an aquifer.
Acquifers serve as important fresh
water sources throughout the coun
try.
They may cover only a few miles
in overall area or they may extend
over hundreds of square miles.
Please see LEWIS, page 3B
John L
Trussell I
Outdoors
writer [
Gun care,
worth all
the work
The rabbit, quail and squirrel
seasons end on February 28, so
soon another hunting season will
draw to a close. But spring turkey
season opens March 20, so many
hunters will just switch gears. If
you don’t hunt, spring always
marks the best fishing time to be
on your favorite lake. But before
you pull out your rod and reels,
make sure all your firearms are
safely stored away in a clean
condition.
Today's shotguns and rifles are
designed and built to give a lifetime
of satisfactory service. This service,
however, can only be obtained in
direct proportion to the interest the
owner shows in the cleaning and
care of this gun. No shotgun or
rifle, regardless of price, can long
survive carelessness or neglect
Only the simplest precautions are
necessary to keep a firearm in good
condition season after season -and
these precautions pay rich dividends
in increased length of service,
dependability and accuracy.
WHY GUN BORES NEED
CLEANING - The residue left by
primers in old style ammunition
contains potassium chlorate, a salt
which attracts moisture. Moisture
invariably causes corrosion or
"rust". Modern ammunition with
non-corrosive primers leaves no
residue which will attack steel;
however, all bullets leave metal
fouling, an accumulation of which
will destroy the accuracy of rifle
barrels. Shot charges leave deposits
of lead in shotgun barrels. If the
powder residue and leading are not
effectively removed the shooting
qualities of the barrels are impaired.
CLEAN IMMEDIATELY -
Always clean your rifle or shotgun
as soon as possible after the day's
shooting is finished. Don't delay -
don't "put if off 'til tomorrow" -
powder and primer residue in the
barrel can begin their rusting and
corrosive actions almost at once.
CLEANING METHODS - A
rifle should be cleaned from the
breech end if its construction
permits doing so. If it is a take
down model, remove the barrel and
action from the stock, and if the
arm has a removable bolt, this also
should be taken out of the receiver.
If the barrel is not accessible from
the breech, then the cleaning rod is
inserted from the muzzle. In either
case do not force the cleaning rod
straight through the rifle bore but
use a rotary motion corresponding
to the twist of the rifling. Shotgun
barrels should also be cleaned from
the breech end if their construction
permits. Single and double shotgun
barrels can be removed from their
frames. The barrels of autoloading
and take-down repeating shotguns
can be removed from their receivers.
Shotguns of solid frame design
must be cleaned from the muzzle.
CLEANING MATERIALS - A
good cleaning rod is a necessary
part of your cleaning equipment.
Hickory, copper plated steel, brass
or aluminum rods are usual types
used. Some rods have an eye at the
tip for inserting a cleaning patch,
others have a button at the tip over
which the patch can be folded.
HOW TO CLEAN A RIFLE -
As soon as possible after shooting,
run patches soaked with SOLVENT
through the bore. This dissolves
and loosens flakes of lead and
copper fouling and prevents rust or
stain from powder or printer
residue. Continue running patches
through the bore until they come
out clean and free from the
discoloration of metal fouling.
The next step is caring for yor
rifle is to apply a lubricating oil to
all the working parts, removing any
surplus with a clean cloth. To clean
and polish stock, apply furniture
wax with a soft cloth and rub with
the grain, them polish with soft dry
cloth.
If you plan to store your rifle, for
a considerable period of time, the
bore, the exterior of the barrel, and
all metal parts should be protected
with GUN GREASE. First, apply
it to cleaning patches and run them
through the bore, until you are
satisfied that it is completely
cuvered. Then, with a soft cloth
apply a thin but covering coat to all
exterior metal parts. Heating grease
to liauid from facilities application.
Please see TRUSSELL, page 3B