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Outdoors Fishing Licenses Available Anglers take note! Georgia's 1994 - 95 Freshwater and Saltwater Sport Fishing Regulations are now available at license dealers and from statewide Wildlife Resources Divi sion offices. In addition, most license dealers now have their supplies of 1994/95 licenses for anglers wishing to pur chase their license before the new license year begins on April 1. Anglers will be pleased to see that the Freshwater and Saltwater Regulations have been combined into one publication. The fishing regulations also contain a new, easier-to-understand format of advi sories for eating fish from Georgia waters. The regulations have useful information for anglers, including Lake Eufaula Alive Last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, BASS held one of their qualifying tournaments on Lake Eu faula. The first days weigh in was as much as most tournaments total weigh in are. A seven bass limit was tipping the scales some 30 to 40 lbs. Gary Klien and Shaw Grisby fished in the same boat on Wednesday and their net weight was over 60 lbs of fish. Several years ago, Lake Eufaula began to suffer from a tremendous shad population and not enough large size fish to keep their popula tion in check. The end result was the fishing Or all types were dying. It wasn't until the DNR (the De partment of Natural Resources) took some drastic steps by enforc ing the 16 inch limit as is on West Point, and start a restocking pro gram of stripped bass and hybrids. The fish stocking had stopped sev eral year prior to the beginning of all their problems. Lake Eufaula, from the time of its impoundment, has been one of the best producers of large bass m this area. It wasn't uncommon to catch a hundred pounds of bass on any given day as Tom Mann has proven time and ime again. Then something happen that no one has really ever been able to ex plain. The lake just died; it was just that simple. For several years during the 70s, it was almost impossible to catch a 3 lb. or larger bass. This went on for several more years and like magic, it started coming on strong once again. A lot of people speculate it was the lack of a length limit on bass for the state of Alabama. That is if you woe a resident of that state, the bass could be any length to keep and I'm here to tell you that it wasn't uncommon to see people carry out coolers full like they do crappie. Personally, I think the problem was the gizzard shad population was out of hand and it wasn't until the introduction of hybird bass that the lake began to rebound. Just like the problem that happened most re cently. A lot of fishermen could care less about the bass population be cause they might fish for crappie of bream. When the balance sways ei ther way it will all of the species. So, when the gizzard shad get out of balence or any other type forage fish and the larger fish like bass can't keep them under control: then the cycle is broken. Until something is done to bring the "out of hand" population under control as, it was with the hybrid stocking .yypf*y*B| --*& IPL; • if , ■ ;i jtY •* ''a mK wPk.ts v*x»~ **£!«■ ■b«sv?Myl r ' *'J*k 'lll • C^yg' y '^Wn| .>ss*gSi.r’-5' ji- iKpEn Wjm* sMigfW(d£3r$ l JL - <t >■ j||gy £^MB^^MHHHHflbtak?^^HEL>oKt'siiiirl ~i* r - :i . ' «*Wc* * * examples of how to measure a fish, now to handle and release a fish, three pages of fish identification, listing of fishing publications available from the Wildlife Re sources Division and other useful information. New licenses and copies of the regulations are available from your local license dealers. In addition, many chain discount stores, bait and tackle shops and many Wildlife Resources Division regional fofices are license dealers. To receive a copy of the regulations by mail, write the Georgia Wildlife Re sources Division, 2123 U.S. Highway 278 S.E., Social Circle, Georgia 30279, or call (404) 918- 6418. a .-jpliy 5 ; Susanne Andel_ program, all of the fishery will suf fer. There is one thing I hope never gets started on Lake Eufaula and that is using live bait to catch the bass as the are doing on West Point. One guide in particular prac tices this and brags of catching over a hundred bass a day. There is not way to hook a bass using live bait that you don't take a Please see Fishing, page 9A Biotechnolgy Here To Stay Biotechnology is her to stay. Our future includes it Opportunities are unprecedented. More than 300 peopie attended an International Challenge Forum on Biotechnology in February, 1987, and though seven years have passed, much of what was said is still vi able today. I have taken several excerpts from the proceedings of this biotechnology forum. I thought they were the most interesting and most enlightening. Mark Cantley, head of the biotechnology unit for the Euro pean Community, stated that de spite the current agricultural mar keting problems plaguing the world, the overall impact of biotechnology surely will mean more food for less cost for the world’s people. Cantley cited a passage from Gulliver's Travels, the book by English author Jonathan Swift, published during a famine in 1726. "And he gave it for his opinion," wrote Swift, "that whoever could make two ears of com or two blades Georgia Seeks Comments On Parks Georgians are invited to comment on outdoor recreation opportunities and make recommendations on how to best allocate scarce federal and state resources for recreation and natural resources. The Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will hold 12 public forums throughout the state to evaluate the recreational needs of ys'"' • a® f • . a** File Photo Fishing licenses are now available at local dealers. STim L Lewis Ag. instructor, £ * Perry High School of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.” William E. Marshall, president of the Microbial Genetics Division of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, was a key industry speaker at the Biotechnology Forum. "The biological age can reduce input costs and work in harmony with our environment," said Mar shall. "For example, we could be come independent of petroleum-re lated inputs, our energy needs could be significantly reduced, new crops could be developed more quickly for new areas, food animals could be developed more readily for specific Georgia's citizens and visitors. The division is currently updating Georgia's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), a five-year proposal that guides the private sector and governmental agencies in recreational and natural resources planning and development "One of the key elements of Georgia's recreation planning process is public citizen participation," said Lonice Barrett, Houston Times-Journal market targets, and our soil and wa ter resources could be regenerated." Marshall said the biological age has the potential to do for mankind in the 21st century what the ma chine age did for industrialization in the 19th century. Peter Elsden, head of Peter Els den and Associates of Bellvue, Colo., was among the forum speakers on opportunities in biotechnology. Despite the impressive packages of technology, Elsden said, there are still many inefficient areas in farm animal productivity. For example, in the cattle industry, of every 1,000 embryos produced, 400 will die. Cows only average four calves or lactations per lifetime. Of a cow's feed intake, 70 per cent is for her support. It takes a heifer 15 months to reach puberty and another nine months for gesta tion. About 100 U.S. companies are engaged in veterinary biotechnology activity, according to Elsden. Next week: more on innovations in biotechnology. director of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites. A task force comprised of outdoor recreation users, community leaders and elected officials will host the following open forums: Waycross - March 24, 7 - 9 p.m. Waycross City Hall 417 Pendelton Street 912/287-2900 Please see Parks, page 9A Large Pig Bobby Tuggle and Robert Soens brought down this 350 pound Russian Boar Sunday, March 27, In the eastern part of Houston County. Saturday, March 26,1994 Houston Times-Journal - *The following fishing re port is compiled each week by the Houston Times 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. SOL.UNAR/ LUNAR TIMES Pi?r r y Georgia Area SOLUNAR TIMES LUNAR TIMES 1994 A. M. P. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.2 E Mar Minor Major Minor Major Sunrise Sunset Moonßiac Moon Up Moon Dow 1 Tue 08:17 02:03 08:45 02:31 07:01 06:30 10:58p 03:32a 04:00p 2 Wed 09:20 03:05 09:49 03:34 07:00 06:31 04:28a 04:57p 3 Thu 10:22 04:08 10:52 04:37 06:59 06:32 12:05a 05:27a 05:56p 4 Fri 11:23 05:08 11:52 05:37 06:57 06:32 01:09a 06:25a 06:53p 5 Sat 12:01 06:05 12:19 06:33 06:56 06:33 02:07a 07:22a 07:50p 6 Sun 12:44 06:57 01:11 07:24 06:55 06:34 03:00a 08:17a 08:43p 7 Mon 01:33 07:45 01:58 08:11 06:54 06:35 03:47a 09:09a 09:34p 8 Tue 02:18 08:30 02:42 08:54 06:53 06:35 04:28a 09:59a 10:22P 9 Wed > 03:00 09:12 03:23 09:35 06:51 06:36 05:05a 10:45a ll:08p 10 Thu > 03:41 09:52 04:03 10:14 06:50 06:37 05:38a 11:30a 11:52p 11 Fri > 04:23 10:33 04:44 10:55 06:49 06:38 06:10a 12:13p 12 Sat N 05:05 11:15 05:26 11:36 06:48 06:38 06:41a 12:55p 12:34a 13 Sun > 05:48 11:59 06:10 12:01 06:46 06:39 07:12a 01:38p 01:17a 14 Mon > 06:34 12:24 06:56 12:45 06:45 06:40 07:44a 02:21p 01:59a 15 Tue > 07:23 01:12 07:45 01:34 06:44 06:40 08:18a 03:05p 02:43a 16 Wed 08:13 02:01 08:36 02:24 06:43 06:41 08:55a 03:51p 03:28a 17 Thu 09:04 02:52 09:28 03:16 06:41 06:42 09:34a 04:38p 04:14a 18 Fri 09:56 03:44 10:21 04:09 06:40 06:43 10:18a 05:27p 05:02a 19 Sat 10:49 04:36 11:14 05:01 06:39 06:43 11:06a 06:17p 05:51a 20 Sun 11:40 05:27 12:01 05:53 06:37 06:44 11:59a 07:07p 06:42a 21 Mon 12:04 06:17 12:30 06:43 06:36 06:45 12:55p 07:59p 07:33a 22 Tue 12:53 07:06 01:19 07:32 06:35 06:45 01:55p 08:51p 08:25a 23 Wed 01:40 07:53 02:06 08:19 06:34 06:46 02:59p 09:43p 09:17a 24 Thu 02:26 08:39 02:52 09:05 06:32 06:47 04:04p 10:35p 10:09a 25 Fri > 03:12 09:25 03:38 09:51 06:31 06:47 05:10p ll:28p 11:01a 26 Sat > 04:00 10:13 04:27 10:40 06:30 06:48 06:18p 11:54a 27 Sun F 04:52 11:06 05:20 11:33 06:28 06:49 07:28p 12:21a 12:49p 28 Mon > 05:49 12:01 06:18 12:04 06:27 06:49 08:38p 01:17a 01:46p 29 Tue > 06:52 12:37 07:21 01:06 06:26 06:50 09:49p 02:15a 02:4Sp 30 Wed 07:57 01:42 08:28 02:13 06:24 06:51 10:56p 03:15a 03:45p 31 Thu 09:04 02:49 09:34 03:19 06:23 06:51 04:15a 04:45r. Major=2 hours/Minor=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute :-Indicates peak activity. Solanar Services. lac. 1107 R. Rargan St.. XusbriHe, 1R 46173 Freshwater forecast Seminole the lake is warm and there has been some rain, but not a whole lot. There hasn't been too many people brag ging about what they have caught, although B.A.S.S. is holding a tournament on the lake. - Reported by Peggy Wingate at Wingate's Lunker Lodge Blackshear- White Perch is biting pretty well for last five-six days. Bream are starting to come out a little bit. Water tempera ture is running about normal, though it is still a little chilly. The wa ter has cleared up. - Reported by Jimmy Mitchell, Mitchell's Balt and Tackle Sinclair- Bass have been taken on worms and small crankbaits back into the coves and pickets. The fishing has been fairly good. Fishermen are taking some crappie, most of them taking tolling with live minnows on brush piles and on top of trees. White hybird bass are also being taken trolling. Catfish are plentiful, taken with worms and cutbait. The lake level is normal. The lake has received a hard, washing rain that will cloud it up a bit. • Reported by Glenn Colwell, Little River Park Jackson - Fishing is real good with bass, crappie and hybirds being taken from the lake with colorful worms and rattletraps. Wa ter is clear, with the lake level down two-and-a-half to three feet. Although not too many people go for cat, Kersey said you can patch an old catfish anytime, anywhere. - Reported by Van Kersey, Kersey's Marina ’Vest Point - The water level is 630.5 feet, 4.5 feet below nor mal. The water temperature is 58 degrees, although it is higher in the coves. Small bass fishing is excellent, with hybirds being caught all over the place, especially in the coves. Crappie are being found in the blowdowns and timber tops. - Reported by George Marovich, Highland Marina Eufaula - Bass are taken in 10 feet of water and shallower as they are moving up to the grass to spawn. Bass are being taken with spinner bait, plastic worms and crankbait. Crappie are being taken in 10-15 feet of water. The lake is one foot short of being full. Catfish are biting. - Reported by John Taylor, Tom Mann Outdoors Saltwater forecast Suwannee, Fla. - February and March find the worst fishing for off-shore with bad weather keeping boats docked. However, if you can get offshore, the fishing isnt that bad for sand trout, whitings and grouper. Sheaphead are found near the coastal markers. However, the spotted sea trout are not biting at this time. • Reported by Jimmy Greene, Suwanee Shores Ma rina If You Know Of Any Lakes Not Listed Above & Would Like To See Them Listed Give Veto A Call & Let Us Know Who To Contact 987-1823 Moon times Hannon’s best hunting and fishing days and hours Page 7A ■ y y