Here’s what’s worth reading today, Wednesday, June 12, 2019:
Corpus Christi fisherman catches first tagged redfish in STAR Tournament: 19-year-old Dominik Lopez of Corpus Christi is the first confirmed winner of a truck and boat combo. Lopez and his family have been members of the CCA since he was a child. He said when he was 8 years old his father caught a tagged redfish but was not a member, so he could not collect on the truck and boat package that comes with the catch. Ever since then they have been members of CCA and have participated in the STAR Tournament in hopes of winning the boat. This past Friday, Lopez decided to take his grandfather out for some wade fishing. After just a couple of casts, Lopez spotted something he had been hoping to see for years — the fish at the end of his line was tagged.
Body recovered from Lake Pflugerville Wednesday morning; ID pending: A body was recovered from Lake Pflugerville Wednesday morning and officials are waiting on positive identification from the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office, according to a press release from the City of Pflugerville. While the identity of the person is not confirmed, authorities were searching the lake for days after a kayaker disappeared Sunday evening.
TPWD encourages anglers to ‘go west’ for prime fishing opportunities: With long summer holidays on the horizon, many anglers are looking for unique fishing destinations to explore with friends and family. This year, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department fisheries staff are encouraging Texans to try heading west to target a variety of fish species and enjoy the breathtaking scenery. “West Texas lakes offer a true Texan feel with a more rural, frontier-like experience,” said Michael Homer, TPWD Inland Fisheries District Supervisor for Abilene. “Although our lakes are prone to fluctuating water levels and drought, we have received much rainfall over the last three years and many of our lakes are full and producing record-setting fish.”
$2.7 million grant to fund venom research at TAMUK: Texas A&M University-Kingsville received a grant for $2.7 million that will go toward improving the campus serpentarium where they study snakes. According to head director Elda Sanchez, she was thrilled to learn they received a grant from the National Institute of Health. “For the purpose of biomedical research for the discovery of drugs and also for the production and improvement of anti-venom,” Sanchez said.
Fish are sentient individuals who feel pain.
Invading an animal's natural habitat, harassing them, killing them, and eating them for fun is so cruel. Don't go fishing this summer, or EVER.#FirstCatch #GetYourFishOn #FishFeelPain pic.twitter.com/dCpicuMHRH
— PETA (@peta) June 7, 2019
PETA is now going after fishermen: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has always had its fair share of opponents, as its aggressive approach to combatting the mistreatment of animals has always seemingly had an abrasive effect. Now, however, PETA is taking shots at fishermen, too. Last week it posted a tweet that essentially said no one should ever fish.
We are vaving the wrong discussion about hunting tourism: am a hunter and as such, I am naturally not an unbiased source of information about hunting. I therefore strongly recommend that anyone who is genuinely interested in the matter reads the IUCN briefing paper on the consequences of “trophy hunting,” which the organization published to inform EU parliamentarians in 2016. I know that the thought of hunting as a tool to achieve practical nature conservation results is very counterintuitive to many people unfamiliar with the system. However, I believe that the following points about hunting tourism sums it up – feel free to correct me if you think, that I’m wrong.
The joys of fly fishing floating: Two holes or 200 holes? Float fishing is the best way to cover the most amount of water in the least amount of time. You are able to access areas that are otherwise private and tend to have fish that don’t see the amount of pressure fish see on public waters. From a boat, you are able to make casts toward the banks with hoppers, dry flies and streamers — trying to pull out fish that are tucked close to the shore. If you’ve been wade fishing for a while and want to change it up, call your buddy with a boat and bring a six pack. Beware though, float fishing is addicting. You’ve been warned.
More women are hunting moose in Maine: Licenses to hunt moose were granted this week in Maine, and the list of recipients included a surprising number of women. Women have frequently been in the minority when it comes to big game hunting, but there was a noticeable change this year in Maine. Moose hunting licenses are picked from a lottery, and 2,820 will be awarded in 2019.
Fishing buddies turn eco-friendly idea into booming business: Three friends from Littleton are finding success in the sportsman’s world with a sustainable fishing business model. Erik Peiker, along with friends Tyler and Jared Roley, saw the world underwater deteriorating from pollution. “You know we really saw a problem with all the plastics in the waterways. They’re lasting 200 plus years underwater,” said Peiker, Co-Founder of Colorado-based Bio Bait. They couldn’t keep fishing and ignore the problem.
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