Chester Moore, Jr
The Port Arthur News
— Women interested in the outdoors are invited to attend the second annual Women in the Wild workshop, a weekend-long event being held by the Rockport chapter of the Texas Outdoors Woman Network (TOWN) on May 1-2 according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD). The event is designed to help familiarize women with the various outdoor activities in the Coastal Bend and encourage them to participate in a fun and safe outdoor environment.
"The event will be held at The Lodge in Rockport. The entry fee includes participation in four of the scheduled activities, a t-shirt, a Saltwater Fisheries Enhancement Association membership and meals for the weekend," TPWD reported.
Courses offered include beginner and intermediate shotgun shooting, BB guns, archery and self defense. There will also be a fly fishing seminar with Chuck Naiser and a fishing seminar with Jay Watkins. Women will have a chance to learn boat equipment and operation, kayaking, outdoor photography, habitat/species identification, first aid and Dutch oven cooking.
“The intent is to help these women become familiar with new activities without pressure to master any one thing,” said Texas Game Warden Brandi Reeder.
TOWN is an offshoot of TPWD's Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) program. Its goal is to provide outdoors-oriented women a chance to meet and develop friendships with other women who have similar interests.
For more information, contact Brandi Reeder at brandi.reeder@tpwd.state.tx.us or 361-790-2611.
Now onto the report…
North Sabine---Redfish are fair in the marshes on cut bait and Gulp. A few flounder have been reported along the Louisiana shoreline on jigs tipped with shrimp. Very few reports of trout.
South Sabine---Redfish are fair on the edge of the channel on mullet with a few trout mixed in. Flounder are starting to move in with the full spring run just around the corner.
Sabine Pass---The jetties are fair for redfish and black drum on dead shrimp on the Texas and Louisiana side. Flounder are starting
to come into the channel in fair to good numbers.
Sabine River---Catfish remain good on shrimp and cut mullet fished in the small bayous Very few reports of bass and redfish.
Carcase (Big Lake )---Very few reports at midweek.
Sam Rayburn---Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials report largemouths are fair on tequila sunrise and pumpkinseed soft plastics. White bass are fair on live minnows and watermelon spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are
fair on worms. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp, live minnows, and stinkbait.
Toledo Bend---Holly Park Marina reports largemouths fair on spinner, Rat-L-Traps and lizards. Crappie are slow to fair around private docks with deep water access. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch.
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LAKE LEVELS
TOLEDO BEND: Normal Pool Level: 172.0 Current Pool Level: 172.28 Was 172.22
RAYBURN LAKE: Normal Pool Level: 164 Current Pool Level: 164.97 Was: 164.21
B.A. STEIN HAGEN: Normal Pool Level: 85 Current Pool Level: 81.31 Was: 81.22
Chester Moore, Jr. is The News Outdoors Editor
