Lake Brownwood was the site of the Wednesday Evening Jackpot fishing tournament on September 1^st where 25 participants tried to reel in the big one and improve their yearly standings.

Weather conditions for the tournament: Weather was Mostly Cloudy with wind: 5 to 15 SSEast gusts to 25

Air temperature started at 80 degrees and ended at 77 degrees.  The water was clear 83-86 degree temperature

There were 19 fish weighed in for a total of 41.57 lbs, out of 25 contestants 13 people weighed in fish with 2 limits.

Below are the fishing reports for area lakes as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week.

Lake Brownwood

Water clear; 90 degrees; 7.69' low. Black bass are good on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits near the docks, and on Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with Grande Bass 4" watermelon red Trickster Worms near the docks and rocks and over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 – 18 feet. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 12 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers.

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department released bird hunting reports in several areas across the state on the first day of dove season.  Post your Brown County reports with this story on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/brownwoodnews

Central Zone Dove: Shoots were fast around San Antonio. A few mourners flew early, but the brunt of the flight was whitewings about 30 minutes after sunrise. Cut corn was the ticket near Castroville and Pleasanton. Sabinal, Hondo and Uvalde saw good shoots as well. Afternoon hunters saw a steady flight as well. Fields north of Houston in the Cypress area were fair to good. The Hankamer and Devers area just north of IH-10 saw steady flights. Steady flights of mourners kept shooters in the field through mid-morning and resulted in good hunts south of Austin. Hunters situated around ponds and tanks took good numbers of mourning dove near Marlin and Waco. Sealy hunters saw their best action around treelines and cut rice fields for whitewings. Brenham hunters enjoyed easy limits of whitewings. Harrison County hunters saw limited flights of mourners. Plowed ground held limits of mourners near Sulphur Springs. Prospects are fair to good.

Saturday, September 18th, the Brownwood Bow Hunters Association will be hosting a range day which will be open to the public for anyone who may be interested in an introduction to archery.

A few 3-D and bag targets will be set up and a wealth of shooting and tuning knowledge will be on site.

Local Pro Archer Gene Curry and several others will be available to answer questions and provide tuning help for any area bow hunters who may want it in preparation for the upcoming Bow season October 2nd.

“Curry will cover topics of arrow building (fletching etc.), rest adjustment, broad head tuning etc., and give tips for making that one perfect shot necessary for a successful season,” stated Jimmy Fisher,
President of the Brownwood Bow Hunters Association.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Looking for Hunter Feedback as Dove Season Opens

AUSTIN – As thousands of hunters flock to their bird leases for the opening day of dove season in the North and Central Zones Wednesday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is going to be trying something new.

To encourage discussions among hunters and hopefully foster better communication between TPWD and some of its prime constituents, the department is going to be reaching out to the public through social media.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 26 approved approximately $3.3 million for 23 National Recreational Trail Grant projects in communities across the state, as well as in 8 state parks and a wildlife management area. Included in the funding amount was $25,000 awarded to Texas 4-H for an All-Terrain-Vehicle safety program.

The National Recreational Trails Fund comes from a portion of the federal gas tax generated by the sale of gasoline for use in off-road recreational vehicles such as dirt bikes and ATVs. Money from the trail fund goes toward the creation and maintenance of motorized and non-motorized recreational trails.

The Federal Highway Administration manages the fund and distributes portions of it to states based on a formula that takes into account the state’s population and fuel sales for off-road vehicles.

Below are the fishing reports for area lakes as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week.

Lake Brownwood

Water clear; 90 degrees; 7.42' low. Black bass are good on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits near the docks, and on Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with Grande Bass 4" watermelon red Trickster Worms near the docks and rocks and over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 – 18 feet. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 12 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers.

Lake Brownwood was the site of the Wednesday Evening Jackpot fishing tournament on August 11th.  There were 30 participants.

Weather conditions for the tournament: The weather was mostly cloudy with a light SSE wind at 0-15 mph.  Temperature was 94° throughout the tournament.

The water was clear and a consistent temperature of 89° to 90°.

Fifteen fish were weighed in for a total of 29.89  lbs.  Out of the 30 contestants 13 people weighed in fish with 0 limits.

Results are as follows:

Contestants

1. Jack Saling                        3.29
2. Brandon Day                      3.27

The Lone Star State has a lot of land that’s primed for hunting and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is offering outdoors enthusiasts the chance to win several hunts of a lifetime.

TPWD’s Big Time Texas Hunts program offers hunters the opportunity to win one or more of seven prime guided hunting packages in the state, all of which include food and lodging, and some include taxidermy. The premier package of the program is the Texas Grand Slam hunt that includes four separate hunts for each of Texas’ most prized big game animals: the desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, mule deer and pronghorn antelope.

Other hunting packages available in Big Time Texas Hunts include opportunities to pursue alligator, upland game birds, exotic big game and waterfowl.

Below are the fishing reports for area lakes as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week.

Lake Brownwood

Water clear; 89 degrees; 7.17' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits near the docks, and on June bug soft plastic worms over brush piles in 15 – 20 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad in Hybrid Alley at night. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10 – 20 feet. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 10 – 25 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers.