A freshwater fishing icon passes, FFS bans and a new lake opens to the public
Texas newest recreational reservoir — Bois d’ Arc Lake — opened to boat traffic last April. Spanning nearly 17,000 acres in Fannin County, it’s the first major reservoir to open in Texas since 1990. (Photo Courtesy of Warner Group)
In late May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration put its stamp of approval on QuailGuard, a medicated feed for controlling parasites like eyeworms and cecal worms in wild quail populations. The FDA’s approval of QuailGuard comes on the heels of nine years of research and an extensive application process launched in 2015. (Courtesy Photo Park Cities Quail)
Bob Sealy of Brookeland passed away on July 2 following a battle with cancer. Sealy, 75, was founder of Sealy Outdoors and the Big Bass Splash, amateur only big bass tournament that launched on Sam Rayburn in 1984. He was inducted to the Legends of Outdoors Hall of Fame in 2014 and Bass Fishing Hall of Fame in 2017. (Courtesy Photo Bass Fishing Hall of Fame)
It’s been an eventful year for Texas hook and bullet crowds. Among other things, we saw the opening of the first new major public reservoir in more than three decades, the introduction the first medicated feed to combat parasites in quail and an IGFA rule change that just about guarantees the much hallowed largemouth bass world record of 22 pounds, 4 ounces will never be broken.Here is...
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