Billy Halfin's archive

Catfish tactics as varied as the targets

The blue and channel catfish have been big news around our area and on the big lakes. Whenever the water began to rise following the mega rains, the old whiskered catfish started a feeding frenzy, so to speak.

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Play it safe – go hunting

I’ll begin with some information that will likely not be a surprise to many hunters, but it could be to the general public. At least it could be a surprise to those that are members of the anti-hunting crowd. These statistics have been compiled by several groups including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report comes from National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the Consumer Products Safety Commission and the International Hunters Education Association Hunter Incident Clearinghouse.

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Bass move into shallows as lake levels rise

Over the past several months, there has been little written about the pursuit of largemouth bass. With all three of the big lakes being extremely low on water there was a constant danger to boaters. Now that the levels have begun to rise and with the springtime and warm weather, the scenario has begun to change. Bassing will continue to get more attention for the next few months.

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