Trish Cyrus, a local Seadrift area resident, has her fish! She caught a beautiful twenty-five inch red fish at the “Hole”. The “Hole” is technically the Navigation District Harbor, but as kids it was the “Hole”! Trish has this to say about her catch, “We are blessed to live in an area that we can go out and catch our food.”
So true, Trish!
Anytime that the summer winds start to calm and the waters of the Gulf of Mexico start to look more like a backyard pool than a washing machine, many Texas anglers break out the big rods and head out in search of one of the most popular recreational species…Red Snapper! When fisheries managers first identified that Red Snapper stocks were on the decline, CCA Texas did what we always strive to do, put the fish first and removed snapper from STAR.
Well, the time has come that this beloved, and delicious, fish made its long awaited return to the Hoffpauir Offshore Division of the STAR Tournament! With a liberal Federal water season expected and results from the Great Red Snapper Count showing 23 million Red Snapper off the coast of Texas, the STAR Tournament Committee could not wait any longer. In order to help conserve and maintain this incredible fishery, STAR will have a 20 lb. minimum for all Red Snapper weighed in. The lucky angler to catch the heaviest fish, will take home a 570 EFI Polaris Ranger in Pursuit camo, Big Tex trailer, from Hoffpauir Polaris and a special edition STAR trophy. STAR will also be awarding four Runner-Up places gift cards from Academy Sports + Outdoors.
For more information, including a list of weigh-in stations, instant-entry registration locations in your area and weekly leader board updates, go to www.startournament.org.
CCA Texas is a nonprofit organization of sportfishing enthusiasts and conservationist working to save the natural resources of Texas coastal waters. CCA Texas’ Web page can be found at http://www.ccatexas.org.
Major sponsors for the 32nd Annual CCA Texas/STAR Tournament include Texas Ford Dealers, Tilson Home Corporation, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Whataburger, Shiner Bock, KTRK-abc13, Mercury Marine, Haynie Boats, Mowdy Boats, Dargel Boats, Shoalwater Boats, Hoffpauir Polaris, Texas Fish & Game Magazine, Coastline Trailers, McClain Trailers, Chris’s Marine, MustangCAT, and Kryptek.
The Intercoastal 4-H Club had their monthly meeting April 5. On April 17 there will be an Adopt A Beach clean up at King Fisher Beach. And on April 26 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. there will be a blood drive at Calhoun County Extension Office.
In May we elect our new club officers. Our next meeting will he held May 3rd at 6:30 p.m. at the POC Community Center. If you are interested in joining 4-H, please come join the fun!
Seadrift resident Barbara Smith, receives her COVID vaccination.
April 9th was a special day for folk needing the Covid vaccine in the Seadrift and outlying areas!\Due to the combined efforts of the City of Seadrift and various State agencies, the free vaccination clinic became a reality. Held at the Seadrift Civic Center, the National Guard provided the hands on service for all that wanted the vaccine.
Special thanks to Seadrift Mayor Elmer DeForest, Seadrift Police Chief Leonard Bermea and his department, and on-sight coordinators Ernie Paez and Walter Ball.
-Tanya DeForest
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