www.greenepublishin. com Friday, August 8, 2008 Outdoors The Madison Enterprise-Recorder 13A .,,, The Enterprise-Recorder "" Fish s Game Feeding Chart H ow to use: The major and minor feeding times for each day are listed below. The major feeding times are the best for the sportsman and last about 2 hours, the minor feeding times can also have good suc- j' ,1. Lcess, but last only about I hour. Good luck and be careful out there. ^ !;:'' Major feed times are marked by an asterisk (*) The Week Of August 8 August 14, 2008 ii-,' I ,Friday Saturday Sunday Monday August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 Tuesday Wednesday August 12 August 13 3:50 AM 4:40 AM 10:00 AM 10:40 AM 4:10 PM 5:00 PM '10:30 PM '11:10 PM Thursday August 14 5:30 AM '11:40 AM 5:40 PM "11:55 PM NORTH AMlENCA ioc'k, n BortliirI F lit / I Young Farmers & Ranchers Hold Annual Conference In Orlando SFWC REpORT Will EXAmiNE FlORidA's NEXT HAlf-CENTURy The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com- mission (FWC) heard a sobering summary of an un- finished staff report Wednesday concerning what might happen in Florida's environment by 2060, unless residents and leaders adopt smart growth strategies. The 28-page report, titled "Florida 2060f What's at stake for wildlife?" should be completed later this summer. It notes, based on another re- port by 1000 Friends of Flori- da, that the state's human population could double to 36 million, and millions of acres of important wildlife habitats could disappear be- neath development, unless Flo-rida adopts differ- ent growth patterns. "We're not saying this is .what will happen; this is what might happen if Florid- ians don't work together to help shape the future," said the FWC's Dr. Thomas Ea- son, who summarized the re- port. The report will be avail- able for download at MyFWC.com when it is fin- ished. Photo Submitted Tanya Terry, Selina Jo Sherman, Lisa Hackle, Willie "Bobo" Agner, Jr., Jason Hack- le and Jeffrey Hamrick enjoyed attending the Yoing Farmer & Rancher Convention in Lake Buena Vista. Henry Terry is not pictured. By Jacob Bembry Greene Publishing, Inc. Seven people from Madison County attended Florida Farm Bureau's Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference on July July 19 and 20 at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista. Tanya Terry, who attended the event along with her husband, Henry, said that this year's conference offered programs on financial management, handling in- terpersonal conflict, and the often-com- plex and emotion ridden process of gen- eritional succession. A speaker from the University of Nebraska said that the heir- apparents should not taken anything for granted. He said that the process of trans- ferring ownership of family farming op- erations to the next generation could sometimes hold surprises due to the own- er of the property. getting remarried or something else happening. He urged the participants to talk about what would happen with their parents.. Patrick Grady, a popular motivational speaker and trainer from Wahoo present- ed programs on personal organization and stress management. "The Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher program at both the state and national levels are aimed at building fu- ture leaders for the industry and Farm Bureau," said Florida Farm Bureau President John L. Hoblick. "As an alum- nus of both programs, I can attest to the program's effectiveness." Jeffrey Hamrick, President of the Madison County Farm Bureau, encour- ages everyone between the ages of 18 to 35, who is involved in agriculture, to con- tact the county office about joining Young Farmers & Ranchers. The number to call is (850) 973-4071. Others attending the event included Willie "Bobo" Agner, Jr., Jason and Lisa Hackle and Selina Jo Sherman. Hamrick is scheduled to go on the state board of the Farm Bureau Farmer & Ranchers in October. Most people think that catching big bass in the summer is more difficult, but it doesn't have to be. Much like anything else that has to spend all day outside during the hottest part of the year, bass will look for a shady place to hang out. Finding these places is the first step to- wards catching more than sunburn during the sum- mer. Shade fishing will pay off on big lakes, farm ponds, backwater sloughs and creeks in the middle of the day where it is com- mon to find bass holding on the shady side of boat docks, in the shade of walkways leading to boat docks and piers and in the shade of pilings on the side of boat docks and piers. Aquatic vegetation like weeds and grasses also create shade that hold bass during the middle of the day When it comes to a bass's summertime hang- out, the thicker, denser cover is the most likely place to find fish. Panama Paul's Discount marine Your Discount Scallop Headquarters! Scallop Supplies Dive Flags 7.95 Marine Supplies Frozen Bait Fishing Tackle Dive Equipment 110 Main St. Horseshoe Beach, FL 32648 (352) 498-3148 Most people have the most success when fishing soft plastics and jigs in big water shade. Pitching a Berkley Power Bait Power Worm or Power Lizard un- der a boat dock can cause a bass attack. These two lures also can catch bass in the grass. To catch big bass in the middle of the day .in the summer months,. fish a heavy Berkley Gripper Football Head Jig tipped with a Power Bait Chigger Craw that will punch a hole in the thick grass. Then let the bait fall. When you fish a jig in the grass, primarily fish the lure on the fall and watch your line to see the strike. A heavier jig re- sults in a faster fall, which is more likely to produce a reaction strike. If the lure hits the bottom, shake your rod tip to make the bait quiver. If a bass does- n't attack the bait within 10 seconds of its laying on the bottom, then reel the lure in and make another cast. If a finesse approach in the shade doesn't pro- vide the action, top water baits can be equally effec- tive in warm water. Re- gardless of the time of year or the day, you can Ftidainq usually find some bass holding on shoreline cov- er in shallow water, and most of the time they will bite top water bait. Expe- rience with depth finders will also allow you a third option in the summer, fishing for structure-ori- ented bass in deep water on bottom breaks, humps, drop-offs and ledges. Some anglers will only fish where they see bass hold- ing close to or on the bot- tom of the depth finder. But more experienced an- glers will fish the bottom breaks and humps be- cause they know that many times the bass will hold just under or beside bottom cover, and you might not spot them on a depth finder. Though it may be the hottest time of the year around most of the coun- try, it never hurts to take some time and think about what the fish are do- ing and why they do it. Look for things in the lake that are likely to have ap- peal to a bass and focus your efforts on those ar- eas. 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