August Update on The Well Armed Woman




Can you believe this August weather??? The ladies of The Lake Fork Chapter of The Well Armed Woman have really enjoyed the cooler temperatures! On August 3rd we had our regularly scheduled meeting but flip-flopped times with our meeting and shooting.

We had 3 new members sign up since our July meeting! Welcome to Lee Paddock, Margie Coffey and Tressa Smith! They are not new to shooting but joined us to become better shooters while enjoying the company of other ladies. Ladies learn from each other and are less stressed than when in mixed company. Just like Cindy Lauper’s song “Girls just want to have fun!”

There were 17 members to witness Benita Silvestri receiving her Distinguished Expert certificate, medal and lapel pin. Congratulations Benita!

The topic of the meeting covered the importance of being aware of your firearm at all times. You should never “forget” where it is or if it’s loaded. And knowing that if you are involved in an incident of which is well within the law there are possibilities that you will have to face. Many ladies left that night knowing they would be able to make a call and have someone else on their side.

Do you remember last month I told you about the team of ladies that went to the Glock match in West Monroe, Louisiana? Well, Gail Hall won a $50 random drawing! Congratulations, Gail!!

It was also announced that Sue Parrish has stepped up to be a co-leader and will move into the Lake Fork Chapter Leader position beginning the new year. She is currently scheduled to attend NRA Pistol Instructor training the first weekend in September. Congratulations Sue!

Come out and have some fun! Make plans to join us September 7th at J&K’s Trigger and Bow Shooting Sports, 9963 S Hwy 154. Due to the heat, we will have our meeting at 4pm and time on the range will begin at 5:30pm. For more information about the Lake Fork Chapter, contact Peggy York, (903)473-2185.




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Wednesday

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Hi: 93

Wednesday Night

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Lo: 73

Thursday

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Hi: 95

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 75

Friday

Mostly Sunny

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Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 9)

GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Fork : Top waters early around pond weed and grass with frogs and poppers still working . Mid morning chatter baits on the outside edge of grass in 3-5 ft is good as well as shaky heads . Best bite is Carolina rigs off shore on points , road beds and humps in 12-25 ft . Big worms and flukes are good . Deep Cranks are good over the same area when the fish are suspending 19-23 ft . Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at mid day when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Small fish patterns like a dock knocker are producing bass and crappie shallow near grass. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet biting clousers. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been super up and down this past week. The fish are stacked up on brush piles, lay downs, tire reefs and some trees. The bite is the tricky part. Some days the bite is good and the bigger fish show up. Some days the bite is just off and the short fish show up. Seems like the bite may be better on days we have a little breeze. If the winds are calm the bite is very slow. Minnows will get some bites but small 1/32nd ounce hand tied jigs with small bodies and tails are working well on fish that don’t want to bite. Best depths have been 18-13ft with most fish suspended on trees and loaded in the brush. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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