May Update from The Well Armed Woman

The Lake Fork Chapter of TheWell Armed Woman met May 4, 2017 at their regular location of J&K’s Trigger and Bow Shooting Sports range on FM 154 south of Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Those that came for shooting at 4:00pm enjoyed a variety of targets. Several worked on their NRA Winchester Challenge to earn their next level of rockers. The weather was great for shooting…no wind or heat to deal with!

The meeting hour welcomed 17 regular members. Six members were awarded Distinguished Expert medals, certificates and pins for their hard work and accomplishments in the NRA Winchester Challenge for Defensive Pistol I & II. Many are working on levels toward their awards as well. They are Barbara Brown and Carol Boykin of Alba, Carol Reno and Cathy Moss of Perryville and Sue Parrish of Alba. Congratulations ladies!

Range Safety Officer pins were distributed to the RSOs to say “thank you” for their continued support on the firing line. Safety is first and foremost for everyone but these ladies have taken it a step further to ensure everyone stays safe.

The meeting topic of The Color Code System of Awareness was presented by Peggy York. Cord with colored beads were distributed for each lady to take home as reminders to make them aware of their level of awareness. Some attached them to their keys while others attached them to their range bags. No matter where they were placed, these are good reminder tools to stay aware of your surroundings and determine your level.

Our next meetings topic will be “Refuse To Be A Victim”. This is a condensed version of the 4 hour course and will give you alternatives when a firearm is not available.

Mark your calendar for June 1st! We will shoot from 4-5:30pm and then go inside for the program from 6-7pm. Remember eye and ear protection are always required on the shooting line! Non-members are always welcome to observe but you must be a member before you can shoot…it’s an insurance requirement. For more information contact Peggy York, Lake Fork Chapter Leader at 903-473-2185.

Author: Peggy York

Company: Lake Fork Chapter of The Well Armed Woman

License to Carry a Handgun Instructor certified by Texas Dept of Public Safety. Certified NRA Instructor in Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Chief Range Safety Officer, Personal Protection in the Home, and Refuse to be a Victim. Member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association, Texas State Rifle Assoc.; and Benefactor Member of the National Rifle Association. Retired from Dept of Defense (2010)

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Hi: 69

Sunday Night

Slight Chance Rain Showers

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Patchy Fog

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Clear

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Mostly Sunny

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Fishing Report from TPWD (May 7)

GOOD. Water Stained; 73 degrees; 0.73 feet below pool. Good early morning bass bite around shad spawn areas and with topwater frogs over grass. Midday to mid afternoon work flukes and yum dingers around grass good1-3 feet. New wave of spawners pulling up this week. Carolina rigs fair in 5-10 feet of water on secondary points. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Black bass are post spawn and the top water bite is on! Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation. The crappie are moving shallow, small clousers are producing well. 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. Crappie fishing is settling into the post spawn and summer patterns we should see for the next few months. We are seeing incredible numbers of small black crappie right now loading up on brush piles, lay downs, bridges and docks. The larger black crappie are a little hard to find but you can find some nice groups of them or pick a few out of the smaller fish. The bigger white crappie are beginning to load on the summer pattern trees. We have a tremendous amount of fry covering up a lot of those trees and making it very hard to see those bigger white crappie on forward facing sonar or for them to see your bait. You can find fish in 10-30 feet of water and some may only be 2 feet under the surface or right on the bottom. Minnows and any colored jigs are both producing extremely well. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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