Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
GAME and FISH
IN ABUNDANCE
ASSURE SPORT
Hunting, Fishing, Surf
Bathing, Golf, Mot
o~rboating IL Months
OF the Year

The Lower Rio Grande Valley,
With its numerous lagunas, resacas
and lakes. the blue waters of the
Gulf, sandy beaches, country clubs.
golf courses and fine hunting
grounds on the bays and in the
brushlands, offers TO the sportsman
hllurementS almost irresistible.
From the sand dunes OF Kennedy
county and the tangled mesquite
thicketS Of the back country to
where the turpid waters OF the Rio
Grande mingle with the blue wa
tiers Of the Gulf is a region of many
allurements to the manor woman
who enjoys the life Of the open,
the thrill Of the leaping tarpon pit
ting his strength against the skill
OF the angler, or the speeding duck
or startled quail stopped in their
last flight by a well-directed shot.
In the brushlands OF the back
country the deer hunter can en-
JOY the best sport the United States
has to offer. In the tangled thickets
Mexican lions, wildcats. coyotes and
javelinas can still be found in suf-
ficient numbers to assure God sport
for the hunter. Along the bays,
lagunas and resacaS. the winter
haunt Of myriads OF wild duck.
geese and other Aquatic fowl, the
Bkillful hunter can almost invar-
iably secure the limit Of birds. In
no part Of the United States. ex-
cept upon private preserves. are
quail more plentiful. and doves and
white wings provide excellent sport
in season.
For those who enjoy golf. tennis
and similar recreations there are
courses and courts in abundance
which can be enjoyed twelve months
OF the year. Brownsville, Mercedes
-fcAllen and Edinburg each have
gAaf courses pronounced among the
fAf9est IN the South and additional
courses are being provided. toI
the motorboat enthusiast the spark
ling waters OF the Laguna Madre
or the winding resacas are q never
ending source of delight, providing
courses over which they can speed
to the limit Of their boats power.
The Anglers Delight
The waters Ut the Gull and La
Quna Madre provide an almost end
less variety OF sport for the tangler,
Giant tarpon, the Silver King OF
the Gulf, the king OF all game ilsn.
are taken IN both the Jul ano
Laguna Madre. and not infrequent-
" AZ the mouth OF the Rio Grande
The favored feeding grounds o. the
silver Kings" are IN the passes
between the Laguna and he Jun
The jetties extending into the Gun
from Padre and BrazOs islands have
become favored spots with many
anglers who seek the thrill Of nook
ing the gamey fish.
Sea trout, reddish, Spanish mack
erel, jackfish. ana the huge Jew
fish. the latter often attaining Q
weight OF 200 to 500 pounds. are
among the varieties caught IN the
coastal waters. The trout are OF
two varieties, speckled and SAND
both gamey fighters and assuring
good sport for the user OF light
tackle. Trout are usually caught
III the channels formed by action
OF tides within the bay, and excel
lent fishing grounds are located
only a short distance from the
mainland. The strike often comes
as soon as the bait hits the water
and Is SO vicious that the fish sell
dom fails to hook securely.
The Jewish is the largest OF the
edible fish taken from the coastal
waters. The favored feeding
grounds are near the mouth OF the
Rio Grande or the passes into the
Gulf. the jetties from Padre and
Brazos islands being n Of the best
fishing places for those desiring &c
nook this variety. The Jewish range
il size from 10 TO so pounds. with
the average running from p 70 81
mounds. The meat Is exceptionally
fine in texture, white, and delicious
IN its flavor.
shark and giant garfish also fur
nish thrills for the angler. espe-
cially at the mouth Of the Rio
Granie. where 8 and 9-footers are
nften captured. Both are worthless
exceut for the sport they furnish
Thev will bite on anything and ev-
erything and once hooked are rea-
fighters.
Valley Resacas Stocked
practically all resacas have beer
stocked with black bass and white
nerch and excellent sport IS pro-
vided for those anglers who prefer
fresh water fishing. dany OF tht
larger irrigation canals also have
heen stocked with these game fisn-
through he lowly catfish Is, II
ths. parlance of the sportsman, "a
$50 one" there r many Valley
srrlers who occasionally 60 TO th'
Rio Grande or resacas 70 tr'
their luck" and the cats are usu'
.IIv responsive to the attempts K
lire them into the frying pan
while the sporting proclivities o.
TIE Rio Grande cats" are no NOR
rronounced than those OF the same
variety in other streams, they affair
. size that often makes the north
.srn fisherman gasp with amaze
ncent. after hooking a Is or 20
nounder. or landing n Of the bis
bows which may have attained Q
WEIGHT Of so to 30 pounds. he u
convinced that the cats" like cit
fruit, grow big in the Valley.
One feature about the salt water
fishing that makes it doubIv at.