Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - January 2017

TheGONETVnetworkistheleading“ondemand”televisionnetworkforpeoplethatloveshowsabouthunting, fishing, andthegreatoutdoors! GONETViscurentlyliveasan“addon”subscriptionserviceonAmazonPrimeandwilsoonlaunchtheGONE TVappinmidNovember2016. Thisdirect-to-consumerexperiencewill providean“ondemand”networkavail- ableanytime, anywhereonalmobiledevices, computersandsmartTVs. TheGONETVisapartnershipbetwenCarecoTV, theleadingoutdoorsTVproductioncompanyandTV4Enter- tainmenttheleaderinthecreationofgeneric-specificbroadbandTVnetworks. Tohaveyourprogramfeatured onGONETVcontactSheleyGieseckeatsheley@carecotv.com. GONETVfeaturesoutdoorprogramminglike: “BeltonLakeisapopular lakefor hybridstripedbas, andcan alsobeagoodlargemouthbaslakeatcertaintimesofthe year. BELTONLAKE BELTON, TX APRIL1ST, 2017

Asthewatertemperaturebeginstorise, basbecomemore activeandpreparefortheupcomingspawn.Thebacksof creksandcoves, protectedfromthenorthwind, providethe warmeswateronthelake.GodcreekstotargetarCedar, Ber,Owl,Stampede,andCowhouse.Spinnerbaits,plastic lizards,jerkbaits,andjigandprkcombinatiosarthepre- feredbaits. Stickbaits, chuggers, buzbaits, crankbaits, and plasticwormscanalbeproductiveundertherightcondi- tions. Smalmouthbasaregeneralycaught fromthedamto theCedarCrekareaatmid-lake.Earlyspringandlatefal, whenthewatertemperaturerangesfrom55to65degres, is theprimetimetotargetsmalmouth.Spawningocursin rockycovesprotectedfromthenorthwind.Insummerand fal, long, gentlyslopingrockypointsaregoodareastofish. Depdivingcrawfish-coloredcrankbaits,stickbaits,chug- gers,buzbaits,grubs,andsmaljigsareusualymostpro- ductive. Most oftheshorelineisverystep, rockyhabitat. Majestictal blufsandlongrockypointsaremostcommon,although sandandmudflatscanbefounduptheLeonRiverandCow- housearms. Thelakehaslitleornoaquaticvegetation. Very sparsebutonburshandcatail. Timberisalsolimited.”

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