Expectations are for the 2023 Texas wine grape season to produce a quality vintage despite some challenges here and there, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
AgriLife Extension viticulturists located around the state, including Daniel Hillin in the Texas High Plains, Fran Pontasch in the Gulf Coast region, Michael Cook in North Texas and Brianna Hoge in the Hill Country, shared their assessments of the 2023 wine grape season and ongoing harvest.
GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.49 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain similar. Crappie are fair early and late in the day 15-20 feet of water on brush piles using small minnows. Catfish are fair 20 feet deep on baited holes with cheese bait. Sand bass are good on mid lake humps in 20-30 feet of water using slabs. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing. Fishing patterns are similar with hot, hot, hot temperatures. Bass are good at night on points and underwater lights using chatterbaits, worms, and jigs. Bass are in 18-25 feet of water throughout the day.
The Texas A&M Forest Service has raised the State Wildfire Preparedness Level to Level 4 due to the recent increase in wildfire activity statewide and growing potential for wildfires to become more severe and harder to control.
Oak Grove fire smoke plume.
An increasing number of wildfires across Texas has prompted the Texas A&M Forest Service to raise the State Wildfire Preparedness Level to a Level 4. (Texas A&M Forest Service photo)