🌱 How to work Sam Rayburn’s fall lily pads for bigger bass

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• How to work Sam Rayburn’s fall lily pads for bigger bass

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Fall in love with surface bass fishing (news-journal.com) — Anglers around Sam Rayburn get timely advice for fall bass fishing in deteriorating lily pad fields, with a focus on topwater frog lures and heavy tackle. The writer explains how to listen and look for bream activity, adjust tactics if surface bites slow, and why casting “dirt shallow” near the bank can trigger big strikes this season.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Guided Paddle
  Martin Dies, Jr. State Park MartinDies,Jr.StatePark Map&Directions
  10:00 am
• Slippery Serpents
  Martin Dies, Jr. State Park MartinDies,Jr.StatePark Map&Directions
  2:00 pm
• Alligators: Predatory Engineers
  Martin Dies, Jr. State Park MartinDies,Jr.StatePark Map&Directions
  2:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Jasper National Night Out →
  Jasper City Park, 340 Marvin Hancock Drive, Jasper
  5:00 pm
• National Night Out →
  Jasper Police Department on Main Street, Jasper
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Armadillo Antics
  Martin Dies, Jr. State Park MartinDies,Jr.StatePark Map&Directions
  2:00 pm
• JHS JV Football v Silsbee (home)
  Jasper ISD Jasper, TX 75951
  6:00 pm

Friday October 9

• Awesome Opossums
  Martin Dies, Jr. State Park MartinDies,Jr.StatePark Map&Directions
  2:00 pm
• East Chambers Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kirbyville →
  Kirbyville High School, 1100 S Margaret Ave, Kirbyville
  4:30 pm

Tuesday October 13

• Anahuac Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kirbyville →
  Kirbyville High School, 1100 S Margaret Ave, Kirbyville
  6:30 pm

Friday October 16

• Shepherd Varsity Football @ Jasper →
  Jasper High School, 400 Bulldog Ave, Jasper
  4:30 pm
• Bridge City Girls JV Volleyball @ Jasper →
  Jasper High School, 400 Bulldog Ave, Jasper
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Jasper

• 49th annual Butterfly Festival in Jasper moved from Oct. 3 to Oct. 24 because of expected inclement weather (12newsnow.com)
• Elderly Jasper County suspect charged with Child Indecency, Solicitation of Prostitution (kfdm.com)
• Louisiana-Pacific stock hits 52-week low at 64.3 USD By Investing.com (investing.com)

Lufkin

• Lufkin parks director says Jones Lake cleanup ahead of schedule (kltv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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