Outdoors

Body Steve and Stephen Brewer of Houston, Texas bought the Lost Frontier RV Park from Chase Collins recently, and have plans for expanding several areas of the park.

Body The Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash tournament was held on Toledo Bend May 20, 21 and 22. Anglers from several states battled it out to see who could catch the biggest and heaviest bass the lake had to offer.

Body The Hemphill Chamber of Commerce Kid Fish & Bike/Boat Poker Run held on May 14 at Byrd’s Nest RV Park was a huge success. Thirty-six kids had a ball catching lots of perch, a few catfish, even a bass, and several turtles!

Body Hemphill Dixie ASA T Ball All Stars were the host team for the District tournament June 3-5, a double elimination format with teams from Hemphill, Pineland, Joaquin, Shelbyville, Central (Lufkin), and Rusk.

Body Participating in the Hemphill Dixie ASA All Star T Ball Tournament this weekend were Pineland All Stars (L to r) #00 Brenlee Bragg, #1 Bryar Jones, #4 Quinn Grant, #5 Cooper Collins, #6 Carter Murphy, #7 Cooper Edgar, #8 Gage Pate, #9 Brayden Blue, #12 Rhett Butler, #15 Landry...

Body Texas Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to report any bass they catch if they have “ink-like” spots on them. If you catch a bass with these spots, please snap a pic and report location to cynthia.fox@tpwd.texas.gov.

Body The National Forests and Grasslands in Texas has reopened Red Hill Lake, with operating season from May 1 thru Oct. 31. Red Hill Lake is located just a short distance from Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Body If you are a garage sale/yard sale junkie, Friday and Saturday was your chance to shop till you dropped. The El Camino Real Sale on the Trail 2022 was held on Friday, May 6th to Saturday, May 7th along 111 miles of the historic El Camino Real de los Tejas.