[music]. Right there's one.. Acts like a striper.. EVER WONDER WHY FISHING IN TEXAS IS SO GREAT?. Come on.

Be a big one.. There he is. That's good Richard.. ONE REASON IS THE RESEARCH DONE BY BIOLOGIST EDWARD W BONN.. A PIONEER OF TEXAS FISHERIES.. ED WAS ONE OF JUST THREE FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS. WHEN HE WAS HIRED IN TO WORK AT THE AGENCY. NOW KNOWN AS THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.. THIS WAS A PERIOD OF GREAT CHANGE IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.. NEW RESERVOIRS WERE BEING CONSTRUCTED ALL OVER TEXAS.. AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WAS BOOMING.. BUT THESE NEW LAKES NEEDED A FISH WHICH UTILIZED AN OPEN WATER HABITAT.. NEAR THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA BORDER. ED ESTABLISHED A LAB. AT THE LAKE TEXOMA FISHERIES STATION.. THERE HE STUDIED WHITE BASS, AND BEGAN RESEARCHING THE STRIPED BASS.. IN , ED BEGAN THE TEXAS STRIPED BASS PROGRAM.. Ed always was motivated in his work.. And especially when he started with the striped bass.. It was just um.... Well.... What can I say? He just loved it.. [music]. ED AND HIS TEAM FLEW IN THOUSANDS OF STRIPED. BASS FRY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.. WHEN THERE WASN'T MONEY FOR AIR TRAVEL. ED SOLICITED DONATIONS. TO GET THE STRIPED BASS PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND.. HIS RESEARCH AND DEDICATION LED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S. STOCKING OF STRIPED BASS IN MANY OF THOSE NEW. FRESHWATER LAKES IN TEXAS.. [music]. NEXT, ED RESEARCHED THE CROSSBREEDING. OF STRIPED BASS WITH OUR NATIVE WHITE BASS.. THE RESULTING HYBRID STRIPERS WERE OPEN WATER FISH.. BETTER ADAPTED TO TEXAS FRESHWATER IMPOUNDMENTS.. FOR TWO YEARS, ED WORKED WITH FLORIDA BIOLOGISTS. TO GATHER THE RESEARCH

NEEDED TO BRING HYBRID PRODUCTION TO TEXAS.. [music]. There he is. Alright!. GBRA as well as other river authorities have greatly. beneffited from the work that Ed has done.. In particular in this part of the country. the Highland Lakes have greatly beneffited,. as well as Canyon Lake here on the Guadalupe.. ED KEPT TEXAS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT,. AND MENTORED MANY FLEDGLING BIOLOGISTS. THAT MOVED UP IN THE RANKS AT THE AGENCY.. AS A FORMER MILITARY MAN,. HE TRAINED THEM TO BE SHIP SHAPE.. You know my dad was a stickler for attention to detail. and he always wanted to report the truth. in his research and his findings,. which would lead to develop of better. fisheries for the angler in the state of Texas.. ED SHARED HIS KNOWLEDGE. BY WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.. THROUGH HIS WORK WITH YOUTH GROUPS LIKE THE BOYSCOUTS OF AMERICA,. HE SPREAD HIS ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD. TO A NEW GENERATION.. HE WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE TEXAS CHAPTER. OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY,. AND WAS ELECTED AS ITS FIRST PRESIDENT.. He loved to share information and learn. from other biologists. He loved the interaction.. [music]. ED RETIRED IN . AND RAN A BIOLOGY CONSULTING BUSINESS.. HE PASSED AWAY IN ,. BUT LEFT BEHIND A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO TEXAS FISHERIES.. [music]. TODAY, FISHING IS A BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN TEXAS.. AND STRIPED BASS ARE A PRIZED CATCH FOR MANY ANGLERS.. Oh that's a good fish there now.. NEXT TIME YOU'RE REELING IN A STRIPER. THINK ABOUT ED BONN;. A PIONEERING BIOLOGIST WHO WAS DEDICATED TO. INTRODUCING TEXAS ANGLERS TO THIS EXCITING CATCH.. There you go.. [music]

music]. Right there's one.. Acts like a striper.. EVER WONDER WHY FISHING IN TEXAS IS SO GREAT?. Come on. Be a big one.. There he is. That's good Richard.. ONE REASON IS THE RESEARCH DONE BY BIOLOGIST EDWARD W BONN.. A PIONEER OF TEXAS FISHERIES.. ED WAS ONE OF JUST THREE FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS. WHEN HE WAS HIRED IN TO WORK AT THE AGENCY. NOW KNOWN AS THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.. THIS WAS A PERIOD OF GREAT CHANGE IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.. NEW RESERVOIRS WERE BEING CONSTRUCTED ALL OVER TEXAS.. AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WAS BOOMING.. BUT THESE NEW LAKES NEEDED A FISH WHICH UTILIZED AN OPEN WATER HABITAT.. NEAR THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA BORDER. ED ESTABLISHED A LAB. AT THE LAKE TEXOMA FISHERIES STATION.. THERE HE STUDIED WHITE BASS, AND BEGAN RESEARCHING THE STRIPED BASS.. IN , ED BEGAN THE TEXAS STRIPED BASS PROGRAM.. Ed always was motivated in his work.. And especially when he started with the striped bass.. It was just um.... Well.... What can I say? He just loved it.. [music]. ED AND HIS TEAM FLEW IN THOUSANDS OF STRIPED. BASS FRY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.. WHEN THERE WASN'T MONEY FOR AIR TRAVEL. ED SOLICITED DONATIONS. TO GET THE STRIPED BASS PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND.. HIS RESEARCH AND DEDICATION LED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S. STOCKING OF STRIPED BASS IN MANY OF THOSE NEW. FRESHWATER LAKES IN TEXAS.. [music]. NEXT, ED RESEARCHED THE CROSSBREEDING. OF STRIPED BASS WITH OUR NATIVE WHITE BASS.. THE RESULTING HYBRID STRIPERS WERE OPEN WATER FISH.. BETTER ADAPTED TO TEXAS FRESHWATER IMPOUNDMENTS.. FOR TWO YEARS, ED WORKED WITH FLORIDA BIOLOGISTS. TO GATHER THE RESEARCH NEEDED TO BRING HYBRID PRODUCTION TO TEXAS.. [music]. There he is. Alright!. GBRA as well as other river authorities have greatly. beneffited from the work that Ed has done.. In Fishing particular in this Fishing Forum part of the country. the Highland Lakes have greatly beneffited,. as well as Canyon Lake here on the Guadalupe.. ED KEPT TEXAS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT,. AND MENTORED MANY FLEDGLING BIOLOGISTS. THAT MOVED UP IN THE RANKS AT THE AGENCY.. AS A FORMER MILITARY MAN,. HE TRAINED THEM TO BE SHIP SHAPE.. You know my dad was a stickler for attention to detail. and he always wanted to report the truth. in his research and his findings,. which would lead to develop of better. fisheries for the angler in the state of Texas.. ED SHARED HIS KNOWLEDGE. BY WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.. THROUGH HIS WORK WITH YOUTH GROUPS LIKE THE BOYSCOUTS OF AMERICA,. HE SPREAD HIS ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD. TO A NEW GENERATION.. HE WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE TEXAS CHAPTER. OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY,. AND WAS ELECTED AS ITS FIRST PRESIDENT.. He loved to share information and learn. from other biologists. He loved the interaction.. [music]. ED RETIRED IN . AND RAN A BIOLOGY CONSULTING BUSINESS.. HE PASSED AWAY IN ,. BUT LEFT BEHIND A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO TEXAS FISHERIES.. [music]. TODAY, FISHING IS A BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN TEXAS.. AND STRIPED BASS ARE A PRIZED CATCH FOR MANY ANGLERS.. Oh that's a good fish there now.. NEXT TIME YOU'RE REELING IN A STRIPER. THINK ABOUT ED BONN;. A PIONEERING BIOLOGIST WHO WAS DEDICATED TO. INTRODUCING TEXAS ANGLERS TO THIS EXCITING CATCH.. There you go.. [music]