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September 1993
Finals, flight and other fish tales
South Texas students fish South Texas' Laguna Madre
By STEVEN HUDGINS
and SCOTT SMITH
Annotations Sports Reporters
While most lLs were
celebrating the end of their first
year of law school at the nearest
bar last spring, your two sports
columnists and 2L Shaun Roberts
were invited by 2L Richard
Morrison to fish South Texas'
Laguna Madre. The flight left
Hobby Airport an hour after our
Property I final and landed in
Harlingen a short time later.
From there, Port Mansfield is a
short, 30-mile trip to the north.
Richard's father was gracious
enough to let us use his boat and
fishing gear, thus enabling us to
reach some of the finest speckled
trout and redfishing on the Texas
coast.
After waking up well
before daylight, the first stop was
only a five-minute boat ride from
the marina. We parked the boat on
the leeward side of some islands
created by the Army Corps of
Engineers when they dredged the
Intercoastal Waterway. Because
most of the Laguna Madre is no
more than five feet deep, wading
is the most effective way to fish.
The first stop was no exception,
and we hopped out of the boat to
chase the fish in their own envi-
ronment.
Scott and Steven decided
to work toward the islands in
search of redfish while Shaun and
Richard elected to walk toward the
open bay, hoping to intercept a
school of trout. The conditions
close to the island were the
classic redfish habitat: soft sand
with patches of seagrass growing
from the bottom. Therefore, a
weedless gold spoon became the
lure of choice, also a redfish
favorite.
Scott drew the first strike
of the trip, a solid 25-inch red.
Not to be outdone, Steven moved
closer to shore, hoping to find a
school of fish tailing in the shal-
low water. His guessing was
correct, because almost immedi-
ately he spotted a school of reds
feeding in about a foot of water.
After a couple of misplaced
casts, he landed the spoon in
front of one of the reds, which
immediately hit the lure. After
about a 15- minute fight, the fish
finally succumbed, measuring 28
inches and topping the scales at
nine pounds.
Over the next few days
we found that the Laguna Madre
was full of big fish, having fully
recovered from the killer freeze
of 1989. On the second day,
Shaun landed a nice four-pound
trout at a place known as the
"Community Bar." Richard
caught another legitimate eight-
pound redfish up in the northern
part of the bay known as the
"Land Cut," an extension of the
Intercoastal Waterway connecting
Corpus Christi with Brownsville
to the south. Finally, Scott
caught a nice 26-inch, six-pound
trout in an area called "The
Guts." Overall, we caught
nearly 100 fish over the three-day
trip and ended what had been a
very difficult first year of law
school on an enjoyable note.
For those who wish to
learn more about fishing Laguna
Madre, your two sports reporters
would be more than happy to tell
you a few stories, perhaps even
listen to a few of yours.
South Texas moot court team wins big again
By KATHLEEN CARNEY
Annotations Staff
Once again, South Texas College of Law has proven to be the best in appellate advocacy. STCL competed during the summer in New
York at the American Bar Association Annual Convention and won its fourth consecutive national title in moot court competition. In honor of
STCL's winning streak, the ABA retired the national trophies for best team, best brief and the Garland L. Walker trophy to the law school.
The STCL team consisted of Mary Ferguson, Tim Pridmore and David Wilson. Asst. Dean T. Gerald Treece and Sean Breen, a former
national champion and STCL advocate, coached the team.
"Our students have repeatedly proven they have the skills and the determination to excel against any law school in the country," Treece
said in a prepared statement. "This fourth win and the retirement of the trophy cements South Texas' place as the national leader in teaching
practical courtroom skills."
This year's competition required students to argue a case involving the law of defamation and its tension with the First Amendment.
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