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Luke Clayton visits Lake Caddo in East Texas

High Plains Public Radio | By Luke Clayton

Published February 11, 2017 at 4:01 AM CST

Guide Billy Carter is Luke's guest this week.

Billy has lived and guided on this huge cypress swamp/lake for the majority of his life. He and his wife Dottie have several rental houses located right on the water www.spatterdock.com and Billy also manages Johnson's Ranch Marina, the oldest inland marina in Texas.

Tune in this week and learn a bit of history about this mystical place.

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Luke Clayton

Outdoors writer, radio host and book author Luke Clayton has been addicted to everything outdoors related since his childhood when he grew up hunting and fishing in rural northeast Texas. Luke pens a weekly newspaper column that appears in over thirty newspapers.

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High Plains Outdoors: Annual White Bass Spawn

Luke Clayton

The annual white bass spawn is about to kick off in a creek or river near you. This week, Luke gives some white bass catching tips that will help you catch the makings of a big creekside meal of freshly caught fried white bass!
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High Plains Outdoors: A Visit with Larry Weishuhn

Luke Clayton

This week, Luke enjoys a visit with an old buddy, Larry Weishuhn!
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Oklahoma releases updated guidelines about mercury in fish

Graycen Wheeler

Oklahoma is home to over 200 lakes — 71 of those have specific advisories about mercury in fish. This year, the lake at Fort Supply in Northwestern Oklahoma is the only new addition to that list, but the guidelines at other lakes have changed.
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Oklahoma hunting and fishing license fees could rise for first time in decades

Robby Korth

Oklahoma hunting and fishing licenses have been the same price for at least 20 years. That could soon change thanks to Senate Bill 941.
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High Plains Outdoors: Blackberry Fried Pies

Luke Clayton

This week, Luke 'walks' you through a very simple recipe for making tasty fried pies from fresh blackberries.Blueberries, strawberries or your favorite berry can be used but Luke says his blueberry vines are loaded and he's putting the berries to good use.Luke use fresh, soft flour tortillas for dough in this recipe and the entire process takes very little time.Click above to listen to Luke give you step by step instructions.