BRIEFLY

Mason Team Wins Cast Masters Event

Brent Mason and Matt Mason won the Cast Masters bass tournament held Sunday at Beaver Lake. They had five bass that weighed 19.17 pounds.

Tim Clark and Charlie Brown were second with five bass at 18.58 pounds. Daniel Minton and Clint Brannan placed third with five bass at 17.08 pounds.

Minton had big bass at 6.51 pounds.

Audubon Trip Visits Shores Lake

The Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society will host a birding trip at Shores Lake in the Ozark National Forest at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Meet at the picnic area entrance on the west side of the lake. All are welcome.

Participants don’t have to be society members.

For details call Joe Neal at 479-521-1858.

Prairie Grove Lake To Open Soon

Prairie Grove Lake will open for fishing on Saturday.

The lake is open from 6 a.m.

to 6 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through September.

Cost is $2 per person and $3 to launch a boat.

Only electric motors or paddlecraft may be used.

Gasoline engines are not allowed.

Tournament Benefits Hospitals

A crappie tournament to benefit Children’s Miracle Network hospitals will be held at Beaver Lake from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on March 30.

Entry fee is $50 per boat.

First prize is $1,500. Cash and merchandise prizes go to the top 10 teams and there’s a prize for the largest crappie.

The tournament limit is seven fish.

Register on tournament morning at Prairie Creek park or pre-register at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers.

There will be a preregistration event from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 20 at Candlewood Suites in Rogers.

For details visit www.

crappiemasters.net.

Boat Safety Course Set For Bella Vista

A free boating safety course will be offered in Bella Vista at Riordan Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4.

The course is open to the public. It meets the requirement that boat operators born after Jan. 1, 1986 must take a boating safety course.

Pre-registration is required and can be made by sending email to safeboating4all@yahoo.

com. Or call Vern Olafson at 479-855-5067.

Outdoor, Pages 9 on 03/21/2013

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