Gun Barrel City to add spring, fall festivals to annual entertainment schedule




Gun Barrel City officials say they want the city to become known as an entertainment venue of note in Texas so they are adding a fall and spring festival to the lineup in addition to the annual July 4 Fest. The City Council recently approved a spring festival after hearing from city officials that the recent Fall Fest featuring a lawn mower race, carnival rides, a brisket cook-off and craft vendors had been a success. The council approved a budget of $10,000 for the new spring festival and a $60,000 budget for July Fest with a provision for a 10 percent cost overrun if necessary. City Manager Gerry Boren said other cities are also wanting to get into the entertainment business, and the bidding for performing artists could become more competitive. For the past two years Gun Barrel City has brought in Vanilla Ice, and city officials want to book him again. The headliner attracted a large audience, they said. City officials told the council they wanted to make all three festivals annual events because they bring visitors in from out of town who spend money at local businesses. The spring festival will include a dog fashion show and a band performance. Boren said it would be a more elite project, and he noted that he would like for Gun Barrel City to eventually construct the Cedar Creek Lake area's first dog park.




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EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.43 feet above pool. The hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy! Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the Dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The hybrids and white bass have started schooling in water from 4-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinners and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are excellent the first couple hours of the day on retaining walls where the shad are spawning using fresh cut or whole shad on a bobber or with a light weight. The bite slows as the day progresses because the catfish are feeding heavily at first light. Later in the day target catfish on the first drop-offs in 5-15 feet of water. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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