Beloved Cedar Creek Lake community leader dies




Jim Ragsdale, 91,a longtime real estate agent on Cedar Creek Lake, died June 29.

Ragsdale and his wife, Billie Jo, retired to the lake in 1979 and opened their real estate agency. His wife died in 2002.

Ragsdale was a favorite member of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, and he regularly attended meetings. He was an active community leader throughout the lake area.

He operated his real estate agency for 35 years.

Ragsdale wrote a book titled "Are You Coming or Going." He liked to say, "don't put off doing tomorrow what you can do today."

His funeral services were held at Eubank Funeral Home July 5, and he was buried in Barry, Texas, at Dresden Cemetery.

 




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Fishing Report from TPWD (May 1)

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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