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Bret with a just short walleye. 17 3/4 inches.

Patience Grasshopper 🦗

Little Red Fisherman made the long drive over from the flatlands to fish Lake Norfork with me. We got started fairly early out of Red Bank. It was Bret’s first trip to Norfork and I was determined to fish the entire lake in 8 hours, Lol. We started catching fish right away, but not really the size I wanted. We actually caught fish everywhere we tried. One of my first few fish was a small meanmouth which was fun. I had hoped for a crankbait bite, but I did not find much of one. We caught a small number of small fish on cranks. ned rig and trd craw got bit all day from 5-20 foot deep. We didn’t fish bluffs very much. I kept dragging us back into creeks. We also found a few fish that ate jerk baits. I did my good with a McStik 95 in Blue Bandit. Bret used his signature Megabass 110 Jr. We would see fish herding Shad and fool the, with jerkbaits. Lots of big schools of big Shad too, but nothing was abusing those. I found a creek with lots of good brush piles and good Crappie numbers. I caught 3 small walleye in a row while jigging vertically for Crappie. Added a few waypoints. 😃 We were relocating when we stumbled into some mixed White Bass and Stripers. Some Big Stripers ate in front of us, but not for us. We did get a bunch of sow White Bass to eat. Swim baits, jerk baits, and WP 90. I did get one small Striper to hand. A rare day where I was having so much fun, but time didn’t fly by. I wish it could have been a 14 hour day, but I didn’t feel shorted. Lots of laughs and lots of fish. Don’t let Bret’s sand bagging fool you, he knows how to fish and always manages to catch his full share. This post has been promoted to an article

Are German Brown Trout native to Ohio ? I kid, I kid.

Needle value was gummed up. I wasn’t getting gas to the cylinders. Mechanic got it lined out today. I’ll have my boatback tomorrow. but I’ll be on the lake tomorrow

I used my trolling motor and fished for a little bit. I caught a 1/2 dozen rainbows in not a lot of fishing time.

I’ve already heard a guide complaining that their opinions were not requested by AGFC prior to the project being done. 🙄

Tried to fish for a few hours prior to thunderstorms and heavier rain moving in this morning. My outboard motif decided to screw me over again and not fire at all. Repair is cheaper, but I’m just about ready to replace the darn thing. I was going to try to fish out of White Hole. I knew that the AGFC had a project there recently, but I had no idea what had been done. Kudos to AGFC! It is First class. Asphalt parking lot with ample parking. A nice pavilion. A ramp down to the waters edge. And the best part is a nice new boat ramp that is double wide and angled down current to make launching and loading easier. This post has been promoted to an article

Not fancy enough for most people anymore. I remember when opening weekend of squirrel season was a Big Deal, but nobody cares about that anymore. I don’t care to eat Bluegill, but I like catching them.

I actually would love to see Alabama lose every game they ever play. If there was a game btw Bama and the Taliban, I’d root for the taliban. I don’t have high hopes, but I do think LSU is one of the few remaining stumbling blocks for Bama. Gosh, I despise them

It’s looking like I’m gonna be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only. Work got in the way.

The McStick is a copy / response to Megabass 110’s. Some of the colors are too loud for highly educated Fish, but there are some proven colors in there. I have plenty of both and need to fish all of them more.

Well Shoot

Woe to the guy that has to do all the rigging. Those sea bass look Great. I am too tender hearted, but I keep all legal flounder. Ive had more fishing frustration than success of late. I am FULLY mad at em again. I had already called dibs on John one day to get him a Cutthroat on the Norfork.

And now Im bumming again

I’m not there yet, but I do throw 4lb a lot more than I used to do.

I’ve never been there on the weekend, but I don’t think jetboat traffic is going to wear you out or ruin your fishing

Predicting winter is like arguing about what heaven is gonna be like. Everyone wants to know, but no one has a clue.

Happy Birthday Phil!

My Daughter with a Big Cypress Bayou Sac ca lait

CajunAngler with a full grown gaspergoo

I’ll sleep at home, but I hope to be involved Thursday through Sunday.

In theory, all natural fish are pre-historic, BUT Bowfin are a primitive species that put the rough in roughfish. They take a licking and keep on ticking. Why evolve when you have a rock solid design? they are often pretty beat up and battle scarred. The thought of them getting my fingers in their crushing maw is terrifying to me. I take no chances with them. a special fish that rarely bites artificial lures and they are tough to hook and land when they do. Occasionally in the past, we would find ourselves in an area that was thick with them and generally we would find someplace else to fish, but then I would go years without catching one. I would love to catch some more of them