Hillbilly Deluxe

Thanks also to Wayne SW/MO. I have been studying those larger pockets on the east side of Coombs... they look vary promising for some shakey head action.

Thanks, Capt. Don. That was some serious advice! I'm extremely proficient with a 6" Zoom Finesse worm on a shakey head so I'll be right at home with the 4" Zoom craws, plus, I've already stocked up on a bunch of 3" & 4" Zoom grubs. I'm going to work the Jakes Branch area real hard since I can just basically drop my trolling motor and go. I'm use to fishing slow with finesse baits so I never worry to much about the run & gun tournament boats. Can't think of a better way to spend Easter Sunday (which is my birthday) fishing Table Rock Lake within dinner bell distance from my hideaway!!!

Lonesome River Band or Flatt & Scruggs, or a little B&D Hillbilly Deluxe!

I own a place down on Indian Point so I'm just coming down for some R&R next week with the wife. I keep my boat at Rock Lane, and figured most of the guys fishing the BASS tourney would head for LM in the creek and river channels. I want to focus on some SM around Indian Point and the dam but that's not my specialty so I thought I would ask for some advice. I'm not covering the BASS tourney but I'll be back down the following weekend covering the FLW. FYI, you can listen to our radio show on Thursdays at 6 p.m. via the internet at www.outdoorguysradio.com or www.1510.com. Phil Lilley is scheduled to be one of the guests this coming week.

You are correct techo. That wasn't much advice.

Help! Heading down to fish Table Rock from April 24 to April 30. I am new to the lake and want some advice on catching smallmouth around the Indian Point area. Anyone care to give me a few places to try and what to throw this time of year for bronzecack? It would be greatly appreciated. I'm specifically interesed in something close Jake's Creek.

All I know is if anyone starts talking politics in my boat, I find the nearest dock, or rock ledge, where I can drop them off!

The wiper population isn't real impressive, but the fish that are caught are above average size, at least the fish I have seen. Marion is my pick for best Wipers in Kansas. Smaller lake near Emporia. BTW, I accidently put this in the Strip Pits forum. LaCygne should ahve its own forum. Can anyone help me with that?

For those who don't know, this is the "big bass" lake in Kansas. Over the past several years there have been dozens of fish approaching the 10 lb. mark. According to the KDWP, this lake is excellent for both quality and quantity of largmouth bass. I can absolutely verify that. Hit the upper feeder creek channel and/or the riprap around the hot water outlet (Kansas power plant lake through May for outstanding fishing.

The other day I was pondering the beginnings of my love for the outdoors, particularly cabins and lakes. My first memory of catching the outdoors bug seems to revolve around a trip to Lone Star Lake near Lawrence, KS. I suppose I was probably 10 years old. A childhood friend was fortunate enough that his dad had a small waterfront cabin at Lone Star — a beautiful lake of some 110 acres — and I  was invited to go for a weekend to “open the cabin” for the season. I was fascinated to say the least. The three of us — my friend Chuck, his Dad, and I —loaded up their family wagon (old school with the fake wood grain sides) with all the essentials we would need and made the short drive to their lake cabin. It was only about 20 miles, but to me, we were headed to the Alaskan wilderness. You see, My dad was a music professor, and wasn’t much of an outdoorsman. He never fished or hunted, or even camped to my knowledge. After he passed away I did find of picture him and his cousin Sonny paddling a canoe in the Adirondacks of New York near his hometown. Anyway, I was ready to experience this lake cabin thing. When we reached the cabin, we went through what must have been an annual ritual of opening the cabin for the summer. First, the structure was unlocked and windows were opened. Next, we threw the main breaker in the fuse box and the cabin was electrified. There was a hand pump atop a well out near the back door which unlocked the cabin’s water source. Of course, when I say the back of the cabin, I really mean the front (the side away from the lake where the front door and parking were). Like nearly all lake cabin’s, the business end of the cabin is the lakefront side. And when I first saw that screened-in porch overlooking the lakefront, complete with boat dock and boat, I could barely contain myself. It was that moment that I was totally and forever hooked on lake cabins. Although we were only at the cabin from Saturday morning until late Sunday afternoon that spring weekend, it is firmly embedded in my memory banks. We spent our time eating hot dogs and potato chips, running around the lake in a small fishing boat, and sitting out on the porch just staring at the lake. We also did a few chores around the cabin like putting screens on windows and cleaning up the inside, but it hardly seemed like work. It was an adventure and I loved every minute of it. I really can’t recall if we caught any fish, but I remember driving home with a euphoric feeling — a feeling I have to this day when I get anywhere near a cabin on a lake. I never visited that cabin again as their guest. The family moved out of the neighborhood later that year. However, I have fished Lone Star Lake more than 100 times since that first visit, and always like to take time to go by that cabin, just for old times sake. It hasn’t changed much in more than 40 years. And if it ever comes up for sale, I’m likely to buy it. Throughout my life, my greatest memories are times spent in and around cabins and retreats on or near lakes. There’s just something deep inside me that finds tranquility and comfort in these surrounds. I now have my own retreat at Table Rock Lake. I’ll likely be there this coming weekend making memories.

Water 'N Woods is printed on recycled paper. It will also be available as a PDF on our website, www.waternwood.com, which will launch on August 1.

Yes, Arkansas Ozarks is on the editorial map. I will check distribution points near Mountain Home. Any suggestions? Magazine will be free at distribution locations, by mail for cost of postage.

Water 'N Woods is a new Midwest Outdoor Lifestyle monthly magazine published out of Kansas City. We are looking for fish pictures (and game as well) for our Trophy Room page. Please send images in hi-resolution format (approximately 3" x 4" at 300 dpi, or the best you have) to Editor, Brian Wright, via e-mail at brian@waternwood.com, or kcgmeditor@aol.com. Fish must have been caught in the last six months. Please provide your name, hometown, species and weight of fish, and when and where it was caught. Suitable images will be published on a monthly basis (6-12 per issue,others will be posted on website). The publication has a full color glossy look and will be distributed throughout Kansas City, Branson, Lake of the Ozarks, and other Ozark outlets beginning early August(2010). Also looking for story ideas (human interest, business enterprise, where to go, how to, etc.) Email brian@waternwood.com Thanks - see you on the water!