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The county road that goes to Kelly's Slab is across the highway (62/412) from the Marion County Sheriff's Department access road. Dano

Jon Here is a good picture of one. Click on the picture at the site for a real close up of the detail. http://freestateflyfishers.org/?page_id=680

You got me beat by one..but I sure agree with you. Oh, and Phil, you get to spoil them for a few hours, then you can hand em back to their parents.... Dano

Naw...that was Fishin Don Wallace and Bobber Tim Sherrell (former Cards pitcher) It was out of Harrison on the local cable tv. Jr. might have been on their shows though. Dano

Atta Boy Grandpa.....Dano

Here's a link to another discussion of this debacle. Dano http://flyfishingarkansasandmissouri.yuku.com/topic/5065

This may be the one you are referring to. Dano ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN : Legislature won't stop until it gets AGFC's money BRYAN HENDRICKS Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2009 The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission seems to have overreached the state Legislature's tolerance threshold with its gas leases at Gulf Mountain and Petit Jean River wildlife management areas. For the Legislature, which is eternally at odds with the AGFC over its constitutionally protected autonomy, the multimillion-dollar gas leases at the WMAs were a bridge too far. It's no coincidence that there's a small blizzard of AGFC-related bills floating around at the Capitol this spring, including one (House Bill 1846) that will skim about $1 million from the gas lease money over the next two fiscal years to fund wildlife observation trails. Gov. Mike Beebe also carved off his pound of flesh from the gas lease money to fund two new positions with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. Then, there's Senate Bill 874 - the Sportsmen's Stimulus Bill - which would reduce the price of all resident licenses to $2. Finally, Senate Joint Resolution 11 seeks to amend Amendment 35 to the Arkansas Constitution in a way that would strip the AGFC of its independence. The Legislature, with many members believing the gas money belongs in the general fund, is also holding up the AGFC's appropriations for the fiscal year 2009-2010. And, if that isn't enough, a citizen, James Dockery, has filed a lawsuit against the AGFC to direct gas lease revenues to the general fund. There are a lot of hornets in that nest, and apparently, the AGFC didn't choose a long enough stick when it decided to poke it. There'll be a lot more, too. If the state's executive and legislative branches can't get that money into the general fund, they'll just nickel and dime the AGFC for the next number of years until they drain every dime of that money, or its equivalent, into other projects. A mil here for a couple of ADEQ inspectors, a couple of mil there for wildlife trails, a couple more mil next year for something else, and it'll go on and on and on until there's nothing left. I'm amused that whenever somebody irritates the AGFC, the agency makes an issue over whether or not that person holds an Arkansas hunting and fishing license. James Goodhart, the AGFC's legal counsel, noted last week that Dockery apparently has never held a hunting and fishing license. The agency annually tries to discredit Sen. Steve Faris of Malvern - the agency's most persistent adversary - for not having a hunting and fishing license. That's irrelevant. Scott Henderson, the AGFC's director, often says that the AGFC serves a broader constituency beyond hunters and fishermen by virtue of the statewide one-eighth of 1 percent conservation sales tax. Faris and Dockery are just part of that broader constituency. Frankly, I dispute the AGFC's "Big Tent" theory. The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism gets just as much money from the Conservation Sales Tax as the AGFC does. Parks and Tourism serves the state's nonconsumptive clientele, and it evidently has no desire to broaden its tent by allowing controlled hunts on state parks. In fact, Parks and Tourism sometimes sends strong anti-hunting messages, such as closing one of the trails at Lake Catherine State Park last fall with prominent signs warning wayward hikers they might get shot by hunters. The AGFC, on the other hand, tries to be all things to all people, somewhat to the alienation of its primary customers, hunters and fishermen. Because of that sales tax, however, all Arkansans are stakeholders in WMAs, and thus have a stake in the way the AGFC manages its WMAs. If a taxpayer opposes leasing a WMA to a gas company, his voice, like it or not, has equal standing with that of a hunter, trapper or fisherman. That's precisely why we need Faris' new incarnation of the Right to Hunt Amendment (SJR3), yet another AGFC-related bill in this year's General Assembly. If a citizen can file suit to dispute gas leases, he can also file suit disputing the use of hunting and fishing as primary management tools on WMAs like anti-hunting groups routinely do in other states. Faris' Right to Hunt Amendment will yank up that weed by the root.

A goodern...Dano

Phil I have to agree with rps. They are going to get that gas money or else. Its an attempt by some legislators who got their feelings hurt when AGFC used their own resources to raise their own money without an increase in taxes. Hats off to the AGFC. Dano

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/200...Bills/SB874.pdf

Welcome. Look forward to your reports. Dano

Gavin, PM sent. Thanks. Dano

Just like Pat said....go for it. You will do fine. Dano

Good on you. Thanks for sharing. Dano

I also like the mono furled leaders. Catman, where do you find red mucilin? Can't seem to find it anymore. Dano

Neat picture. How long is that stretch of whitewater?

Jon, I am anxious to see how they work for you. Are you going to tie them in 20's or smaller or up the size a bit? Dano

Got a few of the Yong's in my box too. Dano

Excellent. Thanks for sharing. Great pics. What section were you floating? Dano

Well, look who's a year older. Have a Bigen! Dano

It may not. I am curious if Beaver and Taney will have to maintain some constant flow in order to keep Bull Shoals at the proper levels to maintain minimum flow there, especially during times of little rain.

Welcome and we're glad your here. Dano

Excellent thoughts Phil. I would put the project in the classification as pork from the Arkansas Congressmen. My question is how will this impact Beaver and Taney if they are not included? Dano

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/2009...ce=nletter-news