1969Larson

Run for congress yourself. Our representatives used to be regular working people who would go to Washington for a term to serve their country and represent the people from their state and then come back home and get back to work. NOT career politicians. Davy Crockett was a congressman!

Give me a break. Really? Close the ramps? Ramps require so much man-power and money to keep operating. They should not allow anyone to even look at Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls either until we have a budget worked out.

I'm sure it will be busy, but I've caught some nice fish there... even in crowds.

Beautiful! Love that pointed bow!

Gitzit Tournament Series 2-1/2" Tube on a 1/8 oz tube tender jig head.... in WHITE absolutely slayed them last weekend. Toss it into the moving water and float it by a big boulder. That big smallie hiding behind it out of the current will come out and nail it!

Not the biggest, but one of the best looking smallies from a rare August Upper Buffalo River float this weekend...

Love that picture... just need a nice bend in that rod!

Did you guys see the "Snuffy the Seal" ads for shark week? Classic.

I can't believe you can chase down a car, shoot and kill the driver after he crashes and then become police chief in a neighboring town. If there is more to the story they sure didn't do a very good job making it public.

Oh, and the whole insurance policy analogy is a horribly poor one. Here's why: 1. You're required by law to carry insurance not a gun. 2. Almost everybody needs and uses their insurance at some point. Almost nobody ever needs or uses their gun at any point. 3. There is no risk or downside to carrying insurance. The risks of carrying a gun (though they can and should be minimized) are many. 4. There is no machismo or emotion involved in using your insurance policy. 5. There is no training involved in using your insurance policy. Again, I'm not anti-gun... Just anti guns being used on people.

Speaking just for Northwest Arkansas, I seem to remember a Bella Vista law enforcement officer who shot and killed a speeder and two Rogers Police who killed a lady with a knife in a convenience store recently, and two Rogers Policemen who shot at a car stopped in the middle of highway 12 in June. So lets not act like training and a badge mean you make good decisions. I can also recall a number of children who accidentally shot and killed family or friends. What I don't recall is the last axe murder around here who was killed during a home invasion by a qualified gun owner. Just sayin... If you've never needed it your whole life, consider rarity of that happening and weigh it against the hassle and the risks. Also, this perspective is coming from a gun LOVER. By the way, in the news today, the Rogers Police face a $35 million lawsuit over the concienience store incident.

Sweetness!

Although there may be a few boneheads on riverbanks, trespassers on your land, and petty thieves in your house, I assure you there are not as many ax murderers or zombies coming after you as you might think there are. Put the gun down and walk away. It works every time. I would rather someone take my worldly treasures than me take their life.

Here is a question for you: If you come home one night to what should be your empty quiet house and see that there is someone in your home... You can see through the window that they are alone and are robbing you. You have a handgun, know how to use it, and carry all the proper certifications for it. What do you do? If your answer is anything besides get the heck out of there and call the authorities, then you have a problem... I've posed this question to a lot of gun carriers and you would be surprised at the answers. It is just property, cowboy.

Oh, and if it were my gravel bar, during the summer I would remember how peaceful and quiet it is all winter. If a big loud group stopped, I'd invite them to dinner and cook 'em burgers... Betcha next summer they bring steaks when they float by.

Buying land on a creek comes with inherent risks and some things that are out of your control. Among them are floods, the creek drying up, floaters, etc. You should know this when you buy the land. Just because the land behind me is nice and quiet now and I can enjoy sitting out on my deck doesn't mean I can complain when a developer puts a subdivision behind me or a supercenter. If I didn't want that I could have a) not bought this property at all, bought ALL the property behind me, c) showed up at a planning and zoning meeting to plead my case which is likely just a waste of time. If protecting the serenity of this theoretical family's gravel bar is that important to them, then THEY should have bought that farm to keep the outfitter away. If they can't figure out how buy that farm and the next, then maybe they can't afford what they wish they could.

Well then say there are two dozen 30-pounders in there and say they each eat 2 trout a day... then [check my math] that is 48 trout a day or 17,520 a year. I think the AGFC typically stocks around 100,000 trout in the Beaver tailwaters each year (avg a little less than 10,000/month) so they could put a dent in the trout population.... but not too bad. I light of that, I will turn back every OTHER fish. OR if the AGFC will write me an exemption to the barbless hook requirement in there then I'll keep 'em all. I will promise not to throw anything with a barb that a trout could ever bite. (Besides, it is fun to fish next to a dry fly fisherman and throw a lure that is larger than what he is catching.)

How many 12-inch trout can a 30-40 lb striper eat in a day?

This is not the time or place for a joke, but come on... That's funny right there!

That guy was 33 inches. Somewhere around 15 lbs. Definitely some bigger ones running through there.

They were not generating when i caught that fish. I see them cruising up and down through the first long deep pool downstream of the dam and just upstream of the Parker Bottoms access. I think there are a couple of schools of 8 or 10 fish that run together in there (although it might be the same school I'm seeing multiple times). You're right though, they are really spooky. I think the best bet is a stealthy canoe approach right at dusk with something you can throw a mile. I would say that if you have seen them its too late.

Got this guy from the bank on a pencil popper... Thought I had an alligator on with all the splashing! Right at dusk.

Is the ball clamp in the trailer tongue open completely and greased? You should be able to adjust this so no jumping on the bumper or trailer tongue is required.

Blessed is the peacemaker. If one person had remembered this then this would not have happened. (Oh, and that is not my quote. I wouldn't dare plagiarize this guy.).

Yeah... My 7-yr-old. I've been taking him fishing since he was old enough to hold his head up and ride in a backpack carrier while I walk up a creek and catch smallies. He loved patting them on the head before I'd release them when he was around 6 mos. A couple of years ago he invented the verb "creeking." (Anything you can do in a creek... Catch crawdads, build a dam, swim, skip rocks, oh and maybe fish). In the past, the fishing has mostly been me tying on new tubes, getting a lure out if the trees, untangling line, etc. Well, this year he is taking me to school... Last two times out he has caught the most and the biggest and he loves letting Mom know when we get home!