Terrierman

Nice job Chief. Some quality fish there.

That depends on what you call good vs. bad. Table Rock is very clear which indicates very good water quality. The clear water is a result of low nutrient levels limiting the amount of algae that can grow, and algae is the base of the aquatic food chain, everything on up ultimately depends on algae for food directly or indirectly. Adding nutrients will increase the amount of algae that can grow, which will ultimately increase the amount of fish the lake can produce. Of course, that's up to a point, there is definitely such a thing as water that is too nutrient rich for good fishing and good aesthetics. Table Rock's clear water is what draws a lot of people to the area. A lot of people are working very hard and spending a lot of money to keep the nutrient levels in Table Rock at or lower than where they are now. Phosphorus is the biggie. Flood waters also temporarily cause a major increase in the bacterial content of the lake water. That is definitely not good but that problem is pretty will self limiting as time, temperature, oxygen and sunlight fairly quickly naturally reduce the bacteria content back to normal. Does that help?

Before it started all this rain, Mid June? The last really good trip was a 3 day deal on 11 point in May.

Is brushing your lap dog some kind of dirty talk mechanic code?

Nice job, all of y'all.

Define lately. Also I have seen it in action, right here close. Christian County bought out Riverside Restaurant and adjoining land with FEMA money after it kept getting flooded out. The previous County Commission put up a poor excuse for a fence and a bunch of keep out signs. The property turned into a trash dump and low life party spot. I spoke with a person running for County Commission and suggested that instead of telling people to stay out and only leaving neer' do wells to use the property as they see fit, wouldn't it be smarter to put in a little gravel parking lot brush hog the place once or twice a year and make it a place where decent people would be able to use it and the Sheriff could have a chance at patrolling it. Well roll me in crackers and fry me to a golden brown if that didn't actually happen once a new County Commission got elected. Now it's a decent public access. So it's not always bad stuff that happens. Notice I didn't say meth head even once. But I admit, I was tempted.

Good pond fishing is about as fun as it gets. Color me jealous.

The egg thingie is a Komado Joe. Another ceramic one. You are starting to see them now that are not ceramic and are much lighter weight. The ceramic is for heat retention and durability - crazy thing has a lifetime guarantee. The other big deal is they are very air tight - have a fiber gasket on the lid and on the bottom to seal out air leakage and they have a very precise damper on the bottom and also on the top. That feature allows you to precisely control temperature and is also great for a long cook. The stand is a gift from a friend. Works construction, picked up scraps from a few jobs and whipped this one up for me. The only purchased material was the 4x4 posts at the corners, four casters and the screws used to put it together. He did a great job. I've seen them priced from $500 and up at the fancy dancy BBQ specialty stores. It really is nice to have table side to the cooker. You can't see it in the pic above but there is also a bottom shelf. This photo shows the cart a little better even if it is out of focus.

It's not green.

Wrong fish kill breath.

That's one effect. The other effect that we should also be seeing is more patrolling by LEO to help keep the abuse down.

Finley River is back to manageable level. Wow was it ever big on Friday though! Be careful if you get on it, no telling what this water did in the way of bringing down trees.

What a week that one was. Do not need a repeat soon.

I hear a few people talk about going ahead and cleaning the slot fish. Good for you!

I specialize in not being helpful.

Its not Dodge City in the 1880's anymore and none of us are Duelin' Daltons.

Drying out next week. Can't wait for some sunshine and a little humidity detox. We will all be dripping.

I could explain it to you but that would be best done over coffee.

Crane Creek is my favorite place for cottonmouth viewing too. It's awesome snake country. The only place I've ever seen more water moccasins is on Beaver Creek.

Me, I do, I remember. One simple thing that has changed is instead of kids eating last and getting a back or a neck when there was fried chicken, now they get served first and what they want. It's a little thing but I think it teaches that "me first" something at a very early age that tends to carry on through life.

Women love me, especially when I cook. A great meal and a good bottle of wine has always been a panty dropper. You must be doing something wrong. Maybe posting drunk at midnight and having such a sour attitude has something to do with it?

How far would have been far enough?

More or less peacefully. He crawled off once but a little persuasion with a piece of plastic pipe and he crawled right back on.

First rattlesnake I've ever seen in Missouri myself. My grandson who lives in Arkansas was bitten by one of those on his little toe when he was about five. Had a hell of a time getting well from it, his toe is still deformed. I have heard their venom is very toxic.

This little one was crawling around this morning. One of the guys about stepped on him. He's off in the woods behind the shop now. Some folks want to kill every snake there is, especially venomous ones (which this little guy is - Pygmy Rattlesnake) but that's not me. So I just tossed him over the fence, hopefully to never be seen by any of us again.