Terrierman

The thing everyone should know is the Missouri Wildlife Code is permissive. That means only game and methods listed may be used to take same. If it's not listed its not legal - if you get caught.

Sac River in that area has some nice fish in it. Me, restating the obvious.

It's good to have friends.

You jokers make me want to take up flyfishing the Finley. I really should.

Yes. I had to fail an iintelligence test.

Thank you for a great post.

This isn't really beekeeping but it's definitely related, so here goes. I've got a small orchard. Three apple trees, two peach trees, a pear, a plum and a cherry. Has never produced like it should have. I let the trees grow and did some ineffective minor pruning a couple of times. They got seriously pruned in January. They Look better. I would really like to see something positive out there. Everything there is supposed to be self pollinating or near a pollinator. I wonder if some bees would help. To the point I will gladly pay one of you bee keeper types to bring over a hive or two next spring. It's a good place, very rural mostly pasture nearby. Neighbor has fruit trees too. Lots of clover in the orchard and the fence rows and an unmowed area that borders the orchard have everything you would expect growing in them. There's no row crop agriculture anywhere near. Don't think bees would be endangered here at all. Any interest from anyone? BTW I'm about five miles NE of Ozark fairly close to Linden.

Secchi Disc clarity is one of the easiest tools to help define and document overall water quality in a lake or reservoir. Pretty much everybody understands what water clarity is. A steady decline at Table Rock Lake in secchi disc clarity and a couple of really ugly algal blooms ultimately led to more research, which showed the limiting nutrient for algal growth to be P, which then resulted in effluent limitations being placed on P in point discharges in the Table Rock Watershed and Taneycomo Watershed in Missouri. Arkansas has not followed suit. Also, major efforts were expended in Missouri to reduce nutrients and other "stuff" in stormwater runoff from municipal and ag sources. Which over the past decade and a half or so have reversed that trend. However, keep in mind this work was mostly done by biologists.

4' meaning about 4'

Just doing my job. 😇 Gotta keep you on your toes.🎯

I was in Springfield today and an honest to pete toad strangler came through about 1:30. Geese were paddling around that vacant lot at National and Montcrief.

Not super clear but not muddy either. Didn't have a secchi disc but would guess it at about 4'. I'd call the water stained.

Sawdust tilled in will use those nutrients to decompose.

No jigs. We were catching best by casting about 20' and letting minnow just slowly fall with slow retrieve. When the line was straight down from the boat, just let it soak. I'd say most of the fish were caught at 12 to 15 feet and usually close to the boat and lights. We've found it best to be close to deep water. Think bluff end where the channel swings close. Bridge pilings can be good too.

Went to Stockton with two good friends Monday evening/night. Tied to the bank with about a 40' rope and anchored in the back. Fishing in about 40' of water with minnows under the lights. We started catching even before it got dark, crappie, three or four undersized walleye and about a dozen white bass mixed in. Started fishing about six and all three of us were limited out on crappie by eleven or so. It was real steady until moonrise and that huge bright full moon did slow things down a bit. Crappie were nice, very few that we had to measure. Most were somewhere between 11" to 12". The biggest was 14 1/2". Beautiful night to be out. Later on the breeze stopped and the lake turned into a big mirror. Sorry, no pictures, it was dark. There'll be a nice fish fry later.

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Go ahead and cuss and get cussed all you want. Nobody cares.

Middle grandson graduated from Missouri State 2 years ago with degree in environmental management. Worked every summer, saved his money, lived in our tiny house out back, lived like he always did when not in class. Didn't go to Florida on Spring Break trips, just generally acted like he wasn't some entitled rich kid. Worked in the field since he graduated. His student loans are already paid off. He and his fiancé are fixing up an older house they're buying to live in after they get married this September. She's an enterpeneur and has a successful business with an event venue she bought and fixed up, does events all over the area setting up for wedding receptions, parties and so on. Has a little trailer photo booth that is way popular. They're both good looking smart hard workers who are going to do well in life and be great parents. Yeah, we are in trouble. In some places sure, but not everywhere.

I've been cussed at by professionals who meant it. Think USMC boot camp. At the job, a mad amateur is just going to get left alone. I don't have a thin skin but don't tolerate someone who doesn't know me getting with it. And especially like I said earlier, on the phone with female office staff. That will get you dropped as a customer.

This is maybe a surprise to you but every single day people express truthful thoughts and opinions without profanity.

You lead a right fair life sir. Nice fish.

A date! How awesome. Does Ms. HK know?

There is never any call for that in a work setting. People on the phone to female office staff are the worst. Face to face to a man hardly ever happens, but when it does, it never works out well for the person doing the cussing. At least in my experience.