Johnsfolly

My team has been in playin pergatory the last couple of years. Not doing as well as last year but headed in right direction after beating cubs.

Dan looks like a great time on Stockton. Was that a flathead at the beginning of the video?

Hi I am Johnsfolly. Long time lurker and 689th time poster. I have to say that I enjoy the forum except there needs more Pirates fans. Go Bucs!!

Haris122 - The alligator gar has a broader head that is somewhat spade shaped. the snout is the narrowest part of the head The distance from the tip of the snout to the end of the mouth is shorter than the distance from the end of the mouth to the back of head. The shortnose gar has a head that narrows then slightly expands as you get to the end of the snout. The distance from the tip of the snout to the end of the mouth is greater than the mouth to the back of the head. Also the alligator gar has two rows of teeth in the upper jar if you are willing to look in its mouth. Sent you a PM with some more info.

Ffer - I have heard that the chorals are edible, but have never tried them. Usually they are dry like twigs when I find. them. Have you had them and are they worth trying. Gavin - Those white ones are definitely Amanitas. Probably the best examples that I have ever seen with the intact veil. So I took their picture.

Dan - chanterelles are definitely one of my favorite mushrooms to eat. Good luck hunting them when you get out. Let us know how you do.

Chief - Have you checked to see if you have the Australian photo setting switched on your camera? JPB - can't wait to see what the pork looks like coming out or your smoker.

Thank you to all of you that serve. It's an unappreciated job and you put you life on the line everyday. Stay safe and thanks again.

Won't even comment on the gravity defying cans in Chief's house. However, it does seem like a better way to store can goods. In college I worked in the Chinese restaurant in Wilmington NC for the summer. There were never any mystery meats showing up at the back door.Even that I know that they do not like to throw out anything, I still ate their food and it was great. It was a family business and they were very friendly and demanding at the same time. I realized that I would never be as strong as Sidney. That man was only about 5'2" and about 115 lbs, but could throw around 100 lb bags of rice or cabbages. He had a wooden Bruce Lee practice dummy in the back and I never wanted to get him mad. Only worked for them one summer, but did get to the point that I knew the words to Billy Joel's "uptown girl" in Chinese before I left to go back to school.

Is it just me who thinks that its pretty funny that the "fish" that each of us on this thread either represents the thread or what we like to fish for. I'm at Plains Killifish, which is definitely one the minnow species I would like to catch. Oneshot is at Black Redhorse and MOPanfisher you are at Black Buffalo. Seems funny to me, but then again it just may be late.

Went out with Follysbetterhalf tonight on a conservation area that I had not visited in several years hoping to get in a nice hike and also find some edible mushrooms. We did start finding many non-edibles or non-descript little brown and white ones like these. Then they got a little more interesting. Up to this point we were pretty high above the creek bottoms where I thought that we would have better luck on chanterelles. We started getting lower and my wife found the first chanterelles right in the pathway (sorry about the poor picture, must have been my shroom fever made me shake the camera). These guys looked like they were up for a couple of days already. Hunted along both sides of the pathway and covered a pretty big area and found several more. Pretty excited and definitely will go back out the next several days. Also found this bolete and will have to id it before we do anything else with it. Definitely stayed away from these guys. Got a little scared even taking the picture We had a great time. Saw a couple of deer and lots of different wildflowers. Now it raining again. If I can't fish the flooded streams, I can at least find some mushrooms.

I do like all of AB's shows. I have seen both versions of Feasting on Asphalt and most if not all episodes of Good Eats. Now I am addicted to Cutthroat Kitchen. They should do a home cooks episode or four.

Oneshot - do you pressure cook the carp before you can it?

Last trotline crappie fell to a goldfish. This one was caught using a bluegill bait. Nice size fish. Harrisonville angler catches state-record white crappie Congratulations to Austin Campbell on breaking the state record by catching a 2-pound, 1-ounce white crappie with a trotline on an irrigation pond in Cass County. CASS COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Austin Campbell of Harrisonville became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a white crappie in a Cass County irrigation pond on a trotline. The new “alternative method” record fish caught by Campbell on May 23 weighed 2-pounds, 1-ounce with a length of 15 1/2 inches. Campbell’s recent catch broke the previous state-record of a 1-pound, 5-ounce white crappie caught on a trotline in May this year. “Once my buddy and I pulled the fish up into the boat, we were in shock,” Campbell said. “We couldn’t believe we caught a nice size crappie. We both thought it was very rare to catch a fish like that on a trotline.” Campbell was using bluegill for bait to try to catch catfish, but instead he caught the record breaking white crappie. Campbell added he didn’t know there were state records for catching fish like that on a trotline. “I didn’t know there was a category for catching crappie on a trotline until I saw an article on the Missouri Department of Conservation’s website,” he said. “I saw the record size and knew we had a shot at beating it.” Campbell added he was just thankful that he and his buddy kept the white crappie after they caught it. MDC staff verified the fish using a certified scale in the town of Harrisonville. Once MDC gave him confirmation he had a state record, Campbell said he and his friend were super excited and shocked. “We’ve always dreamed of catching a big fish and having some type of record, but we never ever thought it would happen for real. We are super excited and can’t wait to get back out on the water to catch more fish.” Campbell added he plans on having the state-record white crappie mounted. Missouri state-record fish are recognized in two categories: pole-and-line and alternative methods. Alternative methods include: throwlines, trotlines, limb lines, bank lines, jug lines, spearfishing, snagging, snaring, gigging, grabbing, archery, and atlatl. For more information on state-record fish, visit the MDC website at http://short.mdc.mo.gov/Zk9. Congratulations to Austin Campbell on breaking the state record by catching a 2-pound, 1-ounce white crappie with a trotline on an irrigation pond in Cass County

If you find a spot with tiger trout, I would love to hear about it if you are willing to share. They can have some really awesome coloration and patterning. Definitely a fish worthy of any bucket list. Good luck.

My wife and oldest daughter default to Mexican food. Whereas my youngest, my son, and I prefer Asian food. I could eat Thai or Chinese food everyday. I just love the flavor combinations. Here's what we had the last few of days: Corned beef with cabbage using red and green cabbage and fingerling potatoes. It's not just for St. Patrick's day. Grilled chicken that was marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, lemon juice, with chopped ginger and garlic. Served with sauted green and yellow petit squash with garlic and dill. Chicken stir fry with leftover grilled chicken, cabbage, carrot, farmers market oyster mushrooms (sorry BH haven't found any wild ones), and onion cooked with ponzu and served with white rice. All followed by the ripe peaches and nectarines.

Good luck on your trip. I haven't been to that part of NC, but have alwys heard how nice it is. In Wyoming I found brooks to be pretty skittish. I was successful drifting a bait down into the school as opposed to casting from down stream. That was probably due more to my poor casting spooking the fish with my fly line.

We had a bunch of rain our way over the weekend and then again today. If the mycelia withstood the drought, I would think that around here we should be seeing some mushrooms the end of the week or weekend. I'll let you know what I find. May have to take the .22 along for protection just in case some angry tree rats attack.

Has anyone gone out mushroom hunting after the rains? I am planning on a foray or two this week to see if there are any chanterelles popping up in my usual haunts. I'm hoping that the rains will provide enough moisture for a summer season of mushrooms this year.

Good luck Dan! Love to see you complete your goal.

Dan - Looks like a walleye catching machine!

I ate another one after I came back in from walking the dog. The remaining ones likely won't last long.

Our large tomato varieties are taking their sweet time to ripen. We do get a couple of cherry tomatoes every couple of days. They are great right off the vine. Especially after a hot day. Nothing like that warn sweet burst of tomato when you bite into one. One of life's greatest pleasures. We aren't going to get many blackberries and they are taking their time to ripen as well.

Didn't find any of the bronzeback pale ale at our Hyvee. Did find black walnut wheat and float trip. Likely to find the bronzeback sooner or later. May have to visit the brewery the next time I fish the upper Current.

RPS - Love the cone of shame reference. With kids, I have seen many of the animated family films. My wife doesn't like watching that film much anymore because she cries a lot. I do agree that it is a good film.