Johnsfolly

There are two trout section designations for that creek. The white ribbon section is from the spring to just downstream of the water treatment facility discharge and this section gets restocked with rainbow trout throughout the year. You can fish any bait type including live bait in that section. The red ribbon section then goes the rest of the length of the creek down to the confluence of the Gasconade. As you mentioned that section does not allow for scented or live baits. The MDC does stock brown trout in that section at least once per year. The brown trout are more like the smallies that Ollie mentioned in the types of baits they like. I have had luck on 1/32 and 1/16 oz marabou jigs (white, tan or black) and small jerkbaits like the Rapala UL minnow 06.

Dan nice blugill! I love the hand size fish. Should have a god meal ahead with that catch!

That's a great fish! Awesome musky!

Now you are just being mean with the bacon and breakfast for dinner discussion.

At our house we leave out the onion and have just radish/butter sandwiches. My wife and kids likes to smash down the bread before eat one. Trying to lose weight, so I don't eat these anymore.

Ness - You can't go wrong sautéing the broccoli rabe with a little minced or sliced garlic and olive oil. Salt and pepper.

We have been successful in getting orioles by putting out a pint mason jar and grape jelly. I put a wire around the jar at the base of the threads to use as a hanger. I do screw on the metal ring and cover that with plastic orange flagging material. I put out a little jelly at first until we confirm they are feeding and then increase the amount throughout the year. Where I hang this feeder, I worry more about raccoons than ants. The ants don't eat enough of the jelly or affect the orioles from feeding. I do have to pour out rain water and refill the container. I personally don't like grape jelly so that is what I use the most often to fill the feeder. The first couple of years we were likely just getting transients to feed. Last year we had a pair that nested somewhere near our house. We had adults feeding young in our trees. I like to get this feeder out before the leaves come out for the orioles to see it easier as they pass over. I haven't put it out yet this year. Normally I hang it on the shepard's hook that I hang my thistle feeder for the finches. This year we have goldfinches still using the thistle and I haven't found a new spot for the oriole feeder. It looks like we have a pair of Mississippi kites residing in our neighborhood. We were watching the pair calling to each other and interacting on Sunday. My wife has heard their calls for the last week of so. When you have as large a chicken flock as we have, you are always vigilant about raptors in your neighborhood.

Mothers day dinner was grilled cowboy ribeye steaks with fresh asparagus, and new potatoes with garlic, oregano, and thyme.

We have at least a male and female at our feeders. The male did a stare down with my wife when she was sitting on our porch under the feeder. She moved to that side of the porch to allow the goldfinches to get back into the thistle seed.

BH - great bunch of chunky bass! Thanks for posting.

Congrats Mitch! That is definitely a keeper!

I was fishing off of Key West on an overnight charter boat. I had a good bite and set the hook into something heavy. As I was reeling it up there was all kinds of conjecture as to what kind of fish it was. "See how the rod tip pulls ang tugs. Its got to be a black grouper." "AJ's will pull like that as well." "No. It's a big mutton." Anytime someone asked me what it felt like, I said it felt like a rock. It wasn't long before I landed a two foot tall basket sponge and it's rock base.

SPF sun protection. Big fish fight hard and carp are big fish. Starting to get more attention. I would love to find some big grass carp.

Dan. Good luck if you keep going after the walleye a month for twelve months goal.

My bad. I've got a sabiki rig with your name on it to try for them once we get to fish together.

I have not really compared the two. I do really like to dry the black trumpets when I can find them. I grind them and add to soups or stews for an intense mushroom flavor.

Kjackson - I would love to see a larger picture of that greenling. Awesome looking fish. Ham - a cutlass fish but you can't catch a gizzard shad . In Florida you catch just about anything. I was fishing a drainage slough and nearly stepped on an alligator getting down to the waters edge. It swam off and I got to fishing a 3" sluggo. No fish after a couple of casts which was pretty unusual in this ditch. I made another cast and all of a sudden the alligator was back chewing on my bait. I tried to flip the bait out of its mouth which just set the hook into its tongue. The 4 foot long gator came in like a wet towel. I snapped the line as I got it to shore. I didn't choot it as Troy would say. I was surf fishing with a piece of squid, I had a strike and thought I set the hook and began reeling in the fish. The fish would pull pull pull and then pull pull pull. It was heavy but was a strange fight. I thought I might have a stingray. As I got it into the surf the "fish" turned out to be a sea turtle. Fortunately it wasn't hooked and just spit the bait as it got into the surf. I wasn't looking forward to find a way to unhook this turtle. Smalls21 - did you land the pelican? In the Jupiter inlet the pelicans are thick and you have to use heavy weights to the get bait deep enough after you cast to avoid the pelicans. I hooked up on one and it flew off pulling drag. I did get it back onto the pier and broke it off. This bird had at least four or five other lines in its beak. A habitual bait stealer. Also forget about catch and release. The fish don't stand a chance getting back into the water. In PA both water snakes and bullfrogs love hula poppers. Enough said.

Looking at the records, would be interested in catching a 1lb highfin quillback with rod and reel to fill that open category. Or possibly a flier on a limbline.

I watched the overtime. I was fairly tired at that point possibly due to my old age or from watching the Pens / Caps overtime game the night before, I was happy about the short overtime period, but disappointed about the outcome of the Dallas goal. Thank goodness I'm not a fan of the Predators. Though I do think they have one of best logos in the league.

This guy must be looking at the open or low weight alternative methods records. His second record fish in the last month. He snagged the record skipjack herring previously. O’Fallon angler sets another state fishing record Congratulations to James Lucas on setting the state record by catching an 8-pound, 6-ounce hybrid striped bass with a throwline on the Mississippi River. O’FALLON, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that James Lucas of O’Fallon became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he caught a hybrid striped bass on the Mississippi River. The new “alternative method” record hybrid striped bass caught by Lucas on April 22 weighed 8-pounds, 6-ounces with a length of 24 3/4 inches and a girth of 18 1/2 inches. Lucas caught the fish with a throwline in one of his honey holes. MDC staff verified the record-weight fish using a certified scale in O’Fallon. “I’m really excited that I caught this fish,” said Lucas. “I have been trying for over a month and a half to set this record with a throwline, and I’m just really glad all my practice finally paid off.” Lucas added fishing with a throwline isn’t easy; it takes a lot of practice to get it down. “I was able to locate the fish and get over the hybrid striped bass and drop my line. Then the fight was on. The striped bass put up a decent fight, but once I got him on the bank, I got that gut feeling I had the record,” he said. “I didn’t know for sure until I talked with MDC and they confirmed it.” Lucas is familiar with state-record fish. He holds a state record for the skipjack herring in the alternative method category, which he broke on April 8. “You haven’t heard the last of me,” he said. “I hope to set many more state records in the future. As for this fish, I plan on mounting it and putting it on the wall with the others.” 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. Conservation makes Missouri a great place to fish. For more information on state-record fish, visit the MDC website at http://mdc.mo.gov/fishing/state-record-fish. James Lucas set the state record by catching an 8-pound, 6-ounce hybrid striped bass with a throwline on the Mississippi River April 22, 2016.

Great fish! Congrats on that musky!

I think that most folks go on a fishing trip with a targeted species in mind, going for crappie, bass, catfish, etc. Have you ever hooked into something that you didn't expect? What is the strangest thing that you have ever caught? This could be the strangest fish or something else. The strangest fish that I have ever caught has got to be the sea robin. As a kid we would vacation on Cape Cod and would go out on deep sea charter boats to bottom fish for porgy and black sea bass. Every trip someone would catch a sea robin (borrowed internet photo), which is a bottom fish that is very common in those waters. They use those finger like projections on their pectoral fins to creep along the bottom.

Don't even get started about developing and releasing triploid smallmouth bass just to have them pack on weight . Anyone read the Outdoor life article about the guys trying to produce the next world record largemouth in Texas? It's headed up by one of the guys that developed the Tecomate deer feed programs. Trying to use the same thought process of high quality genetics, high fat/protein diets, and age in a ultra-managed lake system.

Marcus - You are probably right about a Pens v Caps thread instead of hijacking this one. Would take too much effort.

The way that Murray is playing makes a return by Fleury really unlikely at least in this series with the Caps. I was impressed with the Pens fight through most of the game. However, I did feel that the Caps had the edge in the third in terms of their level of intensity. The Pens picked it up in OT. Now its time to see if they can stay aggressive and not let the Caps up now that they are down. A big night by Daley. Looking to see what Letang can bring when he returns.