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Angela Lansbury dies at age 96. It's a bittersweet moment for the sad passing of this legendary entertainer and to the relief of many a small town that she may no longer be a threat for a future visit 😅

Brett the boys look like they are having a great time and are fishing well. Those are a few nice bass for sure! Must be a great time doing this together. Can't wait to see the next installment 😉

I have used both the BSP microlite and Air stream UL rods. I can easily cast 1/16 and smaller including microjigs with both. I prefer the 7' Air Stream UL rod. With 2# line I can get a pretty good cast with microjigs. 4# works well with 1/32 oz jigs or larger also small cranks or rosstertail type spinners. It has enough backbone to handle decent size fish.

@budman that sounds like a great time. I always enjoyed any trip to the 11 pt. I love catching those pickerel and those shadow bass aka goggle eye even more so than the many trout that you see in the river at least up towards Greer.

Jeff Congrats on getting a nice crappie fry in the making!

@Ryan Miloshewski I agree with Marty that pheasant and dumplings look great. What's in the dumpling?

Andre the Giant played the Sasquatch on the Six million dollar man TV show.

@Ham Nice job buddy! You're getting so close. Sucks that the year is almost done, but a strong push next year is all you need.

Sourdough toad in the hole with avocado and hot sauce. Side of Applewood bacon

Good Luck and can't wait for a report on how you did.

it would be like being in a shooting gallery or video game😉

Great trip Dan! Glad to see you getting out on the water more than in the past. I have always had good success with green pumpkin or olive with rock and ozark bass (aka goggle eyes). Those are my go to colors for them.

Assuming that this is not to report twenty something girls out on the town🤣

Water is unusual in that its density is lighter at higher temperatures and again as it freezes. That is why the warmer water is above the thermocline for most of the year, since the cooler water is denser (e.g., heavier). As @fshndoug stated the turnover begins as the surface water cools closer to the temp of the water under the thermocline. The lower temps and the wave motion due to surface winds in the fall are sufficient to disrupt that thermocline and the temp within the water column would be consistent from top to bottom or be very close. Depending upon the depth of the lake the water below the thermocline is likely to be around 48 to 55 deg. If you still have surface temps above 60 deg then the lake may be starting to turn over but has not fully turned over.

@Quillback happy birthday buddy. I hope that you're out fishing amd catch a bunch. Looking forward to some photos if you do 1😉

@BilletHead what a great hunt. I miss chasing those guys in the fall. Always loved the smell of the woods this time of year. We have found a minimal number of squirrels in a NWR about 30 mins from us. Maybe not great long term hunting spot but will likely go out at least once or twice for bushytails. Once we have a deer or two down may work on the backyard squirrels.

I knew of and hunted several stands of wild pecans in conservation areas north of Columbia. Shagbark hickories are/were my favorite mast trees to find squirrels. Those were usually late Aug or early Sept spots. By now those hickories are usually gone for some time.

Asian braised pork belly. Served with beans sauted with garlic, ginger, teriyaki and sesame oil.

@dan hufferd that is a great looking smallie! I really like the PB&J ned. Have had a lot of success with that color and of course green pumpkin. I also believe that I caught a 13 to 14 inch smallie below your put in.

I feel your pain Randy. I have been close to a slam on two occasions. The first time I had a brown, rainbow, and cutthroat. The second time I had two species of cutthroat, a brook and a rainbow. 🙄

Just need a pigeon fly😉

By showing this video, you may start folks thinking about stocking Wels catfish in our lakes, ponds, rivers and creeks 🤔. Let everyone that wants to catch these guys go to Spain where the giants live 😉! I will admit that they are a bucket list fish for me, but not a very likely one to accomplish.

When we first moved to Florida, we would see raccoons at all times of day or night. Really feaked me out considering rabies. However, the ones running around during the day seemed and were fine. Regardless I was still very cautious of them.

Out here in Maryland we do not have a large number of spring fed creeks or rivers. So with the change in the weather the fishing will slow down greatly over the next four to five weeks. So I am feeling the pressure. I have made progress towards the 15 lifers (which I actually upped it to 18 lifers) on my goal listing for the year. Currently sitting at 10 lifers for the year only. The successes: A freckled Blenny from Chincoteague Island Virgina - may be the farthest northern observation for this species so far. Rainwater killifish from a brackish water pond in Maryland A mountain redbelly dace from a creek in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia Thanks to @FishnDave on tips for Koi in St Louis A striped anchovy from Cape Charles Virginia on the lower Chesapeake side of the penisula. So my struggles have been real this year as well. I have been close to or lost lifers along the way. Lifers in sight but no interest Ribbonfish (cutlass fish) - Virginia Ozark Logperch and Johnny darters - Missouri Longnose Gar, Redfin shiner and Johnny darters - Kansas Interested or on the line 😒 Potomac sculpin - Maryland (have had several bite but not get hooked) Cownose ray - Maryland (a large one - broke off because I tried to horse it onto a mud ledge) Again with help from @FishnDave Grass Carp - Missouri (came up and crushed my float but not the jig) Shortnose gar - Missouri (lost one on my own when it cut my line then with Dave had several eat the float and not the jig - a recurring theme) Still have several targets locally (within three hours one way trip) and am trying to work in a trip to NC, then NJ and NY for fall and winter fish. So Hopefully more to come.

Love to hear how your year has gone so far.