Phil Lilley

Darrell called in a report - http://www.ozarkanglers.com/montauk/

http://www.ozarkanglers.com/elk-river/ Russ has a call in report on Elk's site.

http://ozarkanglers.com/table-rock Post a call in report there.

<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-275" title="Tim Homesley" src="http://www.ozarkanglers.com/roaring-river/files/2012/01/Tim-Homesley.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="187" />Tim Homesley, owner of Tim's Fly Shop in Cassvile, Missouri, gives a <a href="http://www.ozarkanglers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Tim-RR-report-3-21-12.wav">on-location fishing report</a> today from Roaring River State Park. Listen to how Tim's day went today, catching trout in Roaring River.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1977" title="Col Ron on the White River" src="http://www.ozarkanglers.com/white-river/files/2012/03/Col-Ron-on-the-White-River.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="335" /> Col Ron called in a fishing report for the White River. One thing about tailwaters, even with all the rain, fishing can still be great as long as they don't open it all up and flood everything. It looks like operation at Bull Shoals isn't affected by the rains we're getting so fish remains great below Bull Shoals dam, according to Ron. Hear his fishing report by clicking <a href="http://www.ozarkanglers.com/white-river/files/2012/03/Co-Ron-White-River-3-21.wav">HERE</a>! <a href="http://colronguide.com" target="_blank">ColRonGuide.Com</a>

Bry and others.... I broke a golden rule - at least my golden rule. I am an admin on the site. I see a lot more than anyone else on the site and I just discovered I see everyone's email address in their profile when others do not. I assumed (and you know what that stands for) and I was wrong. Thus, I assumed the name as part of the email I saw, that no one else could see, was the name I mentioned. I was wrong, and very wrong to even post it. Bry- I am very sorry I posted that name. It's been changed in the post and I'm not posting it now in respect to your dad. Thanks for your post.

Your email.

Chances are - no, they won't.

The nature of forums, especially those that are very active with lots of participants, is that you're going to get into pissing contest (and even worse conflicts) occasionally. That being said... You have to #1 - knock the chip off the shoulder before you enter the room and #2 grow some thick skin. Over the 7 years this forum has been in existence, I've seen lots of members come and go. And the "go" for lots of reasons. The one thing that irritates me most about people leaving and/or not posting is that their either run off by forum "bullies" or they leave because they can't take a little criticism. Not saying that's happening here on this topic- it's not. But it does happen. Wonder why guides won't post here? Cause they get piled on when they give their "professional" opinion. I have campaigned for guides to post reports on the forum from all area lakes in the past to no avail. Should really appreciate the ones on here that do, and I know you do and show it. Bry, Jimmy Pierce, Phillip Stone, Bill Babler - thanks! But I will say that this forum is built on common anglers sharing fishing reports, stories and tips and I think that will always be the case. Thank you everyone!!

You're talking about THIS rain event and not the whole spring season I assume. Just asked someone at the Corp about crest predictions and they haven't done any yet but will shortly I bet. He'll let me know. Table Rock I think will go to 919 by Saturday, may be a bit more. Bull Shoals 664. Beaver... no clue.

Guys.... this is a spring rain. Nothing more. Everyone is gun shy because of 2008 and last year. They won't open the gates until Table Rock goes above 920 and it's no where close. And that's not a given. And if they do open the gates, it won't be at the level as last year. Personally, from a fishermen's point of view, I wish they would open them a bit for a while. I love fishing the upper end when it's running. Shad coming over the top and our trout feeding like crazy. Draws up bigger trout including browns. Gives them a good growth boost because of the shad coming over the top from Table Rock. Water temp is perfect at the top of TR too. It's a win-win as far as I see it. Now wading... it limits where you can wade but you can catch fish. Remember the walleye?? Trout too. We haven't gotten a fraction of the rain we were supposed to get. Not to say we still may but... no need to worry about it. Can't change anything by fretting.

Duane will chime in - he's been up there a lot lately and both of us were amazed we didn't slay them. Perfect weather, conditions. May be.... just may be.... they just were NOT biting. Hate when that happens.

Duane and I just left McCord. Fished Taylor and down to big rock below ramp 1/4 mile. No whites. Nothing. Water good shape. Little faster current. Puzzled why they weren't there or biting.

Saw on facebook posts they were in Beaver Creek last evening too.

I thought about that when I left my truck at Greenfield Access last night... 3 trucks left in the lot when we returned real late. Perfect place for vandals, dark and secluded. I left a fly rod and reel in the back seat plain site... regretted it after on the river. No issues though. I was amazed how many blacks I caught on a chartreuse swimming minnow yesterday. The bass were RIGHT on the banks. I'd hit a rock, drop in and have a fish. Several 16-18 inch blacks. Wasn't targeting blacks either.

Vacation?

Dutch- I don't know the lake at all... when we left the ramp we headed to the left, north, went around the first bend. Bluff on the left. We trolled that bluff, then went on to the next bluff on the left and trolled there. Caught them every once in a while all afternoon. Mostly shorts. This is the bank the crappies moved up on at dusk. There were 2 boats about 600 yards up or NE of us that were catching them too so I bet they were all up and down this sloped gravel bank, not just close to the transition where we were.

Got to Greenfield Access WAY TO EARLY- about 3 pm. Met friend Paul Crews from Neosho- he'd been fishing a while already. I'd never been on that part of Stockton before- only been on Stockton twice and the last time was over 10 years ago. Anyhow... We went up the lake (north), found a bluff bank and slow trolled swimming minnows, 1/8th oz jig head in 20 feet of water. We picked up 6 keepers and twice that many shorts in the next 4 hours. Caught a dozen blacks when we stopped and threw to the bank- some nice ones too. But they all went back. Sun set and Paul was bummed cause the trip hadn't gone better. He had fished over there several times and he'd done well. But I kept telling him that the crappie should be going to the bank anytime, we just had to find the right bank. So I told him to head to the bluff bank and go till it changed from bluff to sloped and there's where we found them. Caught crappie on every cast for the next hour +, finishing our limit easily plus 10 more keepers and quite a few shorts. Plus 6 white bass to boot. I thought they'd quit biting at dark but they didn't. When we left, about 9 pm, they had slowed down a bunch but we still could have stayed and caught more... but both of us had a 90 minute drive home. Didn't keep anything less than 11 inches and up to 13 inches- nice slabs. Sorry, no crappie pics.

Who, where and when to qualify for the contest.

Who, where and when to qualify for the contest...

See http://forums.ozarka...showtopic=32618 for details. Post your crappie pictures for the contest here... on this thread. Who- Where- When- Image.

I thought it would be fun to offer this contest for all OzarkAnglers readers. Crappie are beautiful fish and are fun to photograph, as well as eaten. Take a good picture of your crappie and submit it. You might be picked as this years winner! Deadline: The last day of April, 2012 at midnight. Submission: Post on this topic by inserting the image or attaching the image. If you have any problems at all, please PM me and I'll do what I can to help. Where to submit/post: http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/index.php?showtopic=32624 Identify: With your picture, give your name and town you live in, where you caught the crappie (body of water) and the date. Limited: You can submit as many images as you'd like, as long as you don't submit more than one image of the same fish. Number of fish: I would prefer you take a picture of just one single crappie BUT stringers of fish will be allowed. Props: Now I'll just say right now, a picture of a crappie being held by your very cute daughter or handsome young son might get you some points but I'll ask judges to just judge the fish, not the person or persons in the image. Judging: After the first of May, I will post a poll on the forum and you, the members, will judge the winning image. ELIGIBILITY AND JUDGING: To ensure eligibility for the contest, all entries must have a resolution of 6 million pixels or greater (6 megapixels) to be made available upon request. Images that do not meet this standard can still be judged, but might not be honor from the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide the proper resolution when asked. This is to ensure that the person submitting the photograph is in possession on the original image, not a copy from the internet. Resolution can be calculated by multiplying the pixel width of the image with the pixel height. For example, a photograph taken with a 6-megapixel camera set for the highest resolution and best quality produces images approximately 2832 pixels by 2128 pixels, which are acceptable under the rules (2832 x 2128 = 6 million). Although this can't be proven, I would prefer that images submitted be taken this year, 2012, and not from previous crappie seasons. Submissions may be watermarked if desired, but the watermark should be inconspicuous enough to not interfere with the judging of the photo. A watermarked photo might not be honored by the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide a pristine, watermark-free version of the image when asked. Disclaimer: Now you know me... sometimes I miss things. So I reserve the right to add or change these rules at any time, especially if I missed something or didn't think this through right. I'm sure some of you will correct anything I haven't got right. I'm also open to suggestions. Just want this to be something fun to do this spring. Might even come up with more contests... Thanks- Phil Posted on General Discussion and other forums.

I thought it would be fun to offer this contest for all OzarkAnglers readers. Crappie are beautiful fish and are fun to photograph, as well as eaten. Take a good picture of your crappie and submit it. You might be picked as this years winner! Deadline: The last day of April, 2012 at midnight. Submission: Post on this topic by inserting the image or attaching the image. If you have any problems at all, please PM me and I'll do what I can to help. Identify: With your picture, give your name and town you live in, where you caught the crappie (body of water) and the date. Limited: You can submit as many images as you'd like, as long as you don't submit more than one image of the same fish. Number of fish: I would prefer you take a picture of just one single crappie BUT stringers of fish will be allowed. Props: Now I'll just say right now, a picture of a crappie being held by your very cute daughter or handsome young son might get you some points but I'll ask judges to just judge the fish, not the person or persons in the image. Judging: After the first of May, I will post a poll on the forum and you, the members, will judge the winning image. ELIGIBILITY AND JUDGING: To ensure eligibility for the contest, all entries must have a resolution of 6 million pixels or greater (6 megapixels) to be made available upon request. Images that do not meet this standard can still be judged, but might not be honor from the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide the proper resolution when asked. This is to ensure that the person submitting the photograph is in possession on the original image, not a copy from the internet. Resolution can be calculated by multiplying the pixel width of the image with the pixel height. For example, a photograph taken with a 6-megapixel camera set for the highest resolution and best quality produces images approximately 2832 pixels by 2128 pixels, which are acceptable under the rules (2832 x 2128 = 6 million). Although this can't be proven, I would prefer that images submitted be taken this year, 2012, and not from previous crappie seasons. Submissions may be watermarked if desired, but the watermark should be inconspicuous enough to not interfere with the judging of the photo. A watermarked photo might not be honored by the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide a pristine, watermark-free version of the image when asked. Disclaimer: Now you know me... sometimes I miss things. So I reserve the right to add or change these rules at any time, especially if I missed something or didn't think this through right. I'm sure some of you will correct anything I haven't got right. I'm also open to suggestions. Just want this to be something fun to do this spring. Might even come up with more contests... Thanks- Phil Posted on General Discussion and other forums.

I thought it would be fun to offer this contest for all OzarkAnglers readers. Crappie are beautiful fish and are fun to photograph, as well as eaten. Take a good picture of your crappie and submit it. You might be picked as this years winner! Deadline: The last day of April, 2012 at midnight. Submission: Post on this topic by inserting the image or attaching the image. If you have any problems at all, please PM me and I'll do what I can to help. Where to submit/post: http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/index.php?showtopic=32624 Identify: With your picture, give your name and town you live in, where you caught the crappie (body of water) and the date. Limited: You can submit as many images as you'd like, as long as you don't submit more than one image of the same fish. Number of fish: I would prefer you take a picture of just one single crappie BUT stringers of fish will be allowed. Props: Now I'll just say right now, a picture of a crappie being held by your very cute daughter or handsome young son might get you some points but I'll ask judges to just judge the fish, not the person or persons in the image. Judging: After the first of May, I will post a poll on the forum and you, the members, will judge the winning image. ELIGIBILITY AND JUDGING: To ensure eligibility for the contest, all entries must have a resolution of 6 million pixels or greater (6 megapixels) to be made available upon request. Images that do not meet this standard can still be judged, but might not be honor from the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide the proper resolution when asked. This is to ensure that the person submitting the photograph is in possession on the original image, not a copy from the internet. Resolution can be calculated by multiplying the pixel width of the image with the pixel height. For example, a photograph taken with a 6-megapixel camera set for the highest resolution and best quality produces images approximately 2832 pixels by 2128 pixels, which are acceptable under the rules (2832 x 2128 = 6 million). Although this can't be proven, I would prefer that images submitted be taken this year, 2012, and not from previous crappie seasons. Submissions may be watermarked if desired, but the watermark should be inconspicuous enough to not interfere with the judging of the photo. A watermarked photo might not be honored by the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide a pristine, watermark-free version of the image when asked. Disclaimer: Now you know me... sometimes I miss things. So I reserve the right to add or change these rules at any time, especially if I missed something or didn't think this through right. I'm sure some of you will correct anything I haven't got right. I'm also open to suggestions. Just want this to be something fun to do this spring. Might even come up with more contests... Thanks- Phil Posted on General Discussion and other forums.

Not sure if Bill was going to post a report but I thought I would for him. I know he won't mind. He caught his limits + of big whites from the bridge down to Barker on the A-Rig yesterday. Fished from 3-6. Swimming minnows on 3 hooks. Hit them hard. Released all fish. Said the banks were lined- not much action except for one guy who was doing well.