Phil Lilley

Ours have done well. Except for the seats. The material is pulling apart at the seams... not the seams but the material. They replaced them once but not again. They started coming apart just a couple of months after we got them. Make sure you get a good trolling motor. We upgraded from the package but should have went further up. We have 90's... boats are 20 footers. They don't come out of the hole real well. We've tried tweaking the props but haven't found anything that works. With one boater - it's great. two to three not so good. But I'm picky. Rides well, handles well when fishing, I like the way you can move thru the boat.

The charity would be liable for anything that may happen. If something were to happen, insurance companies would go after anyone they could to collect including you. Your home owners policy may cover it. But I'm just not sure it would go that far. It would first fall on the charity - probably no further. But I don't know for sure.

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"> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"> I shot this at the base of the shot rock bank at the narrows. 3/4 mile above Fall Creek where Fall Creek Resort did the retainer wall work last year. Lots of scuds in the whole area, esp along the banks. Scuds and other bugs move with the water as it drops out. The trout were working the edges like crazy this evening.

He'll be able to put in at the dam after they start generating.

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality will host an informational meeting Wednesday, December 2, in Mountain Home to discuss issues related to seasonal low dissolved oxygen levels in the tailwaters below Norfork and Bull Shoals reservoirs. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. at McMillan Hall on the campus of Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. The public is invited. Both the White River below Bull Shoals Dam and North Fork River below Norfork Dam are on the state’s list of impaired waterbodies because of seasonal low dissolved oxygen. The December 2nd meeting will focus on options for improving water quality in those streams. Low dissolved oxygen concentrations can be harmful to aquatic life. Federal, state and local officials will be at the meeting to discuss several alternatives for addressing the dissolved oxygen problems. Representatives from ADEQ, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Southwestern Power Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other government officials are scheduled to attend. Pat Smith Membership Director North Arkansas Fly Fishers PO Box 1213 Mountain Home, AR 72654-1213 (870) 425-1755 membership@northarkansasflyfisher.org

Found one dead in the 90's. Measurements - 43.75 inches long. Girth - I don't remember but it was a pig. Trying to find a pic.

They'll probably run one unit tomorrow to cover the gravel bars in the upper end so don't be disappointed if you're planning on wading in the am and they're running it.

Been dropping all day. It still have some to go.

Ran up the lake at 1 pm and just got back in. Wanted to see what the lake was looking like with slower generation and lower levels. Just alittle wet and green around the edges. Boated to the dam. They are running less than 2 units. Lake level here at the Landing is low - as low as it is when the water is off. But there's a slight current. As I boated up, the level rose and the current quickened. At the dam, all gravel bars are covered, the stump below Rebar is sticking out of the water about 18 inches and there's hopeful fly anglers all along the banks, wishing the water would stop. I think while I'm typing, the water is dropping even more. They're supposed to officially start the drawdown tonight but I bet they already have started. Talked to Brian Shaffer- he said fishing was slow, slow. Saw a ton of midges hatching, all over the surface but the trout weren't keying in on them, at least on the surface. I fished a 1/8th oz sculpin jig till I lost 2, then tied on a white and started to catch fish. Caught a real nice rainbow right at Rocking Chair, then a few smaller males by the ramp. Drifted on down and caught a half dozen more, then a 15 inch brown, then a few more rainbows. They were aggressive on the jig which is nice. Fought hard too. Drifted a #10 grey Peppie scud below Lookout on the flats and caught 4 rainbows, missed that many. Lost the scud. Then lost the rig. I was done. I really think there's going to be some real, real nice trout below the dam when this water finally stops and we'll be able to see. Should be alot of fun.

Talking to Clint at the hatchery yesterday, water came up in the conversation. The water coming from Table Rock has risen to 59 degrees since the rains in September and October. Remember when they opened the gates the first time - 65 degree over the top and 50 from the bottom. They've been generating 24/7 ever since. Clint used the word "pulling" which struck a note. When they're pulling water at the dam, I'm sure there's a current even on the big, main lake on Table Rock. When all that water was being pulled to the dam, from the top and from 130 feet deep, it created a current that's really never slowed down. Here's the theory... water is being "pulled" from the upper parts of Table Rock to the turbines, it's not being pulled from the bottom where colder, dense water is, thus the 2 ppm DO and 59 degree temps. Clint thinks that the next few days of no generation may stop this current and when they start generating again, we may see our water temp drop again. I speculated that Table Rock may have been starting to turn over, evident by the high temp and higher than normal DO levels. But Clint's idea makes more since. We have not had the cold temps we need to flip Table Rock. It makes sense... we'll see what happens.

Here's the 25 pound brown that was caught in '08 on powerbait.

Last year, one of our guests caught a 25 pound brown while drifting PowerBait in the same area. Why does a large, old fish that probably only eats rainbows take a tiny bit of dough? Crazy, but it happens. This is what's cool about fishing... anyone has a chance, regardless of age or experience, to hook a big fish. Landing it is another thing though. That's where the stories begin --- 'the one that got away' stories. But this one didn't. So you can think and say what you will about this record being caught on Powerbait instead of a fly or crank bait but the simple fact is that these are only fish in the end... and it is just fishing... the playing field is once again leveled and hope is renew in the novice that it could happen to anyone. Great story... Congrats to Scott and his friends.

http://www.swpa.gov/gen/sat.htm Take a look.

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"> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"> Scott tells his story how he caught his trophy brown trout earlier today.

"> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"> 28.8 pounds.Video of measurement to follow along with interviews.

"> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"> On the way to the hatchery.

I PM'ed Rick and let him know the news an hour ago or so - didn't want him to just read it on the forum.

Scott Sandusky of Arnold, Missouri catches a new Missouri State Record Brown Trout on Lake Taneycomo near Branson, Missouri. Fishing out of Lilleys' Landing Resort, he and his buddies just started their fishing weekend, drifting downstream from Lilleys using PowerBait on a drift rig when the big brown struck. It took Scott over 10 minutes to land his record trout, almost losing it in the trolling motor as well as stretching his 4 pound line to it's limits when it made a run clear across the lake. Pics and video to follow. Sorry, but the video is slow to edit and load to youtube. It was caught about 1 pm I think... so much running around I didn't notice the time.

Yea- but it's just for the owners/guests at Fall Creek. Not open to the public unless you come off the water and buy stuff in the store. Looks like they're building something close to the water- may be a restroom. Or maybe that's the shop. It's not that big.

Saw your vehicle... didn't see you as I floated down.

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