Phil Lilley

Thanks for sharing... we will pray for a good report.

Lake isn't bad at all. Not sure about the wading below the dam. When I've been up there isn't not too bad. People are spread out except at Rebar.

Quote from the same page 6/24 - Mend it once...mend it right! Such a simple thing that gets overlooked by the masses who nymph fish. Most people do dome sort of mend but the right mend may be the single most important thing you can do to catch more fish. I shared how we do it with Tim and Booth and both, I believe found out something new. Whether you're mending upstream (which is probably 90% of the time) or downstream (in a few unique current seams) you want to be mending all of your fly line above (or below) your float. That will give you the longest, most drag free drift you can get and that will catch you more fish. Very good and detailed information. I like this kind of reporting.

Oh you beat me to the mark. We'll see about that.

Hmmmm. We'll do like ebay and see how many at the last minute. But for now... $265 And I'll move this to General Angling Discussion - ok?

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/2009...ONTPAGECAROUSEL LAKEVIEW — Three people were killed and two others injured when a six-passenger Piper Cherokee Lance airplane crashed around 9 a.m. Friday near the end of the runway at Gaston's White River Resort. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery identified the dead as Warren William Langford, 52, of Chesterfield, Mo., and his 15-year-old son, Brendan Langford. Both were pronounced dead at the scene around 10:10 a.m. by Baxter County Coroner William Snow. Passenger Jacob Ritz, 15, of Bridgeton, Mo., was taken by ambulance to Baxter Regional Medical Center where he later died, the sheriff said. Injured were Donald Beckerle, 43, and Joshua Beckerle, 15, both of of Eureka, Mo. The elder Beckerle was treated and released at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Joshua Beckerle remained hospitalized in serious condition Friday evening in St. John's Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. Montgomery said the aircraft is owned by Propaire Inc. of St. Louis. The pilot and passengers flew into Gaston's Resort from St. Louis on Tuesday and were en route back to St. Louis when the plane crashed on takeoff. The cause of the crash was officially unknown Friday evening, the sheriff said, but a guest at the resort, who asked not to be identified, told The Bulletin that she observed the airplane tipping sharply from side to side as it became airborne. Kyle Cowart of Glenwood, a guest with his family at the resort since last Sunday, said he was reading his Bible on the deck of his cottage about midway down the runway when the Piper Cherokee passed by. He said he had been enjoying watching airplanes take off from the runway all week. He took special notice of the Piper Cherokee, though, because it was only about 15 or 20 feet above the runway, much lower than other airplanes he had observed during the week, he said. Two employees of the resort who either observed or helped the party load luggage onto the plane noted that the travel party had an abundance of luggage in addition to themselves inside the plane.

I feel their pain... you're at the mercy of your providers, phone companies and underground cables. I always look at other fishing sites and see how oa compares to them. I use http://www.alexa.com. I'm really jealous of their linked sites!

Naknek will beat that....

Thanks for posting your record story!

I think we should keep this fish caught... "in the mouth"

The guys at MDC probably hadn't heard of any- in that office anyhow. You're right- they probably been in the lake for many years.

I'll tell my story again. May be 10 years ago, may be more, I was fishing the K Dock area where I caught a Yellow Perch. Really wasn't 100% sure it was a YP since I'd never seen one in real life but it sure wasn't anything like what I had caught in the Midwest before. I kept it alive, got home and called my buddies in Springfield at MDC and asked, "Are there YP in Bull Shoals?" They said No Way! I said I had one, they said No Way! I took it to the hatchery where they put it in one of their tanks. The fishery biologist came down and verified it was a Yellow Perch. It was the first confirmed Yellow Perch from Bull Shoals, at least by MDC. They kept in their aquarium for almost a year. Vince's state record perch should be transferred to Bass Pro's tank at the Landing here anytime for public display.

Thanks for the report Tracy.

I got it- thanks.

Gotta help me out... I'm on facebook and searched Courtois and couldn't find anything. Is it a group?

Courtois' website?

If you have the time and $$$, clinic are good, even for the experienced. I went to my first last spring even after I've been a caster for 35 years and learned alot.

Done- OzarkAnglers now has a facebook group. Search for it.

Wish I could make it... can't get away from the big city... Doesn't your hair get caught in the strings?

We have some friends in town. They have teenage girls and they brought boyfriends... oh boy! Anyhow, everyone wanted to go on a pontoon ride this afternoon so we headed to Fall Creek about 2 pm. High sun, some wind and 2 units. They drifted Gulp eggs, some white/pink, some white/orange. First drift to the old Sun Valley they caught 10 rainbows. Next one was much slower. Not bad I thought!! Novice anglers and not the best time of day to fish. So I'd say fishin's pretty good. Coy and I boated down lake to bass fish. We usually do one evening while he's here. Stopped several places below Branson only to find cold water. Finally boated all the way to Bull Creek and started on the left side going up. Got a tick on a sinko first cast... and wouldn't you know it I didn't get another bite till the very last. We worked the lilly pads but only drew a couple of takes.

Wish them the best. Just not my cup of tea.

Not sure if we're going to book for this year... still working on logistics. Little time to get it all done. But 2010 for sure.

I think it was 95+ and humid but not bad this evening.

Just got off the water... 2 units and I thought we'd kill them. Caught a few but they were hitting short. White 1/8th oz jigs along the bluff bank below Lookout.

Haven't really been out fishing since I've been back. Working tirelessly the last 3 days on logistics for Bill and I's Alaska deal. Let me tell you, it's not easy doing anything in Alaska and add NOT being from there and NOT being there adds to the difficulty. Taney's generation schedule is sporadic at best. The SWPA's schedule is of no help either- it's been wrong most of the week so far. But with the water off, fishing continues to be very good- wading below the dam, boating the trophy area and below. Bill has had several trips this week and caught them. He's had to adjust his fishing to the conditions. Yesterday the rain- it washed alot of stuff in the lake from the creeks so he drifted night crawlers from Fall Creek down and did well. Today he fly rodded and set the indicator deep deep with a #16 silver scud and drifted from Lookout down and did well. Nice rainbows- big and fat. My reports all sound about the same... that's because nothing major has happened to change things. Fortunately, fishing was stayed real good and hopefully will for weeks to come. This warm spell may mean more generation but we'll see. It's pushing 100 today and they're not running 4 units like you'd think. But they surely could!