Phil Lilley

Bill and I fished from 2 till dark today. The wind was tough- too tough to catch many fish but we did- Bill caught 3 nice crappie and I caught one nice walleye. Several shorts, small bass and small white bass. Most on swimming minnows and white jigs. "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295">

I've never used the notification option on the forum... I know a few others have had problems with emails. Anyone else? I'll look into it.

I'm sure Florida is #1- just can't find a BCS poll with the final standings.

I'm confused... http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=BCS According to this, Oklahoma is still #1. Coaches poll has Florida #1 and looks more like I'd think it should be. Other sites don't even have the ranking updated since the bowls. Anyone know for sure?

Pictures are worth a thousand words... 4th place- Brewer and Horst 3rd place - Manske and Myers 2nd place - Heinz and Woodruff 1st place - Bridges and Dennis Big trout - nice brown AND rainbow Birthday Boy - Bob Allen

Hey Brian- I turned on the html option so you can embed the video right in the post. Just copy and paste the embed text and toggle the option below the text box. You still get full credit for views and such.

The fried crappie, whites and walleye sure were good!! Hope the fishing was better.

BASS announced today it has revamped the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series, decreasing entry fees per angler by $25,200 for the season and introducing a two-event, no-entry-fee postseason. The postseason places an increased focus on one of the most prestigious awards in the sport, the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. Despite the reduced entry fees, the top finisher in the AOY race will take home $250,000 and the total payout will remain at more than $1 million. The postseason events will feature only the Top 12 anglers in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, determined after the regular season. Each postseason event will receive one hour of ESPN2 television coverage and the entire Elite Series will receive 15 hours of original programming on ESPN2 in 2009. Anglers who reach the postseason will be provided with unmatched brand-building opportunities. The qualifiers will start the postseason with the AOY points that correspond with their standings among the Top 12, based on the regular season. The top qualifier heading into the postseason will begin with 300 points, and the rest of the field will receive points that correspond with the AOY points structure. The postseason will be scored with the traditional AOY points system. The postseason events will follow the culmination of the regular season, which ends with the Champion's Choice on Lake Oneida out of Syracuse, N.Y. That final regular-season event has been moved to July 30-Aug. 2. Dates and locations for the postseason events will be announced at a later date. With the announcement of the postseason, BASS has reduced its previously announced Elite Series regular-season schedule to eight events. The three events eliminated are the Alabama Charge (May 14-17; Pickwick Lake; Florence, Ala.), Cold Water Clash (July 23-26; Big Bay de Noc/Little Bay de Noc; Escanaba, Mich.) and the Empire Chase (Aug. 6-9; Lake Champlain; Plattsburgh, N.Y.). Click here to view the revised 2009 Elite Series regular-season schedule. The amended payouts for the Elite Series regular season can be found at Bassmaster.com .or by clicking here. The 2010 Elite schedule will remain as previously announced. "We have had a number of productive discussions with Elite anglers and various stakeholders and determined that much like everyone else in this challenging economy, our sport and anglers have been impacted," said Tom Ricks, vice president and general manager, BASS and ESPN Outdoors. "We feel this decision is in the best interest of the industry, our anglers and sponsors." The entire roster for the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series will be released in the coming weeks and Kevin VanDam, 2008 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year, was in support of the format change. "For the long-term health of the sport, this is a reasonable move," said VanDam. "Looking at the entire Elite Series field, this announcement is helpful and appropriate and it serves the industry, anglers and sponsors well in a challenging environment." "Bass fishing is not immune to this economic climate," said Tim Horton, Elite Series pro. "I've spoken with a lot of anglers and feel that this is the right move for the industry." The Elite Series regular-season tournament format will follow the 2008 model, with the top 50 anglers qualifying for the third day of competition and the top 12 competing on the final day. BASS will operate the Bassmaster Opens, the Women's Bassmaster Tour presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors, the BASS Federation Nation presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats and all other tournament programs in the same manner as previously announced. In other news, the Bassmaster Elite Series Marshal Program has resonated tremendously with BASS members. To date, the available slots for Marshals are more than 75% filled for the eight Elite events. With limited space available, BASS members are encouraged to call 1-877-BASS-USA to reserve a spot. Marshals who were registered for any Elite events that have been changed will be contacted by BASS. Any BASS member registered as a Marshal in the impacted areas will have the option of receiving a full refund or transferring his or her deposit to another Elite event that has available slots on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact BASS Communications at 407-566-2208. Visit ESPNOutdoorsMedia.com for ESPN Outdoors' latest releases, schedules and other news, plus photos, video, audio clips and more.

What's the url for that site?

My understanding of the whole situation is that the DNR or state leaves alot of the regulations up to individual counties to control farms and properties... kinda like the relationship between the federal and state gov't. If the county doesn't have the regs and teeth to enforce rules such as this situation, then DNR is powerless to except for what the state has mandated. That's my understanding of what my father-in-law told me. He is the outgoing omsbudsman for SW MO DNR and was at alot of the meetings.

Very nice. Thanks Brian.

So we're all now clear on the code for Taney- right?

The reason I'm so emphatic about this is that I don't want to tell any of my clients or anyone fishing in any tournaments something that's wrong and will get them in trouble. That's why I've double and triple checked on this issue. Hopefully this will be put to bed shortly.

Above highway 65 bridge, one MUST have a trout stamp to fish- period. Below, have to have it if you want to KEEP trout.

Trout Parks- yes. It's in the code. You're in the "trout" parks to catch trout.

Micheal- you said- In the past when I was working with the MDC and riding with agents they have written many tickets for this. So you saw Mike Abdon write tickets for this. Then why do you now say- It will be interesting to see what Mike says I still think he would write you a ticket maybe not. Now I'm confused.

How in the world can an agent prove in court beyond a shadow of a doubt that a person fishing on the Lake Taneycomo is fishing specifically for trout? Think about it. Even fishing below the dam. There have been dozens of guys fishing for walleye and bass in the last 10 months. Tell me you think one of those guys, catching and keeping 4- 10 inch rainbows, would have to stop throwing his rogue. Another for instance- fishing on the lower lake, you're throwing a jig and catching trout and crappie and a few bass. You keep 4 rainbows and you have a few crappie and bass but want to keep a few more crappie for the freezer. Does he have to stop? Heck- it you're on Table Rock and catch and keep 4 rainbows, do you have to stop bass fishing? And yes rainbows are caught on the main lake on TR every winter and spring. On the Current or Elevenpoint- same thing. Keep 4 rainbows and have to stop fishing? If you keep 6 bass anyplace in Missouri, do you have to stop fishing? What is the difference!!???!!??

"I started to weigh in on this earlier, but didn't since I wasn't sure about it. Phil, I think with your earlier statement that "Quinton told me a person who has 4 trout in his possession can keep fishing.", you actually meant to say you cannot keep fishing." I did not make a mistake. MK is right- it pertains to the trout parks only. "A person may fish on Taneycomo lake after keeping four trout." An MDC agent just emailed me this statement. I'll email Mike Abdon and forward him this topic url. He may want to weigh in since his name has been brought up.

It's not in the code book... go to the code book and backup your statement - It says it it right in the reg book once a limit of Trout is caught and kept you must stop fishing for all species.

I don't see anything different in the trout section that says anything different pertaining to possession and release.

(3) Limits and Possession. A Any species taken into actual possession, unless released unharmed immediately after being caught, shall continue to be included in the daily limit of the taker for the day when taken except as authorized in subsection (3)(E) of this rule. B A person may possess only the daily limit of any species while on the waters or banks thereof to which the limit applies. C Regardless of where taken, no fish less than the specified minimum length limit shall be possessed on the waters or banks thereof to which length limits apply. The head, tail and skin must remain attached to all fish for which length limits are established while those fish are on the waters to which length limits apply or until the fish have been checked by an agent of the department.

Quinton told me a person who has 4 trout in his possession can keep fishing. I made sure he understood the question. I've asked him on 3 different occasions and the answer is the same.

First time I've seen your site. I added it to our links section under fishy organizations. Thanks for posting results. Looks like T Pierce did well. 1st - T Pierce and Caldwell at 30 - 2 2nd - Dial and S Pierce at 14 - 7 3rd - Bell and Mauzey at 12 - 3 Big Bass T Pierce with 5 - 6 Heavy stringer - T Pierce with 19 - 5

Sorry guys... we've covered this before. I talked to Toby last night and told him what the agents have told me. You can keep fishing if you have a limit of trout in your possession. Once you've caught and kept your 4th trout, you can't keep anymore even if you release one.

You haven't seen any deer yet? Saw 2 does and a buck at 4:30 pm yesterday.