Phil Lilley

Only one taker? I had quite a few people wanting to advertise on the forum. Our numbers: So far this month- 15,000 unique visitors 2,491 average visits per user per day 20,122 average page hits per day

Don't tell Bill but I like OSU better than KU. OU is at the bottom on my list, although some of my very good friends bleed OU red. Why is OU a #2 seed and MU and KU are #3 seeds in the tournament? I guess late loses. My wife went to KU. My dad sent to TX. I like them all. Just like to get my digs in for Babler.

Keep any rainbow below 12 inches up to 4 trout. You can keep them over 20 inches but... it's better to keep the small ones. I think you know the lure restrictions.

Just wait till the big tourney... that's the one that counts!

Very little I'd think... not in the big picture. But this puts a "fishy" spin on "pork". I guess "pork" is a matter of opinion, huh? If it's spent on something you're for and love, it's not "pork", it's filet mignon!

You know, I thought of minimum flow and money for it when thinking of the "pork" as it's called by the media. I wondered if those who fish and are proponents of minimum flow would call money from the stimulus pile "pork" if appropriated by the feds. I also thought... with what's going on in our country- in the world I guess- all of us cutting back- shouldn't some of these projects be put off a year- two- three years- wait till you can afford to do it? Who knows... I'm glad they got it. I'm sure it will help the fishing on the White.

Ranting again I see. Wish I could have seen it in person... You missed a very good game at CofO tonight... OK Weslyan and Eastern Oregon. OKW by one. C of O are in the semi's - both men and women.

I made Trav a moderator for the lower lake last spring. I have no other comment on the subject.

I have regions set up for that. I had a travel forum but it got little traffic I deleted it. I'm NOT moving the forum. Never was. No reason to. To speed up loading the only thing someone could do is move it to a faster server, upgrade the software on the server and/or increase the service/bandwidth. Moving from one domain to another doesn't do anything for speed.

Thank you for pointing out my flaws... I'm have bungled this from the beginning. I apologize.

Let me clear up some things that have been said by those who are REALLY confused and mislead by Trav here. I am NOT going to sell ozarkanglers.com. I am NOT going to change ozarkanglers.com. I am NOT going to add new waters UNLESS members make a case such as the recently added Bourbeuse River. It has NEVER been my intention to grow this forum bigger... I think it is as big as it should be, probably too big. That's why I have combined and deleted a few forums here in the last couple of weeks. I AM the same person who built and has maintained this site since 1997. I haven't had a major character change and have not lost my mental capacities... I am not thinking about doing something as stupid as was suggested some 3 pages ago. Now... Can we get back to some constructive suggestions. All I want to hear is what waters outside the Ozarks, outside the waters named on OAF, would be of interest to you guys that could be added to a new forum? AR, MO, KS, OK, IA, IL maybe west TN

I really should let this go on for another 24 hours and see what happens... Wow... Trav- you were silent for, what, 6 months and now the world will end if this forum is moved, or changed? Talk about over reacting... but I guess that's Trav. As for making my mind up and doing whatever I want... you got that about right. Thanks for all the USEFUL comments. I did leave something out in my last post. The forum I'm moving over to the new url is a forum I bought and used for the hunters site- it's not being used and needs updating. Instead of adding more and more waters to this forum, I decided to just start another site altogether and add those waters to it. So if you don't have any objections... I'm going to bed. And Trav- I'd never sell this forum to the "anthill"... are you crazy??

Thanks for the comments. Keep them coming. I'm so involved in NAIA basketball this week I hardly have time to check email and read the forum. I've secured a new url site and have it setup for a new forum. I'll move the forum over and update it, build in new waters and have it up in a week or so. I've had some good suggestions for persons who would help with fishing reports on rivers and lakes... those contacts are vital in bringing on good people to give info on these places. Unfortunately, you'll have to register on the new forum. I can't move over memberships. Thanks- keep comments coming.

Has to be a glitch.

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What did you find that they'd hit? Most of the anglers I saw the other day that were doing the best were throwing rooster tails.

Yea with the wind a 1/32nd oz would be extremely hard to keep track of. We have to go heavier- as much as an 1/8th oz. Wind is tough. No doubt about that.

I think I've found the easiest and least intrusive way for members to advertise on OAF. I placed a simple ad on the Table Rock Lake Forum header on the main page of the forum. It's a simple text/image gif which I can create for each advertiser with a sentence stating "White River Lodge BB is the sponsor for the TRL Forum. The image is linked to the advertiser's site and will open in a new browser window. Images will be limited to about the same size as Back Country's banner ad. I will make the image at no charge. Here's how the rates will run. 2009 Rates For ads in Special Forums, ads will run 6 months for one advertiser for $75. After 6 months, if another advertiser wants to take that forum he can but if there's no one else interested, the former advertiser can re-up for the same forum. This is to give others a chance to advertise on premium forums (top of the page). For all other forums, ads will run 6 months for one advertiser for $50. After 6 months, if another advertiser wants to take that forum he can but if there's no one else interested, the former advertiser can re-up for the same forum. This is to give others a chance to advertise on forums of special interest (forum on lakes where he or she has a special interest). OA reserves the right to cancel the ad at anytime, refunding the fee at a pro-rated sum. Otherwise, the fee is not refundable unless there is another member who wants to pickup the outstanding term. Once the space is paid for, then and other then will the fee be refunded. Payment- checks only, made payable to Lilleys' Landing and mailed to 367 River Ln, Branson, MO 65616 If you're interested, send me a PM. If you're not a member on OAF and want to advertise, register on the forum and then send me a PM. Only registered members will be allowed to advertise on the forum.

I am sorry... I didn't see this. Are you still having trouble? There's a box in the top right corner of each topic called "Options". There you can change the way you view the thread. You want 'Standard' for normal viewing.

Vince and I put in at Cricket at 4 pm. Talked to Mark and Linda... Mark showed me pics of last year's flood. They had it pretty hard. Hope this season makes up for their loss. Go by and buy something! We headed up and found a wind blown bank just above Yocum and started. Water temp was 49 at the dock, 50 on that bank. We caught 2 nice crappie out from the bank in 15 ft of water using a purple swimming minnow/ 1/8 oz head. Went up in Long and fished another flat on the left- found crappie in depths anywhere from 8 to 12 ft around stick ups. Only 3 more keepers and a few black bass. Most came on a small yellow tube jig, 1/16th oz head. They weren't on the bottom this time- suspended 2-6 ft down. Back out and then up in Cricket this time. Caught a couple of crappie along the bluff bank around stick ups, again suspended. Locals were fishing off the bank on the right in Cricket. Heard one say they'd caught a few whites. We caught about 6-8 small male whites scattered in all locations. Left at dark. Ramp wasn't crowded at all- surprised. Water color was great! Several boats came out of Long Creek about 5-6 pm... couldn't figure out why??? Did they limit on whites? Got tired- no bite? I'd think that was the time to head up the creek for the late evening bite? We were after crappie so we didn't mess with it.

You dog... you didn't say you already went fishing!! Honey-do boy!! How's your nose?

I'm in the process of creating a new site and forum. It will cover waters outside the Ozarks- waters that YOU, the OzarkAngler Member would be interested in. I need- #1 - names of lakes, river and streams you fish and would be interested in seeing on a forum. #2 - url's of sites you use now for those waters, if any. For example, I visited with a guests who fishes Carlyle Lake in Illinois for Sauger. I googled Carlyle and didn't find much information on the lake, especially current fishing information. I want to confine the area to MO, OK, KS, AR, IL right now. But I am open to other neighboring states in the future. Thanks

What I'm interested in is what other forums are covering what waters and how well. I'd like to see the other forums so if you could provide url's it's be great!

Thanks for the report, Phillip. Have you been out much? I've been fishing Bear some with some luck but I'm sure it's getting real good now. What color swimming minnows have been working? Hopefully you're schedule is filling up with guide trips...

Am curious... what other forums do you guys frequent?