Phil Lilley

Just got back. Haven't gotten the full scoop of what's happened the last couple of days but here's what I've heard, right or wrong. They shut everything down yesterday. They got Scotty's dock back in place. They supposedly got the boards back up on Powersite. My guess by looking at all the lake levels and generation is that they are going to try to hold all the lakes just below flood pool for as long as they can to let the White River drain out. If it rains, they'll let it go- they have to. That's it in a simple form.

Sorry- I put my foot in my mouth again. I PM'ed Micheal the other day and expressed myself and I'll do it here. I meant to say catching a white bass of that size on 8 lb leader is an easy feat. Not that the record itself was easy. But again... I messed up. And again, congrats to Micheal.

Do you think if we posted the mailing addresses for Bill and others they'd get money? Just a thought. I understand the desire to pay for good information, inside info right off the water, so to speak. It is valuable to everyone and appreciated by most. But then there's the twisted minds who are self-centered, into fishing just for the win. All you guys, if I could, I ban you from reading the forum but I can't, not yet. But just wait. And yes- we all know you're reading this. When Bill told me about the calls, I told him to go back and delete his phone number from the forum. I'll double check and see that he did. It's sad but true that we can't be open with things like that but we can't.

Didn't you get the note.... I'm in Boston.

by John Berry As many of you know, I am a bit of a coffee addict. I start every day with a pot of fresh java. There is a new coffee shop in town that combines my favorite beverage with my other passion in life, fly fishing. Anglers Coffee Café is located at 1343 Highway 5 South in Mountain Home, Arkansas adjacent to Blue Ribbon Fly Shop, the oldest and most respected fly shop in the Twin Lakes area. The hours are from 6:45 AM to 6:00 PM daily. You can contact the cafe at (870) 508-4040 or coffeeinfo@anglerscoffeecafe.com . Their website is http://www.anglerscoffeecafe.com . The interior of the shop looks and feels like an old fishing lodge. There is a stone fireplace for nasty days when you would like to warm up by a roaring fire before returning to the river. The place is decorated with a collection of antique fishing tackle and sporting art. There is an old cedar canoe hanging from the rafters, a lot of unusual mounts of interesting animals, and some very comfortable seating. If you need to knock out a few of those special flies that are out producing all others, there is a fly tying bench for your use. To keep you mind occupied, they have a plasma TV with fly fishing videos playing. If you want to check your email, bring in your laptop because the café is wired for Wi-fi. Oh yeah, the Anglers Coffee Café is wader friendly. If you are on your way back from the river and you are still dressed out, there is no need to change before you come in. Are you too busy to stop? Then use the drive through. They made sure that it is big enough to accommodate a vehicle with a boat. Call ahead with your order to save even more time. They are going to offer fly tying and fly fishing classes after hours. Then, of course, there is coffee. They serve all of your favorite variations, lattes, mochas, expressos and my personal favorite, cappuccino. There is Chai tea, hot tea, hot chocolate, iced coffee drinks, fruit smoothies and bottled beverages. I always like a little snack with my morning coffee. Here they have bagels, jumbo muffins and scones (my personal favorite is the raspberry and white chocolate scones). If you need something a bit heartier for lunch, there is an array of signature sandwiches. The Grand Slam for instance has roast beef, turkey, salami, ham, provolone, cheddar, Swiss, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, and mustard. There are Paninis, Italian style grilled sandwiches served on artisan bread (the ham and Swiss Panini is outstanding). There is also an assortment of freshly baked bars, cookies, and brownies (Lori's favorite). This is not a Starbucks where all the food is sent in frozen from some central kitchen but a locally owned coffee shop where the food is cooked on premises. One thing that has me excited is their angler's boxed lunch. I am always looking for a better shore lunch. This will allow me to serve my clients a superb meal with great deli sandwiches and fresh baked sweets and have some one else do the work. When I get a last minute guide trip, I often have to scramble to the store to get the food for my client's lunch. Now, I just make a phone call and I can have it prepared and waiting for me. I see this as being the ultimate place to meet my clients for a guide trip. I can get there a bit early and enjoy a steaming cappuccino and a jumbo muffin for breakfast. I can order my lunches while I wait. When my clients arrived we can get a hot coffee to go. If they need anything like a fishing license or rain jacket, a great fly shop is next door. At the end of the day, it is a great place to unwind for a few minutes over a cup of great coffee before heading back to Cotter. This would be a comfortable place to hang out on a slow day when I am not working. I see myself sitting at a quiet corner table sipping a cappuccino and working on my column. I am pretty sure that Anglers Coffee Café will be the gathering place for anglers when they are unable to get on the water. Where has this place been all my life! John Berry is a fly fishing guide and serious foodie in Cotter, Arkansas and has been writing restaurant reviews for over twenty years. John can be reached at (870) 435-2169 or http://www.berrybrothersguides.com .

Roland Duffield is one of my best friends. We have traveled and fished many places over the 25 years of our friendship. Although he is alittle stubburn about using my flies when they're working at times, he's a great anglers, fly tyer and teacher and I'm grateful to have share so many experiences together. That being said, happy birthday! Looking forward to many more days on the water with you.

It's incredible how big the Red Sox are around here... they live and breathe it. Drove over to Rockport yesterday. Nice seaside place. Disney is shooting a movie with Sandra Bullock. The have renamed the town "Sitka, AK", replacing signs on the streets and shops reflecting AK. They've even added small branches with green leaves to the bottom edge of trees on the main street to make it look like summer. Trucks with equipment everywhere. They were shooting a boat scene in the harbor with 2 very expensive looking boats with cameras and booms plus cameras on the banks with Bullock and a guy racing from behind a bluff out to sea. The locals are funny... they are amused, critical and happy they're there. It all depends on who's getting extra business out of the deal it seems. We ate at a hole-in-the-wall seafood place on the edge of the harbor. Picked out what we wanted, he'd cook it and we ate till we were full. Fresh lobster, crab cakes, stuff claims, shrimp and clam chowder (best we've had so far) and it only costs the 3 of us $40.00. Roy Moore's - if you ever go. He owns the Fish House too, a little more formal place close to the harbor. Drove highway 1A along the sea till dark, got lost and then finally stopped for directions. Headed back tomorrow.

You can try other skins but for some stupid reason, if you choose the default skin it eliminates the skin option. Not sure why it would load slower UNLESS it loads in your cach for the first several times and then uses the cach when going back in. If that's the case, it should get better.

We walked thru the Italian shops and neighborhood- reminded me of St Louis but alot smaller streets. Yes and did have some canoli before we left the neighborhood. We're in South Hamilton and headed to the college this am. VView out our motel room. We're in Gloucester.

Charles River Breed's Hill, Battle of Bunker Hill Locks on the Charles River. One of the old grave yards.

An IGFA world fly fishing record that has been held for over 27 years by Cory Wells, the leader of the internationally famous hit recording rock group Three Dog Night, may be on the verge of being broken. While fly fishing Beaver Creek, on Bull Shoals Lake in Missouri, USA, Michael Bryan Kyle of nearby Springfield, landed a white bass (Morone chysops) on March 26 weighing 1.7 kg (3 lb 12 oz) using a Duane Doty clouser minnow on 4 kg (8 lb) class tippet. Wells caught his 3 lb 8 oz white bass fly fishing Lake Nacimiento, Calif in 1981. Ironically veteran fishing writer Wayne Shaw of the San Luis Obispo (Calif) Tribune was in the midst of writing a feature on Wells and the long standing world record from the local lake. Wells has been a member of the IGFA for over 30 years and held other fly records.

Well they didn't shut the gates down but the water has dropped. It's almost down to pre-monsoon levels. HOpefully by tomorrow they'll be able to get on our dock without having to wear boots. Left several inches of slimy mud on our road.

done

Word is they are going to close ALL the flood gates tomorrow (Monday) and hold Table Rock as close to 930 as possible, just like they did with Beaver Lake. I think the idea is to hold as much back as possible in all the lakes so the White has time to settle downstream. But the next rain we get, they will open them back up. Of course they will run 4 units full, 24 hours a day. This seems almost impossible to me- seeing they ran 5 gates for so long but it does make sense. Don't hold me to it... wait and see. But that's the word.

Yea- it was... my twin?? I am in Boston so it wasn't me.

Surprised anyone admitted to knowing him... way to go Philip.

Didn't go up there... sorry.

In my humble opinion they are fishing above the lake level- just like the stream above outlet 3 is above the lake level. But I doubt if an agent is going to say much...

Robbed this off of 1branson.com's forum. It's, oh, I can't remember his screen name but you all know him!! I'm terrible with real names, let alone forum names. Took yesterday, 4/11. Isn't this the place you always wanted to make just one drift?

I've had a run on new articles and videos I've picked up off KY3. They're posted on the homepage of OA but not on the forum so you'll miss them if you don't check HOME when you log on.

I just noticed... this topic is from May 07! Terry probably can't remember what he said that far back.

I think he was going after average. 30 feet would be closer though.

There's an image in the top left corner - and a banner down and in the center (above image). This is the skin I'm looking for. Anything else you you're using- not the wrong skin- but not the best one.

If Taney "bursts" I don't think it would cause that much of a problem, not as big as it sounds, cause Taney's level and BS's level is pretty much the same. Now if Table Rock or Beaver broke, that'd be a different story.

Really? Just goes to show not many people know about those records... that's an easy feat... not to take away from Micheal's angling ability. Just like JD Dudley breaking 5 line class records, catch and release, last summer in AK on sockeye. They weren't that hard to break, esp since 3 of them were open. I guess that's fly rod class? What is the url of the record site with all the records? Is there more than one official entity recording records?