Phil Lilley

It's probably your browser. Exit out of whatever you're using and open it back up and see if it changes. If you're using firefox, it's the worst. You may have to get the new download to fix it. I used to have alot of problems but none lately. Not sure what you mean by "kicked off".

I'd say a couple of inches... rivers and creeks were high yesterday so I'd think their even higher today. When you say clear water- we won't see clear water till may be this summer. The water at least at the dam is perfect for fishing- off color green.

He's not going to brag on himself so I will for him. He fished on the Am side- first tournament for him. Finished with 3 keepers and 12th place out of 185. Let him fill in the rest.

It's not bad at in the dam area. Heard the place finishers at a tournament yesterday (I think) caught their fish there on pea gravel and in the brushes. I'd keep trying pea gravel banks- swim a grub or rig.

Web? Any ideas? When I tried it the first time, I had to hit the play button because it said it stopped. It's worked for me since.

It's working for me. I did reboot the program. Have to view it in Internet Explorer.

5 flood gates are open on the main dam. None on the aux dam.

Sure ask alot of questions... some I'm reluctant to answer in public Don't know about the bush- water is too dingy. Yes there are trout up past the resort. Don't know about suckers. Whites/??? who knows when. I've only heard of a few males during the day. You're just going to have to go and report back to us.

Any help on spots I will add to the map.

It's about a 5 mile run to Roark from here and another- what- 4-5 miles to Rockaway. Economics and time management would be the reasons why I wouldn't run any further downstream. I'd think that would be clear but may be not.

Yocum is a trib of Long Creek south of the state line. http://ozarkanglers.com/index.php?option=c...7&Itemid=47 Find water running in and you'll find cats I'd think.

Good for you guys.... but the problem is the people who read this aren't the ones doing stupid stuff- probably. But if you are one of those... well... I'd ban you from this site if I could. Sorry- no smiley face on this one.

Where did you get that from? Give me song and verse please. Just saying catching anything in this current above Roark with 6 guys in a pontoon is difficult- may not be as difficult down there with slower water and more places to get out of the current. That's why Roark is where we chose to go- both the client and guide. We differ in our philosophy in guiding. So be it.

The ramp is under about 10 feet of water right now. With a larger boat you'll have to put in at Beaver Creek Park at the mouth of the river. Follow highway O off 160 to the park. The run up to the bridge may be alittle tricky staying in the channel since the area is flooded so bad but you should be able to. No problems getting up past the bridge- it's very deep for about a mile. You'll be able to tell when it starts forming back to the original creek and that's where it gets shallow.

Babler said no one he knows have found where the bass are yet.

Well.... Beaver and Swan have been hot till today. Heard it's pretty dead because of the cold front and cold rain. Sounds like James is the same. You have to watch the weather forecast and catch it on the 2nd or 3rd day of a warm up. Then these and other wb places will be good again. Places to rent... very few. There are places on the James River. Don't know if they rent anything at Beaver Creek Boat Dock. Getting a guide is a possibility or fishing with someone on the forum.

Putting it together...slowly. You were the one who wanted motor oil minnows. I'm way too busy to keep up with everything. I have 10,000 in my office. I'll get my act together some day.

Same creek. It a float we take alot in the summer.

http://www.ozarkanglers.com/video/Howrealmencatchcafish.wmv

Couldn't see the fish- perfect for us though. A friend said the road along the highway is getting alittle tough to put a boat in off of now- not much grade. A small, light boat I'd say but not a bass boat. The rain should do much to the whites but the cold may knock them back a day or two. Tomorrow is supposed to be 70 and rain and if that happens it may jump start the spawn for a day or two- then who knows.

I thought we did....

Great!! We found them down by the camp along the road in mid June last summer... kinda by accident. But they were tasty regardless. I won't be up there till late June but will tell the Johnsons.

Really... that sounds fun. How and where did you find your walleye? Me and Bill may have to run down there with the camera.

I don't understand. The client is paying you to take them fishing. If a client wants to fish a particular place, you would tell them "no, we're going to fish where I want to fish." Granted, if the guide puts the client on more and/or bigger fish, so be it. But in this case you can't right now, esp with a pontoon with 4 to 6 clients on it... unless you have a place and technique that could work better than catching 60-80 rainbows per half day ranging from 12 to 16 inches. Not true. You need to come up here and fish this fast water. Yes there are other creeks you can get out of the current and they do have fish but Roark is the largest area and easiest to get a pontoon in. You shouldn't be as judgmental, Trav. It doesn't bod well for your image

Cause it's easy fishing for clients I guess. Wind was alittle tough on the lake and not bad in Roark. Not my cup of tea. I've been doing very well drifting in the trophy area. I know Vince fished up there yesterday with clients and did real good but his clients, and Bills, wanted to go to Roark. Client is always right- right?