Phil Lilley

David, One of the first things we will ask you to do is to read the current fishing reports on the forum. There are quite a few. This keeps our guides and other contributors from having to repeat what they've been saying for the last couple of days. As far as the nitty gritty of line sizes, whatever you use at home will work here. Our Ozark lakes are clear, probably like yours in FL. You are coming at the ideal time. As could can read, bass fishing is pretty awesome on both lakes. Your questions are very general... answers will vary not with the lake but with the area you will be fishing. So more info is needed on your part. Where are you and your friend fishing? What areas? From the reports recently, you will see that there is a ton of surface feeding all over Table Rock - mainly white bass but also blacks, spots and sm. In closing, and then I'll let our Table Rock guys finish, we do expect a detailed fishing report after your trip to the Ozarks. We trust it will be a good and successful one.

I'd call or go by MDC in Springfield and talk to them. I'm sure they have printed material plus people there that can tell you what the best plan of action is. If you do, get back to us and let us know what they say.

Marsha and I went to the movies today. White Out Could have been a "b" TV series which would be cut quickly. The actress in the movie - Marsha commented it's the first movie that they strived to make her look good ALL the time. Outside in 50-65 below temps with hard wind, no face mask and she came out looking like a rose. 65 below - you can't even breathe without freezing your lungs. Just too many impossible situations. Too many unexplained happenings. Story line is very lame. Don't bother going!!!

I didn't fish very long - maybe 90 minutes - and I didn't go up where there's alittle current and would have done better but this area can be great fishing... just not mid day today. "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340">

OK- now that Bill has found out how to take pictures and post them, I'll have to best it... "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"> It'll take at least 3 years for him to figure out video!

Yes- I have one but it's not for the new ultra's they are selling now at Best Buy. It's for the old, first generation ultra. Just trying to save someone from buying what I did - and now can't use it. I haven't found a hard case for the new ultra yet- they haven't come out with it yet I guess.

The jig... I tie them. No I don't have any in my shop yet but if you need some let me know and I can tie them up. There's really nothing to them... but they work.

No but you can buy a bag. If you buy the ultra, I have a case I bought for cheap... but it's for the first generation of the ultra, not the newest one so it doesn't fit my camera. If you have a first gen ultra, I have a case I'll sell cheap. You can buy a waterproof bag for them but it seems like you may as well just use a zip lock baggie- that's about all they are.

Good discussion. And everyone agrees!! Couple of thoughts come to mind. The meat of a freshly stocked rainbow is white. When it's been in the lake and eaten natural food for a while, it turns orange. I get that question alot here at the resort. When you think of a wild rainbow, you think of what... - hard to catch - crafty - spooky - fight hard - have all fins - colorful or at least pristine When a stocked trout gains most or all of these attributes, it could be called wild by some anglers but it can never be truly wild because it wasn't born in the wild.

I bought the camera for him!!! How many years ago... 2? And he's just now learned to post them. He has some catchin' up to do.

It's a Flip Ultra. I like it. Very simple to upload to youtube. KOA- they're still working on landscaping. Not building any cabins yet. You can still catch fish there. I don't have any videos to sell- sorry. I like free... on the net.

Yea - it would be a mess. Looking very far into the future, who knows what is coming as far as fishes...

They should have a separate category for generically altered species cause in the future, they'll come up with more of these freaks and the natural, original species will get lost.

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I'm not the greatest at talking to a camera... just hopefully I got the point across. "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340">

Man- he's going picture crazy!!! Has alot of catching up to do.

rsp - not sure whether to offer our condolences or congrats... the upper "0's" are usually the hardest to swallow for some of us. Be Blessed!

Mike- how is the water quality on the Little Red? Have a feel for the fall forecast? Here on Taney, with the cold winter and mild summer, we're expecting a pretty good fall as far as water temp. That helps the low DO when it comes but really it's not that bad right now. Just curious if it may be the same for you down there. So if the water is good, is the lack of catching less fish or just not biting?

Here's your rainbow!

If he's checking fishing licenses, he's not the Water Patrol. He's probably MDC agent and they probably wouldn't issue any citations for bad boating... I wouldn't think. It's nice they were out checking fishing licenses!! I wonder what the actual LAWS are about boating on a river in close proximity to other boaters are.

This is a very simple situation, one which arises more and more often on the forum... If you have a beef with someone, send him a PM. Keep it off the forum. It takes more guts to take it to someone personally cause it's one-to-one. Come on guys... quite posting stuff you know will start a fight. Yes you can disagree and post your disagreement but do it in a respectful way or don't do it at all. If something REALLY ticks you off, send a PM.

Saw your pic in the office... beautiful rainbow. Congrats!!!

I could create a forum topic all by itself and call it- THE PIT We'd dump any topic that goes south there, just as it turns that direction. Then let it goes it's course for those who want to waller. Problem is many of these topics are good discussions before they turn. I'd hate to lose some of the good content to THE PIT. May be we won't do that. Forums are like TV's... if you don't like the channel, change it - or block it.

He was fishing with guide Tim Roller. They were either throwing or trolling crank baits for kings - didn't try for a brown but it happens. I'll have another pic of the fish and roller tonight via Jim Johnson.

What a fish... guess someone will have to catch that 50 pound brown swimming around in Taney now.