Phil Lilley

You nailed it, Al.

We have several openings that would work for the class so I'd say yes we will have class on the 10th.

Hope my fishing report isn't too grim. Ned & I didn't do as well as we usually do. Sunday 9/24 - I got on the water about 3:30 at the Rocking Chair area. They were running one generator {I think}. I fished there for maybe 30 minutes with no success, then went up between outlets #1 and #2 and fished till 5 PM with the same results. Monday 9/25 - I started at 10 AM, one unit running. I waded out as far as I could along the lower end of the gravel bar several hundred yards east of the Rebar Hole and caught 3 rainbows on yellow #12 cracklebacks. Two of them were nice fish, 13 or 14 inches. After they quit generating and the water went down I kept fishing till noon but didn't catch any more fish. I went back out about 3:30 in the afternoon and caught three nice browns and a smaller rainbow below the lower end of the same gravel bar on #12 olive & black woollybuggers. I also lost what evidently was a huge fish. It hit and took off east {what I call downstream} until it had taken nearly all my line and backing. When I tried to turn the fish it broke loose. I had no control whatsoever over it. Tuesday 9/26 - Started in the same area about 8:45 AM and caught one fair-sized rainbow on an olive & black woollybugger. Had two others on but didn't land them. I switched to a #12 yellow crackleback and caught a beautiful 16" brown. I also foul hooked a big sucker and landed it, and I hooked and landed a rock about 3" in diameter. [Hey, when it's this slow you count 'em all!} Tuesday afternoon they ran two units and I fished a while between outlets #1 and #2 with no strikes. Even though our fishing was slower than usual this time we had a great trip and look forward to our next visit. Bruce Cochran`

I'm going to boat tonight if they run it. I need a brown!!

Sunday, 9/24 I got to the Lake at 3:30 PM. They were generating with one unit on line so I fished below Outlet #3 where I could wade. I used a #10 Olive Wooley Booger and a #14 Gray Crackleback, both with sinking leader with no strikes. I quit at 5:00. I saw no fish caught. Monday - 9/25 I started fishing at 9:45 with one unit still on line. I fished below outlet #3 and caught one 12 inch rainbow on a #16 yellow Crackleback. They stopped generating about 10:30 so I moved to the rebar hole and fished with the Crackleback and had no strikes. I tried #14 White and Pheasant Tail Soft Hackles above the rebar area with no strikes and quit at noon. I started back fishing about 3:00 PM at the rebar hole with a yellow Crackleback and had no strikes. I tried the PT Soft Hackle above the rebar in the riffles with no strikes. I caught one 12 inch rainbow on a #14 White Soft Hackle before quitting at 5:30. The only strikes I had the whole day were the two fish I caught. Tuesday - 9/26 all generation was off. I started fishing at 8:45 in the rebar area with the #14 White Soft Hackle and fished about an hour with no strikes. I moved below the gravel bar and fished awhile with a #10 Olive Wooley Booger with no luck. I switched to the #14 Yellow Crackleback with a sinking leader and caught a fat 13 inch rainbow. I had one other strike and thought it was improving, but I had no other strikes and quit at noon. When I got back to the Lake at 2:30 PM there were two units on line. I tried to fish above outlet #1 with an Olive Wooley Booger, but fishing was so difficult I quit at 4:00 after many tangles and no strikes. All in all, fishing was about as tough as I've ever seen it. I caught three fish and felt fortunate. I saw very few fish caught even at the outlets. The weather was perfect, however, and as usual the opportunity to stay at Lilley' and fish was most enjoyable.

Suckers are NOT running. There's just alot of them in shallow places where you can see them... which happens to be closer to the dam. They've always been here. It should be a great time to fish. It's starting to get pretty too... trees are starting to color up a bit.

Might be a bit premature since I'm still working out the structure but... so what! You're used to my bumbling around. http://ozarkhunters.com/forums New skins are on the way. Let me know what you think... and tell your hunting friends too! Phil

What would turkey be considered??? Woods Bird!!

Would the following birds be considered "upland birds" turkey, dove, quail, woodcock, rail Any others you can think of?

What's up with the water? Everyone asks me so I thought I'd ask myself...? I don't know. It ran this evening 2 units strong. I got to #2 outlet at 10 pm. Leonard and 2 friends- chad and another fellow I can't recall his name (forgive me) and still 2 units. One dropped off slowly about 11 pm. They caught a few small rainbows and one or two browns I think. I was there to try to get a pic for a night fishing article... of course all we could get was this rainbow. Oh well- it was good practice.

I never log out...

Your post time was 7:38 - was that when you posted?

I was thinking... like other racing- Formula Truck Midgit... Not sure how detailed to get- don't have a feel for it. If I just list NASCAR, which I think is the most popular, it leaves all other racing out. May do: Car Racing Other Racing ??

Ah... I guess that will work. Your parents are having a good time here. Caught more fish than Babler think morning- that's saying something.

Hey George... where's Stacy??

I'm going to be fishing with John Berry Wednesday afternoon but other than that I have no plans except during exhibit hours. Anyone want to go fishing early? late?

Are you going to be at the conclave?

I'm looking into the problem- should be up and running later today. Phil

Don- off our dock or Cooper's Public Dock. There are also docks at the downtown RV park.

There's NASCAR and... what else? What else would fans be interested in talking about?

Do you happen to know Dr Bryan Harvey? Kid's Doc in Jonesboro.

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I don't think they push any fish out. And the browns will come no matter what. Don't let them get to you...

Great ideas... keep them coming.

Brian Shaffer has an article on fishing during generation on OA.