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Pretty water, isn't it? I lived about about 7 miles downstream of the 62 bridge for 17 years. The river begins to become the lake just downstream from the 62 bridge. The house was on the bluff adjoining the Holiday Island Marina. If I walked across the road and looked down the bluff, I could see the boat in the marina. Health required a move back to Tulsa, and now I only fish 2 or 3 times a year with guides. Regrettably, they focus on sections of the lake many miles downstream.

We buy whole bean at a local importer and use the pour over method for single servings. Metal kettle, undyed paper filter, ceramic mugs. Google how to make coffee and be prepared for a deep rabbit hole.

The wife and I have a duplex in a retirement to grave continuing care community. I am the chairman of the culinary committee. I have determined that no single kitchen can satisfy everyone. Marge wants her green beans steamed and with some bite left. Harriet wants them stewed with onion and pepper until they droop over a fork. Marybelle wants them pan roasted with a little char. Having said that, the primary and ongoing problem for most senior communities is consistency. That stems from labor market factors. The line cooks and chefs at such places work there because they cannot find their perfect job in the hospitality trade or they are new and using the job as a stepping stone or they have a little "partying" problem or, or, or. The constant turnover makes it difficult for the exec chef (even if he or she truly cares) turn out consistent product. Meat temp is where it shows up first.

Tuna with pineapple salsa.

When you remodel, I strongly suggest an induction cook top. Cooks like gas with immediate response to the dial, yet the cook surface remains only warm when you turn it off..

I have been fixing many of the old favorites about which I have posted in the past. As a reminder, I offer from this week, stir fry on rice and short ribs. I guess I should repeat more often. After 11 years, the new members need to see these things without scrolling through 14,000 posts.

I am like you. In 17 years living on the lake, I only caught 2 bass over 6. One was off the flat at Stubblefield Branch on a Top Dollar, somewhere around 2015. The other was my second largest ever. The Rapala spring scale (before digitals became common) said 8+. That one was in 2003 and came from the trees on the bluff side of where the Kings River enters the lake.

When I was a young man (long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away) my wife and I went to Broken Bow lake for Spring breaks. We stayed in the park cabins originally built by the CCC. The other night she suggested we go down there again. As you may remember, I sold the boat about 5 years ago and use guides now days when I go fishing. Does anyone here know a good guide for that lake? If so, share their name, please. Thanks.

^^^ What a shame. 😄

After you cross the river headed to Eureka Springs, take the first right, take the next right on CR 107, at the fork in the road take the right branch, and it will end about 100 feet from the river. The land between the river and the road may be private so ask at Riverview Resort and Country Store, which is just past the road I told you about. Good people at that store. I have always been on that stretch in a kayak, but I remember seeing it. BTW, the stretch just downstream of the bridge is where my buddy and I caught a 7 pound brown.

At 907, the only boat traffic will be from Houseman ramp, and as Devan said they won't be going any farther than the 62 Bridge unless they have a specially designed boat with a jet drive. If you can walk in to reach it, there are refrigerator size rocks in the stretch immediately upstream of the shallow section below the 62 bridge. When the lake is as low as now, those rocks will break the slight flow.

The Mag Wart, especially in Firetiger, is a very good walleye trolling bait for depths 15 feet or deeper. I used them often.

Puttanesca with shrimp.

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The bread came from a Fresh Market.

Low country red rice with sausage.

Sometimes, the names for foods change from one region to another. I discovered this as a young man, when I ordered a chocolate milkshake, and when it arrived, it had no ice cream. New Englanders are weird. An example you may know: Are they cokes, sodas, or soft drinks? Tonight I made sandwiches. Depending on where you are, they are called hoagies, grinders, or subs. Good and soft rolls, toasted, thin coating of mayo on the bottom, deli meats, swiss or provolone cheese, toasted again, tomato, lettuce, black olives, s & p, olive oil and red wine vinegar. Easy, tasty, all you basic food groups, and little clean up.

The wife and I gave up Kindles. We use I-pads with the Kindle app. Text size and background very adjustable. Plus the I-pad does more than be a reader.

Never been shot at, but had one pointed at me when I a vehemently explained cutting my trolling line was bad form. Boats are entirely too shallow. Best story: Shortly after "A River Runs Through It" came out, a craze for fly fishing occurred. Gentlemen came to the White River with Orvis or Bean waders, birch net, hats, and clippers on retractable spools on their vests. In those days Rim Shoals, our favorite area to fish with rental boats, was not C and R. We would fish Redbud Shoals and then head down to Rim and below. If the water was down, in those days there was no minimum flow, the channel was very narrow. The same gentlemen would be standing in the channel flailing with their wands. We would shout, "Coming through", and then suffer the slings and arrows of scorn. When they fell over trying to get out of our way and filled their waders, we would call out, "sorry."

Years ago, I read an article about fishing for walleye with the elder Fletcher. His name escapes me, but Jeff is his son. Anyway, the article said his preferred Spring bait was a pink road runner tipped with a small minnow. Greenwood, the man who owns the wooded pontoon house, uses a small white swim bait, but often tips it as well.

A blast from the past. Smothered Steak.

Valentine's meal for the wife. Crab cakes with saffron aioli, rice, and sauteed garlic spinach.

Yes. 2 feet lower and courtesy docks become iffy. 4 feet lower and bring a buddy at HI or Big M to idle up to the main dock. At 904, stay in the channel!

That date should tell my fellow fishermen about the spawn season. AGFC wants fish full of eggs, the easiest way possible.