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I have fished Ouchita - albeit many years ago. Great lake and worth a life time of study. I have seen Hamilton - chock full o nuts. Maybe good at night, but n0 thank you. Catherine is small but basically empty. That is why I asked about it.

No. You are not on trial. I was laughing. I moved over here in 2002. Every rod and reel I owned was rigged with 14 to 20 pound test blue Stren. The only baits in my box then that I throw today were a Wiggle Warts and spinner baits. Evolution is a wonderful thing! Champ. You have my respect and will always have that. I am sorry if I offended.

He fishes a spoon, up and down, deeper than he feels comfortable, and catches a fish. Based on that he orders a long stick to fish a tiny jig far shallower than the fish he caught on the spoon? Am I misssing something here?

The wife teaches Advanced Placement high school classes. This means every five years she must earn recertification in her specialty areas. That means this summer she must go to AP Statistics camp. The best fit for us is early July in Hot Springs. We are thinking of going together with the dogs ans staying at the state park on Lake Catherine. Does anyone have any information about that park or about fishing that lake? Thanks in advance. rps

If you want to sell them, I will take them all. $1.00 each and I'll pay the postage. Just sayin'

Dad has been gone more than a decade now. Our last fishing trip was a big brown trout day on the White with the Gassville policeman/fishing guide. Elvin? I find myself wishing he could join me for where, how, and what I fish now.

Welcome Racker! My wife and I live on the next lake down the chain, Table Rock. Feathers and Fins (Scott) works at the tackle and bait store for Beaver, Hook, Line, and Sinker. He knows whereof he speaks. My advice would be to find some place that you and your wife find comfortable in or near Rogers. Anywhere will be minutes or less from the lake. You will discover the White River chain of lakes are a gift to mankind.

Great thread!

Clever innovation. What size heads and hooks?

I am not a 8 to 12 hour angler like I was in my 30's and 40's. Of course, in those days I drove 90 minutes to 4 hours to a lake for 1 or 2 days and tried to fish every available minute. Now days I fish 4 to 5 hours, max. My advice would be to start simple. Two winding baits - wiggle wart and a blade bait. Two dragging/hopping baits - Ned rig and a jig with trailer. One up and down bait - a spoon. One swim bait - a jig head with a grub. Two top water baits - a walker and a popper. Learn those and you will catch many fish in all seasons.

Great thread guys!

Excellent first list Riverwhy. To his list add a walk the dog top water bait and a popper top water. (Zara Spook Jr. and Chug Bug are inexpensive but good examples) Add a vertical jigging spoon such as a War Eagle, a Cabelas Realimage, or a Bass Pro XPS spoon - white and silver Lastly, search the Ned rig threads on this forum and acquire the needed parts and equipment to fish it because it works.

I hope your wife's surgery recovery goes spendidly. As for "outsiders," the only outsiders from a gathering of message board acquaintances would be those who choose not to come. Regarding knowledge of the area, from Eagle Rock you can see the entrance of the Roaring River into the White and the entrance of any river or major creek into the main lake always has several great locations - Roaring River is no exception. In addition, four different channel bends or swings exist within sight of 86 bridge. Every channel swing has at least one fish holding area, often more. In other words, if you apply what you learned from BB and reading, you will not have to run far for likely areas to fish. Please join us if you can.

Someone stole his dog?!? Now, that's just plain no account.

Do you suppose TCU may have had a chip on their shoulder? BTW, my Sooners were miserable. They looked like quitters from the first series.

I must admit 2014 was NOT my year and I certainly did not accomplish the above goals. Yes, I caught a few good fish, but all year I felt I was out of sync with patterns and even types of productive structure. I promise to try and remedy that this year.

Boundary Waters. Think big Northerns on the fly. Smallmouth the size of canoe paddle blades. Walleye to eat. Multiple outfitters. Just a thought.

It was me, you all. I confess. I lurk allll the time. Then I buy whatever bait is mentioned and try it on the same places I read about. Sometimes it works. Sometimes I think the poster may have been wrong. Anyone want to buy some banjo minnows?

Far more species than I had, but then, I did score a water dog.

What a great way to preserve your memories for you and for later generations. You should attach a typewritten sheet to the back that identifies each lure and any memory you have of it with your Dad or yourself. Years from now, someone will read it and thank you.

Classic method to tenderize. In the old days, the next step was to leave the prime cuts whole until you carved off what was to be cooked that day. Now days, you see the better meat hanged and aged then cyrovaced to local butchers as prime cuts. Wish I could afford to buy it.

Some may frown at using bait, but it is legal in all but a few areas. Check the regs. Parker Bottom is between the 100 yard limit below dams and Houseman and the regs specifically state it is allowed. However, I urge you to only use barbless circle hooks to reduce the chance of serious injury to the fish. Assuming you will, sculpin are not hard to catch. Sculpin will bite very tiny bits of worm on small hooks dangled near an under rock opening.

Ingredients 1 four to six ounce fillet of walleye per person 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1 cup panko bread crumbs 1 egg salt pepper onion powder garlic powder old bay spice blend 2 slicing tomatoes, stemmed and cut in half 1/2 pint grape tomatoes, cut in halves 2 Tbs. Olive Oil 3 Tbs. Balsamic Vinegar 3 Tbs. Sugar 1 Tbs. dried oregano 1 cup half and half 2 cups water 1 Tbs. butter 1/2 cup grated Parmesan 3/4 cup polenta 6 ounces fresh spinach salt pepper coconut oil Method Dry the fish fillets. Mix 1 teaspoon each of the salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and old bay seasoning. Liberally season the fillets. Place the flour in a baggie or sack and shake each fillet in the flour to dust. Break the egg into a bowl and add 1 teaspoon of water. Whisk to combine. Dip each fillet into the egg mixture to coat all sides, shake off any excess egg, and roll the fillet in panko to coat. Set aside to allow the crust to firm. Place the sliced large tomatoes cut side down in a baking dish. Scatter the cut grape tomatoes around. Pour the combined balsamic/oil mixture with sugar and herb over the tomatoes. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove the large tomato skins and break up the large tomatoes. Place the spinach in a colander and pour a tea kettle of boiling water over it to wilt the spinach. Let the spinach cool and squeeze the water from it. Chop the spinach. Bring the seasoned water and half and half to a boil and whisk in the polenta. Reduce the heat to medium low. Use a wooden spoon to stir the polenta from time to time as it cooks for 10 minutes. Add additional water if needed to thin the mixture. Immediately before service stir in the cheese and then the spinach. Put 1/4 inch of oil in the fry pan and heat until it shimmers. Place the breaded fillets in the oil and fry without moving until golden brown. Repeat for all sides of the fillet.

Handsome fish!

All right! I will buy a face saver (just in case) and motor downriver from Holiday Island. It simply makes no sense to trailer and then pay a fee. I will have the charcoal and chicken wings in the boat and quit fishing a bit early to cook. It will fascinating - we could have a jerk bait bite, a jig bite, and a wart bite all going simultaneously. Or not. I will look forward to this.