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I have eaten worse. Sometimes you must go with the flow. (Hippie reference)

BTW, Champ, thanks for the kind words.

Speaking of walleye, Phil was throwing his $148 glide bait. He claimed that someday he would catch a fish on it. He did! The skinniest 19” walleye you have ever seen. So skinny that even though it was legal, I would have thrown it back. There was no meat on it. I told him that was a scrawny $148 fish.

There are expressions I could use, but a simple yes will do. I always forget to add that extra layer you need when running down the lake.

This is why I sold or gave away my gear. Nowadays I hire guides and let them bear the risk. However, I do try not to step on rod tips or throw lures in the trees.

Fished 7 to 12 today with Phil Stone. Good guy, good guide. First we established the Rockcrawler bite was not happening. Next we fished a long gravel run out in Long Creek. 20 plus fish on a 7/16 pumpkin jig with a crawdad style trailer. A very slow, scrub the bottom retrieve was the ticket. Caught another two or three on a gravel flat, then brought it in. Nothing large, but a great outing. Thanks Phil.

Pour the blended corn in a fine sieve and push the liquid through with a rubber spatula. The debris will stay behind. I do the same thing for gazpacho.

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Well I suppose if you are willing to eat spam, you are willing to eat anything.

Looks great people! Fixed a small batch of tabouli today. My wife said I did not fix enough. Old family story. Tonight I paired it with seasoned saute shrimp. Good stuff.

Did a cooking demo that included dressing and queso. Of course we had leftovers. I cooked a burger, covered it with dressing and topped it with queso. I do not have a name for it, but with a side salad, it made a good meal.

Roast chicken thighs, pan roasted green beans, and curry rice.

My kingdom for a good full belly clam roll!

I believe there are only three acceptable ways to serve oysters: on the half shell, chowder, Rockefeller. I have been known to embarrass myself with the number of oysters on the half shell I ate.

We hear you.

Shucked on the gulf, sealed in one of those plastic with metal lid things.

Oyster chowder.

netboy, if I have angered you, I am sorry. I have merely stated opinions, in what I believed were precise terms. I realize your viewpoint may differ from mine, but my intent was not to start a war. I only wanted everyone to see more than one viewpoint.

I believe you, but I was asking for a scientific study. Anecdotal evidence may, or may not, be accurate. Percentages matter.

On the topic of trophy areas, is anyone aware of scientific studies that show trout stay in the trophy areas?

Rim was one of the very best for both rainbows and browns long before the regulations were imposed. I fished it many times in the 80's and early 90's. After the regs went into effect, I fished it a few times with single hook spoons. A short time after the regs were passed, I quit trying to fish there. Fly fishermen stood in the channel and cursed at me as I floated through.

You got rid of your box graters? Heresy!

netboy, you are one heck of a fisherman. I look forward to your posts. Perhaps we all need to rethink our points of view. Rights, powers, privileges, and duties are real world, not some ideal. Who pays for the fishery? The hatchery costs, the stocking costs, the monitoring, and the enforcement? Not the small minority of pure fly fishermen. Those who pay are tourists, bait fishermen, jerk bait fishermen, and drunken corporate outings. Their license fees and trout stamp fees make purist's fees look what they are -> drops in the bucket. Without those people, your fishery would not exist. I understand your viewpoint and your passion. I have seen it before in TU lobbying to make areas fishable only by their own preferred methods. I have noticed how the areas they target are the best areas. Explain Rim Shoals regulations to me, please. A simple example explains much. You suggested unscented plastics. That is a page from regulations lobbied for by TU, and designed to thwart any method other than their own chosen ones. Next, let us address you argument above. Yes trout die. Some from abuse. I agree, monofilament extending from a dead fish mouth is criminal. However, not every fish on the bottom was killed by a bait fisherman or a treble hook wielding tourist. Not every fish on a fly lives. Tell me you have never gill hooked a fish on a fly. The fish management algorithms take that into consideration. Other than walleye and bluegills, I have been a catch and release fisherman for 40+ years. I have paid thousands of dollars in license fees - in state, out of state, hunting, fishing, trout stamps, border lakes, whatever. I would think you might let the rest of us enjoy what we have earned.