Flysmallie

20-25 years ago.

On South Campbell in Springfield, just north of Battlefield. As far as price? Probably about the same. As far as selection? Bass Pro isn't even close. Never has been, never will be. And as a bonus these guys actually know what they are talking about.

So your like his secretary?

That would be awesome. I remember when Pomme was a grass lake. It was wonderful.

And there you have it. No matter what the problem is, it's always the fault of those guys that like to keep fish. They are ruining it for everyone.

So freaking glad I don't hang at the lake anymore. Your attitudes and actions make you no better than them. Enjoy your lake if you can.

Well that or they stop and beat his butt like they should have done. I don't like them anymore than anyone else but if you do something that could potentially injure me then I'm going to repay the favor ten fold. This is all ignorance in both parts. Somebody is going to end up getting shot because everyone is a crybaby. Grow up people.

Yeah me either liar.

It doesn't matter what the skiers did, casting a lure at anyone is a bitch move. That guy should have been arrested for assault. There are inconsiderate people everywhere. But assaulting them for being ignorant is illegal, unfortunately.

The further south you go in the James the better the fishing gets. Where the Finley meets the James is good. Shelving Rock access is good. Get down around Kerr and it gets a lot better. Plus you have a lot more wade able water.

I'm so glad that I have pretty much given up on lake fishing.

You are definitely persistent. I just wish we could get you on a better section of river. That would solve a lot of the issues.

I would be more inclined to find it bizarre if you do catch a bunch of decent fish. I guess it depends on what you consider decent but I never go to that access expecting much. Sometimes I'm surprised. But don't think that if you don't catch a few decent fish then you must suck. It doesn't work that way. A couple of other things that I don't think have been mentioned. 1. It's the middle of summer. You are not fishing the best conditions right now. 2. The river is pretty skinny through there right now. You are not fishing the best conditions. When you are able to travel out a little further from town let me know and I'll give you some much better options. It's going to help if we get some rain before then.

Sounds like a typical Current River float. Still seems like you had a good time. It's always good to be on the river, it's just better to be out there without the Karaoke Bar.

It would also be nice to remind them to remove their limb lines from the trees on the river. I'm pretty sure that if the hook is a foot out of the water you are no longer using them.

Yes it is. No matter how ignorant that perspective may be.

There's some pretty tight spots thru there. Not going to run wide open very far. We had 3 guys in a Jon boat come by camp banging and dragging about 5 am Sunday. That's the only reason I was able to get up early and catch some fish.

We put in at Hazelgreen on Friday around 1pm. We wanted to make sure it was good and hot before we started. We didn't catch a big numbers of fish but the quality was decent. Most were in the 13" to 14" range with the biggest being 16". I fished a buzzbait for a while early Sunday morning and had 3 14" inch fish and the 16". But most of the fish came during the day. Plastics didn't seem to work as well for me as spinnerbaits and crankbaits. I was catching fish Saturday afternoon in the heat of the day with a small spinnerbait out in the open. Took out at Hwy 7 Sunday afternoon.

I've always had mixed feelings about this. People have been holding fish way out for a long time. I've got some old pics from the 70's that can prove that. First I think it's fine as long as you are not portraying the fish to be bigger than it actually is. But that's usually easy to figure out. Secondly, I feel that when holding it out it makes a better image. Consider a kid holding a trophy. You want a good image to capture the moment. Do you want a picture that shows them holding that trophy against their body? Or do you want to add a little depth and character to the shot? There is no right or wrong answer. It's all personal preference. Some people want to take the picture as proof and to remember the occasion. And that is great. But there is nothing wrong with turning it into a piece of art while you are at it. Nothing against your comments Mitch. I hope I didn't offend anyone, not trying to. It's just one of those things that has always bothered me. And some folks are even worse about "hero" shots. I have no problems with how you hold them in a picture, I would just encourage everyone to not worry so much about these small rules that society tries to place on us and just worry about getting a nice image that you will be proud to share. And if some bodies first comment is "yeah well you sure are holding it out to make it look bigger" or "nice hero shot", then punch that dipshit in the throat. And most importantly, Nice fish Seth! Beautiful fish.

You gotta paddle and drag and portage. And it's probably not worth all the trouble but it's a neat little area. We usually hit it once a year.

It's probably a mile up from Crighton.

Have you been up as far as the dykes? I like that area.

Ewwwwwwwwwww

I graduated in 87 too but it was my dad that had the bullseye on me. It's still there I think because he still has remind me every once in a while.

Yeah we can get to that right after we teach them all how to drive on the roads. It's never going to get any better so don't let it ruin your day. And don't start throwing things at them. You want the water patrol to show up in a hurry? Hit one of these asshats with a lure or rock and instantly they will appear. And now the fisherman are the bad guys.