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Had a good time, the fishing was pretty slow... tried everything I could think of and ended up catching only two white bass, probably loners since we couldnt seem to find any schools of them. Also ended up catching a couple of nice 4# channel cats even though I really wasnt trying to catch them.

Not really into catfishing. I dont think I would want to be down by Langley when they are dumping serious water. I think my plan of attack is gonna be something like this... Troll crankbaits across points and dropoffs, figure they will be hanging around those places since they are dumping water. And if we manage to find any, switch over to casting bucktail jigs to see if we can stay on them. If they don't like the jigs... we can always go back to the crankbaits. Probably wouldn't hurt to keep something handy in case they blowup on top. If all else fails... might try the jig or worm around some docks. ***EDIT*** forgot to add... And if that dont work, we'll just kick back and crack open a few cold ones

How far up the river? I know in the spring its pretty normal to be up past the 10 bridge. Never really fished the main lake... well I guess my Dad did take me fishing there way back when I was a teenager, so that dont count. Thanks for the link and the advice.

Anybody know where I can find a good fishing report? Looks like I will be down in a couple of weeks and Im not that familiar with Grand with the exception of fishing for white bass in the spring above Twin Bridges park, or down at Langley. This time it looks like Ill be fishing between Twin Bridges and Grove Wouldn't mind running into some crappie or white bass. Thanks!

Hey Quillback... MustBeZ is my son and you probably dont realize this but you have fished with us on a striper trip on Beaver back in 2009.

Since you guide all over the lake, have you thought about putting together a network of "safe launch spots" ? What I mean by network... Resort owners that have their own private boat ramp and a place to park your rig.

The way I read it.... DONT consume raw crawdad's from Table Rock. But cooked crawdad's are A-OK to eat. if Im not understanding that correct, please point me in the right direction.

Fished from point 6 to Mill Creek the last week and found a few big bluegills hanging out with the spots at around 24ft. Also found a nice 5lb. Channel cat around the same depth on a bluff end. Caught double digit bass every day mostly on the nightcrawler, and the majority were keepers (6 out of 10) Found several keeper Largemouth which was a first for me, most others were Spots and a few Smallmouth. Also caught a few on the shaky head with a pumpkin seed worm, (overcast day) Tried the brown/purple FB jig with limited success, but saw a tournament fisherman catch several nice fish on the same setup within 100 foot off the dock we were staying. He was able to cull up several fish since he already had his limit. We had our best luck early, fishing 24 to 36 ft deep on some of those long points and bluff ends. Didnt try anything over 40 since I never was able to pinpoint anything on the radar. Could of been my finder since it was acting up. Was able to catch several nice ones by dropping a jig straight down in the dock stalls, most of the time they would either hit it on the drop or the first hop. Only one short on the topwater. and several that slapped at it. nothing exciting there. Had a great time, and cant wait to get back!

For those that dont know... j/k means he is JOKING. And even if someone did take this serious, it would turn them into c/r fishermen, I dont see the problem? Bottom line... Get the facts!

If someone comes trolling up on a spot Im fishing, I really dont have a problem with that... but if you do that, be prepared to answer a few questions cause Ill pick your brains to learn as much as I can. Last year I was fishing a main lake point no more than one cast from the bank... and Im not sure if it was a tournament or what but a wrapped bass boat at pretty close to full throttle decided to cut between us and the bank. IMO that is just uncalled for..... maybe he was late for the weigh in? but in reality I dont think he saved more than 5 seconds by cutting by us. Im sure I could of wacked em with my jig.... but that aint right either. I gave em the ol universal sign of WTF are you thinking by throwing up both arms. Didnt phase em a bit, they just ignored me and kept on truckin. Not saying the wrapped boat guys are all bad.... thats never happened to me before, and not only did it kill the bite, I believe it was a unsafe act that could have ended up being much worse.

Here's a link to the NWS damage map, shows the exact path and strength of the Tornado. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/sgf/?n=event_2012feb29_tornadotracks My family and I rode out a F4 in a basement back in 1999, scary scary stuff for sure! Just remember things can be replaced. Thoughts and prayers for everyone in the area, I wish I could be there helping with the cleanup.

Good idea on the pvc... but what about using a length of garden hose thats weighted on the end? if it was installed just right I see no reason why you couldnt leave it extended, even when running. Just gotta make sure it stays out of the prop.

I would clean out my traps in the morning and put em in a fish basket... they stayed alive for several days that way. At first I just left em in the traps, but thats when I noticed they would escape, so from that point on... in the fish basket they went. good luck

Fish heads usually work pretty good, need something that they can pick on for hours. As soon as the meat is gone... they will sneak back out of the traps. Good luck and have fun with it.

It definetly helps to have a fishfinder that has enough power so that you can see your bait. But if not... just figure out the depth by using the above method, or even once you figure out the right depth take a sharpie and "mark" the line, or even a slip bobber knot will do the trick. Keep an eye on that fishfinder, it sees like a fish that is interested in eating will drop down and take the bait a lot more often than if you see a fish rise to your bait. So even though you cant see your bait on the finder... give it a twitch and see if a fish drops down after it, then get ready to set the hook. I have seen fish on the finder travel 10 ft or more vertically to come check out my bait.