kelly

Went to school with a few.

Light bulb threads.... is that what you pull to turn it on?

Spent Saturday on Tainey. I was by myself in one of Phils boats in the AM and in a boat with a friend from St. Robert after lunch. Short creek seemed to be the place to go with the bait dejour being green jigs. We caught Rainbows on white, orange sculpin and brown ginger but the green ones were the best. I caught my first creek chub and my smallest Rainbow to date, a full four incher. I always thought I was fishing on the bottom until I made myself wait...and wait till my line went slack before I began my retrieve. Also instead of jerking or twitching my rod tip I simply cranked a couple of turns and stopped. This keeps the line tighter and it seems to work better for me than anything else I've tried. I don't know what what the attraction was but when I ventured up to Fall Creek I discovered seventeen boats stacked up in the first two-hundred yards below the mouth of the creek. Talk about a zoo, an orderly zoo mind you but well...you know. I heard something about a tourney going on but I don't know for sure. We did have one guy scream by us while we were drifting. He was up on plane doing about forty and whizzed by at about ten paces. I was grateful for the lack of wake but still that is a little unnerving. Can't wait for the next trip, they're just too few and far between. In the meantime, look out Wipers here I come.

I usually see thirty to forty but I missed a couple of days so right now it is one hundred fifteen

Also, how well do you think we could do just fishing off or around Lilley's dock? Sculpin jigs with orange heads are very good before the morning sun hits the water. I like to fish the upper end of the dock and cast back toward the bank but be sure not to fish inside the stalls or behind the dock.

)... and went into the "jewels"... I was thinking of gettinng a tying vice but...no

I was pond hopping and fishing a freshly sharpened Baby One Minus. It grabbed a weed and when I jerked it made a beeline for my face. Johnny Bench would have been proud of that catch. Buried the hook so deep in my index finger I couldn't bare to mess with it. Two hours and an ER visit later it was out and numb ever since.

I think that would have pinned his lucky cap to his unlucky head.

Can you put an extension on the current shutoff valve so the handle protrudes above the deck or floor? That would require a trip under the house but no digging up the yard.

No, because now were all gonna know

Awesome video Phil. I live on those between trips.

I'm so embarrased

Wow Cricket, you have fore of them?

Stepped on my 25 year old Ugly Stik snagging rod and mashed an eye. Where is the best place to send it?

Jasper that is an awesome buck !

Kansas bow season is going pretty well. I finally got out on the 14th to clear my spot by a tree, no more ladders for me. Monday morning I hunted two hours, saw a buck and two does. Tuesday 7:08 AM he came in and stood broadside at twenty. He made it seventy-five yards. Not my biggest but I did it on the ground

Our jail was concrete through and through. When they did that it started a whole 'nother chain of events.

I remember reading a Field and Stream article in the early 90's about the author catching big stripers on BS near Forsyth. I asked about it at that time and a local said the guy was loco.

Got my line broke twice before he hit.

I'm still here

Phil Will that white rock create a warm zone with sunshine ? I also wonder if the fish will stack up downstream of the big steel shufflers.

Phil, we caught some nice fish and had a ball doing it. Our Pastor could not go with us this past May, something about remodeling a house and a new baby, you know priorities. Anyway this trip was just for him and I believe he is happy now. I would have looked you up at the end of the day but we had to pick up a load of church chairs on the way back to Kansas so we just kinda threw our money at Meagan on the way through and hit the road. We'll be back again after Christmas. Kelly

We did, thanks. I guess the funny part of the pic is the forty or so waders who offered no help keeping Phils boat from blowing up on the rocks in the wind. Except the guy who told us to pay more attention next time...duh!!! Anyway two of us went swimming. walking it out of the worst. We were pretty wet and cold by the time we got back to Lilleys but a change of clothes and some bar-b-que and we were back at it. And as far as the the prop goes, most embarrassing thirty bucks I ever spent. KELLY

We fished upper Taney Saturday with great success. Blue-gold Rapalas and Sculpin jigs both right on the bottom seemed to be the ticket for us. I also wish to thank the folks at Lilleys Landing for their hospitality and kindness. It is so nice to be treated like family. Kelly

Then Dave went and did it.... he caught a trout...LOL Sounds like me-I caught all Bass and Perch Sunday then one Trout and it was over. I did see a Channel cat above Fall Creek though, 7 or 8 pound floater and another dead one about that size in the mouth of Turkey Creek. Also thanks to Kathy, Marsha and Curtis at Lilleys Landing for taking care of us boatwise.