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26 degrees right now. Heat wave!

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Great game, but I am disappointed that the US lost.

12 here. Sun is shining.

I've watched a couple of their games, they might be in line for a three or a two seed in the NCAA's if they finish strong. AR played Auburn tough last night. If they could shoot three's and make free throws they'd have a lot better record. Should be a good game Saturday. AR needs to win if they want to be in the NCAA's.

See if we can get Milo to comment: @Ryan Miloshewski One thing I learned a few weeks ago is that 2 lb. test with a 1/16th oz jig will get more bites than 8lb.test with a 1/8 oz jig in the trophy area. Down below Lilley's we found a bunch of fresh stockers and they did not care. We were told black was the hot color, but sculpin or ginger as some call it, worked best. The steep rocky banks were better for jerkbaits, the shallower riffly stuff was better for jigs.

looking at the AR HWY cameras and I-49 looks to be clear and dry. They ran a blade down the road by my house last night and exposed some of the blacktop to the sun today and it has melted off quite a bit of the snow. Shady spots are still going to be icy, but things are improving.

For sure, heck it's almost March.

Now showing -2, but looks like I won't be able to catch Marty.

For a temp right now, can you beat it?

Watched the 5 PM local news weather forecast, the guy doing the forecast said we were going to get a lot more snow last night, possibly another 6 inches. HA! It stopped snowing about 7 PM.

I'll settle for some local warming. It is all of 2 degrees out there right now.

It's stopped here, but the radar is showing that it's snowing. Might have 6-8 inches total. However it is cold, 10 degrees. And it's a light snow, pretty easy to push off with the snow shovel.

Might be 2 inches here, steady light snow right now. Went for a walk, wind out of the north, it's getting a bit cold.

Less than 2 days before the tourney starts. I'll probably be snowed in for a few days, so I'll be watching the live coverage.

Just a little dusting so far. Last night, the guesser said around noon is when the heavy stuff will hit.

Nice looking flies Ryan. The bass fisherman in me bets those would work on a Carolina rig for the lake smallies. Plain black, brown/orange, or green pumpkin orange.

They are pre-treating the highways around here. I don't know if that stuff does any good or not.

I can't wait for next week. I hope the weather guessers are wrong, but if not, this is going to be one nasty storm.

James river arm of Table Rock is choked with those things in the summer.

Anyone watching? Great game last night USA vs Canada.

Same here.

Long range forecast is calling for 60 next Monday in NW Arkansas.

Yellow perch are tasty.

In JF's backyard. @Johnsfolly The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recognizes Thomas Dembeck Jr. of Hydes as the new state record holder for yellow perch – Perca flavescens – in the Chesapeake division. Dembeck caught the 2.3-pound, 16-inch fish on February 7 while fishing in the tidal waters of the lower Susquehanna River. He was deep jigging in about 50 feet of water using a double-jig rig, which consisted of two small 1-inch plastic paddletails on ⅛-ounce leadheads rigged on dropper loops above a 1-ounce sinker. He was using a light spinning rod with ten-pound test braided line. Dembeck’s catch bested the long-standing record of 2.2 pounds, caught by Niles Pethel on November 21, 1979. The fish was weighed on a certified scale at Gibby’s Seafood in Lutherville, and the species was confirmed by DNR recreational fisheries coordinator Erik Zlokovitz. Dembeck has fished for yellow perch since the 1960s and catching a state record fish has been a lifetime pursuit. On the day he caught the record, he had been catching mostly small yellow perch. When he felt a slightly heavier weight on his line, he first thought it was just a double-header of two small fish. “I was nonchalantly reeling the fish towards the surface and even took time to watch an eagle fly by,” Dembeck said. When he looked down, he saw a perch that looked like a big “yellow submarine” and yelled for his friend Lee Haile to net the fish. Haile, the state record for chain pickerel holder in the nontidal division, realized they might have a state record yellow perch in the boat. After approximating the fish’s weight on a hand scale, they took it to a certified scale for an official weight. The Department of Natural Resources maintains state records for sport fish in four divisions: Atlantic, Chesapeake, Nontidal, and Invasive. Anglers who think they have a potential record catch should download and complete a state record application and call 443-569-1398. The department recommends the fish be immersed in ice water to preserve its weight until it can be checked, confirmed, and certified.