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HA! Thanks!

I'm ready for a fishing goals 2012 thread. I really don't have any specific ones, except to get out and fish.

I have some contacts that are out almost every day and their best fishing lately has been deep spooning. And it is hit or miss, if you find them it is good, if not, then it is tough.

I always cut it up into chunks myself unless it is a small fillet like a bream.

District 1 Biologists worked with Beaver Watershed Alliance to draft a proposal for a large habitat project on Beaver Lake and the project was funded by the National Fish Habitat Partnership! The project is a large cooperative endeavor, with partners from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Beaver Watershed Alliance, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Hobbs State Park, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Beaver Lake Office, Bear Creek Bass Club, Northwest Arkansas Bassmasters, Quail Forever, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Northwest Arkansas Master Naturalists, Beaver Lake Crappie Association, Hook, Line and Sinker Tackle Shop, and landowners. The project will begin after funding is received, possibly in summer of 2021. The 130 new fish habitat sites will be a great place to catch some fish. More updates about the project will be provided as they development. The goals the habitat project can be found below. Goals for the project: Implement source water protection best management practices to improve water quality in Beaver Lake by reducing nutrients and sediments in the watershed Restore 300 linear feet of eroded streambanks to reduce sediment and nutrients into Clifty Creek, a tributary to War Eagle Creek and Beaver Lake. Enhance 6 acres of riparian with native vegetation along 1,383 linear feet on Big Clifty Creek. Provide education and outreach to over 20,000 landowners on Fish Habitat Enhancement in the Beaver Lake watershed. Add 130 new fish habitat sites to Beaver Lake to improve fish usage, angler satisfaction and success Add 30 of the 130 fish habitat sites close to shoreline fishing areas to improve bank angler success Evaluate catch rates of sportfish on brush piles vs. no brush piles and among different configurations of cedar tree fish habitat Evaluate angler use and preferences of habitat sites with creel survey

Saw the following and had to paste it on here. Ya'll will notice that Mr. Folly has been absent, certainly had time to get to Utah and cart away the monolith. I just wonder who the other 3 are? f you’re interested in what exactly happened to the monolith keep reading because I was literally there. On Friday, 3 friends and myself drove the 6 hours down to the middle of nowhere in Utah and got to the “trailhead” around 7 PM after passing a sea of cars on our way in.We passed one group as we hiked towards the mysterious monolith, while another group was there when we arrived, and they left pretty quick after we got there. For the next hour and 40 minutes we had the place to ourselves.I had just finished taking some photos of the monolith under the moonlight and was taking a break, thinking about settings I needed to change for my last battery of drone flight when we heard some voices coming up the canyon. We were contemplating packing up our things as they walked up, so they could enjoy it for themselves like we did. At this point I looked down at my watch and it was 8:40 PM.4 guys rounded the corner and 2 of them walked forward. They gave a couple of pushes on the monolith and one of them said “You better have got your pictures.” He then gave it a big push, and it went over, leaning to one side. He yelled back to his other friends that they didn’t need the tools. The other guy with him at the monolith then said “this is why you don’t leave trash in the desert.” Then all four of them came up and pushed it almost to the ground on one side, before they decided push it back the other when it then popped out and landed on the ground with a loud bang. They quickly broke it apart and as they were carrying to the wheelbarrow that they had brought one of them looked back at us all and said “Leave no trace.” That was at 8:48.If you’re asking why we didn’t stop them well, they were right to take it out. We stayed the night and the next day hiked to a hill top overlooking the area where we saw at least 70 different cars (and a plane) in and out. Cars parking everywhere in the delicate desert landscape. Nobody following a path or each other. We could literally see people trying to approach it from every direction to try and reach it, permanently altering the untouched landscape. Mother Nature is an artist, it’s best to leave the art in the wild to her.

He needs to know, he may be the world's leading authority on metal 'monoliths'. I expect to see him on talk shows before long, or at least on YouTube. By the way, the one in Romania is 13 feet high (so we're told). A lot harder to transport than a garden gnome.

Flew over to Romania. Mysterious monolith appears in ROMANIA after Utah one vanishes | Daily Mail Online

One of the aggravating things about boxing is that there were all those great boxers who boxed in different times. Ali vs Tyson would be worth watching. I don't know if the rope a dope thing would've worked with Tyson.

Time for another Christmas vacation movie with Clark and Uncle Eddy, they could have a lot of fun with a 2020 Christmas themed movie.

Good luck, it will be interesting to hear how you do.

Looks like Tuesday is going to be a nice day, I think I'll go fishing... I'm paying zero attention to this so called 'Fight'.

Saw a Tesla Model 3 in a parking lot a few days ago, I haven't paid much attention to them, but I thought it was a sharp looking car.

I own some indirectly through mutual funds. Market has been riding high for sure lately. I'm wondering how long it will last.

I checked once and it was 53.

Very nice, some tanks for sure!

You spend time fishing and stuff you've read can pop into your head, especially on turkey day and you're on the water. Anyway, if you're looking for something to search for, search on 'Turkey trots to water'. Fishing was slow today, I didn't tart until 0830 to give the fog a chance to burn off and finished up about 1:30 PM. Caught 8 bass, 2 keepers on the Ned rig. Ran into some fish here and there, usually in 10-20 FOW. I just can't find many fish right now, it's been tough. Threw a Wart and the jerk bait a bit, nothing there for those baits.

OK, ya'll made me drag out my PB drum pic. My scales only go to 15 lbs. and this fish bottomed them out, so I'm guessing around 17#'s. I've heard of 50 pounders so this one is just a tyke, but caught it on a Ned rig with 6 # test out of Beaver. I have only caught one other drum on Beaver and have yet to catch one on Table Rock.

OK, confirmed with Miles last night for the Cedar Gables. He had someone else that is interested in the River Villa so that may get rented out. Something to do with a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader fishing trip. Don't forget cash or check only. Since I won't be there someone needs to volunteer to be the treasurer to collect the dough and get it to Miles. Have fun!

When managing a fishery, biologists conduct research to estimate the number of fish within a population, as well as the number entering and leaving the population. Estimating fish mortality rates (or the number of fish dying over time) for a particular fishery is essential to implement and evaluate fishing regulations. Biologists look at two types of annual mortality: (1) natural mortality (factors such as disease, old age, competition, etc.) and (2) fishing mortality (removal by fishing, etc.). Mortality estimates can be combined with information about growth and recruitment to evaluate current or proposed regulations. One way biologists can estimate the number of fish harvested by anglers (i.e., fishing mortality) is by conducting an exploitation (tagging) study. Fisheries staff in North-Central Arkansas are conducting a year-long tagging study to understand the fishing mortality rates of black bass, especially Largemouth Bass, in Norfork Lake. This information will help staff to evaluate the current minimum length and creel limits of these species. For this study, biologists tagged legal-sized bass throughout Norfork Lake. In all, 704 Largemouth Bass, 80 Spotted Bass, and nine Smallmouth Bass were tagged by biologists from late October through early November. Each bass was tagged with either a single yellow tag (cash reward) or double-tagged with a red high reward tag ($100 reward) and a yellow tag (images below). Bass tagged with a single yellow tag. Bass tagged with a yellow and a red (high reward) tag. What to do if you catch a tagged bass in Norfork Lake: If the bass has been tagged, please clip (don’t pull) the tag off the fish. You may then release the bass if you want. Call the number on the tag (1-877-425-7577) to report the tagged bass. A biologists will ask you a series of questions that involve reporting the tag number(s), date of catch, the general location of catch, and whether the fish was harvested or released. If a biologist does not answer, please leave your name and a callback number. A biologists will ask you to mail or bring the tag(s) to the Mountain Home Office to provide proof of catch in order to receive the monetary reward. Tags from this effort will be accepted for rewards until November 30, 2021.

From AGFC: When in the field, we occasionally come across things that make us scratch our heads. You may recall that on September 11th, we sent an email about observing a turtle swimming across Norfork Lake. Being as it is 2020, we wanted to provide another unusual observation that occurred on Norfork Lake. Freshwater Drum, often referred to as "gaspergou," are native to Arkansas. Commonly found in large rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, drum derives its name from mature males' ability to contract a unique set of muscles that vibrate against the swimming bladder to produce a loud drum-like sound. The Fishes of Arkansas and Fishes of Missouri books both indicated Freshwater Drum are present in all of the Upper White River reservoirs except for Norfork Lake, as well as in the White River below Bull Shoals Lake. Previous biologists have also indicated that they have never observed Freshwater Drum while sampling Norfork Lake. With the craziness of 2020, it isn't surprising that we just happened to collect several Freshwater Drum for the first time on Norfork Lake. Individuals were sampled in different areas of the reservoir while electrofishing for black bass this fall. Shortly after that, Darrell Binkley of Bink's Fintastic Guide Service called us to report catching one. In his 29 years of guiding, he said that was the first one he had caught on Norfork Lake. Though we are unsure how the Freshwater Drum got into Norfork lake, we do not believe the introduction will impact the existing fisheries in Norfork Lake.

Man I hate driving 65 through Harrison. Pretty unavoidable however when I drive over to the White river. I wish they would build a 4 lane bypass around that burg.

Got a message from Miles last night, I think he is wanting a confirmation. I have it at 10 people total. I think you're all fine with staying at Cedar Gables, cost for Thursday night to with Sunday departure is $950 so $95 per person. I plan to call Miles back this afternoon to confirm, so if anyone else is coming or ya'll decide you also want the River Villa, now is the time to let me know.

HA, this furry thing is another reason to stay close to home. So ya'll I posted a question on BBC about it just to get a wider perspective. Seems like the furry ones have a convention every year, it really is a 'thing'. Someone also mentioned there are furry dressers that dress as 'Bronies' - something to do with the Little Pony movie they say. Probably should quit talking about it, I'm afraid I'll start getting furry related ads in the popups.