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We have to hope they are wrong.

That trailer will make for good fish cover. 😃

Glad to hear you guys got into them. Is the Shell Knob bridge ramp useable?

Nice!

At least it's floating. 😃

When I lived in Washington I always wanted to go out on a tuna charter but never got around to it. It was 2 days on the boat as they had to go quite a ways out into the Pacific to find them. Those guys jerking them out of the water doesn't show their fighting ability, on conventional tackle those things are one of the hardest fighters out there. If you've never had fresh albacore, well it's the same taste as tuna in a can, a little different, but about the same. I used to take my boat out of the port of Everett in late summer for king salmon, pinks and coho and sometimes coming back in there would be a tuna boat parked at the commercial dock, you could get a frozen solid, 10 lb or so whole albacore for $5. That was 25 years ago, maybe it would be $10 today, or $20. Westport Charters - Salmon, Tuna, Bottomfishing in Washington

I checked out the payout, $6 per fish for the first 25, then $8 per fish until you hit 100, then $10 per fish after that.

Not bad. Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery WDFW recently posted a news release on the 2024 Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery program. As reported by WDFW, in 2024 "the top-twenty anglers caught an average of 4,677 fish per angler and averaged reward payments of $47,286 each for the 5 month season. The highest paid angler earned $164,260..." As we've reported in the past, this fishery continues to be significantly more economically viable than the non-tribal mainstem gillnet fishery in the lower Columbia River and it is even more conservation friendly! Fascinating that fisheries managers point to "economics" as the main (and really only) reason for keeping non-selective gillnets in the mainstem Columbia River!

Well they are saying more rain for several days starting Tuesday night.

Good going, glad to hear ya'll had a great time!

Wanted to live the urban lifestyle, but got seen, reported to the authorities and trapped, I assume to be relocated but the story does not elaborate. Cinnamon color. BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/FOX24) — Witness video shows a young black bear being captured in Bentonville around noon on May 28. Officers with the Bentonville Police Department and Bentonville animal control, with assistance from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), caught the bear after it was seen scaling a tree in Bentonville. “It’s probably a yearling,” Keith Stephens with AGFC said. “Momma pushes them out to be on their own this time of year.” COURTESY: Brandon Davis

They've renamed chum salmon to "silver bright" or something like that. Tuna cans now have a "wild caught" label.

Boating enthusiasts should be advised that boat access is currently limited on both Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes due to current high-water conditions. With Bull Shoals Lake currently at 690.0 ft, finding a place to launch and park can be challenging. However, the high-water ramps at Lead Hill Park and Fairview Access are usable. On Norfork Lake, at a level of 579.5 ft, the ramps at Panther Bay, Buzzard Roost, and Henderson South are available for launching. Other ramps on Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes may be accessible for launching from the road with limited parking. We strongly urge all boaters to exercise extreme caution while launching and navigating on both lakes. Elevated lake levels and recent flooding have resulted in a significant amount of debris floating in the water. Please prioritize safety by staying informed on current conditions and forecasts, remaining aware of your surroundings, and always wearing a life jacket.

You'd think the commercial fishermen would be hammering those blue cats. I don't know how they taste out of the bay, but the ones I have eaten from Grand Lake are the best eating fish I catch. I'd take them over walleye, crappie, white bass and stripers. Maybe it is tough to find a market for them.

Finally, a day with no rain. It was a bit chilly early, but not too bad. The fish were biting early, things tailed off a bit after 9 AM but we were still picking up one here and there right before we left at around 1 PM. We caught a bunch of smallmouth, close to 50. Once again Dutch got the biggest one, right at 3 lbs. We caught several that were in the 2-3 lb. range. There was an early top water bite off a gravel point, then we fished the rocky banks with jigs and c-rigged craws. The fish are out a little deeper, we caught most of them in 10-20 FOW. We saw no striper activity at all, no striper guides in the area and just a couple of boats that appeared to be striper fishing. No idea where they went, but they are gone for now. Probably due to a lack of shad, we saw very few shad. WT 70-71.

Man that looks good!

Well it looks like it has stopped for now. It's chilly out there however, hard to believe June is just a week away.

It is now raining here, steady rain but it's not the flash flood stuff. No more is needed for sure.

I have not had much luck with a bladed jig - how do you fish it?

It has not rained here since yesterday morning and it wasn't much. Radar is showing some rain moving in, but it doesn't look to be heavy rain.

Nice ones!

Nice vice! 😃

The lake has been fishing tough this year.

Newport Gauge is showing around 19 feet right now. Graphs for current conditions - White River at Newport, AR - USGS Water Data for the Nation According to this document, the Corps should regulate to 12 feet from May 8 to November 30 unless the 4 lake system exceeds 70% of flood capacity, then they can regulate to 14 feet. Since the gauge is at 19 feet now, that's probably why they are not releasing water. This is my interpretation of the tea leaves which may be wrong. White River Master Manual

Didn't rain much here today, when I looked at the radar this morning this area was in a dry doughnut hole, surrounded by rain.