Quillback

It is getting closer..

Nutech website is one place: https://nutechlures.com/index.php/crappiejig1-8.html

Soon to be renamed the Bass Pro Ranger Flash spoon, (Couldn't resist either).

From about point 23 it turns from brownish to greenish, and gets a bit cleaner as you get up towards Eagle Rock. It's fishable as far as visibility, but still pretty stained by Table Rock standards.

I got out today early and launched at 0700. I'm going to start calling the Upper White the Missouri North Pole. It was upper 40's to 50 on the ride over, but once I dropped down into the Roaring river valley it dropped to 30. It was 32 degrees at the launch. Fortunately it warmed up pretty rapidly. I caught 13 today, 2 keepers, biggest was an LM that ate a Rock Crawler, it was probably a little short of 3 lbs. It was the only RC fish I caught. Caught a 12 inch smallie on a jerk bait, the rest of the fish came on the Ned. 8 of the Ned fish came on a 100 yard stretch of bank inside a cove, 20 FOW around trees, the rest of the fish I caught were scattered, one here and there. Ramp crows - There's a trio of crows hanging around the Big M ramp, tied the boat up at the dock, drove the truck up and parked it, got out and saw those 3 clowns in my boat looking around no doubt for something to eat. I've seen these dudes before at the ramp, they also like to check out the truck bed for any goodies that may be in there. They'd better not crap in my boat.. When I started fishing in the AM, I had some loons calling out on the lake, and heard some gobblers talking back in the woods. Saw several eagles during the course of the day, and a herd of about a dozen deer. Great day for observing (and hearing) wildlife. The Crawler eater: A Ned eating spot: Joe with one that ate a jerk bait on Thursday:

OA wiener roast? Plenty of wood for a good fire..

Thanks much!

Yes 5 bites, the water is cleaner upriver. We didn't go all the way to Eagle Rock, but I assume it's clean up there also.

Fished with board member Little Jasper (Joe) today out of Big M. We started out fishing some stained water on some locations between point 23 and the mouth of the Kings, we didn't do much as far as numbers, but Joe got an LM about 3 lbs. on a jerk bait, and I caught a walleye that I didn't measure, but it was probably 21-22" long. The wallie came on a Ned. We moved upstream quite a ways to get into some clearer water, and we were able to get on some fish later in the afternoon that were deep around pole timber. Didn't catch a lot, but by the end of the day we had around 15, with 3 that were keepers. Ned and shaky head fish. Water temps were 44-45.

I'm happy with no weeds lakes. Love fishing rocks and gravel. I've lived in places where all the lakes are weed beds with lily pads, it can be fun to fish in that stuff at times, but I don't miss it. I don't think it helps the fishing either, maybe on those TVA lakes it does, but I don't know if these lakes around here would be any better with weeds.

Happy Birthday Mr. B!

Nice!

Saw it, and I was thinking lower Taney also.

I can't tell for sure, but I believe that they may be running multiple rounds in a day. Could be the reasoning for restricting each group to areas. Maybe one of the later rounds will have them fishing the dam area.

Dang, foiled by Champ, again! I'm still waiting on Rock Crawlers to come in at HLS, Champ not only bought out their inventory, but he somehow found out a way to buy out all the backorders.

Hey Cheese - what is the water clarity around Big M?

Sounds like a fun day. Considering that the lake went up 15 feet and now has come back down to where it was a few weeks ago, I would think the fish are a bit confused.

Well since they say they "attract fish automatically" I am sold. Been looking a long time for the automatic fish attractor feature, don't know why the other manufacturers haven't put it into their designs. I have a dozen of each color on order.

Yeah they have dropped the ball on the WW and now all these other manufacturers are moving in. Wouldn't be such a bad thing, but for the fact that the other guys are all charging $9 - $13 for their Wartish baits.

Thanks for the review.

I bet if you don't have one with the green back, Tim can paint you one.

I think if you look at the demographics of this site, it's mostly people who are 40 and up, and have reached a point in their lives where they can be a little indulgent in their tackle and boat buying. I didn't have a boat with an outboard or a trolling motor until I was 35. Didn't really need one fishing the small lakes and ponds in the northeast, paddle power worked fine. But now that I'm older, I sure do like having that big outboard to move me around, and love that trolling motor.

Not bad for this time of year to get a couple of good fish.

Looks like the Thang has a bit of a squarebill on it, should provide some good deflection off cover. I like it that they have some craw colors.

It is a 600 yard spool of clear, 6 lb. test. It looks full or close to full, but I may have spooled a reel in the past so it may be only 500 yards. PM me your address and I'll send it to you, it's just gathering dust, you might as well have it.