Quillback

Read in today's AR Gazette that the Feds are announcing a new plan to add approximately 125,000 acres to the White River NWR. One of the funding primary sources is revenue from Federal Duck stamp sales.

Yeah unfortunately they find their way up there. Was the swim bait working?

I believe Carpenter is at 17 games and Freese at 18. As well as the Birds are playing, the Reds are hanging in there.

There's about 50 honkers hanging around the Big M ramp. They need some serious thinning out.

I like the looks of the "Ghost minnow" color, but $25 for a standard size is a long drink of water. Even so, I'm tempted...

http://www.flwoutdoors.com/bassfishing/flw/tournament/2013/6947/grand-lake-professional-results/

I've seen a few spoonies get some air at able Rock lately.

Yes, please, put the hammer on those spiny things, LOL.

You should be able to buy the pass at the same place as the drop box, but the attendant will not be on duty at 0530, they keep office hours. Sorry, can't help you with the signage, never launched at Mill Creek.

I'm always fishing out of a boat, but I think it will be tough to find good bass fishing from the bank in late July/August at Table Rock. There might be other lakes/rivers nearby that will offer bank access, maybe one of the other guys will chime in with some recommendations.

I've heard of those Mikeys, I'm hoping that it works for you on the Rock. If it does, send me a PM, don't let the other guys know

Hmmmm, braid. I have a reel spooled with some but I believe it is 65#. Worth a try, I was always worried braid on a surface bait would spook the fish.

Thanks Bill for sharing your knowledge. Looks like it is getting time to start fishing the drop shot.

June 7th I was on the Rock, had a great early morning top water bite, then things really slowed down, I left at 1130 AM. I looked at the generation chart for 6/7, low generation until 1100, then they started running water for the ret of the day. I'm just wondering if the fishing might have picked up later in the day due to the increased flow? Anyone notice any change in the fishing in the lake when they're running water? Chart for the day. 5th column is a measure of current flow (CFS), notice how it jumps at 1100. 07JUN2013 0100 918.20 708.33 7023 106 07JUN2013 0200 918.22 707.69 9532 150 07JUN2013 0300 918.25 704.48 7996 124 07JUN2013 0400 918.23 703.81 1810 27 07JUN2013 0500 918.20 703.66 1734 26 07JUN2013 0600 918.19 703.65 1740 26 07JUN2013 0700 918.21 703.65 1736 26 07JUN2013 0800 918.24 703.62 1737 26 07JUN2013 0900 918.23 704.28 1728 26 07JUN2013 1000 918.20 707.70 2480 37 07JUN2013 1100 918.20 708.52 8421 132 07JUN2013 1200 918.16 708.73 9472 149 07JUN2013 1300 918.16 708.72 9843 155 07JUN2013 1400 918.15 708.79 9658 152 07JUN2013 1500 918.12 708.70 10099 159 07JUN2013 1600 918.15 708.84 9786 154

Wise guy

These folks make a nice fly, I don't see why they would not work for crappie, but if I was crappie fishing I'd probably just use a crappie jig, or one of the crappie plastic baits on a jig head. I like whites with some chartreuse in them for bass. http://www.cumberlandpro.com/Products/FNF.html

Decided not to fish the Beav today, might give it a shot during the week. Hopefully you guys will get into them today. Weather guesser says that after Sunday, we're in for an extended warm and dry spell so we might have seen the peak for Beaver this year.

My granddad and dad fished TR when I was a tyke, I was probably 4 or 5 years old, so it must have been 1962 or 63. My only memory is standing on a sand beach pitching a fit as my dad and granddad left in the boat. I had to stay with the women folk at the cabin and was none too happy. They've both passed, but when they were alive they always said the fishing then was great. We lived in Wichita and moved away to Ohio not long after that so I never got to fish TR until recently.

I did that with my fins and still had one run goofy. Maybe it's just a really bad one.

Very nice, congrats!

It's not clear by TR standards, 5 - 8 feet of viz, less in some of the coves. Swimbait sounds like a good idea, hopefully you'll get into them!

I brought a couple of fins with me today that I had swapped out hooks and rings. One ran either right or left, I could not get it to track straight, I'll take the hooks and rings off and smash it with a hammer. 2nd one seemed to be sort of OK, but had a heck of a time trying to get it to stay on top. The fish did not seem to like it either, but the TW bite had stopped by the time I started wasting time with the fins, so the 2nd one will get another chance.

Glad to hear you are able to keep your pooch.

http://www.flwoutdoors.com/bassfishing/flw/tournament/2013/6947/grand-lake-professional-results/

Rps, I caught a couple dragging on gravel points right up by the buck brush. Got the one above in about 10 feet on a timbered flat. Tried a couple of places that were 10-15' that held fish a couple of days ago, but no dice. Not much of a drag bite today for me.