Quillback

I don't follow the stripers, so I can't help there, but last week in Jeb's boat we found some top water spotted bass, roughly within a couple of miles of Coppermine in either direction. Fishing around humps, gravelly points and flats and over brushpiles generally in 20-25 FOW. There wasn't a lot of surface activity, but the bass would respond to topwaters. Look for shad dimpling the surface. We did see a couple of white bass top water feeding frenzies in the same area, but they are brief and you have to get to them quickly before the move away. Big rain (if it happens) tomorrow may change things.

Yeah Grand holds good numbers of fish, I haven't been able to figure it out yet, but next year I'm hoping to spend more time over there and hopefully get more consistent on that lake.

April 11 -14, they'll also fish Grand Lake June 6-9. Grand is also getting the Bassmaster Classic, February 22-24. I didn't fish Grand this year, but I'll be getting an OK license next year for sure.

Yep and that can grows more expensive as it goes down the road.

The way it's looking, F&F may have some new lakes to goose hunt in.

I like that projected track, it's different than the others I've seen, but maybe it's right.

Depends how far up the White you're talking, if it's around Big M you can expect a lot of company.

When I saw 24 hour drive to Montauk, I thought you were talking about Montauk on the eastern end of Long Island.

I'll have to look into it. BTW for all concerned, I just ordered a case of shotgun shells from Cabelas, online. They are now charging sales tax to AR residents.

Looks like we might get wet.

Got yet another flyer in the mail yesterday. They've got some good deals on handguns. I'm eyeballing the Remington 1911 45 ACP.

We've been finding the black bass (mainly spots) around gravelly points and gravelly/rocky flats for the most part. Usually out in the 20-25 foot depths. Find a likely looking spot and use your electronics to see if there's any fish around, if you're not seeing any, move to a different spot. If you know of any brush piles in the same depth range, those are worth checking out too, same goes for any offshore humps.

Nice one!

I'm just poking fun, I'm sure the bigger eyes (the ones I can't catch) give a good account of themselves. But, and I kid you not, Jeb and I were on Beaver Thursday, I was working the spoon about 25 on the bottom, got a bite, commenced reeling, and after a couple of turns of the handle, and feeling nothing but dead weight, I told Jeb - this is a walleye. Sure enough it was. Granted it was only about 16".

If you snag something off the bottom that feels like you're reeling in an old wool sock that's been lying in the mud for a few years, it's probably a walleye. If you snag onto something that makes you think you're reeling in an old boot that's been lying on the bottom in the mud for a few years, it's probably a big walleye. I've been told however, that they taste good when cooked, I can't verify that myself as when fishing for the fighting species, I do, unfortunately, catch a walleye every once in a while, but they're always too small to keep.

If you can't find the color you want locally, you can order them direct from the GY website. They charge a lot for shipping however.

Got the map in the mail yesterday. Lots more area devoted to clothes than to fishing stuff. Hopefully they'll cram a lot of good fishing stuff into the relatively small fishing area.

The weatherman (for what it's worth) was saying last night that we might have a chance of remnants from the hurricane that's brewing in the gulf making it up here.

Wnet out yesterday in Jeb's boat, we caught around 30 black bass, mainly spots in the 10-14" range. One decent LM and a couple of short walleye. Best bait was the drop-shot in 20-25 FOW with a finesse worm. We also had a fairly decent topwater bite using a 4" pencil popper. Saw some white bass surface actvity in the main lake near Shaddox Hollow. Lots of geese out there this year.

Glad to hear your wife got into them KC. Thanks also for the tip on the Kastmaster, I've heard they work, just never have tried one.

Maybe, I did try GP/Orange for while, no takers. Water in the Big M area is still fairly stained, I like Black/blue in those conditions.

Things were a little slow for me today, could not find the deep spoon and drop shot bite that was working the last couple of weeks. Did get a few on the drop shot and a couple of short walleye on the spoon, but it was just one here and there. Picked up a couple of LM working docks with the jig, and a smallie on a top water. A dozen bass total and I worked hard from 0615 to 1330. Quite a few shad have moved up on the banks and in the coves, they are everywhere. Saw a couple of 12" bass hanging around the Big M ramp when I came in, and the dock fish I caught were in less than 10 FOW.

Dang it Bill, after reading your report, I'll have to haul my boat up there and burn expensive gas. Glad to hear your getting some LM on jigs, thanks for the report!

Congrats! I quit many years ago, it's great to have that monkey off my back.

Speaking of worms, I read a book several years ago about the invasive species brought over by Europeans during colonial times. As I recall, the worms we have now in the US were all introduced species.