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White catfish maybe? Connecticut 10-year-old's ice fishing catch sparks national debate amid potential state record

Came down pretty hard here last night, off and on. Woke me up at 3 AM which I did not appreciate.

Yep, one of the few benefits of getting old.

Might be one of those F2 hybrids. Huge largemouth bass from Nickajack Lake, potential new Tennessee state record

Could be a drought buster.

From the pics I have seen of that lake, it looks like a solid crappie lake.

I poked around deep for a bit, there were shad down there. I'm just not in to spending much time fishing deep unless there is a bunch of fish on the screen.

Man, I'd like to fish it for the redears. Might be overlooked.

I watch the Royals and having lived in Massachusetts and Washington I also keep an eye on the Red Sox and Mariners. Missouri side of my family were Cards fans, they'd drive up to St. Louis from Kennett once a year to take in a game. KC should do well this year and have a shot at the playoffs. They have an overabundance of starting pitching. They are in a competitive division, Detroit looks to have put together a decent team.

Had a good bite for about 45 minutes this morning and then it became the Dead Sea. Cove full of shad, they were chasing them early and then just stopped. I caught a 12 lb. striper, 4 bass, 3 were keepers, before it was over. Fished a few places, got nothing, so packed it in at 9 AM. I kept the striper. You can see how fat it is, combination of eggs and a bellyful of 2 inch shad. 3.3 Keitech on a 1/4 oz head. Air was filled with smoke this morning from Garfield all the way to the lake. Must be some controlled burns going on. WT 49

Very nice! Same thing is going on around where I fish on Beaver except that it is mostly smallmouth.

That's some great fishing from the bank. The secret trout bait is slaying them!

You whacked them!

Fished daylight until noon. Found some fish that were chasing shad on top. Many of the were smallmouth over deep water. When I could get around them, they'd bite. Hard part was staying with them. A few good spots mixed in and I caught one largemouth. Had a hit and run with something big, I suspect a striper. Had one keeper sized smallmouth that spit out a bunch of shad at the boat, I counted eleven of them. That fish also had another 3 in its mouth. They aren't big shad, look to be about 2 inches long. 3.3 Keitech on a 1/4 oz head was working for me. Caught 18 bass, 8 were keepers, all in the 16-18 inch range. 1st cast The 3 amigos:

I'll warn the fish you are on the way. 😄

Forecast shows we may get some rain next week. I hope so.

Beaver Lake Gill Net Sampling Yielded Some Big White Bass! AGFC recently conducted small mesh gill net sampling on Beaver Lake, focusing on White Bass, Walleye, and Striped Bass to assess population health and future fishing outlook. Data collected on fish age and growth supports sustainable management. The effort yielded 293 White Bass in just nine sets, indicating a booming population. A high number of successful age-1 fish resulted from last spring's natural spawn, likely due to high water. Additionally, 10 White Bass over three pounds were caught. The 2026 White Bass spawn looks very promising, especially if sufficient rain ensures good flow before the end of March. Large White Bass Sampled from Beaver Lake Large White Bass Sampled from Beaver Lake Biologists Pulling Fish from Gill Net

There's always a few that escape the gauntlet. I catch a random rainbow once or twice a year on Table Rock when the water is cold. They are always quality fish, fat and very silvery colored.