Quillback

No size limit on spots in Beaver Lake. You can keep 6 of them. They changed to the no size limit a few years back, they (AGFC) want anglers to keep spots.

I'm right on the border between MO and AR. If there were no trees, I could hit a golf ball with a driver and land it in MO. But for sure there are some great trails in AR too. Come on down!

I got the floats and I got the flies, I just need to get out there and fish them. Might try them on the lower end of Beaver if I can get out on a day where the wind ain't blowing too hard.

Spots are very tasty. I'd take a 13" spot over a 15+" if I was going to keep them. I would ask of MDC to do some studies of the bass population before and after this change is implemented. Otherwise all we are going to have is anecdotal evidence. In other words, it will depend on who you talk to as to the results. I'm more concerned about overall pressure, there are a lot of us out there using some sophisticated equipment to hunt the fish down. There is a guide service out there, I will not name them, that see this as a great change. They'll be able to send their clients home with a limit of spot fillets if nothing else. Will it make a difference? I don't know.

Just started reading A walk in the park - the author hikes the entire canyon, which takes months and is very grueling. Well I think they make it, 1st attempt was a failure. Interesting read so far and the author has a good sense of humor. Book contains several color photos, first page of them is very similar to your pics, a sort of hazy twilight (or morning) shot and the 2nd a clear view of a section of the canyon. When I saw the pics, I had deja vu all over again.

Only bibs I have ever owned are cold weather insulated ones for very cold weather fishing. Going shirtless in that situation would be a no go. 🥶

LOL, you guys are killing me!

Ran across this interview with US goalie Connor Hellebuyk. He's a fisherman. Very well spoken, does a good interview.

Are you going shirtless when you wear the bibs?

A game for the ages. I watch hockey, follow the Boston Bruins. Those guys played hard today, both teams really wanted the gold. I have a family connection to Matt Boldy who scored the first goal. My dad and Matt's grandpa were good friends and worked together when we lived in Massachusetts. We visited with them often. Todd Boldy, Matt's dad, was around 7 or 8 when we moved away. I never have met Matt.

Fished the lower Chehalis with a guide once, launch was a slick mud chute. We slid the drift boat down it but did not get in until the boat was in the water.

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Arkansas removed length limits on spots in Beaver lake several years ago. You can keep 6 of them, any size. I don't know if it has made any difference at all in the bass fishing. When there is a good year class of bass, it is usually attributed to good spawn survival due to high water in the spring (more cover). Have not heard anything from AGFC as to whether the spotted bass rule change on Beaver made any difference. New set of regulation proposals just came out for Arkansas. They are proposing a move to 12" on smallmouth in "reservoirs" down from the current 15" in Beaver. Reason is to make the rules uniform across the state. Doesn't appear to have anything to do with fish management.

Walked this one for the first time this morning. I did not do the full loop which is a bit over 5 miles, but instead walked to the top of the ridge and back down again. Got some decent cardio on the way up, and beat my knees and hips on the way down. Getting old sucks as you have all heard before. 😀 Trail is in pretty good shape, there's a portion at the beginning that goes straight uphill and gets water erosion from rain which washes away the dirt and leaves you with fist size rocks to watch your step around. Trees, trees, and more trees, so hard to find a lookout point to get a photo of the scenery. Very quiet up there once you get over the first little ridge that blocks out the traffic noise. A few birds tweeting, a woodpecker drumming here and there and that's about it.

Welcome back - nice, healthy-looking spots!

Catch any fish?

With 12 inch spots being keepers, it is going to be a lot easier to tell your buds you caught a limit of keepers. No need to mention they were all 12 1/8 inch fish. Just say - "Yeah had a great day, caught a limit of solid keepers", and leave it at that.

Local TV was showing the satellite view of all the smoke.

Has to be some sort of hack. Denial of Service attack maybe? It has happened at other forums.