Quillback

The slime is showing up on the lower end of Beaver too. Water is real clear this year. Also getting some milfoil, the milfoil doesn't seem to do to well, it's been around for a few years but it has been pretty sparse.

Wishful thinking on my part.

Yeah, my biggest expense would be gas money to drive up there. Have to have some huge deals on stuff I want for it to be worthwhile. Shimano Stellas for $50 or something like that. 😃

Thanks Bill, that does help.

Nice fish! How clear is the water where you are fishing? I might try and get over to Beaver soon, clarity by the dam is pretty good, you can see bottom in 20 FOW. Mainly I am wondering if the colors you are fishing with were getting them in clear water.

Cool - I'd really like to know what you think of it once you've gone.

Just stumbled across this today. There are some seminars I would like to see, just wish it was closer. Would like to know what some of the sales are, hate to go up there and see a bunch of stuff that I don't want. If anyone goes first day, I would like to hear what they have on sale. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/worlds-fishing-fair-fishing-events

Happy Birthday Snagged!

Grand gets beat pretty good too.

That is a great day!

That would be awesome if you and your better half can make it next time.

I noticed the appearance and grain of the wood was different this year. It makes for a very nice plaque.

That is a Mongo! Congrats!

We missed you, had someone ask "Where's Daryk"? Certainly Disney World with the family has priority.

A great day to fish, a bit cold early but things warmed up and it was a nice day for mid-March. JayBill defended his title and took another plaque home with a 3.65 largemouth. Runner up was Louisiana Boy with a 2.8 largemouth. The guys reported good numbers of fish caught on Rock Crawlers, jerk baits, jigs and the Ned rig. Lots of fishermen out on the lake. Someone asked me how many of these have we done, and this was #7 with one year cancelled due to COVID. If you haven't attended one of these, come on out next year, we need some more people to help us eat all the cookies and brownies, we sure had a lot left over! Some great Jalapeno dip too. We raised $160 for CAM, that will buy quite a bit of food, thanks guys! Runner up: The winner!

It sounds like they released it, but article was a bit vague.

That's a great day!

Congrats on some good fishing. The Ned rig can save the day when things are slow on other stuff.

It is always a bit of gamble no matter who ships it. If it is packed in a PVC tube or a heavy duty cardboard tube you should be OK. I once got a St. Croix from a retailer, they packed it in a flimsy triangular cross section "tube". Looked like it had been thrown into the zoo lions den for the lions to play with. All tore up. Amazingly the rod was in perfect shape.

Sounds good, if you come to TR I can give you some spots to fish. But anyway, come on down!

You are too darned far away, if you're ever down here, I'd be happy to take you over to Beaver or Table Rock. Getting a monster smallie is a challenge for sure, but there are always fish to catch. Top water striper is awesome if you hit it right.