Quillback

I'll be 65 in a couple of weeks, at the time, everything is working OK and no major aches and pains. I am too fat, and I am back on the diet train, 15 lbs. so far in 3 months. I could still stand to lose about 40 more so it will be a while. One thing about living in a community with a lot of old people is that if you start a conversation with anyone about aches and pains or past surgeries or anything medical related, then they'll one up you every time. If I have anything going on from a health standpoint I don't even bring it up because once you do, you get to listen to the long laundry list of what the other person has going on. I have found it is better to suffer in silence.

Yes, thanks for the info Bill! It is funny how you can cast and drag a jig and they won't hit it, but start dragging one with the TM and they'll be all over it.

Yep, he is doing well for an 88 year old.

Caught downstream from a fish farm. Washington state record rainbow, which weighed in a 29+ pounds was caught near the net pens on Lake Rufus Woods. It was a triploid.

Sure is a lot of question about what constitutes trolling as far as a bass tournament. A lot of rules will say "no trolling", but that leaves a lot open to interpretation. I rarely fish tourneys, but if I did, and I planned on doing some "strolling" or "dragging", then I'd clear it with the TD and get an understanding of what was allowed.

This is one fat bow. New Zealand Woman Catches Record-Breaking Rainbow Trout | Field & Stream (ampproject.org)

Just read the BassMaster magazine where they rate the lakes. Eufuala was listed at #7 in the cental region for bass fishing. Ahead of Bull, Table Rock and LOZ. Ratings are subjective of course, but surprised me to see it ranked that high. 104,000 acres so it is a big one. I think Table Rock is around 40,000 acres.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I look forward to seeing you at the One Bass tourney next spring!

Welp that's all for me. Nobody fishing today. However I am tied with Z Man for the best score for this week in our league, but it is way too little, way too late. Thanks Brett for putting it together, and let's do it again next year!

Nice jaw Bill!

Another neat looking trout, congrats!

Wow, that is a beauty!

Well, here it is, parked outside a local establishment. I am looking forward to football season.

My buddy Ken spent 3 weeks in Montana fly fishing this summer (lucky dog). He caught this fish and he is curious as to what it is. I think it is a Mountain Whitefish, but the ones I caught in Washington were always bright silver, so maybe it is another species, maybe a pike minnow? As far as the fishing, Ken says it was great, he fished off the beaten path a little, he found plenty of bank access and not a lot of fishermen either. He is a fly fisherman and he found the best scenario was fishing hoppers right up next to undercut banks.

Yep, sounds like they dug the old ones out that are past the expiration date and decided to "test" them on a human guinea pig to see if they are still good.

Used to build my own spinners when I fished for steelhead, I would go through 4 or 5 a day easily wade fishing rocky rivers, I could build a #5 with silver plated parts for about 75 cents. I would put a small barrel swivel in the loop at the line tie. Didn't totally eliminate twist but it sure helped. Sure would be nice if the spinner manufacturers put barrel swivels on them. I don't make them anymore as I don't fish them hardly at all, but they are easy to make.

Congrats Bret, that is a big ol' flathead!

I have two dogs, one is named Timex and the other is named Rolex. They are both watchdogs. @Johnsfolly

That first bow is living well.

I'd look for them around the mouth of Indian Creek, the dam area, and the river channel running from the dam down to Starkey park. If there are calm mornings you should see some busting on top which well help a lot with finding them. Also keep an eye out for other striper fishermen and striper guides, generally they will be around fish. If I was going to troll, I'd pull an umbrella rig with swimbaits that are close to the size of the shad that they are feeding on. Or I'd pull something like a 3.3 Keitech Fat on a 1/4 oz swimbait head, or maybe a 3.8 on a 3/8 or 1/2 oz head. Your Rattle Traps may work fine, I never fish them. Water may be very clear on that end of the lake, fish might be very spooky, try and be as stealthy as you can be and get your stuff as far away from the boat as you can. You can also get some brood minnows and Hook, Line and Sinker in Rodgers, drift them underneath a balloon. Maybe bfishn will chime in, he knows a lot more about those stripey things in Beaver lake than I do. @bfishn I'll probably start poking around up by Indian Creek late October, early November and will try and remember to let you know if anything striper related is going on.

Sorry to hear that, the driver's life is going to change for the worse in a lot of ways. There was a guy killed on Table Rock this spring when a boat hit a bluff.

Did you score a jersey?

I am ready for November.

That looks great ^^^

Fished yesterday here in Bella Vista, I caught 3 bass, buddy got one about 6 inches long. It is slow here too. September is almost here and it is my least favorite month for fishing. The best bass I caught, about 2 lbs, broke my braid back on the reel right after I set the hook. Watched the line swim off and go under before I could get to it. We resumed fishing and a few minutes later my buddy snagged my line and the bass was still on. Boated him and he turned out to be big fish of the day. I am ready for November and some cold weather.