Quillback

Thanks for the update on the gills, I have a few things to take care of, but hope to be on the water later this week. Going to be bringing some redworms and maybe some crawlers too. Do any of you get find any redears around those gills?

Congrats on a great trip! That really is an amazing number of walleye on Table Rock, or any lake that you don't need a float plane to get to.

Yep, Happy 75th my friend! You still get around pretty good for an old feller. 😜

Yeah same here, I'm just too far away. You might want to post your request in the White river section, could be some of the guys that are local to the White may not see this in this forum.

Glad to hear you made it out OK, part of the outdoors lifestyle is that sometimes a person can get caught in some bad weather.

They were annoyingly abundant in the sound. I have eaten blue shark, they used to sell it in the stores when I lived in Mass. It was pretty good grilled.

Always wondered why sharks would not bloat, now I know. Used to run into big schools of spiny dogfish while salmon fishing in Puget Sound. Bait stealing thugs, I hated those things. Never did try and clean one and eat it, but I hear in Europe they are sold in fish and chip shops.

Looks like some good fish to be had. I have driven over that lake several times, and watched that Elite series event and just never have been too impressed with that lake. I always thought that during bird season, if a guy had a boat, you could get into some pheasant hunting that is away from the crowds.

Buddy of mine used garlic scent quite a bit, he caught more catfish than I did, but I could hold my own as far as bass with my unscented baits. Every once in a while I'll try some scents out, it just never seems to make a difference. I want them to work, sure would be nice to find the magic scent that calls bass in from all over the lake.

HA!, might forget myself.

Missed out on that upper end bite last week, but this spring that was the place to be, there was some good hybrid action there too. Last year there was a good bite too in September, they were schooling on shad, hope to see that again this fall.

Just so all the Tyson fans know, Sunday August 9 it is Tyson vs Jaws, can't remember if it is NGC or DSC, anyway, should be a good laugh.

Or possibly, "her budget". 😄

Yep, used to catch what they called bottom fish in Puget Sound in deep water, bladders would be out of their mouths.

Nice rain here this AM, and they are predicting more, especially tomorrow. Cooler temps on the way too, which my electric bill will appreciate.

Good to hear ya'll enjoyed yourselves! I was one of the guys fishing the deep end last Friday, caught some out deep swimming a Keitech. Not a hot bite, but got some nice fish, got run off about 0930 by the recreational boaters.

Yes sir. lots of those tiny shad around Indian creek at least as of Tuesday the last time I have been there.

Would not surprise me that a thermocline has set up, but can't verify it myself. Your plan sounds as good as anything I could come up with. it is a tough time of year for sure. I would put shad on the 'things to look for' list especially near the dam area.

You bet, that is a roomy boat you have. And kudos to Ham for traveling "light", even though it was only one bag he had with him, it was heavy enough that it could be left out on the deck when we were using the main motor to move around - and it did not budge. Had to get on plane with that bag weighing down the back of the boat. And that was just his panfish stuff. 😀

Bad accident on LOZ. https://www.lakeexpo.com/boating/boat_crashes/late-night-boat-crash-kills-one-injures-four-driver-arrested-for-bwi/article_d7075622-ce7f-11ea-9bd4-f776154ef8b2.html?fbclid=IwAR0n_XOurkp3TtN5oZiclNpsYRdz5Tzw7QcllOGjF2ahePwviwBgTElTKG4

Rps covered the Backbone very well. I haven't been over in that area in a while, but have a buddy that fishes around there on a regular basis and things are tough. Assuming you're a daytime fisherman, you want to get out at the crack of dawn. You're still going to get wake boats starting later in the morning, not as bad an further down lake, but there will be some.

Some further info: New World Record Paddlefish Hauled From Keystone Lake — Again! A new world-record paddlefish has again been pulled from Keystone Lake near Tulsa, less than a month after the previous world record was snagged in the same lake by a client of the same fishing guide. Angler Cody James Watters of Ochelata is the newest owner of the rod-and-reel world-record title, after snagging a 151-pound, 14.4-ounce giant Thursday morning. He and his son Stetson, 9, were fishing as clients of guide Jeremiah Mefford of Reel Good Time Guide Service. Not only did the fish prove to be the new world record for the species, but it also had a very interesting backstory to tell, said Eric Brennan, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Northeast Region Fisheries technician. Mefford called Fisheries Division staff about 10:20 a.m., saying he believed his client had just broken the current world and state paddlefish record. Fisheries staff rushed to meet the angler at Keystone Lake. Once there, they began measuring the monster. “It weighed 151.9 pounds, had a total length of 71.5 inches, and eye-to-fork length of 54.75 inches,” Brennan said. (The standard scientific method of measuring a paddlefish’s length is the distance from the eye to the fork of the tail.) Watters wasted no time sharing his accomplishment on social media. “I'm excited and blessed to catch a fish this big. Bonus having the son there to witness this day. Thank you ODWC!” Watters wrote. What’s more, the paddlefish had been caught in the past — as part of a research project. The fish had a band on its jaw. Once the fish was officially weighed, Brennan examined the band and “noticed it wasn’t one of our bands. It had an OSU reward tag in it.” The band, identified as No. 667, was in poor condition and was collected by ODWC, then the fish was released in good shape. “We only had the fish out of the water for the shortest time possible, about three minutes total. Other than that, we kept the fish moving in the water. It was a perfect release,” Watters wrote. Brennan confirmed that upon its release, the fish was followed using Live Scope sonar and it appeared to be healthy and swimming well. Later, a follow-up call to Oklahoma State University turned up information that the paddlefish was indeed part of research efforts by Craig Paukert, then a graduate student and currently a professor at the University of Missouri. Records indicate the fish was caught and banded in the Salt Creek arm of Keystone Lake on Jan. 4, 1997. When banded, this fish was about 2 years old, weighed 7.7 pounds and was about 2 feet long. So this world-record fish is about 25 years old! Wildlife Department Paddlefish Coordinator Brandon Brown participated in Paukert’s paddlefish banding efforts in the mid-1990s at Keystone Lake. When Paukert heard the news, he contacted Brown. Paukert told Brown, “It’s possible you may have tagged this fish while working with me way back when!” The news was exciting to Paukert. “This made my day! So, I guess this means that I caught the world-record paddlefish, but I didn’t realize it until 23 years later!” On ODWC's Facebook page, Paukert shared some details with Watters. "I was the last person to handle that fish about 14 years before your son was born! This was part of my grad research at OSU. The fish most likely came from a net we set between the Jellystone Launch and the Keystone Marina north of the (State Highway) 51 bridge. ... It was common to set nets across the river channels. "What made my day is hearing his son was with him today. Great story all the way around in a time when we need great stories. Wish I could have been there so we could have a pic with the last two people to touch that fish — 23 years apart!" Watters’ paddlefish will become the officially recognized rod-and-reel world record for the species when it is entered in scientific journals by ODWC biologists. This record fish is just the latest in a string of actual or would-be record-setting paddlefish snagged at Keystone this year: On June 28, James Lukehart of Edmond snagged a world-record-setting 146.7-pound paddlefish, also while fishing with Mefford. On May 23, Mefford himself hauled in a 143-pound paddlefish at Keystone, setting a new state record but missing the then-world record by just a pound. On Feb. 14, Justin Hamlin of Kellyville boated a paddlefish that unofficially weighed 157 pounds, but the fish had to be immediately released because it was caught on a "no harvest" day as set in state regulations. The largest American paddlefish on record, taken by a spearfisherman in Iowa in 1916, reportedly weighed 198 pounds. The paddlefish is a primitive species, with a fossil record dating to the age of the dinosaurs about 75 million years ago. Resembling a shark, it has smooth skin and a skeleton mostly of cartilage. A long paddle-like blade, called a rostrum, extends forward from the fish’s head. The rostrum is covered with tens of thousands of sensory receptors that enable the fish to detect weak electrical fields produced by zooplankton, its primary food. The American paddlefish roams lakes and rivers of the Mississippi and Missouri basins. Paddlefish were once very abundant across their range but have declined in many areas. These fish can live up to 30 years, and they can grow to huge sizes. Oklahoma’s paddlefish population is seen as among the healthiest in the nation, and the sport of snagging paddlefish draws anglers from many states. The Wildlife Department's paddlefish management program involves an extensive process of netting, weighing, measuring and marking paddlefish with metal bands on the lower jaw. For several months every year, the Department operates a Paddlefish Research Center near Miami, Okla. Anglers wanting to experience battling these large fish are required to have a state fishing license (unless exempt) and a free paddlefish permit. Regulations for paddlefish snagging can be found here in the Oklahoma Fishing Regulations Guide.

My apologies for the image, but it is the thought that counts. 😁

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