Quillback

Well I am eyeballing people a little more closely in the store and I will wait for someone to get out of the way if they are front of something I want, basically I avoid getting close to anyone. I also keep my trips to the store at a minimum.

Nice mask Randy, and good on the folks that are making them. If don't have sewing skills, there are tons of UV Buffs out there still (kind of surprises me there hasn't been a run on them), made out of stretchy material and in a pinch you could probably use one to hold a filter.

Shoot, I'd love a day like that too, it's fun to get a bunch on a spinner bait.

Always been hit or miss for me chasing whites in the back of Indian, either they are there in mass quantities or it seems there are hardly any around. The other coves off Indian will get them in the backs too if the water is running in. Rain coming in this weekend will put some in there I bet.

Red buds have definitely popped here in NWA, and the guy I was fishing with today did catch a couple of whites, but we were targeting black bass and walleye. Talked to a buddy of mine and he says he and his son really got into the whites on Sunday in a cove in the Indian creek area of Beaver lake. I have a dogwood in my back yard that is just about ready to bloom.

Fished with Tom from Eagle Rock today, very nice spring day, but slow fishing. We caught 15 or so bass, only two were keepers and both keepers were smallmouth. Started off swimming Keitechs of points and rocky banks, that is where the two keepers came from, along with a couple of shorts, 3 keeper walleye and a couple of white bass. Finished up the day back in the main channel of Indian creek where we got some Ned fish, which were all 12-13" spots and a couple of largemouth. Had a good puller that got off, but no keeper sized fish to the boat. Most fish were off the bank in 5-15 FOW. Little bit of a green stain to the water up in Indian creek, clear water down by the dam.

Hope your in-laws pull through, I think that it's a good sign that they did not develop the respiratory effects.

Thanks for the report, good to see some being caught!

Oh, man! 4 pages of boot advice and no one thought to ask if you unlaced your boots before putting them on/off. LOL!

Nice! I didn't get a whole lot of bites on Beaver today, but they whacked it pretty good when they did, as you experienced. Keitech for me.

Put the boat in the water about 0645 just as it was getting light. Not much wind and a cloudy morning. Saw a little surface activity early right out in front of the launch, thought there might be a striper or two out there, tossed a pencil popper at them, but the only taker was a 13" spotted bass. Gave up on them after a bit and headed for the bank to toss Keitechs. It was a tough slog for most of the morning, by noon I had 5 bass and 2 walleye, 2 of the bass were keepers, 15-16" fish, one largemouth and one smalls. Both of the wallies were keepers, one being a solid 20" fish. About noon the bite picked up a bit, caught 4 more bass, 3 of them being keepers smallies and added another keeper walleye. I don't know if they started biting or I happened upon the right place to fish, but it was nice to find a decent bite to close out the day. I'm slow rolling the 3.3 Kietech on a 1/4 oz head. I like to roll it for a few feet, then kill it for a second or two, then repeat. Most bites are coming when it drops, or right when I start swimming it again after the drop. Points, rocky banks, and secondary points inside coves were the best places to have a chance at a bite, hard to know where those places are going to be, no sign of fish or bait, but every once in a while you'll run into a bite. WT 54-56, water pretty clear with a little bit of a green stain back in the front of Indian creek.

What ramp is that?

Deep frying some hybrid chunks right now, baking some steak fries, and simmering some of Bush's beans out of the can. Gourmet cookin'!

Catching a 5.2 makes it a good day. Congrats!

Local lakes are packed here too.

Not crazy about them either, but have yet to be sprayed. Dogs are another story. If I went for a stroll in the woods right now, I wouldn't expect to see a skunk, ticks however...

Man I hate ticks, I'm OK with about everything else in the woods, but not ticks.

Not here, biking and walking trails are packed, kids out playing baseball, golfers golfing, lakes covered with boats; motorcycles, vintage cars and convertibles on the roads. It was in the 80's today, and it was like what you'd see on a warm spring Saturday as far as activity. I don't know if this is wise behavior in view of the virus situation, but it is what it is. I picked up some redworms today, going to see what the bream are up to tomorrow.

Meindl makes some great boots and hiking shoes, very comfortable, and Goretex lined which will keep you dry in most situations but they aren't meant to be wading boots. I have a pair, I've used them for pheasant hunting in Kansas, for hiking, and I wear them in the winter when I have to step in the water to launch my boat. However, they ain't cheap - $200-$300 depending on model. But a good pair of sneakers can run you $75 these days, and personally I would not wear sneakers out in the woods. Lots of hiking shoes out there if you're looking for something sneaker sized, but heavier duty.

Bull is still rising, they just had it down to 660, we had this rain event and now it is close to 674. Running full generation, they can drop Bull about 6" a day, so we're looking at close to a month to get Bull back to 660. And they haven't started yet.

That's it! I guess I should go to the tongs, still been using my hands to pull the mail out. BUT, after reading the Donald's guidelines, he did NOT mention tongs.

So today in the mail I get a postcard - President Trump's Coronavirus Guidelines for America. I have to think this went out nationwide - anyone else get one?

Would like to see the green line on the graph start pointing downwards.

Nice smalls! Don't feel bad, I know someone that is a regular in that area and it has been tough. I am hoping this warm weather will get them going.

I hope I don't get that desperate. I don't have anything against Roland, but it has been a loooonnnnngggg time since I have watched one of his shows.