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The EPA proposed cutting corn-based ethanol from the original Clean Air Act standards through 2016. A final decision is expected Nov. 30. The RFS — passed into law in 2007 — calls for the use of increasing amounts of ethanol each year. In May, the EPA released the proposed volume obligations for 2015 and 2016. The proposed standards decrease volume levels to 13.4 billion gallons for 2015 and 14 billion gallons for 2016. Congress scheduled at least 16.3 billion gallons for 2015 and 17.4 billion gallons for 2016. In 2014, the U.S. used 15.9 billion gallons in 2014, some 1.7 billion gallons less than legislated.

Big meteors sell for big money. Then again, a 747 may have jettisoned it's sewage.

He's full of something. (I love it when I can get a shot in).

They probably worked it like a drug deal, the first guy was caught, and he was granted immunity if he agreed to turn in the other guys.

I'm sure I'll end up with a least a few of the Spro Rock Stars once they hit the shelves.

I don't know anything about that end of the lake, so I can't give you anything specific. It doesn't hurt to hire a guide for the first day to get you started. Bill Babler, Bill Beck and Pete Wenners are all good guides. Personally I wouldn't spend any time on crappie, unless you are just dead set on it, if so maybe you can find some around docks and brush piles. TR is a tough crappie lake, especially if you don't know the lake. I'd probably break out a drop shot and look for bass off the gravel points and over deep trees. Might be an early top water bite. And you should get out at the crack of dawn to get the best bite and avoid the water sports crowd. Pete Wenners does a weekly report and always has some tips on current conditions, here's the link. (He usually updates it every Wednesday evening.) http://www.hookedonbass.com/FISHREPORT.htm

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that three Colorado men pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally trafficking in paddlefish caviar after being caught in an undercover operation in the Warsaw, Mo., area. In support of Missouri’s paddlefish conservation efforts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Missouri Department of Conservation conducted a covert investigation, “Operation Roadhouse,” centered on an area known as the Roadhouse in Warsaw. As part of the covert operation, state and federal officers operated a paddlefish snagging business. Covert officers also sold paddlefish to people who were interested in buying them. “Federal law protects our natural resources, such as Missouri’s paddlefish, which have been over-fished until their population has suffered a steep decline,” Dickinson said. “We take seriously the environmental protections provided by federal and state laws, and will investigate and prosecute those who violate them.” “The American paddlefish is an important cultural and sport-fishing resource to the people of Missouri. This investigation reaffirms our commitment to work with our state wildlife law enforcement partners to protect our nation's wildlife resources and hold violators accountable for their actions,” said Edward Grace, Deputy Chief for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement. “We appreciated the support and partnership of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice’s Environmental Crimes Section in helping to protect Missouri’s natural resources,” said Missouri Department of Conservation Protection Chief Larry Yamnitz. Arkadiy Lvovskiy, 54, of Aurora, Colo., and Dmitri Elitchev, 49, of Centennial, Colo., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matt J. Whitworth to participating in a conspiracy to illegally traffic in paddlefish and paddlefish eggs in violation of the Lacey Act. Artour Magdessian, 48, of Lone Tree, Colo., pleaded guilty to trafficking in paddlefish and paddlefish eggs in violation of the Lacey Act. By pleading guilty today, Lvovskiy and Elitchev admitted that in April 2011 they traveled to Warsaw, where they illegally purchased five female paddlefish and a container of paddlefish eggs. They processed the eggs from all of those paddlefish into caviar and transported them from Missouri to Colorado. Lvovskiy and Elitchev further admitted that they returned to Warsaw, in March 2012 and purchased eight more female paddlefish. As they had in 2011, they processed the eggs into caviar and transported them from Missouri to Colorado. Lvovskiy, Elitchev, and Magdessian further admitted that they traveled to Warsaw in April 2012 with co-defendant Felix Baravik, 50, of Aurora, Colo. While in Warsaw, the men befriended covert Fish and Wildlife Service agents who were posing as fishermen staying in the same area. The defendants purchased two female paddlefish from the covert agents. The defendants also purchased three more female paddlefish from other sources and harvested paddlefish in excess of the Missouri take and possession limits. The defendants processed the eggs from all of those paddlefish into caviar and transported them from Missouri to Colorado. The retail value of the paddlefish caviar at issue in this case is estimated to be between $30,000 and $50,000. Baravik pleaded guilty on Aug. 19, 2014, to illegally trafficking in paddlefish in violation of the Lacey Act. Under federal statutes, Lvovskiy, Elitchev and Magdessian are each subject to a sentence of up to five years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000. Sentencing hearings will be scheduled after the completion of presentence investigations by the United States Probation Office.

Nice bunch of gills.

Welcome to the forum and thanks for the report!

I think a lot of us are tired of the catch and release argument. But for the record, I would have liked to seen it released, however that is not what happened and there may be good reason for that.

The lakes biologist here in Bella Vista claims that the nutrients are good for the fish population for the lakes here. As far as a big system like Table Rock, I would still think so, but I don't know if the comparison holds true.

Holy Toledo! Break out the 2 oz Punch Ned.

Yessir, I think I could get in there if I really wanted to. But, as Bill Babler says, I'm not that mad at them.

Took a trip over there today too see what it looks like at 928. Not much parking lot left. Water doesn't look too bad, hard part is getting a boat in the water. Didn't see a single boat on the lake during the 15 minutes I was there.

Yeah man, what a mess.

I'm not familiar with that area - is that water coming out of Taneycomo?

Welcome! I had Basic and AIT at Leonard Wood in 1975. Haven't been back since.

Interesting. I caught the part where he says "Catch and release for public lakes is good". Then he adds, except for small public lakes. He also mentions that slot limits are the way to go (I have always thought this). Release the big ones. But all that being said, it seems what he says is mainly focused on largemouth and private lakes. Hard to apply that to a large body of water like Table Rock that has 3 species of bass. One thing I picked up that I did not know, was that a large female bass can lay eggs at multiple times during the spawn. Always thought it was a one and done deal. But it appears they only lay the eggs that reach maturity while still carrying eggs that are developing that are layed later. Another point he makes is that public lakes are managed according to politics and enforcement.

Yes that is it, Talbot.

Thanks for the report, I may give it a shot this week.

Spent some time talking to the one of the quail biologists, she works out of that CA that is about 50 miles west of Springfield, managed as a quail emphasis area - can't think of the CA name right now. But the birds are there, 12-16 coveys on average in that CA which is about 5,000 acres. She thinks the birds there are very hunter wise, they'll head into the woods to get away from the hunters and dogs, and they'll run rather than fly. Basically the birds that learn how to evade hunters survive and pass down their genes to the next batch. Most guys, including me, won't go back in those thick woods after those birds. G3 Sportsman show did a rabbit hunt with beagles on that CA, seems I remember them bagging 3 or 4.

Big ol' fish for sure. And kudos to them for releasing it.

Another way to look at it is, no habitat = no birds.

Bird biologists will tell you it is all about habitat. Hearing some scuttlebutt that there appear to be good numbers in Kansas this year. May have to give it a shot this fall.