Quillback

I went in to Hook Line and Sinker in Bella Vista today - they only had 2 left. Now they have only one in stock.

Champ, I'm so sorry I assaulted your pet mink, you need to put a collar on him so I'll know he's a pet. I'll try and remember to bring him a milk bone next time I go.

Could be I guess. Another reason to not have him in the boat.

Well the Royals picked up another game last night.

Early yesterday morning as I was fishing, noticed a mink on the bank, it didn't seem concerned with my presence, and as I watched it, it walked into the water and submerged into some buck brush - probably hunting some fish to eat. A couple of minutes later, I've moved down the bank a bit, sitting in the middle of a cove that has docks on both sides. I see the mink on one of the docks, and see him jump in the water and start swimming towards my boat. He's swimming on top, head up, looking right at me. I'm being fairly stealthy as I'm fishing, not making any sudden movements or noise, and I figure maybe the mink just doesn't see me. So I wave my arms a bit thinking that will spook him - but it doesn't, he just keeps on coming straight at me. Now it's within 15 feet, still coming right at me, and I'm getting a bit concerned, I'm starting to envision me in a wrestling match with a lightning quick crazed mink that for some reason has it in for me. The mink continues to close, it's almost at rods length away, in desperation I whack the water in front of it with my rod. This seems to do the trick, sort of, you'd think he would have turned tail and headed back to the bank, but he submerges and passes under the bow of the boat behind the trolling motor. I see him pop up ten feet away and fortunately he heads to the dock on the other side of the cove and I never see him again. Strange behavior for a mink, he was around a couple of fairly busy docks, so I'm thinking maybe he's getting fed fish from somebody and approached me looking for a handout. Thankfully it did not get in the boat.

Looks like that coon is practically standing on the trap door lever, you'd think it would have closed.

I noticed it said they are paying fishermen a dime per lb. for those things. You would need to catch literally tons per day to make it worthwhile.

Good deal.

That's some good fishing Bo - do you think the full moon may have helped?

Launched at dawn, which is about 0600 this time of year, drove over to a spot that is a rocky point between a couple of docks, it's been a good early morning spot for the last couple of years in August. Pulled 4 LM from that spot, 3 keepers, one short. A couple came on a wobble head with a black/blue Megabug and a couple on a c-rigged black Trick worm. After leaving this spot, fishing got tough for a while. Motored up lake to see if I could find some surface activity, found some schooling bass chasing shad in a pocket off the main lake - caught a 1/2 dozen shorts on the Spy bait, had several others come off - good bite but it only lasted maybe 30 minutes. And that was it, fished some deep stuff, shallow stuff and stuff in between and no more bites. I was outta there at 1130.

A guy in a thong - no way - you have to draw the line somewhere.

Heard it from someone who knows someone that supposedly is in the know. I am hoping there is nothing to it.

No invite for me, and I have the Border lakes permit. I heard a rumor that the COE plans to shut down 6 ramps on TR next year, including Big M and Eagle Rock. Hopefully this is not true, just passing on what I heard. Anyone else hear something like that?

Yes nice fish, your photo skills are to be commended as it's a good shot.

Hopefully he didn't spray Trophy's house again.

That was a good deal on the TFO rods.

KC got hammered last night, but thankfully the Tigers lost again.

Nice catch, not many folks are doing as well as you are this time of year.

Son!

Did not see it, but I know that guy can crank it.

Yep, the guy has some power.

By half a game. Neat story about a visiting fan from Korea: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/11/kansas-city-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-sungwoo-lee-a-royals-fan-from-seoul-south-korea/

I have fished Spavinaw twice, once in the early summer - picked up 7 or 8 keeper sized bass that day on a whacky rigged Senko, and fished it once in the winter and got skunked. There's some deep water down by the dam with some steep banks, the other end of the lake is shallow. Coves that I fished were shallow and weedy.

Come on November....

Maybe try somewhere else, check out some of the MO conservation areas. Talbot CA (east of Springfield) has several ponds and 2 miles of frontage on the Spring river. If I was shore bound, I'd check it out. It might suck, but then again you might find some good fishing. And it's August, tough time to get fish. so temper your expectations.