Quillback

Yeah I think #5 is a fair rating for Mizzou, but I can also see the argument for them being ahead of USC. I'm not too disappointed if the SEC dominance ends, even though I root for the SEC in general, but I think it's just a better competitive environment if there are several strong conferences. It will be interesting to see if Malzahn can continue to work the magic at Auburn. And to think he was once the OC at Arkansas. If him and Houston Nutt could have just gotten along...

I took my young nephew fishing for bream on one of the Bella Vista lakes a few years ago. There was a heron nearby and to entertain the nephew, I started throwing 4-5 inch bream up on the bank for the heron to eat. I can't remember exactly how many it ate, but at least a 1/2 dozen. They can eat a lot of fish.

Yeah the increased probability of death is one of the many reasons I don't fish when the temp never gets above 10 degrees.

I can't imagine anyone out fishing on TR today.

I'm going to have to throw that smoke grub, getting tired of hearing you guys talk about it.

It does make you wonder, live in a place that has lots of them and you never see one, then you have a state like Missouri where supposedly there aren't that many and people see them every where.

Darn Pack lost, good game however.

Houston was definitely not 100%.

That's spooky. I lived in the Pac NW for 20 years, lots of cougars in the region, did a lot of hunting, fishing and hiking and never saw one.

No kidding, I tip my hat to Gavin. Zero degrees right now, with a stiff breeze, took a quick walk with the dog - it's brutal.

Sorry to hear about your trip there Flyman - I've fished with guides many times in Washington State for salmon and steelhead. It was always a bit of a gamble, especially for steelhead and I knew that going in. My expectations for a guide are that they be on time, have a clean boat, good tackle in good condition, be focused on getting me into fish, have local knowledge, and be reasonably personable and be willing to share info on technique and if I'm doing something wrong, step in and correct it. If the fishing is lousy, but if I felt the guide did all he could to get me into fish, well that's just fishing, some days it just doesn't work out. All you can do at this point is chalk it up to experience, learn what you can and move on. I'd also add that maybe next time if you decide to get a guide, ask on the forum for some of the guys to PM you with recommendations that have had experience with the guides in this area.

Don't forget the most important species - LM bass!

I'd like water high enough to flood the buck brush, but not high enough to get the flood gates open.

Looks like the Bungles are done.

Yeah I like what I've seen from Mauk. Brings to mind Doug Flutie. I'm hoping next year we see the Hogs start playing competitive football again.

Yep I can vouch for television existing in those days as I watched it also. I was 10 at the time and we lived in Dayton Ohio. I was rooting for the Packers (I liked their uniforms) so I was happy with the outcome.

Just saw an eagle fly by outside. There's a few that hang around the local lakes, but it's unusual to see one fly by the house.

I like the optimism.

I don't think abkeenam is even close to being 70's. But I hear you on the extremities.

Nice, thanks for sharing!

Yep a bug kill would be good.

OK, now that I've put the Chiefs loss behind me, I'm looking forward to this game played on the frozen tundra. I'm puling for the Pack. Cincy vs SD game - I'll watch it, but don't care who wins.

Snow has finally stopped coming down here, maybe 6" total - prediction was 1-2".

When I lived in Washington state they would stock fingerling trout in some of the lakes. If left unmolested the trout could grow and reach keeper size. Unfortunately many of the lakes had bass that had been introduced by the bucket biologists. They'd dump the fingerlings in by a boat launch, there'd be thousands of them hanging around the launch. Go back a couple of days later, most of the fingerlings would be gone and there'd be a dozen fat bass finning in the shallows.

I saw those HFC dads on the TW site. Interesting, I wish they ran a little deeper.