Quillback

Another one I forgot - suckers - only had them once, Grizz Wilson fried some up at a Jig fest and they were excellent!

I forgot halibut, yeah they are good!

I had the Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young live double album back in high school. I think it is called 4 Way Street. If you are a CSN&Y fan, it is a must listen. Being reminded of it, I may go out and get the CD.

Rick that sounds great! I hear you on the wind, it was windier than heck here.

Yep, great advice! I do it once a year, and what the heck, it's free (insurance).

Used to catch and smoke salmon and that would be at the top of my list. Blue cats from Grand lake - They are excellent. Haddock Flounder Swordfish Ahi - charred on the outside, red in the middle Bluegill fillets Yellow perch - I have eaten perch and walleye side by side, and the perch were better Walleye Crappie Lingcod Black sea bass Eel (unagi) served at a Japanese restaurant I once ate blackened sturgeon at a place in Portland OR, it was really good. I caught my own when I lived in WA, but never could make sturgeon taste as good as that one time I had it in Portland. Fried smelt. Tuna - I bet I eat canned tuna once a week 12" spotted bass fillets Blue shark - not bad on the grill And last on the list - trout. I've had some good campfire trout, but I was really hungry.

With the too cold for me morning, I did not start until 10 AM and fished until 3 PM. First thing I did was motor back into Indian Creek where I had found shad and bass last Tuesday. The shad had moved about 100 yards up the channel, but there were a few fish still hanging around where I caught some on Tuesday Caught a couple of spots on the 2.8 Keitech scrubbing the bottom in 40 FOW, one was a really nice fat 17 incher. Made a cast, hit bottom, started slow rolling the little swimbait and it got crushed, fish on for a couple of seconds, then it was off - I figured it was probably a striper - anyway, when it got off, I let the bait fall and then started slowly retrieving it, and WHACK another striper - I saw this one grab it, maybe 10 feet down and 20 feet away, just something you don't see very often, a striper grabbing it underwater. Saw it give a couple of head shakes and it was off to the races! Wasn't quite the freight train like the one I encountered Tuesday, and after several minutes of drag pulling and following it out into the channel, it was exhausted and I was able to give it the lip lock and drag it into the boat. It was a fat 13.5 lb. fish. I did put it on the net for the picture, but no way it would fit in that net. Caught 10 black bass, 2 were keeper sized, mix of spots and smallies, most came on the Keitech with a couple on the Ned Really beautiful day, several eagles flying around, a great day to be out on the lake!

That sure looks tasty, thanks for the review!

Lo and behold, in the news today: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Department of Health has issued a fish consumption advisory for walleye on two lakes in north central Arkansas. Bull Shoals Lake, located in Marion, Baxter and Boone counties, is affected as well as Norfork Lake, which covers Baxter and Fulton counties. The advisory comes after some walleye from both lakes were found to contain levels of mercury that have the potential to put human health at risk. According to the ADH, there is a scheduled meeting on Feb. 7 at the Donald W. Reynolds Library in Mountain Home beginning at 5 p.m. to answer questions on the advisory. The ADH says this advisory does not affect swimmers, skiers, boaters, catch and release activities, or other recreational uses and does not limit the use of Bull Shoals Lake or Norfork Lake as a drinking water source. Occasional fish consumers, such as vacationers and sport anglers, are at little risk for adverse health effects, the ADH says. The department says those most at risk include pregnant women, small children, and people who frequently eat walleye from Bull Shoals or Norfork lakes.

That spread looks mighty fine to me!

Losing 60 is pretty impressive, I'd say keep doing whatever it is you are doing to lose the next 60. You can ponder on what to do once you get the next 60 off.

Dutch, are you going to do any fishing while there?

I'm sure that fish I lost was a striper. I'd be happy if those big stripers would leave me alone when bass fishing especially when I am back in the trees. But I hear you on that mystery fish Devan, I hate losing those. As far as flatheads, I know someone that spoons a lot and fishes with his wife quite a bit and they've both caught big flatheads on spoons on Table Rock, they usually get a couple a year.

That was a tough game to watch, so many fouls called, the game was so disjointed from all the fouls and play stoppages. Arkansas is just not skilled on offense, they've got physical talent, but they don't play smart basketball. Too many freshmen that still have a lot to learn.

Nice!

I'm in, payment sent.

Never heard of them. HAHA! Have not fished them yet, but I will tie one on for the next trip. Lately jerk baits in general have not been working for me, darn fish are so deep it is hard to call them up. I ran into some huge schools of shad and these baits do a good job of matching the hatch on those little shad. Thanks for the tip on the dots.

If I had a list of things to worry about (I don't have a list, just saying), this would not even make the list.

Yeah would've been neat to see it, but never got close enough.

That's pretty neat that those geese were banded that far north.

Geese? Bunch of them around the Indian Creek Corps park. They know where they are safe.

With the weather forecast predicting 60's by afternoon, I had to go. Started off fishing in the main basin, off points, for smallmouth - picked up 4, 2 were keepers, slow rolling a 2.8 Keitech. Made the decision to go back into Indian and work the trees. Got a couple of bass on the Ned rig, working the trees, but not a lot of bites, moved once more and spotted some shad dimpling the surface in the channel, so stopped and started throwing the Keitech again. The shad were over 40 feet of water, and I'd let that bait hit bottom and then slow roll it back. Caught a 12" spot on my 2nd cast, released it, cast back into the same spot, let it sink to the bottom and THUNK, got a solid hit, felt a couple of head shakes, and that fish bolted - it was an unstoppable force, I had maybe 50 yards of braid on my reel and it was into the backing in a few seconds. Got the trolling motor dialed up to 100% and started following the fish, but it still kept pulling drag. Took me across the channel and headed straight for a cedar tree, couldn't stop it and into the tree it went and the show was over. No doubt a big striper and that fish owned me. Went back and caught several fish under those shad, including a few largemouth. Next thing I knew it was 1 PM and time to go. Boated 15 bass, 5 were keepers. The three amigos:

Nothing wrong with getting 5 nice crappie.

Thanks, I'll have to check them out.