bajacoop

the flathead size is true, But i have heard that the fish was all but dead and the guy snagged it with a crappie jig on the zebco.

A good portion of the time canoers and tubers are more to blame for problems between themselves and jet boats than are the boats. You can hear a jet boat coming from a long ways off and unless you are an idiot you have ample time to make sure you are not in a position to cause a problem if the boat comes through.

We did really well on eater sized cats below the dam. Caught around 20 all on cut shad.

I was at bagnell yesterday and did very well. We caught around 20 eater sized cats, a few drum, and a spoonbill. Anchored below the dam fishing with cut chad. Had a couple of nice sized fish on that came off before we could see them. Got a ton of bites the whole day.

I will now be fishing on friday with my sister and dad from the boat.

I plan to fish from the bank tomorrow evening. Can let ya know what I see going on then.

The floating was pretty good. The water was up some so we only had to drag like 2 in a 6 mile trip. The camping however was not so good when a rainstorm rolled through for about an hour and soaked everything down. I was sleeping on a mattress in the back of my truck but that got a little wet so I had to sleep in the cab which is not very comforable.

ended up going floating on the huzzah instead but I will prolly hit it up thursday evening before everything gets crowded for the weekend.

gonna be heading down this saturday evening to do some fishing from the bank. Hope it cools of enough when the sun goes down that it isn't unbearable.

Gonna head up to bagnell tomorrow but as of right now I don't know if i wanna bring the boat or just fish off the bank. Bad thing about the boat is that it will take me an extra 120 miles of driving to get it/take it back. How many of you guys fish from the bank? Anyone that knows what is going on gonna be there tomorrow?

I will be in a silver f150 towing a blazer boat with a 60 horse mercury jet on it. Not sure if i will have anyone else with me or not.

I am hoping to make it up there saturday. Hopefully they are still biting when i get there. Got any tips? This will be my first trip to bagnell in a long time and the first ever out of a boat.

I am thinking about fishing there this weekend. Hoping for some catfish but will take whatever. If i can't get anything to bite will prolly just do some bowfishing.

There is a snagging season that lasts from march 15th to april 30th or may 15th depending on where you are. and then a fall/winter season for the mississippi. If it is not during that season you can not snag for anything even asian carp and other trash fish. So you will just have to wait for next year to snag them. I would encourage you and everyone to take a few minutes to get on the conservation website and look over the regs. May save you a hefty ticket one day for doing something you didn't know was wrong or out of season. here is the link http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/3csr/3csr.asp

You can NOT snag anything right now. Snagging season only runs from march 15 to april 30th. You WILL get a ticket if you get caught.

Guess I will just have to put a crankbait on my snagging pole so I can ge them in.

I think I may go somewhere on monday or tuesday instead.

That doesn't sound good. I am wanting to go somewhere this weekend but not sure where.

Anyone know what the river looks like around here? Been a long time since I put in there but it is close to home and was wondering if it would be worth my time to make a trip to do some boat riding swimming and maybe try to catch a channel cat or something.

Your best bet is probably to head over to branson if you are looking for anything fancy.

A 70lb paddlefish hooked in the tail is a battle.

where is Taylor Shoals?

I am pretty sure his knowledge does not apply to white bass.