Spoonbill At Springfield Lake Dam

[plexlove]

I have been at the darn snagging for the last 3 days and the only thing I got was a small bass, 2 tiny catfish, and a carp. There were a lot of people out snagging when the sun came out but no one got a spoonbill. I did see a kid snag and pull in about a 6ft gar.

So how hard is it to walk down the river a bit? I dont have a boat or anything and I am wanting to snag one before the 30th!

[emjay]

If you look to the left before you go down to the dam, there are a few trails that lead down river. Its not gonna be pretty with all the rain lately though.

[plexlove]

Well I went down there yesterday from 6am to round 7pm.... I figured with the rivers and temp up, maybe the paddlefish would be up...wrong! I caught all sorts of fish, but not one paddle fish... At the end of the day I had caught 9 longnose gar, the biggest was as long as me and i am 6'2"...(which makes me wonder if it wasnt a record, being that the world record was only 6ft 50.3lbs...this things tail was hitting the ground and its nose was above my head and i could barely hold it with two hands) the next biggest was about 5ft in length. I caught about 15 carp, the smallest one was no less than ten lbs, so they were all decent size.

I had fun but 13 hours of straight snagging will do a number on the body, i can barely move today and my wrist is swollen.

Just wish I could have got a paddlefish and then it would be worth it!

[Medmonds]

Wow, sounds amazing, I need to get my father and myself up there, but all we have is a bass boat. Would it be completely irrelevant to snag from the bank? Didnt look like it would be too bad snagging from bank when I stopped by though unless of course it was crowded...

Im new to the forum just got a boat last year 18ft with 30 on it. ive seen some discussion around boats and horsepower restrictions. A friend told me I could get mine on lake with trolling motor and be fine. I called and confirmed as long as motor not in water im good. ive never fished there much and when I did not much luck. Any tips or locations? Thanks for any advice.