Shoal Creek Fix

[Chief Grey Bear]

Well, it wasn't much of a fix but, it was the best we could do. Buzz called me Sunday morning to see if I wanted to wet a line. Yeah, what a question. That is like asking a junkie if they need another......well I guess I am a junkie...a fishing junkie. Saturday was a blow out (I will post about it in the "Other Ozark Waters" forum) that I was needing a bump.

When I showed up, Buzz was in the midst of a pleasant conversation with one of our local MDC agents. I pulled up and joined in. Very nice man. We all talked for another 15 minutes or so and parted ways. I was glad, and told him so, to see him out so early on a Sunday morning.

We hike on down to where we are going to fish and get started. We didn't really like the looks of the water. It was a little higher than expected and just a little dingy.

It was pretty hard to get a bite this day. But as always, Buzz finds a way to entice them for a little action. I don't know of anyone that fights it as hard as he does to get a fish. He is the most determined person I know.

Me on the other hand, I'll work at it and if I get one great. If I don't well dang it, there will always be tomorrow. I guess I always look at it as I have caught about a million and one fish and if I get skunked today, no big deal. But Buzz, he ain't about to be bested by a beast with a brain the size of a pea at best. I think that is why I like fishing with him.

Finally I end up with a couple myself and saved my reputation.

[Buzz]

Thanks for the kind words Chief. That little hole of water has always produced fish for me and I knew one of us would catch some fish if we just stayed at it a little longer. As is usual, Chief will throw everything in his tackle box until he finds the right bait, as you can see he caught the two biggest fish again.

[CDC]

Glad to see you guys caught a few. I fished shoal on Sunday near Reddings Mill. The bite sure was slow but I managed to catch one (a crappie at that) and my cousin pulled in one large mouth of decent size. Other then that it was all perch bites.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Good to hear from ya CDC! You about ready to try and get a group float going again. Looks like the weather is starting to at least be warm if it is gonna rain on us. That is better than snow.

[CDC]

You know I am ready. Just let me know when and where and I will do my best to be there.

Going to try to get some fishing in this weekend...hopefully the bite is a little better then last weekend.

[Buzz]

You know I am ready. Just let me know when and where and I will do my best to be there.

Going to try to get some fishing in this weekend...hopefully the bite is a little better then last weekend.

I drove over the creek today and it is looking better. It's still a little high but is clearing up nicely. I think this weekend it would be pretty good if not fast. Don't you guys miss the good old days of the drought???

[CDC]

I drove over the creek today and it is looking better. It's still a little high but is clearing up nicely. I think this weekend it would be pretty good if not fast. Don't you guys miss the good old days of the drought???

You know, I was thinking the same thing just the other day...