Spoonies

[Fishslayer88]

I floated from aa to Blunks this evening and checked a few holes but didnt hit anything.

I did find some mushrooms and a 22" walleye for dinner though.

[Jordan Craig]

Nice! I saw a post on paddlefish staggers group on Facebook a guy got a few males above galena a few days ago, I hope we get another hard rain for a couple days before its over to get me moving..

[Jordan Craig]

Had it to myself last night at walnut springs, my son and I caught a small 2' spoonie and a pretty nice about 3'er male, we threw it back anyhow it was late and I got plenty in the freezer. snagging for about 3 hours pretty hard. Set out a few bank lines with shad for cats and not a thing there though.

[Fishslayer88]

Has anyone been up around the dam yet?

[Mofloatjunkie]

After our float trip yesterday I saw a spoonbill someone had cutoff the head, took the nose, and dumped the rest in the river. It made me VERY upset. That was at shelvin rock.

[Seth]

I wouldn't have thought that many fish made it up the river this year since the water didn't stay high enough for long enough.

[Fishslayer88]

There were some caught at hootentown before the last rise. Im gonna try to find a few more before the season is over.

[Jordan Craig]

I don't know why someone would just take the nose. That makes me mad too, that all of our resource, if you kill it you should eat it!

Seth I agree I don't think a lot of them made it up river a fair amount probably. I think there are a good amount staging around point 15 up to walnut springs still though and I didn't see another soul snagging this weekend down there boat or shore.

[Fishslayer88]

The carcass laying by that spoonbill head is a gar with no head.

I snagged at the dam a bit on the parking side bumped one fish but idk what it was. There was two piles of remains down there though.

[Jordan Craig]

Well gar that ain't so bad but I would have ate it specially if I was going to cut it head off!