Big M area 10/23

[Quillback]

24 minutes ago, Royal Blue said:

Makes that pond to the east look even better...

Makes even Beaver look better, LOL.  

[176champion]

Stockton Lake even looks better...lol

 

[kscullawl]

6 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

Regatta permits for this weekend show easy 600 plus and that's not counting the Toyota tournament.  Lake is full  outside the window this morning.

I think one of the BASS permits out of Long Creek is the Toyota...weigh in is supposedly handled by BASS.

[Bill Babler]

Your right, I was over there today and the BASS crew was setting it up.  We have a house full of Toyota fishermen and they are saying 230 plus owner entries and this is a team event.  Today most of these guys were beating the lake silly and tomorrow will be worse.

[rps]

Makes you want to fish on the Upper End, right? I would tell you how and where, but I have not a clue.

 

[vernon]

It just keeps getting more and more discouraging.  

In fact, it's to the point that I think they have finally broke me.  I didn't even go out on the water again after Monday and, for the first time in the history of my life, we left and came home a day early.

Too far to drive and too dang expensive to just play golf and site see (especially since I ain't much for site seeing and there ain't a lot left down that way that ain't already been seen).

Actually got bored for the first time ever and just didn't even feel like going back out there which is disconcerting to the point of being scary.

We already have accommodations booked for two weeks next May but I think that's gonna about do it for us.

Which, by the way, out of curiosity I just checked and for the first one of those two weeks alone there are already regatta permits issued for 1,015 boats!

It's been a great 45 years but I think it's time to look elsewhere.......

[Bill Babler]

16 minutes ago, vernon said:

It just keeps getting more and more discouraging.  

In fact, it's to the point that I think they have finally broke me.  I didn't even go out on the water again after Monday and, for the first time in the history of my life, we left and came home a day early.

Too far to drive and too dang expensive to just play golf and site see (especially since I ain't much for site seeing and there ain't a lot left down that way that ain't already been seen).

Actually got bored for the first time ever and just didn't even feel like going back out there which is disconcerting to the point of being scary.

We already have accommodations booked for two weeks next May but I think that's gonna about do it for us.

Which, by the way, out of curiosity I just checked and for the first one of those two weeks alone there are already regatta permits issued for 1,015 boats!

It's been a great 45 years but I think it's time to look elsewhere.......

It's 9 AM and they are still running 4 and 5 wide in front of the Lodge.  At least 3 dozen boats in site.  With no stocking and extreme over fishing I really don't know where we are headed.  My Federal Lic. lasts 2 more years and it will by then be time for me to hang up the cleats.  ie if I make it that long.

I still just love fishing the lake during the week, most weeks and Taney is most often a joy.  For some reason Taney is giving up the biggest trout I have seen in quite a few years.  Not big total strings, but most days a rainbow between 2 and 5 pounds, and Duane has caught some wonderful Browns.

It is pressured heavy but stocked heavy and anymore 90% of my non resort clients let the trout go.  If their staying in a local on the water resort they like to eat them but most are staying in town or with us and just like the fun of catching 20 to 40 fish in a 4 hr. trip.

[Royal Blue]

22 minutes ago, vernon said:

It just keeps getting more and more discouraging.  

In fact, it's to the point that I think they have finally broke me.  I didn't even go out on the water again after Monday and, for the first time in the history of my life, we left and came home a day early.

Too far to drive and too dang expensive to just play golf and site see (especially since I ain't much for site seeing and there ain't a lot left down that way that ain't already been seen).

Actually got bored for the first time ever and just didn't even feel like going back out there which is disconcerting to the point of being scary.

We already have accommodations booked for two weeks next May but I think that's gonna about do it for us.

Which, by the way, out of curiosity I just checked and for the first one of those two weeks alone there are already regatta permits issued for 1,015 boats!

It's been a great 45 years but I think it's time to look elsewhere.......

If you're needing someone to show you around on the upper end of Bull Shoals, pm me a little before your next trip down.  

[vernon]

45 minutes ago, Royal Blue said:

If you're needing someone to show you around on the upper end of Bull Shoals, pm me a little before your next trip down.  

Thanks Royal!  I might just take you up on that.  We used to fish Bull a couple of times every year but pretty much always down closer to the darn area so I don't know much about the upper end.

It was always my favorite lake of them all but Kathy preferred the accommodations and "off lake" activities around Table Rock so it's been ten years or so since I've wet a line over that way.

Thanks again and I greatly appreciate your most generous offer!

[Champ188]

On ‎10‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 9:58 AM, Bill Babler said:

Regatta permits for this weekend show easy 600 plus and that's not counting the Toyota tournament.  Lake is full  outside the window this morning.

Thank you, Johnny. We are just in absolute awe of how much you do for the sport of fishing. Wonder how many of OUR fish you'll be plopping into your Springfield store aquarium this week?