Fishing Goals 2020

[Ham]

Dang Covid-19 is changing things daily. I hope my plans aren’t dashed on the rocks of public safety. 

[N9BOW]

Providing they dont restrict state or local Hwy travel between Iowa and Arkansas... I'll pack up some lysol/or spray bottle with Bleach (to sray down the keypads on the gas pumps) and still hit my place in Mtn Home every other month providing Mom and family are healthy.
I figure I can be just as sequestered there and on the river as I can in the house here.

[snagged in outlet 3]

26 minutes ago, N9BOW said:

Providing they dont restrict state or local Hwy travel between Iowa and Arkansas... I'll pack up some lysol/or spray bottle with Bleach (to sray down the keypads on the gas pumps) and still hit my place in Mtn Home every other month providing Mom and family are healthy.
I figure I can be just as sequestered there and on the river as I can in the house here.

I wish I could....

[Ham]

Sitting at 31 species and 500 or so fish so far. 6 lifers so far. 

[Flyfisher for men]

16 hours ago, Ham said:

Dang Covid-19 is changing things daily. I hope my plans aren’t dashed on the rocks of public safety. 

 

This is my concern about my one specific fishing goal this year: a June trip to Montauk State Park. My guess is that we won't be dealing with the virus by then, but you never know.

[Quillback]

Caught an 11 lb. hybrid today in one of the Bella Vista lakes.  Caught 20 total, it was crazy, never have caught them like this.  They were on a windy bank in 2-4 FOW.  11 lber was a personal best.  Caught an 8 and several in the 5-6 lb. range.  3.3 Keitechs on 1/4 oz heads, spinning tackle.  They are strong fish.

[nomolites]

3 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Caught an 11 lb. hybrid today in one of the Bella Vista lakes.  Caught 20 total, it was crazy, never have caught them like this.  They were on a windy bank in 2-4 FOW.  11 lber was a personal best.  Caught an 8 and several in the 5-6 lb. range.  3.3 Keitechs on 1/4 oz heads, spinning tackle.  They are strong fish.

..and I bet you are still smiling.  Love catching big hybrids; the big gals will validate whether you have good equipment.

Mike

[Ham]

2 hours ago, Quillback said:

Caught an 11 lb. hybrid today in one of the Bella Vista lakes.  Caught 20 total, it was crazy, never have caught them like this.  They were on a windy bank in 2-4 FOW.  11 lber was a personal best.  Caught an 8 and several in the 5-6 lb. range.  3.3 Keitechs on 1/4 oz heads, spinning tackle.  They are strong fish.

I caught 11 (or that’s how many I remembered to click) in about 2 hours. 2.8 Keitech on 1-4 oz Guppy heads. That’s a tough little hook. 
I used up 8 bodies catching multiple fish on most of them. I had 2 at the most that I only caught one fish on before they were toast. I also had a Big White Bass and a Big Spotted Bass in the mix. 
 

[Quillback]

Yessir, Guppy heads were what I was using too.  Had a few Keitechs torn up also.  

Fished the same area I caught the hybrids in the day before and caught largemouth on the Keitechs, also one 15" crappie,  darn Keitechs are just a good bait.

[Ham]

Cajunangler had success with other lures. I saw no need to change what I was doing. Z man stuff worked. 
I tried Topwater and only got one swirl behind my bait. I tried multiple walk the dog baits.

johnny threw a jerkbait and the fish broke the treble hooks off of it.