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You're obviously not supposed to bring your own outboard powered aluminum craft and add an extra boat to the lake. People have bent the meaning of "float tube/kayak" real far at this point. What a legitimate kayak can do has also changed a ton since the old days though. You can easily sink 20k ...

AutoJonez wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 3:19 pm Where and how do shad spawn? Never really seen it before. And what do the fry look like?

They’ll hump on the side of your boat, your kayak, your tube, your legs and fins. Pretty much anywhere they feel like it!

Where and how do shad spawn? Never really seen it before. And what do the fry look like?


They’ll hump on the side of your boat, your kayak, your tube, your legs and fins. Pretty much anywhere they feel like it!


Like StinkyPinky23 said you see it, you feel it and you feel used. Fry look ...

You can try it but expect that it may not work. It happened to a couple of guys, got turned down and waited till Jose saw them turn around.

So, the first rule of fight club is…

Thanks for the report! Can’t wait for opening. What was the water level like? Higher than when it closed last year?

Here’s the 11-pounder: https://www.instagram.com/share/BALeRznPic


Level was down a few feet but its happened gradually and hasn’t affected the bite negatively. Where the tree ...

This battle was lost but the war is still on. June will be the last month to fish Wednesdays at the Big B. Barrett will be open only on Saturday and Sunday for FY 2026. I believe that will be the norm in the other seasonal lakes. At least we got the FULL attention of Council on the many issues ...

As far as I know, just send your friends a screenshot of the rez with the confirmation code and tell them to give your name or the name on the rez at the gate.