Way to go Vito...good luck with the stripers too! 

WTG DAVE, I'm glad your pain free. Now back to work on those fishing goals for 2012.

Cool, Dave!

Let's keep it up Dave! On Friday, that is.
But the topic is 'Who caught a fish today' and I did, I did!! Actually two- nice little 'bows about 12-14". Wasn't hard, they're pretty easy when they're freshly stocked. They came out of Kitsap Lake- about 5 miles from my house. I just dragged (drug?) a 1/16 brown Rooster Tail around for a couple hours. Nice way to kill two hours though!
Now for some steelhead!!

The lake looked great this morning...really thought I was gonna get on the fish...but only managed 4 little bass between 10 and 14 inches. Three on a black spinnerbait and one clobbered a chartreuse/black back Bill Norman little N.
                                                                                        

What a show off Mo.
What lake might that be?It seems my Bro-In-Law is moving from Florida to Tennessee. I was looking forward to fishing in FL when I visit him but now I guess I'll have to try TN. Maybe I'll get to post here again when I do!

I hooked and landed a 15 lb. Spoonbill on Sat afternoon around 4 P M. Would have taken a photo, but the poor thing had its paddle nose cracked & broken. Caught it on an 8 1/2 ft. 2 pc. Abu-Garcia MAXXAR Fly Rod converted over to a Spinning rod. And it was caught on 6 lb. test line. My reel drag and anti reverse [as well as me ] got a real workout with this fish until we got it into a Dip net.

It was caught below Harry S. Truman Dam at Warsaw, MO. in a no Catch/Keep area for Spoonbill. The guy who netted it for me called The Mo. Dept. of Conservation asking if we should release such an injured fish. The person Stated "YES' as Spoonbill can survive without their Paddled nose. I wonder what they eat / feed on?

Never heard of that fish...I thought you were talking about a lure, lol!

What type of lure or bait were you using scasteel? That should give a clue to their diet.

This is NOT ONE OF THOSE FISHING STORYS me and my two buddies were out on the water on sunday and we landed about 23 bass all weight two and ahalf to five and ahalf. also 38 crappie between one and one half with going to ywo lbs and three trout . the funny thing was i cought a two and a half lb trout on a wacky worm , i have never seen or heard of a trout being cought on a wacky worm, as i only fish for trout a few times a yr. It was just one of those days that don't happen very often . JOHN

I'm glad to see it's happening to someone!!

John,
  I was believing that story 'til you got to the trout on a wacky worm......Just kiddin'......congrats on a successful outing!

Hello Mo, i agree i have never heard any catching a trout on a wacky worm if i was not threr it would be hard for me to belive it also...Has anyone ever did that????? I also forgot to mention that all three of us hooked up at the sametime we were all telling each other to get the net , It was funning and yes we all did get them in the boat....It was a great day ............JOHN

Well guys...tried a new lake today...Lake Rupert. It is a shallow lake with rocky shorelines, Coontail, small pads, and grass but not much wood. I tried several things today, but the only thing that worked was a Mightybug rigged Texas style. I caught two shorties, a 13 inch, and a 17 incher.

MO65... I caught the Spoonbill on artificial ,... a 1 1/2 in natural looking Shimmey shad on a 1/16th oz. leadhead. I have never researched the Spoonbill to see what they eat in their watery homes.

Nice photoshop Mo...just kidding! Good to see your getting out! I was going to give it a try today but the "honey-do" list grew a little this morning!

"Honey Do" lists die for another time real easy when a cigarette lighter gets near them.!!!!

Nice fish Mike!

nice bucket mouth, congrats