Fishing

Who knew fishing could be so entertaining?

Okay, I'm not going to give the weather any more chances.  It was 80.  Then it was in the 30s.  I'm going to boycott the weather, because when the shorts come out, they stay out. The last week of turkey season was a little tough, for me anyway.  Crappie are being caught and people are finding mushrooms.  The time is upon us and that makes me happy happy happy.

Thanks to everybody, from the landowners who allow us to hunt on their land to everyone who attended out Whitetails Unlimited Banquet and those who sponsor our events.  Our youth weekend was a great success, with five out of the six kids getting their first turkeys and three out of the four Wounded Warriors getting their birds last weekend.

What can I say?  I give up on this weather.  What do you do when you get up on the first weekend of turkey season and it's 35 degrees outside?  Well, you put on more clothes, grab your swamp boots and maybe a boat to get to that field those thunder chickens have been strutting in.  It's going to be fun.

I've started my blog posts with the weather every day for the last two months.  I thought the crazy weather changes were over and done with.  I can deal with a 15-20 degree temperature change, this IS Missouri.  But come on, from the 70s to the 30s?  This is just ridiculous.

Well, the Easter Bunny is on his way, the snow is gone for now.  I heard we could have two more snow storms, and one of them could be a whopper.  I hope not, because if it snows next week, we'll have to hunt turkeys in snow camo and snow shoes.  That won't be fun, so let's pray for no snow.

The weather roller coaster is on another wild ride, and this time I have to say that mother nature is a motha and groundhogs are on my most wanted list.  The only way for me to feel better is to get out my AR and run a couple hundred rounds through it, then shoot my pistol, a few shotguns, more rifles, and then start all over with my other AR.  Then I'll clean them, because the smell of gunpowder

The weather is great and the archers are all getting ready for bow season.  I'm stoked, I've been seeing a lot of good bucks and great does.  As a member of PETA... that's People Eating Tasty Animals, I like to fill my freezer with the does.  They're tasty and really healthy for you.

The heat is still on, but it's almost fair time, so we're all used to it by now.  As for the fishing, we're still catching crappie.  My best luck has been at 25-30 feet of water, and 18-20 feet deep with a tip jig with minnow.  As sun the sun goes up, move to the shady side of the trees.  After about 10:00, go home and cool down, because it seems to shut down after that.

There's a lot going on this week, so let's get right to it!  First, the Crappie are biting in three to six feet of water on the flats, and 25 - 30 feet of water on channels and bluffs.  Make sure you've got your jig tip with minnow.  Daylight until about 10:00 a.m. is the best time to find them, but they seem to shut down after that.