General Music Chat

This year in particular I've had a number of huge fish on the end of my line and haven't caught any of them and got a glimpse of only one. Today I was fishing a different lake that I haven't fished since last year. It's Atchison County State Fishing Lake, which is a rather small body of water, about 60 acres. After a cast I thought my lure was stuck on the bottom between a couple of rocks. It was only about five feet from shore and I had my rod right over the snag pulling without the lure budging. I figured I was going to lose the lure and was ready to break my line when the "snag" moved away from me the fastest I've ever seen a "snag" move. It was a blur that I wasn't ready for and after about ten seconds my line snapped. It felt massive. I've had fish on before that were easily over 50 pounds, this could have been the biggest fish I ever had on. A few years back I saw a carp in this same lake that was easily world record class and possibly MANY pounds above the world record. This could have been that same fish. Just about gave me a heart attack. Kansas waters contain some of the largest catfish and carp in the world. Every once in a while I hook one by accident and it's astonishing the power these fish have...

We only have small to mid-sized carp here, but they're pretty damn heavy feeling and strong for their size.

Sounds like a carp.

Or a diver.

I caught some cod, scallops, shrimp and crab over the weekend. I landed them right in my cart at Krogers! Cooked 'em up in a fine soup. I love fishing!

I caught some cod, scallops, shrimp and crab over the weekend. I landed them right in my cart at Krogers! Cooked 'em up in a fine soup. I love fishing!

One time my brother-in-law was fishing and heard this huge explosion. He rowed his boat around the bend of the shore and saw a guy in a boat scooping fish off the top of the lake. This guy had just dumped an ashcan or cherry bomb in the lake and was collecting the fish to eat. Sometimes it's easier to go fish shopping that way...

I haven't gone fishing since JUNE!!!!

I'm gettin' right antsy about it, too!

I haven't gone fishing since JUNE!!!!

I'm gettin' right antsy about it, too!

I guess you have to make it a priority then.

Anytime you want to, you can fish off my dock. That 30lb northern pike cuts my steel leader every time.

Crappie will be hitting any day now here. Heat up the fryin' pan.

Oh damn here come them DT's!

My hands is shakin'! I'm in a cold sweat! I feel the lure of the lure. It's very alluring!

If I didn't have the damned living room all tore up, I'd go out today in the chilly rain! CHORES SUCK!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Crappie will be hitting any day now here. Heat up the fryin' pan.

Looks like off in the distance there's two points of land. If that's the entrance to a large cove the crappie should be located somewhere between those two points. Crappie are a confined open water fish. They relate to the entrance of coves and a good starting place to search for them is at the entrance of a large cove. Start in the deepest water and work your way shallower. Even better if there's standing timber in the area.

Crappie will be hitting any day now here. Heat up the fryin' pan.

Looks like off in the distance there's two points of land. If that's the entrance to a large cove the crappie should be located somewhere between those two points. Crappie are a confined open water fish. They relate to the entrance of coves and a good starting place to search for them is at the entrance of a large cove. Start in the deepest water and work your way shallower. Even better if there's standing timber in the area.

Funny you should mention that. A guy told me the other day that he metered huge schools of crappie holding at that end of the lake. Any day now they will move down to the area where we fish, where it's about 40' deep. The DNR has sunk hundreds of Christmas trees right off the dock where we fish, and the crappie should be thick as fleas.


We plan on launching the canoe when they arrive and fishing for them with minnows and jigs right over the fish attractors. Hopefully, there will be some smallmouth with them.

Smallmouth are one great fish, pound for pound about the best gamefish anywhere. There's only a handful of lakes in Kansas that have Smallmouth. Some of the lakes and rivers in Missouri have them. I've only caught a handful here in Kansas, nothing over 2 lbs. If you can catch them alongside Crappie that would be a wonderful fishing trip. If you have a rocky area with lots of crayfish the Smallmouth are probably nearby.

Come on guys.

Y'all know it's squirrel season!