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Fishing Report from Burtons Bait and Tackle

Ok, this probably belongs on another forum but I wanted everyone to know about my excellent experience... In case you're buying marine insurance.

April 10... Yes, that long ago... I got high...

Cook, you're back! (Maybe you've been back awhile and I haven't seen your posts.)

Where?

11th OK for me. Are we talking Bucksaw?

There's always a place to park at Guy B Park park. :biggrin

http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Applications/MOATLAS/AreaSummaryPage.aspx?txtAreaID=9428

It's managed for trophy bluegill and I've seen whoppers come out of there.
3 miles north of Platte City. 1st or 2nd...

When did "Burger & Beer" become "Off Topic" They are essential to fishing...Particularly with the weather we've had this spring!

I forgot to mention... It WAS beautiful. Saw the biggest eagle I've ever seen.

On the lake by 7am... Already muggy. Had heard reports that fish left the banks so I fished the 1st cove south of W where I could cast to the banks or tightline without moving the boat. Minnow...

Thanks... I'll have to start going to bed earlier.

Most recent posts say fishing is best "early"... Are we talking before sunup? How long after?

I'm headed to the lake this evening. Too lazy to get up before the sun. Plan to fish Linn Creek and north. Hope they're active.

Friday afternoon, 6-8 pm, fished from the rip rap where W crosses the Owl Creek. One barely legal male. (Minnow, 4' down, 20' from shore)

It went well... The Corps brought a barge, the MO Conservation Dept. brought 2 and Clay county brought one. Foresters cut 80 hardwoods from the area above the cove; volunteers used 2 ATV's and a log...

I'll be there.

Keefer... Ran into your dad (almost) at the city's brush & leaf collection site. He saw the Crappie.com sticker in the back window of my truck. (Totally off topic, I know).

... My boat is covered... Ice age approaches... Time for friends to huddle around the table, eat burgers, drink beer, peer at cell phone pictures and maps... and talk... Time for a Northland get...

Cook hasn't posted in a while but he bank fishes for cats as well as crappie. He also posts on "Catfish 1" forum.

Another "Arnold Road" querry... Is that the one where you go by the old church (on the south of the road) on the way? I've only seen Kayaks launch there. Is it deeper than I thought?

Smithville is by far the biggest lake in the northland and holds a good population of crappie. Heavy fishing pressure means you may catch a lot of fish that are just short of the 9" min. If you...

Lookin'good. Good to see someone's catching them on Smithville.

What time were you on the water?

I don't do it often, but I enjoy night fishing. You have the lake to yourself... except for a few catfishermen running limb lines. One night on Smithville I was catching a few crappie but a jon...

Yup. Had just decided to order the Lowrance when the 15 yr. old dryer died. Had to buy and new one with the toy money.

Just ordered one of these... Panther Marine Tech Safe Skeg Protector : Cabela's

Did that once... on the rocks near the golf course point... before they put the warning buoy there... Got a little chunk missing from the back corner of my skeg too. Probably should get one of those...

I DID rip the transducer off my trolling motor going over a pond dam on Camp Branch. New one (and shield) on the way from Bass Pro.

USGS Current Conditions for USGS 06821140 Smithville Reservoir near Smithville, MO

As of 6am this morning the lake finally reached normal pool... and more rain on the way. Let's hope they don't...

Boat hitched, filled with lemonaide, cokes and ice... Doesn't look like there'll be a run on cold drinks, though. 50° predicted for 7am.