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Fishing tips, lake life reads, and Ozarks know-how
First Solo Night Aboard Create.Buzz
Two days shy of 65, I took Create.Buzz out to a cove on Bull Shoals and tied up alone for the first time. Burgers on the grill, a sky full of satellites, a late moon over the hill at 11:20, and a landing stuck by myself the next morning.
The Night the Sky Answered Back
Floating off the back of the houseboat under a moonless, new-moon sky, I asked the Big Dipper a question out loud — and a meteor flashed dead-center in it the same instant. I'm filing this one under faith builder.
The Ozarks Don't Take Summer Off
Bass on Bull Shoals Lake Saturday. 70 rainbows on the White River Monday. The fish here don't read the calendar.
Trout On! Eight Buddies, Four Waters, Six Days
Eight buds. Six days of fishing some of the best waters in Arkansas and Missouri. Taneycomo, Bull Shoals, the White and Norfork Rivers.
Crappie ON! in Diamond City
I've been fishing Bull Shoals a long time. I don't remember ever catching this many crappie in a stretch. Weekend report May 15–17: keepers stacked below the throwbacks, three sub-legal walleye (all good signs), gar running the dock lights, and a momma crappie that went back.
Two Rivers, Two Dams, Two Blobs
Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams both released water independently on May 4, 2026 within hours of each other. Two separate blobs of elevated water, moving south at the same time — documented gauge by gauge from the dams to Calico Rock.
Moon Phases and Bass Fishing
How the lunar cycle affects bass feeding patterns, activity levels, and the best times to be on the water.
How Barometric Pressure Affects Bass Fishing
Barometric pressure is one of the most talked-about variables in bass fishing — and one of the most misunderstood. Here's what the science actually says, and how to adjust your presentations for every pressure scenario.