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Carp dying off is a good thing locally

The news in the fishing scene continues to be about the dying of the Silver and Bighead carp in our Old River lakes and the ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, September 22, 2013 12:01 am

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Where are the fish in Old Rivers?

The lack of game fish in the Old Rivers left many people puzzled until now. My phone constantly rings. My e-mail box stays full, and ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, September 15, 2013 12:01 am

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Looking forward to fall season

If you are an early riser, you can feel it in the air. While this is a very subtle weather change, it is still a ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, September 8, 2013 12:01 am

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Possible fish kill in September

The depressing August fishing reports picked up a bit this past week. It may not be a sudden change, but a change is coming soon ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, September 1, 2013 12:01 am

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Miss. River levels on a slow fall

The depressing August fishing reports picked up a bit this past week. August is always an extremely tough month to catch fish in this area ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, August 25, 2013 12:01 am

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Fast rise meant slow weekend

A fast rise coming down the Mississippi River made this a very quiet weekend on the Old Rivers. Fishermen and ladies tend to avoid fishing ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:01 am

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River level dropped too low, need a rise

There may be some interesting changes in the Mississippi River level predictions today that will help the fishing on the Old Rivers. The Nashville, Tenn., ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, August 11, 2013 12:01 am

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Fish hard to locate after river dropped

The Mississippi River dropped rapidly the past week. Hundreds of acres of flooded woods along the river and the old river bend lakes will soon ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, August 4, 2013 12:01 am

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Stubborn river is finally on a fall this week

After a mostly “ho-hum” summer, the area fishermen and ladies have a bit of excitement in their face and conversations. The Mississippi River is on ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, July 28, 2013 12:01 am

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Rain brought temperatures down a bit

We had some relief from the heat this week in the form of rain followed by lows in the upper sixties during the early morning ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, July 14, 2013 12:01 am

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Holiday weekend busy for fishing

It was a busy holiday weekend on the area lakes — and it’s no surprise, because it is like that every summer. There were a ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, July 7, 2013 12:01 am

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Mississippi River stays unpredictable

Talk about an impatient wait! Most area fishermen and ladies watch the river stage closely this time of year. We are waiting on a favorable ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:01 am

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Slow river rise affecting local fishing

The Mississippi River is on a very slow rise. Our prediction a month ago that we could possibly see a favorable level for fishing the ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, June 9, 2013 12:01 am

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A strange May departs local fishers

May is out here, and just like March and April, May was a very strange month in the fishing scene. It was supposed to be ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, June 2, 2013 12:01 am

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Boating season starts this weekend

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of pleasure boat season. That was certainly very evident yesterday morning. I saw boats of every description out ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:33 am

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Warming water should help fishing

Saturday morning around daylight I drove by the two marinas on Lake Concordia. At Lakeview Lodge, on the south end, the parking lot was full. ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:01 am

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Better fishing in warmer weather

Warmer water temperatures this week kicked off a lot more fish activity than we had the week prior. The bream had just moved up to ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:01 am

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Temperatures caused issues yet again

Cold fronts are not supposed to come this far south in May, but this one did. The fishing was good for those that fished during ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, May 5, 2013 12:01 am

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The bream and catfish spawn is on

The big news for May is the bream and catfish spawn is on! We had service calls to lakes St. John and Concordia this week. ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, April 28, 2013 12:01 am

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‘Team Carry On’ tourney set to cast off

The third annual Relay for Life “Team Carry On” bass tournament will cast off on Lake St. John Saturday April 27, out of Spokane Resort. ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:01 am

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