Sponsors
GRDA; Patricia at VIP Luxury Skin Care on Monkey Island; Williams Guide Service; Grand Glass Cleaning; Fish Lucke — swimming minnows, American-made hard baits, Redman spinnerbaits, kits (fishlucke.com, area dealers, Grove Walmart).
Hunting
Last week of firearm season — uneventful for the family on the bucks they wanted; better luck in Missouri opener with bucks still chasing. Rut winding down; bachelor groups reforming; secondary rut often ~Dec 5–10 (and toward Christmas) for leftover does and yearling does — late bowhunters: watch new scrapes/rubs over food. Encourage Hunters for the Hungry / deer donation — antlerless to participating processors for families in need.
Fishing
Quiet with deer season. Matt and Christy Watson: tremendous blues 10–20 lb on deep ledges, anchored. Haydn and girlfriend Haley: two quick limits at a Duck Creek dock on Dream Walking Lucky Bug (pink/purple) with 1/16 oz pink-and-chartreuse or pink-and-white head. Cold front should help cats; Twin Bridges White Bass historically strong in December (Jerry Croft / Dwayne Morris days). Shad kill usually by end of December — not there yet.