Hunting
Firearms season wound up (~100k+ deer pattern); archery through Jan 15; holiday antlerless ahead — check regs by zone. Freezer meat: summer sausage, snack sticks, bacon-wrapped tenderloin/backstrap on the grill.
White Bass / Hybrids
Twin Bridges put-in folks catching scattered whites trolling the Neosho on Fish Lucke G5 (wigglewort-style — Jeff’s biggest lake Crappie, 16¾", came years ago on a white wigglewort west of Patricia Island). Clear winters without ice = daily river bites for whites and Crappie (Spring or Neosho). Soft plastics below Pensacola Dam by the cable on intermittent generation; quarter-ounce Dinner Spinner works in that shallow water — know your boat/ramps if generation drops and water falls hard.
Catfish
Peak ledge season — Dec 10 historically favorite. Upper ledges 20–50 feet; south end 30–100. Anchor on river-channel edges with shad; cast flats 25–35 and deep 55–70 until blues tell you the depth. Blues stay aggressive; channels/Flatheads slow. One over-30" fish/day rule protects ~10-year spawners; keep under-30s for the grill (cut the red meat).