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It’s River Week – Part 2
The Treasure of the Ouachita River (Second in a four-part series this week) One man’s meandering scenic river is another man’s boat channel. Most folks probably don’t remember 40 years ago when the Ouachita River almost became a ditch. I was one of six reporters who helped cover the story and put out a special … Continue reading
It’s River Week – Part 1
The awesome responsibility of the Ouachita River (First in a four-part series this week) Protecting the great resource we know as the Ouachita River is a great responsibility that requires all types of groups and individuals working together. Let me say this right up front: there are a lot of good folks that work for … Continue reading
A little faith
Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Surprise or no, the river IS falling
It’s not unusual for the Ouachita River level to slowly drop this time of year. Yesterday, I saw the Facebook post above and started to share it. But knowing how Facebook is today with people fabricating news and putting other people’s names by them, I was a bit skeptical. But this one is legit. I … Continue reading
The 4th: Highly appropriate
2 Corinthians 3:17 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I think it is highly appropriate that July 4, 2018, falls on a Wednesday. There’s never been a better … Continue reading
Tick Tock – time to buy license
There’s really only one time that it is important to have a fishing license. That’s when the two guys in green uniforms approach your boat and ask, “May I see your fishing license.” Other than that, you can just keep it in your wallet. You did remember your wallet, didn’t you? If you are fishing … Continue reading
How the river was won
One of the most common methods of catching crappie on the Ouachita River provided an uncommonly profitable catch this past weekend in the American Crappie Trail stop on the river. Terry and Cole Stewart of Jackson, Miss., turned two days of spider rigging with double minnow rigs into seven fish limits weighing just over 20 … Continue reading
Stewarts win the Ouachita
Terry and Cole Stewart, the father and son team from Jackson, Miss., carried their first day lead to championship trophies and a new $26,200 Ranger fishing rig Saturday afternoon as winners of the American Crappie Trail Ouachita River tournament. The duo caught a two-day total of to break the 20 pound mark in tough conditions, … Continue reading
Stewarts dance into ACT lead
Terry and Cole Stewart are pretty good fishermen. But the father-son duo from the Jackson, Ms. area are even better dancers. After coming in to the scales with seven crappie weighing 12.01 pounds to take the first- day lead in the American Crappie Trail national tournament on the Ouachita River Friday, I spent 15 minutes … Continue reading
Catfish, gar and oh, yes…crappie
At the end of the night, it was hard to tell I was at a pre-tournament meeting for a crappie tournament. I mean, most of the talk was about catfish and gar. The catfish were caught at Catfish Charlie’s, the main menu item for the dinner for participants in this weekend’s American Crappie Trail Ouachita … Continue reading
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