So that's what a striper looks like...

Pat Godwin, of Cape Girardeau, caught these two stripers on Bull Shoals Lake last week. One weighed about 20 pounds and the other about 17 pounds. Very impressive! We rarely see stripers brought in here. As many of you know, there are few left in this lake, and if you do catch one, it's going to be at least as big as these. And speaking of stripers... we do have a petition at the dock to get stripers re-stocked in the lake. So if you're so inclined, come in and sign it!

The Weather is Here...

So the crawdad boil last Thursday was fun, I heard. I was actually in Springfield that evening for a bridal shower. We had ordered a quarter barrel of beer for the boil, and I learned the next day that there was no tub and no tap! Yikes! I was pretty hot when I heard that, and I called up our distributor to find out what had happened, and basically what happened is I didn't request that stuff when I ordered the keg, and they didn't ask me if I needed that stuff. So I guess it wasn't really my fault or theirs? Or maybe it was both our faults? Anyway, it won't happen again! Oh well. They still had fun. Matt said he ate 50 crawdads. Geez.

What a beautiful weekend we had. The temperature was just about as perfect as it can be in the summertime. Warm, but not hot. (Cindy P. and I decided we like it a leeeeeetle hotter actually... but we'll take 84 over 104 any day!)

August is 8 days away. Unbelievable! Summer is going by too fast. Enjoy it while you can!

Suck the Heads

The Crawdad Boil is this Thursday, July 20, at the Pontiac Park pavilion. A group of people are going to the river Wednesday night about dark to catch the little suckers. And then the boil starts Thursday evening around 7 p.m. Please come and help us catch and eat them! Any questions, ask at the boat dock, or talk to Mike Cochran. He organizes it every year. Drinks provided. Corn on the cob and potatoes are cooked in the boil with the crawdads. If you'd like to bring a dish, that's fine, but not necessary. See you there!

Well it's a HOT one...

7:19 a.m. and it's already warm outside. Gotta love summer in southern MO! It's been a great weekend so far. Several folks were out on the lake yesterday. I wasn't one of them. Matt and I have been unpacking! If you didn't know... we've been living with my PARENTS for the past 5 months, since we moved back here. They have been building a house, and it is almost finished. They decided on Friday to go ahead and move their stuff out. So now we're unpacking boxes and painting. It's fun! The house is a disaster. But it's a good disaster. We're getting settled. Have a great Sunday!

THE BLOWOUT!!!

So... several of you have probably gotten your Blowout invitations by now. What do you think about our idea??????? Good? Bad? Let us know!!

Um... Nevermind

I spoke too soon! The sun is out, and it seriously feels much less humid. I think it might be a pretty day after all!

Hot 'n Heavy

It is one of those days... when you step outside from your air-conditioned house into 100 percent humidity... and you gasp for air! Yuck! It is nasty outside today. There is a 100 percent chance of rain. We sure do need it. But my goodness, we'd like to see the sunshine again someday soon!

Apparently the night fishing has been really good. That's my fishing tip for the day. :)

Have a good one!

The Trash Lady

Hello all. Happy Monday... that's an oxymoron isn't it. I need to explain the trash situation on the new dock. So... over the past couple weeks we had a few complaints from customers on the new dock that people were putting trash in their boats. I can't imagine that anyone would do anything like that. But the trash has been a bit of an issue for us too. Seems like we can't really keep up. There were only two trash cans over there (and two cans for recycling aluminum), and they were always full or overflowing. So, we moved one of our dumpsters to the parking lot at the new dock. So please carry your trash to the dumpster when you leave the dock. This morning there was a pile of trash at the entrance to the dock. I don't know if folks didn't see the dumpster, or didn't realize that they were supposed to use it. But anwyay, the recycling bins are still for aluminum only. The cart (used to transport stuff from your car to your boat or vice versa) is also not for trash. (I heard folks were using it as a trash can.) Just please take your trash to the dumpster. If you have any questions or concerns, just call me at the dock or e-mail me. Thank you for your cooperation!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........

It's pouring in the OC on 4th of July. Bummer dude. I keep checking the radar, and it really looks like it's going to clear up later this afternoon. But if not, I'm definitely going home and taking a nap at 2:00. :)

Ooh... Ahh... !!

The Pontiac fireworks were last night, and they were spectacular! What an awesome show. And it was just incredible to see all the boats out on the water. I actually watched from Gary and Cindy Peterson's point. What a view. Once again, thanks to Bill Bauer for coordinating the whole thing. And to Angie and Skip Dechau, who spent practically all day Sunday setting up for the show. And many others helped set up, but I don't know names, so thank you! (You know who you are.)

Well, there are still two days left of this (four-day) holiday weekend. The weather couldn't be better. Enjoy! Happy Monday!