I'm from Nebraska, Lance. I love your home page. It rocks!

I thought you were. I saw palm trees in one of your photos and didn't think Nebraska had them. Never been there, but it looks like a great state.

Hey Lance...what's really wierd this year is that all of our big fish have come from public waters...2 small community owned lakes and one larger, county own facility that has lots of recreational options at it. I believe that great, untapped bluegilling is right at our fingertips if we would all take the time to look. I see people walking past 10 and 11 in redears to catch 12 to 14 in bass..and they think they are getting the better end of the deal!!! Go figure?!?!

Anyway, keep your eyes peeled and those 10 inchers will show up where you least expect them. Good Luck!

Cool tunes.....I say if there is to be metal....it needs to be heavy metal!

Lance!-
I went fishin with Arty Cole today (a damn skunkin except for a willin' 5" Red Breasted Sunfish that hit a small Krocodile spoon tipped with a rancid piece of Nightcrawler)) I told him you are a BB so I didn't forget..HA HA!! Check out Arty on this site!

Desperately seeking Arty.

You may not realize it, but you are personally responsible for a lot of the good vibe coming from this site. You're the exact reason it was created.

Carley -Your dad is lucky to be your father and you are lucky to have a personal photographer .Insist that he not doctor the photos so you're fish look bigger.You're a big girl and you dont need that kind of help!Ha Ha!! You can catch lunkers fair and square! Tell your dad ,he's great for me!

Lance, It is very refreshing to see that heavy metal is still alive!! I've been a metal head my whole life and will continue to be! Good metal and huge bluegills.....well, its like peanut butter and jelly, my friend!! Always throwin horns!!!!

I could not agree with you more, metal brothern! Cleaning fish to some Walk, gets things done in a hurry!

LOL! I gotta say the Bomber I use is a bait that tracks 4-6 ft' and suspended fish cant resist it. I have most success trolling the Bomber crawfish pattern in stained water. You gotta chart some suspended fish and then run over them with this thing.

Come on over Bro!!! Bring that broom and icefishing gear! I have two Clams and the Jiffy 10incher!!!! Could be good times this winter!

Hey Lance
I notted in a comment you made you mentioned Fort Jackson S.C. My 17 year old son is spending summer Vacation there at bootcamp. He will return home Sept5, In the spring when he gradutes from highschool he will go to Texas to train to become a medic. Believe me as a parent I am very proud of him .

Yes Lance, we do eat stripers...they are highly regarded food and sportfish in Chesapeake Bay country.

What can I say... I'm a fisherman...LOL!!!

A tad...love love to have a Sage!

Hmmmmm.....looks like she could weld a Sage as well.

I got nothing, bud. You win dude!

Those hopper are the cat's ass! It was the first fly that I tied! I have been tying them for a while now!

Somewhere down the line I'm sure there's a connection. Wish i knew. Who wouldn't want to fish for a living!!!

Right Here Lance.You been doing any Fishing?I'm going to Waywayanda lake this comin Thursday and try catching Largemouths out of the lily pads and weeds.I'll let you know how I do...we might give some deep Perch a try as well as some Pickerel.Checkout my Spring album and the Pickerel /Bass photos from this lake.Also check out the map fearture on the site to find out where Waywayanda is !
Report back with fish stories ,please!

Lance, your latest bunch of music uploads resemble some of my old set lists from the 80's

Bringing the Quiet Riot..... SWEET!!!!!! That was the first cassette I ever bought! I mowed alot of lawns for that sucker!

Here's one for ya...it's really hard to find...Minnesota band that made it kinda big....are you ready....? SLAVE RAIDER!!! Yup, there it is, in all its' glorious thunder!

That is INSANE!! We are but of 3 people that remeber Slave Raider! I was a Slayer junkie and still hold them high. It's Deivldriver, Lamb of God and the such that keeps me going. I feel the metal thunder from Michigan....throwin' horns back at ya, bro!!! P.S. wait to you see my year end wrap-up video...killer sound track so far!

Like using crankbaits to catch big bull gills? Join the crankbait group!

Hey Lance Got a lrtter back from my son he did not give a lot of details but said victory tower was cool and he liked it He will be home in 25 days
but whos counting.

Excellent after abandoning the pads plan -2 Nice Bass...5 or 6 Trout...NO LANDLOCKS THOUGH Trolling crankbaits at 8-20 ft. on a weed edge.Three guys ,me my Bother and his son .We laughed our asses off while we all caught fish.I got photos but didnt post any pics because I've not been mixing with the Gills these days.I'm going tomorrow on my own and hope to catch some nice gills and get photos.
Thanks for asking Lance ...stay in touch!Gimme some shots of your fish.

Hey Lance -
What kind of Catfish are you catching.? I've been meaning to go fishing for Bullheads but haven't done it yet this year.I use hotdog pieces and catch 6&1/2 "ers to 14&1/2 "ers when I go for them at my small lake Cupsaw.Check my map ID for Cupsaw.

I am a dentist, who studied fisheries sciences in undergraduate. I am also an aquaculturist, so I read relentlessly about raising fish. I'm also a moderator on Pond Boss forums, so I get to spend a lot of time discussing pond biology. But no, I'm not an actual fisheries biologist. Even if I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express I wouldn't qualify. :-)

Hey Lance, thanks for the kind words about my RedBreast Sunfish!!! He put up quite the fight!!!

Hey Lance, if you're ever in NY (or Upstate NY--Adirondacks, etc) definitely give me a shout before you come and we'll try to get together and knock some Big Guys out!!!! They are certainly fun to catch and I may be wrong....but I think the big ones hit harder and fight just a little bit harder than a big Bull Gill of equal size!!!!

Funny, my son is the same way. Pretty independent for an 8yr old.

I see that you live in an area with an abundance of all fish species to target. Nothing like a Steelhead, Salmon, and Bluegill fish addiction.

I hit the Manistee pretty heavy after the so called fisherman leave in the fall and stay at it until the so called Steelhead fisherman show up in the spring.

those are some nice cats

and congradulations

Thanks Lance for the comments! Have you been out at all lately? Classes have started now and the fishing will be alot less for a whlie for me. I'll check in frequently though!

Hey Lance, Thanks for your nice comment on my Crappie!!! Hey Bro, I gotta get you up here to see some of the great NY fishin spots we have!!! Tight Lines!!!

I'm here....visiting your page! It's a great page.

Hey ya old bud! School is going good! Busy, busy!! It snowed here last night, got about 2 inches! Hole drillin' time soon! Good to hear from ya!

I'm pretty jealous!!! Had to have been a great show! Then perch fishing afterwards....you must have a brain of steel! Mine would implode!!! I have pretty much called it quits for the open water season. Getting the ice gear ready now! Take care!

Thank You, Lance. In the lake I fish back in1950,51 and 52, yellow perch were introduced in sevral of the lakes. The care taker of the lake caught one 5 or 6 yrs. ago. I want to catch one, so I appreciate the info.
ThisLong Hair Redneck likes your site and music.

Hey Lance...our ice is sporadic...thick enough at Deep Creek in western Md but too thin in my central Md area. Down state Delaware has no ice, and they are getting bass and crappies there. see ya Jim

I had to send you this one because I don't have enough credits!

Hey Bro! I just a video up! You will love the sound track and the fishin is pretty darn good! Enjoy!

Hi Lance, Sounds like fishing has been good for you. It has been above freezing here for a week. 50's and 60 and still have ice on the ponds and lakes. I believe the ice was thick enough to fish on. A rancher here said when he broke the ice for his cattle, it was 8" thick. But my momma taught me in a loving way do not go out on the ice in Okla. A lesson I will never forget. Keep posting pics. I ought to be able to fish by this weekend.

Hey Lance...I don't care what anybody says...I think you're funny! lol!

Lance you're a pal! No I didnt know this trick.
Just got back from 3 hrs ice fishin' close by at the Monksville Reservoir.Two deadsticking rods ,two tipups with shiners, and one jigging rod. I caught one 4" blue gill with a half eaten tail.He hit my tinest jig tipped with a waxie.I want to catch what was chasin' him! This mid ice is really beating me .Saw a guy jig a few gills like I caught .Talked to three guys out most the day that claimed they got skunked.One guy told me where he was catching Perch but said they were small.

Hi Lance Marshall Mi. is about 12 miles east of Battle Creek. The son and I was out this morning and caught 23 gills. No redears today. Ed

Lance I don't believe the redears was stocked here. The lakes I am fishing are not lakes someone would stock. There are a lot of lakes in Southern Michigan that have redears. I think they cross bread on there on. Just my thinking.

Hey friend-Almost that time again! http://www.bigbluegill.com/photo/tm-trout?context=album&albumId...