Scenic View

By Andy Anderson

Fishing this week suffered a little from the unsettled weather and the reports from the New Town area were not as good as last week.

The activity has also continued moving south ahead of the dirty water with most fishermen working the Pouch Point and Van Hook area.

Some of the activity has been on the north end of Van Hook but most reports are coming from eight pound and south. We still need some warm weather to get the water temps up and some stable weather to really turn them on.

The local fishermen are doing some good on the backwaters of the river where ever they can find cleaner water. Some of the places you would only expect to see rough fish are producing sauger and walleye. Along with all the dirt we are getting down the river is a whole bunch of water and it is really improving the situation on the lake.

Today the lake will be hitting 1,812 feet above sea level. Last month we were at 1,808 so we have already seen a four-foot gain in lake elevation.

Youth shoot

Pheasants Forever will be holding its annual Youth Shoot Saturday.

The shoot will give interested area youth an opportunity to do some trap shooting, rifle target shooting, a quail hunt and instruction on how to clean birds. Youth must have completed hunter’s safety to be involved.

For more information contact Dave Wolf evenings at 774-8968 or Doug Sala at 774-3005.

A flyer with more information and a sign-up sheet is also available at Scenic Sports. The event will be at the Badlands Bird Dog Club training grounds across the Muddy from Carolville.

Registration will also be available there starting at 10 a.m.

There will be a Rick Smith dog training seminar in Williston on June 20th through the 22nd. The event is sponsored by the Badlands Bird Dog Club. Rick Smith is a championship trainer who conducts these schools nation wide for bird dogs and handlers.

Reservations are limited and this is an opportunity for all bird dog owners for a fraction of the cost of what it would cost to have your dog professionally trained. More information and sign up is available at Scenic Sports or call Chad Norpel at 572-1765 evenings or 770-5217 during working hours.

The Missouri Basin Bowmen will be hosting their Annual Carp Shoot this Saturday the 7th at Trenton Lake. It will be for two man teams and registration is from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Four Mile. For more information contact Mike Reese at 572-2195.

If you have information you would like to share, email it to andy@scenicsports.com