Chasing Down a $1,000 Dollar Fish in the SWAMP!! --CATCH & COOK! (Lake Update)

Today we are heading out to the swamp for what could be the last time. The lake is dropping rapidly and it is getting extremely difficult to access. They stocked some lottery fish in the lake that we are hoping to catch while out there, if we do, they are worth $1,000! Follow along to see all of the action and how we prepare them for the table today! We hope you enjoy the video, if so, hit the LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE for more!

[@geoWhite]

It's always good to see the family.Take care,be safe.Oh maybe Cyprus can catch a fish before the water is gone,He's getting good at casting.

[@rustymebane8265]

Best part about life.. Your family will catch fish everywhere You go. If brings about A change.. but when You have each other.. fishing & Your fans.. God Will provide 🥰

[@danielg2946]

You're a lucky man she enjoys nature and serenity like you do......

[@louisaziz1235]

It's always great to see you. I'm so, so sad to see the bottom of your beautiful lake. I hope that the five years go by fast. Maybe, if the lake bottom dries hard enough to walk on, you can take Cyprus out with a bucket and look for treasures that people have lost. It would be an amazing opportunity for your little man and worth the time just to see the expressions on his face with each discovery. I'm looking forward to your next video, wherever it might be. Love and many Blessings.

[@bobbytodd5846]

It was good to see you both fishing together. I definitely know how hard it is to get away from parenting. God bless you guys

[@timothyowens4573]

Loved seeing little c man he is so full of life got to love them baby's

[@jamesclark5679]

Yall are getting so much better with your videos and editing. I watch every single vid yall post. It's awesome what yall do. Raising them younguns the right way as well. Very sad bout the lake. Many blessings to yall.

[@williamgahman5028]

Hi Cole, Jay, Cyprus and Summer. Thanks for taking us along with yall. Love watching yall fishing. So relaxing. 😊 Nice fish. God bless and love yall ❤❤

[@Sshellyd]

#FishOn

[@marinacalabrese1218]

This is so sad, Cy will be ready to fish next year and there won’t be any left for him. It’s heartbreaking

[@WilliamPitts-o5e]

Thanks Cole Jay and handsome Cy and beautiful summer for sharing your family videos adventures

[@kimmontgomery54]

Awww I’m so sorry about the lake! It’s looking pretty rough! Cypress is so adorable! Where’s little miss priss? Y’all’s family is so beautiful! I love watching you two fish! Love and blessings from this old Bama girl!❤❤❤

[@DCFN94]

These are my favorite videos. Thank you for taking us along with you into the outdoors.

[@terrycannon570]

I love the music. It goes well with you and Jay.

[@Noone-rt6pw]

Oh, you might contact the National Arbor Day Foundation to see about getting more trees planted in the lake. They'd know others that can appeal to legislators. Don't forget, you might could raise a large garden where the lake was. I know you'll don't want the lake to go, but it's already done sounds like. Where capitalize on the situation as is. As saying says, someone gives you a lot of sour lemons, make lemonade. Not dismissing your preference for keeping the lake at all. Just saying, make it something in five years is better than what it is now. Dept. Of forestry is probably sitting around with plenty of heavy equipment not doing anything, but they could excavate dirt, build up islands that can serve as wind breaks. Where it'd be good to dig the channel out anyway, then lined with trees. Maybe this isn't comforting enough, but it's all I can think of is to make it something better when refilling comes around.

[@paulplatt5074]

Dang, they are dropping that fast. Please keep fishing it as long as you can. I was really hoping you could respond to my last comment about sharing and answering my questions. I understand that you can't reply to all your subscribers. it's all well with me. I am so happy you're still doing what you do. Keep it Going. God Bless.

[@bobbymcdonald2531]

Great video y'all hope there will be enough water coming to the lake in the morning

[@royschlickeisen2539]

👍👍👍👍👍🎣video guys and cook and sad looking lake 😞

[@terrisecasy6568]

That's really bad right there on the home front. Hey do what you can why you can💯💯💯💯💯💯👍🏾

[@paulws58]

Little Cypress is too cute.

[@jamesthompson8133]

Hi guys! Little Cyprus looks like he got Cole’s hair. That’s cool! Put a little beard on him and have a mini me. Love y’all guys!!!!

[@keithh8471]

Thanks you Four!!! I still would have to checkout the Frogs!!!

[@timburris3758]

Good Catch For A Vhin Greasin!

[@denisekoons6840]

Aahh im so jealous..those sandwiches look amazing and im hungry😂😂😂

[@michaeldunn7716]

God bless all here!

[@davidsears5576]

Just love watching you guys

[@juliosantiago1430]

Saludos desde Oaxaca, Mexico. Greetings from Oaxaca, Mexico.

[@kelvintjonessr8594]

Wouldn't it feel good if you each catch one of those tagged fish,👍💯

[@drawartgallery]

Love you guys. Keep up the adventures

[@Noone-rt6pw]

Oh, your dock will probably subject to Rot with the water lowering. Which I'll mention PC-Rot Terminator out of Allentown, PA. You might be able to cut a deal maybe? It's a thin epoxy that penetrates porous areas of wood. It can be so rotten as to easily crumble between your fingers. 3 days later, strike with a hammer, it doesnt dent nor break. Where it seals the wood too. It's everything they claim.and more from my experience, though I haven't used it in over ten years. Food for thought.

[@stardust1621]

😢 Hopefully they'll bring the swamp back one day

[@edingram8410]

Going to have a big rain Wednesday and Thursday in nwa. I pray y'all get a bunch of it also. Would a Jon boat work better in the shallows.

[@paulfisher1879]

Great video of the 3 of your,,,,,,,,,,just gonna have to get the boat out and head elsewhere! Get’m Cy!

[@polishpicl]

I miss seeing a diamond on Jays finger.....good luck on the $1000

[@rogerwilliams977]

He is super cute!

[@joanneganon7157]

Good Job getting dinner 🎉 Yummy Lunch ❤. JO JO IN VT 💞

[@toddboni9313]

Been watching . Waiting for someone to document the wildlife of the lake. Would be supper interesting to see before during and after. Not only the fish but everything from insects to raccoons. How is it changing?

[@goubertoutdoors1991]

hey cole glad to see yall doing well keep up the great videos .... sorry to hear they takeing away yall water but just think how fuch fishing tackle you an jay will have after lol tight lines guys

[@garybarton9920]

I got in late on your channel. Sad that any lake is drained. What is the reason?? It make me feel so bad as you have such a wonderful place with a place to fish in your back yard. I pray you will make the best of this. 👍🏻❤️🙏

[@Drbethturtlewoman]

I drove threw Conway yesterday. Pretty sad seeing it drained. They dropped the level of Lake Maumelle last year but filled it back up this year

[@RiverBanks-OzarkStoryteller]

Please guys! Don’t dwell on the past. Dwell on the future 5 yrs. isn’t that long I been watching you for 7+ years? Maybe longer. You maybe had 10-25 thousand subscribers?

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We have had our channel running for 5 years. If they were leaving a little bit of water to keep some fish we wouldn’t be as upset about it. After they are done with the renovations we will have to wait for the lake to come back up plus the time it takes for them to stock fish and wait for them to get to a good size worth fishing for. Will probably be 10 years when it’s good fishing again for some things.

[@RiverBanks-OzarkStoryteller]

@@COLE_and_JAY Ok. I understand now! I am so sorry! For me being older time gashes fast. For you guys when I was your age I know how slow time passed. I will support you whatever you decide! Love you guys!

[@bryantblake1877]

Throwin' lots of Po boys back!

[@kansasjoe3450]

We caught a bunch of small crappies , game warden stopped a checked us out . He said don’t thro them back , keep them , toss them on the bank. I decide to keep them and have my son clean them for practice, fish were 3-4 inches. At the time he was 8 , I cleaned two or three, he cleaned about 6 before he got even a sliver of meat. Put them on a smoker cooked until they curled up and were dry. Put in bowl with buttered popcorn salt. Turned out great.

[@stephenleblanc7894]

I’m a Louisiana man and fish both fresh and saltwater, LDWF is currently draining Henderson Lake to control the grass and hyacinth, not sure why they think they have to do this, just let Mother Nature do her thing and everything will work itself out…you can always count on these government agencies to mess things up…sorry for your loss…

[@sidneywilliams5740]

Love you jay

[@davidzellers3537]

There will be 10 weeds out there next summer. One of the lakes near me was drained in the spring and it had 10 grass in it now

[@pamelapelech3249]

You did catch plenty today

[@michellemorgan6295]

I’m sad for your family ❤😊❤😊❤😊God Bless

[@darrallipke8070]

That lake will never dry up as long as Conway residents keep flushing their toilets! Do a fishing trip to Sugar Creek and see what you catch.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I did a trip there a couple of months ago!

[@Lonerwolf420]

I just read this tday lol or ida been out there more!! Not much time left im wondering how good a chance we have getting that rack 😂😂😂... im usually over at lake Maumelle or Winona nowadays..

[@Mg0936]

Hey everyone just need to clarify something. I am not in favor or the lake being drained at all, but the lake is very old and the dam was aging and needed repairs also the game and fish commission will do extensive habitat reconstruction and will eventually make the lake better in the long run and will probably stock Florida LMB. So I know it is sad and seems terrible now but the lake will be better off in the long run 👍🏻

[@pamdimitrio4972]

It so sad them draining it dry. I hope it doesn't kill the trees that are left

[@bartmormino907]

Get the girl some food!!!!!

[@irishmike519]

So sad that your water is being drained! Hopefully it won’t be long before y’all are back on your home lake.

[@bruceplatt6913]

So sad about your lake and future view. You have a handsome lad.

[@jusnuts1443]

I made 18 pints of dill pickles, and 3 pints of B&B pickles this summer. The B&B pickles are for me. My wife and son don't like B&B pickles.

[@heavenbound358]

How will those trees do when there's no water??

[@sergiohernandez4163]

I enjoy the videos more when the boss is on them lol

[@sheilakendrick3464]

I hope they'll give fish to the food banks

[@donaldlambert5296]

You can build y'all a boat launch and rebuild your pier

[@rodneywhitley1499]

It's going to suck not seeing the backyard fishing videos

[@donaldbeck6392]

I hope you guys catch some money fish the last I heard there have only been 2 tagged fish caught

[@jimdownhour5224]

Why are they draining it?

[@keithreilly386]

Caught a few tagged fish best one was 100 bucks others were fishing pole tackle box

[@Nvenus27]

Where’s the Alligator? He’d be yummy too and definitely over fill your freezer.

[@grumpybear5305]

Bet you can still find pickling cucumbers 🥒 at farmers markets or stores to make your own..

[@BobBohner4851]

Are those trees going to survive? So what are they going to do to the area after draining?

[@bryanstaten5585]

So I heard you say there was some 5 year project on your lake? That really sucks and then how often do govt agencies actually finish projects on their projected schedule. When it is finished and filled how long before it becomes a viable fishery again?

[@stephencarlson1430]

Are going to have find different place to move to?

[@kennethevans138]

It's sad about your lake I hope it doesn't make a bug mess for you in the future

[@jeffbrummette1622]

So are they not going to gather the fish out of the lake? Are they just going to drain an let the fish die?

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

👍🏿👍🏿😎

[@Dustin-Williams83]

Have y’all heard anything concrete on if they are opening up the nursery pond ?

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Haven’t heard anything. I would think probably not but idk

[@victorrobinson7008]

Next time just bring the grill and some butter and you can eat on the water

[@sjfarish]

Cole will those Cyprus trees survive out of water for 5 years ???

[@mikeelder6298]

Warmouth=Goggle eye

[@troymoody8603]

I get vacation next month I spend my time at lake Conway now I don't know where I will fish

[@shawnberry2845]

Hey Cole, would you enlighten your audience on your secret bluegill jig ?

[@matthewberg7395]

I have been watching you all for about 8 Months or so, Arms Family turned me onto your Channel. I am just so Shocked that they are actually draining the lake.....Doesn't make any sense to me at all but I'm a nobody so it doesn't matter. However, will of that Water Free Land be able to be used by the Public when it's Drained? I'm just curious because it seems like the Deer will likely still be foraging around the area and you may be able to get a Monster buck? Trying to think of something positive for all of you....I can't imagine what that's doing to the Property Values of anyone that lives on that lake? Gotta be devastating! Very sorry that's happening.

[@patrickhartman6818]

Well next 2 days chance of 1 inch of rain

[@sheilakendrick3464]

Get a metal detector and hunt the lake bed after you can walk it

[@scott3635]

🥰👌😃

[@tomharris8590]

When one door closes another will open

[@isaiahblair8657]

Lake Conway?

[@danbontrager9410]

WHY IS THERE A PIPE OUT IN THE WATER FOR AND I SEEN IT THE OTHER TIME YOU GUYS WERE OUT THERE TOO???

[@philipkirk6488]

Try pickli okra

[@edingram8410]

It's time to fill the fish tank.

[@tedojoubert2459]

What is the name of the lake?

[@thomasvoeltz4100]

Can you caught Catfish before the water gets too low?

[@DavidWilliams-tr1yx]

It’s sad, your lake is disappearing. You had the prefect environment for the kids now it’s going to be gone

[@dannynguyen5444]

Not sure if anyone ask this, I’m wondering what will happen to all the cypress trees when the water are all drained.

[@Cowboy-Trucking61]

Is baby number 3 on the way.

[@dontrump9362]

Enjoyed the video. 👍 what state are you in and why are they draining the lake? Have a great week 👍🇺🇸🙏

[@donaldwatson3822]

😅😅

[@philipkirk6488]

Fry those little ones whole, after you gut them

[@philipkirk6488]

Deep fry them

[@philipkirk6488]

At least your in the shade

[@philipkirk6488]

Cole, your a lucky man, you have a beautiful wife

[@rickcole2301]

Need to borrow a airboat

[@Lukelovesfishingandhunting]

First

[@thomasdenoyelles1784]

It’s a shame that the lake is being drained. What’s the reason for draining the lake? I feel for you folks!

[@sethogle3141]

Rebuilding the dam, compacting the sediment to supposedly make the lake deeper, and rebuild docks and ramp areas. Sucks since I bought my house less than a year ago on the lake 😅

[@seanjonkman7094]

It’s not 500 fish. It’s only 50 fish in 5 species. They only tagged 5 crappie. Good luck with finding them tags. Only 48 tags are left. Even the fish biologists are puzzled where that number came from lol.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Didn’t think that sounded right haha. I’m surprised any have been caught

[@UniversalWitch369-ee8hc]

I didn't catch why are they emptying the lake