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mic

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  1. Paid or unpaid ??? Maybe there is a reward for one or both of you. Just saying... most of us would turn you in for a good fishing rod or both for kayak.
  2. I have only one slot open for trout flies... Only ten flies in Feb... You in?
  3. If you ever make it over to IL way, let me know and will hit the pits over this way.
  4. Updated... I can't wait to try that one out on a strip pit in April/May.
  5. requirement. Trout 1. MIC - MIC's Wet Hare's Midge 2. Lancer09 - Stonefly Nymph 3. DaddyO - Midge 4. Gavin - TBD 5. Ruthead - TBD 6. RDF515 - Purple Streamer 7. Mike H - TBD 8. Geoff - TBD 9. Big Brown Trout - Crawfish Grubber 10. Johnny - Hot Glue Midge 11. Open Pond 1. MIC - MIC's Blue Gill Prince Nymph 2. DaddyO - Predator 3. Gavin - TBD 4. Ruthead - TDB 5. RDF515 - TBD 6. Lancer09 - Dragonfly Nymph 7. Mike H - TBD 8. Geoff - Foam Dragon 9. Big Brown Trout - Crappie Grubber 10. Johnny - Hot Glue Maggot 11. Fly Smallie - TBD
  6. You got the last pond spot. What do you want to tie?
  7. I don't think so. They are one to ten acre ponds that the city or county built after the flood. Some are even grass fields that only hold water after a heavy rain.
  8. Don't start sucking up now...
  9. This is going to be awesome.
  10. Now that's funny.
  11. totally calling up the new father in law tonight after work and asking about these retention ponds surprised he didnt tell me about that when i was cat fishing on his ponds last time. Probably the same things as there are many names for them, but generally consist of a water source (rain runoff, creek, or spring) and a dam. In the NE Kansas river bluff area they are used for flash flood protection and watering holes. My hometown had like 36 of them built after a big flood in the 40's. In central and west Kansas (and probably SE) they are for cattle or recreation.
  12. Make them a little bigger and we'll call them Maggot Flies... That has to catch some pond panfish now.
  13. Well if you like stuff like that... I don't know if any or all of it was true, but my Grandpa used to tell me that Pittsburg was mobbed up and controlled out of the Chicago office. I always wanted to follow up on that and never did. If you inlaws are farmers, they will most likely have access to private pits or water retension ponds. Those are some of the best fishing in the midwest in my opinion. If you find some, just remember who your OAFF friends are...
  14. The strip pit area is an area in SE Kansas where coal was found and mined on the surface. The strip pits filled in with water and are stocked. Some pits are better than others, but for the most part they are good fishing. I don't know the area very well, but I know they are around the Pittsburg Kansas area where my family is orginally from (in Kansas at least). Pits are great for small craft like two man boats, canoes, and kayaks.
  15. Welcome to Kansas..... blizzards, tornadoes, and thunderstorms storms; it will be just like home. At least your in a good part of the state. I'm from the NE side. Hopefully you will be around the strip pit area. There is some great bass fishing there.
  16. Alright OAF tyers... we only need one more for a full house. If you are new to tying, jump in. There will be no criticism here, and you can pick up some cool recipes for the spring fishing.
  17. Awesome day. I was down in Alabama or I might have been there with you.
  18. Mostly likely Horny Head Chubs. That was the first fish I ever caught at BSC.
  19. Johnny... Just to confirm, you are "not" doing a fly for pond fishing. MIC
  20. Updated: Trout 1. MIC - MIC's Wet Hare's Midge 2. Lancer09 - Stonefly Nymph 3. DaddyO - Midge 4. Gavin - TBD 5. Ruthead - TBD 6. RDF515 - Purple Streamer 7. Mike H - TBD 8. Geoff - TBD 9. Big Brown Trout - Crawfish Grubber 10. Johnny - Hot Glue Midge 11. Open Pond 1. MIC - MIC's Blue Gill Prince Nymph 2. DaddyO - Predator 3. Gavin - TBD 4. Ruthead - TDB 5. RDF515 - TBD 6. Lancer09 - Dragonfly Nymph 7. Mike H - TBD 8. Geoff - Foam Dragon 9. Big Brown Trout - Crappie Grubber 10. Open 11. Open
  21. PS... earlier I meant to say a short leader and medium length tippet.
  22. Anytime but summer, but life got the best of me and I haven't been in a while. I fish anywhere above the road to the river based more on empty parking lots. PS... Scuds are my go to fly there in the winter.
  23. Always upstream unless there isn't another way.
  24. I'm the odd ball of the bunch, but this works for me. I've focus on any area deeper than surrounding water with cover. I've found a lot of dead four foot water, but have caught quite a few in 15 inches of water next to a root ball. What makes me a little different is I use a short four or five foot indicator leader from KSBASS here on the forum with color in the butt and a medium leader. I also only use one fly. My thought process is one... a short leader allows me to get fly line out of the rod for better casting. Two, most of my casts are close in because the fish are not as spooky. Three, if I get snagged, I pull in the line in to the tip and shake the fly lose. If you snap the line these small holes, they are toast anyway, so I get my fly and move on. Now if you get to the handful of picture perfect runs, you can switch out your rig if you like. I don't. I just use smaller drifts. Final note, dries always seem to work better for me in the riffles. Tight Lines, MIC
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