Lancer09

It is. I met that friend about 10 pm on on Taney all the way back in 2012, and we've been fishing together ever since. That slowed down when he moved to SW CO but we got a nice float in.

well.. having trouble attaching pictures.. but caught fish... so enjoy this very light trip report.

Took a trip to see a friend. Got rowed around for a day and chased all around by rain for another. Caught some fish, and did lots of driving.

I don't remember much but the first fish I remember catching all on my own was a little channel cat on LOZ under a bobber and worm. I couldn't have been more than 4 at the time. More memorable was first trout on the fly. It at a little size 16 red copper john on a swing. I had no idea what i was doing and had only owned a fly rod for a year. Up to that point I'd only caught bluegill on it so a trout at Roaring River felt like the pinnacle of fly fishing.

I've got one from many many years ago from FS that looks like that flat front one with the dressed treble off the back. Caught my biggest bass on the fly on it, right at 4 pounds off the end of a dock walk way. I got it stuck in my back shortly after that. Real love hate relationship with that popper. Still have it but haven't fished it in a few years.

They feel particularly bad this year, sw nixa..

Let us all know if anyone catches any fishes on them fleas.

Keep an eye on your mail. Ness tied the stimi and pheasant tails Fly Smallie tied the stone flys Billet tied the leaches Mrs. Billet tied bronze/copper/brown zebras Ham tied the Red zebras Milo tied the minner looking streamers Daryk tied the gurglers I tied the skating caddis.

I've got them packaged up. The storms that did a number on the parks last week through a wrench in my plans to get them out quicker. I'm sorry everyone. Bad hosting for sure.

Flies should hit the mail on Thursday or Friday. Sorry for the delay... Life with a 2 year old.

We are re-vamping ours this year. Tilled to break up some more ground and brought in a bunch of compost. Raised 8x4 asparagus bed is in year two and probably have 10+ that are big and fern looking now so we might pick a few. Got corn in the ground last weekend, 5 different patches from 4x4 to 6x9 Got a full 8x4 of green beans going. Built a 2x6 with a net for peas that is started. 8x4 of onions is going, and half an 8x4 of cool weather greens going like mustards, kale etc, and half a 8x4 of lettuces. Bunch of carrots. Everything else is hanging out in 4 inch pots for probably another week or two then might head into the ground.

When I lived in WY most of my time was spent living 100 yards from one of my favorite little rivers. Granted an Hour there feels like nothing when it took that long almost just to get off our road we were on. There, everyone wanted to fish the Snake, and it was good, but you could find some amazing water closer to home, smaller, and more real. That said if I had the opportunity to float the Snake right now I'm there in a heartbeat. We used to guide the headwaters of the snake in Yellowstone, it was only half a mile or so to the confluence of the Lewis, and that alone stopped most people from crossing. The next 5 - 7 miles just got even better the further you went.

It was GREAT back in the day. I've spent a ton of time on Saturdays in there tying, chilling on an afternoon. People buying things, etc. The last few times I went in there before it closed the only place i'd hear talked about was Bennett or Roaring River. "We killed 'em a few days ago, probably caught 60." It definitely felt like they were supported but I guess it wasn't enough to keep them from changing owners a few times. Now it looks like a deck company is taking over the space. I didn't know the last owners but it definitely wasn't the same as before when I got back from living out west.

There are some neat places even here in MO to fish for some wild fish.. you'll just have to drive a bit. But if you've lived out west that won't feel out of the norm.

I'd love to go! I know clinton makes it easier for a KC contingent. Springfield feels weird... couldn't support a fly shop in the long run outside of bass pro, but will have people drive all over to fish or everyone and their neighbor "loves going to bennett." Very interesting to explain to people, especially out west that NW AR has a much better fly fishing scene and following than southwest MO, or even KC.