Gavin

Makes perfect sense. Buyout your major competitor and increase your market share. It will suck for us as consumers because our range of choices will go down considerably.

Wasn't the trailmaster a fly spin combo rod? Learned to fly cast with an Eagle Claw FL300 back in the late 1980 or so. Very slow action by modern standards, but fun for bluegill in little wild trout.

They don't post when they stock trout in the SMA's, but you can always email MDC Fisheries and ask. The might even let you come along as a volunteer for a stock or shock trip. You just have to ask and show up.

We don't know yet.

World Class seams to happen when it is managed for, our in states where folks like to eat Walleye.

Sounds like fun but the Jacks really does not fish that well in the early spring. Scenery is tops though. Do it during the week if you can. Watch out for submerged rocks. It's kinda narrow and flows faster than the stretch you did on the Current.

I did fish the Red Ribbon this year. Some friends wanted to meet up for a family camp & float and we decided to go to Meramec Spring due to time constraints. The bathrooms at the park CG are awful but it was a good time. Caught more bass than trout...maybe 8 bass and two 2 trout between 8 and Scotts Ford. River was low and crowded. Might be better this time of year, but its been years since I've given that section serious consideration. Much better trout fishing almost anywhere else.

Nice fish and thanks for the report! Did you borrow my kayak? have the same color & model;)!

Might give my buddy Matt Hardy a call. Great guy, Naval Academy Grad. Has a couple drift boats and guides the Current, Jacks, NFoW and others. Royal7guides.com . Brian Sloss at Eleven Point Canoe. Sam Potter @ Tightline.biz for the Current and Smallmouth water. Brian Wise our Kyle Kosovich for the NFoW. All excellent guides. To many to list on Taney and down in Arkansas.

A Bulldozer would be a good start. The place looks like a golf course. Walmart fishing. Nothing but junk for sale.

The Meramec trout water can be frustrating. Good habitat down to Suicide hill but lots of frog water too. Not many hard points in the trout water so fish the wood or mid- channel with some depth. The substrate is fine gravel so your flies tend to be small, but minnow imitations work well too. Some craw and some big stones on the chunk rock in the few places that it exists.

Think you be fine from Welch Spring on down, but I've seen folks run above that occasionally. No jets allowed above Round Spring in the Summer, but OK to run above there in the off season watch the HP limits.

Very Nice Andy!

Momma said winner and the kids asked for more. Pretty Easy. Pack of skin on chicken, rinse, drain then S&P. Dice up some garlic, stem of fresh rosemary, and some red pepper flakes, toss in bowl, squeeze a lemon in bowl, add slash of EVO. Toss with chicken and let rest while you chop 3/4 lb of small red potatoes and about 3/4lb ofmushrooms and start pot of water for the potatoes. Done with chops start a big skillet, pre heat oven to 450. Blanch the potatoes for 8-10, drain and reserve. Toss the chicken in the skillet for a bit to get hot, add taters and shrooms. Add squeezed lemon rinds let cook till done. 25-30.

Most will be stocked by the end of the week. Usually how they roll.

New one, hopefully winner winner chicken diner. Into the oven it goes!

Might start tomorrow. Doubt if any were stocked today.

Happier Man today, but still look looking for a few more.

Congrats! You get some sleep too!

Mine is 16' x 32' and 8' deep on one end 3' on the other, seasonal though. Great for fun or tuning a new bait;)!

Good tip SB, will investigate!

PM with what you find. Ebayed 16 tonight that you can't find retail anymore.

Getting hard to find the old colors now. Bass Pro dog stink colors are available but not good stuff. Company gone down hill? or forked buy Bass Pro volume sales? Hope that Megabass does not go the same way.

Looks good and like the color. Already covered up the pool for winter so no underwater look see until we open back up..

The Coosa is pretty nice...my wife loves it and its a lot nicer than any Ascend...Would keep the Coosa and Sell the Big Rig, and get another boat for yourself. Replace your wife's boat with something she does not like, and your in a pickle.