Gavin

Take this advice for what you paid for it. As a rule, vacaction condo's are money pits. One unit isnt enough to turn a profit, because you cant keep it rented enough to do so. A bit of rental income can help mitigate some of the loss, but its still a money pit. I'd buy it if you need a place to stay while you build your home and then sell it....but if you keep it, I'd be prepared to take the financial hit, and have your tax guy explain the limits on rental losses to you. Cheers.

Thats fantastic!

Think the boom hole is a couple miles above Greer....Hope you get your paddle back

It works...I have a reel set up with a 30ft fast sink shooting head and a Rio Slick Shooter Running line for those times when I want to fish a streamer deep at long distance.....Usually use a muddler stlye fly or a Todd's wiggle minnow. Its a a tough rig to cast though...not something your going to want to do all day. Get the head inside the rod tip. Roll cast to get the line & fly to the surface, one back cast to load the rod and let it fly. A good double haul is a must....Mending is impossible, so its important to straighten your line and leader on the cast, then strip (like heck most of the time) to maintain contact with the fly and to keep from hanging bottom. Lots of line management issues, especially if your wading. A sink tip is a bit easier to manage but the cast is pretty much the same.

High water means that you can get away with bigger lures and heavier line....Bright & dark colors will probably work better than more natural tones. Wish I could make it down to toss some big minnow baits below the park...Try some heavier jigs...1/32, 1/8oz, 1/4oz, bigger inline spinners, or fish a big streamer, or use a heavy indicator rig with a bright colored egg or worm with a bugger, mohair leach, or a a big nymph dropper. Bring lots of split shot. Fish will probably be deep and they will seek shelter out of the main flow...hit the seams & eddy's, and slow pockets in fast water. Good luck.

It only rose about 7" on the Montauk Guage and a foot down at Akers.......Should be just fine right now, mabye a bit milky, but definetly fishable. I'd go tomorrow if your going. Possible T-Storms on Saturday, but 1/2"-3/4" of rain in the forecast for Saturday night.

I'm not a big fan of Ross or Abel...I'd take a look at a Lamson Konic, great bang for the buck..Hardy or Shilton if you want something really nice. Line selection depends on the rod, whatcha got?

Think he means that you better get their before anybody else does in the AM, and make your first cast count. A stealthy approach is a must too. Cheers.

Where you been brownie? River fished well for us this winter...my first fish of the year was a 24" female brown.......at dawn on New Years Day...Friend of mine caught a 25" female at dawn on January 2nd. Maybe there's something to this morning bite, LOL.

Its only 2.76' at Akers at the moment...crossing might be difficult in spots, but it should be fly fishable unless it comes up another foot or so. Wouldnt expect much dry fly action, but streamers, nymphs, & cranks usually produce at this level. Cheers.

Ditto.....Its flowing around 140 at Cook, and close to 950 at Steelville. I'd float above the spring w/o hesitation right now, but I'd be hesitant to float below the spring. I'd wait to see what the rain brings.

Depends on what you want to do. Catch a few fish and enjoy the day with a friend? Get there anytime. Want to chase big fish? Leave your buddy at home and get on the water before dawn. Cheers.

Montana Canvas... http://www.montanacanvas.com/wall-tents.php

No, but I have a mean recipe for some linguine & chicken livers. Might try wrapping em in panty hose or spawn sack. http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/tips/salmon_eggs/making_spawn_sacks.htm

Anything brown & down seems to work really well on the MF, Huzzah, & Cortois...I'd never fish any of them without at least a half dozen brown sparkleminnows. Pearl works great too. http://www.ozarkflyfishers.org/fly/spminnow.html In the summer I'd have to add some sneaky petes, Chartruese size #2, and some big blockhead poppers.

I dont fish for crappie much, but those are good ties..Great tails...no pinched off marabou. Thanks.

I'd agree with Tom.....Mr. Jig were can I check out your jigs, and do you pour customs? I'm looking for a source for a 1/32oz tube head with at least a #4 or bigger hook. Used to have a source, but he passed on several years ago.

I use braid on my spin rigs, but I've never tried it on my fly rods. Most of the stuff I use is really thin, so I'd think that you might have issues with turnover, plus braid tends to float. That could be a good thing or a bad thing... Give it a go and see if you like it...or try a furled leader. Make a furled leader out of braid and you should be able to tow a truck with it. Cheers.

Judas Trout, or Heron Food would be my pick.

Beautiful bows. Especially the big one in spawning colors. It wasnt hard to figure out the stream your fish came from but it would take a road trip to narrow down locations and secure access. Hope your honey hole stays a honey hole. Just saying.

http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/adrgmap/index.html I use this USGS tool alot when I'm scouting new water. Good flow info and free maps...Have fun.

There isnt any standard, and it would be hard to develope one......IM6,IM7, etc are a manufacturers trade names for the graphite they sell to rod manufacturers...the higher the number the more expensive, and its thinner and a bit stiffer so you can make a lighter rod..........Modulus...the higher the number the stiffer it is...but there are lots of other factors in the mix. Rod taper, type & amount of graphite in each part of the rod, type of scrim, component weight, guide spacing, etc. A high IM number or modulus claim seems to be a good thing if you want a light, stiff, sensitive rod....or a lower IM or modulus might be better if you want a softer rod.....but there are too many factors at play to select a rod based on those factors alone. Cheers.

Nice! Good for you!

I'd agree with Joe....I usually go with Medium spin tackle & 8lb minimum for jerkbait fishing. Baits in the 3.5-5.5" range seem to work best and UL tackle just isnt a good match for the 1/4-1/2oz baits that I use most of the time.. The jerkbait bite is usually best before or after the sun hits the water (unless the water is up). If its low and clear, youll usually have better luck with UL tackle or the fly rod during the mid day period. Caddis should be all over the place this week...bring some appropriate imitations if your heading down. Cheers.

Havent been down there in years, but I used catch them out of those backwaters at Hwy 21 & Meramec Bottom.