Gavin

You could fly to Anchorage and do some DIY stuff around Cooper Landing or Soldatna. You WILL want to do some fly outs and a halibut charter. You can book those on a daily basis through lots of outfitters.

Hauled allot of pin oak in the rain today water goes on on 10/2. Flip lids will be grassed.

Oh geez, y’all are on my same timeline. Maybe some, are more advanced, some less. Good looking gray haired posse!

At least your pulling the trigger. East side is deader than dead. Will be brushing up soon, and turning the water on around 10/15.

Head count, arrival times, and a meal plan. I usually do a Friday or Saturday night for 20 while primitive camping on a gravel bar in January. Your meal plan should include the gear you intend to cook it with so you know it is there. It helps to have a big stock pot, a couple of campfire grills, full size two burner propane stove, big skillet, a couple chef knives v pocket knives, cutting boards, and some portable tables, a couple dutch ovens. Pre cook and vac pack what you can so it wont get soggy in a cooler. Have a great time guys! Wish I could make it, but I have another commitment.

Nope, but I've built a few bamboo fly rods, and tied thousands of flies. The fish dont always comply.

The neighbors have a 75' tall persimmon tree, we rarely get any. There is one in the local park that I can pick....long piece of pvc with a coat hanger duct taped to the top...Pure redneckery. There are paw paw patches all over the river bottoms, ir you know what you are looking for. The racoons and possums usually beat you to them.

You just need to be the first to the spot when they want to eat. Predawn until sun hits the water is the most consistent for me over the last 40 years. Sunset bite sometimes. It helps if you know where they tend to be.

Jumping Joe Humphreys...Meh...I met the guy and he was a total dish rag. If you want a decent brown, be on the water before dawn, fish with something in the 3-5" long range, sneak in, and make your FIRST cast count. Move, after 3 casts, then sneak in again.

A small shallow runner like a Manns 1- over the slack water weeds. Red ear sunfish type colors. That is pickeral candy.

That should be fun! I've attended the Sucker Fest in Nixa, and the Turkey Trot in Yellville a few times. Do they toss the squirrels out of low flying aircraft?

Glad someone is whacken em. I havent been out, but going on Friday.

Dont forget about the 30% Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit.

Did not get to the hummus since my daughter invited 8-10 of her friends over to swim & camp in the back yard last night. Some of her friends don’t eat meat, so I went with some cream sauce pasta, cheese garlic bread, and some cuc/mayer salad. We finally ran the out around 1 today, Dropped one of up on Olive, then the Asian Markets. Snapper dinners do not suck!

You seeing any? The wires are bare around my office park in Maryland Heights. Hope some move in, I havent heard one in a week or so.

That hummus looks great. I may give that a go this weekend.

That is still pretty high up and I dont think there is an access at 133. I dont think I'd want to take my jon above Ruby's Landing this time of year, maybe in the spring with some more flow.

It's been awhile, but I do not recall a boat ramp at Boiling Springs on the B. Piney, but there is a concrete ramp at Mason Bridge. It is currently running about 200cfs, on the B. Piney and a bit more on the FLW guage. Boiling Springs is 20-30 miles above those guages, so make your own call. I would not want to run a jet or a prop boat up that high, or anything I could not drag for a distance, or haul over a sweeper.. It very narrow and woody in spots up that high. I do not think outfitters serve that stretch anymore. There used to be a CG/Canoe rental right below the Boiling Springs access. They went out of business and sold, not sure what the new owners are doing with it. You would have a better time on the Gasconade from Hwy 28 on down. Current below Two rivers, or on the IIpt below Greer, Horespower restrictions apply on the Current and 11pt. Good luck!

No, that stuff doesn’t really work that well. But some new stuff. Once the taped seams start failing it’s over. I get about 10 good years out of a Goretex jacket, about 5-6 from a set of Goretex waders.

Here's a couple other favorites near the Hill favorites https://trattoriamarcella.com/ https://www.menyarui.com/ https://www.biggiesrestaurant.com/ https://michaelsstl.com/index.html or any of Gerard Craft's restaurants. https://www.nichefoodgroup.com/

Get you some Gioia's hot salami on cheese garlic bread. Pair it with a bag of Red Hot Riplets (STL's best BBQ tater chip) and a cold beer (BYO).

Shawnee creek looked like a good access, but it definetly stunk of horse poop. I think everyone got most of their boxes checked, and the girls are going back to school tomorrow. It's time to get out there midweek if you can!

Bad times happen, Thrive, survive, or die. Pick one.

JD, I get ya. This was an all DIY family float. Never rented a boat or paid for a shuttle. Just adapted to what we fell into. Made it an adventure, but not a drag a thon. I don’t think I’d want to float the JF below Eminence. I checked out two access points down there and both smelled like horse shart. Lots of Horse facilities down that way.

We were hoping for the Jacks, but the Current was fun. You can see our two daughters standing on their kayaks in the background on one of those photos. They have no desire to fish, they just want to paddle and swim. We would fish a bit, then hit the trolling motor to catch up.