Gavin

Think the only way to make money guiding is to have a wealthy wife.

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Steve Adams passed on April 9th, 8 days shy of his 74th Birthday. Many of you probably knew him as the Gnomish looking fellow that hung out at Hargrove’s fly Shop. We had many good times together in Michigan, out west, and chasing smallmouth & trout in the Ozarks. No services will be held. That is all,

Great Job!

Sweet! Those are good eating size!

Tried something new, and it turned out well. Plan to make more for river snacks.

I use the tolling motor more than the oars. It’s camoed with a led light bar now. It works great in the duck marsh as well as down river. Holding up fine and those NRS oar locks will outlast the boat. I have a shorter set of NRS locks if you want them. They were a bit shorter than I wanted.

Very nice! Can’t wait to see it float!

That's a nice little truck camper. If I had a place to store it, I'd probably grab it. My wife and children are used to a 30' camper though. I'm fine with a tent, bag, and a thermarest.

An Aldi just opened up in the former Lucky’s market space a couple blocks from me. The selection is sparse, but what is there has been good quality and well priced. We buy allot of staples there. Prime rib is all about the grade of meat. Get some USDA prime, for the least amount of $.

It is abnormally warm and dry this winter. We are in a mild drought pattern and it seems like spring is starting a week or two early. Thanks El Nino!

Get on with it. It’s a common procedure, and most who have the procedure are 100% in a short time. Make sure you’re NOT using oneshots healthcare provider. Siteman in STL does a great job. Best to you.

Yes there are Annual Cicadas, they are black & green mostly with some white on the belly. They are common in late summer, per my pool skimmer bucket surveys.

We had a double brood in the 1990’s and the fish would get full quick. The single brood 10+ years ago was better. There will be allot of big bugs falling in the water, but buy some ear plugs. They are LOUD!

They will start crawling out of the ground once the soil temps reach the mid 60's. Late April or May when the morels are about done. They burrow out, crawl up a treee, crack their nymph shell and emerge a creamy white with tan orange eyes...They color up dark in about an hour as their wings unfold. It is kinda cool to watch that process. JD has the idea....It is the splat/smack. Paddle down river, look for a tree LOADED with cicada's and slap a bass popper with rubber legs under that tree. It does not have to look like remotely like a cicada, but it has gotta smack. Adding a little weight and epoxy to your bugs increases the smack. Good luck.

That’s not much in terms of material but it is a good vice.I would donate that to the local fly fishing club. Doubt that you will get 30% of what you are asking.

Keep on rolling! You gotta die from something, but, go fishing on your way to or from. The power to make your very best day resides in you mostly. It could happen every day!

They should work fine, but I think the BAR S hot dogs from Walmart are cheaper.

Fun place, we usually stop by for some fishing and dinner if in the area. The girls are usually done fishing in 45 or an hour, so the price for catch & keep is the way to go (lots cheaper for 4), Did you stop by the new Bryant Creek State Park? It's just up the hill towards Monks.

Crane.pdfCrane.pdfIf there was anyone to attempt that with, it would be Coldwater, and a few other solid floaters. Wire Road to Kerr looks doable, and there are several bridges, unfortunately it looks like there is allot of cattle pasture on the lower end.

Probably not, it does not get logged out like most of the float streams. Coldwater, me, and my late friend Roy came across a heck of a log jam on the L. Piney above Newburg 20+ years ago. It was 200 yards of solid log jam, 50' high. We took a break to contemplate it and eat lunch before we hauled around it, but in the meantime a gentlemen farmer found us. We plied him with a couple of beers and soon our canoes and gear got hauled around the log jam with that farmer's 4 wheeler. Be prepared to hump it if you go.

Cooking from Scratch is still there I think. Haven't been by there in awhile, but we always loved their fried chicken, and they had a 66 oz Route 66 burger challenge. It has been a good weekend to cook! Did some pot roast and homemade mashed potatoes on Saturday. Posole with hot tortillas slathered in butter, honey, and lime was yesterday. Tonight is left over pot roast and we are gonna make potato pancakes.

Buy the Commander's Kitchen Cook Book, and you will never go out for Cajun again.

You all have mad cooking skills! Do you take requests? Neighbors are coming over for diner Monday night and their little one (Cindy Lou Who) asked if I was making Lasagna for Xmas again. There will be some!

Do these feral hogs arrive the Wednesday after New Year then vanish? That is just us, DONT SHOOT!