Gavin

Know that spot. Browns eat when they eat...Might have a banner 2 hrs on that creek once or twice a year. Have fished it allot for over 30 yrs and usually spend at least at least a week down there every year. They won't lift there skirts and give it away very often.

Boils are easy. Get the Zatarains liquid crab&shrimp boil and use a bit more than is recommended. A big pot with a strainer and a big burner is a must. Did one for 20 on a gravel bar in January years ago. Used shrimp instead of crawfish due to cost.

Agree Oysters. Not a favorite but abundant and OK.. OYO on the PI issue. Can't get near the stuff. Would not want PI in my mouth or throat. Had a dumb butt boot Marine on my crew who got clap of the yap in the PI. We all had a good laugh at his expense, but we were worried. Skinny guy and he lost 15-20lbs before he could shovel food into his pie hole again.

There are tons of speckled trout & redfish on that part of the coast, and you might get into a snook. Topwater plugs can be a ton of fun early and late. A leader is a must...20-30lb works well...You could use frozen shrimp but they eat a ton of white bait and small mullet on the gulf coast. If you know how to toss a cast net, you can get all you want out of the surf. Make sure that you wash your gear...the salt will tear it up quickly.

Mussel prep looks great, and would be all over the soft shells! Happy Birthday!

Could run downstream anywhere mostly. Upstream, not so much.

Have no idea what a bierock is, but can get a a good loose meat burger at the Maid Rite in Rolla any time you roll through. Fried chicken is good and the house made cream soda is great. Crock pot pulled pork.....no thanks. No smoke, no bark. Braised Pork with spicy Ketchup IMO. Sorry you want to eat that;)!

Would toss a Pat's Rubberlegs, Capt Dave's Blue Backed Bugger, Brown, Olive, or Cream Mohair Leach first on any of the wild creeks. Most have tons of craws. Rubber leg fox squirrel nymph next, scuds if they are picky...flashy rainbow flies and pink if all else fails.

The wild trout waters are easier IMO. Pretty much guaranteed to catch some 5-8" wild rainbows, unless you wade like an elephant. Meramec is streamer and midge mostly, big stones in a few spots, not much in terms of crawfish unless on a mud bank. Used to be a good white mayfly hatch this time of year(burrowers on mud banks) but have not tried for that in years.

Its feast or famine water. There are very few hard points in between long expanses of fine gravel bottom, plus it gets jet boated often this time of year...Giggers & Deer Hunters.

Hardly ever catch bass on the back hook with jerkbaits or cranks. Brown trout go for the head too. Could cut the back hook off of most and not worry unless it makes the lure run wrong IMO

Bit of long arming but obviously a nice LMB. Congrats.

Mayfair is rather thin with lots of onion and some celery. Good too. Here is the 1905 dressing from the Columbia down on the FL Gulf Coast. They usually mix table side with the lemon and Worchestershire but think you could mix ahead. 1/2 C EVO 4 cloves garlic 2T dried Oregano 1/8 C White Wine Vinegar Put in the fridge for a day or two Add when you mix Juice of one lemon 2T Worchestershire Salad 4C Iceberg see note 1 large ripe tomatoe 1/2C ham in small strips 1/2C Swiss cheese in small strips 1/2C green olives 1/4C grated Romano or parm Usually like it with a better lettuce.

Not disagreeing with you either....Jeff has a very good reputation.

Helps if you have someone to handle the boat if you want to fly fish for them.

Dont know what it's called but it's darn good. Put it on toast or make a pizza.

LOZ Oysters;>)!

Looks good as always...been working to much and eating out a lot lately, but finally did a bit of cooking. Wanted something light after walking around at the RV show all day yesterday and opted for a chicken ceasar with home made dressing...The dressing is what makes the salad...nothing like you find at most restaurants or the supermarket. 1/2 can anchovies in oil, drained 1-2 cloves of garlic 2 large egg yolks Juice of 2 lemons + extra to taste 3/4T Dijon mustard 1/2 cup oil 3T grated parm reggiano Kosher Salt Fresh Ground Black Pepper. Chop the anchovies & garlic then mix it all up. Add more oil & lemon juice until you get your desired consistency. Add some good croutons and some more shavings of parm reggiano

Looks like a great trip Ronnie! Good for you guys!

That's a hell of gash! Glad your OK!

The lightspeads are nice, but not a fan of the look. Hard to top a Hardy Bougle or a Perfect.

Thought about posting chuck that POS in the trash can a few times but....was interesting to see the depth of the dbaggery. Have an old rod and a couple better reels if you want them Harris. Have not hit the can but probably soon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_boom This might explain it to you...

The boom travels with the jet until it goes subsonic. As long as it's within earshot you will feel it. The sonic wave looked like a big boat wake moving across the water on the few occasions that the F-15 jocks where allowed to do supersonic low level fly bye's on the Ranger.

Military aircraft are the only likely suspects. Some top gun @ Scott is probably in hot water now, but that's all you will ever hear about it. Have not seen one or heard one after I got off the aircraft carrier.