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Pig Farm Ink in conjunction with Missouri Spirits House and Plateau Fly Shop presents Iron Fly! Iron chef meets fly tying as tiers compete in a battle of feathers, fur, and froth from a bag of mystery ingredients. Put your livers to the test and show the judges your own brand of creativity! Everyone is welcome, wives, girlfriends, your long lost 3rd cousin visiting for the holiday, bring someone that doesn't flyfish! Learn to tie flies, get in on the Iron Fly, indulge in some fine spirits and good BBQ eats. Or just take in the debauchery! Special guests include Brad Bohen and Brian Wise! Free admission, swag from Skinny Water Culture, Simms, Southern Culture On The Fly, Scalefish Studio, Temple Fork Outfitters, just to name a few, cool give aways and door prizes.....SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PIG FARM, BE THERE! November 29th at the Missouri Spirits House!

There aren't any big Muskie in Fellows Lake, it's a waste of time and valuable energy. If you ask me crocheting or basket weaving is a far better time.......

Both rods are sold!

Cabelas C.G.R. 6'6" 4wt fly rod $65 I have a brand new Cabelas Custom Glass 6'6" 4wt 3 piece. I bought this rod several years ago, casted it in the pool and put it away. It hasn't seen daylight since. These little rods came out with awesome quality, from the grip to the thread wraps. Can arrange for pickup or I can ship it. TFO Professional Series 7'6" 3wt Fly Rod $65 I have a TFO Lefty Kreh Professional Series 7'6" 3wt 4 piece fly rod. This rod is in pristine condition, it has probably been used 4 times, none at all in the last several years. I'm cleaning out my rod closet and have decided that this one shall go, This rod will come with a White River Fly Shop rod case. Can arrange for pick up or shipping.

I will remain ever so silent while being supportive of the criticism of the douchebaggery that takes place at the before mentioned establishment! Can I say douchebaggery here? I've have done my fair share of casting (no pun intended) light on these folks in a previous thread.

Awfully fun 5 minutes wasn't it?

It's been a while gentlemen, just curious to hear about any springtime Musky stories!

Alright, I may of been a little ridiculous in my last post....but come on dude, do I need to refer back to your original pompous post in this thread. If you come across a certain way you should expect it in return. And this has nothing to do with my character.

Shad and small Carp most definitely, do the Musky at Fellows eat Crappie, that's a yes as well....but not at the level that most think. Bluegill are not as soft skinned and fatty, definitely harder to digest than other species, but then again if a Musky wants to eat and a bluegill presents itself.......it's not gonna get turned down.

Follows, follows, and you guessed it more follows. I'm a firm believer that the pressure makes a difference, but with that being said, these fish will eat when they want to eat, and will eat what they want to when they want it. You can put a fly in front of the same fish 20 times and not get a nudge, but that 21st time it's on. So while I think it does make a difference, it doesn't affect these fish as much as other species.

You came here, to this thread and voiced your concern for the fact that Musky are responsible for poor fishing at Fellows Lake. Just like the countless others that refuse to listen to others that just might have a little more information and just a little more education on the subject you hit and run and try to make others look foolish because of your lack of useful information that back up your argument. There is no Musky fisherman vs Bass/Crappie fisherman.......there is mainly a informed vs ignorant battle going on, and not just at Fellows Lake it's nationwide, it's length limits, it's slots, it's whether Stripers decimate fisheries, you name it. There will always be this divide, but do me a favor sit on your hands and listen a little bit, I know your ADHD is acting up but try, LISTEN TO OTHERS THAT MAY BE MORE INFORMED THAN YOU! And live by your own "to each his own" mantra, and do us all a favor and please just "SHUT UP AND FISH", go have a HOOT!

Human predation happens on a far greater scale than what Muskies could ever account for, thanks KVD for sharing that. It seems that as long as Musky swim in a body of water they will be the "fallguy" for slow fishing. What I like are the stories of crappie fisherman spouting off with "everyone I catch, I cut it's throat", classic stuff there. The one thing that these folks seem to forget is that we are fishing, it's called fishing, not catching. Because you can't catch your limit, doesn't mean the fish aren't there, do you want them to jump on your hook and hook themselves. And I would like to second the fact that they sure don't seem to like the BAITFISH patterns I have been tying here lately.

I apologize for being MIA on this thread since I was the one that started it....but it's Fall and I've been too busy out hunting these rampaging killers.....

I am going to contact Dave Woods with the MDC, and ask permission to share some excerpts from emails between him and I, that I think would do wonders to answer some of these questions

Studies have proven over and over, that musky stocking programs have NO detrimental effect on populations of other species in the particular lake. Educate yourself before, like many before you, start throwing around accusations that Musky have ruined a fishery. Funny thing is, while flyrodding Musky at Fellows Lake we always end up with a proverbial ton of fly caught bass, not Musky! These fish are stocked in such relatively low numbers that the impact on the fishery is very minimal. If you want to talk about predatation lets talk about about your wonderful bass species, I would argue until we are both tired that bass have just as much impact if not more than the Musky at Fellows Lake.....all of your exclamation points tell me that you have an agenda. I would like to add this, real science, from real researchers....... “If muskie stocking resulted in a negative impact on other fish populations, we would have seen a pattern emerge,” “But that didn’t happen. Instead, we found great variability. When looking at individual species in individual lakes, our nets caught significantly more fish in 16 cases and significantly fewer fish in nine cases. Our nets caught essentially the same number of fish in the other 194 cases. “The lack of consistent negative changes suggests muskie and other species generally coexist quite well.”