Daryk Campbell Sr

Beautiful trip. Well written. Glad you guys got to come together again.

So true. We are force fed music on the radio, and I've really gotten tired of it. I got into podcasts for a while, but there's alot of one sided subjects. I listen to E-books, but sometimes I just wanna zone out and have a good beat or melody without needing to concentrate. I need a good rhythm station. Something that has jazzy, bluesy, upbeat while slowing it down. An occasional blurting out of random words that just seem to make sense. Then fade away.

Guys, so far, this discussion has given me a much clearer direction and understanding than the vast searches that I've done over the last 5 or 8 years. @dpitt, you apologize for being simple, but thats exactly what I need. As far as catching fish, I am satisfied with my results. I'm generally not skunked on a regular basis. I just always have enjoyed being beside or in the water. Catching fish is just a bonus. I want to know what "makes up" the stream I'm on. I'm not just eying trout, I'm interested in all of the fish. I have a dough bait that I'm actually over confident in. Almost as good as a seine net. It's not about catching or attracting the fish. Just genuinely interested in a basic level of the stream life. @tjm, that brief description has really made more sense as what I'm asking for. There is alot of information, if you know what things are. But if someone really doesn't know the basics, it just isn't easy to translate. Thank you. Guys, thank you all. Seriously, this thread has been more help than you can understand. It seems like most of the info out there starts on chapter 3, but I can't find the first 2 chapters to make sense of it. I really hope this info helps others who are as lost as me.

Or night crawlers and redworms. I just want to understand what a (insert bug here) is. What is a Sulphur, or a crackle back? When do certain things happen to the stream? When in high school, I really wanted to study marine biology, and micro biology. But, life happened and I never did. I may be preparing for the mid life swing. I'm just wanting more from my fishing trips.

Cool fossil. Th e blackstripe topminnow is much darker than the ones in catch. I've noticed the same with common carp.

So, I'm a mid 40's guy who grew up in St Louis City. My parents didn't fish. I'm primarily self taught in the local ponds. While there is alot of info on fly fishing not much on etymology. I recently learned the word to be honest. I've got a high school city education, no college. The teachers they tried, but we just weren't that interested. I've been watching Brian Fleshing with Mad River Outfitters for a decent amount of time. He has been promising an etymology selection of videos, but hasn't posted any yet. What this is about, is a request for someone to direct me to a Bugs for Dummies class or something similar. Maybe someone on here can break it down with the ultra basics. I've learned what a "hatch" is, but for many years while reading on here, I was lost. Can someone show pictures to match names of common bugs? The life cycles of the species? And the flies to match them? I have tried to research, but unless you know what your looking for specific to the species and the fly to match it, there's not much for beginners. If I knew that info, I would not be asking on here. If you got this far, I appreciate it. If you can help direct me, I'll appreciate it more.

You're doing right by passing on them. Usually it is a nightmare trying to get a title, and plain not worth it. Every once in a while they will pop up with title. Usually needing work. As far as the abundance of untitled options, I always expect them to have been stolen at one point. There could be other factors, but in the end, if you want to get a license plate, you need a title.

I'm usually in a similar way. We usually eat before we head out west, and then on the way home, we usually just get fast food. I stopped in Missouri Hick after many years wanting to try it, we sent to the new location. I was so excited as it smells so good even in the parking lot. My son and I were quite disappointed. Unfortunately it's not just them. I have yet to come across a barbecue place that I wanted to return to. With the exception of one food truck. They are all way over priced in my opinion. Barbecue is much better at home.

@phil has a way to adjust your account to have them removed. He did mine, and it works as it should. I know it's his source of revenue to help pay for the site, so I make sure to buy some stuff from the Lilley's Landing site or visit the store while near Branson. Was there last week, got a cool new hat.

I've been to Country Bob's a handful of times. It does come across as needing updates, but the quality of food and service has never disappointed.

This is one of the ponds I grew up fishing in. Also the pond a friend was found in when I was in high school. This is not the first time this pond has had a leak. It's very near Anheuser Bush, and Lemp Breweries. They are known for the caves and tunnels. https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-lake-swallowed-by-sinkhole-emergency-fishing-order-fish-wont-survive/63-cbd45830-8ecd-4bd9-b577-be08e2e451e2?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KSDK_News&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL6NPRjbGNrAvo04mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeJpI0LNwSAWNCdJnEB1Ij0QA1F__GT6HH1Yv-VdBIYiCIlTar7rGYNu3Ek_I_aem_PoyGFv9vUqVjV8SZtRCcWg

I remember a few years back, @Ketchup was looking at tree farming. I'm not sure what nuts his trees would be growing. You still around, Ketchup?

Well, I'm actually on a multi family vacation right now, as we speak. In Omaha, AR. We will be doing the Branson thing. Those numbers are quite high vs what our budgets are. My extended family dont really fish. I have a yearly NR license and trout tag to AR, I'm a MO resident. I have MO fish, small game and trout. I'm not into sports or golf, or many other things. I dont think most of the circle I hang with can justify those numbers as well. Just my take.

I would reconsider taking my family due to that cost. It's really not about who's committed. My kids enjoy fishing, but not enough to pay that much for a possible 1 day (5 hours) of fishing while on vacation. We are a family of 5 so additional $200.00. That's of course in addition to the cost of NR license for 5. Then you consider the amount of times you have to try to convince the little ones this is supposed to be fun. It can really make one change their mind. Multiply that by the amount of people who are not "committed" and you can see where a business owner should be concerned. Fishing should be affordable. Camping should be affordable. Outdoors in general should be affordable. We are seeing one of the possible reasons kids dont go outside.

I definitely would have been wrong if you asked me to identify them all. Especially since you said they are all different. I'm confident with the two crappie, long ear and green sunfish, I believe I've correctly picked the shadow bass and warmouth, bottom two i would have identified as bluegill.