Daryk Campbell Sr

Welcome to the forum, I also live in St Louis, Grew up fishing Carondelet's lakes. Night crawlers seem to produce the best results for me, but recently I have learned that shad, and green sunfish are the same as candy to large catfish. Stone, good tip on IL lakes, I have access to a private lake over there which is much nicer since it is not well known. I have not fished any public lakes over there, but may look into them.

I quit about 5 years ago, was in the hospital due to an infection, was told a story by a guy in the room about how he was in the same hospital a few years prior, and had his veins in his legs all stripped out due to the nicotine restricting his blood flow, and he was in the hospital for a few months and missed the major hollidays with friends and family. Long story short, I have never before heard about nicotine collecting in your veins, and kinda blew it off. (this guy was a friend of the roomate I had in the hospital). My doctor was out of town for a couple of more days so a fill in was looking after me. She asked the normal list of questions including "Do you smoke?". I answered yes, kinda had the attitude of I know it is your job to tell me to quit. She proceded to tell me that if I continue to smoke it will restrict the blood flow in my veins in my legs and cause me more problems than I already have. ( my legs hold water like nothing you have ever seen. I look like the elephant man if I dont wear my elastic stokings). My doctor has never told me about this, and he knows I smoke, I asked him, he confirmed it as a possibility. Thank you to Dr. Paula Bruggensmith for putting it into words that made it personal for me to quit. I have had my stumbles when drinking, but for only the night I am drinking. To those of you who are just now quitting, the dreams you have of smoking again, are very vivid and will make you feel like you did something wrong. It is OK, we all have been through it. Keep your head up and as Chief said, "You guy's can do it. You just have to have your mind made up that that is what you want. If your brain is not in it, you won't quit. You have to be determinded!"

Very cool. Good job on the carbs, they can be tricky sometimes.

A couple of weeks ago I seen some kids walking about halfway out from the Flamm City Access of the Meremac. They were not even waist deep. Hopefully with the rain we had this morning it will help. Pretty scary stuff.

I would guess the wardens have a scientific way of deciding where to check. I have been checked a couple of times in my life and they have been some nice people. One was in uniform, and one was not easily detected (until he identified and showed his badge). The one in full uniform came upon my son and I while throwing rocks on the upper Meramec. It was youth Turkey season, and we stopped hunting to have lunch and do some fishing. We were not doing well with the fishing so decided to throw rocks (it was his weekend). Any how, he was very stealthy and my son spotted him first, pointed him out and I guess he realized that the was caught and he came down to talk. Very nice guy, asked how our day was, and even gave us some pointers on hunting the conservation area we were next to, he also explained to me that alot of the roads that are usually marked for authorized vehicles only were open for the youth hunt. He checked me after I told him that we had been fishing, but stopped. A very pleasant guy, and seemed to be doing the job appointed to him.

Nice pics, thanks for sharing your info of the trip.

They look good. Eat-able size.

Very neat fish. Thank you for sharing with us.

Yes, Jerry that is interesting. Neat to see records broken, but tied is cool also.

I have seen a few of your videos before. Good stuff.

Sounds interesting. I have not heard, but I could imagine it would be a good turnout.

I would be equal to the three who had no idea. Is there a certain time of season, day, etc to plan for these hatches? I am a newb who has learned alot on here, but don't have any direct access to trout fishing up in the St Louis area. I would like to be prepared for the fall trip that I plan on going to a trout park. I generally like to go to Roaring River, but I seem to encourage the rain when I go. I went about 4 years ago and the left overs of Hurricane Ike came through there, and it was not a fun time in tents. The next year was just soaking rain, and needless to say, the kids really did not enjoy it.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/rftmusic/2010/11/camp_zoe_site_of_schwagstock_f.php Some interesting information here concerning the seizure, and the laws used.

Great article, I love the picture. The article is full of great info, thanks for sharing.

LOL, looks like your recon has been intercepted. :-) I seen the same add a couple of days ago on St Louis Craigslist. I like the looks of his items.

For those who wish to see them now, today, you can go to Lone Elk Park in St Louis County, Off of Hwy 44. (or 44 hwy for the rural members) The website is http://stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ParkPages/LoneElk . It is a free park, donations are accepted. The wild bird sanctuary is right across the road, and is really neat also. There is an area in Lone Elk Park that you can exit your vehicle and walk on the road and be as close as you dare to the elk with no fence. There are trails to walk through the park also and the animals are familiar with people, so they will generally stay their ground. There are elk, deer, buffalo, turkey, and many other wildlife that are allowed to roam while you drive through the park kind of safari like. They can do damage to your car, beware. As far as Peck Ranch goes, I am in the wait and see campaign. I know that many other things MDC has done have had general outlash and then turned to benefit the state more than have negative effects. I would like to see a large elk roaming through the area freely, but I realize that we will have to pay for that benefit. I am not sure the cost outweighs the benefit at this time, but I will quietly wait and see. I do see a problem that does need addressed which is the human population. Not nessicarily the population, but the ability to live 3-5 times longer than we did as well as being immune to a good amount of the problems that used to have control of us. I know some here will nominate ME to make the first sacrifice, But it is illegal. I don't like to intentionally break the law.

I don't know about things in AR, but in St Louis, When we get a "New Store" it may be open for a few weeks before the "Scheduled" Grand Opening. This may be something similar. I know it violates the term GRAND OPENING, but that is something I have seen more than once. It would be a smart marketing tactic to celebrate the opening on a holiday weekend.

It is now your job to teach him defeat.... LOL I am trying to teach my boys how it feels to be skunked, but have yet to do it. They skunked me last year on fathers day, and I am still trying to make it up to them. Kinda hard when they know how to get a snag, but don't know how to tie a knot. Oh, well. Maybe this year.

F&F, Good idea with the crazy glue, and with shrink tubing. I guess you have to be pretty darn careful if using a lighter to activate the shrink tubing, but it would serve great purpose. Gets me thinking on other uses for the stuff. I may post them later, as with most of my ideas, they become pretty dull when actually put to use. As far as knots go, I have used the improved clench knot for as long as I can remember. (except when I was tying 3 or 4 overhand knots. ;-) I have seen the others, but just like my zebco 33, I found what works for me and I continue to use it.

Good job, could not have said it better myself.

I was wondering the same thing.

Another tip we learned in leader training was to use water bottles (the kind that clip) and fill them with G.O.R.P. Good O'l Raisins and Peanuts. They do not require refrigeration, and they will keep the boys comfortable (hunger wise). You may look into some umbrellas or a way to divert the sun ahead of time. You probably already have thought about it, but you will be in the sun almost all day every day. Sunburn and dehydration will be a very real threat. One idea on that would be to use the rain fly from your tents and use maybe some pvc to create a frame to hold the fly to make a bimini top. Talk to some local businesses, and maybe you can get tarp or pvc donated electrical conduit would work also it would be cheaper and stronger, but weigh more. Zatarains makes some good flavor meals with rice (in my opionion) and they are reasonable if you catch them on sale. Or you can get ideas from their flavors and duplicate them. As has been said earlier get input from the boys, as if they aren't happy.......... Yeah. Man, I am really excited for you guys, my boys are not ready for that yet, I may have one or few, but most are within a couple years out of Webelos. Don't forget a foot ball and frisbee. You may want to learn a few card games also. Keep them BUSY.

Great contribution to the site.

Pasta gets old, but it is filling and it can be made with the water that you purify. Tuna can be brought along also. Check somewhere like Sams for chicken in a can (the large cans), you can make many dutch oven meals with chicken and Rice/pasta. Talk to a few restaurants about some donations of food. You can plan ahead and keep some cold goods for the first couple of days, and use them first. Many fruits and vegetables can be kept without being kept cold. Don't forget good ole peanut butter and jelly. Let the boys be creative in thier ideas and they will enjoy it more so also. You can bring tortilla shells and make pizzas with pizza sauce and cheese if it is within the first couple of days. Just keep the coolers wrapped in sleeping bags and they will maintain the cold longer. I read on here that a wet towel over the cooler makes a tremendous difference, I have yet to try it. Block ice is also gonna last longer than ice cubes and you can make your own block ice with water bottles. Fill them 3/4 and do not cap them in the freezer. When frozen, cap them and use them as you would any type of ice. When they melt, you can use it as clean water. Sorry kinda went on a rant, hope you can use at least one item here. Have fun, be safe.

LMAO good code there F&F, I haven't been to any of the locations listed, but just from hanging in here, I feel like I know exactly where your referencing. Probably a good idea to keep "non members" from stealing info covertly. DC over and out.