fishinwrench

I know, but to say someone is a "cynical person" isn't commonly regarded as a term of endearment (not that I take offense to being called cynical, at all). But in order of terms, it rates right up there with.. Curmudgeon, and horses-butt, among most of society. LMAO That's all I meant. See how politically correct I am trying to be......WTF? somebody slap me.

Thanks, my apologys for jumping lazily into mid-conversation.. I guess we do share what could be defined as cynicism....but I prefer to think I am actually in touch with reality. To call these mindsets "cynical views", implys that they are not actually correct, and real....And I very much believe that they are.

But, to "throw a Basturd out",simply allows another Basturd in. Only the name and face changes.

With all due respect: How can ANYONE "vote intelligently", when all you have, to base your decision on....or to "inform yourself with" as you say...is what you hear, or percieve through the media. Or our personal impressions based on our own self-proclaimed "supurb judge of character"? The cards are never on the table....so any "intellegent vote" is simply a crapshoot...at best. A candidate may be completely honest in their intentions....but once in office they probably LEARN A FEW THINGS, that change their stratagy, and their direction in a big way. They get enlightened, so to speak. At least that is the way I see it. Besides, what confirms the accuracy of a vote count in any election anyway, a government agency ? PFFFFT ! How do we know that the whole voting process isn't simply a staged nationwide crock of bull ? Like everything else.

I built a doghouse once too, and my dog wouldn't even get in it.....True story!

2Sheds, I haven't stayed at Sunburst, but ROLF is nice, and Yes you can pitch a tent there. One of the primitive spots near the mouth of "life spring" would be a great place to pitch camp....close to the showers and the crapper, and good fishing right under your nose.

Sheesh, If I don't make their props spin by the 4th...I'll be the one "bummin' rides".

You can somewhat determine water color....compared to what it was the last time you were on the river.....by taking note of how fast any rises have occurred since then. A gradual rise (over several days) of 0.5 to 1.5 won't change the water color too much. But if it spikes a foot every 2 hours, and the gage goes over 5.0 (like it did June 2-3, or June 10-11) it will stir it up pretty bad, and will take it about a week to settle back down. What you "wanna see" on the gage is a reading of between 2.0(low) and 4.0(hi) for decent fishing. Anything above 4.5 is gonna be unfishable and dangerous for most folks.....(yes, that includes me), but I've had some really good days at 4.0 It's sure lookin' good right now....ya lucky Bum (LOL) Let us know how ya do.

Yeah, the Windyville gage is the best indicator we have, of conditions in the Trout holding section of the river. I'd like to see a gage at 64 bridge...maybe someday. Going by the Windyville gage, a reading of 2.5 is about perfect (just a tad high). Windyville gage You really can't go by "rainfall amounts", cuz it depends on which side of the hill catches the most rain. Looks like I won't make it Tomorrow.....gotta fish for Dollars instead of Trout

Prolly be late Fall before we can make it to Ar. Girls love to "accessorize"...so she has to have all the gadgets too, ya know. She's been crankin' out some darn nice soft hackles...and does a mean crackleback. Hope I can keep her interested... without burnin' her out. My hidden agenda.... is for her to be able to outfish any "boyfriend" she might aquire later in life......LMAO !

Will probably be in the neighborhood myself Friday.....but I'm watchin' the guage at Windyville intently. I hope she doesn't blow out ...AGAIN !

I've brought this up several times in similar discussions. The other "WRITTEN LAW" describing private vs. public water, aside from the "navigable" term.... are the words "used for commerce". That can mean: used to float logs down, used as a city water supply, dredged for gravel...ect.

Funny you should ask Brownieman, there was a girl with him....and NO she was not in uniform. She was more like..... dressed for a picnic actually. LOL Is "dating while you work" a common thing.... Like a state employee perk, or something ?

Not really, not in the Niangua anyway...I've pretty much been targeting the trout still. With the water heating up though, that is about to change. Been hitting the LO tribs for Smallies some, but nothing spectacular to report.

I'd like to find a stripper too....but even more than that...I'd love to find TROUT below Bagnell. I think we have an ooops...LOL

Good one !!!

You had Holler's ?

It's lookin' good today (a little cloudy, and still a bit high...'bout perfect). The water feels awfully warm..... good for Smallies & Goggleye...bad for trout. The Trout I caught today didn't fight as hard as usual, and none of them even attempted to jump. Strikes were half-hearted and hard to detect, and once hooked they were sluggish. I'm gonna blame it on the warm runoff. I gotta take this opportunity to piss and moan about the jetboats. I don't like seeing them on the Niangua, and they are getting more frequent as time goes on. Got checked for my permit today by MDC....after they blasted through the run I was fishing...TWICE! How can they successfully enforce game laws from a darn jetboat? I mean, you can hear them coming from 3 miles away....and the last few "OFFICER/AGENTS" I've seen are NOT experienced river-jet operators, by any stretch of the imagination. (I specifically LOOKED for a PFD in the boat....they might have been stuffed somewhere, but I couldn't see them). Sorry, but IMO this is ignorant. Plus, from the boat operating "skill" I have seen...it's just a matter of time before one of these "agents" mow over a swimmer, fisherman, or a canoe. What a nasty headline that would be...if it didn't get "covered up".

Thanks Fella's, Picked her up a pair today. One of the shops I frequent had a pair of Hodgman wadelite's that have "just enough room to grow a year or so"... I think. If she wears them out before she grows out of them.....I'll be proud

No, she wants the "stockingfoot design", and "breathables" if we can find them. Also should mention that we have (For Sale Cheap) a pair of youth sized stockingfoot neoprenes (Flytech) that still have alot of miles left on them...She has grown out of those.

I'm looking for a pair of breathables for my 12 Y/O daughter. Are there any shops that carry them ?

It has stabilized enough to be good....but don't load the car yet... here comes more rain.

Maybe I'm just being an butt....but a good job of "hand landing" the fish (any fish) is part of the skill that makes a flyfisher what he is. If I said that those boga's and similar gadgets are "Yuppy flyfisher" toys...would y'all think poorly of me ? Cuz we can't have that

I've come to grips with the "raining fish" thing....fish DO fall from the sky far away from their home water ....as do frogs, crawdads, and other pond critters after a tornado passes over a farmpond...somewhere. We had a F-2 tornado March of 06....a few of our belongings have fallen from the sky 45 miles (by road) from where our house was. (the heaviest being a ink pen with my business name on it) So it's easy to see how small critters could get relocated. fish would most likely be dead, but frogs and crawdads might make it if the landing wasn't to abrupt. Just this last April there was a cloud of red dust that settled in the Portland, and Hermann, Mo. area....supposably it was from a dust storm/or tornado out in Oklahoma. Once an object (stick, rock, fish, pelican, goose...ect,) is in the jet stream, I guess it can be pushed for a very long distance.

I'm not so sure DD. Wish I could see it with its wings at rest. Does the Dobsonfly have the long antenna? been a long time since I've seen one ... out of Helgie form. Dobsonflys also have noticable PINCHERS...bigguns. I'm thinkin' it's a Stonefly. But then again, something about it doesn't look aquatic. Geeze, why did I even reply to this post...I have no freakin'idea ! LMAO