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What a shame that the state was just going to waste such nice fish. Thanks for trying to save some of them, hope it all works out. If I were closer I would come and help. Good luck with your venture.

That was one nice fish

Quit a while back myself. It's a long road but can be done and your on the right road just keep going one day at a time. Trust me it does get easier. Just think all the moeny you will have for new fishing gear....

Nice looking fish guys. Went for a short time today but nothing like that for sure.

My son has one of these and loves it, http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-PlaySport-Waterproof-Pocket-Camera/dp/B004FLL5BI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345494308&sr=8-1&keywords=kodak+playsport The camera I carry with me most of the time isn't waterproof and I know one day I'm going to wish that it was. Thank heavens I carry an extended warrenty on it that covers acidental damage. I agree with Al put the camera in the waterproof case like above & you won't use it much. When those chance of a life time photos come you barley have time to get the camera out of your pocket to take the shot.

Did you try Amazon?

Don't know how big your camera is but I keep my wallet and keys in one of these when I'm out in the boat http://www.basspro.com/Plano-Waterproof-Stowaway-Utility-Boxes/product/10210352/73899 they come is serveral sizes.

I've been run out of Simpson at closing time, they close the gates so a person would have to park outside and walk in. I was fishing the Meramec one night by the RC track and a Kirkwood park ranger came by and wanted to know what I was doing there that the area was closed. When I explained to him there were not signs, which he already knew. Finally told him I would pack up and leave and he says that it was okay, I was fishing, he hadn't made any calls so I didn't see him and he didn't see me. I guess we stayed maybe another hour and left, it was a slow night any way. This was not the 1st time we had fished there. If I recall there the areas close at 11 pm. I was told by a Jeffco sheriff deputy that it was alright to fish the big river in House Springs that they would bother you, but you have better be fishing not just putting line in the water claiming your fishing.

Actually it was released back in 2011. I have it but can't say that I have used it much. Doesn't cover the places I fish but them again the are not MDOC. I think it would be better on a tablet, the screen on my phone is rather small by todays standards. It's Free so install it on your phone and decide if it's for you or not.

Northern Jefferson County & adjoining St Louis County area Chris Boyd: 314-607-2686

It sucks that they are anywhere. They must stay pretty close to the surface, take the boat in there early in the morning when the lake is smooth and quite and you can hear and feel them hitting the bottom of the boat. That is the 1st one I have actaully had jump in the boat and I was only trolling at that point. At least there is one less tha can breed now

What area? I saw at sign at the ramp in GWP (St Louis, Mo) yesterday for fishing gear for sale.

But they will jump in the boat. This morning I was at GWP and while fishing the back side I heard something flop into the boat turned around a nice size one was flopping around on the floor of the boat.

You got that right

Thought you were going to say girls sand volleyball. I did see one of the kayak races the other day and your right they fly, looks like they could be my little jon boat with a 20 hp motor.

They aren't game fish so I don't think there are any regulations on how they can be caught. Go to You Tube and search for Asisan Carp Peoria, there some guys there that spear them and catch them on all sorts of contraptions. The TV program that I saw on NG Wild they were netting them with both drop nets and also catching the jumpers in dip nets. From what I undersand is that in China they are considered a delicacy, but the waters there are so poluted that they are uneatable. They have a bad flavor. They can spawn 4 times a year so I think even with them being harvested it is still going to be hard to control them. Now they are headed for the Great Lakes and they have somethings is place there to try and stop them. If the rerun the National Geographic Wild show about them it's well worth watching.

They are suppose to be building a prosscessing plant in Grafton, IL http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x2067834548/Asian-carp-processing-plant-to-be-built-in-Grafton

Appears that it's a private lake for property owners. http://www.summersetpoa.com/Pages/default.aspx

There are still honest people in this world and Mic just proved it. Mic you did the right thing and it was not rude on your part for not taking the reward offred. The owner did the right thing in offering the reward. Kudo to both of you

Sure was protecting something, cool video thanks for sharing

Maybe they were looking for someone or something and was just using the checkpoint as a descise. Wheither or not they can write you up for boating violations is a good question. I know some local sherriffs, if I remember I will ask next time I talk to one of them.

There is a lot of information on Steamboats in different rivers http://riverboatdaves.com/areas/boats_on_rivers.html

Works for me.....

Was channel surfing this afternoon (July 30, 2012) and ran across a show on National Geo Wild called Monster Fish, they has a epsiode on Asian carp, pretty interesting hour. The folowing hour they ran an epsoide on Monster Fish in Thiland.

Good stuff, I have found a couple of barges in the Meramec down by STL. Amazing how much history of the rivers are reveled when the water is excpetionally low.