Terrierman

It's a joke son.

Very nice Al. We recently took a trip to the Wind River area. I am a total rookie at fly fishing but even so I managed to catch a few with the help of the local fly shop. The biggest fish I caught was a 14.5" cut throat in the Double Cabin area. Caught it on a parachute adams after watching it rising in a little side chute of the main flow(s). Later that week I fished the outlet from Brooks lake. It was loaded with some kind of suckers, stocked rainbow lake escapees and a few cutthroats. I hooked and broke off a really nice rainbow, way bigger than the cutt from Double Cabin. There I was fishing some kind of dual purpose dry/wet that a guy who walked up the creek gave me. They were hitting it wet, after the dry drift was over gave it a little twitch to pull it under and let the current swing it. Fish would hit it when it got almost but not quite dead downstream. Never did get a chance to fish the Wind River, it rained twice while we were there, and it came up a couple of feet and was opaque. Didn't see any bears, but did see a big pile of bear crap. Which was plenty for me being a flatlander and all. I like that country. But next time I think I will fly. That's a long drive. I liked it up there.

I can promise you it would not have been me, for a whole list of really good reasons. Number one being I don't put myself in those kind of situations, ever.

This legislature is dominated by Republicans. When's the last time you remember a Republican doing anything you liked? (ducks and runs for cover)

I agree. I do not think this legislature would treat floaters well.

It's been low for a while. Sometimes they just don't bite, even when WE think they should. Keeps you humble.

I can't imagine the spot we were in being devoid of fish. I'd mention where it was but my main fishing buddy would probably then be my main person to watch for trying to sneak up on me to strangle the life out of me.

No way could I ever do what you do for a living. I would have an ulcer or a heart attack or both.

I try to give a fishing report of some sort after nearly every trip. Well this one ain't much. Main fishing buddy and I went to one of our absolute favorite spots yesterday morning. We got there when the sun was just coming up. It had rained/sprinkled enough that the road was wet in several spots on the way down. Thunder rumbled a bit in the distance, but no real threatening weather on us. Fished jig and pig, jig and trailer, spinnerbait, topwater bait, husky jerk, rebel crawdad crank, yum craw and finally a really small tube jig. I caught one small goggle eye and one smallmouth about 8 inches long. My buddy caught one smallmouth about the same size. We covered something like 2 miles of water that has plenty of good strong boulders in it and we normally do pretty well there. We came to the conclusion they just weren't biting. So we swam a little bit, enjoyed the river and went home. Nobody got shot or even yelled at.

The story and this thread both make me want to cry. Good Lord the acrimony.

Awesome Chief.

So. All that stuff about smallmouth omelets I should just write down as some sort of a joke? After I tried to find and duplicate the recipe using spotted bass instead? Not very darn funny if you ask me.

I like to go early in the mornings as much for the sunrise and wildlife viewing as the fishing. I'm one of those easily entertained/distracted/A.D.D. types anyway. Hey Look! There goes a squirrel!

Probably thirty five or so years ago I had a walker hound that was out of Finley River Queen. The Finley River line was well known. So to me it has always been and always will be Finley River.

That's Greenbridge and it's a popular spot to put in for a short float down to the park in Ozark. Or to Riverside Bridge, which is where I normally take out anyway. That river is really woody now, the last time I went from Linden to Greenbridge, I think the river was blocked in five different places. I'm leaving the wood in to discourage the faint of heart. It's the closest water to me and I like to fish it. And like Mr. Breth said, there are fish in it.

I've never had trouble leaving my vehicle at Linden, but I do leave it as close to 125 as possible. That place does get a little tangy in the summertime.

Wow that fish in the second pic is a real beast. Good job man.

If I read correctly and the internet is correct, the Pescador 12 is the same boat as the Tarpon 12 (older model). I agree with your assessment. I was on Beaver Sunday morning and had no trouble paddling a couple of miles upstream (dragging through riffles of course).

1. 2" crawdad looking tube jig for cold weather. 2. Bigger grub/tube on a jig for warmer weather. 3. Spinnerbait - normally chart/orange skirt single large for weight of the bait single brass colorado blade. 4. Crawdad crankbait. 5. Tiny Torpedo or something similar.

My mistake, the used boat I bought was a Heritage Angler 10'. Seat was so uncomfortable (HORRID!) I didn't even try to fish from it. I think it will be be an OK boat with a better seat that has some back support.

Nice trip. Thanks for posting.

I guess the latest information in this thread makes me a hillbilly. I've been called a lot worse than any of the so called epithets here. USMC D.I.'s know how to lay it on you.

I bought a used 10' ascend for my wife and grandkids to use. I fish out of a Pescador 12 or a Mad River Legend 15. Happy with both of those boats. The Ascend looks like it will fish OK, though there is no way it will paddle like either of my other boats. We're going to the river tomorrow, so I'll give you my thoughts on how it works then.

I'm going out Sunday morning at the crack of dawn but rest assured there will be no pictures for anyone to guess where we will be. My secret spots nobody but me and the NSA cell phone GPS trackers know about.

You had me wondering too when I first found this forum. We exchanged a few posts about why not to keep smallmouth if you recall.