Wayne SW/MO

Barker hole would be a good place to start. Anywhere around Slough Hollow on Beaver could produce if you fish the holes. There is a channel swing on the north side of the 76 bridge that might be worth trying. If you go to Barker make sure you can get out or park on top. Truman would be a better choice if they run water.

The thing that always bothers me is the standards adopted to fit the means. I didn't understand why they did follow the normal procedure and simply wait him out. They generally turn off all the power and water and wait them out when hostages aren't involved. It's no different then the drone controversy. It's alright to kill suspected terrorists with a drone missile to hopefully save innocent lives, but you can't pour water on a terrorist face to make him think he will drown, even if it saves innocent lives. It isn't that any of them didn't get their due, it's just the inconsistency for personal expediency by those dropping the hammer that sucks.

That's a long float normally in low water so I suppose the rise was a blessing. The creek doesn't seem to get much pressure overall. Probably because it's not commercialized. I don't think the outfitter on it does the creek below them.

I've been down there 3 times in the last couple of weeks, but didn't wet a line. TR doesn't seem to be running much water, none when I've been there, and it didn't seem worth the effort. I suppose if a person could catch it during a good flow it might draw some fish up there.

You guys are tough, thanks for the report. Where did you take out?

I don't know who told you that, but it was just that a story, and a tall one at that. The park bought the business that owned the land on the river. The idea was to give more river access. Then they decided that there weren't enough canoe outfitters on the river. So the concessionaire started a canoe rental. with the exclusive use of the ramp. They them decided that having people camp near the stream was also bad, so they moved them to the ridge top. They then decided that given the fact that not everyone didn't camp and that some poor souls had to outside the park for lodging that it was only right that the park build condos and cabins, near the stream. The park was lucky that they had had a concessionaire in place since the early 80's and so he was given the extra , err, responsibility of running the canoe rental, the lodging and the store. I almost forgot, the tags also. Lease? No the store has been on a "cut" and I assume the same set up is probably followed in the other state endeavors. Obviously, if the DNR wasn't doing this there would be no canoe rentals, lodging, or fly shops in the area.

If the farmers would just make sure they clear out all those fence lines we wouldn't have to worry about the pesky quail either.

I'm not a biologist either, but I know that the intensity of color can be a product of camouflage that depends on the water they are living in. When they are in deeper water and under a cloud cover they can become very light.

They were common among tiers way back. A favorite method in the afternoon was to walk the stream looking for fish close enough to enable managing a drift. We would use one of the fur bugs and try to get a drift to their face The bugs were so samll it was easy to lose track so the trick was to try and judge the drift speed and if you saw the fish open it's mouth at the right time, you set the hook. It wasn't a perfect science, but it worked often enough and took enough skill to make it more fun that watching what was essentially a bobber. We tied and used them without any weight other then a couple of wraps of .010, I believe it was, and a little dubbing.on a 3906 size 18. It was also a popular fly at one time with the infamous "Lunker Hunters". Do you remember the wire wrapped worms, the local name escapes me, red was very popular, but green did better for me. It was another "fly" that could be drifted sans additional weight. The wire and the hook was just enough on its own.

The regulations that we have now aren't exactly effective and I believe that's the fault of the legislature. They need to set fines and tie up the hands of the local judges so that the judges ex BIL's 2nd cousins husbands sister doesn't get a bye for 10 out of season smallies.

They also reintroduced those darn turkeys.

You'll have to ask at the store I would think. We put in there once, but the guy I was with knew the guy running the rental for Rogers. The Fort isn't to far up and Riverfront is a stones throw. Last year you could all but walk up to Riverfront from the park, in the middle of the river! You might save your battery by just putting in there.

I believe the Niangua is a little east of there and about the same size.

Different strokes for different folks. I can have a blast catching 3-6" longears and gills on top with a 3 wt. It's so easy to get 1 or 2 dozen in a short time.

Unless they have changed the rules, no you can't use the public ramp at Bennett. That's for the use of Mr. Rogers. I realize that the money spent buying Vogels was to allow public access there and they finally did a few years ago, but I understand that the ramp isn't open to the public. We did get the privilege of buying the land and paying for the cost of installation.

:lol: Before anyone gets too excited about whether or not the MDC introduced lion they should read up on the history. Management of them was severely curtailed when the rash of referendums and petition for a vote stopped any hunting with dogs.

Like this? http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/02/09/namibian-farmers-use-sheep-dogs-help-protect-dwindling-cheetah-populations

I know that the number spending the winter in Bennett Spring is higher than that, at least it was. The bad thing is that unless it has recently changed they don't get any protection, in spite of the fact it is apparently illegal to keep them.

I don't believe there are any zones concerning technique, just size.

A 6 wt was my main rod for decades. I'm more inclined toward 7 and 8wts now, but that's because of my targets and not because of any 6wt limitations in this area. In Missouri if you fish anywhere but the parks you never have the perfect rod, but a 6 will keep you close.

With high deer population in Missouri any lions that wander in are likely to stay. At least until their sex drive sends them wandering again.

I have always been under the impression that walleye in the north were kept with fewer C&R practitioners. I have no information on this, just an impression from reading. My point though would be that maybe this area has a low density of walleye fishermen on the lakes and possibility a higher percentage of C&R fishermen. If there was any truth to the theory it would allow a longer growth pattern.

There is one that is just to the right of the bridge. It looks like a little square ended projection with a blue road marking leading almost too it. It has, or had some pavement still on it. there's a shallow cove between it and the bridge fill. I don't know anything about it beyond normal pool. There was a two track that led down to it, but it was rough and the last time I was there it looked to rough to try, and I didn't.

I have to smile about that. I can just hear him telling his Idaho buddies about a 15lb rainbow, and their jaws dropping when he adds Missouri to the story. :lol:

It's hard to find a riveted jon boat and for good reason, some of the uses you mention can be hard on rivets. The other reason is economics, TIG welding is much cheaper to do than riveting. Material thickness is probably the most important and I would avoid the .050's. I don't believe any modified V's were made from the thinner material, at least none were when I was in the business.