Wayne SW/MO

Maybe as they grew the collars strangled them and the Heron ate the dead chicks.ph34r: Lets see, Mergansers, Herons, Eagles, Osprey, Gulls, Kingfishers, Otters, Mink, snakes, I guess would be a good start for the slaughter.

Actually GF, the Carp were stocked around the middle of the 1800's as a rapidly growing food source. I think you have to remember that all there were, for the most part, were creeks and rivers and there was no fish that was abundant enough provide a good source of food in smaller waters. There was no concern for "sport" fish, only easy to catch food fish. At about the same time they were killing, and eating, every deer, elk, and turkey they could kill.

It is, but I think if the fines are high enough two things will happen, one they will offset a good part of the cost, and two, the violations will shrink and require less attention.

I've spent some time up there, but I can't say one way or another. There haven't been a lot of people fishing up there when I've been there.

I suppose that the MDC needs to be reminded where Jeff City gets the money for their salaries, and who they run to for support.

Not necessarily, for several reasons, first off you have to define "native", and the artificial pond called Stockton doesn't have a pure stock of native Sac river fish to begin with. The second thing is that young Carp are a major food source for most of the predators because the only other consistant source are Perches. If there were no Carp in Stockton, its possible that there would be fewer game fish. I hope I'm not banned for saying this, but Carp from clean water taste much like Trout, I.E. somewhat tasteless.

Thanks Jeremy, found it this time. For anyone looking through the index its The Big Dry.

I would think that this would be a real indicator of how much importance Branson puts on the Taneycomo fishing industry.

I don't know about the Herons ability to catch many ducklings, they seem somewhat challenged, but a Gull will pick them off without landing and swallow them in flight. Yes, I've witnessed it several times!

I was indeed wondering about what was used on Table Rock. Jeremy whats the pattern for the Big Mo?

What an ignorant statement! Apparently she believes that she and those like her decide what public venues will be suitable for families.

Were you fishing dry on TR?

We could starve them out.

I believe that after a hundred plus years its hard to blame Carp for much. I fish a lot of streams, and Carp aren't real common in the clear streams that have Sucker populations. The reason we don't see the big Redhorse Etc, isn't from Carp, its from the social attachment to gigging that is at fault IMO.

I don't know, but we told you so I'm guessing you weren't paying attention.

I hope the number of Herons and Kingfishers is a sign that the fish and waters here are reasonably healthy. Gulls, don't care much for them, especially when watching them swallow ducklings.

Welcome, I look forward to hearing about your experiences.

The experts say that doesn't hold true for the new soft nets, unlike the old stiff large mesh nets, there is little difference, or so they say, between rubber and soft mesh, but rubber does resist getting hung on hooks. Thats not a concern for me because barbless backs out easily.

If you want to visit a park on Roark, take 248 west from 65, to the first light, take a left on Epps, the park is at the bottom of the long hill, on the left about 1/2 mile .

Mine either!

New??? Champ what on that list, besides a playground that I'm sure isn't something children haven't seen more than once, is new? SDC put in Celebration City and I understand they added a lot of rides in SDC specifically for younger people, which is defiantly a family venture, but I would find it hard to believe that the city fathers had anything to do with that. Ducks new?? They may have added some new Ducks to the fleet. Aqua Center, nothing new. New housing for the Butterflies, just that, nothing new except for the butterfies. Darren Romeo, his backers conveniently managed to put out a rumor of animal cruelty for his competition. Still a singing magician probably isn't any different than Kirby to kids, nothing really new. The next 2 I'm not familiar with, so I'll give you those. the Balloon? not new is it? At least one's been around for years.

I don't know how many are aware of it, but they got into some trouble, in one of the Carolinas I believe, for putting an abnormally high number of dogs down in one of their shelters. They had a billboard in Buchanan county, or close by, that accused milk drinkers of perpetuating the cruel practice of milking cows!

Sorry for the confusion, I was just, with "tongue in cheek", making a wisecrack to jOrOb's comment, which I believe was also made "tongue in cheek". My use of a net has nothing to do with developing skill in releasing fish, because with a net I can, more often than not, skate them into the net early, which in turn relieves them of any further stress. Its not my skill I worry about, its the fish and this fall the fish will get larger and larger, and during a generation it takes time to bring one to hand where one can easily slip the hook. I don't use it 100%, but its always there as an option if I feel its use will be good for the fish. I find, and I don't think its my imagination, that when you drop one into a C&R net and leave them about half in the water, they fight very little. When I've remove the hook I drop the net lower and let him swim out, but if he acts like he needs a minute, I give it to him. I can bring a fish in, keep him in the water and remove the hook, I simply need to wear him down to the point I can control him. I choose not too, and if the use of a net makes me look amateuristic, then so be it.

Well thank heavens his reputation will remain intact, I would hate for anyone to cause him any discomfort for his rudeness.

Hmmm? I'm a member of E-Bay and have been for several years, but I didn't receive any e-mail?