Wayne SW/MO

Cast overhand.

Looks like a female bluegill to me also.

Mic Google up the "Hair Rig", nothing can beat it for hooking carp. The old story about them pecking it and so forth isn't that at all. Underwater film shows that they are very wary and spit things out as soon as they pick them up most of the time. If all seems right they will come back for it. The hair rig snags them in the mouth them most of the time when they spit it out. Gami Drop Shot Hooks work well for the rig.

I use a hair rig,(google it) and boiled field corn. The real trick is to bait up a field, small if you're going to fish it immediately and large if you have an 8 hour head start. In waters with a lot of carp it isn't hard to catch up to a dozen before they get warned off. If you want to fish several hours bait 2 or 3 spots so you can move when they get wise. I don't boil my baiting corn, but soak it for 3 or 4 days and if it sours It's even better. I've never seen much of a difference in flavored corn for the rig and plain, but I do boil it in water heavily salted and with sugar. They can be a blast that's for sure. They are near the top in fighting ability and probably are the top fish here in intelligence.

65 south of Warsaw to 83 then west. There isn't a lot of warning, if I remember right, for the sign that will be on your right. It's a popular section of the lake with the Pomme arm and the Osage all right there.

Well according to the net it's the old Tarpon, and that's one I know something about. I'm not even close to your size so put it into perspective. The Tarpon has excellent secondary stability and pretty reasonable primary. Tracks very well, and as is the law of kayaks, isn't the most maneuverable. It's lack of maneuverability only really applies to tight streams or not being cautious around strainers and the like. It's fine as long as you don't wait to long and think you'll spin it on a dime. I can sit comfortably on the side of mine with my legs in the water and that is how I get to things in the back. There is nothing that can beat a demo. I would take it up into shallow water and put it through what you consider the max. You also should be aware it will feel very unstable at first, it isn't. It's kind of like sitting straddle a fence, it's hard to stay perfectly still, but with your legs down you know you won't fall. The kayak will wobble, but only go so far before the secondary kicks in.

I was thinking dark and noticed they hadn't planned on running any Tuesday and got my days mixed. Do you ever catch any confirmed hybrids?

Who shuttled you?

That's surprising with no water running. I assume there was none running anyway.

I can't believe you posted this. One agent per county, some have two. Lets see, Stone only has the James river, Table Rock lake, Crane, Flat, and Finley creeks to worry about. The laws are there, just the desire is missing. If enough pressure is put on the affected agencies most will respond, then if money really needed I'm sure they will throw something on a ballot. Arbitrarily asking a certain fee isn't likely to go anywhere unless it also so has a plan detailing where the money will go and for what. Many counties already have tourist dollars to work with. A plea to the authorities to enforce laws, ensure there isn't over use and that Stream Teams get a lot of cooperation would be the place to start in my opinion. As far as changing the mindset of the people, that only goes so far and that's a proven fact and one of the reasons we have so m any laws,

I had a buddy that would eat them raw. It was generally out of a spring though and I don't know if they would have much due to the isolation. I like mine boiled.

Sounds like carp to me. Carp, more often then not, will pick up a bait and then spit it out, even if they intend to eat it. They are probably being spooked and leaving it. I agree with Wrench, dip bait and I like the hooks that Stoneroller pictured. Sonny's or Secret 7 are good baits. In a stream a tree, a hole, or any type of obstruction is a good place for channel's.

That's weak F & F and the public intoxication link concerns the downunder, not Missouri. Personally I think this discussion is about to few law enforcers, so checking people for a .080 doesn't sound like a positive idea. Here's some real information, a paragraph from a defense layers organization. Missouri prevents local governments from making public intoxication illegal, but it is a misdemeanor to be intoxicated and disorderly. Alcoholic beverages cannot be consumed in schools, churches or courthouses. Drinking in public is illegal, other than in public parks. I think you can buy beer in Arkansas, as in Missouri, so I don't see Missouri's problem being a result liquor laws.

The old Bendix plant used to dump into Indian Creek across the road from the plant. The creek was sterile from that point down and had an eerie greenish blue coloring and was actually clearer. I think now that the clearing was from the chemicals killing algae etc. The Big Blue and Indian had LM bass, but I never caught any over 12" in either one. Unfortunately sewer overflow will always plague them both, but I made it to old age and I've swam in both of them before anyone worried about pollution. Some of you might find this interesting. http://mdc.mo.gov/landwater-care/stream-and-watershed-management/missouri-watersheds/blue-river

You'll have to splain that one to me?

Is there a reason you don't want to paint it yourself?

Low for the Niangua below Bennett isn't all that bad. It's easy to float it in a day, but time is relative. If you really want to go I don't think you'll regret it. You can shorten it some by leaving your vehicle at NRO, $3 I think.

It sounds like your house will be easy to defend if there isn't a shortage of fire fighters. Hopefully that is the case.

I wouldn't mind paying a $3, but unfortunately these kinds of fees have a problem of getting dissolved in administration, equipment and eventually some rep sees a need elsewhere. I'm often amazed that the 1/8 MDC tax is still going, but I think the only reason it is still alive is that fact it isn't permanent. I'm a believer in the word getting out and I also believe the patrol could find bodies, recruits, instructors, desk drivers, etc to set up sting operations on the rivers that have notable problems. It's only weekends and more likely Saturdays and holidays during warm weather that could use some attention. Once the troublesome ones realize they might actually get caught and fined, or worse, and that they will get no warning hopefully they'll find some other place to party. Riverkeepers, river patrols etc are 12 month positions to address a 4 or 5 month, 8 or less days a week problem. Couldn't you call The Stream Teams riverkeepers?

I guess I've never seen that there is much to talk about when it comes to the parks. I'm not knocking anyone who fishes them, but they don't change much and I guess it would seem reports wouldn't change much.

Yeah I think the answer is yes and no. Very difficult if you don't know what you're doing and not so much if you do. If you decide to give it a try you might want to locate a used Old Town 169 or 174. They're both capable of large loads and generally easy to find. If canoeing works out for you and you want to upgrade, they're easy to sell.

The Missouri Highway Patrol has the job of patrolling the water, but they rarely visit the rivers. I'm sure they have budget problems like all the agencies do, but the rivers don't need much attention in terms of time. They find officers for holidays and the like and I don't believe it would cost them that much to hit a few rivers in need during the peaks.

I was under the impression that law enforcement was the goal, at last that was part of the original post. " I think a $3 tax on every rental (which go for $30-50 per day), directed towards the enforcement of the law and litter cleanup on the waterways, would go a long way towards bringing some sanity back to the rivers between Memorial Day and Labor Day." We have volunteer stream teams that do a great job on clean up and I can just imagine what would happen iif people thought they were paying to have someone clean up after them. Justin we paid $20 to get into Yellowstone about 12 years ago and while I don't remember the figure, we would have to put in for and pay for tickets to Yosemite we were told? I suppose it depends on some formula?

Unfortunately they do. There is upkeep there though, bathrooms vegetation, fire departments, etc. It's not for enforcement. What all do you have to charge sales tax on Justin. I think you missed the point if you think much of the traffic control isn't. LEO doesn't go on private land to enforce law at events, that is up to the concessionaire. High schools don't hire patrols, most are from sheriff patrols courtesy of the county. Rivers are public, but not used continuously. Hiring someone to enforce laws on a river that could well be vacant on some days, maybe a lot of days, doesn't make much sense. Would you put someone on Beaver creek everyday? How about the Lil Niangua?

We don't pay extra for law enforcement increases at football games, concerts, fairs, and a lot of things that are primarily seasonal, so why for busy weekends on the rivers? What will these stewards do during the winter, or for that fact on a Monday in April?