Wayne SW/MO

According to their web site, they aren't allowed.

Don't see the gain?

I think they prefer live bait, but will take other bait. I personally haven't heard of one, even a small one, taken on stink bait. My GS has caught some small ones on worms, but live little perch has produced better fish.

I read this earlier and it sounds like he hit the nail on the head. I know from my time living in timbered country out west that fires can mentally taxing, not knowing when they might be halted and concern for the losses takes a toll. I'm somewhat uncomfortable now with the condition of this area, I know it only will take one accident or one idiot to cause mass destruction.

I think they're wasting their money and time. I don't what they want to gain other then an easier fish to catch. I've caught cutts out west and with the exception of some good size Lahontan's they aren't the equal of rainbows and browns.

Have you thought about a kayak, very versatile?

You realize he was there to eat bugs? You surprise me with that one JD, if it is what I think I read.

That's about what to expect. I fished Beaver last week and there were several small, 12-13", smallies up under a tree in the shade, but they would even look at a topwater at noon.

I would take a fly rod and some small flies, and some poppers for fun. Use 2" perch live on a rod, TR is loaded with flatheads.

I haven't been to Boulder in half a century, is it still heavily wooded? You are right about dry deciduous trees, leaved oaks literally sound like blow torches when the burn. I've heard nothing here either and it makes me very uneasy given the fact the whole area is heavily wooded. I've got a big oak and a huge cedar close to the house. To make matters worse we have 2 big stands and only about 2000 people who live in this area off the beaten path.

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but, You're going the wrong direction!

I think it's tough to keep cattle out because farmers are reluctant to absorb the cost. They don't see it as many others do.

I've put a lot of them in, but truthfully I never thought they moved as much air as the turbine style. Those thing will really ramp up on a hot day and the use the rising heat to operate.

Cooling air by running it underground isn't a new idea. The way it was done decades ago was to run plastic pipe underground as the return air. I don't remember the particulars, but it seems it was something like 4-6' under and the pipe in 100-150' range. Obviously the pipe wasn't run in a straight line, but was compacted to fit under a backyard. If I remember right a temp of 65 degrees could be maintained for the air entering the condenser or heating elements. Its long been known that houses surrounded on 3 side and the roof by earth require very little heating and cooling energy, and they are actually one of the few things that are tornado proof.

My walnuts are yellowing and starting to drop leaves.

When I was a kid you would get grounded for shotgunning a squirrel. Or anything less than a head shot for that matter.

Go to that park on 291 and do the Big Mo. It should be low enough now to be easy.

I camp there every fall, but haven't had the time to do that float. I'm going to be down there on the 13th at the park and I intend to try it. How long did it take you and how much dragging was involved?

Cabelas use to offer a system that used a tube. The fish was pushed down over the tube with the backbone centered. It reportedly worked. There may be some do-it yourself plans on the net.

I would probably look at a 6 wt TFO.in the lower prices range, the exception would be a Clouser, but a Professional II would be a good action to start with for less money. Get a 9' or 8' 9" for wading or a 7 1/2'- 8' for a use in a kayak or canoe. Pick one in your price range. Put a Cabelas Prestige plus reel on it and a SA mastery Headstart line. All good equipment that will last you a long time.

You would probably want a gas unit, it would be rare for an electric to be trashed for anything other than a leak. If you check one for a leak it's necessary that some compressed air is used. 60lbs would probably be about right.

Pretty much, you'll pick up on what is an interruption from the fly not moving and what is the line/leader dragging the fly. You want to feel like the fly is drifting as if the line wasn't attached. The most obvious take I see is when the leader appears to turn upstream. It doesn't, it has just stopped drifting.

Cooper creek has shade.

I would think it would be alright as far as Cricket Creek, or everything in MO.

It's actually on hyway 265 east of IP. There's a state park on Indian Point and one just pass the TR dam which is on 265. You also have the tail water there, if you get a hankering for trout.