Wayne SW/MO

If they were thinking about procreation they probably weren't hungry, but they will defend.

Thanks Justin. There is some kind of event they are attending and then it will be fishing, otherwise we would be up your way.

I have a ton of them around me, but I also have lots of water and catching them in shallow water feeding is all most non-existant. I can catch lots of them over corn and I think I will try blind fishing over a bait field.

I'm going to hook up with my son an GS this weekend at the mill and we will probably fish downstream. Is the water still a coldwater fishery to Bryant? How is the fishing down there?

Nice they have been on my bucket list, on the fly, for a long time. They are great fighters, wary, and have all the qualities of a game fish except for table fare.

I think the trout commander might have an interest in that?

Another destination would be Bennett Springs. The Niangua has a decent population of smallies, especially above the spring and there are many places you can wade.

That is true, but if you get bit by some exotic snake in good old NW AR the emergency room will set you down in a chair, ....to make it easier to kiss your butt good bye.

i always knew them as salt and pepper kings.

I'll just take your word for it and be glad they're in Africa, or where ever, and not here. FYI, common water snakes will bite quicker than most snakes and draw blood, so if you going to handle them you have to be smart about it.

The water snakes I've seen lately have been a little more red than usual it seems, breeding season?????

Looks like some water snakes that I see here. At least very similar. The temperature of the water right now is cold enogh that they are pretty docile. I pulled one out of the water recently to see if it was alive, and after it laid in the sun it took off like a bat out of Haiti.

As written that article makes a lot of presumptions, without actually allowing any debate. I have no idea at this point what the bill says in the fine print, but "human use" could be seperated from "economic use". None of the fears are backed up by wording in the bill, so this chicken little will wait for more details. This in no way assumes I believe the bill to be harmless to sportsmen, but the devil is in the details. .

Why would more make a difference? The water still runs the same direction. Are saying the bank has been scoured to the point that reverse flows will have nothing to effect?

I think all you need is a personal tax release and a Missouri address. I'm assuming you leave it here. They should still be able to send it to your home address.

I don't really think that has anything to do with it, I can't think of a river that doesn't flucuate. The White does have the advantage of width which can tame some of the wakes before they reach shore, but no bank is going to avoid damage from water pressure coming upstream. The direction is contrary to the way nature has evolved in forming the banks and man can't change it, period.

No this was 4 or 5 years ago. The campground was almost full and about 10:30 or 11 a big group came in acted like it was 10 in the morning putting up tents, yelling back in forth and turning the kids loose to run and scream until about 2 in the morning. Don't get me wrong, I would go back because it is handy and the owners are nice people. But I would also avoid camping in a campground if at all possible.

I suppose the trick is to find where they hang most of the time. You don't hear about them being caught in Swan so I'm thinking they might be there to spawn. I think I would check Barker hole out with some perch baits first.

Hoglaw I wouldn't rule out a longer boat. What you give up on a flow you will gain back and then some on flatwater. If 16' canoes can negotiate a flow so can a longer kayak, especially if the extra length is needed elsewhere. Don't get to worried about weight either because unless it's a requirement much of it can be easily mitigated. There are options for loading on cartops, etc and carts to move them over land. I have a cart for my Tarpon that breaks down quickly and will store inside. If you aren't lurking on sites that feature flatwater you should because most of us here only do flows as a rule and equip accordingly..

Mic that's flatheads, but nothing is written in stone. Those blues look pretty healthy Oneshot. Are you bank fishing?

You want the good, the bad, and the ugly? It's always been clean when I've been there. The didn't ever have a lot of bathroom space, but I haven't beenin a couple of years. A couple of times I've been groups from where ever have come in late at night and had no regard for anyone else. They were both going until 1 or 2 AM. That's always been my complaint there, no one keeps an eye on it after normal bedtime.

Most, if not all, of these are contract DMV's. If you know the right people in Jeff City you can get one, no experience necassary.

I I suspect that they are refering to the water in the seat. There are brands that don't have a drain hole in the seat and and I'm sure wet. Most good brands have drainage There is some paddle drip, even with stops, but most pepole are wading anyway, at least I do. In cold weather I use neoprenes, they're warmer and offer a measure of safety, especially when used with a dry top. If you really want to stay dry however, a bass boat would be the best choice, just don't go too fast. :lol:

I don't believe they issue the manufacturers paperwork that leads to a title on canoes. I'm sure one would be offered if you lived in a state that required it. I would call the companie and ask if they would issue you one if you prove ownership. It might be a waste of time, but maybe not as long as it has a serial #.

I hear the knock on stripers, but I just can't buy it. I remember well when they introduced stripers into Lake Texoma and the cries that the great black bass fishing was over. It never happened and probably the first clue was the fact that bass fishermen wern't catching stripers, inspite of the fact that they were doing well. The reason was that while the blacks were doing what they had always done the stripers were in open water hunting down shad that were to big for the native population to control. The real competition was between the shad and the bass fingerlings. I think it is one of very few introductions of non-native fish that has probably helped the natives. If you want to look for a questionable introduction, look at the walleye.