Wayne SW/MO

Add some poppers and hoppers and maybe a few Dahlbergs and you should be good to go.

The reason I asked was that I've caught them in streams that have both and the tended to sttle into slower areas and weren't the fighters that the bows were IMO. The Lahontan's that grow big in lakes are a different animal of course, but Taneycomo would probably be the only place for them. I'm not sure though that they don't need alkaline water, at least that seems to be where they are out west.

But was there oxygen there. I think that would be a problem. The water coming out of TR is certainly cold enough, but they have to supplement the oxygen. In order to justify the cost of introducing non-native species I would think ther would have to be some financial reward or a benefit to native species. I suspect that if you broaden the range of some species, musky's for instance, you would just take away from what is already available. I question whether Missouri is reaping any real benefit from the expense of supplementing walleye in BS.

That's some tusks that could hurt you.

Not quite. There are many areas where both bows and steelhead exist and they are not the same fish. There are a few biologist who believe they are Atalantic Salmon that were cut off and evolved into a similar but different creature. F & F how do tou propose that salmonoids survive are summers if they were in the lakes?

What do you think they would bring?

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I think the A-rig thunder will die down eventually. While it seems to be killer Kentucky lure for the winter bite, I suspect the cons will catch up with it when its use is expanded. It should be noted that Alabama has a big population of spots/kentuckies.

The rockpile is visible and the current is what they are releasing through the power house. A person could easily drift the eddy line from down stream back to the rockpile and fish the seam. Puting in on the forsyth side would be possible, but a real pain. Either the end of the powerhouse road or the road on the southside of Silver creek would work better. Silver Creek would put you a little farther downstream if you wanted to avoid a lot of boat traffic at the dam. Since Beaver has fallen you can see the channel in the Slough Hollow and F Nose area and avoid fishing in 2' of water while wondering where the creek went.

That's not the temperates I know.

There's a strech thread used in the NW to close roe bags. You wrap it like you intend to tie a knot, but the knot isn't needed. It might be something that would be compatible with your tubing.

I'm with Al on the kokanne, boring fish. We have plenty of variety, but not everywhere. My choice would be to extend the striper/hybrid fishery, which would help control the gizzard shad and not affect the threadfins. I don't think are oxygen enriched water is cold enough for any salmonoids. Peaccocks, muskies and northerns ( which have already had their shot and failed) compete with native fish while offering little more opportunity.

Beaver is back to the point that a Slough Hollow launch is feasible. Taking the road through River Run to the portholes is a reasonable possibilities also and would probably be my choice. There's a good eddy on the west side so you won't have to fight a lot of current. Just make sure the power boats can see you.

They also, like whites, tend to vary in size and numbers from year to year.

And then there is the tooth patch option which can also be confusing, IMO.

And neither can most canoes or kayaks, that's my point.

Erosion from rainfall goes in one direction, downriver. Tree roots and other hard substances are generaly supported on the down stream side by the softer bank material and in turn protect the soft material from erosion. Enter the jet boat and the wave running upstream and hitting the bank, I.E. the softer material, from the other direction where nature hasn't deposited any protection. Rivers have been flooding long before any of us were born and they naturally set up for it. Bring in construction and jet boats and before long the rivers get wider and more shallow and lack the protection to grow decent size fish. I think your figures are off Al. I doubt there are many jets 36" or less, but a lot of canoes are close.

Some of the Poe's were sought after because they lacked rattles. Some also believe that rattles are so common that fish can associate them with past fear. I think the reality is that they are like any other lure and that on a given day and a given water etc, etc.

We had temps high enough to cook my peppers last year, and in fact nothing did well because of the heat here. It's best plant potatoes in something like tires. Mounds are fine if you can keep them up, but you never no, so something like a tire or wooden box set on top of the ground will insure the best yield. Cut your potatoes so that each piece has an eye, then cover it with sulphur and plant it in a high composted soil. I always put 3 eyes in a conatainer. As to yield, it depends on when you harvest, and the particular strain. Plant all you have or have room for.

I'm wondering that also, 2 AM huh? The whites were up at the pothole for awhile yesterday, but gone this morning. I don't think they were there to spawn, but to eat the sahd that are spawning.

Not if it damages the riparian. I don't see a problem on some rivers that have enough width to tame the waves coming upstream, but there is no river protection on the state level in Missouri so I would hope those using them would help out. I realize that isn't going to happen either, but I can dream I guess. My dream would be to take a 6 pack into some peoples living rooms, drink it, throw the cans down and leave.

I agree they are often mis identified. I have to watch for them in my shop, which has way too much crap in it and the recluse and other spiders love it.. The problem I have is that I have a lot wolf spiders who eat things I don't like and I don't want to kill them. I was bitten a couple of years ago, but I got lucky because the bite didn't have a lot of toxin in it. I did sweat it though because depending on the amount of toxin injected they can be pretty ugly bites. I had a neighbor many years ago that was bitten and you could have put half of a baseball in the hole it left in his calf.

Sorry I didn't get back on this. One of my goto streamers on the bank is the old Black Ghost and beyond that the clouser is hard to beat in different colors and weights. I think Wrench's Hardtail idea would work well also. Wets I think are anything that resembles a wooly worm, and that includes buggers, with bright bodies and ugly colors. I've had some good days on them with chartruse, yellow, red, or pink bodies of either floss or chenille with back tails and hackles. Soft hackles work well also. I've been hitting the banks hard looking for whites with my long rod and I've caught 6 varieties already. Most on clousers or a fly I've tied that resembles Coffey's Sparkle Minnow, but easy for guys like me to tie. Of course the usual hopper pattern, poppers large and small are a must. I think when you throw in the bank then the control you have with the long rod shines. You can work unweighted flies like a jerk bait, but without the expense or color restriction.

A few years ago they were going to post BSSP in the winter informing people that smallies were C & R also, but I guess they forgot?

When you come in sight of the 160 bridge you will also be approaching what is left of a dam. It's showing now that the water has dropped. Just so you know.