Wayne SW/MO

At my age it would impossible for anyone to convince me it is anything else. It was common for fields, both crop and pasture, to have 8-10' of rough. I believe a turkey would eat baby quail, the problem is they don't generally occupy the same areas at the same time, at least not enough to make a major difference.

If you want it for fishing you might check out Tryon's 200 Missouri Smallmouth Adventures. The hand drawn maps are pretty good and show roads that actually access creeks and rivers.

Here's a few: BASSDOZER <LINK BASS RESOURCE <LINK ANIMATED KNOTS <link If you click on the knots in the side bar you will get a step by step animation.

You might wonder around the In-Fisherman and the BASS site and see if any of their magazine articles are available on line. If you have cable WFN and Versus have informative shows

One of the problems with stocking would be food, there is only so much available in a stream or river and if you overpopulate all the fish suffer. I suspect a lot of harm could be done to a stream by stocking it, and in the case of the Spot versus Smallie, you increase the risk of hybridization. I don't know the answer to the hatchery Smallmouth question, but numerous "authority's" that I have read claim that stream Smallies can't be raised successfully.

It would be a terrible idea....if it would harm the Kentucky fishery, historical and created, but it wouldn't. You can bet that if a big Flathead made its way up Crane creek they would act.

I don't dislike Cassel, but I think its ridicules to pay him for a performance with a Super Bowl team part of a season. They paid him as if he were a seasoned performer, which he isn't. I suspect he has a good friend higher up. Charles is a young back who played in one of the better conferences, I wouldn't count him out. I go back a way with the Chiefs, like when they landed at downtown airport fresh from Dallas. I don't know if he was the only one, but the only one I remember doing an interview was Holub.

Your requirement that they be attached halves presents a problem. I see the small ones on a regular basis, but not complete ones.

And we thought you were smarter than that! :lol:

Anyone know the surface temps.

Well they can't winter in Linden, but they could at Ozark. The Smallies change there habits drastically this time of the year, at least that's my experience. Slow is defiantly a necessity.

I disagree, I think the question is why did we spend millins on a Qback that couldn't start in college. Even the guy he backed up isn't starting, does that make him a third string? It could be looked at that way. The Chiefs will NEVER buy a franchise Qback, so they best use one of the premium picks they get every year for losing and develop one.

Actually Gavin you could look at a lot of places and make that determination. One of the biggest problems is that license fees here and in many areas aren't enough to offset the pressure. Its hard to worry about non-native fish, at least for me, that are artificially kept at high numbers. The can always raise more, but fish such as stream Smallmouth, Crane trout, and probably some I'm forgetting, don't get the attention I believe they need.

I think that's the feds, but don't look at the Walleye stockings, I think they stock a couple of hundred for every walleye fishermen in the state. Isn't the problem habitat encroachment? If so I don't see stocking doing anymore than stressing the already stressed survivors.

Smallies, or so I've always heard, don't do well stocked in rivers. They also say that they don't do well in lakes unless the stockers are from lake fish. This would seem to fit the Drop in a Bucket category, as would the Crappie stocking at Norfolk. I wonder what Missouri's numbers look like?

You might get more response with a different title. Hog Hunting, in feral hogs, is an ongoing hunt. I suspect some may overlook your post, maybe, maybe not?

I wasn't aware of that and its a good idea, but I doubt that Branson would go for it for fear of alienating a tourist. I think an agent dedicated to Taney, and maybe also spending some time at Roaring River and Crane would best protect the unique resource. Maybe it would start a trend and and Bennett and the Niangua could be next. The Brown fishing should be outstanding on the Niangua, but for some mysterious reason its not.

What the Trout Said. Very good read.

Sam I believe he had one of those moments we all have, and he meant barbed.

I've heard that Phil, but personally I think its a bad theory given the fact that trout know no boundary's. I would think there is a lot of movement in and out of the area by the larger trout, and I suspect the smaller ones would also follow the food sources. I believe its the MDC mentality that you must allow a harvest in all waters, no matter how technical. Its the same reason they continue to allow gigging in areas obviously being hurt by it. I mentioned the economy only because Taney is such an important draw for the area. I'm sure some non-fishermen would believe a full catch and release would keep some from fishing that area, but I think the number would be minuscule. I the years I've fished there I've only seen three fish kept, and one was a new record for the shortest 20" fish.

You'll watch your language!

The bottom line for the tailwater is probably a catch and release only which would make enforcement easy. I don't think it would hurt the econmy, in fact I suspect it would help it.

I haven't used it myself, but I've heard nothing but good things about SA's Headstart line. Maybe someone on here has first hand experince.

This is the fish that my Fishes Of Missouri identifies as an Ozark bass. They are common in War Eagle, the Kings, Beaver and Bryant as expected, given the White basin is there home. I have never, that I remember, caught one out of TR, but I have caught Goggle Eye, not sure which strain. I believe the Warmouth is similar to the Rock Basses, but native to to slow water in the far Southeast.

I thought about that when I posted, but isn't it labeled as bait, beyond the name?