Johnsfolly

Even better if there is a fish cleaning station that they can live under, aka Frank😁

No doubt. You and your wife are accomplished big fish slayers (ok catch and releasers😅) for sure. Again I have no issues with any folks doing what they can by catching fish. I will admit that I scoffed at the guys touting their trout catching abilities as they were plying through stocked fish at the parks for years. At that time I was a brown trout fisherman going for the big ones in the Current River. I would routinely catch 10 to 12 browns a trip with some over 20 inches. I started fishing the trout parks when my kids became old enought to trout fish, but I didn't feel comfortable taking them to the high flow spots that I would catch those brown trout. The first four or five trips to the parks I really struggled. Then I found the pattern with the microjigs I now use and my rod setups, and haven't looked back. I will also admit that since I dove head first into the multispecies and lifelisting deal I now have live bait in my fridge nearly all the time.

Agreed. Browns do that all the time on the White and in Taneycomo. Remember that DJ's giant had a rainbow already in it's gut. I'm sure that any 20+ inch brown trout is looking for stockers when there is such a high rate of stocking like in the White and Taney.

I will admit that I have never caught or tried for a trout at the outlets. My first Taney trout were mostly caught at or below the boat ramp. 30 plus trout on tungsten bead midges. Was the best trout fishing at Taney still to date. I just didn't fish Taney very often. If I fished it more probably would have fly fished the outlets. Why not. I love catching fish period. It would be even better drifting a gob of worms down through there🤣!

At Little Dixie lake near Columbia we would get a hatch. Not as heavy as those described here. Heavy enough to get the fish active. Was a great time to catch evening crappie on a fly or small floating rapala.

I've said the same thing Pete on several forums. They can sample the fish easy enough to confirm. If I remember correctly the rainbow world record is a triploid.

Must have been just floating on the lake or cruising.. if you were fishing there would have been some photos 🤣

JF #93 Atlantic silverside, Meridia menidia

Happy 4th of July! Just the wife and I tonight. Fish tacos.

Wondered if you drove through the closed road signs and then had a beer with Rusty😅

Sounds like a great time @Ryan Miloshewski! Never worried about having my wife beat me if she still enjoys fishing with me.. Gives me more opportunity to fish 😉. @Mitch f girls look like they were having a great time. Too bad missing that brown, would have made a great photo op!

Sounds like a great trip so far @ness. Can't wait to hear more!

Livie #77 Northern Rock Bass

Livie #76 (Lifer) Spotfin Shiner, Cyprinella siloptera Another male in breeding attire. Only one caught during this trip. Was hoping for one myself. Pretty cool looking fish.

JF #92 Northern Rock Bass, Amploplites rubestris not to be confused with Goggle-eye 😅 Still need to catch one in Maryland. These fish were caught in Virginia.

Livie #75 (Lifer) Male Bluehead chub with tubercles! Nicest one on this trip. should have fished here back in May🙄 Again the tubercles do not extend below the nostrils or on the sides of the face.

JF #91 (Lifer) Bluehead Chub, Necomis leptocephalus We caught a bunch of females and juvenile males. We focused looking at the top of the heads for tubercles or scarring. I never caught a nice male with tubercles, but the scarring on this male assured that we were catching blueheads. since the scars did not extend below the nostrils.

@BassPastor Congrats on a successful trip! I've fished with Duane and had s great time as well. He's a great guide and person!

Seems about right. Love the went outside briefly cards🤣

Another favorite in Missouri. Fished it for nearly 20 years with family and friends and made many great memories. Seen many changes and pressure, but still a favorite of mine.

BCT Sammie Applewood smoked bacon Aged provolone cheese Garden grown tomato with S&P and drizzle of aged balsamic All on toasted sourdough

Kampai, Sake, and Geisha were our favorite sushi places in Columbia. All are really good with Kampai being far better than the other two. The local sushi places out this way are decent. Makes up for the lack of any good Chinese places.

I personally think that you're making this a bigger deal than necessary. Don't participate. As you said it's your choice. I used the other states to present that the MDC is not the only state agency that wants to get some money on the drawing process. To an individual that is a really small amount of money maybe even less than most school raffle tickets. To answer your question yes I would put in for the lottery and have both in KY and PA as well.

Other states do use the preference point system.

It's no different than other states like Kentucky. PA, etc.