Johnsfolly

Did you catch anything on the charter?

We should market a line of OAF background sheets and portable stand for those photos that might compromise your fishing location. Maybe you caught that 6 lb largemouth at the base of Niagra Falls, or in a corn field in Iowa, or at Disney Land ! The skies the limit (unless there is a tower or misshapen tree in the picture that can be identified)!

The sculpin is like "I can get this! He's mine!"

Nice to see a fishing report with some fish photos! Looks like a great time! Would love to catch a 28 inch rainbow. A couple of those kings have great color to them. You guys should be proud.

I sure hope so! Be nice to see some fishing reports.

I also have dome quite a bit of spearfishing. Done nearly all while freediving. Like most spearfishermen that I knew kept what we could eat over the next day or two. Enjoyed the challenge. Also followed any regulations that may have been put in place at the time. I don't equate the spearing of legal fish to what is done by poachers. They are not fishermen or hunters. They are thieves to all of us. Any argument that puts guys that follow the regulations in with poachers to support ones agenda is offensive.

Sounds good. May try that ourselves.

Here is a great longear sunfish that my daughter caught last year in the Maries River, probably just under four inches. Here is one that I caught from the Spring River in SW MO in 2016 . This guys was a little over 5 inches, but has the most turquoise that I have seen with this species.

That cantaloupe salad looks good! What else is in it!

Nope. Had fun anyway.

Haven't caught one over 6 inches. I'll look for a colorful one in my old photos. They are a great looking fish. Love that fly! Great job!

In the same spirit demonstrated by BilletHead this will not be multiple posts. Just getting caught up. On the fourth we kept it simple - beer brats on the grill. However, we did have a caprese salad. Only thing from our garden was the basil. Though there are cherokee purple tomatoes @ness On Friday another quick dinner day. Rotisserie chicken with noodles and chanterelle/oyster mushrooms. I sliced the mushrooms and started cooking the chanterelles in a dry skillet to let them release their water. Then added the oysters (farmer's market) along with minced vidalia onion and garlic. I added a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Once cooked, I drizzled a fig infused balsamic into the mushroom mixture.

I wonfer if heavy runoff in the late spring resulted in lower dissolved oxygen levels in the surface water before the thermocline set up. Now witth the heat there contimues to be an oxygen deficit.

My daughter and I could used these on our fishing trip on the 4th. That was a hot one. Wore both of us down. Have my wife looking to get us some new warm weather gear.

BH Not sure what sounded better in this post 1) just being around good people that help each other out and share in their bounty. 2) not being whizzed on by folks that are too busy rushing around😂. 3) that korean slaw 4) or that burger mix Since I can't makup my mind, I'll just like it all! (That is with only one like😁)!

Very nice buddy! Get some rest and get back after them! I want to see a brown by the end of your trip😁.

The darters and minnows are so diverse and during breeding season display an amazing variety of colors. Can be challenging to catch a new species. I love trout fishing but most are put and take fishing when they are out of their native ranges. I enjoyed fishing for native brook trout in the mountains in Maryland. As much for the scenery as the fish.

Beautiful day in Iowa. Just over 80 with a nice breeze.

Good luck if you do get after some Taney trout! Post some photos if you do get some. If not enjoy your time in Branson!

Jumping from keeping fish in a now fairly regulated harvest system and comparing that to unregulated market hunting or slavery is a big jump. Just don't buy your catastrophe mindset for every species that someone can selectively harvest. If people cannot find longear sunfish they just aren't trying to find them. Gravel mining, bank erosion, cattle in streams, water quality degradation, etc., are far more likely to decimate this species than selective harvest. I won't shame someone on this site for using a legal method to harvest fish for the table. I see no evidence that Huntingducks117 is out there filling trash cans with fish or wantonly wasting these resources.

If we weren't going to be in Iowa watching cars speed around a track I would have loved to get down to Taney to fish with you guys. Missed fishing with you this last week. Can't wait to see some bleary eyed reports😁! Love to see your oldest holding up a large jerkbait brownie!

Congrats on spending time with your son and his friend! Thank them for their service.

Now you're just being mean. You know that I have short legs and they aren't making any fences the height to just to keep in rabbits. I despise barbwire fences!

You know me Marty I am a living contradiction. I don't want to be pigeon-holed into a standard label ! Is he a microfisherman or a multispecies angler? Does he Go Native! or plant whatever he wants. So I have store bought raspberry canes growing next to the milkweeds at least that was until this year when the milkweed extended its domain! We have native bluebells and blue phlox next to daffodils because I like the contrast of colors. Best that I can recall tomatoes or cucumbers are not native to this area either !

I know a few folks that may be interested !