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Dang! I need a pond like that. I got out this morning with some family from upstate NY. We pounded the creeks out my way and caught bluegill, LM, and smallies but nothing that size. I fished fly rod all day and morning top water was on fire for the gills. Fun day indeed and a nice break from the spinning gear.

Nice job, and agree that first pic is awesome. Good on you for getting them out there

I think they would, and heck with as long as the gates have been open you'll likely tear up some walleye too!

voted! good luck Mrs. BH

Thanks for the info, We stayed local and fished some creeks out by us last week right before the big rains hit. Looks like they are still flowing pretty high... Hopefully we can find a day to head back down and check things out. Worse case we will head down to Meramec or Bennett. I heard the Niangua was fishing pretty good.

Dang that's a nice one Duane! Nice catch!

I tried searching for some info, but didn't find much. Also curious about the hatchery at Meramec. I know the building there had about 2 feet of water in it. I'm sure at some point we'll see an official report or something from MDC, but I'm guessing right now they still have their hands full

Discount float grab bags, mix and match, still a bummer...

Thanks for the update! Hopefully the next round of rain isn't too bad...

Saw this earlier

Wife just texted me this... Sadly I think more to come from the other trout parks too...

Oh man that is unwanted news to hear... Hope you guys can hang onto everything, and everyone stays safe. Do you think this will end up worse than 2015?

Hope you guys are staying safe down there. Praying it is not as bad as they are expecting..

Access is my pain point with both of those... They do hold fish, but man getting to them has always left me scratching my head. I absolutely love Indian Camp creek. Was out there last weekend with the kiddos, and caught a few gills, sunfish, and I even got into a 14in bass. I'll PM you some details on where I fish it as well... I'll be out around there tomorrow as I had a trip planned to go fish Spring and Roubidoux, but with the rain I figured a 2 hour drive to a blown out creek was not worth it

Congrats Mrs. BH! That's a mighty fine bird. Now think of all the money on guide fee's you'll be saving!

Nice job you two! Glad you were able to get out for a bit. Pretty sure if Livie keeps it up she can double that goal for this year!

Night time with some flow going on down in the trophy area has rewarded me with some spectacular evenings. Throwing sticks at em seems to target the bigger fish for me anyways. Also you'll be surprised what comes through the gates. We've caught Gar, Drum, Smallmouth, and largemouth, whites, and of course the walleyes. One thing that works for me is wade out as far as you can, and try to get your stick in the flow. Then go with a super slow retrieve, rod tip up and let it just work the flow towards the surface. There were times when I saw or heard fish hit from below and come out of the water and set the hook on the splash. Daytime in a boat, trick is usually just have to find em. We've beat the banks before too almost fishing them like bass with some good results. White jigs with a red neck is always my go to after gates are opened up. The shad coming through flips the switch I guess. Man I really want to go down now LOL...

Nice! Some of my most productive trips were fishing trophy area right after they have had the gates open. Seems to wake em up. Also leads to many multi species day and nights with the fish coming through. Now just gotta find time to make it down there...

Those are some nice fish!

New Academy walls are almost all up. Drive by there everyday on my commute. Never been to one of the stores, but have heard good things about them...

Congrats to Mrs. BH! Nice Bird! I hear her guide is an alright guy too

I'm heading down for a day trip next Friday. Anybody been out lately?

Lost a friend and coworker yesterday in a motorcycle accident yesterday... For you guys that ride please stay safe out there...

Way to get after them in MD John!

Nice, figured I wouldn't be the only crazy one to try it It is definitely different, but pretty fun and a good option at night versus drifting glow in the dark indicators... Def helps when the jig or stick bait bite is slow like it was this weekend. I am going to find a good lightning bug pattern as I know they were chomping on them.