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I've posted this link before. Me and a couple St. Louis guys have caught em pretty good with fly rods below spillways in IL. They hit it hard and pull like a bull. We used clousers and the more we went the harder they were to catch. We could still see them but they wouldn't bite. If you read the thread you'll see where guys went and got skunked. We used to catch real nice hybrids out of those areas but not anymore. Asian's pushed em out. Even the locals said they no longer catch hybrids in there. Take a look. We had days of twenty a piece and some over 3 feet long. http://www.ozarkchronicles.com/forums/view...5acc87e81e4d82f SIO3

Testically, yes we are getting too testical. SIO3

Thanks George. I thought I'd get at least a nibble on the daylight savings thing. But the bobber didn't even twich. SIO3

Thanks, I forgot about that George . Man, I've loved this forum forever. SIO3

Not one bite eh. Oh well, I tried. I thought it was kind of funny. A lady at the bus stop said they moved the time change back so we have more daylight. I couldn't for the life of me convince her that there was no more daylight time, just a change of the clock. Sorry, carry on. SIO3

I think it's the later than usual daylight- savings time change. It used to change over this past weekend and now it's this coming Saturday night. SIO3

Sounds like the trout got the better of Jeremy and he's stinging from it. It's okay to post a bad days report. SIO3

I went to Bennett last week for a couple days. My question is. Do smokers know that cigarette butts are trash? There are litterally thousands of cigarette butts everywhere. The parking areas are covered with them. They float by me in the stream. It really is a shame. SIO3

Nice!!!!!!!! Thanks. I have the number and will use it if need be. SIO3

Thanks!!! That's a great report. SIO3

I put a trolling motor on the side of a regular canoe. It gets the job done, but it's a hassle during the shuttle. We can stay in the good water longer and motor through the bad. BTW it works better towards the front of a regular canoe. SIO3

I apologize. The guy at the counter said fishing closed Oct 31 but he probably meant regular season I'm sure. I did think it was strange that only RR was closed for the winter. I bet it's good, as are all the other parks in the winter. On another note. The guy behind the counter was real nice. He saw me staring at the map and offered help. Asked how we like to fish and I told him fly fish and he sent me to zone 2. But he also said you could flyfish anywhere in the park. Real nice!! SIO3

The slow trip allowed us to sight see and drink coffee. The upper section by the store was almost shoulder to shoulder. RR is not open for CnR in the winter? Glad I went. I've fished the other parks for 45 years and this was the first trip to RR. If it was closer I would go more often. SIO3

We camped at Tablerock State Park this weekend and since there were 4 units running we took the opportunity to check out RR for the first time. We got stuck behind 3 church buses on the way down and it took nearly an hour and a half to get there. It's a pretty park but we unknowingly hit the derby weekend so it was busy. I fished zone 2 and never took off the crackleback I started with. Fished from 11AM till 2PM and did well. Not as many fish as the other parks but they were cooperative. Saw some nicer fish up in the swimming area below the bridge but they were interested in spawning, not eating. Left them alone and fished the middle section, moving constantly. There were fish rising everywhere and if you got it in the right drift they would take it. Also had some come off the bottom and really whack it. Fun day and beautiful weather. SIO3

Nice Bill!!!!!!!!! SIO3

Thanks boys!! I called and they have sites available. Trying for this weekend. I won't be at the strip show, just daytime action for me. SIO3

Anybody know about the availability of campsites at the statepark? Are they full this time of year? I want to head down next weekend. Thanks in advance. SIO3

Thanks Cricket! We're heading down around the week of of Oct. 20, if the tailwaters in AR are still generating around the clock. Which BTW, I believe they will. I'll let you know what happens. I've fished the Niangua for years but not recently. I didn't know of any short floats and I don't like 8 milers when I'm trying to fish. Thanks again. SIO3

Thanks everybody!!! How far is NRO from Bennett? SIO3

I was wanting to float the Niangua this fall from Bennett on down. I only want to float a few miles so I can fish all day. Is there a takeout about 3 or 4 miles down river? Hopefully at an outfitter's place so we can float back to our car? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, SIO3.

I've walleye fished below Winfield dam, I think. It's been a long time. We went out with a guide named Larry Woodword(sp?). He used to be a local guy in St. Charles but I haven't heard of him in a while. He also had a show on TV called Outdoors in The Heartland. We motored up to the dam and drifted back using half ounce jigs with different colored plastic grubs on them. Sometimes tipped with a minnow. We whacked em pretty good while chunk ice came through the dam. It was cold. We also caught sturgeon and catfish. Most of the fish were really sauger and not walleye as I remember. Not that it would matter. SIO3

EKL, they spelled that out in my letter from Columbia Bottoms. I'll probably still go up and give it a try. If they get it graded like they wanted to, there could be alot of birds. They flock into newly graded areas out here in St. Chas. I wish I could hunt the areas they are getting ready for the Page Ext. Good luck. SIO3

Public or private EKL? I got drawn for Columbia Bottoms on the 8th, but just got an invite to shoot on private land in St. Charles County on Monday. Hooray!!!! Until the invite I was headed to Maries Temp Claire for the draw. SIO3

I would call it dove hunting but around here it's a dove shoot. Lots of birds moved out last week but we're hoping for another great year. Chime in, who's going? SIO3

I have 3 Litespeeds and they are awesome. If the Konics are anywhere near the quality of the Litespeeds they will have a sure-fire winner. Let us know how it performs. SIO3