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Bears lived through the greed, I guess they didn't have much retail value. They were endangered and ignored by the wildlife commission but never extirpated. Saying that the state traded turkey for bears or that bears were extirpated because other animals were extirpated is .... I can't think of the words. ..

Oh, and first hand knowledge, from up close personal observation, we had rattle snakes and black bear cubs in SWMO before we had turkeys here or otters either. Or deer for that matter, but that is second hand info from people that are dead now.

The biologist that was trapping bears out of the Springfield office told me he had taken bears in certain areas that the DNA was different than the any of the bears in any of the stocking/trading programs; if you know the bears did not come from anywhere else and you know that they are here now, it can be safely inferred that they were here all the time.

tie it in like a tippet ring? it still won't cast well but shouldn't kink any thing? I have always used the end of my fly line as the indicator.

If they have a red margin on the 'ear flap' they are red ear, I don't think those are by the body shape I call those Blue Gill, everybody I grew up with would call them perch. Nice eaters what ever you name them.

This is what I was told by an MDC bear trapper several years ago. Of course some of us knew that... If a black bear isn't trying to eat you you may have been 10' from one and not known it.

I'm not nearly that accomplished, I need both hands to fish. Well, actually, I need both hands to paddle, too. Hate fishing out of a boat, boat is just transport to a guy like me, beach it, anchor it or tie to a tree or get out and fish. Anyhow learning curve has been mentioned and knowing how to read and use the water also, but, if I don't know what I don't know; how can I learn? basic strokes; http://www.nfb.ca/film/path_of_the_paddle_solo_basic/ https://www.thoughtco.com/most-important-canoe-strokes-to-learn-2555958 not fishing water or even nice floating but he demonstrates how to read water and use the eddies; https://www.nfb.ca/film/path_of_the_paddle_solo_whitewater/ other canoe stuff; https://www.nfb.ca/subjects/sports-and-leisure-water-sports/canoeing-and-rafting/ No matter what else, unless you are paddling (Or wind is blowing downstream)the canoe can only go at the same speed as the water or slower. If it seems faster than your kayak it has to do with surface area, you did mention the yak is narrow and I suspect it has to be paddled just make current speed.

Most counties only have one Agent assigned,

you probably have seen this, but: https://www.missouricanoe.org/river-maps/elksugar.html I haven't floated that but have spoken to folks taking out at Cowskin that said it took them 5-7.5 hours, most that I spoke to had put in at the ball park, though I don't know if you can still do that. There are camps at both ends ...

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/topic/63552-sinkhole-on-the-spring-river/

Programing, what bullies depend on.

Suppose the water is too fast? If the current is the problem, I guess any thing being pushed by the current is going the same speed; your boat, the chute and if you increase the load more of your boat? Deeper draft catches more current. Dragging chain is used by some and others say if the chain hangs on a rock in fast currents that you canoe can capsize, so if you do that make sure you have a way to instantly disconnect and drop the chain. Dragging any anchor poses the same problem of possible hang up, I've used a sash balance on a rope for anchor for many years and have tried dragging that a few times, it did not not help me a lot. Even if the anchor is dragging on the bottom, the current is still pushing it. I learned to put the boat up on a bank and wade to fish or to park in the eddies and slack water.

I wish they had taxi service on all the waters, that's a good idea. Nice brown fish too.

Yeah, I was also thinking of a cavern, that's more of a worm hole than a sinkhole. The engineers will probably recommend blasting to lessen the hazard to the public. So is there a riffle close by down stream? I watched the other video "Deadmans curve/Howards party " right after that and it looks like 90% don't make it and the swimmers don't appear to be trying to get out.

wow, I knew that was possible and I've seen a good many sink holes, but that is first I've seen a picture of in a river. Talk about a loosing stream. They said engineers coming, guess they'll try to plug the hole? Didn't mention how the fatal accident happened nor how many fatalities.

Sure you do. Just establish a taxi service and a tow service. when you get there and the ethanol meter has shut the boat down, call your taxi to give them a ride and take the boat in tow for "repairs" Triple your income streams

I meant to ask this before, why stock triploid trout? Don't they cost tons more money to hatch?

That's what the bluffs are there for, but the rescue people keep interfering with natural selection.

'3 CSR 10-6.505 Black Bass' is not applicable to the question, a better reference would be 3 CSR 10-6.405(3)(A) &(3)(E) No where in the code does it say I can legally haul fish around and dump them except as part of a bona fide fishing tournament. The code has been described as permissive in that it tells us what we may do more than what we may not do and in that case if it does not specify that I may haul fish and dump fish then it is not permitted. The gist of "released unharmed immediately after being caught" is that any release is done right now. Section (3)(E) addresses tournaments. But like I said I much don't care what you do on your lake. So, carry on. This may an area where the code just don't count or it may be an area where the agents don't care either.

zigjig, all I saw there are finished jigs, you sell the heads bare?

Do you have more of those heads? I think I'm going to end up digging out my vise and giving these a shot.

It's here some where; https://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/3csr/3csr.asp The kinda part is I have read that you are OK if you don't get caught. Ever wonder if kids read these forums?

Tournaments have a special dispensation. But as an individual I must either release immediately or keep. They said that is so I can't haul one around a while and turn it loose to keep a bigger one, but I think it means I can't haul one around and turn it loose at all. That's what it says any way. Just fish and fish laws, & I don't care, so carry on.

If the silly trout don't eat those D10X take em to creek, that'd be a long ear killer.

who ever owns those cliffs needs to put out lights. whoever owns that lake needs to mark the chanel Russians, from the names, I guess; maybe they have all sandy beaches where they learned to drive?