Ryan Miloshewski

It's a long weekend, Marty. We will likely starve...

Spent the afternoon cooking in the negative temps. Put some duck legs in the crockpot with some stock, rosemary, and Slap Ya Mama and let them go for a few hours until they were fall apart. Kept the skin on so the fat rendered out. Made homemade ramen with the meat. Phenomenal. While I was waiting for the duck legs to be done, I made a big pot of deer chili.

Looking to get a final head count so we can plan the most important part, meals, accordingly. Me, Big Hands Rob, DJ (Saturday), Kev, Dustin, Seth, Cody, Ray, Marty, Pat, Phil, my buddy Cheyne and his wife (Friday), Jeff (?), Les (?), and Bill and Becky. Anybody else confirmed coming?

Heck yea, Les! Glad you got out and had an enjoyable day.

John’s wife is making her famous baked beans for us. Probably the best beans you’ll ever have. Not sure the effects will be good in tight quarters, but..

I will be bringing deer bologna (more like summer sausage), crackers and cheese as well for snackable items.

It's not really a difference of opinion at all. It's a fact cheaper lines don't fish well and don't last. Better made lines do. If, like Wrench said, you are actually fly fishing and not outlet dunking. You can use a cane pole with nylon for that. @Flysmallie do yourself a favor and stick with the Rio Gold! It'll last years and you'll be happy with it.

Fact! I always tell people you can have a cheap combo and if you put good line on it you'll be just fine. SA Amplitude and Sonar for me.

Do we have any workshops Cody can fall asleep at this year? @grizwilson can snipe a pic again! But really, any ideas? I was thinking of a fly tying instruction for the hopper I have great success with on Taney.

Don't forget the garlic!

As a fat guy, I'd have to say the great food is a little more than 10%. Plus, Jeff, you saw what happens when it's nasty out..big browns are caught!

If you are making gumbo, I can go ahead and do turkey and dumplings then. That way it will be totally sans any hooved animal byproducts so DJ can eat it. I use duck/goose fat for it and everything else is safe for him.

Did a test run of duck dirty rice Sunday. It turned out great. I will make a batch of it Friday or Saturday. Can even use some of the turkey legs in it, Les.

I could for sure. But the problem is I only catch trout over 3-lbs. That’s where the problems would start. It’s a real curse. In all seriousness, just going to wait until mid-February after Taneyfest and CFM events. Be ready for walleye time!

Oh I ruptured a ligament brushing in a blind. I need surgery but the recovery is 4 weeks and can’t lift anything over 3 lbs after. So really throws a wrench in everything planned.