Ryan Miloshewski

Call Lilley's Landing if you want to trout fish, they will set your group up with some great guides. Not a bad one amongst their group. For TR, Robbie Dodson, Tim Sainato, Tony Weldele, and Tracy Frenzel are all great options.

Biggest largemouth I've ever seen was on Taneycomo 20 years ago during the spawn. She had to be 12+ lbs. I also found one floating above Bee Creek in 2008 that was huge. It was fairly decomposed, but we weighed it and it was 11.7 lbs. So add whatever live weight to it and it was monstrous.

Ahh, the ol' Sewer Hole as we called it. We, those who stayed and fished down lake, used to fish around there regularly and a lot of big fish were caught. Mike and Cindy Weaver used to stay at Briarwood with us and one evening they caught a 9 lb brown, a 6 lb rainbow and a 8 lb rainbow trolling Lil' Jakes from the MDC dock to the public dock. The bank down from MDC dock to Bee Creek used to be great, too. There used to be some big, big fish down there, but when everything started silting in the trout fishing went downhill fast. In the wood across from the white mansion, my buddy and his wife were fishing it one year. They always used to anchor up and drop a nightcrawler with one white power egg straight down from the boat. His wife had a big fish hit. She fought it and it came to the surface and laid there, right next to the boat. Huge brown. They were in one of the jon boat rentals from Blue Haven and it stretched from one seat to the next, so it was somewhere around 36-inches, (estimating, of course). He didn't bring a net and she tried to maneuver it and the line broke. It sat there for 5 seconds, kicked its tail and away it went. It was in June of 2002 I believe. I had something big hit once doing that exact same thing in 2004 or so. Line tapped, it slowly started moving away and I set the hook. Three massive head shakes and it got me in the timber. I just know it was a huge brown. Still have never felt a head shake like that. Also used to catch a lot of big fish around Bee Creek, even up until 2017, on jerkbaits and Lil' Jakes. On the bluff side and the flat--anywhere around it. I haven't played around down there in years, but I am sure there are still some big fish about.

RAID THE FLYBRARIES!

No worries. I will get them in the mail this week, after today's blizzard

Hey @Lancer09 I will be passing through Nixa Sunday if you are able to meet up so I can give you my flies. If not, no biggie. Also, I will be fishing Taney Sunday if anybody wants to join. I’m off work Monday/Tuesday and fishing the White. Can’t wait to be off work for the first time since November for something fun!

I tied up eight Lunch Monies in size 6. Four in white and four in olive/black. I did no legs because the rules around that at some of the trout areas are gray. But they should be perfect for the white bass run coming up. Do I need more? Will be sending this week.

Imagine not letting your line load up and taking that square to the back. I am wincing thinking about it. Looks great, though!

Written by John, who some of you met at Taneyfest this year. He fished with Tim that Sunday.

I agree with what Pete and Phil said. Phil being the most up to date on tactics. As far as things that work all the time for me, jigs with 3-lb braid to 2-lb fluoro works great. Jig size depending on water flow. I really like a 1/16-oz a majority of the time. If it's 4 units running, go to 1/8. With jerkbaits, 110+1 or deeper with 4 units running and 110 or less with less units running. Really, my favorite are Duane's Signature Series or Megabass, but I am sure most would work. As Pete said, stop into Phil's spot (Lilley's Landing) and talk to the folks in the fly shop and Blake on the dock. They will put you in the right direction with the most up to date information. Feel free to send me a message if you want to discuss anything in depth! Good luck, catch a giant!

I agree. You really can't beat a lunch money or a single Boogie Man. But I do like tying the articulated ones. It's like my yoga..very zen. I also hate game changers. Never had a fish look at one.

Thanks, guys. I have come a long way over the years. Lot of failure! The thing I'm annoyed with is putting the eyes on. It makes them look a lot better to fishermen, but you get one good fish and there isn't enough super glue in the world that'll hold 'em. And they're expensive. But it's one of those things, I suppose.

Kevin used to call nymphs with tungsten like that "u-bangy-rigs." U bangy the bottom with those

Been busy tying for customers, myself, and just to kill time during this bad weather. Playing around with color combinations with DnDs and Slug-Os. Threw in a Boogie Man, too. My favorite articulated streamer is the DnD (with the Slug-O a close second). The way it darts and cuts through the water really replicates the action of a jerkbait--as long as you don't do the normal, fairly worthless strip, strip, pause when retrieving it. Work the rod tip! Anyway, need to get some recon and see which colors work. Here are some samples. Also, I have found deer belly hair to be the best for the wedge heads. You can use body hair, but you really need a lot and need to pack it super tight.

I will be home Sunday and will tie mine up. I am sticking with the original foam theme and will do eight Hippie Stompers--my favorite hopper pattern of all time. I thought about doing some DnDs but I wasn't sure how many of you are streamer junkies like me!

Got a really nice letter from CAM thanking me for the donation. What a great organization making an impact.

Hope you boys are ready for 8 pellet flies!

Yea there is a lot of food, but I agree with Jeff. I brought 75 crappie fillets thinking that'd be enough to serve as snacks with the rest of the dishes. It was gone in about 30 min lol. I forgot how much people like fried crappie. @ness you just need to go next year and experience it for yourself. I can take you out fishing!

Oh, you might as well count me in. Dusted off the vise this weekend so I'm back in the mood

Here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UPfxUFWNkrS2_Mox7h5H5zZChX7izdlYQiPOUBYvELM/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Now we can be organized a year in advance.

Great time yet again. Love seeing all of you every year. Here are some pics I took.

It was a pleasure fishing with you and thank you for the kind words. I’m glad we got that nice brownie! What a great time, as always.

They are tasty and truly have the texture/consistency of a ribeye, without the fat, though. I would still take a speck over them. Good waterfowl fat is a close second to beef fat IMO.

Crane is great but I still say specks are the best because of the fat content. Crane doesn't have any fat.

You forgot the best reservoir of them all, Troost Lake!