Ryan Miloshewski

Have yet to see one or any of the orioles and other birds that are usually here by now. People are seeing all around me but just haven't gotten em yet. I usually have 10-15 Baltimore and Orchard Orioles here by 4/19 every year. I'm sure they'll be here soon.

Anything to make money or for the internet! It's rampant across the board with the hunting and fishing industry. The lack of respect is astounding, honestly. Same idea of fishing redds/spawning trout. So many people do it to get views on social media.

I feel like it's the novelty of it. Since we couldn't get it for so long here, it tastes better. Since I travel to Arkansas a lot to fish and hunt, I've had my fair share. It's a good beer, but it's nothing special imo. I'll take a good IPA or stout over anything, though, so I'm biased.

Nice bird, Marty! Congrats. I got out for the first time yesterday evening in Kansas. Heard four different birds and had one come close but ran out of shooting light. He covered 200 yards in 3 minutes and got to 70ish. Time hit zero so I just watched him fly in the tree. Wish I could've gone after him this morning. I'll get back out soon. Set up in this little area off a logging road on public where the redbuds were in full bloom. Icing on the cake would have been him in full strut standing underneath 'em before I shot. I love spring and chasing these birds.

Wow, that is great. It's about time! Wish I could be down there.

Found out last week my mom has lung cancer. Stage 4. Found out today her tumor spread 2cm and into her lymph nodes in less than a month. Not looking good at all. That's all I'll say. Appreciate any support.

Even if you did lose a bunch of my jigheads, I'd still give you one! The moment you stop learning is the moment you die as far as I'm concerned. I learned that technique from my big water guide buddy, Brian Ondrejka. I just applied it to a river and it worked like a charm. And to be fair, I wouldn't have been on those fish if it weren't for you and Tyler. You guys got me in the right direction and then I just figured out a technique that worked. It did suck catching one right in your face on the first cast lol.

I've worn them out in the STL area parks on a wooly bugger, hopper, and other small streamers. They're still trout. I'm sure an African Sand Beetle would work wonders

It is 100% flooded out ha. Rose 8 ft last night. Chocolate milk.

It was slow in the morning until 12pm or so. I caught one walleye and lost a really big one as soon as I got down at 8:45 am or so. No joke, first cast right under Alex's nose I caught a 16" walleye. Felt bad haha. We couldn't find the whites. But I know some other folks got into them good as soon as it hit dusk, too. Suppose I'll go back down tomorrow.

Went and already texted with Alex but I found some more Walleye this afternoon. Very light bite but rivers are in good shape and the walleye were hungry. Ended up keeping two males 17-inches each. Hopefully we get into em tomorrow!

Was going to fish today but 15 degrees and 25 mph wind when I woke up. So instead I fried some things. Buttermilk fried pheasant, walleye and crappie and a few pieces of walleye in a beer batter. I'm not much for a traditional Redcoat fish and chips, but this stuff was excellent. It was easily my favorite of the day. Now to replenish once it warms up...

WT is only 46 right now. Need some 50s for the whites to stack up

I have been trying to fish streamers on Taneycomo for about a year now. Not your average wooly bugger, etc, but big streamers like they use on the White River. It has been difficult. The forage structure is different on Taneycomo and they just do not seem to be triggered as easily. So, I decided to try some somewhat smaller stuff this time. I tied up some shad patterned Lunch Monies, Gongas and Butt Monkeys in size 4 and 6 to try. I fished Monday and Tuesday afternoon for about 4 hours each time and dedicated to throwing those. I did throw a jerkbait a little bit, but the bite just wasn't worth it. Seems after they opened the three additional flood gates the scud bite is the only hot option. I know I could have caught plenty using a slip bobber rig, and I did try it yesterday afternoon and caught two immediately. But I was on a R&D mission: 1) do my flies look good in the water 2) catch fish on them. I succeeded, which makes me quite content. I tried stripping and dead-drifting and dead-drifting was the ticket. I had a 12 ft 7 ft IPS sink tip on and I would get enough line out to be dealing with fly line and not the sink tip. Then I would let it just drift with me as I drifted down. With the floodgates, it never reached the bottom and just kind of floated through the water column. I would give it a few pops here and there to try and imitate a dying shad. I ended up catching 5 browns from 13-19.5-inches doing this. Now, that is certainly not great numbers for 8 hours of fishing Lake Taneycomo, but I proved my flies and technique idea worked! I did not get any pictures because I had two dogs with me, with one being a foster from KC Pet Project, so it was a cluster in the boat. Well behaved, but just having to deal with two animals is nerve wracking. Phil has all the Lunch Money flies I tied so if he posts a pic of one you can see that. I will tie some more tomorrow if not. This gonga pattern was effective: It was brutally cold yesterday morning. I tried to go out around 7am but I casted three times across from Phil's and I had ice 3x the size of the guides built up. No thanks. So I went back and tied some more flies and waited until 2:30pm. Still cold, but at least sunny. On the way back home today I stopped to fish the Sac. I caught 8 and missed 6 walleye within the span of 1-hour. If you're around there, it's on. Not sure what the front is going to do to 'em, but today was epic. I got a new job offer, caught a limit of walleye, and it is 66 degrees back home in Kansas City. It's the little things that make life worth it, folks!

They literally don't have the capability to produce cud so what are you talking about?

No, they don't. Rabbits are lagomorphs. They poop out their first round of digestion and then eat that. Ruminants are the only animals that chew cud. Leviticus is wrong.

Check out Clayton Eliasen's guide service on FB https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063483222904. He has been slamming them for the last month or so. Client landed a 12 lb female recently. Fished with him once last year and seems like a decent guy.

I'll try and find a pic but a buddy and I were fishing the Sac Fourth of July weekend last year. You should've seen the size of the mayflies hatching at midnight while running trot lines. I mean they were 3-4 inches long. Was waiting for a dinosaur to come down to the river's edge for a drink.

I've been to one. That was enough. It is a cool atmosphere and environment. Much more of a draw than the fishing aspect, at least for me. Akin to opening day of rifle season for deer, which a lot of people only hunt those first two days every year. Fun tradition here in MO.

Rubber legs. I have silicone but they just don't swim right and are better for hoppers.

Guy wanted some bluegill pattern lunch monies so I tied him some. Wanted an articulated one, too, so I got creative. Then I decided to make a rainbow pattern. No legs because of the Trophy Area on Taney. @Phil Lilleycouldn't get down this week due to job interviews but I will be down next week around this time. I'll stop by and let you take a look and if you want to try and sell some you can!

First time my grandpa used one he was 15-years old. His family had a farm that backed up to Middletown Lake near Montgomery City. He says he threw across a mouth of a cove and a 4-5 lb fish hit. He lost it. The next four casts he caught four bass 4.5 lbs. Said they were identical. Of course that was the day and age of catch and keep, so he loaded up the stringer and great grandma fried them up with frog legs for dinner for the 20+ people at the house. He used that thing religiously and swears by it. He's too afraid to use any of the ones today.

You old guys and your banter. I'll have my grandpa send a pic of our (his?) lure collection back in St. Louis. His favorite lures growing up were the Heddon Sonic and Shore Minnow. In fact, I see a Coachdog Sonic right in the middle there @fishinwrench

I'll tie some up. @dpitt and I are going to hit up Clinton up here and try and get some whites and wipers this spring.

Thanks! I like the red and white idea! Just trying to think outside the box. The White especially is just bombarded with the same colors and profiles constantly. Fly tying is about experimentation, I figure!