Ryan Miloshewski

Thank you! People who aren't on here were probably very confused by names like billethead, terrierman, and JestersHK. But yea, it really is good advice. Simple, but important.

Very nice! I've never fished Bull but I have heard it is a nasty b**ch. Can be great one day and then can't catch a thing for days after. Looks like you had a great day.

Thank you! I am always surprised at the amount of people who aren't part of the merry bunch of fishing addicts that is OAF. So, nice to get it out there.

I legitimately laughed out loud. Hysterical. Pete Wenners, Eric Prey, Buster Loving, etc..those are where I get my reports from. Maybe I'll try Chris, though..

Here you go, fellas! Thanks again for the tips! Feel free to share. https://mahoneyoutdoors.com/mahoney-outdoors-magazine/ozark-anglers-forums-tips-for-lake-taneycomo/

I like flying mounts, where they are diving in. Here is a mallard I have this way.

Try 6th Sense Provokes in 106x or 106DD. They are $10 a pop and work great. Love those baits.

Try dragging crankbaits. It can be tough with the algae getting kicked up, but it seems to work on the switch. I also have no trouble with Provokes. Jigs are dead, it seems, on the rise and fall out.

Call Jeff Faulkenberry. Can't go wrong with him. 660-351-5420

I like all these so far. I have been fishing it for 20+ years, but seeing everyone else's perspective is really awesome. Everyone does things a little different, and that is what I was aiming for. Keep em coming.

Alright, let's do top ten. Regardless of number, I need as many as I can to narrow them down.

Hey Everyone, Happy New Year--hope you catch your biggest fish in 2019. I am working on on article now for Lake Taneycomo fishing--send me your top tips. If I use yours, I will cite you in the article (by real name or OAF name--your choice. Personally, OAF names would be hilarious to non-members). Let me see what you've got!

I'd start a KC group. I live in Overland Park but we can go around to different places. Alternating happy hour and breakfast.

Grasping the 11-foot rod with two hands, I made a roll cast to let my line clear. A quick T-snap and D-loop later, I had let out a 70-foot cast with absolute ease I have been a fly fishermen for close to 20 years now, but the art of spey casting was something I've never considered as useful here in Missouri. This past weekend Lilley's Landing hosted fishing guide and spey savant John McCloskey to teach a few of us. John guides in Alaska and Georgia for trout and salmon, and loves chasing anything that swims with his fly rod. He has taught many spey clinics in Georgia, and if you can teach spey there you can teach it in Missouri. All I can say is John is a master of his art. Enthusiastic as he is knowledgeable, he wants you to learn and does everything in his power to help you. He gets you excited about learning the technique, which is something you always look for in a teacher. Due to work, I arrived later than the other guys. I met John and he asked me what my learning style was immediately, and I told him I learned best by visuals and doing. So he took me up the lake (we were parked just above the Narrows near Pointe Royale) away from the others. I picked it up fairly quickly, but it was challenging. I would say the hardest parts are keeping your range of motion tight (like you're in a box), fighting your dominant hand when casting, and positioning for the cast. It was a blast, though, and I learned a ton in one afternoon. John plans to come back and teach the class again, and I would highly recommend attending. I can easily see myself using spey casting on Taneycomo or the White. John can be contacted here http://riverthroughatlanta.com/our-guides/john-mccloskey/ or dryflyjohn@gmail.com He has a great Instagram, if you are on there. His username is @dryflyjohn. Here are some pictures I snapped throughout the afternoon. I managed to actually catch one. This post has been promoted to an article

Favorite double midge is Primrose and Pearl and a blood worm dropper. Really like scud with a soft hackle, like Phil said. That is probably my favorite. I like just stripping the soft hackle, too. Use an indicator and a BB1 or BB2 weight, depending on current. Need them close to the bottom/on the bottom. I am a fan of the Megaworms in current, at any time, but you can use it with no current. I usually just let it drift, bouncing along the bottom. They'll eat it mid-sink, but I have a lot pick them up off the bottom. I also have pine squirrels ready to strip at a given moment. Oh...and jerkbaits

Very well could be we are paying more attention to it. Hard to say. I'd be interested to see the individual cases (i.e. were they hunters?). Until there is a 100% confirmed case you can't say CWD caused it, though. The increase could be due to hundreds of factors---increase in human population, more overall meat consumption, evolution of C-J to increase its symptoms/fatality rates, etc. He still made up the statistics and STILL contradicts himself by saying we should be deathly worried about it but at the same time do nothing. Makes ZERO sense. I'm not going to eat a CWD infected deer, but I also won't stand for somebody blatantly lying to his readership. That's unethical.

He 100% made up the CWD stats. There is no proof, ever, anywhere, in any scientific literature CWD has been transferred to humans by eating venison. He claims 75 people died from ingesting CWD contaminated meat in Colorado. Will it eventually be able to transfer from deer to humans? Maybe. Heck, even probably. But right now it doesn't. And that is an absolute fact. I've had lengthy talks with Dr. Kelly Straka, a widllife veterinarian, around this. Which, in and of itself, contradicts himself. Because he vehemently complains about the MDC wanting to have the CWD management zones, and the thinning out of deer in certain areas. So he says people are dying of CWD but says the MDC is way out of line for trying to contain it. Which is it, Larry?? He can't even keep his stories straight.

Sometimes I wonder if one day I'll wake up and everything he's said turns out to be true, like some sort of alternate reality lol. Fat chance, but wouldn't it be funny?

Because he's trying to be unique I guess. Or he actually believes the stuff he writes. Not sure. A majority of us do not associate with him. Only a couple that I know. And they are fringe members, at best. Almost all of us are freelance/independent so we could write that type of stuff, but I think it's because we are not certifiable.

He's met with Sara twice this year so that's inaccurate. I'm not defending him. Just telling you facts.

Being an outdoor writer, I've had my exposure to Larry quite a bit over the years. He has his cult following of conspiracy theorists, libertarians, and MDC-haters. Most people dismiss his vindictive nature and inaccurate "stories." I don't agree with anything he writes or says. Never have. He offered me an autograph one time and I laughed. However, I do think it's beneficial to have somebody constantly questioning our state government. A necessary gadfly, to use a Socratic comparison (Socrates, he is not). Even if it's always wrong, it probably keeps them on their toes a bit, knowing Larry is lurking in the shadows.

Great information @netboy and @Greasy B! Really appreciate the help. I've heard small is the way to go. I'll be out there for work so I'll have some free time in the evenings so it should be doable. Heading to Durango one day as well, so that's perfect.

Hi Everyone: I will be in Farmington, New Mexico in August and I want to fish the San Juan River. Has anybody ever fished near there? If not, does anybody have any contact information of local guides/fly shops I could visit while there? Thanks in advance! Ryan

Haha I've only lost like 3 Megabass, and two were on fish. So, it's their fault not mine. I'm sticking to that story.