Ryan Miloshewski

A popper with a small marabou jig dropper was killing it for me this past weekend. Anything really leggy bluegill seem to take to very well.

"What do we burn outside of witches?" "....MORE WITCHES!!!"

I'm down. I am a month into a new job so after turkey season I will be pretty much stuck to weekends. Just shoot me a message here and we can coordinate something.

Yea, like chipmunks getting under your hood and chewing the wires. Chipmunks no longer frequent my residence. Old timer in an Iowa bar told me how to get payback.

Go do it. Maybe I just suck. It's fun to commit to it! But the difference between the White and Taney is crazy. Recently did it in March. Four hours throwing articulated streamers on taney..one fish and one follow. On the White? 7 landed with three misses. I mean what gives???? It's the same dang river. Different mood of the fish I suppose. I tied a bunch of butt monkeys, double deceivers, zoo cougars, and boogeymen and caught the Taney fish on them. That's the fun of it for me at this point, catching them on your own flies.

Fyi the Holy Grail is on Netflix. Watching it now. Forgot how funny the witch scene was. "Who are you that is so wise in the ways of science?" 🤣

You would think. You would also be wrong. I mean I've caught them, don't get me wrong, but it isn't worth the effort. I can out-catch a streamer 10 to 1 with a jerkbait in the same stretch of water. I don't get it.

$1200?! I replaced all my plugs and four engine coils two summers ago. Each coil was about $30 and that was the most expensive anything got. Took me about an hour with breaks. Drive it home.

Don't fall for the temptation. Go to the White instead. Unless you want a workout for hardly any reward.

We need to do a Rick Osborn Memorial something. Man this is tearing me up. I can lead it.

This is such horrible news. He was such a good man. Duane ended up putting me in touch with Rick 6 or so years ago and he ended up teaching me so much about fishing, and life. I am very sad to hear this. May he rest in peace.

I bet it had something to do with it. Probably will never be able to tell, but it's a heck of a coincidence. Ducks avoid timber holes with high levels of tannic acid in them. It is produced from the decaying oak leaves, branches, twigs, etc. Kirk McCullough actually just posted about this if you follow him on social media. You can see the film on the water in places with high levels of it and boy do the ducks avoid it like the plague. Not sure if it makes them sick or it's just not fun to be in.

Big River is right there. Have caught many smallies out of there. Somebody probably put one they caught in the Big River in the lake.

Took one breast of my turkey I shot Friday and my buddy cooked his pan seared turkey with a white wine reduction sauce, Minnesota wild rice and French bread. I've eaten a lot of great wild game dishes, but I am not lying when I say this might be the best I've ever had. I don't think I'll fry a turkey breast again.

Thank ya! We are doing fairly well with the tough start to the season. I sure am happy to have this guy. Got him all cut up. I plucked this one to save the skin. Should be mighty tasty.

Run and gun special this morning in Kansas. Set up where we heard them Monday and did not hear much of anything until 8:00 am or so. Had one answer me twice about 100 yds out in the neighbors. He was with hens and just ignored me. Did a nature walk and found this guy. He was with four other strutters and about 15 hens on the field edge with line of sight to my advantage. I was able to get in range and lay one on him. I'd rather call em in, but this way is also fun. Good ol' Missouri bushwhackin' in Jayhawkerville. Very weird so far this year. Not a lot of gobbling and the birds are acting like it's March, not April, in KS. Haven't hunted MO yet but will be now. Haven't measured him yet, but he's heavy and probably one of the most "Missouri" looking beards I've taken in KS. Long, thick and coarse. Spurs look to be 1.25 or so. Pressure is off, and now for some good eats!

Not sure where you guys are catching them but where I fish in KS we have caught and released many fish that seem to be just fine. We have caught the same fish twice in a day, too. My buddy guides out there and he has never mentioned it being an issue. Maybe it's the colder water when we do catch them. It's usually winter or fall when the water is below 50 degrees.

That's probably it, Bill. I've seen two and they just were not clear at all. And you're right @Seth, it's just a tool! Still have to make em bite and know where fish will be.

I've fished with both and Livescope really is just a lot better. It's the best in the business. Personally, I think it goes 1) Livescope 2) Mega 360 100980890808) Active Target. That thing is atrocious.

Don't get MLBtv because every game will be blacked out since Branson is in the telecast coverage area. Best thing to do is if you have a cable/satellite provider setup your online account and watch from there. You may be able to do it directly through Bally Sports. Avoid YoutubeTV as well..Bally Sports is not on there. Found that out the hard way.

Been MIA fishing and without a computer the last two weeks. Hit Lake of the Ozarks with my cousin and grandpa and then Truman with Hunter Bowling. LOZ had a ton of fish around condo docks near the dam area, but they are fairly small. Had to weed through a lot of 9 to 9 3/4" fish to get some 10-11 inchers. They were shallow and on various sides. No rhyme or reason. We caught a ton of fish. Truman was Truman..tons of fish in creek mouths and moving half-way back on the Grand arm. We used Livescope to find active fish and dropped a jig or minnow on their nose. And you had to. I would say 1 out of 10 fish we dropped to, even with a minnow, ate. The fish were in 15 fow or less. The ones above 6-ft or below 12-ft would not eat at all. Some we fished for, for five minutes and nothing. Biggest was right at 16-inches, a male. Most were 12-14" fish. Not really fat, but they all had shoulders. Now, back to reality starting today..

Beck was a great guy

They've definitely seen shad. Has to be happening randomly. Monday they were all over the white streamer (relatively speaking), Tuesday morning they were not. Tuesday evening caught 6 browns in one drift on a jerkabit. And like I said, I'm pretty sure Blake and I saw two stunned shad on Monday afternoon. I'm sure they didn't last long.

Absolutely! I have some free days now until 4/4. Just shoot me a text.

Back home for a few days. Fishing with my buddy Brian in Kansas tomorrow for wipers, crappie and walleye/sauger. Back down to fish for a while again on Sunday. Hank and I had a great couple of days. The weather was beautiful and accomplished some fishing goals. @dpitt I just put two and two together ha..that was me that texted you yesterday. Also, got this nifty new Ozark Anglers hat at Phil's. It's a Richardson, too...fancy!