Nick Adams

If you're tempted to shoot someone over a boat ramp incident, then world really is getting dumber.

I live in Republic and we haven't gotten rain since Monday. I'm sure it's good.

Rivertown doesn't really have a local connection. I think I'd connect to Taney or the Resort. Taneycomo Fly Co FlyCoMo. Taney Flies and Tackle Taney Tackle Co.

Saw this on Craiglist. Seems a tad high. https://springfield.craigslist.org/boa/d/saint-louis-fish-cat-streamer-xl-1r/7490190232.html

Same. 😐

It casts pretty well/far for such a short rod. It's a Bass Pro White River Fly Shop Classic and I got a Maxcatch ECO Large Arbor Fly Fishing Reel from Amazon. Turns out to be a nice little combo. My Crane reports will probably consist mostly of "I spooked some fish and lost some flies in the trees/weeds/bushes/parking lot/ball field/etc."

Phil's Phly Shop. -- Awful name, but I wanted to say it anyway

Those are awesome. Love catching those, too.

I had the day off but got a late start. I headed down to RR late morning. I got there around 11. It was overcast and threatening rain. I had a new 6'6" 4wt road I've been waiting to try out. I drove by Crain, but it was up and while I love Crain on paper, my daughter reminds me that I never catch anything. Teenagers: harsh, but true. I wanted to try the C/R section as I don't often fish that. I went to the run a couple hundred yards up from the bridge. It looks a a tree washed in from recent rains.I started with a red San Juan on an 1/80th oz jig head. l did well on it earlier this spring but no takers. Switch to an orange bead-head. Nothing. It was so overcast it seemed like dusk. I tried a beetle near the tree and had a few swipes but no hookups. Around noon I started noticing a fluttering mayflies and surfacing fishing. They were very aggressive moving several feet to take a live fly. I had a 16 BWO, but it was too big. I got a ton of looks, but no strikes. I had a fish jump over my fly twice. Exciting, but not as exciting as actually catching. I looked for something smaller. (In retrospect, I should have had an emerger of some kind. Shipment coming tomorrow from BigY). All I had was a Griffith's Gnat, so I tried it and finally hooked up. He actually missed and came back for it, which was fun. Then very loud thunder and a lightening flash told me it was time to leave. All in all, a fun trip. I forget how "real" the C/R section feels compared to the rest of the park.

Looks like magazine quality flies and photos. I'd like a glass of whatever than cork goes to as well. On the rocks, please.

Cooking up severe weather since the 60s!!

Are you talking about armadillos?

18 elementary school kids and a teacher were shot at school. Again, the Not In My Back Yard attitude is something I don't understand. It could be any school in America.

Do you think they'll slow down releases/turbines enough for wading at the dam?

On the left, it looks like your arm is straight, elbow locked. On the right it looks like the elbow is slightly bent. Just my .02. Regardless, great fish. I'm jealous.

Your arms are at different angles. The one on the right it closer to the camera and that makes it look bigger.

You should work for the tourism bureau. You make me want to make a trip this summer if it ever stops raining.

That's a huge fish! Well done.

I drove over the Finley at Linden Lure today. The dam was just a ripple.

I've picked up a few things from https://www.bigyflyco.com/ lately. Really quick shipping and reasonable pricing. So far so good.

Buy buy buy

FWIW, my 16-yr-old still goes trout fishing with me 3-4 times a year, so I think you have a life-long fishing buddy now.

Jeez, who wouldn't be ecstatic at that catch?!? I guess deadsticking the Ned works, too.

It looks like that outfit doesn't come in a 7-wt right now. You could probably find a similarly priced outfit at Bass Pro/Cabela's in a 7wt or, if you're like me, buy the 9ft 6wt today before you change your mind. Paralysis by analysis, so to speak. All points above are valid, but that Orvis kit will be ready to go out-of-the-box, just add flies. I'm sure there are local fly shops to get some to start and you could be on the water by Tuesday. You could even get some poppers are Walmart and be ready to go.

Well done, Phil. I can only imagine how happy that couple was to get their dog back.