Nick Adams

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.

Crazy

That's true. Most shelters won't take strays no matter how illogical. They go through animal control offices. It's a very flawed system. The fact that Springfield Humane Society went no-kill was a big deal. We've had nothing but rescues for 25 years from probably 4 or 5 different organizations. I can't even keep them all straight--the dogs or the shelters.

Not many kill shelters left. I think none in SW MO, mostly because the spay and neutering programs are effective.

I don't think people realize the number of animals in shelters around here. It's pretty astounding. There are more shelters that I can count and one in almost every town, so I'm not surprised other areas have strict laws/attitudes about spay/neutering.

You're right. I better leave this thread....

I don't fill out forms. It's just another way for the Man to keep me down.

Has the swimbait replaced the curly tail grub?

This is an incredibly informative thread! Just too cool. Love it!

Agreed. You should do a youtube channel walking people through sites like this.

My dad took me there when I was 12. It's what got me hooked on trout fishing. It's a beautiful place. Later when I was about 18 we went and I tried to teach him to fly fish. It did not go well. I could never get him to understand a drag-free drift. He sat there with bich (sp) creek nymph surfing on the surface of water wondering why they wouldn't hit it. smh....

Pretty cool if you ask me. Keep testing!

What happens to solar panels when it’s cloudy or raining? Is my Google the only one that works...?

I hesitate to enter this fray, but here is a Solar Calculator (below). Seems the average payback is 12-15 years. Punch in your zip and see what others got or even your own address. Of course there are variables, as always. I only see energy prices going up. As you said @snagged in outlet 3, updating HVAC is a huge energy saver as well as lighting--LED vs CFL vs halogen vs incandescent (who GW Bush eliminated btw). LCD TVs pull half the watts as old tube TVs--so newer tech pulls less power. Newer energy star appliances help. Old fashioned farmhouse architecture with eves providing shaded over windows helps. As @ColdWaterFshr said, LEED architecture is more than a hobby and can make a building profitable. This isn't political spin, just facts. https://www.energysage.com/market/start/

I am an English teacher, but I could give them to my Science department, after I'm done admiring them. Fossils absolute amaze me. In the Springfield area, you can't hardly pick up a rock without finding at crinoid fossil. I could look for hours!

Nothing is more frustrating than watching a trout hot a strike indicator. They'll sniff the heck out of every dry in my box and strike, but slowly drift up and take a white palsa... ugh!

Sounds so luxurious. Not really a mink kind of a girl, but I'd be willing to give it a try.

so more like a pine squirrel streamer? That's pretty cool. I those a lot with squirrel and rabbit strips, sometimes on jig heads. Looks good.

I agree. Your flies look better than mine. Just start choosing new patterns and seeing what happens.