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Good Catfishing - lots of Carp and Gar as well. I fish for Catfish there quite often as I mentioned earlier. Almost at that exact location. There are Largemouth further upstream into Kansas. Good creek for an evening of average Channel Cats and an occasional lucky Flathead. Pretty contaminated though, used by the homeless in certain areas.

When I save up some dough, I personally want to travel up towards the Nipigon or Labrador to fish for some giant Brookies. Obviously, the Nipigon would be much more accessible. Both probably fall very short in terms of DIY, but that's my biggest dream trip at the moment. I mean seriously, landing a colored-up Brook Trout over 5 lbs.. wow.

Well, I'm sure I won't be strictly fishing that creek. There is a lot of opportunity in that region based on what I see on maps... Probably will spend a long day or maybe two hopping from access to access (stream to stream) looking for good wading water. Indian Creek just looked like a decent bet based on access, average water levels and general reports. Besides, with this particular mission, I'm going for quantity over quality and most importantly a bit of an adventure.

I had a feeling. Sorry, didn't mean to seem sore. You know how the internet make it hard to understand certain messages. Will definitely make reports. This summer no weekend will go to waste, that is for sure.

No, not turning it over. I'm just glad to see another person aged 18-21 sign up and post something. The last year I lurked on this site almost daily, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were many others doing the same.

I am also college aged. What is your alma-mater? KU is a blast; I went there a ton last year. If you want to get together and find some fish, let me know. Crazy this forum turning over into a community with our generation lol.

Haha nice. It's a good little area. Good sandwiches too. My work isn't located too far off. 89th and Wornall. So, if anybody here is unsatisfied with their insurance, let me know and I can get you a good quote 😂

Makes sense. It’s my “easy” spot, when I want to put in minimum effort for fishing. It does produce Catfish pretty consistently for me. Nothing of size, so the Flathead was an awesome shock. Fought me for 5-10 minutes with my 4LB Mono. Attached is the catch. The Indian Creek I hope to visit this summer is down in SW Missouri near the towns of Lanagan and Anderson. It’s not much of a secret that it’s a great wading stream for Smallmouth, and really only a couple hours down 49. Should be fun!

Delicious. I know them quite well and used to work at the Fruit Stand in high school.

Funny enough, there's another Indian Creek in KC that I fish quite a bit for Catfish. I have caught Gar, Carp and my only Flathead from this creek. Right at Watts Mill at 103rd and State Line. That's a pretty solid local spot if you like that type of fishing... It's pretty dirty though and definitely not what I would call scenic. I hear more upstream into Kansas, there is a decent LMB population. I haven't tried my hand at it yet.

I heard they closed! That's too bad. I was planning on checking out Indian Creek this summer. For some reason I never really considered the Little Niangua very seriously.

I am currently reading Hemingway on Fishing - Essentially a compilation book of everything he ever had to write about fishing. Of course, it's not short! Pretty awesome stuff. Love the Brook Trout chasing on the Two-Hearted.

I see now not permitted, oh well.

Hey All, I was talking to one of my friends who I often accompany to Truman in the summer. One idea we had for the summer was to take a kayak from an access point and paddle out to an island, probably KK island, maybe the larger one near Fairfield, and spend a night there camping, fishing and letting our inner child out in the vein of exploration. My question is if this is even legal, or if anybody has done it before... I know it's Corps Land, but I don't know all the regulations on stuff like that. Sounds like a blast to me... Thanks

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It's not about the genetics itself, but I love fishing, love the fish I catch, and I am a geek. If I can learn a ton about why a fish looks the way it does, I would sure like to. Now this doesn't mean I will be strongly opinionated about past stocking experiments - what is done is done. This topic is about the beauty of these fish.

Jeez what a beauty. Big too.

In a couple of weeks, I will be staying a night in the town of Bellefonte for one night. Me and a couple buddies are traveling down to watch a Mid-States Pro Wrestling Event at the Fairgrounds in Harrison. We have a mutual former coworker that is now wrestling for the company, and it'll be a unique experience for sure. Anyways, the Airbnb we think we might stay at has a creek in the backyard, and research tells me that this is the Huzzah Creek of Arkansas. Being a fisherman, I will most definitely be checking this out, but I have to wonder if anyone knows if it's worth my time to just go somewhere else. Does anyone know if this stream holds enough water to explore for pockets of Smallies, Rock Bass or Longears? Anything else potentially? Either way, it will be an adventure. Thanks.

Awesome stamp! I just watched Fargo a few nights ago... I wish I were a better artist so I could enter some stamp contests. In defense of the Trout, you are probably right that the majority of the original Cutthroat are Rocky Mountain strain mongrels, and I agree that AGFC not trying to build their cutthroat up as a super unique fishing opportunity may be the best evidence. However, the article BilletHead linked above did show stocking of true Bonnevilles. I won't lie though, I have major trouble distinguishing a Bonneville and a Colorado River, or really most strains of the Rocky Mountain subspecies. Yellowstones I notice take on more of a gold color. The Fine-Spotted though - @netboy's picture was pretty convincing to me. Fine-Spotted and gold. In contrast, I always think of the "average" Cutthroat as a tannish gray color, and a strong crimson streak running from the gills all through the belly area. Sizeable black spots sparse towards the front of the body, and numerous towards the tail. That fish appeared unique to me. At this point, Arkansas Cutthroat may just be a bit of mystery, and one I would love to see solved by a study of some sort, whether by a university or by the state.

As I am going down in late April, it would be so awesome to have the welcomed surprise of a Cutt. I wonder if their spawning colors would be in effect by then.

Those are two dandy fish, especially the Snake River, very healthy, very pretty. You definitely understand the "Fine-Spotted" designation when seeing the fish in this photo. When were these fish caught? I noticed the Snake River fish had more color. Do you think this is spawning related or normal appearance?

Absolutely. I have a couple dream trips for Cutthroat in the upcoming years. Ideally backpacking isolated Alpine lakes in Colorado for colored up fish in the Spring. They can get pretty huge up there and they are just so beautiful when they get that full red belly. Just like any other trout angler, a trip to Pyramid Lake for massive Lahontans has got to be a goal. What a fishery. Thanks for the info, I will give the link a read.

Beautiful. I love the light blue hue and reddish spots.