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I work at 270/Manchester and would like to do some fishing at lunch....can anyone tell me where Walker is?

Hey Dano....curious, what is a blue poison tung midge? Can you post a pic or recipe? Thanks

I'm game....will tie a firecracker crackleback

JJ and HFD, sounds like I missed a good time! JJ sorry to hear about your dog!

Hunted on my uncles property in Montgomery County. Saturday morning we saw a 4 pointer and 6 doe....too far to shoot. My cousin's husband got a 6 pt at 6:30am. Sunday morning about 8am, we saw 6 doe coming in towards us when my cousin came driving thru the field, stopped and walked down to our stands. He got a nice 8 pointer and said there was a huge 11 pointer behind him, but did not notice him until after he shot the 8 pt. My son was excited about the 11pt so we decided to stay on that tract of land and hunt the rest of the day. I took a 150 yd shot at a doe, missed and spooked up some deer towards my son. Told him on the 2way that deer were headed his way....2 min later I heard a shot. Asked if he got one....said yes...should I take another? Since it was almost dark and he had 2 bonus tags, told him to fire away...bam...asked if he got it....yep! He shot 2 really nice doe! Had to get the atv, get them out, start the wonderful job of gutting them and bringing them home to process. We were up until 1am!! The weather was really warm and windy all day, but they were definitely moving. May have been other hunters stirring them up. Not sure they are in rut since the my cousin say the 2 bucks together....unless the 11pt was chasing the 8pt off. My son spoke to a couple of friends on the way home one got an 8pt near Cherryville, Mo, another got an 8pt somewhere north of Lake of the Ozarks and a guy I work with got an 8pt on a farm towards KC , but that was the only deer he saw. My neighbor hunted outside of Monroe City, MO and his brother in law stuck a 6pt on Friday with his bow, but they did not see a deer the rest of the weekend. Some guys hunting on the adjoining property got 3 doe. Its all about being in the right place at the right time = LUCK!

Dano, I think you are in luck....I believe I have an extra. Send me a pm with your address.

what size are you looking for....2pc, 3pc, 4pc?

Dano, know anyone with a sewing machine? I bought a yard material (flannel) from Walmart for $2.40 and it was enough for three 3 piece rod socks. My neighbors wife has a sewing machine and sewed them up for me in about 20 min......just a thought!

Beautiful pics!!

Dano, saw a pair of Fiskars at Walmart that were really nice (in the sewing dept), but didnt have $8....will have to pick them up later. Dave, will be up your way this weekend between Wellsville and Montgomery City deer hunting on my uncles property. Have a cousin that is the plant manager at True manufacturing.

Tightline, you can get one of those magnifier lights at your local wally world. The come with a long extendable arms and clamp. I use a florescent(sp?) bulb in mine and it works great on the smaller flies!

Would love to go with you guys because I hear that is one of the best outings of the year.....but my son and I will be sitting in our tree stands looking for da turdy point buck! Make sure you bring your vise....they get together in the evening and tie flies.

Rolan, have you ever purchased a rod blank from Sevier Mfg? The guy that owns the company is an ex-St. Louis Cardinals football player from the early 80's (David Ahrens).

Anybody doing any good? I had a couple of hours this afternoon, so I ran over to Vlsasis off Manchester Rd, but got skunked! The hotline said they released fish there, but as I was getting ready, there were 2 other people leaving and they said they were not biting. I thought maybe they did not know how to fish and what to use . No such luck.

I hunt in Montgomery County, between Montgomery City and Wellsville MO. My uncle has 3 seperate parcels totaling 275 acres. Stay at my Uncles house....nothing like your deer camp pvspmo!

jjtroutbum.....don't worry they will be put to good use. Thanks to all that sent the extras! We will have to do another swap! I sent some to Rolan and he will post pics later.

Welcome! Tons of info and great people on this site!

Congrats! She is beautiful!

Gents, Finished sorting thru the flies this evening, will be going out in the mail tomorrow morning....sorry for the delay. For those that sent an extra (for sorting purposes), I kept it instead of sending back to you so I could send to Rolan to photo and place pics on the site for all to see. Can't wait to get on the water and try some of these...they all look really good! Thanks to all! Mike

Have the same problem Dano, but mine is in my lower back.....had 2 surgeries in 2004. Scientific Anglers makes a thin (1/4") that is magnetic and holds a lot of flies. Going thru the same thing....trying to figure out how to carry all my gear, so I will be interested to see the suggestions. I take an Alieve in the morning when it is bothering me and that really seems to help.

My wife's step-brother lives in Southeastern KY and went hunting Saturday morning. The stitching on the strap holding his stand came apart and he fell with the stand. Fortunately his brother was hunting with him, he called 911 and they air lifted him from a field, to a hospital in Lexington. He had to have heart surgery (not sure of details) on Saturday and back surgery yesterday. He is in intensive care and they may have to perform another surgery on his back, early next week. He and his wife just had a baby in June and this was only the second time he was able to get out and hunt. The stand was purchased last October, but it was left out in the weather. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR STRAPS and consider adding a heavy chain with it!

Not using it, but went to T. Hargroves in STL and tried it....nice line, but it does make noise going thru the guides.

they may have been small.....but you were catching fish!

Got them all guys! Will divide and try to mail out in the next day or two......they look good!

If anyone from OA decides to go to OFF on Thur, please look me up.....always good to put a face with a name.