MThammer

Phil, very , very, cool.

Who !! What a pig !! Hope you were able to release it for me to catch.

Your theory has merit, the stretch factor. Will a short piece of 6x break before a long piece? That would be easy enought to test. Tie up a few and give it a tug. Mark T.

It may be 15 ft from the top of the earthen dam but, in Phil's video it looks like water was sloshing over the top of the flood gates?? Let's hope the crest is for real. Mark

My wife and I, along with twenty members of the Ozark Fly Fishers, stayed at Lilly’s Landing this past weekend. I want to thank Phil and Marsha and their staff for treating us to a perfect outing. Phil and Marsha are the best host and hostess that you could ever have. The accommodations were perfect, Brian Shaffer gave a very informative talk to our group Friday evening and on Saturday the Lillys came back from Texas, after visiting their new grandbaby, to make sure that everything went well with a catered lunch. Phil even gave one of our members a few pointers on his presentation. I don’t know how Phil found time to arrange for perfect weather, water generation and fishing but somehow he did. It just could not have been any better. Thank you, Mark Thalhammer Ozark Fly Fishers

Congratulations Phil! And thanks for taking care of the details for our outing before you left. I know you were pressed for time and appreciate that you made sure everything was handled. Mark T. Ozark Fly Fishers

Thanks, that is what I needed. MThammer

I am not finding it in the "general forum". I did a search and nada. If someone knows what topic it is under please let me know. I did find a discussion on tout beads. Now, this method is similar but seems better since you use flies instead of beads. Has any one tried it? What are your thoughts? Fish mortality is always a big concern and if this reduces mortality it might be something worth considering. One thing I find interesting is that when you use this method your fly size is no longer dependent on the size of your hook. Interesting. MThammer

Has anyone tried the Moffitt system?? It sounds like fishing with beads, like they do in Alaska, but instead of using beads you use flies. It looks like it has a lot of advantages. If you are not familiar with this technique and want to see a video on it go to.... http://www.moffitta ngling.com/ control/system The only thing that probably needs to be different is a little thread on the circle hook to make it legal. I wonder what you would use for the underbody on the fly, maybe a thick quill might work? If anyone has tried this technique on Taney, let me know what you think. Thanks, MThammer

What about wood or cork? They are natural, and some have a scent. I think the regulation should be that the only thing that is illegal is something that would trigger a strike from a blind fish. We should tie a fly out of coffee beans, that doesn't look like anything that fish would be interested in and see if the fish will be attracted just becaue of the coffee bean. Just my opion. MThammer

I have never had a problem with insects....possibly because the water is so cold. Mark

Keep in mind that Taney is not a comfortable wet wade.......it is VERY cold. Mark

Opps never mind. Should have checked all of the other topics before I opened my big mouth.

Hi to all. I would like to get in some night fishing the next time I am down. Does anyone in town carry the glow in the dark light sticks AND the indicators that they fit? Thanks, Mark

Yup. Looks great. But as others have commented the background is too dark which makes the text hard to read. Simple fix. Other than that A+. mthammer

My mammy always said to stir the pot. Following is a quote form this "Lake Tanycomo" forum subject: Trout Tournaments, 2008..... So sayeth Trav...... "Also, I have a question. What if I prefer to fish alone? I mean, I am not much of a team player. I like to fish where I want with no debate. Partners cramp my style. I am curious about this stipulation. The tourney wont pay enough to have to show somebody else my tactics in order to compete." NUFF SAID

The giant squid seems like a good idea......and I live in St. Louis. But, really, as humans we never seem to learn from our past mistakes. THE NUMBER ONE RULE: If it ain't broke, don't F*** with it. Whenever someone screws with the makeup of a stream they almost always screw it up. Taney is too fine of a fishery to risk damage. Just look at all the problems the illegal introduction of lake trout is causing in Yellowstone. Not only is it threatening a great fishery but it is a very expensive distraction for the wildlife management personnel. The introduction of lake trout may cause irreparable damage to the native fish population. They seem to have the word 'lynch' on their lips when they talk about "if we ever catch the SOB that did this." I hope this is a lesson well learned and that no one decides to take it upon themselves to introduce alien fish to these fine waters, even in a small way. I know that the readers of this fine forum are above this but, all to often I have seen bait fisherman through their unused bait into the water thinking that they were just helping by feeding the fish, not realizing how much harm they might actually be doing. mthammer

Has anyone heard whether or not the trout ladder was a success ? Did very many make it to the top ? Mostly males or females ? Just curious to see if all of their hard work paid off. (their = "the fish") mt

I have heard of "pegging a bead" above a bare hook but never knew how it worked. I have always associated it with fishing "Alaska" style. Maybe it is a better way. But, I have always heard that in MO., a fly has to have at least some thread on it to beconsidered a fly. So is a bare hook legal? I don't know the answer and don't mean to stir things up, just curious.