Micheal Kyle

I have a very good friend of mine that guides for Hubbard's of Yellowstone. It is just just out side of Livingston it is a first class opperation and the the fishing that time of year is awesome. By the end of season the rivers wont be as crowded and the fishing is hot. A lot of two and three fly set ups. They hopper copper dropper is one great set up. If you are going to go out early fall like in the end of Sept. through Oct. I would look at the Upper Missouri below Holter Dam you can call the Missouri River trout shop out of Craig a very first class operation as well. When you call or look up there number you need to look up Wolf Creek. The fishing is awesome and the streamer fishing for big trout is awesome. During the day late afternoon you will get into some tremendous dry fly fishing and the fish can be in pods that will hold 200-300 fish per pod. You will have the opp to catch all the 20-22 inch rainbows that you want to. Plus the browns are very aggressive as well there are nice browns that are caught out there during the fall on streamers. I hope this will help you if you have any other questions just ask and I will do my best to help you out. Michael

This Saturday, Feb 2nd, we will once again be having our fly tying class. It seems that the pheasant tail nymph has caught some attention over the last week and has been catching some fish in local waters such as Lake Taneycomo, Roaring River, and Crane Creek. We at Back Country Outfitters would like to share with you how to tie this productive pattern and even discuss how and where it has been fished lately. Hope to see you at the shop. Class starts at 9:00 a.m. Michael

Come on over, I will have them ready just don't ask where the chocolate chips came from

So what you want a cookie

Back in college I always used to remember the color spectrum with this ROY-G-BIV Those are the colors that are on the spectrum Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo,Violet. You can then add Ultra Violet. As Thom says the red has the longest wave length. and thus keeping the color longer in deeper water. One thing to consider also is that most fish can see shades of polarization and I personally think that is more important than color. You can take any color of midge and certain depths they will appear gray so why use different colors. Because different colors will have a different shade of polarization. A lot of fish can see shades of polarization better than shades of color. I would also have to add this does not really matter for the upper end on Taney but it might work for lower Taney, that in deep water the fish do not key in on anything except for sound and smell. Thats why I posed the question be for really taking charge I wanted other people to get involved. There are 2 great books that are available they are titled What fish See, and How Fish Work. They explain the whole color issue in depth, and for the content of them I have paid way more than waht the books coost for a guy for 16 weeks to explain what these books explain.

I got a 65% Not bad I guess Let my employ beat me, is that good Michael

yes you are right fish can not see the red light. this past fall several nights looked like a christmas tree.

He is talking about leaving the red light on while you fish. I would like to know the answer to this as well. But yes you are right about preserving your night Vision. I used to use a blue and a red light for night time but my Vision went south and now I still cant see at all when it is on. Thats why I went to the light that I now have the Princeton Tec apex it is bright. I am sure you guys have seen me down there when I have it on. If they are trying to sight fish at night wouldn't that be A little on the un ethical side. I would think that would think that would be like spot lighting deer. Plus on the indicator I can see where they would need to see them. But everybody that I know uses a glow stick with them. Any body else have any thoughts about this. Michael

Dave I'm glad the flies worked Sorry I did not who you were But I saw the MTFA sticker Patch on your vest So I said hello. I still would have said hello any way patch or no patch. Yes I have a new look a shaved head so no problem that you did not say hello. Michael

Saw the lights but no booms had my tunes on and really couldn't hear anything except for Axle. Yes the shampoo was the problem it was NARE does wonders on a full head of hair. No just joking I decided new shop new hair do oh wait there is no hair. Everyone should join the chromers club. God only made a few perfect heads the rest he put hair on.

Jerod That must have been you off the point Do not know if you said hi or not I had my tunes on. I guess that I should turn them off every now and then It was pretty slow down below but turned on after we headed up to the wire. Sounds like you had a pretty good night. Michael

Great looking White I can't wait untill they trun on up at Sac Great to see you last night Leonard I think I have things lined out now where I can make it down about twice a week.

Sorry I missed you yesterday at the shop I would have loved meeting you heck I might have just went fishing with you if i were in town. Isn't pretty cool to tie a fly and catch a fish on what you tied, thats what it is all about congrats. Michael

Yes it is The first time I saw it was a when John Barr came out with his his book Barr Emergers what a book if you have not seen you should take a peak there are a lot of good pats in it with step by step instruction.

I have been dubbing the body on the slump buster with mohair leech dubbing and the new prism dubbing from Wapsi. The reason I have been doing this because it makes a larger body thus moving more water. I think that sometimes fish do not really key in on a certain fly or color they key in on movement and when you you can push more water you make a bigger movement thus creating more strikes. If any body wants to see this tied we will tie this pat Tuesday Night at the class. Michael

I have all those blends for sale in the shop. I know that I am running low right now on a few colors. Just let me know I would be glad to tie any of the special blends for any one. Plus if you have a little time if I'm am out I can make a little batch of the dubbing why you wait. Michael

If you make it down feel free to stop in the shop. It's kind of funny I'm going up your way on Saturday. My in-laws live in Drexel.

There are 2 flies that I love the most and they are the Slump Buster Black, olive ,and white. Then we go to the Mohair leech I have 13 colors that I love, all have there use and they are Palymate Special, Blood Red, Mottled Leech , Ace of Spade,Spankin Spinach,Watermelon Candy, Electric Blue, Evil Leprichon, Crystal Ice, Margriatia, Jungle Juice, Plum Crazy and Just Plain Black

It is hard to find a jacket that will do both and stay with in a certain price range. I would look at the freestone but remember it is not gore-tex so in the warmer weather you might get a little damp underneath because of the breathable factor. You might take a look at the Simms Pac-Lite and or the Classic Guide very reasonable when it comes to price. I really talk about layers and you need to do so with a base, mid and upper layer start with a polypropylene then go to a light fleece from Simms or any other company you like, then on the really cold days going to a heavy fleece for the top layer. You also should consider a win stopper fleece for the top layer. You can actually feel the wind stop makes a huge difference now with all that said with the Classic Guide coat from Simms you can where it all year long as rain coat. When it is warm and or cold as long as you have the proper layers underneath for winter. One very interesting fact from Gore-tex it will not work right when the temperature outside is warmer than your body temperature, it Will suck the moisture right back on top of you. So with that said Gore-TeX is perfect from about 90 degrees-way below zero. Good luck with this I hope you find the perfect jacket. Michael

The classes are free when we start BBQ we might ask for a small donation just to cover the cost of the food. As far as stuff to bring just bring a vise and tools and something to tie As far as a format what ever is hot thats what were going to tie for example white bass are hot, we will be tying white bass flies. I hope that everyone will be able to make it. Michael

Ok I will break down and post my sale items on the net. We have bins and bins full of stuff that will be up to 70% off. I hope that everyone will be able to make it and yes if you drive four hours, I will make it worth your while with a frendly fly shop discount. Hope that everyone will be able to make it Michael

Yes it does and yes I can It is a very productive fly and would love to show you Terry

Hello Everyone, We are pleased to announce that we are going to start the fly tying back up at the shop. The fly tying will be every Tuesday night at 6pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. The way that we are going to do this is that it will be a free tie meaning that if you want to tie something show up if you have a question about a fly tying technique we will sit down with you and show you the technique that you have a question about. We will be bringing in guest tiers periodically and the week be for we have them here we will announce who they will be. When the weather warms up we will be grilling something on Saturday for lunch. The tying classes will be free and best of all just for showing up and participating in the class you will receive a 10% discount on all fly tying supplies. Please remember that the shop has moved to our new location at 2863 South Campbell Springfield, Missouri 65807 If you have any questions you may call us at the shop 417-889-6548. Hope to see everyone Michael and Kristina Kyle

Hello Everyone, We are pleased to announce that we are going to start the fly tying back up at the shop. The fly tying will be every Tuesday night at 6pm and every Saturday morning at 9am. The way that we are going to do this is that it will be a free tie meaning that if you want to tie something show up if you have a question about a fly tying technique we will sit down with you and show you the technique that you have a question about. We will be bringing in guest tiers periodically and the week be for we have them here we will announce who they will be. When the weather warms up we will be grilling something on Saturday for lunch. The tying classes will be free and best of all just for showing up and participating in the class you will receive a 10% discount on all fly tying supplies. Please remember that the shop has moved to our new location at 2863 South Campbell Springfield, Missouri 65807 If you have any questions you may call us at the shop 417-889-6548. Hope to see everyone Michael and Kristina Kyle

Hello Everyone, My wife and I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to our Re-Grand opening. Backcountry Outfitters 2863 S. Campbell, Springfield, Mo. 65807 417-889-6548 Re-Grand Opening Saturday February 16, 9am-4pm Up To 70% Off Of Select Merchandise Door Prizes Fly Tying All Day Casting Pond Manufactures Reps From Sage, Winston, Rio, Lamson, Ross, Dr. Slick, Fish Pond, Simms Plus Register to Win a 1 Day Guided Drift Trip For 2 People On the White River Hope that everyone will be able to make it. Michael and Kristina Kyle