DoveTail

I thought you could see the size and color of flies people were using with the camera? You mean it is only to see the stream conditions??? The WiFi is a nice function as that is better than driving to the lodge to get access if you have to have it. There have not been many times but it certainly is used.

The synthetic soles still have great traction. Slippery rocks can be just that with ANY boot. Although I am aware of the streams and still clean all my wading gear, I personally like the synthetic soles because they seem to dry faster. When you are transporting felt soles, they seem to retain more water and stay wet longer.

I think regular will be warm enough. If it is cold, just wear some jeans under them and that would be plenty.

Isn't it already private or always has been? I thought the state just stocked trout there, but privately owned?

Missouri is slow on sending back tax refunds, not a lot of cash floating around. If the park is that bad and dirty, it may go up for sale cheap.

Most of the new lines have welded loops on the ends, so I suggest that regardless of the brand. A few that do not have welded loops are 000wt, 00wt and 0wt lines. What I don't like about the older style that do not have welded loops is the inner core can absorb water and make your line sink. The welded loops make it very fast to connect a leader. You may want to consider getting a furled leader with a steel ring in the end to attach your tippet to. Traditional leaders you have to do surgeons knots and each time you make a new one...it gets shorter. With a furled leader and a steel ring your leader stays the SAME and never changes. You can do a quick Orvis knot or Davy knot and you are fishing again. I have had one for 4 years and going strong. I don't think it will ever wear out. It is on a 5wt rod and I can float a #26 dry, so they are not an issue on sinking tiny dries. What I can tell on expensive lines is they usually have less memory vs a cheap line. With that in mind, Cabela's Prestige lines are on sale for $29 and they have a cheaper line that is normally $29. Those will last for years. Unless you are dragging through a parking lot and don't wipe it down, they should last. The Shark Skin line by 3M is really sweet and cast great. A GPX series is actually a 1/2 wt heavier but they hide that (same for all mfgs) since some faster action rods are harder to load...so a 5wt line is actually a 5 1/2wt line to load a 5wt rod. Some will even go a full 1wt heavier so put a 6wt line on a 5wt rod. Definitely never go lighter on your line than the rod. Again, all rods have different speeds so it is hard to say what the best line is for that rod. Dual tapers are easier to roll cast vs a WF line is more difficult to roll cast. So if you have trees in your back cast a lot, you may want to consider that option. Or if your reel has extra spools, consider 2 lines for options on the streams.

Felons like the cover of darkness or early morning raids when no one can spot them. Unknown to them, AR-15s and handcuffs are on the way! Packing them up and shipping them out!!!

Well that stinks! The felons need to be locked up.

I don't know how "trout park" fish can get educated so fast as they are just released from the hatchery, but they change with the pressure from previous years and they need a new fly they haven't seen. It is hot for a while, then it doesn't produce.

Having a boat on top and not plowing through the water is the way to go, those with common sense will realize that is the polite thing to do. However you are dealing with some that block travel lanes also.

Nice pics, congrats on her first trout!

I have used Feather Craft's leaders and as mentioned they are made in all styles. The steel ring on the end is excellent. I get a 3' leader, then put 3' of 3x tippet on that and buy a 20# ring to tie the 7x tippet on. Feather Craft comes with a 30# ring. Quick and easy to tie on new tippet. I have had #26 dries stay up with fluro leaders (although the leaders do sink). You will never have to buy another leader with these.

CBs, BFs, IBNs, WBs, PTs, TSs, BYs, WD40s, BHHEs will do it.

What is the link to the SpyCam at Bennett? I have not found a link yet...

Any recommendations on Norway for fly fishing?

Tagging the fish would help establish a theory where the fish are coming from. They do stock trout from airplanes in mountain lakes (not float planes), so it's hard to say what is happening.

Sounds like hard fishing conditions with faster water and off color. Glad you were able to hook some up.

Sounds like a great trip.

Ya - a little blood bait!

A great list of dries that will work. Beetles work good also, if you aren't hooking up on one, try another. Catching fish on dries is what I prefer but sometimes you have to get wet.

Letting kids fish in the raceways would be good. For the wade fishing, pushing others out of the outlets will crowd the river. It's good to let everyone pile up in the outlets and that leaves more open water for others to wade. There isn't a huge amount of area before it becomes deep to wade fish. I guess it will only get more crowded over time. If it's catch and release - fishing the raceways would be great for kids. That would not require any additional funding.

Looks like it is going to run for a long time.

With a 4 on the scale, it is probably pretty muddy. Regardless, it will be swift and deep (but at least it will be easy to find the spots they will be holding in those conditions). That will take several days for the river to begin to clear. I don't know, but just what I have seen in the past.

Fly fished Friday in high generation and no luck. Today was okay. Will post some pics when get to a computer. Caught browns d rainbows on #10 to #32. Tan, olive and gray. Nothing was really hot but caught them on about everything from dries to mainly wets. Egg patterns are okay...they should be improving as the fall approaches. Hard to see the keyboard so I hope the are not typos. Gray scuds were probably the top producer. Fish wee around 17" to 18" max. Weighed a couple on a digital scale at 2lb 8oz.