duckydoty

I hunted Four Rivers, Ted Shanks, and Taney this year. best year I've had in a long time. Got 2 banded geese. Four Rivers was Awesome opening week. Flocks of thousands of teal. Shanks hunted real good this yeat also. duckydoty

After 2 days of freezing rain the clouds finally started to part and I was in desperate need for a fix. Just like a junky starting to get the DT's, I was not going to let anything get in the way of getting some time on the water. I could feel the cravings coming on early at work. There was no way I was going to make it through the whole day sitting in the office. At 10:30 I decided that I better make the move, or risk the well being of inoccent by standers watch as full blown withdrawals turn me into an uncontrollably irritable man. It was a 30 minute drive to the isolated little creek that holds the pure strain of McCloud rainbow trout. The lower access was the destination. New and uncharted waters for me. I could here it calling my name. The ice on the trees made time feel frozen. Very little wind made everything silent except the slight gurgling of the water. There was not a sole around. I had the whole place to myself. I geared up in the parking lot and headed straight for the sound of moving water. Oh, was I suprised by the serenity and beauty of the place. Where should I start. Ah, there was a small riffle just ahead. I made a careful cast, mended the line and shortly there after felt a slight tug. Bam! I set the hook and had my 1st McCloud of the day! I then walked down stream a couple dozen yards and saw a nice sized rock forming a little eddy in the water. One very well placed cast and it was on again. A few more cast produced nothing so I moved further down stream. No takers. I came to a small bend in the creek. Ah, my next target zone. On my first drift the line went taught. I set the hook and it felt just a little heavy. I started fighting the fish in and to my suprise, I had a double! Wow, how often does that happen with the McClouds? Two beautiful specimens. This is exactly what the Junkie in me needed! Ah, yes, I'm getting my fix. Its starting to feel soooo goood! I made a few more casts and nothing. Hard to believe I pulled two fish out of that hole at the same time and could not get one more out of it. I continued moving down stream till I came accross a tree that had fallen pushing its root wad out into the water. Another nice looking hole. A couple of cast produced a couple more McClouds Started to move down stream and noticed somethin moving in the water. Cool! Crawdads scrapping! The dominant victor stands his ground Moved down to the next good looking piece of water And continue working on soothing that unberable itch. After 10 fish and finally some relief the sun started to hang low and I figured it was time to head home The shortness of breath, tightness of chest, and slight trembling in my hands is now gone! I should be good for another 24 hours or so before the cravings begin again. duckydoty

Hey Zack, I fished the lower access area today. Caught 10 fish one double. Had one on that would push 15 inches. Its exactly what were looking for to fish. Lots of long runs, good riffles. Awesome fishing. I'll try to post a report later. Use the same stuff you were using at Roaring River. duckydoty

It must be your lucky day! The sale is on Saturday, not Friday. Wish I had some Birthday Money to spend! duckydoty

Yep, Maybe we can get him to stock that casting pond and pretend like we's night fishin down on Taney duckydoty

Um??!!! Its next Tuesday over in Uhm,hmm, uh Rolla, yeah, thats when and where it is. duckydoty

Stopped by my local fly shop and saw some of the items going on sale this weekend and thought I would share them with you guys. Korker wading boots Simms freestone studded and non studded boots Simms river Tek boots Simms coats Fly Tying Desk Filson clothing Wright Mcgill Fly Girl Rods Wright Mcgill fly rods eagle claw rods Hodgeman neopreme waders Rio fly lines S/A fly lines S/A leaders and tippet Frog Hair leaders and tippet fly tying material pre packaged flies I plan on getting there early because I've got me eyes on a few things. You all can show up late! duckydoty

You might have to wait a while for that report, but there should be some real good photos of it. duckydoty

Nice fish Phil. I had no luck Ak style yesterday. We did not catch any over 20" today, but did catch quite a few. We ended up going to grey and white clousers just before each of the riffles and stripping them in with a 250 grain sinking tip. This worked all the way down to the White Hole. Duane

Great video! Is that right outside of Anchorage on the Airforce Base? duckydoty

I'll have to second the Rio lines. duckydoty

Might have to join ya tonight. Will be heading to the North Fork of the White in the morning though. duckydoty

Heck, I dont know how to tie them. I was hopin you'd show me duckydoty

I find humor in that

Dont know about generation this week end. Good luck fishing duckydoty

Not much traffic this time of year. From Springfield I like to take Hwy 65 south to the exit right behind Yakov's flashing sign on his theater. Its the 1st Branson Landing and hospital exit. Take it west. Dont know the name of that road but it turns into Gretna. It comes out right at the Titanic on Hwy 76. Just cross over 76 and follow straight to the dam. duckydoty

I dont see too many boats at night. They would probably scare the stuff out of me if they snuck up behind me while fishing at night. Would be funny though duckydoty

I think your doing a fine job Phil. Some forums are very clickish and one in particular use to have a lot of "mean" people harrasing non-click members. Well, you know what they say about mean people----. I never really became involved in that forum for that reason. duckydoty

You do not need to bring anything. I'll have enough for everyone to tie a couple of flies. Might want to bring a vice and some tools though. duckydoty

I want 2 cookies and some milk

Went fishing last night with a buddy and got to the water about 6:30 P.M. One other vehicle in the parking lot, another friend, and one generator running. There was about 3 inches of snow on the ground and still coming down. Started with lighted indicators below outlet 2 and worked the bank down to the hanging over tree. Caught few fish on giant primrose and pearl midges size 10 and san juan worms. Moved up to outlet 1 and was able to wade quite aways out on the flats and strip slump busters. Only had a few hits with no hook ups. Moved back down to below 2 and started fishing small pheasant tails and just slayed them. Great to be out there while its snowing with just a few friends. duckydoty

I haven't been in a swap in well over a year. I'd like to get in on this one with a fly I did for Hatches magazine before it became a hard copy. The fly is a woven green caddis puppa Here is a link to the recipe Green Caddis Puppa duckydoty

I went fishing during the Super Bowl last year. Had the whole place to myself. Looks like it might be a good time to go fishing again this year duckydoty

I kept looking for the "bug" option. Only got 47% duckydoty