duckydoty

Welcome to the forum duckydoty

Pretty exciting feat! Congradulations! I can't wait to go back and try it again duckydoty

Thanks Phil. That will save a lot of time, next time duckydoty

Started off fishing with a buddy at Lake Taneycomo last night at 8 p.m. and fished till about 3 a.m. Ran into Steve (Splfgradt) and his buddy Nathan and we all fished together up at the cable for a while. I ended up with 30 rainbows at 3 a.m. The bite was pretty good till the moon came up then it slowed for a bit until some cloud cover came in. White and black slump busters were working great for me. At 3 I took a little nap till the sun came up then headed for Roaring River. Knocked them dead there. My buddy, Randy and I both caught 4 rainbows apiece that were above 20 inches. I caught three of my pigs on a 5 inch T&A Rainbow and missed many many more. Those big fish woud charge the fly from all the way across the river. Many times I pulled the fly out of the fishes mouth and it would just become more aggressive. Fished there till about 2:30 this afternoon then headed to Crane Creek. This is Randy (motroutbum) landing one of his And here it is Another one of Randy's fish A couple of my big boys For those that dont know---Crane Creek is only one of 3 places in the world that still have the pure strian of McCloud trout. "Crane Creek flows through the town of Crane, Missouri and is notable for only one reason -- its trout fishery. Crane Creek is a part of the Missouri Department of Conservation's trout management program and is classified as a Blue Ribbon Trout Area. It is one of five wild trout management areas in the state that receive no supplemental stocking of hatchery-raised trout. Even more impressively, it is home to one of only three remaining populations of the pure-strain McCloud River rainbow trout -- even the McCloud River no longer has this strain of fish in residence. This creek was originally stocked in approximately 1890 by railroad workers. At that time, the railroads were commonly supplied with barrels of fish fingerlings and directed to seed stock waters that the railroads crossed. Clear spring-fed streams were to be stocked with rainbow trout, and many Ozarks streams received their first resident trout in just this fashion. As luck would have it, no additional stockings were ever to take place, nor would they be needed. Crane Creek has enjoyed some notoriety over the years, including articles published in well-known outdoor magazines and segments on sporting television shows. However, this publicity has not led to crowds of fishermen, largely due to the remoteness of the stream and the toughness of the fish. Even so, the creek has its share of devoted anglers who try their luck throughout the year, attempting to catch this truly rare trout which lives in a very small and rugged brook." Caught 3 of these wild little rascals and was completely thrilled. duckydoty

Ok, I'll do it then. duckydoty

Posted this on another site. It's a fishing report that started off at Taney (report) Theres a few pictures in there and thats why I'm just posting a link to it. duckydoty

The other day they had 1 scheduled all day, but it did not happen. If your coming down this way and they are running more than one, you can always hit the catch and release season at Roaring River. Timsfly reported the water should be perfect this weekend. Or you could head over to Crane and fish for some of those McClouds duckydoty

I thought those were kiddie boats for kiddie races looks like it would be fun to build one and use for duck hunting duckydoty

Olive, black, or white slump buster duckydoty

Since you mentioned ice fishing--- Found this on another forum and thought it might be fun to try from the talk fly fishing forum, picture posted by SK Justin

It must be too cold for most on here to fish and ya'll are getting cabin fever. Supposed to be up to about 50 degrees on Sunday. I know I'm goin fishing duckydoty

I racked up 2600 hours on the upper end this year. Would love to try and rack up that many on the lower end but just dont have a clue on where to even begin fishing down there. Other than that, I find this whole thing rather entertaining. As long as all fish are caught in the mouth---Its a good catch that is photo worthy duckydoty

I would like to learn how to tie some of these "SECRET FLIES" also. Can I come and play too???? Pretty PLEASE..... duckydoty

brownieman, My first fishing pole was a 4 ft. tomato stake. Use to run all up and down the creek fishing for chubs and crawdads. Probably used that stake for 3-4 years before upgrading to a cane pole. Then oh my, I got my hands on a zebco 33 when I was about 8 yrs old. Had to take the line out twice a year and stretch it to keep her in good operating order. Didnt take much to keep me happy as a kid duckydoty

I'm thinking about Crane Creek this weekend, or Norfork??? Anyways, somehow or another I will be fishing somewheres duckydoty

I started fly fishing with an 8 ft. willow stick that I stripped all the bark off of and taped eyelets on that I cut off another zebco rod. I picked up a used cheap real for $2.00 and tied up 6 wooley buggers for about 3 dollars in initial material cost. I waded in shorts and sneakers and carried every thing in my shorts pockets. Fly fishing cost me about $6.00 to get into and I caught enough fish to get hooked into all this high dollar stuff. duckydoty I started fly fishing with an 8 ft. willow stick that I stripped all the bark off of and taped eyelets on that I cut off another zebco rod. I picked up a used cheap real for $2.00 and tied up 6 wooley buggers for about 3 dollars in initial material cost. I waded in shorts and sneakers and carried every thing in my shorts pockets. Fly fishing cost me about $6.00 to get into and I caught enough fish to get hooked into all this high dollar stuff. duckydoty

Fianlly a keeper, ehh duckydoty

It's not an addiction! I can quit any time I want too, really I can. duckydoty

Fly tying classes will start tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the new shop on Campbell next to Fin and Feather. Tomorrows class will be on tying the clouser minnow just in time for white bass season coming up. Everyone is welcome to come and join the fun and fellowship. duckydoty

I dont think there is many places to wade below Fall Creek to night fish the way we normally think of night fishing here. I wouldn't want to do it from a boat either without knowing the water real good. There is alot of chunk mixed in there that might get you in a little trouble. I might be convinced to get out for a little while Thursday evening if there is no water running. Fish till maybe 11'ish? My cell is 417-396-2575 give me a holler if you want to go. duckydoty

Mr. Kyle asked me to place a post for him since he does not have internet at his new shop yet. The move has officially been made and the store will be open for business Monday morning. Stop by and check it out. New fly tying room for tying classes on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays. It's located on Campbell right next to Fin and Feather. duckydoty

Welcome to the forum. Hope you have a good time at Lilley's. Dont eat any of his smoked chicken! You wont be able to stop once you start Fishing below the dam should be pretty good if you use sowbugs and midges. Work the bank below outlet 2 down to outlet 3. I love to sight fish for individual fish in that stretch. duckydoty

Getting tired of hearing these sirens! Hope everybody is staying safe duckydoty

Good way to start the New Year. A little fishing, good food, great company. duckydoty