bigredbirdfan

I would like to keep expanding the baits I throw to get stale on using the same baits over and over again. I also like to learn new techniques and if fishing is tough maybe increase my chances of boating fish. Let me preface that I fish rivers and creeks and not lakes currently although I would imagine there is a lot of carryover. I would like any advice on colors for water conditions, times of the year, brush hog size and rigging options, best spinning gear set up and just any help or tips anyone is willing to share. I envision using these primarily around boulders and deeper water on bigger rivers but really haven't done in depth research except some internet searching which most of what I find is lake fishing.

TY. I get on read some but haven't posted or commented in awhile.

Well I haven't had it out yet due to monsoon season. I was on the river two weeks ago (5/27) and couldn't buy a bite on a crawdad pattern and didn't see any either. Switched to a baitfish pattern and caught about 20 fish.

Can someone tell me when and what water temperature crawfish come out of hibernation and go into it?

10-12 no pictures

What stretches are float able if you don't mind me asking?

Can anyone tell me what minimum flows and gage heights are on the beaver at bradleyville and possibly desirable levels?

I was really happy that some craft is making it's way into cans for the rivers. One can only drink so much regular beer in the summer. My favorite for that has been the New Belgium Citradelic, but now we are transitioning into fall so I'm finishing that up to make room in fridge. The Oskar Blues beers in cans were good this float year as well. All purpose go to is Coors Banquet. I just finished my primary fermentation of some local apple cider but it will probably be near Thanksgiving before I get to pop a bottle of that. As far as the hard liquors: Vodka: Titos and club soda with a lemon Bourbon: Old Charter on rocks splash of water (Basil Haydens is outstanding but expensive) Tequila: Sip on any good Respasado and if I find a little extra cash I will spring for an Anejo, Cenntenial and Cazadores are my favorites currently.

The beautiful little girl who died (Chole Butcher) was a friend of mine's daughter. She wasn't "playing" or "goofing around" on or around the dam. She came to the aid of a much younger and smaller swimmer who had been sucked into the giant hole in the dam and became trapped. She was able to free that girl but ended up losing her life in the process. She is a hero in my opinion. It's very easy to be opinionated about this subject when it wasn't YOUR child killed needlessly because 1) Dawt Mill was negligent in preventing it's own campers and swimmers from out of the area of danger and failing to repair a dam 2) Corps of Engineers was negligent preventing people from the area of danger. They haven't really been proactive protecting anyone. There could have been a rope like a swimming area on a lake warning people but they chose not to install one but managed to turn a small campground into a multi million dollar complex instead. I myself a healthy active middle age male felt uncomfortable getting my canoe over to their ramp with the amount of current sucking you down to that chute. I am also happy that dam is coming down because I want to float through it on down to the Bryant creek in Tecumseh and will now have that opportunity. As for stripers and trout as a smallmouth bass fisherman I could care less about them as well. Human life outweighs such topics in my mind.

http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB2405&year=2016&code=R

http://openstates.org/mo/bills/2016/HB2405/#votes

You will be in big time trouble in something like that with the flood gates open my friend. I wouldn't even do that with 1 unit or less of generation and I'm not aware of shuttle services on tanyecomo.

What color and what area? I've had good success with even bigger Rogues with gates open. Big fish like big baits.

Well I will accept recommendation on open shoes as well as long as they clear gravel quickly and don't slip on mossy rock. I had a pair of TEVA White River Sandels once that probably were the best so far.

I have tried many different floating shoes and have yet to find any I really like. Just going to throw it out to ask everyone if there are products you really like. I have tried everything from old sneakers to sandels to river shoes with reallly nothing standing out. I would like something that keeps gravel out and has an non-slip sole on mossy rock. Any thoughts?