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Yes, that's very similar......actually that diagram looks to be a little simpler that what we did.............we had to complicate ours--- but it works!!!

i have a yak and love fishing from it....haven't fished a tailwater though. i use it for lakes/rivers---love those bass. they provide good fishing when the electricity needs are causing the generators to run......i lay the paddle across my lap to 'correct' the drift of the yak when needed. can cast and set the hook without problems....pull up on a gravel bar and wet wade in the summer when a pool looks particulary good or when it gets hot......really fun fishing. haven't got an anchor, but am considering it for lakes.

welcome SusanB! its a friendly place loaded with lots of info

I'm with troutgal....no need for a 'womens' rod. Go with something she'll like, she'll fish more, and congrats on 24 years!

my husband built a pulley system for me to store my kayak....the yak weighs 60 lbs....not sure what your canoes weigh. it has about 7 pulley's and its secured off to the side with a cleat. there are two pieces of rope that work independently with two pulleys each and are connected to hooks that we put into two studs in the ceiling. the piece of rope that works the back end of the yak has an additional pulley that guides it back 'out of the way' when operating. then both ropes come back through two more pulleys that are above the cleat. i can raise and lower the yak by myself--- pretty cool system, but hard to explain....

Terry, That would be great, but really, feel free to bring your tying materials! We are starting at 6p.m. at the Nature Center. We are going to have pizza and soda for those in attendance. We are taking fly donations that night for Casting for Recovery. The retreat in MO is in October at Wind Rush Farms and this is one way we are supporting them. See you there

Hey Terry, Welcome to Springfield! South Springfield is good, but also very congested. If you like a little 'freer' living and would still like to be close to the airport, Willard is a growing community also and schools I believe are good. It is northwest of Springfield. This may/may not be what you're looking for, but certainly worth checking into. I belong to Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers and we meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Springfield Nature Center. Fly tying demos begin at 6p.m., with the regular meeting starting at 7p.m. You are very welcome to come join us! I think you may already know a couple of our members from Wilson's forum. Looking forward to meeting you! duckydoty ---- you are also very welcome to come join us. (just read back through the post and saw you were new to the Nixa area.)

Phil, Great pics!!! I have a question, when you say you put in at the 'Y' bridge, are you talking about the access @Galena across from James River Outfitters? and where is McCord? The paddlers guide shows Galena as the last access before the lake.....how do you get to McCord? This looks like a nice section where a kayak might like to float..

Hopefully, when these issues come up, we contact our legislators! Each one of us can make a difference. Does anyone know where SB1107 ended up in the last session?

dano, i think that would be a safe assumption and i may have to tie some

dano, the primrose and pearl zebra midge is this-- copper tungsten bead to match hook size 14/0 thread in 'primrose' -- (brand name on thread is 'sheer' bought mine @river run outfitters) pearl flash, small copper wire if you want a better look @one of these -- the sell them @river run -- they are my 'go to' fly @taney right now as they catch lots of fish!

# 18 primrose and pearl.....never caught so many @taney on that one!

In Springfield, the Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers has fly tying sessions. Starting in May the tying will start at 6p at the Nature Center. Our regular business meeting will follow from 7-8p and then our program from 8-9p. You are welcome to join us.

lot's of talk about knots, but i noticed no one answered your question about tippet size on the leader. i've always been told that you should not tie on tippet that is more than two sizes smaller than your leader. doing so could present problems with the leader turning over or, you may have trouble with the connection remaining secure due to the difference in the diameter of the two. hope i'm saying this right, but for example if you use a 5x leader, you should use 6x or 7x tippet, but no smaller. same as with 4x leader, use 5x or 6x tippet. hope this helps. others may do it differently, but i've always stuck to this and never had any problems.

snow fly -- i recently purchased a kayak after renting many and fishing from them on different rivers....i tried the sit inside and the sit on top.....and chose a sit on top. yes, you will get wet, but it is much easier to get in and out of IMO. and besides i didn't see myself doing much kayaking in the winter so the getting wet thing, wasn't a big deal.... and besides when i'm on a river i like to wet wade. i got mine @dynamic earth in springfield.....it's real close to backcountry outfitters...and i bought a wilderness tarpon 120....i had been looking at them for a long time and decided to bite the bullet. if that's not in your budget, bass pro has some and occasionally has some at their outlet store too (don't know where you are located). they are a blast to fish from!! if you're undecided, rent some and try the different styles would be my suggestion to see which you prefer.

I wonder if the low water conditions in other areas were the reason that you saw so many people @that location?

I've seen people in kayak's twice down in the rocking chair area.....however, don't think i'm going to do that anytime soon !

I love these stories! well, i've only been fly fishing since 2001. I fished previously as a young girl on the lake where we lived in Massachusetts for bass with jitterbugs....then we moved to Florida after my Dad retired from the Army and I gave up fishing for boys....humm....now that I've been married for almost 30 years, I took up fishing again and had my brother teach me a bit about FF while visitng him in Wyoming.....(my husband doesn't fish).....so being from Springfield the natural thing to do is to fish Taney. I caught a few fish my first time there and go there as much as possible. I've caught a lot of nice fish there but brown trout eluded me there until my last two trips where I caught a nice one around 17-18'-- a beautiful fish.. Hearing the stories about how the fishery was in the 70's, it would have been great to experience it. I fish warm water as much as cold water and recently purchased a kayak,,,,,I wonder how that would do on Taney??? Don't think i'm up to that yet...