Brian K. Shaffer

Made in 1982 by Stan - unfished, unmounted, with original leather bag - $2500 firm.You can contact me at my email for more pictures - ozarkflyfisher@gmail.comPayment via personal check or cashier's check.Thanks kindly for looking in.. Cheers, Brian

This ant still has strength to this day... it kills.. tie it and try it!

Shep Hills hatchery did try cutts one time back in the day.. it last a minute. We probably cannot afford to do something like Tiger trout .. imagine the cost to buy just the eggs ? When I did work at the hatchery they had purchased some 4,000 eggs from out west and they only produced a few hundred fish after all the stages .. one day I left and there were 36 and the following day, there were only 8. The same day 6 died.. the next day - the indoor pen was moved so I am sure they were fish food. It was kind of cool to walk into the spawn building everyday and see those fish... but they were too wild to be kept in a confined environment. The day they had 8 .. those fish were swimming around in such a crazy way.. they would inadvertently bonk their heads in an effort to get out.

I was just informed that the boat will not, I repeat NOT go upstream.

My folks rode one on a trip with a tour bus company and the jet boat loaded up all these older retired people into a boat to fly up the Colorado. Needless to say - they all got soaked and no one was pleased about it - my Dad was ultra mad because the driver kept making those turns that cause the water to rooster tail up and then he would drive it. Cold water.. no life jackets .. everyone very angry. I think this is a horrible idea for Taney and I bet it doesn't last.

Does anyone else think that Fall Creek flooded in the way that it solely because of that coaster ride being put in ? A very similar thing happened to my folks after the city cleared a path on a large hill for telephone poles ... our creek flooded the worst it ever had with the same amount of rain, something like 4.5 inches in one hour. I would imagine that the clearing for the coaster ride created a rushing of water that before never went through like that before. Imagine all the heavy equipment that was used to flatten down dirt and the concrete anchors used to hold down sections of the track. Truly a recipe for a disaster. If I owned that restaurant I would surely look into talking to the Branson Public Works Dept.

We have it so lucky here sometimes.. slow water.. big fish.. easy wading.. I feel this can humble anyone who watches it with the same passion.

Been hearing that the leech pattern has been quite successful - but do not quote me on that. Or do.

Whaddya mean the numbers weren't there ?? Nice score on that 20+incher brownie!

Currently it is 707.0 and flowing 6483 cfs .... lake is 916.9

Wow -- those are the best pics I think I have seen in my life.... astoudning.

How long are each one of these ?

I overbought on Tiemco TMC 100SP-BL sz 12 - 125ct boxes. FYI - Tiemco no longer ships out 100ct boxes of hooks. Now its 125ct boxes, which is 5 packs of 25 hooks. Total = 125. If you haven't tried SPBL's, here is your chance.. with extreme savings. Super Point Barbless hooks are superior to anything on the market today. Please specify which sizes you would like - size 12 $30 per box shipped USPS First Class / lower 48 Please email me directly - ozarkflyfisher@gmail.com I accept PayPal as payment and will send you a PayPal invoice. Dry Fly, Down Eye, 0X-1X Heavy, 1.5X Wide, Forged, Super Point, Barbless, Bronze This is straight off the Tiemco Japan website; "The SP series features a hollowed curved point with triangulated edges. The 'slow-tapered' point lowers the resistance of penetration, resulting in accelerated hooksets and better holding ability - especially in barbless versions." IF you just want regular TMC100 barbless w/o the super point, I have em' too. size 14 only I also overbought on Tiemco TMC 3769SP-BL sz 10 - 125ct boxes. FYI - Tiemco no longer ships out 100ct boxes of hooks. Now its 125ct boxes, which is 5 packs of 25 hooks. Total = 125. If you haven't tried SPBL's, here is your chance.. with extreme savings. Super Point Barbless hooks are superior to anything on the market today. * ( these hooks run a little small.. so consider them 1/2 size down ) * Please specify which sizes you would like - size 10 $30 per box shipped USPS First Class / lower 48 Please email me directly - ozarkflyfisher@gmail.com I accept PayPal as payment and will send you a PayPal invoice. Wet Fly & Nymph, D/E, 2X Heavy, Sproat Bend, SP Point, Barbless, Bronze. This is straight off the Tiemco Japan website; "The SP series features a hollowed curved point with triangulated edges. The 'slow-tapered' point lowers the resistance of penetration, resulting in accelerated hooksets and better holding ability - especially in barbless versions." Same design as the TMC3769, except with SP point. An excellent hook for wet/nymph blind fishing where accelerated penetration and superior holding ability are needed. Barbless point doubles penetration ability. Easy to penetrate, hard to come off.

Megan - no problem whatsoever. I'll probably add some more to this post this week. Cheers, Brian

On a side note -- or better yet, back on topic; I too fished yesterday. It was plenty of fun.. caught some decent browns during the day, one real nice spawner rainbow with gorgeous Shasta strain looks and had a blast after 10pm fishing the fall on Muddlers. Many little browns fell victim to the Muddler after that moon fell out after midnight. Lost a few on the barbless hooks.. aw shucks! My .02 on where this topic has veered : Thinning of the trout is just fine by me... if someone keeps some rainbows or the occasional 20 inch brown to eat... its just good for the fishery as a whole. Numerous articles have been written to prove that killing to eat fish from a put and take fishery is better for that fishery in the long run. Whether it be little stocker rainbows that each only cost the state about $1.60 to raise, or that brown that still only cost the state a $1.60 to raise.

These look dynamite! Been a long time coming since I saw the PM river map to now...... :-) pm sent

JC - do you know the number to call to get the current flow ? That is key. You can hip/wet wade it at 0 units. But once they crank it on 1 unit, you will be glad to have full waders. (not hippers.. believe me) (417) 336- 5083 I just called now, and the units are 0 - 915.0 - t/l 701.5ft - 0 cfs __(7:13am 8/3/14)__ You might try up at the upper parking lot below the hacthery itself, labled OUTFLOW 7 now. (??) used to be # 1 Then move down to what used to be 2 and 3 below. The key is to move around and see new fish, because these fish see everything under the kitchen sink by noon on a Sunday.

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Got this photo with my moms camera - a Canon Powershot FX510HS He (she?) stayed there for about 5 mins... so I had tons of time. Tiny little Tyrannosaurus Rex arms.. huh.. ? http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/animals/chipmunks.aspx

Some of the finished rods by the guys at the glass forum have made them up as really nice rods. The colors will blow your mind apart. what kinda price range are they again ? I forgot...

Loon Outdoors makes Stanleys Ice Off paste. I use it in extreme cold with wonderful results. Years ago I knew a guy who would have a real cheap-o fly line and then try to cover the guides in Chap Stik. (That was me by the way.) Now I use the Stanleys and it works. - Brian