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Riverside Resort has nice cabins fully furnished with a kitchen and bath on the river and plenty of stream access. Call soon, the cabins fill up fast. They have camper cabins also with a fire pit, one full bed and a set of bunk beds if you want to rough it a little. http://riversideresort.org/ There are other places along the river. 2 hotels in Mammoth Spring and one in Hardy.

I dug thru my materials and found a patch of fox squirrel and used the approved slf color for body. I now have a handful of new patterns to try on Current River this weekend. Boxes are full, but I am still in tying mode.

Dam Wrench, that pattern from Whitlock is older than I am. People still catch fish on that? But good idea, I don't have one in the box. Maybe I will squash a Fox Squirrel tomorrow for some fur to tye it with. I have been seeing alot of them the past few days. Gramps, I have about all of those in my box except for the jig flies. But, a bead head fly is nothing more than a fancy jig. I can honestly say, I have never caught a fish on a Kruse Leech, but I have one in the box and fished it in the past. I have done well with an egg sucking leech woolly. Joe, that yeller bandana would look kinda queer with my nice pair of politically correct Orvis Advantage Camo non felt sole breathable boot foot waders. I have to slip and slide around the stream on them so rock snot does not get passed around. I might carry a bandana to sling my arm with when I slip on a rock in those waders and bust an arm. Or I could go rougue and wear my nice Orvis Breathables and Felt soles and skip the disco dance tour.

I am not allergic to the spin rod, I use it all of the time when floating. But when I wade small streams, I fly fish. 2 weeks ago on the Current, it was all dry fly for the few hours I was fishing between rains. I was using a CDC Hares Ear Caddis in size 16. They were feeding in the film on emerging bugs best I could tell. The daughter was cleaning up in deeper water with primrose and pearl nymphs. Streamers are alot of work, but it is a good time of year in deeper water from them. I have 2 boxes of them. I just cranked out 10 of the midge pattern that Drew posted a few weeks ago, going to try them. Whats an RFSN Wrench?

I have gotten into the fly tying mode again. Lots of free time till spring and loads of materials going to waste. I spent all day Sunday with the usual go to flies and the staple go to flies. Glanced thru the last 5 issues of Fly Tyer Mag and did not come up with any new inspiration. I have been surfing the net looking for some too. Seems like Streamers and Warm Water pattens are getting all of the news lately. I need something new and fresh for trout in the Current River, 11 Pt, or Spring River. Any thoughts?

The latest 2 cases of CWD was found in wild free range deer. http://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-reports-two-new-cases-cwd-found-adair-and-macon-counties

Good looking set up. Next thing to add to my Navy will be a jet. I have to keep it under 25 hp so I can run the 11pt with it.

Too tough to eat. Take the horns and give the rest to feed the masses.

I use cdc in a lot of my patterns instead of hackle. I find they float as well or better than expensive hackles.

I never really have to collect road kill for fly tying materials. I collect many of them while hunting. Duck season brings in many mallard flanks and wings, teal flanks, and wood duck flank feathers. I also collect the CDC feathers from all of the ducks, they are the feathers around the oil glands. Geese bring nice wing feathers for biots. Small game and trapping brings other furs. Fox squirrels have great fur for zonkers, tails of both types of squirrels are used. Lately, my tails go to a friend that uses them predator trapping. In exchange, I will get a patch of fur now and then from muskrats, beavers, skunks, and coyotes. Turkey season brings nice tail feathers and some marabou. Pheasants have nice tails and other feathers, I have some from tame ones we raised. Same goes with peacocks, we had a few of them one time and I have a lifetime supply of tails and swords in a large vase. A few banty roosters were scared around me at the farm also, they were plucked from time to time for saddle hackles. Deer season provides tails and belly strips. Young deer have a great fur on the back. I have been given elk from friends that hunt them. When washed and put in the freezer for a few weeks, all pests will die, and the feathers and furs will last a lifetime.

Squirrel tails just need to airdry some to cure what little flesh in tail. You could bone and flesh them but would waste of time. Wash with shampoo, salt exposed meat and let dry Same goes with hides, skin, flesh, salt then dry. You could tan if you want a supple skin for zonkers. Birds work same way.

One other thing that hurts a score is someone running credit checks. Shopping for insurance results in multiple hits. Cell phone companies run them too.

I prefer to kayak fish without a helmet. But at least the crowds will be thin.

How is the restoration project going?

Radiant deck heating would only keep your toes warm, think more elaborate.

Thats a pretty good sale price on them, better get one before all gone. That 19000 discount is more than I would ever want to pay.

I have a pair of the camo boot foots that I use for ducks and no felt areas. Have a new pair of the convertable stocking foots I bought in the fall when they went on sale to replace my Silver Labels I bought in 2000 that are starting to leak in the neoprene. I have been really happy with their products.

Glad to see someone is finally having some luck.

We have 2 here. I like the riblets and the mahi sandwich. Don't really ever think about wings when I am out looking for food to eat. If I want good wings, I will make them myself.

While temps are a factor with fronts, it is the pressure change that affects the fish the most. Get a barometer and see how much it changes.

Tell them to come over here, we are a refuge now. I was sitting out at a local fishing lake on Friday watching divers dump in by the flocks. Now we get a duck pushing front!

How did they taste fried?

Finding anything other than steel pellets would probably be impossible.

I can reload metallic cartridges an see some savings as long as you dont consider time involved. I reload rifle ammo for accuracy more than savings. I have never thought about shotshells. Never really shoot enough to justify cost of equipment. Non toxic components ate hard to find also.

Too late. I pulled the trigger on the upper the other day instead of wasting a day in the duck blind. 16" free float heavy barrel with a 3/4 handgaurd. Going to start putting it thru its paces tomorrow if the weather permits.