jdmidwest

Exponentially, x2

Time flies quick.

Long slow pools with short fast drops at end of each. I have floated Saco to Coldwater in a long summer day. Put in at daybreak, come out at dark. Using GPS to keep track of location. That lower part to Sam A Baker has been jet boat in spring flows for me, but it is overniter.

Many times

Pickwick Tailwater......

Going to need a bigger setup, looking good.

Guy at Wally world in Farmington last week had one in truck with him. Better looking primate than half of the others staggering around there. Looking at genetics of the area, there may be some aftershocks to all of that lead mining in the area.

It's a great stream, but slow floating. Long pools with short fast dropping runs. Big Creek and St Francois are cut out of Missouri's oldest hills and offer some unique scenery.

Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency I suppose

We committed Dad to the nursing home on my annual trip to Spring River the weekend before Memorial Day 2022. His health had been failing and we were unable to stay with him and keep him going. He had fallen and banged himself up several times that spring living there by his self. My visits to him weekly on trips back from taking care of the farm always started on how things were going. When he became unable to get outside and feed, his collection of Banty chickens was given to a friend. When he came in to collect them off their roosting pen, 2 roosters escaped that night and went feral. We had a stock dog, part Pyronees and Border Collie that was getting long in the years and a 30 year old mare that reared many colts. My head count, 2 roosters, a dog, and a horse. Then we went on to other things. Months went by. One trip, 1 rooster, a dog, a horse. Came home to farm to find chicken feathers out in the garden spot, chicken hawk plucked him right there. Later, a dog and a horse. The other rooster disappeared, coyote, bobcat, or an owl popped him off the roost. Finally we got over that part, thankfully he quit asking. He missed the part where my sister came out with her husband and had to put the dog down. He never knew the part about when I came in on a hot July day and found the horse dead several days of old age. Finally, Dec 20, he passed in my arms with family around us that morning. We buried him the afternoon on Dec 26 with military honors in a church grave yard at the head of my paternal grandparents, next to my paternal great grandparents not far from the family farm in the family church yard. And that is how that story ends.

I can't make it this year, Trapping FEST at the farm that weekend. Gonna stick some critters to the ground and skin their hides....

I guess they will have to start killing all of the other bears around the area and test them for rabies until they eliminate the disease. Like they manage CWD here.

I have found that the cheapie 4 dollar fillet blades at Wally World fishing section serve that purpose well. Schnucks has a Chuck Eye Steak that they cut 1" thick or better. Slice that sucker in half with that blade lengthwise and I have a nice pair of poor man ribeyes for 6 to 9 bucks. If they start to get dull, just toss them and get another...

What got him, choke on a tampoon fly?

Might be good in saltwater for sharks? Guess it would depend on what time of the month you are fishing....

Tampoons may be considered chumming if they are used before you tye them on a hook..... Depends on Blue Ribbon or White Ribbon area.

8:40 PM on Day 7. Power on. Stoking fire and light and tv came on. Just got done with a roast and fixins in instant pot. Cresent rolls in the Coleman Oven on the camp stove. And fireplace warming house to 72 degrees. Shut lights out, too warm for furnace to kick on, and Dish Tv has too much snow on dish. So, antenna where we was when ice storm. Beat it down pretty good.

Good looking scum bug.

That would be boring as hell, sitting there all day.

Day 6, 1/2" snow and calling for 7. They did set poles in place last nite, may come on today if the can work in the snow. Ho ho ho, it's off to work I go

Maybe a crack pipe or 2, even a catalytic converter falling to the ground. I don't know where you would find public access to it.

Mingo Swamps in the summer. Last Bowfin I caught, lost a pair of lip grippers to it when it started floppin and overtook my wrist. Below Pickwick on the TN river in a backwater.

My Coop, over 10k spread out of service over many counties center of service is Fredricktown about 50 miles as crow flies. I am outer fringe of service, but they were only 1 pole away for the whole subdivision when we started back in 98. Others were farther and not much better. Ameren?, Citizens? They were first to come into the farm back in 1941 and family have been members since.. I was having troubles with the shutoff breakers this summer that were installed in 61 when Dad tore down the house and rebuilt the one I have now. Engineer came and and said that they were going to replace the pole also. When I asked why, as it seemed like a good pole, he said it was put in 1941 according to the numbers. They reinstalled it across the branch without even asking replaced a pole that Dad just sit shallow going over to out buildings.

Day 5, took generator outside at 5am for coffee and top off refrig. Wife going to work today and I have been working since Tues. Not burning fireplace and will shut the propane off when I leave. Looks like first day above freezing, hopefully trees will melt some. Took first shower at daughters in town since Mon. Then cleared limbs for 3 hours and got funked right back up. Worked till 8 last night clearing road out from tree cutters clearing lines. Elec coop still few days behind probably. 1-2 in snow tonite and 3-5 tomorrow, probably heavy and wet. More lines will come down.

Sorry, meant to say Grennel, dam spelchker.