jdmidwest

Yep. Its brown and winking.......

Tracking is what a boat does when you paddle it forward. Most kayaks have a small keel to them to act as a rudder to keep them running straight as you paddle them forward. Without it, a paddle stroke on the right side would result in the nose of the yak to go to the left and veer off course requiring another stroke on the other side to counter balance. With a little keel, the boat should track straight as you paddle.

The portable version I have is black and white with a high contrast display that is easy to read in daylight. Comes with its own little stand. There is an optional 12v powercord you can buy to plug into a boat system, just never needed it. I have seen a newer version of it that is color for a little more. I use it for depth and contour changes in the bottom for the most part. Water temp is handy to know. Eagle Cuda 300

I use an Eagle Cuda 242 for the last 3 years. It is compact and portable, runs for 2 full days of fishing on 8 AA batteries, suction cup transducer. It shows bottom, the temperature, and fish ID and depth. I can stick it in the yak or on the jon boat and it fills all of my needs. I have a handheld gps unit I can use if I need gps. And it was about $80.

I had a friend try one out near Hot Springs at a shop there on a demo day. His main gripe was the seat and the hull design. The seat is cheap and sits at a weird angle and a little high. The pontoon hull design makes it hard to track in a river current. You could stand in it, but you can stand in a Tarpon too. He ended up with the Ride from Wilderness System, sold a Pungo for it. It is hard to tell what you need, it depends on how you are going to use it. Best idea is to try out a few and see what fits.

I would go with the Tarpon, have not heard much good about the Coosa. It seems like they got some good hype off the bat but failed to impress later on. The Tarpon is a great product, paddles and fishes well in most Ozark streams and lakes. It handles well in the current of the streams and the hull design tracks well in the lakes.

I would second the Whitten to Riverton float. More water and river if there are other floaters and quality of scenery and fishing are better than on the trout portion of the Current. Your only downside would be the jet boat traffic. This time of year, the Current can get crowded on the trout portion, it is narrower and smaller, and is used more by recreational floaters.

Hopefully his intentions were better than the time that Bill Emerson floated it for a promo. Bill was promoting the lead mine and other mineral expansion in the Irish Wilderness. Gov. Nixon seems to be quite an outdoorsman, and has been a pretty good Gov. so far. I liked seeing him on the ground in all of the disasters this spring between the flooding and the tornado's.

So the light app does not count on small vessels? The only time I venture out at night in a paddle boat is duck season on small protected lakes. Then I am armed with a headlamp that is either a bright white led or red led for night vision, so I am legal. If I am in a motorized boat, the Q Beam Spotlight is out for running.

Looks like they are all better tonight.

I tried to check the River Hills Traveler website last night and AVAST started popping up trojan warnings. Read a little security article today about Wordpress Blogs having a php flaw that allows malicious code to run. I know they watch this site, hopefully they will see and fix the flaw with an upgrade to the software. Meanwhile, don't go there unless you have a good, updated antivirus program running. Anyone else using Wordpress to Blog needs to update to latest version to correct the flaw. Computer World Security Article Zero Day Flaw in Wordpress

Just to make you feel homesick Phil, you did not need a jacket here today. Temps are double what you posted. Scare a cold front this way.

Nice. Great thing about 11pt, built in AC this time of year. Not many floats are that cool in 100 degree weather.

It is usually the little keel in the rear that gets caught on the current and whips you around. My Pamlico does that all of the time, usually use it to my advantage to circle back into the eddy of the pool and fish the run. Without it, it would not track well in flat water. Tarpons have a similar hull with a couple of tunnels too.

Does MO require non motorized watercraft to have running lights?

Alot really depends on the size of lure you will be using. I use a medium 6'6" spinning rod for the larger lures and 8lb line, and a 6' light or ul with either 6 or 4lb line for jigs, rooster tails, and spoons.

Any of the rivers that you mentioned are floatable this time of year and fishing is good. I have never fished the Osage, so can't help you there. Canoe or Kayak, expect to drag riffles but fish them before you go thru. Wappapello below the dam is essentially a ditch that was only affected by the overflow spillway and the washout below the dam. Once you get past that mess the river should be the same as before.

I came back from a 3 day in Ark on the Spring River and one of the guys at work asked "wasn't a shame about all of those people in Oslo?". I gave him a blank stare and said, "huh". I did have a crank radio that had some good FM tunes, had one call on the way home on the cell, and can't say I missed a thing. The dry flies were singing in the trees. We watched a thunderstorm roll thru north of us Sat night. But the girls did read books on their Nooks. Life is truly better without the media. And it was cooler during the weekend with out all of the "heat advisories", the daily "heat index", and the forecast for the daily "blazing sun". I normally expect this, it is July. I have had July for the last 48 years and I can't remember any of them being comfortable unless I was on the water.

While reviewing my monthly statements, I noticed a higher than expected charge on a Dick's Sporting Goods transaction. A friend had found a Field Stream Angler 12' Kayak in the Carbondale location and I went along to help him pick it up. He made his decision in the store and picked up a paddle to go with it. The paddle was a good deal and I picked one up for myself. While they were carrying out and loading his purchase, I browsed for a few other items. He came back in and said his son was ready to eat, so I checked out my paddle. Instead of carrying a 240cm paddle thru the store in one piece, I had broken it into 2 pieces. The cashier rang it up as 2 paddles, I used my debit card, was distracted and did not pay attention in my haste to the total, and went to McD's to feed the kid. Now, a month later, I dig out the receipt and see the charges and figured out what happened. I called the store and explained what had happened. The MGR did a little research and called me back to tell me that they would review the video of the register to see what happened. He called back tonight, verified that I had been charged twice and a gift card is in the mail. Excellent job and a happy ending to what I thought would be a very expensive kayak paddle. There are still people that excel in serving the customer.

I collected a few the other day for a guy that wanted them for bluegill fishing. Then he bought his own trapped and found some of his own.

Depending on the gap of the first fly to the back hook. Fine wire or mono with cinch knots do just fine. What type of fly are you tying? Heavy line like the 20lb test will restrict the movement of the back part of the fly.

Went this weekend, couples weekend so we catered to the women instead of fishing. I did get some fishing in yesterday on the float. Water is good, crowds are heavy. I had a nice rainbow of 19". Others were reporting great catches, one said he had caught over 70 above the Bayou. The heat is on and the river is full of people cooling off, but the fishing is still good. I have been in April, June, and this weekend. We made plans for Aug. and Sept. trips. AGFC posts weekly reports on the Spring River as does Mark Crawford on his guide website.

Having a Uncle in the Manned Space Program at Mission Control in Houston as a kid drove me to keep up with NASA. A photo of the first Gemini launch greets me each morning as I get up that he gave me years ago. The first shuttle launched 30 years ago, the last took off last week. Over the years I watched them go up and come down. I was watching for both of the mishaps. I took time out of my busy work schedule to watch Atlantis go off, and this morning I watched her come back for the final time. Times have changed, I saved the MP4 file of the launch and shared it with my 2 1/2 year old grandson and watched his amazement in his young eyes. 30 years ago, none of that was even possible to a normal person. I type from a more powerful computer system than the one that controlled the shuttle and it takes up less space. I can't help but think that all of that technology has made our lives better.

You make a dubbing rope by twisting an amount of dubbing in a rope shape before you tye it on the body a fly. You can make a rope by twisting it on a thread with your fingers, using a dubbing loop, or rolling it between your fingers or hand. It can be tapered, or a consistent length, or cigar shaped. You can even use fine wire to make a dubbing rope for a tough, durable body. Dubbing rope at Start Fly Tying.

Well, I thought it was 1 brown trout over 15" in most places and the parks. Final email today states that it is 4 and 15" in the parks for the brown trout. I will cast my vote for 1 fish, 15" min in all parks. Montauk signage is being updated. In my attempt for brevity I sacrificed clarity. Page 16-20 of our Fishing Regulations Summary explains the trout regulations much better, or by viewing our Web site here. I confirmed with the Hatchery of Manager of Montauk the 4 at 15” rule within the park on Browns, and he will remove any signs to the contrary. Sorry for the confusion, Andrew