jdmidwest

Gps is intended as a navigation aid and has its place in the outdoor world, but you will still need a compass and good topo maps for any outdoor adventure. It is electronic and relies on batteries and you could get stuck if it dies or gets damaged. I have a Magellan 210 with the Mapsend Topo program and National Geographic Back Roads Explorer which will both send maps or waypoints to the gps unit. It works great. The downside is that the maps are a few years old so new streets, ponds, etc. will not show up on the gps. It does show contour lines, water features, county roads, and many other features. This time of year, I turn it on every morning before I go out duck hunting to get the sunrise/sunset info for the legal shooting hours. When I float streams for the first time, I will put the takeouts in so I can keep track of time and not get caught out after dark.

The Pro Guide is a good pair of waders, I think they are a little overdesigned. The form fitting boot foot requires a size larger boot than normal. They are heavier in weight, stiff, and are too warm for the summer. I use them for my winter waders and the handwarmer pocket is nice. They worked well in Alaska. I have a pair of Orvis Silver Label boot foots that I have used since 2000 and they are still going strong. I used them duck hunting for a while till I got a pair of Hogeman Breathables for that purpose. The Hogemans started leaking at the seams after 2 seasons. The Silver labels are the ones I use in the spring and fall kayaking when the water is too cool to wet wade. I am currently packing them in to my walk in duck spot because they are so lightweight. And, they still don't have any leaks. They are cooler in the summer, better price, lighter weight, and extremely durable. You hardly notice them when wading.

The consensus was that they were ok, but the reasons were loosely supported. I fished next to a game warden and loaned him a dropper does not make it legal. The link from Tims fly is broken. I have had agents research some of my questions and found they learn something from time to time. I questioned possession of trout from other parts of the state and/or other states in a vehicle in a parking lot of an area that had a more restrictive limit. Come to find out, we had both broke the laws per the letter, unintentionally, and I learned what the freezer at Montauk store is for. If I stopped at 11 pt river with an Arkansas limit of trout on the way home to look at the river, I could have violated the law of MO in the area, both for quantity and size depending on the access. The winter catch and release and winter trout programs are fly only events. Has anyone ever been confronted by an agent and told they are not legal? It has been my experience that they tiptoe around this subject when questioned. Just interested in more thoughts on the matter. Point is, MDC needs to revise the rules to support modern methods and materials. Is a glue stick egg legal in fly only trout areas?

While reading another article on here, they were talking about using multiple fly rigs in trout parks. Is that legal in the Fly only sections? Using a dropper will increase the number of hook points on the terminal end of the rig and could be interpreted as a violation from a local game warden. How does everyone really interpret the MO rule on the definition of a fly? It is a definition that needs to be revised to reflect more modern materials. A fly is a lure constructed on a single-point hook, of feathers, tinsel, chenille, yarn, fur, hair, silk, rayon or nylon thread or floss, with or without a spinner.

The fly lines mentioned above are about the only thing going in the Cortland Line that really stand out. But there are better lines for the same money. I know Walmart was really pushing Cortland in stores near Fly Fishing areas. I thought you have a pretty good selection already in your shop, why are you looking for more? Price point for a low end market?

I always liked the one from Zimbabwee that wanted to turn a $1000 into several thousand, he is just having a hard time converting dollars to whatever they use. I sent the check several times but have never seen a return on my investment. I still think I am going to make a killing on that beach front property, anyone interested?

It looks like you may be right, but at this point, nothing has happened. Let them give a credit card number and have a go at them. Like I said, contact authorities. 8k seems like an allfully round number. But you really need to let them go to the next level and commit the crime. There is no charge till the card is run.

Sounds legit to me, you can always trust the British.... By the way, I have some beach front property for sale. So wheres the catch? If you charge the card and it authorizes, card holder is responsible and money is transfered to your account. At this point there is still nothing out of your pocket and the 3 items they requested are public info, name, address, phone number, they or anyone else on here already has that . You are not releasing any personal info. See what the next email brings. Ask a local detective or FBI and follow thru on this to make sure nothing happens to anyone else. Or, it is a legit transaction.

Depends on how much it drafts and what time of year you go. Spring River does not carry as much water thru riffles as the 11 pt. The ledges from above the Bayou Access on down can hang a canoe up on them in lower water. Sadler Falls has about a 3' ledge to go over or around. If it is flowing good, you will probably be ok, watch river gauge at Hardy or Imboden to see rises in water levels.

Try a few wraps over the mono at the head then fold the mono over that and finish the head out. Or a couple of half hitches over the mono then fold the mono over that and whip finish over that. It should be enough to lock it in unless teeth are cutting the mono.

It was a great weekend around here, heavy frost Sat. morning and t-shirts Sun. afternoon. I hunted the farm we own in Wayne county with my father and great uncle. We sit around drinking coffee while we watched 4 feed in the field behind the house. We went our separate ways and my 85 y/o uncle killed a little doe. Dad killed a 5 pt buck at 3:00 in the field behind the house. I saw 30 does and fawns Sat. Sun., I had the farm to myself and I patterned a nice buck. At 2:30 he fell to a well placed 6mm bullet standing at the same tree where I took my buck last year. Sunday, I saw the same amt of does and fawns, but held out for this one. All deer were feeding in open fields on grass all thru the day, both days. Rough score 123 3/4 8 point. Back to Ducks now!

No brood stock today, fished the park top to bottom and all I saw or caught was small ones, should have been held over till next year!

Was planning on taking a few days off next week to get a little fishing in before duck season starts. I have not seen a report on the upper Current River lately. I was wondering if the low water has affected the fish any. It should be getting close to the fall spawn around there and the big fish should be out.

You could use them as a quill type body on a dry fly or ribbing on any fly. You could shave all of them off on one side and watch him stagger around the room!

I agree with the others, much as I hate Wally World, the photo service is pretty cheap. I edit and put them on a memory stick then take them into the store. I usually wait till I get over 150 to print, they give quantity discounts. I have made 8x10's from there with good quality results.

Ethically speaking, is that really the way to handle a fish that is to be released?

Interesting box, which brand is that one?

I was looking at the pics and was wondering who the big guy, looks like John Candy, that was choking the small rainbow in 2 of the pics with his bare hands, was. I assume this all took place in the Trophy area and everyone was catch and release. Some pics show what may be the culprit for the low survival rates of trout on the 11pt in the trophy area, poor catch and release practices. It makes it hard to recover after handling a fish like that.

Attention Shoppers, Glow in the Dark head cement on sale at the local Wally world in the halloweenie aisle. Glow in the dark nail polish. Several other colors also. Be on the lookout for shiney stuff in the Christmas dept. Some tinsel make good flash a bou.

I bought this boat back in the spring for fishing and now its time to switch it over to its other purpose, duck blind. To date, I have hunted out of kayaks, canoes, the gimme boat at the conservation areas, a inflatable pontoon, and a vintage herters fiberglass boat. We have never had a good boat blind to hunt big water or rivers. I bought some 1/2" pvc and some fittings and went to work. I took out the seats and the rear trolling motor. I pieced the framework together and used 3/4" tees to make the hinged parts. I tied everything together with wire for camo support and strength. I think it turned out pretty good. An army half shell tent is used for rain and wind blockage on the back part. It all folds down for travel and hinges to get in and out. Its lightweight and it lifts out easy to convert it back to a fishing rig in the spring. Here are some pics, it all still has to be painted and the camo attached. I had a flock of snows give it a look today in the back yard.

Where is the boat located?

Browns in the Current, Meramec, and Niagua Rivers are stocked each spring as fingerlings. They are pretty small fish. Most don't survive very long due to predation and fishing mortality. The Current River trophy area used to be stocked with 8000 fish in an 8 mile stretch of the river. When this happens, there is more competition for food and the larger fish that are in the stream change their habits and feed more agressively. I used to fish this time of year and catch some nice browns, but would have to sift through all of the little ones. The trout parks raise rainbows and stock only rainbows thru the season. That is why you only see rainbows. Browns sometimes swim up into the parks from the trophy areas below. I believe the MDC even puts a size limit on them at Bennett within the park boundries.

Not knocking any of the locals and I don't know where you are located, Janns Netcraft is a good source of blanks and parts. Good prices and fast shipping. Jann's Netcraft

Most people have their favorite flies they go to all of the time. New patterns always require a material you don't already own so there will be little chance of having it along in the first place. Carry the essentials to restock your goto flies and buy materials if needed. You can take shortcuts with the traveling box like carry black and white thread and some permanent markers to color the white to match a pattern. Carry only essential tools, pluck different size hackle off the cape and keep in ziplock bags. Repackage material into smaller packs or containers. Or buy a big box and carry it all. I have carried a kit to Alaska twice and never opened it. The only time I end up tying is on longer vacations during down time and nights or when I travel with the family and have campsite time to kill. I always am short something for a pattern I need and end up making a trip to the shop for materials. My traveling kit is the shower kit bag in the previous post and it works well. Best of all, it was cheap!

Its the same thing that makes them rare in all of the trout parks in the state, people catching them out and MDC not tossing them right back in. Some will travel up out of the river, especially in the fall, but they are not stocked daily like the rainbows.