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That Waldo Canyon fire is a bad one. I've got two (second) cousins out there -- one in Colorado Springs and one staying at a generations-old family cabin in Cascade. They've both evacuated. The first one's got a business in NW CS not too far from where they live: http://www.wybron.com/ It's heartbreaking.

Looking good BH. I don't know a thing about kohlrabi, but your maters and peppers are looking pretty good. A couple weeks ahead of me, I'd say. Picked my first Brandywine last night and it had a big ol' bite taken out of the backside. Pisser. We're gonna be 100+ the next couple days too, so everything's gonna really be put to the test. At a minimum, stuff won't set any new fruit for a while.

Actually, I'm kinda glad OF.

I'm not an MDC basher, but I did get a chuckle outta this one: "The MDC came to the conclusion that this elk was not coming back and made a decisive action." Here elk, c'mon elk.......OK then: blammo!

Justin: you're an enabler

I'm just not getting many warm-and-fuzzies from these answers.

Why, thank you sir.

One of the great thing about floating around KC is -- you never know just WHAT you'll find: http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/Human-remains-found-along-Little-Blue-River/-/11664182/15238264/-/qky9ri/-/index.html

Take a look at this video from angler extraordinaire Norm Crisp:

I got it Wayne So, where does one find a teeny brown around here?

Just the cost of doing bidness: http://www.kctv5.com/story/18806079/police-respond-to-shooting-call-in-independence

Dang -- it is a brown. I thought I saw parr marks in the leetle pic and quit thinking.

There there's a baby rainbow, Nick. I know what you mean about the indicator causing its own set of problems. But -- the benefits can often outweigh the problems. If you're in fairly fast water and find the indicator dragging, make a series of little mends as needed to keep the indicator moving with the current. Try to be gentle with them, and keep in mind your doing this for the fly, so visualize what effect you're having on it. If you throw in a mend and it jerks the indicator -- well, you've also just disrupted the fly's drift below. Sounds like you were fishing in one of the Parks? As for not getting them landed -- don't let there be any slack in the line, but also don't pull too hard. You know, just right First off, keep the slack out of the line while your fly is drifting. As the fly moves past you'll want to lower your rod tip to give it the extra line it needs to continue downstream without dragging. If you can flick your rod tip to feed some line out, all the better. If you get a strike, lift, but don't jerk, to set the hook. Immediately get any slack out of the line. I usually do that by stripping in, rather than cranking. It's quicker and let's me assess what I've got on the end before I commit to the reel and the drag.

Yeah, I like the bread and butter too. Here's an easy recipe for those: 1 large pickling cucumber, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/4 teaspoon celery seed 1/4 teaspoon turmeric Combine all ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 7-8 minutes. Transfer pickles and onions into container. Fill jar with brine. Leave a 1/2-inch space.

Actually? The recipe I posted is a cold pack-type pickle. You ought to try it -- much simpler, crispy and fresh tasting. Ready in a week too.

Pickling cukes are smaller with a thinner skin and smaller seeds. But, any cukes will work -- just get them when they're smaller.

I've been having pretty good luck with most stuff this year. Peppers and maters looking very good. Picked a couple banana peppers yesterday, and there are some Anaheims about ready. Maters any day now. Beans have been so-so. Pole better than bush, but neither great. Cukes are coming on -- gonna be making pickles later. Just pickled a few beets, but they're done. Succession planted some more beans and carrots last weekend. Everything got a good watering today -- looks like a hot week ahead.

Here's a recipe for refrigerator pickles that I really like. They taste a lot like Claussen dills: 12 4-inch pickling cucumbers cut into quarters 6 teaspoons minced garlic 1-1/2 teaspoons mustard seed 1 tablespoon dill seed 6 cups water 2 cups cider vinegar 1/2 cup kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon allspice 5 pint jars Add cucumbers to clean jars. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil and then let cool slightly. Strain liquid and divide spices equally among the jars. Pour on hot liquid, wipe jar rims and seal. Leave on counter for three days then refrigerate for 1 week before opening. They'll keep for several months in the fridge -- and they do need to be in the fridge since they're not heat processed.

Kernoodles lives! I think it's private though. If you beleive the signs. http://goo.gl/maps/kTjM

Kernoodles . Only a select few folks will know where that one is. Not much going on around there from what I can tell. I work about a mile from there.

Don't know much about the MO side lakes, but I occasionally canoe Shawnee Mission, Kill Creek on the KS side. Need to try out Lenexa. There are some strip pits with public access south of KC. I don't see too many kayaks or canoes on any of them. I will occasionally see some folks on the Kaw when I drive over it.

Thanks Gavin. Makes sense.

Yeah -- that's what I was getting at: deep water, more leader. Didn't think you'd scrunch your indicator right up to the fly line. Makes sense now. Now, 20-foot leaders, big stonefly nymphs and some weight: somebody's gonna get hurt.

And if you're fishing in 10-1/2 feet of water, you add leader/tippet or slide that indicator to the line?

Looks like an Umpqua logo on that one. Might try there.