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That boy’s good!

This week’s ear worm. Love this rendition

The elk in Estes are interesting - oftentimes right there in the middle of town. Kinda felt sorry for this guy who got tangled up in some Christmas lights.

And…there are native cutthroats in that there water!

Nice shot! I was out Tuesday but it was a little hazy plus I had some light pollution to deal with.

I’d lean towards Roaring River. Easy fishing from the bank, and easy to switch and do something else around the park if the situation dictates. Being committed to a boat for a few hours may work out great, but it would be more of an issue if you needed to bail out. If you do go that route book ASAP as this is a very busy time of year All that said, let him choose but don’t *make* him choose, if you know what I mean. Good on you for taking this on!

Not sure about how fish feel about them, but Red Wigglers just make me smile.

Nice! I’ve never had hen of the woods but would sure like to try sometime. That vinaigrette sounds delicious!

Just couldn’t get the offense going! Pitching was ok. Oh well. Quite a turnaround from 2023. We’ve got most of these guys locked up for next year so I’m hopeful.

Good old Great Wolf Lodge! Pretty popular spot for my boys and their friends to have birthday parties. We haven't been since they grew up When my daughter was young she took horseback riding lessons on that land that is now the Legends/NASCAR track, etc. The ONLY thing around there was the water tower. She's 33 now. It's changed a bit

I shared the story of this delicacy when this thread was in its infancy. I was able to locate the post and share a link to the epoch tale again here

I got them each one of these. But now they don’t seem as focused for some reason.

I suppose I could get one of these https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/19/louisiana-drone-missing-girl-found-video/75297197007/ Actually it’s mostly about the dogs for me.

Nice!

I’m glad you brought this up. Here are my thoughts on FFS:

I know, right? Just a very friendly guy, and so kind of him to do that for me. I don't know if you read the letter, but that second to last sentence is pretty cool, IMO.

Here's a side story some may find interesting. I bought John's book 'Fly Fishing Small Streams' and just loved the painting on the cover. So I called the publisher's office to inquire about it, thinking it was a probably a dead end. The lady said it was by Bob Abbett. She gave me his number and was sure that he wouldn't mind if I called. I called and within *minutes* of going down the path I was talking to Bob. I asked about the painting and he said hang on a minute - he'd look to see if he had one. A couple minutes later he was back on the phone said he had one there, so I arranged to purchase it. I asked him if he wouldn't mind writing a letter describing how the painting came about. A week or so later, I had the painting, and the letter! The painting hangs in my home office with the letter on the back. I think the letter is pretty cool. I really love this guy's work. He did a lot of bird hunting paintings, including several with Brittanys. We talked about things and when I told him I had a Brittany he asked if I'd want him to do a portrait. Well, I was pretty sure that was going to be out of my budget so I passed. He was such a good guy. He passed away a few years back.

But the overwhelming majority do not. Surround yourself with them, filter out the rest.

Keep that up and you’ll end up with this At Kathy’s old house.

You need to spend so much on them that you're totally obsessed with protecting them! And, get a lanyard. I had a pair of Smith prescription, bifocal, photochromic sunglasses that I loved. A dog chewed them up a bit and Smith replaced the frames for me. Probably had them for 15 years, and always on a lanyard. The prescription was stale but I still used them. My nephew talked me into riding a roller coaster at World's of Fun in KC a few years back. I tucked those glasses into my shirt, still on a lanyard, but somehow they flew off. And the punks that work there wouldn't go down under there to look for them. Something about that being dangerous. But, I showed them: I am boycotting The Mamba forever!

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Welcome to the forum, Will. Yep, there's plenty to learn here and don't be bashful about asking questions or posting reports of your adventures (good results or otherwise!) Catfish and crappie reports would be welcome additions here. I'd be curious to hear where you're fishing around town. I took a look at Lenexa Lake Saturday, but it was too windy to consider. Good luck as you work on your degree. I'm a Baker then Rockhurst guy that grew up in Independence but has lived in Shawnee for 30+ years.

Looks like there are a lot of options with varying magnification for flip downs.