BilletHead

When we get older waking up is a good thing.

Actually thinking about this I can relate. I had sinus surgery a week ago today. It was way more than I expected. I figured piece of cake. Nope. I was coming off of anesthesia. I have never had a harder time with just that. No real pain just discomfort. Even though I had the required ride (Pat) I did not feel right at all. What was supposed to take an hour to an hour and a half became two and a half hours. This was just in the second recovery room where Pat was waiting. I was nauseous big time no barfing but on the verge. Foggy headed not in control. I am one who wants to be in control. I didn't feel too pushed to leave but I can remember several times that the nurse came in and asked if I was ready to get out of there. I wasn't because I just wasn't right as I should be at that time. I responded once that I wasn't right and felt safer there as opposed to being on the way home. This really set that nurse on edge. She said is there something we should talk about. In a tone that I knew she was really thinking I was scared of something. Really quick I said I'm safe at home but I don't feel at this time I can be safer health wise after the surgery. She calmed down and said we are not rushing you stay as long as you need to. Took me three days to unfog my head. I did not like this.

Not if they truly know wrench. It's totally normal 😀 🤣

After @Phil Lilley great report after watching the fiasco at Roaring River we drove over the Bridge upstream from twin bridges crossing spring river. Need to take a look see to determine if we could launch there. At this CFS and river level our boat will be a challenge. There were some vehicles parked there but no trailers. Someone had been in the water with a boat trailer and dampness could be seen on the ramp from that traffic. A light boat on a trailer with small tires with trailer sitting low maybe. I have larger tires and trailer sits high. If it worked there would have to be waders involved and another old tougher than nails @curtisce pushing it off the trailer. Winching back on would be easier than getting it off. Some rain in the drainage would help immensely. What say you Curt for next week TBD? I will not abuse my good sport @Mrs. BilletHead on trying but I would you . I can pay in an assortment of custom Clouser minnows LOL.

Dumped dead I am betting Ollie. Did you get a picture to show MDC? let us know what you are told. Thanks for sharing.

Had to be a wig or hairpiece of some kind or another. Bet a little snip I could have had a nice blue over white Clouser

I am glad you are as perplexed as I am or was. My first thought it might have been a joke, then it was maybe a cosplay outfit as a joke. I know one thing she was working that fly rod better than 90 percent of what you typically see in a trout park, I take it back more like 95 percent of them. One thing I wish I would have done is strike up a conversation with the guy (closer to our age) that was part of her tribe and ask if he had taught her and maybe get her story. As you can see it was a colorful story.

I still think Most of the early folks had caught their fish and quit. I know also lots of unattended stringers with three to four fish on each one. I think you are able to tag your stringer with name or conservation number and go away and retrieve later. We also seen One conservation agent with what I thought could have been a concerned citizen or a rat or maybe just walking along go down a bank and pick up three stringers and take them to his truck. Later he came back and got another stringer from the same place. Several people doing catch and release putting fish back. Yes, Jeff you should go just once like the great squirrel cookoff! 😁

Good deal. On the lunker easy up there was a sign. So far 7 1/2 was the biggest for the day so far.

It is learning and a fishing report to boot. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Jeff, Pat and I went over just to watch our friend Earnest fight the crowd. We didn't get there to after 8:30. Hard to find a place to park but there were openings due to the early birds catching their four and bugging out. I wish I would of taken my trout park boxes. Earnest was struggling and lacking an assortment did not help. I worked with his casting and mending. The guy is coming along in those lines. He was there at the siren but no fish. Most everyone had fish on stringers. We seen some strange things which was to be expected. It was really fun actually. Later on the way home Pat seen that 2073 tags were sold. I'm sure that there were more after that. I was surprised at the lack of fish for opening day. From our vantage point low to the spring creek hard to see many and where fish were stacked so many people fishing there. When we left the exit road we were higher and could see down into the water. Again light on fish at least in that section. This being said fish were being strung up at an amazing rate for keeping. We seen one guy catch a really nice one. He got it netted, unhooked and out of the net down the bank it went. Steeper bank at that. He went to grabbing, then trying to net fish and into the water he went he then stumbled and went down on his rear. He did win getting his fish back into the net. One of the conservation agents went to the opposite bank and asked the guy if he wanted to see the first responders at the ambulance station. He said I'm fine. There was one other angler that did help the guy get out of the water. No wading in that section. Now for some pictures. It really didn't look busy but it was. Now for a video. VID_20250301_090210539.mp4 Poor Earnest fighting his reel again. I know exactly what is wrong with it but I told him to take it to where he bought it (bass pro) and let them show him how to fix it. So you see all kinds. This in particular. I don't care what you look like if you are out there enjoying yourself do it. At first I thought this was a joke, nope she had I think four others not fishing with her but watching. Not quite as bizarre but bizarre none the less. This little gal knew exactly what she was doing. She could cast perfect. Stripping something and I believe it was a full sink line. Notice that rod tip close to the water? Exactly how it should be. Anyone knowing there way around doing this knows that. She caught and could strip set like the best of them. Totally impressed. There was one back by a vehicle not fishing that could of been the more normal of the tribe helping her from afar between her fishing sessions. I told Earnest to go visit and get tips on how she was doing as well or better than anybody else. He said I'm not even getting close to that. 😆

EPIC post dude 😁

Thanks, Bad place to leave a vehicle as we have talked about unless lots of people using it but so much nicer than making the run up from twin bridges when the fish hit the shoals.

Love the peeking pooch!

And I am pushing on the pedal to stay way ahead of it!

One question @Phil Lilley, Anyone launched at 10? Thanks.

Oh boy thank you @Phil Lilley.

Many have met their demise in our yard and beyond, conibar yes, air rifle yes, machete yes, Pat and a metal cross arm brace yes not only once but twice. The girl I a cold stone killer. Firearms yes.

Poke away!

Sounds like to rest of us here on the forums once and awhile poking at each other. Kinda fun until some really gets mad at the friendly pokes 😁.

Yes, I have read all that also. The only thing I know for sure is that the stuff is nasty and have been in it wading and fishing in the white in Arkansas. It's not like it stays in place. Every generation pattern it comes loose and dirties up the river and stays that way until it flushes out. I really would not like to see it in that form here in Missouri. If a little prevention can slow down that manifesting here, I am for it. I do also realize how much safer felt and felt like soles are. Make your choice fellows it is yours to make. Myself I will adhere to the rules put in place where required and wade with caution in those places with rubber soled boots.

Well maybe not, Last paragraph on the first article about catch and release trout season. I would not want to give @Flyfisher for men and false information. In Brief | Missouri Department of Conservation Doing some research myself on this subject it looks like six states and Yellowstone National park have bans on felt and felt like soles. Another state Vermont not in the six lifted the ban after determining didymo is native to that state.

That would be a no go for me. I remember old fishing shows about that place.

Ah that border lake in Texas.

I don't doubt that at all, but you see them and not the ones who passed too early in life. I see those sexy hippers. I would like to see that box of flies you are looking into. I remember the first couple of times I went to Bennitt and had no waders and tried to wet wade. True torture. Next couple of times those plastic thin as heck ones. Soon they became torture. took me awhile to get neoprene. Sticky tight fitting like in wetsuit type. You know exactly what I mean. Then Bass pro breathable that lasted awhile. Finally, we graduated to Simms not to be confused with Sims and never looked back.