ModernTroutCowboy

Yeah hit mill creek on our trip on 4-25-09 but no luck there. I know there are fish there but nothing was hitting that day.

Well I am not very fimilar with the area but we walked about 2 miles down from the park entrance. She wanted to do some mushroom hunting for some Morells, so we went pretty far down. Didn't find any mushrooms but saw alot of big turkeys. Yeah the creek was up a bit so fishing was not so easy. I think if it dont rain for a week or two it would be much easier to catch a nice one.

Little Piney, great day for fishing caught 2 small bows but still had a great time. Seem to be hitting on olive woolie buggers not much luck on anything else.

We didnt have alot of luck there. Only caught 2 small about 14 inch Rainbows. I first tried some Nymphs for awhile and nothing. Then switched to elk hair, had a couple of hits but only a few. Then went with a olive woolie. Bingo. Had the best luck with the woolie out there. The streams around the area are up from all the info that the park rangers have given me. So that made fishing a bit tuff. By far my favorite stream. Although in my opinoin not as many fish as in current. Tan Vat and baptist was one of the best spots I have found out of the 3 streams that we visited. They were hitting on elkhair flies.

Well we made it through the weekend. Thank you to everyone that was so helpful. We had a blast and will be back! A special thanks to everyone that helped out on this trip. A special thanks to Reed's bait shop! We did all of our shopping there. Very very good service and warm welcomes. Deffiantlly going to order online some hackle and odds and ins. I think that anyone staying in Montauk should deffenatlly buy stuff there and not at the lodge (alot cheaper). We fished a couple of streams and loved every min. Fished in Montauk and caught a couple of Rainbows not bad fishing. Next day we went to Mill Creek and Little Piney. All I can say is AWSOME!! Beautiful area. Probably my favorite would be Little Piney. It was not busy at all and not to bad fishing. All though we didnt catch any big ones still had a Blast. More Photos soon.

Yeah I will have to give them a call. Defenantly OTF we will be locking everything down. I thought I saw some where on one of the sites that it was a $20 fee for shuttle service but I dont remember which one it was. I think it was Akers C.R. I will give them a call to find out.

Yes in the prime. We have a couple of spots that we like but looking for new spots.

That is the problem we are only taking one truck. I guess we could walk up then canoe down.

oh yeah and bought the wife a new set of waders She is wearing them around the house and is not takeing them off

Getting everything ready for Wednesday ! Looking at all the tips and helpful hints. Have a question though. If I take the canoe out on Tan Vat is there a service or canoe rental place that could take us back to the truck?

Yes ozark trout fish. I am going to Montana some time in August. I am always looking for good helpful hints. I getting really excitted I have the fever so bad I loaded my canoe on my truck and drove around town .

Thanks Ozark trout fisher and KCRiver. both great insight....You guys are the best!! Looking forward to getting some good stories for everyone. Any insight and help is always taken in great appreciation.

One more thing.. We are both great outdoors people. A great Sceinic Creek or River.... There is nothing like it (we think) in this world..

Its good to see everyones taste's. i am a big fan of current the 4 times i have been there. I have a map of all the areas in Missouri for trout parks and seen alot of youtube clips of trips. I hope to have a good photo shoot with a nice brown or rambio on this trip. Getting everything packed up and ready to GO! I need to tye more flyies !!! Looking forward to going to different spots for next weekend.(NEED A GOOD PHOTO) Dont get me wrong I love a good trout for dinner, But i have a great respect for trout management. I am not one of those bucket brigdas. Just want to a couple of trout over a camp side grill. I know alot of people can reliate. Anyway. I Love all the help that everyone has given me.

That is the only fly I have not tyed yet. I will have to make some for next week. I am looking at going April 23-26 just camping out and enjoying (hopefully) a nice weekend. I tyed some crawfish the last couple of days any luck with this pattern out there? I am going to bring a lot of different flies to see what works out the best. I am defenatlly trying everything that was suggested first. Looks like I am going to try out Little piney also.

What is your top 5 trout destinations and why ? I am looking for places that you all think that would be the best for a trip coming up. BTW this fourm Rock! thank you all for the great tips and news..

Yeah I plan on going to a couple of spots off of I44. I have watched a couple of videos and blog on some of the creeks and rivers around this area. Roubi is one that I have heard that alot of people like. I am wondering what other spots people like. I think this is one of the best sits ever !! Congrades to everyone that runs this forum !! I am looking forward to going to some of the shops that are in the area and seeing what is going on. We are going to camp till sunday and leave then. I know this will not be the last trip. I want to hit all of the spots in Missouri for trout parks to see what are the best for future trips.

thank you all for the input.. I am super excited, and she is also. Any other helpful hints or tips would be great !! I just tide some new fly's for our trip. I know this wont be our last trip, just the beginning. I would like to go to some more streams/creeks. I know that Bennet Springs is popular and Crane, but looking forward to atleast hitting a couple of different places this trip. I will have plenty of pictures and video on this trip

Great Idea guys!! I was planning to start up in the state park. We do have a canoe that we are planning to launch around Tel. I am not sure if we would be able to afford a guide but I am willing to look in to it. I think that we both are not worried about not having a good time. We both love the outdoors and love fishing. I just want this to be a good time for both of us and not just me . She has run into a little string of bad luck fishing last year. We live in Central Illinois and the Trout management in Illinois is not that well put together. I called them up when trout season opened the first weekend in april. I asked " how many trout are they stocking this year?" and I quote "60,000" yep ! that is all ! Anyways we havent been to current in a few years and was looking up spots to go around this region to prep for Montana. "Bing" Missouri ! So we are headed off the 23rd! I have been tying some eggs, nymphs, and worms for us. anything else that seems to work ?

I have been reading the forums on Current River and where to go and what to take. Everyone here is really helpful in where to go and what to look for. I am planning a trip with my wife to go there and fish in the next week for her birthday. I know I know what a sweet guy! She really loves to fish and we go every year on her birthday. This year is a bit different, one she has never went trout fishing before and never used a fly rod before, second she is a big catfish fisherwomen and are is to catching catfish. So here in lies the dilemma. I need to teach her how to fly fish. Done, I showed her clips and training videos online. Ok I have that covered. Now where to go? Well we have both been to current river about four or five times, not to fish.. So I was reading all the regulations and where the white, red, and blue ribbon spots are. Wonderful I almost have the complete trip mapped out. Ok here is where I am in trouble. I also have been tying my own flies for her and I to use on this trip. I guess what I need to know is what works and what doesn’t. I know there are some forums that get into this subject but I really need to catch her attention on fly fishing. Reason being is if all this works out wonderful and she really likes it, we will be planning a trip to Montana in August!! So please an advice or help would be wonderful. I am also looking into different rivers/creeks to go. I guess what I would like to know also is what are some of your favorite river/creeks to go? My future trip depends on you!