Ozark Sweetwater

Nice shot! It was good to meet you the other day. I understand you guys did pretty well.

3 1/2" to 4" fully loaded.

Somebody is too busy to go fishing.

Check these out. I know where you can get one.

I don't know of any certain body of water but I'm sure there are great spots to sight fish for some carp. I would look at the lakes on google earth and locate some flats or just explore some nearby streams. The carp should be active on the sunny days especially with the water temps slowly starting to rise. Good luck!

Tickets still available for Saturday's show. Online at https://ticketriver.com/event/8859 There should be tickets available at the door as well.

Nice collection there Geoff!

There really isn't anything that works other than dipping the rod in the water. There are several products out there but I have never heard of anything working very well.

It is a requirement ,when purchasing a new drift boat, that you take it down to NFOW and run it through the rock garden at about 350cfs. It does wonders for the chines.

Good news released today... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2014 CONTACT: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9403 Tim Bristol, Director, TU’s Alaska Program, (907) 321-3291 Rob Masonis, Vice president for Western Conservation, TU, (206) 491-9016 Steve Moyer, Vice president for Government Affairs, TU (703) 284-9406 WASHINGTON, D.C—Trout Unlimited today congratulated the Environmental Protection Agency for putting the Clean Water Act into action and potentially halting the infamous Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Alaska’s storied Bristol Bay watershed. “It is difficult to overstate the significance of this announcement. If the EPA follows the science and follows through on this, it will rank as one of the most significant conservation achievements of the past 50 years,” said Trout Unlimited president and CEO, Chris Wood. “This is one of the few places left on earth where nature works as it should, and it’s a breadbasket for the world, supplying literally hundreds of thousands of people with wild salmon.” By putting into action Section 404 © of the Clean Water Act, the EPA is starting a process that will determine if large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay watershed of southwest Alaska, specifically the Pebble deposit, can co-exist with the area’s renewable natural resources, most importantly the waters that provide the spawning and rearing habitat for the world’s largest sockeye salmon, as well as trophy rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic grayling and four other Pacific salmon species. An EPA watershed report produced last year makes it clear that mining in this area would damage vital salmon habitat and, in the event of spills or accidents, put that habitat in imminent danger in perpetuity. By putting the process outlined in the Clean Water Act into play, the EPA is setting a very high—but reasonable and appropriate—bar for Pebble Mine to get over and prove there won’t be impacts to water quality and the region’s irreplaceable fishery. “This is a very proactive and thoughtful decision on the part of the EPA, and we at Trout Unlimited join with the millions of sportsmen and women across America in congratulating Administrator McCarthy for taking this important step,” said Steve Moyer, vice president for government affairs. “This issue has been our top conservation issue for nearly a decade, and our volunteers from all over the country have worked very hard to get to this point. We’re very pleased that the EPA has heard our voices, and we are grateful that it is translating the desires of millions of anglers into action.” Bristol Bay’s salmon provide upwards of 14,000 jobs in Alaska and the Northwest every single year, and about half of the world’s annual sockeye salmon harvest comes from this region. Additionally, this area of Alaska is known for its unparalleled sportfishing—it’s probably the best place in North America to catch rainbow trout that will stretch a tape to 30 inches or more. “This is the best place in the world to fish for salmon and trout, period,” said Tim Bristol, director of TU’s Alaska Program. “Sportsmen and women from Alaska and all over the United States have led the charge against Pebble Mine and for the protection of Bristol Bay’s salmon and trout for a long time. To see the process put in place that could protect thousands of long-term jobs in the commercial fishing industry and the opportunity for coming generations to fish for salmon and trout in Alaska is very gratifying. While we won’t know the outcome of this process for some time, it’s clear the EPA is listening to anglers, hunters and the people of Bristol Bay. I hope sportsmen and women all over America will join me in applauding the EPA for taking this bold step.”

Awesome!

Nice looking flies boys!

Ham has a good suggestion with White Hole. It has a good ramp to pull in and out at and you could run up to Stetson's and fish that run along with 3 Chutes.(if the water level is good) as well as running down stream towards Wildcat. It really does depend on flows.

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Mid-Mo TU and Capital City Fly Fishers in once again bringing the F3T to Columbia Mo. Saturday, March 15 Doors Open at 12:30PM Show Starts at 1:30 PM Ragtag Cinema 10 Hitt Street Tickets are $15.00 You can order online at https://ticketriver.com/event/8859 If you have any questions or more info you can contact me at jeff@ozarksweetwater.com

I know where you can get one.

I'm not sure, we didn't really measure but we did land a few that were around 20 or so. You will catch some that are spawned out and skinny. Tucker's BBQ was too good to feed it to the fish.

I've seen people float it in a canoe. On min flow it would be fine but I personally would not want to be on it in a canoe at higher flows especially in the winter.

February 1 marks the opening of the upper stretch of the White, that has been closed since November 1 for the brown trout spawning season. It also is the beginning of my favorite month for streaming fishing. I decided to not take any trips for the opener so I could hang out and fish with some friends, who were in town for Dally's Streamer Lovefest. To beat the crowds we launched at 12:01 AM to get some shots at some trophy browns before the swarm arrived in the morning. Full report on my website http://ozarksweetwater.com/blog

Big props to you Matt! The food was awesome and you make one helluva tea. Lancer it was good to finally meet you face to face. If you are into fishing and tying streamers, I would try to make it next year.

Oh don't worry ,the invoice will be sent out shortly.

Yea I had NRO do my shuttle yesterday. We floated down to Barclay. NRO is not allowed to drive your vehicle so it makes it a pain for them to shuttle you. You have to drive down to where your'e taking out and then they will pick you up and bring you back to the put in. On the beads, orange, peach and red are what I use but I also paint them to get the look I want.

That is a good book but, Mike George has a very good technique that is fairly easy to learn. He also has a video out. http://www.deerhairsculptures.com/Mustad-Award-Winning-Patterns.html

Beads are way easier to tie. Throwing streamers on the Niangua is a real hit or miss proposition, it can be productive but you need to drop the size of the streamer. I floated it yesterday and it was a little slow and the fish were not where they should have been. We did manage a few browns which was nice to see.