MaxDrown

Try adding some flash, too.

Increased the size of my photos, too.

I've been tying up something similar called the "Club Sandwich" and another called the "Hopper Juan".

Oh I didn't know that actually. Got a link to the forum rules?

Where did you put in and fish?

We will be back and often, too!

Soon!

Had a great time on the NFoW. It was cold, but bearable. We were well prepared thanks in large part to this forum. We only caught a few small trout, but we're still learning. By the end of the second day, I think our technique had improved significantly. Things like mending, getting the flies to the bottom, etc. are not easy to learn. On day one, we floated from Kelly to Sunburst. On day two we fished around an island near Sunburst. We decided not to float on day two because near the end of day one the canoes were hitting rocks we could not see until we were on them nearly tipping us several times. I believe the water was around 800 cfs. It was cool to meet Justin Spencer and Scott Alred (sp?).

Heading down to NFoW today!

I use ping.fm and the Shareaholic Firefox extension to post to both Facebook and Twitter. Makes it pretty easy. I was able to add Tim, but couldn't find the others. I know of the 9500+ OA members, there has to be some more twitter users out there!

Seasons Greetings to all from Columbia, MO! We're still hoping to get some fishing in next week. I wonder how the NFoW water levels are doing? I got the Waspi Deluxe Fly Tying Kit for Christmas from my wife, so if we don't get any fishing in, then I guess I'll be learning how to ty rubber-legs, mohair leeches, and psycho princes.

Thanks for the report, Tito. I can't wait to get down there next week. I do hope it warms up some tho. Darn that global warming!

My twitter user name is "MaxDrown". I've created a list on twitter called OzarkAnglers. I'll add those who reply here to the list which anyone else can then subscribe to if you'd like.

Brian, is there any chance I could buy some of those two types of flies from you? Or do you know of a place that sells them?

First of all, you're all liars. The stories I will tell are all true and lack any embellishments albeit less funny funny that the stories above. Chad and I are fishing the Eleven Point with Brian Sloss. Brian put us on a lot of fish, but we lost a lot of flies in tries, rocks, and who knows where else. Near the end of the day, Chad got a snag on the bottom, but refused to lose another fly. So, he takes off his shirt because he doesn't want to get it wet, and leaps over the side of the drift boat and swims down to the bottom of the river and retrieves his fly. Yay! $0.60 saved! A few minutes later we pull up to the cement boat ramp, Chad steps out of the boat and steps on a slippery rock and falls backwards into the river getting completely soaked, including the nice, dry shirt he had so painstakingly kept dry a few minutes earlier. After make sure he wasn't hurt. I had a good laugh at his expense. ==== Chad and I were wading the Maries up near Jeff City. As is normally the case we get caught up in the conversation and the 10000's of blue gills, and end of way downstream of the families. I yell for my wife to come pick us up in the canoe. I haul myself over the side first. Then Chad tries to haul him self in. My wife makes a very elegant weight adjustment to balance the canoe, but I go completely launched out of the canoe catching at least 3 feet of air. ==== Chad, Matt, and I are wading the Little Piney in Nov. I decided to make one more step towards a snagged fly (again to save $0.60), when the water took my feet and my dignity away. A grabbed hold of the branch that the fly was snagged on, kept a hold on my rod, but my waders filled with very cold water very fast. I was drug off and under the branch and down stream very quickly. I did let go of the rod to save my life. After a made it through the shoal, I stood up in water that came up to my knees (the rest was in my waders I guess). === I took a scout troop down to the Eleven Point to camp and fishing. We were going to go fish the bridge near Brian's fly shop that night, but discovered I had locked my keys in the car (4 hours from home) along with all of my food, camping gear, and (most importantly) fishing gear. Fortunately, we were able to talk a locksmith into driving out and unlocking the car. Unfortunately, we were not able to get into any fish that night.

"My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt That is awesome. I guess I'm not the only one.

I'm looking for some suggestion on gear that helps make cold weather fishing more enjoyable. Obviously, boots and waders, but what are some of the other items that someone new to winter fishing may not think of?

We never keep any fish, but we have been tempted to cook one (just one!) in the past. The chance for bigger fish is all we can really ask for! We were a little disappointed in the Little Piney because the trout were like blue gills and I didn't get the impression from either what I'd read or from personal experience that there was a very good chance to catch bigger fish there. So, this trip, we're hoping to throw some flies at some bigger fish and see what happens. Justin, we'll give you a call soon. Brian, could you perhaps paste a link to your stonefly pattern? Thank you for the great info. If anyone else has anything additional to add, we'd be very grateful!

Thanks for the suggestions, guy! Keep 'em coming!

A friend and I are going to be making our first trip down to NFoW over the holidays (probably the last week of the year). Can y'all make some suggestions on where to camp, eat, park, fish, buy flies, what flies to use and how to fish them, etc? We have our own canoes if wading is not doable. We will be fly fishing. We'd like to catch a lot of decent sized fish with a chance to catch some big ones. We are mostly catch and release although we're not opposed to throwing a trout or two on the skillet when camping.

I absolutely love fishing the Eleven Point River. Where exactly is the North Fork of the White River?

This is good: http://www.flyfishingfrenzy.com/2009/11/26...he-provo-river/

Al, I like your approach and plan to try it next time I'm out. Can you give some detail on the leader and tippet sizes? Could you also add a little detail on how much weight to add and why?

I really liked these books when I was getting started. I also scoured the internet and checked out books from the library. L.L. Bean Fly Fishing for Beginners by Dave Whitlock Fly Fisherman's Primer by Paul N. Fling and Donald L. Puterbaugh

I enjoyed this article: http://www.flyfishingfrenzy.com/2009/11/19...-pheasant-tail/