drew03cmc

That looks like a dream trip! Glad it's all going well. Get home safe!

Sounds like a reel to look into.

If I can make it down there in three weeks, Crane, a few smaller, unadvertised creeks, as well as below the park. I only have an 8' 4wt right now, and I could fish those places with it, but not Taney...not strong enough to cast those distances, and I am not a good enough caster to reach those distances.

I know, old post, but this comment brings up a funny story. Last Dec. 22nd, I drove down, met mcp633 (by the way Kyle, winter C&R, let's hit MSP). I was fishing all day, 8am-2pm and had caught a fair share of fish, including my largest bow to date, 14" (I know I know...), also missed a 5+# bow on a G-Gnat, but that's not the point of the story. The story has to do with the stream bottom where the parking lot begins, just down from the first "dam" to the right of the new boulders. It's very slick. I got felt sole wading boots, and I hit a small patch of mud and fell face first into the stream. I was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, carhartt jacket, and two tshirts...they all got soaked. So, I have taken the plunge...it was fun!

The solitude of Maramec sold me on it during C&R season last winter.

I want someone to show me around the maramec this winter...I would love the opportunity to hook a few larger than stocker fish.

They will not beat the Vikings. They need some offense, and yet everyone wanted them to pay Larry Johnson that kind of insane money to do NOTHING. They need a quarterback who can lead the team any day of the week, not a has been backup and a will be very good player when he is allowed to play. Do not mention Trent Green. He was a waste. The Chiefs have not had a QB in the first half of their career in forever, since Grbac and that was a mess in itself. Now the have the chance to have Croyle play and grow, but they won't. They will play the old BACKUP Huard. It makes me sick.

Nice fishes! Where is Dry Run Creek?

http://www.trophytroutguide.com/articles/w...inbow_trout.htm Look at this hawg!

Nice fish! I'll bet they would be fun on a fly rod!

Sad. just SAD

I am all for not fishing for bedding bass! Especially the stream smb. I for one, would love to take my son camping and smallie fishing on the fly rod in a few years and while I know the detriment of fishing bedding bass will not be seen then, if the practice keeps up, there might be a shortage of smallies for his son!

You are a man after my own heart. I love native species as much as the next guy, but like on the Current from Akers down for 6-10 miles...there is a lack of any game fish species due to the colder water temps from the springs there. Trout would do well in an extension of the White Ribbon stocked area! Keep the Current in mind in a lot of these discussions for they have Bows, Browns, and Brown bass for us to enjoy and all are available in trophy proportions.

If we can find any sustainable eveidence that browns might be able to spawn in the 11pt, they might try stocking them. Even so, I want to see browns in the 11pt for the fact that like Al says, smallies do not thrive at trout water temps, even though occasionally the best browns in a river can be caught in prime smallie habitat. I am intrigued by the differing opinions on this matter and am eagerly awaiting more information!

I had not even considered that one. Thanks John.

Yes...that is not too bad then if they are all measured and released alive for me to catch another day! Thank you for participating in a conservation-minded C&R tourney!

1, 2, 3...wow...way over my head. No idea what you all are talking about, but I wish I had the time to drive down for a few nights of monster trout possibilities!

They actually try this stupid stuff? Oh God...this is a sad society!

Dano...when we get down to Tim's I am getting the 5wt 6'6". I will be getting an 8'6 Wright & Mcgill glass rod for $50 next weekend, so I am psyched! I will let you know how I like the W & M!

This happened to me on LOZ. I was on a jetski and I had a spoonbill jump right in front of me and I hit it going probably mid 30s and it spun off to the left side of the PWC. One of the cooloest things ever!

I am dying to fish Montauk, but it is the farthest from home with Bennett and Roaring each under 3.5 hrs from home.

There is a fish in that picture? Wow... Ohhhh now I see it! That was awfully nice of you, I take it you two are still close and both fly fish? I am impressed. Mind us asking where you fished?

Not the stole...please! Ok, well I will have to see what they have in the Fly Girl rod line because with the smaller grips and everything, it would be a NICE creek rod... I have one thing to say about the choosing of a creek rod... Too doggone many choices.

Ok, will definitely keep that in mind when considering a creek rod...

They need to mimimize that. IMO, the only tourneys that should happen on Pomme are Muskie tourneys where there might be 5 fish caught in a day!