Missouri's Winter Trout Season Trivia

[fishinwrench]

Yea, I also remember when the Springview shop was up by the spring. Anyone remember when it was torn down?

Fishinwrench, you need to post those pictures. Would that "friend" happen to be "tube"?

Dave

Yep, that was way before he earned the nickname "tube", and also before Dave T. was known as "head". LOL

You know, you are only one mishap short of getting your own pet name.....Gazer and I were talking about you on the way back from the river Friday....we may have one in mind for ya. Some plans are being sketched out...How's your schedule looking this winter ?

[laker67]

Here's another flashback. Do you guys remember when Charlie Reading worked at Springview? He tied flys and built rods at the back counter. I'm not sure when he opened his shop.

[dave potts]

Yep, that was way before he earned the nickname "tube", and also before Dave T. was known as "head". LOL

You know, you are only one mishap short of getting your own pet name.....Gazer and I were talking about you on the way back from the river Friday....we may have one in mind for ya. Some plans are being sketched out...How's your schedule looking this winter ?

Fishinwrench,

I'll probably be around most of the winter although we may take a three week or so trip to Florida sometime in Jan or Feb.

I'm up for a fising trip. Where you have in mind?

Dave

[Grant Miller]

I used to make it to Bennett a couple of times per winter when I was in college. Now that I have the money to go, I don't have the time.

Two stories stick out in my mind.

First was a trip that started in Emporia, KS. We left on a Friday night and we had freezing rain. As we headed down I-35 between Emporia and the turn for Burlington, there were bunches of cars in the ditch. Like the idiots we were, we kept going. We made it to Larry's just fine and had a great weekend of fishing. On the way home we got to about Iola, KS and hit a horrible snow storm. It was blowing like crazy and we had near whiteout conditions. Like the idiots we were, we kept driving. Finally made it home without killing ourselves but is was VERY late. Totally worth it!

Second was a trip that started in Pittsburg, KS. Headed over on a pretty cold day and there had been some bad ice at Bennett. The roads side roads were covered in a layer of ice that was about an inch thick. The storm that had produced the ice made the stream really high, so the ice was melted close to the water and the main roads had been cleared with salt. I was fishing alone and did pretty well, but keeping the guides clear finally got too difficult and I was frozen to the core. I went back to the pickup and was going to head into town to find a cheap motel. It was then that I realized that I had a problem. My fingers wouldn't work well enough to untie my wading boots! Furthermore, I couldn't get out of my vest or my coat etc.... I did manage to get my keys out of a pocket and get the pickup started. After a while with the heater on, I was able to get undressed and in to town. I sat right in front of the heater in that motel room for several hours and still couldn't get my core temperature up. I cranked it as high as it would go and slept in my clothes to stay warm that night! Totally worth it!

[laker67]

Grant Miller,

A true die-hard. I hope you get the time in the future to enjoy some more memorable trips.