Field And Stream

[ness]

I gotta pick up a copy of that mag -- some of the comments above make me wonder just what they talked about though. Brian, I'm sure you made a fine ambassador for the region.

It's always a little bittersweet when this kind of thing happens. It's great for the people that make a living from the tourists -- and I have absolutely NO problem with those folks. As a matter of fact, they're often the best friend the resource has. And it's often interesting to see the outsider's take on a place you know. Sometimes it's laughable.

But, some of the things I truly enjoy are peace, quiet and solitude in the outdoors -- so I flinch whenever one of 'my' spots gets highlighted. I won't worry too much about it though. They great majority of people are looking for the most pounds of fish per minute spent fishing, so we naturally end up in different places.

[ness]

I grabbed a copy of the mag yesterday. Not what I expected at all. It's not really spotlighting the area, and it's not really slamming it either. Kinda poking fun at it, at least at the beginning. I never thought of the area being 'nestled between Branson and the Mississippi River' -- more like Cassville and Doolittle, but I spose that doesn't sell magazines.

Brian, I really got a chuckle from the author's description of you. Crew cut, soul patch puffed out by Cope. But - good job with the Czech nymphing and all the rest.

[Brian Wise]

That same soul patch is not puffed out with any kind of tobacco now.....quit in February.

Brian

[ness]

Good fer you.