Trout Park Mentality?

[Wayne SW/MO]

....they are safe in that park....you should be more worried about all the fish we caught with gig wounds in the river

I wish that were true, but it isn't. Far too many people assume only trout are protected and some don't care. And the area you waded isn't protected, so no safety there..

The giggers are a problem on that river and that is why the fish coming to the spring branch need protection, they're the seed.

[Mitch f]

The Orvis sisters!...LOL you're cracking me up!

[Smalliebigs]

Lunch was great today....my Walleye was very tasty, can't thank you enough brother....let's do it sooner than later, my treat this next time

The Orvis sisters!...LOL you're cracking me up!

[ColdWaterFshr]

Lunch was great today....my Walleye was very tasty, can't thank you enough brother....let's do it sooner than later, my treat this next time

Did you guys go to Lazy River Grill and not invite Paul Dallas? Thats just 5 minutes from my pad.

[Mitch f]

Did you guys go to Lazy River Grill and not invite Paul Dallas? Thats just 5 minutes from my pad.

Yellowstone....but lazy river is not far. PM me your cell number and you'll be on the short list!!

[Gavin]

If y'all ever get to Clayton...there are a few lunch joints near the new office that need some exploration...Pastaria and Niche are just across the street from my new place...Bocci Bar for lunch on Friday... Scott, that looks like an olive flair hair...did it have any rabbit or other accessories? PM me...Found an outstanding jig head from Bite Me Jigs that rules over that Arkie head...2/0 black nickel gammie and a better weed guard.

[Geoff]

Nice fish dude! I never really thought of going to the trout parks for smallies but it makes sense.

I need to give you some of the crawfish flies I have, I started tying this one that looks killer in the water and it caught my biggest smallie of the year ( out of the 3 I caught )

[moguy1973]

Anyone know if they get all up in Maramec Springs like that too? Or do they just hang out in that big hole right where the springs dumps in to the river?

[fishinwrench]

I never really thought of going to the trout parks for smallies but it makes sense.

Anyone know if they get all up in Maramec Springs like that too? Or do they just hang out in that big hole right where the springs dumps in to the river?

See there! Bells are ringing all over the place.

Hell yes they run up Meramec! Spring!

Roubideax too! (It's better than Bennett, and closer to Smalliebigs, which indicates that HE didn't know....or "think about it") and there's no Orvis sisters hangin' out there!

It's no secret so let's just put it out there and get it over with.

you should be more worried about all the fish we caught with gig wounds in the river

Yeah? Got pics? Let's see that big brown!

[XP 590]

"Orvis Sisters"! That is hilarious, however, having caught lots of fish on 1/132 scuds with indicators, I must say I resemble that remark! Great Smallmouth story, I'm going to have to start chasing them. I remember Charlie Reading telling me they do pile up in zone 3 during the winter, coming out of the Niangua for the relatively warmer water in the spring branch.