Fishing Goal For 2014

[Gavin]

Nice variety! Add fishing the Meramec, Missouri or Mississippi in town for whatever is there.

[rps]

I fish for two species. Well 5 species if you count large mouth, small mouth, spotted, and mean mouth as seperate species. My goals are more limited because of that.

I want to master jig fishing with the jika rig for both species.

I want to find and understand a new pattern for each species to add to my repetoir. (No, not A Rig)

I want to become better at reading pattern changes - maybe even anticipating them.

I must admit 2014 was NOT my year and I certainly did not accomplish the above goals. Yes, I caught a few good fish, but all year I felt I was out of sync with patterns and even types of productive structure. I promise to try and remedy that this year.

[Johnsfolly]

I set fishing goals every year that are mostly based upon fishing a new water, catching a new species, or a total numbers goal for a certain species. Instead of going on the calendar year I track my goals against the fishing license year. So my goals are typically set between March 1 and Feb. 28(29). Back in 2013 I set a lifetime goal of catching a trout in each of the designated trout streams/rivers including Lake Tanyecomo in MO and I am hpoing to complete that by the end of Feb. I'm down to the white ribbon section of the Current River and the blue and red ribbon sections of the North Fork of the White.I didn't include the Stone Mill creek in Fort Leonardwood because of its size and the access considerations.

[MOsmallies]

Nice variety! Add fishing the Meramec, Missouri or Mississippi in town for whatever is there.

I've been wanting to do this on the "urban" Meramec as well... Let me know if you end up doing this and if you are up for company, I'd be happy to put the kayak in with you and leave a car for the shuttle. I've always thought of the lower Meramec as a mini Mississippi... Lots and lots of species and under-utilized.

[Gavin]

Will do after April 15. Will be busier than heck till then.