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[laminejetdaddy]

First trip to Taney was many, many years ago with rloo10. Fishing was slow and I kept bugging him about tight lining for catfish. Thought we could surely pick up a couple of them. Ha ! Ha! Was also only my second trout trip. Learned a bunch since, but still am just an amateur.

Been hooked ever since. Have now fly fished in CO for mountain stream trout, chased salt water species in FL and muskies in WI along with bass and various perch species around home here in Columbia, MO. However, I must say TL is still tops. Would like sometime to be able to fish her for two weeks from dam to dam. Already make a point of fishing other portions of the lake rather than the trophy area all of the time.

Am a self employed window treatment / sun control retailer and subcontractor since 5-84. Have a lovely wife who has fly fished once. (much more successful business person than myself) Maybe there will be a second time and a third and etc. Two sons, 21 & 16 round out the family along with one remaining 13 year old schnauzer.

Fish mostly from a Pro 20 Landau with Suzuki 140 four stroke. Twenty eight gallon fuel tank allows approximatley 200 mile range in lakes. Rivers such as The Mighty Missouri cut into the economy a bit. The boat is now about ten years old and the motor three years old. No desire to switch rigs now.

Was at Taney between the holidays for several days and without high water was able to still put my 16 year old on fish.

Enjoy this new format for fishing reports. Lilley does a great job with his web site. Almost as good as being there. "Virtual Reality ?"