Ryan Miloshewski Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 Headed down to fish Taney, and at all for that matter, for the first time since March. Brought my lady friend and she'd never trout fished before. Much like most folks who don't know a thing, she caught on quick! We fished from the cable to Fall Creek for a few hours Friday and a few hours yesterday. We drug scuds, all sizes, and caught them really good before they bumped up generation to 4 making moss a major issue. Then we drug the DDSS jerkbaits and those seemed to keep the moss at bay--and catch fish. The first fish she hooked into was a giant on a scud. She said "I got one!" and the drag screamed. Reminded me of Jaws when Brody gets the knot tied and the shark takes off. She fought it really well with instruction. Fish got about 30 feet out and jumped straight out. It was a 24-incher, no doubt. It made a run to the boat, she reeled furiously. It got by the side of the boat and I saw the top scud was in its dorsal fin with the other in its mouth. About 3 feet too deep to net. I bet it was 7-8 lbs. One last run and that's all she wrote--snapped her off. She whooped me on Friday. She says because she was better but I say it was because I was tying, casting, and unhooking fish more than actually fishing. I caught a 16-inch brown that I could not get my hand around. It was legitimately 3-lbs. Saturday we started at the cable but did not get bit until Trophy Run. Moss was not nearly as bad as Friday. I'm not kidding when I say we could not go more than 20 yds without a bite. Multiple doubles, lost fish, and break offs. Got below Lookout on the drop off and the DDSS she was throwing no sooner hit the bottom when she said she had a good one. Again, the drag took off. She fought it beautifully and we got this one to the net--21-inch stud rainbow. Had to go in and get a certificate from Lilley's! In fact, every fish we caught was fat. I landed a 19.5-incher before she caught the big one and it was every bit of 4-lbs. That was on a tandem scud rig 10-ft below an indicator. The fish are so healthy and heavy, and full of hatred. Every fish fought incredibly hard. It was a great two day trip to my favorite lake, and a great introduction to a lady who never caught a trout before! nomolites, Johnsfolly, laker67 and 8 others 11 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold
Mitch f Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 I fished Taney yesterday and rented a boat from Lilly’s landing. All I had was a snoopy rod, armed with a Doty jerkbait. What a combo! Had a big brown roll on it. So bad wanted to catch a big brown on a snoopy rod with a Doty jerkbait. We had fun anyway. nomolites, Johnsfolly, laker67 and 10 others 13 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Ryan Miloshewski Posted July 4, 2021 Author Posted July 4, 2021 @Mitch f that would have been a sight to see, haha! JestersHK and Mitch f 2 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold
Johnsfolly Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 Sounds like a great time @Ryan Miloshewski! Never worried about having my wife beat me if she still enjoys fishing with me.. Gives me more opportunity to fish 😉. @Mitch f girls look like they were having a great time. Too bad missing that brown, would have made a great photo op! Mitch f, JestersHK and Ryan Miloshewski 3
Ryan Miloshewski Posted July 5, 2021 Author Posted July 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Johnsfolly said: Sounds like a great time @Ryan Miloshewski! Never worried about having my wife beat me if she still enjoys fishing with me.. Gives me more opportunity to fish 😉. @Mitch f girls look like they were having a great time. Too bad missing that brown, would have made a great photo op! She says she agrees, naturally. It's nice to have somebody who enjoys fishing and hunting! Johnsfolly, JestersHK and Mitch f 3 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold
Mitch f Posted July 5, 2021 Posted July 5, 2021 It’s a shame all the restaurants in Branson are severely understaffed. Pretty much everywhere else too. We had to wait a long time at every restaurant. Then we tried to get carry out. Many restaurants refused to make carry out orders. Johnsfolly and JestersHK 2 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
JestersHK Posted July 5, 2021 Posted July 5, 2021 Glad to see you guys get out there. Glad to see you back fishing Ryan and looks like you found a good one, tell her so sorry about her being blind though... 😜 Hope all is well with ya, and we still gotta get synced up. Wish those girls would of got that brown on ol snoopy too Mitch. Would of been an awesome story. My cuz @fmcbrandonwas down last night, I had a few too many adult beverages to make the turn and burn last night, or I'd have joined him... they found some good fish i hope he'll post up. It's been pretty quiet in this forum lately as I think everyone's too busy catching. Mitch f and Johnsfolly 2
snagged in outlet 3 Posted July 5, 2021 Posted July 5, 2021 I had a great morning today until the horn just blew. trythisonemv 1
fshndoug Posted July 5, 2021 Posted July 5, 2021 Did you run into John Idoux taking a picture of his boot with a fish out of water laying on the gravel ? If you do don't say anything to him he is rather sensitive. JestersHK, trythisonemv, laker67 and 1 other 1 2 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted July 5, 2021 Posted July 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, fshndoug said: Did you run into John Idoux taking a picture of his boot with a fish out of water laying on the gravel ? If you do don't say anything to him he is rather sensitive. Who is that?
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