netboy Posted March 7 Posted March 7 The river was brown in Cotter this morning after about an inch and a half of rain last night. I decided to try the dam as I knew there would be clear water up there. Fishing started out good with a nice brown on the first cast of the morning. Ended the morning with 3 browns, 1 cuttie, 1 tiger and 8 rainbows. Lost a really nice rainbow to a pulled hook after a good fight. Best flies were eggs and a San Juan worm. Apparently, many of the guides up there are using Alaska style bead rigs as you can see from the picture I took earlier this week of a limb on the river bank. Here's a few pics... dpitt, Phil Lilley, tjm and 6 others 9
jdmidwest Posted March 8 Posted March 8 Are pegged beads legal in Missouri? Kinda like snagging... "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
tjm Posted March 8 Posted March 8 2 hours ago, jdmidwest said: Are pegged beads legal in Missouri? Kinda like snagging... Proponents of it say they never have to use forceps to dig a hook out of the gullet. I'm not sure about it's legality, it doesn't meet Mo. definition of a fly so wouldn't legal in fly only areas, but I don't recall a specific prohibition of bare hooks with or without a bead. Mo. does require immediate release of fish hooked outside the mouth or jaw. All lures with treble hooks are kinda like snagging/grabbing, treble hooks were always called "grab hooks" when I was young.
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