Troutapalooza
2013 is deemed “The Year of the Trout” in Missouri; they have nicknamed it Troutapalooza and frankly there is much to offer. Knowing that you can quickly get to the “Show-Me State”, to the heart of the Ozarks, in less than 5 hours … you may want to plan a trip westward and enjoy some […]
Streamside Manners – Not A Thing Of The Past!
OK…so maybe you fish on your own private lake or mile long section of the best river and never have to be around other fisherman; if that is the case then I need to be your friend and would like to come over at any time? If, however, you are like the rest of us […]
A Great Surprise
As surprises go…sometimes there is a negative associated with a surprise. The past few trips to Missouri has had some surprises, the worst was our transmission going out on the way home, almost catching the Suburban on fire, etc… and oh…the $3,000 bill that one gets with a new transmission. You probably can understand that […]
The Trident 2013 8-Weight Challenge
I recently ran across a link on Twitter to an excellent article on the Trident Fly Fishing Company web site. I have to admit that if you had told me that I would rely upon or use Twitter, now X, as much as I currently do … well, you would have for sure got a […]
Rainy Days and Sundays
The truth is that we could have been shoveling the several inches of rain that fell upon Lebanon, Missouri as the U.S. was ‘springing forward’ this past Saturday night; knowing that the area has been drought stricken for a couple years, I am going to give the situation a casual but cold look the other […]