Hook removal

By Bob Randall on Friday, April 19th, 2019 in Fishing Wisdom, No Comments

No, not from the fish – from a person: Hook Removal An emergency room physician at an Ozarks hospital says he averages 2 to 3 hook removal procedures a month. […]

4-13-2019 Club fishing outing to Montauk State Park

By Bob Randall on Sunday, April 14th, 2019 in Fishing reports, Fishing Trip, Flies, No Comments

Attending Mike Kidd, John Bush, Bob Randall.  Fly of the day was a green wispy fished on a sinking line/leader.  Water was high and fast. Fish seemed to be holding […]

First Written Record of a Fly Pattern

By Bob Randall on Sunday, April 7th, 2019 in Uncategorized, No Comments

Fly of the Month Millennium Double Millennium From a Recipe approximately 1800 years old. Recipe: Hook:   Bone, stone, wood, etc., straight shank, sizes 12 – 00 Thread: Horse hair, whatever […]

Ancient Fishing Clubs

By Bob Randall on Sunday, April 7th, 2019 in Fishing Wisdom, Uncategorized, No Comments

Sowbug Pictures taken 3/29/2019

By Dennis Stead on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 in Flies, Uncategorized, No Comments

Check a few who were tying on the 29th, Friday at the Sow Bug.  I did not have time to get everyone’s picture including myself but here is what I […]

Walk Under a Trout Stream

By Bob Randall on Monday, April 1st, 2019 in Conservation, Nature, No Comments

The American Museum of Fly Fishing and Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife aquarium and museum in Springfield, Mo., will give curious anglers the chance to walk under a carefully crafted […]

“No prudent man is a fisherman.”

By Bob Randall on Monday, April 1st, 2019 in Conservation, Fishing Wisdom, Nature, No Comments

One of my heroes is Aldo Leopold. Many people consider him to be the founder of wildlife conservation and he was one of the early leaders of the American wilderness […]