Blog - Page 5 of 15 - Missouri Trout Fisherman's Association - Springfield Chapter
By Bob Randall
on Friday, September 7th, 2018 in Flies, Meetings,
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This month we had a fly tying night instead of a regular presentation. Everyone who attended enjoyed it and learned something. Sorry I couldn’t get better fly shots.
By Bob Randall
on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 in Fishing Wisdom,
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Good article about catch and release techniques as related to fish survival. I have permission from the author, Jeff Rivera, to post it. https://agreateroutdoors.com/blogs/news/catch-and-release-fishing-best-practices-for-handling-fish Here are the bullet points: Use […]
By Bob Randall
on Monday, May 21st, 2018 in Fishing Trip, Social Events, State Council,
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The MTFA State Council Derby went off pretty well. This was the 72nd annual Derby. We had a little rain, but I didn’t see anybody melt. Fortunately, the rain held […]
By Bob Randall
on Friday, April 13th, 2018 in Fishing Trip,
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The closest place to Springfield to fish for steelhead is at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore between Gary, Indiana and Michigan City, Indiana. I had known about it for some time […]
By Bob Randall
on Sunday, April 1st, 2018 in Fishing reports,
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Spent eight days at a vacation home at Belle, MO with the family, including my son from Calgary and his family. Place had a nice pond in the back yard. […]
By Bob Randall
on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 in Conservation,
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https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/fishing/species/trout/trout-permits
By Dennis Stead
on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 in Flies,
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Do you have this Fly Tier’s Gauge. Check it out. Go to PDF Downloads and eBooks in PDF Format on this web site.
By Dennis Stead
on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 in Flies,
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If you want to learn how to caught fish like the one Dave Tucker has in his hand, go to PDF Downloads and eBooks in PDF format on this web […]
By Bob Randall
on Sunday, January 7th, 2018 in Fishing Wisdom,
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The one thing that most of us agreed upon yesterday, 1/6/2018, was that size matters. Go small. Even a large fish will take a tiny insect, lots of them. I had […]
By Bob Randall
on Sunday, January 7th, 2018 in Fishing reports, Fishing Trip, Social Events,
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Ice. It was literally freezing at Roaring River Saturday morning. John Bush had offered some magic formulla to put onto my fly line guides but I declined. Later, while fishing, […]