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Fishing Report – 6/22 – 6/27
6/24 – Caught a 15″ Brown just at total dark, size 10 Kauffman Stone Fly with a Prince drop; he took the Stone Fly; also
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surprised caught a big goggle eye on the next cast; I mean big (about 9-10″) and just as black as they come.
6/25 – Caught 2 smaller rainbows at Kelly Ford at 6:00 AM on dries. Size 16-18 Blue Winged Olives in the fastest part of the chute. One was par marked. Didn’t measure but I’d say 8″ and maybe 9-10″.
6/26 – Caught a 15-16″ rainbow at Jacks Riffle at 5:50 AM. Lost one too.
One of the guests that left the day I arrived caught 8 Rainbows on dry flies; mostly on a version of Elk Hair Caddis (real light hair; almost white) size 16 around the mid stream rocks and sand washes, very early in the morning.
I am was humbled by this stream; although I only fished about 4 times in the week for two hours each.
(sorry for the bad pics but the light was poor and I was worried about reviving the rainbow)
Special private look at Rainbow Springs
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Also called Double Springs. Doubles the size of the North Fork below the lower outlet. Spring comes from beneath a high hill at the base of a ledge/rock pile. It flows about 150′ east and then divides north (about 150 yards) and south (about 3/4 mile) before the two outlets enter the North Fork of the White River. The property is strictly private.Permission of owner was granted to me. ENJOY !!!
Ouch !! Sting Weed
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More commonly known as Stinging nettle is painful when you drag your leg across it. I just did it yesterday in a garden with a mature plant I did not see. They are not dangerous; do not contain poison, they just seem to reach out and hurt your legs when you least expect it. In fact, the leaves are highly edible (tastes like spinach), and the roots are use in many beneficial drugs. Just Ouch !!
Invasive Honeysuckle versus the Whip Poor Will
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This plant has overspread eastern Missouri during the past 10-15 years. Used a chainsaw to cut it down a year ago April (2007), and it is back and bigger than ever choking out all native bushes and covering partly sunny areas with complete shade; thereby causing native part sun loving wildflowers to die off.
The Japanese honeysuckle is spreading across Missouri destroying the understory of oak-hickory, pine forests; changing the natural environment. For instance, the Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) of favorite birds in in decline in Missouri largely due to invasive honeysuckle. Whip-poor-will’s nest on leafy forest floors; clear of understory. They are quickly disappearing across eastern Missouri; and headed west. He lives up to his latin name “vociferous” as anyone who has been outside at night in the summer in the Ozark hills knows. John Burroughs once counted 1007 whip-poor-WILL calls, then a one minute resting period then another 790.
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Diamond Back Water Snake
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Common to the North Fork, this heavy bodied water snake is often confused the the highly venomous Cotton Mouth Water Moccasin. They are frequently killed on sight; which should not be done. These snakes have a bad temper and will run if pursued and bite and writh around if cornered. I see many of these snake about 18 inche long and their diamond pattern is very clear. Observe this snake and move on; please.