2026 Events

By Bob Randall on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 in Social Events, No Comments

What’s going on at Bennett Spring Fish Hatchery

By Bob Randall on Monday, July 4th, 2022 in Fishing reports, No Comments

I’ve been hearing stories about at fishing at Bennett Spring: poor fishing, good fishing, low stocking numbers, fish washed out to the Niangua, remodeling in the hatchery, bringing stock trout […]

Barbed or Barbless, That is the Question

By Bob Randall on Sunday, June 26th, 2022 in Fishing Wisdom, No Comments

Fishing Barbless or Barbed: You may not hear much discussion of this idea unless you’re a fly fisher. Some of us are pretty snooty when it comes to our sport, […]

Missouri Blue Ribbon Trout Slam by John Bush

By Bob Randall on Thursday, December 31st, 2020 in Fishing reports, Fishing Trip, No Comments

A couple of months back, Mike Kidd from the MTFA Branson chapter sent out a message about the Missouri Blue Ribbon Trout Slam. I’m always interested in finding new places […]

Hook Retention in Northern Pike Study

By Bob Randall on Thursday, November 5th, 2020 in Fishing Wisdom, No Comments

The Short Explanation: –Deeply hooked crankbaits with barbs were typically free from the fish’s mouth in a couple of days -Barbless hooks usually came out of the fish’s mouth in […]

Catch, Release, Dead

By Bob Randall on Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 in Conservation, Fishing Wisdom, No Comments

Catch, Release, Dead (Hooking Mortality): “Catch, photograph and release fishing has become so entrenched in our fishing psyche in recent years that it’s almost hard to remember that keeping nearly […]

History of Management of Lake Taneycomo

By Bob Randall on Friday, January 24th, 2020 in Conservation, Fishing Wisdom, Nature, No Comments

Management of Lake Taneycomo  

Life History of Wild Rainbow Trout in Missouri

By Bob Randall on Friday, January 24th, 2020 in Conservation, Nature, No Comments

Life History of Wild Rainbow Trout in Missouri

Steelhead in Missouri

By Bob Randall on Sunday, January 12th, 2020 in Fishing reports, Nature, No Comments

Kim Schultz recommended a program topic of “Best Steelhead Waters in Missouri”. I thought he was kidding or maybe testing me to see if I really read the program topic […]

WOTUS

By Bob Randall on Sunday, January 12th, 2020 in Conservation, Nature, No Comments

WOTUS: Acronym for Waters of the United States, also known as the Clean Water Act There is a particular farm near one of my favorite trout fishing locations. It is […]