Trips: There Will Be Days Like This

As the song goes, “Mama said, there will be days like this….”.  If a front moves through an area does that shut the fishing down? I’ve always wondered if that was true.  Well, maybe it is.  Five FATC fly fishers headed to the Meramec river to chase the browns that … Read More

0
Trips: I’m Glad I Went!

I didn’t plan on going fishing this week being so close to Thanksgiving and all. But Jim Craig baited me with a trip to the Meramec river. And with Mike Oldani going and Patrick Gallagher driving up from Ft Leonardwood, how could I resist. I’m glad I went! The four … Read More

0
Why Browns in the Meramec?

A couple of years ago I caught a very “lethargic” looking trout swimming near the shoreline.  He took my fly immediately but then gave no fight to my net.  The trout looked sick and as I checked it out, the gills were full of some type of parasite.  I took … Read More

1