Next Generation Insight to the Outdoors
Driving down the crowded Branson strip, you feel the stress of the work week hot on your heels. As you turn off to navigate the winding mountain roads towards the banks of Lake Taneycomo, you feel the stress fade in the rearview mirror. Out the windshield, you stare down a long, gently-sloped pasture at the …
Trout Unlimited and the Missouri Department of Conservation joined forces to create the Missouri Blue-Ribbon Trout Slam program effective Jan. 1. The program honors anglers who successfully land a trout in at least five of Missouri’s nine Blue Ribbon trout streams. Participants may elect to have their successes listed on the MDC website. The Blue-Ribbon …
Missouri Blue-Ribbon Trout Slam program unveiled Read More »
My good friend and Mahoney Outdoors contributor, Payden Hays, and I spent some time down in Branson, MO this past weekend. It seems to have become an annual tradition to fish Lake Taneycomo at the start of the new year. While we have had some great trips in the past with dozens of fish, this …
Payden Hays was just hoping to help his Grandpa, George Hays, catch his first rainbow trout on Lake Taneycomo in Branson, MO this past weekend. George has fished his whole life, but at 86 years old, had never caught a trout. After multiple trips on Lake Taneycomo, Payden was confident he could change that and …
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“You will have to roll cast here, Milo.” I executed what I thought was a good roll cast. “No, harder-you need to get it out there,” the voice commanded. After a couple more attempts, I surrendered the rod and asked for guidance. My guide, Damon Spurgeon, of Cardiac Mountain Outfitters, showed me exactly how to …
Fly Fishing Missouri’s Hidden Gem: Meramec River Read More »
“Gramps?” Silence. “Gramps..are you awake?” A grumbled “yes” echoes from under the bed sheets in one of the rooms at Briarwood Resort. “Are ya ready to go?” I ask. “Yea, give me a few minutes and we can go,” Gramps answers. It’s 6:00 am, I’m 12 years old, and the trout are biting. This scene …