@boo-fagley said:

It may be possible that we will get there either next summer or the year after that. Or maybe even at spring break. And Montauk is definitely a location I am looking at, though we would probably be staying at a resort somewhere around Lake Ozark. (how would it be there in early spring?)

@calfoxwc said:

That was actually not the "pretty stream" that my son fished in. That one was in the prairie....so it looked like just flat grasslands around it. We did go to some quite beautiful locations. One of those was what the call out there "The Trident" which is where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers meet to form the Missouri. The area was "discovered" by Lewis and Clark, and those rivers were named by them after the President (Jefferson), the Secretary of State (Madison) and the Secretary of the Treasury (Gallatin) at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

If "The Trident" sounds familiar when it comes to rivers....that is because in the Game of Thrones there was also a fictional Trident, where three rivers came together to make one. George R.R. Martin modeled that Trident after this real one. Also modeled after a real event was "The Battle of the Trident" (in GOT it was the decisive battle in "Robert's Rebellion" against the Mad King). A real Battle of the Trident occurred in this location...in Montana... in pre white man days. Thousands of Native American Warriors from different tribes fought a major battle here..

The area is now encompassed by the Missouri Headwaters State Parks, near the town of Three Forks...which is what the area is more commonly called. You can see some nice photos of the area here:

http://stateparks.mt.gov/missouri-headwaters/

There is a small town there named Trident, and the road you take to the confluence area is called Trident Road.

@marcus said:

I'll be back home for a little while. My dad just passed away yesterday evening. After the funeral I plan to hit Mosquito Lake in Courtland. It was one my Dad's favorite places to fish. I plan to go throw a few lines in and reminisce. Might go to Lake Milton as well, we had some memories there too. He was my original fishing buddy. ThIs has been a tough weekend.

Wow that's tough our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.

It's nice to have a place you can go to relax and reflect and remember the good times, in time it will be easier to do just that remember those times.

Try to stay strong, Michael.

A Mosquito Lake memory from my dad who has been gone 17 years now, when we were in scouts he was one of the troop leaders would go to Camp Chickagami in Parkman, OH get a trailer there with six canoes on it. Then tow it to Mosquito and we'd camp and canoe and just hang out for a week! And we did it like it was no big deal, really fun times, help me become a confident self sufficient man.

He was a quiet brilliant amazing man. In time you do remember all the good times that was about 50 years ago.

and see that stream. I bet it's gorgeous.

Edit...it doesn't seem to want to show up. The stream in question was a smaller stream...in the prairie, not in the mountains. They have a lot of trout streams that run through the prairies as well.

@the-gipper said:

You do not have to fly fish wearing hip boots. You don't have to go into the water. Sometimes, yes, but you can fly fish from the bank. I and my son have done so....though he was prepared to go into the water.

And, is it supposed to be relaxing? Perhaps if that is what you want, then plopping a line in the water with a bobber on it is for you. But for others, fly fishing is supposed to be somewhat exciting....like some other sports. Like golf. Is golf really "relaxing"? Or playing pickup basketball. Or skiing...or whatever. Lots of different sports are far from relaxing.

Yeah I imagine in smaller streams fly fishing from a bank would be possible even though most pictures show the fly guys in waist deep water.

And yes on any recreational sport I guess the degree of relaxing versus excitement would be up to the individual person. I personally liked fishing out with nature, very relaxing actually it was unless you hooked something like an old boot.

I'm sure some people find jumping out of a perfectly good airplane....relaxing?

@mjp28 said:

You do not have to fly fish wearing hip boots. You don't have to go into the water. Sometimes, yes, but you can fly fish from the bank. I and my son have done so....though he was prepared to go into the water.

And, is it supposed to be relaxing? Perhaps if that is what you want, then plopping a line in the water with a bobber on it is for you. But for others, fly fishing is supposed to be somewhat exciting....like some other sports. Like golf. Is golf really "relaxing"? Or playing pickup basketball. Or skiing...or whatever. Lots of different sports are far from relaxing.

@the-gipper said:

It seems to me that fly fishing would be the way to go. Otherwise, just throwing a line into the water and waiting and watching for something to bite is boring as hell. With fly fishing you are actively doing something all the time. I took my son to Montana to go fly fishing....and while he was remarkably unsuccessful at catching anything, he/we had a great time.

With my daredevil lures you have to cast everytime just no whatever they do with fly fishing wearing hip boots in the water.

And fishing is supposed to be relaxing.

@mjp28 said:

It seems to me that fly fishing would be the way to go. Otherwise, just throwing a line into the water and waiting and watching for something to bite is boring as hell. With fly fishing you are actively doing something all the time. I took my son to Montana to go fly fishing....and while he was remarkably unsuccessful at catching anything, he/we had a great time.

@marcus said:

I absolutely love walleye fishing in Erie.

I absolutely love to eat walleyes from Lake Erie among others.

I also got to be a good fish fillet guy with the knife, used a regular kitchen spoon to scale them then ready for the grill or pan or freezer. Ummmm.

@canton-mike said:

The only time I fish from a boat is in Lake Erie for perch, walleye, and/or smallmouth bass maybe once every couple years. I mostly fish ponds, always with my chair & cooler full of beer & always include some Yuenglings for my old friend Ned (the pond owner).

Mike

I absolutely love walleye fishing in Erie.

@mjp28 said:

The only time I fish from a boat is in Lake Erie for perch, walleye, and/or smallmouth bass maybe once every couple years. I mostly fish ponds, always with my chair & cooler full of beer & always include some Yuenglings for my old friend Ned (the pond owner).

Mike

@canton-mike said:

The only way I fish for bluegill is with a fly rod & one of 4 or 5 flies that I tie. It's really not like work & VERY effective.

Mike

I'm sure there are many fly fishermen who love their sport but personally I've always preferred a nice bank even more than a boat for my fishing.....

.....especially if there's a nice lake about 1/4 mile from your house.

@mjp28 said:

The only way I fish for bluegill is with a fly rod & one of 4 or 5 flies that I tie. It's really not like work & VERY effective.

Mike

But lures or occasional ol' bobber and bait, a cold one and the Indians on the radio isn't bad either.

http://www.flyfishingyellowstonenationalpark.com/

@marcus said:

Get 1/8 oz w/barb. You can find 'em on Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-oz-Pink-jig-heads-100ct-w-1-Bronze-Aberdeen-Eagle-Claw-hook-/272755526984?hash=item3f817f0d48:g:UgUAAOSwA3dYWoFk

These are nice jigs, good seller & great price. You can get the 1 1/2" & 2" swirl tails (white and/or black) from Bass Pro, etc.

Mike

@canton-mike said:

For crappie, a jig with a hot pink head & white or black body (2" swirl tail grub) has always been my "go to" for large (12" plus) crappie. Suspend it under a float & a slow, steady retrieve.

Mike

I've got to pick some of those up.

@canton-mike said:

Nice cat!

Mike

Thanks. Was the most fun catch I've had all summer. I thought it was a Bass the way he fought. It even broke water on me twice. Got the ol' adrenaline going that's for sure.

Mike

@marcus said:

Nice cat!

Mike