I find it amusing that the folks who constantly complain about restrictions on fishing all have the same argument. “It takes the fun out of everything” to quote Ken Elfrink of Robertsville.
I have been fishing for 30 years now and I have never had a day that wasn’t fun. I have been caught in some [...]

Though many Traveler readers are very familiar with the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) for those who aren’t, these web links may give you some insight into this species of fish native to the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys.

By Dan Kreher, Missouri Smallmouth Alliance
I appreciate the amount of attention that River Hills Traveler has given to the management issues surrounding smallmouth bass in Missouri’s streams and the responsible manner in which you have covered this topic.  As you well know, Bob Todd is a very experienced angler with well developed opinions about fisheries [...]

A few issues back, Traveler raised the question in this space of whether the Missouri Department of Conservation is doing enough to improve smallmouth bass fishing in the state. What prompted the question was an MDC White Paper recommending eight new stream stretches totaling 249.3 miles for new [...]

Sam Potter, owner-operator of TightLine Guide Service, is featured speaker for the Missouri Smallmouth Alliance meeting Feb. 17. Potter guides for trout and smallmouth on the Current, Big Piney, Little Piney, Meramec, Mill Creek, and Spring Creek. See Sam’s website for more info: http://www.tightline.biz/
The Missouri Smallmouth Alliance holds its monthly membership meetings at the [...]