Case Spencer struggles to hold his best-ever, 92-pound blue catfish. I met Case Spencer (Butters) about a year ago. This young outdoorsman from New Bloomfield, Mo., is good at many things, but finding huge catfish on the Missouri River in central Missouri is where his true expertise lies. He is a monster hunter. Butters…
The Marlin Model 336 combined with Hornady ammunition is a very safe bet for the deer hunter. I have dozens of Illinois friends who venture across the Mighty Mississippi to deer hunt in Missouri each year. You guys will love this one. In 1970 I killed my first deer in Washington County, Missouri. For…
It is always my pleasure to bring the readers of River Hills Traveler the benefits of my product research each year. Hopefully the things I bring you help to both make your time in the outdoors more fun and more productive. That having been said, I recently had the privilege to meet and…
I have written articles with this same title about a dozen times. Between my 5 kids and 6 grandchildren and some of their friends, I have been blessed to teach and encourage bass fishing many times. And so, it continues. I met Len Jackson a little over 10 years ago. Jackson is an Air…
I grew up in SE Missouri fishing mostly crystal-clear Ozark Mountain streams and rivers. Courtois Creek (Codeaway), Current River and Big River are where I learned what it took to be a successful angler. Thanks to my dad, Glen Roux, and my two grandfathers, Guy Roux and Leeman Gammon, for the time they all took…
Recently I was faced with a delightful problem; Nancy and I wanted to have a fish fry for my dad and stepmom before she had her scheduled hip replacement. Dad’s favorite fish to eat is bluegill but I have not kept a bluegill in years. The solution to this dilemma was easy for me….
Most average anglers view fishing a farm pond or small impoundment as a piece of cake. The logic is: “There is not much water. How tough can it be?” These average fishermen usually catch an average number of fish, of average size, from a pond. Young Illinois anger Caleb Roux proves the success you can have fishing…
Every year at about this time I like to share with my readers any/all of the new fishing products I discovered this past season. Keep these in mind as you begin to make your Christmas list for fishermen in your world. I have been using GRANDT CUSTOM RODS exclusively for over 3 years. Every…
