A uniquely tied woolly bugger is a special fly sold at Parker's fly shop.
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Carolyn Parker laughs as she prepares to remove a nasty tangle from fishing line.
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Carolyn Parker, left, gets ready to help Jerrod Pearce land a trout Tuesday morning on Lake Taneycomo.
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Carolyn Parker works to achieve the perfect knot to attach two pieces of tippet.
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Lake Taneycomo is actually a section of the White River, below Table Rock Lake.
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Carolyn Parker looks over a selection of flies, searching for the best out of dozens of possibilities.
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Carolyn Parker tries a stretch of deep water after beaching her drift boat.
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Carolyn Parker readies a section of tippet that's perfect for a recommended fly.
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The Parkers were awarded the "Outfitter of the Year" by Orvis in 2006.
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Carolyn Parker, left, gets ready to help Jerrod Pearce land a trout Tuesday morning on Lake Taneycomo.
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Carolyn Parker, one of the few female fly-fishing guides in Missouri, tries some casts at Lake Taneycomo. She's recognized as one of the lake's top anglers.
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Carolyn Parker readies a drift boat for a morning of fishing. She and her husband own River Run Outfitters.
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Retired anglers rest int the shade as they wait for fishing conditions to improve at Lake Taneycomo.
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An angler fights a nice trout on a fly rod at Lake Taneycomo Tuesday morning.
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Record rains brought record floods to Lake Taneycomo last year, and challenged anglers and business owners.
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Carolyn Parker, one of the few female fly-fishing guides in Missouri, tries some casts at Lake Taneycomo. She's recognized as one of the lake's top anglers.
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Carolyn Parker, one of the few female fly-fishing guides in Missouri, tries some casts at Lake Taneycomo. She's recognized as one of the lake's top anglers.
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Carolyn Parker, one of the few female fly-fishing guides in Missouri, tries some casts at Lake Taneycomo. She's recognized as one of the lake's top anglers.
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Decades of experience helps Carolyn Parker pick the right fly, for the right conditions, like this crackleback fly.
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Carolyn Parker, one of the few female fly-fishing guides in Missouri, tries some casts at Lake Taneycomo. She's recognized as one of the lake's top anglers.
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Fly-fishing guide Carolyn Parker has the finesse to tie the sturdy knots in tiny tippets, and enough strength of handle rowing drift boats.
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Carolyn Parker handles the drift boat as Jerrod Pearce works a streamer for trout.
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Several decades of fly-fishing Lake Taneycomo has helped Carolyn Parker become one of Missouri's top fly-fishing guides. Here, she points to a prime casting spot for Jerrod Pearce.
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Carolyn Parker handles the drift boat as Jerrod Pearce works a streamer for trout.
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Michael Pearce / The Wichita Eagle
Carolyn Parker, one of the few female fly-fishing guides in Missouri, tries some casts at Lake Taneycomo. She's recognized as one of the lake's top anglers.
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Carolyn Parker's fly anglers usually catch trout that average 14 inches, and up to 80 per day, per pair of anglers.
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Carolyn Parker with an average-sized rainbow trout from Lake Taneycomo.
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Carolyn Parker handles the drift boat as Jerrod Pearce works a streamer for trout.
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