Flysmallie Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Took a 3 day float down a river with some great friends in search of a few fish, a great gravel bar to camp on, and the perfect margarita. I do believe we scored on all three. Two of us blew out of Springburg on Friday morning. Along the way we gathered up friends from both the East and West edges of the state. We met up with the shuttle Goddess and took her, one of her hands, and all three vehicles to the put in. Luckily they didn't take all three vehicles back at that point because just as we were about to push off it was determined that somebody left their rods in their truck. So away a couple of them went to retrieve those. Gave me plenty of time to get everything like I wanted and then we hit the water. Most of this is just a photo dump with a few comments thrown in. There were some 17 to 18 inch fish caught but I wasn't one of the lucky ones. I still had a huge smile on my face most of the time though. It should also be noted that the two biggest fish came on the fly. The fishing wasn't great the whole time but there were moments that it was really on fire and it did not matter what you were throwing. We caught fish on the bottom, in the middle and up on top. From plastics to flies everything worked when they were on. Did I mention amazing gravel bars for camping? Friday night at this camp I stuck a nice fish on a Wiggle Minnow on the fly rod. It was putting a bend deep into the 8 wt. I finally managed to get it out of some current and up over a submerged log. I thought it was game on for big fish awards. I was completely amazed and embarrassed when I saw the size of that fish. It's truly amazing how much of a fight these fish have in them. How about great scenery? Saw a few more stars in the sky than what I usually do in town. A few shooting stars. Possibly a UFO. This has instantly became one of my favorite pictures. It will make it to my office wall. Not many shots get that honor. And then it was over. Lots of beauty and great adventures in our Ozarks. Get out and get you a piece of it. It's worth the memories that will last a lifetime. BilletHead, Johnsfolly, joeD and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADAKOTA Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Sounds like an awesome trip. Flysmallie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Grey Bear Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Epic Expedition Ozarks! Flysmallie, Daryk Campbell Sr and Harps 3 Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stein Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Great pics and sounds like a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Stein said: Great pics Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOPanfisher Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 If heaven doesn't look lot like that I am gonna be upset. Greasy B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy B Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 1 hour ago, MOPanfisher said: If heaven doesn't look lot like that I am gonna be upset. It does look like that, I've seen it. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Looks like allot of fun! Thanks for the pics and the report. What does your perfect Margarita consist of? Flysmallie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 15 minutes ago, Gavin said: Looks like allot of fun! Thanks for the pics and the report. What does your perfect Margarita consist of? I'm not sure how you make them but I know how they taste. I'll ask the margarita maker man for the formula. Gavin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch f Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Tequila and all that sugar make me sick....I'll take an old fashioned or a Manhattan with not much vermouth timinmo 1 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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