FishermanTodd 73 Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/23/2019 at 7:54 PM, TroutRinger said: Strike King Bitsy Tubes...is that what you’re using? I’ve caught 80% of my smallmouth on those. I shove 1/8 oz crappie jigs up the them for the hook. Various topwater baits are effective. I have had good success recently on the whopper plopper 90 and torpedos. Walk the dog lures are popular too. I pretty pretty much have those two tied on at all times. I usually have three rods. The third rod has a HD craw, Bomber Model A real craw, jig and pig, or Ned rig. A lot of people only fish the really obvious spots on a river. You know, the ones that look like they just hold fish. Don’t overlook other areas. -Push water: the area above a rapid where the water kind of pushes/rises before going over the rocks. -Shallow areas with current that are off the main channel: a lot of people I fish with will be casting into the deep area in the current. There are definitely fish there. If I see current moving on the other/shallow side, especially if there is a lot of low hanging limbs from the bank, I cast there and almost always catch more fish. We still need to get together and fish. We tried last summer but I worked weekends. I only work Monday-Thursday this summer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TroutRinger 116 Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 45 minutes ago, FishermanTodd said: We still need to get together and fish. We tried last summer but I worked weekends. I only work Monday-Thursday this summer. I may have this Friday off. Or if not, I may at least take a friend Saturday. I really want to get on the river this weekend barring flooding. Quote "Of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy." "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot." Link to post Share on other sites
FishermanTodd 73 Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 13 hours ago, TroutRinger said: I may have this Friday off. Or if not, I may at least take a friend Saturday. I really want to get on the river this weekend barring flooding. I think the Niangua is in good shape, can’t say I know about anywhere else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
creek wader 18 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 I’m heading down tomorrow morning early. Gonna try Barkley down to Mountain Creek. It’s roughly a 4 hour drive each way. So that cuts into my fishing big time. if I have any success at all I’m going to try a 2 or 3 day float to Lead mine, later in the year. MOstreamer 1 Quote wader Link to post Share on other sites
fishinwrench 12,584 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Who's doing that shuttle for ya ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flysmallie 5,313 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: Who's doing that shuttle for ya ? Isn't that like 1,500 miles, one way? Quote “Anybody opens their mouth, gonna get a bullet. Anybody moves a little weird, little sudden, gonna get a bullet. Not a warning. Not a question. A bullet.” - Major Marquis Warren Link to post Share on other sites
fishinwrench 12,584 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Flysmallie said: Isn't that like 1,500 miles, one way? Feels like it. It's a 3 county ordeal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snagged in outlet 3 9,127 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 47 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: Feels like it. It's a 3 county ordeal. More like 5 counties.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
creek wader 18 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I used Mountan Creek for shuttle. I had a good day. Not a great day. Caught around 25 smallies. Several nice goggle eye and a nice rainbow. Most smallies were less than 12”. Biggest smallie of the day was a 17”. Im not used to fishing a stream with such a fast flow. Shot right by a lot of spots without getting a cast. When I tried to cast while moving, I snagged a lot. Lost a lot off tackle. So I switched to weightless soft plastics. Neds, flukes, swim baits, and senkos. Started catching fish, then. FishermanTodd, Johnsfolly, BilletHead and 1 other 4 Quote wader Link to post Share on other sites
Johnsfolly 9,183 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Congrats on a nice bow and smallie! Always great when you figure out a new stretch of water. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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