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Thanks......I have fished above Jerome but never below. Do you put in at Jerome and head down river? I am just trying to figure out alternatives with the Indian Ford situation. I have put in at Belle Shutes but have fished down river from there. I can tell you I have never kept a fish out of that river in the 40 years I have fished it. C&R always.

Wow.......what area on the Gasconade were you fishing? You fishing jigs? Hopefully we will be fishing the Gasconade next week around the Vienna area. Still trying to figure out where we are going to put in since Indian Ford Access is now private.

A friend of mine and I fished the Gasconade near Vienna, Mo two weeks ago on a beautiful warm day only to be skunked fishing. The water was super clear like I have never seen it before and cold 42 degrees. I have fished this area for over 40 years but never when the water was this cold and clear. We mostly threw suspending stick baits and Chompers/Eakin Jigs.....nothing. Matter of fact we really didn't see any type of fish swimming around at all. The river looked dead. It was very cool to see the bottom of the river even in those deep holes and see the structure that a person usually doesn't get to see during other times of the year. Where do the fish go when the water gets this cold????? What could we have done differently to catch fish? We still had a great time....it was so peaceful.

Between Paydown and Indian Ford off of highway #42.

I fished the gasconade last weekend and with the super clear water, several times I watched the asian carp swimming up the river in groups. Just depressing to think that those nasty fish could take over such a beautiful river. I have been fishing the river (CAR) for 40 years and this just bums me out.

That piece on Kentucky lake was interesting. I hope the Gasconade River never gets that bad.

I did find this on the MDC webiste A: The Gasconade River is not ideal for Asian carp, nor for common carp, at any time of the year due to its fast flow rate, low fertility and clear water. The carps’ lower metabolism in the winter makes faster currents even less attractive. Several studies have shown that carp tend to move downstream in the fall and overwinter in deeper holes like the ones you find behind dikes or at the mouths of larger tributaries to the Missouri River. Carp in the lower Gasconade may leave that river each fall and become less active in deep holes in the Missouri River. Asian carp will remain more active during the winter than common carp.

Al, Any studies on how this will effect our Missouri streams? Will they take over and destoy our small and large mouth fishing? It just makes me sick to think about it,

I have been fishing the Gasconade River by Vienna, Mo for 40 years (Catch And Relese). I saw something this past weekend that just about made me sick......flying carp. I have witnessed them on the Kaskaskia River in Illinois but never thought the invassive fish would make their way up the Gasconade. I am really concerned that this could destoy the small mouth population on the river. Anyone else witness this on the river?