ZigZagey

Thanks for the info Al, we found the water to be pretty much as you descibed. We put in at the picnic area in the park, we were on the water at about 6am. We caught quite a few fish above Mineral Fork. We managed to catch as many smallmouth if not more than spots & LM. No trophies but nice fish. It was about 1pm when we made it to Mineral Fork, not sure if it was because the bite turned off or the boats turned on for the rest of the day. We took out at Mammoth at about 5pm. There were a lot of boats out, at least 10. Some we curteous and broke plane and idled past, others not so much. We did meet a guy in a boat fishing early in the day, he was very friendly, we talked about fishing the Big and some other places. Always nice to meet good folks on the river. All in all a pretty good day for us, we are still new to chasing smallmouth. Most of my experience has been wade fishing for trout on the fly, my buddy has a large water for largemouth backround. I got him hooked on the river last year. We are still learning and hope to have a good season exploring. Our quest for the perfect smallie float/fish continues...

Hi all, I am new to the forums. Thanks to all who share their knowledge on here. A buddy and I are going to float the big on Sunday 5/25, we are putting in at Washington State Park and floating to Mammoth. It will be our fist time on this section of the river, most of our trips have been up around Leadwood or Cherokee Landing. Not asking anyone to give up any secret honey holes but would like to get an idea of what to expect from this section. Hope to find plenty of gravel bars, I like to be able to get out of the kayak and fish too. Looking forward to exploring the lower end of the Mineral Fork also, we waded from Kingston up to the concrete slab a couple weeks ago and had a pretty good time. Thanks in advance!