Rodger Robbins

I took my 14 yr. old and his grandfather on a trip from Greer to Turner today, and we had a blast! Brian Sloss at Eleven Point Canoe Rental recommended that section, and of course he was right on. We started up river toward the spring and on our first cast my son and I had a double! Between the 3 of us we caught around 40 fish for the day. The majority of the fish were between 13-15 inches. All rainbows, except for two smallmouth. They really hammered the 1/8 ounce white/red marabou jig and an 1/8 ounce white or black rooster tail. In some sections, two or three trout would follow the jig to the canoe hitting it. I also caught several on a silver/black jointed Rapala. After we passed Mary Decker Shoal the action slowed way down. The only down side was about a 30 minute rain storm. All in all, a terrific day!

Has anyone been out in the Shell Knob area this week? If so, could you give me some info on what's "popular"? Thanks in advance.

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I've done a fly in twice through Canoe Canada out of Atikokan, Ontario and plan on going back this summer. We stayed at Pike Lake and portaged to several different lakes in the area. We fished a different lake everyday. They had very good boats and equipment at each lake and we were the only ones using it. It was awesome. I lost track of the number large (3+ lbs.) smallmouth we caught.

I have three questions if anybody can help me. I have never been on the Eleven Point but have read many good things about it and enjoy reading the postings here. 1. Can anyone recommend a place to shuttle my canoe on the Eleven Point near some quality water? 2. Is there a place to stay (motel, etc.) nearby? 3. I will be driving down from St. Louis, which is the best way to come down? 44 to 63 or 67 to 60. Thanks for any help.