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Thanks for the info. We won't be floating this trip, tho. Just camping and fishing. So any good out of the way camping spots would be greatly recommended.

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A few of us are heading down to my absolute favorite river, the Jack's Fork this weekend. Particularly the upper river for its beauty, solitude (somewhat), fishing, camping and exploring. The problem is, all the places I've been to are generally full by the time we get down there, i.e. Blue Spring, Bluffview, etc. Does anyone have any ideas of a good spot on the river that is on the water or very close to the water (with a fishing spot preferably!) that isn't particularly busy and has decent fishing? I just want to be left alone to catch some smallies on my favorite river without a bunch of people partying and screamin and all the "fun" that goes along with "camping." I have Chuck Tryon's 200 Missouri Smallmouth Adventures and it has a lot of spots on them, but a lot of them I haven't seen in years so I don't remember which ones are doable for camping or not. I'd really like it to be between the Prongs and Bay Creek. Somewhere in that stretch, because I've been meaning to float it for years and have still not gotten around to it. At the very least, this way I can camp and fish and take pictures, and float for my birthday weekend. Any information is HIGHLY appreciated and very much welcomed. I am strictly catch and release, my fiance and his friend and his wife are going down for some relaxation and fishing, first and foremost. (Fishing above all for me lol) So if you know of any good spots we could check out, please send me a PM because in my opinion, the locals and the regulars that are out on the river every year generally provide the most valuable information. And I believe in Leave No Trace! So take that into consideration too. We try and make our campsite cleaner when we leave then we arrived. Thanks in advance for reading this!!!!

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Welcome to the site!

Welcome to the site!

Welcome to the site!

Welcome to the site!

Welcome to the site!

Welcome!

The hellgrammite is a fantastic smallmouth bait.... just be very careful when picking 'em up, cause they'll turn around and get you with their pincer like mouth......not so friendly! But they catch smallmouth like crazy!

Sounds like a great time! I can't wait to float the Eleven Point. I've been meaning to do it for years, but I always get distracted by the other rivers on my way down.

I think it's great that we get a chance to pick his brain.... I've always read articles written about him and discovered and love his artwork, so I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw that he was a member of this forum!

Thank you! I have a goal for them to just get bigger and bigger LOL

I've always wanted to fish the Gasconade... I was jealous because my fiance did some work out there yesterday and I didn't get to go .... someplace named Schlicht Springs Resort or something? I really wanted to go, but he was gone by the time I got home.... another time. I'm a HUGE fan of the Jacks Fork, Huzzah, Courtois and Upper Meramec, but would like to expand my horizons and check out the Big Piney, Gasconade, Eleven Point, and Bryant this year..... there are also a lot of creeks I'd like to check out and wade this year..... I'm so happy it's that time of year!! And yes, my name just so happens to be Ivana Catchabass!

Just stoppin in to introduce myself and say hello! I'm excited that I found this site.... I fish for stream smallmouth as much as I can and had no idea so many others do as well! I look forward to learning more and catchin some big ones in the process! Ivana from St. Louis, MO I've attached a pic of my largest smallie to date caught last summer on the Huzzah....also have more pics on myspace... check 'em out http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?...;albumId=559930