Upper White

[skeeter]

SKMO, got in late in the afternoon. Baxter Dock is closed and inaccessible with the water up (last night ) to the top row of parking in their lot. The Corps has a sign posted at the access road to the dock off "H" closing the area. Hear the crest isn't due until Sat. so it's gonna' get higher !!! Saw your pics of the 86 bridge, awesome, thanks for posting. Read my post about the drive down from STL on the " General Angling Discussion" . Gotta' get out, if I can find a useable ramp and flip a jig into the junk floating at the backs of coves.

[SKMO]

Flipping the backs of coves was my plan yesterday but the "backs" of the coves were way up in the woods inaccessible by boat. It was hard to get in less than 10' of water.

SKMO, got in late in the afternoon. Baxter Dock is closed and inaccessible with the water up (last night ) to the top row of parking in their lot. The Corps has a sign posted at the access road to the dock off "H" closing the area. Hear the crest isn't due until Sat. so it's gonna' get higher !!! Saw your pics of the 86 bridge, awesome, thanks for posting. Read my post about the drive down from STL on the " General Angling Discussion" . Gotta' get out, if I can find a useable ramp and flip a jig into the junk floating at the backs of coves.

[rps]

Visited the Holiday Island ramp and marina today. As expected the walkway out to the dock is under water and the usual ramp is difficult if not impossible to use. However, if you drive past the marina turn and over the bridge, the point has a paved road (normally down to the beach) that slopes into the present water. Watched a boat launched easily while I was there. In addition, the water from Beaver has partially cleared a portion of the channel. I will attempt to upload two pictures of the mud line and one picture of the marina pictures showing the above. If you do put in, be careful of the timber.

Side note: the current has sucked much, but not all, of the raft of wood and debris away from the marina and down stream.

Just down river from the marina and opposite Haddock Creek, the first cove on your right, there is an island with brush now submerged. I suspect I would try the downstream side of the island (it's a long, long point) where they could hold out of the noticeable current we have up here right now. Good luck.

rps

[dtrs5kprs]

Hope everyone is staying safe with all the water. It's a big problem for fishing, but that is just the little issue. Will be down 4/6, hopefully things will be settled somewhat by then.