5-14-08 Fishing Report & Float

[wacky worm]

ok i bet your getting tired of the we floated blah blah blah

so it was just me put in at the heaven at 5pm with all the intentions of catching fish

i must have been moving to fast to catch them i didnt get a solid bite for quite a while

changed lures 4 times (chug bug,craw bait,spinner bait, wacky)

then i was down river just from reds beach

i threw the wacky in this big eddie

and the first fish almost ripped my arm off

he hit it like a freight train

maybe he was swimming the opposite direction i was floating i dont know

then i paddled for a while took a couple of nature shots

then i was down by tressel and hooked mr big

this was a real nice fish

put up a fight and a half

see pics

russ

aka w/w

[Phil Lilley]

Is there any good river maps on the internet of the Elk or Big Sugar that you know of?

[wacky worm]

you can google and get an idea

there is also a ozark streams book that has all the little creeks and such

if you have a topo map of missouri those are pretty good

let me know what your thinking and we can coordinate

russ

[chub minnow]

Nice smallies Russ, looks like you've sparked some interest in the Elk. Funny how one picture of a giant river smallie will do that Looks like the river is in good shape, we might be contacting you about shuttling an overnighter from Cooper's to your place. (I gotta get to 'em before Lilley does!)

[chub minnow]

Phil,

Here's some links that might help. I would definitely want to start out on one of the Sugar's or the Indian. Absolutely beautiful streams and water. Incredible numbers of fish as well. Big Sugar from Powell is my personal favorite.

http://www.missouricanoe.org/river-maps/elksugar.html

Big Sugar Creek Park -nice trails with great waterfalls and a great place to stop along the creek.

http://www.mostateparks.com/bigsugar/map.htm

Park description:

http://www.mostateparks.com/bigsugar.htm

[GloryDaze]

Nice Pics Russ- The river looks great right now... Hope things ar going well and I hope to make it there soon!