Cardiac Fishing Report

[TroutFearMe]

So on friday I was bleesed with a day off from my wonderful retail job and with a 70 degree day in the forecast I had to hit the river. I met fellow OA member Kyle at the McD's in Cuba and after a brief introduction we where off to Cardiac, after a short twenty minute drive we arrived at the parking lot at cardiac hil. After talking a little bit more with Kyle we where off to start our death march up stream, I have fished cardiac several times last year in fell in love with this section of the Meramec but this wa Kyles first time so I warned him up front that I fish it fast and hard and also asked if he was prepared for a nature hike after about an hour and half hike up the river we finally made it to the end of the park and within five minutes Kyle hooked into a rainbow running a dropper rig that consisted of a black woolly bugger and a I believe a worm colored San Juan worm but once the fished lounch himself out of the water it was off. I switched over to a tungsten beadhead black woolly bugger and almost instantly hooked into a park excapee that faught like crazy but I managed to land him. I then noticed that just around the bend there where trout sipping off the surface so I switched over to a #20 elk hair caddis and no take I then switched to a #22 rusty dun and still nothing and then they switched off so we started our hike back down stream Kyle and myself worked the log jams along the bank Kyle useing the worm colored San Juan and I was using a dark green scud we hooked into a few but didn't land any. We worked the stream hard from top to bottom and could find any takers along the way which made the day a little upsetting but my goal was to make sure Kyle found fish and we did. About a hundred yard up from cabin hole Kyle hooked into a couple really nice rainbows and out of frustation I broke down and asked to barrow a San Juan, once tied on I worked right below him in a deep section of fast moving water I hooked in to a brute of a fish but no sooner did I hook into him but with in a couple of minutes I pulled the hook. We fished the rest of the way down to the riffle section at cardiac and I hooked into I really nice 16-18 inch bow with really nice color. All in all it was a slow day for cardiac, the best fly for the day was the worm colored San Juan followed by the black woolly bugger, but a bad day on the river is better then a good day at work.

[DoctaJ]

So on friday I was bleesed with a day off from my wonderful retail job and with a 70 degree day in the forecast I had to hit the river. I met fellow OA member Kyle at the McD's in Cuba and after a brief introduction we where off to Cardiac, after a short twenty minute drive we arrived at the parking lot at cardiac hil. After talking a little bit more with Kyle we where off to start our death march up stream, I have fished cardiac several times last year in fell in love with this section of the Meramec but this wa Kyles first time so I warned him up front that I fish it fast and hard and also asked if he was prepared for a nature hike after about an hour and half hike up the river we finally made it to the end of the park and within five minutes Kyle hooked into a rainbow running a dropper rig that consisted of a black woolly bugger and a I believe a worm colored San Juan worm but once the fished lounch himself out of the water it was off. I switched over to a tungsten beadhead black woolly bugger and almost instantly hooked into a park excapee that faught like crazy but I managed to land him. I then noticed that just around the bend there where trout sipping off the surface so I switched over to a #20 elk hair caddis and no take I then switched to a #22 rusty dun and still nothing and then they switched off so we started our hike back down stream Kyle and myself worked the log jams along the bank Kyle useing the worm colored San Juan and I was using a dark green scud we hooked into a few but didn't land any. We worked the stream hard from top to bottom and could find any takers along the way which made the day a little upsetting but my goal was to make sure Kyle found fish and we did. About a hundred yard up from cabin hole Kyle hooked into a couple really nice rainbows and out of frustation I broke down and asked to barrow a San Juan, once tied on I worked right below him in a deep section of fast moving water I hooked in to a brute of a fish but no sooner did I hook into him but with in a couple of minutes I pulled the hook. We fished the rest of the way down to the riffle section at cardiac and I hooked into I really nice 16-18 inch bow with really nice color. All in all it was a slow day for cardiac, the best fly for the day was the worm colored San Juan followed by the black woolly bugger, but a bad day on the river is better then a good day at work.

great report! Steve and I went down to the spring last week, my best combo was san juan and an hares ear. I had to leave, steve went just outside the park and fished on the right side looking down river, he said they were stacked in there. Wish I could have seen it. Next time I go to cardiac, I'll keep my mexican friends and the wolly bugger in mind.

[ohmz138]

I never have fished Cardiac.. but I do use san juan worms alot in various colors for various applications and they do work very well. Good luck on future trips.