Strange Question

[smallmouthjoe]

I know this is the Finley river section, but because the Finely is in relatively close proximity to Bull Creek I was hoping I could find someone to answer a question. My grandfather always told me that Bull Creek is a good fishing stream that doesn't get a lot of attention because of it's size. I never went there with him and he always talked it up so through my fishing life it has been this mysterious, imaginative place that I have built up in my mind. I've tried to find it a few times, with the aid of my conservation atlas, but everywhere I go is private land and the last thing I want to do deal with while fishing are angry locals yelling at me. So my question is, where is a good place to access Bull Creek? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[gobblergetter]

there is a lot of access to it in the national forest around chadwick but most of it is private til u get down around taney county and then when you get that low you are going to be bombarded by us sucker grabbers starting sunday. best way to get in is start knockin on doors askin permission, the worst they can say is no.

[RSBreth]

According to the powers that be, Bull Creek itself isn't worth a separate topic. ->Bull Creek?<-- click here.

But anyway, the best easy access is Round Mountain Road, or AA, both off of 65 highway. AA is now hard to access due to people partying and trashing the area which led to landowners blocking off the parking areas on the west side of Bull Creek. To access that spot you first have to go the the other one, down Round Mountain Road. First travel down 65 to just past Ozark Shooters and turn left on 176, going towards Walnut Shade. After only a half a mile or so the first left on a hazardous turn is Round Mountain Road. Follow it down to the low water bridge over Bull Creek after several twisty miles. To get to AA, go over that low water bridge and follow that road past an abandoned gravel dredging operation on your left, then for a mile or so until it climbs up a bluff bank overlooking Bull Creek, and it's the first left again. The last time I went down it (last Fall) it's kind of a 4-wheel drive type road- pretty rough. There are a couple of turn outs right by that bluff pool. If you try to cross at AA it's a low water crossing that will stick you if you aren't in something with 4-wheel drive and some height. If I want to wade upstream from there I do the drive down to Round Mountain and drive around. The best water is actually downstream from the low water slab on Round Mountain anyway.

It's a beautiful little Ozark Smallmouth stream.

[smallmouthjoe]

Thanks for the info. guys. I have some free time next week because of spring break I may try to hit it sometime. Thanks again.