Big Sugar Float

[woodman]

Coming down from K.C. with the son-in-laws Jeep Club the 25-29 to one of the camp grounds at Pineville.

Will be floating on friday. I hate croweds ,usualy go to the Little Niangua 2 1/2 hrs from my house.

Yep used to go the Elk, tons of times in the early 60's as kids,put a couple of bucks$ per-day in the tin can at Tony Hindersons (arround the corner from the golf corse in Noel). We would camp for 2weeks at a time,no elect. no shower house or jony-on-the-spots.

Those days are l-o-n-g g-o-n-e.

We will be floating the Big Sugar for 8 miles where is that put in Grag-olee?

I remember puting money in a tin can at cyclone that was an ausome camp site.

Any one remember a camp site right across from where Indian creek dumpes into the Elk, that had to be 1967.

I remember a little Doe walking around their some one had put a red ribbon around its neck like it was someones pet.

While the Jeep Club goes to Grand lake to off-road Sat. I want to float some where else quite. I never floated the Little Sugar. Where would be a good put in?

Little Niangua last year...........

[wacky worm]

hey woodman how are ya

we would love to have you guys come to hog heaven

we can make your float awesome on big sugar

friday crowds are minimal

craig o lee is a low water bridge a mile or so up river from sugar island

we can put you in as far up as cyclone and you could take out at hog heaven

let me know

cell # 479-372-7718

land line # 417-223-2369

do you guys have a reservation at one of the campgrounds?

fish are biting like crazy

russ

[KCRIVERRAT]

Woodman, do you know Karen Gruender who owns Cedar Camp on the Little Niangua?

[CDC]

Yep used to go the Elk, tons of times in the early 60's as kids,put a couple of bucks$ per-day in the tin can at Tony Hindersons (arround the corner from the golf corse in Noel). We would camp for 2weeks at a time,no elect. no shower house or jony-on-the-spots.

Those days are l-o-n-g g-o-n-e.

That took me back in time a little. When I was a kid we used to camp at Hinderson's about every weekend during the summer. Got caught in a flash flood once...woke up with water up to my mouth. Couldn't have been more then 5 years old at the time but I can remember it like it was yesterday. That was back in the mid to late 70's though.

[KCRIVERRAT]

Still looking for somebody on this forum to remember a place called Cole's Hole on the Big Sugar. Late 60's and early 70's. Sure love my dad for starting me on the rivers!

[woodman]

KC riverrat wrote: Woodman, do you know Karen Gruender who owns Cedar Camp on the Little Niangua?

KC I was camped their last year when John died. The pic. is from that weekend. I havent been their yet this year but itching to go.

I live in Bates City,near Odessa. It takes me 2 1/2 hrs to drive their. My Mom live outside of Wheatland 4miles from the Croostimbers access on the Pomme de Terre River.

My Dad died about 2 months before John Gruender last year so I know what his daughter was going through.

As far as camping the club already reserved the campground at Pineville. The big one on the S. side of the river.

I had camped in the one across the river from it years ago when an old man owned it (that was arround 1995).

Flash flood on the river at Hindersons back in the mid 60's yea pushing the water off the roof of the big old sears tent to keep it from colapsing (I was about 11yrs. old in 64) That place had so manny different types of holes, and what about Cedar Bluff down stream from their.

(Cole's Hole on the Big Sugar.) never heard of it.

My mom was raised in Joplin and Dad in Miss. and later on when they moved from K.C. to near Truman lake he didn't do much clear water fishing he got to lake fishing (which I am not really into).

So I guess any kind of 8 mile float must start arround Cyclone?

Which brings back memories of floating with my parents in an 8' john boat from Cyclone to craig o lee. Pusning the boat over a tree and the water sooooo clear.

I remember having to ride in the back of the 63 ford pickup (with a campershell) and getting dusted out back their on the gravel road to Cyclone. My 2 younger sisters got to ride in the cab of the truck.

Here is a memory for you back in 1957 October we lived in Ruskin Heights and were in that big tornado,I was 4.

My fishing buddy..........

[KCRIVERRAT]

Yep... John was a heck of a guy. I was shocked when Karen called me with the news.

Made it down there for a weekend in late April, but the rains kept us off the river. Looking to go back this summer.