First Float On The Flat

[Buzz]

Buzz... my wife just said yours was bigger than mine... what the hell?

UHHHH, what was she looking at?

Hey Paola... need to hook up for a float bud.

I'll second that. Count me in.

[creek wader]

Hate to be one of those prudish people, always correcting people. ... But, .... The fish Buzz caught is a Logperch. Not a Longperch. Maybe you just misspelled it. I do all the time. If I wouldn't of spent a about 2 hrs. trying to find one, I wouldn't know how to spell it either. Here's some good info and a good pic of one. http://www.duluthstreams.org/understanding/logperch.html

[Chief Grey Bear]

Good eye wader. I didn't catch that. I have also for some reason developed a habit of typing "youi" instead of 'you'. I don't know why but, I do it every time.

When Buzz caught it, I was not 100% sure what it was. I knew it was in the Darter family but would not comit to a name. Dylan is the one that said it was a Logperch. When we got home, I got the book out and confirmed he was right.

Two years ago on the Indian, Dylan caught a Northern Studfish. Talk about a beautiful fish! I would like to have a couple of them in the aquarium!

[Al Agnew]

Logperch make great aquarium fish if you feed them frozen brine shrimp...they won't eat normal tropical fish food or dry food. And if you can get some live aquatic insects like scuds or others that you can get plenty of, it's really fun to watch them eat. It's also fun to watch them foraging for food...that conical nose is used to burrow under and flip over small rocks, and then they back off slightly and peer to see if they've dislodged any insects.

Northern studfish, the "topwater minners" of the Ozarks, are certainly beautiful, but for some reason I've never gotten them to eat much of anything in the aquarium.

[creek wader]

Chief, Ok, I have to admit it. I just "Googled", "Northern Studfish". Curiosity was getting to me. Cool little fish.

[Paola Cat]

Hey guys ... I'm all in for a float. I've got a bud on the forum .... KSBASS ... who'd be interested also. Flat is an awesome place. There's 2 stretches that are great. I've also got some floats on the upper Niangua (I'm talking way up .... starting at Charity) which come close to rivaling the Flat. Very similar water .... skinny water .... but the holes can be fantastic. A 50-100 fish day on those floats is not unheard of. We should hook-up. Send me a PM and maybe we can work something out. This is strictly fishin' water. Walkin', draggin'and fishin'. PC

[KCRIVERRAT]

That sounds great PC! Furthest up I've floated the Niangua is from Fort Niangua down... always in the winter. Hope I can be included on this one.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Sounds like a great idea to me. I think we have a few more that may want to jump in if we do it close to this area.

[KCRIVERRAT]

An overnighter... bring the tents!

[KCRIVERRAT]

Sorry, just remembered. Invite Cricket! Ya see this bud? We're in his playground...