Misty Float

[Chief Grey Bear]

Dylan and I went floating on Shoal Creek yesterday. We started to go Saturday but got rained out. I thought it was gonna happen again Sunday but we went anyway. It misted on us for the first hour or so. Thankfully it never did rain. I told Dylan, it looked like it could snow any minute. It wasn't cold, it just looked that away.

The fishing was pretty hot. Dylan and I both caught quite a number of brownies and largemouth. Then about half way into our trip, I spied a roadrunner that someone had got hung up in a tree. We went over and got it and Dylan put it on his rod. From then on he just smoked the goggle-eye. He caught in the neighborhood of 40. And all were filleting size.I have never seen anything like it. He just couldn't reel them in fast enough. All I had was bass jigs and YUM 2.5 inch crawdads. I would get a few hits but, nothing like he was doing.

One of Dylan's Goggle-eyes. This thing is just a plain ol' pig.

Dylan caught this bass while using my rod. I had hung up and handed him the rod while I paddled back to get it undone. One cast and "WHAM!

Not a minute later hardly, the same senerio, I hang up, hand him the rod, get it unhung, and WHAM!, he does it to me again!

On this float, this was the first time I saw this. These were everywhere along the float. On leaves, the bark, at one spot, on the high mud bank. They are some type of egg sack but I don't know from what. I know this not a very good pic but, it was hard to get a good pic.

[Buzz]

Looks like you guys had fun. I managed to take care of a few things at home, so I think I can get a day pass for next Sunday.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Sounds like a plan. I am thinking of heading to Jasper County.

[shadman]

Sounds like a plan. I am thinking of heading to Jasper County.

i did really well sunday too! so many bass and a few monster perch. This is a stretch i havnt waded in many years but it used to produce hawgs and guess what, they still there.. i went wit my brother (so we kept count of who caught what,lol) i caught 24, and he caught 7 or somethin like that,, he he... all the fish were over 10 inches,,, lots o brownies and surprisingly we were catchin just as many largemouth. i even caught to perch that were real toads... i wish i had brought my scales,, biggest perch i have ever caught... anyway, i dont know what it was, whether it was the stretch we were wading, or the cool cloudy day, but we just tore em up,, were only on the river 4 hours. biggest bass was a 15 in smally and a 18 in largemouth. GREAT DAY.... Jasper county btw

[Chief Grey Bear]

Lot's of good water in Jasper County. That is my old stomping grounds.

[KCRIVERRAT]

Great job you two! Yep... I'm starting to learn that ya have to keep an eye on that sneaky 'ole Dylan.

[shadman]

Lot's of good water in Jasper County. That is my old stomping grounds.

im surprised we havnt passed each other on the water before...lol

[shadman]

ever floated shoal creak to the kansas state line? is thier an access point somewhere there to take out?

[Chief Grey Bear]

Great job you two! Yep... I'm starting to learn that ya have to keep an eye on that sneaky 'ole Dylan.

Yeah I know. I am beginning to think I taught him too well!

ever floated shoal creak to the kansas state line? is thier an access point somewhere there to take out?

I haven't. I am not sure if you can take out at at Hwy 26 south of Galena or not. I think you can though. If not, it is all the way to Empire Lake.

[zsmith62]

On this float, this was the first time I saw this. These were everywhere along the float. On leaves, the bark, at one spot, on the high mud bank. They are some type of egg sack but I don't know from what. I know this not a very good pic but, it was hard to get a good pic.

Not sure what species, but I think it's probably a spider's. I've seen them out before and just assumed that's what they were, so I'm really just guessing. Would be neat to find out...