KCRIVERRAT Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Floated the Buffalo on thursday the 23rd with my wife while on vacation last week. Took the trip from Tyler Bend down to Gilbert (which is a neat little out-of-the-way spot). The river was in perfect shape. The rains on tuesday had it running great and also added some color to it. I decided to try a little crankbait I recently bought (Cordell Wiggle "O"). I like fishing soft-plastics but thought maybe I needed to get their attention with the cloudy water. I was lucky and guessed right. Caught nine quality fish in the five hours we were on the river, all while in the canoe. Biggest fish was 15" but nothing was under 12". Here's a few pics from thursday... First fish of the day, below the 65 bridge 15" smallmouth swim call Gilbert store, rented our canoe from them Wednesday the 22nd we wade-fished the river from Steel Creek down to Big Bluff. We didn't catch many fish. We both caught a couple of 11 or 12 inchers from the hole below Big Bluff. But we didn't care... what a beautiful area! A few shots of our little wade trip... wife takin' a seat By the way, was wondering about those shuttle fees that are tacked on to your canoe rental. I know here in Missouri an outfitter doesn't charge a fee if you're either floating to or from their location. $25 for a ride in the van from Gilbert to Tyler Bend? Whew... Ate breakfast (and pizza a couple of nights before) here in Jasper. Great food! Stayed with BOC in their cabin #1 right in Ponca. Helpful and friendly staff. If you're buzzin' through Ponca, watch out for the three-legged dog. Apparently somebody didn't... KC HUMAN RELATIONS MANAGER @ OZARK FISHING EXPEDITIONS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Grey Bear Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Great report KC! Love those pics too. Funny thing though...didn't the wife catch any??? Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCRIVERRAT Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Great report KC! Love those pics too. Funny thing though...didn't the wife catch any??? She didn't do squat on the Buffalo. I kept offering my set-up to her... she was too proud to take it from me! She was trying everything... she's a gamer. What the hell, lucky me! HUMAN RELATIONS MANAGER @ OZARK FISHING EXPEDITIONS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Great report and pictures. I'd love to float that stream sometime. Those bluff shots are great. I've been looking forward to your report all week. If fishing was easy it would be called catching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy & JoAnne Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Sounds like a blast. Thanks for the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCRIVERRAT Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Sounds like a blast. Thanks for the pics Hey you two... I can't imagine how beautiful your area is up there in the great northwest. What kind of fishing you guys do up there? Also... I'm so glad you're interested in our little neck of the woods! HUMAN RELATIONS MANAGER @ OZARK FISHING EXPEDITIONS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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