August 16, 2009

[Zack Hoyt]

I had a couple down from KC last Sunday. Neither had fished on a river much and were looking froward to getting into some smallies. Water read 2.5 when I got up sunday morning so I wasnt sure what we were going to do. The outfitters stop launching at around 3.0. Talked with Mike at Riverside Resort and we decided to do the Hwy62 to Grandview float. This is about a 6mi stretch of water. I knew we would be walking a good bit, and I opted just to walk alongside the canoe to minimize weight. This tunred out to be a great way to teach. Hooked up with quite a few smallies, panfish, one white bass, and a few largemouth. No one else was on the water and the overcast sky made fishing very comfortable. Some very good depper holes and washouts where the fish were holding. Got a decent sunburn and legs are sore, but all in all it was a very productive day. They are hooked on river fishing now and were ready to plan their next trip down.