Dying To Get Out On The Meramec

[Shores]

I tend to fish the Meramec from about Pacific Palasades south to Fenton, any one have any luck catching any crappie yet? Last year started hitting them as the water was up? Also curios has anyone caught any sauger or walleye in this region in the winter months when the water is clear?

Thanks for your guidance

Ryan

[Bman]

I tend to fish the Meramec from about Pacific Palasades south to Fenton, any one have any luck catching any crappie yet? Last year started hitting them as the water was up? Also curios has anyone caught any sauger or walleye in this region in the winter months when the water is clear?

Thanks for your guidance

Ryan

Ryan, I have gotten into schools of whites around G. Winter Park when the Mississippi backs up into the Meramec. Like now.

No luck on any of the species you mentioned in the areas you asked about.

What boat do you run? I will keep an eye out for ya.

[Shores]

Ryan, I have gotten into schools of whites around G. Winter Park when the Mississippi backs up into the Meramec. Like now.

No luck on any of the species you mentioned in the areas you asked about.

What boat do you run? I will keep an eye out for ya.

I run a 16 foot camo polarkraft. Usually hanging out beween George Winter and Pacific. Soon as it warms up you will see me bowfishing every chance I get just north of GW. TAking out all the asian carp I can. If you ever would like to give it a try hit me up.

Thanks

Ryan

[fozzie.]

I run a 16 foot camo polarkraft. Usually hanging out beween George Winter and Pacific. Soon as it warms up you will see me bowfishing every chance I get just north of GW. TAking out all the asian carp I can. If you ever would like to give it a try hit me up.

Thanks

Ryan

Do the asians (carp) stack up thick in the Meramec? I've been wanting to find a place fairly close where I could target 'em with a flyrod, without having to buy an Illinois fishing license...

[Bman]

Do the asians (carp) stack up thick in the Meramec? I've been wanting to find a place fairly close where I could target 'em with a flyrod, without having to buy an Illinois fishing license...

I'd rather target Asian Carp with my shotgun. Will they hit a fly? I know regular Carp will hit dry flies like when the Cottonwoods are dropping their seeds.

[Bman]

I run a 16 foot camo polarkraft. Usually hanging out beween George Winter and Pacific. Soon as it warms up you will see me bowfishing every chance I get just north of GW. TAking out all the asian carp I can. If you ever would like to give it a try hit me up.

Thanks

Ryan

Ryan, I will keep an eye out for you. I run a grey River Pro.

[fozzie.]

I'd rather target Asian Carp with my shotgun. Will they hit a fly? I know regular Carp will hit dry flies like when the Cottonwoods are dropping their seeds.

I've heard that, in spring, when they stack up around the mouth of feeder creeks and other flowing waters to spawn, that you can target them throwing white clouser and deceiver-type flies. Apparently it's an aggression/territorial response, sorta like pissed-off browns in the fall.

I think it'd be worth a shot, and it'd be a blast getting one of those 10-15 pounders on the end of a flyrod.

Shotgun would be fun, so would a baseball bat. Apparently it's now legal to keep/creel 'em if you catch them in a net midair.

[Shores]

I've heard that, in spring, when they stack up around the mouth of feeder creeks and other flowing waters to spawn, that you can target them throwing white clouser and deceiver-type flies. Apparently it's an aggression/territorial response, sorta like pissed-off browns in the fall.

I think it'd be worth a shot, and it'd be a blast getting one of those 10-15 pounders on the end of a flyrod.

Shotgun would be fun, so would a baseball bat. Apparently it's now legal to keep/creel 'em if you catch them in a net midair.

I'm not sure about right now. I know that they really school up good when it begins to get hot. Here soon they will begin to stack up at the mouths but I have not seen them hit anything on the surface. I do know that if you use large white streamers you guys may have some goog luck in some of the slack waters with gar if your jusst interested in a good fight.

[Shores]

I'd rather target Asian Carp with my shotgun. Will they hit a fly? I know regular Carp will hit dry flies like when the Cottonwoods are dropping their seeds.

Right now you could defenitly catch a carp on a dry fly. Any where trees are dropping anything in the water the carp are stacked up