Kansas City Fishing Question- Little Blue River

[troutfiend1985]

I was just wondering if anyone here fishes the little blue river in KC. It has a river set up as public access and it looks like there isn't alot of pressure to it. Does anyone know if it has bass in it? I know that a guy who comes up to my work tells me there is a ton of catfish in it but he has never tried for bass. Just wondering. Tight lines.

[KCRIVERRAT]

Years ago some guy caught an 8 pound largemouth while fishing in the vicinity of the old Heart drive-in (close to where it ran under 40 hwy.). I used to go frog giggin' down in Sibley but thats been awhile back also.

[Bill B.]

The Little Blue has everything that swims in Jacomo, Blue Springs and Longview, including bass. Not in large numbers, maybe, but they are there. Plus, a lot of fish that come up from the Missouri River during high water. There are some nice ledges and riffles between Longview Dam and Blue Mills Road.

[KCRIVERRAT]

The Little Blue has everything that swims in Jacomo, Blue Springs and Longview, including bass. Not in large numbers, maybe, but they are there. Plus, a lot of fish that come up from the Missouri River during high water. There are some nice ledges and riffles between Longview Dam and Blue Mills Road.

Figured there were all the different species Bill. Like you said , just not the numbers. The only fish I would say are not in the Little Blue are the Hybrids that are in Blue Springs. I used to live in Atherton and spent many a time sand bagging the river at Blue Mills Rd.

Ah the memories...

[Bill B.]

You mentioned that bass caught on the Big Blue over by the Heart Drive-In. I found an old book once, at the K.C. Public Library, that had a photo of several guys in a flat-bottomed boat at a landing on the Big Blue in KC. I think the book was published about 1900. The guys were holding a string of bass, and the caption described a regular guided bass-fishing excursion that was available on the river. That was before the steel mill, auto plant and other industrial development that polluted the Big Blue so badly.

The Little Blue is one heck of a lot cleaner now than it was when I was a kid, especially through Independence and on to the river.

[fishinwrench]

I'm digging up this old thread because my daughter wants to know if the Blue gets a decent spring run of White bass. 

Can anyone confirm ?

[ColdWaterFshr]

I've heard its a fun little kayak run in high water/flood.

 

[fishinwrench]

9 minutes ago, ColdWaterFshr said:

I've heard its a fun little kayak run in high water/flood.

 

She paddle boards.   I'm gonna help her outfit her P-board for fishing.  

[snagged in outlet 3]

I've driver by on it State Line when visiting my out laws.   I've always wondered about that.  

[fishinwrench]

My kid and my granddog scouted out a section of it today.  She said she spotted a few bass.