River Conditions

[tallboys33]

I was wondering if anyone knew the river conditions around the Falcon MO area or down river from this? Also any fishing tips you guys have would be appreciated. I fish mainly on the Big Piney and the water moves a little more which suits my fishing type. When the water slows down I guess I need to slow down as well but I struggle with this. Again, thanks for any info.

[Dan Kreher]

I was wondering if anyone knew the river conditions around the Falcon MO area or down river from this? Also any fishing tips you guys have would be appreciated. I fish mainly on the Big Piney and the water moves a little more which suits my fishing type. When the water slows down I guess I need to slow down as well but I struggle with this. Again, thanks for any info.

I haven't been on that stretch in awhile but I can tell you that there are lots of one to multi-day fishing sections both above and below Hwy 32 bridge at Falcon. There are several USFS put ins on west bank about 7-12 miles above Falcon and the next take out downstream from Hwy 32 is at Adam Ford bridge off of Hwy K. Ten or so nice river miles below that you'll find Black Ford on the east bank off of Hwy 17, I believe, and then the fairly popular Barlow Ford (Gascoande Hills' main put in point) another 4 miles downstream. Gasconade Hills Resort is about 6 miles down from there.

Gravens at Hwy 32 (if they're still operating) should be able to shuttle you for sections above and below their place while Gasconade Hills should be able to take care of you from Adam Ford down below Hazelgreen. I'm not sure just how far up Graven's will take you if you're looking to go above the Competition area but there are several decent MDC accesses on the upper river that may be less crowded this weekend.

Gasconade Hills Resort 1-800 869 6861

River gauge at Hazelgreen (hwy 44 bridge) is currently running at 2700 cfs which, although 8 feet down from its recent high, is still running well above normal. This gauge is below Gasconade's confluence with Osage Fork which is likely adding about 800 cfs to the mix at this point. I'd check with Gasconade Hills and see how they'd rate conditions upstream of their place. Hwy 32 is about 27 miles above their campground so the river should be getting in better shape sooner.

[tallboys33]

I haven't been on that stretch in awhile but I can tell you that there are lots of one to multi-day fishing sections both above and below Hwy 32 bridge at Falcon. There are several USFS put ins on west bank about 7-12 miles above Falcon and the next take out downstream from Hwy 32 is at Adam Ford bridge off of Hwy K. Ten or so nice river miles below that you'll find Black Ford on the east bank off of Hwy 17, I believe, and then the fairly popular Barlow Ford (Gascoande Hills' main put in point) another 4 miles downstream. Gasconade Hills Resort is about 6 miles down from there.

Gravens at Hwy 32 (if they're still operating) should be able to shuttle you for sections above and below their place while Gasconade Hills should be able to take care of you from Adam Ford down below Hazelgreen. I'm not sure just how far up Graven's will take you if you're looking to go above the Competition area but there are several decent MDC accesses on the upper river that may be less crowded this weekend.

Gasconade Hills Resort 1-800 869 6861

River gauge at Hazelgreen (hwy 44 bridge) is currently running at 2700 cfs which, although 8 feet down from its recent high, is still running well above normal. This gauge is below Gasconade's confluence with Osage Fork which is likely adding about 800 cfs to the mix at this point. I'd check with Gasconade Hills and see how they'd rate conditions upstream of their place. Hwy 32 is about 27 miles above their campground so the river should be getting in better shape sooner.

Thanks for the info. It is greatly appreciated.