Little Sugar Float

[OzarksRiverman]

I floated the Little Sugar on Tuesday morning. Put in at Gordon Hollow, the level at Pineville was around 4.8. Water was moving fast, slightly stained but clearing up. I was worried the fishing would be slow, but Russ and his crew at Hog Heaven put us on the fish. Between two of us we caught 20 smallies, a couple of goggle eye, and a giant bluegill. It was the biggest gill I've ever caught or seen in person (I'll post a pic later). I caught most fish on green or brown tubes drifting/twitching them in the current.

A little more than halfway through the float we got caught underneath a toad soaker, had to take out and hide under some bluffs alongside a dirt road. The guys at Hog Heaven came through and picked us up before we got washed down river.

There we're two spots below the low-water bridge where you had to portage due to strainers.

Thanks to Russ and the guys, had a great two-day vacation. Now back to the real world.

[OzarksRiverman]

nm

[eric1978]

Nice fish! But that's not a bluegill, that's a green sunfish.

[wacky worm]

thanks for the post

it was nice to meet you guys

levels are going down slowly and water is clearing up

we were very glad that you guys had a good trip

tell your buddy that didnt make it how nice it was every day for about a month

things are starting to get crazy down here

all the peace and quiet we normally have will be taken from us by the idiot parade :(

keep in touch

russ

[OzarksRiverman]

Nice fish! But that's not a bluegill, that's a green sunfish.

Gotcha I usually just use catch-all terminology when i catch those fish...bluegill, sunfish, perch, etc... whatever. you gotta admit that's a big one though.

[Flysmallie]

Gotcha I usually just use catch-all terminology when i catch those fish...bluegill, sunfish, perch, etc... whatever. you gotta admit that's a big one though.

Pay no attention to Eric, he's kind of annoying like that. In my mind they all get thrown into the perch category even though I know they are not. I guess it's what I always called them and always will.

[drew03cmc]

Sunfish are not perch. I hate when that comes up as anyone who fishes a lot knows this. They are sunfish. There are many species of sunfish and to hear them called perch is insulting to the sunfish. They fight so much harder than a perch does. Our perch species are our darters and walleye. If there are yellow perch in Missouri, them too. Quit calling them perch, for they are not.