Baptist Camp Today

[joeD]

Atta boy Gavin! You tell 'im. I would have done the same thing. But probably less tactfully. In response to jah's original query: There is a path across that gravel bar that leads all the way down to Ashley Creek, but it's probably overgrown. But why would you want to do that? It's June and 90 degrees. Stay in the water for Pete's sake and wade down. You'll catch more fish that way rather than bushwacking and swatting bugs and getting your rod all tangled in the brush. Not to mention poison ivy. Unless you're wearing waders. You're not wearing waders are you? In June? In Missouri?

[jah]

Atta boy Gavin! You tell 'im. I would have done the same thing. But probably less tactfully. In response to jah's original query: There is a path across that gravel bar that leads all the way down to Ashley Creek, but it's probably overgrown. But why would you want to do that? It's June and 90 degrees. Stay in the water for Pete's sake and wade down. You'll catch more fish that way rather than bushwacking and swatting bugs and getting your rod all tangled in the brush. Not to mention poison ivy. Unless you're wearing waders. You're not wearing waders are you? In June? In Missouri?

definitely not wearing waders. I was just thinking that the water may be too deep to wade through around that bend. I was wading by myself and I don't take many chances when I am alone there. I think I could have made it but it was touchy.

[Nortrad]

Fished Baptist Camp today and caught at least 40. Perhaps more, and it was the best day I have had on the Current so far. 90% of the fish came on egg patterns (either orange or pink), so in a way I feel like I was cheating. The other fish came on Prince nymphs, flash Princes and green copper johns. The egg patterns were like crack-cocaine to these fish. Nearly every cast in every deep hole I was into a fish. I caught a very nice brown (16 inches) right along the bank---and that seemed to be the key---fish across stream against the banks that were cut out by the flooding. I used a thingamabobber on my furled leader about 4 feet above my first fly. Had a dropper on all day about 8 inches below the lead fly. 3x floro to the first fly, 5x to the dropper. A large split shop got the flies down quickly.

I have a question--I'd like to fish my way down to Ashley Creek, but I am not sure how to get below the sharp S bend in the River. I get as far as the tree that was sawed recently right across from the very sandy, large gravel bar. I was able to cross there, but I didn't see a foot trail at all. How do I get below that hole? Do I have to bushwack it? I thought I read somewhere that there is a trail on that side of the river. Does anyone know?

Nice work! 40+ is a stellar day. The Current is truly special.