Thursday Float

[bigredbirdfan]

think about floating and fishing tomorrow and half day on friday. Driving down from spfd. Havent been here in years. What are canoe rental rates vs. bringing your own boat and being shuttled? One of us is driving from spfd the other fayettville what is a middle meeting point where we could have a nice mild float with good sm fishing?

Thx

[darbwa]

I used Silver Hill Canoes a few weeks ago and I think it was $40 per day for the canoe rental (maybe $45?) and they brought one kayak that we owned up river for us for a fee of $20. I would meet in Harrison and head down hwy65. The Margaret White to Tyler Bend or Ginder's Ferry is a great float that I have done on a Thursday/Friday overnight. I have only used one outfitter (Silver Hill) but I have no problem giving them a recommendation. They are just south of the river on highway 65, west side of the road.

Have a great time!

[bigredbirdfan]

looks like I'm taking my jon boat and Silver Hill will send someone with ride with us to Woolum and bring my truck back to Tyler Bend. Is this a good fishing stretch? I'm taking plastic worms, baby brush hogs and crawdad jigs. Anything else I'm over looking?

[darbwa]

Last year my buddy and I caught 46 smallies on a Thursday/Friday float on that same stretch the week before labor day but we didn't do as well when we floated through a few weeks ago. We caught 21 but they were all little guys - only 1 over 12". I will let others comment on lure selection because it looks like you have my recommendations covered.

[Al Agnew]

looks like I'm taking my jon boat and Silver Hill will send someone with ride with us to Woolum and bring my truck back to Tyler Bend. Is this a good fishing stretch? I'm taking plastic worms, baby brush hogs and crawdad jigs. Anything else I'm over looking?

Topwaters! In low clear summer water, use a walk-the-dog type topwater and make long casts. Also, smallish buzzbaits can be great under those conditions. One of the best fishing trips I ever had on the Buffalo was in late August on the lower end, when the fish were simply tearing up buzzbaits. Can't emphasize enough that you have to make long casts, though, and don't land your lure where you think the fish will be, aim about 5 feet away, either past the place where the fish should be or if that's not possible, off to one side. In clear water they can see it up to 15 feet away and if active they'll go and get it. But if you land it on their heads it freaks them out.

[bigredbirdfan]

Topwaters! In low clear summer water, use a walk-the-dog type topwater and make long casts. Also, smallish buzzbaits can be great under those conditions. One of the best fishing trips I ever had on the Buffalo was in late August on the lower end, when the fish were simply tearing up buzzbaits. Can't emphasize enough that you have to make long casts, though, and don't land your lure where you think the fish will be, aim about 5 feet away, either past the place where the fish should be or if that's not possible, off to one side. In clear water they can see it up to 15 feet away and if active they'll go and get it. But if you land it on their heads it freaks them out.

What lb test line do you recommend and what size and color buzz bait? Thank you for your help.