Gavin Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I had a ball. Drove down to Sunburst Ranch on Wednesday. Justin & Steve were out canoeing the Bryant when I arrived, so I elected to wade the Islands above Patrick Bridge...Water was low & clear, sky cloudy...It was a good choice because and had non stop action for 2 hours. I caught lots of small rainbows and some in the 12-14" range. Got back to camp and Justin was skinning a lamb out for our dinner on Thursday. Watched a bit of that, then tossed my stuff in the River Cabin, and heated up some ribs & beans to go with our tater salad. They remodeled the River Cabin last fall and its looking good! Fun time chatting with Justin & Steve around the new wood burning stove that evening. We had breakfast with Amy at Roy's store before she dropped us up at Kelly for a float back down to Sunburst on Thursday. It was the second voyage in Justin's new to him Hyde drift boat. We got into fish right off the bat, but we got shut down between McKee Bridge & Cave Riffle....mossiest stretch on the river these days. Wonder if Myron's septic leaks? Started picking up some fish at the island below the Elephant Rocks. Steve and I almost had a nice double below the Rock Garden...I buttoned up with a nice 16-17" bow, and Steve hooked a nice brown in the 15-16" range. It would have made a great pic, but my bow gave us a nice aerial display, then left me. Steve landed his for a picture though. Got back to Sunburst, and Amy had a wonderful leg of lamb cooked & waiting for us. Justin had some Halloween festivities to attend in Dora on Friday, so Steve and I were on our own. Tom from Westover dropped by on his way to pick up some trout eggs in Ava, so we had breakfast with him at Roy's. Then we headed back to Sunburst, rigged the some pontoon boats and floated to James. I'd never oared a toon before, but I had a ball with it. Steve got first blood with a 13-14" brown right below Sunburst. I got my first below 2nd Island (13-14" bow). We had fair fishing for the rest of the trip. Mostly small rainbows & 10" browns...but we each got a rainbow or two in the 15" class, and a brown in the 13"-14" range. We had pretty darn good fishing for low water. The usual suspects produced the best........eggs, rubber leg hares ear, pat's rubber legs, mohair leach...no action on streamers. Many thanks to Justin & Amy for their fine hospitality. Will post up some pics later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckydoty Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Nice report. Sounds like you had a great trip! A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout Commander Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Pics or it didn't happen. (this post brought to you by jealousy) I have spent most of my money on fly fishing and beer. The rest I just wasted. The latest Trout Commander blog post: Niangua River Six Pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Spencer Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Had a great time with Gavin and Steve it was nice to get out and row the boat for a full day trip. Had a tough cross wind and low water which lessens the advantages of using a drift boat. That being said most if not all of the fish were caught from the boat with wade fishing being very slow on day 1. Great day on the river one of the best in a long time and you may have noticed Gavin didn't mention my fish because I was skunked. Looking forward to some higher water if it ever rains again, this low flow and warm weather has the dreaded algae of the North Fork as prevalent as ever. Stay away until it dies for the winter, that leaves me all the good spots. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Sounds like fun, Gavin. What's the word from Tom re: Westover? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxDrown Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Don't forget the pics. :-D -- Max Drown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 Tom said the FDIC owns Westover now and they are keeping him on board for the time being. New appraisal is in the works. Probably listed again soon. He said it was a quick transition, and the new bankers gave them approval to buy eggs and hatch a year class of trout this winter...Guess its got a positive cash flow if its not making debt service. Will try to post some pics this evening or tomorrow...First day with my new laptop, and still a few things to install/figure out. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=77718&id=1647470288&l=34c6e70e44 Heres your pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxDrown Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 What were the flies that worked for you on this trip? -- Max Drown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wise Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 wow My Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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