Annual Spring Float

[Chief Grey Bear]

Hey guess what??? It is time again for the annual Spring Float! Yippie! OK, OK, so maybe it is not all that exciting but, it is one heck of a good time. It is a great time to meet those from this forum and get in a great float to start the year. I hope to see all of you again that have come to this and I hope for some new faces to attend too.

This time though, I think I may change it a little though. FT57 expressed a desire to see some different water last year and I will accomodate him a little. I think what I will do is we will still meet at the MDC Limekiln access, then shuttle down stream a little and do a float that we call Pipeline. It is a nice 4-6 hour float some really great fishing. In fact it is the same float that I just posted a report about. There are some really nice quality fish on this stretch. And a person stands a really great change of catching all three speices of black bass.

Weather permitting, I am looking at hosting this shindig on Sunday, April 17. So come one, come all! Mark your calaner because you know you won't wan't to miss this!

UPDATE

If we have to cancel due to weather or high water, I will reschedule for May 15. Due to other fishing and hunting trips, that is my next open date.

We will meet at the MDC Limekiln access on Shoal Creek between 8-9am. From there we will shuttle to he put in point. We pack as many canoes and on my trailer as we can. I think we ended up with about 8 canoes and yaks. We will only take what vehichles we have to. We will leave the others at Limekiln.

After the float, we will shuttle back to Limekiln to wrap up the day. We usually throw a big feed. Do you guys still want to do that???

http://extra.mdc.mo.gov/documents/area_brochures/7811map.pdf

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=neosho+mo&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Neosho,+MO&gl=us&ei=fgKNTfrUA5GbtwfJzO2tDQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CCIQ8gEwAA

On the Google map, at the intersection of Limekiln and Elwood Jct, turn north and cross the RR tracks. After crossing the tracks and before crossing over the river, turn right, into the MDC Limekiln access.

FishinCricket

smallmouthjoe

Zack Hoyt

flytyer57

Trout Commander

Hopper

Wheatenheimer

wily

Buzz

woodman

Smalliebigs

Flysmallie

drew03cmc

duckydoty

Stoneroller

This is an impressive list. We still have room and time for more to join us!

We always have a tailgate feed at the end. I got a request the other day for Brats. How does that sound to everyone???

[FishinCricket]

Any possibility of making that a Sunday instead?

[smallmouthjoe]

I'm going to try to make it down there. Barring any major exams or papers I should be down there. Thanks.

[Zack Hoyt]

I am hoping to be there with boat in tow.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Any possibility of making that a Sunday instead?

I don't care. I don't forsee any objections.

I'm going to try to make it down there. Barring any major exams or papers I should be down there. Thanks.

Oh now, you can sneak away for a few hours can't ya???

I am hoping to be there with boat in tow.

Hope to have you again Zack.

[FishinCricket]

I don't care. I don't forsee any objections.

If we could do a Sunday I could come along.. Is that crick deep enough for my boat, or would a canoe be preferable?

[flytyer57]

April 16 or 17?

I will be there if nothing else comes up before then.

[Trout Commander]

I would love to tag along with you guys. I don't know the likelyhood of me having my own craft by then though. I will firm things up with the boss before I start begging to bum a seat in someone else's boat though .

[Chief Grey Bear]

If we could do a Sunday I could come along.. Is that crick deep enough for my boat, or would a canoe be preferable?

You boat would be great on there.

April 16 or 17?

I will be there if nothing else comes up before then.

Great! I was hoping you could make it again.

I would love to tag along with you guys. I don't know the likelyhood of me having my own craft by then though. I will firm things up with the boss before I start begging to bum a seat in someone else's boat though .

We always have an open seat or two. Shall I call her???

[Chief Grey Bear]

Hey, Cricket, can you confirm this early that you will becoming if I move it to the Sunday 17th???

As soon as he does that FT57, I make it the 17th.