chub minnow Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 It's time for our annual three day float trip. We did all of Flat Creek last year so this year we're gonna hit the King's. We are planning on doing most of the upper half from hwy 21 bridge to Rockhouse. It looks like the flows will be somewhere around 300-400 cfs (at Berryville gauge). I've done Marble to Marshall Ford at similar levels and it was fine, but we were wondering what the 6 miles above Marble and the 15 miles below Marshall Ford would be like at these flows. Any advice on new obstacles, portages and fishing for these sections will be greatly appreciated. I'll post a report after the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txspecks04 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Just wanted to give this post a bump and add one additional question...are there any good stretches of the Kings where one could wade fish? I am thinking about a trip this coming weekend (Sat. June 11th) and I typically like to keep it simple and hike/wade through rivers to do my fishing. I am planning to fly fish for smallmouth primarily, but I imagine we will probably pick up some other sunfish along the way. Any suggestions on places where this might be possible (preferably in the Eureka Springs area) would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chub minnow Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Trigger Gap (kings river outfitters), Rockhouse, Grandview bridge (hwy143) or Stoney Point are your best options. I'd avoid hwy 62 bridge even though (actually because) it's the closest to Eureka. I've had good luck with smallies and walleye between Grandview and Stoney Point. Water starts getting deep after Stoney Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lshack2 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 We floated the stretch to Grandview last weekend and the flow was perfect and the fishing good. Primarily spin fished plastic in the pools and waded the runs wtih a fly rod and had a big time. Good wading around the Grandview bridge but not sure how skinny the water will be around Marble... the water is down almost a foot since last weekend and dropped from 1000 cfs to around 500 cfs. "All first-class fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fishermen and that Apostle John, the favorite, was a dry fly fisherman..."Norman MacLean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chub minnow Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Yep looks like my prediction of 300-400 should be right on. I think we're gonna be dragging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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