flytyer57 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 We don't need you to attend, we need you to shuttle the canoes and kayaks If I had the money for gas, I would drive up there and attend the float, but I don't, so I can't afford to shuttle either. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Mitch f Posted June 9, 2011 Author Posted June 9, 2011 If I had the money for gas, I would drive up there and attend the float, but I don't, so I can't afford to shuttle either. I will cover your gas, and Im probably going to be the designated shuttle service "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
drew03cmc Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Did anyone decide on a date and/or stream yet? Who is the party in charge? Andy
Mitch f Posted June 10, 2011 Author Posted June 10, 2011 Did anyone decide on a date and/or stream yet? Who is the party in charge? Well Drew I'm the one who suggested this so I guess I can be. I'm pick a date tomorrow "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Gavin Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Get on with it already......and if you and Al want to have a love fest....I wont ask or tell.
Mitch f Posted June 10, 2011 Author Posted June 10, 2011 Get on with it already......and if you and Al want to have a love fest....I wont ask or tell. This aint gonna be no Brokeback Mountain event! Anyway, Drew can't go the 25-26th of June and Al can't go after mid July, so I suggest Saturday July 9th at Boiling Springs campground on the Gasconade. I've never set one of these up but I'l call the campground today and ask some questions. I personally don't have any camping equipment so I'll just bring lawn chairs. I'm pretty sure they already have permanent grills so that will be covered. I'm thinking the ones who want to camp the night before (I need a head count) will show up Friday evening for a campfire and grilling night. I will probably get a close hotel room. Saturday morning we can start the shuttle process. This could get interesting because the Boiling Springs campground on the Gasconade is within a half mile of where the Big Piney comes in. Floaters or Boaters could choose which river they wanted to float. We could either pack up and leave after the float or camp out again that night, your choice. So give me a final head count within the next couple of days so I can book Boiling Springs. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
flytyer57 Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 This aint gonna be no Brokeback Mountain event! But already some of you are talking about "tail." There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Al Agnew Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Boiling Spring Campground is about two miles below the mouth of the Big Piney. One can put in at several spots around Devils Elbow, none of which are easy except the private access at the bridge which charges a fee and, as Chuck Tryon said in his book on Smallmouth Adventures, they have an openly hostile attitude. That would give you a 5 mile float. For those wanting a longer float on the Piney, I'm sure that the guy at Laz-Y-Days would let people put in at his place, which adds another 1.5 miles. Or if you really want a longer float, you can put in up around the East Gate at the Fort and go down to Devils Elbow, which 13 miles. There are some obscure Forest Service accesses in between that can make for shorter floats if you're adventurous enough to find them. Chuck's book is an invaluable source for that kind of thing. Riddle Bridge on the Gasconade to the campground is 13.5 miles. You can cut three miles off that float by taking out at Hwy. 28, though I don't know how good the access there is. It's 7.5 miles from the campground to the next access at Jerome. I figure there's an even chance that we'll now enter a drought phase after all that rain this spring, and if so the Gasconade above the mouth of the Piney is no place for jetboaters who don't know the river very well. But from the Piney down it's fairly easy to run. And there are good accesses at Jerome, Bell Chute, and a private access at Hwy. 42, all of which are a fairly easy drive from the campground.
ColdWaterFshr Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Anyone ever stayed at that Laz-Y-Days place? Are the campgrounds nice? Thinking of taking the family there next weekend.
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