Baptist To Akers Report Sat June 4Th

[Andrew324]

I just recently got into fly fishing about 8 or 9 months ago, and my new years resolution is to fish all the public trout water in Missouri. So, my girl and I decided to float the upper current this past weekend, and I could knock another stream off the list. (I count Montauk as separate, knocked it out Easter weekend).

We put in a Baptist Camp on Friday evening, paid Darrel Blackwell at Jadwin Canoe to move my S-10 to Akers. Really nice guy. We were on the river as soon as the fog started forming above the water, and we camped at the nice sandy gravel bar where Ashley Creek spills into the river. We drank Miller High Life cans and ate pasta salad.

I had floated the Current many times growing up in Missouri, but this was the first time I had ever tried fishing it, let alone with the fly rod. Had to use a ton of weight to get it down to the bottom. I'm talking two .025 lead wrapped moss green mohair leeches, with several .10g shots, and a glo-ball strike indicator to boot. I landed mostly wild rainbows I think, just because they had sleek colors and frosty fins. Had a ton of fight in them!

Kinda bummed I didn't hook into a brown, since I havent caught one yet. Saw lots of cicadas in the water struggling, but no noticeable rises to them. Was very hot during the day and the fish seemed to get the summertime afternoon lockjaw. All in all a great trip. Now I'm setting my crosshairs on the Eleven Point. Muhahaha.

[Gavin]

Sounds like fun....must have been your footy prints on the gravel bar below Ashley. Glat you had a great time!