Economy Hurting Outfitters

[oneshot]

Usually things start to pick up on the river this time of year but from what I'm hearing everything is at a standstill.I know last year they said they was just making enough to keep the lights on.

All I know is things can't continue,this is going to hurt people already living in poverty or very close to it.

oneshot

[Wayne SW/MO]

The little ones come and go Oneshot, and they pretty much always have, but there are more large outfitters today then there was 20 or 30 years ago. they're all working the same amount of water there was then.

[Trout Commander]

Didn't look like a standstill on the NFOW last weekend by any means.

[oneshot]

The little ones come and go Oneshot, and they pretty much always have, but there are more large outfitters today then there was 20 or 30 years ago. they're all working the same amount of water there was then.

From what I understand NRO is holding back on some plans because things are so Bad and last time I checked their pertty Big.

oneshot

[Wayne SW/MO]

No doubt oneshot, they're sharing the water with a lot more outfitters than they did 30 years ago.

[oneshot]

No doubt oneshot, they're sharing the water with a lot more outfitters than they did 30 years ago.

Yea whats bad my Son invested with one Outfitter down there this year,he bought some Rafts to put on the river.Which are not cheap.

oneshot

[Al Agnew]

Another thing that happens, believe it or not, is that when we have a spring with big floods, Some of the casual party floaters from the big cities somehow assume that the rivers are going to be high and muddy for as long as the Mississippi is high and muddy. Stupid, but a lot of people who float these rivers with the outfitters don't have a clue about the rivers themselves.

[eric1978]

Another thing that happens, believe it or not, is that when we have a spring with big floods, Some of the casual party floaters from the big cities somehow assume that the rivers are going to be high and muddy for as long as the Mississippi is high and muddy. Stupid, but a lot of people who float these rivers with the outfitters don't have a clue about the rivers themselves.

Sounds good to me.

[ness]

Welp, this stuff falls under the 'discretionary spending' category, and those are the expenses that get lopped off first. Food, fuel and medical costs are up, unemployment has been steady at ~9 percent, incomes are flat. It's likely gonna get worse before it gets better.

[ozark trout fisher]

Welp, this stuff falls under the 'discretionary spending' category, and those are the expenses that get lopped off first. Food, fuel and medical costs are up, unemployment has been steady at ~9 percent, incomes are flat. It's likely gonna get worse before it gets better.

That's a fact. It certainly has been affecting how much I go down to the Ozark rivers this year. Sure it hurts, but when money's tight you just deal with it and fish local to avoid the gas money. Last year I fished the Current River (a two and a half hour drive from home) about every two weeks. This year I'm lucky to get on it every two months. It is not surprising to me that the canoe rentals are having some difficulties. I don't think I'm the only one not able to get on the rivers as much as I want.

I do feel very bad for the canoe rental folks trying to make a living in this environment.