405z06 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I don't remember where it was exactly, but somewhere about 1/2 way thought this float on Saturday there is a spring immediately off the river on the left hand side (as you are floating downstream). I thought that it was really neat and kinda odd. Does anyone know what I am referring to, and if so, is there a name for it? I wish I had taken a picture. We stopped there and fished for a while and also swam in the cool water. Fishing was good to very good. We caught a ton of fish, mostly on spinnerbaits. Most were smallish with the exception being an 18 1/4" smallie caught by my buddy on a shakeyhead that is our biggest of the year so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalliebigs Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Fox Spring or Richart Spring if it's on the left as you go down stream. 18 inch smallie you gotta love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank franklin Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Not sure the name of that spring, I caught a fat rainbow there once. Was the river crowded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
405z06 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 we put ourselves on about 6:30, so we had the river to ourselves for the first couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 That would be Fox Spring....Richart is upstream from Scott's....Congrats on a great catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
405z06 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Well, I Googled Richart Spring and it came up with this MDC map. I cropped it and attached it here. This map indicates that the name of the spring is "Roaring Spring". But when I Google "Roaring Spring" + "Meramec" something about Stanton, MO comes up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 The USGS Topo (Cuba 7.5 quad) has that labeled as Fox Springs. You can download free ones using the map locator under the Maps & Pubs tab.. http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/ Missouri DNR's "Springs of Missouri" lists a Roaring Spring near Cuba & one in Stanton...but no Fox Springs on the Meramec.. http://www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/WR29.pdf Definetly the same spring hole though. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Yep, I've always known it as Roaring Spring. And there is another Roaring Spring a few miles below Meramec Caverns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Wally Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I was curious if you caught any walleye or white bass on that float? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
405z06 Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 I was curious if you caught any walleye or white bass on that float? No, sir. And we did the same float again 8/20. I've never caught a walleye on the Meramec so far. And I have only caught 1 white, and that was about 5 miles below Onondaga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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