Daryk Campbell Sr Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I took the kids down to the creek to play, (have a 2 year old so I didn't expect to fish) at West City park in Festus. There was a family fishing and splashing in the creek. The dad caught a (I believe) Hybrid/striped bass, and a very dark colored spotted bass. They were about 8-10 inches the ?Hybrid/striped bass? being on the smaller of the 2. The father let my 5 year old use a rod and reel, and gave him a few worms to use. Very nice guy. Specifics: Time was about 6:00 pm, no clue on water temps, (kids were playing in the water), both were caught on live nightcrawlers slow retrieve. Approx 8 feet of water. The bass I not sure on had dark stripes going longways, maybe 1 broken line. Side note, while the kids were spashing and others fishing I noticed a large ground hog (so I thought) directly across the creek (maybe 25 feet wide, MAYBE). It paid us no attention. As it moved around, I seen its large flat, black tail and knew I was wrong in telling the kids it was a large ground hog. It stayed on the bank for a good 5 minutes that I know of, then got in the water and swam about 30 feet, and went under comming up about 40 feet away from where it submerged. Good times with the kids, met a very nice family and my son got to try to fish. He zero'ed. OH well, maybe next time. Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)
Justin Spencer Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Side note, while the kids were spashing and others fishing I noticed a large ground hog (so I thought) directly across the creek (maybe 25 feet wide, MAYBE). That is one wide groundhog! Glad you had a good time! "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
Daryk Campbell Sr Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 Yea, the guy that was there kept saying that it was huge for a ground hog, before we seen its tail. :-) I'm just a city boy, Ive seen many rats, possums and roaches, but this is the first beaver (except on tv, or the zoo). (edit) Oh, I get it (second time I read your post). Nah, the creek was MAYBE 25 feet wide is how it should be read. (doggone public education) Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)
Al Agnew Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Sounds like a spotted bass, and at that spot, the chances are it was a spotted bass. There are largemouth bass scattered throughout Joachim, and smallmouth on the upper creek, but the smallies pretty well disappear a few miles above the Festus City Park. The other one was most likely a small white bass...white bass should be running up into Joachim starting about now.
Geoff Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Good to hear. I was thinking about hitting the upper area of that creek this weekend since it sounds like Femme Osage is a bust now. "When you do things right, people wont be sure you've done anything at all."
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