Akers To Round Spring

[mzrealfish]

Hey all,

I am hitting the Current Wednesday and Thursday and hoping to beat most of the crowd down. It has been 8 years since my last outing down there. How is the smallmouth fishing right now on this run? What is working? I have my usual Gasconade arsenal ready, but would love to thin out my bag a bit...

Before we all started having kids, my group used to float Baptist to 2 Rivers a couple of times per year. I have missed the Current dearly but with maximizing time on the water being a priority, we had settled on the Gasconade, BP, Pomme and Niangua quite a bit in the last few years. Love them all but I am excited to get back to the Current. I am just feeling like a rookie all over again since it has been so long. I know the last time I was down there jig n craw, tubes, craw cranks, wiggle and some sticks and rogues were working, but I am hoping to cut out some of the guessing game on this trip and get right to it.

One of the guys at Akers said to bring my minnow trap. He said that is what they use most for the smallmouth. I would prefer to go artificial but may resort to live if the fishing is slow. Can I throw my cast net for minnows on the Current?

Thanks,

Mark

[ozark trout fisher]

The scenery on that float is some of the best in the region. The fishing is a little...I guess we'll say inconsistent. There are smallmouth in that stretch and a few trout as well, but nothing spectacular. The smallie fishing does start to pick up in the lower half of that float between Pulltite and Round Spring, to the point where you can seriously target them. Until then, I would throw Rebel Teeny Craws, marabou jigs, and spinners, and enjoy catching plentiful longear sunnies and goggle-eye, along with the occasional smallmouth.

[eric1978]

Throw the lure you have the most confidence in. Doesn't matter what it is...you'll find some fish to eat it. And leave the minnow traps at home...those are for crappie fishing trips.

[Gavin]

You can toss a cast net or catch craws if you want. Craws are very abundant. The fishing is usually better on the second half of that float (Pulltite to Round Spring) but you might do ok during the week. The water is still pretty cold...so we usually do better with plastics on the bottom...sometimes a Zoom Fluke.

[mzrealfish]

I appreciate the input and am excited to get on the river tomorrow afternoon. We had to cancel our April 6th trip on the Gasconade because I had an emergency appendectomy on the 31st of March. Way overdue to get back in the action.

Thanks,

Mark