Wilson Creek And The James Fishing And Floating

[Dale Hartigan]

Has anyone ever floated the James north of Delaware Town? I was going to check out where Wilson Creek and the James meet. I plan on fishing there tomorrow and I'm probably going to float on down to Delaware. Is it safe and is it floatable? Thanks

[Stoneroller]

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=07052250

looks like the river is at an 18 year low.

[RSBreth]

Definitely "safe" but low like the data shows. You might have to drag a few riffles.

[Dale Hartigan]

Thanks y'all.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Wilson was said to have some E-coli problems, so be careful.

[Osage]

You could put in at the south east corner of the battlegrounds. That's about 1/2 mile above where it runs into James. Going south on ZZ that's the first road to the left (east) after Terril creek. I haven't ran a boat up there in years but it seems like the mouth of Wilson is a 1 1/2 or so miles above Delaware Town.

[Prestone]

Wilson was said to have some E-coli problems, so be careful.

That is correct. They have had huge e-coli counts in Wilson's Creek lately.