Sharps4590 Posted December 25, 2005 Posted December 25, 2005 As much as I like the upper gasconade for smallies and goggleye surely there are others who love this river and have something to offer all of us. Vic I'd rather live my entire life, living as if there is a God and Jesus and to find out at the end that there isn't, than to live my entire life as if there is no God and Jesus and to find out at the end that there is.
Members bryantsmallie28 Posted January 24, 2006 Members Posted January 24, 2006 The Gasconade river USED to be my favorite river. I repeat Used to be. I am only in my twenties and i can remember way better times on this river, and this doesnt have to do with me only fishing it a little and only going on a bad day. I live pretty close to this river and have fished it close to once a week during the summers. I will fish it maybe once or twice a year anymore and that is always early, before black bass season opens. I fish mainly the upper parts as far down as competition, mainly closer to hartville. The last couple of summers if you go once the water has warmed much it is stagnant, and weed choked everywhere. I have heard many people say they dont even want to eat fish out of there anymore. I still catch some fish in there and yes there are some fish in the river, but way fewer smallmouth, and a lot less quality fish as well. I will still fish it, and like it, but its just not the same.
Wayne SW/MO Posted January 26, 2006 Posted January 26, 2006 I caught some nice ones out of a bluff hole in November where they are probably wintering. Its a long river, so I guess one just has to search out the accesses. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
Members bryantsmallie28 Posted January 28, 2006 Members Posted January 28, 2006 Yeah winter is definitely the time to fish the Gasconade. That or late fall of Early spring. Once the summer starts to get the weather hot it gets pretty nasty. every gravel bar seems to have a herd of cows on it, and every slow hole is full of weeds.
Brian K. Shaffer Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 Sounds kinda like me on Crane bs28 - I just dont get there as often as before... numerous reasoning for me on Crane too.. people / lack of water / snakes / access / weeds / slow fishing at times / difficulty in locating fish.. are just a few. I should get up there and fish this river though.. I really enjoyed reading about it.. hopefully it isnt gonna end up like parts of the James River.. yeck! best fishes - Brian Just once I wish a trout would wink at me! ozarkflyfisher@gmail.com I'm the guy wearing the same Simms longbilled hat for 10 years now.
Wayne SW/MO Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 There is a plant growing in it that is taking a lot of the long current runs. I don't remember the name of it, but it doesn't seem to be taking the deeper runs. It isn't so thick that it can't provide cover, so the impact might not be negative. I suspect that it may be getting more and more unneeded nutrients, just as the James did, but we can hope the DNR doesn't wait like they did on the James. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
Members bryantsmallie28 Posted January 29, 2006 Members Posted January 29, 2006 Yeah it seems to be taking it over. I have heard the name of it too and can't remember it. I have a couple of ideaas what the source of it is. It could something to do with the millions of cows you see standing in the middle of it, and I have also heard something about a certain town that starts with a H and ends with an artville, along the river and its sewage treatment thing right along the river. Not to nam e any names or anything.
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