Pyatt To Snow

[marcusearlt]

We floated Pyatt to Snow on Friday. It was our first time ever on any parts of the CC. Started at 8am and it was a little chilly so me and the old lady both wore light jackets. Water temps were in the 50's I would guess with a nice amount of current to get get your canoe along. We threw a bunch of different stuff at 'em. We caught all kinds of fish, like goggle eye, bream and sunfish of all sorts, and some of those Ozark smallmouth. There are some really good holes is this particular stretch. One hard left about halfway through the float is very dangerous and should be treated with extreme caution, you'll know it when you see it. It's a sunny spot that is very deep and fast with a fallen tree both in and out of the water that is basically unavoidable. Also be advised of the snakes, they were abundant. As we floated by an overhanging tree limb the smell of garlic was thick; sure enough, a hula grub on an 1/8 jig head was swinging in the wind. Assuming it had belonged to someone who knew what they were doing more than I did, I grabbed and tied it on. A few holes later I met the guys who left it behind. They were going from hole to hole catching lots of fish. After watching them catch several good size fish from down river, we moved up river into there spot after they had left. I tried everything I could with no luck. Soon another canoe moved through with no luck. I stayed anyways, determined to find a pattern. I cast way up river, let the grub hit bottom and popped it very softly and let it land and drag against the gravel. I repeated this cast over and over until I got bit. What a good fight on medium light rod! All with a bait I found in a tree. I don't know this fish's length or weight, maybe 18-19" and 3lb?, but it made my day. I saw some other fish of comparable size, long and lean fish. The whole experience was a ton of fun, such pretty scenery, good fishing, and a good story. I definitely will be going back to this section and hope to get to the other ones as well.

[hoglaw]

Nice fish. Crooked got some water with these last rains. I'm headed there this weekend, but won't be on that stretch you did...which is a nice stretch. We're doing about 11 miles and camping half way. You were headed in the right direction with the tree bait by the way. It can get tough fishing right behind a group that's really fishing the holes hard.

[marcusearlt]

So which stretch yall doin? Im def going to get back over there too the CC and try to float the other sections around Yellville. A couple canoe trips later after paying to rent and I will wonder why I dont own a canoe, that's on my list too. I've never been much of a SM guy, but I could see myself targeting creek/river SM from now on, we had a blast.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Crazy nice fish... great job!