Guest Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Ya, we are def going back. Nest time we will try to put in at Trigger and float down to wherever the next takeout spot is. All July and most of August I will have 4 day weekends, so you better believe I'm going to make the rounds! I gotta get these pretty Ozark streams figured out. I couple more trips and I pretty much could have bought a nice canoe. Hmmm.... T-Fish-R---- Did you float it last summer at all? I was there once way down river and it was pretty low, lots exposed point bars and warm water. In your experience, will the SM bite continue despite these conditions? Or will it slow the Sm bite and allow goggle/sunfish the first shot at your bait? I know about jack-diddily concerning SM, if you couldn't tell... I usually wade it during drought years. The area around the Romp Hole holds some big largemouth in the fall. I think they migrate from Table Rock, bc theyre awful big for creek bass. smallmouth will bite in those conditions, but in specific areas. riffles & runs that are 2-3ft deep its a topwater, fluke, senko deal Those fish are real spooky and you have to sneek up
marcusearlt Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Alright, thanks for the info guys. Ya I'm really starting to like this whole SM in rivers/canoe deal in the Ozarks. We hit the Elk the other day and had a blast. We caught them off of 2.75'' tubes, the "Ned" rig, and a few off a powerbait minnow, but mostly off the tube. Man do those brown fish fight hard! I'll be thinking it is going to be a 20'' fish and it's like a foot, I am using a medium to medium light rod though. One of the local fly fishing clubs in NWA, Tight Lines, is meeting at Stoney Point tomorrow as the last part of their beginner fly fishing classes that my girlfriend is in, so I'm going to tag along and try to land a few on the long rod. Ya, I just actually found out where the Romp Hole is and it is one the to-do list. That long gravel bar river left that extends up from the Romp Access looks like it has enough structure for me to fish for hours. The river below Romp looks plenty boat-able to me, especially with a jet. Is it cool to put in a boat over there? Or is this kind of frowned upon? I wanna respect the river etiquette and all. "If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong." John Gierach
bfishn Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Romp Hole Access was created to put boats in. Launch away! I can't dance like I used to.
Guest Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Drought years are best when it's too low to launch. Normal years I wouldn't fish it. What's the deal at grand view? I heard its hard to put in or take out
marcusearlt Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Well we all, 7 of us, caught several SM @ Stoney Point. Nothing very big but but it was a lot fun, especially the free burgers and dogs grilled right there in the shade. Grandview- from everything I've heard and read I was thinking GV was a private access for outfitters only...?... check this map out... http://www.kingsriveroutfitters.com/pdf/lowerkingsmap.pdf "If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong." John Gierach
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