A Shutout On The Meramec

[hank franklin]

A group of us hit the Meramec from Hwy 8 bridge to Scott's Ford. Fishing was basically non-existent. I saw a few fish below Dry Fork confluence but didn't see another fish the entire trip. We caught one trout just below the spring and one spotted bass.

Kind of sad because the Woodson K Woods landscape is just gorgeous, for my money one of the best spots in Missouri. Unfortunately the river does not appear to be holding many fish.

[Gavin]

I've done that 3-5 times in the winter...not much in the way of fishing after you get past Dry Fork..Fair scenery though. Some of the sloughs might produce a fish, but not much. Looks like a fun trip though.

[SmallyWally]

Cool trip!

[hank franklin]

We've done this trip numerous times, too many to count. In the 90's and early 2000s we would routinely take limits of trout. IN the last 5-7 years or so we feel lucky just to get a few between us, if that.

The demise of this section for fishing has long been lamented. The wilderness character however is first-rate. There's a huge eagles nest at the Dry Fork confluence. Deer abundant, we even saw a swan. The fishing however is just bad.

Oh well.