Members Corb90 Posted March 18, 2014 Members Posted March 18, 2014 Never been before. Can you wade this stretch of the Meramec river?
hank franklin Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Depends on water levels. At summer low you can wade for sections, but with any surge in water at all the wading is going to be pretty limited. It's really not a great area for wading.
Gavin Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 You can wade a short stretch above the boat ramp but wading is very limited. One of my least favorite state parks. The campsites are to close together but they do have quite a few with water & sewer hookups.
Members Slapper Posted March 22, 2014 Members Posted March 22, 2014 I will be camping at Meramec state park in April. I know very little about fishing and would like to try a little with my seven year old son. Can someone recommend what kind of gear and lures/bait I should bring? Also, I've only fished in lakes from boats and off a dock. Is there anything special I should know about fishing from the banks of the river? Thanks
Haris122 Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 I don't know just how little you know about fishing, but I may be able to help some. I've tried fishing from near the boat ramp there before (wasn't there for long, and had no luck). I'm thinking there's plenty of ways you can catch fish with around there, but I think a simple set-up that should work is something like a plastic trout-worm threaded onto a smaller size hook (so the tail half of it is loose and can wobble from side to side as it passes through the water) with either a bullet type weight on the line near the hook so it keeps hugging the bottom, or attach the weight 15-18" or so up the line so the trout worm tends to get more suspended while the weight keeps bumping the bottom as you cast and reel it back in. Maybe lift the rod tip up every once in a while and mix it up with a reel and stop, reel and stop pattern. I think that would work good for someone new, and I've gotten both smaller size fish like Bluegill and such, as well as somewhat bigger fish such as smallmouth and trout with that. You will get snagged on bottom structure probably quite frequently but most of the time it should get loose again if you keep at it, and if the line breaks, you won't have lost a lot of money as the troutworms and weights are fairly cheap. As far as gear, an ultra light 4'6" rod and reel combo should be sufficient. Granted you might feel better with something sturdier and longer if you get a good fish, but that style combo with even 4lbs line has worked decent for me in the past. Another good lure in my experience has been inline spinners like roostertails tied to a leader and attached to the main line with a barrel swivel. I don't know just how new you are to it, so this might be too basic for you. Other than that the good old worm and hook and bobber work fine, just will have a hard time from keeping that setup from moving around too much due to the flowing water. Eventually the current tends to push it off someplace where it stays fairly calm for a while, so that could still work.
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