SmallyWally Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Was wondering if anyone has some info on this water. Hard to find out much about it, from the Missouri side. Thanks. Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.-- Mark Twain
SmallyWally Posted May 29, 2014 Author Posted May 29, 2014 Really? No one knows ANYTHING about this river that basically runs from West Plains thru Thayer and joins Mammoth Springs. Thought there would be some useful info out there. Apparently................they want to keep the riff raff out. Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.-- Mark Twain
SmallyWally Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 I always wondered about it. Never fished it. Well sir, the day I do, you will see a report right here. Might be the biggest secret in Missouri, probably not though. Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.-- Mark Twain
Gavin Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Thought that was in Arkansas? One of the arky fly fishing clubs used to do an annual float there. Guessing its good for numbers.
Gavin Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Thought that was in Arkansas? One of the arky fly fishing clubs used to do an annual float there. Guessing its good for some fish catching.
jdmidwest Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Warm Fork of the Spring River is mostly in MO and joins below the dam at Mammoth. I have fished it around town and did ok, nothing spectacular. The South Fork in Ark. is a better river to fish. Bigger water, bigger fish. Mr. An-Cap 1 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Al Agnew Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 You can check it out on Google Earth. Looks like lots of narrow riffles through big water willow beds, with some nice long pools now and then.
SmallyWally Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 You're right about narrow riffles, kinda long in distance and a few too. Water looks nice, coming from that spring and that was what caught my eye, though I have found out a satellite view can fool you. Looks like it holds enough water year round. I suppose you better have a kayak/canoe if you wish to go any distance on it. Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.-- Mark Twain
Members diamondback#5 Posted June 1, 2014 Members Posted June 1, 2014 It caught my attention once several years ago when I was staying in mammoth springs fishing on spring river, I noticed it had a lot more water in it than it normally does when I was driving over the 63 bridge one afternoon after fishing the spring so I decided to go down to the town boat ramp in thayer and fish it. I put my waders on and started fishing with my ultralight spinning outfit and a small rapala crank and caught several smallmouth in the 8-10in range and one that was probably 16. went back the next morning and didn't do as good although I did catch a couple of trout, it was in early april and I guess the water was still cold enough for the trout. I don't think I would make a special trip to fish it, but if your in the area and fishing on spring river or the 11point and it has enough water in it you can catch some fish.
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