3 Day Float On A Missouri Stream 5/20 Thru 5/22

[Ham]

I'm not ever giving the details on the smallie floats I do. I guess I will for the Buffalo or Current Rivers. I can't imagine my posting about them would ever bring additioal pressure to bear on them, but it could impact the quality of my fishing on the smaller streams I fish soooit's a stream in Missouri within a 3 hour drive of Mtn Home.

[ollie]

nice job Ham! Good report as well.

[Ham]

I guess the main reason I posted was to talk about potential danger of newly falled trees on less commercially serviced waterways. The flow was not so severe that we were in danger, but with a higher flow and a little distraction at the wrong time, it could get real bad in a hurry.

Please Be Careful on "new" water or your first trip after high water events.

[Ham]

The undercut bluff in the photo had a lot of flowers on the plants growing on it. The flowers were being worked by bees and butterflies and little tiny flower parts and pieces were slowly falling into the water. The recent rains and or springs also had lots of little drips coming off the rocks and the plants hanging down. Sunshine was filtering down thru the trees with the wind moving the branches to and fro.

It was very scenic. I took a few moments to switch back and forth from macro view to a micro view in my mind. And then back to the fishing.

[drew03cmc]

Just gorgeous Ham.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I know there's Green Sunfish in there, but crossed with ???? He's not the run of the mill Green Sunfish.

I was thinking maybe a longear? I suppose the fin margins might be a clue also, but I'm that sure which fish displays them. I think the Green sunnie does, but maybe it's no exclusive to them. I thought the flap and what looks to be some blue on the body might point to the longear.

Then there is always the fact that it could be a second or third generation hybrid to muddy the water.

[Justin Spencer]

I know there's Green Sunfish in there, but crossed with ???? He's not the run of the mill Green Sunfish.

Hybrid bluegill are just a green sunfish crossed with a bluegill, may have been stocked in a pond and washed in. They sell them because they grow so fast and big.

[Gavin]

Nice looking water. You do have to be prepared for a log jam on out of the way places. Remember one years ago. 20' high and 50 yards long. The fellow with the Atv was a big help. Cost.. Two ice cold beers.

[Ham]

Nice looking water. You do have to be prepared for a log jam on out of the way places. Remember one years ago. 20' high and 50 yards long. The fellow with the Atv was a big help. Cost.. Two ice cold beers.

Heck, that would be a bargin at twice the price!

[LittleRedFisherman]

Great report and pics Ham! Awesome!