Gavin Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 There are fish there and it's close. Bank fished it a bunch in my teens. No cash due to hot rod car parts, gf, & trying to live like a rock star working 20 @ a buck or two above minimum. Guys back east would probably move to have that within an hour and it's a 15 minute drive. Want to explore it, but.....driving another hour or two to clearer water....guess I need to man up and go fish it again.
moguy1973 Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 I wouldn't try to go above 44 bridge I agree with that. There's a skinny riffle that has formed between 44 and the 90 degree left turn in the river near Unger park that looks like it'd chew on a prop motor... -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
Hog Wally Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Yeah. I was fishing that last week and while drifting through my trolling motor about got ripped off in shallows. Too dark for me to see bottom.
Haris122 Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 I went to Emmenegger this afternoon and didn't have much luck. Left one rod sitting out there on the bottom, for catfish, carp, drum or what have you, while actively fishing (and frequently losing to snags) topwater, then some soft plastics, and then crankbaits on the other rod for actively searching predatory fish. Even on cut bait sitting out there, it took a while to get some action, but as I'm trying to free up a crankbait I snagged merely feet away in the water on the other rod, I hear the bell on the big rod go crazy, so I break the line and rush to it instead. Ended up being a nice fat 18" channel cat. One thing I don't understand about Emmenegger is why Kirkwood has that stupid sunset restriction. Most other parks and accesses give you at least another 30 minutes after sunset, and that's the official time, most of the time they're even more generous on chasing you out of the park than that. Kirkwood parks, apparently not so much.
Kayser Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Hog Wally- that was me in the kayak last week. I'm the only one dumb enough to pale back upstream. I was throwing cranks way too deep, but I'm stubborn with my choices and stuck with the D22. The crawler on a float rig got bit more, but the half crawler on a 1/4oz yellow jighead got teeth marks a couple times. Oh well, I'm moving to Kansas City this week, so maybe I'll figure out lake walleye out there. Pretty close to Truman, too. WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
Smalliebigs Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Hog Wally- that was me in the kayak last week. I'm the only one dumb enough to pale back upstream. I was throwing cranks way too deep, but I'm stubborn with my choices and stuck with the D22. The crawler on a float rig got bit more, but the half crawler on a 1/4oz yellow jighead got teeth marks a couple times. Oh well, I'm moving to Kansas City this week, so maybe I'll figure out lake walleye out there. Pretty close to Truman, too. good luck in KC
Kayser Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Thanks, Smalliebigs. Hope you guys tear them up on the meramec for me- I never figured it out. WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
Hog Wally Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Dang ! Now I feel like a heel. I could've drug u along a couple different times. Well, Good luck in kc. Truman lake rules!!! I will move there someday. Or at least have a weekend place.
Kayser Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 No worries, I still had fun paddling around the river. And I did get my first sauger thanks to your advice. It's just been a while... WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
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