smallmouthjoe Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hello All, Just wanted to report on how the overnight trip last weekend turned out. The water was low through this section especially for a solo loaded down with all the necessities for a two day trip. We had to drag through most riffles but my company and myself didn't mind too much. This was a slow river with long flat pools that required a considerable amount of paddling. This was my first time on this river and it reminded me very much of the middle section of the James. We took our time with this one, so much so that a two day trip turned into a three day adventure. I counted approximately fifty cows in the stream in the fifteen miles that we floated. We saw a total of five people during the entire trip and had our pick of gravel bars to camp on. Oh yeah the fishing. The fishing was pretty good. Largest fish went around 16.5" and was caught on a shaky-head with a strawberry kiwi finesse worm on it. Good numbers were caught on a Bomber 4A crankbait, crayfish pattern, brown back with a chartreuse belly. Averaged approximately 35 fish a day. I love the Gasconade strain smallmouth, I feel they fight harder than the white river strain. All fish were healthy lacking any parasites on their gill filaments or body and had a good thickness value. Thank you to everyone who helped me mark this river off the list. I'll surely be back on it sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch f Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Great report! Thank you for posting! "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Great! Glad you enjoyed it. While the O fork isn't my favorite river, I have always enjoyed fishing it. FYI, I have always had some good fishing on it throwing a shallow Shad Rap in, of all things, shad. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy B Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Good report, thanks for reminding me that OF still offers respite from the hordes. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthjoe Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Great! Glad you enjoyed it. While the O fork isn't favorite river, I have always enjoyed fishing it. FYI, I have always had some good fishing on it throwing a shallow Shad Rap in, of all things, shad. Thanks for the tip and thanks for the info on the trip. I'll most likely hit this stream again in the future, it's a quieter Gasconade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I've never done Davis to Hull, mainly because I know there is a very long pool above Hull. A day trip Hull to Hazelgreen is a good one though. It can be a challenge because I don't think I've ever done it without at least one portage. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hungupagain Posted August 19, 2014 Members Share Posted August 19, 2014 A buddy and I did Hull to Hazelgreen a couple weekends ago and it was great. Lots of dragging but very good fishing in between and didn't see 1 person until we got to the Gasconade. Think we might run it again in a fews weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 It seems isolated doesn't it? Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hungupagain Posted August 19, 2014 Members Share Posted August 19, 2014 My dad and I used to put in at J highway and float down but the same friend I went with on the hull float told me there are no trespassing signs there now. Anyone else seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 That's probably true, the asshat that owns the gas company in Lebanon has bought up much of that land all the way to Orla at HH and V. You can put in athe bridge there. MODOT built a new bridge before they took the and that property is on the east side of the new bridge. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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