LOWER MERAMEC QUICK FIX 03/24/2014

[Smalliebigs]

There is a lot of water from Times Beach to Flam City and beyond to the Mississippi....what I consider the lower Meramec. There is a ton of very unproductive water but, there also some areas that are like an oasis and it would blow your mind as to what you can catch.

[Hog Wally]

Smallie bigs; we have to admit we got zero yesterday. Unexplainable. That lower river is humbling.

[Gatorjet]

When I was a kid we used to fish around Sherman Aaron lot. The "hole", that abandoned sand pit where the golf course in Cresent is now was one of the best places. We could boat up there in old wooden Jon boats powered by all of 7 1/2 to 10 HP, LOL. We had access to the river at a place that at the time was called Minkie Rapids. Don't know if the spelling is right, or if that area is still known by that name. It was a narrow channel on one side of a small island that was several river miles from the "hole".

Our fishing was for catfish, drum, carp, and anything that would bite. Never really targeted bass, or other game fish.

Later on, when I lived in Pacific in the mid 70's I would fish the hole from the bank with great success. Hooked, but lost the biggest crappie I've seen to that date! But when the golf course bought the property they put piles of dirt, and cables across the road, and posted all of the access along the river. Guess they didn't want the golfers to be offended by the sight of "Hillbillys" fishing in "their" area!

Are there any accessible ramps along that stretch of the river? I know Times Beach, and Valley Park. But there used to be a ramp for the sand and gravel plant across from the hole. It was accessed from the old Lawler Ford Road, but it has been closed for many years.

As aside, that's the now famous "Zombie Road". Supposedly one of the most haunted places in Missouri.I, along with my family and friends that grew up in that area laugh historically when ever we hear that. Nothing at all haunted about "Rock Holler" as we all knew it when we hunted, hiked, and picked Blackberries, and Morels in that valley. Even way back long before I was born when my Mom's uncle used to farm the bottoms there.

[Haris122]

I caught a 9 lb Common Carp Wednesday at Flamm. Took me what seemed like forever to reel it in. I hadn't changed out the line on that particular combo since I got it, and I knew it was somewhat frayed, so once it took a few good runs after I got it closer to shore, I figured I loosen the drag. That prolonged it probably quite a bit, but important thing was that I got it to shore.

[Hog Wally]

Catching a lot of small walleye around the middle meramec so headed to the stlouis end in morn to find some bigguns. Anyone been?

[Hog Wally]

Water 71 degrees. 2 walleye. 14 whites couple hybrids. Eggs in Females. I've never seen em spawn so warm of water