Members 1099gl Posted March 30, 2017 Members Posted March 30, 2017 First of all is it safe? I have a 14' jon with a trolling motor that moves it along pretty good. I was thinking about putting in at valley park, or route 66 state park. Wondering if fishing would be good this weekend. If not does anyone know and lakes that are good around stl that I could put my jon in?
Members 1099gl Posted March 30, 2017 Author Members Posted March 30, 2017 less than an hour drive as far as the lake goes (since im a highschooler and its alot of cash to fill up the 7.3)
snagged in outlet 3 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Take your trolling motor to Busch and rent a boat.
Greasy B Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Yeah that would be risky. The only time I'd fish that stretch in a small Jon would be when the river is dead low, that's not likely to occur for a few months. 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
MOFishwater Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Even if i had a big boat I wouldnt fathom going out on the river right now after driving over it this morning, even before all the extra rain we've gotten today. I'll take a pic on my run today if the trail isnt washed out. Just below the boat ramp is a massive tangle of trees from the flood jammed up on the piling. would probably be a bad day if your motor wasn't up to the task of fighting the current at this level.
Haris122 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Take your trolling motor to Busch and rent a boat. They got the boats out now?
Members 1099gl Posted March 31, 2017 Author Members Posted March 31, 2017 Yeah that would be risky. The only time I'd fish that stretch in a small Jon would be when the river is dead low, that's not likely to occur for a few months. darn just missed that winter time where I could do it. Just put a new tiller handle on the engine and wanted to test speed
Members 1099gl Posted March 31, 2017 Author Members Posted March 31, 2017 also not 18 you have to be 18 to rent a boat there
jpb2187 Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 You could try either Creve Coeur Lake or Mallard Lake (the lake right next to it), You can also launch at Simpson Lake, or Geroge WInter, and you can just stay in the back water area.
moguy1973 Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 No trolling motor would be able to go in the Meramec right now and hold you. You'd be taking out at the next ramp down stream. It's full and muddy right now. It's flowing over 10000cfs right now at Eureka and that's about 2 1/2 times more flow than usual this time of year. Jet boats would have a rough time navigating it right now. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
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