TroutRinger Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Floated Saturday to Monday from Rush to Riley Station on the White River. Definitely the most beautiful stretch of river I have seen. There was a picture worthy bluff or mountain rising around virtually every corner. The fishing was a bit hit or miss. My friend and I each landed a 15" smallie as our largest. I caught a few in the 13-14ish" range and lost a couple other 15". It always amazes me the difference between a 13-14" and 15" smallmouth. It is like a completely different animal. Day two we kept 6 rock bass and blue gill for one of the most satisfying fish fries in memory. I saw more 18-20" bass than I can remember seeing elsewhere, but they were usually under the boat or on a bed, and I did not want to harass them. The last four miles on day three was in the rain but by far the best fishing. We completed that stretch in about 2 to 2.5 hours and probably caught 25-30 fish between the two of us. It was excellent, bucket list trip. I made the link to my Facebook album public so hopefully this works (let me know if not): Buffalo River May 2018 MOstreamer, swilson, MoCarp and 6 others 9 "Of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy." "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Nice pics. Too bad the water wasn't very clear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalls21 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 love the Buffalo! something almost magical about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutRinger Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 On 5/29/2018 at 10:23 AM, Smalls21 said: love the Buffalo! something almost magical about it! It is a pretty amazing place. Would love to go back during the week and probably have the place to ourselves. Not to say that it was crowded as we only saw 5 other groups in three days. "Of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy." "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeD Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 While a definite and worth while place to float and camp, the Buffalo honestly is pretty average or less, fishing wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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