Fishing Report 5/18 - 5/19

[fishinwrench]

The trout I've caught below Ho-Humm have been considerably fewer, and usually accidental while fishing for other things. But the ones I have caught further down (as far as Mountain cr.) have been really good sized and looked healthy.

For all intents and purposes though, the trout water ends at Prosperine, but there's always a few stragglers down as far as Leadmine.

[Wayne SW/MO]

The riffle at Ho-Humm has been exceptional at times in the past, so you never know.

[DeepDiver75]

How much farther downriver is Prosperine? Havn't heard of that area. Forgot to mention in the earlier post the large amount of mayflies hatching in the evenings. These things were really small (size 22?) and a white or beige color. Just before dark and well into the night they literally covered everything in camp ( we were only camped 50 ft from the river). Anyway they looked like tiny mayflies to me but I'm not much of an entomologist.

[fishinwrench]

I don't think those hatches mean much to the trout in the river. It sure turns on the Chubs though.

The trout in the Niangua stay so full of snails that they "rattle" when you land them. I'm thinking of experimenting with an epoxy snail pattern of sorts......seen any good ones ?

Oh yeah, Prosperine access (Mountain cr.) is about 3-4 miles below Ho-Humm, on the right. Access by road is SW of Eldridge off N....go left @ end of the blacktop.

I have plans to visit Barclay and another area Tues.

[tarpon14]

Last poster is correct - I kept a few Rainbows for the smoker Saturday morning from Barclay area. The old biologist in me had me checking their bellies - full of snails (escargot if it makes you feel bettter). The rainbows are really good quality this year, but I have yet to get any Browns of any size.

Oh, and if you're going to fish Barclay area on a weekend, the canoes start piling up around 10:45. Looked like the strip in Branson, only with canoes. Fishing over!

[fishinwrench]

I had a good day Tuesday, and I have a pleasant new attitude about the canoe traffic....when they comes in spurts (ie: groups) ever hour or so....it kinda wakes the fish up and moves them around. Within 10 minutes of a big group passing I experienced some really agressive multiple takes, this happened numerous times throughout the day. Also noticed a definate movment of fish into the shallowest part of the riffles late in the evening...even though it was cloudy all day. All of my fish except 3-4 were caught on a dark-olive soft hackle.

[DeepDiver75]

My wife and I didn't encounter large amounts of canoe traffic, as we tried to plan around it, but I can't say that I noticed a dropoff in fishing when a group floated through. Although i will say that some of the groups passing through while I was fishing were not very pleasant to listen to while we were trying to enjoy the river and relax. Why is it that some people turn into rude A!#$$!holes when they get a few adult beverages in them?