Eureka

[Chris_STL]

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to the site.  I'm moving to Eureka in a couple of weeks.  I've only fished the Meramec a couple of times and have never fished anywhere around Eureka.  Any suggestions would be appreciated!  

[timinmo]

The best thing any river fisherman can do is to purchase MDC's Paddlers Guide.  I may not have the name quite right but you can get it online or at Powder Valley.  It is like $9.00.

[Gavin]

Buy that book, then join the Missouri Smallmouth Alliance. Show up to a meeting and you will probably meet several people that will take u floating/fishing. A jet is better on the lower river, but you can float it too. You will be driving west on I-44 to fish mostly.

[tjm]

Just was on that site; http://www.mdcnatureshop.com/product.php?productid=397&cat=0&bestseller=Y

[Al Agnew]

The lower Meramec can be good fishing down to at least Route 66 State Park.  You won't catch a lot of smallmouths down there, but spotted bass are plentiful and largemouth are fairly common.  It's also a multi-species fishery, with walleye, white bass, catfish, drum, and just about anything else found in Missouri there.  Accesses are many, and many of them are good ones.