First time at Cardiac.

[Quillback]

Cardiac access, Suicide access, sounds like a fun place to fish.  

[Mitch f]

14 hours ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

Went with a neighbor and a couple of his friends and fished at Cardiac access.   I dont know if I would go again.  I realize that I am out of shape.   The three of them entered the river and crossed at the end of the trail.  The water was putting their waders to work, as it was chest high on them.  I tried to follow but the current was strong  and I decided otherwise.  I stayed on this side of the river.  We fished the hole, and had no success.  There were a few browns caught close by, but nothing of significance.   My first fish was my first brown trout, ever.   I walked up high and found another entrance at a gravel bank up river.  That was where I caught mine, behind the other 3. It was on a black and chartreuse jig.  Unsure on the weight.   My second was a rainbow, (look at the blue lines, anyone know why?).  That would be all I would catch.   We made our way up river crossing back and forth.  I was able to handle the current, but was uneasy at times.  My neighbor was trout fishing for the first time.  He bass and cat fishes, but has never trout fished.  He was still smelling the skunk after everyone else caught at least one.  He was casting in great looking areas, working his jerkbait well, just couldn't get one on.  He did finally get one, (after quoting "go trout fishing,  they said.  It'll be fun they said" many times.).  I believe it was a rainbow, he tried to bring it to the bank, as I lost my net about a quarter mile back. It got off right next to him.  He was not able to touch his first caught trout.  Not long after he was able to catch another one, after catching and landing a rock.  (He would catch 2). He later caught a rainbow, a shad, and a smallie.   All in all, a good day.  Some swift water, somewhat inexperienced current fisherman, and some good luck.  The other two caught upwards of 20 fish, good size.  They made it almost to the park.  My neighbor and I stopped at Dry Fork Creek.  I think if I make that trip again,  I would like to shuttle from the park to Cardiac, or vise versa.  Hiking in, battling the current, and hiking back up was a challenge.   Maybe I should just get in better shape.  

Fantastic day! Now you know why they call it cardiac!

[Terrierman]

14 hours ago, Mitch f said:

There's a story about cardiac and I wont tell it out of respect for a very special person on this forum. 

Aw come on.  Nobody's that special.

[Mitch f]

Just now, Terrierman said:

Aw come on.  Nobody's that special.

Pete is real special!! Kind of like in Deliverance! 😂

[Terrierman]

Just spell his name backwards and then nobody will know who the story is about.

[Terrierman]

Does it involve eteP pooping his pants?  Or something even worse we all hope.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Back in the early 70's we used to fish there all the time.  Coming up the hill one dad my dad had a heart attack.  A couple days later he had a triple bypass.  From then on everyone started it calling Cardiac hill.  Mostly the guys at Ozark Fly Fishers.  He was a big conservationist and held all kinds of positions in OFF, FFF, the Conservation Federation and Trout Unlimited.  The state adopted the name and we got the biggest kick out of it.  The Southern Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers voted him into the hall of fame in 2011.  He was one of the first to be voted in that first year of the hall of fame.  

[moguy1973]

49 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Back in the early 70's we used to fish there all the time.  Coming up the hill one dad my dad had a heart attack.  A couple days later he had a triple bypass.  From then on everyone started it calling Cardiac hill.  Mostly the guys at Ozark Fly Fishers.  He was a big conservationist and held all kinds of positions in OFF, FFF, the Conservation Federation and Trout Unlimited.  The state adopted the name and we got the biggest kick out of it.  The Southern Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers voted him into the hall of fame in 2011.  He was one of the first to be voted in that first year of the hall of fame.  

I'd like to say that's a great story, but it's really not.   Glad me made it through that.

 

I've always wondered how that access got it's name though.  

[Mitch f]

19 minutes ago, moguy1973 said:

I'd like to say that's a great story, but it's really not.   Glad me made it through that.

 

I've always wondered how that access got it's name though.  

Now you know the real story I was referring to. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, moguy1973 said:

I'd like to say that's a great story, but it's really not.   Glad me made it through that.

 

I've always wondered how that access got it's name though.  

He lived another 29 years and the ribbing he took from his buddies was great.  No better beer drinking Story around the campfire than that.