Cold Springs Access 2/26/21

[Ham]

1 minute ago, Johnsfolly said:

Congrats Ham on making a bad day into a great fishing trip! Sorry to have missed out on that deal. Some nice looking fish buddy.

I have this dream that you and I will be able to fish together on a regular basis sometime down the road. 

I will fish there again. maybe soon. I need to work out a few more details on those Red Spotted Sunfish. I want to see if that was a needle in a haystack deal or what. 

 I need to get a few more species on the fly rod too. I should be able to quickly add RBT and maybe BT.

I think I might have a shot at Golden shiners there too. If anyone wants to help a brother out with a Golden Shiner spot, I'm all ears. 

I will tweak the rods I carry and the way I spend my time there. Still want the 50 burger, but I won't fool with the Bass next time.

[Ham]

4 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Congrats on a great trip!  Isn't that Megabass a "110 Junior:".  😃

That is the official name, but I refuse to call them that. 

[Ham]

1 hour ago, jdmidwest said:

I have been by that access hundreds of times but only dropped a canoe in and floated to dam one time. I may have to hit it with a boat one time myself

Somehow, I had ZERO clue it was there. I mean NO clue at all or I would have fished there a decade ago. I don't have enough decades left to keep missing opportunities like that, 

[gotmuddy]

I haven't fished there in probably a decade.  I always thought it was neat because its basically the same temperature year round, and it has decent current all the time.  I have only fished it by boat once though.

[Ham]

2 minutes ago, gotmuddy said:

I haven't fished there in probably a decade.  I always thought it was neat because its basically the same temperature year round, and it has decent current all the time.  I have only fished it by boat once though.

I'd like to do the Lassiter Access with a 4 Weight flyrod and waders some time. There looks to be plenty to fish for a day there. Lots of grass do it will fish like pocket water. 
I do wish it was a little closer, but do be it. 

[netboy]

Glad AGFC started stocking the area above Dam 3 again. They quit stocking the entire area in 2015 after the IPN (Infectious pancreatic necrosis) outbreak in the hatchery. They were afraid that fish stocked upstream of Dam 3 could recontaminate the hatchery with the disease. They were able to purchase trout that were certified IPN free and started stocking the area again in May 2020. 

[Johnsfolly]

3 hours ago, Ham said:

Somehow, I had ZERO clue it was there. I mean NO clue at all or I would have fished there a decade ago. I don't have enough decades left to keep missing opportunities like that, 

Looking back at Oct 2019, I did fish that access after leaving your place and heading to Poplar Bluff. I caught mosquitofish and blackspotted TM in the small pond next to the train tracks. Also bleeding shiners next to the boat ramp.

[jdmidwest]

12 hours ago, Ham said:

I'd like to do the Lassiter Access with a 4 Weight flyrod and waders some time. There looks to be plenty to fish for a day there. Lots of grass do it will fish like pocket water. 
I do wish it was a little closer, but do be it. 

There are some slick rocks in all of that grass.  Dunked there many times.

Years ago, Lassiter's was a pay access to cut across the guys field to fish there.  Had to watch out for the bull he kept around there.  The area above Cold Springs on the west side had a canoe rental place there and a campground.  We stayed there a time or two, but it went out of business.  The store bldg was still there and a few of the old aluminum canoes last time I cut thru there.  The rickety old stone bridge across the river is a wonderful ride.  There was a shop there between the road and the boat ramp that had a small pond behind it.  It did not last long.

[Ham]

On 3/1/2021 at 7:43 PM, jdmidwest said:

There are some slick rocks in all of that grass.  Dunked there many times.

Years ago, Lassiter's was a pay access to cut across the guys field to fish there.  Had to watch out for the bull he kept around there.  The area above Cold Springs on the west side had a canoe rental place there and a campground.  We stayed there a time or two, but it went out of business.  The store bldg was still there and a few of the old aluminum canoes last time I cut thru there.  The rickety old stone bridge across the river is a wonderful ride.  There was a shop there between the road and the boat ramp that had a small pond behind it.  It did not last long.

Thanks for the tip. I'll wait until August. 

[gotmuddy]

On 3/1/2021 at 7:43 PM, jdmidwest said:

There are some slick rocks in all of that grass.  Dunked there many times.

Years ago, Lassiter's was a pay access to cut across the guys field to fish there.  Had to watch out for the bull he kept around there.  The area above Cold Springs on the west side had a canoe rental place there and a campground.  We stayed there a time or two, but it went out of business.  The store bldg was still there and a few of the old aluminum canoes last time I cut thru there.  The rickety old stone bridge across the river is a wonderful ride.  There was a shop there between the road and the boat ramp that had a small pond behind it.  It did not last long.

that bridge is still sketchy looking but held up my sequoia last month 😄