Is Crane Creek floatable?

[tjm]

25 minutes ago, ColdWaterFshr said:

Tell me more about the herp guys and what they found .

  

On 1/31/2024 at 5:29 AM, tjm said:

However a web search finds https://rivers.moherp.org/river/?13 as giving evidence of past floats in parts of that 8 mile stretch. With dates, flow conditions and distances.

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I don't think  snakes will bother you this month or next. I've been on the upper end a few times in midsummer and have yet to see a snake there. I believe the Snakes Of Crane Creek are a myth propagated to keep people like me from fishing there, spread by the Secret Hole Society and Me Only Angler's Association. I just went there anyway. Don't worry about them.

[ollie]

Ok, I have personally tried to find access where Spring Creek enters at Bluff drive and I can tell you this, I didn't find one! Sure, there are bridges you can go down to the creek, but knowing it is private property, I wouldn't chance the tow myself. All of those bridges that I went across had no access and the ones I thought might, had a gate closed and locked by the property owner. So, my thoughts on this are, sure go ahead and take the chance if you want. Not my problem if something happens to your vehicle. Heck, maybe you will have one hellava float and come back bragging about it. Up to you obviously. You do what you want.

[Conor]

I haven't done this yet but plan to scope it out if I am in the area for another reason first.  It is a far drive just to look around to find it isn't practical.  This isn't at the absolute top of my list for new things to see just yet but I did just do the Roubidoux Creek from Hwy M to Hwy 17 above Ft. Leonard Wood, or about 20 miles.  Many say this one cannot be done either but it was great.

 

Conor

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9 hours ago, Conor said:

I haven't done this yet but plan to scope it out if I am in the area for another reason first.  It is a far drive just to look around to find it isn't practical.  This isn't at the absolute top of my list for new things to see just yet but I did just do the Roubidoux Creek from Hwy M to Hwy 17 above Ft. Leonard Wood, or about 20 miles.  Many say this one cannot be done either but it was great.

 

Conor

Any pictures?   Fishing good?