Floating/Trout fishing next month

[Flysmallie]

6 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I realize this is probably blasphemy to some, but I never thought much of The North Fork of The White.  It's ok, but not worth the hassle.  IMHO.

From the guy that puss'd out on chasing white bass. 

[fishinwrench]

Haven't fished it since the big flood, but for ME it is a One-Trick river.   I either do good drifting/swinging a #8 leech pattern.....or I don't catch them well at all.

One time there was a Caddis hatch going on (#14-16 white/green butt) and fish were rising everywhere.  All chubs, not a single trout that I could tell.  Switched to a soft hackle pattern...... NOTHING......Put the stupid leech rig back on, and Boom, nice bow within 10 drifts, and 2 more before dark.  🙄

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

11 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

From the guy that puss'd out on chasing white bass. 

Stupid fake white bass run

 

 

 

[Johnsfolly]

We did the Hammond to Sunburst pre-flood and caught some nice fish. That was the last stretch of public MO trout water in the state that I had to catch a trout. I only caught 6 but one was a 16" colored up male. that was well before the MDC put in their trout slams.

Good luck. Looking forward to a report with photos.

[WestCentralFisher]

Thanks, all.  I am looking forward to it.  We're looking at it as a chance to explore a new section of river in a cool place. Given the apparent multi-species nature of the fishery, I figure I'll throw the usual assortment of general-use Ozark stream stuff out (rebel craws, spinners, baby bombers, etc) and just be happy with anything I catch. 

That's something I've learned recently. A few years back, I planned an elaborate trip around fishing some hyper-famous trout/salmon water in Northern Michigan. Timed it to perfection, had everything lined up to make it a successful trip, etc. And then the water was way too low and warm to do any of that. I was sad for a short while until I realized the lower parts of those rivers have great smallmouth bass fishing, and I turned a dud of a trip into one of the most memorable I've been on. 

Having no expectations of what success entails means you can call most anything a success. Unless I get skunked, drown, or catch one creek chub the whole trip, I'll find a way to call it a success.