First time on the Current

[budman]

Planning a trip on the Current Oct. 6-9 and staying at two rivers campground. We are bringing kayaks and plan on floating/fishing at least two days. Any suggestions are welcome. Flies, lures or areas. The last few years we have floated the 11 Point on our fall trip but decided to try something new. 

[jdmidwest]

Usually a good time to be there, crowds are low and fish are turned on.  Do a float on Jacks Fork would be my suggestion, prettier river.

[Flysmallie]

3 hours ago, jdmidwest said:

Do a float on Jacks Fork would be my suggestion, prettier river.

Bingo. 
 

If you’re just planning on day floats you could float both. But if I had to choose one it would be Jacks. 

[Al Agnew]

Upper Jacks Fork won't have enough water.  Alley to Eminence will have enough water but fishing is poor.  Eminence to Two Rivers would be your best bet on the JF.  As for Current...either fish for trout from Tan Vat to Akers, with scattered smallmouth, or fish for smallmouth from Round Spring to Two Rivers.  Float Akers to Round Spring for the scenery, not the fishing.

[Gavin]

Al is spot on. You won’t catch more than a handful between Akers & Pulltite. 5 fish of any species would be a good day and arse hooked minnows count on that stretch. Great float though. The Jacks will be over by October, the fish seem to move out mid September. 

[WestCentralFisher]

The best fishing on the Akers to Pulltite stretch will be right around the put in and for a very short distance down for stocked rainbows. But they don't seem to venture very far in enough numbers to be particularly worth your time after that. 

I would echo the Eminence to Two Rivers suggestion. It's a pretty stretch of river that is full of smallmouth bass and goggle-eye. I've done well there when there were so many canoes you might assume they'd put the fishing off. They might get fished a lot, but I'm convinced the number of actual effective fishermen on those party stretches of river are a lot lower than you think. In any case, that won't be an issue in October.