Hi,
I just wanted to report on my last foray to a nearby smallmouth stream (the Big River just south of St Louis MO) We were clobbering the smallies and spots on pearl shiners dead drifted with just a twitch or two through the pools. Also the venerable Sneaky Pete in chartreuse was also doing well. We had fished down till the river was too deep to wade any further (with all the rain we have had) unfortunately the return trip involved not "finding" the really usefull gravel bar in the murky water and stepping into a very deep hole. Good news is I kept my cigar lit and smoking through most of the dunking but did manage to drop it during the coughing spell that followed me breathing through it as I SWAM back to shore!
But despite the unexpected spill the extra rain has REALLY improved the
fishing in this river.
tightlines
Paul
I just wanted to report on my last foray to a nearby smallmouth stream (the Big River just south of St Louis MO) We were clobbering the smallies and spots on pearl shiners dead drifted with just a twitch or two through the pools. Also the venerable Sneaky Pete in chartreuse was also doing well. We had fished down till the river was too deep to wade any further (with all the rain we have had) unfortunately the return trip involved not "finding" the really usefull gravel bar in the murky water and stepping into a very deep hole. Good news is I kept my cigar lit and smoking through most of the dunking but did manage to drop it during the coughing spell that followed me breathing through it as I SWAM back to shore!
But despite the unexpected spill the extra rain has REALLY improved the
fishing in this river.
tightlines
Paul
