Submit a New Trip| Date | State | River | Start | End | Distance | Condition | Fishing | Details | |
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 | 2024-10-13 | MO | Current River | Cedar Grove | Akers (A) | Total trip distance: 8.0 miles8.0 | Good | Poor | RT Henley, RobertJP  Just enough water to classify as "Good". USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 233 Height: 0.89  Source: Henley |
| 2024-08-17 | MO | Saint Francis River | Rt E | Rt E | Total trip distance: 3.0 miles3.0 | Poor | Great | KSB LMB SMB Weseli, Cooper Kayaked down river 1.5 miles and back up river to put in point. Dragging at every riffle. Worth it for the fishing opportunities. Caught a 3.11lb LMB in a slack water stretch and a 18inch 3.34lb SMB on a spot with heavy current.
Fish were caught at the downstream side of every riffle. USGS Gauge Data:Patterson (07037500)Discharge: 91 Height: 4.43 Source: Weseli |
| 2024-08-16 | MO | James River | Kerr | Cox | Total trip distance: 4.8 miles4.8 | Low | None | None Abney, Dawn Carpenter, David Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom This was a hastily thrown together float for Andrea's out-of-town cousins. With no significant rain happening in the previous weeks, our only option was the lower DoJ. We got on the river late (1330 hours) and I was surprised that we didn't see all that many other kayakers taking advantage of the hot summer day. We took out at 1730 hours. USGS Gauge Data:Galena (07052500)Discharge: 272 Height: 4.13 Source: Van Someren |
| 2024-07-28 | MO | James River | Shelvin Rock | Hootentown | Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2 | Good | None | None Blaisdell, Beth Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Jones, Kristen Shelley, Amy Van Someren, Tom This was an impromptu trip planned to take advantage of the warm weather. We had originally talked about going to the Jacks Fork, which was unseasonably suitable for a trip, but the girls wanted to go and didn't want to go that far. The river wasn't too busy at first but became a zoo later in the afternoon. Water levels were very good with bumps in only a few spots and portages only necessary when a riffle was misread. We stopped for a long lunch at the confluence of the Finely River. Lunch was sushi, rivercado, cheese curds, deer sausage, chips, peanuts, mangos, with cheesecake for dessert. We got on the river around 1130 and pulled out around 1700. USGS Gauge Data:Boaz (07052250)Discharge: 215 Height: 2.87 Source: Edmond |
| 2024-07-28 | MO | Osage Fork | Dryknob | Davis Ford | Total trip distance: 4.9 miles4.9 | Low | Great | GSF LMB RB SMB Barton, AdamGreenstreet, Michael Greenstreet, Miles Law, Kyle Michael's Bachelor Party Fishing Trip was a fun day on the water. There is a large tree that is across the river just downstream from the Dry Knob Access, which is difficult to navigate, regardless of water level. The fishing was a little slow, with my 16.5" smallie being the largest one caught that day. We had the water to ourselves all day and were off the river by 1730. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Barton |
| 2024-07-27 | OH | Maumee River | Folders Bridge | Cecil Bridge | Total trip distance: 6.3 miles6.3 | Good | None | None Denny, Dan Fillmore, Allie Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Jenny Fillmore, Tristan Fillmore, Vivien Schooley, Jason No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Antwerp (04183500)Discharge: 249 Height: 6.03 Source: Fillmore |
| 2024-07-25 | MI | Manistique River | Ten Curves Canoe | Northland Outfitters | Total trip distance: 6.0 miles6.0 | Good | None | None Fillmore, Allie Fillmore, Brent Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Jenny Fillmore, Lizzy Fillmore, Skylar Fillmore, Tina Fillmore, Tristan Fillmore, Vivien No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Manistique (04056500)Discharge: 978 Height: 3.65 Source: Fillmore |
| 2024-06-29 | MO | Finley River | Lindenlure | Ozark | Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2 | Low | None | Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Evans, Adam Mohr, Kelly Romano, Ben Romano, David Romano, Hannah Romano, Lucy Sherman, Bev Sherman, Paul Van Someren, Tom This trip was a celebration of the legal victory that kept the Canyon Road access at Linden on the Finley River open to the public. The water was on the "good" end of "low" (or the "low" end of "good"). Several of the riffles were draggy, some portages were required, and the current was very slow. Tom and I discussed this and rated it as a "low" for these purposes. Since we started around 1430 hours (and off around 1900 hours), there was no organized lunch. Everyone shared some food, however, The weather didn't turn out as hot as predicted and the water itself was cool and refreshing. USGS Gauge Data:Riverdale (07052345)Discharge: 118 Height: 1.38 Source: Edmond |
| 2024-06-27 | MO | Finley River | Lindenlure | Riverside | Total trip distance: 4.6 miles4.6 | Good | None | None Aker, Christine Aker, Jon Duggins, Robert Romano, Ben Romaon, David Van Someren, Tom This was a float trip to mainly clean up some strainers and potentially dangerous spots along this section of the river. We cleared navigable paths through about 5-6 areas that could cause problems to careless or inexperienced paddlers. The water level was slightly low in a few areas but still workable for an enjoyable day on the river. USGS Gauge Data:Riverdale (07052345)Discharge: 167 Height: 1.59 Source: Van Someren |
| 2024-06-19 | MO | Beaver Creek | Brownbranch | Bradleyville | Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9 | Good | Excellent | GSF KSB LMB LSF RB SMB Barton, AdamBarton, Scott On the river at 0800 and off at 1730 with sunny skies and a high of 88 degrees. The cost to put in at Brownbranch is about $10, so budget accordingly. The water level was ideal for fishing and floating. There was a slight stain to the water, which was in part to the creek still coming down from a flood the week prior. A few new trees were down in the water from the recent flood, which made a few technical spots to paddle through. Also, if the water level is any lower than this, there are many riffles that would need to be waded, with slick rocks as a hazard. The final riffle into Bradleyville is a real doozy, so be careful when making that last descent. Most fish were caught using finesse patterns, targeting structure found in the deeper and shaded areas of the creek channel. We caught mostly 10"-12" smallies with a few over 14" and lots of Ozark bass. Overall between Dad and myself, we caught over 100 fish on the day. One of the best fishing floats in Ozarks. USGS Gauge Data:Bradleyville (07054080)Discharge: 241 Height: 3.65 Source: Barton |
| 2024-06-15 | MO | Little Sac River | FR 125 | FR 115 | Total trip distance: 13.6 miles13.4 | Good | None | None Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian We decided to put in above Rt O and found a fantastic place with easy access and plenty of parking. At this water level, it took only 30 minutes to get to Rt O. We dubbed this stretch "Seven Bridges (River) Road" as you encounter seven bridges on this stretch if you count the access points (all of which we paddled under except the first one). This is a "wild" river with no regular maintenance and we saw nobody else on the river with boats, our only human contact being a few tractors, some farmers cleaning up flood damage from last week and, of course, cars traversing some of the seven bridges. There are several whitewater-y drops on this stretch but the most exciting are below Flint Hill Branch, FR 44, and Rt BB. This is probably close to the minimum water level it would take to fully enjoy these as we bumped the bottom in a few places. The water was clear despite the recent flooding. This stretch was pretty technical with several tricky runs and some places where we had to navigate downed trees. Still, we had to get out of our kayaks in only two places, once because of a downed tree we had to scramble over and again at a tricky bend that would have dumped us both. Julian did a fantastic job of navigating several tricky spots with very little guidance. During this trip, we saw two White-tailed Deer, a half dozen Bald Eagles (or the same one staying just ahead of us), at least two pair of Wood Ducks, and countless Great Blue Herons. Turtles, frogs, and snakes were scarce but we saw a few. The find of the trip was four bovine skulls lashed together with a rope. We brought them home, of course, as one does. We started at 1000 hours and finished at 1600 hours with two stops, maybe 15 minutes each. Except for three long, slow pools, the water was moving for most of this stretch. Julian hit 500 river miles on this trip! USGS Gauge Data:Morrisville (06918740)Discharge: 687 Height: 3.92 Source: Edmond |
| 2024-06-15 | MO | Flint Hill Branch | Little Sac River | Little Sac River | Total trip distance: 13.6 miles0.2 | Low | None | None Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian We paddled up this spring branch as far as we could and turned around. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Edmond |
| 2024-06-05 | TN | Pigeon River | Waterville | Hartford | Total trip distance: 4.5 miles4.5 | High | None | None Edmond, Alex Edmond, Brian Edmond, Joseph Edmond, Julian Emily (guide) Daniel (guide) This was our first whitewater rafting trip. It was exciting and would have been difficult, perhaps even dangerous, to do without an experienced guide. Emily and Daniel did an amazing job. Emily was training Daniel (her son) and knew every riffle and rock in the channel and knew exactly where to send us. We paddled on their command, leaned in, locked in, and rested during still waters. This was a fantastic trip that we all enjoyed. We got on the river about 1100 hours and were finished by about 1215 hours. USGS Gauge Data:Waterville Power Plant (NC) (03460795)Discharge: 1490 Height: 6.36 Source: Edmond |
| 2024-06-05 | MO | Niangua River | Bennett Springs | Barclay | Total trip distance: 6.3 miles6.3 | Good | None | None Acharya, Sree Arnold, Al Eth, Joe Turk, Scott Van Someren, Tom Al organized this mid-week trip in an effort to get as many of our old MIS floating group out on the river, but also trying to avoid the Party-River congestion that occurs (especially on the Niangua) during the summer. Pushing off from the takeout at 830 hours we hoped to avoid most of the boneheads. We were successful for the most part, but there were still plenty of people making use of the beautiful day. One woman in particular, though, seemed to think everyone wanted to hear her music played as loudly as possible. Other than this inconsiderate nitwit, it was a great float with easy-going people and near perfect conditions. USGS Gauge Data:Windyville (06923250)Discharge: 1540 Height: 4.40 Source: Van Someren |
| 2024-06-01 | OK | Blue River | US 377 | Coatsworth | Total trip distance: 5.7 miles5.7 | Good | Excellent | KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, BrianLovelace, Ethan No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Connerville (07332390)Discharge: 98 Height: 5.84 Source: Fillmore |
| 2024-05-19 | MO | Finley River | Johns Ford Road | Reed Road | Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5 | Good | None | None Bernskoetter, Alli Blaisdell, Beth Copeland, Bryan Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Jones, Marianne Taylor, Chris Taylor, Katie Thompson, Denise Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom The water level on this day was perfect with nearly constant flowing water, several haystack riffles, and perfect clarity. There were several difficult areas that turned out to be fairly technical. I was informed that this was not an easy river (like the others) and it wasn't as much fun as a "leisurely" float. We stopped and had two lunches, including chips, cookies, deer sausage, cheese sticks, potato salad, and, of course, rivercado. The obligatory selfie suffered from poor lighting, inadequate equipment, and uncooperative subjects. USGS Gauge Data:Riverdale (07052345)Discharge: 642 Height: 2.65 Source: Edmond |
| 2024-05-14 | IA | Upper Iowa River | Kendallville | Chimney Rock Park | Total trip distance: 12.6 miles12.6 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip
Peterson, Jackie No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Kendallville (05387405) Discharge: 0 Height: 4.66 Source: Turner |
| 2024-05-09 | AR | Buffalo River | Ponca | Kyles | Total trip distance: 10.6 miles10.6 | Good | None | None Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom Although the water was a bit cloudy, the level and riffles were perfect with several of them rising into perfect haystacks. This was not technically challenging at all but it could be intimidating for someone who wasn't ready for it. Ponca was really chaotic and busy but we didn't encounter a lot of people on the trip, most of those being the same groups we kept leapfrogging. We found two waterfall creeks besides Hemmed In Hollow (in photos). This was a very long day. I returned home via Arkansas backroad highways leading up to Shell Knob via MO 39. USGS Gauge Data:Ponca (07055660)Discharge: 589 Height: 3.99 Source: Edmond |
| 2024-05-07 | MO | Missouri River | Ponca SP, N Unit Access | Ponca SP, Campground | Total trip distance: 8.0 miles8.0 | Good | None | None Peterson, Jackie Turner, Skip Easy float - 2 hours. USGS Gauge Data:Sioux City (06486000)Discharge: 33500 Height: 13.06 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-25 | MO | Current River | Big Spring (B) | Gooseneck | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles12.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 11. Off the river two days early to beat the rains. Didn't anticipate the increased flow rate (i.e., average speed) below Two Rivers when trip planning. Could have used a rest day on the Jacks Fork. USGS Gauge Data:Van Buren (07067000) Discharge: 1190 Height: 3.05 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-24 | MO | Current River | Log Yard (A) | Big Spring (B) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles26.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 10. River camped below Big Spring. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533) Discharge: 269 Height: 0.77 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-23 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Shawnee Creek (B) | Two Rivers | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles2.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 9. Finished Jacks Fork and back on the Current. USGS Gauge Data:Eminence (07066000) Discharge: 236 Height: 1.98 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-23 | MO | Current River | Two Rivers | Log Yard (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles14.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 9. River camped above Log Yard. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533) Discharge: 274 Height: 0.78 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-22 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Alley Spring (A) | Shawnee Creek (B) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles25.8 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 8. River camped below Shawnee Creek. All drops above Alley Spring required poling and/or lining. Water level significantly improved at Alley Spring. Still some scraping, but only had to pole and/or line a couple of drops. USGS Gauge Data:Alley Spring (07065495) Discharge: 124 Height: 1.63 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-21 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Rymers (A) | Alley Spring (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles14.0 | Poor | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 7. River camped above Alley Spring. All drops required poling and/or lining. No portaging. USGS Gauge Data:Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 75 Height: 0.81 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-20 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Buck Hollow (A) | Rymers (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles11.0 | Poor | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 6. River camped above Rymers. All drops required poling and/or lining. No portaging. USGS Gauge Data:Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 80 Height: 0.85 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-19 | MO | Current River | Jerktail Landing | Two Rivers | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles6.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 5. Took out at Two Rivers and drove to South Prong put-in of the Jacks Fork. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533) Discharge: 302 Height: 0.84 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-19 | MO | Jacks Fork River | South Prong | Buck Hollow (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles4.5 | Poor | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 5. River camped 0.5 miles inside NPS boundary. All drops required poling and/or lining. No portaging. USGS Gauge Data:Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 89 Height: 0.92 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-18 | MO | Current River | Jerktail Landing | Jerktail Landing | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles0.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 4. Rest day, second night at Jerktail campground ($10; unlimited ticks). USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533) Discharge: 317 Height: 0.87 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-17 | MO | Current River | Pulltite (B) | Jerktail Landing | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles18.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 3. Camped at Jerktail campground ($10; unlimited ticks). USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533) Discharge: 342 Height: 0.92 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-16 | MO | Current River | Welch Spring (A) | Pulltite (B) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles17.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 2. River camped just above river mile 28. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533) Discharge: 352 Height: 0.94 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-15 | MO | Current River | Tan Vat | Welch Landing (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles11.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSRW boundary-to-boundary day 1. Put in at Tan-Vat, traveled upstream to NPS boundary. River camped just above river mile 11. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533) Discharge: 373 Height: 0.98 Source: Turner |
| 2024-04-01 | AR | Buffalo River | Ponca | Kyles | Total trip distance: 10.6 miles10.6 | Good | None | None Peterson, Jackie Turner, Skip No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Ponca (07055660)Discharge: 190 Height: 2.91 Source: Turner |
A total of 33 rows are displayed.
| Miles | 299.1 |
| Trips | 20 |
| Rivers | 17 |
| Countries | 1 |
| States | 7 |
| People | 58 |
| Dates | 28 |
| Years | 1 |
| Months | 6 |
| Rows | 33 |
| Sources | 7 |
BLG - Bluegill CCF - Channel Catfish CP - Chain Pickerel FWD - Freshwater Drum GSF - Green Sunfish KSB - Kentucky Spotted Bass LMB - Largemouth Bass LSF - Longear Sunfish RB - Rock Bass / Goggle Eye RSF - Redear Sunfish RT - Rainbow Trout SMB - Smallmouth Bass WB - White Bass WF - Whitefish WL - WalleyeThe classic River Trips application is still available for use. It is updated with the new system using a data retrofit. It is no longer maintained. The original River Trips application is no longer updated (as of 1 Dec 2016) but can be checked for errors or for the condition of the data before it was converted to the new system.