Trip List for Green Sunfish

	Date	State	River	Start	End	Distance	Condition	Fishing	Details
	2020-06-02	MO	Jacks Fork River	Prongs	VFW Campground (A)	Total trip distance: 32.5 miles4.3	Good	Fair	GSF SMB Bartlett, Stephanie Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom The water level on this stretch was just barely good enough for a "Good" rating. I wouldn't want to float it any lower. This section of the river wasn't particularly scenic (compared to further downstream). Our time on the river this day was basically a gorgeous evening float. There were several good camping sites before we settled on the gravel bar we finally chose. We also met a fellow wilderness paddler, Earl Lipscomb, who hailed from Carthage but was a Glendale alum just a few years older than Tom. They compared notes and acquaintances. Earl tries to float the Jacks Fork at least once per year and has very detailed notes about camp sites and fishing holes for this river and others. USGS Gauge Data: Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 163 Height: 1.89 Source: Edmond
	2019-07-20	MO	Crane Creek	Otto Road	Otto Road	Total trip distance: 1.0 miles1.0	Low	Fair	BLG GSF SMB Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Andrea and I took advantage of a hot 90 degree day to spontaneously fish the long slow pool upstream of Otto Road, plus cool off swimming in the clear stream. Interestingly, when we were loading our kayaks back on the car, Ryan Wilson, Korey Haun, and Cody Denson paddled down the stream to finish their day on the river, having put in at Swinging Bridge Road. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Van Someren
	2019-07-17	MO	Eleven Point River	Cane Bluff	Greer Crossing	Total trip distance: 7.4 miles7.4	Good	Fair	GSF LSF RB RSF SMB Feistner, John Feistner, Sharon Schroeppel, Bob Schroeppel, Kerry Water level was really about perfect. A few snags to watch for, but overall, really a nice trip. We use the Bardley-Greer gauge data to get an estimate of what the Cane Bluff flow is. Great day. Bob did a bit of fishing and caught a few. USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 1020 Height: 3.98 Source: Feistner
	2019-07-06	MO	Flat Creek	Stubblefield	MO 39	Total trip distance: 7.6 miles7.6	Good	Good	GSF LSF SMB Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Coppinger-Travers, Kathy Dudenhoeffer, Diana Dudenhoeffer, Todd Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Eth, Joe Travers, Gina Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Williams, Sarah This was a technical section of Flat Creek, much more so than we expected. Several downed trees and some tricky log and brush traps were present, some of which took down some boats. The water level was very good with just a few places being too shallow to float successfully (and most of those were because of the aforementioned obstacles forcing us to choose less than optimal pathways for the water level). This was Kathy's first river trip (although she'd been in a kayak before) and Julian's third solo kayak trip. Both performed admirably despite the technical difficulties. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 355 Height: 4.44 Source: Edmond
	2019-06-30	MO	Finley River	Reed Road	Lindenlure	Total trip distance: 3.0 miles3.0	Good	Good	BLG GSF LSF RB SMB Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom This little 3-mile section of the Finley has several great fishing holes, as well as some good swimming holes. The water was moving nicely and only one area could benefit from a chainsaw clearing an easier navigable path through it. One down side is having to portage kayaks over the dam at Linden (as all the property above the dam is private homes). It's not difficult to do so with two people, but the climb down the damn can be quite slippery and precarious. I certainly wouldn't want to attempt doing so with a very strong current flowing over the dam. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 343 Height: 1.90 Source: Van Someren
	2019-06-21	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Good	BLG GSF RB SMB Bartlett, Renee Van Someren, Tom The water level was perfect for this trip. The weather was too, right up to the point when a small rain shower developed and caused us to stay under tree cover / shelter for a while. Wet from the rain the temperature drop made it seem much cooler than it should have been for June. Still, a great impromptu Solstice Day float. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 415 Height: 2.22 Source: Van Someren
	2019-06-14	MO	Beaver Creek	Brownbranch	Bradleyville	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Fair	GSF LMB LSF SMB Bartlett, Renee Bullard, Loring Jones, Marianne Knowlton, Laurie Siegfried, Beth The 2019 Flag Day Float had near perfect weather. Water levels were great. No major obstacles. Absolutely no crowds, didn't see another group all day. Fishing was fair. Was literally "spanked" by a fish. USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 258 Height: 3.35 Source: Bartlett
	2019-06-13	MO	Crane Creek	Otto Road	Otto Road	Total trip distance: 1.5 miles1.5	Good	Good	BLG GSF SMB Van Someren, Tom Took advantage of a beautiful, clear, 75 degree day to fish the long slowish pool upstream of Otto Road. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Van Someren
	2019-05-27	MO	Gasconade River	Buzzard Bluff	Wilbur Allen	Total trip distance: 7.2 miles7.2	Good	Great	GSF RB SMB Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Edmond, Brian Larsen, Lisa Travers, Gina Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Although this was on the upper Gasconade, the river was already very large here. The first half of the trip consisted of some very large, slow pools punctuated with some good runs. The latter part of this trip was faster. After our lunch stop, we did find the perfect shady spot for a "rivercado" snack. USGS Gauge Data: Hazelgreen (06928000) Discharge: 2840 Height: 5.44 Source: Edmond
	2019-05-25	MO	Beaver Creek	Jackson Mill	CR 437	Total trip distance: 9.2 miles9.2	Good	Great	GSF RB SMB Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Grindstaff, Brian Grindstaff, Nathaniel Hayes, Katie Larsen, Lisa Travers, Gina Tuter, Kristin Van Someren, Tom The water level on this trip was nearly perfect. There is no access at MO 76 despite the guidebook information. We put in at Jackson Hollow instead. The takeout is now gated and the landowner there is not friendly to paddlers (as we were told by some locals). USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 629 Height: 4.43 Source: Edmond
	2019-05-17	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Great	GSF RB SMB Bartlett, Renee Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom This was an ideal water level for this stretch of river. Several blocked passageways and some obstacles were encountered. We cleared some of these with a chainsaw and manpower but there is much work to be done. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 465 Height: 2.32 Source: Edmond
	2019-04-21	MO	Beaver Creek	Brownbranch	Bradleyville	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Fair	BLG GSF SMB Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Dudenhoffer, Todd Van Someren, Tom The water level was absolutely STELLAR, moving along great the entire length. No obstructions in the river, either. While the number of fish we caught placed us in the "fair" region we all judged the fishing as "poor". Note too: Beaver Creek Canoe Rental is charging floaters a $10 per boat "Access fee" to put in there. USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 496 Height: 3.96 Source: Van Someren
	2018-09-03	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Poor	Great	BLG GSF LMB LSF RB SMB Hooper, Joe Van Someren, Tom The weather was perfect, the fishing was great, but the water level was pretty lousy (despite the recent rains that occurred earlier a few days before). The CFS had unfortunately dropped below a "Good" rating. Several 12-14" large mouth bass were caught throughout the day, though. The river obstructions located at N37.045881 W93.065229 have become worse and need significant cleanup to make this area easily navigable again. Portaging around it in lower water levels has become a real hassle. The second tree snarl (coordinates N37.042722 W93.072017) now has a wide easy pathway through it. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 174 Height: 1.41 Source: Van Someren
	2018-09-01	MO	Bull Creek	Goodnight Hollow	Walnut Shade	Total trip distance: 7.2 miles7.2	Good	Great	GSF LSF SMB Edmond, Brian Fillmer, Lawrence Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Travers, Gina Van Someren, Tom The water level for this trip was not ideal. It was too low for a comfortable trip but it was good enough to do again in a pinch. The water was crystal clear despite a major rain event on Thursday. Friday's water level would have been perfect for a good trip. USGS Gauge Data: Walnut Shade (07053810) Discharge: 305 Height: 3.67 Source: Edmond
	2018-08-17	MO	Finley River	Reed Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 3.0 miles3.0	Poor	Great	GSF LSF RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Tried to take advantage of the perfect weather and recent rains, but the water level was still much too low. Had to drag the kayak over pretty much every gravel bar to get upstream about 1 1/2 miles and fish the long slow pool located there. Great fishing was had, though, just sitting in the shade pulling in one after another 6-7 inch goggle eye and SMB. Got in the water at 15:00 and took out 18:40. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 102 Height: 1.12 Source: Van Someren
	2018-06-01	MO	James River	Delaware	Hootentown	Total trip distance: 12.7 miles12.7	Good	Good	CCF GSF LMB LSF SMB Van Someren, Tom Originally this trip was supposed to be on Crane Creek. However, finding it in flood stage (from the previous night's rains) when I got there, I spontaneously switched to doing the James, since it was basically on the drive back to the house. Thankfully the DOJ's current had movement for most of this long stretch, because doing 12.7 miles without its assistance would have been WAAAAY too much. Shelvin Rock to Hootie is much more interesting (IMHO) than Delaware to Shelvin. Though somewhat scenic, the entire length just has FAAAAAR too many long, slow, wide, tedious sections for my taste. The James is definitely the Waffle House of rivers (i.e., always there, always open, generally "Meh!"). USGS Gauge Data: Boaz (07052250) Discharge: 226 Height: 2.87 Source: Van Someren
	2018-05-12	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Low	Great	GSF RB SMB Acharya, Sree Arnold, Al Casey, Libra Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Fillmer, Lawrence Hong, Kenny Larsen, Chris Van Someren, Tom This was a fantastic float and a good day to be out. Several of the riffles had significant amounts of dragging, a few required a short portage or pulling the boat through the water. At least one set of snags caused a significant portage across two gravel bars. We spent some amount of time clearing debris and cutting limbs to make future floats better. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 237 Height: 1.71 Source: Edmond
	2017-10-08	MO	James River	Cox	Galena Landing	Total trip distance: 3.9 miles3.9	Good	Fair	GSF SMB Dudenhoeffer, Reagan Dudenhoeffer, Todd Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom The lake level was at 916.41 but we were in a still pool for the last mile of the trip. For future trips, the level should be lower if one expects to get a current for the entire trip. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 178 Height: 4.17 Source: Edmond
	2016-08-13	MO	Finley River	Lindenlure	Ozark	Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2	Good	Great	GSF LSF SMB Coroleuski, Linda Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Van Someren, Tom Williams, Sarah The water level was very good, but this trip included at least two non-trivial portages and several very tricky spots, even for a kayak, due to downed trees and overhanging branches. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 241 Height: 1.58 Source: Edmond
	2016-07-19	OK	Blue River	US 377	Harris Ranch Road	Total trip distance: 1.2 miles1.2	Good	Fair	LMB SMB GSF Fillmore, Brian Lyons, Matt Float was good but getting close to low. USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 114 Height: 5.91 Source: Fillmore
	2016-07-16	MO	Beaver Creek	Brownbranch	Bradleyville	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Excellent	LSF GSF LMB SMB RB Amburn, Andrea Amburn, Matt Dudenhoeffer, Todd Edmond, Brian Eth, Joe Van Someren, Tom This was an excellent float trip. The water was nearly perfect (a little bit higher would have been nice but it was fantastic just like this). Joe caught more than 50 fish. I caught nearly 30 or more. Even when we didn't catch anything, we could feel fish hitting the lure. USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 276 Height: 3.15 Source: Edmond
	2016-07-01	OK	Blue River	US 377	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 5.7 miles5.7	Good	Excellent	SMB LMB KSB GSF Edmond, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Brian Hallmark, Larissa Ligon, Day Ligon, Guerdon Sardina, Krissy Thompson, Denise Van Someren, Tom This stretch had several challenging rapids. The flow was pretty good but several times, we got stuck on the bedrock and had to scoot through or pull the boats out. Fishing was obviously great, but more water would have made this a more exciting kayaking adventure. USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 178 Height: 6.04 Source: Edmond
	2014-10-21	OK	Blue River	US 377	Harris Ranch Road	Total trip distance: 1.2 miles1.2	Low	Good	SMB LMB GSF Fillmore, Brian Oliver, Scott No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 25 Height: 5.52 Source: Fillmore
	2014-10-09	AR	Buffalo River	Ingram Creek (B)	Rush	Total trip distance: 9.0 miles4.5	Good	Fair	SMB RB LSF GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 96 Height: 2.53 Source: Fillmore
	2014-10-08	AR	Buffalo River	Dillard's Ferry	Ingram Creek (B)	Total trip distance: 9.0 miles4.5	Good	Fair	SMB RB LSF GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 96 Height: 2.53 Source: Fillmore
	2014-06-22	MO	James River	Hootentown	McCall Bridge Road	Total trip distance: 6.4 miles6.4	Good	Fair	GSF Amburn, Andrea Edmond, Brian Hunt, Rob Van Someren, Cynthia Van Someren, Tom No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Boaz (07052250) Discharge: 283 Height: 2.88 Source: Edmond
	2014-05-05	MO	Bryant Creek	MO 95 (B)	Sycamore	Total trip distance: 9.6 miles4.6	Good	Fair	RB SMB LMB LSF GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Actually camped about five miles downstream of the MO 95 bridge. USGS Gauge Data: Tecumseh (07058000) Discharge: 331 Height: 3.82 Source: Fillmore
	2014-05-04	MO	Bryant Creek	Bell School	MO 95 (B)	Total trip distance: 9.6 miles5.0	Good	Fair	RB SMB LSF GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore Rebecca Actually camped about five miles downstream of the MO 95 bridge. USGS Gauge Data: Tecumseh (07058000) Discharge: 341 Height: 3.85 Source: Fillmore
	2013-05-13	AR	Buffalo River	Erbie (A)	Pruitt	Total trip distance: 23.8 miles5.8	Good	Fair	SMB RB LSF GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Ponca (07055660) Discharge: 143 Height: 2.33 Source: Fillmore
	2013-05-12	AR	Buffalo River	Kyles (B)	Erbie (A)	Total trip distance: 23.8 miles9.0	Good	Fair	SMB RB LSF GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Ponca (07055660) Discharge: 164 Height: 2.41 Source: Fillmore
	2013-05-11	AR	Buffalo River	Ponca	Kyles (B)	Total trip distance: 23.8 miles9.0	Good	Fair	SMB RB LSF GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Ponca (07055660) Discharge: 195 Height: 2.52 Source: Fillmore
	2012-05-26	MO	Jacks Fork River	Blue Spring	Rymer	Total trip distance: 6.6 miles6.6	Low	Great	SMB RB LSF BLG GSF Fillmore, Brent Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Tina Wann, Denny Wann, Mom No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 27 Height: 1.28 Source: Fillmore
	2012-05-25	MO	Eleven Point River	Spring Creek (B)	Greer Crossing	Total trip distance: 7.4 miles3.7	Good	Great	SMB RB LSF GSF BLG Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 549 Height: 3.29 Source: Fillmore
	2012-05-24	MO	Eleven Point River	Cane Bluff	Spring Creek (B)	Total trip distance: 7.4 miles3.7	Good	Great	SMB RB LSF GSF BLG Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 553 Height: 3.30 Source: Fillmore
	2012-05-19	OK	Kiamichi River	Tuskahoma Bridge	US 271	Total trip distance: 6.7 miles6.7	Low	Great	KSB GSF LSF CCF Cooper, Brook Cooper, Matt Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Clayton (07335790) Discharge: 26 Height: 3.44 Source: Fillmore
	2012-04-28	OK	Mountain Fork River	Eagle Creek Bridge (Smithville)	The Narrows	Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2	Good	Fair	GSF LSF SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Smithville (07338750) Discharge: 64 Height: 6.93 Source: Fillmore
	2011-07-03	MO	Gasconade River	Hazelgreen	MO 133	Total trip distance: 14.5 miles9.2	Good	Fair	SMB RB GSF LSF BLG Fillmore, Brent Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Tina Wann, Denny Wann, Mom No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Hazelgreen (06928000) Discharge: 282 Height: 1.72 Source: Fillmore
	2011-07-02	MO	Osage Fork	Hull Ford	Gasconade River	Total trip distance: 14.5 miles4.5	Good	Great	SMB RB GSF LSF BLG Fillmore, Brent Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Fillmore
	2011-07-02	MO	Gasconade River	Osage Fork	Hazelgreen	Total trip distance: 14.5 miles0.8	Good	Great	SMB RB GSF LSF BLG Fillmore, Brent Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Hazelgreen (06928000) Discharge: 296 Height: 1.77 Source: Fillmore
	2010-08-14	MO	Gasconade River	Gasconade Hills Resort	Hazelgreen	Total trip distance: 4.3 miles4.3	Good	Good	SMB RB GSF LSF BLG Fillmore, Brent Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Tina Wann, Denny Wann, Mom No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Hazelgreen (06928000) Discharge: 143 Height: 1.23 Source: Fillmore
	2009-05-30	OK	Glover River	Road D185	Jones River Ranch Road	Total trip distance: 4.8 miles4.8	Good	Fair	GSF LSF SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Ligon, Day No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Glover (07337900) Discharge: 100 Height: 3.62 Source: Fillmore
	2008-07-26	OK	Mountain Fork River	Eagle Creek Bridge (Smithville)	The Narrows	Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2	Poor	Poor	GSF LSF SMB East, Mitch Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Smithville (07338750) Discharge: 6 Height: 6.00 Source: Fillmore
	2008-07-12	OK	Kiamichi River	Tuskahoma Bridge	US 271	Total trip distance: 6.7 miles6.7	Low	Fair	KSB GSF LSF CCF East, Mitch Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Rose, Nick No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Clayton (07335790) Discharge: 24 Height: 3.40 Source: Fillmore
	2007-05-27	OK	Mountain Fork River	Eagle Creek Bridge (Smithville)	The Narrows	Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2	Good	Fair	SMB GSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Javorsek, Rachie Durand No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Smithville (07338750) Discharge: 76 Height: Source: Fillmore

A total of 44 rows are displayed.

Trip Summary for Green Sunfish

Miles	250.4
Trips	37
Rivers	16
States	3
People	60
Dates	43
Years	13
Months	7
Rows	44
Sources	5

Condition Descriptions

Flood - The river is flooding. Obstacles can be treacherous or deadly. The river should be avoided at this stage for casual trips and definitely for the inexperienced. Trips should be attempted only with protective gear and equipment.
High - The river is high and potentially dangerous, especially for the young and / or inexperienced. Normal stream obstacles are sometimes difficult to navigate. Extended distances can be attempted, but canoe travel may not be advisable.
Good - Conditions are ideal for a canoe or kayak. Boats typically will drag on fewer than one-quarter of riffles, if at all, and portages are unnecessary or rare. Normal float lengths can be attempted without a problem.
Low - River is low but can still be floated. Some riffles are okay but most come with significant dragging and might need a portage. Float lengths should be reduced to accommodate low flow, dragging, and portages.
Poor - River is too low to float comfortably. Most or all riffles will drag or must be portaged and some obstacles (such as slick shelf rock) cause undue problems. Avoid the river at this stage for casual paddling trips.
Potential - Evaluative discharge ratings do not exist for this gauge and water level. However, the current discharge is at or above the historic median value for today's date, indicating that conditions might be sufficient for a successful trip.
Unknown - A value of unknown indicates that enough information has not yet been gathered to determine a rating at the current river level. Review gauge and river data for more information.

Fishing Conditions

None - No fishing
Poor - 0 - 2 fish caught
Fair - 3 - 6 fish caught
Good - 7 - 15 fish caught
Great - 15 - 30 fish caught
Excellent - 30+ fish caught

Fish Species

Notes

A - Above / upstream
B - Below / downstream

Classic Trip List

The 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.