Submit a New Trip| Date | State | River | Start | End | Distance | Condition | Fishing | Details | |
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 | 2026-05-04 | MO | Gasconade River | Blacks Ford | Gascanade hills Resort | Total trip distance: 6.0 miles6.0 | Good | Great | BLG RB RSF SMB  Grimm, DrewMcMichael, Rick Noonan, Mark Winkleman, Tony  Most of the stream was easily navigable. There was one tree that had a very narrow area in which to get past the dangerous part. Most of our party chose to Walk the kayaks around the spot. USGS Gauge Data:Hazelgreen (06928000)Discharge: 1230 Height: 3.10  Source: Noonan |
| 2026-03-28 | MO | Eleven Point River | Cane Bluff | Greer | Total trip distance: 7.4 miles7.4 | Low | Great | RB RSF SMB Barton, AdamBarton, Scott On the water about 0945 and made it to Greer Crossing about 1730. Tough fishing conditions were in store for us with post-frontal conditions (clear sky, morning temps in the 30s, high barometric pressure, and variable winds.) The water level was lower than normal (USGS daily CFS mean) for this time of year according to the USGS gauge, which is downstream from where Greer Spring dumps into the river. In general, floating above Greer Crossing is tough due to no USGS gauge being present on this stretch of the river, which increases the local awareness needed to float the river at the right time and right water level. Because of our lack of knowledge about the Eleven Point as this was my first time floating this section, we had to regularly portage due to low water levels and numerous riffles with strainers in the channel that we didn’t feel like challenging since the high for the day was only 57 degrees. Nevertheless, we scrapped out a pretty decent day of smallmouth and Ozark bass fishing by our standards. I managed to catch my new PB smallie at 18" and caught at least a half dozen or more above 14" in totality. All in all, we caught about 40 smallmouth on the day. Many if not all the fish caught had pretty good bellies on them, so the pre-spawn is beginning to crank up as the photo period continues to lengthen day by day in the spring. This stretch of the Eleven Point is beautiful and would be an absolute blast with a little more water (ideally 600+ CFS on the gauge at Bardley) to speed up some of the slower holes and deepen the riffles by a few inches, making one of the most “remote-feeling” streams of the Ozarks a true gem to experience. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 572 Height: 2.77 Source: Barton |
| 2022-09-10 | MO | Osage Fork | Dryknob | Davis Ford | Total trip distance: 4.9 miles4.9 | Low | Good | GSF RB RSF SMB Barton, AdamGreenstreet, Michael On the water by 0700 and the river was low. We had moderate success fishing, but the full moon the night before may have allowed the fish to eat all night causing them to be pretty finicky for us. There are several lengthy portages due to downed trees across the river. One tricky spot in the river caused my kayak to shift course and my rods were snapped on a rootwad in the middle of a riffle. Overall, a fun float on a new river, but needs more water to be excellent. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Barton |
| 2022-05-28 | MO | Swan Creek | Rt AA | Hulls Ford Road | Total trip distance: 7.4 miles7.4 | Good | Excellent | GSF KSB LMB LSF RB RSF SMB Barton, AdamGreenstreet, Michael We were on the river by 0800 and had it to ourselves for much of the day before taking out about 1530. Michael caught a 16" smallie that weighed 2lbs 8oz and I caught one that was 15.5" and the same weight. The spawn was later this year due to the cold, wet spring and flooding. Both of our larger smallies appeared to still have some eggs inside and were getting ready to spawn, which is a couple of weeks after their prime spawning period. We finessed fished, using shaky heads and Ned rigs for most of the day. Michael caught a giant green sunfish that was almost ten inches long too! There was a single deep pool that had some American lotus leafing out, so I tied on a whopper plopper and caught a 16" largemouth for my first topwater fish of the year. Later I caught a small spotted bass to complete the bass slam (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted) which I had never done before on Swan Creek. All fish were returned to the water unharmed. Overall, this section was perfect at this water level for paddling, with the Bull Creek gauge between 400-500 CFS. Swan requires an intermediate paddling skillset. Some of the shoals can be bumpy and tricky even at moderate levels so be careful and wear your PFD! Bull Creek gauge was 385 cfs. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Barton |
| 2021-05-08 | MO | Beaver Creek | CR 437 | Brownbranch | Total trip distance: 4.5 miles4.5 | High | Great | LMB RB RSF SMB Barton, AdamBarton, Scott We had the creek to ourselves on a Saturday due to rain falling in the morning. The water was up and flowing a little too fast for adequate fishing conditions, but we still caught tons of rock bass and smallmouth. There were a couple of tricky portages around some trees and rapids, but overall it turned into a beautiful afternoon on the water. I would recommend the area below Brownbranch for better fishing. USGS Gauge Data:Bradleyville (07054080)Discharge: 679 Height: 4.60 Source: Barton |
| 2020-05-17 | MO | Wilson Creek | Roundtree | Old Limey Road | Total trip distance: 6.0 miles6.0 | Good | Poor | RSF Barton, Adam Barton, Brooke Brumfield, Josh Brumfield, Rachel Pendergraft, Jonathan Pendergraft, Laurel The creek was up and flowing quite well. Not sure if it classifies as "high" but it was moving at a good clip. Most gravel bars were covered and there was one tree down in the creek that had to be portaged around. We put in at the bike trail just downstream from the wastewater treatment plant and floated down through Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. This float is very scenic and gives you the opportunity to see a different side of the park. The takeout at Limey Road is a bit tricky since its at the end of a shoal. USGS Gauge Data:Battlefield (07052160)Discharge: 448 Height: 3.78 Source: Barton |
| 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, JohnFeistner, 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: 1090 Height: 3.98 Source: Feistner |
| 2017-03-20 | MO | James River | Kerr | Galena | Total trip distance: 5.0 miles5.0 | Low | Good | RSF SMB Amburn, AndreaLarsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Galena (07052500)Discharge: 319 Height: 4.03 Source: Amburn |
A total of 8 rows are displayed.
| Miles | 48.6 |
| Trips | 8 |
| Rivers | 7 |
| Countries | 1 |
| States | 1 |
| People | 19 |
| Dates | 8 |
| Years | 6 |
| Months | 4 |
| Rows | 8 |
| Sources | 4 |
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.