Trip List for Smallmouth Bass

Date	State	River	Start	End	Distance	Condition	Fishing	Details
2021-08-20	MO	Eleven Point River	Whitten	Riverton	Total trip distance: 8.0 miles8.0	Good	Poor	SMB Feistner Schroeppel Water was absolutely great and there were not many floaters. River was just high enough to enable a kayak/canoe to navigate almost every riffle without hitting rocks. The float took us about 5.5 hours with a few stops. Water is pretty chilly though if you are a swimmer. The "good" rating goes down to 300 cfs. It may be a challenge to pick your way through the riffles with only 300 cfs. Expect to hit a some rocks and maybe get hung up in a few. Halls Bay Chute makes for a fun little drop a couple of miles from the end. Rained pretty hard just as we were taking out. Highly recommend this stretch of river. USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 628 Height: 3.24 Source: Feistner
2021-07-26	MO	Current River	Pulltite	Round Spring	Total trip distance: 9.0 miles9.0	Good	Fair	SMB Barton, Adam Brothers, Brendan Denbow, Grant Kromrey, Mike Sanders, Caleb A wonderful July day on the river with some smallmouth caught in the deep holes near boulders. We were on the river about 1000 and off by 1545 with stops for lunch and hiking to the various springs along the river. This is one of the most beautiful floats in all of Missouri and the shuttle distance is only about 10 miles and less than 20 minutes. USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 264 Height: 0.95 Source: Barton
2021-06-19	MO	Niangua River	Moon Valley	Bennett Spring	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Good	GSF SMB Barton, Adam Barton, Scott We were on the river by 6:45am and had it to ourselves until we got close to Bennett Spring. The is a huge log jam about 1.5 miles downstream of Moon Valley that created a secondary channel and resulted in a 20 minute detour with a few portages. We dragged on about half the riffles, so I would not want to float this section at too much lower of a level. Several deep long pools exist in this section, which would be great for fishing on a cooler day. Overall the fishing was excellent between 7:00am-9:00am, but lowly tapered off as the day warmed up. The water was murkier than usual which was odd given the river level. Once we reached where Bennett Spring Branch discharges into the river, the water cleared up and felt amazing to swim in. USGS Gauge Data: Windyville (06923250) Discharge: 173 Height: 1.29 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, Adam Barton, 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
2020-11-28	MO	Beaver Creek	Brownbranch	Bradleyville	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Good	SMB Barton, Adam Barton, Scott No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 442 Height: 4.02 Source: Barton
2020-10-10	MO	James River	Kerr	Cox	Total trip distance: 4.8 miles4.8	Good	Poor	RB SMB Bartlett, Renee Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Tom Perfect weather made this an exceptional October float. While the water was low and we had a few places where we dragged, we did not have to exit our boats. While we had little luck actually catching any fish, the water was crystal clear and the fish sightings were abundant. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 148 Height: 4.02 Source: Bartlett
2020-09-27	MO	Crane Creek	Langley Ford Road	Langley Ford Road	Total trip distance: 3.5 miles3.5	Low	Fair	CCF RB RT SMB Van Someren, Tom Paddled upstream 1.75 miles to fish and examine how many river obstructions needed work to clear a navigable path along this section. Photos included in this report show where they are along with each obstruction. For the water level being as low as it was, it wasn't as terrible (LOL) as I thought it might be paddling around. Returning back to the car I got caught in a steadily increasing thunderstorm. Adding insult to injury the seat adjustment mechanism on my kayak also broke. Rrrrrrr!!! No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Van Someren
2020-09-26	MO	Crane Creek	Otto Road	Otto Road	Total trip distance: 1.0 miles1.0	Low	Fair	BLG RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Just wanted to get on a river and take advantage of a perfect 80 degree day fishing the long slow pool upstream of Otto Road. Ran into Ryan Wilson along with his mom and dad floating down from Swinging Bridge Road. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Van Someren
2020-09-20	MO	Finley River	Reed Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 5.8 miles5.8	Poor	Fair	BLG RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Paddled / waded / hiked upstream to the confluence of Pedelo Creek to, once and for all, clear a navigable path through the multiple tree obstructions that have been there for the last several years. Also did a little fishing on the return back to the car. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 28 Height: 0.65 Source: Van Someren
2020-09-05	MO	Flat Creek	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Low	Good	SMB Back, Dustin Barton, Brooke Pendergraft, Jonathan Pendergraft, Laurel River was low and hard to go through any shallow riffles. Smallmouth were caught near root wads on small jigs and Ned rigs in the current. Nobody else on the river though on Labor Day weekend was a plus. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 52 Height: 3.44 Source: Barton
2020-08-14	MO	Flat Creek	Flat Creek Road	Dry Creek	Total trip distance: 7.0 miles7.0	Low	Good	GSF SMB Goff, Courtney Goff, Michelle Total river blockage. Tree down blocking full width of river about halfway through float length. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 73 Height: 3.60 Source: Goff
2020-08-14	MO	James River	Kerr	Cox	Total trip distance: 4.8 miles4.8	Good	Great	KSB LMB RB SMB Barton, Adam Brumfield, Josh The river was perfect for fishing and floating with only a few places were we had to hop out and drag our kayaks. I caught my personal best smallmouth at just over 15" and Josh caught a 3lb spotted bass near Galena. The high temp for the day was 92 degrees, so we took plenty of time to cool off in the river when the fishing slowed down around noon. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 274 Height: 4.32 Source: Barton
2020-08-06	MO	Niangua River	Moon Valley	Bennett Spring	Total trip distance: 7.5 miles7.5	Good	Poor	SMB Feistner, J Feistner, S Schroeppel, B Schroeppel, K Water level was acceptable. River has long quiet pools, followed by rock and gravel riffles. With lower flows you may find yourself dragging excessively or walking at some of the rock riffles, shallow split channels, and where there are downed trees. Had to portage just before Hildebrand Bluff due to a log jam completely obstructing the right channel and a couple of small trees obstructing the smaller, left channel. According to another floater, this area has been an issue for quite some time, so it is unlikely that vendors put in at Moon Valley, or they would have removed at least the small trees blocking the channel. Quiet, scenic and enjoyable float on a Thursday. Two other kayaks seen on the river and a few fisherman above the park. USGS Gauge Data: Windyville (06923250) Discharge: 79 Height: 1.17 Source: Feistner
2020-07-25	MO	James River	Kerr	Cox	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	Fair	LSF SMB Feistner, J Feistner, S Rush, S Schroeppel, B Schroeppel, K River level was just about perfect. James River Outfitters assisted us in kayak rental and shuttling of one of our kayaks. River was a bit crowded, especially for a weekday. If you want to avoid the crowds, consider going Monday through Thursday. We took our time, enjoyed the water, and made the float last about 4.5 hours. Great day on the river. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 361 Height: 4.57 Source: Feistner
2020-07-24	MO	James River	Kerr	Cox	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	Fair	LSF SMB Feistner, J Feistner, S Rush, S Schroeppel, B Schroeppel, K River level was just about perfect. James River Outfitters assisted us in kayak rental and shuttling of one of our kayaks. River was a bit crowded, especially for a weekday. If you want to avoid the crowds, consider going Monday through Thursday. We took our time, enjoyed the water, and made the float last about 4.5 hours. Great day on the river. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 394 Height: 4.67 Source: Feistner
2020-07-15	OK	Blue River	US 377	Harris Ranch Road	Total trip distance: 1.2 miles1.2	Low	Fair	SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Vivien No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 101 Height: 5.90 Source: Fillmore
2020-07-12	MO	Bourbeuse River	Mill Rock Ford	Wenkel Ford	Total trip distance: 7.0 miles7.0	Good	Good	LMB SMB Bray, Matt McCullough, Brayden No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Union (07016500) Discharge: 293 Height: 2.54 Source: Bray
2020-07-10	MO	James River	Finley River	Hootentown	Total trip distance: 3.5 miles3.2	Good	Great	KSB RB SMB Barton, Adam Brumfield, Josh A short trip that began on the last 1/4 mile of the Finley resulted in some great fishing. Smallmouth bass were hungry and were caught in eddies close to the current. USGS Gauge Data: Boaz (07052250) Discharge: 160 Height: 2.71 Source: Barton
2020-07-05	MO	James River	Kerr	Cox	Total trip distance: 4.8 miles4.8	Good	None	RB SMB Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Dawson, Don Dawson, Laura Waldman, Rachel Holiday weekend float. We were on the water in the early am before 10. The river was remarkably quiet. The water was high enough Laura was able to use her inflatable kayak. The weather was beautiful. We were loaded and off the water by 1:30pm. USGS Gauge Data: Springfield (07050700) Discharge: 223 Height: 5.22 Source: Bartlett
2020-06-20	MO	Jacks Fork River	Buck Hollow	Alley Spring	Total trip distance: 14.8 miles14.8	Low	Good	RB SMB Barton, Adam Barton, Brooke Barton, Scott Barton, Melinda Pendergraft, Jonathan Pendergraft, Laurel The water was a little low for ideal floating. The forecast called for a 40% chance of thunderstorms and sure enough it opened up on us just past Bay Creek. The fishing was okay before the rain hit, but then disappeared after the storms blew in. Overall a mediocre flow due to the weather, but memories galore due to paddling in the monsoon. USGS Gauge Data: Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 105 Height: 1.29 Source: Barton
2020-06-19	MO	Eleven Point River	Cane Bluff	Greer Crossing	Total trip distance: 7.4 miles7.4	Good	Great	LMB RB SMB Fonner, Mike Franke, Joe River was high but manageable. Was crowded with a couple bus loads and several groups of multiple kayak fisherman. I hope they had as good a luck as we did. Even though the river was moving we were able to catch fish in spots all day. USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 1600 Height: 4.50 Source: Fonner
2020-06-05	MO	Jacks Fork River	Allen Branch (B)	Alley Spring	Total trip distance: 32.5 miles4.7	Good	Poor	RB SMB Bartlett, Stephanie Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom We had more rain this morning but it wasn't the deluge we'd had before. We didn't get an early start since we only had a few miles to go. This day was marked by two significant snake sightings. The first was a erythristic common watersnake, which was neat enough. When I posted this on Facebook later, someone else posted the same colored snake from a different observer. It turns out it was the exact same snake, verified because it was basking on the exact same log. Less than a mile away, Stephanie and I were looking at some flowering shrubs halfway up a bluff. We paddled over to get a better look, not paying attention to the rocks below. Without realizing it, I had paddled Stephanie to within a foot of a basking cottonmouth. Had it been inclined, it could have tagged her hand, which was resting on the side of the canoe. Luckily, it was merely annoyed at our presence. The water flow was fine through this section but the river widened and flattened quite a bit as well. We agreed that the section below Bay Creek just wasn't as scenic and desirable as the upper sections of the river. USGS Gauge Data: Alley Spring (07065495) Discharge: 421 Height: 3.38 Source: Edmond
2020-06-05	MO	Jacks Fork River	Ebb and Flow	Bay Creek	Total trip distance: 11.0 miles11.0	Good	Excellent	BLG RB SMB Bray, Eli Bray, Matt No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 161 Height: 1.78 Source: Bray
2020-06-04	MO	Jacks Fork River	Lost Hollow (B)	Allen Branch (B)	Total trip distance: 32.5 miles12.3	Good	Poor	RB SMB Bartlett, Stephanie Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom This day started out with an early morning thunderstorm that finished raining around 0900 hours. We got a late and wet start but managed to push off the gravel bar by 1100 hours. The water flow was very good through this stretch at this level although there were still a few places where we dragged. We ran into Ron White's group at Chalk Bluff today and got further confirmation of a positive identification. We commented on their massive amount of gear and Ron stated that the circus had come to town. He didn't have a drink and cigar but he was headed to a cooler to get one. USGS Gauge Data: Alley Spring (07065495) Discharge: 447 Height: 3.44 Source: Edmond
2020-06-03	MO	Jacks Fork River	VFW Campground (A)	Lost Hollow (B)	Total trip distance: 32.5 miles11.2	Good	Poor	RB SMB Bartlett, Stephanie Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom The water level was somewhat better. On this stretch and the others, I jumped out several times to save our loaded canoe from certain danger. This is my favorite section of the river. The scenery is fantastic and the river is still small enough to feel like you're enclosed. A few miles before we hit Jam Up Cave, a thunderstorm blew up and rained hard. Tom got a great video of the beginning of this storm. We sought shelter and dried off somewhat in the cave itself. While there, we saw a large group camping on the gravel bar across from the cave. They had several tents and lots of gear. We're calling this the Ron White Expedition. Although there is evidence that Ron White was, in fact, performing this week and not floating and fishing on the Jacks Fork River, we think there was probably a double standing in for him during the shows so the real Ron White could get away. Tom asked if he knew Jeff Foxworthy and he said he did. Who are you going to believe? A published show schedule or a man's self-professed friendship with a famous comedian? USGS Gauge Data: Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 163 Height: 1.79 Source: Edmond
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: 183 Height: 1.89 Source: Edmond
2020-05-31	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Fair	SMB Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Bre Van Someren, Tom The water level was perfect for this float. There were a few tricky places and one portage around a log jam but nothing was particularly dangerous or difficult, even for beginners. At this level, the water is fast and clear. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 745 Height: 2.80 Source: Edmond
2020-05-31	MO	Jacks Fork River	Buck Hollow	Rymers	Total trip distance: 9.4 miles9.4	Good	Great	RB SMB Barton, Brooke Pendergraft, Jonathan Pendergraft, Laurel Beautiful day on the river with the family. Caught a ton of rock bass along the boulders and smallmouth in the edges of the current. USGS Gauge Data: Mountain View (07065200) Discharge: 253 Height: 2.20 Source: Barton
2020-05-21	MO	Finley River	US 160	US 160	Total trip distance: 1.5 miles1.5	High	Good	RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Paddled upstream 3/4 of a mile against a pretty strong current to the long deep pool that's basically the same distance below Riverdale dam. Fished for two hours, finally catching eight smallmouth and goggle eye of various sizes around dusk. Each time I've fished this large pool there have been large gar routinely jumping out of the water and splashing about. Sometimes it gets annoying it's so frequent. Note: Getting kayaks and equipment in and out of this spot isn't very fun at all. The roar of traffic continually blowing by is very nerve-wracking and quite unsettling. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 894 Height: 3.06 Source: Van Someren
2020-05-14	MO	Bull Creek	Red Bridge Road	Goodnight Hollow	Total trip distance: 9.4 miles9.4	High	Poor	SMB Barton, Adam Kromrey, Mike Simmons, Dillan Wheeler, Seth The river was EXTREMELY fun at this level, but only if your head was on a swivel at all times. We averaged about 3.5 mph for the trip and had many class II rapids to run between Dry Hollow Road and Goodnight Hollow. Would recommend this float with the gauge at 800 cfs or higher due to large boulders and some low-water bridges in play. This section has many trees down as well, so its recommended for experienced paddlers only. Beautiful views though and a shuttle time of 35 minutes due to the aforementioned low-water crossings being impassable. USGS Gauge Data: Walnut Shade (07053810) Discharge: 1000 Height: 4.81 Source: Barton
2020-05-02	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Poor	RB SMB Bartlett, Renee Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom An absolutely perfect day, with excellent water flow and stream clarity the whole way. Got in at 11:40 and took out at 18:30, stopping for two lazy lunches on shady gravel bars. The nasty snarl just below Jackson Spring needs more work done on it, due to a large tree completely crossing the river obstructing the navigable path. The Pedelo Creek snarl area has another minor tree obstruction that a chainsaw would make quick work of. Note: Ed Underwood, the property owner at the Reed Road take-out spot, has gated his entrance to the river. He hasn't begun locking the gate yet, only utilizing a loose chain looped into a slot on the movable gate. Speaking with another person who also parked on the property, he said Ed put the gate up since the Linden property owners had closed that access to the public. He said Ed would continue allowing access to the river so long as it didn't get crazy or out of hand. I think it's only a matter of time, though, before idiots will ruin Reed Road as a usable access to the Finley. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 573 Height: 2.46 Source: Van Someren
2020-04-08	MO	Flat Creek	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	Poor	SMB Edmond, Brian Eth, Joe Gaunt, Jay Haun, Korey Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom The water was high and flowing well but still mostly clear. There were no serious obstacles on this stretch. Several other groups were seen on the river this day, some of whom were in their own floating parties. We started around 1300 hours and were off the river by 1730 despite a few fairly lengthy breaks. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 650 Height: 5.21 Source: Edmond
2020-01-27	MO	Bull Creek	Goodnight Hollow	Walnut Shade	Total trip distance: 7.2 miles7.2	Good	Poor	RT SMB Beauchamp, Zak Guthrie, Chris Good float level for Bull Creek. After the first low water bridge, there were a bunch of trees down and we chose to portage around them. There weren't many other obstacles other than that. We only caught two fish just before Walnut Shade. USGS Gauge Data: Walnut Shade (07053810) Discharge: 401 Height: 3.55 Source: Guthrie
2019-09-06	MO	James River	Kerr	Cox	Total trip distance: 4.8 miles4.8	Good	Fair	SMB Bartlett, Isaak Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Despite this float being on the DoJ (and literally finding a Port-a-Potty outhouse IN the river!), it was a great day to be on an Ozarks stream. The water was clear and gently moving along. The fishing wasn't off-the-charts good, but we all did catch a few here and there. There was one tree down about 1.5 miles up from Cox requiring us to do an easy portage around it. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 417 Height: 4.21 Source: Van Someren
2019-08-29	MO	Current River	Big Creek	Cave Spring	Total trip distance: 17.2 miles12.0	Good	Poor	SMB Bartlett, Renee Bartlett, Stephanie Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom We broke camp around 1130 hours and took our time paddling downstream. We stopped at Welch Spring and Medlock Cave along the way for photos. We lost track of Tom and Renee just downstream from Akers and paddled through the early evening to find them setup at Cave Spring. This night, we setup our tents to ward off the dew. The night and next morning were somewhat overcast and cool. Dinner tonight was burgers, corn on the cob, potato salad, beans, avocado / mango salsa, among other things. USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 514 Height: 1.49 Source: Edmond
2019-07-27	MO	James River	Shelvin Rock	Hootentown	Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2	Good	Poor	BLG RB SMB Bartlett, Isaak Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Chalumba, Claude Dean, Dizzy Garrison, Roxanne Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Not thinking through the full potential for a HUGE schmuck-a-rama to happen on the DoJ this Saturday, we arrived at Shelvin Rock to find the river access PACKED with fellow paddlers, cars, and trailers. At almost no point during the day could one not see at least a dozen kayaks either up or down stream from us. Regardless, it was a wonderful day to be outside on the river (even the DoJ) and everyone had a great time. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 370 Height: 4.20 Source: Van Someren
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: 1090 Height: 3.98 Source: Feistner
2019-07-10	MO	Big Piney River	Slabtown	Ross Bridge	Total trip distance: 17.0 miles17.0	Good	Fair	SMB Voltz, Amy Voltz, David Voltz, James Voltz, Peggy Camped on sandbar, saw no one for two days. (Combined two-day trip record.) USGS Gauge Data: Big Piney (06930000) Discharge: 317 Height: 2.93 Source: Voltz
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
2019-06-27	MO	Current River	Gladden Creek	Slick Shoal Hollow (B)	Total trip distance: 18.2 miles13.7	Good	Poor	SMB Bartlett, Renee Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom This was a perfect day to be on the river. We didn't see anyone else until nearly noon. We made great progress during the day as the current was moving steadily. Fishing was nearly non-existent. We did visit the main features including Cave Spring, Rockhouse Cave, Pulltite, and the smaller springs nearby. USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 614 Height: 1.69 Source: Edmond
2019-06-22	MO	Flat Creek	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	Good	RB SMB Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Van Someren, Tom The water level for this stretch was perfect. The water was nearly crystal clear but it flowed continuously from the time we put in. In fact, we had trouble finding a gravel bar where we could swim comfortably. Julian paddled his own kayak for this entire stretch. A couple of areas were a little sketchy for him since he was new but there were no problems. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 449 Height: 4.68 Source: Edmond
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
2019-04-09	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Fair	SMB Bartlett, Renee Van Someren, Tom This was a near-perfect-conditions day to be on the river, especially for early April. The water level was still flowing really great from semi-recent rains, and the air was very clam and warm from a cloudless sunny day. Too bad the fishing was rather poor (Renee managed to catch a small carp). The large spread-out tree snarl that occurs where Pedelo Creek joins the Finley has changed again where it can be made MUCH more easily navigable with a day's worth work with a couple chain saws. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 373 Height: 2.13 Source: Van Someren
2018-09-15	MO	Gasconade River	Cave Lodge	Ruby's Landing	Total trip distance: 5.1 miles5.1	Good	Poor	SMB Edmond, Brian The Gasconade was falling from a recent moderate flooding event. The water was still pretty murky. The flow was moderate with many slow, still pools. The riffles were fine but rare. This part of the river was nice enough but not very scenic. I rode an old prisoner bus from Ruby's Landing to the put-in just upstream of Schlict Spring. USGS Gauge Data: Hazelgreen (06928000) Discharge: 443 Height: 1.88 Source: Edmond
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
2018-06-29	MO	Finley River	Braden Road	Braden Road	Total trip distance: 2.6 miles2.6	Good	Fair	LSF RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Put in late in the afternoon around 15:30 and took out right before dark, 20:30. Found a spot to park the car well off the road that wasn't marked Private Property / No Trespassing and paddled upstream 1.28 miles. This section of the river isn't as favorable to paddle upstream as it has WAAAAY too many extended gravely bars the kayak has to be pulled through (so it's more like a hike with your boat). The fish weren't biting at all until right before dusk when I caught three very nice size smallies and a goggle eye. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 55 Height: 0.86 Source: Van Someren
2018-06-10	MO	James River	Kerr	Cox	Total trip distance: 4.8 miles4.8	Good	Good	SMB Aliaga, Rut Brame, Erika Brame, Joon Edmond, Alex Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Gerhardt, Kyle Gerhardt, Megan Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Wilson, Ryan This section of the James was relatively fast-moving given the very low rainfall we've had. It was also fairly crowded with rental boats and others. Swimming and fishing were both good and the water was comfortable. Chris and I cut up a tree obstruction on one particularly tricky run. USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 346 Height: 4.23 Source: Edmond
2018-06-03	MO	Crane Creek	Doc Eaton Road (CC-30A)	Otto Road	Total trip distance: 7.8 miles7.8	Good	Fair	LSF RT SMB Acharya, Sree Jackson, Amy Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Martin, Galen Provance, Doug Turk, Scott Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Wilson, Ryan This little creek is the perfect stream (IMHO). Small, compact, cozy, canopied with trees leaning in over much of the water, with tons of twists and turns around many bends in the river (especially so in the section above Swinging Bridge). We caught the water level at a point just before it may have been too low, but it still turned out to be an excellent outing with perfect weather. Fishing was actually poor for everyone accept Galen, who managed to catch an elusive McCloud Trout (approx. 4-5 lbs). The airspace at Oto Road bridge looked to be about 15-16". No USGS gauge for this river and date 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
2018-05-30	MO	Finley River	Reed Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 4.2 miles4.2	Good	Excellent	BLG LMB RB SMB Van Someren, Tom A gorgeous day to be on a river, so I spent the entire day paddling up stream, swimming, fishing, eating, and soaking in the solitude of having this stretch of clear stream all to myself. Fished several holes and long calm sections extensively from shady areas and utterly KILLED it with the number of fish caught. At the spot where I stopped paddling up stream I spent probably 90 minutes catching something on nearly EVERY cast (it was unbelievable for a while!). Most were 6-7" goggle eye and small sun fish, but several were nice sized large and small mouth bass. Just a perfect day. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 218 Height: 1.58 Source: Van Someren
2018-05-29	MO	Finley River	Braden Road	Braden Road	Total trip distance: 2.6 miles2.6	Good	Fair	LSF RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Put in late in the afternoon around 15:30 and took out right before dark, 20:30. Found a spot to park the car well off the road that wasn't marked Private Property / No Trespassing and paddled upstream 1.28 miles. This section of the river isn't as favorable to paddle upstream as it has WAAAAY too many extended gravelly bars the kayak has to be pulled through (so it's more like a hike with your boat). The fish weren't biting at all until right before dusk when I caught three very nice size smallies and a goggle eye. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 260 Height: 1.71 Source: Van Someren
2018-05-27	MO	Swan Creek	Rt AA	Hulls Ford Road	Total trip distance: 7.4 miles7.4	Good	Excellent	BLG LMB LSF RB SMB Acharya, Holly Acharya, Sree Bowe, Michelle Bowen, Denis Casey, Libra Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Martin, Galen Travers, Gina Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom The water level today was ideal for canoes and kayaks. Unfortunately, there is no gauge on Swan Creek, but Tom checked the level yesterday and found the recent rain had brought it up to flood stage. This stretch of the river was nearly continuously flowing so this stretch went pretty quickly. We stopped several times along the way to swim and take care of debris. Brian hit 1000 lifetime miles on this trip. Julian hit 300 and Michelle hit 250. Galen caught most of the fish (50+) while Tom and Chris each caught several. No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Edmond
2018-05-18	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Fair	BLG LMB RB SMB Van Someren, Tom The current was flowing really great, however the visibility into the water was murky from silt still not having settled (due to the recent rains). Despite having just paddled this section of the river the Saturday before, I decided to go again (on a whim and moment's notice) since the weather was perfect for it. The fishing turned out pretty good too. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 532 Height: 2.37 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
2018-05-12	OK	Blue River	US 377	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 5.7 miles5.7	Good	Good	KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian White, Aaron White, Arik No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 156 Height: 6.06 Source: Fillmore
2018-04-20	OK	Blue River	Harris Ranch Road	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 4.5 miles4.5	Good	Great	KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Miller, Russ No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 137 Height: 5.90 Source: Fillmore
2017-11-12	AR	Caddo River	Glenwood	Caddo River Cabins	Total trip distance: 3.3 miles3.3	Good	Fair	KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Vivien Javorsek, Rachel Vivien's maiden voyage! USGS Gauge Data: Caddo Gap (07359610) Discharge: 40 Height: 4.84 Source: Fillmore
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
2017-08-12	MO	Eleven Point River	Long Hollow	Turners Mill	Total trip distance: 8.1 miles8.1	Good	Great	BLG RB RT SMB Edmond, Brian Tune, Jeff Tune, Stacey Van Someren, Tom This was an excellent and casual float. The section above Greer Spring was a little low and we dragged or bumped through most of the riffles (a few had enough to carry us without bumping the bottom). After the spring, the river was swifter and high enough to carry us easily through the remainder of the trip. Nobody else was on the river above MO 19, and only a few people were encountered after that point. We started around 0930 hours and finished at 1640 hours. USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 781 Height: 3.76 Source: Edmond
2017-07-11	MO	Eleven Point River	Greer Spring (B)	Turner's Mill	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles4.5	Good	Good	RB RT SMB Larsen, Chris Norris, John Zumwalt, Dirk Fishing was almost "Great" by the definition above! Fun float with a few technical corners. Some debris from recent flooding - larger trees/limbs below surface, easy to avoid but be aware. Fantastic float and will definitely be doing this again!!! USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 988 Height: 4.06 Source: Larsen
2017-07-10	MO	Eleven Point River	Greer Spring	Greer Spring (B)	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles1.0	Good	Poor	RB RT SMB Larsen, Chris Norris, John Zumwalt, Dirk Lots of debris from recent flooding - not as much debris as the Jacks Fork or Current. USGS Gauge Data: Bardley (07071500) Discharge: 1010 Height: 4.09 Source: Larsen
2017-06-24	MO	Flat Creek	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	Fair	BLG RB SMB Acharya, Holly Acharya, Sreekanth Arnold, Al Arnold, Sharmane Davis, Reva Eth, Joe Cline, Bradley Cline, Jacob Cline, Jamie Van Someren, Tom Weather was perfect, water level was excellent. Only a couple of downed trees were blocking the river where newbies felt the need to portage around them. Got on the river at 10:45 and exited around 16:30. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 269 Height: 4.63 Source: Van Someren
2017-06-02	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Fair	BLG RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Originally this trip began with the purpose of me clearing away some downed trees. But stupidly leaving the chainsaws at home it simply became a fishing trip. The water level was PERFECT for a lazy day of casting the entire way. And the weather was GLORIOUS, too, with clear blue skies and an 83 degree temperature and no wind. There are still large tree obstructions that need clearing along this 6-mile stretch. Two new large trees have fallen together at these coordinates ( USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 305 Height: 1.88 Source: Van Someren
2017-04-19	MO	Finley River	Larose Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 9.9 miles9.9	Good	Fair	RB SMB Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom We took this day to clean up some log jams. The first two, within a mile of our starting point, took up the majority of our clean up time. These weren't completely cleared but hopefully enough that a flood will clear things out. We also cleared several other smaller blockages along the way. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 659 Height: 2.68 Source: Edmond
2017-04-12	MO	Finley River	Larose Road	Johns Ford Road	Total trip distance: 3.4 miles3.4	Low	Good	LMB SMB Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom This was a very enjoyable and worthwhile trip. However, the water level was almost too low for a trouble-free float. Nearly every riffle had some dragging and most places came with some real work to keep moving forward. We had to get out a few places.Like most wild rivers, there were some downed trees that had to be portaged. A chainsaw would have been helpful for this trip and for cleaning up the river. Ironically, one downed tree and the Braden Road (2.2 miles downstream from put-in) low-water bridge could be floated under, which wouldn't have been possible with significantly more water.There were several springs and seepy bluffs along this stretch of river. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 204 Height: 1.62 Source: Edmond
2017-04-08	MO	Finley River	Johns Ford Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	Fair	SMB Hooper, Joe Van Someren, Tom The water level was excellent! Despite breaking my $135 carbon paddle IN HALF, this float was great (near 80 degree weather, with some very good fishing). Had to spend too much time babying my crudely repaired paddle, but even with that I managed to catch four nice small mouth bass.There are two tree snarl obstructions in this segment of the river. The first one located at these coordinates, 37.045881, -93.065229. It's fairly easily portaged around and with a chain saw could probably get a small pathway cleared through it. The second tree snarl (coordinates 37.042722, -93.072017) is MUCH larger and more difficult to portage around. It would take some significant time and effort to fully clear the river of this major obstruction. Photos of both snarls can be seen on Flickr. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 442 Height: 2.21 Source: Van Someren
2017-04-01	MO	Beaver Creek	Brownbranch	Bradleyville	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Good	LSF SMB Arnold, Al Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Turk, Scott Van Someren, Tom The water was still high but coming down. It was relatively clear but still murky. At about 2/3 and 3/4, there were at least three tree obstacles that would have blocked us at a lower water level. Fortunately, there is an outfitter at Brownbranch that does some work clearing the river. USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 532 Height: 4.01 Source: Edmond
2017-03-20	MO	James River	Kerr	Galena	Total trip distance: 5.0 miles5.0	Low	Good	RSF SMB Amburn, Andrea Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Galena (07052500) Discharge: 319 Height: 4.03 Source: Amburn
2017-02-11	MO	Current River	Welch	Akers	Total trip distance: 11.9 miles2.4	Good	Poor	SMB Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom We put in at the landing, a small road down to the river pretty far south of the spring and hospital ruins. This section was nice and flowing quickly. We could have easily done this stretch in an hour. There were a few places where we dragged on the bottom a bit. USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 213 Height: 0.98 Source: Edmond
2016-11-12	MO	Black River	Mill Creek	Bluff Cave	Total trip distance: 14.3 miles8.3	Good	Poor	SMB Coroleuski, Linda Fillmore, Brian Ligon, Day Beautiful river with excellent water clarity. Fishing was tough under bluebird skies. Camped on gravel bar just downstream of a spring coming from a cave on the bluff. USGS Gauge Data: Annapolis (07061500) Discharge: 192 Height: 4.18 Source: Fillmore
2016-10-23	MO	Jacks Fork River	Shawnee Creek	Two Rivers	Total trip distance: 8.0 miles3.4	Good	Fair	SMB Fillmore, Allie Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Jenny Fillmore, Keith Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Eminence (07066000) Discharge: 234 Height: 2.22 Source: Fillmore
2016-10-22	MO	Jacks Fork River	Eminence	Shawnee Creek	Total trip distance: 8.0 miles4.6	Good	Fair	SMB Fillmore, Allie Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Jenny Fillmore, Keith Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Eminence (07066000) Discharge: 241 Height: 2.23 Source: Fillmore
2016-10-16	MO	Big Sugar Creek	Cyclone (B)	Deep Ford	Total trip distance: 14.6 miles5.0	Good	Fair	LMB LSF RB SMB Van Someren, Tom The water level rating should actually be right between low and good. There was still enough water to navigate, but I had to push through several low water gravel bar-ish areas. Got bit by a spider on my right side under my arm. USGS Gauge Data: Powell (07188653) Discharge: 66 Height: 4.99 Source: Van Someren
2016-10-15	MO	Niangua River	Bennett Spring	Barclay	Total trip distance: 6.3 miles6.3	Good	Poor	RT SMB Davis, Reva Eth, Joe Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Ligon, Adalia Ligon, Day Ligon, Elseya This was a good float with a strong south wind, luckily at our backs most of the day. I saw several snakes in or at the edge of the water not marked on the log because I couldn't positively identify them. There were a few places where we dragged, but nothing was unmanageable. USGS Gauge Data: Windyville (06923250) Discharge: 64 Height: 1.73 Source: Edmond
2016-10-15	MO	Big Sugar Creek	Powell	Cyclone (B)	Total trip distance: 14.6 miles9.6	Good	Fair	LMB LSF RB SMB Van Someren, Tom The water level rating should actually be right between low and good. There was still enough water to navigate, but I had to push through several low water gravel bar-ish areas. Got bit by a spider on my right side under my arm. USGS Gauge Data: Powell (07188653) Discharge: 81 Height: 5.10 Source: Van Someren
2016-10-09	MO	James River	Rivercut	Delaware Town	Total trip distance: 7.5 miles7.5	Low	Fair	CCF LSF SMB Van Someren, Tom The water discharge was navigable, but not enjoyable. I think I scraped more surface off the bottom of my kayak on this trip alone than all other trips combined. USGS Gauge Data: Boaz (07052250) Discharge: 85 Height: 2.46 Source: Van Someren
2016-10-02	MO	James River	Hootentown	McCall Bridge Road	Total trip distance: 6.4 miles6.4	Good	Good	LSF RB SMB Dudenhoeffer, Todd Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Van Someren, Tom Williams, Sarah This was near the low end of what would be considered a good float. A few of the riffles were too low and some places ended up being traps for the boats because of the low water. USGS Gauge Data: Boaz (07052250) Discharge: 83 Height: 2.38 Source: Edmond
2016-09-18	MO	Finley River	Reed Road	Reed Road	Total trip distance: 4.2 miles4.2	Low	Fair	BLG RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Put in and took out at Reed Road. Paddled upstream for 2+ miles until a YUUUUUUGE tree snarl was encountered (coordinates of the blockage: 37.042665, -93.072104). USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 144 Height: 1.24 Source: Van Someren
2016-09-04	MO	Big Piney River	Hazelton Spring (A)	Six Crossings (B)	Total trip distance: 28.4 miles14.9	Good	Fair	RB SMB Van Someren, Tom Camped out Sunday on a small sand bar at mile 51 (37.643281, -92.060840). USGS Gauge Data: Big Piney (06930000) Discharge: 192 Height: 2.83 Source: Van Someren
2016-08-27	MO	Northfork River	Hale	Twin Bridges	Total trip distance: 9.3 miles9.3	Good	Good	LSF SMB Dudenhoeffer, Todd Edmond, Brian Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Moler, Leta Travers, Gina Van Someren, Cynthia Van Someren, Tom This was a good float but the water was almost too low to be considered good. Another 4" to 6" of water would have been much better if not ideal. There were several long, still pools on this stretch. Very few other floaters were encountered. USGS Gauge Data: Tecumseh (07057500) Discharge: 538 Height: 2.76 Source: Edmond
2016-08-27	AR	Buffalo River	Leatherwood Creek	Elephant's Head	Total trip distance: 28.9 miles2.8	Good	Good	LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Wylee Javorsek, Rachel No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 0 Height: 3.77 Source: Fillmore
2016-08-26	AR	Buffalo River	Fish Trap Creek	Leatherwood Creek	Total trip distance: 28.9 miles9.3	Good	Fair	SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Wylee Javorsek, Rachel No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 0 Height: 3.91 Source: Fillmore
2016-08-25	AR	Buffalo River	Rush Landing	Fish Trap Creek	Total trip distance: 28.9 miles6.9	Good	Good	LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Fillmore, Wylee Javorsek, Rachel No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 0 Height: 4.06 Source: Fillmore
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
2016-08-07	MO	Finley River	Riverside	Finley River Park	Total trip distance: 1.4 miles1.4	Good	Fair	LSF SMB Van Someren, Tom Just paddled upstream from the Finley River park to Riverside bridge and back to fish a little, so twice the distance. USGS Gauge Data: Riverdale (07052345) Discharge: 198 Height: 1.56 Source: Van Someren
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
2016-07-16	OK	Blue River	Coatsworth Road	OK 7	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Low	Good	KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Graves, Alex Graves, Grant Hallmark, Larissa Hefner, Reagan Last part of the float is difficult because of portages over small falls. USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 131 Height: 5.96 Source: Fillmore
2016-07-08	OK	Blue River	Harris Ranch Road	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 4.5 miles4.5	Good	Great	LMB KSB SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Sardina, Krissy Spangler, Sarah From Brian Fillmore: Only 20 bass today for me but everyone caught fish so it was a great time. USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 144 Height: 5.97 Source: Fillmore
2016-07-04	OK	Blue River	Harris Ranch Road	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 4.5 miles4.5	Good	Excellent	LMB KSB SMB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca From Brian Fillmore: We had so much fun on the Blue with you guys. Rebecca and I went back on July 4th. I landed 50 bass that day, one of my best days ever! USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 163 Height: 6.01 Source: Fillmore
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
2016-03-16	OK	Blue River	US 377	Harris Ranch Road	Total trip distance: 1.2 miles1.2	Good	Fair	KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Gallegos, Daniel Smith, Matt No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 225 Height: 6.23 Source: Fillmore
2015-11-10	AR	Buffalo River	Leatherwood Creek	White River (B)	Total trip distance: 28.9 miles7.1	Good	Fair	SMB Fillmore, Brian Miller, Russ No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 224 Height: 3.13 Source: Fillmore
2015-11-09	AR	Buffalo River	Fish Trap Creek	Leatherwood Creek	Total trip distance: 28.9 miles9.3	Good	Good	LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Miller, Russ No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 243 Height: 3.17 Source: Fillmore
2015-11-08	AR	Buffalo River	Rush Landing	Fish Trap Creek	Total trip distance: 28.9 miles6.9	Good	Great	LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Miller, Russ No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Harriet (07056700) Discharge: 258 Height: 3.20 Source: Fillmore
2015-09-13	MO	Big Piney River	Mason Bridge	Slabtown	Total trip distance: 15.0 miles9.0	Good	Good	KSB LSF RB SMB Fillmore, Allie Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Jenny Fillmore, Keith No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Big Piney (06930000) Discharge: 217 Height: 2.77 Source: Fillmore
2015-09-12	MO	Big Piney River	Boiling Springs	Mason Bridge	Total trip distance: 15.0 miles6.0	Good	Good	KSB LSF RB SMB Fillmore, Brian Ligon, Day No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Big Piney (06930000) Discharge: 225 Height: 2.80 Source: Fillmore
2015-08-09	MO	Flat Creek	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	Good	LMB LSF RB SMB Bramow, Maxi Casey, Libra Dickens, Kristen Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Eth, Joe Lowery, Marc Moler, Leta Van Someren, Tom Almost everyone was able to get through all the riffles without getting out of their boats, but several places were too shallow to float without dragging at least some. A lot of debris was in the river from recent floods. This is definitely at the low end of what could be considered a comfortable floating level. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 152 Height: 4.06 Source: Edmond
2015-08-04	OK	Blue River	Harris Ranch Road	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 4.5 miles4.5	Good	Great	KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian LeDoux, Brandon No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 190 Height: 6.14 Source: Fillmore
2015-07-28	OK	Blue River	US 377	Harris Ranch Road	Total trip distance: 1.2 miles1.2	Good	Fair	LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Hefner, Reagan No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 221 Height: 6.23 Source: Fillmore
2015-07-17	OK	Blue River	US 377	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 5.7 miles5.7	Good	Great	KSB LSB SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Ligon, Day Spangler, S Thompson, Denise No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 302 Height: 6.45 Source: Fillmore
2015-05-02	MO	Shoal Creek	Lime Kiln	Water's Edge	Total trip distance: 8.7 miles8.7	Good	Fair	BLG KSB SMB Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Ligon, Adalia Ligon, Day Ligon, Elseya McKnight, Don McKnight, Jen Shoal Creek seems to switch back and forth between a clear, spring-fed Ozark river and a prairie ditch. The brush piles and log jams made for a moderately technical trip which would probably have been dangerous in high water. Railroad tracks are always nearby and trains are frequent. USGS Gauge Data: Joplin (07187000) Discharge: 408 Height: 2.86 Source: Edmond
2015-04-21	MO	Beaver Creek	Brownbranch	Bradleyville	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Good	SMB RB Coroleuski, Linda Edmond, Brian Ligon, Day McKnight, Don The river level was nearly perfect although there were a few places where the water level was a bit low. I wouldn't want to float this river any lower than this, except as a good fishing trip. USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 210 Height: 2.63 Source: Edmond
2014-11-10	MO	Big Sugar Creek	Deep Ford	Elk River	Total trip distance: 4.1 miles4.1	Good	Fair	SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Javorsek, Rachie No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Powell (07188653) Discharge: 48 Height: 4.28 Source: Fillmore
2014-11-09	MO	Shoal Creek	Water's Edge	Wildcat	Total trip distance: 16.3 miles7.6	Good	Good	LMB KSB SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Javorsek, Rachie Ligon, Day No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Joplin (07187000) Discharge: 229 Height: 2.41 Source: Fillmore
2014-11-08	MO	Shoal Creek	Lime Kiln	Water's Edge	Total trip distance: 16.3 miles8.7	Good	Great	LMB KSB SMB RB Fillmore, Brian Ligon, Day No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Joplin (07187000) Discharge: 240 Height: 2.44 Source: Fillmore
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
2014-10-19	OK	Blue River	US 377	Harris Ranch Road	Total trip distance: 1.2 miles1.2	Low	Good	SMB LMB KSB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 26 Height: 5.53 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
2014-08-23	OK	Blue River	Cheadle Rd	OK 48	Total trip distance: 3.8 miles3.8	Good	Great	SMB KSB CCF LSF Fillmore, Brian Simmons, Ralph No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 34 Height: 5.59 Source: Fillmore
2014-08-17	OK	Blue River	US 377	Coatsworth Road	Total trip distance: 5.7 miles5.7	Low	Great	SMB KSB LMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 40 Height: 5.62 Source: Fillmore
2014-08-12	MO	Current River	Spring Hollow (A)	Beal	Total trip distance: 11.1 miles4.2	Good	Poor	SMB Edmond, Alex Edmond, Brian Edmond, Joseph Quiet and lonely stretch in the early morning. Only a few other boats were seen. USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 187 Height: 0.98 Source: Edmond
2014-08-11	MO	Current River	Powder Mill	Spring Hollow (A)	Total trip distance: 11.1 miles6.9	Good	Poor	SMB Edmond, Alex Edmond, Brian Edmond, Joseph Excellent river levels and current. Only eight other boats on the river all day, including two bass boats with motors, three kayaks, and three canoes. Powder Mill to Waymeyer are not served by daily canoe rentals and might be ideal for a weekend float. USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 204 Height: 1.04 Source: Edmond
2014-07-26	OK	Blue River	Coatsworth Road	OK 7	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Low	Great	SMB KSB LMB Fillmore, Brian Graves, Grant Jones, Alex No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 42 Height: 5.64 Source: Fillmore
2014-07-12	OK	Blue River	Coatsworth Road	OK 7	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Low	Great	KSB LMB SMB Fillmore, Brian Gastineau, Kyler Jackson, Antonio White, Aaron No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 38 Height: 5.61 Source: Fillmore
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
2013-11-10	MO	Niangua River	Moon Valley	Bennett Spring	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Good	Great	SMB KSB Edmond, Brian Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Ligon, Day Floating was perfect, with only one brief portage through a riffle because we took the wrong channel. USGS Gauge Data: Windyville (06923250) Discharge: 138 Height: 2.44 Source: Edmond
2013-10-15	AR	Kings River	Stoney Point (A)	Romp Hole	Total trip distance: 38.1 miles5.1	Good	Good	SMB KSB RB BLG LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Berryville (07050500) Discharge: 67 Height: 2.85 Source: Fillmore
2013-10-14	AR	Kings River	Grandveiw Bridge	Stoney Point (A)	Total trip distance: 38.1 miles9.1	Good	Great	SMB KSB RB BLG LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Berryville (07050500) Discharge: 69 Height: 2.86 Source: Fillmore
2013-10-13	AR	Kings River	US 62	Grandview Bridge	Total trip distance: 38.1 miles10.0	Good	Good	SMB KSB RB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Berryville (07050500) Discharge: 84 Height: 2.95 Source: Fillmore
2013-10-12	AR	Kings River	Trigger Gap	US 62 (B)	Total trip distance: 38.1 miles6.2	Good	Fair	SMB KSB RB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Ligon, Day Thompson, Denise No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Berryville (07050500) Discharge: 104 Height: 3.05 Source: Fillmore
2013-10-11	AR	Kings River	Rockhouse	Trigger Gap	Total trip distance: 38.1 miles7.7	Good	Fair	SMB RB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Ligon, Day No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Berryville (07050500) Discharge: 111 Height: 3.08 Source: Fillmore
2013-06-27	MO	Big Sugar Creek	Mac's Big Rock	Sugar Island	Total trip distance: 4.0 miles4.0	Low	Fair	SMB KSB LSF Fillmore, Allie Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Jenny Fillmore, Keith Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Powell (07188653) Discharge: 39 Height: 3.90 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
2012-11-12	MO	Current River	Jerktail Landing (A)	Two Rivers	Total trip distance: 17.3 miles11.1	Good	Poor	SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Javorsek, Rachie No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 303 Height: 1.28 Source: Fillmore
2012-11-11	MO	Current River	Round Spring	Jerktail Landing (A)	Total trip distance: 17.3 miles6.2	Good	Fair	SMB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Javorsek, Rachie No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 178 Height: 0.99 Source: Fillmore
2012-10-11	MO	Current River	Pulltite (B)	Round Spring	Total trip distance: 26.2 miles8.2	Good	Great	SMB KSB Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Javorsek, Rachie No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 157 Height: 0.96 Source: Fillmore
2012-10-08	MO	Current River	Cedargrove	Welch Spring (B)	Total trip distance: 26.2 miles5.0	Good	Poor	SMB RBT Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Akers (07064533) Discharge: 157 Height: 0.96 Source: Fillmore
2012-06-23	MO	James River	Shelvin Rock	Hootentown	Total trip distance: 6.2 miles6.2	Low	Fair	SMB RB BC LSF Cooper, Matt Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca White, Aaron No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Boaz (07052250) Discharge: 73 Height: 2.20 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
2012-05-04	OK	Blue River	OK 22	Durant Dam	Total trip distance: 10.1 miles10.1	Good	Good	SMB KSB CCF LSF Fillmore, Brian Cooper, Matt Lewis, Shane No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 47 Height: 5.65 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
2011-10-30	IL	Illinois River	Sparrow Hawk 6	Spark Hawk Campground	Total trip distance: 6.0 miles6.0	Good	Great	SMB KSB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip No USGS gauge for this river and date Source: Fillmore
2011-10-13	AR	Buffalo River	Little Rocky Creek	Maumee South	Total trip distance: 11.7 miles3.9	Low	Great	SMB RB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Saint Joe (07056000) Discharge: 47 Height: 3.49 Source: Fillmore
2011-10-12	AR	Buffalo River	Red Bluff	Little Rocky Creek	Total trip distance: 11.7 miles3.9	Low	Great	SMB RB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Saint Joe (07056000) Discharge: 47 Height: 3.49 Source: Fillmore
2011-10-11	AR	Buffalo River	Gilbert	Red Bluff	Total trip distance: 11.7 miles3.9	Low	Good	SMB RB LSF Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Saint Joe (07056000) Discharge: 44 Height: 3.47 Source: Fillmore
2011-09-05	MO	Indian Creek	Anderson	Lanagan	Total trip distance: 3.8 miles3.8	Good	Fair	SMB RB LSF East, Mitch Fillmore, Brian Leonard, Phil Ligon, Day Thompson, Denise Tucker, Charlie No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Lanagan (07188885) Discharge: 43 Height: 1.22 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
2010-10-10	AR	Buffalo River	Mount Hersey	Woolum	Total trip distance: 15.3 miles8.5	Low	Great	SMB RB LSF BLG Fillmore, Brent Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca Ligon, Day Ligon, Elicia Ligon, Elseya No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Saint Joe (07056000) Discharge: 55 Height: 3.78 Source: Fillmore
2010-10-09	AR	Buffalo River	Carver	Mount Hersey	Total trip distance: 15.3 miles6.8	Low	Great	SMB RB LSF BLG Fillmore, Brian Fillmore, Rebecca No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Saint Joe (07056000) Discharge: 57 Height: 3.79 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
2009-08-19	MO	Beaver Creek	Brownbranch	Bradleyville	Total trip distance: 7.9 miles7.9	Low	Excellent	SMB RB LSF BLG Fillmore, Brian Ligon, Day No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Bradleyville (07054080) Discharge: 77 Height: 1.81 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
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
2006-07-15	OK	Blue River	OK 7	Hughes Crossing	Total trip distance: 4.0 miles4.0	Low	Excellent	KSB SMB LMB Fillmore, Brian Graves, Grant Munn, Casey Many small waterfalls must be portaged. Tough float but worth it for the fishing. USGS Gauge Data: Connerville (07332390) Discharge: 35 Height: Source: Fillmore

A total of 164 rows are displayed.

Trip Summary for Smallmouth Bass

Miles	1012.3
Trips	135
Rivers	28
Countries	1
States	4
People	161
Dates	156
Years	16
Months	11
Rows	164
Sources	13

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.