On 6/21/23, John Muckerman and I, Al Harper, decided to celebrate the first day of summer by floating the nearby Big River and seeing what we could catch with fly rods. The Big originates in St. Francois county and flows north for 83 miles before emptying into the Meramec River near … Read More
On June 3, 2023 five FatC members met at the statue at Babler State Park for a Stream Team water monitoring event of Bonhomme Creek. The April monitoring event at the Bonhomme location was rained out. This rescheduled date for monitoring Bonhomme proved to be ideal. Steve Baker, Ken Welter, … Read More
On 6/07/22, FATC member Denny Garner and I, Al Harper, enjoyed a nice float down the Meramec River in an inflatable drift boat. On that trip we caught both trout and smallmouth (with an occasional — almost accidental — bluegill or pumpkin seed bream as well). It was so enjoyable we … Read More