I didn’t plan on going fishing this week being so close to Thanksgiving and all. But Jim Craig baited me with a trip to the Meramec river. And with Mike Oldani going and Patrick Gallagher driving up from Ft Leonardwood, how could I resist. I’m glad I went! The four … Read More
A couple of years ago I caught a very “lethargic” looking trout swimming near the shoreline. He took my fly immediately but then gave no fight to my net. The trout looked sick and as I checked it out, the gills were full of some type of parasite. I took … Read More
After reading some recent trip reports to the Meramec river I took a quick trip to Cardiac Hill on Monday morning, November 13th. As I entered the river, I went upstream about 20 yards to the hole protected by a couple of downed trees. Using tips from recent trip reports … Read More