by waaytoomuchintothis » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:49 pm
Perfect size fish, Dave. We had trout that size for breakfast on the Current River a few miles south of where Harry lives, at the Ark/Mo line in the 1970s and 80s. We put the canoes in near Mammoth Springs at Thayer, Missouri, came down the first day to Many Islands Camp, spent the night under the stars, got up and fished for breakfast with salmon eggs on tiny ultralight spinner jigs, then a lazy paddle with cigars down to the small falls, through the gentle rapids and into Hardy Arkansas. The Spring River was nearby and was great for canoes, too, but that was a workout all the way. The Current River (with fresh trout for breakfast), would cure whatever ailed you- beautiful, full of fish, easy paddle down the river.