March Midge Madness on the MO’

It will likely be a BUSY weekend on the MO’ with nice weather on tap and spring fishing starting to come into shape.

It’s still been a mixed bag of reports throughout this week but it seems like the good ones are starting to edge out the bad ones, if ever so slightly.

The fish are where you would expect them to be and they are eating though not with quite the reckless abandon we love in the spring.

Concentrate your efforts on the slow winter water as well as the slightly faster transitional water. Stick with the pink stuff and the firebeads and maybe throw a zebra midge or mayfly nymph into the mix and see what happens. We heard of some good action on the Little Green Machine from a few folks but that being said, it’s primarily been a sow and scud game with the worm performing well in the mud.

The streamer bite has been decent and should only get better as that water ticks up towards 40 degrees. Current water temp is just shy of 38 degrees and flows are at 4180 and should stay in that 4100 range for the time being.

The key as of late has been to spend plenty of time working the spots you know the fish should be. They are there. Park the boat and get out and pick that water apart.

The majority of our lodging is now open and we do have a few vacancies for the weekend if you’re looking for a quiet place to stay. Next week looks as good as any for a spring trip to the MO’ with the current weather pattern holding through the end of next week. Expect daytime temps in the 50’s and nighttime lows in the low 30’s. Not quite shirt sleeve weather yet but it’s on it’s way and will be here before you know it.

Give us a call at the shop for up to the minute reports on weather and fishing conditions and we’d love it if you made us your first stop on the way to the river for everything you need for your day on the water.

April is booking quickly as folks just can’t pass up the best spring lodging and guide trip special on the Missouri but we’ve still got beds and guides a plenty so treat yourself to two nights lodging and a full day on the water with some of the best guides on the river for just $500. Operators are standing by.