The Last Coco

Junction and the S Llano River are about 1.5hr away depending on where exactly youll be in SA.

Theres a kayak rental service you can hit up:

Bloody Bucket Kayaks and Canoes

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You can float the Eleven Point almost year round since it's spring fed. Greer spring puts 200 million gallons of water daily into the river.

Its one of the biggest springs in the US and there are two similar sized springs close by. Big Springs flows into the Current River in MO and Mammoth Spring flows into Spring River in AR

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Thats pretty awesome.

I am more concerned about seasonal rainfall cloudying up the river and shutting down the fishing. On our coastal plain rivers along the northern gulf, a good rain messes up fishing for ~2 weeks.

How long does eleven pt take to clear and how often is that an issue?

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I didnt get her in Nov. Thats her tree from 5 years ago

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Thanks. Thats the pool most of my big fish have come from.

I am bringing multiple swimbait rods this trip. My goal is a 5lb+.

Ive caught a couple 4+ largemouth and some toad guads (16-17") but i also broke off a giant and missed some big bites last time I was there.

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Salmon

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Also, can I come?

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Ill keep you in the loop if we do a BWCA trip. You know the other party involved. BR. He is back in Shreveport.

My buddy and I are both turning 40 next year and looking to use that as an excuse for a longer river float trip.

We are both what I would consider very experienced kayak river fisherman. We have float fished rivers in 6+ states.

Our primary goal would be catching quality river fish (spots, smallies, alabama bass, shoal bass, etc...) and enjoying remote scenery. We would consider both overnight on-river camping options as well as doing a base camp scenario where we fish different sections of a river each day and return to a camp/cabin nightly.

We have no interest in trout.

We are considering a BWCA trip but know next to nothing about that whole ball of wax. We are also interested in a devils river trip but again know thats a more complicated trip. Any insight into those 2 options would be helpful.

Given we are a ways out, time of year can be dictated by fishing and favorable river conditions.

Where would the OB go?

Native Ultinate 14.5T if you can find one used. Fitted weight with both seats is ~70lbs.

They FX version they sell now (Native Ultimate FX15) is also a great boat but heavier.

The Native Ultimate 12 is stupid light (49lbs) and a pair of those would be awesome too if you can find them.

Camp Chef Explorer 14 2 burner stove

The camp chef stoves are awesome if you want something a little more substantial. Still pack up flat and setup is quick.

We have a few of these we use with our cubscout pack to cook for ~150.

Lots of attachments for them too. Full or half griddle is something I would definitely add.

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GeauxTigers0107

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Not a professional. Just obsessive and too much time on my hands.

I have helped manage a few ponds and did a lot of research on it. Generally speaking, people either 1) try to do too much with too small of a pond or 2) dont remove enough competition to let their fish get big.

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While I do have some huge bream in my lake, I do have plenty of smaller ones. But the bass in my lake are very small. So far this year I've probably thrown out or cleaned 300-400. Still need to remove a lot more. Also need to probably start bringing some bream home to eat.

My lake is close to 10 acres.

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With severely stunted populations of bass, 30-40lb/acre annually of removal is probably more appropriate. Theoretically you can remove too much but its hard to do that.

Green sunfish have a noticeably larger mouth than a bluegill, often have light blue accents around the face and orange tipped fins. Their body shape is longer/streamlined

Bluegill have a more pan shaped body and a much smaller mouth. Often, stripes are present on bluegill, particular in the juvenile fish.

Overall coloration is usually greener on a green sunfish and then tans, blues and purples on a bluegill, but coloration varies a ton fish to fish and even depending on activity level, water clarity, etc... so it isnt reliable.


GS on left, BG on right

Braun was also 2nd in OBP.