BenW Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Anyone know anything about the Edwards river? It looks like it has some good flow down by rte 17 but I have not fished it yet. Was thinking of going maybe next week. Was wondering if it is large enough to canoe down by the Mississippi and wondering if there are smallies in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O'Donnell Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Anyone know anything about the Edwards river? It looks like it has some good flow down by rte 17 but I have not fished it yet. Was thinking of going maybe next week. Was wondering if it is large enough to canoe down by the Mississippi and wondering if there are smallies in it? WolfB, Hope you got a chance to check it out. The Gazateer says it has smallmouth! Please post with what you discovered! It is always nice to hear about new waters! Mark O'Donnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenW Posted August 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 WolfB, Hope you got a chance to check it out. The Gazateer says it has smallmouth! Please post with what you discovered! It is always nice to hear about new waters! Mark O'Donnell I have not been able to make it down there yet. I did pass it going to the big New Winsor rodeo the other night. Where I passed it did not look very good. It was about 4 feet wide . Closer to the mississippi about 20 smaller streams empty into it so it is probably better there. I'll go in a few more weeks. My next 2 weekends are going to be busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonn Graham Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I have always heard that the smallies in the Edwards are few and far between. But you cannot always trust what someone tells you. Self exploration is always a joy............fish or no fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenW Posted August 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Well,I went to the Edwards river yesterday. To call it a river is to call my garden hose a creek. The river looks like its one of those rivers that in spring might have some water or when it rains flash floods. As for fishing of course i tried for an hour by the rt 17 bridge. I did not catch a thing. I did see a bunch of big carp and a few redhorse. The river was mostly 4"- 18" deep very slow with a mostly sand mud bottom. I then went to coon creek which is about 6 miles away. It was pretty much the same as the Edwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O'Donnell Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Hello WolfB, Thanks for following up, even if results were not what you had hoped for. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! In the next month, I hope to explore the Green River and perhaps a revisit to the Galena River. I will posts my findings (ot lackthereof) as well. Mark O'Donnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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