Small Fly/Outdoor Shops in the St. Louis Area?

Charles Crolley" wrote in message
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Actually, I'm moving about 15 miles south of Sullivan, about 5 minutes
from the Meramec river and about 5 minutes from (Blue Spring?) Creek -
a blue ribbon trout management area.

I'm guessing the other creek you're referring to is Mill Creek - I
made it down there last year and poked around. No fish, but a nice
place to be.

Is there a TU chapter around there, and is it active? Or is there
another organization you could suggest where I might meet up with some
other folks?

Wayne told you about the best fly shop in St Louis - Tom Hargrove's. And I
don't disagree with his comments about Feathercraft.

I've spent a lot of time on Blue Spring Creek - mostly because it's
convenient. I once helped the Mo Dept of Conservation with an
electro-shocking sample of BSC, and I know that it contains some sizable
trout. But it's hardly what I'd call 'blue ribbon trout management water".
It's a spring-fed stream and holds some wild rainbows (it hasn't been
stocked in many years) but the stream is very small and shallow, and in late
summer water temps get pretty high. Fishing there is tough and it's not a
challenging wade.

I think I know where you're going - it's one of the places that really used
to distress me as I saw the area around Blue Spring Creek becoming more and
more infested with weekend and vacation homes. But congratulations on moving
there - lots of us would like to live close to a real trout stream

BSC is best used when you want to spend just a couple of hours practicing
your close-quarters casting. There are other streams to the southwest that
are much more attractive, IMHO.

There's no longer an active TU chapter in St Louis, though there is one in
Columbia: http://www.midmotu.org/
In St Louis, check out Ozark Fly Fishers. It's quite active:
http://www.ozarkflyfishers.org/


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Bob Patton
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"Bob Patton" wrote in message
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I think I know where you're going -

welcome back from whereever you've been

"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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"Bob Patton" wrote in message
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I think I know where you're going -

welcome back from whereever you've been
Thanks. Travelling too much; new job (same employer); busily ****ing off a
lot of people . . . hopefully, the right ones.