Snagging My Limit Of Spring Suckers In 1 Hour. Bull Creek Missouri.

[@smokeeater8387]

That was non stop action brother. You guys flat tore them up👍🇺🇸

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

It was a great morning for sure! I may go back one day this week and try my luck again. After that little rain we had a couple days ago there should be more fish move up. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

Man that brings back memories of snagging landlocked salmon up in Idaho back in the 80s when I was stationed there.

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

That sounds like a ton of fun! I've never caught a salmon but have always wanted to go up north and fly fish them.

[@cliffbellomyjr2643]

Man cant tell ya how many times i rewatched this video. Looks like alit of fun. Im gonna give it a try below stockton lake dam. Any recommendations on line or poles? Thanks and i really enjoy your channel!

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Thank you! I really appreciate the support and I'm glad you enjoy the channel and content! It really means a lot! I use a Bermuda Bay Gamefish 4' 6" Solid Glass Boat Series Rod and a Abu Garcia Ambassador 6600 SX Reel with like a 50 lb black braid. I really like that setup. We have used older models of the same rods and reels since I started as a young kid and they never fail if you bring 2 or 3 along lol. Good luck out there! I plan to be at the same spot I filmed this opening morning if the weather is good enough!

[@cliffbellomyjr2643]

@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors well the best of luck to ya good sir and thanks for the information I appreciate it

[@jakerowe3937]

Good video man that looks like a freaking blast more fun then with the corn lol

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

It was a ton of fun, but I was definitely wore out by the end of it! We can usually always go there and have days like that. Seems that's the first spot they come to when leaving the lake. I know people go for days at a time and catch them by the 1000's and more come up the next time it rains. I'm glad you enjoyed it, I figured you would lol!

[@jakerowe3937]

Oh yeah good stuff im gonna set back here on the creek this evening and see if I can't find a fish or 2 I'm gonna wait till after this rain we got coming tonight then im gonna start walking my spots again I was super excited to find that little one yesterday

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Sounds like a good plan man! Yeah with the rain and temps we should be getting, it should really help any grow that have came up already!

[@jakerowe3937]

I can't wait for that first good handful I get to fry up and eat ain't nothing like those first ones of the year can't beat it with a little tender loin to go with emm

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

I hear that! I don't normally like eating morels but I usually always eat the first few little ones I find. I enjoy them but only when they are small and fried to a crisp. Won't be a couple weeks and you can get some fresh turkey breast to go with them! I wasn't able to get out yesterday but I'm about to leave the house and head that way to look now so hopefully I get lucky!

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

Hey Chance, seeing you dad fishing from the ladder reminds me of a trip I made to Pyramid lake outside of Reno NV last March to fish from ladders and catch big lake trout. Search KZbin for Pyramid lake ladder fishing. It’s amazing, all these rows of ladders about 15 feet out in the lake. It was a hoot. My brother and his gang go every year but it’s just to far from St. Louis for me to go again.

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

I will have to check that out later! Sounds like a blast! It can get crazy here, I have seen times where there were around 30 different guys with ladders out in the river, not to mention the guys standing on coolers in truck beds, or the guys in trees near the waters edge. I will definitely check that out though sounds like something I would really enjoy doing, may have to plan a trip one of these days!

[@guylikesthings]

Been looking for something to do this weekend. Not too far from Bull Creek so I’ll have to get it a go. Need some Muskie and catfish bait anyway

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Right on! Sounds like a great time! Good luck, it's been a while, the fish may not be there the way they were.

[@mikesmalley3394]

What are those lures called your using to snag the suckers

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

If you look up bass pro shops sucker hooks you should be able to find them. It's basically a bottle opener with probably a 2/0 hook if I had to guess, braised or welded into place. We used to make them all the time when I was younger. Hope that helps!

[@cliffbellomyjr2643]

Hey have you ever fished for them using bait? I've seen it done elsewhere but curious as to if anyone has done it like that in these parts

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

I have tried a couple times but wasn't successful. I have watched guys sit and use corn to catch them up near the damn near Springfield later on after they do their spawning run.

[@Nottinghamkennels]

What was the actual date you were fishing? There were a ton of suckers in that hole last year . I have some video off the bridge. Pretty cool. That’s a good place to grab off the bank.

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

I'm not exactly sure what day it was but I do believe it was the first week of grabbing season. We normally hit bull creek first. We actually went this year but I forgot the go pro and I wasn't in a location I could use my other cameras so I wasn't able to get video of it.

[@Nottinghamkennels]

@@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors well bummer.

[@Nottinghamkennels]

@@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors sent you an email. I'm cooking Suckers on Sat May 20, 2023 at Nixa Sucker Days. If any of your followers would like to try suckers, we are giving out free samples from about noon until we run out. have enough for about 700 samples. They will go quickly.

[@LipRippinJunkie]

Just subscribed!!! Awesome channel dude 🤙🔥

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

[@LipRippinJunkie]

@@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors I’m from Oklahoma not to far away!

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Not to far at all! I travel to Oklahoma once a month or so to hit the casinos 😆 I have been planning to go on a hog hunt but haven't got to it yet.

[@LipRippinJunkie]

@@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors let me know if you ever plan to come down maybe we could fish 👊🏻

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Absolutely! Sounds like a blast! I will let you know if I get that way.

[@mikelauer8352]

I remember a friend of mine telling me how good Bull Creek was for grabbin back in the 80's. Apparently it still is. Nice job. I'll bring the taters and onions lol Any morels up yet ? I'm coming down this coming weekend for youth turkey season.

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

It is a great place to grab! I've been going there for like 10 years now and it seems like the first spot where people can find fish and usually the water is low enough you can see them. It had rained like 2 days before I filmed that and the water was still high and very swift. Normally a guy can limit out in 2 hrs or less if they know what they are doing. Sounds good to me lol I haven't cooked out on the river in a very long time! I'm going to check the morels again today but so far I haven't had much luck. However the Facebook group I follow has a progression map and there are confirmed find in almost all the counties below and right above me. So I should be able to start finding small ones here soon. Good luck this coming weekend! You may get lucky and find the morels while turkey hunting they should be popping good by then!

[@WaveyDaHuman]

What part of bull creek is this? Its very shallow last time i checked.

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

We were right near the F Hwy Bridge, right before you get to bull creek. I haven't been by there since last spring but I don't doubt it's fairly low.

[@jakerowe3937]

Oh shoot I finally found my first baby morel here close to the house earlier about the size of a nickle

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Dude that's fantastic! I'm going to look again today. I almost hope I don't find any I'm worried about the 28° night we may Thursday killing anything that grows this week and we are supposed to be in the 60°s on average so I'd say they will start popping good this week.

[@jakerowe3937]

I think your right to we got a couple nights that are supposed to be in the 30s but I don't think freezing anymore

[@fishingparadisecalifornia7764]

do those fish taste good? I catch them often by accident but catch and release. tight lines brother 🎣

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

I mean yeah they taste good, but there is alot of work to clean one. We scale them, then fillet them with the skin on. Once that is done we cut slits into the meat side almost to the skin about 1/4 inch apart. Which is called scoring. They have a ton of tiny bones and this cuts them up enough the really hot oil fries the bones away. But yes they do taste good. This particular sucker has a very soft flesh so it has to be handed carefully or it turns to mush quickly.

[@fishingparadisecalifornia7764]

@@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors im all for a good fish fry brother heck yeah 🐟

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

Same here! My cousin gave us some crappie at Easter dinner yesterday. Me and my mom are going to fry them up this evening after we all get back from turkey hunting!

[@fishingparadisecalifornia7764]

@@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors I brine trout in maple smokehouse seasoning and sea salt overnight. Rinse and pat dry air dry 1 hour and cold smoke my trout over apple or cherry wood slow for 4-8 hours depending on size fillet or fish. I wonder how these fish would taste cold smoked over hard wood.

[@ChanceWithMissouriOutdoors]

I'm not sure, honestly though what doesn't taste good after being smoked 😆 I haven't ever had trout, I keep meaning to go catch some and try it but the closest trout river is almost 60 or 70 miles from where I live. Plus we have to have a special permit here to catch them in most places.