Decided to go to George Winter this morning on the Meramec River to do a little fishing. Hadn't been there in a couple years. 45 minutes in I caught this beauty. She weighed 7 pounds even. (the Asian Carp are still ridiculous)

Nice! Some wierd coloration there, especially on the tail.

I live about a mile from where you are standing, I have never even put a line in that water. May have to reconsider

I usually fish smallmouth on the upper 'mec

She was an old fish. I could see it in her scales and eyes. She was strong though. I only fished for an hour. I've never fished the upper. Would like to someday.

If you take a boat, be careful because the Asian carp are bad. I had 2 jump in my boat this time, and 2 years ago, the last time I was there I had to duck to avoid be hit in the head by a big one. That's one of the reasons I stopped going there.

What were you fishing with?