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Kings River: JD Fletcher Access on Highway 62 to Stoney Point/Summers Ford The first part of this post is about what its like to paddle this section of the Kings. The second part will cover fishing.  Paddling: A few weeks ago, my whole perception of the Kings River changed. What I had gotten used to on Kings River floats was narrow stream width, bluffs, giant rock walls, and usually very little flow. However, the  stretch from JD Fletcher Access to Stoney Point/Summers Ford has several key differences from upper stretches that makes it a viable option for floating and fishing later in the season.       First of all, the confluence of the Kings and Osage Creek is right above Highway 62 bridge so there is a significant boost to the flow. The Osage Creek that meets the Kings is different than the one that meets the Illinois River... which needs to be clarified for those who have seen my blog posts and aren't familiar with this area. But even still, the contrib...

April 8, 2023       In my last post regarding the Kings River, I discussed Marble to Marshall's Ford. A 10 mile beast of a float requiring a nearly hour long shuttle (if you shuttle yourself). I covered the giant rock walls, staggering beauty, and mediocre fishing of that stretch. For this post, I'll provide useful information for any paddlers/fishermen interested in this lesser known stretch of the Kings.     Dad and I caught upwards of 15 fish each. We got off to a slowish start but at about 11:00 AM the bite went from okay to pretty good. Spotted, largemouth, and smallmouth were all caught in numbers. I used my trusty jig combo that is so reliable this time of year while dad stuck with his bare rage menace grub on a jig head. We did briefly transition away from our soft plastics.  When the bite got slow, dad switched to a red crankbait and had immediate success with largemouth. I followed suit and caught one of my own. But aside from that perio...