FISHING REPORT _ 8-28-08

The White River is fishing outstandingly with lots of 15-20″ fish “fat and sassy as the saying goes, and many of the browns are coloring up for the spawn. Generation on Norfork has dropped to 1 unit.

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Down On the River

Its not often we would post two items from the same source in the same issue but we can’t help ourselves. Taunted Waters has done it to us again.
You have to admire their enthusiasm, but I have to admit my first thoughts were “oh no please don’t let this be in Arkansas”. Thankfully its on [...]

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Norfork Hatchery Open House

Keep September 20 set aside for the Norfork National Fish Hatchery Open House, a celebration of the heart of the White River Fishery. The hatchery gives us all the lifeblood of the tremendous trout fishery we have on the White River system.

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TU Chapter Can Collection on the White

 
If you spot some blue plastic barrels, painted with the Trout Unlimited Arkansas’ White River Chapter #698 logo, feel free to drop off as many soda can as you can manage.
The local TU chapter is placing these barrels for can collection at public accesses on the White River.
Its a great way to get rid of all those [...]

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It’s Not What You Think

We had to look twice at this picture Marc Poulos sent to us from a recent guide trip on the White. Marco tossing worms, surely not?

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Don’t Try This At (Your) Home

This might be the perfect gift from grandparents with a off-the-wall sense of humor.

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CLINT AND DANIELLE HIT THE SALT

   
Clint called into the store last week to meet up with his fishers for the day and was still hoppin’ and boppin; on adrenaline from his tarpon encounters in Florida. He’s going back and you can go with him.

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Smallies On The Buffalo

 

“Is my clouser fly hung on the bottom? No wait, that’s 15” smallmouth!

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FISHING REPORT- 8-21-08

The White is offering thick browns like this 16″ and fish a whole lot better, while the Norfork remains underfished.

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Norfork Off at 9.18am

Norfork Tailwater – Gene’s Trout Resort Webcam

 

As at 9.18am Norfork was off and wadable. A sign of things to come or a terrible tease _ only time will tell.
Check the flows here. Call the recorded information line on 870 431 5311. SWPA prediction is off until 1pm. Get fishing if you can. Check The Generation [...]

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Fly Tying Video -Stuck Shuck Midge

We came across this video _ no Hortense stock clicking, its a picture the link is on the next page _ on the This Is Fly Daily Blog. Check out the magazine of the same same too. Not only did we think Wayne Luallen’s tie pretty neat tie for thereturn of low water the site [...]

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Angler’s ashes turned into fish food

A keen angler had his dying wish realised, when his ashes were turned into fish food.
You have to love this guy’s commitment.
When Peter Hodge learned he had terminal motor neurone disease, he requested his remains be mixed in with the special groundbait he used to catch fish in his local river.
The 61-year-old, from Puriton, near [...]

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