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Archive for March, 2009

Threat to AGFC Independence

Posted in Articles, environment, fly fishing, journal, trout on March 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »

 
Join the fight to save the independance and finances of your fishery. A new Arkansas Senate resolution being considered would bring the Arkansas Game and Fisheries under legislative control and put AGFC funds into the common pool.
Government bureacrats and many elected officials hate monies being held by independant authorities, as they don’t have control, and can’t [...]

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FISHING REPORT _ 3-26-09

Posted in journal on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Its springtime and the air is getting buggy. If your a fly fisher worth his vest you have  probably been starting the ritual of examining spider webs around outside lights, and conducting post mortem identification on your vehicle’s front grill. Some spring rain has flows up on the White and Norfork this week and with a little [...]

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The Bugs – Caddis Invasion Video

Posted in "White River", Articles, Videos, brown trout, fly fishing, journal on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you haven’t struck a blizzard caddis hatch on the White this video will give you a pretty good idea of what is going on. The film is actually from the South Fork of the Snake but we hit similar conditions at Rim last year and we heard of hatches this big [...]

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The Caddis Fly Opus- Subsurface

Posted in Articles, Fly Tying, New Products, Products, fly fishing, journal, trout, tagged , , , , , , , on March 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »

For years back in Tasmania I always felt a little underdone when it came to the early stages of caddis emergences. Perhaps it was the mayfly dominance of the culture but a Hare and Copper was about as radical as you would find in most flyshops.
Not any more. If anything there is a wealth of [...]

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The Caddis Fly Opus- The Dry Fly

Posted in "White River", Articles, Fly Tying, New Products, Products, brown trout, fly fishing, trout, tagged , , , , , , on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Brachycentrus adult image from Troutnut.com

The profile of an adult caddis could be be caricatured as an enormous set of tent shaped wings and long abdomen.  In flight they seem well busy, like Chad’s wiener dogs, there is a flurry of movement with relatively little action. Not the light, graceful dance of the mayfly. If a caddis [...]

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24-Carat Caddis

Posted in Articles, fly fishing, journal, trout on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Herbet Duprat’s Caddis Fly jewelery

These remarkable works of art are certainly the epitomy of realism but they might be just a tad expensive. We’d recommend a heavy tippet at the least.
No your eyes aren’t deceiving you, French artist Herbert Duprat set some caddis larvae up with pieces of gold, some opals, turquoise and it appears [...]

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The Caddis Class with Backyard Buggin’

Posted in Articles, Fly Tying, Videos, fly fishing on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Interesting video on Trichoptera from the Backyard Buggin education software series. If you are of a certain age the narration will take you back to darkened clasrooms, the sound of a movie projector, and spitballs.

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San Antonio Express – Fly Fishing on Vimeo

Posted in journal on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Fly fishing as mainstream advertising, usually makes us cringe. Using actors who actually know which end of a rod is which might help.
But this ad for the San Antonio Express is a true classic. Trust the Moldy Chum Blog to find it for us

more about "San Antonio [...]

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What A Big Weekend Ahead

Posted in "White River", Articles, Fly Tying, Norfork, Smallmouth, Streamer, journal, sales, trout on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

WHAT  a weekend ahead the annual Sowbug rendevous, a celebration of fly tying and fly fishing in Mountain Home, and our own Grand Opening Under New Management weekend at the Fly Shop in Cotter.
We hope you will join us all at both events. The North Arkansas Fly Fishers put on a great event, more than [...]

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Smallmouth Season Outlook 2009 by Ben Levin

Posted in Articles, Products, Smallmouth, journal, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

 
 2009 looks very promising for smallmouth fishing. Lots of high water last year made food abundant, and there should be a strong population of bigger, healthy smallmouths. Look for the fishing to pick up over the next two weeks as the warmer weather comes in.
 
THE Journal is a babe in the woods when it comes [...]

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GRAND OPENING SALE- UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Posted in journal on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

 JOIN US at the Mountain River Fly Shop for our Grand Opening -Sale Under New Management celebration March 19-22.
This is a huge move for the Fly Shop, those of us who work here and our huge extended family of passionate fly fishers from across the US. We will have some monster savings for y’all, with 20 [...]

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Fishing Report _ 3-14-09

Posted in "White River", Fishing Reports, Norfork, brown trout, journal, trout on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We had to use it again 29″ brown trout going home.

Another great week on the White and Norfork, the fish are tremendously fit and powerful. We heard of some nice brookies and rainbows caught on Norfork, and some pig rainbows on the White, overshadowing some nice browns.
We down played this pic at the time [...]

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