Big Bug at Bull Shoals

THIS is one for the entomologists among the family. I was wading out at Bull Shoals on the last burst of low water when I came across this mayfly just below the Dam. Now there had been unusual reports of big “march brown” mayflies being spotted on the White, so I got Mark Lavelle, whose [...]

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The Drake – For Those Who Fish

$5 for fly fishers. $10 for bait fishers.

IF You haven’t seen The Drake magazine before the above quotation which has been on the cover of every issue might be an inkling that this is a magazine for serious fly fishers. What you are not going to find is yet another article on how to rig a nymph [...]

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DAVY’S BIG ‘BOW

FROM the choppy garbled message the Journal got on ourvoicemail last night, it had to be a good rainbow. Davy Wotton doesn’t call me, even through the crackle sounding as excited as a teenager after a first kiss, to tell me about fish.
After a bit more phone tag I got the story _ but I’ll let [...]

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One of Our Own To Junior Worlds

 Zach Bearden was that kid who never stopped asking questions. If it had to do with fly fishing he wanted to know, wanted to try. I guess I first met him either properly at a Smallmouth Rendezvous about 4 years ago. He wasn’t annoyingly pushy either, nor dying with shyness. He was sooo serious, so [...]

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MeKenzie Hada’s Ozark River Lanyards

She can shoot, fish and now is showing her artistic talents, but with last name of Hada what do you expect. MeKenzie Hada joins our lineup of local talent we try to encourage here, with some gorgeous lanyards featuring native materials to the Ozark Rivers.
Handcrafted from River Cane, eahc lanyard features a Crinoid Fossil (Holy [...]

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We Had a Hoot

 
THANKS  to y’all who came along to enjoy our Family Fun Day last weekend. I hope you had as much fun as we did. I know for certain one fly fishing father who stopped in with the family, ended up with a really sweet Sage 4580 Reel as a Father’s Day present. I don’t think it was [...]

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New Davy Wotton Hi-Glo Midges

CLICK the picture to get a closeup look at Davy Wotton’s new Hi-Glo Midge range. Davy, T-Bird and a handful of test pilots have been running these on the river for a while now and they have been kicking butt.
Give the fish a twist they haven’t seen yet, flourescent beads add a twist to the [...]

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Fishing Report _ 6-24-09

WE keep talking about the phenomenal condition on the browns and rainbows in the White River. Then Marc Poulos sent us this image of one of his fly fishers “D.C.” from Louisiana with a serious rainbow. 21″ long but check out that belly. This is a great year for trophy hunting.

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Reel Aid Tickets On Sale Now

 
REEL AID Benefit Concert Tickets are on sale now. $15 and not only will you get to take part in a great night out in Memphis but know your contribution is going to help 3 great fly fishing charities, Casting For Recovery, Reel Recovery and Project Healing Waters.
The Journal has already donated a guide trip on [...]

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Steve S.’s Big Brown

 
AND still the pictures keep coming showing why the White River is truly one of the world’s finest brown trout fisheries.
Springfield-based guide Steve Stinnett puts enough plenty of driftboat time on the White. On this occassion he was floating with Marc Poulos and our bud Bill Morgan when this fish slammed a streamer. Another big brown for [...]

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FLY MAX FILMS HD THEATER

 
 
It doesn’t seem all that long along we were exclaiming how cool it was to be able to watch grainy homemade fly fishing clips on YouTube.
Then there was the AEG Trout Bums, and the feltsoul media guys turning out high quality films, inspiring a whole wave fly fly fishing film makers. For a time they [...]

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Beat The Heat Guide Trips

 ACHING  to fish but don’t fancy broiling under an Arkansas sun. Well our guide team has been working on the best strategies to keep you fishing without baking. And there is no place better to be outdoors than on the cool clear waters of the White.
Starting today we are offering the option of early and [...]

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