FISHING REPORT _ 11-25-09

THE THANKSGIVING Holiday weekend promises to be spectacular if you can make it onto the White or Norfork. Thwe forecast is great, hitting 60 for Saturday,  with just a few showers moving in to close the weekend and the fishing has been very good.
We had made something of a Thanksgiving tradition to hit Dry Run Creek [...]

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CHRISTMAS CLEARANCE SALE

 IT’S That time of the year again, when we need to clear discontinued and closeout items to make way for new season stock and new products. Starting 7am Friday 27 November we are opening our massive Christmas Clearance Sale.
If you want to go hideout from the rest of Black Friday’s retail madness head on out to [...]

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Midge Secrets Podcast With Rick Takahashi

A Midge Spiral Soaring Over the White River

 IF, like many White River fly fishers, you have involved into an inveterate midge fisher, you boxes crowded with zebras, yongs, poison tungs, jujubees, and rainbow warriors, tonight’s Ask About Fly Fishing’s podcast with Rick Takahashi is a must.
Set it to record tonight then while the rest of [...]

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Eagles on The White

Bald Eagle at Redbud, Don Allenbaugh pic

Sometimes you just have to be in the right place and remember the camera in your pocket. Our mate Don Allenbaugh keeps being in the right place lately sharing some cool shots. But this shot of a bald eagle at his home on the White is probably the best [...]

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Fishing Report 11-20-09

NORFORK is back. The Princess of Tailwaters is returning to her former glory and Chad got the benefits this week.
One 20″ brown, one 18″ brown, a 17″ cuttie  and a bunch of solid 16″+ rainbows. We’d have had more pics but the memory card was full. Chad deascribed it as the best he has seen Norfork [...]

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Duane Hada Art Wooden Fly Boxes

WE Mentioned a couple of weeks back that the new Duane Hada limited edition fly boxes would be this year’s hottest Christmas Gift. Well Duane rocked in with some of the other etchings yesterday and we were even more impressed.
These things are beautiful and make a gorgeous Gift for the fly fisher who has everything 

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Thankgiving Closure and New Hours

 

JUST for y’alls information if your planning on heading to the White for the Thanksgiving break, the Mountain River FlyShop will be closed on Thursday 26th.
But we will be back open Friday morning at 7am for all you fly fishing needs, and perhaps some Christmas shopping. Or you can wander throug the store with our [...]

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Aussie Permit – Heads or Tails Trailer

more about “Aussie Permit – Heads or Tails Trailer“, posted with vodpod
Just when you think there is no undiscovered fly fishing left along comes a movie like this.
This recently released trailer from Mad Phil Media shows permit fishing like US fly fishers have never seen _ especially when the fly fisher usually gets a [...]

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ADEQ MEETING TO DISCUSS DISSOLVED OXYGEN

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News Release
 
For release: Nov 17, 2009  ADEQ TO HOST MEETING TO DISCUSS DISSOLVED OXYGEN
 
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality will host an informational meeting Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Mountain Home to discuss issues related to seasonal low dissolved oxygen levels in the tailwaters below Norfork and Bull Shoals reservoirs.The meeting is scheduled for 4 [...]

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The Wise Choice For Trophy Trout

 
THAT is one heck of a big rainbow for a young fella. Parker Wise, the eldest of the Wise Boys has been having a blast the past two weekends at Dry Run Creek. The shoulders on that fish are tremendous.
The Pater Familias of the clan, North Fork of the White guide Brian Wise sent me [...]

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Catch Magazine Issue #8

THE new issue of Catch Magazine is out and about with some stunning new photography from Brian O’Keefe and others, plus some more of Todd Moen’s amazing video footage. Which gives me an excuse to use this video, which I think has some of the coolest shots I have seen. The [...]

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Fishing Report – 12-11-09

WHAT a couple of weeks it has been. The fishing has been red hot and the weather gorgeous. We have some more rain pushign through this weekend and come cooling temperatures for next week. But if anything the fishing should get better with a few more nights down into the 30s.
The Journal also managed to [...]

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