Back 2 Arkansas

[Crow Terminator]

I just couldn't stay away after the trip in March. Had the opportunity to go back for 3 days fishing on the White River so here I am. Day 1 wasn't so great for me...caught a 4 lb rainbow my very first cast and that was it for me for the day. Had a bunch of fish hit and just let go. My brother inlaw landed 10 browns and a tiger trout sitting right beside me. That's how it goes some times. Looking forward to 2 more days of fishing. No big ones today....biggest was a 26" inch brown. We sorta hit it at a bad time with the caddis hatch. These fish are like butterballs right now.

 

[RUGER]

Jealous

 

[thirdwilliam]

nice fish

 

[moondawg]

Love the White River. I need a trip to Arkansas soon!

 

[JCDEERMAN]

That's awesome!

 

[Crow Terminator]

What a day 2!!! Brother inlaw got a 29.5 inch brown today. Huge fish. I got a few browns and my first tiger trout.

 

[RUGER]

That's awesome man !!

 

[timberjack86]

That tiger trout is pretty!!

 

[Chiflyguy]

@Crow Terminator
Isn't it funny how if you catch a fish on the first cast, that's it for the day?
Been there too many times.
Nice pics

 

[gtk]

Crow T, do you see many people flyfishing over on the white?

 

[RUGER]

Crow T, do you see many people flyfishing over on the white?

Not who you asked, but yes there are a bunch that do.
Most I see are with a guide in a drift boat and they are easing down the bank.

The closer you get to the d a m the more you see seems like.

 

[Crappieaddict]

Awesome! I'm a little jealous!

 

[Crow Terminator]

Crow T, do you see many people flyfishing over on the white?

With this caddis hatch, I would say half or more boats are fly fishing guides and clients.

 

[TNRifleman]

Great fish there man. River looks like its rolling. Any ideas how many generators are running at the dam? Almost looks like it is full out?

 

[Crow Terminator]

Great fish there man. River looks like its rolling. Any ideas how many generators are running at the dam? Almost looks like it is full out?

I think their automated thing said 4 or 5. It's not as much as it was in March.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Slow day today. 4 browns and a half dozen rainbows. Did hear of a 32 inch brown caught this morning by a fly fisherman.

 

[PossumSlayer]

Man that's a great trip!

 

[7mm08]

Crow T, do you see many people flyfishing over on the white?

Tremendous FLYFISHING on the white , and north fork. I learned about indicator fishing in 1987 ….,, the guides were using double sided foam tape from Home Depot!!!

Clouds of sowbugs are in that river

 

[Crow Terminator]

I drove over to North Fork this afternoon to look. One of my next trips out here will be there to try it out. The guide we went with says the White is getting over fished and is looking for a change of pace to get away from people. He is going down to fish the Little Red and may take up guiding down there if it pans out. These last few days the brown bite has been tough. If you want rainbows, you can catch 15 to 22 inchers all day long but we're after the big browns. You still catch some rainbows on the brown techniques but not as many as you would if you specifically went targeting rainbows. We'd sit on one hole anchored down and fish for half the day waiting for that one big bite. You don't catch many doing it but there's the chance to catch a 10, 20, or even 30 pounder doing it.

 

[moondawg]

My dad, brothers, my uncle, and several others fly fish every year. The wear waders and wade fish. One guy brings a McKenzie boat and fishes from it. It's always a good time.