March vacation begins

[Crow Terminator]

Was off a couple days and got the crappie bug...did ok on those. Sitting in Missouri now, getting ready to dip into Arkansas for the week for White River fishing. First time for that. Looking forward to it. Hopefully is a good week.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Good start so far! Fished right in front of the camper and my first cast was the fish I'm holding. Hopefully get some a lot bigger the next few days.

 

[RUGER]

Awesome !!!

 

[BuckWild]

Nice...

 

[Spurhunter]

Looks like a heck of a vacation so far!

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Looks like fun. One of these days/months/years I'll learn how to crappie fish.

 

[Crow Terminator]

19 browns today and 3 rainbows. Biggest two browns were 23.5" and 23". Most of them were 20-21 inches. Was tough...post front conditions, windy, COLD, and blue bird sky but we had a blast! Two more fishing days! Our guide Craig was awesome. We boated more fish than some of the other guides combined today.

Oh and a side note...Supreme boats are awesome. We fished out of the L60 model and if I can find a dealer near me to do a decent trade for my Tracker 190, I will do it in a heart beat. We were in some rough current and those boats take it like a champ and you can beach em anywhere. Perfect boat for deer hunting islands too.

 

[woodyard]

Awesome fish!
Third photo looks to be down past Gastons. Am I close?

 

[Crow Terminator]

Awesome fish!
Third photo looks to be down past Gastons. Am I close?

Yes. We started up near the dam and caught a couple fish really quick but about 20 boats moved in on us and we moved down to Gastons and around Cranor's lodge. We're camping at the state park.

 

[thirdwilliam]

looks like a great trip

 

[wildside]

nice fish

 

[PossumSlayer]

Awesome

 

[Crow Terminator]

13 browns today. 3 rainbows. Biggest was 25" today....several 22-24 inches. Carrie had a big one break her off. Started off in the 20s with ice in our guides. Slower today between bites but loved every minute.

 

[bigtex]

Awesome!! I had no doubt you would do well.
Looks cold out there LOL.
Good luck and stay safe the rest of your trip!

 

[megalomaniac]

Dang, even I could have fun doing that!

Great trip sp far for sure!

 

[TheLBLman]

You're getting a nice grade of fish!
Some of those browns have some brilliant color!
What are you catching them on?

 

[Crow Terminator]

You're getting a nice grade of fish!
Some of those browns have some brilliant color!
What are you catching them on?

They have had us using river rigs with frozen shad. They just had a massive shad kill a few weeks ago that has tapered off and the fish are still keyed in on the shad as they come down. I've never been here before but they say the river is about 6 feet higher than normal this time of year. Beautiful country!

 

[RUGER]

That is awesome man.
That is one of the few places I have been that I would love to move to.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Today was our last day out on the boats. It started bad for me...great for my wife. She put 8 browns and 2 rainbows in the boat. I had zip. I finally caught 2 little ones right before lunch and then...first drift after lunch, she boats a 25 incher followed by a 24. We moved spots and I finally caught a 20 incher and then the next cast...the White River magic happened to me. I hooked up with a fish that felt little at first. Me and the guide both didn't pay it any mind and I was just reeling it in no problem. He was fixing a shad on my wife's rig and then that fish jumped plum out of the water. You know it's good when the guide says "ohh $&!t"!!! And then throws down the rod he has in his hands. Haha. Nearly 10 minutes later, my trip maker and biggest brown was in the boat. 28" long! Didn't weigh it but guide said it was 8-9 lbs. I didn't care about weight...I was tickled!! Then the next cast...a 22 inch rainbow. This has been the best fishing trip I've been

on. Already booked for next year! They say January is even better so we are trying that.

 

[Spurhunter]

A buddy of mine has a cabin on the Little Red River and I've been trout fishing with him, but we never caught anything that big! Congratulations on some big fish and a great trip.