FISHING REPORT

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” — Elizabeth Andrew Most times, our busy schedules make it easy to say “next time”, when an opportunity to volunteer comes around. But when the opportunity presents itself and you are willing to put forth the effort, it’s the end result that makes […] READ MORE >>

  “Don’t knock the weather, nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.”  -Kin Hubbard Funny thing about that quote is, the same holds true to fly fisherman and tail-water release schedules. So if it’s lower water (and even a reasonable dose of wadeable water) that you’ve […] READ MORE >>

It doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s 3,000 or 30,000 cfs- the White River will always produce quality fish. Granted, the distance between the split shot and the indicator seems to grow significantly in higher flows, but being flexible in how we present a fly can pay off greatly if we are diligent. Now while […] READ MORE >>

Last week’s fishing report discussed the predeliction we all havefor talking ourselves out of fishing. Too damn windy, water’s too high, water is too low, can’t wade or can’t float, too stormy, too hot, too foggy. If we didn’t want perfect conditions we’d get a lot more fishing done. But what has really blown me […] READ MORE >>

  IT would have been a quality day on the White River even without the beast pictured above, and more needed than I knew. I enjoy fishing with U of Arkansas poet Geffrey Davis for many reasons, a goodly proportion of which revolve around the conversation, which can run from teenage peurile gags, admittedly most […] READ MORE >>