FISHING REPORT

Windy enough to blow the cream out of your coffee. That’s been the story of this week. Springtime weather has slid on in, upper 70s early in the week, a slap of cold morning from a front midweek, and warming back up tomorrow. And that wind is definitely a spring thing in the Ozarks. But […] READ MORE >>

Once in a while, every so often, you hear the story about the guy who actually did get to “be here yesterday”, when it all the elements come together. Jason Taylor called SDO Wednesday night saying he was bringing his wife down for a last minute trip and could he get a guide? As it […] READ MORE >>

The big question of course is has spring sprung? Are we going to be getting a cold April slap in the face as winter comes back late, which is a truly Arkansas thing to happen. Plenty of people are pondering whether we will see the caddis return earlier this year. Once upon an Ozarks, we […] READ MORE >>

Brr its cold. Even after all these years in Arkansas winters, and a much better selection of coldweather clothing, my Australian side comes out. Fishing in the cold is a matter of will power and desire to find those winter brown trout But it wasn’t just me in the latter part of this week, the […] READ MORE >>

The water is back and some big flows unleashed this week as winter rains push Bull Shoals Lake higher. It’s been a good while since Bull Shoals was up in flood stage even if its less than an inch, and only a little less than we had seen since the tailwater topped 20,000 cfs. Monday’s […] READ MORE >>

Who would have thought it possible, 81 degrees in February and we shook it off like it was nothing. The weather has been weird and same with the water. Saturday will be upper 70s and Sunday 45 before ushering in snow shower possibly on Monday. The true winter fishing freaks, whether they are nymphing, hunting […] READ MORE >>

The shift in water management in Bull Shoals Lake over the past couple of years has had fly fishers and guides scratching their heads. Earlier flushing of flood waters resulting in more stable lake levels, keeps lake front owners smiling but has hopper fishing addicts, looking for high summer flows, all out of sorts. Now […] READ MORE >>

A trend is starting to take shape as we enter into cooler temperatures and the turn of the new season come late September. Over the last couple of weekends, generation has been low – even minimum flow most hours. Mondays have held to this pattern, as well, with only minor bumps late in the day. […] READ MORE >>

“Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme.” Redundancy is the key theme this week, as generation on the White has continued the same steady cadence that we’ve seen all summer. The lake is well below power pool, but these hot dog days of summer call for big afternoon pushes. Essentially, each day […] READ MORE >>

Low water dominated the weekend on the White, mostly influenced by mild temperatures and how low the lake is relative to power pool. Generation held to minimum flow most of Saturday and Sunday aside from a small bump peaking at 2,500 cfs Saturday evening and a thunderous 1,200 cfs Sunday afternoon. For transparency’s sake, I […] READ MORE >>

Talk about a pleasant surprise. Temperatures dipped a bit this week and days on the river have been a breath of fresh air. The break in high 90s couldn’t have come at a better time, as the long blistering hours on the water have been draining. Low to mid-80s have held steady the last couple […] READ MORE >>

Gather ‘round. We’ve got lots to talk about. As most of you have probably seen in the news, our area was pummeled Tuesday night with torrential downpours – anywhere from 6 inches up to 17 inches depending on where you stood in Baxter, Stone, and Marion Counties. Devastating floods raged through the White River valley, […] READ MORE >>

Hurricane Beryl’s effects came sweeping through our neck of the woods Monday evening and into Tuesday. It brought with it some much-needed precipitation. Southern Arkansas received quite the deluge while north central Arkansas was given a good drenching, too. The rain was enough to delay morning low water for a day, but minimum flow quickly […] READ MORE >>

Bull Shoals Lake now sits below current power pool. As such, after a mild drop from the big water discussed last week to a steadier 40-50 megawatts on Monday, minimum flow returned early Tuesday morning. This week’s pattern has been typical of current conditions. Mornings have been characterized by long bouts of minimum flow and […] READ MORE >>

June started off with a bang with a weekend of some pretty incredible dry fly fishing with browns looking up for cicadas. For those who found themselves in the right place at the right time, the bite was silly at times. It seems that the cicada bite has peaked and is now on its way […] READ MORE >>

Generation on the White this week has tried to hold to steady patterns, though kinks in this pattern showed up from time to time. Weekend water saw lengthy periods of flow between 6-8,000 cfs during fishing hours. This trend continued into Monday until late afternoon with a jump up to nearly 13,000 cfs by nightfall. […] READ MORE >>