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White River - July 31st, 2008
supplied by: Blue Ribbon Fly Shop RECORDED:90 °FISHING: Great
Bull Shoals Dam continues to generate eight units around the clock. Fishing directly below the dam down through the state park and Cane Island continues to produce large, vibrant, and well fed fish as seen above in the photo of a 23" rainbow. Early morning is the best time to get out there while there is still fog cover and the temperature is cool. The deeper channels require 15' leaders and heavy split shot (excercise caution when casting) while the banks are fishing well with shorter leaders fishing nymphs. The same techniques are working well down river at Wildcat, Cotter, Roundhouse, and Rim Shoals. Suggested fly patterns remain the same for high water... SJ worms in pink or red and bright egg patterns in deeper channels and size 14+ midges in slower moving water along the banks. Preferably larger tungsten heads to sink the fly quickly. After being spoiled the last two weeks with no generation at Norfork between 6am and 2pm, the fun is over. Beginning Monday, July 21st, the generation schedule now begins at 6am and continues throughout the day making wading impossible. It was inevitable. Both lake levels remain high and only a week ago we received up to 4" of rain which only delays the process of relieving dam pressure. I admit putting in at the dam and dragging the boat across a few shoals was not a pleasure, but reaching Long Hole and the C&R area was worth the hard work. Many slams, healthy browns, and long drifts. Oh well. The fish will be all the better as a result.
North Fork - January 14th, 2008
supplied by: Blue Ribbon Fly Shop RECORDED:40 °FISHING: Great
The weather has been quite sporadic. Calm and sunny mornings followed by overcast skies and sometimes violent winds in the afternoon. The generation schedule on the other hand has been rather consistent. Both the Norfork and White tend to run between 1-3 units between 6-9 am while remaining shut down throughout the course of the day. Lately we've spent most of our time fishing Norfork with much success. We've caught quite an assortment of beautiful, vibrant colored brooks, bows in the neighborhood of the 16"-20" range, and occasionally a nice brown. However, these did not come easy. There were a few days I found myself tearing through multiple boxes searching for the right fly in preparation for the assault... size, color, pattern... in that order. Of the many flies in the arsenal I found myself returning to tan or olive midges in size 18, DW super midge in orange/gold, near nuff sculpins fared very well, and Hank's wooly to name a few. Reports from the White include excellent fishing at Wildcat, Rim Shoals, and Red's Landing. In addition to the above mentioned flies it might be advantageous to include an assortment of jujubee midges, BWOs, Griffith's gnats, the one fly, and Sawyer's pheasant tail.
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