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December 29, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! - Should be good fishing for the weekend
ahead. It will be wet but the forecast of snow has evaporated
and if you can sneak in among the wind gust the fishing could
be very good.
* FISHING REPORT
THIS weekend 's forecast looks
nice and dark, so the fishing could be pretty good tomorrow.
The wind might be a pain but bring a heavier rod and perhaps
fish some bigger flies. Olive Woolly Buggers, Crystal Buggers
and olive Baby Buggers have been collecting plenty of fish. Try
some 8s and 4s in the buggers, white could be very good, or some
zonkers, or other big streamers.
Midges and scuds have been working well particularly Cadion Midges
in gray/silver, red and green, WD40s, traditional zebras in black
and silver and red/gold. Dry fly action this week hasn't been
too bad either. Go for cream midges, CDC parachutes, Parachute
Adams and Griffiths Gnats.
Egg patterns are consistent producers at this time of year and
could be the difference this weekend.
December 23, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! - IF you're the organised type, this
should be a good weekend to fish with all the rest of us still
hunting up those last Christmas presents. We will be open all
weekend whether you are fishing or shopping. We will be closed
on Christmas Day.
Fishing reports this week have been patchy. We would recommend
trying small size 20 midges like WD40s in olive, chocolate and
gray, red and brown zebra midges and of course the Cadion Midge
(formerly the TDM).
If you are really struggling check your depth, the rise in water
level in the tailwater means you must go deeper between your
indicator and your fly. Perhaps also a switch to 7x flourocarbon
might do the trick.
Egg patterns and Y2Ks have been doing well in recent weeks, as
have tan and olive Hunchback scuds, tan sowbugs and the Trout
Crack.
Olive Woolly Buggers, Crystal Buggers and olive Baby Buggers
have been collecting plenty of fish, or try a Zonker in White,
natural or olive.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
December 20, 2006 - Courtesty of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
White River Levels:
According to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, as of Wednesday the White River stages are:
12.11 feet at Georgetown (flood stage 21
feet)
23.04 feet at Augusta (flood stage 26 feet)
10.31 feet at Newport (flood stage 26 feet)
8.25 feet at Batesville (flood stage 15 feet)
5.42 feet at Calico Rock (flood stage 19
feet)
Statewide Family and Community Fishing Report: Trout are biting
very well on PowerBait tipped with a wax worm and marshmallows
in the ponds. Roostertails, small Rapalas, and olive Trout Magnets
are working well in Rock Creek at Boyle Park. Fly anglers are
catching trout on egg patterns, nymphs and black woolly buggers.
With the warm weather, catfish have been biting in some of the
ponds on chicken livers. For more information on trout stockings,
call toll-free (866) 540-FISH (3474).
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Little Red River:
Lindsey's Resort (501-302-3139)
said the generators are running mainly in the mornings and are
usually off by 10 a.m. PowerBait is working well on the trout.
While the water is running, the fishing has been a little tough,
but the afternoons are seeing some increased action on sow bugs
and egg patterns.
Mark Owner at The Little
Red Fly Shop in Heber Springs said more releases have made
finding a place to wade or safely boat the river problematic.
The power house has been blowing both barrels every morning from
6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Evening releases have been at dusk. The best
wade fishing is at JFKPark after the morning water releases recede.
Midges, Blue Wings and Caddis continue to hatch sporadically
every day. Red butts (sizes 14-16) and red zebra midges (size
16) have been the hot flies. Any fly with red, gold or tan has
been productive. Copper Johns (size 16) and olive woolly buggers
(size 12) are also working quite well.
NORTH ARKANSAS:
White River:
Gaston's White River Resort said
there has be an increase in water generation this week. Two to
three generators are running in the morning. The water may only
run for a few hours, but it gives a great opportunity to catch
some trophy brown trout on white 1/8th-oz. jigs, silver Rattlin'
Rogues and gold or silver Countdown Rapalas.
Wilderness Trail (870-445-2703)
said trout fishing has been good on Berkley Power Eggs in yellow,
Sunrise, and pink along with artificial or live wax worms. Fly
fishermen have done well with little generation on olive woolly
buggers, zebra midges, and "unreal" eggs in peach or
white Brown trout downriver from the catch-and-release areas
are being caught on Countdowns, Rogues and nightcrawlers.
Norfork Tailwater:
Gene's Trout Dock (870-499-5381)
said the water is cloudy and two generators are running most
days. Brown trout are biting well on shrimp, red worms and corn.
Cranfield Junction Bait and Tackle (870-492-5141)
said trout were biting well with the low water on live bait and
crawdads. Jerkbaits and Rapalas are working well during generation.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Beaver Tailwater:
McLellan's Fly Shop said
there has been very little generation the last few days, providing
plenty of wade-fishing opportunities. Scuds and sow bugs as well
as midge pupa patterns have been very productive. Fall and winter
are also great times to fish egg patterns as the brown trout
make their annual spawning run. For the health of the fishery,
avoid actively spawning fish and their spawning redds (clean
oval depressions in the gravel).
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
Little Missouri River
Jeff Guerin of Little Missouri
Flyfishing said stockings continue on the Little Missouri
and some nice 13- to 14-inch fish are available from earlier
stockings. Woolly buggers fished across the current are producing
some good fish, as are midges drifted along with the current.
December 16, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! - What a beautiful morning here at the
Dam Store. Hard to believe its December 16, we have dragged out
our summer weight shirts. Plenty of cloud around too. The wind
may be a factor later but right now its perfect. And a south
wind will ruffle the surface, aid your drift, and give your flies
a little "life".
Yes wind makes casting a little
tricky, but as our guides tell their clients, if the gusts are
knocking your cast down there is one simple answer _ wait until
between the gusts.
With the faster drift caused
by the wind there are a few tactics you can adopt to get your
presentations acting a little more naturally. Longer drops between
your fly and the indicator allow the fly to get down and stay
there, you may also have to run a small weight on your leader,
we often look for tungsten beadheads over brass beads. Heavier
flies like woolly buggers can be very effective. The "noisy"
chop, particularly on overcast days, can also make it decent
for fishing heavier streamers, big buggers, leeches, sculpins,
zonkers, Zoo Cougars, and Gummy Minnows.
Work the angles too. If you
are a right hander, fish off the far bank ( so the wind is blowing
left to right), makes casting easier. If you can get the wind
blowing from behind you, even slightly, then try roll casts,
aimed high _ you will amazed how far the wind will send that
fat loop.
FISHING REPORT
THIS weekend will be a great one to drag out the 6wt and toss
some big streamers. We had great reports from one customer this
week fishing olive zonkers. The white version is pretty good
at this time of year too.
Bryce and Steve waded from the top end of the Trophy area to
Parker Bend, midmorningTuesday as the water receded. Pale pink
egg patterns did very well early for Bryce, but Steve struggled
with a sucession of midges, until the water hit normal low water
levels.
The best flies were size 20 midges on this bright sunny day,
Olive WD40s, Tung Rainbow Warriors, Red and Black Zebras plus
the blue Dun Cadion's Midge.
The strong wind whisked off the midge hatch, but we have been
hearing plenty good reports on soft hackles like the Partridge
and Orange and Red Ass.
Steve also picked off several afternoon fish on the surface,
but none were taken while drifting the fly, the dry had to land
a foot or two above a riser and in the direction the fish was
travelling.
Olive Woolly Buggers, Crystal Buggers and olive Baby Buggers
have been collecting plenty of fish. Scuds in tan and olive have
been working well, particularly with a Trout Crack on a dropper.
December 14, 2006 - Courtesty of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
CENTRAL ARKANSAS :
Little Red River: Lindsey's
Resort said the water is clear and the generators are running
in the mornings. Trout fishing is good on wax worms and chartreuse
Power Eggs. Fly-fishing is good on egg patterns, red zebra midges
and red butt nymphs. Spin fishers are doing well on Rooster tails
and small spoons.
Mark Owner at The Little Red
Fly Shop in Heber Springs said the brown trout spawn is underway
and it is a doozey! Several 30-inch browns were caught and released
at Cow Shoals. Ritchey and Winkley shoals have also been equally
productive. Mossy and Rainbow shoals are also producing good
numbers. Egg colors of cerise (red), bubble gum and salmon egg
(#14) seemed to perform the best. Effective dropper flies, in
areas of the river where it is permitted, include Gold Ribbed
Hare's Ears (#14-#16), Pheasant Tails (#16), Princes (#16) and
even San Juan Worms (#18). Using an egg pattern as an indicator
with a dropper fly about 12"-18" below is working very
well. Several spawning rainbows were caught. The dry flies of
choice would be a Midge (#18-#22), BWO (#18-#22) and Parachute
Adams (#14-#18). The river is incredibly clear from increased
water releases during the last 10 days of November. Colder weather
requires more electricity. More releases have also made finding
a place to wade or safely boat the river problematic. The power
house has been blowing both barrels every morning from 6 a.m.
until 11 a.m. Evening releases have been occurring at dusk. Best
wade fishing is at JFKPark after the morning water releases recede.
Midges, Blue Wings and Caddis continue to hatch sporadically
every day. Any fly with red, gold or tan has been productive.
Copper Johns (#16) and Olive Woolly Buggers (#12) are also working
quite well. As with last months warning, if you come to the Little
Red to fish the spawn, please watch where you put your feet.
Do not wade through fishable water and never disturb the trouts'
redds.
NORTH ARKANSAS :
White River: Wilderness Trail
said trout fishing has been good on Berkley Power Eggs in yellow,
Sunrise, and pink along with artificial or live wax worms. During
generation, Buoyant spoons, Blue Fox spinners, and Little Cleos
are the baits of choice. The fly fishermen have done well with
little generation on olive woolly buggers, zebra midges, and
"unreal" eggs in peach or white. Brown trout further
downriver outside of the catch-and-release areas are being caught
on Countdowns, Rogues and nightcrawlers.
Norfork Tailwater: Gene's Trout
Dock said the water is clear and the generators are running throughout
the day. Trout fishing is good on shad, wax worms, PowerBait
and corn.
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
Little Missouri River : Jeff
Guerin of Little Missouri Flyfishing said fishing is excellent
throughout the river, and the high water levels are helping distribute
fish throughout its course. There is a new fence around the Low
Water parking area with a rolling gate, but Low Water is still
open to public fishing for the winter. However, if the area is
not kept clean, the City of Murfreesboro may close access.
December 9, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! -WATCHING The weather forecast this morning
it seems like we can skip the triple layer winter woollies for
a few days. This morning was a little cold, but there has been
some hardy types out on the river this week and reporting some
very very good fishing. You will notice the river looks a little
different. Last week's storm bounced Table Rock Lake up almost
4' and Beaver by almost 5'. The extra water in Table Rock has
flooded over a lot of gravel bars, particularly below Spider
Creek, where we were wading only a few weeks ago.
With Beaver Lake now only a
couple of feet below the top of the power pool, and the cold
morning temperature, has meant a return to our almost forgotten
winter generation schedules. Look for generation first thing
in the morning and of a late afternoon, expecially on cold days.
Call 417-336-5083. If they are aim to hit the river between 9am-10am
and fish through until you are done.
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: This is defiantely one weekened where you can
break the shack nasties, drop the honey-do list and get among
some fish. Bryce and Steve both snuck out this week at different
times and picked up some fish, Bryce getting a 17" brown
high in the trophy zone while Steve was lower down and caught
a porky 15" bow. One good thing about tyhe generation is
that is has cleaned out that nasty algae which was coating flies
and sticking to your tippet knots.
Red based midges likes Bryce's
TDM, Jujubee Midges, Humpbak Midges, and Zebra Midges continue
to work well. Bryce's TDM in silver/gray is a must have. The
WD40 in Olive or Dorsey's Top Secret Midge are also fishing well
if the action slows. Tan scuds continue to slay fish. Try McLellans'
Hunchback in tan or on dark days switch to the olive or gray.
Try the Trout Crack on the flats at Parker Bend.
We contineu to get good soft hackle reports, the Patridge and
Orange in particular was a winner for John S. during the week
on falling water. The dry fly efforts on the hatches have been
a little inconsistent, with the strong breezzes and the patchy
weather, but should settle soon.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
December 6, 2006 - Courtesty of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
CENTRAL ARKANSAS:
Little Red River: Lindsey's Resort said the water is
clear. Generators are running for about an hour in the mornings.
The low water is making for some excellent fly-fishing with red
brassies, egg patterns and sow bugs. Bait fishing is best with
wax worms and marshmallows, chartreuse PowerBait and nightcrawlers.
Mark Owner at The
Little Red Fly Shop in Heber Springs said the brown
trout spawn has begun. Cool weather has kept hydroelectric generation
to a minimum. There had been very little power needed for air
conditioning or heating. The primary flies that are working are:
Tan bead head sow bugs (no. 14), red or black zebra midges (no.
16), red butt emergers (no. 16-18), copper johns (no. 16), pheasant
tails and prince nymphs (no. 16), olive woolly buggers (no. 10-12)
and egg patterns (no. 8 to 14) At this time of year, you may
see large male brown trout doing aerial leaps and displays. This
is part of the spawning ritual and should not be confused with
surface feeding. Look for flashes of light reflecting off the
female brown trout's sides as she makes her redd (areas of the
stream bottom cleared of debris by the mama brown trout prior
to laying her eggs).
NORTH ARKANSAS:
White River: Wilderness
Trail said trout fishing has been good on Berkley
Power Eggs in yellow, Sunrise, and pink along with artificial
or live wax worms. During generation, Buoyant Spoons, Blue
Fox spinners, Rooster Tails and Little Cleos are the baits of
choice. Fly-fishermen have done well with little generation
on olive woolly buggers, zebra midges, scuds or sow bugs. Brown
trout downriver from the catch-and-release areas are being caught
on Rapala Countdowns, jointed Rapalas and nightcrawlers.
Norfork Tailwater: Gene's Trout Dock said the
water is murky and two generators are running most days. Rainbow
trout are biting fairly well on PowerBait and corn. Brown trout
are biting well on chartreuse PowerBait and corn.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Beaver Tailwater: McLellan's
Fly Shop said there has been very little generation
during the last few days, providing plenty of wade-fishing opportunities.
Of course, scuds and sow bugs as well as midge pupa patterns
have been very productive; however, cream midge adult patterns
have hooked several trout. Fall and winter are also great times
to fish egg patterns as the brown trout make their annual spawning
run. However, for the health of the fishery, be sure to
avoid actively spawning fish and their spawning redds (clean
oval depressions in the gravel).
December 2, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! -WELL we hope you all enjoyed our first
taste of winter weather, it was pretty grim here on Thursday
_ we think Steve was the only one lunatic enough to go fishing
_ he said it was very good. But Friday was a beautiful day, and
the snow cover and ice was simply stunning. By Friday afternoon
the roads were clearing nicely, although you could still find
patches of ice in the shaded areas. If your planning coming in
this weekend, rug up in your winter warms and drive safe. Even
start a little later, the best of the fishing should come when
the sun warms the river a little. Oh and bring a camera, the
waterfalls and icicles along the far bank should be spectacular.
If you want a preview of how it looked around here this morning
check out the pictures here <http://www.beaverdamstore.com/gallery/v/FlyFishing/FF06/>
.
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: What amazing weather we have been having and
the rain/sleet/snow and ice should help out our overall water
levels. Beaver Lake rose three feet and Thursday morning at Spider
Creek the river looked like one unit was running _ and that was
just from the runoff. The Upper part of the river should remain
pretty clear, though its can be worth prospecting color changes
at the mouths of feeder screeks with bright patterns, like eggs
or San Juan worms. Don't be timid in your color choices in these
conditions and you can probably step up from the standard 6x
tippet.
Red based midges likes Bryce's TDM, Jujubee Midges, Humpbak Midges,
and Zebra Midges should be good in the Upper section. Bryce's
TDM in silver/gray continues to be the most consistent fly our
guides use as well as the red wire TDM. The WD40 in Olive is
also fishing well if the action slows. Tan scuds continue to
slay fish. Try McLellans' Hunchback in tan or on dark days switch
to the olive or gray. Try the Trout Crack on the flats at Parker
Bend. We have full stocks of new the tan rainbow and copper Hunchback
Scuds back in stock.
ROARING RIVER
WE let our guides, Steve and Bryce, off the leash for a few hours
last Sunday to go and check out the Winter catch and release
season at Roaring River. The Missouri Trout Park is open Friday
to Monday, usually the store days for the boys, but it pays to
have them clued into the fishing. The spring-fed river is stocked
with the hatchery brood stock at this time of year, on top of
some of the monsters there year round, and it a great place for
some winter fun
Well Steve went on a pig hunt sticking a 20" and a 22"
rainbow, both fat deep ex-hatchery fish, and lost a fish that
was WAY bigger. Bryce was dabbling with dries picking off a lot
of very nice trout. Usually its the other way round with these
two but it shows the fun you can have on a day at the Park. Hunt
for the big fish for part of the day them switch over to a light
dry fly rod, and throw small midge patterns (sometimes some winter
mayflies _ Blue Wing Olives). The crowds have been relatively
light this year, but Friday and Mondays are even better than
the weekends.
If you haven't visited the Trout Park, a Missouri Trout Stamp
is required, book one of the guys for a full or half day trip.
They have a very good idea where these big fish are and how to
catch them, and how to have a blast with some eager dry fly eaters.
Oh Yes would would have had pics of Steve's trout but the 22"
drowned his digital camera.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
November
30, 2006 - CENTRAL ARKANSAS:
Little
Red River: Lindsey's Resort
said the water is clear with one to two generators running in
the mornings. Trout fishing has been good on pink PowerBait,
wax worms with marshmallows and nightcrawlers.
Mark Owner
at The
Little Red Fly Shop in Heber Springs said the brown
trout spawn has begun. Cool weather has kept hydroelectric generation
to a minimum. There had been very little power needed for air
conditioning or heating. The primary flies that are working are:
Tan bead head sow bugs (no. 14), red or black zebra midges (no.
16), red butt emergers (no. 16-18), copper johns (no. 16), pheasant
tails and prince nymphs (no. 16), olive woolly buggers (no. 10-12)
and egg patterns (no. 8 to 14) At this time of year, you may
see large male brown trout doing aerial leaps and displays. This
is part of the spawning ritual and should not be confused with
surface feeding. Look for flashes of light reflecting off the
female brown trout's sides as she makes her redd (areas of the
stream bottom cleared of debris by the mama brown trout prior
to laying her eggs).
NORTH ARKANSAS:
White River: Gaston's
White River Resort said many large browns are being
caught on white, brown and green jigs, Rapala Countdowns and
Rattlin' Rogues. The browns are making their move to their spawning
grounds, so if you do fish for them please release them as soon
as possible. Keep a few rainbows for the frying pan if you're
looking for supper. Plenty of fish can still be caught on Power
Eggs and worms. Fly-anglers are doing the best with red San Juan
worms, egg patterns and pink/white micro jigs.
Wilderness Trail
said the area in front of the state park is now a seasonal catch-and-release
area, all brown trout must be released immediately, no Power
Bait or live bait may be used and you must use barbless hooks.
The regular catch-and-release area is now closed. Further
downriver Berkley Power Eggs in yellow, Sunrise, and pink have
worked well. During generation, Buoyant spoons, Mepps spinners
and Little Cleos are the baits of choice. Fly-anglers have
done well during light generation on olive woolly buggers, zebra
midges, scuds or sow bugs. Brown trout further downriver outside
of the catch and release areas are being caught on Flat Fish,
jointed Rapalas and nightcrawlers.
Norfork Tailwater: Gene's Trout Dock said the water
is clear and running at normal levels. Rainbow trout and brown
trout are both biting well on black sow bug-patterned flies and
red worms.
McLellan's
Fly Shop said generation has been very sporadic lately,
and the extremely low dissolved oxygen levels the Norfork has
been experiencing for the last several weeks still persist, suffocating
hundreds of quality trout. If you fish Norfork, be sure to land
fish as quickly as possible and take extra time reviving them
before release. Fall is the best time of year to fish egg patterns
as the brown trout leave the deeper water for the shallow gravel
flats during their annual spawning run. However, for the
health of the fishery, be sure to avoid actively spawning fish
and their spawning redds (clean oval depressions in the gravel).
When the water level is wadable, the Norfork has been experiencing
a nice blue-winged olive mayfly hatch, producing some exciting
dry-fly fishing in the afternoons. Blue-winged olive parachutes
work well for the dries, and beaded little mayflies and olive
micro mayflies are good imitations of the nymphs.
NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS
Beaver Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 1,113.32 feet MSL.
Southtown Sporting Goods said the water is low and clear. Crappie
are biting well on minnows and Shinee Hinee Jigs in brush piles
6 to 12 feet deep. Bass are poor to fair in the shallows on spinnerbaits
and crankbaits. Jigs and spoons are working fairly well in deeper
water. Stripers are fair in 8 to 20 feet of water where the river
arms meet points and ledges from shore.
Beaver Tailwater: McLellan's
Fly Shop said there has been very little generation
during the last few days, providing plenty of wade-fishing opportunities.
Of course, scuds and sow bugs as well as midge pupa patterns
have been very productive; however, cream midge adult patterns
have hooked several trout. Fall and winter are also great times
to fish egg patterns as the brown trout make their annual spawning
run. However, for the health of the fishery, be sure to
avoid actively spawning fish and their spawning redds (clean
oval depressions in the gravel).
November
24, 2006 - Beaver -
G'day y'all from the Beaver Dam Store crew! -WELL hope you
all had a great Thanksgiving, we managed a turkey fuelled snooze
during the afternoon so we must have had a good time. Would have
been DAM pretty on the river too, as we drove over the da, we
did spot a few lucky souls out enjoyed a Turkey Day fish. And
it should be a great weekend too so come and hit the river.
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: Weird weather we are having, but the fishing
has been pretty DAM good. The sunny days have been a little trying,
perhaps the high pressure systems have been slowing the bite
a little. But the dull colored days have been very good.
Now its not as if fish haven't been caught on the sunny days
this past week, just not to the same oustanding levels of recent
weeks. But we did see some very nice fish fall to olive, purple
and black crystal buggers this week.
Any of those fish who are done spawning will be HUNGRY! Its a
good time to fish some real food.
Red based midges likes Bryces TDM, Jujubee Midges, Humpbak Midges,
and Zebra Midges are doing very very well. Bryce TDM in silver/gray
is probably the most consistent fly our guides use and it continues
to excel. The WD40 in Olive is algo a good bet when thinmgs slow
down. Try it on 7x
Tan scuds continue to slay fish. Try McLellans' Hunchback in
tan or on dark days switch to the olive or gray. Try the Trout
Crack on the flats at Parker Bend. We also have new stock in
of the popular new copper Hunchback Scud
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
November
22, 2006 - Central
Arkansas
Lake Conway: No report.
Little Red River: Lindsey's Resort said the generators are running
for about 2 hours every morning. Trout are biting well all day
long on chartreuse or pink Power Eggs. Fly-anglers are doing
well on sow bugs, egg patterns, red zebra midges and red butt
patterns.
Mark Owner at
The Little Red Fly Shop in Heber Springs said cool
weather the last few weeks has kept hydroelectric generation
to a minimum. Flies that are working the best are: tan bead head
sow bugs (#14), red or black zebra midges (#16), copper Johns
(#16), pheasant tails and princes (#16), olive woolly buggers
(#10-#12) and egg patterns in virtually every size from #8 to
#14. BWO's (Blue-wing Olive Mayflies) and, to a lesser degree,
Caddis Flies, are coming off every afternoon. You may see large
male brown trout doing aerial leaps and displays. This is part
of the spawning ritual and should not be confused with aggressive
surface feeding. You may also witness large female browns being
escorted by several smaller male browns nipping at her fins as
she moves toward a shoal. Look for flashes of light reflecting
off the female brown trout's sides as she makes her redd (spawning
area).
NORTH ARKANSAS:
White River:
Wilderness Trail said trout fishing has been good
on Berkley Power Eggs in yellow, Sunrise, and pink or Chartreuse
or Rainbow nuggets. During generation, Buoyant Spoons, Blue
Fox spinners and Little Cleos are the baits of choice. The
fly-anglers have done well with little generation on olive woolly
buggers, zebra midges, scuds and sow bugs. Brown trout outside
of the catch-and-release areas are being caught on Flat Fish,
jointed Rapalas and nightcrawlers.
November 17, 2006 - Table Rock - Submitted by Table Rock Guide Service -
Lake Taneycomo Trout I'm catching some nice rainbows and a few
browns on a small Rapala in the morning and also swimming a white
1/16 ounce jig. The trout in the trophy area will also take pink
or green micro jigs under a float and a zebra midge has also
been very good. Below the trophy are from Fall Creek down, the
trout are biting very good on night crawlers or power baits.
In the early morning you can catch them swimming a 1/16 ounce
jig or little Cleo spoon, in line spinners are also good in the
mornings.
Bill Beck
November 17, 2006 - Beaver
- G'day y'all from the Beaver Dam Store crew! -WELL its been
a very exciting and busy couple of weeks what with the One Fly,
bunches of guide trips, new products arriving in the store and
this little fellow up above . We have been finding fish like
this all season, pretty little 'bows with the distinctive blotches,
"parr marks" of a juvenile fish. And what is cool about
that? Well it means this fish was born and reared on the Beaver
Tailwater, a wild trout.
We, and others, had been telling
AGFC about this all season, and in the Commission's fall sampling
they discovered significant number of both wild rainbow and wild
brown trout. Even more interesting was the discovery of 3 different
year classes of fish _ some of the 3-year-old browns were also
spawning this year. For fly fishers this is further evidence
that those full-finned beauties around the 10" mark, and
which have been fighting well over their weight, are not slow
growing stockers but indeed wild trout. Another reason to be
excited about the future of the tailwater and something special
to be found on outings.
Cold mornings and a little rain
back into the system has triggered some winter schedule generation
over the past couple of days. So far a couple of hours in the
morning and the same in the evening has been all that has been
run. Which is no problem, sleep in and fish the warmest part
of the day. Remember to check the telephone hotline 417 336 5083.
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: Weird weather we are having, but the fishing
has been pretty DAM good. The sunny days have been a little trying,
perhaps the high pressure systems have been slowing the bite
a little. But the dull colored days have been very good.
Now its not as if fish haven't been caught on the sunny days
this past week, just not to the same oustanding levels of recent
weeks. But we did see some very nice fish fall to olive, purple
and black crystal buggers this week.
Any of those fish who are done spawning will be HUNGRY! Its a
good time to fish some real food.
Red based midges likes Bryces TDM, Jujubee Midges, Humpbak Midges,
and Zebra Midges are doing very very well. Bryce TDM in silver/gray
is probably the most consistent fly our guides use and it continues
to excel.
Tan scuds continue to slay fish. Try McLellans' Hunchback in
tan or on dark days switch to the olive or gray. Try the Trout
Crack on the flats at Parker Bend. We also have new stock in
of the popular new copper Hunchback Scud
ONE FLY 2006
If you missed One Fly 2006 you missed a great day's fun, beautiful
conditions and some fun fishing. Andy Nichol's continued his
run of success, confirming his mastery of fall technique, with
his third successive win, and his 4th win in 5 years. Andy's
16" winning fish fell to a size 14 Olive sowbug of his own
making.
Andy also suprised his fellow competitors passing one the Sage
Z-Axis fly rod and reel prize to the second place getters, all
who caught and released 15" fish, with Josh Yarborough from
Norman Ok, winning the draw.
It was great to see a bunch of familiar faces, and plenty of
new ones among the 76 competitors. Of course, being a One Fly
there were hard luck stories. Two 18" were caught, the fly
fishers involved already having chosen a smaller fish as their
One Fly entry, not willing to risk losing their fly and being
disqualified.
There were flies popped off on fish, cast off into the trees
and dropped on the bank, and I daresay a bunch of frantic searches.
But most people seemed to do well, with a goodly number of 14"
fish (the winning length 3 years ago) coming to hand. All entrants,
particularly those returning to the tailwater after an absence,
were remarking on the size and condition of the trout they were
catching
Lunch this year was a treat held under the trees at the Spider
Creek Resort, thanks to Peter Godfrey (owner of the Store and
Resort) for the invitation. His shrimp was spectacular. Thanks
also to Buddy from Smoking Bud's Restaurant, another of our neighbours,
for handling the catering. It was very pleasant to sit yarning
on the reost's table and chairs, and a great way to cap off the
event.
We also have to thank all our sponsors for our giveaway bags
and door prizes including Spirit River, Ross, Fishpond, Rio,
Budweiser of course.
And lastly, and very importantly Cary Marcus our Sage rep, for
his support and friendship for this little Dam Store and its
One Fly since its inception. Plus, as One Fly attendees know,
he's good fun to have around. Thanks, mate!
Check out the One Fly Photos on our Fly Fishing Gallery 2006
<http://www.beaverdamstore.com/gallery/v/FlyFishing/FF06>
page
DRY FLY TIME
Last winter provided some superb dry fly action for those in
the know and it looks like we could be in for some more action
this year. We have been having plenty of reports of people having
success on a range of dries, yellow caddis, big and small Parachute
Adams, Griffiths Gnats, a range of midge patterns. We are getting
several different midges coming off the tailwater current throughout
the day. Its sems though as if there trout are liking the size
18 gray and size 20 olive.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
November 15, 2006 - Central Arkansas Little Red River - Lindsey's
Resort said the water is clear and low. Generators are running
a little at night, but are otherwise quiet. Trout are biting
well on PowerBait and wax worms. Brown trout are headed to the
shoals, so it's time for fly-anglers to break out the egg patterns.
Mark Owner at The Little Red
Fly Shop in Heber Springs said cool weather the last few weeks
has kept hydroelectric generation to a minimum. Flies that are
working the best are: tan bead head sow bugs (#14), red or black
zebra midges (#16), copper Johns (#16), pheasant tails and princes
(#16), olive woolly buggers (#10-#12) and egg patterns in virtually
every size from #8 to #14. BWO's (Blue-wing Olive Mayflies) and,
to a lesser degree, Caddis Flies, are coming off every afternoon.
You may see large male brown trout doing aerial leaps and displays.
This is part of the spawning ritual and should not be confused
with aggressive surface feeding. You may also witness large female
browns being escorted by several smaller male browns nipping
at her fins as she moves toward a shoal. Look for flashes of
light reflecting off the female brown trout's sides as she makes
her redd (spawning area).
NORTH ARKANSAS:
White River: Gaston's White River
Resort said many fish are being caught on red/gold Cleo spoons,
Buoyant spoons and gold No. 7 and 9 Countdown Rapalas. Bull Shoals
Dam has been running between one and two units daily during the
weekends, which is great for fly-fishing. Best flies are sow
bugs, pink micro jigs and all colors of woolly buggers and soft
hackles. Because of power demands, river conditions are higher
during the week with schools in session, and factories operating.
So if you like to throw artificial lures in higher water and
current, week days are best. Weekends are usually better for
fly-fishing and bait fishing.
Wilderness Trail said if you
are fishing the White River for trout, remember that the area
in front of the state park is now seasonal catch-and-release,
all brown trout must be released immediately and no PowerBait,
live bait or barbed hooks are allowed. The regular catch-and-release
area is now closed. Further downstream Berkley Power Eggs
in yellow, Sunrise, and pink or Chartreuse or Rainbow nuggets
have worked well. During generation the Buoyant Spoons,
Blue Fox and Little Cleos are the baits of choice. The fly
fishermen have done well with little generation on olive woolly
buggers, zebra midges, scuds and sow bugs.
Norfork Tailwater: Gene's Trout
Dock said the water is clear and the generators have been
at a standstill. Rainbow trout are biting well on Belgian worms.
Brown trout are biting well on shad imitations like spinners
and spoons.
October 27, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! -
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: Grab your fleece, gloves and warm headgear
and head to the river for fall fishing. It was nice to layer
up this week, curling up into a warm collar braving some cool
conditions and picking off some trout.
Fish soft hackles early and
late, Midges or scuds during the day. If its dull and overcast
go with buggers and perhaps big streamers for a trophy.
Try something different like
our dead Drift Crayfish, fish a sculpin, fish at night _ Just
Fish It!
This is the time of the year
to fish hard. We like Orange and Patridge, or Partridge and Pheasant
soft hackles at this time of year. If your in a deep or slightly
swifter moving section try the new Guide's Secret Hares Ear.
Tan scuds continue to slay fish.
Try McLellans' Hunchback in tan or on dark days switch to the
olive or gray. Try the Trout Crack on the flats at Parker Bend
Red mIdges are very effective like our Razorback Midge, red zebra
midges, Jujubee Midges, red Humpback Midges or the red 2488H
Copper John. Bryce has also been fishing Craven's Poison Tung
hard and doing very well.
Fall is definately the time
for buggers, olive being the traditional choice. We have had
decent reports on brown and black buggers in recent weeks. We
also have several great yellow streamers, including yellow crystal
buggers in several sizes, yellow Conehead Muddlers and yellow
Zooo Cougars.
It's One Fly weekend and we
look to have great weather forecast and a great crew in to take
advantage of it. But still its a One Fly so don't forget your
gloves, warm head gear and a coat. It almost wouldn't be a One
Fly without a little cold and damp.
The fishing has been good as
well, with plenty of big fish moving up the river. And while
everyone is hunting big browns there have been some very very
handy rainbows, in the 17"-19" range taken over the
past week. Anyone of these would have won most of the recent
One Fly events.
We have also been packaging
up our giveaways, sorting through the door prizes, and of course
lusting after the main prize, and we have to thank all our sponsors,
Sage, Rio, Spirit River, Pacific Fly, Fishpond, Community Coffee
and of course the best place to stay on the river, and our sister
business the Spider Creek Resort <http://www.spidercreek.com>
.
Above all have fun!!
ONE FLY TIPS
Well the fishing conditions all week havce been pretty overcast
and dull, so its going to be a change to be fishing under bright
and warm conditions on Sunday. We would expect the activity to
slow so your first stops are likely be the best bests _ but we
have been wrong before.
Speaking of which, our big tip for One Fly first timers is _
get in your wading gear before the draw_ you will start off on
the wrong foot with experienced partners if the 7am fishing hooter
goes off and your still dawdling around putting on gear.
We would be crazy to pick against a woolly bugger as the winning
fly (and yes we have plenty in the store) but tan scuds and red
midges have been doing very well. But these have been generally
for the smaller fish, though dark days bigger scuds have pulled
some nice browns.
Selecting tippet size is where everyone gets to gamble, 6x flourocarbon
has a pretty fine margin of error, but 5x produces less fish
particularly in bright conditions. But if you feel confident
with your rod skills, a 3wt or 4wt would help, we'd be inclined
to even try 7x late in the event, if your still hunting a big
fish.
We've also been asked a bunch, where to find the big fish. As
we mentioned we have seen a goodly number of big fish heading
up through the spawning shoals at Parker Bend, but they don't
appear to be holding consistently, therefore we can suggest they
have headed upstream.
Both the bigger browns and rainbows can often be found in the
deeper holes through the Trophy area, at Spider Creek or downstream
towards the 62 bridge. Though unless you can see these fish actively
feeding they can be very hard to tempt during the day. The fish
you spot hunkered down on the bottom are almost impossible. On
the other hand if anyone finds a big brown chasing sculpins out
of the gravel beds, as we did a couple of weeks back, then a
fast strip just under the surface should see you connected.
ONE FLY RULES
The are simple:
Only One fly may be used during the contest. Lose the fly to
a tree or a trout and your contest fishing is done. We encourage
people to keep fishing and have fun.
Flies only (No jigs) - Longest
trout wins Catch and Release all fish.
You must turn in the fly used
for your winning fish to the judges.
Egg patterns are banned for
,06-07-08 events. Winning flies are banned for three years to
encourage innovation and to ensure the competition is fair and
even.
Participants will fish in pairs
in order to verify fish length measurements.
Wade fishing only, no boats.
Partners will be drawn 30 minutes
before start time.
You must be present at drawing
to enter. (Be there 6.30 am_ 6.00 to register).
Fishing starts 7am. No entrants
to leave the store before 7am
Arkansas Fishing license and
trout permit required.
Earliest entry decides tie coin
toss for second tie.
You and partner must return
to store by 12-noon or forfeit first prize.
No fishing zone over the spawning
beds at Parker Bend. Officials will be present.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
October 21, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! -
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: Its been a long time since we fished in temperatures
under 50 degrees. It was nice to layer up this week, curling
up into a warm collar braving some cool conditions and picking
off some trout. Add some 7x flourocarbon to your tippet selections.
It can really make a difference during the sunny portions of
the day, just watch your hooksets Egg patterns are coming into
their own, we love the Unreal Egg, particularly in Gold Nugget,
smaller Flashtail Eggs for when fish are picky and flourescent
orange Veiled Eggs as a deep or fast water pattern.
Red midges have been superb
in the past couple of weeks, including Red Zebra's, Bryce TDM,
Poison Tungs, 2488H Copper Johns, Humpbak Midges. Scuds continue
to work well try McLellans' Hunchback in tan or on dark days
switch to the olive or gray. Try the Trout Crack on the flats
at Parker Bend Fall is definately the time for buggers, olive
being the traditional choice. We have had decent reports on brown
and black buggers in recent weeks. We also have several great
yellow streamers, including yellow crystal buggers in several
sizes, yellow Conehead Muddlers and yellow Zoo Cougars.
ONE WEEK TO ONE FLY
THE 10th annual Beaver Dam Store is almost here and the bigger
fish are moving upstream on cue. We have been spotting browns
staging up for the spawn and finding some very thickbodied rainbows.
It certainly looks like the Parker Bend spawning areas will be
ruled offlimits this year. The fishing should be fantastic for
the next few weeks.
Take a camera to record the fish, you really do have a chance
of landing the biggest fish of your life here at this time of
year, be wary of spawning browns in the shallows, fish the deeper
pools hard!
Make sure you layer up, with warm fleece close to your skin,
a warm hat, windstopper gloves and a windproof top layer will
make sure your toasty warm
Come along for the whole weekend's festivities. Cary Marcus'
casting clinic at 2pm Saturday, check your skills on the casting
analyzer, play with his collection of new Sage's, and meet new
folks on the river and find your spot for the Sunday 29th contest.
If you are planning on registering on the morning of the contest
come early 6am. We will start drawing pairs at 6.30am, to be
ready for the event's start at 7am. One tip for newcomers is
be in your waders, and have your rod strung ready for the 7am
start.
Early registrations are appreciated so we can get a good ideas
of the catering requirements _ and the lunch will be a highlight.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
October 14, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! - Another great weekend of fly fishing
fun ahead, with a great forecast and some very nice fish in the
river. Some of our regulars are hitting some very nice fish up
and down the tailwater. If your hunting bigger fish this is the
time of year to move around, especially with more and more river
opening up as Table Rock Lake drops.
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: Grab your fleece, gloves and warm headgear
and head to the river for fall fishing. It was nice to layer
up this week, curling up into a warm collar braving some cool
conditions and picking off some trout.
Fish soft hackles early and
late, Midges or scuds during the day. If its dull and overcast
go with buggers and perhaps big streamers for a trophy.
This is the time of the year
to fish hard. We like Orange and Patridge, or Partridge and Pheasant
soft hackles at this time of year. If your in a deep or slightly
swifter moving section try the new Guide's Secret Hares Ear.
Tan scuds continue to slay fish.
Try McLellans' Hunchback in tan or on dark days switch to the
olive or gray. Try the Trout Crack on the flats at Parker Bend
Red mIdges are very effective like our Razorback Midge, red zebra
midges, Jujubee Midges, red Humpback Midges or the red 2488H
Copper John. Bryce has also been fishing Craven's Poison Tung
hard and doing very well.
Fall is definately the time
for buggers, olive being the traditional choice. We have had
decent reports on brown and black buggers in recent weeks. We
also have several great yellow streamers, including yellow crystal
buggers in several sizes, yellow Conehead Muddlers and yellow
Zooo Cougars.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
October 6, 2006 - Table Rock - Submitted by Table Rock Guide Service - Lake Taneycomo
Trout I'm catching some nice rainbows and a few browns
on a small Rapala in the morning and also swimming a white 1/16
ounce jig. The trout in the trophy area will also take pink or
green micro jigs under a float and a zebra midge has also been
very good. Below the trophy are from Fall Creek down, the trout
are biting very good on night crawlers or power baits. In the
early morning you can catch them swimming a 1/16 ounce jig or
little Cleo spoon, in line spinners are also good in the mornings.
Bill Beck
October 4, 2006 - Beaver
- G'day y'all from the Beaver Dam Store crew! - Another great
weekend of fly fishing fun ahead, with a great forecast and some
very nice fish in the river. Some of our regulars are hitting
some very nice fish up and down the tailwater. If your hunting
bigger fish this is the time of year to move around, especially
FALL FISHING
Last week we told you about Steve's 22" brown from Beaver
and we have had a bunch of reports over the weekend of some nice
fish being caught and released.
Our inked-up buddy Brodie, whose look tends to intimidate some
on the river _ just say gday he spends about as much time on
the river as Steve and Bryce _ caught several fish outside the
slot over the weekend, the best around 20" falling to the
Dead Drift Crayfish.
Chris Davis slipped over to Mountain Home for a spot of night
fishing and caught his first brown of 20" as well. WE have
heard good things on yellow colored micro-jigs, so its worth
looking at yellow woolly buggers, and bigger fare like yellow
conehead Kiwi Muddlers and Zoo Cougers on dark days.
WE'd have the photos but both the boys, who incidentally learnt
their fly fishing with us, were using camera phones, and as yet
we haven't received the images
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: Oh its GOOOD! Lots of good reports of yellow
now starting to come to the fore as the fall fishing picks up,
and yellow is a great trigger color for fall browns.
Fish soft hackles early and late, Midges or scuds during the
day. If its dull and overcast go with buggers and perhaps big
streamers for a trophy.
Try something different like our dead Drift Crayfish, fish a
sculpin, fish at night _ Just Fish It!
This is the time of the year to fish hard. We like Orange and
Patridge, or Partridge and Pheasant soft hackles at this time
of year. If your in a deep or slightly swifter moving section
try the new Guide's Secret Hares Ear.
Tan scuds sontinue to slay fish. Try McLellans' Hunchback in
tan or on dark days switch to the olive or gray. Try the Trout
Crack on the flats at Parker bend
Red mIdges are very effective like our Razorback Midge (we'll
be tying more tomorrow am) red zebra midges, Jujubee Midges,
red Humpback Midges or the red 2488H Copper John. Bryce has also
been fishing Craven's Poison Tung hard and doing very well.
Fall is definately the time for buggers, olive being the traditional
choice. We have had decent reports on brown and black buggers
in recent weeks. We also have several great yellow streamers,
including yellow crystal buggers in several sizes, yellow Conehead
Muddlers and yellow Zooo Cougars.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
September 29, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew! - It might have been a little chilly
chasing this fish, but those big fall browns go along way to
warming you up. Steve caught and released this deep bodied 22"
brown on the tailwater on Thursday night. One of his clients
hooked and lost a bigger brown Tuesday afternoon. The pair spotted
several big browns actively feeding and a few monster rainbows
laid up on the bottom.
The big fall fish are moving up the tailwater as the cool nights
trigger reproductive urges, and more importantly for fly fishers,
an aggressive hunger to fatten up ahead of the rigors of the
spawn. If you want a trophy brown October-November is the season
to be spending lots of time on the water. You have to earn these
big fish too!
Night fishing is one popular way to target the bigger browns,
particularly on Taneycomo, where the lights give a modicum of
light, but its also popular on Bull Shoals and Norfolk, and productive
on Beaver _ except here you won't have any competition.Night
fishing does allow you to step up your leader size, and use larger
than normal patterns, like our array of size 4 & 6 Woolly
Buggers, leeches, sculpins, crawdads and other streamers. Black
is always a good first choice.
High water offers another good
big fish option for those with water transport, particularly
on dull overcast days. Throw streamers on sink tip or full sink
fly lines, tight to the banks where the trout will hold awaiting
an easy meal washing past. Don't strip slow but move it fast
to encourage aggressive takes.
On low water sightfishing is
our preference with downsized fly patterns. Scuds, eggs San Juan
Worms and even midges can trigger takes. Downsize your leader
to 6x, keep your casting to a minimum and pay particular attention
to your drift, keeping your line mends as far upstream as you
can manage.
If you want to experience some
of this fishing learn some new techniques, catch some fish and
generally have a great day on Beaver, or any of the White tailwaters
give us a call at the Store, or email us here for a trip with
our guides.
FISHING REPORT
Beaver Tailwater: Oh its GOOOD! Soft Hackles early and late,
Midges or scuds during the day. If its dull and overcast go with
buggers and perhaps big streamers for a trophy.
Try something different like
our dead Drift Crayfish, fish a sculpin, fish at night _ Just
Fish It!
This is the time of the year
to fish hard. We like Orange and Patridge, or Partridge and Pheasant
soft hackles at this time of year. If your in a deep or slightly
swifter moving section try the new Guide's Secret Hares Ear.
Tan scuds sontinue to slay fish.
Try McLellans' Hunchback in tan or on dark days switch to the
olive or gray. Try the Trout Crack on the flats at Parker bend
Red mIdges are very effective
like our Razorback Midge (we'll be tying more tomorrow am) red
zebra midges, Jujubee Midges, red Humpback Midges or the red
2488H Copper John
Fall is definately the time
for buggers, olive being the traditional choice. We have had
decent reports on brown and black buggers in recent weeks. But
try something different. Yellow is a an aggression/food trigger
for browns at this time of year and we have several great yelloew
streamers, including yellow crystal buggers in several sizes,
yellow Conehead Muddlers and yellow Zooo Cougars.
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
September 28, 2006 - MISSOURI TROUT PARKS - Last update
from state until April
Bennett Spring State Park:
57 degrees, low, clear; fishing
is good; popular lures are - Marabou jigs (black/yellow, brown),
Mini-jigs (John Deere), dryflies (crackleback), nymphs (midges),
in Zone 3 Power Bait (yellow or orange). Fishing hours for October
are 7:30 am until 6:30 pm. Winter fishing this year will begin
the second Friday in November (11/10) and run until the second
Monday in February (02/12). Fishing hours will be from 8 am until
4 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Flies only and all
fish must be released immediately. (Report made on 9/21/2006)
Maramec Spring Park:
58 degrees, low, clear; the
Maramec Spring Branch remains clear despite recent precipitation;
trout will remain highly active throughout the overcast cool
days; most dough and cheese baits have been working throughout
the day; brown seems to be the color of choice; if fishing gets
tough, drift lime green rubber worms hooked through one end through
deep holes at the same level as the trout or use white marabou
jigs drifted through swift water. (Report made on 9/28/2006)
Montauk State Park:
60 degrees, low, dingy; fishing
is good; 2 pound test line or smaller and small hooks are recommended;
in the natural and artificial bait area, Power Baits, prepared
doughbaits, putty baits, and corn fished on the bottom or under
a bobber are producing good numbers of fish; in the flies only
areas good fly choices may be midges, wooly buggers, nymphs,
and cracklebacks; fishing white, black/yellow, and olive colored
marabou jigs in swifter currents is producing good numbers; Fishing
hours for the month of September are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. (Report
made on 9/28/2006)
Roaring River State Park:
59 degrees, low, clear; 2 pound
test line or 7x or 8x tippet is recommended; flies are legal
in all zones - check at the park store or local fly shop to find
out what is working best, currently in Zone 1, skunk Rooster
Tails, plastic eggs, and worms in cheese yellow, orange, white,
and brown are best; in Zone 3, Power Bait paste, corn, nightcrawlers,
and minnows are working. (Report made on 9/28/2006)
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