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Arkansas Fishing
86 days ago
by admin
More than 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of rivers and streams fuel Arkansas’ excellent angling reputation. Anglers will find fantastic bass, crappie, bream and cat fishing opportunities, as well as some of the nation’s best trout streams. Yes, believe it or not, Arkansas has some of the bes ...
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Trout Habitat Project at Bull Shoals
193 days ago
by kevin
For the past few months, I have observed a huge pile of large rocks adjacent to the parking lot at the boat ramp on the Baxter County side of Bull Shoals Dam. I wondered what they were for and then I learned they were for trout habitat. To find out more about the project, I attended the public meeti ...
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The Norfork: A River in Crisis
208 days ago
by kevin
For the past twenty five years, I have had a love affair with the Norfork River. This is the place that I want to fish when I have a day off from guiding. This is where I want my ashes scattered, when my time comes. When I first moved here several years ago, this is where I went with Lori and my yel ...
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Fishing with a Strike Indicator
221 days ago
by kevin
I often fish with a strike indicator and have my clients do the same. It is not that easy. It took me years to master the technique. There are many ways to fly fish that are easier such as swinging a soft hackle or a woolly bugger. What differentiates fishing with a strike indicator is that it is de ...
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JOHN BERRY FISHING REPORT
224 days ago
by ducktape
We have had no rain and unseasonably hot weather (high nineties). Most of the lakes on the White river system have fallen. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam fell eight tenths of a foot to rest at fifteen and six tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is twenty five and four tenths feet be ...
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Boat Launch Checklist
231 days ago
by kevin
The other day I was guiding in the Catch and Release section at Rim Shoals. We had stopped for lunch and were sitting at a picnic table in the shade relaxing for a minute before returning to the water. I noticed a boater drive up to the ramp and launch his river boat. He drove his truck up and parke ...
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Strategies for River Fisherman: Part 2
245 days ago
by kevin
Read part 1 of this article here. The points I made earlier about fishing upstream instead of down are not etched in stone and unwavering. To be sure, I have had many successful Arkansas fishing trips where I floated downstream with the current. And, not surprisingly, many long river holes have qual ...
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