Arkansas, White & Norfork Rivers

[bret]

Anyone been fishing these rivers?

[anonymous]

Highlander, hopper fishing is in full swing at the moment.

Generation pattern has been:

Norfork – every afternoon and evening both units running. Heavy wade pressure on Norfork tailwater anytime it shuts down and the Bull Shoals powerhouse is running continually.

Bull Shoals – some around the clock generation with low flows through the night, but starting to see some 10-12 hour shut down at night. Still running very heavy in the afternoons and evenings and will until hot weather subsides.

By mid-October generation lessens considerably typically.

Happy fishing,
Scott

[Steve Dally]

Monday
Hoppers + low water

Equals 21″ of fun

Water levels have been a bit quirky Brett, not that much of a settled pattern like we hoped wwith nightly low water so you can get wading downstream, but when we have had it it had been good.
Boat fishing, either drift boats like Scott’s or river boats has been pretty good on the high water.

The hopper fishing has been spectacular at times, when we have had the low water. Ive had some superb days, wet wading having a blast. But of course it will be gone by October. Hopefully that late caddis hatch will be on, maybe some olives but the mainstays are midges,scuds sowbugs etc.

Sound like you have been down this way before but don’t forget Conclave if you are going to be in the area on these dates http://www.southerncouncilfff.org/conclave/conclave.php

Brings more people in so you can get some crowds but a good time nonetheless.

If you have any more questions ask away

Cheers
Steve

[bret]

We actually have a bamboo rod builders gathering @ Dale Fulton’s Lodge on the White the weekend of October 26-27.

[Matt Tucker]

Bret:

I had been fishing the Nofork the same weekend as the bamboo get-together for several years, and finally made it over that way a couple years ago.

[Steve Dally]

Ive been to one of those things in Michigan _ couldnt agree more Matt,

I think they are trying to spread the addiction _ grass pushersLOl

Hope we get to catch up around conclave
Bret
Cheers
Steve

[bret]

Leaving in 2 days for the White & Norfork Rivers in Arkansas.

[greg mitchell]

I’ve been to the Norfork a couple of times this year including just a few weeks ago. Both times we went we intended to fish the White as well – but heavy generation kept us on the Norfork. We did pretty well at the Norfork our last trip out (Oct 7). Nothing huge but good numbers of some decent fish (rainbows and browns). Small beadhead nymphs worked well for us.

The previous day we helped with the annual youth conclave on dry run creek. What a blast that was!!

Greg

[Cameron Mortenson]

Bret…everything work out so that you could make the trip?

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