[Steve Dally]

Try AFFTA
http://www.affta.com/

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Ok here are the pics

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So has anyone played with it????

Can I do my living room in spawned up brown trout??
Howabout redband rainbow
dark green ceiling shading lighter to light grey carpet,
Red couch.

A brookie office fly tying centre could be tasteful

or am I just talkign out of my butt 🙂

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Mike will do. They have their annual fishing derby on this weekend, usually dominated by bait guys, but I was setting up one fly fisher for it this morning. Hope he can nail them lol

I’m still waiting on the limited edition boat pics grr, with a trout print along the side.
Looks so cool

Cheers
Steve.

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Buzz you need to come down and see what we run in in these Supreme’s LOl

Actually Zach I was showing Joey from Supreme this thread yesterday and he said he could fix up a swing tongue tongue trailer $120. His words were fits most modern garages. After we both stopped laughing he said might fit 22′ would fit 23′.

BTW he was very interested in Mike’s boat. Nice piccies Mike.

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Every boat is a compromise, what are you going to be doing the MOST of.
Tailwaters do a Supreme, 2000 not the big boat. 9.9hp 4 stoke Merc

I can run up and down with 2 anglers plus me in 8 units at Bull. 15 is faster and I’m tempted, but I’d reckon the 25 is overkill, especially if you are only 1 or 2 up a lot and the extra weight means you can’t run as shallow

I’d only lean to a jet if your running a lot of very very shallow water or lots of big flow.
You don’t have the same control when drifting as with a prop boat. Yep you can get oars and “drift it”, its been done around here but if you want to drift and still fish yourself one up, you might need to invest .
but I use the motor to maintain drift control etc.
Simple process.

Plus the jets are bloody noisy. I can hold conversations with clients even running in mine.

Cheers
Steve

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Zero Units on below Bull Shoals and the fishing very good

They have been running short bursts in the am last two days

So much water down river, that they don’t want to create more flooding.
Not sure how long it will last a day two days or into next week. Hoping I need to fish LOL

But fishing has been good. The flooding 34-30 miles downstream was incredible.
The Buffalo rose 50′ and was running 137,000 cfs, this was what created the problems on Norfork, which was under a bunch of water.
I also saw figures on the White waaaaay downstream which was running 250,000 cfs. Monster water.

Cheers
Steve

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No worries man. You got it.

As a sidenote you should see the Duana Hada hand-painted “brown trout” edition Supreme the guys at supreme were showing off at Sowbug. I’ll post some pics in a day or two.

I’m waiting for the Brookie.

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Right on Joel,

thanks from all of us down here.
Every little bit anyone can give will help.

would enjoy taking you fishing if you pick up prize 3.

Cheers
Steve

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The wonderful support from all those in the industry who know and regard the Hada’s so highly keeps growing every day. As I’m sure Zach will attest the Hadas are simply good people. Zach if this fits with your pholosophy for the board would it be possible to pin this to the top.
We hope you all will give what you can for this family.

Not only do you get to help out a family in need but the prize list is phenomenal, how many times do you see a raffle where a River Boat is effectively “second prize”.

I have the current prize list below.

Thanks to all.
Steve Dally

GRAND PRIZE:
A day on the White or Norfork rivers with Dave and Emily Whitlock.Two nights accomodation at The White River Inn Luxury flyfishing B@B Lodge.A Sage flyrod,flyreel,and flyline package(one of each)winners choice.100 custom flies by Ozarks finest tyers.

First Prize:
A Supreme L42 river boat and trailer.Silver in color.A $6000.00 value!!

Donated by Supreme Boats

2:A one of a kind piece of framed artwork with custom framing and flies by Duane Hada

Donated by: : Rivertown Gallery and Riverbend Framing

3:Two nights stay at Rim Shoals Resort and 2 days guided flyfishing with Steve Dally and Mark Poulous.

Donated by: Rim Shoals Resort , Mountain River Flyshop and Mark Poulous

4:Two nights stay at Lobo Landing and a day of guided flyfishing on the Little Red River

Donated by: Lobo Landing

5:A guided Crooked Creek smallmouth flyfishing trip and custom smallmouth flies

Donated by :Ben Levin

6:Simms G3 guide Waders

Donated by :Mountain River Flyshop

7:Simms G3 guides jacket

Donated by: The Woodsman

8:One custom tied presentation Atlantic Salmon Fly

Donated by : Davy Wotton

9:Breakfast or Brunch at Hopkinswoode B@B in Cotter Ark

Donated by:Hopkinswoode

10:Simms in-vest wader jacket:

Donated by: Blue Ribbon Flyshop,Mountain Home Ark

11: 1 Custom Crossfire Spinning rod and six dozen Zig Jigs

Donated by : Zig Jigs

12: Two nights stay at Rivercliff Cabin,and rental boat and fuel

Donated by:: Jimmy Traylor

13 : Two nights stay at River Creek Cottage,Continental breakfast ,for up to 4 guests

Donated By : Old Ferry Road Bed And Breakfast , Anita Derrick

14 : Two nights stay at River Ridge Inn on the Norfork

Donated By : River Ridge Inn

15 : Two Dvd flytying videos by Tony Spezio

Donated By : Tony Spezio

[Steve Dally]

Never spent much time on Little Red, wish I could help more
midges and sowbugs is whati heard of most buggers as well
but i spent a little time with kids on dry run
most notable, Levi here, not myson despite what the media said LOL

like this one ofmy stepdaughter
24″

if you get a chance Michael drop by the shop im in most fridays and saturdays _ on 62 in cotter, Mountain River, and introduce yourself, always like meeting friends off the boards. I have a couple of big fish flies for dry run too 🙂
Im easy to spot, im the only one with an aussie accetn

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I happened to be on Norfork Sunday with a bunch of guys from Nebraska, all my clients were raw beginners. I wanted to fish the White, particularly when i saw the cloudy color after a major rain, but it turned out nicely.
Better than my previous trip with 2 guides from colorado when it was all small fish.

Helped being away from the pack a little (well as much as you can on Norfork, and some different fly choices.
Best was 18 but they did lose a couple of hefty fish though inexperience, one Mac couldn’t get off the bottom and he was pulling like he was connected with bass braid, despite my calm advice LOL
It wasn’t red hot fish a cast day but very repectable nonetheless.

I know Davy’s view was yarning with him on it a couple of weeks back and tend to agree its not the monster fish factory it used to be even 4y ago when i started visiting. But still very respectable by national standards, and a lot comes down to management. The White is still exceptional.

And Zach I always found Norfork tempermental, one of its charms, but it can be very good still on the right day. Brian Wise had a blast on dries on Monday, heard Bob Jacklin did too, with some nice BWO/midge hatches.

If I can offer some advice don’t lock yourself into 1 place or style of fishing, be adaptable, take the generation as it comes. Generation can be very good, just get a good boat driver, there is a bunch over here and you’ll have a blast.

cheers steve

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Mike Mclellan’s Jiggies are the coolest white Bass flies going
Order the firetiger and chart/white

They don’t have pics on their website unfortunately (http://www.mcflyshop.com) but NW Arkansas has monster white bass, up to 4lb hybrids and stripers in a spring run
Hybrid below taken on my Dame fly

A beat up Jiggy in the corner of the mouth

Lots of fun I must make a run back over this spring.

Cheers
Steve

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Last fished in Tassie December 2000 after 35y of practice, Now 7y in the States

Wet Good thing my wife needs glasses
::)
Steve

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Very cool Neal,
like the emergers particularly

I haven’t got the setup to shoot that small but Ive been catching fish on an #16 fuzzel sowbug too

It works

And its a damn site prettier than Muz LOL

Cheers
Steve

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Its yer best angle Wet 😀

I remember a couple of those spots too Alex. Night fishing one night I had my line hand hit the stripping guide, it monstered me so fast

One in particular is close to some of my favorite watering holes LOl
Oh in case anyone accusses me of hot spotting, I drank in a lot of pubs 🙂 LOl
;D
Cheers all
Steve

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I really don’t think there was much different with length with the 8wt which I cast head to head, but for those sort of questions that is really what you need to do with it. See if you can cast one.
Im sure I can hit 75′ with it, thrown the whole line off it, which most rods will do but depends on the sort of flies etc.

Cheers

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short rods are more accurate inherently, even with our own shortcomings lol

distance depends on your casting and size of fly. I’d say no problems though. luckily i have 2 in stock

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Ah Grasshopper but what is true

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I bought my wife this case before Christmas.

padded laptop compartment 15″ 119 bucks, Holds a bunch of stuff, I know she heads off to school every day with a bunch of teachers stuff in it.

I’d have one too for my laptop but I have an old leather case cost me 3x as much from my journalist days, that’s been repaired several times, beer stains etc.

But after all the whining (a little in this thread) about how expensive Fishpond are then

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