Monthly Archives: August 2009
Single Handed Spey _ Easier Way to Cast 90 Degrees
WE HAVE highlighted a few of Kirk Deeter and Tim Romano’s fishing tip videos from the Field and Stream Fly Talk Blog . But this one popped up after we has spent a lot of time in the last week playing with some spey techniques for single handed rods ourselves. The Snap-T technique the boys show in [...]
Fishing Report 8-28-09
Low water on the White continues and the fishing has been truly spectacular, lots of the river has been wide open. And the dry fly fishing, particularly with hoppers, is very good. We are looking at the lake levels to see what you can expect over the next few weeks, while we know our crystal [...]
No Reservations In Montana
I CAN’T believe I missed it but thank goodness for reruns. If you watch the Travel Channel you might be familiar with Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations program, which on Monday night including an episode in and around Livingstone, Montana. Yep I missed it despite several reminders from Bec, and the episode is being venerated [...]
Norfork C+R Extension Decided Sept. 24
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will decide September 24 on whether to expand the Norfork Tailwater Trophy Zone to 2.6 miles or 2 miles. The AGFC proposal, developed by the river advisory commission with fisheries biologists, seemed to be rolling along swimmingly, until a couple of resort owners with the support of the [...]
Don’t Take Didymo Home
DRIVING home over the Dam a couple of times in the last week, brought home how Didymo has returned _ lookdownstream all the gravel bars are a creamy white. Didymo might be a north American native, but in these tailwaters (and a growing number of watersheds across the country) it is a noxious pest but [...]
Photography for the Solo Fly Fisher
WITH plenty of low water, and some fishing time, over the last week I’d been pondering the difficulties of the solo fly fisher wanting to take pictures. Modern digital point and shoots are a godsend but they still haven’t invented a set of arms to take care of the fish, while you take care [...]
Video Of The Year _ Good Times on The Fly Rod
Monday morning, beautiful Ozark day calling outside and I’m sitting at the tying desk, scrolling through emails. Like y’all I’d rather be on the water. Seeking inspiration for some musing on the Journal, I jumped over to my mate Brian Wise’s Fly Fishing The Ozarks Blog. Brian’s good people, a guide on the North [...]
Fishing Report – 8-20-09
WELL Y’all have been waiting a long long time for low water and now its here you need to take advantage of it, the fishing is red hot. Even at the Bull Shoals Dam amidst the habitat works fish are going nuts over all manner of flies, and we have heard of some real trophies [...]
