Monthly Archives: March 2010
Sage _ We Have the Best Range Around
SPRING is in the air, with blooms starting on the trees and caddis on the wing its time to starting thinking about that new rod you have been lusting after all winter. Whether its an cannon for launching big streamers at trophy browns, a high water nymphing stick or perhaps a light 10-footer, or [...]
Simms Headwater Bags, Great Value
SIMMS new lineup of Headwaters bags have been leaping out of the fly shop and with good reason. There is a lot of smart design and good value packed into these bags. Simms’ products aren’t usually as much associated with value as $, though you would find a lot of our guides regard their [...]
Floating The Whole Thing for Reel Recovery
FELLOW guide, friend and the driving force behind the Reel Recovery organisation in this part of the country Ken Richards is on the water as we type, floating 413 miles of the Arkansas River, to raise awareness for the organisation. Reel Recovery is a national organisation which provides fly fishing retreats for men with life-threatening cancer. [...]
Fishing Report _ 26 March 2010
THIS year is looming as a very good year for quality fish, like the above example taken by one of Davy Wotton’s fishermen on Thursday at Bull Shoals. We have also had some great reports from our guide team, some of our many regular fishers and visitors about the quality of the fish this year. Last [...]
Flip Pallot Joins TFO- Press Release
Press Release Flip Pallot Joins TFO March 17, 2010_ I first met Flip Pallot nearly 30 years ago while he worked as a guide in South Florida – thanks to a recommendation from one of his mentors, Lefty Kreh. My first day on the front of his flats boat in Biscayne Bay, I [...]
Southern Council FFF Video Contest – Press Release
SOUTHERN COUNCIL FFF VIDEO CONTEST GET OUT THOSE CAMCORDERS!!! The Southern Council FFF is proud to announce a new contest. SOUTHERN COUNCIL GREY GHOST VIDEO AWARDS The Southern Council Grey Ghost Awards will be a contest to see who can produce the best short videos to be showcased at the 2010 Fly Fishing Festival (Conclave) [...]
Dry Run Creek Boardwalk Opening _ March 13
Press Release from the Friends Of The Norfork National Fish Hatchery The Friends of the Norfork National Fish Hatchery in conjunction with the Norfork National Fish Hatchery are pleased to announce that the newly constructed Boardwalk on Dry Run Creek adjacent to the Hatchery will be opening to the public on March 13, 2010. There [...]
Fishing Report 3-05-10
WHAT a welcome return low water wading on the White River was yesterday. And the prospects of more of the same look fairly decent for the remainder of March, as always barring heavy precipitation. This bodes well for the spring caddis here on the White. But yesterday was a good day to get out. The [...]
Bull Shoals Off Tomorrow
WE couldn’t resist a little YouTube humor. Its been a loooonggg while since Bull Shoals was off and it looks like possibly being a regular feature with temperatures warming and the lakes back at pool. Bull Shoals is scheduled to be off from 11am tonight through till 5am tomorrow, then again from midday through 6pm. [...]
Its All In The Timing
EVEN on its slower days the White River is a phenomenal fishery, sometimes it takes some work what with the tremendous variation in flows, the sheer size of the water, but when you get the variables right and it’s on then few places can match it. Marc Poulos and the Journal had an EPIC streamer [...]
