Monthly Archives: September 2010
Crazy Is As Crazy Does
It wouldn’t have been the first time we have been called a little crazy. Most of the time we tend to believe its said with affection, by family and friends not really getting our passion/obsession with fly fishing, the late night tying, the cold weather we go out in. The couple sitting in a Ozark [...]
Trout Unlimited White River Chapter Banquet_ October 9
Quick reminder over the he White River Trout Unlimited Chapter banquet will be held on Saturday, October 9th, at the Elk’s Club in Mountain Home. Visit the Chapter’s banquet page to see the list of auction donations as they develop. They will not be sold at the door, so contact Sara Thorne at troutbum@ozarkmountains.com soon. Tickets [...]
Heart of the Marsh
SETTLE back with a cup of coffee, and enjoy this video from Waterline Media, In The Heart Of The Marsh delving into life on the Gulf as it goes on in the wake fo the BP Oil distaster. This film took out the Best Short Film and Best Story at the Drake Fly Fishing [...]
Fishing Report 9-15-10 And A Seriously Sweet Brown
Brown Trout are back on the agenda this week and some nice photos sent in, but its hard to look past Barry Annalora’s pig from the White yesterday. Barry, who spends a fair bit of his free time hanging out in the shop, dashed in yesterday talking at 3x normal speed, then he showed us the [...]
Two Sides Of The Lead Ban Story
THE MOLDY CHUM Blog is one of our favorites, usually for it’s quirky humor, and off the wall vibe. But we really liked this presentation of both sides of the debate over lead fishing products. Read them both and let us know what you think
Reading Generation
WITH low water increasing, we are getting more calls seeking information on water flows, how to read them and get onto the best wading water. We thought it was a good time to repost out guides to gettign the most out of the generation patterns on the White and Norfork. Understanding Generation On The White and Putting It [...]
Tarpon And Float Tubes- Wish We Had Been There
WELL for the first time in 7 years the Journal missed the annual Fly Tackle Dealers Show, as I was stuck in the shop. Over the past 3 year’s its become Bec and my annual get-away, filled with pletny of work, but also old friends, usually some new ones, a party or 3, and an annual [...]
Fly Fishing Report 9-9-10
WE have had a bunch of great reports from the White River, this week but its showed the importance of staying flexible in where you want to fish and fishing methods to get the best of the conditions. Plus if you were around in the last 24-hours a good rain jacket was pretty handy as [...]
New From Simms Now In Stock
AFTER the Journal went to bed last week we unwrapped the first of our Fall orders from Simms, and oooh there is some seriously cool Gifts in their lineup. Cool enough you might just have to think twice before actually handing it over, but there’s pretty much something for everyone right here.
NEWS BITES 9-9-10
Every week it seems we run across quirky, oddball and entertaining titbits on other blogs, and there isn’t always time or relevance to do a whole post. Hence news bites. Hope you find even more reasons to read the Mountain River Journal every week. Another Reason Fly Fishing Is Better Than Golf. http://tiny.cc/fza3a Monster Goldfish [...]
