Monthly Archives: December 2010
Streamer Class II _ Come Throw Some Meat
IF you have been reading out posts on streamer fishing, and want to know more about bashing the banks with big hunts of meat in search of some quality White River brown trout, sign up for our second annual MRFS Streamer Class. The class will be held at the Fly Shop in Cotter on January 22. [...]
Louisiana Topwater Redfishing _ Crazy Good Video
Another outstanding fly fishing video from R.A. Beattie with some stunning topwater takes by redfish in the Louisiana marshes.
Tiffany Johnson Benefit Fund Auction
A quick not to let y’all know there is a huge selection of flies, artwork and much more available on the Tiffany Johnson Benefit Fun Ebay Auction. There are quality flies and artwork available from both locals and nationally recognisable names, liek Duane Hada, and Bob White. Check through the list and help a great [...]
Fishing Report 12-29-10
Happy holidays to y’all and here’s hoping its a very fishy week ahead. We have been getting some nice overnight windows of generation the last couple of nights and there is a good likelihood that these will get longer as the next couple of days warm up. It will probably pay to bring a raincoat given [...]
The South Boys On Dry Run
LAST WEEK we had the South guys drop from North West Arkansas into the shop after a great day on Dry Run Creek. Barron, the head of the family, had got us to set up a couple of TFO Bug Launcher fly rods for the boys, and they have been a big hit. It was pretty [...]
T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CADDIS
Thanks to our Texan mate Dale for the reminder about Richard Frank’s poem T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CADDIS By Richard Frank Twas the night before Christmas when down by the stream The full moon looked out on a chill winter scene. A lone trout was sipping a midge in his brook, Untroubled by [...]
Fishing Report and Xmas2010 slideshow
Xmas2010 slideshow by MtnRiver – Photobucket, posted with vodpod ITS HARD to believe 2010 is almost done, yet it seems like there has been a whole bunch of fishing done since we sat here on December 21 2009 doing our wrap-up. If you are planning on heading to the White between Christmas [...]
News Bites
Some holiday reading for y’all: Browse your way through my fellow Aussie Mick Hall’s Kossiedun website including a report on the 2010 World Tuscany Open Fly Tying Competition http://tiny.cc/ymqvp Midcurrent.com reports Trout Unlimited will likely file suit over US Government approval for the sale genetically modified trout http://tiny.cc/r8o4p Luckiest man in the world http://tiny.cc/ad6cy National [...]
Santa Does Spey
THIS video has been bouncing around the fly fishing webosphere for the past week, and we couldn’t resist. Yes Santa casts with 2 hands. Now what else are you going to do when there is 3′ of snow on the ground, but dress a buddy up in waders and a Santa suit and waders, [...]
Weathering the Rise (via Welcome to the Cabin)
A first time visitor to our area. Nicely written too Rusty All I had ever known of the state of Arkansas was an east-west stretch of interstate. I've traveled many times to Oklahoma through hundreds of miles of flat, flooded country. I can regretfully say with respect to Arkansas that I never thought too kindly [...]
Fishing Report Dec 15 2010
Yup its been cold, unseasonably cold and staring out into the gloomy afternoon, it looks like a good time to be curled up in front of the vise, something medicinal and warming at your right hand. But that wasn’t the case Tuesday when the Journal headed out on the White with Outdoor Life.com blogger Rick [...]
