BULL SHOALS Dam was doing its job, hold back the deluge which fell upon the White River basin earlier this week, while Brenda Dugan and her son Alex Cunningham were out on the water together.
It was a day on the White at the Dam as per normal, the water was cold and clear, the fish were solid, hungry and for their girth enormously athletic, and Brenda was giggling at every fish. There was even quite a few waders working the Marion County bank, and catching fish, during the lower morning flows.
The Corp is continue to hold water, and Bull Shoals rising, to protect the Arkansas flatlands, running 1-2 units of real water most of the day, which is flushing the runoff. But as always the clearest water is at Bull Shoals. Between the pair we guestimated in the order of 60 fish, a bunch of double hooksups and some really ncie fish lost, on a mix of Sowbugs, Midges and San Juan Worms.
It was the condition of the fish that was remarkable. Even the short fish were heavy in the should and fat in the belly, and ran all over the river. Good fun time with good people, we’ll be back out today
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