Nice day to get out and hit the Beaver Tailwaters for a morning of fly fishing. Weather was great and the fishing was pretty good. Decided to try a section of water I've never fly fished before. I started out down below the Hwy 62 bridge at a private residence and worked my up nearlyContinue reading "Fishing Beavertailwaters Jan 31st, managed to catch a Cutthroat."
Norfork Winter Trip Jan 24th, Trout keying on the Scud in Tan or Brown
Made the trek over to Mountain Home, AR to fish the Norfork Saturday with a couple fishing buddies. We were able to catch a Cutthroat, few Browns, and lots of Rainbows. We used a variety of tackle from flies to jigs to crank baits. They ended up generating on Saturday morning so we decided toContinue reading "Norfork Winter Trip Jan 24th, Trout keying on the Scud in Tan or Brown"
Lake Keith in Cave Springs, AR is back, kinda.
Spent Sunday exploring Lake Keith in Cave Springs, AR and learning more on the history of this interesting place. So neat to find out they used to have a small trout hatchery there over 100 years ago at the mouth of the cave spring. One small raceway with a couple different sections is all theyContinue reading "Lake Keith in Cave Springs, AR is back, kinda."
Beaver Tailwaters Jan 17th, love the Pheasant Tail Nymph!
Great morning fishing the Arkansas Beaver Tailwaters! Fishing was fair on Black or Brown Zebra Midges, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, Egg Patterns and Red San Juan Worms. The wind sure made it feel colder than it actually was with a pretty constant wind from 10 to 15 mphs. I was fooled into thinking it was going to beContinue reading "Beaver Tailwaters Jan 17th, love the Pheasant Tail Nymph!"
Nine on a Dime size 22 midge patterns.
Nine size 22 midges fit on the face of a dime. I was finishing up making my small midges by using up all the size 1/16 tungsten bead heads I bought. Those things are a pain to tie. So hard to handle the hooks and beads and string and vise all in such a smallContinue reading "Nine on a Dime size 22 midge patterns."
Tying up some size 22 zebra midges.
After a tough weekend a couple weekends ago I wanted to add to my arsenal with tiny midges. I bought some size 22 hooks and went to work. The first hook I started tying snapped out of vice and went somewhere in the house. I started to tie my second midge and the same thingContinue reading "Tying up some size 22 zebra midges."
Roaring River Jan 11th
Nice cold and dreary afternoon to get out and fish for a little while. Tried Roaring River in Southern Missouri this afternoon. I thought the rain drizzle would stop earlier in the afternoon, but it continued almost all day. Thinking it was going to stop, we decided to give it a go. The water wasContinue reading "Roaring River Jan 11th"
Three for Three Fishing
Started the year out great with 3 straight days of fishing. I was able to get out for a few hours of fishing the Beaver Tailwaters each day to start this year. I was going to go for four, but my friend ended up sick this morning and with snow, cold weather and strong wind andContinue reading "Three for Three Fishing"
Almost Got Skunked, Jan 2nd
Another great day to hit the water for the New Year. Fishing was a little tough this morning. I only managed to land one fish on a Rootbeer Midge and that was after I had tried nearly everything in my fly box. When I got to the Beaver Tailwaters around 9:30am, I found they hadContinue reading "Almost Got Skunked, Jan 2nd"
Happy New Year 2015
Nice cold day for fishing. Great way to start the New Year! Big winter storm pushing our way today, but I still managed to get out and get a couple hours fishing in this afternoon on the Beaver Tailwaters. The fish were pretty active on the surface, but I haven't figured out how to getContinue reading "Happy New Year 2015"
NWATROUT Fly Fishing Guide 