Can’t believe this weather for this early in Feb. Weather was so nice to get out and fish and a lot of people thought the same thing. Haven’t seen so many people out both bait fishing and fly fishing since early October. Fishing was good on midges (purple, blue dun, rootbeer, rainbow) and tan scuds.ContinueContinue reading “Fishing Beaver Tailwaters Feb 7th, great winter weather!”
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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 beContinueContinue reading “Beaver Tailwaters Jan 17th, love the Pheasant Tail Nymph!”
Gettin’ Ready
Tying up some new flies using Daiichi 1130 size 18 hooks. This is to replace the flies I tied using Mustard and Saber brand hooks that kept bending. You can really tell the Daiichi is a much firmer hook in the vice. With the other hooks there was a lot of movement as I appliedContinueContinue reading “Gettin’ Ready”
Cold Day Fishing – Beaver Tailwaters Nov 14
With snow in the forecast and the temperature starting at a frigid 27 degrees, that was still not going to stop me from getting a little fly fishing in this Saturday morning. I thought about fishing many times throughout the work week and on my way from work Wednesday evening I had even convinced myself thatContinueContinue reading “Cold Day Fishing – Beaver Tailwaters Nov 14”
Fishing Beaver Tailwaters Nov 8th
After a rough weekend last week due to the early and long generation schedule and a tough/long week at work, I was itching to get out there and catch some fish this weekend. I got up and was at the Beaver Tailwaters just a little after 7am. I decided to try a new section IContinueContinue reading “Fishing Beaver Tailwaters Nov 8th”
Purple Zebra Midge
The Purple Zebra Midge is an excellent pattern to use on Norfork all times of the day. I’ve caught fish until I was tired using this pattern. I’ve had marginal success with it on Beaver Tailwaters. UTC 140 purple thread on size 16 hook, silver tungsten bead head and silver ribbing. Have several of theseContinueContinue reading “Purple Zebra Midge”
Blue Dun Zebra Midge
Here’s a nice pattern to use when the sun is high and bright. Works well on Beaver Tailwaters. UTC 140 Blue Dun thread, size 16 hook, silver tungsten bead head and silver wire.
P&P Zebra Midge
Proven pattern that seems to work well when the sun is high. Developed on the waters of Taneycomo by manager Shannon at River Run Outfitters, but I found it works well on Beaver Tailwaters as well. Tied on size 16 hook. Lt. Cahill 6/0 thread. Copper tungsten bead and copper wire. Pearl tinsel on topContinueContinue reading “P&P Zebra Midge”
Rusty Brown Zebra Midge
Here’s a proven pattern of the Rusty Brown Zebra Midge. Size 16 hook with copper tungsten bead and copper wire. UTC 140 Rusty Brown thread. Very effective on Beaver Tailwaters as well as Norfork. In early October I caught probably 15-20 trout in and hour on the Norfork with this fly. Over half of theContinueContinue reading “Rusty Brown Zebra Midge”
Fishing Nov1
First cold morning fishing opportunity of the year, with temps in the mid 20’s. I checked the generation schedule using the link below: http://www.swpa.gov/generationschedules.aspx Found they were planning on generating from 7am to 11am for the Beaver Tailwaters, labeled as #11 across the top of the list, which means they start around 6am, and willContinueContinue reading “Fishing Nov1”
NWATROUT Fly Fishing Guide 