Headed up there for a few days Fathers Day weekend( Thur-Sun) to fish. Taking my brother and Dad. None of us have ever been there, but always heard and seen the stories and how good it is. Anyone have any pointers or places/areas to target? We are renting a cabin at Rim Shoals and will have my jet boat in tow that we will be fishing out of. Been watching a ton of YouTube videos and looks like you can catch fish about anywhere. Any help appreciated...
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
White River in Arkansas?
Collapse
X
-
Just got back from there, fished with a guide. We caught most fish rainbow, brown and brook trout within a mile of I guess it was bull shoals star park located just below dam. Using size 18 jigs on 9’ fly rods with indicator. We put in at public ramp outside of flipping. Just go past Ranger boat factory and watch for signs. More later
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Comment
-
I like that stretch from Rim shoals down to Ranchette. I used to fish over there quite a bit but now it’s just more convenient to stay on this side of the world and fish the Norfork area.
It will still be rolling pretty good in late June. Bull Shoals is up 25’ like normal (puke) this time of year & Norfork is probably close to 17’ high.
Navigation should be fairly simple in high water if you have a jet. Zig jigs, pink worms if you’re pole fishing for rainbows. We normally fly fish, so zebra midges, nymphs, & small streamers all produce consistently.
Mind your drift and don’t blow anyone out and no one will yell at you for your TX boat tags LOL! It will be a good time, hope y’all enjoy it.
Comment
-
Originally posted by pure lefty View PostIf you can get to Cotter, Arkansas just 11 miles from Mountain Home, go by Natural State Fly Shop and talk to Henry, he will show you the right flys if you need some, great guy loves to talk trout.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Rainbows in corn browns on some minnow that gets in a trap. You can chum the rainbows up and drift back thru them. Been the last 3 yrs
The biggest hurdle is learning the fish bump from rocks. I can PM several spots we caught from kayak or boat
Sent from my SM-G970U using TapatalkLast edited by Quackerbox; 05-26-2021, 09:28 PM.
Comment
Comment