Fly Fisherman Magazine is honoring a longtime contributor and iconic fly fisher close to all in the White River fly fishing community Dave Whitlock. The latest edition of the magazine (swing by to pick up a copy) has a touching tribute to her late husband by Emily Whitlock. The FFM.com website is highlighting Dave’s articles […]

A year ago the two Kyle from the impressive Ozark Podcast came to Cotter for a session on hopper tactics with Steve Dally. This year the squirelly flows put a premium on presentation: The trio go over the hopper basics then Steve gives his 5 tips to better presentations For Android users try the spotify […]

Summer light fly rods and hangry bluegills is some all American goodness. Throw in a pulled pork sammich and some unsweet tea and that’s A level happiness. Trout have been transported all world but the bluegill and the other panfish like longears greenies redears and their kin. To an import these species are so much […]

Ah Summer the Goretex and polar fleece of winter are far behind and instead shorts and cold weather hoodies. The flows are clear as moonshine fresh from a still and the trout bright as the need for camouflage grows. And yet the river is quieter than spring or fall many scared off by the heat […]

Here we are yet again. The end of July quickly approaches and August is knocking on the door. The heat of the summer is bearing down as temperatures ascend to triple digits and heat indexes seem infinitely hotter. Dragonflies abound zooming back and forth in organized chaos. Annual cicadas hum their deafening melody. Evening summer […]

The AGFC is watching summer water temperature closely on Norfork Tailwater with hydro generation outages expected to last several more months. AGFC Trout Management Program Supervisor Christy Graham told the North Arkansas Fly Fishers that temperature monitoring had not shown any significant issues at this stage. However since there were slight ele...

Declining trout populations in famed southern Montana rivers _ the Big Hole Ruby and Beaverhead _ in has sparked widespread concern among fly fishers across the country and the broader Montana community Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) has announced the launch of several research efforts in a bid to assess causes and find solutions […]

Brian Wise returns with another video in his fly tying tips series this time for beginners. If you are considering picking up the bobbin watch the video then read our Dally’s How To article “Start Tying Flies”.

Have you ever found yourself caught between a rock and a hard place? Even more so have you ever had a decision to make between two opposing options both with uniquely attractive qualities and both existing exclusive from one another? Such is life on the river these days. Minimum flow is distinctively beautiful in and […]

Casting 4 A Cure Memphis is holding its third annual fundraising dinner for LeBonheur Children’s Hospital as well as Rett Syndrome Research on October 1. The organisation has raised over 23 000 over the past two years with more than 200 attendees expected to the event which will be held at Grind City Brewing Co. in […]

The Mission keeps coming up with stories interesting to all fly fishers not just those from the magazines South African homeland. In the latest issue check out the article on Alaskan Sheefish and remote Angolan Tarpon among other things. Click to read

Louisiana fisheries authorities are proposing major changes to recreational redfish catch limits in a bid to restore declining redfish stocks. Louisiana redfish attract plenty of attention from our customers and particularly the crew of guides who head south every winter The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Int...

Enjoy this film on one man’s hunt for the elusive permit “Wildlife biologist and comedian Eeland Stribling has caught some impressive fish over the years but one has eluded him. In this short film we tag along as he heads deep into the Yucatán to find it.”

A Celebration of Life for iconic Ozarks fly tyer and fly fisher David Knowles will be held at 11:00 am Friday July 7th at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. Dr David Knowles was the originator of staple flies for the region including the Ruby and Rootbeer Midges and the Y2K and a stalwart of […]

If you were to ask us if it feels redundant to type the words “ruby midge” and “root beer midge” week after week in our fishing report we would certainly be lying if we answered with a confident no. It seems that every week for the last decade plus those two fly patterns have always […]

We couldn’t have anyone better to write about the life of iconic Fayetteville fly tyer and fisher David Knowles than his close friend fly fisher and high regarded writer Clay Henry. Thank you Clay I’ve written about everyone’s football heroes for the last five decades. Heisman Trophy winners like Billy Sims and Barry Sanders were […]

Ozarks fly fishing has lost another iconic figure with the passing yesterday of fly tyer and fly fisher David Knowles. Knowles was an icon to many White River fly fishers staples like his Y2K the Ruby and Rootbeer Midges were a must have on any trip and his ability to turn out a gross of […]

Interesting article on the impact of the ’22 flooding of the Yellowstone River and how the fishery is rebounding. Click To Read

Generation patterns on Lake Taneycomo this summer have been consistent.  Operators at the dam ran water every afternoon for the month of June.  The only variant was on hot days they started it about 2 p.m. and ended after dark and on cooler days they started it about 4 p.m. but still shut it off […] The post July 1 2023 Fishing Report appeared fir...

After what was quite the enjoyable mid- to late-spring for weather in the Ozarks summer has come in hot – literally. The Ozarks saw its first few days of 100-plus degree weather of the year and we could feel every scorching humid degree out there on the river. Fortunately there are few places better to […]