Step outside and close your eyes and I could almost fool you into thinking April has arrived. Warm afternoons and crisp river air flood the mind with images of rising trout pre-spawn smallmouth bass and life-giving spring rains. We are certainly not experiencing February weather or February generation on the big river right now but […]

Fly Fisherman magazine is periodically digging into its print edition archives to bring to the digital age classic articles from some of fly fishing greatest writers. This time its our dear friend the late great Dave Whitlock with a expose on midging from the March 1985 issue. Both Part I and Part II feature numerous […]

In the summer of 2022 Friends and Family set off to Maine’s North Woods on a three day fly fishing trip in search of plentiful wild native brook trout in their wild places. What they didn’t know was that Bob Johnson ed Maine guide and lodge owner had a few unique surprises for them that […]

That’s a wrap on the 2024 Dally’s Streamer Class and it sure was a fun but chilly time. If you didn’t manage to participate this year head on over to the Journal and read the recap of the event. Steve Dally put in the effort to grace participants with some spectacularly fishy knowledge and a […]

A Washington State Senate Committee will hear evidence tomorrow into a proposal which would effectively ban the sale of all fur products including for fly tying. The hunting lobby has been mounting opposition but the threat to fly tying and the sale of commercially made flies is just starting to open eyes in the wider […]

If you have picked up a fly rod you have probably heard the mantra “don’t false cast so much”. Interesting read on Hatch Magazine about the benefits of  the false cast. The author Todd Tanner posits that fly casters not be limited by the “casting police” but to enjoy the process of casting. We false […]

Twenty Farenheit was the warmest temperature we saw all day but the gritty pack of 10 streamer devotees joined our crew for the 2024 Streamer Class. Most had some streamer experience under the belt and enjoyed the afternoon flows with every boat getting some streamer interest and quite a few fish landed. This coming Saturday […]

Dally’s Ozark Fly Fisher guide Chad Johnson ties his Deer Head SlugGo for trophy brown trout on the White River. The SlugGo is one of the regular patterns in the boxes of our streamer guides for its predator attracting action. Video produced by Brian Wise: Fly Fishing the Ozarks http://flyfishingtheozarks.com/ Material List

NWA Filmmaker Andrew McNeese says he is “on a journey to tell honest stories about some pretty fishy folks” The third installment in this awesome series is Minnesota. And Arkansas is on the list Welcome to “FLY FISH AMERICA” presented by Bluff Line Media. This new series features both short and long-form documentary films sharing […]

Those familiar with the ins and outs of life on the White will not be too surprised by the complete ‘180’ that generation took this week after an extended period of nothing but minimum flow. The report from last week may as well have been written years ago with how starkly the generation report contrasts […]

Sage introduced new SPEY R8 RODS and classic looking SPEY reels to kick off 2024 By utilizing our proprietary Revolution 8 graphite SPEY R8 rods heighten the smooth transfer of energy throughout the three key components of the Spey cast allowing anglers to effectively Lift line off the water Load the rod sufficiently and Deliver […]

Trout Unlimited 2024 Fundraising BanquetSaturday February 17th 2024Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.ELK’S LODGE     101 Elk Way Mtn. Home AR Ticket price includes buffet meal and dessert. Cash Bar. $40 Single Ticket      $60 Pair of TicketsSponsor Tables provides reserved seating sixteen drink tickets and a sponsor gift. $600 Send us an email to whiterivertu...

AGFC Trout Management Program is urging anglers to take extra care of their catches in frigid temperatures. Program head Christie Graham said air temperatures below zero can be lethal to trout and suggested if trout were lifted for a photograph not longer than for a minute. And while the Norfolk Dam generators remain out of […]

Here’s something to warm the soul on a snowy day in the Ozarks. Ben and Steve have 2 seats left on their June 15 to 22 trip to Cayo Largo Cuba for a spectacular and importantly not snowy live aboard trip to some of the finest flats fishing on the plant. Cayo Largo is the best […]

I suppose it’s time to whip out the ol’ Stanley thermos for these frigid days on the water – though I fear for my safety with all the chaos surrounding Stanley products right now. Nevertheless the White River frostbite is no match for a hot cuppa joe so I think I can brave the mobs […]

Nice film to warm the soul as we plunge truly into winter… 14 minutes hanging in the Caribbean… Enjoy

It’s 2024 and time to restart our Monthly Customer Photo Contest where you could win a $50 Gift Certificate just by sending in some pics of fishing with us. It doesn’t matter whether you have joined us on a guide trip or merely stopped by for advice. Send us your fun fishing images from 2024 to […]

Eagle watching year round is one of the highlights of any float trip on the White River system. But did you know January is Eagle Awareness Month? Arkansas State Parks has a bunch of information on eagle watching tours or ask your Dally’s guide. From the AGFC Facebook page They are fond of our natural […]

We are finally starting to see winter arrive here in the Ozarks after a very mild autumn.  Our lake water temperatures are still just above 50 but should drop steadily in the next few months.  We had a very late lake turnover this season because of the warm weather.  All in all our fishing forecast […] The post January 8 2024 Fishing Report appear...

Between Tom Rosenbauer and Tim Flagler there is plenty of experience behind the vise. Enjoy this podcast on how tying has changed and a while lot more How has fly-tying changed in the past 50 years? It’s changed a great deal in the time that Tim Flagler and I have been practicing it and I […]

Guide Paul Brown backed up  again on Monday with 3 budding fly fishers and had a hoot. Teaching 3 newcomers at the same time is no joke but the boys father Kevin was impressed by the morning. Hey Steve we had a great time with Paul today. Thanks again and my highest compliment on Paul. […]

It’s officially spring and we have an outlook for the rest of the month and an overview of why the water is so cold right now.

Spring breaks for schools in surrounding State is in full swing and the Vincent boys had an awesome time last week on Dry Run Creek with our guide Paul Brown. If you haven’t heard about Dry Run it is a partially spring fed creek which runs alongside and takes the outflow from the Norfork National […]