Great profile on an icon of the saltwater flats Chico Fernandez At eighty-four he is spry and fit and thanks to consistent tai chi and a decent diet he can say still fish for giant peacock bass in remote Amazon rivers for hour after hour seven days in a row. But age has bent him […]

I f it wasn’t obvious by now these recent warm days on the river have us thinking springtime thoughts of cicadas caddis mayflies smallmouth bass trophy brown trout and everything in between. As a matter of fact in case you missed it we just announced the dates for the annual event dubbed the Dally’s All-Species […]

Time to put this into your diaries for summer. The 2024 All Species Odyssey right bang among the 13-year Cicada emergence to throw a new twist into the most fun contest in fly fishing. It’s going to be fun that is for sure. The Odyssey is about proving you can find toothy predators hard pulling […]

In May 2011 Dally’s opened just days before the magicicada emergence and the highest flows seen on the White since the construction of Bull Shoals Dam. In early June Dally’s owner Jim Dugan would land the 30″ beast on his own cicada pattern and a bamboo 5wt fly rod fishing with Steve Dally _ a […]

February can be such a unique month on the mighty White. One day fishermen are decked out in Simms bibs and rain gear leaving nothing but noses exposed. The next day temperatures spike to a comfortable 65 degrees giving anglers thoughts of quick-dry shorts and Chacos. A day of minimum flow can be interrupted by […]

Stop in the fly shop and cast the new Helios. 5wts and 6wt in stock today. SHOP NOW Orvis is excited to launch the next generation of Helios rods. The new Helios is not only four times more accurate than its ground-breaking predecessor the Helios 3 but it is 25 percent stronger and 10 percent […]

Fly-fishing legend Cathy Beck passed away suddenly on February 7 2024 while hosting a group of fly fishers at Laguna Verde Lodge aka “Jurassic Lake ” in a remote region of Argentina. She was 71 years old. Cathy and her husband Barry were there hosting a group of fly fishers traveling with Frontiers International. Cathy and Barry have […]

Say Goodbye to Moldy Chum one of the best and brightest of blogs from a passing era. The Chum dates back to 2006 ahead (slightly) of Facebook Instagram and TikTok an electic mix of irreverant humor fly fishing new and entertainment and music. Today marks the end of a longstanding decline in creative enthusiasm for […]

A University of Arkansas study recently released has use genomic mapping similar to that used by 23andMe for humans to document distinct fish countries along the White River Basin. The study surveyed 31 native fish stream species from 75 locations in the White River Basin in Arkansas. Their study revealed a complex network of relations […]

Following on the hearings into the proposed ban on fur sales in Washington State nice summary on the hearings from Outdoor Life. “The way this bill reads would condemn our business to no longer exist ” said Josh Phillips during the hearing. Phillips co-owns Spawn Fly Fish a local fly shop in Ilwaco that makes most of […]

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 […]

It’s spring time on the tailwaters caddis popping gusty winds and dealing with spring rails but the fishing has been a lot of fun. Bull Shoals Lake has officially crested after recent torrential rains and is on the way back down as the Dam has ramped up releases each day this week. Norfork has floodgates […]

Timely to repost the video I shot with fellow guide and great friend Chad Johnson during the spring of 2020 on fishing the White River’s epic caddis hatches. Every year is slightly different but there is a lot of solid information in here Listen to our great friend and colleague Chad Johnson fill you in […]