From The AGFC last week Earlier this month the Trout Management Program worked with University of Arkansas Pine Bluff personnel to complete the second season of the Bull Shoals Tailwater (White River) Brown Trout Research Project. Project objectives include estimating Brown Trout growth and survival in the upper portion of the fishery (Dam to Buffa...

The big question of course is has spring sprung? Are we going to be getting a cold April slap in the face as winter comes back late which is a truly Arkansas thing to happen. Plenty of people are pondering whether we will see the caddis return earlier this year. Once upon an Ozarks we […]

If you want to get perfect your Euro-Nymphing Skills this isn’t the Sowbug Class for you. Instead this Sowbug Roundup class Steve will be leading on 9.30am Saturday March 28 “A Heathen’s Guide to Euronymphing” looks at how Euronymphing can help your every day nymphing without a bunch of extra equipment. “If you have commitment […]

As fly tyers and fly fishers we are creatures of habit with tendencies to lock in on techniques and flies that serve us well. Sometimes we leave the wrong stuff behind. Like the Lap Dancer. The Lap Dancer was my first commercial streamer with Rainy’s Flies released I think almost a decade ago when the […]

This most be the most appropriate tip for the week. …..it seemed like a good idea to talk about ice and not the stuff in your glass. If you are fishing in these kind of temperatures you will discover the joys of trying to cast with your guides clogging with ice. It seems like a […]

Brr its cold. Even after all these years in Arkansas winters and a much better selection of coldweather clothing my Australian side comes out. Fishing in the cold is a matter of will power and desire to find those winter brown trout But it wasn’t just me in the latter part of this week the […]

Lefty Kreh wasn’t just the greatest fisherman of all time he was a mentor to generations of experts he influenced the course of the sport of fly fishing and most importantly he was a friend to tens of thousands. For many decades he traveled the country dazzling crowds with his casting and stories of faraway […]

The water is back and some big flows unleashed this week as winter rains push Bull Shoals Lake higher. It’s been a good while since Bull Shoals was up in flood stage even if its less than an inch and only a little less than we had seen since the tailwater topped 20 000 cfs. Monday’s […]

Who would have thought it possible 81 degrees in February and we shook it off like it was nothing. The weather has been weird and same with the water. Saturday will be upper 70s and Sunday 45 before ushering in snow shower possibly on Monday. The true winter fishing freaks whether they are nymphing hunting […]

It seems like I’ve spent all my time on countless chores in order to get all the stuff up and running for Steve Dally Outfitters. But last week I found myself back in the real office guiding a group of obsessive streamer fishers from the Rockies _ a trip put together by my buddy Chad Johnson and […]

January’s weather held brisk and frigid temperatures for most parts of the month here in the Ozarks. These cold temperatures didn’t stop a hot trout bite here many days on Lake Taneycomo. Since the beginning of December when Table Rock flipped over our dissolved oxygen levels have been in the 10 parts per million range. […] The post February 2025...

My fishing forecast for Lake Taneycomo is fairly positive for this new year thus far. The lake seems to be full of trout the water is pretty cold and the color is good. Generation patterns — those are hard to predict! Table Rock Lake is at power pool so there is plenty of water to […] The post January 2024 Fishing Report appeared first on Lilleys'...

My fishing forecast for Lake Taneycomo is fairly positive for this new year thus far. The lake seems to be full of trout the water is pretty cold and the color is good. Generation patterns — those are hard to predict! Table Rock Lake is at power pool so there is plenty of water to […] The post January 2025 Fishing Report appeared first on Lilleys'...

Trout fishing on Lake Taneycomo is holding up fairly well this fall.  We can’t complain about the weather that’s for sure!  If anything it’s been on the warm side.  Table Rock’s water was in the 70’s for most of October.  It really needs to cool down for Table Rock Lake to turn over.  Looking into […] The post November 1 2024 Fishing Report appear...

The shift in water management in Bull Shoals Lake over the past couple of years has had fly fishers and guides scratching their heads. Earlier flushing of flood waters resulting in more stable lake levels keeps lake front owners smiling but has hopper fishing addicts looking for high summer flows all out of sorts. Now […]

I can safely say that the fall brown spawning run on Lake Taneycomo has officially begun.  We’re seeing a lot of brown trout below the dam as well as double the number of anglers chasing them.  Fishermen are reporting big crowds even during the week around the outlets.  I think they call it “combat fishing.” […] The post October 1 2024 Fishing Rep...

MOUNTAIN HOME — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold a series of public meetings around Arkansas as part of its process to develop a new statewide plan to guide trout management in The Natural State. The new statewide trout management plan will build on the work of previous plans and incorporate all trout […]

A trend is starting to take shape as we enter into cooler temperatures and the turn of the new season come late September. Over the last couple of weekends generation has been low – even minimum flow most hours. Mondays have held to this pattern as well with only minor bumps late in the day. […]

Our generation schedule here on Lake Taneycomo has been almost exactly the same every day for the month of August with very few exceptions.  The water is off every morning while generation starts about 1 p.m. continuing until dark or after.  The flow is dictated by how hot it is on that day meaning how […] The post September 1 2024 Fishing Report...

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 […]

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 […]