If you strip flies for trout or bass for that matter you know their uncanny ability to eat just when your stripping hand vacates the line. And to to spat the imitation by the time you get hold of it again. Check out this suggestion from Ben Kryzinski at Hatch Magazine. “Why do they always […]

So here is my antidote to Bears v Lions lethargy this morning. Grab a cup of coffee and a quiet spot or headphones and settle in to my Thanksgiving Gift still probably the best fly fishing show to ever make it to mainstream television anywhere “A River Somewhere” with it’s hosts chasing South Island brown […]

IF you are looking for a polite way to avoid washing dishes or fill in some time before the Cowboys game grab some heavy paper or card and make yourself a trout of the world collection. I found this collection of 3D paper trout via Moldy Chum. Its also a pretty good one for keeping […]

NOW this has been a long time coming but we look like settling into a goodly stretch of minimum flow in the tailwater forecasts. Last weekend SWPA scheduled minimum flow all weekend but you would have been sadly disappointed if you had driven in from any distance at all. But now we look like its […]

Come along to the Cotter Bridge Relighting party on December 1 to celebrate the spectacular light show over the White River. Work is underway string the lights and wiring across the bridge ahead of the December 1 kick off We are excited to announce the big reveal of the Cotter Bridge Relighting on Wednesday December […]

NO matter whether its leaving hints for your Christmas package or choosing the right gift for a fly fisher in your life there is something for everyone in our 2021 Christmas Catalog. We have 16 pages packed with items in stock or currently shipping to brighten your Christmas season. Like everything else at the moment […]

GET big saving on our best selling entry level Orvis Encounter rod-reel and line outfits. We now can offer 9′ 4-piece 5wt 6wt and 8wt outfits at the remarkable price of just $139.00 just in time for Christmas. This is a great deal if you are looking at getting into fly fishing are seeking a […]

IF YOU are a regular reader of our weekly fly fishing report then you have a pretty good idea about the restorative powers of some water time. It seems its not just us the perhaps seriously committed fly fishers who are starting to recognise the positive effects according to this news story from Denver. Perhaps […]

THE AGFC is asking anglers for a conservation mindset when fishing around spawning brown trout this fall and winter. The AGFC warned waders about trampling on the redds (trout nests) and that removing a large brown trout from a redd can not only “cause harm to an already stressed fish but enables predators including other […]

Nobody escapes the wind knot. The better the caster the high the line speed and the more dramatic the aerial macrame. As Lefty put it the double haul helps fly fishers send their casting problems further away. And in my boat at least most of those problems end up back in my lap. Mind you […]

ONE of our favorite native species the gorgeous Longear Sunfish will be featured on the Arkansas Conservation License Plate from January. These spectacular voracious little predators are perhaps one of the most overlooked and most fun species in local waters. A colorful longear sunfish will be featured on next year’s Arkansas Conservation License P...

Brian Wise with a great video on using Dumbbell Eyes the why and the how.

Check out the 300+ page 10th anniversary edition of Southern Culture On The Fly including editor Dave Grossman’s paen to White River hopper fishing. Tadd and Adrian even make the pages. And so much more. Congrats on the decade of passion pics and silliness. READ ON

Idaho authorities are using the prolific spawning habits of the brook trout against them releasing genetically modified “super-males” who will only deliver male offspring. Brook trout are easy to love. They are prolific aggressive and usually eager to grab a dry fly or well-presented lure. Brookies thrive in the lakes beaver ponds and creeks of the...

You and I may never make it to Sweden to fish but enjoy this glimpse into a different very beautiful world. Thanks to Venturing Angler for the find. Per Jobs worked as a composer of big band jazz. Then he made a life-changing move when he started to compose fly fishing and travel experiences in […]

The foundation of every fly is thread.

IF the clip above still gets you take a deep dive into some of the lesser known facts about “The Movie” and Norman Maclean’s novella that preceded it. Decades since its release and “A River Runs Through It” is still a classic revered film. So why not revisit it and learn about what happened behind […]

AFTERNOONS on the river at this time of year are hard to beat perhaps doubly so for a little shock at those am temperatures. The warming touch of the sun caddis and midges on the wing and glossy pools under limestone bluffs and the colors of a winter brown trout in the photographer’s “golden hours”. […]

Five inches long and just a jewel. Meet a White River born rainbow. The AGFC trout authorities confirmed this was not a hatchery fish. The nick on the dorsal is not an AGFC fin clip. This fish has done a pretty good job to make it this far given water flows temperatures and a bevy […]

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking for public input into the next version of its Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan which is currently on track to be published in spring 2022. Taking only a few minutes to answer three questions can offer tremendous insight into the opinions of anglers and […]

IF you are looking for a polite way to avoid washing dishes or fill in some time before the Cowboys game grab some heavy paper or card and make yourself a trout of the world collection. I found this collection of 3D paper trout via Moldy Chum. Its also a pretty good one for keeping […]

NOW this has been a long time coming but we look like settling into a goodly stretch of minimum flow in the tailwater forecasts. Last weekend SWPA scheduled minimum flow all weekend but you would have been sadly disappointed if you had driven in from any distance at all. But now we look like its […]

Come along to the Cotter Bridge Relighting party on December 1 to celebrate the spectacular light show over the White River. Work is underway string the lights and wiring across the bridge ahead of the December 1 kick off We are excited to announce the big reveal of the Cotter Bridge Relighting on Wednesday December […]

NO matter whether its leaving hints for your Christmas package or choosing the right gift for a fly fisher in your life there is something for everyone in our 2021 Christmas Catalog. We have 16 pages packed with items in stock or currently shipping to brighten your Christmas season. Like everything else at the moment […]

If you strip flies for trout or bass for that matter you know their uncanny ability to eat just when your stripping hand vacates the line. And to to spat the imitation by the time you get hold of it again. Check out this suggestion from Ben Kryzinski at Hatch Magazine. “Why do they always […]