DATE: Friday, August 23, 2013
TIME: 9:00 AM TO 4:00 pM
WEATHER: Low 90s, sunny
WATER CONDITIONS: Variable units
LOCATIONS FISHED: White River, immediately below Bull Shoals Dam
FLIES USED: #14 Superfly, #20 red/silver midge pupa
ROD USED: 9 ' 6-wt Winston BII
HATCHES: Midges, occasional caddis
OTHER: John Simank invited me for fishing the White River on Friday, which I eagerly accepted as I wanted to learn to fish high water. John is the best boat fisher with a fly rod I know, and today proved it again. With varying water discharges and levels, he caught fish when no one else was even getting a bite. I did not fare as well, catching only half a dozen fish. It was hot, and he had prepared a gourmet lunch (mainly for his out of town guests who were fishing with a guide).
