TIME: 9:45 AM to 2:15 PM
WEATHER: Clear, low 80s,
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 Units
LOCATIONS FISHED: White River—Bull Shoals State Park, Below the Dam, Roundhouse Shoals
ROD USED: 8’6” 5 wt JWF Winston
FLIES USED: Yellow Wayne’s Fly, #16 Red Zebra Midge, #16 Black Zebra Midge, #14 Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tail, #14 White River Sow Bug
HATCHES: Midges, Occasional Caddis
OTHER: Fished with Wayne. We chased fishable water, and fish, today. Starting at Bull Shoals State Park, we found the area already crowded, and almost no one was catching fish. After a half hour, we opted to leave and fished below the dam, finding the same situation, with all the available spots taken. We briefly fished the area at the upper end of the state park, but water was too deep and bottom to treacherous to wade. We moved downstream to Roundhouse Shoals; I couldn’t buy a bite for some time, but Wayne picked up a fish here and there, with more catches as he moved downstream. I finally returned to White River basics, tying on a White River Sow Bug, and managed to catch a few fish. It was a tough day, but good to fish other water—we now appreciate our homewaters, the Norfork River, more than before—sometimes we take it for granted.
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