netboy 1,715 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 SWPA ran a little water this morning but shut it down at 9:00 am. I headed to the dam C&R area and got there at 9:30. Water was already down and fishing was good with some nice size rainbows and a couple of cutthroats. Surprisingly I have yet to catch a brown up there since it reopened Feb 1. Now for the first... I was wading in the middle of the river and a guy in a kayak comes straight towards me. I am thinking WTH is he doing? Then I hear, Hi, State Game Warden. So I said cool, what do you want to see? He says license and wants to see my fly. I say great... glad to see you out here. Well I had a bit of trouble digging my wallet out of my back pocket in waist deep water, but finally got to it. I have a 65+ lifetime license for fishing and hunting and all the stamps. Fly was barbless and all went well. He did say he was checking the entire C&R area and said he saw some flies/lures with barbs😒. That is the first time I have seen a GW on the water since I started fishing up here 7 years ago. Glad to see them out there as I have picked up quite a few spinning lures with barbed treble hooks from the root wads up there. Also some heavy duty bait rigs with big hooks with barbs. Here's a couple of the nicer rainbows... Phil Lilley, tjm, MoCarp and 9 others 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Root Admin Phil Lilley 5,763 Posted February 23 Root Admin Report Share Posted February 23 Love the report. Enjoy the down water. Oh what did you catch them on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ham 5,689 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Yeah, pretty disgusting to see "guides" up there with clients dragging baits. A) I doubt they are barbless b) I doubt they are using artificial and c) it's the part time fly bt night guys that guide < 10 times a year Quote Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On twitter @Ham66 Link to post Share on other sites
netboy 1,715 Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Ham said: Yeah, pretty disgusting to see "guides" up there with clients dragging baits. A) I doubt they are barbless b) I doubt they are using artificial and c) it's the part time fly bt night guys that guide < 10 times a year Yeah I see it too. And then when they catch one you hear the live well top slam shut and no release. Glad they are starting to patrol it more. Greasy B and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
netboy 1,715 Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 7 minutes ago, Phil Lilley said: Love the report. Enjoy the down water. Oh what did you catch them on? Size 16 ruby midges. dpitt and Phil Lilley 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Root Admin Phil Lilley 5,763 Posted February 23 Root Admin Report Share Posted February 23 They're hitting midges here on Taney too. dpitt 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gotmuddy 686 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I do not fish as much as I would like, but in the last 13 years fishing on the white/cc/buffalo I have never been checked or even seen a warden. Quote everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you. Link to post Share on other sites
snagged in outlet 3 9,127 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 17 hours ago, Ham said: Yeah, pretty disgusting to see "guides" up there with clients dragging baits. A) I doubt they are barbless b) I doubt they are using artificial and c) it's the part time fly bt night guys that guide < 10 times a year D) Going up past the no fishing line.... Ham 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ham 5,689 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I must have a guilty look about me. I have been checked on the White (twice), Current, Buffalo (twice), Bull Shoals, Norfork, and Caddo River. I'll spare you my Louisiana and Texas stories. Quote Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On twitter @Ham66 Link to post Share on other sites
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