Ham

More access is always a double edge sword.

I’ll be your Huckleberry. I have a fair number of rods to pick and choose from St Croix Avids, G Loomis, Fenwick. I might have something you are willing to trade for. PM me a phone number. Might be easier to explain over the phone.

Me and Wally are Blood Brothers

Yes Sir, but if you remember I got the “Ham Slam” that day with Bow, Brook, Cutt, and Walleye. I have also gotten Bow, Brown, Cutt, Crappie, and Largemouth on Norfork

Wasn’t me today. I was at Wildcat thumping Rainbows in skinny water. Most takes were visual. I wish I would have brought fly rods honestly. I hoped to get another slam on the Norfork today, but they didn’t run water on schedule

Been There done that, but usually only have 3 only have Browns, Bows, and Cutts when I get the Smallie or walleye as the fourth

I know I caught Bonnevillie Cutthroat before on the Norfork, but Davy Wotton said Themis is a Yellowstone Cutt?

OA has been limiting my photo uploads pretty hard.

I had Big plans for fishing this weekend BEFORE the rains started. The more it rained, the less viable options I had. I chose to go up river and fish below the dam on Bull Shoals. I ended up choosing the Marion County ramp and had to scramble to find parking. I guess it was a popular idea. It was still drizzling as I started. Water flow had been reduced and continued to pull slowed as I fished. Cloudy and cool. I felt like Browns were going to be chewing. I started out catching Big, Fat Rainbows. Which is not surprising in a Total Catch and Release area. My third fish was a Brook trout which was surprising. They don’t stock many and I thought that it is usually in October. I immediately thought maybe I could get a White River Grand Slam. I continued to make runs up towards the dam stopping well below the No Fly Zone. Some guys from TN and MO ran almost to the dam face. Clearly fishing illegally. I would flow right edge, Center, and left edge. I lost a really Beautiful Brook trout trying to net it, but I kept catching the little guys. I ended up catching 10 of them! Then I got a Cutthroat trout. I was really hopeful, but I have had three of the four many times. I felt like I could just trust the process. Keep slinging the Zig Jig and one would eat eventually...right? Except all I could catch was Bows, Brookies, and Cutts. Starting to press a bit and growing concerned about my 1/4 of fuel remaining in the tank, I opted to drift down through the State Park. I fished hard with minimal results. I had a stretch of bank in mind. I got down there and about 1/3 of the way thru my drift I got the bite I was looking for. A Big angry Brown on a barbless jig in high current. Took a while, but I got the net under him. I was very Happy to catch what I needed for the Slam. Eric P can’t hold that over my head anymore. Ham got his Slam. A fair number of Rainbows, 10 Brookies, 2 types of Cutthroat, and a 22 plus inch Brown Trout. I did see a Creamsicle Trout, but that paranoid sucker would not bite.

They are Right Bite tubes. Gary Jeffrey is the owner of Right Bite Lures. If you wanted to you can google that and order direct. Pretty sure you can buy them in 10, 50 and 100 packs.

Dang! I’ll look for the story

Did ya hear that John? Sculpin live up there! We gotta go.

They eat Zig Jigs there. Real regular. Swing by a local fly shop and buy a few of what they suggest. Usually Norfork fish get more pressure so it seems like they want stuff smaller than White River fish. Kids under 16 NEED to fish Dry Run Creek

Oh, it’s coming

I do ok

$1500 or best offer I wouldn’t be thrilled with that make do trailer be advised 36 inch bottom

Got to give you Props Cody, you make those trips happen. Happy Birthday!

It’s a nice enough lake, but you’ve got lots of stuff as Good or better closer. I have wanderlust worst than most and I’m not going back down there to fish any time soon. IF I were you, I would definitely try to find recent fishing reports from Ouachita online. Striper fishing can be good. All three bass in good numbers. Walleye. Crappie. catfish. Panfish. It’s pretty and has lots of islands.

You might try watching the Classifieds on Baxter Bulletin online too. I’ll keep my eyes open for you. I saw several today, but not sure how easy it will be to find a 48 inch bottom boat though.

Yo Pete lots of 18-25 inch Browns and way more >15 inch Rainbows. The new regs are WORKING Bigly.