Ham

Maybe it will turn into a Great striper fishery

It Takes all kinds. I hope my bait will catch em and I change it when it doesn't.

More like BFF's?

Pshaw

Screw the Browns! Get into some of the natural spawn freestone >20 inch Rainbows!

I'm sure that more than one variable affects the fish but water temp seems to trump all others. Fish are full on spawning in south Florida because the water is warmer Not because their days are longer. Power Plant lakes see a really early spawn because the water is warm. I had post spawn fish at Lake Monticello in Texas the first few days of Feb on year nearby lakes weren't even in pre spawn.

It's a nice river.

I love them for the nose of a bait ONCE I get them in place. I usually curse colorfully prior to the installation being complete.

The oval Rings are harder to deal with.

I promised I would fish one if they held on Bull Shoals and I did, but no promises to fish more of them going forward .

Honest to God I do better with a fingernail or a hook point than split ring pliers. Its sad, but true. Super Dave doesn't like me to run power tools and I apparently struggle with basic tools as well.

My son had tremendous success on Dry Run Creek using size 10 flashback scuds on straight 10 lb mono. Absolute beasts Swim there. North Fork of the White is correct. You would be better off slinging White River Zig Jigs than in line spinners, but fish what you enjoy.

Grrrr

I have my ideas about what I want to throw when. It's water color, available light, and actively level of the fish that matter to me. I have baits with almost no color and some that are scary bright.

Tremendous fly and spin fishing opportunities on White River, Norfork, NFOW, and Taneycomo. I'm not sure what you're looking for that you aren't finding. All the local trout shops are plenty helpful IMO. They can tell you what the trout have been doing lately. The Caddis hatch will likely be on the wane. Sulphur mayflies are spotty at best, but it can be awesome if in the right place. A little early for hoppers, but you could find some that would bite it. generally Big flys on dry run, normal size on White, and small stuff on Norfork. You want heavy stuff to get down and stay down in the current on NFOW cant go wrong with size 16 and 18 zebra midges and Ruby midges, happy meal combos, and scuds. Good Luck

I can almost guarantee you that you will not remember EVERY time. I frequently say I remembered to click 37. I'm pretty comfortable saying I did not double click any. When I'm in doubt, it don't count.

Knock yourself out. I think part of the reason that HellBenders and Mudd Bugs got so popular is that there weren't a lot of other deep diving crankbaits available. Lots of other baits fill that role now. If I threw one now, it would be a nostalgia deal rather than it being the best option available.

Careful. People will start questioning your motives and jump to all sorts on unseemly conclusions. you da man Marty.

He also made a point of saying that he's an intellectual poacher. He thinks it is funny that he benefites from others posts without really adding much to the discussion.

I had a 7 page article about my take on Jig fishing on my part of the White River written. Joe D called me a liar after one of my trip reports and I changed my mind about posting it and tossed it in the garbage. I don't know that I want to help him learn anything about fishing.

I used to favor the Dorbers OMT 84 UL and I still like it, but I've transitioned to the Browning Air Stream. It's a Bass Pro exclusive. It's light. It's sensitive. Loads and throws the Jigs really well. And best of all they are cheap. They raised the price 10 bucks this year AND I bet they will raise the price again next year. I have only used the 7 footer. It is a non buggy whip UL. I've heard some of the others are nice. Cajunangler gets all the credit for finding this little rod. It took me about 5 casts with it to know I was buying one. Nanofil out throws mono. I use 6 lb Nanofil.

I've never been up there when they turned the water OFF. I thought that was the "normal" look when the water was off. Some of the riffles we floated through were 4 inches deep maybe. the colors of that Brown were unusual. I didn't know to look or get a decent pic of adipose fin. I didn't consider the triploid possibility until I after I released it.

I would have caught 100 if they had just run the 35 like projected. I was Happy with my numbers, but anyone can do this. Buy some Zig Jigs or PJ's and get after it. I fish hard and put my time in, but it's not magic.

It wasn't land locked when we left, but pretty close.

Is this a triploid Brown?