You should have been there last week. I ran that with my daughter and her boyfriend in my new ride. They were running a lot less water than the time you mentioned.
I went to put the TM in and I didn’t have enough water for it. 🤣
Lots of places. I doubt they are gonna go from 16K to Min Flow, but that’s just a guess.
I would Bet you can work your way up deeper troughs on Buffalo Shoals. Use that jet as a water taxi. Wade fly fish from lots of spots
call me and we will talk about other spots that I have run at min flow
Remind me again why we haven’t fished together yet. You live less than 1/2 mile away and we can’t make our schedules work.
My poor little Merc 20 needed an impeller and wear sleeve in the worst way. I was just too dumb to realize it. It going to do a lot better for the next owner.
Still taking it easy on the Tohatsu for the first two takes of gas. I think I have used 7 gallons so far. At 18 gallons, I will see what WOT is like.
A 17/56 Blazer with a 60/40 jet is a less expensive option and all the boat anybody needs. As is often the case, I went crazy with the Cheez Whiz.
I am Very satisfied with my purchase at the point though.
MY ONLY motorized White River Boat. I am selling off the Supreme. I am doing some maintenance work on it and I have a buyer waiting on the completion of this work.
Give me a little while. I have a couple of more tricks up my sleeve that I would like to finish up. Then I will put together a little article about my boat. With pics.
Short version.
Alweld Custom 20 foot Jon. 52 inch bottom. 100 gauge aluminum. Heavy Rail. Diamond plate on bow and corners
Tohatsu Jet 50/25 one of the last of the 2 strokes.
Minn Kota Ultrex 80 24 volt up front
perforated aluminum floor
Livewell
3 dry storage areas in boat and two more storage areas included in Front Deck.
Drafts a few inches of water. And runs in 8 inches or so. The absence of rocker and the ribs on bottom help it track better.
Big, Roomy, and Stable. With rods off the floor and lots of clean deck to fish from.
Lots and Lots ; I wanna catch a fish in all 50 states , Boundary Waters Trip, Lower Niagara River, Columbia River, Havasu for Big Redears, East Coast Multi Species Swing, Nebraska Sand Hill Region, and Florida Multi Species Run.
Good Luck! I’m still trying to figure out how to catch more of the suckers.
Double check with AGFC about legal regulations for minimum length on the walleye. I don’t think the Bull Shoals Lake regulations apply.
I don’t believe AGFC wants the walleye in the river nearly as much as I do. I’ve caught walleye from 7 to 20 inches up and down the river. Trusted friends have seen pods of FULL Grown walleye over 20 miles below the Bull Shoals dam.
I truly believe there is a small, but established population of walleye in the White River. I wish AGFC would augment that existing population of fish.
The cold water won’t bother them. The fluctuating current levels won’t bother them. The numerous grass beds will provide shelter for the fingerlings. Feeder creeks offer other opportunities for the walleye. The river has tons of food for walleye to grow quickly.
Walleyes are all up and down the White. From the shadow of the Bull Shoals Dam to below Buffalo City.
However, I’d bet dollars to doughnuts that the fish you are seeing are mostly suckers.
I go when I can. I grew up trying to fish low pressure. My Dad would drag me along when Tropical Storms were roiling in. Think weak Hurricane because the barometric pressure was super low. These days I tend to agree that low fishing pressure is more important than low barometric pressure.
I wish you guys could have been there too. I’m still Super Happy I was Finally able to catch all 4 (err 5) trout Species available . I made some intuitive decisions that paid off. It’s Great when it works out. Please understand a 10 inch Baby Brown would have been fine by me, but a 22 inch hook jawed male was closing out the cycle in style.
I swear I intended to quit fishing after the Brown, but during the long run back to the ramp, I changed my mind. I had to make one final drift. Just one more. I changed to a smaller jig and caught 9 more trout in the slower flows tight to the bank. I did stay true to my promise to myself to quit after that last drift. It was close though.