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First off that type of research would have to be done by paying biologists and we wouldn't want that☺! Hatchery fish particularly salmon in many states get the adipose fin clipped so that fisherman can tell the hatchery fish from wild caught fish. There may be anecdotal observations of these hatchery fish not being able to find their "home" waters. That may have more to do with them living in confinement part of their lives in poor or nondescript water sources and that they would not be able to imprint on that water source to allow them to travel back to that sources location. Besides the Sampson effect that BH experiences☺ I doubt that losing that little fatty fin affects the fish ar all.

Tonight was what to make with chicken breasts and zucchini. Decided to go asian. Thinly sliced chicken across the grain. Added chicken to a bowl then added cornstarch, black bean paste, granulated garlic, five spice, soy sauce, chinese vinegar, and ginger. Mixed and let sit. Thinly sliced the zucchini and green peppers. Cooked the chicken on med high heat until brown and put aside. Added little oil to pan and stir fried the vegetables. Then added back the chicken. Seasoned with S&P, little more soy sauce and sesame oil. Served with basmati rice. I added red pepper flakes to kick up the heat a little.

I would definitely be interested. Just never know for sure when I will be back out East for another extended stay for work.

No laughing here BH! Thanks for sharing these photos as well. It is a shame that sites like that cannot get adequate protection. Like many other guys I've enjoyed your trip report. I hope that you two continue to have many more of these trips together. Thanks for taking us along.

I would agree about the cutts. Hitting the clicks is a great past time whenever you get a chance!

You may be right. It seems that once these species begin declining it's hard to find out what are the reasons for that decline. In this case any number of non-point source pollutants, habitat loss, changing landscape usage around key streams, etc. can be the factors. So just reintroducing young animals may not be enough to keep the species intact. I just read a disturbing article about the closure of caribou sport hunting for Quebec caribou due to the precipitous decline in the two major herds. One of those two herds may never recover.

I can't say enough about this creek. We even had a huge brown trout porpoise right in front of us just to let us know it was there. I wish that I knew about this creek when my two other kids were below the age limit. BH - Maybe if you head the camper south and eastward, you will be able to go after the snakeriver and bonnevilles in Norfork! You'll have to fish the river though since it's unlikely that you will pass for <16 years old! Besides we didn't see any cutthroats in the creek.

I thought one of those from that small run was at least 15". I thought that this was the picture of her largest and it did not seem as long in the photo. Didn't want to overestimate. And Thanks for the big net. My net would have a tough time handling those 8+ lb trout that we saw swimming in some of those pools.

I've made a couple of those viewers back in elementary and middle schools. One we used as a pinhole camera.

Some parting shots. I want to thank Ham for his help and bringing along his fishing rods and baits to use on this trip!

Norfork Tailwater and the White River are great trout fisheries in Northern Arkansas. Both have great numbers of big rainbow and brown trout. Norfork also have brook and two species of cutthroat trout. The Dry Run Creek empties into the Norfork tailwater just below the national hatchery and receives a lot of its water from the hatchery outfalls. It is a tremendous trout fishing stream set up for children under the 16 years old. It is catch and release with only single barbless hooks. On Friday I was there with Ham and my daughter Livie. Livie has only caught rainbow trout while fishing the trout parks and urban trout lakes in Missouri and she has never fly fished before. She was looking forward to trying to catch a couple of new trout and possibly one of the giants that swim in this stream. We started fishing at a plunge pool at the lower end of the stream. Fishing a black and red Zig jig she was getting the attention of the multitude of brook trout in this hole. Livie mostly fishes with a float and was having trouble seeing / feeling the bites of the trout on her jig. The fish were all very cooperative and she landed her first brook trout and several more on the zig jig. In fact after we switched baits and fished them with a yellow float the trout kept busting the float itself. She also caught one each on a San Juan worm and orange/yellow egg with the fly rod. Never did get the brown trout hooked up from that hole. We headed to the upper part of the stream next. The next hole contained several giant rainbow and brown trout as well as loads of trout and many of them were actively feeding. She fished several baits and flies. We finally got a number of strikes on a John Deere microjig under a small white float. Livie landed a few rainbows. Never was able to get the hook set on a couple of the bigger fish that struck her baits. She finally caught a small brown trout on an elk hair caddis with the fly rod. This guy slipped out of the net before we could get a better picture. Every stretch of water held trout, often lots of trout, and most held a couple of giants. The fish were cooperative. Though she never got one of the giants, she caught two new species of trout and several rainbows including one that was 12 to 13" in length. Now she did have to put up with the peanut gallery telling her when she had a fish on the bait or that she just missed one of the big ones. I hope that she is able to get back down to fish this creek again. I have to get her practice on the fly rod to get the feel on how to read the fish's behavior, anticipate the take, and to set the hook. I would anticipate that there may be less "One's got it ... Oh boy that was a big one..." This post has been promoted to an article

I know that each of you got at least one chuckle out of those jokes as bad as they may have been!

I understand that Mitch! I have been on a old movies kick and have been looking at old reboots. For example I like Fredric March as Mr Hyde more so than Spencer Tracy. I still haven't seen John Barrymore's version.

A quote for a quote. Et tu BH? Looks good though☺!

Ok last one (at least for now) My dad has a heart of a lion and a lifetime ban from the zoo!

Jackie and Livie have been watching dad joke battles. So they have just been spouting one after another. My friend died after drinking vanish. The end was terrible but the finish was fantastic. Statistics show that 6 out of 7 dwarves are not Happy. Why is Peter Pan always flying? Because he Never lands! What did one twin say to the other? There is not enough womb in here for the both of us. What is at the bottom of the ocean and shivers? A nervous wreck!

There are just some movies that need to be seen in the theater. Star Wars movies are definites. With the throwback soundtrack and kitschy dialog we actually enjoyed the guardians movies. Though the second drug along at times. Horror movies are always good in the theater but my wife won't go with me. Last one I saw was Lights Out and I went with Livie.

Why do scuba divers fall backwards out of the boat into the water. If they fell forward they would still be in the boat. What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A cantopener! What did Mario say when he broke up with Princess Pea? It's not you it's Mia Mario!

More dad jokes: To the man in the wheelchair that stole my camouflage jacket..you may hide but you can't run. How did the pasta start his joke? Gnocchi gnocchi... Did you hear about the guy that stole calendars? He got twelve months. Why didn't the toilet paper roll across the road? It got stuck in a crack. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says I will serve you but don't start anything.

Yeah the only thing that I would disagree is the Hobby statement☺! This is a great site with a lot of great guys sharing what they can about our OBSESSION that is fishing of all ways shapes and sizes. My daughter and I just got back from a trip to Arkansas to fish with a fellow OAF member. We had a great time and I really doubt that either her or I would have had a chance to fish with Ham had it not been for Phil setting up this site. You all know that I will be posting about the fish we caught or lost at the boat that I will have to apologize for at least until someone gets her a hands on carp photo☺! Hopefully other members will learn something from these posts or may be just get inspired to get out and fish and share their successes or near successes!

Definitely some footballs. Thanks for posting this gallery of dream smallies! Some great variety of color patterns.

Nobody wants to think that you are fishing bait if there is a red wiggler in the water .

Ham - I appreciate your thoughts. I have enjoyed all of the times that I had the privilege to fish with you. I have caught many fish, some were/are my personal bests for particular species, learned a lot and have had some of my obsessions validated. I don't ever feel that I am contributing as much as you do on those trips. I appreciate your willingness to keep putting up with me on at least a couple more trips .

BH - Still like one or two of the tigers. The cuts on these fish were really vibrant. They are definitely a 1B with that first tiger as 1A on my list of favorites! I wonder if you could cast well enough while treading water? That bolete was huge!