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Upper Norfork. No question if looking for the slam. I would agree with all stated. Brookie is the challenge. Get it, and you are well on your way. Good Luck and let us know what happens.

Yes- The White below Bull Shoals. I missed the contract by just a few thousand. Some guy out of Louisiana got the low bid. Oh well....welcome to the construction industry these days. It really is an interesting project. Pretty major structure placement. Most of the boulders go into just a few zones spread out along the channel- mostly to the middle of the riverbed. The highest is on the flat above the ramps, the lowest (downstream) ends somewhere just above the central island with the tree. The logs are a little more sporatic, but still in designated zones. Some of the trunks are to be lashed together in groups of 3-4. Pretty interesting way they anchor them to the riverbed. You have to hammer in a "duckbill" anchor- a one way collapsing anchor that once is driven in, it expands when trying to be pulled out. Similar type of anchor used in guy wires on utility poles. Anyway- I think it's a great thing for the river, and maybe....just maybe somebody at the corps does care about those pesky trout.

I havn't seen anything about this on the forum, so I thought I'd post. Tomorrow, in Little Rock there is a Bid Opening for placement of a rather impressive amount of structure in the first mile below Bull Shoals Dam. Don't quote me on the exact amounts- but there are to be 400 4'-6' boulders, and approx. 1500 liner feet of logs placed primarily along the main channel, and the large flat above the powersite boat ramp. This is a major project with a few hundred thousand dollars being spent to better the trout habitat. Construction is to commence this spring and should take approx. 90 days to complete. Hopefully we will win the bid tomorrow and I will have more information to share. If I don't, I hope someone shares. We should all be excited about the activity and improvements to come. (And maybe be nice to the guys driving big excavators through your fishing waters...we want to make it better too)

on the flyfisharkansas site forum they are reporting alot of what you have pictures of is now under water. when were your pictures taken? or do you think the information there is not accurate?

in 1990 the gates were open for 10 days and did quite a bit of damage- washed banks, lost aquatic vegitation, washed gravel in deep holes, etc. After that flood, the AGFC did several studies then partnered with TU to do the bank stabilization and boulders we see now to improve the trout habitat. Beaver was the ginnea pig for expanded trout habitat projects that are now in existence throughout the white river system. After the same above mentioned flood there was quite a population of hybrids and stripers from beaver. AGFC removed 400 in the 8-12 lb. range and trucked them back up to beaver lake in the summer of '90. In '94 there were a couple removed in the 40-50lb. range from beaver tailwater. who knows what we're in for after this, but it will recover- at least it is a small tailwater and is being managed better than it has in a long time.

seems like last winter, I remember a report about some coming out of the same outlet. I think trav is probably right. were they getting gobbled up like a shad kill?

http://www.troutmagnet.com/SOS_line.html

2lb. trout sos from leland lures. not brittle like flourocarbon, doesn't go bad like maxima, cheaper than either pre-mentioned. Anyone else using it?

2 things- 1) hey trav- you ever troll for the browns? last year a friend and I were fishing one of phil's tourneys and had a good bag of fish- 2 browns of about 23" and got beat by a guy with an 8 lb'er from lower taney. I can't remember the guy's name, but I was told he catches browns like that fairly regularly. Just as you have stated- takes a lot of time for the big one to hit- he didn't even have a limit- didn't need a limit. Anyway- do you troll, and if so- with what and how deep? 2) Bman- great fish pic on your id. is that from taney? when? thanks. Scott

what kind of boats?

Anyone know what the surface temp of bull shoals is? we've had some cold weather- should be dropping. Thanks!

tourney or no tourney who cares. There is going to be about 25 boats on taneycomo trying to catch a legal limit of trout. Nothing wrong with that. lots of boats and fishermen do that every day.

hey SKMO, or anyone that has fished around romp hole- should I head up or down river from there?

Thanks SKMO, I am fortunate to have a supreme with a jet. Sounds like I could get in there. I plan on making a trip this weekend- I'll post back.

How far do walleye run? will they go all the way into arkansas? Or do they just spawn in the river arms of the lake?

anybody out there catching any? what on? how? I've never fished for them, but have decided this is the year. Any word would be appreciated. Thanks!

I'm confused on something. Why was the comment even made in the first place? I've been reading this forum for months and have never seen anything like that on here. This forum is for sharing information and enthusiasm about something we enjoy. If someone wants to debate the definition of a certain type of fishing- lets do it- but in a dedicated thread and not in a personal situation that appears to be in my eyes an inappropriate comment to someone sharing their experiences.

agreed- unweighted shad patterns are more fun. But speaking of a kill, does anyone know a website that publishes surface temps of Table Rock & Bull Shoals? I don't recall being able to find it on the Corps site.