Danimal

I'll be at Marval in an hour. I plan on hiking downriver about 1/2mile or so to where it cuts to the right. I'll post a report later. Dan-o

I plan on heading that way in the morning. Not sure yet where I'm going to fish. How bout you guys? Dan-o

Just got back a few minutes ago. Spanked em' on a red/black zebra midge and a black/chartreuse jig that was given to me by a gentleman I ran into. Great afternoon. Dan-o

Thanks to everyone that responded. Look like we will probably go through chotooutdoor.net. Dan-o

I need to get the little lady ready for some some winter flyfishing. Not having any trouble finding waders in youth sizes (She's 5 ft tall and about 90 lbs). Problem is, we can't seem to find any really small wading boots for her. We're looking for a size 5 or 6. Any info would be much appreciated. Dan-o

I got there at 11:30. By the time I finished reading the newspaper the horn sounded and the water started dropping. It took the fish an hour or so to find their feeding lanes. By 4:30 I landed between 25 and 30. Mostly on midge-type patterns. Dan-o

Thanks guys. Dan-o

I heard that TFF had a trout tournament Nov. 10th over there. I wonder if some fish are already being stocked on the down-low? Dan-o

Great news indeed!! Can't wait to get back over there. Dan-o

Nice ones. Dan-o

Same here. Dan-o

Sleeping in the car - no showers, sounds like my Panic-touring days . The pics are simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing them. Dan-o

Cool pic.

I fish those streams very often. Look me up sometime. Dan-o

Hey russ. Tried to PM you but your inbox is full. We're thinking about heading up tomorrow (Saturday). Will need to rent a canoe/shuttle for Bobbi's brother and his daughter. You guys open for business? If not, who would you suggest ? Best wishes and thanks. Dan-o

Unfortunately not. We started out doing so well on soft plastics both days that I never got around to breakin' out the Chug-bugs. Dan-o

Do you release your smallmouths ? Dan-o

Ok so it's not in the Ozarks, but I gotta show off some pics. My wife Bobbi and I headed south to the Ouachita mountains the past two weekends for some smallmouth fishing. Here's some of the better ones we caught. All of the smallmouths we caught were released after being photographed, though we did keep a few little Spots and largemouths which will be swimming in hot peanut oil tomorrow night. Dan-o

Thanks Dano.

Does anyone know of this pattern, Have a picture or a recipe? Thanks. Dan-o

Mikey, that would be Frog Bayou. Several spots to access the creek between Mountainburg and Alma. Good luck. Dan-o

The longnose gar is common in ozark mountain streams and lakes and while they do get big, they pale in size compared to alligator gar, which are more common in lowland rivers like the Arkansas. I think the Arkansas state record alligator gar is 216 pounds but larger ones have shown up in commercial nets. Some call them "poor mans' tarpon". On the subject of longnose gar, I was wading a creek near Ft. Smith a few weeks ago throwing big poppers for smallies and spots. I noticed a 3 foot longnose and even though I knew what would happen I cast the bug to him anyway and got 3 or 4 impressive jumps out of him before his teeth cut the leader and he swam away with my $3.95 bass bug. Dan-o

Those are longnose gar. Dan-o

I went up there sunday and fought the high water. Managed to net 5 or 6 on a #14 zebra midge ( red with gold bead and wire). Had to add a little weight to get any strikes. Dan-o

Trout bum -- Duhhh!!