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Fellow Christian fishermen , My wife Tina has been diagnosed with breast cancer today.She needs,WE need your prayers please.Thanks to all in advance. Moose

I just recently found out that my banker Debra Cheney in Mountain Home has been diagnosed with this terminal disease.She is 37,married to her high school sweetheart for 19 years,and has 2 children 3 and 10 years old.She had her farewell party at the Bank on Friday as she is already unable to perform her job.Pray for Gods healing,and for Debras courage,understanding,and strength. In His Name, Moose

Hey Guys,I was going to keep this under my hat,but I cant stand it anymore.Please forgive me, but I caught that huge fish on 2.5 lb test a few days ago and fought it for 7.3 hours well into the night.After reviving it for 30 seconds, since I had no witnesses or cameras,I returned it to the water to be caught another day.That huge fish is mine!Thats my story and Im going to try to stick to it.Oh I nearly forgot,It spooled me 3 times or was it 4,I cant remember cause it was dark. Unknown Author

Hey John, I also had a great day on the White with Chad.Good size rainbows,several in the 16 to 17 inch range and 2 browns over 20 inches.Have you seen the White today?The didymo is so thick from Whitehole down to sportsmans (thats as far as I can see from the deck)it looks like you could walk across it.It would be impossible to flyfish today,this is the worst i have seen it in 3 years,I hope the whole river doesnt look like this today. Tight lines to you All, Moose http://thewhiteriverinn.com

Hey Phil, I caught mine on a size 16 midge pattern,little more than a bead and some thread.It was a brown thread,black wire and a copper tungsten bead.simple to tie.Chad caught his beautiful male on a caddis pupae, kind of gray in color.The cool thing was he called his shot.He said,"hey moose ,there's got to be a big brown behind that rock." he wades over ,makes the cast and Boom,hes hooked up and the brown does some arobatics for us. You know what they say,"better lucky than good! Tight lines to you all, Moose

Chad and I went out today on the White to try out a new Hyde drift boat.The weather wasnt great,a bit windy and cool ,but the fishing made up for it.We caught a pile of fish,and the average size was larger than we have been catchin.We had several bows in the 16 and 17 inch range,and our two biggest browns were 20 and 21 inches.The 21 inch was a male shaped like a football.We used soft hackles,elk hair caddis,caddis pupae,and beadhead midge patterns.It was a great day. Tight Lines To you All, Moose http://thewhiteriverinn.com

Congrats River Run, Few people know what an honor and achievement this award is to recieve.Well done and many good days on the river to you and your staff. Tight Lines, Moose Watson White River Inn http://thewhiteriverinn.com

Hey Guys, I talked to Grant with Adventure Guides and Hook TV yesterday .He said the rollout of the new series with the Aspen Colorado show got good ratings.Lets all tune in at12:00 noon this Saturday April 21 on the versus channel,and watch John Wilson,Lori Sloas,and Clint Wilkinson represent our great state,and great fishery here on The White river.I am sure Ill learn something from watching these guys and gals fishing high water. Tight Lines To All, Moose http://thewhiteriverinn.com

Hey Shawncat, The anna kay only comes in one color as it is Rons creation.If you want to tie it yourself,it is basically a chartreuese thoraxed soft hackle,and it has two very small pieces of green chanille that look like to tiny little wings emerging.I think right now most soft hackles will work well because the bite is so good ,but later the anna kay will stand out because it looks very much like the emerging caddis.A lot of the dry fly fisherman are also having very good days on elk hair caddis.Sometimes it is just hard for me to stop catchin one fish after another,even though it is quite obvious that the dry fly bite is obviously just as good. Good Luck Shawn, Moose http://thewhiteriverinn.com

Hey There, The fishing today was very very good on the White as the caddis have certainly started coming off in droves.My client Larry Dale and I caught fish one cast after another at times in 15 to 20 minute spurts.We literally had takes on every cast and missed as many as we caught.We used soft hackles called anna kays.The Mountain River Flyshop sells them ,as they are one of Rons creations.Go in the shop and tell Ron that Moose says his little creation really does catch trout.If you possibly have the time to come fish the White,it doesnt get a whole lot better than this. Tight Lines To All Moose http://thewhiteriverinn.com

Hey There, Ill have to agree with skeeter on this one.Not only can the pitch and cup be very customized at a prop shop, which is very important. One of the main reasons if not THE main reason a ss prop is faster is that stainless is inherently much stiffer than aluminum.The softer aluminum displaces much less water than its harder counterpart.Example:If you were canoeing down a river and tried to paddle with a soft rubber paddle and then switced to a much stiffer wood paddle you would notice a big differnce in the water displaced and your forward motion.At 4500 rotations per minute,thats a whole lot of little paddle strokes. Good luck, Moose

Randall, Did you mean backstraps and beers(certainly not)or did you mean backstap and bears.Personally I gave up the morbid liquid 30 years ago,but most of my buddies have become self proclaimed experts on the subject of shall we call her"the grand mistress of hops." Now I have done a little bit of research ,if you will ,on the "wingshootin Side" and it is very very interesting.Knowing without a doubt that my shootin skills are as good as anyone in the "werls".I am always prepared to get a limit of ducks every single time I go huntin, cause I love to shoot ducks almost as much as I love to catch one of these huge 6 or 7 inch rainbows on my flypole.Especially those ones with the "purdy green heads and the Kerly little tails."The one thing I cant understand is ,everybody knows its a FACT that it takes 1 box of 10 or 12 gauge shells to get one duck,so why in the world would my buddies at the duck club only take enough to kill one duck, At first I thought I had it all figured out.Most all of my "Duckin" buddies are little scrawny fellers and they cant eat as many ducks as I can so thay were being conservationists.NOPE,thats not it at all.I am gonna let you all in on a tiny little secret I have figured out. This is gonna be somewhat mathematical,and through readin some of yalls post I have figured everybody else here is philosophical,so follow along real closely.Just take for example if a fit and trim hunter like say "myself" decides to go huntin ducks.First of all this said hunter needs to have some insulation for when the water is cold,so lets say he weighs 300 or so pounds,then he needs 6 boxes of 10 gauge shells so if they are flyin he can get a limit,then he needs a 20 lb 10 gauge pump to shoot with,and then he needs 48 decoys on his back and about 6 or 7 sandwiches to eat in between flights to keep his metabolism burning without burning any of his insulation factor.Dont forget to throw in some waders, 10 millmeter"more insulation".Now I am ready to go. Now I can assure you that being in northern arkansas on a high limestone bluff,that any duck hunter worth his salt can walk around in these hills with this exact load with absolutely NO PROBLEM.I know this for a fact cause I do it every season,you know, I kinda practice for the opener.BUT here in lies "the rub".When you take this same fit and trim hunter to the duck club marsh he becomes a whole different animal.He can get up just as early,ride a quad just as fast to the duck hole,and make screamin noises on his duck call so most of his scrawny buddies like to hunt other holes and stuff like that,(my duck club has some kind of pack rat that eats the reeds out of all your duck calls in the middle of the night so I dont call much anymore,Does anybody else have these nocturnal rats,if you do ,lets go huntin,we dont have to call,do we?) Well anyway when I got to the marsh all my buddies just walked out to the blind like there was nothing to it,just scooted right out there like mudhens on the water.Keep in mind ,they only had enough shells for one duck each,one lousy box.Well needless to say I took off after them like a well trained racehorse,UH OH.I immediately noticed the texture difference in the ground.It wasnt as firm as my practice ground,and it was sticky ,REAL sticky,kinda like gorilla glue.Well at first I fell down and my 48 decoys pushed my big bald noggin deep into the gumbo,then I rolled over on my back and I heard a whole flock of snow geese goin over.NOPE,it was my scrawny buddies highpitched laughing.I thought it was snowgeese til I got the mud out of my ears.They said,"I looked like little black sambo or the Tar Baby."then my waders filled up with 32 degree water and amazingly enough 10 millimeter waders will keep water cold like a stanley thermos.The straw that broke the camels back was all my sandwiches were soakin wet and I was destined to burn some of my insulation so I called it quits.I took the ONE step back to the levy and rode my quad back to camp fast. Well the moral of the story is ,if you want to hunt ducks just take one box of shells,gettin around is a whole lot easier, and eat your duck slowly.Both of my buddies came back with limits of greenheads and said they just used a box each,but I knew they were lyin Cause,first of all I am not stupid ,and second of all I saw all those litlle silver bands on ther legs,they were obviously tame ducks that were chained together. Tight Lines, Moose

Hey There Flyfisherman, After a week or so of reading your posts and responses to posts(including my own).I have come to realize that on this forum, there is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom probably unsurpassed anywhere else on the globe. As well read "rode skollers" and "werl travlers"I am certain that you all have read the many volumes and studies of the right and left sides of the brain.As I was thumbing through one of the many studies by one of the worlds greatest scientist,titled"Writee or Leftee,which one are yee?"I suddenly realized that not one single person had ever completed a thorough and factual study of the most important side of the brain,"The Flyfishing Side."Oh by the way does any body really know how many sides a brain has?I sure dont,but I know that I have a flyfishing side ,cause my wife tells me thats the side I use all the time,and something about it being microscopic in size. Well after giving it a lot of thought ,my only friend, Big Bob Backcast and I have decided to embark on our own scientific study.After our initial findings we are certain that we will be published in" Flyfishing With the Good Ol Boys" or another national best selling magazine. Our initial studies have turned up little known truths ,that we feel ,will change the world as we know it.Our findings show that without a doubt the Flyfishing side of the brain is always active,just like "the perty gurl watchin side."BUT,more importantly ,at certain times of the year,the flyfishing side of the brain takes over the whole darn thing,making it virtually impossible to do anything except tie flies,buy flies ,cast flies,fish with flies ,or think about and plan to do these said activities. If Big Bob Backcast and I are succesful in our endeavors,and are published in one of these magazines ,Things Are Gonna Change FAST!!Marriages will be saved,wives will hear and finally believe what they have been hearing for years.Flyshops will pop up everywhere and the owners will singlehandedly put Malwart out of business.The very highend flyrods like Goomis,Rage,And Dorvis will sell for 50 dollars each,and yet these companies will become fortune 500 companies due to the volume being sold(mainly to spinfishermen who were "closet flyfishermen"desperately needing to "come out" but afraid they would not be accepted or understood."Global Flyfishing" will become the buzzword in every houehold.Trout will spawn 2 or maybe 3 times a year,even in put and take fisheries (go figure that one out).Little children will have dry fly stands on the streets in the summertime during hatches next to the coolaid stands because they have done the research and realize network marketing of flies can be HUGE ,IF and I do mean IF,you get in on the ground floor. I think you all get the idea.Although funding for our research is very,very scarce,Bob told me if we are published,we are certain to win a Nobel prize,or a Grammy,or an Emmy or something.He also told me if we win one of those COOL awards,we will be able to get a job at a flyshop ANYWHERE in the world and demand minimum wage and they will pay it. Now thats what Im talkin about,Hittin the Bigtime.Hey ,wait a minute,this thing could be HUGE!!!!Does anybody reading this know anything about "The Deer Hunting Side of the Brain." Heres to seein the backin, White River Inn Moose

Fellow forum readers, To say that it has been enlightening to participate on, and in this forum would be an understatement.It has been a privilege to converse with all the participants who have strong feelings on one side of the fence or the other.It is still amazing to me the response in personal emails,phone calls,and in person conversations I have had with members and nonregistered members alike.If any toes have been stepped on ,I am sure they will heal as quickly as mine will.Freedom of speech and Freedom in general is a wonderful right we all enjoy.Our boys are fighting for that very right overseas as I write this.May those freedoms live on forever,and Never be censored. A very wise man once said,"No matter how vigorously you stir the milk,once it settles,the cream will always rise to the top." Heres to the Cream The White River Inn Moose Watson ps:There is life after a Forum,Cheers

Steve, Your comments are well stated,well meaning,well written,obviously well intentioned,but I think most importantly well taken and understood by me.Thanks for the solid,enlightening advice. Moose

Hey there fishermen and women, My name is Moose Watson,my wife Tina and I own and operate The White River Inn on the White River.For all of you who have read this far or have witnessed my disappearing posts on the other forum I appreciate your phone calls and support against this censorship on such a good platform for open informative exchange of ideas,fishing tips and conditions.I know for sure that JW is not part of this dysfunction on his website. And I am certain he will remedy the problem at hand when he returns with his fiance from his fishing trip in panama. I know I would like to be with them right now,instead of writing posts that vanish into thin air poof!!!.The greatest thing about this response is that if I check it tomorrow I am virtually assured it will still be right here where I left it,even if someone reading it doesnt like what I have to say.Heres to freedom of speech on a great forum,and a great year fishing.My contact info is moose@thewhiteriverinn.com,or 870-430-2233. HTTP://thewhiteriverinn.com Sincere Thanks, Moose Watson