Brian Wise

Is that this coming Monday-Friday Brad? If so I'll be guiding a half-day monday...I'll have to stop in and say hi. Brian

Thanks a lot fellas. I just hope it does well for ROLF. Brian

Thanks for the kind words guys, glad you liked it. Hey Zach, the base was a gift...and yeah, it is super sweet! It is granite. Granite Fly Tying Base And for the vise, I'll never be without a Peak for sure. They are a MANS vise aren't they Greg? Fishing on that high of water was tiring, but PRODUCTIVE--I was a little suprised how good the river fished. A lot of the time we were fishing 10' under an indicator with a ton of weight. The drift boat was super key to helping us hook fish. Tommy caught a 16" fish that had an 8" creek chub hanging out of it's mouth....then it spit up 2 craws, it took a #14 Prince. It was awesome but the camera never got a focus on that. They got enough footage that they may try to throw another show out at some point. 1500 CFS and driftboats = Good stuff. Brian

Greg, ROLF gets the press...I just happen to be a face in a crowd. The fish on the NFOW can be a touch on the shy side and literally whip world class anglers . The show was filmed on about 1500 CFS....tough fishing (the catching was good though) when you are 10' under and indicator with 2 flies and a TON of split-shot. Brian

Thanks Zach. There is really no other Outfitter that provides what ROLF does....and they are on some SWEET water! Brian

haha, no, I can just tie a Rubber-Legs faster than anyone in the WORLD!! Brian

Kind of forgot to remind you guys but Outdoor Channel Outfitters on of course, the Outdoor Channel, featured River of Life Farm....and we caught a few fish. It was on this morning but will be on again this Friday at 11:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Brian

Holiday? Not sure. Glad you caught some fish man! Brian

Glad you had a good time 2sheds! We had good fishing yesterday too, nothing too lights out but the fish we are catching are fighting like CRAZY! Any of the rainbows make you think you had a NICE fish on with the first run? Brian

Looking at the moss as a glass half full kind of guy, I say yeah, the moss is a pain....but it saves a TON of flies for me over the summer that I normally would have lost on a rock. The moss just kind of pulls off the rocks instead of breaking off a bunch of flies. You have to fish deep anyway and the quicker you get them down plus how long they are down there is what makes the biggest difference in fishing this river and fighting this river. I was hoping the rain that has been in the area would have started some higher water....it 'just' barely missed the watershed though. Brian

I really would hate to see our water patrol go. I have seen the on water patrolman year than BOTH the MDC agents. Brian

Hey Tito, You will be suprised how close the rigs we fish on the NFOW and the Eleven Point are. You are exactly right, fish crazy deep...for example yesterday I had a two-fly rig that I had set about 7 feet under an indicator, and the water is NOT high AT ALL. So far as the set-up goes we are really close but what I have noticed is there are probably more fish in the deeper slower sections of the 11 point than there are on the NFOW. We concentrate on the riffles and tailouts mostly but still catch some fish in the slower pools and stuff like that. Targeting big fish will of course change with the seasons. Right now you can target them by throwing streamers at the shadows along the bank or go night fishing. The Fall is going to get the browns moving for a spawning run so in certain ways it makes them easier to target...but harder to find because they don't hang out in one spot for a very long time at all. Need anything else let me know, Brian

If you are worried about the rain we got this week all is well....it almost completely soaked in and did very little to the river. Here is the USGS link for real-time streamflow data: USGS Streamflow Data North Fork of the White River Brian

Tear 'em up Zach! Brian

Ouch. How deep were you fishing Greg? On average the river has been fishing well....it just takes long deeep drifts to get the job done. Glad the boys liked it! Brian

Hey guys, The river has been fishing really, really well....believe it or not. Some of the hottest blue-bird sky days have been some really good fishing. The upper end has been fishing real well (Kelly to Patrick) and the closer you get to Patrick the more stocker browns will keep you busy. During the lull of the day we have been focusing on the tailouts and deeper/faster water and that has been producing real well--and makes me totally remember why I love the drift boat so much. Pounding the banks with streamers during the day has turned a couple of big fish--we just haven't been able to get them landed...the moss has set in and I SWEAR the big browns know how to use that stuff against you. Hopefully get a night fishing report to you soon. Brian

The cool thing about that link is that you can click on any certain section and it will take you to a new page in which it blows that section up and tells you more about it. Brian

Hey Crawfly, I have heard of the Casual Dress in the past but never saw a photo of it. Will for sure have to try it out on the NFOW soon. Thanks! Brian

Here is a link from Davy. Dry Run Creek Project Brian

Hey Brian, I saw the model of Dave Whitlocks plan for Dry Run about a year ago...pretty cool and about 6 or 7 feet long. Since then I have looked all over for something online about what they are going to do, plans, models, anything and have come up empty. Just a thought, shoot Dave or Davy Wotton an email to see if they have anything. Brian

Hey Randall, It seems like the fish have been a little more "pissy" lately, fighting SUPER HARD (like 10" fish taking line from you ) The set-up you fished was the ticket....we did well on that set-up all weekend. Brian

Hey Travis, First of all it can be one of the most productive ways to fish Missouri trout streams. It can be done on a wide variety of water conditions so it can also be done with any rod/line set-up...even a 2wt if you wanted, although a longer rod is more desirable. I would suggest checking out the VAST online articles to really get started. Here is just one of literally thousands of articles...but it is really good. Click Here and another.... Click Here Too Have fun! Brian

Summertime fishing on the North Fork of the White can be very rewarding, if you go about it the right way. As we all know our Missouri trout streams are all but taken over on the warm summer weekends by canoes, kayaks, tubes, coolers....people, and sometimes a lot of them. Now don't kid yourself and think you can't catch fish between the canoes, you absolutely can--is it the quiet trout fishing you dream of, no, but it can be done. Floating is easily the best way to fish the river. If you plan on floating, put in early ahead of the crowds and you will have most of the day (depending on where you put-in/take-out) with a pretty quiet stream believe it or not. If you are camping and not floating get on the water early and fish hard, take a siesta, then hit it hard again into the evening. As for the actual fishing itself? One word...Fun. The summer is a chance to stretch out and relax a little. Wet wading, actually embracing (and enjoying) standing in a cool trout stream without waders--it's great. Inevitably, the water is usually starting to get low in the summer but if you really think about what a fish really needs to survive you can break the water down that much easier as it gets low. A trout needs cool, oxygenated water that either has or provides cover and food. Most of the time we want to fish to feeding fish, unless we are sight fishing to some big nasty browns which we will cover in a bit so most of the time you will find feeding fish in the faster, broken water....which is really oxygenated, cool, and provides cover along with more feeding opportunities see what we are getting at here? If anyone has done their homework on fishing the North Fork of the White river I'm sure you found out that most of the time you are going to be fishing deep, and we aren't talking 3' under and indicator here, we are talking DEEP. Summer fishing is the epitome of fishing deep especially after the morning hours and the sun hits the water. Usually the skies are clear and cloudless and the water is a little warmer...which, in turn, pushes the fish deep. However, those early mornings and late evenings when the bugs are stirred up a little more swing wet flies or soft hackles can produce incredible results and is a major go-to. Most of the year you may hear us talking about fishing what a lot of people in the mid-west call big flies in 8's to 14's and heavy leaders and tippet in the 4x range but with lower water comes clearer water and with clearer water usually comes smaller flies and smaller leaders and tippet. A usual spring set-up may consist of a 9' 4x leader with a #8 Rubber Leg Stone and a #12 Psycho Prince attached with 5x tippet where a summer set-up may consist of a 9' 5x leader with a #10 stone and a #18 Micro-may....ever evolving. All of this is of course depending upon water levels you are fishing at that exact moment. We really see a lot of the bigger browns in the summer, and you would be suprised where you see a lot of them as well. Low, clear water makes sight fishing to these big browns a ton of fun and one of the most challenging fishing scenarios you will come across. These browns show themselves during the day for sure...but if you really want the best chance at catching them--go dark. Heavy craw patterns during the day for sight fishing is usually your best bet, something you can bounce in front of their face--or just make them mad enough to chase. For night fishing, you are mostly fishing a profile so stay darker and I personally am looking for one bite during a night of fishing and not a lot of 'small' bites if you will. So looking for one bite from one big fish I usually throw nasty, nasty flies....stuff you would run from in a dark alley. So to cover the main points, concentrate on faster water, fish early and late (then real late), when fishing early cover all water depths, when fishing closer to mid-day fish DEEP, chase big browns during the day and get frustrated because of no takes, go back and catch those same big browns at night. Have a good summer guys! Brian

Being rained on gets old doesn't it? 5 out of Lamb Shoal (first below the spring) is pretty good....but what is this Psycho Prince you speak of? Brian

The way it 'should' be done! Nice video Kyle! Brian