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Ditto what Chance said. Check out this link also (Before you leave the house) USGS with Graph Click here Look at the bottom graph that says Gage Height. If it ain't at 7ft or quickly dropping to that combined with the SWPA site show 0 generation, then don't waste your time. And, by the way, There is a slough that you can reach if you don't mind walking about a mile, but it is warm water and doesn't hold trout. You have to go across the dam and turn left and then make an immediate right, onto the dirt road if the gate is open. Go down the hill (steep incline don't do this if the ground is wet cause you might not make it back up) Park at the bottom and then it's about a mile walk from there. By the way, it's up hill all the way when you decide to walk back ot the truck.

Looks like you and the kids had a great time! Good Job passing the spark on to another generation.

Well, Horton, I am here, I am here, I am heeeeeeer!!!!

Wow, Phil, that was a nice fish!! How did the long boat handle compared to a Drift Boat?

Nice report, Chance. Looks like you guys had a good time.

Guys, I'll be the first to admit that I, truly, suck at loading and unloading a boat. However, I have solved this problem by not owning a boat. I, pretty much, only wade fish or fish from a canoe or as a passenger on a boat.

Bill, You have more patience than I do. I would've turned the boat around and dropped the guys off and said thanks but no thanks. Spend your money somewhere else. Or...... Be prepared for next time.... Go by some of those Eagle Claw Rods equipped with Zebco 33's for the next customers like those. Congrats on 3500th trip.

No need to argue. I just posted the video so that people that didn't know how to tie the know could learn how. Use whichever knot you feel comfortable with.

My intention was to use this knot when I Fly Fish for trout. I don't use braided line to do that, so, I should be OK.

I got the impression that John Wilson showed him how to tie it. He also had another video showing how to tie "John Wilson's Trout Crack".

I came across this on the web today. I'm always looking for a better knot and I think that I will start using this one instead of the improved clinch know that I've been using. Most of you guys probably already know how to tie this knot, but this was a new one for me. So I thought that I would share it with those of you who don't know how to tie it. Click Here for the Davy Knot

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With the water being down, I was just wondering if anybody has been fishing for Striper?

Al, That's great advice. By the way, what were you using as the dry and "film" at Yellowstone?

Before I started tying my own flies, I bought my flies at The Fly Stop.

Yes, that helps. Thanks guys.

Zack, I look at that as Dry Fly fishing. I can see the Post on a Dry Fly or pretty much any fly that sits on top of the water that isn't the same color as the water I'm fishing. But I'm talking about an unweighted nymph that is riding in the film just under the film.

When talking about how to fish a certain fly, I've seen several references to "fishing it in the film". Now, while I know what this means, I have no idea of how to accomplish it. I would think that this would be done without the benefit of a strike indicator and that is where my problem lies. I can see my fly line but I can't see where the Leader and Tippet are unless I have a strike indicator. Maybe that's the answer. Maybe I have to use the strike indicator to get an approximation of where the fly is in the film and then when I see a take around my indicator, set the hook. Although, I would think that this would discourage the fish from taking the fly. Is this what you guys do?

Zackroe, If you find yourself there and they are generating, give it a shot anyway. I've caught fish when they were generating. It's tough fishing but it is possible. Lengthen your leader and tippet, add a larger strike indicator and put on something that will get down in the water column. (heavily weighted) Sometimes it's just fun to experiment and see what they will bite. Don't be afraid to throw things as large as a #6. Good Luck

Tx, The Watts that you are talking about is between Westville, OK and Siloam Springs, AR. The Watts area that Chance is referring to is on the Lower Illinois just outside of Gore, OK. Dude, If you are already in Arkansas, head over to the Norfork river or the White River. There is WAY better fishing there than on the Lower Illinois. Good Luck

I think this podcast from Orvis is appropriate for this topic. Click Here

I'd like to see one down there but I don't think that it would be profitable enough for a young man to support a family. Maybe a retired person with money and looking for something to do to stay busy could make enough money along with their retirement check to make a living. I just don't think that there is enough river there. It's not like the White or Taney. Just my thoughts. Like I said, I'd like to see one down there.

Chance, What color SJW were you throwing?

Congratulations, Tito. That was a great story. Thanks for sharing the moment with us.

Brother (Steve) with a small Norfork Brown. My favorite photo of the trip. Me and Dad posing with Steve's Norfork Brookie. Dad with a Taney Rainbow Me with a Norfork Cutthroat Dad with a Nice Norfork Brown. (Notice the BobWhite hanging from it's mouth)