Zack Hoyt

The river is at a good stage to float, but very low temps and high winds make this very treacherous. Water is very cool and the small mouth have slowed considerably.

Generation has been backed off alot due to heavy rain accumulations down stream. Nymph tactics from a boat with San Juan worms, scuds, sow bugs, Pheasant tails and zebra midges (sizes 10 - 14) have been delivering good fish. Concentrate your drifts over flooded grass beds. Also try streamer fishing using wooley buggers, slump busters, zoo cougars and various sculpin patterns (sizes 4 -8) on fast type 4 or 5 sink-tips or full sinking lines. Concentrate on various bank structure such as boulders, root wads and lay downs.

Generation has been slowed due to a major rain event down stream. Drift fishing from a boat is very successful. Use high water nymph tactics with larger flies; San juan worms, scuds, sow bugs, pheasant tails and zebra midges (sizes 12 - 16). Also, streamer fishing with type 4 or 5 fast sink-tips or full sinking lines. Try wooley buggers, slump busters, zoo cougars or various sculpin patterns in sizes 4 - 8. Utilize safe boating procedures while fishing the extremely high water levels.

Generation has been sporadic, but there is some low water wading at some point during the day. The COE is set to start emptying Beaver shortly after the New Year. During periods of low water, try swinging small soft hackles (sizes 14-18) or stripping small streamers such as wooley buggers, .56ers, slump busters or sparrows (sizes 8-12). Also, try nymphing with small scuds, sowbugs, pheasant tails and zebra midges (sizes 14 - 20) using 6x or 7x tippet with a 9 to 12 foot leader. Use as small an indicator as possible in natural colors like white, blue or black to spook fewer fish. During periods of high water, drift fishing from a boat is the best option. Try high water nymph tactics with larger flies such as San Juan worms, scuds, sow bugs, zebra midges and pheasant tails (sizes 12 - 16). Concentrate your drifts along the slower current seams along channel banks and drop offs.

I had one at ArkFishingAdv. Dont use it much. Trying to set one up for Just Fishin Guides.

I liked the one I saw last time I was there. Do you have dimensions on them?

WElcome from NW Arkansas.

Looks like the COE is looking at starting to drop Beaver early January. This will mean mostly 24/7 generation. Right now Beaver is fishing great. Table Rock is low enough that the structure and asthetics of the Beaver Tailwaters are evident. Plenty of wade fishing opportunities. Generation has been a few hours during the afternoon or morning with a few days of both. When they are running it is around 4k cfs. Get out and enjoy the LOW water before they start cranking. They are showing January 17th for being done with the drawdown.

I am pretty sure they are still cranking. Last report was Norfork would be at power pool January 11th. This would mean they continue lowering it very heavily till then. Of course with the upcoming precip tonight and tomorrow, who knows what will happen. We may not get enough to change that, or we may get hammered.

Welcome from NW Arkansas.

Welcome from NW Arkansas. Your magazine looks interesting.....I will have to grab a subscription.

Will take some getting used to, but upgrading always helps on the admin end.

Over 73,800 pounds of fish stocked in state’s waters LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crews stocked over 525,100 fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during November, according to Mark Oliver, chief of fisheries. The total stocking of fish weighed more 73,800 pounds. November stockings: Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 300 catchable rainbow trout Lake Ann, Benton County, 2,260 yearling channel catfish Lake Ann, Benton County, 7,910 yearling black crappie Lake Atalanta, Benton County, 2,100 catchable rainbow trout Lake Atkins, Pope County, 1,100 yearling channel catfish Lake Avalon, Benton County, 670 yearling channel catfish Lake Avalon, Benton County, 4,690 yearling black crappie Aztec Lake, Fulton County, 300 yearling channel catfish Lake Balboa, Saline County, 4,000 yearling channel catfish Beaver Tailwater, Carroll County, 5,200 catchable rainbow trout Lake Brittany, Benton County, 350 yearling channel catfish Lake Brittany, Benton County, 2,450 yearling black crappie Bull Shoals Lake, Marion and Baxter Counties, 45,880 yearling channel catfish Camp Kia-Kima Lake, Fulton County, 300 yearling channel catfish Lake Catherine, Garland County, 2,550 catchable rainbow trout Cedar Creek Lake, Perry County, 1,000 yearling channel catfish Cedar Valley Lake, Fulton County, 300 yearling channel catfish Chanute Lake, Fulton County, 390 yearling channel catfish Cherokee Lake, Sharp County, 360 yearling channel catfish Lake Coronado, Saline County, 2,000 yearling channel catfish Lake Cortez, Garland County, 1,500 yearling channel catfish Craighead Forest Kids Pond, Craighead County, 400 catchable rainbow trout Deer Run Lake, Sharp County, 480 yearling channel catfish Lake DeGray, Hot Spring and Clark Counties, 25,300 yearling channel catfish Lake Desoto, Garland County, 1,200 yearling channel catfish Dierks Lake, Sevier County, 25,000 yearling blacknose crappie Lake Erling, Lafayette County, 71,000 yearling black crappie Lake Granada, Saline County, 300 yearling channel catfish Lake Greeson, Pike County, 8,008 yearling channel catfish Lake Greeson, Pike County, 25,000 yearling blacknose crappie Lake Hamilton, Garland County, 2,715 catchable rainbow trout Huckleberry Lake, Pope County, 660 yearling channel catfish Lake Isabella, Saline County, 300 yearling channel catfish Lake June, Sharp County, 300 yearling channel catfish Little Missouri River, Montgomery County, 1,000 catchable rainbow trout Little Red River, Cleburne County, 21, 420 catchable rainbow trout Lake Loch Lomond, Benton County, 9,540 yearling channel catfish Lake Loch Lomond, Benton County, 33,390 yearling black crappie Mike and Janet Huckabee Kids Pond, Hempstead County, 300 catchable rainbow trout Lake Mirandy, Sharp County, 540 yearling channel catfish Mirror Lake, Stone County, 1,000 catchable rainbow trout Murphy Park Lake, Washington County, 450 catchable rainbow trout Narrows Dam Tailwater, Pike County, 7,325 catchable rainbow trout Lake Navajo, Sharp County, 300 yearling channel catfish Lake Norfork, Baxter County, 22,260 yearling channel catfish North Fork River, Baxter County, 5,836 catchable rainbow trout Lake Norwood, Benton County, 350 yearling channel catfish Lake Norwood, Benton County, 2,450 yearling black crappie Omaha Lake, Fulton County, 840 yearling channel catfish Osage Hills, Sharp County, 480 yearling channel catfish Lake Pineda, Garland County, 600 yearling channel catfish Piney Creek, Monroe County, 30,400 fingerling channel catfish Rainbow Lake, Sharp County, 300 yearling channel catfish Lake Rayburn, Benton County, 450 yearling channel catfish Lake Rayburn, Benton County, 3,150 yearling black crappie Rock Creek, Pulaski County, 750 catchable rainbow trout Saline River, Garland County, 800 yearling channel catfish Lake Sequoyah, Sharp County, 450 yearling channel catfish Lake Sherwood, Sharp County, 600 yearling channel catfish Spring Lake, Sharp County, 300 yearling channel catfish Spring River, Fulton County, 3,445 catchable rainbow trout Lake Springdale, Washington County, 450 catchable rainbow trout Lake Thunderbird, Sharp County, 1,440 yearling channel catfish Tri County Lake, Dallas County, 57,000 yearling black crappie Vagabond Lake, Sharp County, 540 yearling channel catfish War Memorial Park, Pulaski County, 750 catchable rainbow trout Wells Lake, Sebastian County, 1,700 catchable rainbow trout White River, Stone, Baxter, Marion and Izard Counties, 50,386 catchable rainbow trout Wild Plum Lake, Sharp County, 300 yearling channel catfish Lake Windsor, Benton County, 2,200 yearling channel catfish Lake Windsor, Benton County, 15,400 yearling black crappie

I really don't know if seclusion and Taneycomo can be put in the same sentence.....but good luck and welcome to the forum.

Will she be teaching seminars in the near future???? Very cool that she digs fly fishing.

Welcome to the forum.

They did pretty well. 20+ fish between them I believe. A bunch of rainbows and a few browns. Made me wish I had skipped the doctors appointment. Kev can tend to ramble, but most of what he says is spot on. I haven't fished with many people as technically minded as Kevin. That being said, I have learned a great deal from both of them. They loved the area. We are smallmouth junkies at heart, so a small creek or river is ideal. They were eyeballing Shoal Creek for some srping and summer pontoon action.

No need to stretch the truth....... Just kidding. I was unable to join them on this trip, but will for sure on the next. They enjoyed the water quite a bit. It is a nice change from the Tailwater fishing we tend to do alot of.

Generation is around the clock with 7 or 8 units running and several flood gates open slightly. Use high water nymph tactics from a boat with San Juan worms, scuds, sow bugs, Pheasant tails and zebra midges (sizes 10 - 14). Concentrate your drifts over flooded grass beds. Also try high water streamer fishing using wooley buggers, slump busters, zoo cougars and various sculpin patterns (sizes 4 -8) on fast type 4 or 5 sink-tips or full sinking lines. Concentrate on various bank structure such as boulders, root wads and lay downs.

Generation has been around the clock as the Corp. lowers the lake to power pool. Drift fishing from a boat is the only option during this period of high water. Use high water nymph tactics with larger flies; San juan worms, scuds, sow bugs, pheasant tails and zebra midges (sizes 12 - 16). Also, high water streamer fishing with type 4 or 5 fast sink-tips or full sinking lines. Try wooley buggers, slump busters, zoo cougars or various sculpin patterns in sizes 4 - 8. Utilize safe boating procedures while fishing the extremely high water levels.

Generation has been sporadic, but there is some low water wading at some point during the day. During periods of low water, try swinging small soft hackles (sizes 14-18) or stripping small streamers such as wooley buggers, .56ers, slump busters or sparrows (sizes 8-12). Also, try nymphing with small scuds, sowbugs, pheasant tails and zebra midges (sizes 14 - 20) using 6x or 7x tippet with a 9 to 12 foot leader. Use as small an indicator as possible in natural colors like white, blue or black to spook fewer fish. During periods of high water, drift fishing from a boat is the best option. Try high water nymph tactics with larger flies such as San Juan worms, scuds, sow bugs, zebra midges and pheasant tails (sizes 12 - 16). Concentrate your drifts along the slower current seams along channel banks and drop offs. Also, try high water streamer fishing using type 4 or 5 sink-tips or full sinking lines. Vary your retrieve as you fish to find what the fish want. Wooley buggers, slump busters and zonkers (sizes 4 - 10) are patterns to try here.

Per the NOAA website........ NOAA Encourages Use of Catch Shares to End Overfishing, Rebuild Fisheries and Fishing Communities December 10, 2009 NOAA released today for public comment a draft national policy encouraging the use of catch shares, a fishery management tool that aims to end overfishing and rebuild and sustain fishing jobs and fishing communities. In doing so, NOAA recognized that catch shares are not a panacea or one-size-fits-all solution, but are a proven way to promote sustainable fishing when designed properly at the fishing community level. “We have made great progress in rebuilding many fisheries, but more than 20 percent of our fish stocks have not been rebuilt, and even larger proportion of our fisheries are not meeting their full economic potential for the nation,” Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said. “Catch shares is a tool that can help us realize the full economic and biological benefits of rebuilt fisheries.” Catch share programs, which include Limited Access Privilege programs and individual fishing quotas, have been used in the U.S. since 1990 and are now used in 13 different commercial fisheries. Four new programs will begin over the next year. NOAA estimates that rebuilding U.S. fish stocks would increase annual commercial dockside values by an estimated $2.2 billion, a 54-percent increase over current dockside values of $4.1 billion, and help support jobs in the seafood industry and across the broader economy. “From Florida to Alaska, catch share programs help fishing communities provide good jobs while rebuilding and sustaining healthy fisheries and ocean ecosystems,” said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “Although this is a national policy, our emphasis is on local consideration and design of catch shares that take into consideration commercial and recreational fishing interests.” A catch share program differs from traditional fishery management by dividing up the total allowable catch in a fishery into shares. These shares are typically allocated based on historical participation in the fishery. They may be assigned to individuals, cooperatives, communities or other entities, who would be allowed to fish up to their assigned limit. Catch share participants also agree to stop fishing when they have caught as much as they are allowed. Under traditional management programs, fishermen compete for a total allowable catch. This has lead to fishermen racing each other to catch as many fish as they can before the total catch limit is reached. This results in more boats and gear than necessary, quotas being exceeded, increasingly shorter fishing seasons, unsafe fishing and high levels of bycatch. It also may result in too many fish brought to market at once, reducing their market value to fishermen and coastal communities. “Catch shares allow fishermen to plan their businesses better and be more selective about when and how they catch their allotment, because they know their share of the fishery is secure,” said Dr. Jim Balsiger, acting administrator of NOAA’s Fisheries Service. “They can plan their fishing schedules in response to weather, market, and individual business conditions. Catch share programs help eliminate the race to fish, reduce overcapacity and bycatch, enhance the safety of fishermen and their vessels, and improve economic efficiency. They also help ensure fishermen adhere to annual catch limits because the value of their share is directly linked to the overall health of the fish stock and its habitat.” While catch shares are not always universally embraced when they are first introduced, their benefits have been well proven. “We fought against the program right up until the time it passed,” said Alaska fisherman Rob Wurm, referring to the halibut and sablefish catch share program, which began in 1995. ”But to my surprise, it really has worked well. It has created a lot of stability, stopped the race for fish and changed the fishing environment in ways that have made it safer and allowed us to avoid bycatch.” Halibut fishermen had been reduced to a fishing season of less than a week just before the North Pacific Fishery Management Council introduced an individual fishing quota program. Under this catch share program, fishermen have a quota they can catch over a season that now runs from March to November. The program has dramatically reduced fishing accidents, extended the sale of fresh halibut for a premium price, given fishermen time to avoid bycatch of undersized halibut and other bycatch and promoted sustainable management of the fishery. The program has reduced the number of people holding fishing permits while providing those in the industry with more stable and sustainable jobs. Members of NOAA’s Catch Shares Policy Task Force, which includes participants from each of the eight councils as well as NOAA experts, provided significant input on the draft policy. Among the policy’s components: Development of a catch share program is voluntary. NOAA will not mandate the use of catch shares in any commercial, recreational, or subsistence fishery. The individual fishery management councils will consult fishing communities to evaluate the data, effects, and enforceability of any potential catch share program before moving forward. In some cases, councils may find catch shares not to be the most appropriate management option. NOAA will provide leadership and resources and work in partnership with fishery management councils, states and members of the public to help with the implementation of catch shares. This includes assisting fishing communities as they make the transition, and conducting regional workshops, online seminars, and other educational and outreach programs. Well thought-out and developed catch share programs will promote sustainable fishing communities by supporting good jobs, and promoting preservation of wharfs, processing facilities, and fuel and ice suppliers. Catch share programs can be designed to set aside shares to allow new participants into the fishery, including new generations of fishermen, small businesses, or others. NOAA encourages those councils adopting catch shares to consider a royalty system to support science, research and management as fisheries become more profitable under the program. NOAA will also seek appropriated funds to supplement what may be collected through cost recovery and royalties to assist in the design, transition period and operation of catch share programs. “I commend NOAA and its National Marine Fisheries Service on the inclusive makeup of the Catch Share Task Force and its willingness to openly address the concerns of task force members,” said George Geiger, a recreational fisherman from Florida who served on NOAA’s Catch Share Task Force. “From my personal perspective, I do not see catch shares as the secret for ending overfishing, especially in the reef fishery in the South Atlantic. But certainly it is a tool which could be considered for controlling fishing effort. I also encourage the public to take a look at the draft policy and make comments to help improve this national policy.” To read and comment on the draft policy, go to http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/catchshares. The public may submit written comments until April 10. After reviewing and considering comments, NOAA will issue the final policy.

Tony makes some gorgeous rods. Toby and I stopped in and chatted with him after Conclave this year. Which TFO SPey rod do you have? I am very interested in learning the techniques and picking up a "long rod". Any thoughts?

Hope this helps....... Until you catch the Taney squid.......you will get no respect!!!!!

Bedside reading..... http://www.adeq.state.ar....nsOnline/046890-Insp.pdf http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/ftproot/pub/we...iles/03-049.pdf