Fishing Report/ Sow bug round up

[Fitz]

Made it to Rim Shoals on Friday night (17th). Fished Sat. morning from sun up until around 12. I was fishing with a zebra midge tied in a tan color with a brass head and a brass rib. I fished from the public access pont down to the last shoal I could wade out on where the river comes back together from the island. I caught a decent number of fish- all rainbows- all of which were between eight and thirteen inches. the sow bug was awesome and provided some great mid day fun when the fishing was starting to taper off. I saw many tiers demonstrating a great number of new patterns that I hope I can add to my arsenal. I saw Paul Munn demonstrating some great deer hair work, something that i definately need some improvement on. fished again that evening, but with only moderate success. That night I stayed with Mr. Bill and Jeremy Hunt- thanks a bunch for the place to lay a werry head! Went out with Bill the next day in his boat and fished up from the boat put in. we were fishing zebras in assorted sizes and we both caught some fish despite the gail force winds puting a huge up stream chop on the water. bill landed several in the 16-18 in range while i held staedy on the smaller fish. I was able to land a few cuts, my first of the season.

I was a great trip and a lot of fun was had. I really enjoyed seeing so many tiers at the sow bug. I think its wonderful that so many people can come in for that event. It was my first time attending, but it definetly wont be my last. thanks to everyone who works to put this thing on.

Went to Bull Shoals in search of white bass and crappie from the 22nd till the 25th with my father. we stayed a wimpys resort- a great cheap place to stay. this location did put us on the lower part of bull shoals howeve, and the cold weather snap didn't come at a very good time. we weren't able to locate any white bass or crappie. I had heard that they were staging in the mouths some, but the only fish we could find were in deep water towards the main lake. since my dad was complaining that he was tired of getting the kak beat out of him riding up and down the lake- it was rough, but not that rough, we headed down below the dam on friday night. we were both able to land a few bows and we felt content knowing that we hadn't gotten skunked on our fishing trip. we both fished midges starting with a zebra in size 18 black and red, and there was a small hatch coming off once the sun got low. I switched to an emerger and was able to get a few more bows fishing it on the swing. Its nice to catch fish on a trip like that, but something has to be said for eating plenty of steaks and watching the basketball tourny on tv at night, and i wouldnt trade the times i spend with him enjoying each others company and swaping tales for anything.

Nathan Fitzgerald

[Don]

Hey Fitz,

This is orange hat Drury Alumni from the Rebar Hole last month. Glad you got on the fish, but more importantly I'm glad you got quality time with your father. Priceless.

I'll try Taney Sunday afternoon April 9.

Good fishin Don