Greetings From Mountain Home!

[BJOHNSON]

Hello everyone!

Cant wait for the round the clock dam generation to stop up here!!!

Last monday afternoon, the norfork dam was shut down for a few hours and it was a welcomed reprieve from all the highwater!

I moved to Arkansas almost two years ago and immediately fell in love with the raw beauty of the Ozarks, and the fishing. I must admit, the fishing here in Baxter County is MUCH better than Riverside, CA!!!!

[Phil Lilley]

Welcome to the Ozarks!

[cotterboy2007]

Welcome. i live down around rim shoals, so we're sorta neighbors. Anyway, that is one impressive fish you are holding in your picture. What is the story behind it?

[Danoinark]

Welcome glad to have you....Dano

[BJOHNSON]

The story behind that Monster Trout was a year in the making! Having only lived in Arkansas for 1 year at the time I caught that trout, I still can't believe I was one of the luck guys to catch a brown that big. She weighed in at 11.56 lbs, was 28 inches long. I caught her with a frozen sculpin on a spin-reel at the mouth of the Norfork (where the White and Norfork come together). I'd been fishing there for about 2 hours that day, wading into the river in sandals and shorts because it was soooo hot. I was about 15 yards from the bank when she hit the bait and immediately I could tell it was a big fish. I tried to make my way slowly back to shore without tripping over rocks and falling in. I fought the fish for about 30 mins and when she was finally in front of me I realized that there was no way I could land her without a net. Well, I didn't bring a net with me so some other people who were there fishing ran over to the Norfork Trout Dock and got a net for me. I'm glad they were there cuz' not only did they get the net, but they had the camera to photograph it too!

[gotmuddy]

Welcome. I live in Salem, Ar and fish the white and norfork as often as I can. I went out Monday with a neighbor and caught two baby browns(18")