White And Norfork Report With Video

[snagged in outlet 3]

I met Jimmy Bag O Donuts at Qt for a trip to Mountain Home. When I arrived Jimmy was ready to go and already had his bag of donuts.

We stayed at River Rock Inn. Mention the Fishing rate and get a room for $45 a night this year. They just took it over and are in the process of a rehab. Single rooms are done, double rooms have new beds and cable. Nice, clean and convenient.

Weather, sunny and windy, BEAUTIFUL!!! Only bummer was wind blew up river all weekend. In my opinion that's the worst direction. Still a little snow on the road to Bull Shoals Dam Friday morning but it was melted by afternoon.

Water was cold but no shad. Plenty of gulls even down at Rim Sloals. Water ran at Norfork Friday and saturday, off Sunday. Bull shut down all weekend. Woohoo!!!!! Gen schedule was updated and correct all weekend..

Went to BS Dam Friday and whacked em real good. Decent crowd but not bad. We had fish all day to 20 inches and it was great. Several times I would look for Jim while I played a fish only to see hime with one on. It was very good and everyone seemed to be catching fish. Threw buggers, scuds, softies, eggs and bacon and even some dries. Jim got cold toes (insert, I'm not catching anything) and wanted to leave. Meow....

Went to Fred's Fish House for dinner and then off to my favorite watering hole, the Royal 66 for beers and cigar.

Hit Rim Saturady morninng and the place was empty. Woohoo!!! Although empty the fishing wasn't stellar but Jim caught a nice brown on a dry. Blue wing olives hatched all weekend everywhere we rent and I hated it. Trout slurping all around you but everything I threw at em looked like a battleship next to those little things.

Went to BS dam for the afternoon and the good fishing there continnued. The crowd was a little bigger but they were clearing out about 4. Jim had a great day there with a nice 20 plus inch rainbow. I caught a buch of small fish but had one good one to make my day. A nice brown about 16 inches but fat as a football.

Went to The Arena Sports Bar for a bacon, cheddar and jalapeno heart attack burger and beers.

Sunday Norfork was shut down the first time in two days and when we arrived only one car in the lot. Woohooo!!! I struggled to catch a dozen small rainbows and one 14 inch brown all morning. At this point I was palying caddie for Jim and running the camera.

The trip was great and so was the company. Click the link below for a short vid. If Phil can load it onto the report just PM on how to do it.

Sorry about the shakey camera work it's a little Flip Video and it pick's up every movement.

Pete

[jim laing]

Great trip Pete - thanks for sharing the VID.

[Trout Commander]

Nice fish, but what I really liked was the part where whoever that was gave you the very nice thank you. He musta' been awful proud of your handy work

[flytyer57]

Why didn't you call me and tell me you were in town. I wouldn't have gotten so dang drunk with gotmuddy Saturday night then.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Thanks TC, it's what I do.

Hey FT57, I hate to tell you that you would have ended up the same way with us.

Pete

[gotmuddy]

Why didn't you call me and tell me you were in town. I wouldn't have gotten so dang drunk with gotmuddy Saturday night then.

I was gonna say he could have came and got drunk with us sat. night.

[flytyer57]

I was gonna say he could have came and got drunk with us sat. night.

I don't think he would have wanted to get that drunk.

[eric1978]

Nice report and video SIO3! I embedded it for you.

[laker67]

Great report Pete. You will have to teach Jimmy how to run that video on the next trip. Glad you guys had a good trip with some decent weather.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Thanks everybody. Especially Eric.

Hey Gmuddy and FT, the nice thing about The Royal 66 is they give free rides to your hotel and get your car there too.

Yeah Rick, Jim filmed 41 minutes of the inside of his pocket.

Ugliest trout you ever saw.

Pete