White River Fishin Do's/donts

[gotmuddy]

waders, hell, rubber boots will do you just fine if your not careful.

[Whiteriver]

IMO norfork isnt worth it at 6000cfs

If you have never been on the Norfork you need to go with a guide..Rose's and Norfork Trout Dock can help you out there. You can do some major damage to your equipment on the Norfork--I'm sort of a local and a few years ago I bent a prop shaft and cost me about $500. Lower water on the Norfork is a real rock hazzard...hire a guide for safty the first couple of times--it's worth it and could save you money and health..

[Whiteriver]

all these are great but 3 is the biggest one. It pisses me off when people do this and they do it all the time, guides are the worst. I had never seen anything like it until I started fishing the white/norfork.

They do come by faster than they should, but if a boat comes by at a slow speed it creates a larger wake than a boat on plane. If the boat is not that close I don't have a problem with them coming by on plane, but I guess I don't even notice it because it is the norm around here. Plus, the boat gets out of your way a lot faster, however, it is still pretty rude. I get more pissed when a boat stops 100 yards downstream from me in front of my drift. I could care less if they stop behind me, but stopping in from of a boat is inconsiderate and just plain rude too.. Oh, and we can't leave out the ones that fly up to the ramp in their vehicle to get in front of you and then back down the ramp and load up all their stuff, crank on the motor for 10 minutes, and dilly dally around unprepared...I see this very often. Everything should be ready to go when you back down the ramp...I usually hit my starter and let my motor start for a couple of seconds before I even back down the ramp--that way I know my battery is hot and my motor is going to start...I've witnessed some heated words at the ramp over this issue--especially on the ramps on the lake when it was really hot and there were drunks involved...

[snagged in outlet 3]

Good call Whiteriver. I'd rather they stay on plane too.

SIO3

[gotmuddy]

As a courtesy I slow down to below wake speed when I pass people on norfork because of the tight confines, people hardly do that for me though. Usually it is the yankee tourists that do it but plenty of locals do it too, and that really ticks me off.

[gotmuddy]

If you have never been on the Norfork you need to go with a guide..Rose's and Norfork Trout Dock can help you out there. You can do some major damage to your equipment on the Norfork--I'm sort of a local and a few years ago I bent a prop shaft and cost me about $500. Lower water on the Norfork is a real rock hazzard...hire a guide for safty the first couple of times--it's worth it and could save you money and health..

can you even take a boat down norfork river when they arent generating?

[snagged in outlet 3]

Down yes. Back up. probably not.

Lot of walking though.

Wake throwin Yankee Pete.

[gotmuddy]

I am not big on dragging my aluminum boat over rocks. Maybe when it warms up I will try it in my canoe.

[Whiteriver]

I am not big on dragging my aluminum boat over rocks. Maybe when it warms up I will try it in my canoe.

If they aren't generating on the Norfork I wouldn't even launch my boat--go down to the confluence and just fish the White...I saw a hoovercraft on the Norfork a couple of years ago---now that thing actually worked, but man it was loud...

[gotmuddy]

If they aren't generating on the Norfork I wouldn't even launch my boat--go down to the confluence and just fish the White...I saw a hoovercraft on the Norfork a couple of years ago---now that thing actually worked, but man it was loud...

a hovercraft....that would be neat. I usually fish the confluence when norfork isnt generating. We did real good sunday.