Might Have A Chance!

[Nick Williams]

I realized yesterday I might have enough time this weekend to get down to the LIR! It has been awhile.

So just curious, what's hot and what's not?? I know I can always take some nymphs out but that wouldn't be my first choice, so just trying to get a heads up before I get out there. It's also to cold for any stripers to start running up the river isn't it?

[DaddyO]

If I didn't have family coming to town, I would go with you.

Wooly Buggers in Olive, Brown or Black. Pheasant Tail Nymphs #14 or #16. Zebra Midges #16 and smaller in Black, Olive, Red, Yellow or Brown. Top water bite will probably depend on whether or not there is some kind of midge hatch occurring. Egg patterns will probably work too.

[Nick Williams]

Ah bummer, I was about to email you too to see if you wanted to join.

Alright, thanks for the advice. I never do well trying to match the hatch on the top, probably more so because I don't like buying flies and I haven't spent enough time to learn how to tie dry flies well enough. Oh well.

[OKFlyFisher44]

Stripers? What stripers : ) ??

[Nick Williams]

Stripers? What stripers : ) ??

Ha I just have the itching desire to try throw some big streamers at some!!!

[JCWolfe]

A guy at Bass pro told me he caught a few stripers on big streamers.

[OKFlyFisher44]

The guy at Bass Pro is lying...

[Nick Williams]

The guy at Bass Pro is lying...

Hahaha

[JCWolfe]

Okay he is lying then. Lots of shad swimming around. Stripers have a good selection of shad and rainbows to eat.

[OKFlyFisher44]

Lol. Just giving ya a hard time. It's no secret that stripers swim up the LIR to spawn every year from the Arkansas. I believe there r some resident fish in the river too.

Finding them and getting them to eat a fly is the challenge : ) So worth it though.