Ozark Fly Fisher Journal

[Phil Lilley]

White River Hopper Fishing Video



Stan's 33" of Brown Trout



OUR well-travelled mate from Michigan Stan Akey sent me this pic last night of 33" of brown trout while on his current trip to Montana. This pair of browns were nailed on a tandem streamer rig. 33"s of Brown Trout(s) with one tug with tandem streamers w/guide Cody.....this was a 1st for me ...Read More...

More Water For The Little Red

DROUGHT conditions through much of the country has left the Little Red River and its resident population of brown trout gasping for cool trout water. Guides on the Little Red were reporting fish dying over the last week and finally the AGFC with support from Trout Unlimited and Senator Mark Pryor won through and achieved ...Read More....

Microburst hits Bull Shoals Boat Dock

[caption id=attachment_2251" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Photo from KTLO.com taken by Bull Shoals Police Chief Daniel Sutterfield][/caption]

WHEN yesterday's storm pushed through our area it really didn't look too much at all just delivering a cool pic. The lightning show was enough to make Bec jump and squeak and Ben told me there was lightning blasting all around him on his ...Read More...

Hoppers Rule



TANEYCOMO fly fishing guide Kent Campbell ducked into the shop last week, on a trip down with a longtime client while I was wrapped up in meetings but we had enough time for a quick visit on hopper fishing. It would have been better with a longer yarn, but apparently it worked with Kent ...Read More...

FLY FISHING REPORT 8-2-12



IT'S Hard to believe we are running into August and the hot part of the year. Given are freaky weather this year y'all might want to be breaking out the winter warms. I'm almost too twitchy to mention a cool down into the 90s next week, the ...Read More...