Clay Goforth Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 The Monday after Christmas I took a friend of mine and his two boys to the White River and Dry Run for a quick day trip. We fished the morning on the White, just below Ranchette at Rough Hole. My friend and I, along with some help from the boys, boated 43 fish between 8am when we got over there and 10:30am when we pulled off the water. IT WAS COLD. They were mostly stock fish from what I could tell with a few 14-16 inchers mixed in. All were caught on marabou jigs, 3/32oz in black and a yellow-green/sculpin color I tied. I fired up the fryer and skillet and we had some delicious fried trout and skillet potatoes and onions. Then we packed up and headed over to Dry Run to give the boys some serious action. They are 10 and 7 years old and are fishing fanatics, especially the eldest. From the outset, they were amazed by the fish in the hatchery and I talked to them about the stocking programs in the rivers in Arkansas. Then we made our way down to the creek and basically had the place to ourselves due to it being a weekday and the fact that it was so cold. I promised them both that we would get them on big fish and sure enough, Dry Run didn't disappoint. We weren't able to hook any of the true monsters the creek holds, but both tied into some great fish that had their 3lb test line stretched to the max and the drag screaming on the reels. We fished 1/16oz jigs in various colors. The fish were SUPER aggressive, which was different than what I have seen on Dry Run a lot of the time. Most of the time the presentation is slow and steady, fishing drifts and letting the jig sit in the water a lot. These fish wanted ACTION and movement, the faster the better. Anyway, both boys had a great time and went away with memories that will hopefully last a lifetime and a hunger for fishing and the outdoors that will keep them coming back. Clay Goforth=4px> Trophy Anglers Guild www.TrophyAnglersGuild.com "Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." - Democritus
ruthead Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Kudos to you. Like you said those memories will last a lifetime. I took my boys and we talk about it quite often. "Pretty soon we may not have any rights left because it might infringe on someone's rights"
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