Early Morning Hybrids

Last week, I took a few guys out to the lake for some hybrids. When we launched the boat we had fish busting at the ramp! I just knew it was going to be an awesome action packed day. We caught a few hybrids, a couple whites, a smallie and a Kentucky. After that our action pretty much died. We continued to search out fish but it got dead calm on us. It was still a cool experience for the guys because it was something that they had never done!

Peeps!

Today was day four with no water... I took Jason Peeples and I'll be honest, we had to work pretty hard for our fish...The fish are in need of some fresh cool oxygenated water! Peeps saddled up and got into the groove. The second fish of the morning was this super nice 21 inch brown. We did see a few other browns starting to move around but didn't rip into any of them. I have a good feeling its going to be a great fall!

Lee Time

Yesterday I took Roland and Jacob Lee. These guys love to fish! Yesterday we had super low water and had to get down and dirty on the fish. I am not typically a midge fisherman but these guys can handle a rod so we busted down to 6x and size 20 midges and wore their butts out! The guys probably caught 100 fish by the end of the day. I was super proud of the Lee boys!

Mack Attack!

Two days ago I took Mack, his grandson David, and his friend Chase. This was the second time these guys fished with me. This time we had a little lower water and it was super crowded on the river. The guys did great and Incorporated a little friendly competition. Mack was on a team by himself and the two boys against him...It was all good fun With almost 30 fish boated by noon!

Bill and Dave

Today was probably the most beautiful day of the fall yet....It was a crisp morning with blue skies. Bill has fished with me before but it was during our "high water years". It was sure nice to show him the Little Red from a different perspective. The fishing was good. We probably boated somewhere around 75 fish. We waded only for a few minutes and caught a couple, but the drift fishing remained pretty strong almost all day. Motoring up through some of the shoals I saw several nice browns scampering away and it got me all fired up!

The Doc

Last week I took Doctor Albright and a resident of his, Doctor Matt Sharp. Jim has been fishing with Jamie for about ten years and with me the past few. He loves to fish and is always bringing his residents up to fish. Matt Sharpe had never done any fly fishing before today. It was a great time. We had pretty good bites both days. It was a lot of peaks and valleys but when it was hot, it was red hot! We saw a bunch of nice browns starting to move around but they were all still very spooky. It won't be long before its that time of year!!

Gotta Love It!!

Today I took John and Will Maiden trout fishing on the Little Red River....We had a blast. Will is 9 years old and a great little angler! I'm not sure how many fish the guys caught today,but I'm suspect somewhere around 75...maybe evena few more! I was having way too much fun to try and keep a count. We did a little drift fishing this morning and got em good! After lunch we suited up and did some wading. Both guys crushed em' again. Fall is approaching and we saw lots of big browns moving around but all were still very spooky. John did catch this super nice rainbow towards the end of the afternoon! If you are planning on fishing with me this fall make sure you bring your waders!!!

Monsters!!

Hey guys, the past few nights the Hybrid fishing has been off the charts. Last night Amy and I crushed them...The bust lasted quite a while and we got into some nice fish. The biggest one was a little over 8 pounds of the boga grip scale. He took me to the backing!! As October continues, we should start to see even bigger fish and the action will last longer and longer! If you have a trip planned to come fish the Little Red, you might want to consider squeezing a Greer's Ferry Lake trip into the mix as well. Holler at Jamie and I! We can do group trips!

White River Roamin

Monday Amy and I drove up to the White River to fish and camp. We fished Rim shoals on Monday and then fished the Wildcat access on Tuesday. The river had a pretty good flow to it. The air was crisp and boy did we have fun. I don't get up to the White as often as I should, but when I do I sure enjoy it. We caught a lot of fish on nymphs. I spent a little time throwing some big streamers on the bank but really couldn't get any one to commit to a big fly. It was probably one of my only shots at fall camping since our season down here is about to get silly busy. Life is good.

Dry Run Creek

Hey folks, sorry for the pause in blogging. Life has been busy here in the Ozarks. Last Friday fellow guide Tony Simmons and myself took a group of kids up to Dry Run Creek. Dry Run is a amazing little creek that dumps into the Norfork right at the dam. It a magical place and has been for a long time. It's where I learned to trout fish with my father as just a child. This creek is for kids 16 and under, and is also handicap accessible. The kids had a lot of fun and caught some nice fish. We even got into some good fish on dries! If you have kids and you want them to truly experience the most amazing place, then you should get in touch with me and I'll hook you up!