When one thinks of the White River, several things come to mind -- world famous trout fishing, magnificent bluffs and cold, clear water, ideal riffles and shoals full of rainbows, browns, cutthroat and brook trout plus all the folklore that goes along with its Ozarks Region. Fly fishers and spin fishers alike anticipate traveling to its waters each year in hopes of hooking a trophy brown trout. Some areas, like Wildcats Shoals, are almost impassible. This is a major reason why there are so many fishing guides on the White River.
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Posted by John Berry on May 25th, 2013
Last Saturday I had a guide trip with a couple of guys from Arkansas. Carter was an accomplished angler from North West Arkansas, who is a marketing executive that calls on Wal-Mart. He wanted to go fishing and introduce his lifelong friend, Josh, a teacher in Flippin, to fly fishing. Josh was a little bit out of his comfort zone. He was a spin fisherman, who had never tried fly fishing. He did not know what to expect but was willing to try. We met at McDonalds at 7:30 AM and we headed for Rim Shoals immediately. There was a heavy fog on the river, the sky was overcast and the temperature was in the mid sixties. The forecast called for partly cloudy skies, warm temperatures and moderate winds. The Corps of Engineers was running about 5,500 cubic feet per second (a little less than two full generators).
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Posted by John Berry on May 25th, 2013
During the past week, we have had a rain event (about an inch in Cotter), warm temperatures and heavy winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals rose seven tenths of a foot to rest at nine and eight tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty one and two tenths feet below the top of flood pool.
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Posted by John Berry on May 16th, 2013
During the past week, we have had a couple of minor rain events, warm temperatures and moderate winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals rose one and eight tenths feet to rest at nine and one tenth feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty one and nine tenths feet below the top of flood pool.
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Posted by John Berry on May 9th, 2013
During the past week, we have had a significant rain event (an inch in Cotter), warmer temperatures and heavy winds (to include lake wind advisories). The lake level at Bull Shoals rose one and one tenth feet to rest at seven and three tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty three and seven tenths feet below the top of flood pool.
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Posted by John Berry on May 2nd, 2013
During the past week, we have had a significant rain event (an inch and a half in Cotter), warmer then cooler temperatures and heavy winds (to include lake wind advisories). As I am writing this, we are expecting more rain. The lake level at Bull Shoals rose two and two tenths feet to rest at six and two tenths feet above power pool of 654.00 feet. This is thirty four and eight tenths feet below the top of flood pool.
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