Little Red Fishing Report 12.4.15
Water flow: high
Water condition: clear
Visibility: 52 inches
Water temp at midday: 52 degrees F
They started the flood gates on Wednesday. This is the equivalent of 2 units, 6500 cfs. (One unit is from one of the turbines as the second turbine is under maintenance. The other unit is from the flood gates).
Full report by Capt. Rouse: http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
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Cool shot of Capt. Rouse from the Fayettechill photo shoot.
Photo by Sam Matthews
Little Red River
The Little Red River runs through the gateway of the Ozarks near Heber Springs, Arkansas. It is a tailwater. The dam creates a massive lake, Greers Ferry. Below Greers Ferry Dam you will find some of the country’s best trout fishing. The Little Red rolls along 82 miles before it meets up with the White River. Roughly 45 miles of this are considered quality trout water. The river is full of a healthy population of rainbow trout. Some are wild, but most are stocked. The jewels of the famed Little Red are the brown trout. Our browns are an all wild population. Recently, the Little Red River was the home of the world record brown trout. Part of the Little Red’s success is the abundant aquatic life. Most of these fish are getting fat on crustaceans, sow bugs, scuds, and crawfish. And of course, the larger browns enjoy a rainbow snack. We have a few hatches consisting of march browns and caddis that can deliver some dry fly fishing. Nymphing ends up being the standard for most. For those that are looking for large browns the Red is a streamer fisherman’s delight. Come anytime of year. With constant water temperatures, the Little Red is a TRUE year round fishery.
In search of crappie…We found kentuckies instead!
Dillon Drahota doing work at Dry Run! Tony has the perma-grin starting to appear!?
Start them early.
This was a fun day for Little Miss with Capt. Rouse at Dry Run Creek. Probably her first real flyfishing trip even though we have taken her out quite a few times. She’s at a great age to learn to flyfish!
We just got back from Montana where we won the prestigious Orvis Endorsed Guide Service of the Year. We continue to work making Arkansas the center of the universe. Congrats to the whole crew: Kati, Matt, and Tony. For your viewing pleasure check out a cool slideshow of last year’s “cool pics”. 2011 Fly Fishing Arkansas
Thanks for your support! –Jamie