March Brown Madness!! Fishing is on point. Bugs are here early along with shorts weather.
Brown Beauty.
Shad kill preparations…
First fly.
For your Friday viewing pleasure here’s a cool video from Dustin on his Little Red trip with Jamie. Looking forward to warmer days!
Fish happy,
Kati
Little Red River Fishing Report 1.26.17
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: low to high on weekdays, low on weekends
Visibility: clear
Water temp at midday: 53 degrees F
Nymph bite has been strong using sowbugs, scuds and an occasional midge dropper. Also try fishing single flies with no dropper. Sometimes this works better, depending on conditions.
For full report by Jordan, go to http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Plump Rainbow coming to the net.
The road to streamers…
Little Red River Fishing Report 1.21.17
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: low to high during week, low on weekends
Water conditions: clear
Water temp at midday: 53 degrees F
Make sure your flies are getting down. If needed, add split shot when nymphing. Use heavy sink tip for streamers in high water. White streamers are working well.
For full report by Cameron, go to http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Ask the Experts: How do you know how many and what size split shot to use? - Orvis News
Good stuff from Orvis on choosing split shot…
Little Red River Fishing Report 1.10.17
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: medium
Water condition: clear
Water temp at midday: 50 degrees F
Dropping midges and soft hackles under a sow bug or scud has gotten awesome results.
For full report by Chris, go to http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Rainy day disc golf.
📷 by Allie, age 8
Splashing in puddles by Thomas, age 6
(at Heber Springs Mossy Bluff Disc Golf Association)
Always good to pause for a moment of disc golf.
Little Red River Fishing Report 1.5.17
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: medium to high, twice daily generation
Water conditions: clear
Water temp at midday: 50 degrees F
The high is 28 on Friday. A light coat of WD-40 type product on metal guides will get you about a half day of the ice not sticking to them. Hopefully, by then your temp gets above freezing.
For full report by Capt. Rouse, go to http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Last day guiding for 2016!
Little Red River Fishing Report 12.30.16
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: medium
Water conditions: clear
Water temp at midday: 52 degrees F
I always carry scissors in the boat. They come in handy when streamer fishing. I will do on the fly shaping of streamers and other flies to get the movement and profile that I want.
For full report by Capt. Rouse, go to http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Breaking in the new Christmas engine. Thank you @wolfandpine for sending my new favorite shirt in time for the holidays. And thanks to Memphis Famiy Vision for the new shades. For the record the previous ones made it through 2 full marathons, one half, many fishing and hiking adventures with a little disc golf on the side prior to the accidental flushing.
On a side note you may notice the river is a bit off color. There are two reasons. The first is this was taken right after the recent rain. By the time we were getting off the river, it had already cleared some. The second is in the edits. It looked more wintry this way. The river is clear now.
Fish happy,
Kati
📷 @rouseflyfish
Little Red River Fishing Report 12.21.16
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: low to high on weekdays, low on weekends
Visibility: 52 inches
Water condition: clear
Water temp at midday: 53 degrees F
Fishing has been great on the Little Red and Norfork Rivers the past few weeks. Nymphing being the most productive bite. Wadable water can be found on the Little Red during the week, but it’s short lived before the next round of water hits. Sowbugs, scuds and a midge you feel confident with should do the trick.
For full report by Jordan, go to: http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Little Red River Fishing Report 12.14.16
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: low to high on weekdays, low on weekends
Visibility: 54 inches
Water condition: clear
Water temp at midday: 53 degrees F
Nymphing has been very successful the last couple of weeks. There can still be some wadable water on water flows, if you know where to go. Midges close to the bottom are working well there. Streamers on high water are productive as well. This can be applied to the Norfork as well.
When using an indicator, match indicator size and rig weight as closely as possible. the bigger the indicator, the more aggressive the take has to be for it to work well. I like using Orvis pinch on indicators for low to medium flows. Subtle takes are easily seen with the softer material. If one of the stick ons isn’t floating well enough, add a second about 3 inches behind it.
For full report by Cameron go to: http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Photo Gallery
from top to bottom and left to right:
1) Foggy morning float on Little Red with Jamie. PC: Connor Cockrell
2) Norfork fun with Matt.
3) Norfork with Cameron.
4) 84 years young and still getting it done. Little Red with Cameron.
Lo Pro Truckers are back!!!
This is probably my most favorite of all the hats we’ve had. You can find them here: shop.rouseflyfishing.com
Shop small and shop happy,
Kati
5 Tips for Beating Out the Winter Cold on the Water
Cold weather has arrived. Here are some good thoughts from Gink and Gasoline on how to stay warm.
Little Red River Fishing Report 12.8.16
Fishing conditions: good
Water flow: low to medium
Visibility: 52 inches
Water condition: clear/slightly stained
Water temp at midday: 51 degrees F
Give dead drifted nymphs and wets subtle action while wading and float fishing for vigorous strikes. Swinging size 16/18 mergers in the tailouts and riffles has been hot!
For full report by Chris, go to http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
**Video courtesy of Shad Berry, who fished with Jordan on Tuesday.