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29 April 2010
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A Celebration of Fly Fishing
Presented by North Arkansas Fly Fishers
I recently had the opportunity to attend the Sowbug Roundup in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It was a wonderful fly tying event attended by approximately 70 internationally known tyers. It was a tremendous learning experience just watching these tyers and studying their different methods and equipment.
During our visit in Arkansas we stayed at Gaston’s Resort on the White River. This is a facility with excellent accommodations on the river and only about 20 minutes from the Round-Up location. The river in front of Gaston’s offers about a mile of excellent wade friendly water.
The first afternoon of our arrival I caught 12 Rainbows and 1 Brown. The 2nd and 3rd days I caught about 12 to 15 Rainbows a day. The last day a front moved in, rain, cold wind, 30 degrees. I looked out on the river from the warmth of our cabin and watched it snow about 9am, by 3pm it was only drizzling rain and warmed up to 39 degrees.
A that point this Florida boy decided to tough it out and dawned my thermal underwear, clothes and waders. I hit the water about 3pm. The river had an eerie beauty to it. There were only 2 other anglers on the river above me.
Fly of Choice - a #12 beadhead crystal bugger.
#12 Beadhead Crystal Bugger
Having the best trout day of my life, I caught 21 Rainbows, 3 Browns (with one of the Browns weighing about 5 lbs) all on 5wt gear and was back at the cabin grilling steaks by 6:15pm. I waded downstream approximately 70 ft during this process.
Another great day to be alive !
I definitely recommend that you mark your calendars for March of next year and plan to attend the Sowbug Roundup and spend some time on the White River.
North Arkansas
Fly Fishers
(northarkansasflyfisher.org)
Get on the water ----
Bend a rod !!!
Capt. John Hand
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