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Arkansas tailwaters first gained fame for producing lunker rainbow trout in the 1950s and '60s. During that period, five to 10-pound rainbows were commonly caught. In recent years, though, monster brown trout have stolen the limelight and made Arkansas world-famous as a trout-fishing hot spot...

The all-tackle, world record brown (40 pounds, 4 ounces) was caught in May 1992 in the Little Red River below Greers Ferry Lake by H. “Rip” Collins. This and other tailwater trout fisheries produce significant numbers of brown trout topping 30 pounds. Five- to 10-pounders are common. Several regulations have been implemented to help trout remain for several years in the fertile tailwaters. Currently, a statewide, 16-inch minimum-length limit and two fish daily creel limit apply to cutthroat trout, which commonly reach four pounds. The state record is 9 pounds, 9 ounces caught by Scott Rudolph on the White River. - Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

 
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Arkansas Fly Fishing Articles
Arkansas fishing license
How to get an Arkansas fishing license  
www.agfc.state.ar.us/license_ol.html
Arkansas Fishing Regulations
Arkansas game and fishing information, Arkansas regulations  
www.agfc.state.ar.us/
Buffalo creek info
Smallmouth bass fishing Arkansas on Buffalo Creek  
www.ozarkmtns.com/buffalo/
Buffalo National River
The Buffalo River also originates from the same spring as the White River, in the Boston Mountains and flows 150 miles east thru the Ozarks and ends at the White River in front of Riley  
www.rileysstation.com/riversandfishing.php#buffalo
Dry Run Creek
The stream is absolutely teaming with rainbow and brown trout and also has some brook and cutthroats. Only kids under 16 and handicapped (100 % disable) may fish here.  
www.tworiversflyshop.com/about7.html
Fishing the Arkansas Ozarks
The 11 fisheries explored in this site produced 12 line-class world record fish, and 10 Arkansas State records.  
www.ozarkmtns.com/fishing/dir.htm
Floating the Little Red
Arkansas' Little Red River is a tailwater flowing out of a dam below Greers Ferry Lake at Heber Springs, which is about a 90-minute drive from Little Rock.  
www.gbtu.org/events/fishstories/LittleRedRiverArkansas.htm
Fly Patterns for the Ozarks
fly patterns for trout fishing in Arkansas Ozarks  
www.flyflinger.com/patterns.htm
Fly Recommendations for the White River
fly suggestions for trout fishing the White River, Arkansas  
www.whiteriver.net/wrflys.html
Flyfishing Paradise in the Ozarks
Be sure to click on fly of the month for white river flies  
www.northarkansasflyfisher.org/FLYFISHINGPARADISE.html
Game Fish Daily Limits  
www.agfc.state.ar.us/rules_regs/fishing_regs_limits.html
I need Lodging Fast!
Use this form on holiday weekends, during fishing tournaments, or whenever you need to find local lodging in a hurry  
www.ozarkmtns.com/urgent.htm
Little Missouri  
canoeman.com/SWPaddler/littlemo.html
Little Missouri Fly Fishing  
www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com
Little Missouri Fly Fishing
The nearby Little Missouri river teems with rainbow trout much of the year with Permanent and Seasonal Catch & Release Areas providing excellent sport and quality fish through the summer and fall  
www.murfreesboroark.com/littlemissouriflyfishing.html
Natural State Trout: Making a World-Famous Fishery Even Better
Arkansas Wildlife Magazine  
www.centuryinter.net/nacent/ozark/nstrout.html
North Arkansas Fly Fishers
all about Ozark fly fishing  
www.northarkansasflyfisher.org
On the Fly with Dale Fulton
Fulton says the number and quality -of fish in the White and Norfork Rivers is better than it has been in quite some time.  
www.whiteriver.net/onthefly.html
Ozark Odyssey
by Brian Shivers  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/MidAmericaRegion/Mid-America(
MW)/MWShivers98MJ/MWShivers98MJ.html
Successfully Fly Fishing High Water
High waters in both the North Fork and the White River have lasted as long as several months.  
www.whiteriver.net/articles/highwater1.htm
Trout Fishing On the White River  
www.flyanglersonline.com/features/eotg/eotg75.html
White River arkansas fishing
White river Arkansas fishing article from Frank Amato Publications River Journal series  
flyanglersonline.com/features/greatrivers/white/
White River: Year-Round World Class Trout StreamTrout Stream
The White River begins as a small, quick mountain stream and ends up as a broad, meandering waterway serving the barge and towboat industry.  
www.ozarkmountainregion.com/lakes_rivers/white.asp
Winter Shad Kills - A Trout Fishing Dream Come True
February and March mark a special time for trout fishing on the White River.  
www.whiteriver.net/trimbles/shadkill.htm

Arkansas Fly Fishing Guides
Berry Brothers Guide Service
Arkansas fishing guide - Fly Fishing For Arkansas Trout  
www.berrybrothersguides.com
John B. Gulley - Fly Fishing Guide
Fly Fishing Guide on the Arkansas White and Little Red Rivers  
www.flyguide.com

Arkansas Hatch Charts
White River hatch chart  
www.bigyflyco.com/whiteriver.html

Arkansas Fly Fishing Maps
Lake Norfork map  
www.norfork.com/images/norforkmap.gif
Little Red River map  
www.ozarkangler.com/river/lrr/lrr_map_gft.html
White River Area Maps From Ozark Flyflinger
Covering the Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork, & Greer rivers  
www.flyflinger.com/map.html
White River Map  
http://flyanglersonline.com/features/greatrivers/white/whitemap.html
White River maps  
www.ozarkangler.com/river/wr/wr_map_bst.html

Arkansas Fly Fishing Reports
Arkansas Fishing report
includes White River reports from anglerguide.com  
www.anglerguide.com/arkansas
Arkansas Fly Fishing Reports
White River, Norfolk River, Crooked River Reports from Mountain River Fly Shops  
www.mtnriverflyshop.com/Fishing%20Report.htm
Arkansas State Fishing Report
Arkansas fishing reports from The Morning News  
www.nwaonline.net/articles/2005/03/14/outdoors/05statefish.txt
Illinois River & Area
Lots of other Arkansas area fishing reports too  
www.mcflyshop.com/reports
Little Missouri  
www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com
Ozark Fly Flinger
includes river reports  
www.flyflinger.com
Stetson
Resort on The white River  
www.stetsons-resort.com
The White Hole Resort Bait/Spin Fishing Report  
www.whiteriver.net/fishing-report/index.htm
White River Arkansas fishing reports from Davy Wotton
Updated about once per month, or as conditions change.  
www.whiteriver.net/fly-fishing-report/index.htm
White River report  
www.ozarkangler.com/river/wr/wr_report.html
White River Reports  
www.whiteriverangler.com/riverreports.asp
White River Trout Fishing Report
includes an archive of old fishing reports  
www.gastons.com/gfr.html

Arkansas Stream Flows
Bull Shoals Generation Levels
based on information from Dale Fulton  
www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCDS/Reports/Data/Bulsdam.htm
Projected Loading Schedule for Bull Shoals
suggested hydropower releases in the Southwestern region.  
www.swpa.gov/generation.htm
Total River Flow Stage
water resources of Arkansas  
web.er.usgs.gov

Arkansas Fly Fishing Forums
Arkansas Forums  
www.mcflyshop.com/forums

Arkansas Fly Fishing Shops
Cane Island Fly Shop
1489 River Road, Lakeview, Arkansas 72642, 870-431-5851  
www.caneislandflyshop.com
Blue Ribbon Fly Shop
1343 Hwy 5 South, Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653, (870) 425-0447  
www.mtnhome.net/brf
White River Angler
577 East MillSap Rd, Ste2, Fayettevile, Arkansas 72703, 479-442-2193  
www.whiteriverangler.com
McClellans FlyShop
18 W. Sunbridge Dr., Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703, 479.251.7037  
www.mcflyshop.com/
Moutain River Fly Shop
177 West Main, Cotter Arkansas 72626; 870-435-6166  
www.mtnriverflyshop.com