We offer all inclusive half and full day fishing trips for either trout or smallmouth. All of trips are tailored to the client's preference, so you choose what we fish for and how we fish.
For fly fishing, we fish with a wide range of flies ranging from nymphs, to streamers, to dry flies. For gear fishing, we fish with all sorts of conventional tackle including crank-baits, jigs, and swim-baits. No prior experience is needed, as we will show you the ropes if you are new to either method.
We provide all of the necessary rods, tackle, and other gear, but you are more than welcome to bring along your own gear as well. For full day trips, we also serve a shore lunch and have refreshments (coffee, tea, water, etc.). Please contact us ahead of time if you have any dietary restrictions or preferences.
Most of our trips are conducted on the White and Norfork Rivers, where we fish for all four trout species (rainbow, brown, cutthroat, brook). Our average day includes a mix of both boat and wade fishing as we float our way down the river. Trout fishing on these tailwaters is excellent year round, but how we fish depends largely on the season.
The winter and early spring is when we see our much larger fish. If it gets cold enough, the shad in our highland lakes will die off in large numbers and be sucked through the dams into our river system. This provides our trout with a steady stream of dead or dying bait fish to gorge on. This can be very productive and gives you a chance to catch a true white river giant.
The late spring and early summer is when we see prolific hatches of Caddis, Mayflies, and Stoneflies, which in turn lead to greater fish numbers. It is not uncommon this time of year to catch 20 or more fish in a trip. The fish aggressively feed on the plethora of insects available, thus it is a great time to whip out the fly pole.
In the heat of the summer, we target large numbers of fish with midges and scud patterns on the fly. If you want to trophy hunt, it is a great time to throw terrestrial patterns such as hoppers, or even mice, close to the bank. On high flow this can be very effective, as the brown trout will suck up to the bank and wait for a meal to fall from above.
Mid fall is a true spectacle to behold for any fisherman because this is when the brown trout spawn. Massive fish will move from their deep water corridors to peat gravel shoals, however it is important to stay well away from these fish for they are the future of our fishery. Instead, we fish the deep water located next to the shoals to coax pre and post spawn fish into biting large flies.
Our bass fishing trips are conducted on the creeks and lakes that feed the White River, where we fish seasonally for all the Ozarks' bass species. We offer two types of bass trips: creek floats and lake boat fishing.
Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes are clear water Ozark highlands reservoirs that offer great, but often difficult, fishing for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass species. Our lakes are deep and clear, providing a unique bass fishing experience. Common lures we use are wiggle warts, jigs, umbrella rigs, and swimbaits.
The creeks of the area, such as Crooked Creek, are clear water Ozark streams that offer prime fishing for large smallmouth bass. You can often sight fish for them and they are usually eager to bite crayfish patterns for fly fishing or tubes for gear fishing. The water levels of these creeks fluctuates a lot, and so we can only fish them when conditions are just right.