Thanks for all the advice it is really appreciated. Leaving tomorrow morning so any last minute pointers would really be useful.

Thanks again.

I usually find a slack area with current close by, tie up and use Rooster Tails in either Rainbow Trout colors, blue or green. Last time we went we caught more rainbows than we could count but couldn't get into browns. Gook luck be safe and remember you can't swim near as good as you think in 45 degree water, i.e make not falling out of the boat your number one priority.

Sound advice from beginning to end.

Thanks for the Texas Music Link. I am always looking for Texas Music info.

I just came from Eureka Springs, fishing the White River just below Beaver Lake damn... the river is up SO MUCH, you can barely even get to the water edge because of the trees, etc. Places where the water was 1-2 feet deep and clear last year, where I could watch trout while wading are now deep enough that big john boats with outboards are zipping up and down them. The current is strong when they run water (which is most of the day). The water is not very clear either, due to the flooding.

Good luck to you, we caught zero trout, and gave up after 1/2 day of fishing.

Last time I was there, everyone was using corn. I caught some on the fly rod, wooleyboogers and streamers. On the ultralight, I caught well on imitation trout jerkbaits and meps.

Be careful around the damn and listen for the sirens. Water can come up fast.

Things get crowded starting in March-April and throughout the summer.

Be aware that the river can be very dangerous if the Bull Shoals dam upriver starts releasing water to generate electrical power. I�ve seen 3� tall islands in the middle of the river disappear under water in the space of 10 minutes�very powerful water flows and high rising waters. You should always call the dam (870-431-5311) to see what time they turned the generators on or off, and how many (1-8) they used.

Having said that, it�s a great place to fish. There are a number of good places to wade, if the river is low enough. Particularly good spots are Three Shoots, The Narrows, Hurst, Roundhouse Shoal, and Rim Shoals. At low water all of those fish well, and you can wend your way all across the river easily�just watch for rising water and deep holes. Rim Shoals is great wading, catch-and-release only, but great fishing.

If the water is high because the dam is generating, fishing from the bank at Three Shoots, Hurst, and Rim Shoals is good. We like Rooster Tails, especially the 1/8 oz. yellow coachdog pattern. My best fish on the White is a 28� brown taken at Three Shoots.

Rim Shoals is my favorite spot. You can park at the public boat ramp at Rim, there�s a trail along the river, or you can hike along the railroad track and then cut down to the river. I like Lower Rim, it�s about a 15 minute walk down the train tracks. If the water is low, you�ll see 2 very narrow low islands in the middle of the river, that�s where I cut down to start fishing. Downstream of the islands you�ll see some power lines crossing the river, that marks the end of the catch-and-release zone and below that you can use barbed hooks and keep fish.

By the dam and Rim Shoals is �single barbless hook, catch and release only�. I always mash my barbs down, trout have small mouths and it�s easier to get them out.

Boating is also easy at high or low water. I�ve also canoed from Bull Shoals State Park to the junction with the Buffalo River, it�s all nice and scenic.

Corn, Berkley Power Bait, or worms on a hook and bobber also work.

The Norfolk River is also nice and not too far away from the White, but will be crowded.

River info and fly info: www.whiteriver.net/index.asp, www.mtnhome.net/fultons/ and www.rimshoals.com

The first photo shows my top spinners for the White. I usually use 1/8 oz. spinners, but will go to 1/6 or 1/4 oz. in deep fast water. The second photo is a nice brown my pal caught right by one of the islands in the middle of the river at Lower Rim. That little island can disappear under rising water in about 3 minutes.

I doubt if you will see any low water this trip. The lake is full and they are going to have to be letting water out weather they need the power or not. Be sure and check out the striper fishing on Lake Norfork while you are there, it's great for big ones. Be sure and eat at Fred's Fish House at least once. Go to the Trout hatchery at Norfork dam and look around, and eat a Gaston's resturant once. Then you are eating at Gaston's look up on top of the bluff across the river and wave, That's my house!