Fly Anglers OnLine
Ozark 'FISH-IN 2003'
Sept. 26th through Sept. 28th
White River, Cotter, Arkansas
By LadyFisher
The White and North Fork Rivers issue respectively
from the dams of Bull Shoals Lake and Lake Norfork.
These rivers are world famous for rainbow and brown
trout. A 1988 world record brown was caught on the
North Fork River and weighed in at a whopping 38
pounds, 9 ounces.
maddog48, (Mike Davis), volunteered to put a regional
Fish-In here in his home country. RG, (Ron Griffin) has
offered to assist - and it should make for a great weekend.
His Place Resort, just outside Cotter, AR is home base for
the Fish-In. This is a full service resort, with one room units
with full kitchens, two bedroom units and a dorm that sleeps
8 people. There is camping and they plan to have RV facilities
by the time of our event in Sept. They do have a private illuminated
boat dock, boat & motor rentals, river pontoon rafter rentals, a
fly and tackle shop and a covered pavilion where we can also tie.
Rates and reservation information are on their
website.
The resort sits on the White River tailwaters fed by the Bull
Shoals Dam, creating an exceptionally high quality trout
habitat. Water is drawn from deep in Bull Shoals Lake,
keeping the river temperature between 48 - 52 degrees.
The water right at the resort is wadable!
FlyFishAR has offered to do a program for the group -
but the main attraction is the fishing, and putting faces
on the names you've seen in the Chat Room or Bulletin Board.
For those flying in, nearby commercial airports in Springfield
and St. Louis, Missouri; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis,
Tennessee; and Dallas, Texas are served by United, Northwest,
American, TWA, Delta, and Southwest Airlines.
Licenses are available at the resort, as are local flies.
The sister branch of the White River, the North Fork River,
also offers excellent trout fishing. The North Fork is a
short drive from His Place. Recommended flies are Scuds,
Sowbugs, Streamers, Woolly Buggers and Denny Conrad recommends
a Chili Pepper!
As with all FAOL events, there are no charges or fees for
attending and everyone is welcome. You are responsible
for your own reservations, transportation and food. FAOL does
not makes any arrangements for you.
If there's a question you'd like answered contact Mike.
If you do plan on making it to the Ozark Regional 'FISH-IN 03,'
drop an email to:
publisher@flyanglersonline.com and I'll put your name on
the I'm Going List! Please say Ozark Fish-In in your email.
~ LadyFisher
His Place Resort, just outside Cotter, AR is home base for
the Fish-In. This is a full service resort, with one room units
with full kitchens, two bedroom units and a dorm that sleeps
8 people. There is camping and they plan to have RV facilities
by the time of our event in Sept. They do have a private illuminated
boat dock, boat & motor rentals, river pontoon rafter rentals, a
fly and tackle shop and a covered pavilion where we can also tie.
Rates and reservation information are on their 