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The Voice of the North Arkansas Fly Fishers
North Arkansas Fly Fishers
April 14, 2015
North Arkansas Fly Fishers meetings
are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month. Meetings are held at the Van
Matre Senior Center located at 1101
Spring St Mountain Home, AR
72653. Membership meeting starts at
7:00 pm. All members and guests are
welcome and encouraged to attend.
NAFF Board of Director’s meetings
are held on the first Tuesday of the
month at 2:00 pm 1st Security Bank
on 9th St. All members are welcome
and encouraged to attend.
April Program - Brian Wise
on Fishing for White Bass,
Hybrid, and Striper Fishing
in the Tributaries of Lake
Norfork
An Early Sowbug Roundup
Visit North Arkansas Fly Fishers
Online at
www.northarkansasflyfisher.org
Officers
President — Ken Sickels ……(870) 321-2661
Vice President — Tom Emerick (870) 499-3382
Secretary — Pat Smith ..…..(870) 425-1755
Treasurer — Wayne Buck….(870) 305-4104
Directors
Conservation — Michael Schraeder….870)-421–
1432
At Large — Mark Burgess……..(870) - 421-7804
Education — Tommy Hagan ..(870) 430-2091
Membership — Paul Ashton …(870) 425-9230
Past President — Mike Tipton ..(870) 404-8845
Appd. by President — Vern Berry (870) 421-0720
Tale Waters is published 2nd Tuesday of each month. Article deadline is
1st Tuesday of the month.
Staff: Mike Tipton & Rita Billbe
Contact:
[email protected]
At our February meeting, Missouri
guide Brian Wise will discuss seasonal fishing for white bass, hybrids,
and stripers in the tributaries of
Lake Norfork.
Brian Wise is a fly fishing guide in
extreme southern Missouri. His
mainstays are the wild rainbow
trout and large predatory brown
trout of the North Fork of the
White River, but he is also a selfproclaimed smallmouth junky and
loves the seasonal striper fishing as
well. Brian has been the head guide
at River of Life Farm for over a decade and has been featured in print
such as Southern Living Magazine,
Outdoor Life, Fly Fisherman, Field
and Stream, Rural Missouri Magazine, on television shows
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2015 Sowbug Roundup; a
Rousing Success!
Sowbug Roundup 2015, the 18th
Annual Sowbug Roundup, has
come and gone and has been rated
a great success! We had over 600
paid attendees. When you add in
club members, volunteers, fly
tyers, and vendors, we come up
with at least 1000 attendees for
the three days. The comments
from tyers, vendors, and from Facebook and the forums are uniformly positive. We had the most
revenue ever from this Sowbug.
Last year’s Sowbug was down some
on revenue. This year’s was way
up.
The Sowbug Shindig was a change
from the former Friday night dinner. It featured live music, a live
auction, wine and beer, and a
huge variety of finger foods. This
year’s Shindig honored Tony
Spezio as the “Founding Father”
of the Sowbug Roundup and honored Dennis and Amy Galyardt
for their 18 years as “Sowbug Stalwarts”. The winners of
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Sorting — from page 1
the Annual Sowbug Roundup Fly
Tying Contest were recognized.
The team in the kitchen, led by
Karen Tipton, did a great job getting the food prepared and on the
table. However the scheme of obtaining a variety of finger foods
from Sam’s Club became very
complicated when it became time
to prepare the food in the
church’s kitchen. The consensus,
very vocal and emphatic from the
kitchen team, was “never again!”
Next year we will go back to catering the meal. And keeping it simple!
We had over 50 volunteers. The
Sowbug would not be possible
without these volunteers. Thanks!!
Brian — from page 1
such as NBC’s
Today Show, Outdoor Channel’s
Ultimate Outdoors, several appearances on Outdoor Channel Outfitters, and is a Field Producer for
Chasing Waters on the Pursuit
Channel. When Brian isn’t guiding,
he is fishing with his 8 and 10 year
old boys.
Sowbug Roundup
April President’s
Message
I would like to thank Mike Tipton ( Sowbug Chairman), Sowbug
Committee, vendors, tiers and the
60 plus volunteers for making the
2015 Sowbug a success. Sorry I
can’t mention everyone by name
but need to extend a special
thanks to Dennis and Amy Galyardt for their efforts. Without
member support and involvement
the 18th Sowbug wouldn’t have
been a success. It doesn’t matter if
you helped set up, take down or
man various tables it’s greatly appreciated. Thanks to Karen Tipton
and a dedicated group of ladies
Friday night for that work in the
kitchen
Ken Sickels, President.
Spring Picnic in May
Mark your calendars now to be
sure not to miss our upcoming
spring picnic at the Bull Shoals
White River State Park. As always, we will have good food and
great fellowship. Might even be a
few fish stories!
The picnic will be from 11am to
3pm on Saturday, May 16th.
The location is pavilion number
one at the lower White River State
Park (along the river).
NAFF will provide burgers, brats
and dogs, with all the fixins., along
with water and soda. Members
are urged to bring a side dish, salad or a dessert.
Lunch will be
served at 11:45am with food
served hot off of the grill.
I
hope to see you all there.
Vern Berry,
Activities director
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April Fly of the Month
Shad / Baitfish
Baitfish fly patterns have always
held an interest to me for the obvious reasons that very few fish species do not eat small fish.
Naturally the particular water systems, river, lake or stream will determine the abundance of available forage and the majority of species will also consume their own
kind.
In the past, baitfish imitations
were almost all tied with the use of
natural materials for the wings,
and with combinations of floss,
silk and tinsel to form the body.
Rooster hackles being the major
material used for wings. Later hair,
such as bucktail, squirrel, deer hair
and calf tail, in combination with
other materials, further allowed
for the development of many more
baitfish patterns. As did the later
use of marabou, which dramatically changed baitfish and streamer
fly patterns. It allowed for great
movement and animation for the
fly, a definite attraction to the fish.
Materials such as Mylar in tubular
form allowed the tyer to produce
pattern variations more in line
with the natural body shape of
baitfish.
Back in the 70s, one particular fly
known as the Polystickle became a
huge success in the UK. It was a
small bait fish pattern that represented many small minnows,
namely the Stickleback, a small
bait fish not much more than 2
inches. They would stack up in
large shoals around weed beds and
the shallow shore lines of a lake.
The trout would go nuts feeding
almost exclusively on this small
bait fish and more or less would
ignore anything else you threw at
them. The Polystickle changed
that. It was an interesting fly in so
far as the body was tied by using
wraps of polythene obtained from
bread bags. The back and tail of
the fly formed from Swiss straw/
raffia. This fly caught me many
fine trout in those days. To the
best of my knowledge, this was the
first all synthetic bait fish fly.
The use of marabou and chenille
further added to the inventory of
bait fish patterns. Such patterns as
the Appetizer, Jack Frost, White
Marabou Muddler and Baby Doll
were four of the first to make a
serious impact as patterns used for
trout when they are busting bait
fish.
Today we have a huge availability
of synthetic material that allows
for the tyer to create a huge range
of different bait fish patterns.
It was in the late 80s that l first
messed around with synthetic fibers that had both length and mobility. The trick here is to tie in
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stages of material to build up a
fish shape profile and may also be
adorned with other materials such
as hackle. In those days, eyes were
obtained from a taxidermist supply company; as there was no supply. We know it today as stick-on
eyes.
The fly shown here was featured in
a UK magazine back in the early
90s. It was a fly l developed to imitate bait fish found in the UK still
waters. It is 4 inches in length but
l also tied many shorter versions.
Personally l have never found that
bait fish patterns, stripped very
fast, work for trout. A slower retrieve being best; but the fly must
incorporate certain attractions to
the fish’s eye. Which l believe are:
Overall size
Definition of fish profile, but not
as a solid object.
General color definitions related
to species.
Ability to withstand casting and
fish teeth
It must also animate, which l consider to be a very important factor.
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What l mean by this is that when
the fly is pulled, the materials used
conform to a fish shape profile. If
you take time to watch a live bait
fish as it moves, it turns at different angles thus changing its profile
viewed from the same direction.
One second it may show its full
side on, then as it turns tail or
head and less body profile.
Which is one of the reasons why l
believe marabou is such a good
material. It is forever changing its
visual appearance to the trout’s
eye. That said marabou is not always the best material to use depending on the nature of the fly to
be tied and presented to the fish’s
eye.
Now bear in mind we fly fish for
many different species that eat bait
fish. In the case of this article, it is
related to the Threadfin shad,
which is probably the most sought
after bait fish found in our lakes.
And as we know, also for many
fish species found below dams.
It was my friend Dave Whitlock
who first made me aware of how
important this small bait fish was
to many different species of fish
here in the States, particularly in
the case of lakes and reservoirs.
Not to mention at times when we
see a shad kill, how important it is
as a food source for the trout below the dam.
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Back in the early 2000 period l
designed a number of different
shad fly patterns due to my experience fishing shad kills on our tail
waters. All of which have accounted for very many trout and in
many cases trophy trout. Essentially they were patterns that floated
and those that sank; as often the
trout would have a preference.
Nothing is more exhilarating that
watching a huge brown rise to the
surface and take your fly or feel a
solid thump as one hit the subsurface fly.
Couple of years back my friend
Marcos, manager of Hairline, sent
me some new materials to work
with. These further inspired my
creative nature. What’s more important was these materials were
well suited to tying small bait fish
patterns. Many variations came
forth from my vice and many of
them caught fish.
What l will do after l have tied a
pattern is to subject it to my fish
tank, as that allows me to see how
well it moves. Do the materials
used demonstrate the effects of
translucency and visual effects?
Remember that l prefer to fish bait
fish patterns slow and that is important. They also must move and
animate.
Often as not, fish will hit the fly as
it falls. You are aiming to fish the
fly in such a way as it appears to be
sick or injured. No fly stripped at
50 MPH represents that, a mistake
many anglers make.
The materials you will need to tie
variations of the fly are.
1. Hook--needs to be fine wire
short shank wide gape, silver
2. Body materials used are combinations of Pseudo marabou//
Baitfish emulator//Midge flash//
Lateral scale// Diamond braid
I use colors of white, gray and
pearl
3. Flanks--pale dun hackle, light
barred grizzled is OK
4. Eyes--mirage 3/16 or 7/32 Gold
or Silver.
Head is formed with lamination s
of UV Clear Fly Finish and Opalescent nail varnish.
Davy Wotton
March 2015
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COE Update - Water Levels
As mentioned in last October’s
newsletter, the management of
lake levels throughout the White
River system is complex and requires daily monitoring. Recent
spring rains have been a good illustration of the impact the dams and
reservoirs have in reducing flooding risks downstream, which is the
original intent for which they were
designed and constructed.
Several factors are considered in
determining releases from Bull
Shoals and Norfork Dams. The
most significant of those is the
“regulating stage” on the lower
White River at Newport, Arkansas. This gage is used by hydraulic
engineers in the Corps’ Little
Rock District office as the river
level to which all water flowing
into the White River, both that
controlled by dams and uncontrolled streams, must be calculat-
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ed. Simply stated, releases from
Bull Shoals and Norfork are dependent upon the seasonal regulating stage at Newport, Arkansas.
Release criteria for the lakes was
developed more specifically based
upon the lake elevation, elevation
of downstream lakes, the time of
year, and downstream river conditions.
at Newport drops, lake levels may
continue to rise and remain higher
into the traditional start of the
recreation season on Memorial
Day weekend. Mountain Home
Project Office staff have made
preparations for high water impacts to recreation facilities and
will continue to monitor areas as
public use increases.
The stage at Newport is adjusted
seasonally as follows:
If boating on Bull Shoals and Norfork, please exercise patience and
caution.
With higher levels,
launch ramps are more difficult to
use and parking may be limited.
With the rapid rise, the amount of
debris flushed into the lakes from
tributary streams is tremendous.
Go slowly, and watch for debris
floating just under the water's surface. Always use your vessel’s kill
switch and wear a life jacket. As
you approach the shoreline, please
be aware of obstructions that may
not be typically submerged.
Please take the time to put safety
first.
From 1 December through 14
April - 21 feet except, if a natural
rise exceeding 21 feet occurs, regulate to the lesser of the observed
crest or 24 feet.
From 15 April through 7 May - 14
feet except, regulate to 21 feet,
from 15 April through 30 April,
and 18 feet, from 1 May through
14 May, if the four-lake system
(Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals,
Norfork) storage exceeds 50% of
flood stage capacity.
From 8 May through 30 November - 12 feet except, regulate to 14
feet from 15 May through 30 November, if the 4-lake system storage exceeds 70% of flood stage
capacity.
Currently, Bull Shoals and Norfork are utilizing flood storage capacity, 13% and 15% respectively.
With more rain likely through the
spring and as the regulating stage
Jon Hiser
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Sowbug Tyers Report
April Membership Report
A belated welcome to our latest
Sponsors who joined us recently:
Jan's Ozark Getaway of Cotter,
AR
Float Master Products of Brunswick, OH
It’s OVER!! There isn’t much to
say except everything went
smoothly. We did have a few noshows and some that had better
things to do. We missed their presence but the show was a major success. Without the fly tyers, there
wouldn’t be a show and we’re
grateful to each and every one of
them for making the trip.
We’ve talked to hundreds of people and had hundreds of replies
on the Sowbug Roundup Facebook page with nothing but compliments on the show. (If you have
internet access and want to check
out the photos from the show go
to https://www.facebook.com/
sowbug.roundup.) Only thing people didn’t like was the restrooms at
the fairgrounds!!
If you are interested in tying at
Sowbug Roundup 2016, just let us
know!!
Chet & Pat Smith
Sowbug was a massive year for
club recruitment:
52 new memberships, up from
the 27 new enrollment last year.
Fourteen of these were Family
memberships, adding a total of
66 new members.
Renewal and re-enrollment information is still being tallied.
New members came from all
ends of the country, including
California, Connecticut, and
Indiana to Mississippi. Seventeen
of the new memberships were
from out of state.
Joining us prior to Sowbug were:
John Linder of Ridgecrest, CA
Eric Moody of Willis, TX
John Watkins of Little Rock, AR
Doug Hadley of Lakeview, AR
Joining us at Sowbug were:
Eric Olsen of North Little Rock,
AR
Ashley Berry of Little Rock, AR
Bob Cogburn of Flippin, AR
Bob Sinclair of Bull Shoals, AR
Brad Smith of Mountain Home,
AR
Bruce Petray of Cotter, AR
Cecilia Gasiecki of Gasville, AR
Charles Hesse of Rogers, AR
Chris Lindner of Pocahontas, AR
Danny Montgomery of Gasville,
AR
Danny Sabo of Flippin, AR
Danny Schieffler of Little Rock,
AR
David Alwes of Mountain Home,
AR
Deborah Haven of Eureka
Springs, AR
Don Richardson of Clinton, AR
Douglas Hadley of Lakeview, AR
Grady Reed of North Little Rock,
AR
Grant Carter of Mountain Home,
AR
Paul Ashton - Membership
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Jimmy T’s Fishing Report April
Many thanks to the NAFF for a
great Sowbug Roundup this year.
It was a great show and it was very
nice to see young folk participating and showing up for this great
event.
The week of Sowbug also brought
us a fair amount of rain which has
caused not only the lakes to rise
but river levels to rise as well.
Wading opportunities shrink for
sure.
As of this writing on April 7th the
Norfork dam has a spillway gate
open due to a generator unit being
down for maintenance. They are
also warning that if the lake continues to rise, more water could be
released in this fashion. Several
years ago (2012 I believe) this same
scenario unfolded in the month of
April. Almost a full 2 units of water on the Norfork River with the
flood gates open and shad coming
through the spill gates. We were
catching good fish that month as
long as those gates were open.
The White River is also generating
regularly at this time with the lake
level at 667.00 at the time of this
writing with flows up to 12,000
CFS or 4 to 6 units of water. This
is boat fishing water for sure with
long leaders and a bit of split shot.
I use the thinner diameter 9ft
Maxima Chameleon butt to Ultra
Green tippet leaders on this water
as opposed to the thicker and
heavier butted leaders as they
catch less of the current. This
causes my flies to get to the bot-
tom faster with less split shot. To
this 9ft leader I will add another
foot or two of 4X fluoro tippet for
the first fly. At the knot I just added my tippet to, I will also add a
couple of B or BB size shot. This
knot will hold the shot in place
and prevent it from sliding down
to the flies. From the first fly I will
add another fly via the eye to eye
connection. I am fishing barbless
of course; so attaching to the bend
of the hook can and will cause the
bottom fly to come off if this is
not done. I now have a total
length of 10 to 13 feet from the fly
line to the last fly. An indicator is
also a must with this type of set up
and different ones can be used.
Sometimes I use the styro types
with the toothpick peg in various
colors. Sometimes I use the thinga-ma-bobbers in various colors.
These are easier to move if the water is fluctuating; or I move to a
different part of the river and have
to change depths which is sort of
rare unless the water really drops
down. Most of the time I will just
change the position of one of the
shot by moving it up the leader to
accommodate the shallower water.
This way the entire leader and tippet sink at a good even rate but
hang up less and still indicate a
subtle take. Often a take will occur in the first 10 feet of a drift in
less than a foot of fast moving water. This is often where a bigger
fish will be, waiting on easy food.
So it’s important to get the flies
down rapidly and to do so with a
casting mend or in-air mend that
allows the flies to lay in a pattern
with the flies upstream and the
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shot and indicator lined up downstream of both of my flies--with
about 6 to 12 inches of fly line
slightly downstream of my indicator as well. This will give me the
best sink rate and also allow the
indicator to show me if there is an
immediate take.
Using this technique I can fish
many types and sizes of flies from
midges to San Juan Worms. With
the upper fly I try to select one
that will attract, like Davy's White
Tail Midges with either a white or
red tail; or I may use a very bright
pink midge and then drop from
that. It depends on water clarity.
Give this technique a try the next
time you are fishing out of a boat
as you will find it very effective.
Drop by the shop in Bull Shoals if
you want to see a setup of this rig
and if you want give me a shout at
870-404-8906 and we can spend a
morning or day on the water
teaching you this technique so
that you can go and do it yourself
out of your boat.
Good Fishing.
Jimmy T.
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Ken Minsky’s Lake Fishing
Report
I guess its official now. Dogwoods are
blooming and Easter has come and
gone, so it’s spring time in the
Ozarks!
Great news for fly rod enthusiasts
itching to get out and bend a rod,
and especially good for those of us
who love fishing the local lakes!
Right now and for the next couple of
weeks at least, the biggest consideration is water temperature and clarity.
Fish of every variety are going to be
looking for that perfect place to do
their spring time business. Luckily,
different species have different preferences so it doesn’t all happen at the
same exact time and place.
Specifically, in the mid lake area near
point #24. The main lake temperature is in the low 50s, rising a bit during sunny afternoons and dropping
after sunset. The lake elevation is
666.28 and rising just under a foot a
day, which may or may not taper off
depending on precipitation and whatever plans SWPA and ACOE have up
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their sleeves! My guess is it’ll come
up a bit more, for a while anyway
(really narrowing it down huh?).
So let’s get to the fish. I’ll try to be a
bit more specific as to locations and
species. Yes, the white bass are moving up the creek arms, not in huge
numbers yet though. The bigger the
better, the warmer the better. I’m
finding them way up, almost as far as
your boat can take you is a good place
to start. The creek arms are running
a little muddy and getting farther up
the creek can sometimes put you in
clearer, warmer water. Fields are
flooding and the white bass are hanging right at the edge of the grass or
brush, in 2 to 4 feet of water. I’m also
finding they are picky about where
they spend their time and are moving
as conditions change. The last few
days they have been holding in a relatively small area, so keep moving until
you find them. Anything white and
not too big on a floating or sink tip
line should do the trick. The cool
thing is you might also be rewarded
with one of the striped bass MO
stocked two years ago. They are
about 16 inches long now, and I’ve
caught a couple running with the
whites. You may also find a largemouth, spotted or smallmouth bass
up there too.
Walleyes are done spawning and will
take a week or two to recuperate before really getting after the feed bag.
They’ll take their time moving out of
the creek arms and start working the
secondary banks and points looking
for food. I’d look for them in the
evenings and on overcast days in 5 to
20 feet of water. Sink tips will work
until you get to depths of 15 feet,
then I’d switch to a full sinking line.
Clousers are always a great choice in
shad or baitfish patterns.
Spotted, largemouth and smallmouth
bass are coming from lots of different
locations. I’m connecting with them
on soft secondary points, casting to
the edge of the brush or parallel to
the brush. The water should be 8 to
12 feet deep at the edge of the brush
and use a presentation that keeps the
bait near the bottom. Bull Shoals has
experienced a sharp decline in threadfin shad populations the last couple
of years and the fish are really targeting crawfish. Small rusty colored
crawfish and larger grey/brown crawfish are what I’m finding the spotted
bass are feeding on. However, I’d put
a lot more importance on depth and
presentation then I would on color.
The backs of small creek arms are also
holding fish. Just make sure you have
water temps of at least 55 degrees.
One bay may have three fingers, all
with vastly different water temperature. Pick the warmest one and work
the south facing bank from tip to tail!
I’m getting a crappie here and there
while I’m pursuing other game fish. I
suspect they will start moving and
holding in shallower water very soon.
I should have more information on
them and also an update as to what
the bluegills are up to in next
month’s report.
I think the most important thing to
keep in mind right now is that the
fish are moving to shallower water
and taking a look around scoping out
areas for things to come. They will
also move right back out to deeper
water again if the weather, water temp
or clarity changes. Start shallow and
mover deeper until you connect.
Keep moving and trying different locations and depths and you will catch
fish!
Ken Minsky
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In The Kitchen
Cayenne Candied Bacon
We have a new feature. The plan is
to have a new recipe for you each
month. Things will be kept simple
and easy but something you might
enjoy making for yourself or friends.
Each recipe will be tested before
publishing.
Also, if you have recipe that you
think our readers might enjoy,
p l e ase se nd i t to m e a t
[email protected] and
we’ll see what we can do. Of course,
we’re going to test your recipe to
make sure it’s as good as you say it
is!!
The first recipe is one that was a hit
on several different occasions - especially the Sowbug Shindig!!
Cayenne-Candied Bacon
2 t e asp oo ns v e g e t ab l e oi l
1 cup packed light brown sugar
¾ teaspoon cayenne pepper (if you
like it not quite as hot, use less pepper)
1 pound thinly sliced bacon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a broiler pan with aluminum
foil, and position broiler rack on
top of pan. Lightly coat the rack
with the vegetable oil.
Combine the brown sugar and cayenne in a shallow dish, stirring to
mix well. Press 1 side of each slice of
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bacon firmly into the spiced sugar
to coat well. Arrange the slices of
bacon on top of the broiler rack in a
single layer, sugared-side up. If there
is any sugar remaining in the dish,
sprinkle it on top of the bacon slices
evenly. Bake until the bacon is crisp
and the sugar is bubbly, 15 to 20
minutes. Transfer to paper towels to
drain briefly, then to a plate or serving dish to cool. (Can be made several hours ahead) Serve warm or at
room temperature.
Note: I’ve found it really works better and keeps the bacon from curling if you rinse it first under cold
water.
As an FYI - for the Shindig, I made
the bacon candy several days ahead
of time and vacuum sealed it to
keep it fresh. Just make sure the
grease has a chance to drain off and
the bacon is cool before sealing. It
works best is you do not let the vacuum sealer pull all the air out to
keep it from crunching the bacon.
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April Outing to Country Oaks
B&B Farm Pond for Bass
and Pan Fish
This month we will return to the
Country Oaks B&B in Mountain
View to fish their “farm bond” for
largemouth bass and panfish.
April is a great time to fish this
pond; the bass are shallow and you
can see them cruising along the
shoreline.
Special tackle is not needed; a 6
weight and wooly buggers will usually do the trick. Or whatever bass
bugs and streamers that you have.
Be sure to dress for the weather
and possible muddy ground. In
the past some fishermen have used
pontoons on the pond.
The outing is schedule for Tuesday, April 28. Sign up at the April
meeting or contact Tom Emerick
for more information:
870-499-3882 or
[email protected].
April Raffle
Sowbug 2015
Hope Sowbug got everyone enthused about tying flies so lots of
materials and a few other items for
the non-tyers.
Premium Items
Rainbow Trout Sculpture
Or
Tier’s Light with Magnifier
Regular Items
Coffee Mug
Box of Flies
Selection of Hooks
Selection of Pearl Chenille
Turkey and Pheasant Tail Feathers
Selection of furs
2 Books, “Flies for Montana
Trout” (l ots of patte rns ;
“Universal Fly Tying Guide:” by
Dick Stewart
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Activities of Interest to NAFF members
April
Tuesday 14th Sowbug Committee Meeting 1:00-3:00 Baxter County Library
Tuesday 21st NAFF Club Meeting 7:00-9:00 Van Matre Senior Center
Tuesday 28th Fishing outing to Country Oaks B&B, Mt. View
May
Saturday 2nd Trout Fest 8:30-4:00 Cotter Spring Creek Park
Monday 4th Trout Unlimited 6:00-8:00 El Chico
Tuesday 5th NAFF Board Meeting 2:00-4:00 First Security Bank
Tuesday 12th Sowbug Committee Meeting 1:00-3:00 Baxter County Library
Saturday 16th NAFF Club Picnic Bull Shoals State Park Pavilion 1
PO Box 1213
Mountain Home, AR 72653
North Arkansas Fly Fishers