riverside graffitti

Sometimes the river and it's surroundings are the perfect spots for love scorn people

to share their heart broken poetry with us happy go lucky fisherman. 

Obviously this poor sole had a bad day.

old skool -Simms

Takin' it back old skool this weekend with one of the first lids from Simms.

Keep it simple...

Smith River Line Up

A little throw back photo to one of our favorite river floats in the country. May June and July are the peak times to be on this glorious slice of heaven. Although the fishing can be decent, the float and camping is shy you go, at least you should. Catching fish is only a bonus to the entire trip. No permit this year, but we will try again next year, maybe as a resident it will help. 

Our Little River

Our little river is starting it's slow transformation toward runoff. With recent releases from several of the reservoir upstream combined with increased native inflows from the various feeder creeks, 

Although still very fishable in many of the stretches it seems the fish and fishing is a bit off of it normal "good - excellent" status. Fish are being relocated daily to new holding water, Once soft seams are now fast or roiling waves. Baren shore line is now starting to get covered up, and will become the new summer holding water. This is always welcome sight, as the river needs a flushing 

of silt and mud .

Get you last week or so in, time to explore your favorite still water fisher, ( might consider hiring Larry Friedrich's with Arkanglers ) for some great fishing on Spinney Reservoir. 

or find a tailwater that is not too overly crowded.