The Arkansas has been fishing well as of late but we will be seeing some drastic changes to the river this next week.  Starting tomorrow, August 15th, water being released from Twin Lakes Reservoir will be incrementally lowered until the Arkansas is at native flow, which will be somewhere around 300 cfs.  The lower flows can still be floatable but make for some outstanding wade fishing conditions.

Look for fish in fast riffles and pocket water, the more oxygenated the water the better this time of year.  Midges, Baetis, Caddis and Stoneflies have all been on the menu lately.  Heavier hopper dropper and nymph rigs will be the ticket to get down quickly to feeding fish in the faster moving water.

We have some much cooler weather in the forecast and it looks like we will be in the low to mid 70’s with daily afternoon rain showers for the remainder of August.  This cool down is perfect timing with the drop in river flows, water temps should stay cool and the fish should stay happy!

Give us a call or swing by the shop if you are getting out and need bugs or just some friendly advice.  We are open and booking trips 7 days a week.

Suggested Flies:

Two Bit Hooker Red #14-16, Duracell’s #14-16, Frenchies #14-18, Roza’s Dark Neon Jig #16-18, Holo Point Jig #14-18, Roza’s Violet Tailed Jig #14-18, Jakes Soft Hackle Perdigon #16-18,  Soft Hackle PT’s #14-18, Various Colors of Perdigons #14-18, Chubby Chernobyl #6-14, Guide Saver #12-16, JJ Bugger #6, Drunk and Disorderly Mini #6, Dungeon Mini #6, Sculpzilla Mini White #8