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Nov.11
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 Photos 2011
1-7-11: John, a talented fly fisher, enjoyed a great day of fishing on the White River with five of his good friends from Chicago. He landed several nice browns and a good number of rainbows while drift fishing from the boat during the 1 to 3 unit flows.
Jan.7
1-7-11: Another nice brown landed by John while fishing egg patterns and san juan worms.
1-7-11: Joe, another talented fly fisher from Chicago, landed several nice fish as well.
Jan.7
Jan.7
1-29-11: With zero generation, clear skies and temps in the low 70's, wade fishing was just too hard to resist. We only had a couple of hours but managed to land several nice browns while wade fishing on the White River.
Jan.29
2-7-11: Landed this rainbow in the C&R area below Bull Shoals Dam, on the White River. The lower water flows of 1 to 2 units didn't produce any shad today. On the other hand, egg patterns were extremely productive!!
2-8-11: Once again, the lower flows of the White River couldn't produce a shad kill but we had a heck of day while fishing egg patterns!!
Feb.7
Feb.8
2-14-11: Once again, water flows were too low to produce a shad kill. However, egg patterns were extremely productive!! Bill laughingly stated,"We don't need no stinking shad kill!!".
2-14-11: Long time clients, Bill and his brother Jim, landed a good number of nice rainbows and browns in the C&R area below Bull Shoals Dam on the White River!
2-15-11: Day two with long time clients, Jim and his brother Bill, from Texas. Although the flows were too low for a shad kill, fishing was fantastic none the less!!
2-15-11: Just one of many nice browns landed by Jim and his brother Bill while drift fishing from the boat during the 1 to 2 unit flows on the White River!!
Feb.14
Feb.14
Feb.15
Feb.15
2-23-11: Had just few hours to fish the White River on a day off and landed several nice browns like this one, along with a good number of nice bows, while fishing egg patterns during the lower flows.
Feb.25
Feb.23
2-25-11: Danny, from Memphis, enjoyed his first trip to the White River. Although new to the sport, he did extremely well while drift fishing egg patterns and midges from the boat!! This bow was the best of the day but he landed several browns in the 18 to 20 inch range as well!!
March2
3-2-11 Bliar, a steelhead guide from Michigan, landed this respectable brown while fishing streamer patterns on the White River.
3-3-11 Bliar with just one of many nice bows that he landed while fishing midge patterns on the White River.
March3
3-3-11 Rich with one of nice browns he landed on the White River.
March3
3-3-11: Richard, from Ohio, enjoyed a great day of wade fishing on the White River. It was his first time fishing midge patterns and he did a wonderful job of landing two really nice browns along with a good number of rainbows in the 17 to 18 inch range.
March3
3-5-11: Skip, from LA, did a great job of landing many nice bows during the cold and very windy conditions while wade fishing on the White River.
3-5-11: Willie and his Uncle Skip, from LA, enjoyed a couple days of wade fishing on the White River. Although the first day was cold and very windy, they landed a good number of very nice bows and several respectable browns while fishing midge patterns.
March5
March5
3-11-11: My wife Joyce and I were able to do a lil wade fishing for a couple of hours before picking up the kids from school.
March11
3-16-21: My brother Jake with a rainbow that he landed during his short visit while fishing midge patterns from the boat below Bull Shoals Dam on the White River.
March16
3-17-11: Fat bow taken on a midge pattern while wade fishing the White River.
March17
3-18-11: Although new to the sport, Jen landed some quality fish while fishing midge patterns for the first time.
March18
3-21-11: Bret, a beginner fly fisher from the Kansas City araea, enjoyed his first experience fly fishing from the boat!! He landed this nice brown while drift fishing the White River during an early morning two unit flow.
March21
3-21-11: Bret landed several nice rainbows as well!
March21
3-28-11: Ted, a super nice guy and talented fly fisher from New Mexico, enjoyed his first trip to the White River. He landed this nice brown and several nice bows while wade fishing with midge patterns.
March28
4-7-11: Jeff, a MN fly fisher, landed a couple of nice browns and a good number of nice bows during his first trip to the White River. It was his first experience fishing midge patterns and did an awesome job!! Enjoyed fishing with you Jeff!! Read Jeff's testimonial.
April 7
4-11-11: Jack with just one of many brown trout landed while drift fishing caddis emergers and nymphs from the boat during the two unit flows on the White River.
4-11-11: Repeat client Dick from Indiana enjoyed a very productive brown trout day on the White River. Dick and his friend Jack managed to land over 25 browns this afternoon, despite battling extreme winds....not to mention several others before lunch as well!!
April 11
April 11
4-13-11: Dick landed this nice brown and a good number of rainbows as well during the last day of his four day guide trip on the White River. He was fishing caddis emergers and nymphs from the boat with about two units worth of water flows. Look forward to seeing you again in June Dick!!
April 13
4-13-11: Just one of many brown trout caught and released by Dick and Jack during there trip to the White River.
April 13
4-15-11: Todd, from KC, enjoyed his afternoon trip on the White River while wade fishing midge patterns. Although new to the sport, he landed a couple of respectable browns and several nice rainbows during some of the windiest conditions that I've seen this year!!
April 11
4-17-11: Carolyn with one of many nice browns that she landed while fishing caddis emergers on the White River.
April 17
April 17
4-19-11: Release of a super nice brown trout that was landed by Paul from KC.
April 19
4-19-11: Yep, this browns has filled up on caddis!!
4-19-11: Repeat client from KC, Paul enjoyed a great day of fly fishing on the White River. He landed over ten nice browns and a countless number of nice rainbows as well!!
4-19-11: Just another nice bow landed by Paul!
April 19
April 19
April 19
4-20-11: Jack's first brown trout of the day!
April 20
April 20
4-20-11: New client from Philly PA, Jack enjoyed his first trip to the White River while landing his largest brown trout to date, not to mention a countless number of nice rainbows.
April 29
4-29-11: Bruce, a repeat client from O.K., landed this nice brown early in the day while fishing san juan worms and caddis nymphs with about 2 units worth of water on the White River.
5-3-11: Just one of several nice browns landed by Mark during the 2 unit flows on the White River.
May 3
5-3-11: Repeat client from IL, Mark and his brother-in-law Greg enjoyed a great day of fly fishing on the White River during a wonderful caddis hatch.
5-3-11: Repeat client from TX, Greg shows just one of several nice browns that he landed while fishing caddis nymphs during the 2 unit flows on the White River.
May 3
May 3
5-17-11: Six flood gates at Bull Shoals Dam. Opened about a half foot to equal 2 generators.
5-16-11: First time fly fisher, Jeremy landed this respectable brown while fishing a flesh fly and san juan worm on the White River with 7 units flowing.
5-16-11: Pete, from TX, had never fished high water flows and only seldom had he fished a nymph rig. He landed this nice brown a couple miles down stream of Bull Shoals Dam on the White River with 6 units flowing!!
5-17-11: Sean, a repeat client from Little Rock, enjoyed a tight line and bent rod throughout the day while fishing the 7 unit flows of the White River.
5-18-11: Repeat client from New Orleans, Kerry landed a countless number of nice bows below Bull Shoals Dam on the White River during the 7 unit flows. His smile says it all!
5-18-11: Just one of many hook ups for Kerry while fishing flesh flies and san juan worms below Bull Shoals Dam!!
May 16
May 16
May 17
May 17
May 18
May 18
6-2-11: I had to refuse when Jimmy asked me to take him to Dry Run Creek! :) :) :)
5-26-11: 15 yr old Jarrett enjoyed his last day of fishing Dry Run Creek. He landed several nice browns like this and a countless number of nice bows as well!!
5-26-11: Jarrett finished up his final day of fishing Dry Run Creek by landing this nice Cutthroat!
6-1-11: Jimmy with just one of many nice fish that we landed during the 16 unit flows!!
6-1-11: Fishing super high flows equaling 16 generators!! The fish are feeding heavily on san juan worms, flesh flies and egg patterns!!
6-2-11: Brown trout landed while fishing san juan worms and flesh flies during the super high flows equaling 14 generators!!
May 26
May 26
June 2
June 2
June 1
June 1
6-12-11: Repeat client from K.C., Steve landed several nice browns and numerous nice rainbows during the 6 unit flows on the White River!
June 12
June 14
6-14-11: First time client from Indiana, Jim enjoyed his first trip to the White River while landing three nice browns like this! Not to mention the rainbows!
6-16-11: Repeat client and super cool guy from TX., Andy enjoyed a very productive day on the White River!! Even though the water flows were up and down!!
6-18-11: Andy's rally cap paid off!! After numerous nice rainbows he found out just how "intense" landing a real White River brown trout can be!! Fun for everyone!! :) :) :)
6-26-11: Long time client, close friend and upstanding member of the "K.C. gang", Jim landed this nice brown while drift fishing a nymph rig from the boat during the 5 unit flows on the White River.
June 26
June 18
June 16
6-21-11: Tom's first trip to the White River and his first White River Brown Trout!!
June 21
6-21-11: Christans first trip to the White River and his first White River Brown Trout as well!!
June 21
6-30-11: Terry, a long time client and good friend from LA, landed this nice brown while fishing flesh flies and san juan worms below Bull Shoals Dam with about 8 units of water flowing!
6-30-11: Long time client from LA, Sue with the first brown trout of the day.
June 30
June 30
7-1-11: Terry with the second brown trout of the day. Fishing san juan worms and egg patterns about 5 miles below Bull Shoals Dam on the White River with about 5 units flowing.
July 1
7-2-11: Release of another nice White River brown trout!!
July 2
7-4-11: Jimmy's first fish of the day!
July 4
7-5-11: Jimmy with a nice White River bow!
July 5
7-11-11: Another nice White River brown trout landed while fishing san juan worms with about 8 units flowing.
July 11
7-20-11: Release of another nice White River brown trout!
July 20
7-21-11: Another nice White River brown trout landed while fishing san juan worms with about 8 units flowing.
July 21
7-22-11: The Gonz with a nice lil starter fish!
July 22
7-24-11: San Juan worms are still producing nice fish during the higher water flows!
July 24
7-31-11: Bright sun and 8 unit flows are the worst conditions for fishing streamers on the White River. However, Mark, my fishing buddy from LA, can pull the rabbit out of the hat!!
July 31
7-31-11: Release of another nice White River brown trout!
July 31
August 4
8-4-11: Tim and his son Matt landed a good number of nice browns on the White River during the 8 unit flows while fishing san juan worms, egg patterns and sow bugs!!
8-5-11: Matt's first fly fishing experience on the high water flows of the White River. And he landed a good number of nice browns like this during his three day trip!
August 6
August 6
August 5
8-6-11: Photo op!! :) :)
8-6-11: Let's see.....yep, san jaun worms are still working!
August 6
8-6-11: Jon, a long time client from St. Louis, landed a good number of nice browns like this and plenty of rainbows as well while fishing the 8 unit flows of the White River.
August 6
8-7-11: Sir, set the cup down and step away from the coffee please!
August 7
August 7
August 7
8-7-11: Long time client from St. Louis....Tim (also known as Happy Feet) with one of the nice White River browns that he landed during his two day trip. Not only can the man dance, he can also catch fish!! Always a pleasure having you in my boat Tim!!
8-7-11: David, another long time client, made the trip from D.C. to fish with his father, brother and brother-in-law. He landed several nice browns like this and a good number of nice bows as well! He's laid back and easy going!
August 8
8-8-11: Pat, a long time client and super nice guy from Maryland, landed this brown while fishing san juan worms during the 8 unit flows on the White River.
8-11-11: Billy, a long time client and talented fly fisher that recently relocated to Mountain Home AR, landed a good number of nice bows during the 4 to 6 unit flows on the White River while fishing san juan worms and sow bugs!
August 11
August 13
August 12
8-13-11: Repeat client and super cool guy from Memphis, Ken landed several of these and a countless number of nice bows while fly fishing the high water flows on the White River!!
8-12-11: Dave's first fly fishing experience on the White River! He landed several browns and good number of nice bows as well during the 6 unit flows while fishing san juan worms and sow bugs.
8-14-11: Dave, from TX, with one of several nice browns that he landed while enjoying another good day of fly fishing on the White River! He also landed a good number of nice bows as well while fishing san juan worms and sow bugs during the 7 unit flows.
August 14
8-17-11: Jay made the trip from Rhode Island to fish with his dad Jerry. He landed several nice browns and a countless number of nice bows as well!!.....Just another day fly fishing on high water flows of the White River!! :) :)
August 17
9-14-11: Dennis, a bass fisherman from TX, landed this nice brown while fishing san juan worms on the White River during the steady 5 unit flows.
9-12-11: Jason enjoyed another day on the White River while mixing it up with hoppers and nymph rigs during the 5 unit flows!
8-23-11: Hoppers anyone??
8-23-11: Just one of many nice browns landed during a great hopper bite.
8-23-11: My good friend Mark Lavelle keeping it classy during an awesome hopper bite!
August 23
August 23
August 23
9-11-11: Repeat client from CA, Jason fished hoppers and nymph rigs during the 5 unit flows on the White River. And did very WELL with both!
Sept. 11
Sept. 12
Sept. 14
9-17-11: Jason, a repeat client from CA, fished the 5 unit flows with me for 4 days this week and landed numerous browns in the 18 to 24 inch range while mixing it up between hoppers and nymph rigs!
Sept. 17
9-20-11: A new client from TX, Betty enjoyed her first day EVER of fly fishing while drifting san juan worms from the boat on the White River during the 5 unit flows!
Sept. 20
Sept. 23
9-23-11: Gary, a first time client from MO, landed several nice browns and a countless number of rainbows while drift fishing san juan worms from the boat during the 4 to 5 unit flows on the White River!
9-24-11: Richard, a long time client from TN, enjoyed a day of fly fishing on the White River with his wife and 4 friends during a three boat trip with fellow fly fishing guides Jimmy and Steve. I've guided Richard and Margaret for the past 7 years and every trip has been a pleasure!
Sept. 24
9-29-11: New clients from Kentucky, Buddy and his wife Pam enjoyed a day of fly fishing on the White River! We fished hoppers, soft hackles, sow bugs and san juan worms during the 1 to 3 unit flows and caught fish with all!
Sept. 29
9-30-11: Buddy and his wife Pam enjoyed their second day of fly fishing on the White River as well! They landed several nice browns and a countless number of rainbows!
Sept. 30
10-6-11: John booked a trip in hopes of landing his first brown trout.....mission accomplished, with a hopper no less!
Oct.6
10-7-11: Travis enjoyed his first fly fishing trip on the White River! Mixing it up with hoppers and nymph rigs.
Oct.7
10-10-11: After landing a few fish on hoppers, my good friend Mark and I decided to "chase the 3 unit rise". As you can see, san juan worms produce as well!
Oct.10
10-11-11: Enjoying a rare day off with my fishing buddy Mark on the White River! Three unit flows and san juan worms!
10-12-11: A wet miserable day on the White River....BUT an action packed hopper bite makes it all better! Countless number of nice fish taken off the surface!
Oct.11
Oct.12
10-26-11: Gail, a new client from TX, enjoyed her 2 day trip. She got to mix it up a little....from wade fishing dead low water to drift fishing high water from the boat. She landed a good number of nice rainbows and the brown pictured above!
Oct.26
10-28-11: Bill, a first time client and super nice guy from Oklahoma City, has fly fished the White River for the past 6 years. He landed a good number of nice rainbows and several nice browns as well....including his best brown trout to date, pictured above.
Oct.29
Oct.28
Oct.29
10-28-11: Bill, a first time client and super nice guy from Oklahoma City, has fly fished the White River for the past 6 years. He landed a good number of nice rainbows and several nice browns as well....including his best brown trout to date, pictured above.
10-29-11: Release of another nice White River brown trout!!
11-1-11: Long time client from New York, Marty landed a good number of nice bows and a couple nice browns in spite of the windy conditions. I've guided Marty, his wife Barbra and their friends for about 9 years and it's always a pleasure having them in my boat!
Nov.1
11-4-11: Barbra and her husband Marty landed lots of rainbows and a good number of nice browns as well during there 3 day Fall trip to the White River. See you guys in the Spring!
Nov.4
11-5-11: Dan, from CO, spent a couple of hours in the boat fishing hopper patterns during the lower 1 unit flows. He landed this brown a few miles down stream of Bull Shoals Dam on the White River!
Nov.5
11-10-11: Nancy with one of several browns that she landed while drift fishing nymph rigs from the boat during the lower flows....She also does very well with the hopper/dropper rigs!
Nov.10
11-10-11: Tem and his wife Nancy enjoyed their 3 day trip fly fishing the White River! They landed many rainbows several nice browns as well while mixing it up between hopper/droppers and nymph rigs. They're an inspiration to us all....hope I can still be doing this at 83!
Nov.10
11-11-11: Tom with just one of many nice browns brought to the net!
Nov.11
11-11-11: Long time client, Big Ray landed several REALLY nice fish while drift fishing san juan worms from the boat during the 3 unit flows......this wasn't his best fish of the day but it is the results of the first strike 3 minutes into our day!
11-11-11: Long time client from eastern TN, Tom enjoyed a great day of fly fishing with his son Ray and grandson Justin! Many browns to the net!....with a good number them ranging 18inches and up!!
Nov.11
WHITE RIVER FLYGUIDE
WHITE RIVER FLYGUIDE
Ron Yarborough's
Ron Yarborough's
LLC
Phone: (870) 688-1755
10644 Hwy 62E  Harrison, AR 72601
12-10-11 James, from CA, enjoyed a very productive day of fly fishing on the White River during his visit with his good friend and one of my long time clients Jon Pederson.
Dec.10
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12-22-11: First time client from TX, Phil enjoyed a day on the water with his 9 yr old son Cy and sister Stacey. All three landed a good number of nice browns....stay tuned for the video coming soon!!
12-12-11: Anthony, a new client from Tulsa, has hired guided spin fishing trips for years on the White River but this was his first guided fly fishing trip and he says that it was by far his best ever! He landed many rainbows and a good number of nice browns as well!