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Jan.6
  The White River high water levels, farther down stream, are closer to normal and we are starting to see a trend of steady water flows from both Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams again.  These steady flows should help make the fishing more productive and predictable, if you can tolerate the cold weather.
  We've seen VERY unseasonable cold weather for the past week, with 3 to 5 inches of snow on the ground and a few night time lows around 2 to 5 degrees.  And this next weeks forecast doesn't look much warmer.  However, with these frigid temps. a shad kill should soon follow!!
  Although a few shad have trickled through the dams during these higher water flows, we've not seen a full shad kill this season.  The surface temp. of Bull Shoals Lake has been at 49 for over a week but fell to 48 last night.  Our magic number is around 42.  This cold weather should drive the temp down but when we'll see 42 is anybodies guess.
  Water Levels: Both dams are generating higher steady flows at this time with the White running 5-6 units and the Norfork running 2.
  Water Quality:  Both The White and Norfork Rivers are in good shape with their D.O. levels at 10ppm.
  Weather Condition:  COLD!!  The forecast for the next few days shows the highs 15 to 20, the lows 0 to 5 and another chance of snow tonight.
  Hot Flies:   As with most winter seasons here in the Ozarks, egg patterns and san juan worms will produce!!  Also, now would be a good time to experiment with any shad patterns!
  There's great fishing to enjoy!!
  Fly Fishing the high water flows of the White River, for the past week, has been very productive!  Focusing on the gravel bars and weed beds has been the key.  The river is full of 13 to 16 inch browns at this time and they've been feeding on worms during these higher flows!!
  The weather patterns have gone from one extreme to the other!!  Two weeks ago, we had 5 inches of snow on the ground and saw high temps of 15 degrees.  Today we're looking at highs around 65.  This warmer weather has made for some very pleasant days on the water but will likely push the shad kill out to a further date than previously thought.The White and Norfork Rivers have seen high and very steady water flows over the past few weeks.  As of this morning, this too has changed!  Both lakes have dropped closer to the top of their power pools and water flows have been cut back drastically.  Just goes to show, conditions on these tailwaters can change at the drop of a hat! 
  Water Levels:  If the COE predicted schedule holds true, we should start seeing major fluctuating water flows on both rivers (The White from 1 to 6 units and the Norfork from 0 to 2 units).  There is wadable water for those that plan there day properly.  For those familiar with fishing our high water flows while operating a boat, keeping your boat in the rising water will be the key to a productive day!!
  Water Quality: Both rivers are in great shape at this time!  
Weather Condition:  Unseasonably warm temperatures!!  The 4 day forecast shows highs around 55, lows around 45 and 60% chance of rain.  We should start seeing colder temps next week.
  Hot Flies:   As with most winter seasons here in the Ozarks, egg patterns and san juan worms will produce!!  Also, now would be a good time to experiment with any shad patterns and streamers!
  There's great fishing to enjoy!!
Jan.20
Feb.7
  It's been a great week of fly fishing on the White River!! I've been out the last six days and have fished below Bull Shoals Dam all six. Thursday and Friday we saw rain, sleet and snow but the rest of the week was very tolerable. The bite's been good all week with eggs and san juan worms.  Yesterday about 1pm we saw our first shad kill of the year!!  For about two hours the bite was great with shad patterns.  There were three burst (schools) come through the dam, two of which were great in size. This doesn't necessarily mean that the shad kill is in full swing yet but now might be a good time to start planning your trip.  Be sure to check out the updated photo gallery!
  Water Levels: The White River has been running 2 to 6 units and the Norfork 1 to 2 units.  I'm not expecting it to change very much in the near future.
  Water Quality: Both rivers are in great shape at this time!
  Weather Condition:  This weeks forecast is calling for the highs to be 30-35 and lows in the mid teens.
  Hot Flies:   As with most winter seasons here in the Ozarks, egg patterns and san juan worms will produce!!  Also, now would be a good time to experiment with any shad patterns and streamers!
  There's great fishing to enjoy!!
  The weather has gone from one extreme to the other, over the last week or so.  Last Monday we started the day with wind chills of about 7 degrees and by Saturday the highs were in the mid sixties. The warmer weather brought the crowds along with it.  The boat traffic in the C&R area below Bull Shoals Dam has been as thick as I've seen in years.  Most were just taking advantage of the warmer weather, while waiting on the shad kill to begin again.
  We had four straight days of sporadic shad kills but as of last Tuesday, we've not seen another. The going joke is that they've canceled this years shad kill, without sending a memo.  However, most local guides (myself included) believe that we'll see an awesome kill at some point in the near future. 
In hopes of avoiding the crowds, I've been guiding down stream of the dam for the past 3 days.  We've fished from Three chutes down to Hwy 62 bridge and the bite has been great!!
  Water Levels:  The White River has been running 2 to 4 units.  With Bull Shoals Lake within 1 foot of power pool, it's anyone's guess as to what generation the COE will do in the near future.  Although the Norfork has seen some brief periods of zero generation, for the most part, it has been running 1 to 2 units.
  Water Quality: Both rivers are in great shape at this time!
  Weather Condition:  This weeks forecast is calling for the highs in the low to mid 40's and lows 15 to 25.
  Hot Flies:   As with most winter seasons here in the Ozarks, egg patterns and san juan worms will produce!!  Also, now would be a good time to experiment with any shad patterns and streamers!
  There's great fishing to enjoy!!
Feb.22
2-14-10:  Jen with a really nice rainbow that she landed while fishing the shad kill.  Not bad for her second time to fly fish!!
2-20-10: Charles landed this brown on the White River while drift fishing egg patterns and san juan worms from my boat.
2-21-10:  Due to bad weather rolling in, we were crunched for time.  However, Jonathan's persistence paid off and he landed this nice brown about eight miles down stream on Bull Shoals Dam on the White River.