White River Trout Fishing Offers Arkansas’ Best
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The Ozark Mountains may invoke many sportsmen’s imagination, especially when it comes to White River trout fishing. Many talk about the size of the fish and beauty of the nature along the banks as well as the number of opportunities to set their hooks into some of the finest trout fishing in the land.
From its headwaters, this river meanders through Arkansas and Missouri on a path that takes a route of over 700 miles to the Mississippi River. It actually begins by heading west, then north and then makes a wide turn before heading back towards the east on its last 250-plus mile leg to the Mississippi. What makes for good White River trout fishing is the river runs the gamut of a speedy waterway with white water rapids and ends with a wide, slowing flowing waterway for barges and other river traffic.
White river trout fishing really gets a boost from some of the eight dams built on the waterway. Six of the dams are in Arkansas and the one at Bull Shoals has helped create one of the best cold water trout runs in the state. It is also a major Arkansas tourist attraction.
White River trout fishing gets started about 30 miles from the headlands. In the wet months the river starts as a roaring river, slowing considerably during the dry season. When it reaches the first dam at Bull Shoals the hydropower dam helps create much colder water and becomes a haven for trout. Additionally, the state Division of Wildlife stocks this area of the river more than others and has created a spot where thousands of anglers visit each year hoping for their share of the fish.
With Trout Fishing Size Does Matter
While 90 percent of the hundreds of thousands of trout stocked into the river annually are caught the same year, some have managed to stay off the hook for many tears. The record-holder for a 33-1/2 pound brown trout was landed in 1977 and a rainbow was landed that weighed in at 19 pounds and one ounce. While rainbows in the six to ten pound class are common when white river trout fishing, five to 10 pound browns are common and it is possible to hook a 15 to 20 pounder.
It’s no wonder that white river trout fishing just below the Bull Shoals dam draws thousands of visitors each year. In addition to the gorgeous scenery, the idea of latching on to a trophy-sized trout is too much to pass up.
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