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Archive for April, 2009

Girls – Holla’ Back ’bout those Trout

  
Trout Fishin’ a “Guy Thing”?   NOT!  says your White River Trout Diva…
More and more women are figuring out that a trout fishing vacation on the White River is just you need to relax, unwind and have a great time…
So, my blog today is about my new friends, Jana & Leslie…  They came to stay with [...]

Return of the Jedi…

Well, you folks already know about Monday night, where my wonderful husband, Steve, just totally blew me out of the water fishing…  Yes, your Diva’s ego was pummelled as 4 hours of fishing left Steve with 7 really nice fish — 3 Stripers, 3 Hybrids and 1 walleye…  Do you think he was gloating a [...]

The Empire Strikes Back…

Remember the Star Wars movies?  Well, “The Empire Strikes Back” was about as accurate a description of our evening out on the lake as I could come up with.  Yes, your White River Trout Diva got stomped BAD fishing Monday night by her loving husband, Steve.  Not just a little bad…  BIG BAD.  He suggested [...]

Trout Diva gets into some Crappie

You know…  Trout Diva doesn’t ALWAYS fish the White River…  I spent my childhood on a small lake outside of Kansas City, MO called Lake Tapawingo.  My Daddy taught me how to fish when I was about 6 years old, and I spent many a lazy day down by the water, soakin’ up the sun [...]

What are the White River Levels going to do?

What ARE the levels on the White River going to do?  You have no idea how many times I get asked this question…  Sometimes I’m sure it seems like water generation patterns from our dams are completely random…
But, they’re not.  There are just a lot of factors, often in opposition to one another.  Rainfall can’t [...]

Fishing the Changing Waters of the White River — Part 3

Part 3: More Tips for 6-8
So, you’re out there…    You’re in 6 to 8 generators of water.  What would you look for?  Of course, it’s always helpful to know what the river bottom is like when the water is low.  The trout will come out of those deeper holes in the bigger water, because once [...]

Fishing the Changing Waters of the White River — Part 2

 Part 2: Tips for 6-8
So, where to begin?  Let’s start with 6 to 8 generators…  You’ll need a john boat, of course.  And you’ll need to concentrate on your boat handling in order to keep the boat drifting at, or slightly slower than the speed of the water.  Give yourself some time to adjust to [...]

Fishing the Changing Waters of the White River — Intro

Part 1: Introduction
It’s spring again!  I’m ready for it…  Already we’ve seen the normal variations in the flow of the White.  It rains, they run more water…  Bull Shoals Lake level drops to 654′…  They shut the water off.  Changing river conditions are a fact of life on any tailwater fishery, and the White River [...]