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May 19, 2009

Trout Divas UNITE

So, you might be wondering how the fishing is lately… you probably already know how incredibly spoiled we are on the White River. Fishing is seldom anything but good.

But, please… Don’t take my word for it! I’ll just let my Divas do the talking…

What Divas am I talking about? Well, of course, I’m talking about all of my White River Trout Divas that have been here in the last couple of weeks. Yes, the women have really been givin’ the men-folk a run for their money.

From “Trout Divas in Training” to my one-and-only “Trout Diva Extraordinaire”, Ms. Frances, these women run the gamut in experience from novice to advanced. Just goes to show you that regardless of your skill level, ladies do have a great time on the White River.

But with all their differences, they have one thing in common… they LOVE fishin’ for those Trout!

Diva Debi with her gorgeous Brown Trout

Check out Diva Debi… and the look on her face… yes, that’s a happy woman with that gorgeous Brown Trout! That isn’t her first time on the White River, either. She’s in a competition with Norma, whose Brown beat hers out by 1.5 inches… the Diva-ON will continue into next year…

the Diva3, Divas Princess, Red & Amazon

And now introducing “Diva3″, aka Diva Princess, Diva Red, and Diva Amazon. They had a competition goin’ on with their husbands and would have won if their husbands hadn’t been cheatin’! Uh-huh. That’s exactly what I said, CHEATIN’! Nope. I didn’t stutter, not one bit! The boys got into a mess of little tiny baby browns who didn’t know any better and would eat anything, and those boys actually COUNTED them! But the Diva3, high-class act that they are, did not dispute the boys claim of high fish count for the day, but graciously let the men-folk think they were victorious. By the way, Diva Princess was high fish count girl of the day… She’s the one who doesn’t know how to fish…

White River Trout Diva & "Fly Girl", Diva Kim

Here we have a real “Fly Girl” — that’s our Diva Kim. Check out this gorgeous Rainbow she caught on her fly rod! Kim fishes all over the place, but really had her game on last week. Close to 50 fish with her fly rod on her guide trip.

Diva Louann teaches her husband a thing or two...

And another gorgeous Diva of the White… Diva Louann with a beautiful Rainbow. Check the color on that fish… it’s beautiful, huh? If memory serves, she put the hurt on her husband that day… to which I say that her husband, Mike, is a very lucky man!

Just another day on the White for Diva Judi...

Next, we have Diva Judi, a regular to the White River. What can I say other than she’s a gorgeous little fish magnet? Sorry, guys, she’s happily married! Over the years, Judi and her mom, Frances have become like family. We love you!

White River Trout Diva Extraordinaire, Diva Frances

And finally, the ONE… the ONLY… Trout Diva Extraordinaire… Diva Frances! If you go fishin’ with this woman, you better get it through your head right now. She has absolutely killer competitive instincts, and she’s gonna beat you. And she’s gonna do it every time. It’s that simple. She’ll give you that sweet, disarming smile, and act so gracious about the whole thing, too! But, make no mistake, this quintessential White River Trout Diva has your number, buddy…

And speaking of numbers… I’ve had Frances picture up before… and the calls flooded in… Guys, I’m going to tell you ONE MORE TIME to stop calling me and asking for Frances’ phone number! I’m NOT going to give it to you!!!

Movin’ on…

You know, I’ve been thinkin’… all these women have more in common than just lovin’ fishin’… perhaps even a secret plot for Trout Fishing World Domination??? I’m not tellin’ you that I know anything for sure, but I might say to the boys… watch your step, now…

The Divas are out there… and if they were to unite??? The repercussions could change the course of human history for thousands of years…

Oh… While I’m thinkin’ ’bout it. A word to the “wise men” reading this… If you love to fish… and you want your Diva to love you to go fishin’… bring her to the White River where she’ll love to fish with you! After all, it takes a man’s man to be with a real Trout Diva.

Yes, she’s probably goin’ to “whup up on ‘ya” a little bit… Guides will tell ‘ya that the girls have a natural ability to trout fish, and many first-time “Trout Divas in Training” either keep up with and often times out-do the more experienced men-folk.

There are several theories on just why that is… but exactly what those theories are don’t seem to come to mind at the moment…

Just don’t let it get ‘yer feathers ruffled, gents… As your Diva taunts you and gloats about her trout over the next couple months, you ‘jes keep on a-tellin’ yourself, “It’s all part of my plan… It’s all part of my plan… It’s all part of my plan…”

Then, you ‘jes smile… Cuz you already know that she is… and because of that, you’re gonna get to go fishin’ again… real soon…

Besides that, if the Trout Divas ever do unite and take over the world, you bes’ be on their good side, don’t ‘ya think?

Your White River Trout Diva

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May 3, 2009

Somebody’s Gotta Do It

Filed under: Lake Fishing — Tags: Hybrid Bass fishing, Lake Fishing, Striper fishing — admin @ 6:49 pm

As I’ve listened to you all over the years, I’ve learned that many of you fish for many different species of fish, and that’s one reason you choose the Ozarks — because of its fishing diversity. So, it leads me to the conclusion that somebody’s gotta do it… I’m afraid it’s going to take quite a long time… It’s a huge responsibility, you know, scoping out the numerous fishing opportunities in the area…

Of course, Steve and I have been fishing on the White River since we bought the resort 8 years ago. And we can never get enough of it! Over the years, quite a number of our guests have taken the opportunity to fish some of the nearby waters in addition to the White River. And since we’re in the middle of 3 rivers and 2 lakes… well, what’s a girl (or guy) to do??? (Here are a couple of photos of a nice smallmouth and a striper off Lake Norfork this week.)

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You probably already know that we’re 15 miles down from the Bull Shoals Dam on the White River, in the city of Cotter, Arkansas — Trout Capital USA. (On the main website at http://www.HisPlaceResort.net we have pages of trout fishing info, video and literally hundreds of trout pictures for you to look at.)

What you may not know is about the great fishing diversity available within minutes from the resort.

For example; the Buffalo River, an un-dammed, warm water tributary whose confluence is 17 miles down from our dock, is well-known for its excellent smallmouth bass fishing, and is about 25 minutes from here. Crooked Creek doesn’t categorize as a river, just a smaller warm water tributary, but also can have some great smallmouth fishing, too – 20 minutes from His Place Resort.

Then, there’s the North Fork River (fed by Lake Norfork) whose confluence is 29 miles down river, taking about 22 minutes by car to the dam. Like the White River, the North Fork is a cold water trout fishery that has the same species of trout that the White River does; Rainbow, Brown, Cutthroat and even some Brook.

Then, you have the lakes; Lake Norfork has several kinds of bass; large mouth, small mouth, Stripers, Hybrids (white bass cross with Stripers), Walleye, Crappie and Catfish, but is probably most well-known for its massive Stripers. 2 different accesses, both about 20 minutes away.

Bull Shoals Lake has Largemouth, White, Spotted and Smallmouth bass, Walleye, several species of catfish, black and white crappie and bluegill, although sometimes Striper and Hybrids are caught there as well. Several different accesses within 15 – 25 minutes from the resort.

The current record hybrid was out of Bull Shoals, even though they’ve never been stocked there… everyone’s still trying to figure out if that hybrid was an “escapee” from a net pen experiment in 1984, or if it actually came through 3 dams to get from Beaver Lake into Bull Shoals.

So, I feel it’s my obligation, no… my responsibility… to let you know as much as possible about the multiple fishing opportunities in the area. So much fishin’… so little time. There’s about a 15 lb. Brown trout hangin’ out by the dock this week… and it’s got Trout Diva stamped all over it… After all, somebody’s gotta do it. It might as well be me. I’ll letcha know…

Your White River Trout Diva

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