The Beaver Tailwaters is my home water here in NW Arkansas. It is a great place to chase rainbow and brown trout year round with my favorite hobby…..the fly rod. The weather this morning was slightly cold and very foggy. “Soupy” some of my friends would call it. This is exactly the kind of weather we like. Fishing slowed a bit and I was able to snap some great pictures while Kevin kept searching for the picky trout. Kevin is one of the guys I blame for my fly fishing hobby. He was the first to take my “trash” rod and have me cast a true work of art. Kevin guide with my other good friend Ken Richards at Just Fishin’ Guides.
9-12-2010
Lat 36°25’51.03″N
Long 93°49’10.89″W
It is easy to feel the stillness of the air and the slight breeze of the fog moving through. Fall is just starting so there is a slight crispness to the air. Leaves are also just beginning to change. The water, as always, is very cold. A shiver is not unheard of by any means. A good cup of coffee in between fishing stints makes the day go by much more smooth.
9/12/2010
Lat 36°25’51.03″N
Long 93°49’10.89″W
The Parker Bottoms area is at a large bend in the White River below the Beaver Dam. The great part about the Ozarks is the wonderful bluff lines we get on every river that carves its ways through the land. The fog was rolling through that morning and it would go from this clear to not able to see the person downstream of you. The white on the water is from a group of geese that had taken off up stream. Their sounding off added a great effect to the foggy morning.
9/12/2010
Lat 36°25’51.03″N
Long 93°49’10.89″W
The fog moved out and the sun came through. This got the fish ready to move. Kevin hooked into a nice rainbow when I snapped this picture. Nothing as enjoyable as a bent rod.
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