With an abundance of subsurface foods, Little Red trout don't feed on top as regularly as trout on some other waters. In low light, choose your targets and make accurate casts from one knee to maintain a low profile. If the sun is high, look for individual fish and stalk them carefully.
Also include an assortment of #18-22 Zebra Midges (red, black, cream, green, and brown). When you are wading and nymphing in low water (often sight-nymphing to large trout), sow bug imitations (#14-18, gray or tan) are the most effective flies, but don't forget red Brassies (#18-22), Flashback Pheasant Tails (#14-18), Hare's Ears (tan and gray in #14-18), Copper Johns (copper, red, and brass in #14-18), and the Red Ass (#16-20). Mayfly nymphs, sow bugs, and midges make up the vast majority of the macroinvertebrates in the river, and you can almost always catch fish with patterns that imitate them. Use a stout 6-weight for streamer fishing from the boat. In low, "normal" conditions you'll want an 8- or 9-foot, 4- or 5-weight rod for wade-nymphing and dry-fly fishing. Use San Juan Worms (#12-14) sow bugs (#14-16, gray and tan beadhead patterns) Pheasant Tails (#14-16) egg imitations (#12-16) and local Arkansas favorite, the Red Ass (#14-16).īring at least two rods to the Little Red. In high water you can also use an indicator rig to dead-drift flies from a boat. In off-colored water, use a sinking-tip line and a flat, 3- to 4-foot piece of fluorocarbon to get your flies down to the fish quickly.
I use 9-foot, 3X fluorocarbon leaders with a floating line if the water is relatively clear. Clouser Minnows (gray/white, yellow/white, and brown/orange) black, olive, and brown Woolly Buggers and Woolhead Sculpins are local favorites. Local guides often fish 2X tippets and throw large (#2-6) streamers. Use bigger flies in high water, especially if the water is murky. During periods of maximum generation, boat anglers often catch more fish than wading anglers. The water can rise as much as 8 feet in a few hours due to power generation at the dam. While fishing, keep track of landmarks in case generation begins and you're wading deep. The Little Red's most popular stretch -from the dam to Ramsey Access -has several public access points for wading anglers. Most of the river bottom is sand or gravel, with heavy moss in the deep areas. Water temperatures range from 45 to 55 degrees F. The Little Red flows from Greers Ferry Dam and eventually merges with the White River, the other famous Arkansas trout tailwater. It made the river's reputation as a premier fishing destination and morphed Heber Springs into a bustling resort town filled with fly shops, guides, restaurants, and hotels.īut with 29 miles of prime fly-fishing water below Greers Ferry Dam, and estimates of thousands of fish per mile, there's more than enough river to find solitude, and plenty of trout to go along with it. This "mother of all brown trout" is the sort of thing any tourism department or chamber of commerce dreams about. The Little Red River titillated the angling world in 1992 when it coughed up the current world-record brown trout -a 40-pound, 4-ounce behemoth caught by local fisherman Howard "Rip" Collins on 4-pound-test line. The next time you plan a family vacation or a weekend outing, plan to surround yourself with the natural beauty and restful atmosphere of Jack’s Resort.JBy Barbara Baird Year-round Arkansas trout fishing Guest also enjoy the scenic beauty of natural bluffs, crystal clear water, hiking, horseback riding and swimming at nearby Sylamore creek, Blanchard Springs and tours of Blanchard Spring Caverns, music at "the square" in historic Mountain View or the Ozark Folk Center, which takes you back in time. A bar-b-que pavilion is available for large party and company outings, as well as a private dining room located in JoJo’s Catfish Wharf.
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Non-kitchenette and kitchenette rooms are available. Jack’s resort also offers a full hook-up RV park for campers including a bathhouse. Start your evening with dinner at JoJo’s Catfish Wharf and retire in our spacious guestrooms, many featuring a view of the white river from screened porches. Spend your days fishing for trout, rafting the river, or enjoying area attractions. We invite you to take advantage of the many amenities available at the resort. We are striving to carry on tradition and quality with every guest we are making upgrades and improvements on our tried and true family resort. Jack's Resort was established by Jack and Mary Hale Hinkle in 1961. It is now owned and operated by daughters, Pam and Jo, and son-in-law, Mike.
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