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This group began their annual trout fishing trip
about 12 years ago. Starting out with 4, their
"fishing club" has grown to 8-10 members.
These guys knew one another either in high school or
at the University of Arkansas, and have remained
friends for over 30 years. Each year they look
forward to their annual fishing trip. Through
the years, the wives have finally come to accept
this fact and probably look as forward to it as they
do. Jack told me that Rim Shoals is the
perfect place to catch fish & catch up with old
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Last week we
had the pleasure of having Dax Wurz, 13, from
Sweeny, TX & his grandpa Rick Garriss from Baytown,
TX spend several days with us at Rim Shoals.
Because of the extreme heat, they only fished early
morning & late evening, but did very well.
According to Dax, the fish counter, they caught &
released well over 200 fish by the time they went
home.
Okay Dax, you
now have proof for your friends!!! 06/09 |
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When Davis Coleman was
born, all of Gary's family knew this little guy had
no choice but to become an avid outdoorsman.
Davis is the son of Gary's niece, Jennifer (Flippin)
Coleman. Her dad & mom, Tooter & Barbara
Flippin, Gary's brother, had two daughters.
Well....the rest is history. Davis loves to
come stay with his grandparents and fish & hunt and
fish & hunt and fish & hunt!
Davis & his dad caught
this catfish on a trot line on Greer's Ferry Lake in
early June. They estimated the cat to weigh
about 30-40 lbs. Needless to say, Davis was
really excited!06/09
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I should also
give credit to Adam Coleman, Davis' dad, who too, is an excellent fisherman & hunter. They too,
spend a lot of time enjoying nature. Here
Davis & his dad are floating and of course, fishing
Crooked Creek.
I'm sure Davis is
looking forward to summer vacation again this year
on the White River. 06/09
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And
you think your schedule is too busy to go fishing??
Missouri Governor
Jay Nixon recently made time to fish with his
best fishing partner, his dad, Jerry Nixon.
What better guide could the Nixon's have but our own
Gary Flippin. The trio enjoyed the afternoon
fishing Jerry's favorite stretch of the White River,
Rim Shoals.
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Many people are
aware of Governor Nixon's passion for fly fishing.
According to Jerry, Governor Nixon began fly fishing
at the age 0f 5, fishing the state parks of
Missouri. He
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continued fishing
these parks until about 40 years ago when Jerry
introduced him to the White River. Governor
Nixon still considers the White River to be the best
trout fishery in this country.
With 50 years
experience fishing this fly, Jerry will be the first
tell you the .56r is the best fly from the Cotter to
Buffalo City section of the White River.
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This fly was developed
by his brother, Tom Nixon around 1956. Tom &
Jerry spent 20 years improving the .56r by each
standing on opposite sides of a run with different
flies, counting the strikes.
Jerry's tip -
it's important to use a sinking tip fly line & casts
to create long drifts. Now you know the Nixon
secret.
What a great
end to a perfect day......Jerry in the foreground
bringing in a fish, while Jay's in the background
landing his own.
Jerry sums it up "And this is the
promise of many more days in the future."06/09
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A few years ago Henry came to Gary & I with the idea of his "Fishing
Buddy." Unfamiliar with the concept, we cautiously agreed to let
him give it a try. Henry's idea soon became a very requested
part of fishing Rim Shoals to many of Rim's first timer's!
Recently, Henry was Wanda Pohl's "fishing buddy" spending the
better part of the day fishing the Rim Shoals area. Wanda & her
husband Chip, from Marietta, Georgia enjoyed several days fishing,
canoeing, and sightseeing the Ozarks while staying at Rim Shoals
Resort.
Here we see Wanda & Henry enjoying one of those
picture perfect days.05/09 |
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Braving the elements, Joel & Donna Boone along with
their friends Charlie & Candy Wilson spent yesterday fishing the White
River. For first time trout fishers, I would say they did pretty
good. Donna shows off her 19" brown, but Joel trumps her with
his 26" brown. Both were fishing with Carl Meeks.5/09 |
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Through the heavy fog & rain Candy
caught a beautiful 19" rainbow at Red Bud hole while
fishing with Brad Morris. And
Charlie.........well he was simply enjoying a
leisurely day on the river. Couldn't play
golf, so what could be better? 5/09 |
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"I just wanted to say thank you again for the
blessings. I had the best time this week. I've
never caught so many fish in my life! I think
I caught 40-50 fish on both Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon and somewhere close to 100 on Friday.
And that's not saying anything about the ones that
got away! White woolly buggers were the hot ticket
for me. I could strip 'em, drift 'em or drag 'em
and catch fish! Green Midges and Copper Johns got
me on some fish as well. Thanks again for every thing and rest assured I'll
be returning to Rim Shoals as soon as I am able."
Peace and Happy Fishing, Eric Wagner, St. Louis,
Mo. 5/09
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Chris Laird (right) and Andy
Cook (below) just left after spending several days
fishing the White River. According to them,
the fishing could not have been better. In a
3-hour period on Wednesday, they caught & released
around 100 trout. What a day they said!
Then Tuesday afternoon it was time to fish for
bigger fish. And by the pictures, they met
their goal. Tuesday brought around 35 nice
size trout. Wednesday was yet again another
successful day. After catching & releasing
about 75 trout, they called it quits.
But.....only for now. They're hooked on the
White River said they would be back!!05/09 |
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Chris Brown is a regular at Rim
Shoals Resort. His gang hits this
place with boats & rods in tow ready for a
few days of fishing & hanging out.
Here is John Weinsinger of Van Buren showing
off his nice brown he caught & released last
weekend. 5/09 |
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Rick Canada from Greenwood, AR caught this
nice brown on the trip. Apparently the
fish got the last laugh as he swam away
watching Rick trying to remove the barb he
left behind in Rick's hand. 5/09 |
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 His first-time trip has left Dann Schwinger from
Fort Smith hooked on fishing the White River.
He caught & released his brown just outside the
catch & release area. But the real surprise
was landing the 4-lb spotted Kentucky bass. I
believe he'll be back!!! 5/09 |
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David & his
son-in-law Jose Jimenezz enjoyed a great day on the
Norfork with their guide Kevin Brantonies.
They spent the entire day fishing the Norfork
landing several rainbows & browns. Jose is
pictured to the left holding one of his many
rainbows. David brought this one in while
wading a shallow edge along the river.
04/09
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Henry Seay with his
"Fishing Buddy" David James enjoy a morning of
instruction on the White River. David and
Henry fished together for several hours taking
advantage of low water & warm temps. As you
can see, David apparently learned a lot from Henry
on how to catch big fish......like the sculpin he
hooked below!
04/09
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Jennifer Blumthal, Paula's daughter held out
for that final cast & boy did it pay off.
Fishing Jenkins Creek, she said fishing was
really slow but she had to make one more
cast.... And this is what she caught!!!! |
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Scott McKimmey
caught & released his 24" brown in the early morning
hours while the fog was still lifting. He was
fishing with a Super Rogue just above Crooked Creek.
Todd Warnecke from Dallas landed this beautiful 17"
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Jack Gavin &
his cousin John show off their browns caught
& released while fishing the Rim Shoals
area. Both recently enjoyed their
spring break as our guests. Mrs. Gavin
did a great job juggling their fishing &
sporting addictions for the three
enthusiasts.4/09 |
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Tim Gavin had a
good day while fishing Bull Shoals Dam by the looks
of this rainbow. He caught the brown in the
Rim Shoals area. This family has not let
inclement weather & 9,000 cfs hinder their fishing
trip. Perhaps they'll give a few of us some
lessons.4/09
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Sometimes our guests say it
best........"We
had a great time again this year. Despite the high
water (or maybe because of it), we caught the most
browns we ever have and some good one's as well.
Here are a couple of pictures of the fish. Vernon Itz is the guy in the first picture and Joe
Paprocki is the guy in the other pictures. Thanks
for another good trip. Can't wait to get back."04/09
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Each
year Rim Shoals braces its' banks for the "Rim
Shoals Man Camp" outing. And once again they
return with fly rods in hand ready to fish, eat, and
tell stories by the campfire. But the
leaders of the pack, Bill Howard & Jim Holman were
noticeably missed. 3/09
So
Jim..........
take care of Bill..........
And Bill
here are the boys giving you a
Rim Shoals Man Camp White Bread Toast!!
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Jon and his son Kevin show off the awesome
brown Kevin caught while fishing Dry Run.
I'll bet dad wishes he was 15 again???
Jon sums up the weekend..."The creek was
high and muddy, but perseverance finally
paid off! Thanks for a great weekend, see
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The Bogert boys were fishing
machines last weekend. They fished the White
River with guides then off to Dry Run Creek.
Michael Bogert landed this large rainbow at Dry Run
while fishing with his dad Bill & cousin Kevin.
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Kittena and Ronny Bell,
frequent visitors at Rim Shoals, recently enjoyed a
day of perfect weather while fishing the White
River. This rainbow was just one of the many
trout they caught while fishing the Rim Shoals area.
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Friday
the 13th certainly brought no bad luck to
this fisherman. Terry
Terrill from Kansas City landed this monster as it
boiled out of the water snatching his #14 Caddis in
mid-air. He was wading the shoals at Rim when
he caught this trophy. 3/09 |
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Brothers, Pete & Greg Maul show off their
nice trout after spending a day fishing near
the Bull Shoals Dam. These two guys
pack in for about a week of fishing twice a
year. From daylight to dark, in any
kind of weather, you may find them just
about any place the fish are hot! This
year they found Rim Shoals and Bull Shoals
Dam to be the best spots. 3/09 |
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Crofton Sloan & his sons enjoyed
spring break this year fishing the White River for
several days. Pictured to the left is Shipman Sloan
with his brown he landed on the Rim Shoals rubber
band midge. Spencer Sloan caught & released
his brown on a black & silver rapala.
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Francis
Scheuerman landed this awesome brown at the second island on
a San Juan worm! On the right is Christopher
Scheuerman showing off his healthy brown.
The boys introduced their dad to Rim Shoals
this trip.3/09 |
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Henry enjoys a warm winter day with a
fishing buddy at Dry Run Creek |
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Matt Jeppson had a very
productive weekend, 12/19 & 20 here at Rim Shoals.
"Some real
beauts from this outing, midges were productive and
I took lots on streamers, fishing deeper holes/runs
at night, one of them was probably the heaviest
trout I've ever taken."
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Josh Bailey and Luke Parsons, out of
Fayetteville, AR heard the river was finally
low and chose the White River over Colorado for
their Christmas trip. They spent half a day fishing
with Gary and have waded the lower islands, as well.
They said they landed at least 60 fish and missed
twice as many during their 6 hour float trip.
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Kenny, my
Bro, and I just had to have a river fix and mad
dashed it from Tulsa for the day.
Saturday (12/20) turned out
to be a great day for fishing, nothing extremely
large, two break-offs, but the numbers were over
100 for Kenny & I for the day. We hit it hard from
Ranchette to the power lines and back taking out
after dark. Do not recommend that in “low” water,
but life is good. Thanks for the suggestion on
Saturday, Gary. We hit pockets and just hammered
them. The weather wasn’t bad, did get a little
chill @ 4pm with the wind.
Our primary baits were
countdowns, spoons & zigjigs, boated @12 browns,
one Brook and the rest bows.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, hope to see
you soon, thanks for being our friends.
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Dave and Jay Osborn had the
resort to themselves for the past few days. They did
check out early due to weather issues, but after
catching 126 fish, they didn't feel like they were
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Above are just a few of the photos Ed Beck and I took
while at Rim Shoals this past weekend. (12/08) |
Bridget actually touches a fish... |
Rusty caught this beauty near Roundhouse Shoals |
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 After fishing with egg patterns for about two hours,
Jennifer (Paula's daughter) had landed 9 fish.
She decided to round out the number before calling
it a day. This was her last catch, a perfect ten.
(11/08)
At right, Tom Roberts uses the
one-handed technique to snap a picture of this nice
brown caught on a sowscud. (11/08) |
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I
stayed
at Rim Shoals 11/15/08, with the Hnedak-Bobo group. The fly
used to catch this 30”
brown was one Gary
tied. A pink and
white egg pattern with a large
golden domed head.
We fished above the handicap
access on the North Fork.
Had a
great weekend.
Joel Johnson |
 Rainbow trout are a great sporting fish.
But when it
comes to good eating, many prefer crappie.
Chris
Heard found himself a little honey hole near Crooked
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Getting a good picture can be the trickiest part of
the business.
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Waders, boots and lots of tackle
sun-dry after a morning dip. |
What do a rescue helicopter and emergency personnel
have to do with these three men?
We are happy
to say, very little. But it was a close call today
for Tim, Don and Steve and these folks were all here
to help.
Rim Shoals
employee, Stacey, was walking between cabins and
heard yells for help. She came dashing into to the
office and called 911. "There are men floating in
the river!" she yelled into the phone.
Our three
guests had been drifting up river and simply
misjudged the speed of the current. They were pushed
into a tree before getting the motor started, and
all were dumped into the river. Fortunately, Gary
was nearby and able to get to Tim and Don before it
was too late. We are also pleased to say that the
initial 911 response was less than 10 minutes.
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A great day at
Rim for Garry Marshall
and his two friends, as they hooked and
landed some 40 fish during the day fishing
with me, including this fine fat Bow.
Davy,
http://www.davywotton.com
11/08
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Here is the 24” - 5lb Brown I caught Friday (10/24) at Rim
Shoals.
I caught him just up stream from the catch & release
sign
on a #7 Rapala Countdown.
See you in January!
Chris Brown
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Chad Hayes with an estimated
9 lb brown, fishing with guide Clint
Wilkinson 10/08
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Guided by Joe Salisbury, John Chapman
caught a 19" rainbow and Owen Miller caught a 21" male
brown at Rim Shoals.
These gents were fishing with pink San Juan Worms.
10/08
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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
has the awesome responsibility to manage
and maintain fish populations in most of
Arkansas' waters. One of the most
visible activities is the stocking of
fish. Kent Coffey mans the stocking raft
and floats the White and North Fork
Rivers on a regular schedule. Here are
pics of a recent trip from the Rim
Shoals access to the Shipps Ferry
access. |
The stocking raft, equipped with a
motor, has a net framed between two
large pontoons. |
Kent meets hatchery trucks at public
accesses along his route to refill his
net. |
Trout of various size squirm for
position. |
Kent controls the opening of a trap door
in the net to let trout filter out as he
drifts downriver. |
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Steve Saitta, Columbia, MO. His
Labor Day week-end
proved quite fruitful. He's showing off this
football shaped rainbow caught while wade
fishing Saturday. He was midge fishing near
our dock/pavilion. (9/08) |
Steve Harrison, fishing with Davy Wotton,
caught this 22" Bow along with a bunch
of other fine fish Saturday (8/30). This fish was
in the 3.8 to 4lb weight class. |
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Paula Turner caught and released this trophy
brown just below the power lines.
She was fishing with a Rebel crawdad pattern.
(8/08)
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look of concentration, at left, is a telltale
sign of a true fisherman. The fact that we
didn't get a pic of the fish may give insight
into the actual skills of this angler. |
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Kelly
Kennedy and son Charlie motored out to the
second island with Henry to do a little
wading with their fly rods.
Their options were very limited in 8+ units,
but they still caught fish.
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Early morning
sight from the porch of Camper Cabin #1
Calum Fletcher. 7/08
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It's not the first time Steve Wilde
has teamed up with guide, Randy Tolliver and snagged a
big brown.
Steve said this brown, at 23", was
bigger than the one he caught last year,
and he's eager
to return to beat his personal best again next year.
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This nice 7 lb. brown was
caught by Tim Brown of Blue
Springs, MO with a Rapala Countdown below the power line
Friday, 7/11.
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Ron and
Susan Haines visited in July. Henry helped
Susan brush up on her casting skills and then took
them both out to the second island for a little
wading in 8 units. |
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John Turner picked up a
21 inch brownie that weighed in
at 3 lbs. 8 ozs. 7/08 |
His wife Maria caught a
nice rainbow, 15 inches, 1 lb. 8ozs. |
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