WHITE RIVER:  If the schedule of the last 2 days settles into a pattern next week there should be big windows of all day wading available. This peak power generation pattern means that SWPA is selling power for the big demand periods, (early morning and evening) and lower flow or no generation through the slower power periods (overnight and afternoon).

Start you fishing day perhaps at Wildcat, Cotter, Roundhouse or Rim. By the time the early morning water moves downriver it should be late enough to jump back up to the Dam and fish the afternoon low water. Stay in touch with the flow regimes via the telephone number 870 431 5311 and practice safe wading.

Always monitor the water levels where you are fishing, have an exit strategy in case the water comes up and stay aware of your surrounding.

For fly choice its hard to go past midge pupa, Davy Wotton’s super midges and white tails, black and silver zebras, black and copper, and olive, while the journal also did well on ruby midges at the Dam. The midge hatch was heavy and there were sporadic risers, as the fish get used to shallow water again dry flies like Parachute Adams, Sprouts and ant patterns will become staples. You can even fish dropper midge pupa under these flies in the Rim Shoals and Bull Shoals Trophy Zones.

 We also picked up quite a few fish on sowbugs, Davy Wotton Sowbugs, McLellan’s Woven V-Rib Sowbugs and Tailwater Sowbugs should be reliable