arkanglers Journal

Insights, tips, and information from our guides on wading the waters

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two ark anglers staff smiling and holding fish catch

Greg Felt
November 20, 2024
1:56 pm
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Approaching the Arkansas River

How should I approach fishing the Arkansas River? At our fly shops we get asked what to use and where to go. Much more rarely do we hear questions like “how should I fish?” or “what type of water should I fish?” or “what sort of food is available and what are the feeding patterns throughout the day?” However, these are really the more important questions.

Angler holding a cutthroat trout with John Wayne's likeness.

Rod Patch
August 29, 2024
11:14 am
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If John Wayne owned ArkAnglers fly shops…

If John Wayne owned ArkAnglers, and he was teaching new retail salesclerks on how to handle a retail customer, the lecture would go something like this: “We’re not selling toilet paper here boys, we’re selling fishing tackle, fly fishing tackle. Folks come into our stores because they want to, not because they have to.

Guide holding Antero Tiger Muskie

Stuart Andrews
June 15, 2024
2:45 pm
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Are You Having Any Luck?

"Having any luck?" is a phrase common to the sport of fishing, chasing trout with a fly rod is no exception. It's often the first phrase out of a fellow angler's mouth when approaching and has long implied that forces beyond the individual's control are needed to be successful.

angler holding brown trout in Arkansas River

Greg Felt
May 30, 2024
1:07 pm
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The Arkansas River is a Brown Trout Fishery

The Arkansas River is a brown trout fishery. This statement, though historically true, has become less so in recent years.

ArkAngler wading the waters in the Arkansas River

Greg Felt
April 23, 2024
1:13 pm
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Wading the Waters

The Arkansas River fishery has fully transitioned to spring. There are blue wing olive mayflies hatching from Buena Vista down to the Royal Gorge.