arkanglers Journal

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.