White River Arkansas

This past March the Duneland Fly Fishers embarked on a journey to the White River in Arkansas. The crew stayed near Cotter, famed as the trout capital of the world. The White is home to some of the largest Brown Trout in the world. Browns that could smash the current world record have been shocked up by Arkansas Department of Conservation personnel in the White River. Our group did not catch any of the super sized trout, but we did catch a few quality browns.















The White is also home to Rainbow Trout, Cut Throat Trout, and Brook Trout. The Duneland Fly Fishers caught all species except the Brook Trout.
















The bulk of our catch was Brown Trout. The Browns where keying in on very large 6 to eight inch streamers. Casting these large flies and presenting them to the fish required 7 or 8 weight rods and 250 to 300 grain sink tip lines.
















River conditions were very favorable for our trip the Bull Shoals Dam had the river flowing at perfect levels for our entire trip minus the first day, where the river was at a nearly record low.


















Our crew stayed a the His Place Resort on the White River. His Place is not a 5 star hotel, but it was perfect for the needs of our group. Many trout were caught on the river right outside our cottage.
















Our groups average Brown Trout was sightly over 20 inches. The trout living in the White River are very healthy and were very aggressive towards our flies.
















The 10 hour drive from Northwest Indiana was certainly worth it to catch trout of the proportions and numbers that we did. Anytime an anglers fish the White River they stand a chance at landing the next world record Brown Trout and that is enough to keep us coming back.