Brown trout caught on the White River AR by Patrick Weaver.

First day of dry fly fishing. Caught several trout with a Quill Gordon including a nice brown on the Davidson.

Winter fishing typically means higher water and cold temps.  Sometimes standing in water that is 35° is challenging, even on sunny warm days.  A great alternative is to float bigger rivers in the winter.  

Guide Patrick Weaver with a Snook caught on a fly rod.

The leaves left on the trees were mainly oak, and the rest of the leaves were gone, just like most of the fall hatches. Robb made a cast upstream in a small run. There was an unseen deep spot in the dark water. Most people wouldn’t notice it, but the trout held there. There is just enough depth to hide them from the peering eyes of anglers and birds of prey.

I just recently landed a 20+” trout on a 6’ 2wt rod. Yes, a 2 wt.

Fishing the Sulfur hatch on the Davidson

Each spring I am itching to hit the water in search of a large brown that will eat a dry fly. Usually, it is the Quill Gordon hatch that will fool a brown into eating my imitation. This season I had a day that produced a large trout but it was the Hendrickson hatch.