I have caught trout from the White river on minner while crappie fishing.
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I have caught trout from the White river on minner while crappie fishing.
Yes minners for trout will work. I know some folks who win tournaments with minners.
Done quite a bit of trout fishing on the White River for years but never have seen anyone fish with a minnow. If the big browns gorge themselves on the shad kill at the dam, I guess they'd bite a shiner downstream. I'm gonna give it a try in probably July or August when the flow slows down!!! ;)
it may be that long before the flow slows too.
heck with minnows. Catch you a bucket of sculpins. have a friend that baits the smallest hooks with a tiny piece of worm and drops into the rocks where the Norfork runs into the white. Fishes the cracks in the rocks where the sculpins hide.In just a few minutes he will have a dozen sculpins about 2 and 1/2 inces long. Maybe 3 inches. He turns those into some big old brown trout.
true about the sculpins but those can be tough to catch from time to time,...and trust me minners work. heres where i got the idea fromWhite River Arkansas trout fishing with Shiner minnows
Save your time and money and dont go to lake Norfork! Left there this morning doing some cleaning at the cabin an lake is as high as ive ever seen it! White River is bad an going to be bad for awhile! They will be running prob all spills (GEN'S) for a while! And im not talking about making electicity! TURN AROUND!!!!!!!
i don't think it's at it's highest level ever yet. i've seen it go over the spillway at the dam. it is now at 576.3. that's only about 15 ft up from normal. it may get there and i agree with you. the fishing below the dam will be messed up. it wouldn't surprise me that the lake is muddy or getting that way.
This is true...I've used Donald Cranor as a guide for several years, and his favorite bait is minnows. One time I caught a 27" brown on a minnow, and my brother has caught a 29" rainbow on a minnow. Sculpins work well also, but they're difficult to catch in high water.Quote:
Originally Posted by river slabs are better