White river (no crappie)

**JeremyDale** · 06-24-2013, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

Good cool place to go fish when it gets hot , I used to spend the summer fishing little red , early mornings in late July can have wearing a jacket before the sun comes up , and those big browns are amazing jumpers, congrats looks like a sweet trip to me !!

Rollin up that river in the fog was alot of fun. It was very refreshing and woke you up in the morning. We went 9 miles up river every morning and it was a chilly ride for sure. I definitely had my life jacket on I wasn't taking a chance with those boulders in the water! One of my coworkers got knocked into the water by a branch but he was fine he "doggie paddled" back to the boat. We all had a good laugh at his expense.

**CrappiePro** · 06-24-2013, 10:06 PM

Great Job... I also take a crew up there every year to fish that river loads of fun and a fast bite. Good Job and thanks for sharing.

**Crappiejones** · 06-25-2013, 07:50 AM

Sounds like a great trip. Gonna have to try that myself one of these days

**Deezer** · 06-25-2013, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Geagle81

That small mouth was the highlight of my weekend for sure. I am thinking about taking a trip somewhere and targeting small mouths. Any suggestions where I can get into a bunch of them at? Any tips would be welcome for catching them also!!!

Everybody I've ever talked to about small mouth fishing says Crooked Creek around Yellville is the place to go. And they all say fish with a Gitzit.

**Rookie40** · 06-25-2013, 11:25 AM

That the mouth of Big Creek and when the river is low and warms up those brownies will wonder out in the river for about 300 yards in each direction and can be some of the best smallmouth fishing around. Good catch and report.

**lncoop** · 06-27-2013, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Deezer

Everybody I've ever talked to about small mouth fishing says Crooked Creek around Yellville is the place to go. And they all say fish with a Gitzit.

I haven't fished Crooked since I was a kid in Harrison but I know there are some nice smallies in there. Buffalo is hard to beat. If you can't catch smallies there you can't catch smallies. Upper and middle for quantity (when there's water), lower for quality. Green pumpkin tube on a jig head always produces. Here's a zample of a lower Buffy bronzeback. Name: photo.jpg
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The nice thing about the lower (below Gilbert) is you can always float it, even in the dog days. Everyone should float fish the Buffalo at least once.

**lncoop** · 06-27-2013, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Geagle81

I need to get up to the Little red and give it a try. Does it compare to the white in size or is it smaller. Main thing I am curious about is can I take my boat and navigate the river?

Very different from the White. Smaller and woodier and gets a lot of pressure, but you can navigate it in a john boat. Just have to pay attention.

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