White river (no crappie)

Trout camp 2013 was a success. Every year me and about 15 - 20 coworkers go to the white river to Roses trout dock near where the North Fork runs into the White. We stay in a cabin for the weekend and have a good ole time. This year the fishing was decent not great. We caught our share of rainbows and a few browns. I won our big fish pot on Saturday with a 15 1/2 inch brown so we definitely weren't pulling in big fish :). I was happy the river was flowing all weekend...last year there was no generation and I ruined a prop :(. Here is a picture of the brown trout. Attachment 129566
I was very fortunate to catch my first small mouth on this trip...here is a picture it was also 15 1/2 inches. Attachment 129567
I didn't realize how much variety I would catch in a creek off the white but I landed a decent largemouth. Attachment 129568
And last but not least i caught the smallest sunfish that a cd 7 can catch!
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I had such a good time and I can't wait until next year to do it all over again!!! By the way I cleaned everyone's clock in poker so after paying my part of the rental, food and gas I wound up money ahead! Not a bad weekend at all!

Dude,,,,,Sounds like a blast! Congrats

Sounds like fun. Nice Brown and Smallie.

Sounds like a good trip.

There were a group of guys that used to do that on the Little Red every year in May. Was always a good time.
Glad you enjoyed it!

I really like catching Small Mouth Bass. I have fished some of the creeks up that way. Beautiful clear waters most places. Sounds like you had a good trip.

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 !!

Man!! That sounds like an awesome trip! Thanks for sharing. I can just picture myself there.

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Originally Posted by arkcrappie

There were a group of guys that used to do that on the Little Red every year in May. Was always a good time.
Glad you enjoyed it!

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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?

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

I really like catching Small Mouth Bass. I have fished some of the creeks up that way. Beautiful clear waters most places. Sounds like you had a good trip.

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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!!!

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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 !!

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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.

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.

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

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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!!!

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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.

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.

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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.

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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. Attachment 129764 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.

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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?

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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.