Gaston's
White River Resort
Trophy Trout Fishing Report
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The Home of Trophy Trout
Since 1958
Almost Two
Miles of Trophy Trout Waters,
No Other Resort Can Offer Such !
Trophy
Trout from the White River, Arkansas
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Gaston's White River
Resort
is the only area on the White River where you can enjoy night
time trophy trout fishing. Right in the front of your cottage, night trophy
trout fishing is an excellent time to catch the trophy brown trout.
Just One of The MANY "Night Time" Trophy
Trout
That Have Been Caught and Released.
"Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could;
Some blunders and absurdities crept in;
Forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day;
You shall begin it serenely and
With too high a spirit to be encumbered
With your old nonsense."
- Emerson -
Sept 15,
2007 - Sept 28, 2007
Water generation has been little to none around the clock for the past week. Typically the water generation has been shut down in the morning, but later in the day 1 or 2 units have been turned on. However with any amount of water fly-fishing or spin fishing for trophy trout has been very good. Never worry about the higher water levels; such makes for more food sources for the trout and keeps them active.
Trophy trout can be caught on a variety of different baits or lures. The most common bait is two power eggs or a pink rubber worm w/ a single yellow or white power egg called the “Barbie Bait,” set up on a white river
trophy trout rig. The most common used lures are the red and gold buoyant spoon, and small spinners. This can be very effective on 0-2 units of water.
From 2-4 generators of water live red worms, night crawlers, and pink jigs are catching some trophy trout as well. Lures that catch
trophy trout on 3-4 units are the Countdown Rapalas, pearl shad Excalibur's, and pink, green, or brown jigs.
Our fly fishing guides and fly-fishermen are still having excellent catches with 1/64th oz. chrome dome pink jigs under a big strike indicator. Rising trophy browns have also been hitting Hank's Bulbous Bivisible or Hank's Quick Sight Ant. One common technique some fly-fishermen are catching trout on is using the Bulbous Bivisible with a zebra midge dropper. Other recommended flies are the olive woolly bugger, the zebra midge and the red san juan worm, these always seems to be a good choice.
Note: When throwing jigs, remember to set the strike indicator where the jig is 1-2 inches off the bottom.
Hank Wilson’s Recommendations for the wading fly-fishermen are fishing with his Bulbous Bivisible, the Large Quick Sight Ant, his hopper pattern-when the Bivisible isn’t working, orange and partridge soft-hackle and sow bugs.
Note: Local fly-fisherman and local fly-fishing guides are coming in to use Hank’s Bulbous Bivisible.
Hank's Bulbous works !!!
Our friends at Bull Shoals White River State Park reports that the canadian
night crawlers and belgium red worms are a HOT baits for trophy trout-browns and
rainbows. Spoons such as Thomas’ Red and Gold spoon and Thomas’ Colorado are very
excellent early in the morning catching trophy trout. When generating 2 units, the gold and orange Krocodile spoon catches the best
trophy trout.
In the
catch and release area below Bull Shoals Dam, red, pink, and root beer colored glowworms are very hot baits for trophy trout. All of the flies, baits and lures mentioned in the state park and from our guides are catching many trophy trout. Remember that when fishing the
catch and celease crea, single barbless hooks are the only hooks allowed and artificial baits that are unscented. No live bait permitted. This has become the HOT SPOT on the White River for trophy trout over the past four years!
It is rewarding to see the bait fisherman, fly fisherman,
guides, operators and the public working together in the best interest of the
White River and it's Trophy Trout fishing program. Just proves what a bit
of teamwork will do.
Good luck with your fishing and take a
buddy along to enjoy fishing also
and to make memories of a lifetime.
Ron & Logan
BULL
SHOALS LAKE LEVEL
Lake Level:
651.95 msl
Last Report: 651.51 msl (Power Pool is 654 msl)
MSL is
mean sea level. When we say that the lake level is 654
MSL, that means that the top of the lake is 654 feet above sea level.
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Corporate
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Gaston's White River Resort has been serving hundreds of
corporate guests since 1958. Each corporate trip is designed to fit your
wants and needs.
The fact is that Gaston's
White River Resort has served more corporate groups than anyone on the White
River. If you want your trip special, then Gaston's White River Resort is
your best choice.
Show your clients,
employees, or friends your great appreciation and build team spirit, bring them
to Gaston's White River Resort. We promise your guests will find this peaceful and mind refreshing. Come and experience the spirit of the Ozarks,
the White River and Gaston's White River Resort.
We "Do It All"
and First Class !!!
Gaston's & Nature One Of The Same
The Home of Trophy Trout
Since 1958
Memories Made For A Lifetime
NO CLOSED SEASON
Fishing the White River is allowed 12 months out of
the year. The months of November through March offer some of the
trophy trout
catches of all seasons, however, fishing is good all year as the water temperature remains
an approximate 50 degrees throughout the year.
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Fly Recommendations Chart
Hank's Fly Fishing Tips
Partridge & Orange Soft Hackle, Red
Butt Soft Hackle, Sow Bugs,
Black Parachute Ant, Bulbous Bivisible, Olive Wooly Buggers
Hank
Wilson teaches our fly fishing
school
and is a legend in the fly-fishing world. We
have over 50 hand-tied patterns available
in our tackle shop that Hank has made, as
well as hand-made fly fishing supplies
like fly-tying kits, lanyards, and knot tools.
These are all available for sale at our tackle
shop or via the Internet by emailing us.
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"The mark of a
successful man is one that has spent an entire
day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it."
- Anonymous
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Trout Recipes
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collection of trout recipes!
Current
Choice
Smoked
Trout (Gaston's Special Recipe)
Ingredients
Boneless trout
Butter, melted
Paprika
Parsley flakes
Directions
Place trout on rack in
smoker with meat side up.
Brush with melted butter.
Sprinkle lightly with
paprika, then parsley flakes.
Smoke for one hour and
30 minutes at 225 degrees.
Let cool.
Wrap in foil and keep
frozen or cold until served.
CATCH
AND RELEASE
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Pointers For
Catch-n-Release
Use
barbless hooks.
Land the fish as quickly as possible.
When unhooking the fish, keep it in the water as long as possible.
Wet your hands before you touch the fish.
Don't squeeze the fish or stick your fingers in its gills.
Cut the line if the fish has swallowed the hook.
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