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The white bass run is on! We've had several reports this week of fast and furious action at Twin Bridges, so get out as soon and as often as possible!

Mike W. and I fished Saturday at Beaver Tailwater and walked in at the turn-around. Fishing was pretty good and Mike nailed several in the moving water on a soft hackle before going to nymphs in the deeper water. I did best on a size sixteen Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph and caught some on a size eighteen silver bead, silver wire, grey thread Zebra Midge. The action was pretty good despite freezing temps, rain and wind. We probably caught fifteen to twenty each in about four hours of fishing. It was too cold to take a camera, but thought...

I fished the Mataura River on New Zealand's south island a couple of weeks ago, with Chris Dore of Trout Safaris based out of Queenstown. The scenery was stunning and so were the fish. I cast to lots of ten-plus pound browns and several of them came up to check out my dry fly, but no takers! However, I did land this three-and-a-half pound brown on a Glister Nymph. It was an amazing trip! I can't wait to get back down there and fish. Maybe next time I'll take Michael with me. Theresa

Thought I would forward a couple of Palomino Trout photos. I talked with Tom Bly with the AGFC and these were purchased from a private hatchery and over the past few weeks have been stocked from Cotter down to Ships Ferry. They are so visual that they will make fairly easy prey but it is worth a trip to see them. Snapped during a recent trip to Bull Shoals, Randy sent us these pics of a unique subset of rainbow trout, the Palomino Trout. Thanks for the pics, Randy, and congrats on a rare catch!

Nine-year old Megan tore it up on Norfork (and yes, Dry Run Creek) a couple of days this week. A self-proclaimed 'girly-girl tom-boy' (note the pink shorts and sequined top with hip-boots and camo gear), Megan was executing a beautiful double-spey cast in no time, and giving the trout what for. Sorry-- her parents have all the Dry Run Creek photos... Norfork is fishing very well right now, with tons of healthy, spunky fish eating small olive scuds, sowbugs, midge pupae, and pheasant tails. Oh, and the occasional big foam hopper! Of the four days I fished with clients the...