Bay Fishing Tampa Trout ...

T he people: If he isn't behind the stove at The Heathman Restaurant & Bar, executive chef Philippe Boulot is probably fly-fishing. Whenever he can get a few days off, this Normandy transplant turned wild Westerner drives his pontoon boat to sporting destinations such as the Deschutes, John Day and Grande Ronde rivers for some floating and casting. Sommelier Erica Landon also is an outdoors buff, and whether she's rafting, hiking or fishing, she's always got a bottle of wine stashed in her pack.

The problem: Too many summertime fishing, hiking and camping expeditions are rendered dreary by a diet of oatmeal, Top Ramen, Gatorade and Budweiser.

Biologist: Why change a good thing?

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of stories examining different aspects of minimum flows in the White and North Fork rivers. The Bulletin is taking a look at what minimum flow is and how it will impact the Twin Lakes Area.)

The White and North Fork rivers are considered by many to be the crown jewels of trout fishing in Arkansas. World-class and premium are just some of the words often used to describe the fisheries.

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Trout fishing in Missouri without a Ph.D

Though I am not an avid, or should I say a rabid trout nut, I do enjoy fishing for them and caught the bug when I was in high school. Myself and a couple of friends used to head out on a Friday or Saturday night for Roaring River down by Cassville on Highway 112. After running around in Cassville in the evening, we would finally get to Roaring River and all three of us would sleep in the cab of a 70-something Chevy pickup that one of my buddies owned.

Somehow we were always ready by the time the horn blew at too-early-thirty in the morning. Sometimes we would have good luck and sometimes we didnt. We always had a great time though.

Missouri has many trout parks spread throughout the state. All are beautiful and a great place to take the family for a daylong picnic or even a vacation.

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