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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. .
On Pine, trout still plentiful on hot days
WELLSTON -- The middle of a hot summer is not especially the best time for trout fishing. Still, four of us were virtually rubbing our hands together and snickering over our prospects as we launched the boat on the Pine River here in the early morning. It was completely overcast and even intermittently raining. The weather gods were smiling upon us. Or so we thought. But at 9 a.m, after two hours of fishless angling, we had to reassess our mindset. I was tossing big Rapalas -- No. 11s or No. 13s -- out of the front of the drift boat with Bob Fisher, who is soon to become the former co-owner of Baldwin Bait and Tackle. His soon-to-be former partner, Steve Fraley, was switching off rowing and throwing streamers from the back of the rig with his soon-to-be new partner John Karakashian.
Cyber-trip pioneer towns and mountains in southeast Idaho
You could be sitting in a boat right now, trying to outwit a trophy-size cutthroat trout or just relaxing and enjoying the scenery surrounding mile-high Bear Lake in Idaho's southeast corner. It's just one of the many attractions in an area that some travelers might overlook on their dash to more northerly parts.
Bear Lake www.bearlake.org offers a little of everything from fishing and sailing in the summer to skiing in the winter. Click on "Spring/Summer/Fall Activities" to look up fishing and see just how big those trout can get, and check out hiking trails, caves, camping and water sports. We're too late for Raspberry Days, Aug. 3-5, but you could file it away for next summer. And whether you travel with a tent and sleeping bag, a camper trailer or just suitcases, there are plenty of places around the lake to spend your nights.
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