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Great day!
We got out today and fished y2ks under a trout magnet indicator and caught fish all day. One brown and the rest bows. Lost a few big ones...
Mark Crawford
Jan 5, 20201 min read


Low and clear
The river is looking great. Low and very clear. The fish have been picky most days, just gotta find the fly they are hitting. If ya cant...
Mark Crawford
Jan 4, 20201 min read


Low and clear
River looks great, running at 340 cfs, 350 avg. The fishing has been tough but really good. Catching some really nice rainbows on white...
Mark Crawford
Dec 31, 20191 min read


Great day
Had a lot of fun this morning with a couple of great guys. We were catching some on y2ks, then we tried a white lightning below a...
Mark Crawford
Dec 27, 20191 min read
Low and clear
The river looks great! The river is flowing out of the spring at 325 cfs and water clarity is clear. Had a great float last Sunday. Over...
Mark Crawford
Dec 25, 20191 min read
Blue house open
Our little blue retreat will be up for rental starting Jan 1st. Fully furnished, 2 queen size beds, linens, and coffee all provided. 8...
Mark Crawford
Dec 20, 20191 min read


So cold!
Wow we had a cold morning on the river. The river looks great and actually felt really warm today. Orange blossom, olive woolly and Idaho...
Mark Crawford
Dec 17, 20191 min read
No snow
It did rain most of the day on Monday but the winter weather stayed just to our north. I do have Thursday and Friday open this week....
Mark Crawford
Dec 17, 20191 min read


Tis the season
The big rainbows are moving! Catching some really nice fish lately. Y2ks have been main hot fly, with white lightning coming in second....
Mark Crawford
Dec 13, 20191 min read


Perfect weather
The river is looking great. A little above average flows of 370cfs, 350 avg. Water clarity has a good green tint to it. The last 2 days...
Mark Crawford
Dec 7, 20191 min read


River looks great!
The river is looking good. Still a little above avg flows so be safe wading. It is a very slick river! The hot fly today was a y2k and...
Mark Crawford
Dec 4, 20191 min read
Trout management public meeting!
Public invited to speak up about Spring River trout fishery MAMMOTH SPRING — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a special...
Mark Crawford
Dec 4, 20192 min read
River is fishable
Lot of rain last few days but nothing heavy. The river is running at 375 cfs and water clarity is green. Dry weather ahead. River is...
Mark Crawford
Nov 30, 20191 min read
Rain go away
Heavy rain last night did not hurt the river. It is up and green, making wading tough. More rain next few days. Hopefully it will miss...
Mark Crawford
Nov 27, 20191 min read


Looking good
Still have a heavy stain bit catching a few really nice fish. Beautiful out today. Caught this nice one on a Guppie. All trout and...
Mark Crawford
Nov 25, 20191 min read
Clearing up
Looking much better today. Still low clarity, has that pea soup look to it. Will be going out tomorrow. The river has come up to above...
Mark Crawford
Nov 23, 20191 min read


Still brown
Hasnt cleared yet. Will update in morning. Should start clearing tomorrow..
Mark Crawford
Nov 22, 20191 min read
Oops, river is muddy.
Lot of rain overnight has the river up and muddy. Should clear quickly... stay tuned.
Mark Crawford
Nov 22, 20191 min read


Overnight float
Had a chance to do an overnight float from Saddler Falls to Hardy last 2 days. Always a blast. Starts out in trout water then smallies...
Mark Crawford
Nov 19, 20191 min read


River is looking good
We have had some good days last few days. On Wednesday the orange blossom special was really hot. Finally caught a nice brown trout....
Mark Crawford
Nov 15, 20191 min read
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