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In it's 720-mile journey, the White River undergoes several transformations. It
begins as a small, mountain stream, and ends up as a broad, meandering
waterway serving the barge and towboat industry. In between, the river's flow is
interrupted by at least five dams in Arkansas (Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals,
Norfork, and Sequoyah.)
Bull Shoals, the largest dam, is responsible for converting
what had been a warm water fishery into one of the nation's premier stretches of Trout
habitat. The hydro-powered cold water discharges from deep within the lake keep
the White River a year round ideal temperature for Rainbow, Brown, and Cutthroat Trout.
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The White River is one of the most famous float fishing streams in the world.
Probably more Rainbow Trout are caught here each year than in any other
trout stream in America. The Game and Fish Commission stocks hundreds of thousands of
Rainbows, Browns, and Cutthroat in the White annually.
Bull Shoals to Cotter is the stretch of river best known for
trophy Brown Trouts. In 1972, Gordon Lackey landed a Brown weighing 31-pounds,
8-ounces. This stood as the North American record until 1977,
when a 33-pound, 8-ounce monster, just a few ounces under the world
record, was caught. Then in 1986, Tony Salamon landed a 30-pound, 8-ounce giant
that set a new world line-class record for 6-pound-test line.
5-10 pounders are common, and anglers have a great chance of landing an 11-20+ pound trophy on
any given day.
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