The flood gates are off! However, there are still 2 full units of water running. The word on the river is that the corp should start turning the water off around January 3rd. So get ready!! The fishing is going to be great when the water shuts off.
Thanks,
Chris
Well,
Haven’t been the good blogger have I? The water is high, and its getting cold out. Therefore, we are having a great winter special! 50% off any cabin! (Restrictions are at the bottom of this post.)
Winter is a great time to come to Lobo. There might not be much fishing going on with the high water, but there is now better way to cure the holiday stress than a nice fire in the fireplace in a cabin overlooking the river.
Fishing Update:
The fall fishing was awesome, but we now have some very high water. The corp is running two full units, plus 4 of the flood gates are open. The good thing about the flood gates being open is, we will be able to get back to fishing sooner. When they close them its going to be great! Check out some of my fall pics and pics of the flood gates open!
By the way, Whitney and I are having a baby!!!
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See you on the River,
Chris
Sorry its been forever since the last update. We have been hard at it. Fishing has been very good. I been seeing a lot of big fish caught off the dock. A lady caught a 19 inch brown today. Brown trout fishing has been best in the early mornings, or on cloudy days. They have been releasing water every day, but we have been getting a good low water window. The water has been getting to Lobo anywhere from noon to 5pm. I even got to wade fish Mossy Shoal a couple of days ago. For the most current water release info call the dam at: 501.362.5150. It takes about 6 to 8 hours from when they turn the water on for it to get to Lobo. You can also give a call at the dock 501.362.5802 for current water conditions.
Fly Fishing:
Pink San Jaun worms have been the ticket when the water is higher. On lower water uv sowbugs in all colors have great. I have also had a lot of luck using a soft hackle (red ass) dropper behind the sowbug. Small olive jigs (size 1/124) have also been producing a ton of fish.
Spin Fishing:
Silver and gold spoons have been great on low water. Yellow or white power bait with wax worms have been the way to go if your using bait. Craw fish tails have also been catching some big fish, and if your fishing after a rain night crawlers are a must.
Remember that it is now illegal to use treble hooks when bait fishing, and that all fish between 18 and 24 inches must be released.
We have some new cabins opened, and we just got our new fence and signs up. I’ll post a bunch of pics soon.
Lobo is also now on Facebook, come check us out!
See ya on the river,
Chris
Fall Is upon us! I love this time of year! The leaves are starting to turn and its just beautiful out. The fishing is about to be great. Its been pretty good out on the river lately, but it has been a little tuff because of the high water. However, The corp has reduced the amount of water they are releasing. From now until the lake is at normal pool, they are going to run only one unit. This will make for some AWESOME fishing. The browns are starting to move, so we are starting to see a bunch of them being caught.
Fly Fishing
The water is still too high to wade, but drifting from a boat is great. Try san jaun worms with a longer leader. Be sure to use plenty of weight.
Spin fishing.
Bouncing wax worms and power eggs have has been great. Use 3/16 oz weight while drifting. If you are on the bank or you are anchored on the side use a 1/2 oz.
See you on the river,
Chris
Rain rain go away!!
Gus has finally blown over, but he left plenty of water behind! As of yesterday the lake was up 4.5 feet and raising, and the river was muddy as could be. However, the corp is currently flushing the river and it should be clear for this weekend. The corp should be able to run a little more water than they have been, which is a great thing. The fish love it when there is a little bit of flow out there.
Fishing the last couple of weeks has been great! I haven’t seen a great deal of big fish caught, but the numbers have been awesome.
Spin fishing:
Lures and jigs have been the best in the mornings when the water as been up a little. Olive and brown jigs have been great. Sliver and red/gold spoon have been the lure of the week. As the sun gets up and the water drops Power Bait and wax worms casted into the deeper hole have been the ticket. White or Yellow eggs have still been the best. If the water doesn’t clear up, you might try a brighter color like the bright orange.
Fly Fishing:
Nymph fishing has been the way to go lately. Any of the UV Sowbugs have been working well. I seem to doing better on the darker sow bugs (uv peacock or uv olive brown) in the morning, and better on the lighter ones (uv tan) in the afternoon. If you are wade fishing try dropping a small san jaun of a zebra midge behind a sow bug.
See you on the river
Chris
I now its been awhile, but I have been catching way to many fish to be setting behind a computer. The fishing doesn’t get much better than it has been. It is however slow this weekend because all the rain has made the river very muddy. It should be cleared by by the first of the week, and fishing should return to great. There is very little water flow so you have to be watch out for rocks!
Spin Fishing.
Gold and Silver Spoons have been great. The best lure fishing has been at the tops and the bottoms of the shoals. Bait fishing has been good as well. Try fishing a wax worm power egg combo in the deeper holes. Fish as close to the moss beds as possible. White and orange power eggs have been the best. instead of chumming with corn try using English peas. Peas work just as well if not better, and the fish can digest them. If a fish eats a bunch of corn, he is most likely to going to live very long. Just like humans, fish can’t digest corn.
Fly Fishing:
Nymphing has been awesome!!!! We have been catching a ton of fish nymphing. I have mainly been using uv sow bugs such as the xtra crispy and the purple haze size 14. If your wading or drifting through faster water tie a size 16 red ass dropper of of the sowbug.
See you on the river,
Chris
The Water is off!!! The Corp has turned of the water so get ready for some great fishing. We can expect low water in the mornings and higher water in the mid to late afternoon. It going to be some great fishing. I’ll be on the river in the morning and will report back Friday.
Thanks
Chirs
High water! The corp has been running both units around the clock. However the end is in sight!!! I have been told that they will be turning off the water no later than July 9th. Until then, expect high water.
Bait fishing has been great on high water. Wax worms and power bait has been doing great. The water is too high to anchor, so drifting has been your best bet. Use the same setup as you normally would, but use a little less weight. This will keep you from getting hung up on the bottom. Also, when drifting, be sure to watch out for docks. I have seen a fair number of boats flipped from hitting docks.
Fly fishing hasn’t been the greatest. There is really too much water. It still can be done, but expect much less numbers than usual. The best bet on this high of water is to get a guide for a half a day. Our fly fishing guide have some great high water techniques, and in this high water they can watch the boat while you fish.
See you on the river,
Chris
What a great weekend of fishing. The corp is keeping the same schedule. Running 2 units of water from 6:00am until midnight. This is giving us a great fishing window here at Lobo. The water is a little high in the morning, but it fall out through out the morning. It then comes back up around noon. I have heard they are going to keep this pattern for another three weeks. After that they are supposed to release much less water. The corp will be running a bunch of water on the white, norfork, and beaver, so they will have to shut us down to prevent flooding on the lower white. Until they shut us down, they corp will most likely start running more and more.
Fishing was great this weekend. We caught a ton of rainbows, and 12 browns (3 over 20 inches.) Nymphing was been the ticket. San Juan worms in all colors have been hammering the fish in the mornings, but when the current slows you will need to change to a bead head nymph. Copper Johns, prince nymphs, and sow bug have been working great.
Spin fishing has been great as well. Yellow power eggs and wax worms has been great! Silver spoons on lower water have been slaying the fish.
Game and fish currently has the boat ramp completely closed. It might be a couple of weeks before they get it back open. However, since we have higher water in the morning, and high water in the afternoon, you can put your boat in at dripping springs in pangburn and run up river.
See you on the river,
Chris
The Game and Fish ramp here at Lobo is open. They are building a new ramp, however the old ramp will continue to stay open.
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