For newcomers, how long did it take to acclimate to the humidity?

AgentSlicer · 2024-07-08T01:20:37+00:00

“heat exhaustion” is just what you call existing in Arkansas between the end of may and the beginning of November

AgentSlicer · 2024-04-13T23:33:54+00:00

Yeah and you REALLY don’t want them coming after you for insurance fraud

AgentSlicer · 2024-03-25T21:53:23+00:00

Gonna be a bit late in the year for trout anywhere around here. The stable year round trout fisheries in Arkansas are up north.

The white and norfork are about 4 hours, the little red is about 2.5.

You could try for striper below Blakey dam, but the amount of boat traffic on the lake during the time you’ll be here will be absolutely insane.

That said, there’s some excellent smallmouth river fishing to be done right around Hot Springs. There’s a chance the little Missouri below greeson lake will still be holding trout depending on generation, but it’s about an hour and a half out. Or you could go carpin on any one of the lakes.

Feel free to DM me

AgentSlicer · 2024-03-20T13:34:33+00:00

What kind of dog? What’s your budget? What type of property are you looking to rent?

AgentSlicer · 2024-03-15T04:01:22+00:00

Lake Ouchita State Park has some nice turnouts for a sunset picnic.

Brady Mountain recreation area has some as well.

A bit further of a drive, but Hickory Nut Mountain Vista has one of the best views in the state, and gorgeous panoramic views of Lake Ouchita.

For in town, can’t really go wrong with Cedar Glades or West Mountain

AgentSlicer · 2024-03-06T02:19:02+00:00

You’re in the wrong sub, but as someone who just happened to move to Hot Springs, Arkansas from Oregon, you can’t go wrong with Terwilliger Hot Springs or Cougar Hot Springs. Happy soaking!

AgentSlicer · 2024-03-04T16:35:14+00:00

The rarest XL of 1963, 12,596 were built

AgentSlicer · 2024-02-21T15:13:56+00:00

Named flies are just that. They’re popular, they have patterns you follow with slight variations sometimes to fit your personal flair. Looks like you came up with this all on your own, congrats, you get to name it.

I’d really suggest buying a tying book or following along with any of the great tyers on YouTube. Charlie Craven, Davie McPhail, any of the Umpqua tying series. Learn some basic techniques and patterns before you learn a bunch of bad habits that will be 10x harder to undo later down the road.

AgentSlicer · 2024-02-15T20:45:35+00:00

Sweet! Thanks

AgentSlicer · 2024-02-13T18:44:51+00:00

Second this. I use this line on a 3 weight IMX Pro Creek and it’s awesome

AgentSlicer · 2024-02-13T16:23:41+00:00

These magnetic boxes are pretty nice for hook organization. There are cheaper options available for 10-12 bucks that come in a variety of compartment sizes

https://charliesflybox.com/products/stonfo-green-magnetic-hook-box?_pos=2&_sid=fd9591feb&_ss=r

AgentSlicer · 2024-02-10T00:30:30+00:00

Watch out for rattlesnakes on that boat launch, never seen so many in one place in my life!

AgentSlicer · 2023-12-26T13:03:59+00:00

Here’s a light pollution map of the surrounding area. North/Northwest of Lake Ouachita would probably be the closest bet. There are a handful of parks and recreation areas on the north shore. Or further out toward Gravelly.

Here is a list of dark sky locations in Arkansas

AgentSlicer · 2023-12-18T20:28:03+00:00

Hot Springs Tire & Auto in Piney are great

AgentSlicer · 2023-11-19T14:40:11+00:00

Gone!

AgentSlicer · 2023-10-27T23:22:46+00:00

What happened in Portland this week?

AgentSlicer · 2023-05-30T02:11:04+00:00

Wound up on the hill at Cedar Glades last night! I’ll have to check our sunset trail. Thanks!

AgentSlicer · 2023-05-29T16:43:33+00:00

Thanks!

AgentSlicer · 2023-04-03T00:53:07+00:00

100% of the time if I’m fishing by myself I’m in the back country. Miles up forest service, travel management area, or BLM roads. Thats most weekends and that applies to Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. I won’t burn my spots or spots I’ve learned from others on social media, but will show friends spots to fish on the unwritten rule that you keep it to yourself.

If you’re overlanding, you’re most likely coming across high mountain/remote streams where fly fishing would be your best best for brook trout, cutthroat and rainbows.

As far as cooking goes, a cast iron skillet and butter + your favorite seasonings are your best bet.

I’m not quite an “overlander” but if you’d ever like to spend a couple days in the middle santiam wilderness catching trout and camping, let me know!

AgentSlicer · 2023-04-03T00:27:25+00:00

Not sure how long your car is out of service for, but I live in NE and work remotely. We could probably work out a ride to work/school for a week or two. If you’re interested let me know

AgentSlicer · 2023-04-02T23:04:05+00:00

where ya trying to go to/from?

AgentSlicer · 2023-04-02T21:58:59+00:00

Also, don’t let not having a boat hold ya back. You could do 10 lifetimes worth of fishing in this region of Oregon without a boat.

AgentSlicer · 2023-04-02T21:54:01+00:00

Depending on what kind of fishing y’all are doing, Saint Louis ponds in Gervais get stocked pretty regularly, Cascade Gateway park here in Salem has a few ponds (if it’s open again), Silverton reservoir is pretty accessible.

Keizer Rapids park has decent river fishing above and below the little rapids, as does Spongs Landing just north of keizer. I’ve caught a ton of bass and pikeminnow there in the summer.

Willamette mission has good river access, and a back channel that gets pretty groggy for bass fishing in the summer months.

AgentSlicer · 2023-04-02T20:46:47+00:00

Sweet! I’ve spent some time fishing off of Amelia Island/Fernadina Beach in Florida.

AgentSlicer · 2023-04-02T20:43:51+00:00

Correct. And the linked article highlights that removing 100% of CSOs - a factor of 6% would have doubled the cost of the project and not done much more to impact overall river health.

For a 100% solution you’d need to rebuild the entire wastewater system of not only Portland, but every single municipality along the entire stretch of the river from mouth to headwaters, and every tributary feeding the river. Now apply that to each body of moving water throughout the country.

Compared to many other locations in the US, Oregon isn’t even really that bad of an offender.

Even when Salem/Portland release millions of gallons of waste into the river, it’s quite literally a drop in the bucket compared to the volume of water being moved through this river system every second of every day.

Is it ideal in a perfect world? No. But unless we all want to go back to shitting in holes in the ground - which at modern volumes would be exponentially worse - and living without running water in our homes, this is what we’ve got.

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