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Trip Preparation
To be relaxed and fresh when you arrive for
your fishing trip, check these three important points early
in your preparation for the trip. Then, while you are here,
you can enjoy the truly beautiful surroundings as well as
the fishing experience of your life.
1. Fishing License and Trout Stamp:
Call
1-800-364-GAME
Obtain an Arkansas fishing license and trout permit.
2. Places to Stay: There
are numerous motels, resorts, kitchenettes, and nationally
known lodging. E-mail
me or call to get more information.
3. Equipment Needed:
• Waders. We have chest waders to rent or you can bring
your own.
Summer trip? I suggest a lightweight breathable chest wader.
Winter trip? I suggest 3 to 4 millimeters (mm) neoprene waders
with boot foot or stocking foot with a wading shoe.
• Hats: A hat should always be worn
to deflect flies on windy days and to protect your face from
sunlight. Also, use a good sunblock.
• Sunglasses: The fly fisher should
always have a good pair of polarized sunglasses to help you
see the fish and where to put your feet in the river when
wading. They also protect the eyes on windy days from flies.
On the North Fork River, I recommend amber or brown polarized
lenses. They just seem to brighten the bottom of the river
a little bit so that you can see better.
• Rods: (Supplied for scheduled tours)
I recommend a 3 or 4 weight rod for midge fishing conditions
- extra soft tip; a 5 or 6 weight rod for windy conditions
and long casts; a 6, 7, or 8 weight crisp, fast tipped rod
for high water conditions. All should be 9' long so that you
have mend capability.
• Reels: (Supplied for scheduled tours)
I recommend Orvis Battenkill with disc drag, or Orvis Battenkill
large arbor size to match your rod. It is mid-priced and
probably the best reel on the market for
fishing
the
North
Fork.
• Lines: Two are needed to fish
the North Fork effectively: a weight forward floating line
and a weight forward sink tip (medium sink tip). Leaders can
range from a 12' 7X knotless tapered leader down to a 9' 3X
knotless tapered leader. This will cover a wide range of fishing
on the North Fork.
• Tippet Material: Keep a range from 8X, 7X, 6X, 5X,
4X, and 3X in your vest or pack. I recommend Orvis Super Strong
tippet material.
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