Little Missouri Fly Fishing

As of 12:00 noon today no fish have been stocked since the November 24th stocking. I hate to admit that I never really found the fish from that stocking. I caught a few (that would be 6!) below the weir at Old Factory Site, all were between 8 and 10 inches long. The ones stocked at Riverside just disappeared??  If Robert hadn't seen the stocking truck I would have sworn we never got fish!!  Hope we get a stocking for Christmas. 🤔🤔. 

The water temperature is cold🥶. The water clarity is terrible!!  It's like chocolate milk coming out of the dam. The lake is the same color in the SAWHA area but at Self creek where you cross the bridge going to Albert Pike its crystal clear?  SOMETHING is going on at the foot of the dam or there is a big construction project in the Sawah area somewhere!  Yes, they are still working on the dam.

They did generate for 2 hours yesterday afternoon which spread the muddy water all over the river. The fishing is the worst Ive seen it in years at this time of the trout season. There just aren't enough fish in the river and I can't say I expect it to get any better in the near future.

I have fished Albert Pike ( when I'm not driving to Broken Bow to fish the Mountain Fork river at Bevers Bend state park) a couple of times this past week and found a few fish at the Swimming Hole, above the car wash bridge and below the car wash bridge. Boy has that river changed since last year, I didn't recognize the Long Creek area.  There must have been some big blow outs since I was last there. Hopefully it also will get stocked for Christmas!! 

Just to sum up,🤔🤔🤔😬😬 it's gonna be a tough trout year in Arkansas.

Do they always stock AP when they stock the lower river after the first stocking of AP?

I found a few nice 12-13" ones over Thanksgiving week at AP.

Ugly, I was told they stocked AP on the 20Th of November but I haven't been up there.

Mike got a text they stock Albert Pike Monday, have you heard anything.

Thanks Mike.  Wishing you and family, and Lil Mo family a very happy Thanksgiving!

They stocked River Side, Old Factory, and Low Water Bridge, however yesterday I could not find any of the pods!!!???  Were supposed to stock all sites but driver had trouble with a newly installed tube system on the truck and couldn't stock HB air RR. 😢😢. Gonna go looking for the fish again today.

Was there any indication as to which sites were stocked?  Thanks Mike.

Has anyone ever asked them if they would do a delayed harvest in certain areas of the river?  Of course, enforcement would have to accompany that policy, but it's just a thought.

Have just been advised by Mrs Christy Graham of the AGFC that they will stock fish on the lower Little Missouri today and that fish were stocked at Albert Pike last Thursday. Thank you Mrs Graham!!  The fishing here had come to a dead haunt. A 2 fish limit sure would help, or even all catch and release would be better, because of the VERY low numbers of fish stocked.

They will generate this afternoon from 6 to 9 which will scatter the fish. The water temperature is good over entire river.

Here's wishing you all a happy thanksgiving.🦃.