Don't you love those days where you're out & about in the beauty of nature?!
Not to mention, catching fish!!
Spring is such an incredible time to begin shrugging off the dormancy of winter.
That means FISHING!
And taking in the beauty of the earth!
During winter, as the animals show us, we're encouraged to hunker down, go within, rest, nourish, eat a lot and cozy up, generally.
As the sun returns in greater amounts daily, we feel like going outside as the air warms and flowers begin to show!
Today we went fishing with some good friends of ours in Arkansas' Norfork River for some Rainbow Trout.
It was a beautiful day. The river was calling our names.
Rainbow Trout were caught.
Two Sets
This area of the Norfork River in Arkansas is right after the dam. It's world-famous for the size of the trout- some over 30 lbs! Obviously, we didn't have that type of catch today, but it was fun!!
As was seeing a Gar upclose for the first time! Gar is an interesting Ozark waterways specie that, to be honest, frightens me a little!
I can't imagine why I'd be afraid...
Must be the teeth or something...
Also, the violets are up!
And obvious signs of our Beaver friends...
Signs of life waking up are everywhere if you only take a look!
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I really enjoyed all your photos and story! That picture of y'all with the gar is really cute, your smile is awfully happy for not liking gar so much :))) And what lovely close ups of the violets and rainbow trout!! It sounds like a really delightful day close to nature <3
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So glad you enjoyed it, we did too! Thats actually our friends' smile, you shoulda seen our faces ;) It was certainly a blessing.
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Oh gosh, I thought that your friends took a pic of you guys! LOL.
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Excellent! I've got to get back out on the river soon.
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right on! it's getting warmer and warmer! it's time :D
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What a great way to spend the day! I'd freak out if I caught a gar. They're in the Jacks Fork River too and they scare me when I'm in my kayak. I once went down a narrow and fast area while they were spawning...several jumped at me! I'm seriously not a big fan of gar. I can't even swim in deep areas of the river for fear of something like that touching me. No thanks! Haha!
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omg! jumped at you?! I totally feel you on that! I think they're totally scary and if I ever catch one, i will holler at a close friend to help take it off!!
I am the same way!! hahah!
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Your posts always make me smile. Thanks for the lift to my day. I look forward to seeing more.
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aw you're so sweet & always bring a boost to my day <3!!
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oh my those teeth! That is frightening. So am I to correct to think you are having trout for dinner? Smoked perhaps? Beautiful, relaxing adventure for the four of you. Great post
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hehehe trout for dinner! oven baked! <3 had a fun weekend. more to come ;)
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Those guys are quite tasty. I wonder if you ended up cooking them, haha.
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for sure! baked and fried!
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Wow, I thought that was a huge trout then realized it was an alligator gar, least thats what we call them.
Man I haven't been trout fishing in a long time. We always went in these little back mountain creeks and never saw any that big, at least very very rarely. Great catch.
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hehe, and that's a small gar. Ya trout fishing is a really fun time. This area is known for the large trout, but any fishing is fun fishing.
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wow nice fishing , I love fishing :)
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Arkansas is one of my favorite states (and I’ve been to all 50). I spent a glorious week once on the Buffalo River.
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We've yet to explore much of the Buffalo River, but will have to do a trip there. We're about 50 Miles north of the border, and are just getting to explore more of the state. Thanks for sharing.
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I'm going trout fishing with my boys in 3 weeks. Can't wait!
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Loved your pictures! And some folks around here keep telling me about a sure fire way to eat gar. They love them. Its the Alligator gar you have to watch out for.
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Thanks. I've heard from numerous folks who swear by eating gar. For us we're into eating just about anything that's abundant in our locale. Carp are definitely another "trash fish" that is really tasty.
Have a great trip with your boys, best of luck. Where you guys heading?
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We have Gar here in Ontario Canada, I am an avid fisherwomen and have caught a few in my day. Our lakes are still frozen with about 2 feet of ice yet and we are still ice fishing. LOL Fly fishing I pressume.
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I wish I could be enjoying ice fishing, alas we don't get much of any ice in MO. We put the gar back as it looked sickly.
We fly fish, but our friends cast with shrimp as bait. It's always an adventure.
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Looks like you're having fun. And those trout are really good-sized. Much bigger than any lake trout that I've ever caught. Never caught a Gar. I agree that that teeth look intimidating. I guess that's why you carry a multi-tool so you can get the hook out without getting bit or slashed.
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Certainly fun times, well spent with friends. The world record rainbow trout was caught near here I belive. 10-4 on the multi tool, it comes in handy all the time!
A friend swears by bow fishing for gar.
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Waw !
Amazing
i like fishing
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Nice catch
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Wow I looked up the Gar fish on line. They have been around since the late Jurassic period. That is amazing and there are many types of them. That is so cool.
Enjoy the fish. Thanks for sharing.
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They are certainly a unique species. We really have some neat species in the Ozarks. Thanks for checking it out.
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Thanks for sharing!
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