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The White River begins in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas and flows north
and east into Missouri then back into Arkansas. The river travels a total of 720 miles to
its confluence with the Mississippi River. The upper end of the White has been
impounded in several places to form three major reservoirs (Beaver, Table Rock, and
Bull Shoals) and a river-run lake (Taneycomo). The White River basin drain contains
about 27,765 square miles with crystal clear water and a bottom composed of gravel,
bedrock and sand.
The White River below the Bull Shoals Dam is one of the most famous trout fisheries in
the world. Visitors come here for a chance at landing brown trout in the double digits.
15 - 20 pound brown trout are caught every year. Rainbow trout fishing is fast and
exciting with stocked fish averaging 12 inches. Some bigger rainbow trout do exist with
quite a few fish in the 2 to 5 pound range and some are even bigger. Anglers that
target rainbow trout can have 30 - 80 fish days because they are so abundant.
Cutthroat trout can also be caught on the White River and a state record was caught
weighing 9 pounds 9 ounces. Some stretches of the river have multiple species of fish
available with trout, largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass also.
and east into Missouri then back into Arkansas. The river travels a total of 720 miles to
its confluence with the Mississippi River. The upper end of the White has been
impounded in several places to form three major reservoirs (Beaver, Table Rock, and
Bull Shoals) and a river-run lake (Taneycomo). The White River basin drain contains
about 27,765 square miles with crystal clear water and a bottom composed of gravel,
bedrock and sand.
The White River below the Bull Shoals Dam is one of the most famous trout fisheries in
the world. Visitors come here for a chance at landing brown trout in the double digits.
15 - 20 pound brown trout are caught every year. Rainbow trout fishing is fast and
exciting with stocked fish averaging 12 inches. Some bigger rainbow trout do exist with
quite a few fish in the 2 to 5 pound range and some are even bigger. Anglers that
target rainbow trout can have 30 - 80 fish days because they are so abundant.
Cutthroat trout can also be caught on the White River and a state record was caught
weighing 9 pounds 9 ounces. Some stretches of the river have multiple species of fish
available with trout, largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass also.