IN THIS ISSUE ARKANSASWILD.COM
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EASY KNOT TYING
A Stronger Knot for Less Re-Tying
14
CATFISHING BY HAND A Murky Underwater Adventure
18
THE BOWFIN
The Fish that Won’t Stop Spawning Stories
22
A SECRET FISHING HOLE PHOTO BY NOVO STUDIO
Central Arkansas Smallies
26
THE BIG ONE
For Six Decades, Gaston’s has Kept Rolling on the River
36
AGFF’S OUTDOOR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Jim Hinkle, Ellen Moorhead Fennell, Randy Young, and Legacy Award Recipients J.B. and Johnelle Hunt DEPARTMENTS
10 OUTDOOR ESSENTIALS 42 ARKANSAS MARINAS 44 EVENTS 46 ARKANSAS ORIGINAL
4 | Arkansas Wild ¸THE 2018 FISH EDITION
On the cover: Clint Gaston casts his line into the White River on a July evening. Photo by Novo Studio.