Penny and I took a detour after running some errands in Mountain Home on Wednesday , my day off . I decided to surprise her with a quick trip down to Lake Norfork Fish Hatchery , about 10 miles south of town . This is one of the places that we came to when we were trying to decide whether or not to move to Arkansas , and the later trying to decide between Mountain Home and Harrison .
The hatchery raises tens of thousands of trout for stocking various rivers and lakes in the area . They have a spillway area that forms a creek called " Dry Run Creek" that flows down to the Norfork River , just below the Norfork Dam . The state park service has made a day use park out of it , and built nice decks and walkways to get down to the creek and see the trout making their way upstream . It is really peaceful , and the water is super cold ... usually around 45 degrees. They allow youth under 16 to fish the area , although they have to release what they catch . There were several kids fishing the day we were there , and having some success landing the trout . It is really cool to get up close to the fish..... there are quite a few springs and places around here to watch (and catch) trout in the streams.
The water is always flowing well ... and very cold .
The trout like to stay in less turbulent water ...
About frying pan size !
Trailside flowers .....
Clint ponders his next "step" in life.........
Trout video
Nice decks to look out over the streambed....
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