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Free the Fighter: Smallmouth Bass, Conservation, and Art
To me, the Smallmouth Bass is a symbol of the wild Ozarks and Ouachita mountains. We have two sub-species (the Neosho and Ouachita strains) of Smallmouth that are only found in this part of the world! And that’s worth preserving.
![Trophy Fish Replicas and Their Stories](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/577a6968f5e231f12b55b675/1707853560814-8U7TCQ8Q6XN585LWVDJW/IMG_5894.jpeg)
Trophy Fish Replicas and Their Stories
Recently, I was flyfishing down on the Little Red River at Heber Springs, I noticed a young couple fly fishing the area above me with good success. Then the young lady, Megan Gray, landed a magnificent fish, which I identified as a very large, male brook trout— a rare catch anywhere, and especially for that stretch of the river!