Rough water led fishermen off War Eagle into quieter Pine Creek Hollow

‘Adapt’ a key word during fickle Ozarks spring

May 30, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.

by Flip Putthoff

Plan B fishing in Pine Creek Hollow provided a pleasant morning May 12 on Beaver Lake. Alan Bland of Rogers fishes for crappie in the quiet cove. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)
Plan B fishing in Pine Creek Hollow provided a pleasant morning May 12 on Beaver Lake. Alan Bland of Rogers fishes for crappie in the quiet cove. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)


An Ozark stream can be a gentle ribbon of flowing water one moment, then a raging torrent the next.

Savvy paddlers know to have a backup plan in their life jacket pocket when a float trip is on the agenda.

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