Calico Rock, Arkansas -- An angler from Myrtle, Mississippi, and some friends rented boats at Jenkins Fishing Resort on the White River at Calico Rock on Monday. The angler landed this 7.25-pound, 27-inch rainbow trout just upriver from the Jenkins dock. Thanks to Dave McCulley at Jenkins for sending us the photo.

This gives us a chance to remind all trout anglers, one, that Calico Rock is in the section of the White River/Bull Shoals tailwater below the line, where anglers are allowed to catch and keep two trout, with only one being more than 14 inches, due to the 120-day, temporary order on four major trout streams in the state that limits the harvest because of stocking losses suffered at the national fish hatchery at Norfork as well as the flooding of the Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery at Mammoth Spring.

Beginning in December, trout stockings will be significantly limited because of those losses for the next few months.

Two, the 45-mile area of the White River from the Norfork Access northward to the Bull Shoals Lake Dam is catch-and-release only for the 120-day period effective Oct. 16, when the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission approved the emergency order.

Also, the Norfork Tailwater is catch-and-release only. Greers Ferry Tailwater and the Beaver Lake tailwater are allowed a two-trout limit, both up to 14 inches in length, during the order, and all others must be released. Normal daily trout take would be five trout.

Around Calico Rock, McCulley says, they've seen water earlier this week only as high as 4 feet. During the low-water levels, artificial lures were the most effective, like Thompson Colorado quarter-ounce spoons in nickel/gold and gold/copper. Also, make sure you have a Rapala Countdown CD7 in brown trout color handy; that helped our Mississippi angler above with his stunningly beautiful catch. They've also seen some nice brown trout over 20 inches being caught, plus the smallmouth bass have been active on the same lures.

It's time to dress a little more warmly in layers on the water, McCulley advises. Fall is truly here, and mornings are chilly. We received a nice low-pressure system delivering some needed rain to the area, but along with it came some extreme winds on Wednesday and cooler temperatures. We're expecting to see a near-perfect fall weekend ahead if the forecast holds (Sunday being the best, cool and sunny), plus warming into the low 70s next week with lots of sun. Enjoy it!