The Thanksgiving River

by Sammy Hampton

The sky was gray above and spotted with darker clouds beneath. The Bull shoals dam stood tall and gray matching the sky above it. Ice hung from the ferrules of my fly rod as the green line played its way through them following my cast as it floated down stream. The river was quite [...]

Branson Missouri's Million Dollar Riffle

 Branson Missouri’s Million Dollar Riffle 

 by Sammy Hampton

The slate gray rocks on the gravel bank still held a glossy shine. A low mist hung over the entire basin of the river below the dam, although the sun was well above the tree line to the east. The late August weather had been holding true to its normal [...]