
← The Ozark Podcast5 Aug · 43 min
Ep. 229 - Chad Johnson - What is 'The Push' on the White River? The Guide Secret Most Anglers Don't Know About
Most anglers sit and wait on the White River. The best guides are always moving.
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Top White River guide Chad Johnson reveals one of the most overlooked tactics in Ozark fly fishing: chasing "the push."
When rising water triggers a feeding frenzy, most anglers enjoy it for a few minutes and stay put. Chad explains why the smartest move is to run downstream and get ahead of it again, and again, and again.
He also breaks down the full picture: how to read the generation schedule, what CFS numbers mean for your day, and the single rule that tells you exactly where brown trout are holding at any flow level.
Whether you've never fished the White or you've been coming for years without cracking the code, this is the episode that changes how you think about tailwater fishing forever.
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