Dean Rojas works down a bank on the Arkansas River during practice for the Diamond Drive.
Photo: Rob Russow
One of the many complications for anglers this week will be barges and the locking trouble that accompanies them.
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Local favorite Scott Rook makes a flip along shoreline cover on the third day of practice.
Photo: Rob Russow
Bill Lowen works on getting a new lure ready as the current pushes him by a piece of trash in the water.
Photo: Rob Russow
Fred Roumbanis pulls up the trolling motor to make a move in the shadow of a nearby mountain.
Photo: Rob Russow
A group of local anglers fish from the bank on a sunny June day in Little Rock.
Photo: Rob Russow
Mark Davis fishes some of the abundant shallow cover available on the Arkansas River.
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Derek Remitz makes a cast on the third day of practice for the Diamond Drive.
Photo: Rob Russow
Trying to scout the whole river is a tough task, but Gerald Swindle was moving at a rapid pace on Wednesday.
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In the distance, Chad Griffin fishes along the bank on the Arkansas River in preparation for the Diamond Drive.
Photo: Rob Russow