Fly-fishing on the White River. Photo courtesy of Arkansas State Parks
If you're into fishing, there's a super-niche evening of movies coming from the Fly Fishing Film Tour to get you revved up.
Why it matters: More than $236,000 was spent on Arkansas trout fishing, according to 5,000 respondents of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's 2023 survey.
Each angler took an average of 2.6 trips during that year, spending more than $700 each time, and Arkansas had visitors from 38 states looking for trout.
The caveat: Not all trout fishing is fly-fishing and not all fly-fishing is trout fishing.
What's happening: Eight short films focused on the sport will be screened Oct. 17 at TheaterSquared in Fayetteville. Doors open at 5:30pm and the evening concludes at 10pm.
Films focused on the waters of Michigan, Norway, the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and the Amazon River will be featured.
