schultedillon

I dont always keep the fish I catch but I decided to this time as we traveled 1.5 hours just to get there and we havent ate trout in a couple wears. We will be eating them tonight though and I realeased many of others, we didnt keep everything we caught. Yeah I honestly didnt expect to catch a 20 inch brown trout but I was hopeful. Someone caught a pretty big carp though. My friend caught a massive rainbow but it broke his line before I could reach him with the net.

I would like to think everyone on this forum who helped me this week with reading the water levels, directing me in the best spots to fish, and letting me know what lures they recommend. A couple of friends and I went fishing down the paved parking lot area at the end of Road 990 in gore oklahoma. We arrived around 6:10am while it was still dark along with a few other cars that were already down there. In the first three hours we all limited out on Rainbow Trout. The lures we used were Rooster Tails, Mini Crankbait, and attempted with micro jigs with no luck. Unfortunatly no Brown trout were caught. In two week I will be heading to Roaring River so wish me luck!

I am going to the watts area on the LIR this Saturday morning and am having difficulty understanding the water levels. According to this data http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis/uv?site_no=07198000 does it appear it is going to be fishable? Thanks for everyone's help!

Thanks your information was very helpful. I must say this is one of the best forums I have found. I will post my results when I get back home. Anyway if the water is high close to the dam where do you recommend going? Also should I be there very early in the morning since the generators are often not running at 8AM.

If anyone could explain on how to get to the watts parking lot to fish that would be greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone, I am new to the forum and I must say I have enjoyed all of my readings so far. This weekend I plan on going with two of my friends to the Lower Illinoise River and doing some fishing. I plan on doing some bank fishing/Wading and was wondering where the best place to go for this would be considering how packed it may get. I was also wondering if there is a place to rent a John boat out on the river or should I attempt to rent a kayak and fish out of it. Thanks!