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Thanks!

Neosho is a strain of smallmouth. But I also read somewhere that they introduced Tennessee strain smallmouth into Tenkiller Lake, so is inevitable that some of them made it up to the Illinois and crossbred with the Neosho.

Thank you! Where is 14 mile creek? Any public accesses?

Hey all! I hope your summer has been filled with big smallmouth. My brother in law and I are wanting to explore the upper Illinois River in Oklahoma because we've heard there are some big smallmouth in there. But, specific information on it is tough to come by. So I thought I would turn here. I'm not looking for any honey holes or secret lures, but any guidance for the upper Illinois would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Hopefully they don’t make it in any rivers!

Oh shoot you’re right my bad

Nice! I like the stretch from Wilson’s Creek confluence to Delaware Town.

Above or below Hootentown?

I think the most recent rain bumped up March precipitation to about average or even above average for some places. I don’t mind a drier spring because I know that flooding can disrupt the Smallie spawn in the rivers.

Interesting. Are lamprey’s an indicator species? Like are they a good sign for a waterway? Those smallmouth look hella healthy. Beautiful fish!

Agreed! Thank you!

The Gasconade has some bigguns. My old roommate caught an toad Smallmouth out of it a few years back. I think the Current can be good but tough. Alot of pressure, and otters probably has the fish very spooky. But I've seen some big fish on floats. The Pomme River intrigues me.

Yeah, I definitely think the Buffalo River is a quantity over quality river but I know there are some dinos hiding in it.

Man, once you hook a 15 or 16 incher you won't forget it.

Funny enough my dad brothers and I have scheduled a trip with him in April.