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Fished from 7am till 9am when they started generating (actually following the schedule). River has cleared up a little - and caught about 10 in the 2 hours I was there by the dam. About 2/3 were stocker size but there were some 13-14 thrown in there for good measure. Rain held off and was a beautiful morning at the water. I had missed being out there with no stocking and limited times with no generation.

Can you still get to T&M - last time I went there was gates and no fishing signs blocking entrance.

2 questions 1) I guess there is no trout stamp needed this year (tried to get one and they said it is not necessary) - will this mean less stockings? I know the money generally pays for the trout. 2) T&M Access - went in December and it was blocked off with a private property/no fishing signs - has anyone else ran into this? Thanks, Scott

Headed down this morning (Sunday) - schedule showed generation till 4:30 AM only, then off the rest of the day. Got there at 7am - had 7 fish by 8 - then they started generation. Spent 3X as long driving as I did fishing - just wish they would stick to the schedule.

Saw they they weren't generating this weekend, and from the reports look like they actually kept to their word. Thought about getting out, but wasn't sure if they have still been stocking and wasn't sure how dingy the water would be since they have been running so much over the past few weeks. Any reports appreciated. Scott

I got their early at 7am - had 7-8 fish by 8am and they started generating, even though it was not scheduled. Always makes me angry - the weekend after they finally start stocking that they generate when they didn't even have it scheduled. Are they trying to run away anyone willing to drive a little ways to fish. I spent more time driving than fishing. Scott

There might be some still alive from the spring, but the November 10th outing is now at Lake Pawhuska where they stock trout. Scott

I have word from Tulsa Fly Fishers that stocking is to begin again on November 19th --- for anybody that is interested. Scott

How long after a good rain does it take to clear up? How much does it effect the fishing during that time?

In Tulsa paper today that Tenkiller has been running warm due to weather and spring rains - causing things to be dangerously close to lethal on Lower Illinois. They are going to stop stockings. A shame it has been a hard season on the Lower Illinois - just thought I would pass on the information. Probably means that Striper fishing is good.

Tim - how long does the dry fly fishing stay good, when in the year does it generally slow down?

Definately for fly fishing I would go with those recommendations. For spinner fishing would 4lb seaguar invisix fluorocarbon work. (Referencing your first post with people using 4lb line and not catching fish - if I were to do some spinner fishing would the invisix work) Scott

Is hard to find 2lb line - what do you recommend? What about something like Seaguar invisix in 4lb- does flurocarbon buy you anything and allow me to use the 4lb invisix I already have? Can you tie on Rio flurocarbon leader onto your line in 6X or 7X, if so what length leader do you recommend? thanks, Scott

Hey there...AEKDB.....(Kappa Sig from Epsilon Mu in Tulsa -- though it has been a while.) I would recommend going to Marval outside of Gore. There is several fishing locations, bathroom facilities and camp sites or cabins depending on what you prefer. http://www.marvalresort.com/ Have fun. The hard thing will be to plan on a time when the river is down, if it is up it is almost unfishable. There is information on this forum, as well as John From Marval can try to help - but you literally fine out 8 hours before if the water will be on, though they do post the water releases for the whole weekend on Friday after 5pm. hope this helps, Scott

Where do you like to go on the Roaring River??

Doesn't look like they want anybody to fish all holiday weekend - scheduled to generate all weekend long even though the lake is only up 4-5 feet or so. You would think they would care about tourism and the fishery along the illinois river - especially over the 4th. Scott

what did you catch it on?

Is this from all the rain and flooding? Has been up above 13 feet for almost 2 weeks now, is there any signs of things getting any better?

I promise, last topic start for a while - just happy to get a group of people who enjoy talking about this stuff. How much experience have you more regular fisherman (I get to fish a couple times a month at best) had with seeing the accuracy of solunar calendars like Primetime etc - which is available through ESPN on a monthly basis or you can buy software through them. I know there are differences with weather, barametric pressure, water clarity etc which can change things - but have you seen a real difference in referring to these things? Maybe I am paranoid because I went out on the 5th of January with great weather - and only caught a couple, and didn't see anybody else catching much either - and then referred to the calendar which said it was a "Poor" day to fish. Or was it because I didn't wear my lucky fishing socks? Any feedback appreciated.... Scott

Thanks so much for the replies and welcome. I guess I will watch times in the spring and summer - I am a physician, and with the family have to plan time off well in advance. Well I guess every time you go fishing there is a risk of bad weather, water generation etc. As to the answer of spin vs. fly - I grew up spinner fishing, and still do quite a bit. Recently started fly fishing - but doing that with a second child on the way is not the best idea, but I respect the skill, and hope to practice more as I get time. So if you see someone caught in the trees on a backcast - just remind me my trusty spinning reel and a few good mepps are back in the car. Again thanks for the welcomes and quick replies.

New to the site, and though I don't get time with 2 small children like to trout fish as much as I can. 2 questions. 1) Is there any place on the river where there is good fishing without being too crowded - I generally fish at Marval, but on a nice weekend, most of the good holes are being guarded by other fisherman - just want to wander and enjoy less crowded fishing. 2) Does the generation schedule change over the spring and summer? Over the last 2 months I have kept track and it is 6am to noon or so and 5pm to 10pm they generate monday through Friday (best fishing times) - so can at least fish on the weekend, but was hoping for an uncrowded couple of weekdays off work during the spring and summer. Does it change at all? thanks ahead of time for any responses.