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Awesome Pics! I bet the river is beautiful when covered in snow.

Typical sooner fan trash talk! I can't say much, I married one of your kind. When did you graduate from OU?

Thank you sir! A group of us are planning a trip up there on th 23rd of this month. REALLY looking forward to it.

Wow. I could not agree more nor can I say "Why I Fish" any better. You sir have the same heart as I do as it goes with fishing, hunting an so on. For my own part, I enjoy the spiritual side of my outdoor life mainly because I feel removed from the distraction of the world and I have the opportunity and pleasure of being close to my Savior Jesus Christ. So often I am sad to admit that I do not find the time I know My Lord wants of me to talk with Him and know that He is with me. Kowing that He already understands that gives me confort, but it is so refreshing for me to go trout fishing and perhaps not catch a single fish but feel so satisfied. Thank you for this post. Even though I am sitting in an office at the moment, I can smell, hear and almost taste Roaring River State Park.... and my spirit is full. Hope all is well in your world.

Hello all. I was just wondering if anyone had any good pictures of Roaring River they would like to share. No big deal of course, I just love the river there. Anywho, hope your stringers are full and your hearts have been blessed!

Hey Mr. Tim! Just had a chance to read your story here, pretty neat day sounds like. That was my birthday and I'm glad to have heard a good trout fishing story took place on it. Looking forward to spending more time up there after my change in employment. Anywho, hope all is well in your world and we'll see you soon. Jay Parker

I'm glad to hear that the river is in great shape! I am an avid reader of Tim's fishing report so I generally just take his word for it but it is good to hear that from others as well. We have a trip planned for spring break to Roaring River, but I am secretly planning to come up there for a weekend when I get free. I have read that there are still quite a few big fish in the water. Is this still true? When will they close in preperation for opening day?

Murdoc- You are so right about the blessings of GOD! I am a firm believer that my FATHER made that place for us to be a heaven on earth for the dash between on our headstones! Hope to one day see you on the river, hope all is well. GOD bless us all!!

I was also there on the 10th and 11th. Fishing was good but slow, been mainly a jig fisherman the last couple of years because of success, flyfish when I wasn't napping. Anywho, much like all of you I have been going to Roaring River for over 20 years and have noticed some changes as well. But all in all there's no better place to go for me! Hope we all have better luck in the future and that better times are in store!

Was this question for me, or just in general?

It was very interesting to see everyones comments and opinions on this issue. I am an avid supporter of the 2nd amendment and am very wary of gun control laws. I constantly carry a firearm with me for personal protection for no other reason than self defense from others who think that harming people is a sport. I know that sounds really negative towards society today but it is not unwarranted. I choose not to be in a situation where I cannot protect my family and for that reason I have to support this measure. As some of you have mentioned though, it opens the door for those who do not have self control or have ill intent to also carry firearms. Well, in the words of Captain Call " It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it." Thank you all for your comments and I hope to have many more discussions in the future.

I'm not us are how many of us aware of this new legislation but congress is in the process of passing a bill that would legalize the carrying of loaded firearms in our National Parks. Not sure on this one....... If you get a chance today, look up the article Guns-in-park measure OK'd in the Tulsa World. It should be on their website today. Let me know what you think.

How is the quality of fish? I fished Roaring River a couple of weekends ago and caught some of the nicest trout I have ever caught.

I haven't had the chance to vote. It was still pretty neat to see the percentages. I live in Fort Gibson, OK and have fished Roaring River all of my life. I have never been to bennet springs or taney. How do they compare?

There are a few worth fishing, but none as good as the rivers in missouri. The blue river in tishomingo, ok has a season that begins around the time the state parks season ends and ends around when they open up. The illinois up here near gore, ok stocks some very nice fish throughout the year as well.

Sorry about that! I didn't introduce myself. My name is Jay Parker and I am from Fort Gibson Oklahoma, just east of Muskogee. I currently am teaching agricultural education at the high school at Fort Gibson, soon going to work for the Muskogee County Extension Service. Anywho, I love fishing the double R there in SW Mizzo and look forward to sharing my stories with you. Hope to talk to you soon. jp

Good afternoon everyone! This last weekend I had the opportunity to go fishing for the first time in almost a year at the ol double R. What made it even more special was that I took some very good friends of mine, 2 that had never been to the River and my dad. It was a guys weekend away I guess you could say and it couldn't have gone better. We limited out every day and enjoyed some good conversation in the evenings. Anywho, I wanted to share with you all that I have been going to that river my entire life and it has become a safe haven for me and my buddies and they in turn are now hooked for life. I hope that you all have the opportunity to take those you love spending time with to Roaring River and it becomes for you what it has always been for me. Big thanks to the big guy on the hill, Mr. Tim for always giving me sound fishing advise....and a bunch of bull with the help of my dad. I sure appreciate you sir, we'll be back soon. Sincerely, Jay Parker