Baron Fork Smallmouth

[fishinforhim]

Igot to catch this brute almost 8lb lm on the ar side of barron fork

[FlyfishinOK]

Cole, I'll let you know when we go back in the spring.

nice sm fishinforhim!

[Scott Stidham]

If anyone is interested in making a trip down the Barron let me know. Ive been working on one of the float operators to pick me up at the welling bridge and take me up to Elgin bridge and drop me off, it would be about a 6 mile float with some great fishing.

[ColeM.]

PM your email address. I am interested.

[FlyfishinOK]

That sounds like fun. What's the water level like right now?

[Russ]

Any advice on how to get the big fish in Barron Fork creek to bite? I could see them but only smaller fish jumped on my tiny brush hog.

[chub minnow]

Yum Dinger...

[ColeM.]

Stealth.

[FlyfishinOK]

Fished for an hour at Welling Bridge yesterday. Caught 6 smallies & 8 sandies. water was up but still clear. I'm coming back for a kayak trip from 51 bridge to Welling Bridge. Does anyone know if there is a place to leave a vehicle at the 51 bridge? I have a map of the upper Illinois river area and it shows a "public access" icon at the bridge. I didn't have time to check it out.

I guess another option would be to drop in at the Echota public acess on the UIR and float down to the confluence and then go back up to the Welling bridge area? Anyone have any experience doing this?

[FlyfishinOK]

We floated from Eldon bridge down to Welling bridge. There was easy acess and parking at both sites. With all the rain the previous days the river was way up and muddy. With heavy flow it took 4 hrs to go the approx 6 miles. We stopped to fish different areas but had no luck. Will be going back when the water is down and clear.