Members tsfinest Posted June 30, 2011 Members Share Posted June 30, 2011 read this article in the tulsa world today, says it was close to the watts area. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20110629_11_0_WTSAli381482 the question is, for someone better educated on the geography in the area, how close was this to the watts fishing area that we frequent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyO Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 No. That is Watts, OK. It is between Siloam Springs, AR and Westville, OK. My cousin live in that area. He said that he saw three of them sunning themselves on the bank in the area mentioned in the article. DaddyO We all make decisions; but, in the end, our decisions make us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKFlyFisher44 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Note to self: Don't float the sections of the Upper Illinois River near Watts. This whole story kinda freaks me out. Makes me think twice about wading around in the river now that its a murky mess even though that's a long ways away. We were chest deep in the river, crossing a deep hole, Sunday night chasing stripers. Yeah...freaks me out just a touch. Chance ...I'm haunted in my dreams of waters I have yet to fish and trout I have yet to catch... Chasing the Dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutbum479 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 the thought of more than one in the river is scary. arkmoflyfishing.blogspot.com http://okietroutbum.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 the thought of more than one in the river is scary. I don't know, I imagine a gator would put up a pretty good fight on the long rod!! (might need something a little bigger than a 8/9wt tho!!) What would you even tie up for gators...a "cat" fly maybe?! I'm sure "Jimmy" has a super secret pattern in his arsenal somewhere that would do the trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FlyfishinOK Posted July 1, 2011 Members Share Posted July 1, 2011 We used to yak the streams/swamps down around Tampa Fl in the mid 90s and they were full of gators. Some BIG ones too. We had more issues with the big spiders dropping out of the trees than the gators. I was standing on my yak one time and lost ballance in about 3 ft of water that looked like transmission oil. My feet hit bottom and was right back on the yak...don't think I hardly got wet...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members swellcat Posted July 10, 2011 Members Share Posted July 10, 2011 Cramer said the alligator he killed Sunday “most likely … had been in captivity for the majority of its life and released by someone.” A five-foot juvenile, former pet was an imminent threat? Since it was killed, why not retrieve and grill the thing? (The meat makes delicious barbecue, and the ODWC could've sold plates to help fund . . . something.) You are about 120,000 times more likely to die in the wreckage of your vehicle than you are in the jaws of a 'gator. If you don't even think twice about jumping into your ride to drive to the fishing hole, does getting all worked up over the thought of a reptile make much sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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