Upper River - Tahlequah Area

[Guest]

I've fished the lake numerous times but not ventured upriver to the canoe rental areas.

What's a good stretch to float and wade without all the extra traffic?

I'm looking for 2-5 miles stretches that I can slow down and pick apart.

Any kind of advice or info will help bc I know nothing about this area.

Thanks

[On The Fly 6]

The further up highway 10 you can go, the better. Traffic slows down a little during the weekdays as well.

[Guest]

The further up highway 10 you can go, the better. Traffic slows down a little during the weekdays as well.

What about the area from Horseshoe Bend up to the Baron Fork?

Can it be fished from a jon boat?

Is there any possbile way to launch a river jon at Lake Francis?

Im just looking for a place away from the crowds.

Also, can you float a canoe from the Chewey bridge to Round Hollow public access?

[DaddyO]

You can, definitely, float a canoe from Chewey bridge to Round Hollow. Riverside Floats uses Chewey Bridge as their put-in. I usually pick up a few fish right at the concrete pylons and in the section of water 100 yards down from there and, of course, all along the river.

[hoglaw]

Daddy, do you know how far up you can run in a boat from horseshoe before you encounter shoals that you have to drag over? Can you make it all the way to the barren fork confluence?

[Danimal]

You can make it up there (and further), but it's tricky in places. I should mention also that we use a Shawnee river jon. Not a metal boat. Lots of smallies around that confluence.

[hoglaw]

Thanks Dan. I think I'm going to give it a shot tomorrow, but there's a motor restriction that starts at the confluence so that's probably the end of the road for me.

[Chriswk77]

How has the fishing been Below the dam?

[Guest]

The Chewey access is full of meat fisherman dragging stringers from shoal to shoal.

Where can I put in upstream of there and take out at Chewey?