Fished the Arkansas River today

[Okieflyfisher53]

I went to the Zink Dam on the Arkansas River at Tulsa this afternoon. I caught 18 stripers, 3 hybrids, and 2 black bass in about 2 1/2 hours. Most of the stripers were small, none over 5 lbs, but still fun. I will probably go again tomorrow if there is no generation.

Steve

[Danoinark]

I went to the Zink Dam on the Arkansas River at Tulsa this afternoon. I caught 18 stripers, 3 hybrids, and 2 black bass in about 2 1/2 hours. Most of the stripers were small, none over 5 lbs, but still fun. I will probably go again tomorrow if there is no generation.

Steve

Sounds like your may have sore arm there Steve.....the kind you like to get.

Dano

[Okieflyfisher53]

Sounds like your may have sore arm there Steve.....the kind you like to get.

Dano

Lol Dan! I can deal with a sore arm from fishing, it's the ones from working that I don't like.

Steve

[Bill Butts]

I went to the Zink Dam on the Arkansas River at Tulsa this afternoon. I caught 18 stripers, 3 hybrids, and 2 black bass in about 2 1/2 hours. Most of the stripers were small, none over 5 lbs, but still fun. I will probably go again tomorrow if there is no generation.

Steve

Steve,

Thanks for posting the great report.

Is there much fishing pressure this time of year at that access?

What type line and flies do best?

Tight lines.....

[Okieflyfisher53]

Steve,

Thanks for posting the great report.

Is there much fishing pressure this time of year at that access?

What type line and flies do best?

Tight lines.....

Bill,

I saw one other fisherman there yesterday afternoon. I caught most of my fish yesterday on Deceivers. I also caught a few on a bunker pattern and even had one come up and slam a crease fly. The guys that use spinning gear use pencil poppers with a big marabou "doll fly" a couple of feet below it. Anything that resembles a shad should work.

Steve

[jay bird]

Is this from a boat or from the shore. I have never been there, but it sounds like a great time.

[Okieflyfisher53]

Is this from a boat or from the shore. I have never been there, but it sounds like a great time.

Jaybird,

This is from the shore or wading. The only time that you would need a boat there is when they are generating at Keystone Dam.

Steve

[jay bird]

Jaybird,

This is from the shore or wading. The only time that you would need a boat there is when they are generating at Keystone Dam.

Steve

Thanks for the information, do they have a number you can call to see what they are generating, and what is a fishable level.

[Okieflyfisher53]

Thanks for the information, do they have a number you can call to see what they are generating, and what is a fishable level.

jay bird,

Here is a real time generation chart that I use: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=07164500 I don't trust the SWPA's "projected generation" schedule because I've found it to be unreliable. Anything under 200 fps is wadeable.

Steve