The Neosho today

[BilletHead]

    Well after Wily's report kind of started a fire under me. Then Curtise wanted to know if i wanted to make the trip to Oklahoma. You bet and we planned the trip. Knowing the rivers would be pretty low decided to put in at twin bridges and have the option of either the Neosho or the Spring to run up. Did not get and early start and the ramp was pretty full. Guys were cleaning cats already I suppose they had been running lines. At the launch WT was bouncing between 46 to 48. Used Curt's boat this trip. As per Wily's report made the choice of going up the Neosho arm. Most of the boats were heading that way. We were clueless, normal for me anyway and I am beginning to think Curt may be that way at times. (he knows what I mean after this morning before he left his house ) Sorry Curt I will never tell anyone!  Slipped under the first bridge and began to see some trollers. We rigged up to drag some cranks through the water and watch others. Right away Curt got three and got his clicker clicking. I changed to a deeper runner and scored too. Thought we found a school and tried to vertical jig, turns out no love on the jig. Caught a few more dinking around pulling cranks. Lots of boats doing the same and others disappearing up river. WT by then tickling around 50. Three guys came by and asked how we were doing. We told them and they suggested we go up further and look for more boats. Finally rounded a bend to see several in a row we putted by some were hooked up as we gawked. Tried there and caught a couple more. Then went up river more to where the guys had described. Pulled more cranks picking up one here and one there looking for a concentration. Noticed some fellows working a bank so we started too and began to catch pretty well. Spent the rest of out time there even breaking out the fly rods. Each of us scored on them but the wind and depth and the way the fish were scattered was not too conducive for the long rods. We finally hit almost 54 degrees before quitting. My clicker hit 18 and Curts hit 19 and we both know we had forgot to click from time to time as it was pretty exciting to be catching whites so early in the season. I am guessing we easily passed the 40 fish mark. Some were pretty small and some pretty nice fro early runners. Where were we exactly? First time on that river so don't exactly know but I can tell you it was maybe two miles upstream from the Statue Of Liberty. Yep you heard that right and any of you that know that lady liberty and where she is will know where we were . Curt took the time to snap one photo and I did not break his phone camera,

   

  BilletHead

[ollie]

Yep, I know about where you were at.  The Neosho is hot right now and the Spring not so much yet.  Congrats on the fish.

[JimG]

hmm, I should have checked here and drove a little further to hit up the Neosho today.  I fished Lost Creek and the 10c Bridge, only manage 3 whites and an average sized carp.... which was really fun to bring in.  

Congrats on what sounds like a fun day.