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Post by lipripper1983 on Mar 4, 2019 16:02:58 GMT -6
From what I understand we have smallies in our river. Where are they? I've caught hundreds of largemouth bass but never a smallmouth. Where do you guys recommend for targeting small mouth? I'm hoping to take my 8 weight down river (i'm assuming) and try catching my first small mouth bass this summer. Obviously I'm a huge fan of bass and I get chills thinking about a small mouth in my net. HAAAAALP MEEEE FIND THEM!  |
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Post by FlyAndStream on Mar 4, 2019 16:07:43 GMT -6
I mostly catch them down in Zone 2.
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Post by huntnfish2much on Mar 4, 2019 16:50:01 GMT -6
I know Jessie King guided for them in the upper Mtn Fork, above the lake.
JR
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Post by dainw on Mar 4, 2019 21:00:27 GMT -6
From what I understand we have smallies in our river. Where are they? I've caught hundreds of largemouth bass but never a smallmouth. Where do you guys recommend for targeting small mouth? I'm hoping to take my 8 weight down river (i'm assuming) and try catching my first small mouth bass this summer. Obviously I'm a huge fan of bass and I get chills thinking about a small mouth in my net. HAAAAALP MEEEE FIND THEM! If I was gonna target smallmouth I wouldn’t mess with the LMF. Yes there are some smallies in zone II and zone III and I’ve seen them caught, nice ones as far up stream as the powerhouse, but they aren’t there in large enough numbers to target until you get to at least Presbyterian falls. The best smallmouth bass fishing in that area, maybe even the whole state is on the Glover river. If you’re looking for smallies, that’s where I’d go. Plus you won’t be competing with 1,000 tubers and kayakers coming down river. Upstream of the lake may have some smallies in it too, but it’s more of a spotted bass game up there, at least from what I’ve heard. |
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Post by huntnfish2much on Mar 4, 2019 21:30:32 GMT -6
Dain is correct. The Glover is KNOWN for its smallmouth bass fishing.
The Blue River has lots of smallies in it, too. I've caught some very nice smallmouth bass there, up where the trout stocking truck turns around.
That's where I had my too-close encounter with a big ol' cottonmouth on my hike back to the truck. I sure do appreciate my wading staff...
JR
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Post by coldwaterfly on Mar 5, 2019 8:39:00 GMT -6
I've done well north of DeQueen on the Cossatot for Smallmouth bass. The crawfish patterns seem to do the best for me.
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Post by gui on Mar 5, 2019 9:22:53 GMT -6
I've caught a couple in zone 2 and 3 swinging crawfish looking buggers. The fun part is that when your rod is almost pulled off your hands, you never really know what you might be hooked into down there
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Post by lipripper1983 on Mar 6, 2019 16:10:22 GMT -6
I've caught a couple in zone 2 and 3 swinging crawfish looking buggers. The fun part is that when your rod is almost pulled off your hands, you never really know what you might be hooked into down there I love surprise fishing. Hehehe |
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Post by jimmyg on Mar 7, 2019 15:07:15 GMT -6
Where are some good places on the Glover to fish?
Thanks
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Post by dainw on Mar 7, 2019 17:49:33 GMT -6
Where are some good places on the Glover to fish? Thanks Sorry man it doesn’t work like that. That’s something that won’t be shared on a public message board. |
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Post by greyghost on Mar 8, 2019 8:21:22 GMT -6
Where are some good places on the Glover to fish? Thanks I always try to hire a guide the first time on a river. It shortens the learning curve immensely. |
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Post by dainw on Mar 8, 2019 9:22:41 GMT -6
I don’t think there are many guides on the Glover. If you can get a hold of Ethan Wright, he might take you down there. Not trying to be a jerk about it, but smallmouth spots are different than trout. There’s no stocking truck that backs up to the Glover every two weeks and fills it up with fish. The fish there are native and if a spot gets discovered, that river could get fished out pretty quick. Just not something anyone with a conscience would be willing to put out there.
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Post by FlyAndStream on Mar 8, 2019 9:55:53 GMT -6
I've always been a fan of just getting out there and hustling, learn where the fish are and then how to catch them. For me that's what always makes fishing fun and engaging – the chase.
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Post by jonbo on Mar 8, 2019 12:31:24 GMT -6
I want someone to tell me where they're at. Who I gotta pay?
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Post by danimal on Mar 8, 2019 12:53:35 GMT -6
I want someone to tell me where they're at. Who I gotta pay? The river gods. And it's payable only in sweat, elbow grease, leg work, and conservation of the resource...  |
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Post by lipripper1983 on Mar 8, 2019 20:35:21 GMT -6
I want someone to tell me where they're at. Who I gotta pay? I'll go explore the Glover this summer and find'em. Then you can pay me lots of money to show you where they are. A man's gotta eat! |
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Post by jonbo on Mar 9, 2019 12:37:54 GMT -6
I want someone to tell me where they're at. Who I gotta pay? I'll go explore the Glover this summer and find'em. Then you can pay me lots of money to show you where they are. A man's gotta eat! I got $200 in Confederate bills I found in an old jar in the back yard. Will you take that? |
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Post by glitchmo on Mar 9, 2019 20:51:12 GMT -6
I haven't fished the Glover, but it seems like the bigger problem is going to be access. There are like, four road crossings on public property, and the rest appears to be private. I'm not that well versed on Oklahoma law, but I suspect it's not that favorable for anglers.
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Post by FlyAndStream on Mar 11, 2019 6:48:37 GMT -6
Most of the upper half of the Glover river flows through the Ouachita National Forest and Wildlife Management area, which is public land.
The lower half, starting just before the bridge at Caney Creek down to the confluence with the Little River, is a mix of privately owned land, much of which is owned by Weyerhaeuser, just like the far northern part.
Oklahoma has semi-friendly waterway laws, and allow someone to fish and float the river of both navigable and non-navigable waterways, wading is a little more unclear since landowners on both sides own the streambed.
I use a hunting app called Onx to show public and private land info. Many private land owners, even corporations, allow you to access waterways from their land. That app gives you the contact info for the land owners too.
Also, Weyerhaeuser has a pretty well established ‘no trace’ access program for recreating on their lands. You can learn about that on their website.
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Post by Smallfry on Mar 11, 2019 7:25:14 GMT -6
ttps://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/three-rivers
You need an additional permit to access the WMA.
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Post by FlyAndStream on Mar 11, 2019 8:47:13 GMT -6
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Post by glitchmo on Mar 11, 2019 12:13:57 GMT -6
Huh. Good info there. Thanks!
It sounds like wade fishing within the Ouachita WMA area should be legal under a standard OK fishing license, then.
I'll probably still just go fish the Paluxy, because it's closer, but good to know!
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Post by FlyAndStream on Mar 11, 2019 12:24:15 GMT -6
It sounds like wade fishing within the Ouachita WMA area should be legal under a standard OK fishing license, then. Yes, it is, and the USFS owns the land on both sides of the river through this area. |
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