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Post by greydog184 on Jul 15, 2020 23:40:47 GMT -6
I hope everyone is well. To be truthful I have struggled the last 4 years catching trout. I fly fish yearly in the Ozarks and do fairly decent each fall. My family has a reunion in July every year and that’s my time to fish Beavers Bend. I have tried spot after spot , spillway , the run next to the power plant , several locations. I use my full arsenal of basically novice friends , research , and the “ this looks like a good place for fish hunch. “ Oklahoma is beautiful and the fishing is just one aspect. Peace , nature , calmness is the beauty of fly fishing.... the catch is a bonus. A few recommendations on some sites or rig set ups that might help me shake this slump and get some BONUS would be appreciated. Ha !! God bless. Be safe my friends.
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Post by captwoody on Jul 17, 2020 7:54:55 GMT -6
Your best bet is to go to the fly shop and hire a guide for a few hours. They will show you where, and how to fish.
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Post by jonbo on Jul 17, 2020 11:02:42 GMT -6
Run different nymphs under an indicator. A big old Pat's Rubberlegs often works well. Basically, try to get the nymphs down deep. Try swinging small Wooly Buggers and other leeches. When desperate, an egg pattern always just tends to provoke strikes as do the other two I mentioned. Fish the deepest areas you can find at this time. In Spillway Creek I often have a little luck sinking patterns into the deepest spots I can find. the unlucky thing for you is this is the absolute most difficult time of year to fish the LMF. It's mostly a great winter-time river as the temps are ideal then.
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Post by hoss on Jul 19, 2020 16:05:11 GMT -6
July can be tricky but it can be done. At times I'll take the lazy way, it's not for everyone but there is an option I frequently find productive. In fact, it can work so well that I hesitate in posting it here. So what I do is put my canoe in by the day use area upstream from the fly shop, I rig up with a balanced leech or similar pattern about 8-10' below the indicator, using 5X tippet. I drift down stream, drop anchor as I go. It's more like fly fishing a lake in this section, at least that is the attitude I take with this approach. And let it slowly, drift down stream. Or try different strip and pause or a slow, hand retrieve. Trust the process, it will get results. I stake my questionable reputation on this recommendation and can confidently almost guaranteed results. Hard to say where in the river to set up, similar to a lake, but drift different areas as you go and hopefully figure out a pattern.
This approach maybe as much fun as watching paint dry for some but the action makes up for it. And yeah, as all things in July early morning or evening is better both for crowds and fishing.
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Post by huntnfish2much on Jul 20, 2020 7:35:52 GMT -6
July can be tricky but it can be done. At times I'll take the lazy way, it's not for everyone but there is an option I frequently find productive. In fact, it can work so well that I hesitate in posting it here. So what I do is put my canoe in by the day use area upstream from the fly shop, I rig up with a balanced leech or similar pattern about 8-10' below the indicator, using 5X tippet. I drift down stream, drop anchor as I go. It's more like fly fishing a lake in this section, at least that is the attitude I take with this approach. And let it slowly, drift down stream. Or try different strip and pause or a slow, hand retrieve. Trust the process, it will get results. I stake my questionable reputation on this recommendation and can confidently almost guaranteed results. Hard to say where in the river to set up, similar to a lake, but drift different areas as you go and hopefully figure out a pattern. This approach maybe as much fun as watching paint dry for some but the action makes up for it. And yeah, as all things in July early morning or evening is better both for crowds and fishing. Hoss, stripping a streamer in a similar (slow, slow, slow) manner can be really productive, too. I used to put my kayak in right by where the old fly shop was, paddle up a couple hundred feet, and anchor out. Casting downstream and allowing the fly to sink was a productive way to fish. JR
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Post by iixognmt on Oct 2, 2020 7:11:06 GMT -6
Catching trout Fish is my dream. Me and my Friend have struggled the last 2 years catching trout and visiting many lacks mostly we get success to catch the trout and this was the best adventure for us. In fishing, the fisher should have tolerance because sometimes after lots of struggle we are unable to catch the fish and give up.catching Trout Fish not so easy because Trout usually live in cool freshwater, often among submerged objects or in riffles and deep pools. They are native to the Northern Hemisphere but have been widely introduced to other areas. Their diet consists of insects, small fishes, and their eggs, and crustaceans. Trout spawn between fall and spring and bury their eggs in a gravel nest scooped out by the female on a streambed.
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