OKLAHOMA
Good People - Good Water - Good Fish
Oklahoma was part of the 2018 California Trip. Oklahoma might have been my favorite location because it was such a surprise. Beavers Bend State Park has beautiful cabins, tall trees, and the Moutain Fork River.
There are multiple great camping sites. I chose the primitive Hickory Campground right on the river. I tried fishing the whole afternoon but could only hook one trout and lost him. I met another fly fisherman next to my camp and shared my Arkansas trout. In addition, he shared his oversize bottle of wine, which we finished.
Brooke Trout was the hit of the camp area; everyone wanted to play with her. I also learned about a fly fishing-only section on the other side of the bridge, which was my target the next day. I started getting worried at this stage as it had been 24 hours and still no trout.
The fly fishing area was set up nicely with small boulders making good trout water. I hooked a couple of more trout but didn't land them. Then, finally, I caught a brown!
This story could go on as this place is excellent and had great people too!
Oklahoma Done!
Mountain Fork | Hickory Campground | Mountain Fork |
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Brown Trout | Brown Trout | Brown Trout |
Mountain Fork River | BBQ | BBQ |
Brooke Trout | Brooke Trout | Brown Trout |
Hickory Campground | Hickory Campground |