Trout Fishing Broken Bow, OK

[Orbie]

Here's a few that were worthy of photos.

 

[Dawico]

Between that and the hog it seems like you are having a great trip. Enjoy.

 

[Orbie]

Thanks! I'm back to work now but I had a blast and got to see my family.

 

[Tejano Scott]

Looks like a lot of fun.

 

[ROGER4314]

When I lived in Oklahoma, I prowled the Broken Bow area. I went swimming in Broken Bow lake and while standing in waist deep water, I could see my toes!

Good going on the trout fishing. It looks like a great trip!

Flash

 

[Orbie]

The water was very clear in areas where the trees weren't blocking the sunlight. I could see the trout and had a good idea of where to cast to allow the current to drag the fly/egg right by them.

 

[rushthezeppelin]

Nice looking troot there. I really need to get one of my fly rods and my fly vice out of the garage and get to work, it's been way too long since I've fly fished. That is probably the number one thing I miss about living in AZ and near UT was the plethora of trout fishing (I used to work at Lee's Ferry Anglers that fished in Glen Canyon). Too bad I think I already missed the white bass run here on the San Gabriel but I can always tie me up some simple streamers and slay some crappie (most crappie seem to love leech patterns which are uber simple to tie).

 

[Orbie]

That was my first time fly fishing. It's quite a bit different than reeling in a bass or catfish.

 

[rushthezeppelin]

That was my first time fly fishing. It's quite a bit different than reeling in a bass or catfish.

Keep practicing then and maybe someday you can fish the pro trout. The ones in Glen Canyon were super freaking smart rainbows (and very rarely browns). Had to have an absolute perfect dead drift with nymph patterns with at least 30-40' casts or they would turn you down everytime. In addition to that the walkin area out there made you have to mend across usually 5+ different current speeds. If you took one of the guide boats upstream it was a bit easier but by no means a cake walk. If you ever want to make it up to my neck of the woods I could always give you a bit of instruction on the San Gabriel (I need some new 5wt line first though).

 

[Orbie]

That's a very kind offer but that was my one and only vacation of the year. The rest of this year will be spent "on call". I did see some large brown trout but could not bring them in. I'm sure my parents would do pretty well in the area you were referring to. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit but my stepdad has been fly fishing over 40 years and my mom out-fishes most men.

 

[rushthezeppelin]

That's a very kind offer but that was my one and only vacation of the year. The rest of this year will be spent "on call". I did see some large brown trout but could not bring them in. I'm sure my parents would do pretty well in the area you were referring to. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit but my stepdad has been fly fishing over 40 years and my mom out-fishes most men.

Not surprised the browns didn't bite. They are renowned for being very wary.

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[robertc1024]

Nice trout. I love fly fishing, but my success rate is marginal at best.