Fall on the Lower Mtn. Fork

Posted By on October 23, 2010

I was able to take a “R-n-R” day this week and head up to the Lower Mtn. Fork river outside of Broken Bow, OK for a little fall fishing.  Spillway creek was just starting to show its autumn colors and we caught quite a few fish. 

Nothing really spectacular but I did manage a couple of browns, one plump 14″ rainbow, and a SLEW of average stockers.  I fished the same rig all day (a #14 TH Prince with a #18 LBF on a 6X dropper) and they never grew tried of it.

Check out a short slideshow here . . . Broken Bow Fall

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Joel Hays has been a professional guide since 1990, and has guided professionally in Colorado and Texas.

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