Posted By Joel on July 8, 2010
Took advantage of the cloudy weather (and therefore LOUSY carp fishing) and went to the Lower Mountain Fork river in southeastern Oklahoma for a little trout fix.
A great day and between a torrential downpour, off color water, and almost stepping on a copperhead, we caught a BUNCH of fish (largest was an 18″ brown that was a lot of fun on a little 4 wt. TFO Finesse). Check out a short slideshow here . . . Broken Bow.
Imagine wading through ten inches of clear water,trying to be as quiet as possible. Fifty feet ahead is a pod of large fish "tailing" on the flat. You strip out fly line, make the cast, and pull your fly in front of the lead fish. After agonizing seconds the fish spots the fly, rushes forward for a quick grab, and feels the hook. The silence is broken as the fish accelerates across the flat, quickly exposing backing on your screaming reel. Sounds like a great day on the coast, or even an exotic bonefish flat, right? Actually it's a great description of the usual day my clients have fishing for Carp on the flats of Lake Ray Roberts where many clients are blown away by the water clarity and the actual ability to sight cast along miles of flats. Big spooky fish in shallow water. They fight and tail like Redfish and can sometimes rival Bonefish in nervousness. This is an EXCELLENT WAY to hone your flats fishing skills and test your "eyes" where it's more about stalking the fish than simply stumbling upon them. You will be a better flats angler!
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