Lower Illinois River Fly Fishing For Trout (Winter Storm High Water Oklahoma 2024)

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Summary:
The guys have ice fished in Colorado in February. The guys have ice fished in Minnesota in February. It’s only right that their coldest day of fishing (by feel) should be in their home state. When you have the legendary Oklahoma trio of Humidity, Wind, and Temps in the teens, you have a recipe for a cold ass day of fishing - with rewarding catches, and a fair amount of complaining.
Successful flies:
White Mop Fly/Mega Worm, and the classic woolly bugger in either black or olive.
What We Learned:
- Don't strip your line to land a dink when your guides are frozen. You will wreck your line, and you might break the tip of your pole.
- Don't waste time breaking the ice off the guides...just dip it in the water.
- Don't panic force reel your frozen reel just because you no longer feel your legs or hands. There's no way that's good for your reel. You can always buy new hands.
- Invest in the right gloves you absolute noob
About the Channel:
Proud native Oklahoma fishermen with a filmmaking background. We don't have a niche - we just like catching fish and being outdoors. You may find us holding our noses high, casting flies in clear streams looking down on spin fishing, you may also find us wrestling catfish in the mud, ripping large mouth in cow ponds, spin fishing...Ha!
Our goal is to get more people outside, to encourage appreciation and respect for our state wildlife, and to have a good time along the way. Join us in our quest to enhance outdoor places in Oklahoma, and to get our brothers and sisters on the water, getting back to the simple pleasures of life.
Fly, spin, baitcast, push a button, just go!