I would keep driving to choke canyon.

Have you fished it lately?

might be cheaper to fly down and hire a guide.

come to fork, jan 1 starts sal season and ya never know this time of yr.

get a guide first day then let r rip, if you don't have it yet I highly recommend lance vicks boatlanes for fork.

lake is down and lanes can be tricky.

I prefer falcon, you can be fishing in shorts in Jan... the tough part is if you only have a week you could get hit with a cold front and only catch a few fish all week. And windy days will be no go for fishing.

That said I caught a lot more fish in East Tx this feb mar april, vs what I caught on Falcon the same time frame last year, but I had more over 7 at Falcon.

Might even try and get Lance Vick too,...

Sugar Lake and Falcon

I would go to Arbuckle and be that much closer to Tenkiller.

Come on down to Fork or Pines and you can take home a cooler full of crappie also...

Have they started Martin Creek back up?

It had been shut down the last time I checked and went by there.

I would agree with that....but realistiacally you are nearly doubling your trip. Just drove through KC the other day. KC to Dallas 525 miles. Dallas to Zapata:
485 miles. As said go to Welsh. Heck I don’t believe you need one but hide a guide for Welsh if you are inclined. Again probably not necessary but consider a guide for Athens too.

I just drove 1078 miles one way for the family to see snow and ski for four days........Falcon is worth it too.

That's a long drive for mediocre fishing. Choose wisely...

LaCygne power plant lake is just south of Kansas City. Wolf Creek power plant is about an hour and a half south west of KC not far off I-35. Both can be great this time of the year.

Retired grass grower

Agree, that’s where I’d go; or to both.
Much better chance of catching numbers and having fun.

Might catch a bigger one down here, but unless your timing is perfect (getting down here on the third or fourth day of a warming trend) it might be a struggle.